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VOLUME SIX ft FREE First Ginners Report is Out Crop is Ahead of Last Year. Georgia Has Greater Yield Than Last Year. Washington, 1). C., Sept. 8. — The greatest quantity of cotton ever ginned in the period prior to September 1, was reported by the census bureau today when it was announced 794,006 bales of the growtli of 1913 had been put out from the ginneries throughout the south since the lieginning of the ginning season. The heavy ginnings for tins period of the season are the result of an early maturing of the crop and of an effort of the farmers to beat the boll weevil, is the opinion of census bureau officials. All states reported an increased ginning for the period over last year’s totals for that time, with the exception of Texas and North Caro lina. Last September to September 1 there had been ginned 5.4 per cent of the entire crop,in 1911 the quan tity was 5 per cent. Washington, I). C. Sept.B. —Lot- ton from the growth of 1913 ginned prior to September 1, amounted to 791,000, bales, counting round as half bales, the census bureau an nounced today in its first ginning report of the season. This compared with 1 30,935 bales last year to September Ist, 771,297 bales in 1911, and 353,11 bales in 1-910. Round bales included in this re port numbered 7,584, compared with 7,434 for last year. Sea Island hales included 430, compared with 232 for last year. Ginning by States to September 1 States. 1913. 1912. Alabama 44,525 12,824 Arkansas 2,200 81 Florida 2,956 1,832 Georgia <2,622 34,526 Louisiana 7,566 1,724 Mississippi 2,027 442 K. Carolina 188 <>74 Oklahoma 188 674 S. Carolina 7,272 4,260 Tennessee 9 Texas 649,694 674,249 All other states 4. 2 Mrs. J. B. Thompson, after fs- ending several weeks in the Macon has returned home very much improved. Mrs. Thompson has teen seriously ill and her friends and relatives are delighted at her recovery. Mrs. Ethel Boothe and Miss Caro line Boothe have returned to Coch f*-an after quite an extended visit to points in New York state. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Gregorv of Vienna visited relatives in Cochran this week. FREE FREE Tariff Measure Passes Senate Progressive Republican and Bull Moose Leaders Vote Their Convictions. Washington, I). C., Sept. 9 —The democratic tariff revision bill pass ed the senate at 5:13 o’clock this afternoon amid a hurst of applause that swept down from crowded gal leries and found its echo on the crowded floor of the senate. Its passage was attended with surprises in the final moments of the voting, when Sena'nr LaFollette east his vote with the democrats and was joined a few moments later by Sen ator Poindexter, progressive. Until the names of Senator La Follette and Senator Poindexter were called no one knew definitely the stand they would take and their votes were greeted with loud ap plause. President Wilson tonight ex pi ess ed great gratification over the end of the long struggle in the senate. Senator Simmons, who piloted the lull through the finance committee, the democratic caucus and the leu ate, predicted its passage Wednes day. As it passed, the senate tariff bill repiesents an average reduction of more than 4 per cent from the rates of the original hill that passed the house and nearly 28 per cent from the rates of-existing laws. In many important places the senate has changed the bill that passed the house a.id a conference committee of the two houses will begin.work on Wednesday or Thurs day to adjust differences. Leaders of both houses predict that the con ference will consume less than two weeks’ time. The senate named its members of the conference committee as soon as the bill passed. Vice President Marshall appointed Senators Sim mons, Stone, Williams and Johnson, democrats, and Senators Penrose, Lodge and LaFollette, republicans. Senator Stone withdrew from the senate and Senator Shively was ap pointed in his place. The house conferees will be Representatives Underwood, Kitchin and Rainey, demecrats, and Payne and Fordney, republicans. The final stiuggle began at 4 o’clock, when, under previous ar rangement, arbitrary votes began on pend.ng amendments. During the closing hours of debate Senator LaFollette had become the center of interest, proposing final amend ments on the cotton.and wool sche dule. It was nearly 5:30 o’clock when the v’ce president put the bill on its passage. The roll call proceed ed deliberately until the clerk called “LaFollette.” The Wisconsin senator, seated in the front row, hesitated a mo- COCHRAN, BLECKLEY COUNTY GEORGIA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1913 FREE Music and Expression Recital Friday Night The departments of music and expression of the Public school will give a recital at the school audito rium on Friday, fcjrpt. 12. Exercises will begin at 8 o’clock. There will he no charges, and all the people are urged to come out and give these ladies a good house. Please remember the date, the hour and the place. Friday at 8 o’clock at the school auditorium. Everybody come. incut. 11 is bead was bowed and resting on bis band. He leaned for ward a trille and vigorously answer ed : “Aye.” Instantly applause broke from the galleries and the s’enators on the democratic side joined in handclap ping. When the name of Senator j I’oindexter, the only progressive | senator, w s reached and he had contributed his vote for the hill, the applause was renewed. Tonight Senator LaFollette liid a few words to say of hi- vote, after many demo cratic senators had surrounded his • le.sk and shook his hand. “I realize what I did was a. politi cal sacrifice, hut that within me compelled me to vote for the hill. The tariff act of 1909 was a little short of crime; the hill passed today is not a democratic measure, hut a protective measure. Give the democrats time and they will put everything on a free trade basis,hut they have not done it in this hill. Seed Rye and Rape The Very Best. Turnip and Ruta Baga Seeds New Ctptf. Plant Now! Walter’s Pharmacy The Monument Korner If you watch this space yon will find how to get a year guaran teed piano absolutely free. First Anniversary of Civic Feague An important and very interest ing meeting of the Ladies Civic Lea gue cornmenorating the first anni versary of its organization was held at the rest room Tuesday afternoon There was a large and enthusias tic; attendance. After the business program of the meeting was finish ed, interesting talks were made by Mesdaines U. E. Taylor and J. J. Taylor. Mis. C. E. Taylor in a very interesting talk told of the great work that the league had ac complished since its organization. In co-operation with the City coun cil the leqcue has been an important factor in having the big ditch clean ed out and now they are wa king to beautify this once very unattractive p!a<o. Grass will be sodded along’ it - bunks and benches placed on the bridges dossing each street. A circulating library lias been started and they have a nucleus of several dozen honks to begin with Mrs. J. .1. Taylor told of the work the league intended to do in the fu ture 1 staling that their efforts had just begun and there was gr-at work ahead. She made an interesting and inspirational talk. 'Phis organization is a great factor in the moral, intellectual and civic welfare of our City and should hi encouraged and suppoited by every citizen of the community. Mrs. G. \V. Kelly spent a few days with friends in Macon last week. Atlanta Wins Tenant In Southern Feague Hilly Smith and Atlanta won the 1913 penant in the Southern League W hen that message came over the wires to Macon it sent thrills of real pleasure through the hundreds of admirers of the former manager of the Macon South Atlantic League team. The drug stores in the business part of the city, where the result of the NewOrleans-Mobile game was given, were thronged with anx ious Macon fans, who held out hut a faint hope that the Pelicans would beat the Gulls and give the bunting to the Atlanta team. When the bulletin was posted in the drug stores tl at New Orleans bad won by the score of sto 2, Macon fans knew that the Crackers were winners by half a game, and only the fact that it was Sunday caused them to refrain front send ing up a mighty cheer. The game struggle put up by the Mobile club under a terrible ner vous strain, which lasted since the final and critical series started with the Crackers in Atlanta last Tues day afternoon, was the cause of many favorable comments. Although most of the Macon fans wanted to see Billy Smith and his Crackers win out, there wen* many who are admirers of Mike Finn, Haul Scntell and ethers of the M<>- bile roster, and these were some what disappointed over the out come of the final and deciding game. Billy Smith justly deserves all the honor that the Atlanta fans can ex tend to him. Never before in the history of Southern baseball has such a gallant fight been made for a championship, and through the three weeks of terillic lighting put up by the Crackers, the man at the helm has guided iiis athletes with a grim determination to give Atlanta the best there was in him. Those in Macon who know Billy Smith, those who watched his two fights in the early days of the Sally, know that there never lived a truer or more conscientious hall player. Billy Smith plays the game for all there is in it. A contract to him means that he is pledge <lto give the owners of his club every possible advantage of his experience as a manager and his knowledge of the national game. Billy Smith does this, and therein lies the secret of his success with Macon and Atlanta. Macon fans join The News in congratulating the grand little man ager —Macon News. Miss Sarah Mullis, who has been in Macon for several weeks assist ing her sister, Mrs. J. B. Thump son, who was under treatment in the Macon Hospital has returned home. NUMBER 5 Dublin Woman Is Killed By Train Mrs. G. N. Bowers is Hit By Flat Car Before Engine. Death Results Instantly as a result Dublin, Sept. 8. —On her way home after entering her 6-yeai-old daughter, Eunice in school here this morning, Mrs. G N. Bowers, wife of Engineer Bowers, of the Oconee river cotton mill, was struck by a switch engine and flat car at a railroad crossing in the city and killed instantly, the blow from the car breaking her neck, her right leg near the ankle, and making a flesh wound in her left arm. How she got in the way of the t rain is a mystery. The engine was pushing a flat ear out to the cotton mills, and approached the crossing ringing the hell, as claimed by the yard crew of the Macon, Dublin & Savannah railroad, on which road the accident happened. There is a clear view of the track from the crossing for a long distance each way, and just as the train neared the crossing Engineer Reese saw Mrs. Rowers step on the track just a few feet from the approaching train. lie made every possible effort to stop his engine, but it was impossi ble to check tne speed in so short a iL-tanc‘, ai 1 the end of the flat ear struck her appearantly on the back of her head, breaking iier neck and throwing her down a small em bankment at the side of the track just a few feet from the track. Whether she saw the train near and became so confused that she could not get out of the way, or whether she was not noticing the train and let it strike her or what, is not known. She was in the best of health, apparently in good spirits and how she came to let tlio train catch her is a mystery. She had been married only about four months, and before that was a Mrs. McKelvin, a widow with two onall children. Besides her hus band, she is survived by a mother, two children and sever il other rela tives. Her remains were carried to Xilit*, Liberty county, for interment near her old home on Tuesday. The tragedy was an unusually sad one and there is much regret over it among the people of the city. —Macon Telegraph. \V. 11. Chapman and Dr. W. N. Fleetwood attended the sing at Ruth last Sunday. They report a nice time. There was a large crowd in attendance and a splendid dinner was served on the ground. Someone put a well filled basket of delicious eatables in their buggy before thej left. They do not know who did this, but it was very much appre ciated and they wish to return their thanks for the gift.