Newspaper Page Text
The Jones News
Nl. G. GREENE, Editor and Proprietor,
PENSIONS FOR RICH
Novel Result of Service Or¬
der of the President.
MILLIONAIRES INCLUDED
Pension Commissioner Sees No Ob¬
jections to Paying Out Money in
Such Cases—Believes it Will
Revert to Charity.
A Washington special says: Pen¬
sions for millionaires, is one of the
new developments under the execu-
tive order of last year.
According to Commission of pen¬
sions Warner, the application of a
millionaire for a pension has been
recently favorably passed upon. He
did not want the ps/rion, according to
the commissioner, on account of the
money it carried with it, but simply
to perfect his record of honorable
service in the civil war.
This view of the disability order is
being taken by many well-to-do veter-
ans who would not otherwise apply for
pensions. The fact that they are eli¬
gible and performed the service stip¬
ulated in behalf of -the government
a,ml that the government is to recog¬
nize this service by a pension and the
accompanying records of the same
make the service pension a desirable
addi cion to the fainiiy records.
The commissioner does not look up¬
on this class of pensions as an un
desirable burden for the government
to bear. He takes the view that the
funds distributed is used by the ap-
pllcant to relieve want, In the case
of the millionaire pensioner, he has
knowledge that the recipient has Just
made a bequest of a hundred thousand
dollars for benevolent purposes.
NEW TRICK OF PACKERS.
Claim immunity Under Alleged Agree¬
ment With Secretary Garfield.
A Chicago dispatch says: Complete
Immunity from prosecution under the
pending indictment returned by the
federal -grand jury several months ago
Is claimed by J. Ogden Armour and
the other defendant packers and
agents charged with being promoters
of the so-called “beef trust” in ad¬
ditional -pleas in bar, filed Friday af¬
ternoon by Attorney John S. Miller,
the packers’ representative.
'The new plea, which came as a
•complete surprise to the government,
'sets up as facts that when Secretary
Garfield of the department of com¬
merce and labor, investigated the
trusts, he promised the packers that
whatever testimony they gave with¬
out being under oath, or whatever
documentary evidence they voluntarily
produced, the defendants should have
the same rights, indemnities and im¬
munities as if they had testified un¬
der oath and compulsion.
Under this new plea, Attorney Mil¬
ler hopes to establish the fact that
there was an agreement between t.he
packers and the government that they
should testify and give evidence with¬
out being subpenaed or the oath ad¬
ministered, but that as far -as immuni¬
ty was concerned, it should be con¬
sidered as if they had bon subpenaed
and took the oath.
STREET DUEL RESULTS FATALLY
One Killed and Three Badly Wounded
In Tragedy at Cordele, Ga.
Rufus Burge killed, Will Burge shot
in three places, Policeman J. H. Bor¬
man arm broken and internal injuries,
Chief of Police T. H. Johnson badly
cut and bruised from effect of heavy
blows, and J. P. HUndey, a contractor,
seriously cut—is a record of the re¬
sults of a fight that occurred in Cor¬
dele, Ga., Friday morning at threo
o'clock.
Rufus Burge and his brother, Will,
came to town Thursday night and got
somewhat under the influence of whis¬
key, and it was in the attempt to ar¬
rest them that the wholesale duel
was precipitated.
REFUSES TO SEND SOLDIERS.
Alabama Coroner Ninplussed Over
Order to Arrest the Sheriff.
The governor of Alabama has re¬
fused to send troops to aid the coro¬
ner of Baldwin county to arrest the
sheriff, telling him that, very prob¬
ably, he will be advised by his law¬
yer that he has a right to summon a
posse to meet the situation.
This is the first time application
has been made for troops to take one
man, and that man harmless so far
as bodily harm goes, as he is a peace
officer himself.
WILSON ASKS FOR INQUIRY.
Wants Crop Report Methods Investi¬
gated by Outsiders.
Secretary Wilson of the department
of agriculture has suggested to the
president that the committee on de-
partment methods, while looking Into
the office methods of his department,
give special consideration to the
method of issuing the crop reports
from that department.
'ews are slaughtered.
Bloodshed, Outlawry and Pillage Con¬
tinue to Hold Sway in Many Rus¬
sian Cities and Towns.
Dispatches of Friday from f^iissid
were very meager owing to the dis¬
turbed condition of the country. The
situation in St. Petersburg, where or¬
der is maintained.by a show of armed
force, remains critical, though im¬
provement is shown in- the resumption
of operation by electric lighting ;
plants.
'Communication by rail with the !
frontier hafe not yet been re-estab¬
lished. From many of this Ulterior
cities come report* of conflicts in
which the Jews appear to be the
principal sufferers.
In Kieff the loss of life and prop-
erty has been very great. In Theo¬
dosia, Kostroma and Saratoff the dis¬
orders have been most serious. There
is an unconfirmed report that Kishi
neff has been totally destroyed by
fire.
A London newspaper's st. Peters¬
burg correspondent estimates that in
the leading provincial towns Of Rus¬
sia 1,000 persons have been killed
and 10,000 seriously woundled in
the last twenty-four hours. The rev¬
olutionary movement in Finland is
unchecked, the Finnish national guard
is opposing advances of Russian
troops and compelling them to retire.
The Kieff correspondent of Reuters
Telegram company (London) says, un¬
der date of 'November 3:
“The Jewish quarter has been given
over to plunder, ranine and murder
ever since the emperor announced the
granting of a constitution. On that
day, during a monster demonstration
inf-' of the town hall, a shot sud¬
denly was heard. The Cossacks and
dragoons Immediately charged into
the crowd, firing right and left, and
the police and others dragged away
the dead and wounded, numbering
more than-130, into the neighborhood
court yards, while the terror-stricken
demonstrators fled, pursued by -a mob
of ruffians who attacked them as they
ran.
“On Wednesday Acting Governor
Karrass promised prominent Jewish
merchants that immediate and strong
measures would be taken for their
protection, but the pillage assumed co¬
lossal proportions, and tho police and
military stood absolutely impassive,
only firing upon persons who defended
themselves against looters and on
houses where Jews had fired on their
assailants. While almost all the Jew■
ish houses were laid in ruins, Chris- !
tia n establishments were untouched.
“Thousands of families have been i
mined, and the theater of anatomy is
filled with corpses. Attempts were
made without success to wreck the
offices of the liberal news-papers, and
it is stated that some forthcoming {
lawsuits are likely to reveal the names ;
of prominent organizers of these at- |
tacks. x
“Many corporations have wired
Count Witte, begging protection, and
he ordered that vigorous measures be
taken, but without effect.
TO BAR OUT FAKE EGGS.
A Chinese Product Used by Bakers
Placed Under the Ban.
The government has taken steps to
prevent the importation into this
country of egg yolks mixed with bo¬
rax, a product coming from China,
and used, it is said, by wholesale
bakers, when American eggs are high.
Samples of this product were recently
submitted to Dr. H. W. Wiley, the bu-
reau chief of chemistry of the de-
partment of agriculture, for test. Ho
found that such a product was dis-
tinctly unwholesome and injurious to
health and further importations will
be prohibited. > j
ACTOR JEFFERSON’S ESTATE.
Bonds for $167,513 Deposited by the
Executors in New Iberia, La.
The executors for the estate of
the late Joseph Jefferson, the actor,
have deposited bonds for $167,513 at
New Iberia, La. The estate is known
as Jefferson's island, the former home
of the actor. The property is said to
he of much value i n a mineral way,
salt being discovered there some time
ago.
ELECTRIC CARS GO TOGETHER.
Collision in Knoxville, Tennessee, Re¬
sults in Injury of Nine People.
A work car loaded with macadam
and screenings collided with an incom¬
ing suburban electric car at Knox¬
site ville, the Tenn., University Friday of afternoon, Tennessee oppo- j j
cam-
pus. Nine persons were injured, one
of whom—James Varner—the motor- I
man of the electric car, is thought
to be fatally hurt.
ROYAL ARCANUM IS A WINNER.
Injunction Proceedings Denied by
Court in Tennessee.
The injunction proceedings to pro¬
v ent the supreme council of the Royal
Arcanum from putting into effect the
rates adopted at the Atlantic Federal Judge City j
mee ting was decided by
f.j ar jj a ( MashviHe, Tenn., Thursday,
ju wh s c j, pe denied the injunction and
i isia i Sg ed the Bill.
p LAN D | RT y WORK
Bond Grafters Hatch Up New
Move Against South,
HOPE TO FORCE PAYMENT
Scheme is to Make Fake Gifts of Re¬
pudiated Bonds to South American
State and Depend On Result
Of the Suit,
A Hew York special says: The
committee cf North Carolina bond
holders is planning a novel move by
Which it expects to compel North Car¬
olina, South Carolina, Georgia and oil¬
er southern states to redeem repudiat¬
ed bonds amounting to about $40,000,-
000 in the aggregate.
Under the constitution of the United
State* a suit cannot he brought
against one of the states by a citizen
of another state or a citizen or sub¬
ject of any foreign state. Undor the
recent decision of the supreme court
of the United States in the case ol
South Dakota against Norlh Carolina,
however, a government may recover
against a state of the union upon its
obligations.
The committee is now planning to
transfer some of the bonds of the de¬
faulting states not to another state
as South Dakota, but to a foreign
state, the idea being that public sen¬
timent in the United States would in¬
duce the southern states to pay off
the bonds if suit should be brought
^y tlle f° re lsn states,
Venezuela and Colombia, it is an
nounced, have consented to accept a
gift of some of the repudiated bonds
and to bring actions upon them
against the defaulting states.
The gift of the bonds, however, ac¬
cording to E. W. Andrews, counsel of
the committee, must be bona fide, the
committee recently sent a letter to
President Roosevelt suggesting that
he urge the defaulting states to ar-
bitrate their debts.
ROOSEVELT IN WASHINGTON.
President Arrives Safely at Home
from Memorable Southern Tour.
Proudest Roosevelt went ashore
from the Dol P hin at the Washington
nav Y Y ard at 11:55 o’clock Tuesday
and flVe smites later he had left the
f0r the white house tn ft carria “ e
w!th Mrs - Hoosovelt and the trip was
at an end whic h rounded out his tour
of the entire country during his in-
cumbemey as president.
Two hours before the Dolphin reach¬
ed her moorings people began to gath-
er ^he navy yard wharf. For an
hour an escort of marines, headed by
tbe marln ^ hand, were in line facing
the wharf. Mrs. Roosevelt arrived in
her landau at 11:30 o’clock and had
time for a drive around the yard, the
P° inta of interest of which were
P° lnted out by a naval officer,
when the M P hin showed around
Arsenal (joint and left the Potomac
for the eastern branch the firing squad
manning the saluting battery got
ready for action. Ten minutes before
the laadin S was made a - alute of 21
guns was fired from the yard battery
and immediately answered by the
Dolphin.
During this time the president, Sec-
retary Loeb and Surgeon Genera)
Rixey Htood on Lhe u M® r deck of ,he
stern ' T,le President was much inter-
ested !n the m °ming papers which
had bron P llt aboard from the police
boat Vigilant, which acted as escort
*° Dolphin on her way to the
wliarf - When he looked up he caught
s *ffbt of Mrs. Roosevelt and ex¬
changer] salutes. The crowd took up
the greeting and the president smil
ingly acknowledged many signals of
welcome.
Troops to Leave Pekin.
A Berlin dispatch says: The Japan¬
ese foreign office October 28 accept¬
ed Emperor William’s suggestion that
the powers would withdraw their
troops from Pekin except tho legation
guards.
NORWAY WANTS MONARCHY.
Government Issues Urgent Address to
the Norwegian People.
The Norwegian government has is¬
sued a proclamation recommending
the people to voe’at the forthcoming
referendum for a monarchical form
of government, based on the British
and Italian constitutions.
The radicals and socialists also is-
sued a proclamation recommending a
republic, issued,
Another proclamation was ask
signed by 130 prominent liberals,
ing the people, under the clrcumstanc-
es, to support the proposition
PICKPOCKETS ARE EX-CONVICTS.
Crooks Arrested in Atlanta Are Want¬
ed in New York.
A telegram from the authorities m
New York city was received in Atlan¬
ta Wednesday, stating that ail the
men arrested by the officers in At-
j anta 0 n the charge of being pick-
pockets were ex-convicts and that two
of them were now wanted in New
York.
GRAY. JONES CO.. GA.. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9. 1908
A PROCLAMATION
Issued by President Roosevelt beslj|‘
nsting November Thirtieth as
Thanksgiving Day,
President Roosevelt, Thursday, Is¬
sued his procinmfttlOn naming Novem¬
ber 30 ks a day for Thanksgiving. The
proclamation is as follows:
"When nearly three centuries ago
the first settlers camo to tho country
which has now become this republic,
they fronted n(H only hardship, hut
tetriljid risk tO their lives, lit those
grim years the custom grew of set¬
ting apart one day in eadh year for
a special service of thanksgiving to
the Almighty for preserving the peo¬
ple throughout thd changihg season*.
“The custom- has now become na
tional and hallowed- by immemorial
usage. We live In easier and more
plentiful times than our forefathers,
the men who with rugged strength
faced the tugged days; and yet tho
dangers to national life are quite ns
great now as at any previous time
in our history, ft is eminently fitting
that once a year our people should
Set apart a day for praise and thanks¬
giving to the Giver of GOod, and at
the same time that they express their
thankfulness for the abundant mercie3
received, should manfully acknowledge
their shortcomings and pledge them¬
selves solemnly and in good faith to
strive to overcome them.
"During the past year we have been
blessed With bountiful crops. Our busi¬
ness prosperity has been great, No
other people has ever stood on as high
a level of material well being as ours
stands now. We are not threatened
by foes from without. The foes from
whom we should pray to be delivered
are our own passions, appetites and
follies; and against these there is al¬
ways need that we should war.
“Therefore, I now set apart Thurs¬
day, the 30th day of this November,
as a day of thanksgiving for the past
and of prayer for the future, and on
that day I ask that throughout the
land the people gather In their homes
and places of worship, and in render¬
ing thanks unto the Most High foi
the manifold blessings of the past year
consecrate themselves to a life of
cleanliness, honor and wisdom, so that
this nation may do Its allotted work
on the earth, in a manner worthy of
those who founded It and of those
who preserved It.
“In witness thereof, I have hereun¬
to set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
“Done at the city of Washington,
this second of November, in tho year
of our Lord one thousand nine hull-
dred and five, and of the independence
of the United States, tho one hundred
and thirtieth.
"THEODOR® ROOSEVELT.
“(Seal.)
“By the President: Elihu Root, Sucre
tary of State.”
TWO HELD FOR GIRL'S DEATH.
Dress Suit Case Murder Mystery May
Be Solved.
Two men are under -arrest in New
Yo-rk charged with liomicido in con-
nection with the dress suit case mys-
tery in Boston.
One of the men, William Howard,
is said to have confessed that, he and
his fellow prisoner, Louis Crawford,
were the ones who took the body from
a hospital on Tremont street, Boston,
and threw the dismembered portions,
which were concealed in dress suit
cases, and a hand satchel, into Win-
throp, Mass., harbor.
ALLEGED “GREEN GOODS’’ AGENT
Georgia Ex-Postmaster Held in Cus-
today of Federal Authorities.
W. D. Stevens Is held in custody
of the federal authorities at Macon,
Ga-, as a green goods man, connected
with New York swindlers and by
whom extensive work is said to have
been done In Georgia through fraud-
ulent use of the mails.
Stevens was formerly postmaster at
Greenway, and since that office, was
robbed some threo months ago he has
been out. He is accused of represent-
ing the New York people as agent by
putting them in communication with
parties who could be worked.
DOLLAR A DAY FOR LIFE.
St. Louis Car Company to Pay Dam¬
ages in Novel Manner.
In court at St. Louis, Mrs. Sarah
J. Westervelt was awarded damages
of $1 a day for the rest of her life,
estimated at 50 years, in her suit
against the St. Louis Transit and Uni-
tod Railways companies for injuries
received in a street car collision. She
is 54 years old. Judge Barclay, before
whom the suit was tried, figured with
insurance actuaries, and in his ad-
dress gave the jury the estimate of
the plaintiff’s life term, which served
as the basis of the verdict.
SAYS SON COMMITTED CRIME.
Mrs. Miliner, Charged With Killing
Husband, Is Re-Arrested.
Mrs. Cordelia Miliner, a white wo-
man, nearly 58 years of age, was ar-
rested in Birmingham, Ala., Wednes-
day, charged with the murder of he:
husband in Baker county, Georgia.
She says her son, Quirftus, is dement-
ed, and that he committed tho crime,
HORROR IN ODESSA
Corpses Thickly Strew the
Streets of Russian City,
THOUSANDS ARE KILLED
One Report Estimates That Five
Thousand People Have Fallen
Victims to Rage of Cossacks
DuHng Riots,
Advices from Odessa, Russia, statu
that anarchy is rampant in that city,
Killing and plundering by the bands
formed of hundreds of loyalists con¬
tinued Thursday morning. Attacks ou
the Jews r.re incessant.
Tho nights are made hideous, bod
ies of "loyalists," with whom the po¬
lice ar fraternising, marching throug.i
tho principal streets, bearing nation*,!
flags, portraits of the emperor and
Ikons, singing the national hymn,
smashing everything in their way and
looting shops and houses,
Hospital wagons pass through the
streets incessantly, carrying off tho
killed, wounded and mutilated. The
population is panic-stricken.
The city rings with the reports of
rifles and revolvers, and occasionally
a volley is fired. Every house and
tenement is bolted and barred. The
infantry patrols arc doing their duty
perfunctorily, declining to Are on the
mobs unless they themselves are at¬
tacked.
The Cossacks are said to havo lost
over a hundred men by bombs and
shots from windows. Cossack patrols
carry carbines, and have their fingers
on the trigger*. The streets are ab¬
solutely unsafe for civilians.
The casualties Wednesday are be¬
lieved to have amounted to 5,000 kill¬
ed and wounded.
In the Jewish quarters bodies Btrew-
ed the streets and sidewalks. Jewish
women and children were strangled
and hacked to pieces in the streets
j where the mobs gained the upper
hand.
The military is placing a hundred
machine guns at various points,
The mobs swear they will not leave
a single Jew alive.
Terrible Vengeance Wreaked.
1 The troops wreaked terrible ven-
i geance on the residents of three hous
I es from the balconies of which shots
were fired by unknown persons on tho
soldiers. The latter immediately
stormed the house, and witli un un¬
heard-of barbarity massacred all the
inmates.
It is persistently asserted that the
unknown persons who fired on the
troops were disguised policemen who
purposely provoked the troops. The
city is a dismal sight. The streels are
filled with Cossack patrols and flying
detachments of the Red Cross which
follow the bands of murderous rioters.
The Cossacks eagerly attack Uiestu-
j dent, militia, which Is courageously
1 to stem the bands who are
, trying principally
massacreing and pillaging
] i n Gie Jewish quarter. The looters
openly divide the goods, the Cossacks
, participating in the
In many cases pro¬
ceeds of the robberies.
The massacre of Jews is incessant.
They are being hunted down in the
streets and shot and beaten, while
their shops -are given over to pillage.
At fit. Petersburg a drenching down
pour of rain Thursday was a more ef-
fective means of preventing a renew¬
al of the demonstrations than the po¬
lice and military patrols.. The crowd
had no desire to appear on the streets
lo be drenched.
TAFT ARRIVES AT PANAMA.
War Secretary and Party Pay Re¬
spects to President Amador.
Secretary Taft arrived at Colon on
Thursday morning and received a sa-
! lute of seventeen guns.
; The secretary said he was in goo*
health and that all on board the t o
| lumbia were well. Shortly after land
j Ing the secretary and ids party k art¬
od for Panama to pay their respect-,
to President Amador.
V/HALERS CAUGHT IN ICE.
Eleven Vessels Imprisoned for a Long
Stay in Arctic Ocean,
Eleven whaling vessels, comprising
almost the entire fleet which sailed
from San Francisco have been caught
in the Arctic ocean.
They will not be able to get out un¬
til next. July or August, and iri the
meantime their crews of 440 men must
face the hardships of a winter In the
i north.
This startling news is conveyed in
a telegram ‘o Lewis Anderson and
j Ford & Co., San Francisco
JEFFERSONVILLE TO ATHENS.
Gainesville Midland Railroad Will
Issue Bonds for Extension.
At a meeting of the stockholders
j 0( . ^ Gainesville Midland Railroad
company at Savannah it, was decided
j to issue “< $625,000 building in the bonds proposed for the ex¬
| ' ,r P ( *«
! tension from Jeffersonville to Athens
, arjd retire present bond issue. The
j ■ ponds will run for thirty years, and
wli! Uar 5 per eent lnte resi
VOL. XI. NO. 52.
We are Better Prepared
Than ever for our Jones (Jo. friends—Bigger
Stock than over.
i / i % 4 ’ f Shoes Shoes ..............$1.25 for for men, men, dress farm shoes— shoes— $3.00 to to $2.50 $5.0(1
Shoes for Indies', dress shoes-—
■ ..$2.00 to $4.00
4 -f ........... ..
Art Shoes for ladies, every day shoes—
........'......$1.00 to $2.00
Shoes for boys—that ctand rocks—
$1,25 .to $2.60
Shoes for girls for Softool—
..........,, .....$1.00 to $2.00
ft, SHOES—SHOES—ALL KINDS OF
Si
SHOES.
COME TO SEE US.
We guarantee everything Wo sell to be first-class leather .
LESTER-WHITNEY SHOE CO.,
516 Cherry St., Macon, Ga.
PERMENTER SHOE CO •9
421 Third Street, Macon,
Have what the People Want at
Money Saving: Prices.
CHILDREN’S SCHOOL SHOES AND FOR DRESS.
6 to 8 from 05c to...................... .......... $1.24
8 to 11 from 90c to.............................. .$1.25
11 to 2 from $1.00 to ................................. $1.60
WE HAVE THE BEST STOCK OF BOYS’ SHOES EVER
4HOWN.
"AMERICAN GIRL,” Ladies' Fine 3hoes................. $2.30
(Best of Its Class.)
"SOUTHLAND BELLE" at $1.30
(In fine Kid; also in Box Calf.)
GENTLEMEN WHO DESIRE THE VERY BEST AND DRESSIEST
SHOE CALL FOR A CROS-STETT OR “FIT-ZEE," $3.50. THE GBN-
UINE STEWART BROGAN AT $2.25.
PERMENTER SHOE CO.
C. B. WILLINGHAM,
Cotton Factor,
MACON, SS3 GEORGIA.
By a liberal policy and honorable methods I have
built up tho largest Cotton Commission business
in Macon, Georgia,
Ship mo your coton and got best returns
C, B. WILLINGHAM.
W. A. DAVIS & CO
Cotton 1 ^actors,
MACON, £X GA.
Best Cotton Sellers in the City.
THEY KEEP A FULL SUPPLY OF BAQtiJNfi AND TIES.
Fa Wap and Sip
FARMING IMPLEMENTS.
H. L. BARFIELD,
MACON. GEORGIA.
HEADQUARTERS FOR
AMERIGAN FIELD AND HOD FENCE
55 INCH. „
» 47 IN.
AH a ■
l 9 f!L 9
-'ll ,11.. > * 30
,
T
2« rN.
r» 20 [N.
5 *
r* ijg
-—f~ -~ r—— ! Z3 : .
* — -—f -- ~r — - 1 ~ h~— zm _>
Regular Style Special Hog, Howe and Cattle Styi*
Stays 12 in. or G in. ap&rt Stays 12 in. or 6 in. apart
Made of large, strong, high-grade steel wires, heavily galvanized
Amply provides for expansion and contraction. Is practically ever¬
lasting. Never goe3 wrong, no matter how great a strain is put on it.
Does not mutilate, but does, efficiently, turn cattle, horses, hogs
and pigs.
EVERY ROD OF AMERICAN FENCE GUARANTEED
by the manufacturers and by us. Call and see it. Can show you how
*t will save you money and fence your fields so they will stay fenced.