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vol. a. H"JG)§ S MATTINGS, AND ART SQUARES. PEBBMaaaBaBMBBBM3MEaaB3M— The Largest Stock we have ever had. We Guarantee Prices and Quality. Do not Buy Anything in Bed room Suites, Odd Dressers, Washstands, Springs, Chifforobes Davenports,or Anything in Furniture till you See our Full, New Line. JACKSON FURNITURE COMPANY. FREE DELIVERY PHONE 262. New Governor of Alabama Scores ' Prohibition Law Emmett Oneal Says Local Op tinn is the Only ‘Possible So lution, and Prohibition is a Failure. "MONTGOMERY Ala., Jan. 16— Emmett O’mal, of Florence, Ala., Alabama’s thirty-fourth governor and ninth native son to hold that office, was sworn in this afternoon on a platform near the state house. He took the oath in presence of the general assembly, supreme justices, state officials and an immense crowd. , Twenty-five thousand visitors came to Montgomery to take part in the inaugaral exercises. The pa rade was more than a mile long. Two thousand state troops, several marching clubs, and hundreds of cadets were in line. After he was sworn in, Governor O’neal delivered his inaugural ad dress. In his inaugural address, Gov. O’neal pronounced Alabama’s dras tic prohibition laws an invasion of individual roghts and constitu ional guarantees and declare the at tempt to insert a prohibition clause in the state constitution the off spring of intolerence and bigotry. He proclaimed prohibition a failure and recomended a general local op tion law. He advocated a divorce between liquor interests and politic.? to be accomplished by the creating of an excise commission vested with the power to control the liquor traf fic. lie declared that virtue could not be legislated into men’s lives, and that the solution of the prob lem was the proper regulation of the liquor traffic mahyly along the lines of prohibiting the sale of any thing but pure liquors. His ad dress indicated a conservative policy. Referring to the prohibition laws enacted in 1907 and 1909, lie said: “I have reserved a review of those statutes for my regular mes sage, but it may not be improper to state that certain provisions of those laws, more radical, extreme, and arbitrary than any before en acted in any Southern state created public alarm and t provoked general apprehension by their of invasion individual rights and constitutional guarantees. He characterizes the prohibition amendment as both unwise and un necessary and “the offspring of that fatal union of intolerence and bigotry which have filled the pages of history with the darkest chapter of human folly and tyranny.” “We who are commissioned to execute and make the laws of Ala bama,” he said, “are not children, but grown up men. We are not idealists or theorists, seeking some impossible Utopia. AVe are practi cal men of affairs, acquainted with the world and with some experien ce of its conditions. We take poor ®tie Cothran Mmxml COCHRAN, PULASKI COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, JANUARY, ID, 1911. Dr. D. J. Copeland to Work for Shorter Prominent Gainesville Minister jFccepts Position as Secre tary of College. Rome, Ga., —Dr. 0. J. Copeland, wlKj/I'jr the past four years has been pastor of the First Baptist church at Gainesville, Ga., has been offered and has accepted the position of secretary of Shorter college. During the past two years Dr. Copeland has had many calls to churches throughout the state and South, and several educational ins titions have tried to induce him to give up his pastoral work and asso ciate himself with educational in terests, but so great is his faith in the future of Shorter that he has decided to unite his efforts with those of President Van Hoose, and the board of trustees in making the college the leading institution in the South for the education of young women. Within the past few months there has been raised in Rome alone more than $240,000 for the building of “Greater Shorter Col lege.” Architect W. T. Downing, of Atlanta, lias just completed plans for the handsome buildings which are to be erected, and John A. Pierce, superintendent of construc tion, reached this city on Tuesday to start the work of construction. weak human nature as it is for we know that the millennium has not yet arrived. We advocate temper ance. We uphold the higest stand ard of Christian charity, but we know that we cannot legislate virtue into men’s lives. We recognize that in that there are but two policies. We must aim at either the aboli tion orthe regulation of the same. “In my opinion, prohibition should be the established policy of the state with a general local option law to take effect at the next gene ral elections. “The people want no more elect ions than are not neccessaiy to as certain the public will. Such elec tions disturb the public peace and renew the evils of agitation and po litical turmoil. Local option means the right of the unit affected to con trol the liquor traffic, either by ab solute prohibition or regulation. In recommending an excise com mission he said: “In my opinion, nearly all the evils of modern intemperance have come from drinking cheap, adulter ated articles of alcoholic beverages. We should therefore, by proper provisions, limit the sale of the dis tilled beverages which are recogniz ed by leading chemists and experts as least injurious to the public health. We should prohibit the sale of all spirits which are com pounded whole or in part with alco hol, either with or without added coloring or flavoring matter, or which are produced any other way than by the legitimate methods of distillation and aging as required by the most" advanced pure food laws.” Governor O’neal indicated a more conciliatory attitude toward public service corporations. Argument is Begun in Trial of Lyens Cordele, Ga., Jan. 16. —As court convened for the eight days’ trial of M. B. Dyens and Archie Lyens for the murder of Eleming Smith in creased interest was evidenced by the large throng of men and wom en who crowded the spacious court auditorium to hear the arguments of counsel. Only three speeches to the side will be made and ten hours will be allowed attorneys for both sides in arguing the case to the jury. The attorneys that will speak for the state are J. LI. Thomas, solici tor general of the Brunswick cir cuit; W. George, solicitor general of the Cordele circuit; and Col. John W. Bennett, of Waycross, and the attorneys that will address the jury in behalf of the defendants are John R. Cooper, of Macon; J. T. Hill, of the tocal bar; and W. W. Bennett, of Baxley. Solicitor general Thomas opened the argument for the state and con sumed an hour outlining the con tention of the state to the jury, maintaining that the defendants are guilty of murder. John R. Cooper spoke for an hour and a half for the defendants, claiming that the de fendants are innocent of murder and that they were justified in kill ing Smith. On convening court this after noon Mr. Hill will speak for the de fense and Mr. George will then fol low for the state. Tuesday morn ing W. W. Bennett will conclude for the defense and John W. Ben nett will conclude for the state. The end of case is in sight and it will be given to the jury tomorrow a ftern Don. New Power Company Tries out New Plant. Jackson, Ga., Jan, 16. —With a head of between 80 and 100 feet the machinery of the Central Georgia Power Company’s plant is now be ing tried out. The resevoir has filled rapidly within the last few days, and the immense basin will soon be full and backing water up the river for 18 miles. The machinery is said to be per forming nicely. The current will soon be put on the market now. NOTICE! lam in position to satisfy the wants of the people in blacksmitn ing, horseshoeing, and general re pairing. I solicit your patronage. Yours truly, U. G. Renfroe, Empire, Ga. Notice to Taxpayers I will be in Cochran next Fri day, Jan. 20th, on my last round. Meet me and be ready to pay your taxes. l-19-’ll-lt J. J. Pollock. Dublin’s Growth 94 Per Cent in Decade She Is Next to Waycross; Lau rens Barely SXCissed Being “Big Six. ” Dublin, Ga., Jan, 12. —The cen sus figures, giving Dublin a popula tion of 5,795, show a gratifying growth in ten years of 94 per cent. In 1890 Dublin had a population of BG2. Ten years later figures had grown to 2,987, or 240 per cent. In 20 years Dublin’s growth has amounted to 572 per cent. The growth of Laurens county has also been very phenominal. In 1910 the population is given as 35,- 501, or an increase 37 per cent. The growth was from 13,747 in 1890 to 25,900 in 1900, or again of 88 per cent. In 20 years the gain has been 148 per cent. Dublin, during the last ten years, passed Dalton, LaGrange, Newman, Milledgeville, and other cities and is now the nineteenth city in popu lation in the state, rising a good many numliers during the past 10 years. Of all the cities larger in popula tion in Georgia than Dublin, this city made the best showing of any except Waycross. The percentage of increase is larger than Atlanta’s boasted record. Laurens county barely missed qualifying as one of the “Big Six” by the narrow margin of 729. Many still believe that Laurens should have been accorded a larger population than Muscogee. It is believed that Dublin’s pop ulation is now more than 6,000, quite a number having moved to this city during the past three months. Stokes--Nesmith Mr. L. M. NeSmith was married to Miss Leila Stokes, on Sunday, Jan. 8, Rev. Joseph Pritchett offici ating. Mr. NeSmith is a man of fine character, and holds a position as salesman with J. J. Taylor. Miss Stokes is a daughter of Mr. John Stokes, one of Pulaski’s most pros perous farmers. We extend con gratulations. Ladies Mass Meeting There will be a mass meeting of the ladies of Cochran and com munity at the opera house, Friday, Jan. 20th. All young ladies, old ladies, single ladies and married la are begged to be present at 3 p.m. This will not be a mothers’ meet ing. One question of vital import ance will be discussed, even though it cause a fuss. —Bring the whole family. Box Supper at Bethany There is going to be a box supper at Bethany school house Friday night, January 27th. Everybody ia invited to attend. A Tribute to Mayor Wynne Councilman gdailey Pres ent s Gold Headed Wallin g Cane to Mayor Wynne in Ffdehalf of Old Council. Gentlemen: It becomes my pleasant duty, in behalf of the old council, to express to our retiring mayor our sincere ap preciation of the broad minded and impartial policy in which he has conducted the affairs of this city for the past four years and also the valuable assistance he has rendered the mayor and council as mayor protem for three years previous to his incumbency as mayor. Being closely associated with him and knowing the difficulties he has had to contend with, the strain on our city to maintain our valuable permanent improvements and the natural adverse disposition of a people to increase taxes; we believe he needs no apology and that no man could have done better under the existing circumstances. "Without any appreciable increase in taxes we have inaugurated a splendid system of electric lights and water works and a free school system second to none in this part of the country. Under present conditions we have not been able to make some improvements that we would, other wise, like to have done, and the mayor and council have been prac tically forced to retrench or curtail expenses in order to meet obliga tions already incurred; but the city is in good financial condition; (that is our present accumulated assets are sufficient to meet our pre sent obligations) but no one realiz es more than the retiring mayor and old council the necessity to raise sufficient funds to meet current ex penses and some surplus for needed improvements. Now, aside from references to the conscientious discharge of his offi cial duty, I would like to make just a few personal references, if our go,od mayor will pardon me for per sonal allusion. We have ordered for you, which should have arived today by express, a gold headed walking cane, a slight tribute the old force desires to bestow upon you in token of the sincere and cor dial relations that have always ex isted between us, We believe that you have done your duty to the best of your ability. We believe that you love Cochran and Cochran loves you, that you have ever had an eye single to her welfare, and have always been foremost in co operating with every movement for the welfare and upbuilding of our city. Amid the viccissitudes of this life, when perhaps other men would have been bowed down (for every man has his troubles,) Miletus Wynne has gone through this world NUMBER 33. A Record Yield on a Half Acre Mayor Glore, of Lovett, Is En titled to the Blue Ribbon. Dublin, Ga., Jan. 8. —S. F. Glover is mayor of Lovett and a wheelright. In addition he is a successful farmer. Mr. Glover owns a half acre at His shop occupies thirty by fifty feet of that space. The remainder of the half acre he farms. Last winter Mr. Glover planted his piece of ground in oats and sold the product for sl6. He then planted the ground in cotton and gathered 1,278 pounds of seed cot ton, Which made a bale of lint weighing 444 pounds. This bale lie sold for 14 1-2 cents per pound or $64.38. The seed from the bale he sold for $lB, making a total revenue from the spot of ground of 898.38. On this spot of ground Mr. Glo ver scattered compost wheti he sowed his oats. When he planted the cotton he used a sack of com mercial fertilizer. The cotton was plowed three times and hoed once. Mr. Glover not only makes Lov ett a first class mayor, but he is a fine wheelwright. That he could also be a first class farmer is shown by the success he met with on the half acre. R. A. Mcßae who has been con nected with the Journal for the past three years, left the city last Sun day to accept a position with the Americus Printing Co. Mr. Mcßae was previous owner of the Jonrnal, the present manage ment purchasing same from him in Dec. 1910, since this date he has given perfect satisfaction and we hate to give him up. He left us to accepta more remunerative position and our entire force wishes liim much success. with a smile on his face and sun shine in his soul. His friends have been made happier, and the world better for the silver lining that he has created behind every cloud that has crossed his horizon; and it is the universal opinion of his fellow-citizens that he possesses a disposition more to be coveted than the rubies and diamonds of this earth; for he who carries sun shine into the hearts of his fellow men carries there a blessing money can not buy, and deposits a treas ure where “thieves cannot break through and steal:” and in giving you this little present it is not for its intrinsic value, for that is small, but think of it as a slight token from hearts full of the fragrance of brotherly affection for him whom we have learned to love, admire, and respect, believing that the key note of your wonderful disposition lies in the fact that you to love your fellow-man. No 1 and No 2 Shingles, fine grade—Plenty on hand, Cochran Lumber Co.