The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934, August 06, 1909, Image 2
Henry County Weekly. R. L. JOHNSON, Editor. Entered at the pestoffice at McDon ough as second class mall matter. Advertising Rates: SI.OO per Inch por month. Reduction on standing contracts by special agreement. Speculating, observes the Chicago News, enables a man to Bave a lot of money by not doing it. Says the Troy Northern Budget: Of all things deadly in the hands of their owners the automobile takes the lead. It is more fatal in the killing of rich men than a stock market panic. William G. Knoeig, honor man of the naval acadmy, was denied by his superior officers the right to marry, but he did not despair. By shifting from the navy to the army, relates the Philadelphia Ledger, he acquired an other set of superior officers, who had not yet presumed to umpire the game of love. Warns the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: The ownership or posses sion of an automobile does not con fer the privilege of overriding the rights of other citizens. The sooner this principle is recognized the quick er public sentiment will be placated, and the remedy is in the hands of au tomobile owners. Immured in buildings filled with baked air we seek to dodge the rigors of a fine cold day—nine of us out of ten —although a temperature of 15 de grees, or even less, laments the Louis ville Courier-Journal, is tonic to any one in health who will venture into it and remain long enough out of doors to recover from the first shock of the change from the baked air of an over-heated office or home. Even a January rain eating upon a raincoat, provided care is taken to keep the feet dry, has no other effect than to brigh ten the complexion, increase the appe tite, and bring the realization that most of the really dangerous weather 1b indoors rather than out of doors, and most of the winter ailments that ocertake ordinarily healthy persons are traceable U* our ways of living rather than our climate. — In New England mill villages, where it is common for the women of the family to work, the result has been to lower men’s wages both at the trades at which women work and In the trades at which only men work. The effect of carpenters, blacksmiths and bricfllayers allowing their daughters to work in the mills and their sons to go to work at an early age has been to reduce the pay of the men’s trades and to tend to keep the family’s finan cial condition about the same as be fore. According to the old orthodox books on political economy this is what would happen, declares the New York World. It may be that the change in women’s social and econo mic status may work out differently in large communities from small towns. But if the conclusions of these char itable investigators are sound the av erage man will have to look out for himself. So far men, though en gaged in the same work as women, get higher wages than women. r : There are some plays which, no matter how admirable in a technical sense, treat of the lives and deeds of brutes and wantons in a manner re pugnant to the taste of this era. It is a poor excuse for their existence to point out the Shakespeare wrote "Measure for measure,’’ insists the New York Times. There are exhibi tions of dancing and nakedness in the limelight that would be out of place except in the criminal haunts of Pa ris and the private bathroom. The in decency grows, and fully two-thirds of this public are indignant about it The police might well prohibit some of the shows and suppress some of the plays. But we are all restive un der the interference of the police with such matters. The only other way lg for all decent folks to express their belief in the bad influence of such ex hibitions frankly and freely, and make persons not quite so decent ashamed to countenance them. Decency will have its way if it i 6 alert and militant ALABAMA TIGHTENS LID Carmichael Bill Providing For State-Wide Prohibition Passes. WILL CLOSE UP THE CLUBS The Bill Provide* That There Shall Be No Sale of Intoxicants Containing Over One-Half of 1 Per Cent of Alcohol. Montgomery, Ala. —The Carmichael bill providing for state-wide prohibi tion was passed by the house by a vote of 75 to 19. The first real struggle of the pres ent extra session came in the debate on the Carmichael bill —a basis meas ure for a chain of prohibition bills to be enacted this session. The bill provides that there shall be no sale or manufacture of intoxicants in Alabama, or any beverage contain ing over one-half of 1 per cent alco hol. It shall not be kept in clubs and distributed to members as a regular thing; all classes of drinks, like near beer, hop-jack, hop-weiss and the like, are interdicted, and every kind of violation under the act is minutely described so that the courts cannot be mistaken. Conviction may be fol lowed by line of SSO to S2OO, with six months' hard labor, at the discretion of the court, like amount being pos sible under each offense. Places of reputed violation may be reached by injunction secured by offi cers or citizens of the chancery court, by which doors can be closed and the burden of proof put upon the accused to establish innocence. Places of sus picion may be declared a nuisance in the same way and closed up, and in every case the possession of a United States license to sell is prima facie evidence of guilt. Liquor men, under advice of attor neys, believe that the bill will stop the sale of intoxicants and close up every club other than those of a pure ly social nature, cutting out from the real social organizations systematic distribution of drinks. Any club break ing the laws will have its charter taken away, having agreed prior to being chartered that it will not sell or give away liquor in its rooms. There were scenes of greatest en thusiasm in the galleries. prohibifion is Expensive. United States Whiskey Tax Receipts Decreased Over $5,000,000. Washington, D. C. —-Uncle Sam’s pocketbook suffered a big shrinkage because eft the prohibition wave* dur ing the fiscal year ending July 30, last, during which period there was a decrease of $5,290,773 in whisky tax receipts, as shown by the preliminary report of the internal revenue bu reau, just issued by Acting Commis sioner Robert Williams, Jr. Whiskey tax collections last year were $134,808,034, as against $140,- 158,807 for the preceding year. The receipts of beer and other fermented -liquors amounted to $57,450,411, a de crease of $2,351,205 compared with 1908. The nation’s tobacco bill, however, showed an increase. The government tax on all sorts of tobacco aggregat ed $51,887,178, an increase of $3,024,- 423 over the previous year. Internal revenue receipts from all sources were $24G,21p,719. The gov ernment expended approximately $4- 976,000 in collecting its internal rev enue. CONTROLS SPEED OF AUTUMUBILES. Invention Reported by Consul Bying ton Works Automatically. Washington, D. C. —A device has been invented bv which the speed of automobiles may be automatically controlled. A report to this effect is made by Vice Consul H. M. Byington of Bristol, who describes the device as it has been attached to English machines. The atachment removes the clutch when the speed of the car slightly ex exceeds the arranged limit. When necessary the brake is automatically, applied so that the speed is reduced to just below the arranged limit. The brake is then quickly but gently re moved and the clutch again put in. The apparatus is put in action or out of gear in an instant. It fits in a compact aluminum box and takes up but little space. SOUTH CAROLINA “URE." State Wide Law Has Gone Into Force in That State. Columbia, S. C.—■-South Carolina has been added to the field of state wide prohibition territory which now em braces all of the southeastern states. However, the drouth in this state is to be temporary—unless the voters in the twenty-one wet counties that are to hold local option elections on Tues day, August 17, declare for perpetual dryness. ROOSEVELT BANQUETED. Elephant Tusk Was Given to Him at Reception. Nairobi, British East Africa. —Theo- dore Roosevelt and his son, Kermit, were the guests of honor at a public banquet given in Nairobi. An address of welcome to the former president of the United States was read and afterward handed him, en closed in a section of elephant tusk mounted in silver and with a silver chain. American residents of the protecto rate presented Mr. Roosevelt with a tobacco box made of the hoof of a rhinoceros, silver mounted; the skull of a rhinoceros, also mounted in sil ver, and a buffalo head. COTTON GRADES FIXED. Set* to Be Pieced on Exhibition for the Information ot All. Washington, D. C. —In the act of making appropriations for the depart ment of agriculture for the year end ing June 30, 1909, the secretary was authorized •'to establish a standard for the different grades of cotton, calling to his assistance for that pur pose expert cotton classifiers, by fix ing a stand.,rd of middling cotton and using the tame as a basis, establish ing a standard of nine different grades to be designated middling fair, strict good middling, strict middling, middling, strict low middling, low middling, strict good ordinary and good ordinary.” The secretary was further authorized to prepare in prac tical form the standard of said grades and furnish the same upon request to any person. A committee which included depart ment experts and prominent represen tatives of the cotton trade, was ap pointed to fix the grades. The committee has just submitted a leport, which the secretary approv ed, fixing the grades and making cer tain recommendations in connection I therewith. In view of the fact that contracts are made for cotton in advance of the j ensuing cotton season, the committee recommended that the grades agreed upon by the committee be not promul gated for general use in trade trans actions prior to September 1, 1910. Jn order, however, for the cotton trade to become fully acquainted with the grades, the department of agri culture will in a short time place sets with associations, organizations .and agricultural colleges for inspection. These will enable the cotton produc ers, merchants aud spinners to be come familiar with them. TAFT URGES GUUO RUAUS. President Wants a Great Highway from Washington to Richmond. Washington, D. C. —President Taft has again indicated his. interest in ,good roads, the latest expression be ing elicited in connection with a movement for belter highways in Vir ginia, this taking shape in an imme diate plan for a good road from the national capital to Richmond, lu a let ter on the subject, the president says: “I regard this as a part of the gen eral good roads movement in the country, and I have pleasure in say ing there is no movement that I know of that will have a more direct ef fect to alleviate the difficulties and burdens of the farmer’s life, will stim ulate the traffic and add to the gen eral happiness of the people more than the establishment of good roads throughout the country. 1 do not think that because this may have been stim ulated by people using automobiles it is to be frowned upon* for, while per sons using automobiles are by no means the most important in the com munity, the fact that their sharp in terest has focused the attention of the public on the movement entitles them to credit. "I have no doubt that within the au thority which is his, the secretary of agriculture will be glad to assist by recommendation and practical advice the methods to be pursued in good road building in Virginia.” NICHOLAS VISITS EDWARD. Warships Cluster About the Yachts of Nicholas at Cowes. Cowes, England—The first official visit of the Russian Emperor Nicho las to England was one of the most impressive and spectacular events that Cowes, accustomed to naval pa geantry, ever witnesed. The British had 150 ships aligned in three files between Cowes and Spithead. The measures taken to safeguard Emperor Nicholas make him seem like a prisoner of state when com pared with other royal personages who have visited Cowes during re gatta week. The Standart dropped anchor between two battleships of the Dreadnought type, which are sur rounded by other naval vessels, while small boats patrol about the visitors constantly. Scotland Yard has 100 detectives at Cowes and the Russian police department has an equal rep resentation. CASHIER SHORT $50,000. Calhoun Harris of Anderson, S. C., Put Under Arrest. Anderson, S. C. —Secretary and As sistant Cashier Calhoun Harris of the Orr Cotton Mills of this city has been found short in his accounts ap proximately $50,000. Harris was arrested on a warrant which charged breach of trust. Mr. Harris stoutly denies, however, misappropriation of any of the funds, and says that the deficiency is due to clerical errors. Kidnapers Demand $25,000. St. Louis, Mo. Kidnapped from their homes here, Grace Viviano, aged five, and Thomas Viviano, aged two, children of wealthy manufacturers, are being held for $25,000 ransom. Flood In Tennessee. Nashville, ■Tenn. Nearly every business house and at least one-third of the residences at Rockwood, Tenn., were flooded as the result of a cloud burst. The rain descended for about an hour, and was accompanied by constant lightning. The extent of the damage done by the storm cannot at this time be estimated. SIO,OOO Left to Dogs. Orange, Mass. —By the will of Mrs. Mary F. Snow, of Hartford, Conn., Miss Phila C. Miller, a spinster living here, will receive the income from SIO,OOO for taking care of Mrs. Snow’s two small imported dogs. The deceas ed left her husband but $2,000. ERADICATION OF TICK Encouraging Progress Is Shown in Government Report. QUARANTINE DISCONTINUED 71,336 Square Mile* of T » rritory Hav Been Released From These Trouble some Parasites. Washington, D. C. —Encouraging progress has been made in the eradi cation of cattle ticks from the South ern states. This work, which was be gun in the summer of 1906 under an appropriation by congress of $82,500 “to enable the secretary of agriculture to undertake experiment work in co operation with state authorities in eradicating the ticks transmitting southern cattle fever,” is no longer an experiment. The results already ac complished demonstrate that the ex termination of this costly pest is not only possible but practicable, though several years may be required for the completion of the work. From January l to October 31, 1907, there were released from quarantine or prepared for release in the near fu ture, areas aggregating over 40,000 square miles. This means that the cattle of an area almost as large as the state df Tennessee are, for the first time in years, to have an unre stricted market. While for the most part the state authorities have co-operated, it is un fortunate that in some sections the bureau’s work has met with a lack of support and even with active opposi tion, this condition probably being due to a failure to realize the benefits to follow from the work. It therefore seems best not to resume operations in such localities until public senti ment changes, as more can be accom plished by using the available funds in sections where the work is ap preciated and supported by those m.osi directly interested. The work of exterminating the ticks which are such a detriment to the cattle industry of the south has been continued vigorously and with good results. During less than three years of this work nearly 64.000 square square miles of territory have been freed from these troublesome para sites. This is an area somewhat larger than that of the state of Geor gia. This gives assurance of ulti mate success, although many years will probably be required for the completion of the work. Much de pends upon the amounts appropriated for this work by the states, as well as by the federal government, but more upon the assistance and co-op eration of the cattle owners them selves, for without a fair degree of co-operation the eradication "of the tick can never be accomplished. Much of the bureau's work for the control and eradication of contagious diseases of live stock has been done in co-operation with state officers. In a few states the authoritites are pro vided with both laws and funds for such work, but in a large majority tf, the states this is not the case. The bureau has recently collected the laws of the various states bearing on this subject, and it is found that in most of the states the laws are very inad equate for the protection of live stock against contagious diseases and "that in most cases the appropriations are entirely insufficient for effective work. While many of the states have co operated very effectively with the federal government in the eradication of sheep scabies, cattle mange and the southern cattle tick, the lack of ability on the part of other states to do their share in such work has resulted in delaying its progress. It is very important for the success of such work, especially with regard to the cattle tick and tuberculosis, that the states concerned should enact laws giving adequate powers to their officers and should make sufficient ap propriations for the work that is to be done. In work of this kind it seems reasonable and proper that the expense should be divided equally between the states and the general government. It is a good plan to mix cowpeas and soy beans half and half. The more erect character of the beans will help to hold up the peas and the crop will be more easily harvested. Try sowing a bush variety of peas among the corn, and when the leaves be gin to fall sow crimson clover among them, and you will have a fine crop to turn under for cotton the next sea son. Also sow crimson clover among the cotton and have the crop to turn for corn. But where peas are sown alone among the corn the best plan is to cut the corn off and shock it and then disk the peas down and so*w oats in September to be fololwed by peas for hay and crimson clover for cotton, and then crimson clover among cotton for corn. CANCIiI CASES INCREASE. Dr. Foote Says It Is the Most Dreatted Scourge in the Country. New York City.—One man in every thirty-two and one woman in every eleven die from cancer, according to Dr. Milton E. Foote. ”1 have no hesitancy in declaring cancer the worst physical scourge with which we have to contend to day,” said Dr. Foote in an interview "Cancer is far more dreaded than tuberculosis, for although the death rate from cancer is not vet so great as that from tuberculosis, it is steadilv on the increase,while the great while plague hae been partially conquered by medical experimentation and is on the decrease.” 20,000 HOMES BURNED. Osaka, One of Japan’s Largest Cities, Swept By Fire. Osaka, Japan. —Confusion prevails here as a result of a disastrous fire. Thousands of persons are homeless and hunger is ttaring many of them in the face. A system of relief has been ordered ky the municipal authorities, but it is inadequate to supply all needs. Out fidc cities and towns are generously sending in contributions to be used in alleviating the sufferings of the home less and destitute. The number of casualties has not yet been determined, but hundred’s of injured persons are crowding the hos r pitals. The latest estimate is that 20,000 buildings are destroyed, these includ ing banks, the stock exchange, the museum, government edifices and fac tories. While at present it is impos sible accurately to state the losses, these are given roughly at several million yen. It is feared that some of the insurance companies will fail as a result of the heavy losses they will have to pay. The conflagration lasted more than twenty-five hours and the burned sec tion presents a deplorable sight. An area of over four miles square, containing some of the city’s hand somest structures, including the Bud dhist temple, the largest in the world, was entirely burned. inventioFmill change warfare. American Has Worked Out a Plan to Paralyze All War Engines. London, England.—From an excel lent source it has been learned that the reason that the American govern ment remains apparentlyso little con cerned about the advances in aero navigation made by foreign experi menters, is that an officer of the Amer ican navy, stationed at Fort Omaha, has worked out an electric invention, which is likely to paralyze all other existing or proposed engines of war. The invention, he says, is to be ex clusively the property cf the United States, ar.d, up to the present, tne es sential details are carefully guarded. The machine is said to project through the air a column of electric energy of almost any desired strength at any given object for a distance or many hundred yards. The informant, who himself is an expert m said: “Such an electric column would queer every mechanism on a warship, stop the engines, annual the dynamos, kill the signaling apparatus, make the guns unworkable, slay hundreds of men by shock alone, and might even explode the magazines. Its possibil ities for offensive warfare are almost unlimited. LINCJLN PENNIES ISSUED, In Honor cf 100th Anniversary of War President’s Birth. Philadelphia, Pa—The Philadelphia mint issued the new “Lincoln” pen nies, which the treasury department has caused to be designed and struck off in honor of the one hundredth an niversary of the late president’s birth. The head of Lincoln, which appears on the coin, was designed from a pho tograph in the possession of Charles Eliot Norton. The face is relaxed and smiling, the artist having sought to reproduce particularly Lincoln’s ex pression when talking to children. The artist, Victor D. Brenner, is 27 years old, and is a Russian who came to this country as a boy and sold matches in the street and studied art at Cooper s Union. WHITE WlirH PLAGUE. New York City Again Visited by the Little Pest. New York City.—What appeared to be a heavy midwinter snowstorm but was really myriads of small white moths visited New York. The little pests swarmed into the brightly-light ed hotels and restaurants and clouded the street lamps, but this time they were accompanied by millions of large brown moths, some of them five inch es from tip to tip, and as these flut tered about the lights they looked like bats. A strange feature of these visitations which this summer are worse than ever before and which the entomologists are trying to fath om, is the vanishing of the moths at break of day. No one has found where they go. Newsy Paragraphs. Contracts were awarded in Pitts burg by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for freight ears to cost be tween $8,000,000 and $9,000,000. Just what the public wants to get in its newspapers, it gets, according to Dean Shailer Mathews, of the Uni versity of Chicago Divinity sc&ool, who answered some critics of the press in a lecture on modern soc® conditions before the Chautauqua as sembly at Chautauqua, N. Y “The rank and file of editors and publish ers are only too eager to print what their readers want to see in nrint ” said *)r. Mathews. p ’ Parachuting his balloon by loosen ing the appendix cord and allowing the lower part of the balloon to rise into the netting. Dr. S. S. Stowell of Pittsfield, Mass., on his first trip as pilot, made a parachute drop to earth in the balloon Pittsfield, it probably being the first time such an experi ment was ever tried in this country A perfect landing was effected with out the valve cord being touched. While Mrs. Anna Pillsbury was bathing at Marine park. South Bos ton, Mass., she stepped on & crab which immediately seized her foot. The woman became hysterical and would have drowned but for the prompt work of Captain Freitas, of the life saving corps, who draeaed her from the surf.