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WEEKLY EWDITTION, OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WARE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. WAYOROSS, OA, FRIDAY JAN. 29,1909. ONE DOLLAR A HOTEL MEH on uk mu * uis lint in m us m mm i nm ituirs era an m L» Grande Turned Away Five Guests Last Night—Phoenix Etas Had to Turn Away People Within Last Week—Steady In- crease in Travel As an evidence of the Bteady in* crease in business in this city and general revival of good times, it may be'mentioned that both the leading hotels here are finding it hard to accommodate all the guests who apply for rooms. The managers of both the Phoenix and La Grande state that this in. crease has been noticed for some ten days or two weeks past and that they have all the business they can well handle. At La Grande last night, every room was taken and there were five, applicants for accommoda tions who had to be turned away because all the vacancies had been filled. The same thing happened last week, would-be-guests having been turned off several days ago for the same reason. The Phpenix states that , the tame conditions obtain at that ho- r tel. For some time past practical ly every room has been taken- and several times a good many guests have been told that they would have .to seek accommodations else- t where. . This is taken to mean a general revival of all lines of business as tho hotels are always among the first sufferers from hard times and business depression. ,, Hearing in Leper Oase Continued '—Gfchby Jordan Mentioned for Governor next Term—Y. M. C. A. for Albany—Not Cruelty to Hill Sheepkilling Dogs. Atlanta, Jan. 28.—The state su preme court has been called on to decide whether or not a firm do ing a whiskey business in anoth cr' state may legally solicit orders for intoxicants through the Unit ed States mails. This question wia certified to that tribunal by the state court of appeals Tuesday. Several months ago the second appellate court held that for a Chattanooga firm to solicit orders by mail in Georgia constituted a violation of section 428 of the penal code, which makes it a mis demeanor for any one to solicit liquor business in prohibition communities. R. M. Rose & Co. entered a plea of guilty here in a case brought for test purposes. Their attorneys have appealed further on the ground that section 428, as corn structcd, is repugnant to article 1, section 8, paragraph 3 of the Unitejd States constitution, the same giving congress .exclusive control'.of interstate commerce. Yakima county, in the state of Washington, will make a fine ex hibit of apples at the Alaska-Yu- kon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle in 1909. The apples are the same variety that Jafcs J. Hill sends to the-King and Queen of England every year. JOE BROWN VFSTFBMV *»t ls«t.nimi School Teacher Made Governor Elect Rival of Hobson—Was Old Friend of Family. From Brunswick comes the sto ry that when Governor Elect Joe Brown was leaving that city yes- terday morning a young lady paid him the compliment of kissing him good bye. The party waa waiting at the -depot for the train to Jesup and . | considerable crowd bad gather- 1 ed to bid Mr. Brown farewell. Good byes were in order and the i tender nothings that are whisper- • ed to departing friends were be ing said, when a young lady step- f out from the throng and kiss- \eil the governor elect goodbye. ®he affair-created something of a '‘sensation at the tintb, though it ^turned out afterwards that the kisser'was a former neighbor of .-the Brown’s and was well acquain- l^tcd with the fnm.ly. She is a teacher in the Brunswick schools, iw- Augusta, Ga., Jan. 28.—The in junction hearing in the leper case at Barnwell was continued. Coun sel for Mrs. Kirkc raised the con stitutional point that she was be ing imprisoned without an oppor tunity of being beard. Mrs. Kirbe’s friends are confident the injunction will be made perma-. Columbus, Ga., Jan. 28.—Hon. Gunby Jordan, president of the Eagle and Phoenix mills, and also of tho Third National Bank, and former railroad commissioner of the state, is prominently mention ed and will be urged to run for governor of the state in the next gubernatorial campaign. Mr. Jor dan has not expressed any prefer ence for the office nor has he re fused to allow his hame to be men tioned. Albany, Ga., Jan. 28,raTiyjttl> n a few days’ time, Albany parties have subscribed $12,000 toward II.D.C.ML COMES!, 1909 i i . at. C. A; untld- ing here, and the subscription list is rapidly growing. Ail amounts are subscribed on condition that tho total shall reach $20,000, and it is- believed that this frill be in sight in a short time. From out side sources it is believed an ad ditional $20,000 will be secured, making a total of $40,000. Atlanta, Jan. 28.—The State Court of Appeals reversed the lower court today in the case of Miller, wherein the defendant was convicted of cruelty to animals be cause he had killed a neighbor’s dog, which had been pestering and killing hit sheep. The Court of Appeals bolds spe cifically that a «heep-killing dog it may be exterminated by‘the owner of the sheep' without liabil ity to prosecution under the stat ute relative to cruelty to animals! aeon, Ga., Jan. 28.—Georgia * Rules Governing don test—Chil dren of : County and City Schools Alike May Compete— Local Chapter Offers Special Prise for High School. The stato division of tho United Daughters of tho Confederacy of fers each year a gold medal to the pnpil who send in the best essay on a given subject connected with the civil war. The object is to promote the study of history and to exeite interest in the South’s part in the great struggle of the sixties. These essays may be com peted for by pupils in any school in tho state, under the rules laid down by tho eommittee which are published in full below. Ware county has always taken an active interest in this matter, at least one pupil having borne off the honors in the contest. It is hoped that the pnpils from the county schools as well os those from the eity schools will compete this year. Even if no one from this county succeeds in winning the medal, the writing of essays by the pupils will mean a great deal to both teachers and pupils in the increas ed interest taken in historieal sub jects. ' • ^ Thp following circular letter has been Sent ont b^tbe state commit tee in regard t^$his subject and it will be seen that tho time in which these essays con bo sent in is short. They must be in the hnnds of the local committee by Feb. 14. The circular letter fol lows: U. D. C. Medal Contest. The Georgia Division, U. D. C. with the desire of stimulating among the young people of the state, an interest in the study of history, especially the history of the war between tho states, again offers a good medal to the student writing the best essay on tbe sub ject assigned. Teachers of the state are earn estly requested to encourage and urge-their pnpils to entr th eon- tst Rules and Regulations for don- teetnants. 1. Subject: Confederate Sne- ceMOS ond Reverses in 18C3. 2. The contest is open to all w'uite c’nildren'oT‘Georgia, under the age of eighteen. 3. The length of the essay to be from 1,000 to 1,500 words. The papers to be type-written, if pos sible. though that is not essential. 4. Preparation for the essays may be made at home or else where with full me of W1 refer- ( Continued on Page 0.) NEWS IN Roee to Retire from Liquor Busi ness—Indiana Counties Went Dry—Maine Wreck May be Raised—Texas Prohibition Fight—New Orleans Woman Says She Killed Child. Washington, Jan. 28.—The house, with but a few faint ‘nays adopted the report of the special coihmittee on Willett’s speech. Representative Mann of Illinois, chairman of the special commit tee, presented the report, which, he'said, represented the unani mous opinion of that committee. After tbe report had been read Mr, Mami offered to yield time to any member wishing to discuss the report, but no one responded. The resolution striking out the speech then was passed. FINES IN THE BEACH CASES IMPOSED IS MORNING Chattanooga, Tcnn., Jan. 28.- Randolph Rose, probably tho larg- est whiskey dealer 1n Chattanoo ga, and one of the best known in tho South, baa announced that on July 1 this year, he will quit the whiskey business never to enter it again. He will close hjs store here, along with the one at Jack sonville and New York City. He Writ start a wholesale drug busi ness in Chattanooga. He hr now building a twenty thousand dollar residence bore. Washington, Jan. 28.—The sen ate judiciary committee haR de termined 'to proceed with its in quiry ns fo the authority of the president to permit tho absorp tion of tho Tennessee Coal and Iron Company by Hits United States Steel Corporation. It is possible H. C. Frick and Judge Gary may be called to testify. people seem to bo expecting all kinds of railroad improvements since Karri man’s visit to the state, and Macon persons have as much right to expect some favors as the rest. What is badly needed here is a new union depot, and as Ma con is the Central’s railroad’s cen tral point a new depot may be secured. is a nuisance and where it is The Central has located here all known to indulge in that practice °f its shops and is at present build ing new ones that will . cost a quarter of a million. ' Macon was impressed with Har- riman and hopes to be able to ex tend him a longer welcome at some future time. Austin, Tex., Jan. 28.—In the senate this afternoon, senate ju diciary committee No, 2 killed by vote of 6 to 1 in the senate bill providing for tbe establishment of statutory prohibition in Texas. This effectually terminates that feature of the prohibition fight in the Texas legislature, but still leaves the state-wide prohibition submission bill pending, which is now being vigorously debated in the senate, snd be sold within 10 2ile* pi My school house, which is pending in the house. Now Orleans, La., Jan. —28.— “Judge I killed my adopted child, a 5-months-old baby, and I want to be punished fqr it.” “.Such was the startling decla ration made by Mrs. Aliee Thomp son, 25 years old, of Fort Worth, Texas, to Recorder Fogarty, when she was arraigned before him, fol lowing her unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide by jumping in the Mississippi river here yester day. The officers believe that the wo man is insane, bat an investiga tion as to thetruth of her state ment is being made. Mrs. Thompson says the deed was committed on January 13, 1907, and that she succeeded in causing the belief that the child bad died a natural death. Indianapolis. Tnd., Jan. 28. Fifty-eiirht saloons were put out of business as a result of feftd oik One Hundred Dollars for Btewart Lee—Lee Smith and Jack Sweat Seventy-five Dollars Each—Es- till Sweat and Bob Lee Twenty- Five Dollars Each, The cases against the five young men charged with shooting up tho town of Beach, against whom the grand jury at the adjonmed term this week brought indictments for misdemeanor, riot and assnnlt with intent to murder, came to an end this morning. Only one of tho coses went to the jury, that of Lee Smith, who was first to go to trial. His case camo up for a hearing yesterday and last evening went to tho jury, This morning, the connsel for the defendants suggested a compro mise and all the young men plead guilty and were fined in amounts ranging from one hundred dollars down to twenty-five dollars. Stow- nrt Leo received a sentence of one hundred dollars; Lee Smith and Jack Sweat each received seventy- five dollars and Bob Lee and Es telle Sweat got a fine of twenty, five dollars each. Tho ease will bo recalled as oe- earring on the evening of Dc comber 18. Miss Maggie Taylor, the daughter of Mr. Leonard Tay- ing was returning home for tho holidays from tho district agri cultural school at Donglas and waited for a short time after tho train camo in with relatives in the town. Lnte in tho evening she started home with a party of young pcoplo and while in tho buggy tho ilittlo party was fired on by a crowd of young men who were driving down the street in a buggy. One of the many shots fired stmek J^iss Taylor and sho was ill for several weeks with a serious wound. Sho has improv ed however and is now able to be up. Tho case was regarded as a se rious one owing to the fact that tho affair nearly proved fata! to one person and that farther casu alties might have resulted from the indiscriminate firing. It is (Continued on Page 3.) OF Ml IKHSUWHSMI tioo elections in four counties of Indians Tuesday. The counties fciT* retZi ! ‘dry”' are Ramil- S n, Putnam, Dccatnr and Tip- n. In each ease the majority against the “wet” party was large. Washington, Jan, 28.—Prcai- dent Roosevelt sent to congress a message approving the recommen dation of Gov. Magoon that an ap propriation bo made to remove the wreck of the battleship Maine Maine from Havana harbor. Tho president’s message fol lows: "Governor Magoon, on the eve of leaving Cuba, has expressed the hope that the wreck of the bat tleship Maine may be removed from the harbor of Havana. I trust the congress will see the wis dom of this suggestion and will providq for the removal of the Maine. We should not allow: tho wreck of this historic ship to re main as a danger to navigation in Havtnnah harbor. .This is wise fr.wa no standpoint. An appro priation shoolil be mqde for the Story of its Importance to OiviBma- tion Reads Like a Tale Fram the Arabian Nights—Few Peo ple Realise its True PostUoii fa-t Commerce. - <■ «... ,#'» Pensacola, Fla., Jan. 28.—Off" all the argricultural products off ■ daily consumption by tho poupfcr- of every race on the fare off the- ' globe, there is perhaps less- general ’ familiar with statistics of the-' sunny Southland's staple piradadt. cotton, than any of tho other in dispensable eommoditiee of com merce. And yet no product of tbe- soil holds e more unique position,.' no pToduet of the labor, of the- toiling massea of the universe in capable of the good that may Bit’ done or the havoe that may be/ wrought with King Cotton. Magnitude of Industry. Yet how many are there, evns of the million and a quarter Aemr- icans residing in tho fourteen. Sqpthem states of the Union" 1 which produce eighty per cent- off" thp cotton of the world, wfio> ajjv- prcciate in tho most superficial de gree tho magnitude of the cotton industry! How many of this mil lion and a quarter Amerteansi whose fields and-toil annually pns- dnee tho thirteen million bales of. the fleecy staple that ir now going-; into the commerce off the world, - appreciate the fact that eottan to'- a largo extent has revolntaiaiasdrt surgery, and that if one . yearV- crop of it were woven tatb>cI6Cfc". seventy-one billion yards ofif.oam'” of tho snow-whito fabrics ol cow-- mcrce of an approximate vnlnnotT' six billion dollars, would Bo pro duced! How many of thmv .’ Southern planters resiTxe- that am the sweat of their brew tfbrar fe produced a commodity os Iutely indispensable as bread i rice, baeon and beef, to the hordes of mankind- from Boston hay fa> shanghai harbor, from AZmXa.’jr golden strand to Valparaiso and', from London to the Capa off (JnmW Hope! How many of them appi-ir- ciate the fact that so indispensa ble has Kidg Cotton come to fete, all of the peoples of th<r universe - that with one stroke of a peirwithv--- n rawing eottan from the tAtnuterew- of tho world, American coaBOE! bring the continent of Europe tw its knees with overturn for | at any price! Vast, incalculably vast, w I power of King Cotton, and; the science of its culture, the s umo of its production, the < of its conskmption is yet in its bo— fancy. t The loading of cotthn on kbit' leviathan steamships which comb * to Pensacola with tho gold off fife- world to retnm with cargoes aff' the South’s great staple, is n ad', interesting sight On February 22 and 23, nextj- tho festival of Mardi Gross, whiefc i in itself will prove a most instraw-' tive and delightful entertainment . Will be celebrated'• at Fensaeofe. for wbieh occasion all of the rad- road and steamboat linen nffip make special, low. rates. There will possibly bo huff m doten steamers taking cotton eam- goex at .the docks of the Devp Wae-