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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1912
Page
9
The piece blends humorous commentary on weather quirks and national politics. It lampoons Congress and figures like Taft Roosevelt and Lorimer, notes costs of living and liquor taxes, and teases the Bull Moose while reflecting on Georgia legislature and public mood. The tone is satirical with period paragraphing and local newspaper voice.
Editorial urges Atlanta to plan for future growth by fixing permanent building lines and grades, expanding a better sewage and street system, and expediting essential road work. It argues delay harms business, safety, and transportation, calling on the enduring "Atlanta spirit" to act now.
The Tippins bill faces likely Senate passage and governor veto with insufficient votes to override. Backers risk undoing past temperance gains in Georgia and wiping out about 300000 in state revenues amid a crippled financial program. Observers expect the veto to be sustained.
Newton County Georgia boards under HH Stone and Superintendent J O Martin publish a vivid pamphlet detailing high educational ideals. It lists white scholars, showcases school buildings, and mirrors Fulton in free pupil transportation to remote districts. Traveling libraries extend reading access and emphasize attendance and progress.
Discussion centers on a sanitation bill by Representative R. C. Ellis of Tift advocating free medical inspections in Georgia public schools. Backed by the state board of health and Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the policy follows Atlanta Fulton County success and could set a statewide standard. Newton county education board praised as an example others could emulate.
A compact miscellany piece blending local humor and lines from poetry and prose. The narrator mocks legislative bills versus dinners, cites the Georgia Moonshine Gazette quips, and reflects on light, faith, and daily life amid political satire and literary snippets from From a Cool Hammock and The Life-Road.
A verse revealing a resolve to move forward by burning bridges rather than returning to the past. The speaker claims to have proven the wisdom of leaving behind old ties as travelers press onward toward a new path, sometimes together, sometimes alone, with ashes and forward motion.
Hon J D Price of Oconee former state senator and agriculture commissioner candidate traveled from Atlanta to Camilla then Savannah and across south Georgia over two weeks to visit counties. John J McCay Macon fire insurer leader attends capitol. J W Callahan Bainbridge mayor visits and is talked about for governor. J J Conner warns Georgia crops weaker than usual with July 1 cotton estimates down 14 percent from June. John M Slaton reports $200 gubernatorial campaign fee. Forsyth redraws county primary to Sept 4 with 22 candidates for county offices.
In yesterday's Constitution an account of Mrs Hettle Green joining the Episcopal church quoted her as saying she was baptized in infancy as a member of the Quaker church. The report erred. Friends do not practice outward baptism. She likely meant she was a member from birth as children of Quaker members are regarded. The writer is Thomas Hy Felis from anta, Gi, July 17.
Brunswick attorneys debate whether selling near beer without a license on St Simons violates Georgia law. The dispute arose after manager Huggins was arrested for selling near beer without a license, a license Georgia law does not provide for the island. Attorneys differ on whether lack of license means no violation.
Detectives Campbell and Sere yesterday charged Dr J H Neall a noted physician of 236 Gordon Street with operating a sanatorium without license. He faces a 2:30 PM hearing before Recorder Broyles. Police report six patients were in the big two story residence when arrested though Neall claimed the offices were in use and the home housed living apartments and boarders.
Americus Ga July 17 The Americus Power company organized received bids for building construction and for the full outfit of electrical machinery and equipment. Nearly a score of manufacturers competed and awards are awaited. The company is well capitalized and expected to be a strong competitor when power turns on in three to four months. It has already secured the city lighting contract for next year and signed contracts with nearly two hundred local consumers.
Calhoun Ga July 17 Special George A Anderson of Calhoun has been unable to attend the session due to injuries from a picnic train wreck. He announced for re election but will be hindered from canvassing. He pledges the money received for this term to Gordon county roads. Four other candidates join the race.
Charles J. Haden of Cleveland elected president of the Chander Land corporation at a Cleveland meeting, succeeding the late Harrison J. Chandler, a Cleveland manufacturer of printing presses. The firm owns 110,600 acres in south Georgia to be developed.
At Taft Hall in the Auditorium a chamber of commerce dinner hosts three hundred attendees with music food and stereopticon slides. The open forum format will discuss major projects including purchasing and remodeling the YMCA property, the Lakewood exposition, and a municipal research bureau. President Wilmer L. Moore will preside at 7 o clock.
Dallas July 1 7 Texas adherents of the new party movement under Colonel Roosevelt have arranged for precinct primaries on July 27 the date fixed by law. Delegates to the state convention will be chosen August 13. A committee will name 100 delegates to cast Texas electors votes in Chicago August 6. It is unclear whether progressives will seek the Republican state convention or a state ticket.
Representative Nye of Minnesota attacked reformers as pretenders and warned against confusing speed with progress. He said greed and cowardice taint the age and argued the reformer should not seek office, criticizing the hippodrome of claims by many so called reformers.
Brunswick Ga July 17 Special The Eleventh District Democratic Executive Committee selected Brunswick for the congressional convention to elect a successor to retiring Congressman William G Brantley The primary and state primary will be in August with the convention to name the next congressman on August 31 Candidates J Randall Walker of Valdosta and Judge T A Parker of Waycross will be considered at the Brunswick meeting The nominee will be the candidate receiving the majority of convention votes.
Washington July 17 Agriculture Secretary Wilson denied before a House committee that his son Jasper earned a large salary from a Western Irrigation project due to the secretary's influence. Wilson and the government had not given a cent to the company. Representative Rucker of Colorado sustained the secretary. The charges were made by Representative Akin of New York.
A farmer, Wilson Arrington, was found dead in his cotton field near Trent in Haralson County, Georgia. Heart failure is listed as the cause. A search party located him after his family reported his absence.
Arnold B Hall author and self described good Samaritan aided Antone Marmon Greek cabinet maker after Marmon attacked him. Marmon confessed intoxication, claimed Hall was the assailant. police charged, Marmon fined 25.78 dollars after court appearance.
Ben Faulkner of Jasper county was brought to Macon for a hearing before United States Commissioner W. E. Martin Jr. on peonage charges. He allegedly held three Black farm hands in involuntary servitude. Two of the victims sought help from a U.S. deputy after arriving in Macon. Faulkner waived commitment and was released on a $600 bond. case to be taken up by the next grand jury.
Gordon county Democrats aim to keep the county in the Wilson column in November. Despite Taft and Roosevelt previously carrying the county, local leaders predict a landslide for Wilson and are organizing an effective campaign.
In Los Angeles on July 17, Lieutenant Governor A J Wallace Meyer Ligsner and other progressive backers called for Senator John D Works to resign over his critique of a proposed progressive party. The telegram was signed by forty progressives. In Washington Works refused, stating he would not resign and arguing the group has no right to demand his departure.
Washington July 17 The senate adjourned with a renewal of the democratic filibuster to secure an early vote on the wool tariff revision bill. Senator Simmons leads the Democrats seeking a vote while progressives press for amendments. If recognition is refused tomorrow the filibuster may continue against the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Army worms threaten cotton near Eufaula Alabama with damage spreading toward Georgia along the Chattahoochee River. Farmers report use of paris green and arsenate of lead as rains keep swamps saturated. Caterpillar activity began this week, with lowlands hardest hit while hills are reportedly unaffected.
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