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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1909
Page
9
A satirical column mocks tariff politics and prominent figures including Taft Aldrich Roosevelt Harriman Fairbanks and Rockefeller. It lampoons legislative stumbles in a Tennessee setting notes Sawdust Florida and Alabama politicking and pokes fun at editors professors and office-holders while weaving playful references to Noah Tillman and Lazarus.
The piece argues Tafts plan to cut corporation tax from 2 to 1 percent fails to remove the fundamental inequity. It condemns taxing only incorporated firms while nonincorporated firms and bonds escape, and warns the income tax is the fairer, universal levy. It notes the Senate plan to submit the income tax by amendment faces state blockade, while a direct congressional enactment could avoid that hurdle. The author predicts a reckoning for those who back the corporation tax as a delay tactic.
The essay argues that while property rights protect against provocation, the legal system burdens the prosecution with proof. It notes rising procedural barriers and technicalities that disadvantage society and favor criminals, calling for reform to balance ethics, law, and public safety.
A panel of satirical verses and commentaries reflects on Georgia politics and tariffs. The pieces mock legislators, economic burdens, and public life with regional humor and sharply observed scenes. Notable lines reference cotton hoerin, corn, mowing, and the struggles of governance within a rustic local setting.
A bill by Rep. White seeks to adopt an employer’s liability law in Georgia mirroring a federal statute urged by Roosevelt. It argues current laws unjustly bar railway and factory workers from damages when contributory negligence is present, while nonemployees may recover. The measure stresses modern industry carries unavoidable risk and urges protection for workers and families against dire losses.
Georgia legislators pressed for higher funding for Milledgeville state sanatorium and for segregating tuberculous patients. Dr. Block warned mixing patients endangers all, as lawmakers consider increasing appropriation from 424,422 to 446,753 while Dr. Hardman pushes birth records reform alongside sanitation bills.
Mrs Jane Morrow Fears, longtime Atlanta social figure and widow of Col J W Fears, died in Memphis Monday afternoon. Survived by son Peter Grant in Memphis, son Dan Grant, daughter Mrs Mary Grant Prochaski in Germany, brother Captain James Morrow, and nephews James and Gillam Morrow. Body to arrive in Atlanta at 2:25 AM and be taken to Oakland Cemetery for funeral services at daybreak with Rev Dr Pise officiating.
The Gluten Club of Amherst College shows twelve students living on a $1 a month diet of gluten products. The piece notes this economical diet is technically possible but impractical for most, as people still want beefsteak and traditional fare. It concedes that a $1 monthly diet could solve some trust issues, while jokingly comparing such austerity to living in trees or wearing togas.
The Knox Wille Journal and Memphis Commercial Appeal clash over Supreme Court reversals in murder cases. They condemn excessive technicalities that delay justice and endanger lives, arguing current procedures shield criminals and undermine capital punishment efforts.
A reader argues that iron pyrites in Georgia fertilizers could ruin land and streams, urging the legislature to enact a felony crime. He cites a fish pond die-off and links pyrites to cotton disease, pressing for a bill to ban its use. The letter reflects agricultural fears and calls for legislative action this session.
The clerk of the superior court in Atlanta misfiled a bill of exceptions in Earnhart v. Atlanta and West Point Railroad. Errors assigned in the final judgment were not entered timely. The Georgia Supreme Court yesterday dismissed the case as unconstitutional to rehear. The entry was September 2, 1908, but not filed until February 20, 1909, after the term had ended.
Bristol Virginia July 13 A local option vote victory by 92 in last week’s election is challenged by 125 voters accused of voting in Virginia while owning property or retaining citizenship elsewhere. A committee was empowered to proceed with counsel to contest legality of the vote as to residency and eligibility.
The petition by Mrs. Margaret Smyth against Bishop C. K. Nelson as trustee for St Luke's Episcopal church concerns removing the cloud on her home property at 409 Peachtree Street in favor of the church. Judge I T Pendleton presided as reading of deposition evidence began but court adjourned.
Brigadier General Albert L Mills assigns Captain F A Hardaway of the Seventeenth Infantry at Fort McPherson to supervise the encampment of the Fifth and Second Regiments National Guard of Georgia at St Simons on the sea from July 7 to August 1. President Henry of the International Pressmen Union, based in Indianapolis, arrives in Atlanta to assess the two year old pressmen strike. President Berry will stay in Atlanta for two or three days.
General Manager A Miles of the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers told Atlanta leaders the Auditorium Armory could hold twice the exhibit space for the fall auto show. Local officials said only about 30 on the main floor now fit, but extra space might be found to expand capacity. Miles will stay several days to work out fall show details.
The forecast calls for fair weather with possible showers over the state. Conditions are generally light and cloudy with a tendency toward clearing, as stated by Section Director C. F. von Herrmann yesterday.
Local observations by Mr Von Herrmann suggest this summer be cloudier and rainier after a month of unsettled weather. July cooled from past years, with 100 degree peak in 1887 and 93 in last July. Through the season, highs have not exceeded 92, and cooling swims remain popular as warm days persist.
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