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VOLUME FIVE
What Do You Think of a Piece of Furniture for a Christmas Present?
We think a piece of Furniture is one of the most serviceable things in the world for a present.
Do not throw your money away for something that will be gone in a few days, but
Buy a Rocker, a Desk, a Rug or Something
that will be long remembered and. be • ucefui
You get a present with each $5.Gk) purchase, so do not buy until you see our large stock.
I AXON FURNITURE CO.
Wilson to Fight Smith
Even m White Flo use
Support of Candidate by Arch
Enemies Rouses Him —Might
Even Take Stump
Trenton, N. J., Dec. 17,—Gover
nor Wilson let it be known today in
utterances that although
he had been elected to the presidency
of the United States, he would con
tinue to fight the Smith-Nugent for
ces in New Jersey and any other el
ement in the national democracy
which he considers reactionary or
non-progressive. '
He proclaimed it as his duty “to
stand behind the progressive forces in
the democratic party everywhere and
at every junctiort,” and added that
the democratic party now had arriv
ed at a point “w here it must choose
whether it will be progressive or not.
Might stump as President.
Just to what extent Mr. Wilson’s
activity, either in New Jersey or
similar situations elsewhere might
extend was not disclosed, but at
the governor’s office it was made
plain that even as president Mr.
Wilson would come hack from Wash
ington and go on the stump before
the people of the state against ele
ments which he considered reaction
ay whenever the people of the state
i com age him to think they wished
and counsel.
His announcement of intention
v s coincident with his i dlurn to his
, il'ice after a months vacation in Ber
imida, when he learned that in the
cent party caucus for the speaker
hip of the New Jersey legislature
aon Taylor was elected by a ma
jority of four votes and was surpor
e l by the 12 assemblymen from
v sex county, who are a!! edged to be
controlled by the Smith-Nugent
vmg of the party.
Mr. Wilson’s choice for speaker,
Chas. flennessy, was defeated, but
the governor declared today he had
tound Mr. Taylor “always ready to
do the right thing” and personally
no objection to him.
What the governor is concerned
about is the forces which supported
Mr. Taylors election as opposed to
Mr. Hennessy. In the contests that
are forthcoming over important
state offices and matters of legislat
ion, the governor believes that he
must concentrate every, effort to re
duce the strength of tire opposition
wing.
The governor found things around
the state house quite exciting.
The corridors were crowded with gos
siping politicians. Early in the day
he issued his statement announcing
to the voters of the state that he
would not forsake them after Jie
went to Washington,
Larger Powers
l or Commission
Will Now Have Jurisdiction Over
Every Kind of Public
Carrier.
The powers exercised by the Geor
gia railroad commission were extend
ed beginning yesterday, and from
now on the commission will have jur
isdiction over every kind of public
carrier, including such as stenm
boat lines, cabs and baggage compa
nies and automobile transpo ration
lines.
Judge J. K. Hines, the special at
torney for the commission, was called
upon to say whether the commission
should act upon the bonds and stocks
of an auto transportation company
which is preparing to construct a
concrete highway over which to
run autos from Gainesville to Dah
lonega. He held that such a com
pany caine under the jurisdiction of
the commission.
In 1907 the legislature passed an
act enlarging the powers of the rail
road commission so as to include
steamboat lines, cab and baggage
companies and “all other common
carriers operating within the state.”
Because the title of the law failed to
state specifically what sort of com
mon carriers were included in the
hill the act could not be enforced.
Biff since then the law has been
codified and under a decision of the
Supremo court the title no longer is
of force as it is dropped in the code.
In 1879 when the railroad com
mission was created it only had juris
diction over steam railroads. In
1107 its powers were extended to
Cover telephone and telegraph com
panies and street raiiroads. Now it
will act upon all matters pertaining
to every kind of common carrier in
the state, which will greatly in l ease
its duties.
The commission’s rate expert, J.
Prince Webster, will begin at once
the preparation of a list of all steam
boat lines and cab and baggage
companies doing business in the
state.
ROLAND SCHOOL
ENTERTAINMENT
On Friday night, Dec., 13th, the
Roland School gave an entertain
ment which was enjoyed by a large
and appreciative audience, after
which there was a Box party. The
selling of the boxes caused much
merriment. Mr. John Pace was at
his best as auctioneer, and a neat
little sum was rAized, which is to
be used in iui'Boving the school
building. mgf
COCHRAN, PULASKI COUNTY GEORGIA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER, 19, 1912
EfA bifeiu t y a i
WHAT ?
GOING TO WALKER’S
(for)
CHRISTMAS GOODS
That’s the Place
They Sot the Stuff
GOT WHAT?
BY TRAIN LOADS.
Anything 2 conte to t/22
Can £s4&
WHEUE? WHERE?
WAIRER’S PHARMACY
ftSomimeiiit Korner
Ceefiran, Georgia
“Drys” Pushing
Anti-Jag Bill
Purpose of the Biil Is to Prevent
Shipments of Liquor Into
Dry Territory
Washington, Dec. 16. —Denunci-
ation of the “mail order liquor bus
iness” ns the enemy of state prohi
bition characterized the opening to
day of the fight in the senate for
the passage of the Sheppard-Kenyon
bill to prohibit the shipment of
liquor across state lines into “dry”
territory.
The galleries were thronged with
men and women identified with the
National Temperance movement
when the debate began on the meas
ure long pending before both branch
es of congress.
Consideration of the bill was de
voted to addresses in its support by
Senators Sanders of Tennessee and
McCumber of North Dakota, both
of whom had introduced hills simi
lar to the measure pending.
Legislative rules threw the bill
back, to tiic. regular calendar when
the !.> .1 debate was interrupted by
the convening of the Archbald court
of impeachment. Members will de
mand that it again be taken up,
however, and an effort probably
will be made soon to have it brought
before the senate as the “unfinished
business,” insuring its daily con
sideration until it finally is disposed
of.
Interest in the constitutionality
of the proposed law was manifested
throughout the day’s debate, and
brought numerous senators into the
discussion. Senator McCumber de
clared efforts to give state gov.-rn
i;n ' : i> vor ' h■ uo o
x :i:. s tin L il ! ••. is the
supreme c< art nv. : >l.; Lad held
such legislation t- be unconstitu
tional .
The federal government has en
tire right, he declared, to prohibit
the shipment of liquor into prohi
bition state . T.’ie n.ea lire pen Lug,.
which passed the house as Lire irhep
pard bill, would prohibit the present
mail order and express order busi
ness in liquor in states where local
prohibition prevails.
Senator Sanders declared congress
did not plan to interfere with states
in the exercise of their own rights'
over the liquor traffic.
“This hill, if it should become
law, would not interfere with what
are commonly known as ‘wet states,’
said Senator Sanders.
“It would only prohibit the ship
ment of liquor into states where
police laws now prohibit its sale.”
He declared that mail order and
NUMBER 21
Girl of 10, Elopes
W iih Boy of 1 '
Tifton Excited Over Disappear
ance —Schools Close to
Join Hunt
Tifton Ga, December 16.-(Special)’
All Tifton has been stirred with ex
citement today over the disappear
ance ami reported elopement of Ocia
Davis, the 10 year old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Davis. The
little girl was sent to the grocery
store and market at 6 o’clock to get
some things for breakfast, when she
mysteriously disappeared.
The anxious parents waited at
home for the little one for some
time and then began careful search.
Failing still to find their lost one, the
aid of officers was called, and a
tliorough search of the city and sub- j
urbs. At eleve* o’clock nothing
had been heard of the lost child, andf
fearing that some grave misfortune
had befallen her, all the school child
ren were excused and they assisted
the anxious parents in their search.
Shortly after noon a telephone
message was received that the girl
boagjped the Atlanta, Birmingham
and Atlantic early morning train
for Thomasville, in company with
a 16 year old boy wearing a gray
suit, and that they were put off a’,
Omega by the conductor. They
walked around the train and boa d
e<l it again. The conductor feu a '
to put them off farther from Tift'
and thought he wogld carry Un
two to Thomasville and turn them
over to the officers. When the train
reached Thomasville the two eluded
the conductor and nothing further
has been heard from them. The
j.::: father left for Thomasville
ion to assist in !
sea -cli. — »t: nta Constitution.
express order concerns were ship
ping liquor into “dry states” prac
tically without interference, making
it almost impossible for state officials
to enforce prohibition laws.
d .; ;d that although Ten
nessee was a prohibition state, trav
eling men and agents of mail order
liquor houses vv e constantly solicit
ing business in that state from
“boot-leggers” and “soft drink
dealers,” shipping in their wares
from across state line, so that local
authorities could not stop it,
Senator McCumber, of North Da
kota, also spoke in favor of the pro
posed law.
“It will help the state officials to
enforce the laws against blind pig
gisrn and bootleggers,” he declared.
“The state laws are ineffective so
long as there is no means of getting
at the source of supply outside the
state.”