Newspaper Page Text
UNCLE SAM'S PAY ROLL
Expenses Next Year Will Smash
All Former Records.
SENATE REQUIiRES $750,000
House of Representatives $3,000,000
and the Presidential Household
Annually Costs $125,000.
Washington, D, C, -- When Uncie
Sam cast up his accounts preparatu
ry to stock-taking after the holidays
and began business for the year 19ud
he found that he had a most expeus
sive establishment in the three
branches of his government-——execu
tive, legislative and judicial,
Some idea of what the people wiil
be called upon to expend during the
year may be had from the bill making
apprropriation for the three brancu
es of the government that have just
been named.
For the compensation of the sena
tors of the United States there wul
be required for the next year $690,-
000, and for mileage they will also
receive an additional $47,000, not in
cluding any of its various officers .a
any way. i
Capitol police will cost the people
$77,950, while they are preserving the
lives of senators and representatives.
To pay the members of the house
of representatives for their services
there must be expended a total of
$2,980,000, and for mileage they will
receive an additional $154,000.
Just now the president is receiving
$50,000 a year for his services, and
his official family is an expensive
one to maintain, and is made up as
follows: One secretary, $6,000; two
assistant secretaries $3,000 weach; two
executive clerks, one at $4,000 and
one at 4,500; sixteen clerks and door
keepers, at $30,000; nine messengers,
a chief steward, to look after the gas
tronomical wants of the president’s
family, watchmen, laborers, etc., cost
ing approximately SIO,OOO,
In addition to this the president’s
stable comes in for an extra appropri
ation if needed, as well as the execu
tive library, and for these purposes
an additional $25,000 that the nation’s
lawmakers have provided sometimes
come in handy.
After the wants of the legislative
branch of our big government ma
chinery are provided for and the ex
ecutive taken care of, it must not
be forgotten that there is still anoth
ery and very important division—the
United States supreme court, In or
der that the chief justice and his
eight associates, who are called upon
to decide the big legal questions of
the day may be properly considered
in a financial way the lawmakers put
them down at $13,000 and $12,500 a
year, respectively. Then there are 29
circuit courts, the judges of which
receive $7,000 each: 84 district courts
with a salary of $6,000 for each of
the judges; the district court for Ha
waii, $5,000.
These are just a few of the biggest
items in Uncle Sam’s expense account
from year to year, which may be said
to be fixed charges, inasmuch as no
account is taken of the various ap
propriations that may be made by
congress from time to time—for in
stance as a $50,000,000 river and har
bor bill, or an $80,000,000 public building
bill or similar measures
In addition to this there are all the
big cabinet places, the head of which
receive $12,000 a year for their serv
jces, their assistants $5,000, and so
on down the lize.
With an ever-increasing population
demanding extensions of the govern
ment service in every quarter there is
apparently little opportunity for the
watch-dogs of the federal treasury to
do much economizing any time in the
near future.
MUST POST RATES.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Modifies Regulations.
‘Washington, D. C.— Regulations
were issued by the interstate com
merce commission in modification us
the requirements of the act to regu
late commerce with respect to ex
press companies. The companies are
given the option of complying strict
ly with the law or accepting the mod
ification suggested by the commis
gion.
The regulations, in brief, require
the companies to afford to express
ghippers every reasonable opportum
ty to know what the tariffs are and
to give them facilities through post
ing tariffs in the stations and the sup
plying of files of tariffs by agents
that will enable the shippers to know
in advance just what any offerea
ghipment may cost. These files must
be accessible at all times to shippers
go that no misunderstanding may
arise over the tariffs. By the terms
of the order compliance is required
pot later than July 1, 1909.
A similar order affecting the Pull
man company and other sleeping car
cbmpanies also was issued by the
commission, '
. GRANTED ONE CENT DAMAGES.
Montgomery Advertiser Must Pay to
, Gov. Comer That Sum.
Birmingham, Ala. — After a trial
fasting exactly one week, the jury in
the case of Governor B. B. Comcr
against the Montgomery Advertiser,
in the city court here, awarded dam
agés of 1 cent for libel. The govern
or claimed $25,000 damages for an
advertisement printing during 190 y,
when he was a candidate for railroad
commissioner. The advertisement
was, an afiidavit made by E.'A. Drt
kert, in which it was stated that Mr.
Comer had offered to pay hiin per
sonzlly for work done at his n'glls by
| A STEP FORWARD.
Disfranchisement Law In Force
In Georgla.
On the first day of the present
year the new constitutional amend
ment prescribing the qualifications
for voters in Georgla, known as the
disfranchisement law, came into ef
fect, and with it arise responsibilities
which are of the utmost importance,
In order that the qualifications de
clared to be necessary may be kept
clearly in mind, we reproduce the five
sub-divisions bearing upon this sub
ject together with the paragraph de
fining the duties of registrars.
1. All persons who have honorably
served in the land or naval forces of
the United States in the revolution
ary war, or in the war of 1812, or in
the war with Mexico, or in the war
with the Indians or in the war be
tween the states, or in the war with
Spain, or who honorably served in
the land or naval forces of the con
federate states, or of the state of
Georgia in the war between the
states, or
2. All persons lawfully descended
from those embraced in the classes
enumerated in the sub-division next
above,, or
3. All persons who are of good
character, and understand the duties
and obligations of citizenship under
a republican form of government, or
4, All persons who can correctly
read in the English language any par
agraph of the constitution of the
United States or of this state and
correctly write the same in the Eng
lish language when read to them by
any one of the registrars, and all
persons who solely, because of phys
ical disability are unable to comply
with the above requirements, but
who can understand and give a rea
sonable interpretation of any para
graph of the constitution of the Unit
ed States or of this state, that may
be read to them by any one of the
registrars; or
5. Any person who is the owner
in good faith in his own right of at
least forty acres of land situated in
this state, upon which he resides, or
is the owner in.good faith in his own
right of property, situated in this
state and assessed for taxation at the
value of five hundred dollars.
Par, 5. The right to register under
sub-divisions one and two of para
graph four shall continue only till
January 1, 1915. But the registrars
shall prepare a roster of all persons
who register under sub-division one
and two of paragraph four, and shall
return the same to the clerk’s office
of the superior court of their counties
and the clerks of the superior court
shall send copies of the same to the
secretary of state, and it shall be the
duty of these officers to record and
permanently preserve these rosters.
Any person who has been once reg
istered under either of the sub-divi
sions one or two of paragraph four
shall thereafter be permitted to vote:
provided he meets the requirements
of paragraphs two and three of this
section. P ;
It will be seen from the foregoing,
and it is perhaps well remembered,
that during the seven years begin
ning with the first of this year a per
manent registration list will be made
up, consisting of the old soldiers and
sailors who have served honorably
in any of the various wars in which
this country has been engaged, and
of the descendants of such soldiers
and sailors. When this class of votes
has once been properly placed on the
registration list, they will remain
there as long as they live, provided,
of course, that they pay their taxes
and are not convicted of an infamous
crime.
It is, therefore, of the most impor
tance that due diligence should be ex
ercised from the very first aay of tne
new law, nct to allow anyone to reg
ster, particularly under these para
graphs, who is not entitled to the
privileges.
The registration books are, of
course, open at all times, except
within the prescribed period imme
diately before an election, and lit,
therefore, devolves upon the tax col
lectors of the state to exercise un
usual diligence in accepting the reg
istration of voters.
The list compiled by the collectors
constitute merely prima facie evi
dence of the right to vote, however,
the work of the board of registrars,
under the new law, assumes an im
portance which it has never had be
fore. It is their duty, as it has here
tofore been, to revise the vegistra
tion lists as they come from the
hands of the tax collector, but be
cause the list will be, as we have
pointed out, a permanent list, in large
measure, it becomes all the more im
portant that they should exercise the
greatest pOssible care in preparing
and eertifying this list. Only men of
the highest integrity and ability
should be placed on the board of reg
istrars and they should keep before
them at all times the execution of
the new law according to the will of
the makers of it.
The advent of the mew law marks
a new era for the people of Georgia.
We have taken a long step .forward
towards ,prevgnting the debauchery
of the ballot and have eliminated all
fear of negro domination. The white
people of the state of Georgia can
henceforth settle their differences ac
cording to their own wishes and in
proportion to their own numerical
strength. .
But the success of the measure de
pends first of all upon the thorough
ness with which it is executed by
those who prepare the registration
list.
e e
“Never brag about what you are
going to do; you might not be able
X 0 80 A T e v ‘, EE I i P
BANK OF HAZLEHURST,
HAZLEHURST, GA.
INSURES DEPOSITS.
» _—
' N g v f ; ’ i 4 A_l“ g
-4’vl% ' A . w
g " . "‘-'l i .""'%y v'y 8 , . i :7 ”‘ |'.
(1.: y . 4
» + Y ’ X &R
“" .’ A : * N ' A 1
o N ‘ . : g o v
’br i : . & v . :
» 4 ‘- 3 » R
S W ey M ;: " -t ,’.v R Eot ¥ 2 ’ o
’ e vy R | 3
a 2 \ s s Y 5 OB 1, . : %
Y 2 e 3 PR, o 5. ¥
i A 9M PN Taag S g u.; ) TR Zo4 vm iy, ) ‘
v Ry PTR A o v W o Vh - FTRAERAME AN L o ) s} P
:,' e d Tv e o-"‘ > k :‘ ; Vit T e ¥ LA }“"\ W* 0
e SR RS Re oo tmven s i o TS RAU R L I o - L »
P g e way i S » TT — X Ae e e AASSTRE ORN A noa, - -
S eeNG e / . Hie ii gy :.\‘ L S T —i) » 3, lIT NN ‘,“\ R
4 4 LA, WsooßO oA o s —r IR poren T e & RSt e s wer ‘*A‘;M’ Ty o l»! Ly iyt 08. AL
e o ; T ARSI R I I T Ty oy S b
¥ N O - b i v Ay L TR G Late AR
i W Tl s Fiodatts g g+ T ORINT lAR
YRRy 8 o '*' : r M WWy Bye® SRR SR A (et ) 3 : e i
iSRR A S 50 - » o s e) SR ~‘g; g N B O RS e o ATHEN I
-LR T P B : " : 4 ; ¥ e 4““““‘ NAN { N
LRI T b SIO P g LM RS eSRAARB Ry §oo B & U
. SRt AR T B ) [~ » B M. . S W Ak’# . 1 " i
AR R o " ¢ ‘ - (o 1), IR B3RsTS VR ; Py |
- R B o ‘ d vAe e ) A P MRS e . A al L SRy
f g ePST o IR J Fi g » 2, [ o E T Riod SR ¥is aat ;. A
* R R 4 f y 4 w ‘l[’ \ YYel S “iEy i 3 L LN &
e g; £ R Hong | ) L 2 \ R S i ¢ . ¥ )
g “4 | ) > 2. BOUES o Y ol N
: y p 68 I LY ' O - g e il eb N Yo L\J : it A“ .
N R A Y MRS e o - G Wiy e S I Lo
e bk i e * lS’ i o R ': : i e o R { i S 8 e v} :‘ B K R<o 15
e S Y 0 o J o | S TS RN B 2« I
LA be i) ! «3 1 B 5:: i ’ ’ i :‘: i 1 R Wi X : oy v P o f;r,
P fi,‘ie ! i t = ! - 3 . : Gty N Ao B
4 a 0 B FT AR . P ; A RSt
4 L " "o ow o » ] . . . ' g 2R, .t
4 ¥y | g 0 > o ' i g ¥ . p "= ‘Ay f
E L ' 8 R \ 'a" : ':' {5 ¥ o 8 ¥ - e gt W
R ¥ i eil 3 « g ! G ey b RN [
- o R . S 8 # By BREY . COEEEE BY
5 By ¢ (el SRR N o t W RMR 5 i AN ._f&?\',«l_, g e
" DRI & i TR k 4 : ” 3w gt ss e W G A OERE RN o 9
\ AR g o £ 4 | 2 SIS acid P e <% RO A 8 g AT Sy
oo o I v ol o S R
Sk ’ AP 035 " BRTR L oSR v YRt A, yi ITTR T ) e g eo] ¥
X R A VY R IRT eB s O R N By RECSTRR D S R SRS SR N eT R W 3 ¢ N
‘o BRI iB R PR i T SRR it e S PR K
P X i R v‘*"n‘ -; :\‘!{, M e , RS o 4 PR 1) B ‘:." y RSN ‘» £DI v « v | .",q\?.':'“ ¢ " \\.
34% PR K RA b SO, o KA : - R “)""fi;fi‘b 3 i ‘fis t« CBe T (;.-xv"?‘ L 3A% g 3 0 il
- S e RAR TR NN Wg AR TRN TN
) B OO ) vTB = 2 RTR eSee sTR T R s P Gy" LA .ty
: ¢ R IR RSR : eR R T W TR ERTEERE SR S
Interest Paid On Time Deposits.
N B KEW BANK '
/0 fi ‘
27N /
7/ /,/’»“3“’ jb\
<2 AN 1
7 / B K
f 078 M o N
2] w‘?fl B 0 N\
. ' B eusmry L, y" \
XN 702 T lé
2 %Egfi
AN 22 L P 1 4
— " i .' : : /'/
" WAI
A ’m. YAT
“[f q,\“,
):)\/ [f I 'I,Z L P
< | L SR X
| SESErps
The Queen of Fashions.
Richest and choicest creations are
most elegantly and perfectly repro
duced on the Standard Rotary.
The World’s Best Sewing
Machine.
The only machine which makes abso
lutely perfect lock and chain stitch
ing on the same machine,
Ladies.
When you are in need of a sewing
machine, you no doubt intend to give
the matter intelligent consideration
and should buy one which will last
a lifetime, the Standard Rotary.
You Owe It to Yourseli
To learn how the Standard Rotary
will do more and better work in less
time, and with more real comfort and
pleasure than any other machine
made. Send for circular.
The Standard Sewing Machine Co.,
Atlanta, Ga.
Agents wanted,
THE WORLDS GREATEST SEWING MACHINE
NLIGHT RUNNING
S/ —
L R
' i{p A' R
N N (ISR | B
AN
s Wl \:‘ ”.“\‘;"'.
Ul o
N N o
W _‘; : : A :’ =1 *’ "
- '1 "’ \‘, % > »;._,y’a
R NI ——
4; "g TR Ny o [
bA& 7""” N
Itgou want eithera Vibrating Shuttle, Rotary
hutile or a Single Thread [Chain Stitch)
Sewlu;%mchlna write to
THE NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE COMPANY
Orange, Mass.
Many sewing machines are m to,dlucurdhuol
quality, but the New H is made to wear,
Our guaranty ne 1s out,
RT S e ("“ll‘fln»:"m:m:__ :;'Q\;‘f,,; ',’\\"f”;‘? b 3 ‘l".u‘_._u&-
NEW LIMITED TRAIN
-~ VIA
Southern Rail
BETWEEN y
ATLANTA, LOUISVILLE AND CINGINNATI
BEST SERVICE AND FASTEST TIME
Leave Atlanta - - 5:10 Y. M.
Arrive Chattanooga = - 9:40 P. M.
Arrive Cincinnati - - - 8:00 A. M.
Arrive Louisville - . - 9:30 A. M.
Solid Train Independent of all other Trains
Equipment the Best on the Continent
Eirst-Class Day Coaches
Elegant Puliman Sleeping Cars
Southern R. R. Dining Car Service ’
This Train will be inaugurated Sunday, October 18,
J. L. MEEK, G. R. PETTIT,
A, G. P. A, ; TP A,
Atlanta, Ga. 4__________________sl_&32!l_.33
DR, KING CURES CHROMIC DISEASES
s %
(O ) We treat this disease by painless mathods, and
e varicocc’. with no detention from business. The stag-
K 7/ pant blood is driven from dilated veins with the assistance of
‘Z/" our [mproved Varicocele Truss and Electro-Chemic process, the
%] ¢ parts being restored to their natural condition and cireulation
{ {)‘: . re-esta.bnsbed.w o .
LAY e cure stricture without severe operative
N fe Sh‘iciuro procedures. Our treatments act directl'; on tho
X , iy parts affected, eompletely dislodging the stricture by our gal
{ sNG vanic cleccric medical treatment; 1t is painless and in no wise
Nt interferes with your business duytleg.
ou may bo lacking in the
\ Loss °f “anly v'gor vower of vitality. If go. by our
W7t methods we will restore that vigor and strength to you that
oo 2 ghould be yours, Our treatment is nota mere stimulant but
OUR BEST REFERENCE IS, gives satistactory and permanent resu%t.s. e .
t may be in its primary
\\Q’“\“@UAR "EEDB'EP con‘aglous BIOOd Poison stage; 1t may have been
UNT!LCURED hereditary or contracted in early days. We cure its com
plications. We stop Its progress, eradicate every vestige of
‘WRITE--cases not too compli- poison from the system, and by the use of harmless remedies.
cated treated at home. If you whichleave no after eflect upon the sy stem.
cannot call, write for information KIDNEY, BLADDER AND URINARY DISEASES
regarding Home Treatment. successfully treated and permanently cured. PILES and
‘Advice FREE. RUPTURE cured by painless and bloodless methods.
1 CHRONIC DISORDERS OF WOMEN. CATARRHAL CONDITIONS CURED.
. YWe successfully treat allnervous and chrouio| Catarrh of the Nose, Throat and Lungs su¢-
diseases of women, and diseases pecullar to theiricessfully treated by my new inhalation method.
gex, such ad Falling of the Womb, Displacement, It removes all irritation, pain in forchead, ‘‘drop-
Unnatural Discharges, Nervous Decline, Dizziness,|ping,” hawking and spitting and prevents lung
Painin the beck. Women who wish to avoid oper-|complications, chronic bronchial and pulmonary
ative proceduresshould investigate our methods|diseases Write regarding our home treatment for
of treatment. Catarrh. 1
‘Consultatlon and Examination FREE, DR. N. K. KlNG,Chief Consulting Physician.
o, 7 Marietta, Cor, Marietta and Peachtree Sts.
'DR. KING MEDICAL CO, ™ ATLANTA.CA. __
CHAS. H. PARKER, J. P. HIGHSMITH.
PARKER & HIGHSMITH,
Attorneys At Law,
BAXLEY, GEORGIA
Chas. H. Parker and J. P.
Mighsmith, lately of Eastman,
announce the formation of a co
partnership for the practice of
law at Baxley, Ga., under the
firm name of Parker & High
smith, succeeding the firm of
Parker & Moore,
CHAS. H. PARKER,
J. P. HIGHSMITH.
QUINCEY & CHASTAIN,
MONEY LOANED
AT 7 1-2 PER CENT
I secure loans on Yyour
farm lands for any amount
at 74 per cent interest.
Call and see me before you
boriow money. All loans
made promptly.
R. T. WILLIAMS.
9-6-06.
. RAR el 128
v INFORMATION
. REGARDING
Farm or Business
«Jrr sale, Not particular about location
l?h to hear from owmner only whe
gl il tist i, bevee, Glead
mo{l. had. Address;
L. DARBYSHIRE, Box 9999