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, ) BUTLER HERALD <9 'LET THERE BE LIGHT.’ BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 7, 1911 Number 13 ty 0 mattter what your walk in life, or what your station may be, you have an opportu nity to be the possessor of a bank account, and it only remains for you to realize the importance of this one thing, to render you independent FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK, BUTLER, - - GEORGIA DEPOSITS INSURED "ONE MILLION DOLLARS BACK1N G.” H. J. PEAGLER, Cashier. G!WC£ EIOT SHOT FIRED AT STEEL TRUST Gombine Attacked In House of Representatives. CALLED PERNICIOUS MONOPOLY Roosevelt Is Also Denounced as the Tool of the Trust Because Ho Allow ed It to Get Control of the Tennessee Iron Company. Representative Stanley, of Ken tucky, made a forty-flve-mlnute plea in the House of Representatives, at Washington, for action by that body on his resolution calling for an Investi gation of the United States Steel Cor- portion. He characterized the corpor ation as a "lawless, defiant and pernic ious monopoly," and demand that the guilty, "no matter how hfgh or pow erful, he brought to the bar of Jus tice.” Mr. Stanley declared the "steel trust," in fear of competition from Andrew Carnegie, paid him the colos sal sum of $520,000,000 for a plant rated two yeara before at $78,000,000. Mr. Stanley declared B. H. Gary and Henry C. Frick went to President Roosevelt and told him that if he dared interfere with their plans (the absorption of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company), whether legal or ille gal, the "so-called prosperity of his administration would end in a finan cial cataclysm." '■Never," continued Mr. Stanley, "since the Prince of Darkness appear ed to the Nazarene on the mountain* was such visitation of evil and far- reaching dominion unveiled to the vision of God or man. And the hero of Ban Juan Hill, and the savior of men assumed the same relative posi tion toward the arch tempter. The Saviour said, 'Get thee behind Me, Sat an,' and Roosevelt cried, 7 will get In front of you, thou O-mniacleat devil, I will paralyze the arm of Jastloe and still voice the popular clamor while you sandbag a competitor and loot a dominion In the South, rleh and vaat as an empire." a long time ago was said to be worth a pound of cure. Nearly everyone has had one or more serious illnesses that never would have occured i! they had received a little attention at the start. It Is Safer when you have any slight indisposition, or a cut linger, or a bruise to come in and get something that will prevent any chances of serious trouble, or better still to always have a few remedies on hand. We are always glad to give you any information or assistance in our power. As a preventive of any illness or disease we suggest the use of our Formaldehyde Lamp, the most potent disinfectant known to the medical profession. Also Sulphur Candles. HORTON’S DRUG STORE, BUTLER, - - GEORGIA. DOUBLE TRAGEDY. As Result of Jealousy Man Kills Self and Betrothed. Sitting on the steps of the country church at Naked Creek, near HarriBon- burg, Va., Pltzhugh Comer, a young farmer, shot and killed his betrothed, Miss Cora Turner, aged 20 years, and then committed suicide. Comer was Jealous of the atten tlons of another farmer to Miss Tur ner, and several times, It Is alleged, he threatened to kin the girl if she continued to write to^ anyone else but him. Having heard that the girl was exchanging letters with another, Co mer went to the girl’s house armed with a shotgun. Miss Tuaoer did not regard him with suspicion, and the couple strolled away to the church yard, near by. They talked for an hour and suddenly Comer drew away and fired a load Into the girl’s shoul der. When she did not fall, he reload ed and fired again below the heart. Comer watched her, and, calmly loading his gun, turned it against himself. Death was instantaneous. CABBAGE PLANTS Now is the time to set them for early spring heading. You can get the FROST PROOF plants, all the standard varieties, at $1.25 per 1,000; 7,000 and over at $1.00 per 1000. Count guaranteed, and good strong plants. Prompt shipment. PIEDMONT PLANT CO, Albany, Ga. FOR TARIFF BOARD. First of Legislation Favored by Taft Passes House. After considering the matter for more than seven hours under a spooled rule the house of representatives by a vote of 186 to 98 passed the bill pro viding for a permanent tariff board of five members. This Is the first of the legislation recommended by President Taft to be adopted In the house this session. The demoorats split on the passage of the bill, and although Champ Clark, the minority leader, voted for the measure, ninety of his followers were recorded against It. The’Tithere who voted In the negative were scattering republicans. The democrats voted to gether on various amendments to the bill, but In each instance they were defeated and the bill was put through in exactly the shape it had come from the committee. The insurgent repub- Ucans voted with the regulars of their party In opposition to the democratic amendments and on the final passage of the bill. CLARENCE W. WATSON. Cheeen For 8hort 8eneta Term by Democrats of West Virginia. REFORMATORY BARRED. House Passes Bill Restraining District of Columbia. The house of representatives at Washington voted to restrain the Dis trict fit Columbia from erecting a re formatory or any other penal Institu tion within a radius of 10 mll6s of Mount Vernon, the tomb of Washing ton, either on the Virginia or Mary land side of the Potomac. The galleries rapidly filled up dur ing the debntes, and when the vote to prevent the erection of the reforma tory was taken there was an outburst of applause. The original Carlin amendment, which Included Virginia only In the excluded territory, was amended on motion of Mr. Pearre to Include Mary land. Patriotic societies throughout the country joined in working for the defeat of the measure. PANIC AND DEATH SPREAD BY VOLCANO Many Villages Dsslroysd-Many Lives Lost. MOUNT TML AGAIN ACTIVE. Jt Is Reported That the Native Popula tion in All Directions Are Abandon ing Their Homes and Fleeing for Their Lives Into the Hills. Scores of persons, all natives, lost their lives in the tidal wave which fol lowed the eruptions of the volcano Taal, according to press advices re ceived at Manilla. An American school teaoher who traversed the west shore of Lake Taal telegraphs that five small villages were destroyed by the tidal wave and that not less than 300 persons have been killed in that vicinity. Many were burned in fires. A constabulary relief detachment re ports 12 persons were drowned and one killed by lightning at Tallsay, and that threo persons were drowned at Lemery. The government Is hurrying relief trains to the scene. All the towns within a radius of 20 milee have suffered damages from the rain of mud and stones, which still con tinues. Tho native population in all directions are abandoning their vil lages and fleeing to the hills In terror. GEORGIA MEMBERSHIP. Will Probably Continue at Present Figure of 11. Georgia’s membership In the House of Representatives will continue at its present figure, 11, If the plan agreed upon at a Republican caucus Is passed by Congress. The Republicans refused to acoept tbe Crumpackar plan which would have given Georgia a twelfth member, and adopted In its stead a scheme for holding the House membership at its present figure of 391. Under this plan Georgia will hold its own. The basis of representation will be 232,840 to a member. CORPSE PUT OUT LIGHT. Body of Dad Man Threw Town Into Darkness. - Holland Kiciilein, a wire chief em ployed by tho Edison Electric Light Company, of Brooklyn, was sent out before daybreak Tuesday to locate a leakage of electricity at Red Hook, a suburban district. He had been gone j about an hour when someone telephon ed that all the lights in Red Hook had suddenly gone out. Two men sent to seek out the new trouble, found Klchletn’s body lying rigid across the wirds 40 feet above the street. He had apparently fallen from his perch on a pole and his body, caught in a tangle Of wires and cables, had short-circuited all the current In the little town. He had been Instantly killed. BORDER TROUBLES. American Troops Rushed to the Mexi can Frontier, The acute revolutionary situation the northern border of Mexico has moved the American government to rush twelve additional troops of cav alry to the frontier to preserve the neutrality of tbe United States. The American military forces will prevent not only the movement of rev olutionary bands from this country into Mexloo, but also will prohibit de feated rebels with arms from seeking refuge on the territory of the United States. GOLDEN GATE HAS WON CANAL SHOW Panama Exposition Goss to San Francisco. WILL BE HELD IN 1911. New Orleans Was Defeated by Repub lican Votes, the Demoorats Qener- ally Supporting the Cresoent City. A Washington dispatch says: The House of Repreaontatlves, by a vote of 88 to 159, decided In fav»r of San Francisoo, and against New Orleans, as the olty In which an exposition to celebrate the opening of the Panama canal In 1915 shall be held. The vote was taken on a roll call to determine whether the San Francisco resolution or the New ,«Orleans bill should have consideration in the House. On a final vote, the San Fran- otsco resolution Was passed by a vote of 269 to 48. The advocates of San Francisco are olaiming that their fight is won, and that the Senate will ratify the action of the House. San Francisco won by capturing the Republican vote in the House. New Orleans’ support came from the Demo crats. Only thirty Republicans Toted for New Orleans. Thirty-six Demo crats voted for San Francisco. The 8an Francisco resolution does not ask for government aid In .any form. It simply authorizes the president of the United States to Invite foreign nations to participate in the fair. An effort to amend the resolution to lnelude provisions for an international naval parade from Hampton Roads through the Panama oanal and up the west coast to San Francisco was de feated on a parliamentary point of or der. The New Orleans bill called for an appropriation of $1,000,000 for a gov ernment exhibit and the creation of a government commission. DROP IN DEPOSITS. Deerease of $191,000,000 In National Banka of Country. Deposits of individuals in the 7,200 national banks of tbe United States decreased $191,566,488 between No vember 10 and January 7—a situation probably unprecedented In the reports made to the comptroller of the cur rency. Of that Bam, more than $168,000,000 was withdrawn from the thirty-nine national banks of New York city. No two ofBolals of the treasury agree as to where the money went. Some are of the opinion that part of U might have gone to strengthen the New York state banks and trust companies during the flurry caused by the so-called Robin failure early In the month. All of the treasury officials, however, expressed great interest in what ex planations the New York bankers might give. DEATH OF MISS DESHA. One of Founders of Daughters Ameri can Revolution. Mies Mary Desha, #8 years old, one of (he three founders of the Daughters Of the Amerloan Revolution, died sud denly of apoplexy while walking near her home at Washington olty. She was eduoated at Sayre Institute and Kentucky State College, at Lexington, Ky., and taught In the public schools there for several years. During tbe Spanieb-Amerloan war She was assistant dlreotor of the D. A. R. hospital corps. She he)d several offices at different times In the D. A. R., and was also president of the Al bert Sidney Johnson chapter of* the United Daughters of the Confederaoy, and a member of various patriotlo so cieties. . of the best varieties, ible growing. Prices on Cabbage Plants.*— to 9,000 $1.25 per thousand; 10,000 and over «>m« rate — plant* la very low. Yoages Island, S. C. The constitutional amendment pro viding for the submission of the ques tion of woman’s suffrage to a popular vote was passed by the California As- temblv, 65 to 6. The amendment aL fsady has passed the Senate. STRANGE FATALITY. Widow of Col. Carlisle, of Kentuoky, Meets Tragic End. A hot rock used in warming the bed set fire to her garments and caused the death of Mrs. Mary Carlisle at Lebanon, Ky. She was the widow of Col. John B. Carlisle, who was for many years a prominent lawyer of that city. When the aged woman was awakened, the bed clothing had caught fire and she sustained fatal burns be- BI-CENTENNIAL. Oathollos of Mobile Arrange Plane for the Celebration. At a meeting of the Catholic priests of Mobile, called by Right Rev. Bishop Allen, plans were oonaldered for the Catholic celebration of the, bl-centen- plals of the founding of Mobile on Feb ruary 28. His eminence. Cardinal Gibbons, hgs promised to preside on that flay. In the cathedral, a solemn pontifical mass of thanksgiving, whloh will bo sung by Right Rev. Bishop Shaw, a native of Mobile. Arohblshop Blenk, of New Orleans, will be present. This his torical sermon apropos of the founda tion will be delivered by the Rev. E. C. Do La Morlnlsre, S. J. MANEUVERING CAMP. Favorable Report on Proposition by Military Committee. The House oommltte on military affairs, at Washington, reported the Moon resolution directing an Inquiry by a commission of five officers of tl)e regular army into the advisability of establishing a maneuvering ground and camp of inspection at Chlcka- sauga park. In northwest Georgia, In 1908 a commission, having as Its head W. P. Duval, then In command of the Department of the Gulf, report ed In favor of the purchase ef 98,646 acres ef land In this locality at a cost slightly under $1,000,000. The War Department approves the Idea of having maneuvering grounds near Fort Oglethorpe. *a* UOU AVI UVUg l/V The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of and has been made under his per sonal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and “ Just-as-good” are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment.' What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its ago is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays FeVerishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The Kind You Have Always Bought - In Use For Over 30 Years. L CENTAUR COM WANT. TT MURRAY STREET. NEW YORK CITY. MULES, HORSES BUY - SELL - SWAP Fifty extra fine mules bought since the decline in the market, Mules all sizes, from seven to thirteen hundred pounds See these before you buy. Can make prices attractive. J. L. WILLIAMS, Buena Vista, Ga. EDWARDS’ WAREHOUSE. (Successor to The Fountain Warehouse.) Butler, Ga. The best fire-proof protection in Taylor county. Correct weights, correct shipping, courteous treatment, highest market price for your cotton are the inducements we offer and can guar antee to the farmers of Taylor county. We offer, in addition to many other advantages, the lowest rate of insurance of any warehouse in Butler. Yours to serve, J. C. McCANTS, Sealesman and Manager. 2Oilson Cotton Warehouse, Sutler, Sa.j HARLEY RILEY ----- Proprietor Conveniently located and iu ciose touch with local buyers and the outside market. Will weigh, insure, store and market your cotton as cheap as any other warehouse in the county. The interests of my patrons will always be protected. Respectfully, HARLEY RILEY. A. C. Chancellor Co’s Where Your Dollars Go Farthest. We keep faith with tbe public and give them as much ’or more for their money at all times as they can get anywhere. It you buy clothes here vou are sure of setting full value for —We guarantee everything we sell. $9.75 Suits worth $12.50 to $18.00. $13 50 and $16.50 Suits worth $18.50 to $25.00. 75c For Shins sold up to $15.50 (sizes broken.) 25c Straw and linen hats—we can serve you with quality as A. C Chancellor Company. Columbus. Ga.