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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1909)
NO MORE CHEAP COTTON Senator Smith Says Low Priced Cotton Is Thing of Past. FARMERS ARE INDEPENDENT If Fight It Made to Lower Prices the Crop Next Yezr Will No* Exceed This Season’s. Florence, B. C. —In an interview on the cotton situation Senator E. D. Smith, leader of the Cotton Associa tion, said that the light being made on cotton prices prevailing now will determine the size ol' next year’s crop. If the prices are forced down between now and April the crop will cot exceed this one. Senator Smith said: "The situation Is such that has never before existed in the history of cotton. Farmers have had good prices in a debt-paying season. They have paid their debts, and the cot ton now held la tree rrom all ex penses, such as borrowing, warehous ing, Inlerest and other usual charges. The farmers own their cotton, anu the law of supply and demand win alone govern Its movement. there is no necessity to sell, lor they have, also, made the best corn crop in his tory, besides large nay and other crops. Hanks have money oven to lend to New York, while this season of Use year has usuully been the bor rowing one. "The spinners do not seem to un derstand the situation, and unless they realize it soon, and readjust the prices of cotton goods to meet the price of cotton, they will suffer fam ine again next year. "Low-priced cotton is a thing of the past. Farmers are independent and through the intervention oi Provi dence and education along lilies' ot their own interest. Sucfi conditions will prevail until the world linds a substitute for southern cotton, which it was not able to do even when coi ton was bringing $1.90 in gold, with gold at a premium, $1 being equal to $2, a point in greenbacks.'’ UNCLE SAM PLAYS SANTA CLAS. Soldiers and Sailors Celebrate Christ mas at Expense of Government. Washington, D. C. —Every soldier and sailor in the service of the Unit ed States will celebrate Christmas at the expense of the government. This year the government will give 17,U00 sailors of the Atlantic battleship tleet, which is a large percentage of those in the service, an unusually line spread at New York. Last year the iishes enjoyed the dinner designed for the sailors. The navy department had sent out aboard ttie ocean steam Republic a large quantity of cranberries, nuts, apples, turkeys apd other Christmas valued at $01,191, for the battleship licet at Gibraltar, then on its cruise around the world. The Republic sank, after a collision, and so did tne Christ mas dinners. A policy has been adopted in the navy of taking the bluejackets pe riodically to some big port, where they may enjoy life to the lullest. The British navy officials claim to have discovered that, alter such pe r:ods ot hilarity, the sailor is more contented at sea. They will be start ed off on their holidays by a big Christmas dinner, Including oyster cocktails, roast turkey, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, ice cream, assort ed fruits and nuts, coffee and ci gars. in the army, special dinners will be served at the various garrisons and posts. pakasirThillim bull weevil. Encouraging Report to Congress by Secretary Wilson. Washington. D. C.—The'hear mgs on the estimates submitted for the agri cultural department for the next flnauce year have been closed by the house committee on garclulture, and when congress reassembles early in January, the actual work of framing an dre porting the agricultural appro priation bill will be begun. It will probably carry approximately $13,000,- <IOO, exclusive of continuing perma nent appropriations. In the course of the hearings ou the bill at which Secretary Wilson and his bureau of assistants appear ed, it was brought out that the cot ton boll weevil parasites have been wery busy, and several species of the parasites in some sections nave de stroyed 50 per cent of the weevils. The scientists, it is testified, are finding the boll weevill more difficult to control in the Mississippi delta than in the ulands, partly because the wee vils breeds more rapidly and has oiore opportunity for hiding away and hibernating in the delta. WOULD INVniBATE LUMiKISS. Resolution Introduced Asking That Corruption Charges Be Probed. Washington, D. C. —Charges of cor ruption against members of congress and of the subsidizing of newspapers for and against ship subsidy which Lave been made in various American newspapers are recounted in a resolu tion introduced in the house by Rep resentative Hardy of Texas. He asks that a committee of two democrats and four republicans, three opposed to ship subsidy and three fa voring it, be named to learn to what extent money has been spent by those favoring and opposing ship subsidy and to what extent newspaper writeib and lobbyists have been hired, if any. CHRISTMAS TREE A MENACE? Drain on Forests Not Great if Discrimi nation is Used. Washington, D. C.—Does the Yule tide with its demand for Christmas trees prove a menace to the Ameri can forests? Does it tend to a de nudation of the timber lands? These are questions asked of the United States forestry service by those interested in the conservation of natural resources. The subject has received the seri ous consideration of the forestry bu reau, and the reply has been sent out that there need be no danger of des truction if the cutting of young ever greens for Christmas trees is done with discrimination. Boston, Maes.—The Yuletide call to the forests, and its exaction of four million young spruces, firs and balsams to gladden tbe hearts and brighten the eyes of the children ot the country with the traditional Christmas tree, has been felt for the past three weeks in the wooded sec tion of Maine, Michigan and Oregon, the great centers of the Christina* tree cutting industry. Shippers are now busy rushing the product to the market. The total cut of trees yields the owners of land about $160,000, whiie the "consumers” pay about $2,- 000,000, shippers and dealers reap ing a great share of the profits. Maine is the principal tributary to New York and Pennsylvania mark ets, besides serving New England. The city of Chicago, which uses about three hundred thousand trees annually, takes the bulk of Michigan’s yield. That state also ships to Mis sippi river sections, and to ports on the Great Lakes. Oregon’s trees are cut more than those of any other state on the Pa cific eoast, but the total cut of the states does not equal that of either Maine or Michigan. FINAL CROP ESTIMATE. Average Weights Per Bushel of Crops Also Given. Washington, D. C. —The crop re porting board of the department of agriculture in a bulletin just issued estimates the average weight per measured bushel of various crops to be as follows: Spring wheat 57.1 pounds; winter wheat 58.4 pounds, and oats 32.7 pounds, against 57.3, 58.3 and 29.8 pounds, resnectively, last year. The quality of corn is 84.2 per cent against 86.9 last year. The final estimates in dicate the harvested acreage and pro : duction, important farm crops of the United States, in 1909 and 1908, to have bene as follows: Crop— Acreage. Bushels. Corn ’O9 . . .108,771,000 *2,772,376,000 Corn 'OB . .101,788,000 2,668,6.51,0011 Win wheat 'O9 28,330,000 446,366,000 Win wheat 'OB 30,349,000 437,908,000 Spg wheat ’O9 18,393,000 290,823,000 Spg wheat ’OB 17,208,000 226,694,000 All wheat 'O9 46,-723,000 737,189,000 All wheat • 'OB 47,557,000 664,602,000 Oats ’O9. . . 33,204,000 1,007,353,000 Oats 'OB .. . 32.344.U00 807,156,000 *—Bushels of weight. WUF.IT Ilf MAST GUARDS. Great Work Done by Government Life Saving Crews. Washington, D. C. —Aside from sav ing hundreds of lives and millions of dollars’ worth of property, involved in marine disasters, the United States Life Saving Service managed in 1909 to render assistance to many unfortu nate persons in distress. During the last fiscal year there were in the United States jurisdiction 1,376 marine disasters, involving 8,900 lives, that called the lite-sayiug serv ice into activity. Seventy-two vessels were total lost, although only thirty lives \Vere lost in consequence. The total value of the property in involved in these disasters was $16,- 106,080. Of the 1,376 vessels meet ing disaster, the life saving service rendered aid to 1,319, valued, wivfi the cargoes, at $13,316,815. Magic Wouid Not Quiet Winds. Juneau, Alaska. —Because She Shen Jim, an Indian medicine man, insist ed that by his magic he could quiet the winds, he and six relatives were drowned while trying to reach Juneau from Gambler Bay in acanoe. Newsy Paragraphs. Captain Thomas Franklin, United States army, accused of embezzling $5,000 from the cadets' mess tund ot the West Point Military academy, of which Franklin was treasurer, plead ed guilty in the United States circuit court. A question ot jurisdiction will take the case to the supreme court. The will of Charles N. Crittendon, name of his daughter, Florence Crit tenton, in fourteen cities of this country, and in Shanghai, Mexico City and other foreign cities, filed for probate in New York city, leaves half his estate, estimated at between $3,- 000,000 and $5,000,000, to the National Florence Cnttenton misison. After being put out of business tor several months, the lottery men of Charleston, S. C , have combined forc es and resources, hired attorneys and are now operating in defiance of the authorities. As last as —eir ticket sellers are arrested the men are promptly bailed out of the police sta tion and a jury trial demanded. This lottery business is done on a five and ten-cent scale, but involves hun dreds of dollars at each daily draw ing. The highest recorded price for hogs was exceeded at the National Stock yards in St. Louis when a buyer gave $8.65 a hundred pounds for some fine specimens. Nothing approaching this price has been known in the open market here since 1893. Women as Well as Men are Made IMio by Kidney and Bladder Trouble. Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, discourages and lessens ambition; beauty, 8 vigor and cheerful ness soon disappear when the kidneys are " out of order or clis- Kidney trouble has \] become so prevalent g that it is not uncom- P mon for a child to b.e 1 born afflicted with child urinates too often, if the urine scalds the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an age when it should be able to control the passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wet ting, depend upon it, the cause of the diffi culty is kidney trouble, and tbe first step should be towards the treatment of these important organs. This unpleasant trouble is due to a diseased condition of the kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as most people suppose. Women as well as men are made miser able with kidney and bladder trouble, and both need the same great remedy. The mild and the immediate effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It is sold by druggists, in fifty- * cent and one-dollar size bottles. You may have a sample bottle S by mail free, also a pamphlet telling all about Swamp-Root, Horn* of Swamp-Root, including many of the thousands of testi monial letters received from sufferers who found Swamp-Root to be just the remedy needed. In writing Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., be sure and mention this paper. Don’t make any mistake, but remember the name, Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton, N. Y., on every bottle. R. O. JACKSON, Attorney-at- Law, McDonough, ga. Office over Star (More. E. M. SniTH, Attorney at Law, Me Donouoh, Ga. Office over Star Store, south aide •quare. All work carefully and promptly attended to. Am premared to negotiate loan* «> real estate. Term* easy. Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup Relieves Colds by working them out of the system through a copious and healthy action of the bowels. Relieves coughs by cleansing tho mucous membranes of the throat, chest and bronchial tubes. “As pleasant to the taste as Maple Sugar” Children Like It* For BACKACHE-WEAK KIDNEYS Try DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills -Cure and Sate Weak Kidneys Backache, Lumbago and Rheumatism immediately relieved by Pineules Delays are dangerous. There is no more common complaint than Kidney complaint. Nature always gives due wam ing and failure to /iviuLyJyw—' heed same may l result in Diabetes, \ f ‘jg Lumbago, Bright’s Jjp Disease, or some other \jjf serious affection of the IjT w Kidneys. A trial will h convince you they Vi are unequaled. Pine- Sojk \ ules are quickly ab- X sorbed and readily jHfcf / but naturally elimin [ m i ate P°* sons due to dis [ Tft I organed condition ot IJJ T Kidneys and Bladder. They purify the blood and are a tonic to the entire system. Do not suffer from Backache, Lumbago, Rheumatism or Kidney and Bladder trouble when you can get Pineules. Two sizes, SI.OO and 50 cents. The dojlar size contains 2i times as much as the 50 cent size. Pineule Medicine Company Chicago, U. S. A. Z. D. Ward, Stockbridge. Horton Drag Co. Morning milk is best for babies — fresher and fewer germs than the previous night’s milk, but slightly weaker in cream. ; JOSE MADRIZ ELECTED New President Chosen by Nica raguan Congress. U. S. IS NOT SATISFIED If Madriz Shows Ability the United States Will Recognize Him, Otherwise He Will Be Opposed. UNITEO STATES VIEWS MADRIZ WITH WARY EYE Washington, D. C. —Secretary Knox let it be known that the attitude of this government to ward Nicaragua would not be changed by the election of Mad riz to the presidency as the suc cessor of Zelaya, resigned. Mad riz will have to show that he is capable of directing a responsi ble government which is prepar ed to make reparation for the wrongs which it is claimed have been done to American citizens in the litte Central American Republic. Managua, Nicaragua. Dr. Jose Madriz, former judge of the Central American court of justice at Cartago, and Zelaya’s candidate, was elected president of Nicaragua by the unan imous vote of congress. The session was a stormy one, but there seemed to be perfect unanimity with regard to the election of Madriz, and when the official announcement was made there were vociferous chers and cries of “Viva Madriz!” “Viva Leon!” “Down With Monopo lies!” “Down With Tyranny!” “Long Live the Constitution!” Dr. Madriz assumed the presidency. From the balcony of his hotel he greeted great crowds and made a brief speech, urging harmony and co operation. He pledged that he would uphold the rights of the citizens, granting free election and establish ing a policy of equal opportunities ' for all. The formulation of an address of thanks to Zelaya for his services to Nicaragua, was ordered by congress. Zelaya still exercises a strong pow er here, and, while it has been brought to his notice that Madriz is not look ed upon with favor by the govern ment of the United States, he still urged Madriz to the front as his suc cessor in office. Los Angeles, Cal—Hypodermic in jections of salt water or chile sauce, or in extreme cases, a mixture of both, was a form of torture attributed to President Zelaya of Nicaragua by Marshall O’Neill, civil engineer and soldier of fortune, now in this city. O’Neill went to Nicaragua to take charge of the construction work for a syndicate that obtained a conces sion. With other Americans he en gaged in a plot for the invasion of Nicaragua from Honduras. The con spirators were arrested and sentenc ed, first to be shot, but were saved from death by the activity of a Brit ish consul. Eighteen men and women were arrested later in connection with a new conspiracy. When they refused to confess, hypodermic injec tions of salt water and chile sauce were administered until the eighteen admitted guilt and were then put to death. O’Neil says Nicaraguans estimate Zelaya’s fortune at from $20,000,0UU to $50,000,000. MARK TWAIN IS ILL Life Work of America’s Foremost Humorist Nears End. New York City. —“Yes, boys, I’m about all in. My life’s work is near at an end. I’m about through with my work in this world and in this life.” Looking pale and haggard and very feeble, Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain), America’s foremost humorist, made this statement to the newspa per men following his arrival here from Bermuda, where he had spent the last eight weeks in an attempt to regain his lost strength. He has grieved deeply over the death of H. H. Rogers. His cheeks were hollow, his eyes appeared dim. STINGY WITH COKH LEGS. Government Limits Number Furnished to Veterans. Washington, D. C. —Representative Foster of Illinois wants the govern ment to be more generous in furnish ing cork legs to veterans who have lost one or two limbs. Under the present law, which was passed in 1870, Uncle Sam honors the requisi tion of a soldier for one or two cork legs. But the requisition is not hon ored more than once. The Foster bill provides that soldiers may have one or two cork legs every three years if apply for them. TRINITY STUDENTS EXPELLED. Eight Young Men Dismissed for Hazing. Durham, N. C.—Eight young men were expelled from Trinity College. Seven boys cast lots with a freshman to see which w r as to plunge into a cold water tank. The freshman lost. The young men pleaded not guilty of hazing, but President Kilgo uT?*ared them guilty of gambling. All were expelled. President Kilgo declared the aver age college could not be governed without the strictest surveillance ot the faculty, and that 25 per cent of the students of the country are unfit to be in college largely on account of the immoral indulgence of parents. TAFT ORDERS INVESTIGATION. The Bzllinger-Pincbot Row Will Be Probed By Congress. Washington, D. C—President Taft yielded to the demands of both Sec retary Ballinger and his critics for a public investigation of the whole sub ject matter underlying the so-called Balilnger-Pinchot controversy. Mr. Ballinger served upon the pres ident virtualy an ultimatum, to the effect that such an investigation wa3, indeed, the price of his remaining in the cabinet. He made it clear to the president that he was no longer will ing to sit silent in his office in tho interior department and “wait for the thing to blow over.” Mr. Taft reluctantly admitted the disappointment of his hope that the country at large would accept as final his own vindication of Mr. Ballinger in his dismissal of the charges brought before him against the secretary of the interior by L. R. Glavis, the for mer special agent of the land office. Mr. Ballinger’s attitude in this mat ter has the support of leading repub licans in both branches of congress— senators and representatives who feel that, entirely apart from the merits of tne controversy itself, a festering sore of this character must poison the whole system of the party in power, and that it is high time to resort to the lancet. These leaders, determined that a cleansing of this wound is necessary, have not hesitated to go to the White House and impress their views upon Mr. Taft. A joint congressional committee probably will be appointed to make the investigation. The investigation, whoever makes it, must he relentless, and everybody seems agreed that it must he abso lutely public; it is admitted that any thing in the nature of star chamber proceedings would satisfy nobody. The entire department of the interior, so far as it concerns pubiic lands and mineral and water rights, it is agreed, must be bared to the searchlight; from the time when Mr. Ballinger was commissioner general of the land office under the Roosevelt administra tion, down to the present moment. The position of Mr. Ballinger and his friends goes beyond any question of personal controversy, and they and those who voice the attitude of the administration disavow any desire to “convict somebody else,” as a means to vindicating the secretary of the in terior. For instance, it is positively declared that the interests of the de partment of agriculture and its forest service, of which Gifford Pinchot is chief, will be recognized as having an important stake in this business, since much of this unhappy controversy has concerned matters in which the forest service was more or less di rectly involved. CAMPAIGN OF MUCATTON. Agriculture Department Will Help the Southern Farmers. Washington, D. C.—A somewhat unique campaign of education is fio be undertaken in January by Dr. S. A. Knapp of the department of agri culture in charge of the farm demon stration work in the south, which will have for its object a discussion of the farm methods and policies of the vari ous states visited and the means for bringing about greater agricultural prosperity. There will be a series of eight or nine addresses, each treating directly of the agricultural work and condi tions in the community or state visit ed, the entire series making a collect ed study of farm life, methods, op portunities and possibilities in the southeastern states. The meeting wiil be held at Lynchburg, Va ; Char lotte, N. C.; Greenville, S. C.; Macon, Ga.; Jacksonville, Fia.; Anniston and Huntsville, Ala.; West Point and Greenville, Miss.; Memphis, Tenn., and Lexington, Ky. squirrelsTpread bubonic plague. The Government May Begin a Cru sade to Destroy Squirrels. Washington, D. C. The possible spread of bubonic plague through squirrels to such an extent as to be come a very real menace to sections where no case has yet appeared, has been called to the attention of the house committee on agriculture by Secretary Wilson. The public health bureau has asked the biological bureau of the depart ment of agriculture to devise some means for destroying the squirrels, through which, according to Chief Merriam, of the bureau, infection has spread, in isolated cases, over 600 square miles in California. Decision in Alabama Liquor Case. Montgomery, Ala. The supreme court established what is known as the locker club decision, wherein it is held that a man may own and store liquors where he pleases, and as much as he pleases, if acquired legally. Liquors, the court says, are legitimate property. A rehearing was denied. Supreme Court lakes Recess. Washington, D. C.—The supreme court of the United States has taken a recess for two weeks. It is ex pected that when the court recon venes on the 3rd of January one of the seats now vacant will be occu pied by Judge Lurton, who was con firmed by the senate as the successor of Justice Peckham. 8,000,000 Red Cross Stamps. New York City.—Eight million Red Cross ChTistmas stamps have been sold in New York thus far this year. The officers in charge of the distri bution hope to double this number before the end of the holiday sea- i son.
