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Young Lady Wanted
We have an opening in good private home for a young lady
to assist will) light house work after school hours tor board
while taking a business course.
If you are ambitious and want to fit yourself for a high class
position, this is your opportunity. I he only cost will be tui¬
tion and hooks.
The demand for our graduates is great. We will secure a posu
?\ tion for you when you graduate
o Write us today for full information.
Chattanooga Business College
yi 5 th floor Provident Bldg., 7 2 5 Broad St., Chattanooga,Tenn.
Stepping Stones
To success are the nickles and dimes you do not
spend. To the young man just starting out in life,
prudence and forethought are the greatest assets. Sav
ings deposited with us dnw 4 per cert compound in¬
terest and can be withdrawn at the pleasuse of the
depositor.
Hamilton Trust & Savings Bank
t Corner Market 6 Main Sts. Chattanooga, Tenn
Branch Bank, Rossville, Ga.
4 Per Cent Interest paid on Time and Savings
Deposits, calculated semi-annually.
4 i RESOURSES DPcmmcrc over ----- 14.000.000.00
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Paints, Oils, Drugs, and
Window Glass
Special Attention Given to Mail Orders
STONG BROS.
« druggists
Corner Main and Market Streets
Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Service Mattress Factory
Let Us Renovate Your Mattress
Work done by specid Renovating Machine
Cotton is cleaned and made fluffy and white
NEW TICKS PUT ON
Work Satiafactory Prices Reasonable
Phone M 1406
2227 Whiteside St
W.IA. COMMISSION
BILL IS APPROVED
FULL AUTHORITY GIVEN BODY
| OVER ALL STATE ROAD
PROPERTIES
OTHER IMPORTANT MEASURE!
Also Number Of New Bills Introduced
From Time To Time In Both
Branches Of Assembly
Atlanta.—After an hour’s hot de
bate the senate passed, 30 to 8, a joint
resolution creating commission of '
a
fifteen men to treat with the city ol
Chattanooga and the N., C &. SL L
railroad In the matter of the Broad
street extension through the proper¬
ties of the state of Georgia In tha*
city. The resolution was adopted by
substitute with several amendments.
Provisions of he measure, which
will be sent to the house for concur¬
rence, authorize appointment of a com¬
mission composed of the governor
Paul Trammell of the public service
commission, six members of the senate
and six of the house, and Charles
Murphey Candler from the state at
large. The commission would be vest¬
ed with full powers to act for the
legislature in disposition of the proper¬
ties required for opening of streets
and of other properties no longer
needed for railroad terminals.
The commission is given full power
to exchange, lease or otherwise dis¬
pose of the property, and also is au¬
thorized and empowered to buy prop¬
erty located along the line of the W
& A. in Chattanooga suitable for
switching yards and break-up yards
with the proceeds from the exchange
or other disposition of the present ter¬
minal properties.
...
Committee Aids Market Bureau
Opposed by only three votes, a mo¬
tion to restore to the bureau of mar¬
kets the $60,000 lopped from the pro¬
posed $100,000 appropriation by the
bouse was adopted by the senate com- j
mittee on appropriations. Senators
Pkuett and DeLaPerriere led in the
fight for restoration of the $50,000 |
while Senator Hutcheson introduced
a substitute motion to place the
amount at $50,000 as fixed by the
house. The substitute later was with¬
drawn by Seantor Hutcheson, and he
voted in favor of the Increase, reserv¬
ing the right to fight it on the senate
floor.
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Million Gain By State Seen In Taxes
Amendments to the general tax act I
designed to bring an additional mil- I
lion dollars Into the state ttreasury ev- I
ery year were approved by the house
ways and means committee.
The bill, if passed by the house j
without amendment, will provide for
a tax of 1 mill on all negotiable pa¬
pers, filed for record with county
ordinaries. ft also will impose a
1-mill tax on the total construction
cost of contracts, with the proviso
that no single concern shall pay more
than $500 in one county in one year.
Another proviso in the bill in¬
creases the tax on gross insurance
premiums collected in this state from
1 1/2 per cent to 2 1/2 per cent and
another revises the tax rate on for¬
eign and domestic corporations doing
business in this state.
• • *
New 8enate Bills
By Wilkinson of the 49th—To limit
the period of time wherein elections
on the subject of “fence or no fence”
may be held In any county in this
state, and for other purposes. Privi¬
leges and elections.
By Hendrix of the 25th—To pro¬
vide in counties of not less than 200,-
000 population the establishing or zon¬
ing of residential districts and to pro¬
hibit the construction of other build¬
ing in such zones. Municipal govern¬
ment.
By Carlisle of the 7th—To provide
for the holding of a convention of the
people of Georgia for the purpose of
revising the Constitution of said state
Constitution amendment.
By Miller of the 9th—To ino-ease
the number of commissioners, roads
and revenues of the county of Cal¬
houn, from three to five, provide for
their election, one commissioner be¬
ing elected from each of the five dis¬
tricts of said county. County and
county matters.
By Hendrix of the 35th—To pro- *
vide that persons furnishing trees
shrubbery or plants for the ornamen-
ation ©r improvement of real estate
shall have a special lien on such rea
estate. Forestry.
By Andrews of the 31st—To author¬
ize the county authorities of Banks
county and Habersham county having
charge of the public roads in said
counties, to work out, put in repair
grade, widen, etc., the road known as
Johnny Ford road, and for other pur¬
poses. Highways.
New House Bills.
By Hopkins of Thomas—To pre¬
scribe and fix compensation of board
of revenue of county of Thomas. Spe¬
cial Judiciary.
By Lowndes Delegation—To amend
charter of city of Valdosta. Corpo¬
rations.
By McElmurry of Burke—To consol¬
idate office of tax receiver and col¬
lector in Burke county. Counties and
county matters.
By Griffin of Dectaur—Tp amend act
to reorganize military department of
state. Military affairs.
Child Labor Bill Passed By Single
Vote In Senate.
Atlanta.—Saved from defeat by one
vote, the child labor bill passed the
senate by a vote of 26 to 14, togetheT
with several amendments. The pii»
was immediately transmitted to the
house for concurrence in the amend¬
ments, n naving already passed the
lower lody
Another feature of the session was
the passage also by a narrow margin
of the MjI prohibiting women from
working at night. Ther^was bilf outspok¬
en opposition to this from a num¬
ber oi senate leaders, but Us sup¬
porters managed to rally enough votes
for passage The only other bill which
passed at the meeting was a measure
by Senator Miller to create a lien
for the purpose of securing eventual
payment of such drainage assessments
as mav be made under the drainage
act, and providing for the validation of
bonds.
Senators Knight, Carlisle and
Guess led in the fight for the child
labor bill, speaking at length on its
merits. It raises the age limit at
which children may be employed in
dang<frou8 occupations from 14 to
16 years, and from 1? to 14 in other
occupations. Senators R. D. Cole and
Collier spoke against the bill.
• • •
Senate Approves Crisp County Plan
For Water Power
Consideration of two constitutional
amendment occupied nearly an entire
morning session ot the senate, one
failing of passage and the other pass¬
ing by an overwhelming majority.
Senator Foster’s amendment to
the Constitution allowing counties to
form themselves into highway bond
districts lost by a vote of 21 to 22
after considerable debate. Senator
Fostffr gave notice that he would later
move for a reconsideration.
By a vote of 42 to 2 the senate
passed a constitutional amendment
authorizing Crisp county to issus
$1,250,000 worth of bonds for the con¬
struction of a dam and a hydro-elec¬
tric power plant on the Flint river
between Drayton and Burke’s ferry.
This proposal contemplates a venture
whiclr is an Innovation In Georgia—
that is, the entrance into ths hydro¬
electric field of a whole county. Many
municipalities throughout the state
operate their own electric power plant,
but this is the first time in the his¬
tory of Georgia that a county has at¬
tempted such a project
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Classification Tax Bill Is Passed By
The House
The classification tax bill giving
the legislature the right to classify
property for taxation and to fix dif¬
fering rates for the classes into
which property is segregated was
passed by the house of representa¬
tives the other afternoon by a vote
of 149 to 42. The bill will be trans¬
mitted to the senate immediately.
As soon as the classification tax
bill was disposed of. Speaker Neill
announced that the income tax bill
would be taken up at a later afternoon
session, and a vote on the Income tax
measure would be ordered by the
rules committee.
Before reaching a vote on the clas¬
sification tax measure, the- house had
adopted a substitute bill that had been
offered by a sub-committee of sup¬
porters of the measure, increasing the
maximum tax rate on property from
five mills with the provision that five
mills should be used for state pur¬
poses and five mills for county and
local purposes.
• • •
Income Tax Ban Offered In House
Introduction of an amendment tc
the classification tax bill which would
bar Georgia from ever imposing a state
income tax featured a debate in the
house which occupied an entire ses-!
sion.
Representatives Hooper of Fulton
Barrett of Stephens, Davis of DeKalb
Weekes of DeKalb and Hamilton oi
Floyd are authors of the amendment’<
which would write into the state Con- I
stitution a specific denial of any leg¬
islative authority to impose an income
tax for state revenue purposes.
The classification tax bill, a consti¬
tutional amendment to allow future
legislatures to classify property foi!
taxation, with a view to reaching in- i !
tangible properties which now entire-
ly escape the tax digests* was debated
but on a resolution adopted at that
time its final settlement was deferred |
until a later date.
i
There is no question
.bate will be nut
resumed
According to the calendar
by the rules commitfee, next** ^
the
come tax. However, if »»,* to-
barring such a tax is
By Clements V of the • •
act abolishing 46th-Tn I ?® 8 3
an the office of '
treasurer of Irwin countv
county. tablish a County county depositor fJ° ZtttZ
and ^county
and id By By fix fix Whorter Whorter salaries salaries of of 0*glethorp©^ Oglethorpe_ To Tn ***
of of public public service serv ic<
mission. Railroads. , c ° m
'
By Braunen of Candler—To
establishing v-* » Ec
act city court of
Special judiciary. ****
By Blease of Brook s-To cr* au
charter pal government. for city of Quitman. MutT _
By Blease of Brooks—To amh^
officers priate funds of certain for counties to attirT
a public library
By Barrett of Stephene-To an»«n,
government. charter of city of Toccoa. MuniciJ w
BYRD’S CHAPEL NOTES
B. Caatleberry oi Chattanooga
was visiting home folks Sun¬
day.
Mary Price of Trenton is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. C
Cureton.
Willig Buffington mad* s
business trip to Chattanoogi
Saturday.
George Jenkins was visiting
home folks Suiday.
Flatcher Browt has gone to
Chattanooga to work.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Davis of
Trenton were the Sunday
guests of Tom Jenkins.
J. C. Gass is erecting a new
home near the old home place.
Liitloton Hatfield of Chatti-
nooga was visiting home folk!
here Sunday.
W. C. Cureton and wife were
in Trenton Friday.
Paul Long made a business
trip to Chattanooga Friday.
Miss Luella Stuart has re¬
turned home after a visit with
friend* in Trenton.
CAVE SPRINGS
We are glad to note ths mi
working between hsre ari
Rising Fawn which is badly
needed.
Bro. Lewis preached a splen¬
did sermon here Sunday P- ®-
His text was ‘‘God is not mock,
ed.”
School is fine, we have an
enrollment of over f^rty, •
splendid attendance.
Fate Forester who has b§ea
working in town is at home
now.
On Saturday night before tk«
Fifth Sunday in this moDtfl
there will be a pie and it*
cream supper at the Ca>«
Springs church.
Misses Evelyn and EthelfO
Slaton are spending part of their
vacation with their grand par
ents here.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Shrader
of Chattanooga spent riatur
and Sunday here-
Mra. Lucy Foresters daugh
tera, Miss Elda and iVJ iss Nstd®
spent part of last week her •
Notice
S. L. Sells has in his pastur*
a white Desed animal commo
ly called mule. Anyone w
a *J
ing to pay the bill for eit
tising and pasture can n
Personality Photograph*
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PHOTOGRAPHER
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