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A h mail matter of the second class.
Guess (Jov. Hardwick has learn
ed that h ■ can't dictate to the
average Georgia legislator. The
lesson of t he j ate legislature is that
the members have a mind of thcii
own and do their own (drinking.
The General Assembly of Geor
gia adjourned at. a doubtful hour
Wednesday night of last week.
Gov. Hardwick expresses himself
well pleased at the work of the ses
sion; so are t he balance of us —just
couldn’t help it!
Under a recent act of the legis
Jature all dogs, of every tribe, large
or small, good or bad, will look
alike to the tax collector when he
comes round to collect taxes. You
must pay the dog tax or bid good
bye to your pup.
The recent legislature added the
reading of the Bible to the opening
exercises in the public schools of
the State. It is likely the County
Boards of Education will designate
the Old Testament as the part to
be used to prevent offense.
The Walton Tribune, Monroe,
calls Commissioner J. J. Brown an
"18 Karat 4-flushing bull artist.”
Don't know what that is, but it
must be something - awful, as it
concludes with the wish that
cousin L. C. will get cousin J. J’s
scalp.
Potato curing houses are being
built all over South Georgia except
in Atkinson county. Our people
should get busy to keep up with
the procession. There is no loose
money around but a potato curing
house,they say will pay for itself.
The Tribune is not inviting any
questions.
The governor of Michigan, follow
ing the example of the governor of
Indiana, has refused to grant ex
tradition from that. State to Geor
gia of a Negro criminal who has
taken refuge there. If he likes
that class of citizens in his state
suppose a continuous stream of
them be sent there in exile.
Gov. Hardwick’s economy policy
has resulted in the largest appro
priation measure ever enacted by
the Georgia legislature, and a tax
act that draws money from almost
everything in sight- —froth a lap
dog to grand opera. A friend of
the governor whispered in the
editor's ear, "lie sho is some econ
omizer 1 ?"
Did you over go fire hunting for
deer and kill somebody’s calf? If
you have, you can understand
the feeling of those Thomasville
people when they discovered that
their Wiilapus Wallapus animal
was nothing more than a big male
calf. If you’ve not had that ex
perienee the Tribune will explain
that you xvill feel like you was
due somebody an apology.
The conference of nations, to
consider the question of disarm
ament, xvill be held in Washington,
November, 11. Armistice Day. Pres
ident Harding is carefully select
ing the American delegation there
at. By virtue of his office Score
tary Hughes will be the Chairman.
It is also settled that Senator
Bodge, chairman of the Senate
Foreign Affairs committee, xvill be
a member of the delegatioh; this is
senatorial courtesy.
Congress lias interpreted the
prohibition amendment to the
National constitution, and says
(h;tl it, does not license the search
of one's home for violations of law
without a search warrant. The
Tribune lias heretofore expressed
the view that officers had no right
to search one’s residence, his ear
or buggy, trunk, satchel or suit
case without first obtaining the
proper search warrant and, if he
did it. he became a' transgressor of
the law and entitled to punish
ment as other law breakers. ,
AHA, I SEE.
Surgeon General Cummins, with
the reports ail in from all sections
of the South, insists that famine
and disease (pellagra) exists to an
alarming extent.
He explains that he uses the
word "famine” in a scientific and
restrictive sense. In other words
he Aid mils there is plenty of food
stuffs in the Houth, hut it lacked
some essential element to prevent
pellagra.
He further says, “looked at from
the standpoint of a physiologically
complete diet the supply is acute
in a number of localities."
He points out no definite locality
nor definite character of food re
quired to meet the exigency of the
ease.
The Tribune thinks the astute
Surgeon-General should now be
permitted to run along. He has
demonstrated that, he is a wise (?)
old guy.
Rounding Up the Laws.
Gov. Hardwick had five busy
days following the adjournment of
the legislature reading, signing and
vetoing bills passed by that body,
during the session that had not re
ceived previous attention.
Ho has affixed his signature,
necessary to complete and to be
come valid laws of the State, to
the following general bills:
To create a state board of forest
ry.
To regulate the practice of pro
fe»« J onal nursing to create a board
of nurse examiners and to require
registration of nurses.
To regulate the analysis, inspec
tion and sale of commercial fertiliz
ers.
To provide tho elective franchise
for women.
To provide for the payment of
deficits in the salaries of judges of
the court of appeals and of the
superior coo its.
To increase the fees of coroners,
constables and coroner’s jurors in
counties of 200,000 or more popu
lation. This is for the sole benefit
of Fulton County.
To provide the elective franchise
for women. This bill provides for
women voting, holding office and
sitting on the jury, but specially
exempts them from road and mi I i
tary duty. Before women will be
permitted to vote, however, they
must eough up $1 poll tax just as
mere men have to do.
To amend the military Jaws of
the State so as to make them con
form to the organization and dis
eipline requirements of the United
States.
To make it unlawful to make or
aid in making of false statements
or representations in attempting to
procure the payment of false or
fraudulent claims against insurance
companies.
The following local measures
were also signed Monday:
Creating the Fifty second sena
torial district to be composed id'
the counties of Berrien, Cook and
Lanier.
To establish a city court at
Fitzgerald.
To repeal an Act authorizing a
special tax in Bacon county.
To amend the charter of Moult
rie.
Gov. Hardwick has signed the
measure requiring the reading a
chapter in tho Bible every morn
ing in the public schools of the
state.
Commissioner J. J. Brown, of the
State agricultural department, says
he “Is too white a man to kick a
fellow when he is down.” Hence,
he has no reply for any of Senator
L. C. Brown's cards in the news
papers.
As the Tribune suspected Ech
ols county citizens are not contem
plating dismantling their county.
This fact is given out in unmistake
able language by a doughty Echols
county citizen through theValdos
ta Times He says the county is
in tine financial condition —does
not owe a dollar and has some
money in her treasury. The Tri
bune editor is too well acquainted
with Echols county to give cred
ence to the story that her people
was seeking to abandon her.
PEARSON TRiBLNE. PEARSON, GEORGIA. AUGUST 19, 1921
Enough Bonds.
Col. Allen: —I read .with much
interest your article a week or two
ago relative to the proposed Bond
issue of thirty thousand dollars
for completing the court house. I
agree with you that Bonds are a
mighty good thing when needed,
or at least when a necessity arises
for them, but as the wise man said,
“There is a time and season for all
things.” 1 think this is an inop
portune time and wrong season for
bonds for our county, especially
thirty thousand dollars to com
plete the court house, from the
plain fact it will not require this
amount of money to complete the
court house. A responsible con
tractor tells me that he will finish
the court house for five thousand
dollars. Did you know that it
takes one billion dollars per year,
now, to pay the interest on our
National bonded indebtedness?
Did you know that it is estimated
by reliable authorities, that our
National Bonded Indebtedness is
approximately fifty-five million
dollars per each Congressional dis
I riel? This is besides the millions
of dollars of state, county and
municipal bonds. The interest on
all has to be paid by the people
each year. 1 am by the bonds,
like you are by the ‘drives,’ we
should have a little rest from
them. We should be allowed a
resting spell to enable us to figure
up and see how long it will take
us to pay the interest upon same.
•So much for the national end of
it. Now, lets see about the local
bonds: .Just a year or so ago the
county authorities said they need
ed seventy live thousand dollars
to build a courthouse and jail, and
the people of our county very will
ingly voted bonds for this purpose,
and as 1 understood it and I think
the majority of the people under
stood it, that this amount and no
more was to be used. The court
house isnow practicality completed,
we have held one term of court
in it and can hold many more, as
it now stands. The jaii, is prac
tically completed, it is sufficient to
hold oui’ prisoners, our records are
safe behind fire proof vaults, so
why should we worry, even if it is
not finished for the present. 1 see
nothing urgent. There are mim
bers ol good farmers and business
.men in our county living in unfin
ished homes, and are making out,
because they have not the money
to complete same, I bet you they
will live on a good while before
they | lace a mortgage or second
mortgage on their home to com
plete same, especially during this
strenuous financial period.
Home seem to think and convey
the impression, that It. makes no
difference, vote bonds and at the
end of Thirty years they will be
paid by some one else, in some
way. Well, now if any one is be
ing fed by this soft corn they will
be choked by. the eob, because t he
interest and a part of the principal
will have to be paid each year, by
us, by every tax payer in the
county. The interest and a part
of the principle of the seventy-live
t housand dollar bond issue already
upon us will amount to about six
thousand dollars t his year and will
be -paid by us this year. Just and
t hirty thousand dollars to this now
and one-interest and part principal
for next year will be nearly ten
thousand dollars and it will be
paid by us and not some body else,
thirty years from now. And if we
vote another bond issue or so the
first thing we know it will take all
our tax money to pay interest and
sinking fund, and we will have
nothing left to school our children,
feed our paupers and run our
county.
Ho you see the interest on all of
this enormous National, State,
County and Municipal bonded in
debtedness will have to be paid by
us, the people. There is no way
to shift the burdens or responsibil
ity. The situation is serious and
very burdensome, now, so lets by
all means not increase our burden.
Home wise financier said. The best
way to pay a debt is not to make
it’. Ho lets pay this proposed
thirty thousand dollar bond issue,
interest and all, by not making it,
and we will get along just as well,
live just as long and die happier.
Very respectfully,
Chas. E. Stewart.
Axsoh, Ga., August 16th. 1921.
The Kirkland News.
Mr. Jim Douglass attended
church at St. Mary’s last Sunday.
Mrs. Belton Carter and Mrs. H.
C. Carter spent Tuesday in Tifton.
Mr. T. T. Jeffeoat has returned
home from a visit to relatives in
Florida.
Miss Cora Wade, of Reynolds,
was the guests of Miss Lilia Love
last week.
Miss Elbe Carter visited her
sister, Mrs. J.. F. Roberson of Pear
son, on Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. J. M. Giddens is at home
again after several weeks visit to
relatives in Scab rook, H. C.
Mr. R. K. Jeffeoat returned to
Aeree Friday night after relieving
his brother here for ten days.
Mrs. J. F. Roberson of Pearson
spent Tuesday with her home
folks, Mr. 11. C. Carter and family.
Miss Lilia Love attended the B.
Y. I*. U. social at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. J. Tyler of Pearson
on last Friday night.
Miss Jensey Woods returned
home Monday from Wayeross
hospital where sho has just under
went an operation for appendicitis.
Mrs. T. T. Jeffeoat and children
returned home last week after sev
eral days visit to Mrs. Jeffcoat’s
mother, Mrs. Richmond Roberts, of
Mliiiacooehee.
Quite a crowd of young people
and* married vfolks attended the
ice ere a m supper at the home ol
Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Dou glass last
Saturday night. T hey reported a
very enjoyable time.
Several of the Kirkland people
attended the funeral of ’’Uncle"
Monroe Corbitt at Live Oak last
Sunday. Uncle Monroe died on
Friday afternoon at the home of
his son, Mr. Lamar Corbitt. He
was baptized and received into the
Kirkland M. E. Church duly a
short time ago. We extend sym
pathy to the bereaved ones.
HEY. BOYS!
See me for firstelass Cleaning
and Pressing.
All work guaranteed.
Sanitary Pressing Club
For Fall Gardens.
Now that the time is here to
buy Fall Garden Heed I want to
call your attention to the fact that
in addition to having lately
bought and put in a nice Hue of
packet jteed. I have also a nice
line of most all varieties of fall
turnip seed in bulk that I can sell
you more seed for the same amount
of money than can be bought in
the packages. Shall be glad to
have you call examine my line of
garden seed as well as all other
lines 1 carry in stock. My price
xvill sell the goods. *
Come and get the bargain price.
F. E. McNeai;.
HOW’S THIS?
HALL’S CATARRH MEDICINE
will do what, we claim for it —
cure Catarrh or Deafness caused by
Catarrh. We do not claim to cure
any other disease.
HALL’S CATARRH MEDICINE
is a liquid, taken internally,- and
acts through the blood upon the
mucous surfaces of the system, thus
reducing the inflammation and re
storing normal conditions.
All Druggists. Circulars free.
F. J. Cheney & Co. . Toledo, Ohio.
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AND
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OFFER
Summer Excursion Fares
TO
NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTH CAROLINA
COLORADO
CALIFORNIA
MICHIGAN
NEW YORK
Which Include Attractive
STEAMSHIP TRIPS.
For full information write to
J. P. BILLUPS,
General Passenger Agent,
Atlanta, Georgia.
Attention Citizens.
Hen. Wm. J. Harris, Senior U. S.
Senator from Georgia will address the
citizens of Atkinson county, in the Court
Room, at 11 a. m., on Wednesday, Au
gust 24th.
He will discuss matters of special
interest to farmers, business men, sol
diers, and others.
Be sure to come and give him a re
spectful hearing.
Mr. and Mrs. Turner Enter
tained.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Turner enter
tained the young people of Fear
sou Wednesday evening in honor of
their guests. Misses Mary Hutch
inson and Leah Hutton, both of
'I ifton. After playing many games
the young folks were delightfully
served with parched peanuts,
grapes, chicken sandwiches and
iced tea.
Those present were: Misses
Estelle Parker, Charlotte Kiekei
son, Edna Meeks, Annie Lee
Roberts, Ferrell McNeai, Ada
Meeks, Madge Booth. Leah Sutton,
Mary Hutchinson, Jaunita Till
man, Jessie Hutton and Mis. Bessie
Woods. Messrs. Broughton. Paul
ami George Kirkland, Htacy Mc-
Neai, Aubrey, Solon anti Duvon
Uorbilt, Glynn Pafford, James
Thompson, Nathan Poswick and
Austin Lankford.
Rub-My-Tism cures sores.
Legal Notice.
GEOHGlA—Atkinson rrnuoty.
All persons are fort-warned not to trade for
those eortaliAhree promissory notes, execut
ed by the undersigned and made payable U>
l. M. Allen or order, via: One note for >25
due September Is , 1921; one note for £SO due
October Ist, 1921: sued one note for -7 > duo
November Ist, 1921. The consideration for
which these notes were given have failed and
I will refuse to pay them. ,f. I\ Sutton.
Pearson. r.a„ August lot It. 192 i.
E. F. EVANS
%
Practical Watchmaker and Jeweler
Has located in Pearson, with shop in the Malone Block, and
xvill do a general repair business —
WATCHES, CLOCKS AND JEWELRY.
Having thirty years* experience can give entire satisfaction.
(Jive me a trial if you have any work in this line.
Terms: Cash on Delivery. E. F. EVANS.
FARM LOANS
Made without delay at 31 to 7 Per
Cent. Interest.
Loans on Improved City Property at 6 Per Cent.
< ’onto to see us t. A. HARGREAVES and H. i. LANKFORD,
Pafford Building. Pt:Ai:so;?. Gkokuia
INSURANCE!
Is Your Premises Insured against Fire, Lightning and
Tornade? If not, See
HARGREAVES & TYLER, Pearson, Ga.
They Represent Firstelass Companies.
NEW SPRING AND SUMMER MILLINERY.
We call special attention to our nev/ arrivals in
seasonable Miliir.ery, and cordially invite the lady
readers of the Tribune to call and Examine our
stock.
GARRETT & DOUGLASS.
Next door to N. Z. Harrell,
Pearson, - Georgia.
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DAY
CHEAP
EXCURSION
TO
Jasksoirilg, Fla
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23,1921,
VIA
Georgia & Florida Railway
and
Ga. So, & Fla. Railway.
Round Trip Fare $3.75, plus the
War Tax, 30c.
SCHEDULE:
Leave Willacooehoe, 3:50 p. m.
Arrive at Jaehsottville, 9:50 p. in.
Tickets good returning on all
regular G. H. & F. and G. & F.
trains, with final limit G. H. & F.
| Train No. 20, leaving Jacksonville
8:00 a. in., August 26, 1921.
THROUGH COACHES GOING AND RETURNING
For further information upply to
| anx Agent of the Company, or ad
j dress J. ,\. Hthkvek, Traffic Man
lager; D. F. KiiiKi'ATKUK, General
1 Passenger Agent, Augusta, Ga.
