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VOLUME FIVE
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Blue and Gray
Forget Their Rancor
Gettysbcrg, Pa., June 30. —Over
the field of Gettysburg where the
blue and the gray fought 50 years
ago the (soldiers of peace from the
nortn and south, the east and west,
trooped today to the tented city of
brown where they will live in the
four days of semi-centennial cele
bration.
It was an army united in senti
ment and unite<l in fact, for the
blue linked arms with the gray.
They marched the dus*y road to
gether from the village; they sat
■dmvn at the same mess tables and
they talked over the war tonight.
If there was any rancor in any
heart, and feeling of bitterness, it
did not conic to the surface and
over the broad expanse of the city’
reunions of former foes went on
hour after hour.
Senate Caucus Split’
Over Income Tax
One Difference is Over Proposal
to Exempt Married Men For
More Than Single Mem-Num
ber of Dependent Children
Causes Muddle.
Washington, I). D., June 30. —
Democrats of the senate ran against
a snag late today when they took
up the report of the committee on
the income tax section of the tariff
bill, and at adjournment to night
no progress bad been made and no
one would predict when the appar
ent differences would end. The
caucus took up the income tax re
port paragraph by paragraph and
when the exemption clause was
reached, everybody wanted to talk
at once.
Some Senators argued against the
committee amendment reducii g the
general exemption from SI,OOO to
S 3 000 with SI,OOO additional for
married men or women with de
pendents and SSOO each for depend
ent children. This opened the way
for countless suggestions.
Lively Discussion
In Senate Caucus
Washington, D. C., June 30.
Lively discussions developed today
in the senate caucus over the rate
on manufactures of wool. The low
tariff champions urged that manu
factured woolen goods for general
use should go to the freelist.
Woolen cloth dutiable in the bill at
twenty per cent ad valorem, stock
ings at twenty per cent and press
cloth fifteen per cent were among
those items which some senators
declared shoud enter free duty to
aid in reducing the cost of living.
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®l )t Cocljrtm SottntaL
Flood of Bills
Are Introduced
Governor Slaton Promises To
Ktep In Close Touch With
Assembly And To Lend
All Proper Aid
Atlanta, Ga., June 30. —Gover-
nor Slaton has given notice of his
intention of keeping in close touch
with the assembly during its delib
erations, and of offering every pro
per aid in the work of revising the
stall's financial system.
Among the important new’ meas
ures introduced are the child labor
hill of Senator Randolph Anderson,
and tin' general labor measure, ii -
chiding child labor, by Senator
Kea.
The Anderson hill is said to have
met with the approval of the textile
manufactures. The Kea measure
is modeled along the lines of recom
mendations made by Labor Com
missioner Stanley.
The first measure actually passed
by the house was the hill providing
for the ratification of the election of
Senator Bacon, and setting July
15th, for the formal election by the
people.
The reins of government were
actually turned over to Governor
John M. Slaton, when the oath of
oflice was administered by Chief
.Justice W. 11. Fish, in the pres
ence of both blanches of the assent
biy, meeting jointiy in the hull of
representatives.
Child labor, compulsory educa
tion and the payment of teachers’
salaries are three specific things
that will* he the subject of much
argument early in the session.
Senator Anderson’s bill provides
that the child labor law shall he
put into operation gradually. It
provides that after 1913, no child
under 12 years of age shall he em
ployed in a factory: after 1914, no
child under 13 years of age and
after 1915, no child under 14 years
of age.
A bill carrying similar age pro
visions has been introduced by
Representative Sheppard in the
house
Senator Kea’s hill is directed not
only against child labor, hut pro
poses to reform factory conditions
generally and take better care of
women workers.
The only compulsory education
hill that has thus far been intro
duced, is that of Representative
Fullbright, of Burke county. It
requires all children under 14 years
of age to attend scliool at least 00
days in the year. - It is about as
mild a form of compulsory educa
tion as could he devised.
Various measures relating to the
paying of public school teachers
have been put before the assembly.
The one thing on which there seems
COCHRAN, BLECKLEY COUNTY GEORGIA. THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1913
Youngest Member Has
Weightiest Measure
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AtlaiUa, Ga.-, June 30. —It is a
curious coincidence that the meas
ure which is regarded as the most
serious and far-reaching of the leg
islative session up-to-date has been
framed and introduced by the
youngest member of the legislature.
The measure in question is the
hill providing for the calling of a
eonstitut iofial convent ion, and the
framer and introducer of it is
Representative Grover C. Edmond
son, of Brooks county, who is only
22 years of age. •
The object of this convention is
stilted in the hill as being the re
vise m of the constitution to make
it accord better with modern condi
t ions •end requirement s.
The resolution provides that
representation in the convention
shall he by senatorial districts and
that the number of representatives
front each district shall he based on
population in the ratio of one dele
gate to every 10,000 inhabitants.
The measure has already received
the promise of strong support from
leading members of the house' and
senate.
to he a universal agreement, is that
some means or other must he
adopted by which the teachers will
receive their pay when it is due,
and thus he saved from the necessi
ty o' appealing to the loan sharks
and assigning their salaries tit usu
rious rates of interest.
Try Walker’s
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One bottle guaranteed
to break up any case
of Chills and Fever,
or your money back •
Hank H. Saffold May
Be in Congress Race
Judge Frank lh.Sajlbld ofSwains
boro will probably mulrMbe rafce for
congress next year in the 12Ui riL
trict against congressman Dudley JVI
11 uglies the present incumbent.
The Emanuel man was in Atlanta
a day or two ago looking after his
political fences, and shaking hands
with his numerous friends among
tint membership of the legislature.
He is very well pleased with the
outlook and the probabilities tire
strong that he will he in the race.
Judge Saffold, it will he remem
bered, was one of former Governor
Brown’s cnief campaigners on the
stump when he ran for Governor
three years ago. lie is a. fluent
speaker and will doubtless make a
good impression hi his campaign
for congress.
As congressman Hughes also
stands very strong with the people
of his district the contest between
the two men will he a close one in
all probability.
Mr. W. W. Chapman, of Mont
gomery, Ala., Mr. Joseph 11. Chap
man, of Thomasville, and Mr.
James Chapman, of Atlanta, have
been attending the bedside of their
mother for several days, whom we
are glad to say is much improved.
Miss Catherine Stitzell, of I >es
Moines, lowa, is the charming
guest of sister, Mrs. W. 11. Pea
cock.
No Negro Deputy
For Brunswick
McAdoo Heeds Protests And Re
vokes Belchers Designation,
Li P. Johnson Named
for Georgia Port...
Washington, June 30. —Quickly
heeding the protest of Brunswick,
Ga. citizens against the placing of
Eugene R. Belcher a negro, in the
posit ion of deputy customs collector
in charge of the port of Biunswiek,
Secretary McAdoo, of the Treasury
department today revoked Belcher’s
designation and named L. P. John
son as deputy collector to a unit)
charge there on July 1, when the
new customs reorganization gu.-.s in
to effect.
Senator Iloke'Suiith of Georgia
protested to secretary McAdoo and
also presented a protest from Brun
swick citizens stating that Belcher's
designation was a violation to their
feelings and wishes.
Senator Hoke Smith requested the
secretary to have the order counter
manded. Mr. McAdoo thanked
him for bringing the matter to his
attention and later advised him
that a white man would he named
collector.
No negroes are now left in impor
tant federal positions in the south
although ten years ago there were a
number holding places of responsi
bility with attractive salaries. l)r.
I). A. Crum, as collector of customs
at Charleston, and J. W. Rucker as
collector of internal revenue of At
lanta were the last to he removed.
In the smaller offices the last sur
vivor was the negro deputy collector
of customs at Georgetown S. C. who
was removed by president Wilson.
Brunswick Ga. June 30. —The
following protest against the desig
nation of Eugene Belcher a negro as
deputy collector of customs at this
place tod a,? was forwarded to Geor
gia congressmen and senators by
local citizens:
W e are imformed that the negro
Belcher who holds position as depu
ty collector for the port of Brunswick
will he in charge of the office after
July 1. If this imformution is bas
ed on fact, we enter our protest ,'l,-
gain st such violation of our reelings
and wishes. The solidarity of the
democracy of Georgia and the entire
south results from a determined op
position of our people to our sem
blance of negro donation. We ask
that this negro he removed from
office and a white man appointed.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thaxton and
children of Helena and Mr. and
Mrs. O. C. Thrxton of Yidalia pent
Sunday with Rev. and Mrs. J. 11.
Hardy.
NUMBER 47
Kind And Much
Appreciated Letter
June 14th, 1913.
T. L. Bailey,
Editor Cochran Journal,
Dear Sir:
. Enclosed one dollar for one year
shUs-LJ'tion f.om the time I have
been receivnri#. it.
• 1 have received it. for several
weeks and will say it is one'Arf-The
best country papers I have read
from that portion of the state. It
is a credit to the live little town of
Cochran and the good county of
Bleckley.
. 1 have many warm ffiends in
Cochran and the county of Bleckley
and rejoice with you in your pros
perity. So of course enjoy the
weekly visits of the Journal. With
best wishes for the new county and
the Journal, I remain,
Yours as ever,
F. U. Collins.
Singing Convention
At Bethany Sunday
The Bethany Singing Covention
was called together with a song by
Mr. G. .J. Stapleton.
Rev. J. M. Pritchett was elected
Chairman and I). S. Stokes Sec.
The committee on arrangemei-t,
appointed by the chairman were
Messrs. J. C. Wilder. A. G. Cook
am 1 E. S. W bod, chairman of com.
1. Three songs by G. J. Stapleton,
in Homeland Songs, Mr. G. W.
Stapleton, organist.
2. Three Songs by Mr. W. H.
Jones, in Evangel Echoes, Miss
Lucy Powell organist.
3. Three Songs by Mr. G. W.
Stapleton, Jr., in Homeland
Songs, Miss Lucy Powell organist
» Songs by Mr. S. W.
in Evangel Echoes, Miss
twell organist.
5. Three Songs by Mr. M, H.
Jones, in Evangel Echoes, Mr.
G. W. Stapleton, Jr., Organist.
0. Three Songs by Mr. I). S. Siokes
in Evangel Echoes, Miss Adell
Jones organist.
7. Three Songs by Mr. Tobe Stokes
in Eyangel Echoes, Mr. S. M.
Smith organist.
8. Throe Songs by Mr. J. M. Stokes
in Evangel Echoes, Miss Lucy
Powell organist.
9. Three Songs by Mr. E. S. Wood
in Evangel Echoes, Mr. G. W.
Stapleton, Jr., organist.
10. A Duet by Mr. G. W. Staple
ton and Mr. W. H. Jones, No.
17 in Homeland Song, Miss Lucy
Powell organist.
Closing Song by Mr. G. J.
Stapleton, No. 79, “Cross and
Crown,” in Evangel Echoes, Mr.
G. W. Stapleton organist.