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BANKS COUNTY JOURNAL.
VOL. XII.
LESE MAJESTE CHARGED
Several Newspapers Called be
fore Federal Grand Jury.
PANAMA CANAL CHARGES
Made in thaee Publication* Will ha*
To Be Proved—-Jo*eph Pulitzer of
New York World Chief Offender.
Washington, D. C.—Six Washington
correspondents of out-of-town papers
and a local newsboy received subpoe
nas to appear before federal grand Ju
ries and give testimony, presumably
in connection with statements ap
pearing in connection with statements
appearing In their publications bear
ing on the Panama canal purchase.
So far as it has been possible to as
certain, these were the only ones
cited:
Otto Carmichael, Charles S. Albert
and E. Jesse Conway, all of the New
York World staff; James Hornady,
Indianapolis News; Jeremiah Mat- j
thews, New York Sun; Harris M.
Crist, Brooklyn Eagle, and William
Smith, a newsboy of Washington, en
gaged' in selling New York papers.
With the exception of Mr. Crist,
Who is commanded to go to New York j
and present himself before the grand
jury of the circuit court for the
southern district, the persons are di
rected to appear before the federal
grand Jury of the District of Colurn
bia.
The World staff also were directed
to bring with them files of the paper
for September, October, November
and December, 1908, "in tbe case of
United States vs. The Press Publish
ing Company,” publishers of the New
York World. 1
There is no doubt here that the
subpoenas all have to do with a suit
for libel, which, it is believed, has
been brought by the government in
New York against The World. P
was the publ'sher of The New York
World in connection with the pub
lisher of the Indianapolis News,
Messrs. Laffau and Delavan Smltth,
whom the president, in a letter dated
December 1 last, to William Foulke,
in response to one from him, severe
ly denounced, and in his special mes
sage to congress of December 15, re
garding the charges of corruption by
or on behalf of the government in
the matter of the canal purchase, the
president announced that the attor
ney general had under consideration
the form in which proceedings for li
bel against Mr. Pulitzer should he
brought.
Nowhere in the annate of the gov
ernment has suet action bofore been
taken as the United States govern
ment suing for criminal libel. The
president, in his message, was most
emphatic in saying that It should not
be left to a private citizen to enter
the ault, and be was particular to
state that he did not believe "we
should concern ourselves with the
particular Individuals who wrote the
lying and libelous editorials, articles
from correspondents or articles in
the news columns. The real offender
is Joseph Pulitzer, editor and pro
prietor of The World.” It, therefore,
la Inferred that the correspondents
were summoned as witnesses and not
with the ultimate idea of making
them co-defendants.
TWENTY HILLED IN TRAIN WRECK.
Passenger and Freight Trains Collide
on Denver and Rio Grande Road.
Glenwood Springs, Col. Twenty
persons were killed and thirty Injur
ed many of them seriously, in a
head-on collision between a west
bound passenger train and an east
bound freight train on the Denver
and lUo Grande railroad, between Dot
aero and Spruce creek, twenty-two
miles from Glenwood Springs.
While nothing official has been giv
en out as to the cause of the wreck,
it is said to have been due to a mis
understanding of orders on the part
of Engineer Gustaf Olson of the pas
senger train.
Olson, however, claims he under
stood his instructions perfectly, but
that he misread his watch, thus en
croaching on the time of the freight
train, which was being drawn by two
locomotives, tile first of which was In
Charge of his brother, Slg Olson.
348 AUTOMOBILES BURNED.
Bix Great Garages Are Destroyed in
Botson.
Boston, Mass. —A puff of flame shot
no from the rear of the most exten
ds automobile storage and repair
plant in the city, located near Park
Square, and half an hour later over
Bts automobiles, valued at $750,000,
were a mass of tangled steel and iron.
The flre spread to the old tralnshed
of the Park Square railroad station
and destroyed the bicycle track and
a large pavilion used for exhibition
purposes. The damage to the build
ing will bring the total loss to above
SBOO,OOO.
NO PROBING FOR TILLMAN.
Indications Are That Senate Will
Make No Investigation.
Washington, V. C.—The indications
oow are that there will be no official
Investigation of Senator Tillman's
connection with the Oregon "land
grab" case. This tt,upest has largely
subsided and the probability is that
It will not be revived.
Senator Tillman, In his speech,
courted a rigid investigation by a
committee of his coUeagues. But it
Is stated on good authority that no
further steps will be taken. In a
way this would Indicate that the
senate believes the charge of at
tempted graft to otrivial to deserve
further notice.
Devoted to Giving tbe News, Encouraging the Progress, and Aiding the Prosperity of Banks County.
HOMER. BANKS COUNTY. GA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 21. 1909
HOUSES FOUTAUANS
To Be Built By Ike U. S. Government.
Bediee of Cheney* Pound.
Washington, D. C. —An Innovation
in international relief measures, so
far as Europe U concerned, is to bo
undertaken by the American govern
ment, in expending the $600,000 in
money appropriated by congress for
the Italian earthquake sufferers. Pres
ident Roosevelt has decided to send
to Italy material for the construction
Of 2,500 or 3,000 substantial, but nec
essarily very modest, frame bouses,
supplementing this by supplying ci
vilian carpenters to supervise con
struction, if this can be arranged.
since the appropriation was
made by congress serious considera
tion has been given by the president
and the state department as to the
best uses that could be made of it
in the way of relief.
Verbal instructions have been giv
en by President Roosevelt to Secre
tary Newberry whereby the machin
ery of the navy department was en
listed in the prosecutions of the plan.
The following statement was made
public at the secretary's office:
"The navy department has arrang
ed for the expenditure of approxi
mately $600,000 in the purchase of
building materials. Including all ar
ticles necessary for the construction
of substantial frame houses for the
Italian sufferers, and the shipments
will begin by the sailiug of two
steamers, probably on Monday. This
I lumber is being delivered in New
i York, and the sailing of the vessels
will proceed as fast as they can be
loaded. Each ship will carry all the
materkUs for the construction of
about five hundred houses, and it will
require not less than six steamers
for the entire amount purchased,
i “If possible the department intends
to send with each vessel several ci
vilian house carpenters, with plans
to assist in the erection of these
houses.”
Total contributions received by the
American Red Cross for the Italian
victims up to date amount to $807,-
I . .
Messina, Sicily—After lying burled
in the ruins of the consulate at Mes
sina for eighteen days, the bodies of
Arthur S. Cheney, the American con
sul, and his wife, were recovered by
a detachment of sailors from the bat
tleship Illinois.
The bodies were recovered in what
evidently had been the bed room of
the Cheneys. They wore found lying
sid by side. There Is reason to be
lieve that death overtook tha unfor
tunate couple while they were asleep.
Reggio. Italy.—A child of five years
was taken from the ruins of a bulld-
Inug here entirely uninjured, having
lain beneath the debris for eighteen
days.
An officer in passing heard the low
moaning of the child and immediately
began a search, delving in the direc
tion from which the cries came. As
he worked a wall fell and he was se
riously Injured, but even this did not
deter him in his heroic effort amd he
continued his task until he had res
cued the imprisoned child.
IWO_NKW STATES.
Arizona and New Mexico May Come
In This Session of Congress.
Washington, D. C.—Arizona and
New Mexico are in a fair way to be
come full-fledged states during the
present session of congress. It Was
learned that the house committee on
territories is to take up the state
hood measuers in the immediate fu
ture with the object of reporting them
to the house as early as possible.
Conferences between members of
the territories’ committee and lead
ers of the house have been held fre
quently within the past two weeks
and the advocates of statehood from
both territories have been active in
a quiet way. It Is believed that there
will he no attack on the capital by
the statehood boomers, and they will
realize their ambitions without any
demonstration.
Chinese Children Sing Bymns.
New York City.—Christian hymns
sung by Chinese children dressed in
silk native robes and their native cos
tumes was an unique Incident at the
Madison Avenue Baptist church.
Sixteen tiny celestial tota sang
“Onward Christian Soldiers," and "I
Love to Tell the Story,” In lisping
plgin-Epglish. A boy T M Fung
compared Christopher Columbus and
George Washington, while other chil
dren made speeches In English,
Admiral Evans Lectures.
Boston, Mass. —Hear Admiral Rob
ley P. Evans delivered a lecture on
the fleet’s cruise before an audience
composed largely of Boston society
women. The lecturer sat while talk
ing He said the Japanese do not
want to fight the United States, be
cause they will have to fight for their
lives when the "Russian Bear" comes
to be fought again.
CanaFy Blrds Save Family.
Chicago, 111. —Twenty-five canary
birds, chirruping and thrilling in the
glare of a blazing fire, spread an
alarm that saved fourteen families,
although the little golden songsters
lost their own lives.
The fire destroyed a three-story
brick building and drove the fourteen
families into the cold.
Big Shipment of Naval Stores.
Pensacola, Fla. —What is ■ 1 to os
the largest delivery of naval stores
by one consumer has been made here.
The shipment consisted of 4,692 bar
rels of rosin with a valuation of 28,-
000 and is said to be the largest ship
ment on record.
VENEZUELAN ROW ENDS
Basis of Agreement has been
Reached at Last.
PROTOCOL NIW BEING DRAWN
War skips will b* Wklidrtw* *sJ Diplo
matic Relation* Rstumed a* soon aa
Agreement is Signed.
Washington, D. C. —After years of
pal lent waiting on the part of the
United States, there is the prospect
for the settlement by a method sat
isfactory to this country, of the dis
puted claims with Venezuela, the re
fusal of which government to arbi
trate them resulted last spring lu the
breaking of friendly relations be
tween the two countries.
The state department has announc
ed that W. I. nuehanan, the special
commissioner who has been in Ven
ezuela for several weeks negotiating
regarding these cases, had reported
that he had reached the basis of an
agreement for their settlement, aud
that a protocol to that effect was
now being drawn up for slgnaUAe.
His work on the protocol is now
necessarily slow and tedious, and he
has been in communication with the
state department frequently regard
ing certain of its features.
The signing of the protocol will re
sult in the formal resumption of dip
lomatic relations with Venezuela, and
W. W. Russell, who was American
minister there when the relations
were broken off, will, unless present
: plans are changed, soon return to his
post.
With the completion of Mr. Buch
anan's work the American war ves
sels in Venezuelan waters,- sent there
for friendly purposes, will be with
drawn unless the Gomez government
desires one or more of them to re
main to suppress any disorders.
The claims over which tho two
countries have been in dispute are
That of A. J. Jaurett, who was ex
pelled in 1904; the Orinoco corpora
tions, which claims large concessions,
covering iron mines, asphalt privi
leges and hardwood concessions; the
Orinoco Steamship Company, whiclt
claims exclusive rights of navigation
on branches of the Orinoco river; the
New York and Bermudez Asphalt
Company, claims based on the right
of the company to take asphalt from
I.a Felicidad Lake, and tho United
States and Venezuelan Company,
which declares it has been deprived
| of the right to mine asphalt and build
a r&llroad.
ANSEL HANDLES DISPENSARIES.
Governor of South Carolina Makes
Suggestion on Liquor Question,
Columbia, S. C.—ln his annual mes
sage to the general assembly of South
Carolina, Governor Martin B\ Ansel
recommends, among other ihingß, that
“wet” counties, except those contain
ing cities of 25,000 population and
over, be allowed only one dispensary
each; that the dispensary law be
amended by making all the counties
dry, allowing those desiring dispen
saries to vote them In; that wet
counties be denied the privilege of
operating bottling, mixing or blend
ing plants, but be required to buy and
sell In original packages.
It is not believed that a state-wide
prohibition law will be passed at the
present session, but that the matter
will be referred to the people to vote
tipon in a primary next summer.
PENSIONS FOR MOTHERS.
Advocated By the Woman's Club of
Evar.ston, 111.
Chicago, 111. —The pensioning of
destitute mothers by the government
is advocated by Mrs. C. H. Zimmer
man of the Evanston Woman's club.
In a plea Mrs. Zimmerman said:
“A mother’s time Is worth as much
to the state as a man’s time and it is
a work that God has put into her
hands. Men are so busy making mon
ey that they have no time to think
of the feelings of others and cannot
see the need of such a law.
"Many men who are willing to let
women get down on their knees and
scrub their office floors ought to be
ashamed that there is no provision
in our laws for the pensioning of the
destitute mother as well as the old
soldiers.”
INSULTED AN AMERICAN.
Honduran Clerk Uses Ugly Language
to Consular Agent.
New Orleans, La.—Correspondence
from San Pedro Sula, Spanish Hondu
ras, announces that as the result of
a clash there between American Con
sular Agent J. M. Mitchell, Jr., and a
clerk of one of the Honduran courts,
the clerk has been removed by his
government. During a hearing of an
American citizen, In which Mr. Mitch
ell appeared as counsel, the court
clerk remarked that if he had his
way he would put all American con
suls In Jail, where they belonged.
FOR WAR UN WHISKEY.
Anti-Saloon League of America Has
Been Incorporated.
Columbus, Ohio.—The Anti-Saloon
League of America, with headquar
ters at Westerville, Ohio, was incor
porated by Wayne B. Wheeler, F. L.
Dustman, J. J. Jackson, J. A. Wright
and L. B. Cherrington.
The purposes of the organization as
set forth in the articles of incorpora
t.on are "In educating, organizing
and utilizing public sentiment against
the saloon and beverage liquor traf
fic, and to this end to own and oper
ate a printing plant necessary to car
ry out said purposes and to maintain
offices In the different parts of the
United States."
PROHIBITION IN TENNESSEE.
House and Senate Pesa Bill Prohibiting
the Sale of Whiskey.
Nashville, Tenn. —The bill to pro
hibit the sale of intoxicating liquor
in Tennessee passed the lower house
of the general assembly by a vote
of 63 to 36. Fifty votes is a majority.
Twenty-two republicans voted for aud
one against the measure.
The measure passed is the one
passed in the senate by a vote of 20
to 13, and now goes to Governor Pat
terson. He is expected to veto it,
but, under the constitution, Ills veto
only acts as a suggestion, not as a
slay, and a bare majority may pnss
a bill over the executive's unfavora
ble action.
The governor in allowed to hold a
bill five days. If at the expiration of
this time it has not been returned to
the assembly, it becomes a law with
out his signature. State-wlders main
tain that the governor s action is not
material, as his veto will not be sus
tained. Tho bill provides that prohi
bition becomes effective July 1, 1909.
The battle attending tho passage of
tho prohibition bill was probably tho
fleroest ever known in the Tennessee
house of representatives. For almost
five hours it was waged, the local op
tion or administration forces contest
ing every inch of the ground.
Amendment after amendment was
presented and promptly voted down
by about tho same majority as that
given the bill on final passage. A
groat outpour of orutory came from
both sides.
Throughout the discussion the gal
leries were packed and several times
the speaker, at the request of local
optiouists, asked the sergeant-at-arms
to exclude visitors from the floor of
the house.
When the Anal vote was announc
ed the cheers from the galleries were
deafening, the demonstration on tho
floor and in the galleries lasting sev
eral minutes. The state-wtders ate
Jubilantly asserting that tho bill will
be passed over the governor’s veto by
about the same vote originally receiv
ed in the Jiousu.
PROHIBITION LAW IN ALABAMA.
Federal Judge Jones Refuses to Block
It by Injunction.
Montgomery, Ala.—Judge Thomas
G. Jones of the United States district
court for the middle distiict of Ala
bama has denied the injunction ask
ed for against the Carmichael pro
hibition law. Contrary to the expec
tations of tho petitioners, Judge Jones
f-'Jd not pass upon the constitutionality
of the act, holding that this was a
proper question for the courts of the
state.
In explaining his opinion, the Judge
stated that the matter was a proper
one for the supreme court of the
state, and that, In the event of a re
versal of the law on his part, the
same matter In a state court might
hold good, tho state court’s holdings
taking precedence.
The decision of Judge Jones refrain
ed from passing on the validity of the
general prohibition act. The effect of
the decision Is to deny for tho pres
ent the injunction asked, and leave
die constitutionality of (he law to
the state courts.
JAPANESE IMMIGRATION.
Interesting Figures as to the “Yellow
Peril” in Past Year.
Washington, D. C.—Somo remarka.
ble figures have just been madu pub
lic at the department of commerce
and labor relating to Japanese immi
gration and emigration. They Indi
cate that during the twelve months
ended November 1, last, the total
number of Japanese admitted to tho
United States was ' 6,071, and the to
tal , number which left the United
States was 5,832, an Increase in tho
Japanese population of 185. The net
increase of Japanese non-laborers was
G 53 during this period and the net
decrease of Japanese laborers during
the same period was 468. The total
number of Japanese admitted to the
United States and Hawaii during the
period was 12,093 and 7,084 departed,
the increase in Japanese population
on the mainland of the United States
and in Hawaii being 5,009
NEWSY PARAGRAPHS.
Rev, Charles E, Stowe, in an ad
dress at Hartford, Conn., declared
that his mother, Harriet Beecher
Stowe, conceived "Uncle Tom's Cab
in” from a vision she had in a church.
She wrote the book from back to
front, starting with "Uncle Tom’s”
death scene.
Otis Eddy Wood, who had the dis
tinction of being the first man who
ever received a teleprapii message
by sound, is dead at his homo in
Etna, N. Y. He was 77 years old.
In early life Wood was an associate
of Samuel F. B. Morse and others
in the promotion of tho telegraph.
The Oklahoma house of represen
tatives has decided to eliminate the
words "honorable" and ••representa
tive" when referring in the house
journal to members of the legislature.
The radical, dominant element in this
new state is opposed-to the free use
of titles, especially of “honorable”
by lawyers and politicians in general.
Chief Rocky Boy, of the Chippewa
Indians, appeared before Judge Hunt,
of the United States district court, at
Helena, Mont., and said his tribe was
suffering from the cold and from hun
ger. He declared that if the cold
weather continued many of his tribe
might perish. He said they were en
titled to land, but It had not yet been
allotted them, and asked the govern
ment to take up the subject.
THAT UNOPENED LETTER
To Become Public Property Say*
Govenor-Elect Brown.
IT WILL BE PUBLISHED
In Due Time or “Whon Thing* Hve
Simmered Down Suf
ficiently.”
Washington, Ga-Tho contents of
that famous unopened letter, which
figured so prominently in the last
state campaign, may soon become
known to the public, according to re
ports of statements made by Govern
or elect Joseph M. Brown at a ban
quet given in his honor here.
During his speech on that occasion
someone called upon Mr. Brown to
state what were the contents of the
letter sent by him to Governor Smith
and returned by the latter unopened.
Mr. Brown laughed heartily and said
that tho letter was sealed and ad
dressed to the governor of Georgia
in such a condition he felt he had
no right to open it, but intimated
that the contents of the letter were
of such a nature that he would have
uo objection whatsoever to its publi
cation, which he might give out him
self in due time —“when things have
simmered down sufficiently.”
ENULISH SCHOOL SYSTEM.
Subject of an Interesting Card by Pro
fessor J. S. Stewart.
I have recently returned from a
three months’ study of European
schools and will give the readers of
your paper occasional descriptions
of what 1 saw that might be sugges
tive to us in the south.
I will first review a county system
as studied in Cheshire, which may be
taken as typical of such systems in
England.
The county levies a penny or two
cents in the pound of assessable val
ues, raising thereby $75,000 in addi
tion to the government grant and lo
sai aid in each school area. Tho gov
ernment pays its money on condition
that certain standards are maintain
ed which are determined by govern
ment inspectors. The government
does not propose that its money shall
be wasted or that local effort and re
sponsibility shall be stilled, but aids
when the county has done its part
and its inspectors report that the in
struction is well done. Here are two
lessons that I wish Georgians could
quickly learn. We must insist upon
definite local support if the slate con
tributes and we must stop the waste
of thousands of dollars because we
do not follow up the appropriation
with expert Inspection. Our present
plan Is contrary to the experience
and practice of all progressive na
tions. We should Insist upon a coun
ty tax for education fairly proportion
ed to that which the county receives
from the state. We might begin by
requiring a minimum of one mill,
which may be increased by the coun
ty to a maximum of five mills.
Tho county educational committee
is composed of members of the coun
ty council, of at least two women,
one elementary teacher and one sec
ondary teacher, all of whom are eleci-
ed by popular vote.
The active officers are tlie director
of education and his assistant direc
tor, the county architect, the county
accountant, the medical officer- of
health, the principal of the county
agricultural school, the managers of
the dairy institute, lecturer on sick
nursing, instructor in physical drills,
the traveling teacher of dairying, and
tho supervisor of sewing, cooking,
laundrylng. The general government
has its Inspector of elementary
school of secondary schools, of even
ing schools, with one assistant, tor
each. This one county with its two
thousand teachers has eight times
more expert supervisors than the
state of Georgia lias for its expend -
ture of two and one-half million dol
in' addition to the county education
al committee each local school has
a school committee composed of
mombers of the county committee, of
the local authorities, and of persons
interested In education. In this way
the schools are kept before the peo
ple and the best thought of the com
munity is concentrated upon them,
while specialists look after the de
taiWould it not bring our schools clos
er to the people if the .boards were
elected by the people, and an advis
er- board of prominent citizens lnter
ested in education might sit at stated
times with the official board?
Are we not wasting money by not
requiring more officers to ook
different phases of the work and aid
teachers in the instruction of the
bamß j s, STEWART, Athens, Ga.
EXPECT GOOD PEACH YEAH.
Probable That the Quality of This
Year’s Peaches Will Be Improved.
Fort Valley, Ga.-There Is every In
dication for a good hiß
vear The buds on certain varieties
have swelled some, but ,lot aba ° r “ ai ‘
ly so, and are yet In a good and safe
C °As ll the'yield last year was unusual
ly large, this season’s crop wi.l, no
doubt be much smaller. A bumper
crop is generally followed by a small
one! but the quality of the short crop
Is so far superior to the fruit produc
ed during a season of heavy produc
tion that much better prices are ob
tained, and, as a rule, the smaller
crop nets more to the grower than
the larger one.
NO. 43.
BANK EXAMINERS’ REPORT.
Deposits Increased $23,000,000 in
Seven Years.
Atlanta, Ga. —Thu annual report of
Captain It. E. Park as state bank ex
aminer has been practically complet
ed, and shows that approximately
four hundred and ninety state banks
are now In existence and were exam
ined during the year 1908.
Captain Park's report shows that
the capital invested in slate banks
lias Increased nearly $10,000,000 since
1901, when he first took charge as
state treasurer and state bank exam
iner. In the same period the amount
of doposits in state banks has increas
ed considerably over $23,000,000.
The following synopsis from the
state bank examiner’s report showing
comparisons between 1901 and 1908
will prove of wide interest:
Capital in 1901, $9,315,127.50; in
1908, $13,987,694.76; increase $9,672,-
567.25.
Due from banks in 1901, $3,622,947.-
62; 111 1908, $10,981,313.20; Increase
$7,358,396.58.
Deposits In 1901, $23,585,161.77; in
1908, $46,970,509.86; increase $23,385,-
348.1)9.
Cash on hand in 1901, $2,484,397.89; .
In -1908, $4,394,028.95; Increase $1,909,-
631.06.
Surplus and net profits in 1901, $3,-
766,876.44; in 1908, $9,985,139.40; in
crease $6,218,262.96.
THROIiGHOUr THE STATE.
The stale’s total receipts from the
lease of convicts for the quarter end
ing December 31, 1908, according to
the statement furnished the comptrol
ler general by the prison commission
will be $94,368.72. Of ibis amount
one lcsße, W. B. Hamby, will pay the
state $37,420.23.
Governor Smith has offered a re
ward of SIOO for the attest, with proof
to convict, of Joshua Swain, who is
wanted in Montgomery county for the
murder of W. C. Beasley, on October
2, 4908. Swain is said to have ab
ducted Ihe daughter of his victim and
when the father came upon them, at
tacked and killed him.
The first Chatham county near beor
license tax has beou paid. This 13
regarded as the solution to the trou
ble and end of the notoriety into
which Savannah has recently beeu
forced for it is thought every near
beer, or real beor dealer will pay tho
near beer tax.
The annual meeting of the Georgia
■board of embalmers was held at Ma
con. President H. H. Patterson of At*
lain a, C. L. Tolbert of Columbus, L.
H. flurghard of Macon, W. E. Platt of
Augusta, and C. L. Stevenson of Moul
trie, the five members, were present.
A number of appllcatants for licenses
were given examinations, and their
work was passed upon. The follow
ing were admitted to practice under
the laws of the stato: J. H. McDor
man, Toccoa, Ga.; N. N. Littlefield,
Fitgerald, Ga.; W. S. Calloway, East
Point, Ga.; E. T. Collins, Acworth,
Ga • E. R. Hemperly, East Point, Ga.;
Thomas Elliott (colored), Albany,
Ga.; C. H. Royal (colored). Savannah,
Ga,;’ Paul J. Steele, Savannah, Ga.;
r b. Klrkendall, Atlanta, Ga.; S. C.
PurHley, Macon, Ga.
Tho large sales of mules at Val
dosta for Ihe past ten days indicates
that the farmers aro buying more
mules this year than ever before. Dur
ing the past, ten days there have been
sold there several car loads of mules,
or about one hundred and seventy
five head. Of this number one hun
dred and fifty were for farm purpos
es and twenty-flve for naval stores
and milling.
Lots of trouble Is being experienced
at Macon by City Marshal Ben L. Hen
dricks In getting from property own
ers of Macon the real value of the
jewelry they own. Such values must
be known, if possible, before the full
tax returns can be made
That this Is the sunny south In fact
as well as in name is proved by the
fact that the second crop of apples
may be seen in orchards around Jack
son. E. C. Cawthon, sexton of the
Jackson cemetery, brought to States
boro an apple as large as an egg. He
lias a tree that has at least a dozen
apples of that size on It. City Tax
Collector J. A. McMichael has straw
berries almost ripe on his lands. It
has been one of the warmest falls
over seen in this part of the coun-'
try and vegetation is still growing.
In response to a request from State
School Commissioner Jere M. Pound, j
Attorney General John C. Hart has;
rendered an opinion regarding the
change in tho boundary lines of a puo
11c school district In which the citi
zens have voted for local taxation for
support of schools. The question was
asked as to whether a county board
of education has the power to extend
or enlargo the limits of a school dis
trict wherein the right of local taxa
tion exists, without a favorable vote
of the citizens and property owners
who would be affected. Attorney Gen
eral Hart holds that the county bord
has no such right. If the county
board sees fit to make any change
whatever In the limits of a local
school district wherein local taxation
has been voted, then an entirely new
election must be held throughout the
district, •
At a conference, council between
the lumbermen at interest, and coun
sel for the various railroads involv
ed a settlement was effected of all
the reparation cases which have aris
en in connection with the famous,
Tift two-cent overcharge freight case
and the Central Yellow Pine case.
This settlement involves claims to
the amount of about $500,000,