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? ii uiiiii CUOISGIAN Published ever;, Friday bv .). E Kirby. Price 75c. a Year. 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.