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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1913
Page
7
The senate spent much of the session debating Senator Searcy's liquor bill making it a misdemeanor to buy liquor for another from a blind tiger. It was killed 28 to 18 after four delay attempts, each tied and decided by the president. Union depots for towns with multiple railroads passed unanimously with a related amendment.
An advertisement urges readers to treat itchy skin and related conditions with Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap. It promises instant relief from burning and itching, better sleep, and gradual healing, noting doctors widely prescribe the products for years and that trials are free from Baltimore department.
Senate moved to reconsider the Barrow county bill after Thursday defeat, placing it at the bottom of the senate calendar and likely delaying action till next summer. Bills introduced include a plan for Commission government in Augusta and various education and railroad measures.
Dr Dunbar Ogden pastor of Central Presbyterian will travel to Monteagle Tennessee to speak Sunday before the chautauqua session there Rev G R Buford assistant pastor will fill the pulpit Sunday delivering a morning sermon on The New Testament Standard of Service and an evening sermon on Gods Law of Purity Buford will discuss purity addressing the social problem from his experiences with the Men and Religion Forward Movement at Martha's Home with a strong lesson aimed at men
After passage of the general appropriation bill the house set special order for Tuesday to finalize Shuptrine of Chatham's bill creating a state commissioner of drugs with a $2900 salary funded by druggist fees. The measure targets narcotics enforcement under the liquor prohibition era and cites cocaine sales as high as fifty grains monthly in one store. Opposition argues powers exist elsewhere. adherence to enforcement is debated, including enforcement of the prohibition law.
With unostentatious ceremonies Atlanta's new 260000 crematory was tentatively turned over to the city health department at noon Friday. An engineer will supervise until a final test in the fall. If satisfactory, the city will pay 1350600 of the balance due the builders. Mayor Woodward and officials attended. Ashley will inspect daily if possible.
The Georgia House approved the general appropriation bill totaling 5,795,687 dollars excluding a 3,679,000 dollar bonding provision, after three days of debate and multiple amendments. The final vote stood 144 to 2 with Wright and McGehee dissenting, as discussions touched on state finances, the per capita funding for the state hospital, and proposed new bills expanding tax, education, and governance measures.
Rev Guy H Frazer resigns as Cordele Episcopal pastor after about two years to take a post in Waterbury Connecticut as an assistant for a parish of eleven hundred communicants.
Representative Picquet of Richmond expresses surprise upon learning Senator Kellay of the eighteenth district introduced a bill to repeal Augusta's charter and substitute a commission form. He cites last night’s proceedings on the $30,000 Medical College appropriation and notes absence of a colleague during consultations. He recalls a straw poll in Augusta where 3,500 registered voters did not vote and only about 2,000 supported commission government, questioning why the measure moved in the senate rather than the house.
At a council meeting a resolution to abolish roundsmen in the police department and promote those officers to sergeants was referred to the finance committee for funds. The measure was not adopted, and the full action awaits committee review. If approved, six roundsmen would become sergeants with a $5 pay raise.
Lady Sybil Smith daughter of the Earl of Antrim Mrs Pethick Lawrence and Miss Evelyn Sharpe were sentenced to fourteen days in prison for attempting to hold a militant suffragette meeting in the lobby of the house of commons yesterday in London on July 25.
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