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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.