The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934, April 30, 1909, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextHenry County Weekly. J. A. FOUCHE, Publisher. R. L. JOHNSON, Editor. Entered at the pestofflce at McDon ough as second class mail matter. Advertising Rates: SI.OO per inch per month. Reduction on 'Standing contracts by special agreement. r • A cherry trust in George Washing ton’s day, remarks the 'Atlanta Con stitution, would havp made that tree story impossible. The trouble with the New York World is, that if the suffragettes were to get what they want there would be nothing left to agitate about and life would be a dull and dreary thing. The Philadelphia Inquirer says: The proposal to build a summer White House at West Point smacks of mil itarism, as well as a desire on the part of New York to hog everything in sight. Resides, who wants to live at West Point, anyhow? It is Important that a father should learn the inclinations of his children. Of course, the little boy who wants to be a pirate is laughed out of his plans; ideas of infancy have no value. But the child of 12 or older with a decid ed interest in any one kind of work, insists the New York Journal, should be encouraged In that line. With simple regulations and restric tions it would be possible to take from the earth more than enough to sup ply all needs without Inflicting perma nent damage, declares the Utica Press. Conservation of natural resources is more than a theory to be discussed by men with abundant leisure. It is a prac tical question of universal economic interest that should concern every body who wants this revolving planet to remain “God’s green earth” and not become a desert waste like its satel lite, the moon. The man fails who doesn’t do the best that he could possibly do. Mark Antony did some wonderful things. He beat Pompey, won big battles, es tablished the triumvirate, managed to marry Cleopatra, after marrying the sister of Octavius. He even fought the Parthians with a kind of success; at least he didn’t lose his life at it, as Crassus did. But Antony was a failure, asserts the New York Journal, and a sad one, because the power in him wasn’t really used. He wasted his time on foolish little things, especial ly on gold thrones and other foolish ness. Some sentimentalists found fault because old Geronimo’s widow was not allowed to send the dead chief’s war pony after him to the Happy Hunting Grounds. This may seem very import ant to those who make a specialty of weeping over the woes of “Lo, the poor Indian," admits the New York Press, but after “doping out” the ca rer of the murderous old pagan it ap pears that, judging by “past perform ances,” it is just as well for the seren ity of the Happy Hunting Grounds that hatchets, firearms and such like little temptations to go on the warpath should not follow Geronimo into his new sphere, where everybody hopes he will have the best sort of time and let others have it, too. Preparedness for protection has grown into preparedness for aggres sion. The federal government has be come a “pistol toter” and is carrying a chip. As with its prototype, progress and development are secondary considerations, and officially, at least, lo be ready for trouble appears to have become the great national idea, observes the Atlanta Constitution. It is true the government spends some millions in deepening rivers and har bors, in erecting public buildings in the more important communities, in distributing bulletins on various and sundry topics and handing out garden seed in exchange for votes, but its contribution to the real growth and uplifting of the people is practically nil. For primary education, that fun damental groundwork for the building of good citizenship, the national gov ernment contributes not one cent. The only two questions to be considered in respect of its duty in this direction are necessity and justification. Your Passing Shadow J-24 TO BREAK SOLID SOOTH President Taft Says That is One of His Ambitions. GOOD OPPOSITION NECESSARY In Philadelphia Speech the President Tell* the South to Break Away From Democracy. Philadelphia, Pa.—President Taft was the principal speaker at the Grant birthday dinner of the Union League in this city and paid a strik ing tribute to the soldier-president, Mr. Taft was criticized a year ago because of certain of hh> references to General Grant, and he took advantage of this opportunity to express anew his admiration for Gen eral Gram President Taft, following his al most invariable custom, spoke extem poraneously, at times in a half quiz zical manner, and there was frequent laughter, as well as applause, at his reference to political conditions in the south. “What I wish particularly to dwell upon was the spirit of the peace at Appomattox, represented on the one hand by the magnanimity and far sightedness of Grant and by the self restrain and courage and rar-sighted patriotism (for it was that) on the part of Lee, in bringing the struggle to a close. That spirit at Appomattox is today, I trust, triumphant. “But, what 1 mean to point out is, that that spirit we now rejoice in, as we find between the two sections no remaining bitterness, is a spirit that as between the two great command ers existed the day that they shook hands and signed the terms of sur render. “It is a matter that I have very much at heart. I believe it is pos sible to make the two sections even closer together. The south is a more homogeneous people than we. Emigration into this country spread over the north and west, not in the south, aud the south preserved its tra ditions longer than did we in the north. Added to that trait and qual ity of theirs was the fact that for a long time the traces of war and the sufterings from war were present to them, and always they have present the colored race, to bring back recol lection of the strife. Prosperity has come to the south. “Some changes, I fear, are neces sary in fixed economic principles to promote the business of the south. We are all in the same boat in a more emphatic sense than we ever were be fore in the history of the country—l mean business boat —and they of the south, especially their business men, are tremoling in the balance of doubt as to just where they are politically. “1 am not making a republican speech, and I am not speaking from a republican standpoint; at least, I hope 1 can separate myself from that disposition natural to one who went through the last campaign. Speaking from the standpoint, I hope, of real patriotic interest in my country, 1 look forward into the next decade — not with the hope that the south shall become republican and make the country all republican, for stauncn as 1 am in my support of the repub lican party, I think a good opposition, good strong opposition, is. necessary to make the republican party, if it is to control the government, useful to the people, and a defeat at times would not hurt it. “What 1 am looking forward to is a division in the parties in the south, so that ti.ere shall be tolerance of po litical opinion there, so that in their state government and in their na tional affairs there shall be more than one political creed to be subscribed to and supported. 1 believe that gener ally through the south the men who are not actively engaged in politics would recognize that end as one de voutly to be wished. “In expressing these desires, I am quite conscious that my motives are likely to be misconstrued, or. at least, that I shall have attributed to me ra ther more political policy than patri otic desire, but, nevertheless, I per sist in expressing it, and while some o t, my friends from the south, who represent that section in congress and in the senate, are constantly throw ing cold water on my attempts to en courage a little independence of po litical thinking in the south and say ing that it is hopeless for me to at tempt to bring about a change in that regard, they will excuse me if I at tribute to them a little of that po litical prejudice that they think is actuating me (laughter), and it is possible they would not welcome the division of political opinion in the south with all the fervor of some oth er patriots in that section who do not hold now the position of representa tive and senator in Washington. Women’s troubles throw a cloud over their lives, which neglect may c«use thQ Make yours into a passing shadow by taking a medicine that acts directly cn your wo headache, order of which has caused your womanly troubles. • The right remedy for you, w en yo backache, nervous spells, dragging pains, irregular functions etc., is Wine of Cardui Mrs. R. H. Lawson, of Sprott, Ala,, writes; I suffered with female troubles for 12 years; Med 4 doctors; they did no' good, so 1 took Wine of Cardui. I have taken 18 bottles, feel great yre i-ve an better than In 20 years.” Sold by all reliable druggists, in SI.OO bottles. Try it U/DITE lIC A I FTTPD Wrilt today for a freecopv of va,uabl 'envelope! WKllfc Uj A LtlltK zxjzra? chat^-re™. COOPERS DENIED NEW TRIAL. Famous Murder Case Has Been Appeal* ed to the Supreme Court. Nashville, Tenn. —Judge William M. Hart overruled the motion for a new trial of the case of Colonel Duncan B. and Robin J. Cooper, recently con victed of the murder of former Unit ed States Senator E. W. Carmack. The defense at once gave notice of an appeal to the supreme court, and waived the formal sentence of twenty yeais in the penitentiary. The defendants were in court early. Mrs. Lucius Burch came in with her father and brother. The colonel was attired in a new black suit, and ap peared in excellent spirits. Robin was pale and ill at ease. Judge Harts opinion was brief ana clear. He said: iiie monon in the case of the state against D. B. and Robin Cooper is now before the court. After giving due and careful consideration to all the reasons assigned in the motion, the court is of the opinion that there is no ground for setting aside the ver dict of the jury, and therefore the motion is overruled. “We will pray for an appeal to the supreme court,’’ said Judge Ander son, “and waive formal sentence.’’ “It is granted,’’ retorted Judge Hart. “We ask for time to perfect our appeal, and that the bond be fixed,” said Anderson. “The bond will remain the same,” announced the court. The same bondsmen again qualified. After court adjourned Judge Hart commented to some friends upon the fact that the killing of Ike Morse by a young woman who claims he had abandoned her, was the tenth murder in this county since the Cooper trial began on January 20th, and makes twenty-nine murder cases now on the county docket. FILIPINU liIFT FUR PRESIDENT TAFT. Large Suit Case Made of 126 Differ ent Kinds of Wood. Washington, D. C. —The president has received a unique present from the Philiyipnes in the form of a large suit case, which was used by John S. Hord, collector of internal revenue, in bringing to Washington commer cial and individual statistics for use in considering Philippine tariff legis lation. The frame is of mahogany blocks of native wood—about one and the front is made of small inlaid hundred and twenty different speci mens, highly polished and bearing the initials, “W. H. T.,” in native gold and the initials, "P. 1.,” in native mother of pearl. The back and sides are composed of caribou hides, and the handle is a piece of Manila hemp with the in scription “Taft-Payne Philippine tar iff” in gold letters. The gold was mined in Benguet, and the pearl in Jolo. The materials were contributed by Mr. Taft's various friends in the Phil ippines. The presentation was made at the white house by General Ed wards, chief of the insular bureau of the war department. SILVER (jiiAMPIUN RESTS FOREVER. Ex-Senator William Stewart of Ne vada is Dead. Washington, D. C. —fc.x-Ser.ator Wil liam M. Stewart of Nevada, once a notable figure in national politics, died here. Mr. Stewart was 82 years old, and had been a familiar figure in this city during the better part of the last half century. For twenty-eight years, altogether, he represented Nevada in the senate, a lapse between 1857 and 1887 intervening to prevent a contin uous service record from 1865 to 1905. Senator Stewart made many nota ble speeches on the floor of the sen ate in advocacy of silver, and his characterization of the demonetiza tion of silver as "the crime of ’73,” is a marker in political history. Alter his retirement from congress he divided his time between Wash ington, where he had many interests during his life of fluctuating fortune, his farm in nearby Virginia, and the west, where, at his old home at Rhy olite, Nevada, he had varied mining interests and experiences. BIG HATS ARE BARRED. Lefty Pompadours Also Censored by University of Chicago. Chicago, ill. —Big hats and lofty pompadours have been censored at the University of Chicago for scien tific reasons. These personal ap purtenances have been placed on the official blacklist by the department of physical culture and athletics, and co eds who insist upon retaining them will feel the wrath of the authorities. Miss Gertrude Dudley, director of women's athletics, declares that the hats and pompadours not only are en tirely unnecessary as aids to the new education, but also are unquestionably unwise and intolerable from a hy gienic standpoint. MESSAGE TO THE U. D. C. President General Stone Sends Out Address. Attention of All Daughters of the Con federacy is Called to the Pro jects in Hand. An address to the Daughters of the Confederacy has just been issued by the president general, and this will be read with interest by the Daugh ters wherever they may be. The ad dress is as follows: To the United Daughters of the Confederacy: Again your president sends greeting to you with all good wishes, that the spring time has brought you health and happiness and harmony of action and endeavor; with the hopeful resurection lesson that nature teaches, that, if fruition shall come to us later, this is the season of labor. Therefore, it be comes my duty to urge you to sum mon your forces for the work that is before us, if the objects of our organ ization shall be fulfilled. The committees of the general as sociation, U. D. C., have formulated plans for this purpose and ask your co-operation. The chairman of com mittee on eduettion, Miss Mary B. Popenheim, Charleston, has ably out lined this work, in most comprehen sive form, and it is requested that state presidents and chapter presi dents in states where no division ex ists will appoint a state committee on education to carry out her plan. State division presidents will give support and aid to the work of Mrs. J. Enders Robinson, historian general, U. D. C., for without such support she cannot execute the excellent plan pro posed for the advancement of this department. State and chapter reg istrars are asked to respond promptly to the request of Mrs. James Britton Gantt, registrar general, U. D. C., tor data and records of their offices. It is well to call your attention to the near approach of the annual re union of our dear veterans of the Confederacy, which will be held in Memphis, Tenn., June 8, 9 and Ift. Let us rally to their banners, which will be proudly unfurled, and slow them by word and deed, that we cher ish their service and sacrifice, that we may still be to them, as in the past, an inspiration and strength. We honor ourselves in paying tribute to these heroes of imperishable fame. Since my last open letter to vou, Dr. J. William Jones, chaplain to Gen eral Robert E. Lee, and historian of the Confederate States, noted scholar and divine, has joined the ranks of the immortal host, who now. “rest un der the trees” of Life Eternal—the men who followed the command of Lee. Our loving sympathy goes out to the widow and sons, who are call ed to mourn this irreparable loss, for their sorrow is ours. The chief commemorative tvoik of the general association, U. D. C., is the placing of tw’o monuments, one on the battlefield of Shiloh —where gallantly fought and fell many of the south's bravest defenders, led by the great chieftain, Albert Sidney John ston, who fell there, a sacrifice to his southland —and the erection of a monument in the Arlington National Cemetery, w T here sleep some of our Confederate dead. This has a triple claim upon you, for resting as it will, on the soil of the home of Robert E. Lee, it will be a memorial to that peerless commander; again it will typify the spirit of the Confederate States, which was the defense of con stitutional government; and it will further mark the spot where, through the magnanimity of a provision of congress, honorable place was given to some of our Confederate dead%.nd where daily care is shown to their graves. Shall we be less thoughtful of these, our dead? The executive committee of the Arlington Confeder ate Monument Association, Colonel Hilary A. Herbert, chairman, is ask ing every chapter throughout this or ganization to set aside one day in the near future for concerted action in collecting funds for this purpose. The veterans are asking your as sistance in the purchase of the home and birthplace of President Jefferson Davis at Fairview, Ky. Send contri butions to Major John H. Leathers, Louisville, Ky. Let each chapter give something to this wmrthy historic object. Let each of us be mindful of the valuable work being done by the “Confederate Veteran,” and show ap preciation by subscribing for it keeps us in touch with much that we should know. Join with your presi dent in making our great association of patriotic and historic value; by so doing, we honor and glorify a past, so full of heroic memories, the his tory of a chivalrous, valiant people. CORNELIA BRANCH STONE, President General, U. D. C. TAYLOR IS PARDONED. Ex-Governor of Kentucky Held- Blame lees of Goebel Murder. Frankfort, Ky.—Governor Wilson has cleared the Kentucky court rec ords of all charges growing out of the murder, in January, 1900, of Senator William Goebel, who was declared to have been elected governor, except those hanging over state’s evidence witnesses in the alleged conspiracy, by granting pardons, before trial, to former Governor W. S. Taylor and former Secretary of State Charles Finley, who have been fugitives in the state of Indiana for nine years; to John Powers, brother of Caleb Powers, who is believed to be in Hon duras; to Holland Whittaker of But ler county; John Davis of Louisville and Zach Steele of Bell county, un der indictment, and who did not flee the state. Those over whom indictments are left hanging are Wharton Golden of Knox county, now in Colorado; Frank Cecil of Bell county, now a railroad detective in St. Louis, and Willnm H. Culton of Owsley county, said to have died in the west a few months ago. The cases, with the possible excep tion of Cecil, will be dismissed, leav ing Henry E. Youtsey, now serving a life sentence in the state penitentiary, the only person to suffer for the tak ing off of Goebel. Reiterating the belief he expressed some months ago, when he granted pardons to Caleb Powers and James B. Howard, that no one but Youtsey had part in the murder, and that it was not a conspiracy, as the com monwealth charged, Governor Wilson says that he believes it a “sacred duty, which I must no longer delay, to carry this belief into effect,” and grant pardons to the men charged and who fled the state, as they “had the greatest reasons to believe” that they “could not have a fair trial,” and if they stayed here would be forced to trial before a partisan jury under conditions which would give them no chance at all for a just de cision. Indianapolis, Ind. —William S. Tay lor and Charles Finley, one a former governor and the other a former sec retary of state of Kentucky, exiled for nine years, under the charge of 1 complicity in the assassination of for mer Governor Goebel of Kentucky, | closeted themselves in Mr. Taylor’s office as soon as they received word jof their pardon by Governor Wilson and denied admittance to inquirers | until a late hour. They prepared a statement to the public in which they expressed their gratitude for relief from a great burden and to their old friends in Kentucky and their new friends in Indiana. Mr. Taylor stated that he would never return to Kentucky to make his hom«. MADE ANARCHIST APOLOGIZE. Miners’ Leader Insulted Flag—Coxe Forced Apology. Sacramento, Cal. —William D. Hay wood, president of the Western Fed eration of Mine Workers, and his press agent, A. Meyer, were made to apologize by Captain E. J. Coxe, an officer in the United States Army during the Spanish-American -war, for an insult to the American flag. The incident occurred in the lobby of the State House Hotel, after Haywood had lectured here. Meyer wore a red flag in his buttonhole and remarked that he hoped to sse that emblem wave above the stars and stripes. Coxe demanded an apology, threat ening to punch Meyer. Haytvood ap peared and told Coxe of his identity, but Coxe replied: “So you are Bill Haywood, eh? Well, you and your friend will eat your words or I will break your faces.” Haywood apologized and left the no tel with Meyer. newsTparagraphs, - The state law of Alabama annull ing the licenses of foreign corpora tions taking cases from state to fed eral courts, was declared unconstitu tional in a decision by Judge Thomas G. Jones of the United States court of the middle district of Alabama. He said that the- law violated both the state and the federal constitu tions. The decision was made in an order enjoining the secretary of state from cancelling the license of the Western Union Telegraph company in Alabama. A well authenticated report is be ing circulated in Winston-Salem, N. C., that the Dukes, who are in con trol of the American Tobacco com pany, are planning to organize a great cotton mill trust in the south, one smilar to the Mammoth Tobacco com bination. The Dukes, who have made millions out of the tobacco business, own a large controlling interest in the Southern Power company, through which they expect to manip ulate the scheme now contemplated to get control of a majority of the leading southern mills.