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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (April 19, 1907)
FAKE LABELS CHEAT PUBLIC Secretary Wilson Exposes Scheme of Food and Drug Makers. OPEN FRAUD PRACTICED Head of Agricultural Department Alleges Widespread Campaign of Deception, and Promises to Call a Halt. “If these outrageous misrepresenta tions do not cease, the department will publish a list bearing the names of manufacturers, who are indulging in this campaign of deception.’’ This remark was uttered by Secre tary Wilson of the department of ag riculture, in an authorized statement ■at Washington, and was brought forth by the fact that there had come to his knowledge information that a number of manufacturers of foods and drugs were freely advertising that the United States government was guaranteeing their products. Tne secretary said that the serial num ber and guarantee required by the pure food and drug act, to be placed on food and drug products were be ing used by these manufacturers for this purpose. “The serial number,’ said Secretary Wilson, “is assigned to fix the re spousibility, where it belongs—upon the manufacturers —and to protect in nocent dealers, who have a right, un der the law, to rely upon his guar anty. It is the guarantee of the man ufacturer, not the guarantee of the .government.” The secretary declared that every effort would be made by the depart ment to put a stop to these state ments. “I will do a little advertising my self, “he said, “in behalf of the peo ple. I am growing tired of seeing these untruthful statements on the advertising pages of the magazines, the walls of the New York subway, and the advertising space of street cars of the principal cities. Manufac turers who will deceive the public about the guaranty will lie about the quality of their product.” He added that the law was to be administered fairly, and that no hon est manufacturer need fear that the department will take “snap judgment” on him, or harrass him in any way. CARNEGIE DENIED ASSERTION. Professor is Called Down at Session of Peace Conference. At the peace meeting at Carnegie hail in New York Monday night Pro fessor Hugo Munsterberge, who holds the chair of philosophy at Harvard university, called down upon his head the criticism of Andrew Carnegie by stating that conscription was not look ed upon as a hardship in Germany. The professor made the statement to emphasize his point that universal peace should be looked upon not as a material but as a moral matter. Mr. Carnegie, in replying, called at tention to the thousands of people who are said to have come to Amer ica to escape military service, and added that no one could make him believe that it was not this burden of conscription that caused by far the greatest part of German immi gration. Mr. Carnegie said; “That statement was one of the greatest surprises that I have ever had. I wish he would go to our mills at Pittsburg and ask the thousands if men there why they come here. It is too late in the day for any pro fessor to tell me that conscription is not a burden.’’ Libel Act is Repealed. The bill repealing the Grady-Saius libel act, which was advocated by Governor Pennypacker, and opposed by the entire press of the state, pass ed the Pennsylvania senate Tuesday without a dissenting vote. TO AMEND FLORIDA CONSTITUTION Resolution is Adopted in State Senate. Aims to Disfranchise Negroes. The Florida senate Tuesday adopt ed a resolution to amend section 3, article 6, of the constitution of the state of Florida, by which the four teenth and fifteenth amendments were adopted. The resolution, by a vote of 23 to 5, was passed. The resolu tion is aimed to get the constitu tionality of the ratification of these amendments before the United States court and looks toward the Jisfrar,- chisement of the negroes. WOMEN TALK “SASSY.” Daughters of Revolution Hiss President- General and She Was Refused En dorsement for Re-Election. After being hissed in Tuesday’s meeting of the Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution at Washington, Mrs. Don ald McLean, the president-general of the society, at the night session, fail ed to secure the endorsement of her home state of New York for re-elec tion. Despite expectations, a battle royal ever a proposal to endorse her candidacy, the question was not brought before the meeting. Mrs. Charles H. Terry of Brooklyn was elected vice president general for New York state. Mrs. Terry is a supporter of Mrs. McLean. During a controversy in the morn ing session between Mrs. McLean and Mrs. M. E. S. Davis, the treasurer general, when the latter asked for more 'time in which to submit her report, many of the delegates hissed Mrs. McLean when she remarked that the treasurer-general’s report “seemed to be up in the air.’’ The name of Mrs. Ellen Washing ton, it was announced by “insurgent leaders,’’ probably will be presented as a candidate for president-general. The reports regarding financial in vestments of the society were brought out in the report of the treasurer general, Mrs. M. E. S. Davis, which was submitted Tuesday afternoon. The question as to the investment of a portion of the society’s funds in railroad bonds has been a bone of con tention among some of the delegates, it being openly charged by Mrs. Da vis that the investments had been made in “insecure speculation.” The report showed that the society has a total of $24,477 in Baltimore and Ohio and Union Pacific railroad bonds. Mrs. Davis stated that she was not con sulted about the purchase of these bonds, and that she paid out checks for the investment on the recommen dation of the finance committee. The report points out that if the bonds were sold now, this would be a loss of $502 as a result of the deprecation of the market value of bonds or a net loss to April 11 of $271. Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey of Washington stated that the bonds had been purchased by the finance com mittee only after it had sought the advice of the most reliable financial experts in New York city. The report was referred to the proper commit tte for consideration. BRONZE STATUTE OF GORDON To Be Unveiled on Capitol Grounds in Atlanta May 25. In living bronze there will be un veiled on the state capitol grounds in Atlanta on May 25 a heroic statu,? of General John B. Gordon, one of Georgia’s and the south’s foremost soldiers, statesmen and orators, built by subscription from his friends, comrades and felow citizens, supple mented by appropriation by the Geor gia legislature. TOTAL COTTON BALES IN SIGHT. Secretary Hester Places Number at 12,- 016,373 to First of April. A New Orleans special says: Sec retary Hester’s analysis of the cot ton movement for the seven months from September to March 31, inclu sive, shows the total crop in sight at the close of March, 12,016,373, an in crease over last year of 2,577,118, an increase over year before last of 1,- 384,137, and an increase over the same time in 1904 of 2,810,138. REGISTERED PACKAGE DISAPPEARS. Sum of SIO,OOO Alleged to Have Been Stolen from Mail Pouch. Information has leaked from the office of the United States marshal in Raleigh, N. C., of the theft of a $10,00« package of money from the registered mail between Wilmington and New York. On being opened in New York the package was 'missing. No clue has been found. Inspectors and detec tives are at work on the case. EXTENT OF DISASTER GROWS. Five Towns Were Whelmed by Earthquake Say Latest Reports. Later advices from the city of Mex ico state that heavy earthquake shocks continued on the coast until 4 o’clock Tuesday morning, and that the devastation wrought was greater than at first supposed. Besides the destruction of the cit ies of Chiipancingo, Chilapau and Tixtla, messengers from the coast who have reached Chiipancingo say that the towns of Ayutla and Omete pec have been wiped off the map. Georgia Cullings Curtailed Items of Interest Gathered at Random. Quartermaster General West Retired* At his> own request, Gen. Andrew J. West of Atlanta has been placed on the retired list as quartermaster gen eral of Georgia, 'this retirement gives him the right to participate on all public occasions in full uniform if he snoula aesxre. the record of this officer lias been brilliant, laith ful and of long duration. He has 1 been in the service of the state thir ty-six years, and has held the posi tion of quartermaster general uuuer six different governors, and has never received a dollar lor his services. * * * Sumter County Convicts. The prison commission will await the action of the county commission ers of Sumter county in the matter ' of the local convict camp before giv ing the situation any official consid eration. The questions which the Sumter county authorities are said to be investigating are alleged cruel treatment of misdemeanor convicts, and the frequent escapes which have been reported. The state prison com mission has authority to summon the entire board of county commissioners to answer to the charges, but will not do so, it is stated, if the investiga tion and action taken by ihat board proves satisfactory. * » * Roster Commission Puzzled. The Georgia roster commission is up against rather a difficult proposi tion in the matter of the muster rolls of some fifty or sixty Georgia com mands which took part in the civil war. The war department, or the records bureau of that department, having defeated Georgia’s efforts to get congressional consent for the making of copies of these rolls, now wants the state to deposit with it SII,OOO to pay for the work which is then to be done by its employes, it is unnecessary to say that such a de mand is preposterous and out of the question. * * * Many Were Disappointed. Forty-nine applicant fjr license to practice pharmacy in this state faileu to pass the state pharmacy board in session at Atlanta the past week. Eighty men and two wumem faced the board, and of this number only thirty-three passed, the remaining for ty-nine tasting the bitterness of dis appointment. There were nineteen given apothe caries’ and fourteen druggists’ li censes. The two lady applicants passed with flying colors, Miss Nellie Dill as an apothecarian. and Miss Mary Burton as a druggist. * * * Bundrick Anxious to Hang. George W'. Jiundrick. the escaped murderer sentenced to hang for the killing of John Schroeder. in Dooly county, in 1902, and who gave himself up to the authorities in California a few days ago, will be returned to the scene of his crime. According to ad vices from Los Angeles, where Bund rick is in jail, he broods constantly over his crime. “1 am guilty, and want to pay the pena-lt/; I hope they will come soon. I want to die. They can’t hang me too quick-” Sheriff Sheppard will not go for the prisoner, but has wired the Califor nia officers to bring Bundrick to Cor deie and get the reward of s”iu. * * - Roswell Remains in Cobb County. Under a state supreme court de cision rendered a few days ago, the town of Roswell will remain in Cobb county, although the citizens of that town, under the act of August 7, 1906. voted to go into Milton county. The supreme court, in sustaining an injunction which was granted by Judge Gober. bases its action princi pally upon the act of 1854 creating; Milton county, in which act it is clearly set forth that Roswell is in Cobb county and a part of the boundary line between the two coun ties. It is held, in effect, that no part of the town is in Milton county, and that therefore the election held utider the act of 1906 is null and void. * * * Negro Must Pay Penalty. Will Johnson, colored, must hang for his assault on Mrs. Richard Hem bree at Battle Hill, near Atlanta, on August 15, 1906. The supreme court has affirmed Judge Roan in denying Johnson a new trial. The higher court held that “the alleged newly discovered evi dence was not of such a character as required the grant of a new trial." After Johnson’s trial, conviction and passing of the death sentence, an attempt was made to prove an alibi. However, conflicting evidence developed in this respect—in fact so much that the alibi theory was large ly discredited. Evidently the supreme court did hot find the new evidence of suffi cient merit to warrant a new trial. * * >U Inspector's Report Adopted. In so far as the railroad commis sion is concerned, the Georgia rail road case is closed on the Bowdre Phinizy petition. The commission un animously adopted the report of In spector Jackson. “I can add nothing to my report," said Mr. Jackson. "The inspection was made carefuliy and conscientious ly, and is absolutely my opinion. Tiuj road is iu us good condition as 1 indi cate, and the management is appar ently doing all it can to improve the defects.” Commissioner O. B. Stevens, wh i accompanied Mr. Jackson on the in spection trip, holds practically tim same views as contained in the ex pert’s report. Colonel Stevens thinks the Georgia road is the third best in the state in its general condition. He places the Western and Atlantic first, the West Point second and the Geor gia third. * * • Bartow Not “Dry” County. Indictments and convictions in Bar tow county against Randolph Rose. W. F. Baker and R. M. Rose Com pany, of Atlanta, for selling whiskey in Cartersville, were knocked out a few days ago by a decision of the appellate court at Atlanta. The whiskey men were indicted by the Bartow grand jury for violations of the prohibition laws in shipping and selling whiskey into that county They were tried bevere Judge Fite and convicted. When the cases reached the appel late court the reversal came„on the ground that Bartow county has no “prohibition” law, but simply a law that permits the sale under a license granted by the proper authorities. In other words the only law operative In Bartow is high license, which is a form of regulation and not a com plete prohibition. The appellate court holds that the indictments were invalid and the con victions contrary to law. * * * Growing Crops Hard Hit. Growing crops in middle and south Georgia, market gardens all over the state and the fruit crop in some sec tions. have been badly injured by the cold and frost of the past few days, according to Agricultural Com missioner Hudson. Colonel Hudson estimates the dam age to cotton in south Georgia at nearly 50 per cent. Of the cotton that is up he believes not less thun "'> per cent is killed and that 25 per cent not yet up will not mature, or if it does that the plant will die soon after coming out of the ground. “A larger per cent or cotton is nlanted in south Georgia than I ever saw this early,” said Colonel Hud son. “The warm weather of March induced the early planting, aud now irreat harm has been done. About 50 per cent of the crop down there has been planted. “Market and kitchen gardens have been killed out; corn nipped and put back, but that will not seriously harm it. as the plant will put out again; oats and other grain is hurt; canta loupes aud watermelons have all been killed, and replanting will be neces sary. “It is difficult to state how serious ly the fruit crop has been damaged. The high winds have beaten the limbs about until a great deal of the fruit will fall off. 1 am afraid the peacn crop will be very snort in Geor gia this year.” HONDURANS THROW UP SPONGE. Run Up White Flag and Capilutate to Victorious beseigers. The Houuuraii forces waich have been besieged in Amapaia oy the Nicaraguans, capitulated unconuition ally Friday morning. President Bonilla nas taken refuge on the American cruiser Chicago. He will not be permitted to disembark on Central American soil. The capitulation was arranged by Commander R. M. Doyle, of the Chi cago. Peace i 3 now believed to be assured. A STANDING ARMY FOR CUBA. Plan Projected for Enlisting and Maintain ing 12,000 Native Troops. The general staff at Washington lias transmitted to Governor Magoon a complete project for the creation and maintenance of a standing army for Cuba, composed entirely of native troops and numbering about 32,00') men. This project involves the abandon ment of the original plan for the in crease of the Cuban rural guard. Application l'or Charter GEORGIA, Ileniy County:— To tne Mipt rior Court or said county. The I’etitii n of A. C. Elliott, V. L. Crumbley, L P. Owen, W. K. Owen, C. C. Glemon, J. B. Moseley, Sr., Jas. M. Chaf fin, Mrs. C. I*. Aiken, and H. J. Owen, all of said State and County, respectfully shows: First, That they desire for thrmselvea and their associates, successors and assigns to become incorporated under the name and style of the “The Pleasant Grove School Improvement Co.” Second, The term for which petitioners ask to be incorporated is twenty years with the privilege of renewal at the end of that time. I hird, The capital stock of the incorpor ation is to In? Fifteen Hundred Dollars divided into shares of one dollar each. Petitioners ask the privilege of increasing said capital stock from time to time nos exceeding ten thousand dollars. Fourth, All of said capital stock of fif teen hundred dollars has already actu ally been paid in. Fifth, ’1 he object of the proposed corpor ation is ptouniary profit to its stockhold ers. Petitioners propose to buy and sell and improve and rent out such real estate as they may wish to have for the improve ment of said Pleasant Grove School ami grounds, and to erect such buildings and to improve said premises, or such lands ad joining as they may purchase, as they may deem necessary, and to exercise the usual powers and to do all nec essary acts which pertain to the above de scribed business. Sixth, the principal office of the propos ed corporation will be at Pleasant Grove School House in said State and County. Wherefore petitioners pray to bo made & body corporate under the name and style aforesaid entitled to the rights, privileges and immunities and subject to tne liabili ties fixed by law-. This March 19th, 1907. BROWN & BROWN, Attorneys for Petitioners. Filed in this office this March It), 1907. J. A. Focche, Clerk Superior Court, Henry County. GEORGIA, Henry County. I, J. A. Fouche, Clerk of the Superior Court of said County do certify that the forgoing is a true copy of a petition for charter for The Pleasant Grove School Im provement Co, as is of file in this office. Given under my hand and seal of said Court, this March 19, 1907. J. A. Fottchk, Clerk Superior Court, Henry Co. tf Notice of Application for Removal of Disabilities. Susan B. Pritchett vs. John B. Pritch ett.—Henry Superior Court, April Term, 1907.—Verdict for total divorce on the lftth day of October. 1906. Notice Is hereby given that on the Jnd day of February, 1907, the undersigned filed in the office of the Clerk of the Supe rior Court of Henry county an application for the removal of disabilities resting upon him under the verdict in the above state*l cause. Said application will be heard at the April term of said Court, which com mences on the Third Monday in April, 1907. JOHN B. PRITCHETT. Per his Attorney at Law. J. F. Wall, tf R. O. JACKSON, Attorney-at- Law, McDonough, ga. 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