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VOLUME SIX
A City Of 4 Thousand
Destroyed Each Year
Suppose that regularly each year
a plague destroyed in Georgia a city
the size of Milledgeville or Carters
ville or Moultrie.
Suppose that you knew that this
was certain to happen every year,
hut that you did not know which
city would be the next. Do you
know that under such a condition
terror would reign throughout the
State, and that practically every
other question would he dismissed
from the public mind hut the con-
of ways and means to
prevent this terrible calamity? Do
you not know that if some one dis
covered that there wan a means to
prevent this by the expenditure of
some money and some work that
the people of Georgia would hasten
to give $1,(XX),000, and an enor
mous amount of work to free them
selves from s uch a pestilence.
And yet a preventable disease,
curable in its earlier stages, takes a
toll of 4,000 lives, annually, in
Georgia: and the jteople accept it
as a matter of course. TUBERCU
LOSIS, or the white plague has for
generations been levying its terrible
toll upon humanity. In the light
of modern science we know that by
the expending of money and labor
intelligently directed, we can cure
a majority of the cases; we can pre
vent the disease and in time entire
ly eliminate xt.
The American Red Cross and the
National Tuberculosis Society have
formulated a workable plan for the
semiring of the necessary funds with
which to bring about the much di -
sired c insummation. For several
years during the months of Novem
ber and December the sale of the
Red Cross Christmas Seals has been
diligently directed throughout the
country, with the result that last
year over 40,000,000 of these were
sold, and the result, something like
$400,000 has been expendedTn the
Anti-Tuberculosis campaign, which
is now nation wide. The good re
sults have been felt in every part of
the country.
The Red Cross Society have this
year printed 100,000,000 of these
seals of which it is expected that
Georgia will use 2,000,000. Two
million seals amount only to $20,-
000. But if the people of Georg
could realize the amount of good that
this $20,000 will do there would be
i no question of a prompt response
and easy sale of the seals alloted to
* Georgia.
The \V. G. Raoul Foundation,
organized for the chief purpose of
fighting Tuberculosis, and made
possible bv the liberality of the la;e
1 Captain \V. G. Raoul, has been
made State Agent for the sale of
Rec. Cross Seals. The Foundation
has opened an office at 226 Hurt
Building, Atlanta, in charge of
Bernard Suttler, State Chairman,
(to whom all communications
COCHRAN, BLECKLEY COUNTY GEORGIA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30. 1913
Judge Speer’s Illness
May Postpone Probe
Washington Reports Georgia
Jurist Dying—lmproved,
Says Physician.
Washington, Oct. 27. —The pre
limary investigation on the charges
against Federal Judge Emory Speer,
which was to have begun on No
vember 10, at Macon, may be post
poned, owing to the serious illness
of the accused jurist.
None of the menbers of the sub
committee of the judiciary commit
tee that has been named to conduct
the probe, are in Washington today,
and pending their return it will not
be known definitely what course
will he followed.
Private advices received in Wash
ington from Judge Speer’s bedside
indicate that his condition is even
more serious than the press reports
from Mount Airy state. It is un
derstood here that the judge is
hopelessly ill, and that his death is
a question of only a short time.
It is stated that Judge Speer’s
affliction has been aggravated by
the charges that have been filed
against him, and that for weeks he
lias suffered from occasional attacks
of hysteria. It is reported that he
has not been advised of the Cofn
mittee’s original plan to begin its
inquiry on November 10th, and
that his family fears to impart the
information to him.
JUDGE SPEER SHOWS MARKED IM
PROVEMENT.
Mount Airy, Ga., Oct. 27. —Dr.
Steven Harris, of Highlands, N. C..
Judge Emory Speer’s physician,
issued the following bulletin Mon
day afternoon on the jurist’s condi
tion:
“Judge Speer’s condition Mon
day morning shows a marked im
provement over his condition on
Sunday. He is now out of danger,
and his ultimate recovery appears
assured. While the judge is still
very weak and unable to leave his
bed at present, it is hoped that he
will be strong enough to attend the
hearing before the congressional
committee investigating his judicial
conduct. Howver, it is uncertain
as to whether he will be sufficiently
strong to do so.”
should be addressed) and he with
an organized force proposes to put
these seals on sale in every town
and village of Georgia where it is
possible to get one person as a local
helper in this great work.
Every man, woman and child in
Georgia can help to some extent;
and, as Georgia has been ble:
this year with a bountiful crop, in
no better wav can the people show
their measure of thankfulness than
by contributing to this great cause,
the sole purpose of which is the
relief of suffering humanity,
Organs ! Organs ! Organs !
Do not waste your money. Now is the time to make your family
happy by buying a fine Organ on easy terms, and for every dollar
you spend you get a chance on the $300.00 Free Piano.
Do not buy Furniture untiled see our line.
JACKSON FURNITURE COMPANY
Prizes Awarded Con
testants in Corn Club
The Bleckley County Boys’ Corn
Club met at the Court House last
Saturday morning, Oct. 23th, to
report the results of their work.
The following won prizes in the
order named:
cost
yield per bu.
Harvie Meadows 94.5 33.1 c
Luthei Smith 51.3 30.0 c
Jas. Smith 83.5 28.3 c
Geo. M. Stapleton 42.4 25.7 c
Wert 11. Stapleton 35 5 38.0 c
Pete Williams 28.5 65.0 c
Wilder Willis 21 $1.30
Average yield 55.7 bu
“ cost 50c hu
These hoys deserve great credit
for their efforts and have demon
strated what can be done on Bleck
ley County soil. There were seven
contestants and all of them secured
a prize.
Harvie Meadows and Lotlie, Mall
were awarded free scholarships to
the Agricultural College and the
other five young men wfil he given
free trips to the corn show in At
lanta next December. 'These prizes
were gotten up by 1. A. Willis,
Supt. of schools of Bleckley County,
who is chairman of the Boys Corn
Club and Dr .). B. Peacock, who
has always taken a lively interest
in scientific farming.
Geo. Monroe Stapleton, Wert 11.
Stapleton, Pete Williams and Wild
er Willis suffered for the want of
ra ; n and their yeild was cut off on
that account, hut they deserve great
credit just the same and it shows
what can he done even under un
favorable ci rcu install ces.
The Boys’ Corn Club is doing
fine work and their experience will
lie worth rnoie to them than the
prizes they have won.
Telephones and Rural Free Delivery
have put our store within Ezy Reach
of all our country friends.
Phone us your order by 7:30 a. m.
Well put it in your Mail Box
the same day.
No extra charge for packing.
-Try Us, good country-men; you, the
backbone of Bleckley county; Well
delwer the goods at your door within
24 hours after orderm.
Phone No. 9 \
Walker's Pharmacy
The Korner Drug Store
Additional Passenger
Service On So. Ry.
Washington, I). I)., Oct. 28. —
On Sunday, November 16th, a new
train between New York and At
lanta, to be known as the “Atlanta
Special,” is to he inaugurated by
the Southern Railway. This new
train will he operated on the pres
ent schedule of the “New York,
Atlanta and New Orleans Limited”
which will he change 1 so as to run
later in both directions. Both
trains will lie high class in every
respect with dining and dub cars
and handling only Pullman equip
ment.
With the inaugural ion of the
“Atlanta Special” there will be
four high class through trains daily
in each direction between Atlanta
and New York over the Southern
Railway, live bet ween Charlotte and
New York, and seven between
Lynchburg and New York, thus
affor ling splendid accomodations
for travel between the stales of the
Southeast and the great Eastern
cities. The new service is being es
tablished to lake care of the heavy
business between the Southeast and
the East to provide for the expected
increase of trans-continental busi
ness through the Southeastern terri
tory. On the same date that the
“Atlanta Special” makes its first
trip, a new train will be. put on be
tween New Orleans and San Fran
cisco, which will reduce the time
to tlie Pacific Coast by thirty
hours and the management of the
Southern Railway has taken advan
tage of t! opportunity thus offered
to turn afplarge a volume of trans
continental travel as possible
through the Southeast and at the
same time give improved service for
the territory directly on its lines.
H. A. Haskin Elected
Ordinary Pulaski Co.
11. A. Haskin was elected Ordin
ary of Pulaski County last Tuesday,
over W. V. Beall and J. P. Mo-
Griff by a majority of six.
The vacancy in the ordinary’s
office was caused by the death of
the late Judge P. T. McGriff, who
had filled the office for about forty
years. He was the oldest ordinary
in the state in point of service.
Mr. Haskins is a splendid man
and we are sure that he will fill the
office acceptably. He was tax col
lector of Pulaski County for sixteen
years and made a very popular and
ellicient officer.
Bleckley County’s Fine
Exhibits at State Pair
Bleeklev County was at the State
Fair by a large majority. The ex
hibit of Du roc Jersey hogs by J. P.
and W. 11. Peacock was the best
hog exhibit in the state and they
won more prizes. Nine first prizes
and seven second prizes were car
ried off by them. Their celebrated
one thousand pound boar * Good
Enough Again the Second” simply
created a sensation. Crowds flocked
to sec this hog which is no doubt
the very best specimen of swine in
the whole State of Georgia.
Besides this magnificent boar
these gentlemen had on exhibit
forty other beautiful Duroc Jerseys
which created wonder and surprise
among the sight seers at the Fair,
many of whom had no idea that the
best hogs in the world were Duroc
Jerseys and that the very best
Duroc Jerseys to he has? anywhere
on earth were at the beautiful Fair
view farm of J P. and \V. 11. Pea
cock, situated eight miles from
Cochran in the new county of
Bleckley. There these gentlemen
have a magnificent thousand acre
plantation in a high state of culti
vation and they are preparing for
the boll weevil which is sure to be
here.
The White Feather Farm owned
by W. C. Floyd had a splendid
exhibit at Fair and won nine prizes
out of 12 exhibits. Mr. Floyd
makes.a specialty of white poultry.
He had on exhibit four whites leg
horns, two white turkeys, two
white guineas and four white ducks,
He won the first prize on white
duck and first prize on white drake,
fourth prize on white drake and
fifth prize on white duck, first prize
white turkey on both gobbler and
hen. Frist prize on guineas on
both cock and hen and fourth prize
on white Leghorn cock.
The popular foreman of the
Cochran Cotton Mills, Mr. J.
Goodrow, entered his fine trotter
“The Colonel” in the .races and
won a prize. Geo. Stiler, of Rome,
Ga., was the driver.
NUMBER I
Most Brilliant Affair
In Cochran Society
A beautiful social event of the
month was the marriage of Miss
Bessie Smith to Mr. Joseph Mc-
Crary, the wedding having taken
place at the First Methodist Church
in Cochran, Wednesday, Oct. 22.
The church was artistically deco
rated in palms, ferns and white
carnations, an improvised alter of
ferns and palms with white tapers
burning on eitherside was arranged,
before which the impressive cere
mony' was performed by Rev. A.
Lester.
“Faithful and True” was beauti
fully rendered by a bridal chorus
and just, before the ceremony Miss
Mari ha King sang very sweetly “O
Perfect Love.”
To the strains of Mendelsshon’s
Wedding March played by Mrs.
Garner, the bridal party entered.
First came the ushers and grooms
man, Messrs Jim Pete Peacock and
Morgan Taylor, Dr. Walters, Col.
Adams and Mr. Joe Chapman, fol
lowed by the bridesmaid Miss Gus
sie Eason, and Miss Fannie Smith
the bride’s sister as maid of honor,
both charmingly gowned in pink
•rape meteor and carrying white
•hrysaotlieinums. Preceding the
bride were the little flower girls,
Eugenia and Patsy Patrick, dainti
ly div- ed iu lingerie dresses and
pink ribbons.
The bride made a lovely picture
in her wedding gown of white char
meuse and lace, with a shower bou
piet of ro.-i s and lilies of the Val
ley. She entered on the arm of her
nia In, Judge Miletus Wynne, and
was lie t at the altar by the groom
md his br-t man, Dr. Frank Mc-
Vay.
After flu: ceremony they were
entertained at a. brilliant reception
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Milet
us Wynne.
In the receiving line stood the
bridal party.
'l'he home was unusually attrac
tive in its decorations of southern
smilax, ferns and pink chrysanthe
mums.
In the the dining r ' a the color
scheme of pink an, white was
charmingly carried out? in decora
tions and ices.
In cutting the bride’s cake, the
ring and wish bone were cut by
Uis-s Kittie Bailey, the dime by
Col. Adams and the thimble by
Rev. P. C. Walker.
There was a beautiful display of
cut glass, silver and china which
attested the popularity of the happy
couple.
The bride and groom left on the
midnight train for a short visit to
the home of the groom in Royston,
Ga.
After their return they will be at
home to their many friends at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. BuL
lard on Beech St.