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CUMMING, GA. NOV. 23, 1923
Entered June 16, 1802, a second
class matter at the post office at Cam
ming, tin.. Act of Congress of March
3. 1878.
BEFORE SHE COULD STOP HIM
Brlde’i Husband Thoughtlessly Re
veals Hidden Unwashed Dishes to
Her Mother-In-Law.
I had been married only a week, and
my husband was proud of my good
housekeeping. As he came home from
his work tired at night, I decided not
to let him help me with the dishes, and
yet 1 wanted to remain fresh and
dainty for him In the evening. I solved
the problem In this way.
The stove In our kitchen contained
two ovens —one largo, and, my husband
thought, useless. However, 1 was of
a different mind regarding It, for after
I had washed the pots, pans, silver,
and glasswnre, I rinsed the remaining
dishes and surreptitiously shoved them
into the large we never
used. The next morning I washed
them with the breakfast dishes, and
friend husband was none the wiser.
My husband's mother was the last
word In housewifely neatness, and I
had often heard George laud her sys
tem In the kitchen. One evening she
came bag and baggage to pay us an
unexpected visit. The next morning
at breakfast, my husband directed her
attention to our dainty kitchen —and
then before I could stop him opened
the large oven door to exhibit Its spa
ciousness —revealing the hidden un
washed evidences of my sloth 1
The look of housewifely horror on
the face of my mother-in-law Is never
to be forgotten.—Chicago Tribune.
Will Strengthen Mission Posts
i Atlanta. —Bishop H. J. Mikell of the
Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, whict
comprises the northern half of the
state, Is enthusiastic over the pros
pect of being able to strengthen the
mission posts In his diocese, as a re
suit of the splendid reception glvet
Lewis B. Franklin, who has toured
the diocese In the Interest of the na
tlon-wlde campaign. It is hoped tc
bo able to place as able men In the
taission field of the diocese as are
now rectors of the city churches. The
negro school at Fort Valley, undci
Professor Hunt will be more adequate
ly industrialized, and the colored work
In genoral will be given more careful
supervision than the limited amount
of money heretofore warranted. "The
Gospel Is free, but It costs something
to keep it," Is the watchword the
bishop has adopted.
Journalism School Of University
Athens. —That the Henry W. Grady
school of journalism at the University
of Georgia Is the most rapidly grow
lng single department at the state In
stitution Is revealed in an lnvestlga,
tlon of the records of the university
Just completed. Begun only a few
years ago as one of the minor depart
ments of the university, aud having
only a very few students taking work
In the journalism courses, today that
Bmall department has grown Into one
of the larger professional schools at
the university. More than one hun
dred and fifty students are registered
as candidates for the bachelor ol
Journalism degree, others are taking
special work in Journalism courses as
electives for other degrees, and yet
others aro doing graduate work In the
Journalistic school.
Sees Need Of Levy Chanda
Savannah. —Joseph M. Brown, for
mer governor of Georgia, arrived in
Savannah from Marietta recently fot
a visit to friends. Ho was a guest
of David S. Atkinson, one of the
members from Chatham county.ir the
legislature, which meets in extra sea
sion there. The former governor do
dared that whenever a governor calls
an extraordinary session of the gen
eral assembly he stakes his political
future upon the issue, but that he bo
lieved that Governor Walker had done
the right thing in insisting upon the
extra session this year, because the
governor was elected on the tax issue
Player Dead At Americus Home
Amoricus. —George H. Player, 50, a
well known resident of Americus, died
suddenly at his home here the other
day. Death followed an illness of a
few hours. He was superintendent
of the Americus Compress company's
plant here, and a few hourse previous
to death was at his work as usual.
Soon after leaving work he became
dll. He slept quietly during the night,
but the next morning, when he left
his bed and wmlked across the floor
of his room, he fell and died instantly.
He had lived here several years.
-*■ Sparta To Raise Pecans
Sparta.—A. K. Chamblee, local fur
niture dealer, has entered the pecan
business on a large scale and will add
many more acres this fall to his large
pecan groves. He has recently return
ed from the pecan growing sections of
y Vh Georgia, where he made a study
. culture of the nuts. He expects
\w years to have one of the larg-
Jves tn this section.
GENERAL TAX ACT i
i PASSED BY HOUSE
j
LEVY TO BE ONE PER CENT ON
! FIR6T SIOO,OOO, FIVE PER
CENT ON $600,000
SOFT DRINKS TAX IS RAISED
.Bteerlng Committee Is Decided Upon
i At Meeting Of Houee Members
Favoring Refortn
Atlanta. —By vote of 104 to 17, the
house of representatives recently
passed the general tax act, following
three days of debate on numerous
[amendments. This action was follow
ed by a caucus of house members
favoring the program of tax reforms
recommended by the tax commission,
at whlcb resolutions were adopted
Calling for appointment of a steer
ing committee to lead the fight for
passage of some form of income tag
amendment in the house. At its morn
ing session, the senate passed the
Lankford income levy measure by a
vote of 31 to 6.
When the house convenes, the first
subject on the calendar is the bill
calling for repeal of the tax equaliza
tion law. It is predicted that there
will be a sharp fight over this bllL
Several new amendments were add
ed to the general tax act before K
passed the house. It will be trans
mitted to the senate, though It Is not
thought likely that body will consent
to pass It In Its present form. Should
they further amend the bill It will be
necessary for conference committees
to be appointed and an effort made to
reach a compromise.
The final amendment adopted by
the house, Introduced by Represen
tative McMichael, of Marion county,
Increases the occupation tax to be
paid by manufacturers of soft drink
syrups In the state. The bill formerly
provided that the rate for this tax
should be computed on a basis of one
per cent of the gross receipts. The
McMichael amendment leaves this
rate the same for the first SIOO,OOO
of gross receipts per annum, bqt
above this amount Increases It as
follows:
One per cent on the first SIOO,OOO
gross receipts annually: 2 per cent
from SIOO,OOO to $200,000 ; 8 per cent
from $200,000 to $400,000; 4 per cent
from $400,000 to $600,000; 6 per cent
above $600,000.
It was explained by the author of
the amendment that the 6 per cent
rate would apply to only two com
panies now operating, the Coca-Cola
company and the NuGrape company.
The vote on this amendment was 6T
to 64.
Another amendment adopted, offer
ed by Bussey, of Crisp, fixes the occu
pation tax on Pullman cars at an
amount equal to the total surcharges
charged on tickets by the company.
Representative Smith, of Bryan
county, introduced an amendment to
strike out that clause Imposing a tax
of $2,600 on grand opera in Atlanta,
but It was overwhelmingly defeated.
The clause fixing the rate" of tax
on gross premium receipts of all in
surance companies waß finally fixed
at two per cent, with an amendment
extending the provision remitting the
tax on that portion of premiums re
turned to the Insured as unearned, to
casualty companies as well as fire In
surance companies.
Numerous amendments Introduced
by Bussey, of Crisp, seeking to in
crease the tax rate on banks and oth
er forms at business enterprises were
voted down, Including one which
would have made It against the law
to collect Interest on any notes, mort
gages, or other acknowledgements for
debt, which had not been returned for
the payment of taxes.
At Its session, the senate adopted
the Lankford Income tax measure by
a rote of 38 to 6, and unanimous
action was voted on the resolution by
Senator Beauchamp, providing for
creation of a special textbook com
mission. Both measures have been
transmitted to the house and schedul
ed for action soon.
An amendment to the Lankford
measure was voted before the bill
was adopted, providing for reduction
of 10 per cent in the ad valorem tax
rate should the former measure be
ratified as a constitutional amend
ment by the voters of Georgia
The Lankford measure, as finally
perfected, authorizes the legislature
to levy a tax on net Incomes as des
ignated by the assembly, wfih a limit
of five per cent and a provision that
would allow stipulated exemptions of
SI,OOO to all single persons; $2,000
to all married persons, and S4OO for
each dependent.
A credit provision which allows per
sons, firms, or corporations paying
a# Income tax to credit against such
taxes whatever amounts such per
sons, firms or corporations may pay
as ad valorem t&xoe to the state, also
was voted by the senate,
Auto Theft Ring Suspects Are Jailed
Atlanta. —Convinced that they have
broken the most notorious ring of au
tomobile thieves that has ever oper
ated In Atlanta, police authorities
announced the arrest of six confessed
members of the ring, all nogrqes,
while tho search contlmßd tor one
other known members of the ring
and many other missing automoblloa
credited to the depradatlons of the
men In custody. The negroes gave
their names as Leonard Evans, Pred
Shepherd, Julian Fields, J. H. Johnson,
Milton Thomas and Doss Trammel.
CHARACTER MEED IN FICTION
Fewer Complexes and Mors Personal
ities Is Essential In American
Scenes, Canby Says.
Character Is essentially what the
American scene lias to offer the mak
ers of literature —character, the es
sence of the novel (to which plot le
only a convenience), the chief Ingre
dient of all literature not lyrical or
philosophic. The characters that have
escaped description so far In the
United States' I kn-iw u dozen which,
properly Interpreted, and transmogri
fied Into art, would ho worth all the
realistic, • arratlc, erotic naturalism In
a thousand book shops. Men apd wom
en are dying dad., who would have
made novelists’ fortunes and been our
delight. Cun't v- a have fewer com
plexes masquerading as humans, less
social conscience, not so many dusty,
dirty details of suppressed lives and
mora people i,.' . -J, gristle and pas
sion? Cun’t Ve have more personality,
self-sustained s convincing, which
embraces all true motives and im
pulses, of being merely compounded
of payehoh' .' terms! Can’t we
have men, women in,d children whose
names we renio v "h"r-although we have
known them oily in a book? Russian
literature will not give them to us, not
at least our own brand; nor French,
nor British. The Job waits upen Amer
ican writers. Perhaps In serene old
age our younger generation will find
the time to smile and do It. —Henry
Seidel Canby iti Century.
“WINE” WAS SPRING WATER
An Explanation of ths
Marshal V and Gen
ere: Feng.
The Peking cc: ■ pondent of Kol
nlsche Zeltung reports that everyone In
China talked of ti ls svturner's civil
war as confidently ns lthenlsh peas
ant talks of the next vintage.
He conalders tGen. Feng Yu Hsiang
a coming man. nnd gives this curious
account of his alb ad break with Mar
shal Wu Pel Fit, whom he supported
against Chang Tso Lin In last sum
mer’s civil war.
It seems that Marshal Wu Pel Fu
was having a great birthday celebra
tion. His entire camp was en feta
Such observances are always Important
In China, aud in case of prominent
leaders are the occasion for political
demonstrations and the laying of polit
ical plans.
Wu Pel Fu Is a "lover of good
liquor." His Christian lieutenant, Gen.
Feng Yu nslang, Is a total abstainer
and a prohibitionist. Indeed, his army
of roundhead followers ts as white rib
bon as himself. Among the gifts to
the marshal were naturally many cases
of wine, and especially of Chinese
Bplrlts distilled from rice.
When these were opened at the mar
shal’s birthday banquet, It was discov
ered that the offering from the Chris
tian general contained good spring
water. Tills caused some Irritation,
and, added to other differences, has
made the two leaders enemies.
Written Language fer Belgian!
In the ordinary way the natives of
the Belgian Congo do not wear any
clothing, but sometimes put on a hat
or a ribbon or carry a sunshade when
they are going to have a photograph
taken. This Is considered a social
event. These black people are very
moral and live better lives than many
of the well-dressed persona In other
parts of the world.
Missionaries In the Congo have de
veloped a written language for the
natives by jotting down the aounds as
they fall from the lips of these denl
aens of the African forests. The way
they teach the natives is to Instruct the
brightest among the younger men and
women, and they In turn Instruct the
others.
Jno. S. Wood, Sol. Gen. as Rela
tor for the StaiO Georgia.
VS.
Georgia, Forsyth County.
One 5 Passe liudsonCar.Mo
tor No. 141!'
Condemnai.! i Proceedings For
svth Superior Court.
August Term, 1923.
To the Owners or Lessees of
the above described property:
You and eanh oi' you are here
by notified that a proceeding to
condomn the ove described
property as f<nu< ted on account
of same havin’ been used in the
transport,.; mu o, intoxicating
whiskey in s: ;1 county of For
syth has been filed in the Supe
rior Court of Forsyth county, on
the 19th day of November, 1923,
and you and t ach of you are re
quired to be and appear in said
court within thirty days from
said date and file your defense,
if any you have, why judnment
of condemnai oh should not be
entered against said property.
Witness the Mon, D. W, Blair,
Judge of the Superior Court of
said county, this 19th day of
November. 1923.
H, S, BROOKS, Clerk,
Sawnee Cafe Changes Hands.
To the public:==
I have bought the Sawnee Cafe,
and in addition to the lines already
carried, and the restaurant, I have
added a full line of Staple Grocer=
ies, and am ready to serve you in
myline with clean, fresh goods at
prices you can’t duplicate.
Will appreciate a share of your
traae.
Respectfully,
E. J. PIRKLE
Begun Business January; 1921.
We SOLICIT YOUR BANKING BUSINESS.
We have the EQUIPMENT AND EXPERIENCE.
Confidential and courteous treatment.
We try, not only to do what is expected of us, but to
PERFORM A REAL, HELPFUL SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
PEOPLES' B.’AIM K,
[Private Bank, Not Inc.]
Cumming, Ga.
In the matter of John M. Rog
ers, nominated Executor of the
Will of William J. Kemp, de
ceased.
Application for probate in sol
emn form. In the Court of Or
dinay of Fosyth County. Novem
her Term, 1923.
To Joe Brown, Mrs. Mary Rag
land and Mrs. Cora Thancer,
children of Mrs. Tilda Brown,
deceased; You and each of you
are hereby notified to be and
appear at the next term of the
Court of Ordinary of Forsyth
County, to be held on the first
Monday in December, 1923,
anr show cause, if any you have
who' the paper offered for pro
bate in the above stated case
should not be proven in solemn
form, and admitted to record
as the only true last will of the
said William J. Kemp, deceas
ed; or in default thereof the
Court will proceed as to justice
shall appertain. Publication of
this citation once a week for 4
weeks prior to the December
term of said Court, shall be
claimed sufficient legal service
upon you in said case.
This November sth, 1923.
W. J. Tidwell, Ordinary.
Georgia, Forsyth County.
To all whom it may concern:
Mrs. Louvenia E. Hansard hav
ing made application for 12
months support for herself out
of the estate of Jas. D. Han
sard and appraisers duly ap
pointed to set apart the same
having filed their return, all
persons concerned are hereby
required to show cause before
the Court of Ordinary of said
county on the first Monday in
December 1923, why said ap
plication should not be grant
ed.
Given under my hand and
official signature, this 7th day
of November 1923. .
W. J. Tidwell, Ordinary.
Announcement
I announce to the people of For
sytlTcounty that my big sale is now
on and invite you to come and take
advantage of the wonderful bar
gains being offered, My entire
stock of General Merchaneise is on
sale at unheard of prices.
Mr. Ezra Johnson, of Gumming,
is now with me as salesman and will
be glad to have his triends call and
do their trading,
Yours for business
L. SAUL, Buford, Ga.
FOWLER & DORSEY,
Practice of Criminal Law,
CUMM.ING.GA,
R. L. HUNTER.
DENTIST,
Gumming. - - Ga.
OVID T. WHELCkEL.
Attorney at Law,
CUMMING, : GEORGIA.
Office over F, & M. Bank.