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Doings of Georgia Lawmakoro
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Schools Voted $4,250,000 in Budge!
Atlanta.—After discussion that last
ed several hours, the house of repre
sentatives, sitting as a committeo ol
the whole, approved an appropriation
of $4,250,000 for the common schools
of the state, with the provision that
one-half of any excesB above the esti
mated income of $8,500,000, also will
go to the schools.
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(Favorable Report On Farm Probe Bill
After considerable argument, gen
eral agriculture committee No. 1 oi
(the house of representatives voted to
I report favorably the resolution ol
Senator Lankford providing for an in-
tvestigation of the Btate department oi
'agriculture. The vote was 6 to 4.
Advocates of the Lankford resolu
tion pointed out that the senate al
ready had passed it and that it pro
vided for a thorough investigation by
ia joint committee of the department
jand all its branches.
Opponents of the resolution declar
ed 'it was not as specific and as thor
ough as the resolution introduced in
-tjie house by Representative Stow-
•art, of Atkinson, and 103 other mem
bers. It also wub claimed that the
’Lankford resolution called for a re
port at the present session, while
'the Stewart resolution gives the in
vestigators all the time they may re
quire.
House Tax Repeal Bill Is Shelved
I The house bill repealing the tax
^equalization law was laid on the shell
by tbo finance committee of the sen
ate by request of its author, Repre
sentative Stovall, of Elbert.
Mr. Stovall explained that ho and
!hls supporters were not quite ready
•to argue their case, before the senate
'committee, and asked that it be laid
lover until further notice.
The impression prevailed among
e committee members that the re-
ipealists in the house are not willing
to take any chances with their
measure, and that they want consid
eration of it held up in the Benate
until the house acts on the pending
lucome tax bills.
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of Warren county.
By Pickren, of Charlton—To pro
hibit fishing in streams or lakes of
Charlton county. i
By Banister, of Thomas—To regu
late boarding houses, dormitories, etc.,
in connection with any school, college
or educational institution. j
By Jenkins, of Wheeler—To repeal
act establishing school system in
Alamo—to provide for board of edu
cation. ,
By Harrell, of Stewart—To levy a
special occupation tax, upon all dis-‘
tribute, s of gasoline or oil, to be used
for payment of pensions.
uouciou.—Reports have reached the
British government of an attempt to
set up a republic in Greece’ in place
of the monarchy, Ronald MacNeiil,
under-secretary for foreign affairs,
told the house of commons recently.
Although there is continued republi
can agitation in Greece, resulting in
much apprehension among the mon
archists, there is little cause for im
mediate alarm concerning the stabil
ity of the throne, British diplomatic,
officials have informed the foreign of
fice here.
Standard Menu Of Very Small Coat
Washington.—A "standard bill of
fare" prepared by the army'quarter
master general f8r the guidance of
supply officers of the summer mili
tary training camps shows that the
30,000 or more young men enrolled are
to be fed at an average host of 45 cents
a day, for staple foods, supplemented
with extras and dainties, up to 25
cents additional each. The menu, the
war department said in an announce
ment, gives a wide range in variety
and assurance of quantity sufficient
even for the appetites of youngsters.
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i Bills Introduced In Senate
! The following new bills were intro
duced in the senate;
. By Senator Grantham—To amend
(the banking act by providing that all
|banks and trust companies file bond
!by January l, 1924, to indemnify de-
jjlopitpr^ „ against Iobb.
By Senator Morgan—To repeal the
(law presenting the shipment of tick-
InfeBted'Cattle from one county to an-
lOther.
By Senator Moore—To place the
I solicitor of the city court of Thomas-
'villa on a fee basis.
, By Senator Hollander—To abolish
the board of commissioners of Ca-
•Loose county.
Two Striking German Miners Killed
Berlin, Germany.—Two striking min-
ars wore killed and seven injured at
Dberliauaen in a collision between
i strikers and the police, according" to
i d vices received here. The casual-
j ties occurred* when the police fired on
the demonstrators.
Nashville Flyers Killed In Alabama
Birmingham, Ala.—Lieut. Charles J.
Roscoo and Serg. P. O. Cook, both of
Franklin, Tenn., National Guard, were
killed at Roberts field in Birmingham
at five o’clock in’ thfe' afternoon re
cently, when the airplane in which
they were flying fell about 300 feel
and burst into flames. They were
en route from Nashville to Maxwell
‘field, Mongomery, Ala., for maneuvers
The plane caught fire and the men
were horribly burned. The fire de
partment of Ensley wan called out and
.extinguished the flames.
Bills Introduced In House
; The following bills were introduced
Sin the house:
By Stewart, of Atkinson, and 103
lOthers—To provide for investigation
jof Department of Agriculture.
By Jones, of Floyd—To provide a 1
•limitation of action upon deeds, etc.
By Shedd, of Wayne—To amond act
fto regulate inspection of fertilizers
(relative to publishing ingredients.
, By Davis, of Floyd—To amend fer
tilizer inspection law relative to pub
lishing of ingredients on sack, to fix
•liabilities of manufacturing, etc,
;{ By Langley, of Floyd—To establish
i»n agricultural, industrial and normal
i school on, .Hancock county.
!, By, Hatcher and Perkins, of Musco-
jgee—To establish a lien for Jewelers,
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By - Fletcher,, of Irwin—To provide
jfoi’ three terms'superior court in Irwin
•county.
I By Golden, of Haralson—To repeal
iact increasing court terms in Haral
son.
, By Pope, of Walker—To amend act
[fixing Balary' of assistant attorney
general so as to increase Balary of
(stenographer from $1,500 to $2,500,
By Dixon, of Jenkins—To amend
ithe constitution of the state so 'as to
iprovide, for a state-owned port term
•inal plant.
, By Golden, of Haralson—To re
create-the county'tioard in Haralson
.county, ■ |r
By Elders; of Tattnall—To author-
• (ize the state highway department to
/purchase or condemn any J;oir bridge.
i\ By Elders, of Tattnall—To amend
ithe charter of Glennville.'
.• By Beck, of Carroll—To amend the
/Georgia “bone dry’> act so as to
•change the punishment to ■
•/fine-tor $1,000.
, : By >Peak; of Polk—To iclorpOrkte
•the Rqckmart school district^:, 11 •
' - j By Evans, of Warren—To ropSal act
abolishing office of county treasurer
Several Are Injured By Tornado
Springfield, Mass. — A tornado
sweeping through the Merrick sec
tion of WeBt Springfield the other af
ternoon damaged fifty houses, injured
Beven persons, two of whom may die,
and left a total property loss of more
than $100,000. Starting as a strong
gust of wind, north , of Merrick sec
tion, the tornado swiftly took shape
as a whirling mass of debris and sand,
cutting a path 250 feet wide and a
mile and a half long through West
Springfield before it spent Kseif in
the Connecticut river.
Must Pay Heavily To Entertain Kings
Washington.—The pomp of Hurope-
r.n courts has not’decreased noticea
bly since the war, according to re
ports of American diplomats to the
state department. American ambas
sadors are continuing their comrlnints
ef inadequate salaries to meet the
heavy drain of social entertainment,
and are citing post-war troubles of en
tertaining royalty at functions which
rqual or surpasse the gilded affairs
of pre-war days in Europe. It Is not
likely, however, that any increase will
be granted them.
Sicilian Scaled Flaming Volcano
Catania, Italy.—Lado Barbagallo,
watchman of Mt. Etna observatory*
will live among theh eroes of Sicily
is the man who scaled the burning
Mountain side and returned to tell
what he saw. Fifteen gaping mouths
spouting glowing streams of molten
•ock, a huge crack emittitng geysers
(f firo more, than fifty, feet- high,
Wings vomiting rivers of hot lava,
were .observed by. this Dante of real
ife. Though the observatory was
lbandonpd when the eruption, began,
’■tarbasallo braved heat and- ashes.
Gloortiy Over Lack Of Spending Yanks
London,—London -proprietors are a
)it gloomy for only (>0,000 Americans
ire now in Engiand blowing: their
oils in celebrating freedom from the
7blR.teftd.act. Slack traffic j this., In
♦'■ot. is 25 per cent under what
h,b quota of visiting Americans
Vlioulll be M this time, of year. The
;ush' has grown • steadily,. during ; Jupe.
lAnrowon on 1 ~ -.l.’ll l ’ 1 »
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iowever v sp thqr.e is st^ll ,hope : of, a
iusy ’ season for the "American J; b^t”
nnyiPSTArfl in Pfforf ‘Cfpond j'ii
Women Make Grade As .Actuaries
London.-^-Yet another profession
which has hitherto been regarded as
exclusive to mein has received women
Into its membership. Two English
girls, Miss Gladys Gregory and Miss
Dorothy Davis, both of them young,
are the first women to become quali
fied actuaries and members of the
British Institute of Actuaries. They
passed successfully a very stiff exam
ination in arithmetic and the tech
nique of insurance.
To Regulate Abuses In Futures
Washington.—Holding further fed
eral regulation of futures trading In
grain necessary to "prevent abuses,"
the federal trade commission, In the
concluding section of its report says:
Legislation requiring daily publication
by the Chicago board of trade of the
total volume of the preceding day’s
operations in futures and open trades
in each grain and acceptance by the
board of grain delivery on futures con
tracts at other important markets will
aid in destroying the menace trading
in futures holds to business.
Evelyn Nesblt Held On Prohl Charge
Atlantic City, N. J.—Evelyn Nepbit,
former wife of Harry Thaw, and A1
McDonald, manager of the El Prjnklpo
cafe, were arrested in a raid on the
charge of violating the state prohibi
tion enforcement act. Four quarts of
whisky and several bottles of choice
wines were seized in the cpfe where
Evelyn has appeared as a dancer.
Both were lodged in the city jail, but
later gained their release on posting
a thousand dollar bail. Evelyn gave
her age as being thirty-two years, but
Bhe really looked yo.unger.
; Training Crew For Sixth Dlstrlci
1 Washington.—Senator Harris . oi
Georgia has been notified by the navy
department that a training crew
would be provided if as many as 20(1
naval reserves of the sixth naval dis
trict, comprising South Atlantic States,
indicated a willingness to take th<
graining. The proposed trip would
'start from Charleston, S. C., Septom-
her 5, and last fifteen days during
which stops would be made at Ha
vana and Guaritanamao bay. A bat
tleship or destroyer would be placod
at the disposal of the reserves.
Barrett's Assets May Equal Debts '■
Augusta.—Barrett & Co., large cot
ton factors, with headquarters here,
announce that they are unable to meet
their obligations amounting to approx
imately $1,000,000. A committee com
posed of New York, New Orleans,
North and South Carolina bankers,
representing part of the creditors,’
was in conference for some hours with
a view of working out some plan of
liquidation -for. the preservation of the
sompany’s assets and the best protec
tion of its creditors. No Georgiq
banks are involved to any extent.
• Many Ship Accidents On Puget Sound
Seattle, Wash.—With the salvage
tug Algerine standing by and prepa
rations being made to lighter her car-
•go, the Furness-Prince line .freighter
{Siberian /Prince which went ashore
-near Race Rock on Bentick island
•near Victoria, B. C., the other morn
ing, was still intact at last accounts
'with no indications of breaking up.
It is believed she eventually will be
floated without difficulty. Salvage op
erations may require several weeks,
,due to the fact that the grain in the
hold must be sacked to be lightered.
uanagers in Hie Strand and Piccadii-
y. Many London hotels are complete-:
y booked up until mid : September.
Will Vaccinate Negroes From South
St. Louis.—Persons coming here
from the Soutji who appear to munici
pal-health officials to need inspection
.and vaccination will be examined at
• Union station, it was announced re
cently'. The announcement follows a
(conference Of i city health officials
which was called after a plan of vac
cinating negroes from thA South’ had
been- abandoned when the Negroes
assertedi(they •<.were t discriminated,
as whites, from the South ware, not
(included in the vaccination arrange
ment. ;
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Diarrhea ' Regulate Bowels
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