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VOLUME FIVE Man Killed; Mayor And Others Held Until Physician Can Make De tailed Examination of Wounds That Caused Radney’s Death. Soperton, May H. —Will T. Rad ney is dead with a load of buckshot and several wounds in his body as a result of a tragic shooting near here this morning at 7 o’clock. The mayor and police and other proniinet men figure in the case. Hadney, who was tending a farm fur Lamar Holmes, aliout a mile from this place, was arrested yes terday, charged with stealing some 50 pounds of beef from Jim Clovers market. He was placed in the lo cal jail with Wyatt Martin to guard him. He forced his way out of the stockade and Martin shot at him as he ran for safety. The shot went wild and Radney made his., escape. Early this morning, Varna r Holmes, Mayor; T. K. Wade, Po liceman; Lee Keen and Wyatt Mar tin, having learned that Radney was going to pass on a certain road through a branch some four miles from here on his way to get his brother to stand his bond, they pro ceeded to capture him at the ““branch. Radney saw what was up and jumped from the buggy in which he was riding. Policeman Wade de manded him to halt but he kept running. Wade and Martin both tired pistols. Radney ran about 20 yards and was getting over a fence when Lee Keen shot him with a shot gun. He ran alxmt three or four steps and falling said, "Why should you kill me this way?” The news spread rapidly and William Higgs, justice of peace, soon reached the scene and held an inquest. According to the evidence the jury ordered Lamar Holmes, T. K. Wade. Lee Keen and Wyatt Martin to l>e held in custody until the doctors could lnakwff'detailed examination of the wounds. Mr. Rjulirey leaves a wife and several ”children, a brother and other prominent relatives in the commu nity. —Macon Telegraph T. K. Wade is a former citizen of Bleckley County. He is well known and prominently connected. He is a brother of Frank Wake, Aden Wade and George Wade, all promi nent farmers of our County. He lived near Cary and left there some time last fall for Soperton where he now holds the position of City Mar shal. Mr. Wade was once a candi- ®lje €ocl)rrm Journal NEW LIFE! You will take n new life if you come and hear the new Records just arrived. The cod is small and the pleasure is great which you y/ill derive from owning a Graphophone or an Organ. Your home is not complete without music. Come and hear the latest Records. JACKSON FURNITURE COMPANY Odd Fellows Have Meeting at Cochran Odd Fellowship made itself felt in Cochran last Thursday. A semi annual session of the sixth division was held and representatives from the lodges in the thirteen counties of the division were in attend..nee. The Macon lodges furnished the following representatives: Franklin Lodge No. 2, R. L. Kitchens, J. S. Bennett: United Brothers Lodge No. 5, L. S. Hill, L. W. McManus, .1. J. Kimball, •). W. Markham: Macon Lodge 123, E. C. Herring, W. E, Mumford. Olin P. Beall, J. IL Mills; Bibb Lodge No. 186, W. Frank Spikes, Geo. W. Grier; W E. Mumford Lodge No. 265, J. 1). Howell; Fort Hawkins Lodge No. 315, W. V. West, B. L. Keith; Union Lodge No. 489, G. L. Bright. A public meeting was held in the afternoon in the auditorium of the new high school building. Grand Master W. S. Coleman, of Cedar town, addressed the meeting with masterful force and eloquence, tell ing of the great work the order has done and is doing in the alleviation of suffering and the elevation of character in all parts of the world where it has been established, and invited good men to knock for ad mission in the fraternity. Dr. C. T. Halt, of Cochran, presided over the meeting and Hon. T. L. Bailey, Editor of the Cochran Journal, de livered the address of welcome. One business session was held la ter in the afternoon and another at night. Reports from Lodges were received and discussed with a view to the exchange of ideas concerning the work of the order. Macon was selected as the next place of meeting. Officers for the ensuing year were chosen, the three upon whom the greatest respond bilities fall being: Division Deputy Grand Master, C. J. Gamble; vice division deputy Grand Master, L S. Hill, and division deputy grand secretary and treasurer, Olin P. Beall, all of Macon. The other division deputy grand officers are: Warden, J. P. Dykes, of Goldsboro; chaplain, W. H. Chapman, of Cochran; marshal, G. date for Sheriff of Pulaski County against John R. Rogers, the present incumbent. Saffold and Stallings, of our City, Eschel Graham, of Mc- Rae, and L. C. Underwood, of Mr. Vernon, represent the defendants. They have been released on bond upon petition in the sum of S4OOO. 00 each. The solicitor General having agreed upon this amount. COCHRAN, BLECKLEY COUNTY GEORGIA. THURSDAY, MAY, 15, 1913 M’Lendon Opposes Free Panama Tolls Tallahassee, Fla., May 11. —Ad- dressing the Florida legislature up on the “Panama Canal and Its Ef fect On Domestic and Foreign Com merce,” S. G. McLendon, former Georgia railroad Commissioner, op posed free tolls for American vessels Judge Sambola Jones, panama ex position commissioner, also spoke urging an appropiation for a Florida exhibit. L. Bright, of Macon; conductor, J. C. Vanlandingham, of Fenleyson; guardian, J. P. Lee, of Mclntyre; herald, R. A. Taylor, of Milledgc ville. A hearty endorsement was given to Macon,s effort to get the grand lodge meeting for 1914, and the representatives pledged their efforts in behalf of the* movement. The very cordial reception and splendid entertainment given the visiting delegates by the generous hearted people of Cochran stamps the citizenship of that community as being truly southern in spirit and demonstrates that among them the grasping selfishness of present day commercialism has so far failed to tarnish that beautiful trait of hospi tality which characterized the peo ple of all the South in the days of old. —Macon Telegraph. WE WILL GIVE $19.13 for 191 3 Pennies IF YOU’LL TELL US HoW many weddings there are to be in June. The pretteist ancTTalSst designs in Cut Glass can be seen at our store . Prices very reasonable . Remember the offer Walker's Pharmacy The Store of Quality and Service Interesting Letter From Dr. Harris Atlanta, May 10th, 1913. Mr. T. L. Bailey, Editor, The Cochran Journal, Cochran, Ga. My Dear Sir: In reply to your communication of May 6th I would say that, in the name of the State Board of Health, I wish first to thank you for the in terest which you have expressed in health work, for after many years weary struggle with this problem I still find the great majority of peo ple here entirely indifferent to it. In reply to your letter I would say that we have sent you our bul letins, which include plans and specifications for sanitary closets, and it is my sincere hope that you may succeed in inducing the people of your city to supplant the old fashioned kind by the newer and more sanitary ones. As regards the ditch of which you speak, I would say that in-as-mueh as it is exposed to sunlight and the open air I do not believe that it is likely to cause trouble in any other way except in breeding mosquitoes, and the breeding of them can be entirely prevented by keeping all the pools covered by a thin layer of petroleum or oil of any sort. This JmH \ T\vo Blacks Arrested For Burning Barn Americus, Ga., May 13. —Detec- tives today arrested two negroes suspected of complicity in the burn ing of the barn and contents of Neal A. Ray, 1 ere recently. Four teams of mules and horses were killed, entailing a property loss of SI,OOO. Preliminary examination of the prisoners has not been ac corded yet, and the nature of the evidence them is with held. Five hundred dollars reward is outstaml* ing forthe incendiaries, with proof to convict. would, of course, require some little trouble, but need not be done very often except when it is raining fre quently and the oil is being washed away. I do not think it makes any difference as to what time you clean this ditch. It can be done safely at any time of the year. The truth is that any germs that may produce disease very quickly die when subjected to the influences which are present in stagnant water, particularly where exposed to the sunlight. If I can be of any service in the world it will give me the greatest pleasure. Again thanking you, I am, Very cordially yours, 11. F. Harris, Secretary. NUMBER 41 Japan Wants U. S. To Test Anti-Alien Law . -a ■ - l r•* No Further Move Will Be Made By Japan Until Bill is Signed. Washington, May 13. —TheJapa- nesc ambassador will take no furth er steps in the protests againsts the California anti-alien land law until Governor Johnson acts upon the bill before him. Should he sign it, it was learned today that Japan, without making further representa tions to the state department, will wait a reasonable time to see what the federal administration intends to do to meet the complaint against the measure. It was indicated today that Japan would not move to test the consti tutionality of the law, but was in clined to the view’ it is incumbent upon the United States to take up that phase of the question. Although it is understood here that Governor Johnson has thirty days to act, official believe his an swer to Secretary Bryan’s last com munication will be received within a week. The Japanese situation was dis cussed today at the cabinet meet ing- ENGLAND WOULD LIKE TO SEE TEST BEFORE HAGUE London, May 13. —“If it be true that Japan wishes to carry the Cali fornia land question to The Hague tribunal, we may shortly obtain a fruitful lesson in the practical limits of arbitration,” says the Pall Mall Gazette today, in discusssing the situation which has arisen between the United States and Japan, in regard to the California alien land ownership bill. . The newspaper continues; “If the Chinese and Japanese are to have free entry to the Pacific coast, it means eventually the extirpation of white labor from that region “ All the arbitration in the world will not persuade the people of the western states that it is their duty to give up their bread and butter to an alien race, and we can imagine how much likelihood of the govern ment at Washington taking meas ures to enforce such an award upon its own subjects. We should rather like !o see the experiment for its usefulness in bringing dreamers back to hard facts.” Mrs. I. P. Crutchfield and child ren have returned to their home in Savannah, aftei a two weeks visit with her mother, Mrs. E. P. Col lins.