Newspaper Page Text
THE COCHRAN JOURNAL
Enter©*] m Beoond-clasa matter August Ist, 1912, at the post office
at Cochran, Georgia.
T. L. BAILEY, Editor and Manager.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY by THE COCHRAN PUBLISHING CO.
OFFICIAL ORGAN FOR BLECKLEY COUNTY
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 81.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
No dull times for our Capital City ever. Something has
“just got to be doing.” A quiet, pokey time just won't do. We
must have continual sensation. It is incumbent upon our great
metropolis to keep the balance of the humdrum population of Geor
gia from dying with “ennue!”
They have the stage and the actors, why not furnish amuse
ment for every blessed Georgia Cracker, who gloats over the glaring
headlines of her metropolitan dailies gleaming with vivid accounts
of murder, low sensuality and even silly mud slinging contests be
tween her distinguished chief executive and prominent ministers of
the gospel, and then if not satisfied they can turn to the pages of a
Sunday edition and feast their eyes upon the exquisite gems of art
that will almost outclass “Venus of Milo’’ or the modern “Septem
ber Morn.”
Well! Well! We country crackers just have a good time every
day talking about what is doing “up there in our Capital City.
The Rev. Lincoln McConnell ex-policeman nnd detective,
former Methodist minister and now in charge of the famous Bap
tist Tabernacle, turns his batteries upon “Uncle Jimmie Wood
ward” in his first sermon after expressing his regrets that the At
lanta papers had become very sensational since his departure from
Atlanta. Lo! and behold the Rev. Lincoln was at that very mo
ment serving up hot material for more sensation. Here is what
he said about your “Uncle Jim” to which he took exceptions: “If
Mr. Woodward does not know that such expressions (abuse of the
police) from a man in his high position are dangerous and have a
tendency to encourage the vicious, he is too big a fool to be at the
head of this city, while if he feels as he seems to feel he is unfit for
the place.”
Well! Well! Brother McConell has swooped down upon our
great city and discoverd something that it seems no one else has
ever discovered “that the Hon. James Woodward was a fool.”
We have heard of him being accused of getting drunk and be
ing found in places where a dignified city official should not go.
We have heard of him being a little gay at Mayor's Conventions
but never before until the Rev. McConnell announced it to his
audience at the tabernacle have we ever heard of any living mortal,
friend or foe, who thought that the Hon. James G. Woodward was
too big a fool to be at the head of the city government of Atlanta.
Nevertheless it gives us something to talk about. It furnishes
matter for big black headlines with Mr. McConnell's name in
them. It keeps the sensational pot “a bilin” and us crackers get
what we are longing for. The papers play to the grand stand,
the people furnish the coin, and every thing goes glimmering on.
So much for the high citizenship and splendid morals of the
Twentieth Century. It seems that everything is keeping pace with
diaphanous skirts and slit dresses, “bunny hugs” and turkey trots,
and all these extreme styles and modern fads, but then it wont do
to have a dull time “Everybody’s doing it.”
A red hot municipal campaign is going on in our Central City
and not a little "mud slinging' ’ is being done. The “outs'’ are
charging the “ins” with belonging to a well organized machine
which is inimical to the prosperity of the city and the welfare of
the people. We understand there were over one hundred liquor
licenses issued by the Federal government to parties in Bibb Coun
ty this year. What is the new admin stration going to do about
this? Mow many were issued to parties doing business in Macon?
If thes# parties paid the federal authorities for liquor licenses, what
did they do it for? What use has a man doing business in a pro
hibitition City for federal liquor license?
What better proof could there be that a man is selling whis
key than to find a license in his possession? Did you ever know
of a man buying any kind of license for fun.
Whenever you see a license tacked up on the walls of a man’s
business house granting him a priviledge to carry on a certain kind
of business you may just bet your sweet life he is doing all of that
kind of business he can. As a usual thing a man hates to pay
taxes worse than any other debt and we have never yet heard of a
man who desired to pay to a city, state or National government
more taxes than was demanded of him. If the information we
have is false and no federal liquor licenses have been issued to
Bibb County citizens then we would like to know it so we can
apoligize. If reports are true the nsomething is rotten in Den
mark. You may say that we are “butting ” into something we
have nothing to do with and that it is up to each community to
look after its own affairs, but as Georgia is supposed to be a prohibi
tion state and Macon and Bibb County occupy a right important
place on the map of Georgia probably a few passing remarks from
a Georgia Cracker Editor might not be so very officious.
Public morals depend a great deal on public sentiment. It is
very hard to enforce law in this country if it is not backed up by
public sentiment ,and it takes a strong man indeed to stand up be
fore a mob and contend for the right or to measure up to the full
responiibflities of manhood in the face of overwhelming public
opinion
THE COCHRAN JOLkNAL, COCHRAN, GEORGIA.
GRAND
AUCTION SALE
THE ENTIRE STOCK OF
J. M. WYNNE & SON
CONSISTING OF
Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver
ware, Cut Ctass, Hand Painted China,
Umbrellas, Fountain Pens and
Sterling Silver Novelties,
will be sold at auction, commencing
SATURDAY, OCT. 4l!i, 9 A. M.
AND CONTINUING FOR FIVE DAYS ONLY
Each and every article put up for sale
will positively he sold to the highest bidder.
This is an opportunity of a life time to get anything in this tine at your own price.
Pick out vvhat you want and bid what you like, it is yours.
By order of J. M. WYNNE & SON, Jewelers
Cochran, Georgia
LEO FRESH, AUCTIONEER
LAND AND INDUSTRIAL ISSUE DAILY OBSERVER
Last Saturday, Sept. 20th, the Daily Observer, of Moultrie, came
out with a splendid twenty-four page land and industrial issue. This
paper features the splendid industrial and business institutions of this
progressive city and the great agricultural possibilities of Colquitt Coun
ty.
The general appearance of the paper is perfectly splendid, with a
clean print and exceedingly nice “show up” of all cuts, which reflects
credit on the mechanical department.
Brother Allen is getting out “a cracking good” daily paper. The
beautiful residences and tine business institutions mark Moultrie as one
of the most progressive cities in South Georgia.
We don’t know how many federal liquor licenses were issued to par
ties in Fulton County and how much or little of this blind tiger stuff is
being sold in the Capital City but the Editor of the Golden Age states
that there is a yearly average of three thousand less arrests in Atlanta
since prohibition was inaugerated. He states his figures were taken
from the official records and he is corroborated by Recorder Broyles.
This is a fine showing. While no one expects prohibitions to entirely
prohibit, this is unmistakable evidence that it has decreased theeonsum
tion. Judge Broyles states: “While there is still much drinking in beer
saloons and locker clubs, there is simply no comparison between condi
tions now and during the awful bar-room regime. Before prohibition it
was not an unusual thing for me to try two hundred cases for drunk
and disorderly conduct on Monday morning, but now the cases seldom
go over half that number.”
Now for information we would like very much to have the record
for the City of Macon. Speak up gentleman. What does the record in
the recorders office show? Has prohibition been a failure in Macon or
can you make as good showing as our Capital City?
FARM LOANS
Lowest Rates. Negotiated by
L. A. WHIPPLE
A ttorney-at-Law
Hawkinsville, Georgia
SOME SPECIALS
Heinz Dill Pickles per can 15c
Heinz assorted Preserves per can 25c
Ginger Preserves per glass 35c
Pure Maple Syrup per quart GOe
Maraschino Cherries 15c to 50c
Evaporated Peaches, 10c lb
Dried Apples, 10c lb.
Best Canned Corn per can 15c
Canned Peas per can 10c to 25c
Small Lima Beans per can 25c
Oat Meal, per can 10c
Filson Club Coffee, per pound._4oc
Butter, Cheese, Cabbage, Irish Potatoes, all kinds of Fruit.
B. I. WYNNE
J. J. TAYLOR, President J. P. PEACOCK, V.-President
J. A. W ALKER, Cashier
Cochran Banking Company
Capital $25,000.00 Surplus $50,000.00
Cochran, Georgia
We Solicit Your Patronage
Asparagus Tips per can 25c
Beets 2 lb. can 15c
Peaches per can 15c to 35c
Apricots 3 lb. can 35c
Salmon Steak 15c to 30c
Lunch Tongue 20c and 35c
Boned Chicken per can 35c
Ga. Seed Rye 50c pk; SI.BO bu.
Pork and Beans, 2 lb. can 10c
Canned Tomatoes 3 for 25c
Pure Georgia Cane Syrup 10c
Pure Pork Sausage 17/4c lb