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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1911
Page
7
The Detroit Free Press notes Mme Bernhardt smiling at a story about a young actor rejected as secretary for not wearing his best clothes. She contrasts men and women asking what to say versus what to wear for a pivotal step.
A compilation of proposed measures from lawmakers across Georgia includes creating Griggs county from Worth, Mitchell and Colquitt. authorizing state charters for insurers. refining DeKalb roads and revenues. paying counties for fugitives. excluding officers from testifying on confessions. electing Echols county judges. funding state sanitarium improvements. creating a railroad inspector. regulating county newspaper ads. funding Athens street work. incorporating Middleton. creating a conservation department. extending Hi ram town limits. consolidating St Marys. adjusting Hapeville taxes. resetting dirt and second class roads. forming a new North Georgia college board. establishing Millen city court. amending Palmetto charter. expanding Hartwell city court. adding three Cobb terms. renaming East Point and issuing multiple bonds. mandating cinder deflectors on rail passenger cars. funding UGA heating plant. improving post roads. taxing corporations. juror challenges. updating Cobb court fees. adjusting Hiram school system. regulating fish catching. funding agr icultural schools. powers of electric companies. and pulaski fishery rules.
A brief item promoting Sweetwater Park Hotel in Lithia Springs Georgia, touting it as offering the best of the season with appealing accommodations and amenities.
A list of bills and proposed constitutional amendments filed by various representatives including reducing city court waivers, establishing courts of inquiry, allocating convict labor by county, incorporating towns, changing court schedules, defining coroner duties, train safety flagmen, and adjusting salaries for state judges and officials. Also proposes county tax levies and abolishing county treasurer offices in certain areas.
In Washington on July 11 a large boulder with a bronze tablet will be unveiled in memory of Abraham Lincoln at Fort Stevens where he stood during the battle. The monument is erected by the Fort Stevens Lincoln Park Association.
Washington July 11. The postoffice department reports the first self supporting year in thirty years with a $3,000,000 repayment of public funds and a $1,000,000 surplus from earnings. The prior year showed a $17,500,000 deficit, and the improvement prompts discussion of possible 1 cent postage under Taft's administration.
Well known golfers gathered at Englewood Country Club for the sixth Metropolitan Golf Association open championship. The 72 hole medal play championship begins tomorrow and continues Thursday with 36 holes each day. An 18 hole four ball match was held today as a prelude.
The Agitator column from the Louisville Herald quotes an eastern statesman about finding fault and a western counterpart replying that only a wise and lucky political prospector can find fault in paying quantities.
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