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YOL. 4.
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HEAL LIKE PLAGUE,
SWEEPS BIG CITIES
Beat Waves, Passing through Ci
ties South of Great Lakes,
Leaves Trail of Death.
From The Atlanta Georgian.
Chicago, July 4. —Chicago and
the middle West today are still in
the scorching grasp of the hot waves,
which are progressing all through
the belt south of the Great Lakes
and leaving a trail of death and
prostratiou in its wake.
A cooling breeze from the lake
made Chicago fairly comfortable
early last night, but long l>efore
d ’vbreak this had died down and
the cuy was like a bake oven.
Men, women, and children slept
in the open. Back porches were
crowded with suffering humanity
and the lake front looked like the
bivruac of a motley army. In the
congested sections of the city, where
the toilers live, many slept on the
sidewalks and in the grass plots.
Seven more names were added to
the already appalling list of the
dead, making a total for the first
four days in July of more than 40.
Yesterday was the hottest day of
the year, but the weather man pre
dicted that today would make a
new record. No relief is in sight.
In many nlaees in the West the
mercury ranged upward of 100 de
gress and in Hiawatha, Ivans, it
went to 110. Here are some of the
temperatures: Independence, Kan.,
108; Joplin, Mo., 107; Burlington,
lowa, 105; Muskogee, Okla., 105;
Des Moines, 102; Louisville, 102;
Cincinnati, 100; Detroit, 100; In
dianapolis, 100; St. Louis, 100;
Omaha, 100.
M re tnan 50 persons died as a
result of the heat in variou cities.
HEAT DRIVES PEOPLE
FROM SWELTERING CITY
Pittsburg, July 4. —Marked by
twelve deaths and 24 prostrations,
the hottest weather of ten years
settled over the city yesterday, and,
continuing all night, the morning
brought no sign of relief. 4 here
was hardly a breath of a breeze and
thousands left the city in the early
morning for lake resorts and' other
cool spots.
DOZENS OF PROSTRATIONS '
REPORTED IN METROPOLIS
New York, July 4—New York
continued to swelter in the unbro
ken heat wave and, although the
temperature was slightly under that
of yesterday, the humidity was
I higher, adding to the sufferings of
those who were compelled to spend
the holiday in town.
Dozens of cases of prostrations
®!)e Cocljcan 3<mntftL
COCHRAN, PULASKI COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY .JULY 6, 1911.
BAPTISTS BAR TIGHT
SKIRTS AND PADDING
Macon, Ga.,- July 4. —Tight
skirts, which outline the forms of
women, and false padding, which
makes them appear “as they ain’t,”
have been placed under the ban by
the congregation of the Tabernacle
Baptist church. At revival services
in progress last night a resolution,
which, among other things, said
“some of the styles worn upon our
streets have caused actual transgres
sions because of their suggestive
ness” and “these styles have caused
not only sinful thoughts and deeds
for both sexes, but will, if not
checked, be a source of education
for evil to future generations,” was
adopted. The resolution was
passed without a dissenting vote.
FAMILY REUNION
Mrs. A. R. Johnson and Mrs. S.
H. Asbell and their children, of
Empire, and Mrs. F. E. Bolinger
and children, of near Cochran, were
the guests of their mother, Mrs. J.
M. Jones, of this place, at a family
reunion on the Fourth of July. All
Mrs. Jones’s children were present
except one son, who was kept away
on account of sickness. In all pres
ent, there were one son, three
daughters, and twelye grandchil
dren.
were reported to the police and to
various hospitals, but only one
death was attributed to the heat up
to 10 o’clock in the morning.
The police attributed the lack of
fatalities to the fact that hundreds
ot thousands of persons sought the
cool of the oceanside and the moun
tains.
Little hope was held out by the
weather bureau officials, the weath
er prediction calling for continued
hot and clear weather through the
night.
TWO MORE DAYS OF HEAT,
SAYS WASHINGTON BUREAU
Washington, July 4. —The heat
wave is general throughout the
country and will continue in full
force today and tomorrow, accord
ing lq. the weather bureau. Not un
til tomorrow night is there a possi
bility that it will lie broken and
then only ii\ the New England
states. New York and the Ohio
valley region are promised a slight
moderation Wednesday night.
Thunder showers are also scheduled
to relieve the intense suffering in
the lake regions Wednesday.
The region east of the Mississippi
river and South Atlantic states will
swelter in torrid weather for at
least two days.
RAILROAD MEETING
AT OPERA HOUSE
At an enthusiastic mass meeting held last night at the
Opera House the proposed extension of the Cary North &
South Railroad from Cary to Cochran was discussed, and ar
rangements were made to immediately proceed with the of
fering of stock for sale. The survey from Cochran to Cary
has already been made.
The meeting was presided over by l)r. ,1. B. Peacock,
who was elected chairman of a committee of seven to take
the matter in hand, with full authority to act for the people
of Cochran and surrounding territory. This committee will
offer stock for sale and ask for contributions to meet the cost
of the recent survey, in the course of next week, and, it is
expected, that in a short time. the necessary arrangements
will have been made to start the erection of the lino. The
line will be started from this point and he built to Cary.
Among those who spoke at the meeting last 'night were:
Mayor Mullis, ex-Mayor Wynne, C. E. Taylor, ,J. B. Pea
cock, C. T. Hall, G. F. Hendricks, J. B. McLaughlin, F. B.
Asbell, T. 1). Walker, Sr., J. B. Thompson, and E. Cook,
Jr., all of whom were thoroughly enthusiastic and confident
that the road would be a success. It was urged that as ma
ny as possible subscribe stock and agreed by the mass that
the investment would be a good one directly, notwithstand
ing the benefit that a railroad necessarily means to a com
munity.
PLOT TO THROW BOMB
AT TAFT FRUSTRATED
Indianapolis, July 4. —A whis
pered conversation between two
men to the effect that a bomb
would be thrown at the president
lias thrown the Indianapolis police
force in a furore of excitement. A
ARRESTED 3 TIMES IN 48 HOURS
Macon, Ga., Jidy 4. —J. J. Sams,
a white man, established a new
record for inebriety when he was
arrested three times in 48 hours on
the charge of drunkenness. The
first time he was fined $5 and costs,
and eighteen hours later when he
was arrested again the fine was
doubled. In less than 48 hours af
-tcr the first arrest he was arrested
for the third time and officers re
fused him bond. —Georgian.
HAWKINSVILLE CLEARED OF BLIND
TIGERS AS RESULT OF REVIVALS
Atlanta, June 30—Following a
general expression from the pulpit
of Georgia that the churches ought
to take an active part in the efforts
to stamp out the liquor evil, it is
learned that the little town of Haw
kirsville has practically cleared out
all its blind tigers as the result of a
series of evangelistic sermons by the
Rev Bob Jones, of Montgomery,
Alabama., a fiery young preacher
who has aroused the strongest mor-
woman hearing the plot, notified
the detectives. Both of the men
escaped. One of them possessed a
brown paper sack supposed to con
tain the agency of destruction. —At-
lanta Georgian.
FORM PLANS FOR MOVING CAPITAL
Macon, Ga., July 4. —The mem
bers of the Central Capital associa
tion held an important meeting yes
terday afternoon, at which time
plans for a campaign in the legisla
ture regarding the removal of the
state capital were discussed. The
meeting was behind closed doors,
and so far the members have not
announced just how the work will
be taken up. —Georgian.
al sentiments wherevdr lie has held
forth.
Following the meetings, Sheriff
Rogers, it is stated, not only forced
all the known blind tigers to close
down, but went around the com
munity warning in a Christian
spirit the various men who were
popularly suspected of such traffic,
and in many instances received
from them voluntary promises that
they would quit and henceforth try
and live a law-abiding life. They
too had attended the Bob Jones
meetings.
AN AID TO FARMERS
OF SOUTH GEORGIA
Atlanta, Ga., July 1. —To aid in
the agricultural progress of the ter
ritory along the Southern Railway
between Macon and Brunswick and
along the line of the Georgia South
ern and Florida Railway, an agri
cultural expert, working under the
Cotton Culture Department main
tained by these railroads, is to be
assigned to duty in this particular
section with headquartets at Macon.
Announcement to this effect was
made today following a conference
held in the offices of If. \V. Miller,
assistant to the president of the
Southern Railway, at which were
present Commissioner of Agricul
ture Thos. G. Hudson, Dr. Andrew
M. Soule, Dean of the State College
of Agriculture, E. Gentry, State
Agent for the Farmers’ Demonstra
tion Work of United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, Mr. Miller,
J. B. Munson, of Macon, vice-pres
ident and general manager of the
Georgia Southern and Florida, J.
C. Williams, of Washington, from
the office of President W. W. Fin
ley, H. E. Wiernicke, of Washing
ton, and. (). J. Stephens, of Macon,
of the Land and Industrial Depart
ment of the Southern Railway and
G. S. & F., and T. O. Plunkett, of
Chattanooga, general agent of their
cotton culture department.
At the conference plans were dis
cussed for the co-operation of the
Southern Railway and the Georgia
Southern and Florida representa
tive with the state and federal agen
cies for the purpose of bringing ex
pert information, to the farmers
along the lines of these railroads
and aiding them in every possible
way. The present was thought a
favorable time for this action, in
view of the fact that during the
coming fall the U. S. Department
of Agriculture is to greatly increase
its efforts in South Georgia by add
ing a number of demonstration
agents to those already working in
this territory.
The general purpose of the South
ern Railway and the Georgia South
ern and Florida Railway in assign
ing an agricultural expert to the
territory along their lines below
Macon is to encourage the diversi
fication of crops and the adoption of
such methods as will result in a
greater proudetion per acre, thus
enabling the farmers to keep lip
their yield of cotton and have land
left for the production of food crops
and the extension of dairying and
the live stock industry. President
Finley of the Southern Railway and
Georgia Southern and Florida Rail
way is keenly interested in the de
velopment of this section, feeling
that the interest of the lines he
NUMBER 5.
A TWIGGS GIRL IS
INJURED BY AUTO
In an Attempt to Rescue Dog from
Danger Mrs. Nettie Arnold Is
Injured by Automobile.
In an attempt to rescue a small
dog from what she believed was
danger, last Tuesday morning, Mrs.
Nettie Arnold was knocked down
and run over by a heavy five-pas
senger automobile. 'l'he accident
oceured In the road, directly in
front of the home of her father, Mr.
Joe Floyd, of near Prospect church.
The car was occupied by a party
of Danville gentlemen], and was be
ing driven by Mr. John A. White.
The machine approached the scene
of accident not more rapidly than
ten or twelve miles an hour. The
dog was in the road, and Mr. White
veered a little in order to avoid run
ning over the animal. The young
woman, who was sitting beside the
roadside watching the auto, and,
evidently becoming frightened,
rushed forward to pick him up. The
dog then ran on across the road to
safety. Mrs. Arnyld was unable to
to get out of the way. Two wheels
of the machine passed over her
body, breaking one of her shoulders
and several ribs. Tue horror-strick
en occupants of the auto hurriedly
summoned every doctor they could
reach, and the wounded woman
was given every attention. While
her injuries are extremely serious,
it is believed that she will recover.
No blame whatever attaches to
the driver of the car, as he was
driving at a very moderate speed,
and had no reason to apprehend
trouble until the lady rushed in
front of the machine when it was
so near that stopping was imposs
ible. —Twiggs County Citizen.
J. T. DEESE ON COMMITTEE ON
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
We are pleased to note that Rep
resentative Deese of our county has
been placed on the House Commit
tee on Constitutional Amendments.
heads are identical with those of the
people they serve and believes that
in co-operation with state and fed
eral agricultural authorities the
railroads will he materially contrib
uting to the progress and prosperity
of the section.
The Southern Railway is working
for the interest of the farmers along
its lines in North Georgia through
its Land Industrial Department in
manjj; ways, particularly in the ef
forts to encourage the apple indus
try.