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TAX EQUALIZATION
! BATTLE PREDICTED
REPEAL OF ACT NOT EXPECTED
, UNLESB NEW REVENUE
LAW IS PASBBD
STATE NEWSJf INTEREST
Brief News Item* Gathered Here And I
I There From All Section* Of
The Btate
i Atlanta. —Despite rumors of a com
tng tight against the tax equalization
law, emanating from different sections
Of the Btate opinion of capltol officials
Is crystallzlng Into the belief that
the members of the legislature will
not abolish the tax equalization law
until some other measure has been
passed which will Insure a continued
revenue to the state, at least equal
to that for the past few years, accord
tng to views expressed by various
■tatehouse officials.
Any decrease, even of a compara
tively small amount, in the revenues
of the state at this time would mean
that the economic appropriations oi
last year could not be met, it Is stated,
and Governor Hardwick and various
other members of the state budge!
commission have declared that, with
out devising some means of raising
additional state revenue. It will be Im
possible for the next legislature U
make any larger appropriations than
those fo the past year. Even these
will bring the state dangerously neat
the limit of her Income, it Is pointed
out
Petitions from the University o!
Georgia for an appropriation of '11.161
060 a 'year for the next two years;
from Georgia Tech for more that
4600,000, from the Georgia State sanl
torium for $2,700,000, and the Confed
erate pensioners for approximately
600,000 bring the aggregate to more
than $8,g00,000 more than the pres
ent appropriations, it la stated.
Atlanta Gets Raise In Water Rates
' Atlanta. —C-lty council’s finance com
mittee voted unanimously to Increase
water rates 26 per cent to all retail
consumers with a scale that will
mean approximately 27 1-2 per oent
Increase to wholesale oonsumeta, the
new rates to go into effect on July
1. The favorable report on Alder
man R. A Gordon’s resolution pro
Tiding for the Increase, was adopted
by the committee after considerable
discussion. It will be submitted tc
general council at Its next session,
where it Is expected to meet with
heated opposition, several counctlmeu
having voiced disapproval of any meas
ure that would tend to Increase dty
taxes.
. Baker Dies Suddenly At St Simone
1 .Brunswick. —Cleon E. Baker, promi
nent citizen of Douglas, former mayor
of that city and former representa
tive of Coffee county in the legisla
ture, dropped dead on 8L Simons Isl
and, where he was visiting his sister.
Miss Bertha Baker, ot this city, who Is
spending some time on the island. Mr.
Baker arrived on this island recently,
and was apparently In good health up
to the time when he had a sudden
attack and died In a very few minutes.
It la understood that he had been
a sufferer from heart trouble for some
time.
I Antl-Weovll Bug Found At W<xk
Augusta.—Visitors in Augusta from
Statesboro are telling a quaint story,
and the newspapers here are publish
ing It, to the effect that an Insec l has
appeared In the cotton fields in that
vicinity which destroy the boll wee
vil. The Insect Is something like what
Is known as the "devil-horse," or pray
ing mantis. The statement Is made
by men who say they have seen the de
stroyer seize weevils with unerring ac
curacy, eating them, with remarkable
rapidity. The destroyer hurts the cot
ton In no way. The destroyer seems
fo be multiplying with much rapidity.
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( Btane|| Held After Collision
1 Macon. —J. L Tucker, a farmer of the
UzoLla district of Bibb county, Is In a
local hospital and J. T. B. Stansell
of Bradentown, Flo., and Red Oaks,
Ga., is In the Bibb county Jail follow
ing a collision between Tucker's wag
ed and Stansellautomobile the other
afternoon. Tucker's Injuries are not
thought to be fatal, though he is badly
)cut and bruised about the head, neck,
arms and legs.
Cotton Mills Plan To Enlarge Plant
1 Augusta.—lt Is announced here that
the Seminole Manufacturing company
at Clearwater, S. C., Just acroaa the
river from Augusta In South Carolina,
Is to Immediately Invest a half million
dollars In construction and equipment
to double Its capacity. In addition to
the mill Improvements, a large number
of operative houses are to be con
structed.
Bolfeulllet Receives Honorary Degree
I Macon. —The degree of, LL. IX woe
conferred upon John T. Bolfeulllet at
the Georgia public service commission
and one of the best known figures In
public life In the South, at the com
mencement exercises of Mercer uni
versity here. Mercer is Mr. BotfeulX
let'e alma mater and the conferring
of the degree, therefore, has a peculiar
significance. Dr. Rufus W. Weaver,
president of Mercer, awarded the v '
oraiy degree, paying high trlbtf
Mr. Bolfeulllet'* service to his
pud nation.
TAANY MAROONED i
i IN KANSAS FLOOD
FIVE HUNDRED RESCUED FROM
SCHOOL IN ARKANBAS
CITY
MUCH CAMACHO FARMERS
Rivers Swelling To Menacing Polni
In Many Sections As Heavy
Rainfall Continues
Arkansas City, Kans. —Two thou
sand people are marooned In the third
ward district here following high
waters that broke over dykes flooding
the Enterprise and Sleeth addition.
A hastily formed rescue committee
has taken charge of the situation and
many are believed to be drowned, but
only one body baa been recovered.
Five hundred people were rescued
from the third ward school building
alone, the highest point In the flooded
area, where they had climbed to the
second story for safety.
One body was recovered from the
Walnut river recently and another was
seen floating down the Arkansas river,
but could not be reached.
Forty carpenters have been busy
making boats all day to rescue the
hundreds of people who are marooned
on the high promontories In the flood
ed district
Mayor Mclntosh Issued an appeal to
the outside world for aid, saying that
3,000 people are homeless.
The Arkansas river Is two miles
wide at this city, and to be at a
higher flood stage than In 1904.
Damage will exceed two and a half
million dollars, according to estimates
made by Charles Spencer, president of
the chamber of commerce.
Incalculable damage has been done
to crops all over tho Arkansas river
bottoms and also the Walnut, Nlnes
cah and smaller rivers, over w-lde ter
ritory. The water supply here was cut
off when a wall of water six feet higher
hit the station. A string of houses
two blocks In length were washed
away almost simultaneously, most of
them crashed to splinters from trees
and other Impediments as the swift
current carried them on. Great dam
age Is expected to result In Arkansas
river cities between here and Tulsa,
Okla.
SWEEPING PROBE 18 ORDERED
INTO BROKERAGE DEALINGS
State Officials Make Announcement
Anent Failure Of Largest
Active Firm
New York. —State Attorney General
Bherman announced he and five depu
ties had begun a sweeping Investiga
tion Into the affairs of several stock
brokerage houses holding membership
In the New York curb market The
announcement was made In connection
wtth the bankruptcy of S. L. Wlnkel
man and company, largest active
house oonnected with the curb market
Mr. Sherman sold he had conferred
with officers of the curb market
“Investigation of other members of
the curb will go on," he said. "We
began our active campaign a week
ago. Several members of the consoli
dated stock exchange also will be in
vestigated.
“We are not empowered by law to
make any general Investigation Into
the affairs of the curb market Itself
but we will take up one firm after
another and we will close everyone
whose books warrant such action.”
Mr. Bherman revealed that the of
fice had, on receipt of various com
plaints begun an inquiry into the af
fairs of the Wlnkelman firm when the
books of the firm were subpoenaed.
Hot Custard Pie Used As A Weapon
Chicago. Taking her cue from
movie comedies Mrs. Mary Warner
used a hot custard pie to rout a six
foot bandit, with a revolver In each
hand, who entered her bakery here
and demanded money. Mrs. Warner’s
answer to the demand for "what was
in the till” was to hurl one of the
pies she was arranging on a shelf Into
the bandit’s face. The man dropped
one revolver and slawed at the cus
tard sticking to his face as he plunged
headlong out the door and down the
street Mrs. Warner was preparing
another bake when police arrived.
Mount Vesuvius Is Again Erupting
Naples.—Vesuvius, which recently
has given signs of renewed activity, Is
again In eruption, with Incadescent lava,
stones, cinders and smoke being thrown
up In columns which frequently reach
a height of several hundred feet. Many
foreigners, notably Americans, are here
admiring the epects ile, which Is most
effective at nl&hi, when the smoke
clouds and streams of lava glow rcdlv
in the darkness. No one Is allowed
to approach the crater, partlculaily as
the eruption la causing violent local
earthquake*.
World Standards Are Under Discussion
Washington.—lnternational trade in
American cotton, which must undergo
revision of methods to accord with the
new cotton standards act, will be dis
cussed here at a conference of leading
foreign and American cotton men at
the deportment of agriculture. Secre
tary Wallace, In granting the request
of leading British cotton Interests for
on opportunity to express their views
before regulations for enforcing the act,
were finally adopted, also invited a
score of leading American cotton men
to be oresenL
Kb Dadd/s
n Evei\ii\&
fairy Tale
dy/AARY GRAHAM BONNER
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SANTA’S SLEDS ,
“I must make plenty of sleds, Boy
of the North," sari Santa Claus ns h;
stood In his workshop and looked at
all the toys which were ready for him
to take off in great quantities.
“Yes, Boy of ihe North, there are
new toys to he made which will sur
prise and delight the children, hut
after all, sleds are about the best
things In the world.
“Of course for the winter time, X
mean,” said Santa Claus.
And Boy of the North showed his
teeth in a pleasant, good-natured way
which was his way of smiling.
“Last year there used to he lots
of grown-up people who would go out
In the evenings and coast down the
hills. They liked it just as much as
the children, or almost us much, I
do believe,” Santa continued.
"They used to like almost any iftnd
of coasting, too. They liked it when
the hills were slippery and icy and
when they glistened like jewels and
crystals under the street lights.
“Yes, I have had many letters ask
ing for sleds too, so 1 must make a
great many more.
“It would almost seem as though I
had enough, but not yet, not yet, Boy
of the North.
“I must make ever and ever so many
sleds, for there are so many, many
more children who must have sleds.
“I like to have them share their
sleds with each other, for as you
know, Boy of the North, I can’t make
everything I want to, though I do the
very best 1 can and work just ns hard
and as fast as I can.
“You know, don’t you, Boy of the
North?”
And Boy of the North wagged his
tail so that It thumped on the floor
of Santa's shop.
“I know,” he said in his dog way.
"How the children do love the win
ter time. I love It too for I am thought
of mostly In tho winter time and 1
have most to do then about making
children happy," continued Santa
Claus.
"Children like to coast in the parks
or on country hills, and they love to
akute. Yes, Boy of the North, I must
make some skates, too.
“I’ll get a look at some of the snow
men and snow forts ns I make my
flying visits around on Christmas Eve.
And really, Boy of the North, I wish
you could sometimes see the-Aevely
things children make. And they work
tn the snow storms and all. Yes, they
love the winter.
“The stars twinkle from up In the
sky and the lights from the streets and
In little parks and In big parks, too,
dance and say,
“ ‘There are some lovely sights
about, eliT Or that is, at any rate,
what they seem to say.
“Everything Is so beautiful now, too,
Boy of the North. The icicles look so
fine and handsome. The ice which can
Wh
"Children Like to Coast."
sometimes bo seen on the trees and
snow freezing—how lovely It all Is.
“And early Christmas morning, when
I’m on my way back, I almost think
I’m living In a fairyland of beauty and
loveliness, with the scenery all about
me.
"But you know what will bo the
loveliest picture of all, Boy of the
North?
“That will be on Christinas mornln?
when we look through our groat tele
scope and see the children smiling
over their presents.
"How that will delight us, won’t
It, Boy of the North?”
And once more Hoy of the North
wagged his tall so that It thumped on
the ground.
And Santa Claus worked on without
saying a word for a long time for he
had a great, great deal to do and he
had to work very, very fast.
"Oh, Boy of the North,” he said,
after a while, “I am so glad that I am
Santa Claus, for that means I'm the
children's king.
"I wouldn't want to be an old cross
patch, I can tell you. Yes, I'm mighty
glad I wasn’t born a cross patch I”
Boy of the North rose slowly from
the floor and putting his head In Snn
ta's lap said In his dog fashion:
"You couldn’t be a cross-patch if
you tried, darling old Suntu Claus!”
Bad Weather for Rodents.
What weather do rats and mice dis
like? Those days when It ruins cats
and dogs.
Tall People Laziest.
Why are tall people the laziest? Be
cause they are always the longest In
bed.
Hall 's Catarrh Medicine
Those who are In a “run down" condi
tion will notice that Catarrh bothers
them much more than when they are in
good health. This fact proves that while
Catarrh is a local disease, it Is greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE con
sists Ointment which Quickly
Relieves by local application, and the
Internal Medicine, a Tonic, which aaalsts
in improving the General Health.
Sold by druggists for over 40 Years.
F. J. Chene.v & Cos.. Toledo. Ohio.
IL L. HUK TER,
DENTIST,
Gumming. - - Ga.
OVII) T-. WHELCHEL.
Attorney,at Law,
CUM MING, ; GEORGIA.
Office over F. & M. Bank.
“Well!
Strong!”
Mrs. Anna Clover, of R, F. D.
5, Winfield, Kans., says; "1
began to suffer some months
ago with womanly troubles, and
1 was afraid I was going to get
in bed. Each month 1 suffered
with my head, back and sides—a
weak, aching, nervous feeling.
1 began to fry medicines as I
knew I was. getting worse. I
did not seem to Find the right
remedy until someone told me of
mm\
Hiß Woman's Tonic
I used two bottles before I could
see any great change, but after
that it was remarkable how
much better I got 1 am now
well and strong. 4 can recom
mend Cardui, for it certainly
benefited me.”
If you have been experiment
ing on yourself with all kinds Of
different remedies, better get
bsck to good, old. reliable
Cardui, the medicine for
women, about which you have
always heard, which has helped
many thousands of others, and
which should help you. too.
Ask your neighbor about it; she
has probably used it
hor sale everywhere. _
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PUBLIC SALES.
We have purchased 122,000
nair U. S. Army Munson last
shoes, sizes 5 1-2 to 12, which
was the entire surplus st®ck of
one of theJlargestiU. S. Govern
ment shoe'contractors,
This shoe is guaranteed one
hundred per cent solid leather,
color datk tan, bellows tongue,
dirt and waterproof. )Th3 actual
value of this shoe is $6.00. Ow
ing lothis tremendous buy we
can t ffer same to the public at
$2.95,
Send correct size. Pay post
man on delivery or send money
order. If shoes are not as rep
resented we will cheerfully re
fund your money promptly upon
request,
National Bay State Shoe Company,
296 Broadway, New York, N. Y,
LOOK HERE!
We have a big lot of tires and tubes.
New Storage Batteries for your cars.
Pumps, Jacks, Chains, Spark Plugs,
and hundreds of other accessories too
numerous to mention.
We are also in shape to repair your
cars and other machinery at reason
able prices. Call and see us.
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CUMMING GARAGE.
New Garage.
New Location , New Tools. New
Prices . In fact everything new
except mechanics, who arc ex=
perienced and up-to-date,
Wc are located iiPthc G, L- Merritt
warehouse on the south west side
of town, where we can take care of
your automobile and farm machin
ery repairing, as well as general
blacksmithing,
Respectfully, avc ask fos a share of
your patronage. First class work
at reasonable prices.
Oils, Greases, Genuine Ford Parts.
Yo irs for business*
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