The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-08-05
DAYS DOING At
STATE CAPITAL
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BANKS MUST LEND STATE
MONEY AT 2 PER CENT.
OTHER ATLANTA NEWS.

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bank in Georgia that Governor Hoke
Smith has appointed as state de-
pository he has stipulated in the con-
tract that the bank shall be willing
to lend the state money at per cent.
interest in case the state should want
to borrow. Two per cent. is the same
rate the banks pay the state for it's
money.
Governor Smith has made this slip
ulation in the hope that the constitu-
tional amendment increasing the bor-
rowing powers of the governor will
pass, and that the bill, also a consti-
tutional amendment, forcing public
service corporations to pay their
taxes early in the year, will both
pass
In the event these measures are
enacted, it will mean the end of the
school teachers financial troubles in
| Georgia, and will mean the end of
the states worry over finding funds
to pay the teachers at the time the
salaries are due.
Voters Must Decide Ii.
Atlanta, Aug. Again expressing
its belief in the right of the people to
pass on important local measures, the
state senate has decided to leave to
the voters of Cordele the question of
the abolition of the city court there
The original bill in the senate was to
abolish the court, but it met opposi-
ton, and was only passed with the
amendment that the people could rati-
fly or reject 1t.
The Labor Bill.
| Atlanta, Aug 1.-THE house and
senate are at odds on the labor bill
| for Georgia. and unless the difference
can be settled in conference there
will be no legislative change in the
present act, which permits workers in
mills to labor Sc hours per week.
The bill that passed the house did
away with the weekly measure of
time, and carried ten-hour per day
! limit
The senate has refused to accept
that BILL and instead has passed
senate measure returning to the week
ly measurement and making 1t g.
hours per week.
Improvement at Colleges.
Atlanta, Aug. 4.-The colleges of
Georgia will begin their sessions this
fall in splendid physical condition.
many important improvements and
additions having been made to the
buildings and equipment of institu-
tons of this state.
The most notable of all, perhaps,
is at Shorter College, Rome, where
$50 men are at work in the construc-
ton of new buildings, and when the
college opens in September it will
have undergone a wonderful transfer
nation.
1t seemed hardly possible when
President Van Hose started the I'M
dertaking, that the change would be
complete for the fall of 1911, but that
elimination is now assured.
Doesn't Like Atlanta.
Atlanta, Aug. &C. A. Hall of
Vienna. Ga, doesn't like Atlanta. Par
ticularly he doesn't like the cold, un-
friendly manners of Atlanta women.
And If the story he tells is literally
true, ii seems that one Atlanta girl
was rather unreasonably harsh In
her misunderstanding of his naive
friendliness.
Mr. Clark was walking down White
hall from the viaduct, and by pure
chance, says he. young woman walk
ing the same way happened to keep
nearly abreast of him as they pro-
ceeded toward the Fourth Nation
bank building, where both stopped to
get car. AS they were standing
there, Hall was very much interested
to see Gypsy or Indian fortune-tell-
er, passing in bright colored garment.
covered with glittering silver beads.
Hall says he turned to the young wo-
man, just as he would have done in
Vienna, and ventured to remark. DO
you think that is a real Indian?"
He says the young woman looked
very shocked and walked rapidly
away, In about two minutes she re-
turned with policeman and now he
is IN the station house locked up in
a cellcharged with flirtatious conduct.
Manners in Atlanta are not what they
are in Wanna, says Mr. Hin. and
signs sadly.