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Letters should bo addressed to Xhr. Andrew M. Souls, president Stats Agri
cultural Collara, Athens. Ga.
SOME IMPORTANT MEETINGS
FOR GEORGIA FARMERS
Three important associations con
cerned in the development of Georgia’s
agriculture will meet at State College of
Agriculture in Athens, January 1® to
IS. inclusive. These associations are as
follows: Georgia Dairy and Live Stock
association, which holds its tenth an
nual convention on January 1® and 17;
the Georgia State Horticulture! society,
which meets in its Mfn annual con
vention on January 17 and U. and the
Georgia Breeders’ association. which
holds its third annual meeting oh Jan
uary IS. '
The first of these associations, as its
title indicates, is concerned in building
up the live stock interests of Geor
gia. The dearth of milk and butter on
many of our city markets is a strong evi
dence that this line of industry in spite
of the gratifying devekrpupent it has
made in the past few years, still needs
encouragement. We know that beef
production has been grievously neglected
in the state. Therefore, every one con
cerned in the breeding, feeding and man
agement of live stock should make a
special effort to be present at the com
ing meeting of the association where
topics of the most vital concern to this
interest wUI be discussed by experts
from Georgia and other states as well.
The live stock Industry of the state
. has been materially held in check
through the presence of the cattle tick.
Reference has been made to the de
structive nature of this parasite in these
columns before, and It is gratifying to
see the growing interest in its eradica
tion which is now developing in many
sections of the state. The eradication
which is no# developing in many oec
tions of the state. The cattle tick can
be eliminated from the state of Geor
gia in the course of a few years If
the state will appropriate a moderate
amount of money and co-operate with
the United States department of agri
culture in enforcing regulations calculat
ed to starve It out- Work of this
character or three years, and some of
them have already been let out of quar
antine. This means that the farmers
living in these particular counties may
bring in improved live stock any part
of the United States, and so build up
their herds and flocks with great rap
idity and to a high degree of excellence.
Every farmed in Georgia should make it
a point to attend this meeting and
learn about cattle ticks and the means
of controlling and eradicating them,
which will be discussed tn detail. In
the presence of cattle ticks live stock
Industries cannot be built up with the
economy and success which is possible
after its destruction.
The following gentlemen will address
the association on the subjects men
tioned: Response to the address of wel
come. Hon. Charles S. Barrett, presi
dent of the Farmers’ union; annual ad
dress of the president. Hon. J. D. Price,
Farmingsua; "How’the State Veterina
rian Can Benefit the Live Stock Indus
try," Dr. B. F. Bahnsen, state veterina
rian; "Why Jerseys Are Best Suited to
Georgia," Mr. Henry Odum. Covington;
"Why Guernseys Are Best Suited to
Georgia," Mr. C. L. Willoughby, Ingle
side; "Why Holsteins Are Best Suited
to Georgia." CoL I. C. Wade. Cornelia;
"Silo Construction." Prof. J. W. Hart.
State College of Agriculture; "Marketing
Dairy Products.” Prof- J- I*- Bishop.
State College of Agriuclture; •'Wholesal
ing Milk and Cream.” Mr. T, C. Craw
ford. Greensboro: "Tick Eradication as
, Been by a Stockman." Mr. J. L. Brown.
“ Greensboro: "Progress in Tick Eradica
tion.’ Dr E. M. Nighbert, in charge of
tick eradication in Georgia and - South
Carolina; •'Steer Feeding." Capt. J. W.
Parker. Elbe’-ton; Markets for Georgia
Live Stock.” Mr. W. H. White. Jr.,
Atlanta. Address by George W. Rom
mel. United States department of agri
culture;"' "Why Georgia Needs More
Live Stock." Mr. Oliver J. Copeland,
Rome; “Protecting the Live Stock Indus
try," Dr. W, M. Burson. State College
of Agriculture; "Dairying in the South,"
Prof. B. H. RawL United States depart
ment of agriculture; “Improving Farm
Work Stock.” Prof. M. P. Jarnagin.
State College of Agriculture; "Percher
ons tn Georgia." Mr. L. W. Jarman.
Porterdale. Ga.; “Stock Farming vs. Cot
ton Farming.” Mr. Felix Williams, Vil-
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President Andrew M Soule, of the
State College of Agriculture, will deliver
an address to a joint meeting of the
three associations on Wednesday even
ing. January 17.
The State Horticultural society has had
a long and honorable career, as shown
by the fact that this is its 38th annual
convention. This society has been in
strumental in promoting the culture of
peaches, apples and pecans in Georgia,
and has lent its aid to the truck indus
try as well. Some of the foremost horti
culturists in the United States have been
its officers at various times, and an
unusually able series of papers will be
presented at the coming meeting. For
the information of our readers the pro
gram has been summarised and a per
usal of it will show that those attending
will have. an opportunity to hear many
subjects of vital importance to our hor
ticultural interests discussed.
Address of welcome. Chancellor D. C.
Barrow, University of Georgia; re
sponse to address of welcome, Mr. T. R.
Lombard, Cornelia; address by President
R. C. Berckmans. Augusta; "Varieties
of Apples Adapted to North Georgia.”
Mr. H. H. Staight, Demorest; "Horti
cultural Investigations at the Experi
ment Station," Prof. H. P. Stuckey, Ex
periment; "Some Important Truck
Crop Pests and Diseases,” Prof. A. C.
Lewis, assistant state entomologist;
"Tree Surgery.” Mr. John Davey, Kent,
Ohio; “The Latest Things in the Breed
ing of Figs and Citrus. Fruits.” Mr. B.
W. Hunt, Eatoaton; "Celery Culture in
North Georgia,” Prof. C. M. Snelling,
Athens; "Horticultural Methods in West
Virginia and Maryland," Prof. J. W.
Firor, State College of Agriculture;
"Marketing Georgia Fruit,” Mr. B. W.
Hunter, Cornelia; "The Georgia Apple.”
Mr. Edward Hafer, Atlanta; "The Latest
Methods in Horticultural Plant Breed
ing.” Prof. R. J. H. DeLoach. State
College of Agriculture; ‘*The Fruit Pos
sibilities of Northeast Georgia," Col. I.
C. Wade, Cornelia; •‘The Truck Possi
bilities of Coastal deorgla,” Mr. J. M.
Johnson, Savannah; "The Value of
Quarantine Regulations Against Diseases
and Insects,” Prof. E. L. Worsham,
state entomologist: "Report of the Na
tional Nut Growers’ Association in Mo
bile.” Mr. J. B. Wight, Cairo: "Histofy
of the Pecan Industry in Georgia," Mr.
B. W. Stone, Thomasville; address by
Dr. J. P. Fort, Athens. There will be a
field demonstration of orchard heaters
conducted by Prof. T. H. McHatton and
Prof. G. W. Firpr, of the State College
of Agriculture. ;t r
The Georgia Breeders’ association is a
comparatively new organisation, this be
ing its third annual meeting. The ob
ject of uiis association is to promote
an interest in the selection and im
provement by hybridisation and other
methods of corn, cotton and other farm
crops and all classes of live stock. When
we realive that there is a cow in the
United States which last year produced
as much as seven tons of milk and 1,000
pounds of butter, and reflect that the
average animal probably does not pro
duce over 1,500 to 2,000 pounds of milk
and from 100 to 150 pounds of butter, a
clearer insight is obtained Into what the
Georgia Breeders' association stands for,
and fully demonstrates that there is no
organisation which can confer greater
economic benefits on our agricultural de
velopment. Among the topics to be pre
sented before this society are the follow
ing: "The Handling of Cotton Seed,”
Dr. L G. Hardman. Commerce, and Mr.
J. C. Reese. Alpharetta; "Report of Corn
Breeders on Origin. Methods of Improve
ment and Standards of Varieties,” H. G.
Hastings, Atlanta; J. M. Whelchel,
Gainesville; Thomas Little. Sparta; Gid
Morris. Smyrna; Thomas Whatley. Hel
ena; J. W. Hadden, Austell; W. S.
Saunders, Danielsville; H. C. Vinson,
Mcßae; W. C. Lewis, Wellston; C. C.
Parrott. Newnan; H. H. Arrington,
Rome; B. K. Farrar. Machen; J. E. Mil
ler, Turnersvll|je; R. P. Steinheimer,
Brooks; "Improvement in Length of
Lint Cotton.” R. C. Keeny, Columbia,
S. C.; "Discussion,” by R. J. H. De-
Loach. State College of Agriculture;
"Cotton Breeding,” C. A. McLendon, Ex
periment Station; "Corn Breeding,” Felix
Williams. Villa Rica; G. G. Strange.
Homer, and Edwin B. Newton, Halcyon
dale; "County Survey Work,” Patterson
& Thomas, Pidcock, and R. D. Tatum,
Palmetto; "Effect of Fertility on Crop
' Growth,” Dan Hughes, Dublin, and W.
W. Rast, Pidcock.
It will cost very little to attend these
meetings at the State College of Agri
culture in A the,is. Come and meet the
, specialists Who will be present on this
occasion, and take part In ti.fe discys
-1 sions yourself. It will pay you to do
■ so. for the social feature of these occa
| sions in highly beneficial to all attend
ing. It isnot possible for so many topics
Ito be discussed without ideas being pre
sented which are of practical value Jo
the stockman, fruit grower or the breod
|er of corn and cotton. The meetings are
• free to all. Every white citizen of the
I state is welcome. The College of Agri
. culture, through its board of trustees,
is sparing no effort to make the meet
ings a success from every point Os
| view.
• • •
THE VALUE OF RAW PHOSPHATE
ROCK.
| .W. T. G., Quitman. Ga„ writes: What'
j is your opinion as to the advisability
of using raw phosphate under cotton?
I am told that in the middle states raw
phosphate Has been used with as good
results as acid phosphate? Several
successful farmers near here say they
have secured as good if not better re
sults after two years trial with the
raw phosphate than with the acid phos
phate- I would like your opinion in
this matter. ,
In Illinois and some of the western
states where the land is unusually rich
in organic matter, raw rock has been
used at the rate of 1.000 to 1,200 pounds
per acre by a number of farmers with
fairly good' results. It has probably
not given more satisfactory results to
many of these men, however, than acid
phosphate would have done. It Is true,
however, that by using the raw rock
a larger per cent of phosphorus has
been added to the soil at a relatively
lower cost than where the treated rock
is used. On soils where these good re
sults have been secured the store of
nitrogen varies from 4,000 to 8,000
pounds per acre foot, while in Georgia
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THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA* FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1912.
POULTRY SHOW OFFICIALS
ARE HARD IT WORK
Show Will Open to Public on
Monday Afternoon—2,36o
Birds Will Be Exhibited
Work lias already begun at the audi
torium-armory, in preparation for the
eighth annual poultry show of the Geor
gia Poultry association, which will be
gin there next Monday. The officials
of the association are having their coops
brought out and put in perfect order so
that a good start can be made on them
later in the week. As the auditorium Is
"dark” this week it will be possible for
the workmen to be set to work In good
time and it is virtually a certainty that
every bird will be placed and everything
be in good order at 1 o’clock Monday,
at which time the show will formally be
declared open. ,
The final checking over of the birds
entered for the Great Central Show of
the South has been made and it de
velops that an even 2,360 birds of various
sorts will be shown.
This lot includes 1,026 single girds, 1,-
065 tn pens, IM bantams, 49 display birds
and 112 pigeons. These birds will be ex
hibited by 253 different individuals.
The offer of the Buff Orpington Club
of America of a silver cup has consid
erably stimulated the interest in the
showing that will be made in that class,
151 birds having been entered and as
they represent the best offering of
southern breeders, the competition for
this epecial prize Is bound to be keen.
The coming show will mark the official
end of the greatest season of poultry
shows ever held in the south.
the amount x will vary from 1,000 to
4,000 pounds. In other words, the per
cent of nitrogen and vegetable matter
in the soils of these two sections is
essentially different, and this should
be borne in mind by those anticipating
the substitution of floats for the acid
phosphate. Suppose a sample of floats
contains 26 per cent of total phosphoric
acid. The first year it is probable that
not more than 5 per cent of this will
become available. Since the treated
iock contains 16 per cent of available
phosphoric acid, you will see that one
would need to use 3QO pounds as
against 100 to secure the same amount
of available plant food. The ground
rock it is true contains considerable
lime, and it may be that this helps the
soil quite as much as the phosphorus
it contains, for we. have found many
Georgia soils markedly deficient in
lime, and are inclined to think they
will respond well to applications of this
material. We are carrying on a series
of experiments to determine the rela
tive efficiency of floats as compared
with phosphate rock, and must say
that the indications are that floats
will give a fairly good, account of it
self, but where the soils are markedly
deficient in phosphoric acid and much
of the essential plant food is needed in
a quickly available form, the chances
are that the treated rock will prove the
most effective.
• • •
SUGGESTIONS FOR CORN CLUB
BOYS.
E. R. W., Farmington, Ga., writes:
I have a boy who wishes to enter the
corn contest for 1912. I have some low
dark loose soil and yellow subsoil which
has been in cotton* for six years. . How
should this land He prepared and the
kind of fertilizer to use to make a good
yield? I have about five or six tons erf
stable manure. How far apart should
the corn be planted? i
It is gratifying to know that your
boy expects to enter the corn contest
next year, and it will be a pleasure if
we may sb 'advise And assist him that
he will succeed in raising an unusually
large crop of corn. It will be best to
break land of the character described in
your letter as soon as possible. Not
much if any of the subsoil, however,
should be brought to the surface. If yop
can break the land ten Inches deep it will
be good practice. During the winter run
a disk-over the land fence or twice and
break up'the crust so as much moisture
as possible may enter the soil and be
held for the use of the crop next sum
mer. Lime the land at the. rate of one
ton per acre, using caustic ■ lime. Do not
apply the lime until 30 days before plant
ing. It should be well fined or slaked
before scattering on the land. A few
days before planting open wide, deep
furrows 4 to 4 1-2 feet apart, and run
a bull tongue behind the turning plow,
and put In stable manure. You may
also put in about 500 pounds of a 10-3-4
fertilizer. Fill in the furrows and plant
the corn on the level, using for upland
soil a prolific variety. Among those
which have given good results in our
tests are Marlboro, Whatley and Hast
ings. Plant the corn about 15 inches
apart in the drill row. In order to in
sure a perfect stand you should use
selected seed. It may be necessary to
plant thicker than has been suggested
and thin out some as a uniform stand
has much to do with securing a large
yield. About six weeks after planting the
corn put on a side application of 200 to
300 pounds of the same formula under
the drill row. Two weeks before the
corn begins to bunch to tassel apply 100
pounds of nitrate of soda as a top dress
ing alongside the drill row. Give shal
low. persistent cultivation. Stir the soil
as late Into the season as you possibly
can. By following these suggestions you
should be able to grow a large and
profitable crop on your land.
• • •
HANDLING AND CURING HAY
CROPS.
A correspondent, Augusta, Ga., writes:
Will it be safe to bale pea vines or
other heavy grasses immediately after
cutting; if not, how long should they
stand before baling? Is the nitrogen
and humus in pea vines if plower un
der in the early fall of sufficient value
to justify doing so. as against cutting
for hay?' Does the plowing under of
pea vines result in the lose of much
nitrogen by evaporation? • -
It is not safe to bale pqa vines- or
other heavy grasses Immediately after
cutting. They had best be cooked up
and left to cure for several days.
Grass may be drawn into windrows and
if the weather Is good cured sufficient
ly there to permit of baling. Our test
for these crops being ready to bale is
to take a bunch in the hand and twist
it vigorously. If water fails to show
at the point where twisted the crop is
in condition to bale. We believe it is
important to have the crop well cured
before baling, and especially is this
true of peas, and we can offer no sim
pier suggestion as to how to determine
this point than the one just made.
If you construct a stave or cement
silo which is air tight, it will be a sim
ple matter to preserve pea vines
grass just as they are cut in the field,
but they should be in good condition
to make hay before they are cut for
silage. In making silage it is Impor
tant that the crop be sufficiently ma
tured to exclude a part of the water
which it might otherwise carry into the
silo and cause the green mass therein
to become sour and hencs not in the
best condition for feeding. One can
let crops get too ripe to put in ths
silo to the best advantage, but prob-
COMMISSION REDUCES
STOCK FREIGHT RATES
Schedules an Live Stock,
Packing House Products and
Salt Are Cut
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—Radical re
ductions of existing freight rates on live
stock, packing house products and salt
today were prescribed by the inter
state commerce commission to apply to
all western and southwestern railroads.
The commission holds that present
rates on live stock from points in New
Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma, to Fort
Worth, Tex., Oklahoma City, Okla., and
Wichita, Kan., are unreasonable; that
existing rates on fresh meats and other
packing house products from Fort
Worth, Oklahoma City and Wichita to
points in other states also are unrea
sonable, and that the rates on salt from
the Kansas field to Oklahoma City are
unjust.
The findings of the commission, pre
pared by Commissioner Prouty, are the
result of an exhaustive investigation,
and affeot the rates to all points east.
Mileage rates on all the commodities
are prescribed by the commission, the
reductions amounting to an average of
approximately 8 per cent. No order is
issued at this time by the commission,
but the railroads are given until Febru
ary 1, 1912, to put into effect the rates
suggested. If they shall not have done
so by that date, a mandatory order
will be Issued to compel them to make
the prescribed rates effective. It is ex
pected the carriers will acquiesce.
ably more poor silage Is made from
putting crops in on the green side rath
er than on the overripe side.
The nitrogen and humus in pea vines
is of sufficient value to save and this
can best be accomplished by plowing
the crop under before frost falls on
it. A good method to follow with peas
Is to plant them as soon as danger ot
frost is past in the spring, using such
varieties as Warren's Extra Early and
New Era. Cut them fpf htj when they
have matured sufficiently which will
ordinarily be about .the. middle of July
to the middle olf Let the af
termath develop and gather from it
peas for seed 4,nd turn t.ie balance
under. This will carfy Into the soli
anywhere from 20 to 19 pounds of nit
rogen per acre, will Improve it • me
chanically, and will save in large
measure the leaching away of the nit
rogen which would take place were the
crop not plower under. Where peas
are plowed under it Is desirable as a
rule to plant a cover so that the
nitrogen whioh they contain may be
assimilated and held by the ;growlnn
crop. There vould be much less lofts
of nitrogen from plowing under the
pea vines and stubble than from letting
the land remain undisturbed after the
crop has been harvested..
PLANTING OATS I? 9 THE? OPEN FUR
‘ •"■ ROW. ’
’ G. L. Ji, Collins, GA., writes: Please
give me a good plan fbt* planting oats
In rows, distance rows should be apart,
and amount of seed irb put to the acre,
etc.
-* ; t- - l>:. ’
The apparatus to übe-'and the method
planting wilt Var?*'#ith"Yhe acreage
to be planted to oafs. the farm
is small, there is nothing better to use
than an ordinary corn planter for the
seeding. Sometimes in vety hard ground
or where the soil is In bad physical
condition, it Is to run a bull
tongue ahead of the planter. This, how
ever, is not often necessary. A good
wide furrow should be left behind the
planter. WO believe that at least 300 to
500 pounds of fertiliser should be used
under the oats in the fall, A good form
ula for ordinary lands would be an 8-2-3
mixture. The rows should be , run about
mixture. The rows should b erun about
16 Inches apart as nearly as possible,
and of bourse, the finer afid more friable
the land the better will be the opportu
nity of securing a good stand. You
should feed from a bqshel and a half
to two bushels per'acre. On larger
'farms or where a big acreage is to be
seeded various methods of planting may
lie resorted to. SeveraJ drills have been
put on the tnarket with four hoes set
about 16 Inches apart. These will »#>
fairly good work in jand irr good con
dition, but are not very satisfactory on
hard land. ’ They are also heavy to
operate, the draft being very consider
able as pressure Is used on four hoes.
This type of drill is being steadily Im
proved from year to year, and it is my
opinions that a double disk which has
been invented by a Georgia farmer and
has been used with some success the
past year will eventually, prove practical
and that the two-horse drill for plant
ing in open furrows will be a matter
of reality before very long. On tlie col
lege farm where we seed considerable
areas of oats we are still using the
single stalk drill largely because where
the ordinary grain drill is used we can
not leave a large and wide enough ridge
to protect the oats from severe and con
tinued freezing in the winter. In a mild
open season they will come through just
as well when put in with an ordinary
grain drill, as where sown In thq. open
furrow, but in a Reason where several
severe freezes follow ench other the crop
is nearly alwass lost. We prefer, there
fore, to arrange for crop insurance by
seeding in the open furrow.
Cheaper Cab Rates
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—Cab fares as
low as those of London and Paris are
promised for New York within a few
weeks if the program proposed by some
of the large taxicab and livery com
panies is carried through. A flat rate
of 25 cents a mile will be charged with
lower rates for greater distances.
Accidentally Shot
WRIGHTSVILLE. Ga.. Jan. 2.—C. T.
Lane was accidentally shot in the hand
and face here last night by the dis
charge of a revolver which was dropped
on the floor. The wounds are not se
rious. Mr. Lane is extra gang fore
man of the W. & T. R. R. Co.
TRAPPERS GET BUSY
BIG MONEY IN FURS
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ROOSEVELT DECLINES TO
; DISCUSS ANY POLITICS
Will Neither “Confirm Nor De
ny” Any Rumors,Now in
Circulation
(By Asaeeiated Press.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.—With a general
refusal to “confirm or deny any rumor,”
Col. Theodore Roosevelt declined today
to discuss a report that a movement was
Afoot in New Jersey te place his name
on the presidential primary ballots. The
former president was asked if ha had
been approached by any one of conse
quence or authority in New Jersey poli
tics, with a view to having his name
placed on the ballots.
"That necessarily involves a definition
of the phrase, ’anyone of consequence or
authority,’ ” he replied.
“I must decline to confirm or deny any
reports or rumors of this sort.”
"Have you taken any steps, colonel, to
have your name removed from the pri
mary ballots In Nebraska?” he was
asked.
- "I have taken no steps one way or the
other.”
"A dispatch from Washington says that
you have made known to President Taft,
through a friend, your willingneas to
say that you will, under no clrcttan
stances, acc«i4 the nomination next Juee .
Is this true?” ~, , ,
“I haven’t seen the story, ** Colonel
Roosevelt answered. "I suppose I have
been neglecting my education again, but
I will say this: That when I have any
announcement to make I will make it
publicly. I will not discuss such rumors.
I have nothing to say on any subject.”
"It is reported that you will have an
important announcement to make au a
dinner Frldaiy night—”
"To electrify the situation?” interrupt
ed the colonel. "No I have no dinner
engagement for Friday. I’m still not
hungry.”
"Gifford Pinchot is quoted this morn
ing as saying that you tyaq told him that
you wouldn't accept the nomination, al
though you thought you could be elected.
Do you wish to deny this?”
"I haven’t seen the statement,” said
Colonel Roosevelt. “But I’ll wager he did
not make it. Three times within the
past few weeks he, has been misquoted.
I wrote to him twice and found that hee
had not said what he was quoted as
saying, so you see I can’t discuss it.”
U. S. WILL DECIDE
COTTON OWNERSHIP
NEW ORLEANS, La., Jan. 3.—The
United States supreme court will prob
ably be called upon for a final deter
mination of the ownership of the sev
eral thousand bales of cotton which the
trustees of the bankrupt cotton firm of
Knight, Yancey & Co. has Cor the past
year tried to get possession of through
court order.
It was stated here today that an ap
peal will probably be taken from the
decision of the United States circuit
court of appeals which yesterday de
cided that the cotton involved rightful
ly belonged to the foreign spinners to
whom it had been shipped a few days
previous to the failure of the firm of
Knfght, Yancey & Co.
The question of the spurious bills of
lading is involved in this litigation.
CROPS DAMAGED BY
HEAVY COLQUITT RAINS
MOULTRIE, Ga., Jan. 2.—For the last
ten days Colquitt county has been delug
ed with the heaviest rains ever known
in this part of the state. Public rdSds
and bridges are washed away, until it
is almost impassible.
All the cotton that remained unpick
ed in the field has sprouted, rotted and
ruined. Fully 10 per cent of
the crop is yet in the fields and
ruined. Fully 10 per cent of the crop
is yet in the fields ruined and will be
plowed under as fertilizer for an oat
crop.
The cotton acreage in this county will
be considerably reduced this year.
HUTCHINSON NAMED
MAYOR OF SENOIA
SENOIA, Ga., Jan. 2.—The election for
mayor and councilmen to serve for 1912
and 1913, resulted in the election of L.
L. Hutchinson over his opponent, C. F.
Hollberg, by the largest majority ever
given to a mayor of this city. Coun
cilmen elected are O. S. ( Mann and L.
P. Brandenburg.
Dry Goods Store Sold
GAINESVILLE, Ga.. Jan. 2.—G. F.
Turner & Co., the largest retail dry
goods store in Gainesville was sold to
day to Newman, Frierson, McEever
company, of this city. The donsideration
has not been learned, but this makes
the Newman. Frierson, McEver compa
ny the owner of the entire store formerly
known as the G. F. Turner company
store. For many years Mr. G. F. Tur
ner has been at the head of this vary
large business house, and he now re
tires with hta son, to enter business In
some other line. It Is understood that
ho will remain in Gainesville.
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RACE WITH DEATH
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 3.—“ Dear Pop: I
hope' you come home before anything
happens,” was a p’aintive message on a
postal card found In the effects of D. W.
Evans, whose body was found last night
in a hotel here with an empty carbolic
acid bottle nearby.
. The fcottle bore the name of a St. Louis
druggist., . Other papers indicated that
Evans lived at 5726 Cote Brilllante street,
St Louis. The body Is at the morgue.
WOMAN RECEIVER IS
NAMED IN KENTUCKY
COVINGTON, Ky., Jan. 3.—With the
announcement of the appointment of
Mrs. Mabel Van Dyke Bell today to fill
the office of federal commissioner of the
northern district of Kentucky The Blue
Grass State can boast of being one of
the very few where a woman holds a po
sition of this kind.
The appointee has been connected with I
the federal courts tn Kentucky for years i
J. P. MORGAN BUYS ART
FROM FRENCH COLLECTOR
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—J. P. Morgan
has bought for more than 81,000,000 an
other great assemblage of art objects
from M. Gerges Hoentschel, the French
collector, according to statements pub
lished he>e today. M. Hoentschel was
formerly the owner of the splendid Gotti
ic and Rennalsance collections now in
the Metropolitan Museum of Art here.
NEW OFFICIALS ARE
NAMED BY MARSHALLVILLE
MARSHALLVILLE, Ga., Jan., 2.—As
a result of the recent primary held for
municipal officers, the council now com
prises : Mayor, R. H. Richard, the in
cumbent; Messrs. Mlles Patrick, J. M.
Ware, J. E. Haslam, S. B. Goodwin and
Feldef Frederick. This body has a
working majority in favor of municipal
ownership of public improvementa.
SERIOUSLY BURNED IN
TRYING TO RESCUE DOLL
NEW YORK, Jan. £—As a result of
heroic efforts to rescue a Christmas doll
from the flames of her mother’s kitchen
stove, Emma Benson, 2 years old. is dy
ing at Bellevue hospital. The doE had
been placed behind the stove for a nap
and in some manner Its clothing caught
Are. With a cry of terror, the little
mother ran to the rescue and wrapped
the burning doll in her own little skirt.
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