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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
2
An Anniston editorial lauds the city as the cleanest in the United States in the eyes of travelers. It credits natural advantages and, more importantly, constant citizen and official effort for the spotless streets, yards, and public buildings. It urges vigilance to maintain sanitation and healthful conditions.
Citizens urged to keep yards clean and premises sanitary. Weeds on vacant lots and along sidewalks must be controlled. Authorities urged to enforce clean city standards to attract residents and visitors, and to promote Anniston as the beautiful capital of Alabama.
A heated discussion centers on the grave question of what whiskey is while simultaneously debating the preferred spelling whiskey versus whisky. The language debate mirrors broader cultural identities and trade disputes that color public discourse.
A report says the Georgia peach crop in the territory north of Atlanta will reach only about ten percent of last year’s yield. The note asserts that good roads would improve country conditions more than any other effort, and urges all residents to support the road movement rather than oppose it.
The June 6 issue of the Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index from Columbus highlights Columbus textile growth by printing photographs of the Anniston Manufacturing Company plant and the Anniston Yarn Mill. The Star provided the cuts.
County advocates of good roads push for a permanent paved highway, asserting secured ways and inviting any opponents to concede, as they enter the contest with a clear plan to win.
The text argues that success in any business comes from thorough knowledge and unwavering determination. It emphasizes intelligent, well directed, and continuous effort rather than luck or lack as the path to achievement.
The Mobile Register reports detectives assigned to uncover town lawbreakers were ridiculed in Mobile but beaten and endangered in Montgomery. It criticizes Montgomery citizens for lax law enforcement and urges Sheriff Horace Hood to act as the capital city prepares for a shift in control.
The Alabama Bar Association moves to nominate Alabama Supreme Court justices by lawyers, praising the plan as better than the current primary system. Chairman W V Thedford argues the present primary era produces turmoil and extravagance, yet no one has shown the primary has produced incompetent judges.
The article argues that primary selection pressures corruptly intertwine with politics, urging reform. It notes judges endure political taint after election and that many voters lack information about candidates. It calls for a better plan developed by the Bar Association and highlights the burden of funding primary campaigns on candidates.
A well known lawyer defends the fee system while opposing critics from the Times News. He argues the fight targets graft by officers who profit from fees, not sympathy for criminals. The piece contends salaries could replace fees, and that honest officials exist despite the system. The column notes that solicitors once paid by fees and now by salary, with no drop in vigilance.
A Gadsden Times News excerpt criticizes graft and the swelling of treasury receipts while granting criminals the privilege to pay similar costs for various processes as before, highlighting concerns over state county revenue and justice costs.
The Fort Smith Times editorial argues that good roads are essential for agricultural prosperity, commercial growth, and community well being. It asserts better highways connect towns to farmers, support schooling and church attendance, and raise farm property values by easing transport to markets. The piece voices agreement from the Jonesboro News.
The piece argues Georgia will see sweeping road improvements in coming years driven by public agitation. It compares national road legacies to Rome, noting enduring influence of durable infrastructure as a model for Georgia’s future development.
An American appeal touts Parisian Sage as a superior hair restorer and tonic that smooths hair, stops dandruff, and prevents itching. A liberal offer provides a 50 cent bottle from Elam Ordway & Houser with a money back guarantee if not satisfied after two weeks. The ad notes the auburn girl on every package and claims wide retail availability.
In a Thursday night city council session Jack Shepperd won a regular police position over Thomas McNamara and James Eason. Mayor Wikle read a veto message explaining why he would not approve an ordinance granting five year tax exemption to Aniston Fertilizer and the accompanying company. The mayor noted potential monopoly concerns despite possible benefits to the firm’s operations.
City council sustains the mayor's veto on a tax exemption proposal after preliminary steps to pave sidewalks on Noble Street East Ninth to Tenth, East Tenth Street from Lighton to Highland, and Gornee Avenue from Tenth to Twelfth. Meeting led by President W S McCaa with council members Evangeros, Edmondson, Richie, Scarbrough, Thrasher, Ward, Wilvov, Wrenshall and Yancey present.
Olympia Wash June 11 The local option law passed by the last legislature goes into effect tomorrow and anti saloon forces in the state are already preparing a vigorous campaign aimed at placing Washington in the dry column Clarke county in the southwestern part of the state is noted as a focal point for early activity.
In Vancouver the county seat both sides prepare for an upcoming local option clash. A petition for a local option election is expected next week, with the vote possibly in late August or early September. The county population is about 25 000, though Vancouver itself has around 10 000 residents, twenty saloons, and a large brewery.
Time brings revenges in forestry as the humble black spruce, long despised by British foresters for being soft and light, emerges as the best wood for aeroplanes. The Dundee Advertiser notes its current rise though few sylviculturists have planted it beyond ornament or shelter.
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