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BRYAN ALONE
IN THE ARENA
'As Leader of the Democratic Party
Says Editor Wat ter son.
NO OTHER RECKONING
Kentucky Statesman, Just Arrived from
European Trip, Scans the Political
Horizon and Expresses Views.
Col. Henry Watterson, the editor,
and Mrs. Watterson, arrived at i\ew
York Monday from Europe. An
other passenger was Frigate Captain
Sembiar Poschwitz, flag adjutant of
the German navy, who is going to the
Jamestown exposition.
Colonel Watterson said, in an In
terview, that William J. Bryan seem
ed to be the only man in the run
ning for the Democratic nomination
for the presidency.
"Mr. Bryan is an individual man
with a certain following,” he said.
‘‘He is not a law-giver, he may be a
lav/ unto himself. It remains to be
seen if the fragments of the Demo
cratic party, lying around loose, can
be united on a new program.
"I think that organized Democracy
at the present time can see no other
alternative except Bryan. Nobody is
being seriously considered running. I
sometimes doubt whether he himself
cares a fig for the presidency. For I
should think if he believed Demo
cracy had a reasonable chance of
carrying the country and that he
might be nominated he would be more
circumspect and would show a great
er sense of responsibility than he
seems to be showing.”
Asked what he considered the most
vital issue to be raised by the Demo
cratic party, Colonel Watterson said:
‘‘The one thing to constitute a mil
itant Democracy is that we must
think together. So long as we don’t,
there is no use proposing any is
sue. The relations of franchise cor
porations to the public and of capital
and labor are the great economic
problems to be worked out in the
coming year. We are on the thresh
hold of their rapid development.
"I do not believe President Roose
velt wants a third term for himself.
I know he recently stated that if the
convention nominated him and ad
journed, 'it would have to reconvene
as he would never accept another
nomination. I am willing to take him
at his word.”
Colonel Watterson declared that
Governor Hughes was a force to be
reckoned with in Republican poli
tics.
‘‘l predicted last June,” he said,
“that Hughes would succeed Roose
velt in the white house.”
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“BLACK HAND” GANG IN COURT.
Batch of Thirteen Murderous Foreigners
are Arraigned for Trial.
More than a score of foreigners
charged with being members of the
“Black Hand,” responsible for a large
number of crimes, were placed on
trial at Wilkesbarre, Pa., Monday.
Thirteen cases of shooting with at
tempt to kill, thirteen of conspiracy,
six of dynamiting and two of rob
bery by threats and menaces are
charged against the men, who are
alleged to be the leaders of the
“Black Hand.”
COLONEL WAS MADE WRATHY
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On Receipt of “Skidoo” Card and Appeals
to Postmaster General.
The “Skiddoo” postal cards, espe
cially those bearing the membership
formula of the “Down and Out Club,”
are in trouble with Uncle Sam’s mail
service. A southern colonel, now in
Washington, received one, and he im
mediately sent it to Postmaster Gen
eral Meyer, with the request for an
opinion as to whether or not the card
was insulting, and if so, was it eligi
ble for passage through the mail. The
matter was taken under advisement.
ROUTE OF SHERMAN MARCH
Will be Gone Over by Cadets of a Kansas
Military School.
Several instructors and members
of staff class at tbe military train
ing school in Fort Leavenworth,
Kans., will shortly begin a horseback
ride from Chattanooga to Atlanta over
the route of General Sherman.
Two years ago Rev. Sherman, a
son of General Sherman, started to
ride over the route taken by his fa
ther in his march to tbe sea, but the
entire south rose up in protest, and
the trip was abandoned.
MRS. M’LEAN VICTOR.
Wins Gut By Big Majority Over “Insur
gent” Candidate and is Still
Head of the D. A. R.
A Washington dispatch says: It
was officially announced when the con
tinental congress of the National So
ciety of the Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution met for Friday’s ses
sion that Mrs. Donald McLean of New
York had been re-elected president
general for the ensuing year. Mrs. Mc-
Lean received 511 and the opposition
candidate, Mrs. Eleanor Washington
Howard of Alexandria, Va., 152 votes.
The announcement of the result of
the election was received by the del
egates with great enthusiasm and Mrs.
McLean, after being presented with
a loving cup by the vice president
general, made a brief speech in which
she thanked the delegates heartily
for their suppoit. Mrs. Charlott Em
erson Main of Washington, D. C., was
elected vice president general in
charge of the organization of chap
ters.
NINE ESCAPES ACCOUNTED FOR.
One Convict Killed and Two are Fatally
Wounded in Round-Up.
Four negro convicts who recently
escaped from the Durham coal miues,
at Pittsburg, Ga., entered the home
of J. E. Denson, in Chattooga county,
Thursday afternoon, securing clothing
and provisions and SSO in money. They
threw off their convict garb and put
on some of the stolen clothes. A posse
formed and chased them.
They were overtaken in a patch of
woods, and the posse began firing
upon them. One convict was killed
and two others wounded, perhaps fa
tally. The fourth convict escaped. The
sheriff of Chattooga county reached
the scene after the shooting.
This accounts tor all of the nine
negroes who escaped from the Dur
ham mine. Five were captured near
the mines, and only one is still at
liberty. None of the three white es
capes has been heard of since the
twelve got away. The escape was ef
fected by one of the negroes, a preach
er named Sam Johnson, gaining pos
session cf a key that unlocked a gate
to an abandoned wing of the mines.
The convicts then found a weak place,
in the top of the shaft, through which
they dug in a short time.
STRIKERS LOSE THEIR FIGHT.
All Demands Refused and They Return to
Work as Non-Union Men.
The strike of the employees of the
Montgomery, Ala., Traction company
was settled Thursday and the men
returned to work as non-union men
and at the same wages as they receiv
ed before the strike.
The strikers lost every point in
the argument. General Manager Rag
land of the company, having declared
that he would not treat with the
strikers except as individuals, a num
ber of the men visited his office and
appealed for work. He reiterated his
statement, but said the company would
give employment to all men who would
sign an affidavit that they were not
members of a union and that they
would work on the old scale of wages.
At the close of the day Cl strikers
had signed these affidavits. They will
be given employment as fast as room
can be made for them.
CITY OF ILOILO FLAME-SWEPT.
Philippine City Reported as Being Wholly
Destroyed by Fire.
The city of Iloilo, island of Panay,
was totally destroyed by fire Friday
with the result that 20,000 persons are
homeless.
No estimate has yet been made of
the amount of damage done, and no
details of the fii‘e are obtainable, ow
ing to communication with Iloilo be
ing seriously affected.
Iloilo is the capital of the island
of Paney, located on the east coast.
The port* which is second in import
ance to Manila, is the center of the
sugar import trade.
STOLEN SECURITIES LOCATED.
Treasurer Walker Disposed of Loot to Two
New York Banks.
York Banks.
Securities to the value of $300,000
which were stolen from the Savings
Bank of New Britain, Conn., by Wil
liam F. Walker, the absconding treas
urer of that institution, have been
traced to two New York banking
houses, according to a statement made
Friday by Detective Vallely of tbe
New York police department. He said
the two banking houses stand in the
position of innocent purchasers.
FLEECY WHITE
COVERS WEST
Snow Falls to Depth of Six Inches
in Some Sections.
SEVEN STATES REPORT
Territory Visited Includes Nebraska, lowa,
Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, South
Dakota and Wyoming.
At Omaha, Neb., five inches of snow
fell during Wednesday night and con
tinued Thursday. The fall was gen
eral over eastern Nebraska, and is
the heaviest known in April for many
years.
The snowfall extended over a wide
area, according to advices from
points in lowa, Kansas, Missouri and
Colorado to the south, which report
a light snowfall, white northern Ne
braska, southern South Dakota, north
east Wyoming and Black Hills are
covered with a blanket of snow six
inches deep on the level, which is
still faliiig. At Northwestern railroad
headquarters in Omaha, it was said
that the storm is practically the same
over the entire system, west of the
Mississippi river.
Opinion as to the eitect on fruit
In southern and central bells, cher
ries, peaches, plums and berries are
said by some to have been ruined
almost entirely, white other growers
and dealers report that fruit was not
far enough advanced to be seriously
endangered.
In grain circles, it is believed that
the snow will kill all the green bugs,
which have been ravishing the winter
wheat crop.
BIG HOLD-OUT FOR GRAFTERS.
Good Pickings in Contract for Pennsyl
vania New Capitol Building.
Astounding testimony was given by
Frank G. Harris, of Clearfield, state
treasurer, before the capitol inves
tigating commission at Harrisburg,
Pa., Thursday. Harris was a mem
ber of the board of public grounds
and buildings, of which the governor
and auditor general were also mem
bers. During the time he was on the
board from May, 1902, to May, 1904,
contracts for capitol furnishing
amounted to millions of dollars. At
torney riorelotte brought out the fact
that the contracts for the metalie fur
niture were awarded three months
before the contract for construction
of the building was awarded.
During the examination of Harris it
developed that Architect Josepn M.
Huston collected 4 per cent commis
sion on $2,000,000 for designing the
building.
Harris admitted that the board
spent money blindly in furnishing
the capitol, and that when the con
tract for the metallic furniture was
made, there was no definite idea of
the cost. He thought it would cost
between SIOO,OOO and $200,000 and had
not tfce slightest idea that it would
amount to $2,000,000. Harris declared
it was the duty of Huston, who was
the architect, to keep watch over
the contractors and see that, all con
tracts were faltl—ully fulfilled.
“If the architect had been faithful
in his duty,” he went on, “and had
the contracts been lived up to, as
he could have forced them to, 1 be-,
lieve there would have been no trou
ble and that there would have oeen
no scandal.”
ROOSEVELT’S HEART IS TOUCHED
By Georgia’s Action in Reproducing the
Home of His Grandfather.
Judge Land and Mr. Harris of Cor
dele, Ga., called at the white house
Thursday and were received by
President Roosevelt, who said:
“Nothing has ever touched m 3 so
deeply as the action of the people
of Georgia in erecting a tac simile
of my granfathcr’s house as the Geor
gia building at the Jamestown expo
sition.”
CONSUMER IS ELIMINATED.
Coal Mines Not Allowed to Sell Product
Direct to People.
At the closing session in Atlanta of
the Retail Coal Dealers’ Convention,
the fact was developed that a mine
owner will he immediately boycotted
by the members of the Southeastern
Retail Coal Dealers Association, if he
sells directly to consumers.
One of the chief objects and aims
of this association is to prevent con
sumers buying their coal direct from
the mine owner.
JAMESTOWN
Ter-Centennial Exposition April t
November, 1907.
Exceedingly low rates have been
authorized by the Southern Railway
to Norfolk, Va., and return, account
Jamestown Ter-Centennial Expos!
tion.
Stopovers will be allowed on sea
son, sixty day and fifteen day tickets,
same as granted -on summer tourist
tickets. Tickets will be sold daiiv
commencing April 19th, to and incut
ding November 30th, 1907.
The Southern Railway is taking a
very great interest in this exposition
and doing everything within their
power to promote its welfare for the
reason that it is located on historic
and southern grounds, and has evi
dence of being one of the most import
ant and attractive affairs of this kind
that has ever been held.
Through train service and sleeping
car service to Norfolk during the ex
position has not yet been announced,
but it is expected that most excel
lent schedules will he put in effect
so as to make the trip comfortablt
and satisfactory in every way.
With these very liberal rates in ef
fect every one in the south has an
opportunity ‘o visit the Jamestown
Ter-Centennial Exposition.
Full and complete information will
he cheerfully furnished upon applica
tion to any ticket agent of (lie South
ern Railway company. rf
SECRETARY TAFT HAS RETURNED.
Reports Conditions in Cuba as in Fairly
Satisfactory Condition.
Secretary Taft and party arrived
at the Washington navy yard on
board the Mayflower Monday night
after an absence of exactly a month
on a trip that included Panama, Cubit
and Porto Rico. The secretary and
Mrs. Taft were immediately driven to
their residence. Former Governor
of Porto Rico Beckman Winthrop and
Mrs. Winthrop were guests of the see
retary on the return trip. The others
in the party included Representative
Burton, of Ohio; Klttredge, of South
Dakota, and Miss Margaret Icfe.
The party arrived shortly after 11
o’clock. Later Secretary Taft gave
out a statement in which he says he
found matters in Cuba “in what, un
der the circumstances, must be con
sidered a very satisfactory condi
tion;” that there is every ground for
hope that the plan adopted for a cen
sus, preliminary election and then
again an election six months later,
will result in the selection of a presi
dent and congress who will be able
to maintain themselves and give a
stable* rule to (he island; and that
the d*May in taking u census is known
by Cubans as an earnest of the Amer
ican government to secure a stable
government before it leaves, “sc
there will be no excuse for a second
intervention.”
He stated that in Panama the engi
neers reported to him that the foun
dations for the locks were entirely
satisfactory
WHOLE FAMILY UNDER ARREST.
Mother, Brother and Tv/o Sisters of Mur
dered Girl Bound Over.
Released on bonds, the mother and
son for $2,500, and the two daughters
for SI,OOO each, and after having waiv
ed examinations under a plea of not
guilty, made Monday before Justice
Holderman, at Dayton, Ohio, the mem
bers of the Gilman family charged
with procuring the death of Dona Gil
man, await the action of the next
gx-and jury, which will be empaneled
next September.
MISSING PACKAGE IS LOCATED.
Postal Clerk Made Way With That $lO,-
CCO from the Mails.
The mystery concerning the disap
pearance of a packet containing $4 0,-
000 in currency in transit, by mail
from (.he Atlantic National Bank of
Washington, to the Chemical Nation
al Bank of New York, was cleared up
Thursday by the arrest at the in
stance of postoffice inspectors, of Ed
ward A. Nelson, 27 years of age, em
ployed in the railway mail service.
TICKET OF THE ADMINISTRATION
Will Be Taft and Hughes, According t
Preliminary Skirmish.
Taft and Hughes is the ticket which
seems to the majority of the admin
istration followers, and they joim out
that the campaign is pracicaily con
centrate! in the two states of Ohio
and New York.
In each state the president has be n
attacked personally and in each state
be has the right to ask for vindica
tion.
Application fop Charter
GEORGIA, Henry County:—
To the Superior Court of said county.
The Petitten of A. C. Elliott, V. L.
Crumbier. L. P. Owen, W. K. Owen, C. C.
Uleaton, J. B. Moseley, Sr., Jas. Si. Chaf
fin, Mis. C. P. Aiken, and H. J. Owen, all
of said State and Countv, respectfully
shows:
First, That they desire for themselves
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 bt* incorporated is twenty years with
the privilege of renewal at the end of that
time.
Third, The capital stock of the incorpor
ation is to Is* Fifteen Hundred Dollars
divided into shares of one dollar each.
Petitioners ask the privilege of increasing
said capital stock from time to time not
exceeding ten thousand dollars.
Fourth, All of said capital stock of fif
teen hundred dollars has already actu
ally been paid in.
Fifth, Thu object of the proposed corpor
ation is pecuniary profit to its stockhold
ers. Petitioners propose to buy and sell
and improve and rent out such real estaw*
as they may wish to have for the improve
ment of said Pleasant Grove School and
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 (lie 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 (o bt made a
body corporate under the name and style
aforesaid entitled to the rights, privileges
and immunities and subject to the liabili
ties fixed by law. This March lilth, 11.07.
BROWN & BROWN,
Attorneys for Petitioners.
Filed in this office this March 19, 1907.
.T. A. FotTCHK,
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. FOUCTXK,
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 lor total divorce on the 16th
day of October. 1900.
Notice is hereby given that on the 2nd
day of February, *1907, the undersigned
filed in the office of tlie Clerk of the Supe
rior Court of Henry county an application
for the removal of disabilities resting upon
him under the vwrdict in the above stated
cause. Said application will is* heard at
the April term of said Court, which com
mences on the Third Monday in April,
1907. JOHN B. PIUTCiIETT.
Per his Attorney at Law, J. F. Wall, tf
R. O. JACKSON,
Attorney-at-Law,
TMoBONOUGH, GA.
Office over Star Store.
E. M. SniTH,
Attorney at Law,
Me Donough, Ga.
Office over Star Store, south side square.
All work carefully and promptly attended
to. 2. if" Am premared to negotiate loans
on real estate. Terms easy.
T. A. LIFSEY.
DENTIST,
Pernanently lioeated at McDonough.
Office Hours:
7t012 a. m., Ito6p. m. ’Phone 29.
Dr. J. B. WATKINS,
Veterinary Surgeon,
ot Jackson, will be in McDon
ough on the fourth Monday,
also every other Monday dur
ing the year.
Office Mack Goodwin Stables
Phone 44, Jackson, Ga.
TELEPHONES
AGENT WANTED
FOR HENRY COUNTY
Write for Particulars
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