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- - - - -- The Macon Daily WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA:—FAIR SATURDAY AND SUND AYi. COLDER SATURDAY: MODERATE NOTHWES WINDS. ESTABLISHED IN 1826. MACON, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1!>, 1908 DAILY, $7.00 A YEAR. CENSORSHIP NIGHT RIDER NEWS ORDERED BY JUDGE JOS. E. JONES PRODUCES PROFOUND SENSATION Will Use Force If Necessary to Keep Testimony Out of Print. mouth and eyehole*, white stripes on their trousers, and one who seemed to be the leader, wore a figure four outlined In white tape on his left breast. The suite seems to put a great deal of Importance PUBLISHING EVIDENCE WOULD DEFEAT JUSTICE knot on It across the other one. They dragged her husband away and told him * *-*“ * — - Wards with iry self-pos _ ........ . of everyone. was excused without a word of cross- examination. The state then called P. C. they wanted hint to go them. *Mr*. Powell was .. sessed and to the surprise In Trial of Reel Foot Lake Cases Court Orders Jury toConfine’ Their Read ing to Novels and Good Books—Rope That Caused Rankin’s Death Offered in Evidence—Vivid Description of Night Riders on Hunt for Human Blood—They Wore Masks and Went Heavily A**»n©d. .. UNION CITY, Tenn.. Dec. 18—That & strict censorship of the press will be established during the night rider trials was Indicated when court opened this morning. After cautioning the Jury to coniine . their reading to novels and good books. Judge Joseph E. Jones, said: "Before we commence the taking of testimony I want , to make a. request, of the men who*.represent tlie newspa pers here. ’As you know, there are -oyer one hundred Indictments yet tD bir tried: A juror who has heard from a witness what purports to be an ac count of what happened,, is Jncompe* tent as a Juror. The supreme court has held that- a newspaper report ot testimony comes within the forbidden . field. Hence, if the newspapers report this testimony at this trial, it will make It imposible to secure a Jury In the cases to come, and thus jOsticc will be defeated. Will Enforce Censorship. "This is a very serious phase of the trial. The court will first make this request in a verv polite and informal why, trusting that the good sense and patriotism of those, who own the pa pers will lead then) to comply with it. Of course, if it bo disregarded,’ then the court will be compelled, very re- 1. luctantly, to take such steps as may be necessary And. legal to protect the interest of the commonwealth. ‘*lt has been suggested that the rul lng apply only to papers which circa late in this county, and tnat papers at a distance be exempted. I do not be* lievc this would bo fair, hence no ex emption will be made.” , Reporters Hold Conference. This statement created a decided sensation. Quite a number of the Tehnesseo dally papers havo a staff of men here, and -these men quickly consulted, but reached no decision. Most of them, however* ar6 Bending out the testimony in detail. Tho witnesses were next called and sworn. Saventy-four responded for the state and eighty-six for the defense. J. P. Carpenter, owner of a sawmill near Reel Foot Lake, was the first witness examined. Ho Is a lawyer, and wrote tho letter whlcn led to Captain Rankin and Col. Taylor to go to Wal nut Log hotel, where Rankin was kill ed and Taylor escaped only by al most a miracle. Carpenter was nr- * rested, but quickly demonstrated his innocence. He wished, to buy from Taylor and Rankin some lumber on the Reel Foot Lake property owned by tho West Tennesseo Land Co., whom, ho claimed, owned roost of the Reel Foot Lako district. Tho gro*J. n d cov ered by the Reel Foot Lake and adJoInljig hills were included in early land grahts which the West Tennes see Land Co. had purchased. The na tives resented this claim to ownership and it Is over this dispute that tho trouble bogan. . Rope U» c d on Rankin. His testimony was to this effect, and to show that several of the defendants knew that Taylor and'Kankln were com ing to tho Reel Foot district. He also told of learning the morning after the tragedy of the killing and of going to the scene. Capt. Rankin’s body was lying on its back within a few feet of the lake, a rone, one end around the captain’s neck, lied with a hangman’s knot, the other thrown over the fork of a tree, told the ghastly story. On closer examination he found five bullet wounds in the body. While Carpenter was testifying the stato pro- taken the night of the murder. WOULD IRK WEIGHT OH ALLPACKAGES CONSENSUS OF OPINION OF INSUR ANCE INSPECTORS WEIGHTS SHOULD BE UNIFORM. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—That all the states of t.hc union should have uniform i on the subject of weights and meas ures, or that there should bo a federal law on the subject, was the consensus of opinion expressed today by the delegates appointed qy various state ’governors to attend the conference of the national 'or ganization of insurance inspectors of weights and measures of the United States which began its two days’ session here today. The inspectors from sev eral states declared that they cculd give startling testimony ns to some of the methods used to defraud by the use of false weights and measures. Letters from a number of national commercial associations, received in largo numbers at this conference, show that tho m ment has the solid backing of the i chants of the country. The delegates without exception favor leaving local inspection to the states, but insist that the fundamental law should be a federal statute enacted by congress In order that there may be no conflict, particularly in interstate commerce.' An interesting step seriously proposed from the side of the consumer Is an organiza tion of tho consumers of tho United States into a national full weight and measure association. Tho opinion was expressed by several of the delegates that It should bo a misdemeanor to use false weights or measures. It also was held that all package goods should have the weight, plainly marked on the outside of ftho.box. As to federal legislation nn effort-will be made to have a bill Introduced In con gress legal opinions obtaihed holding that it will bo posslblo to frame such legisla tion without having it conflict with the question of states' rights. TO TAKE KINKS OUT OFJENTRAL Lino From Atlanta to Savan nah to Be Straightened Right Soon ATLANTA, Dec. IS.—Extensive plans to straighten the line of the Central of Georgia rairroad between Atlanta and Savannah are being made, and It Is said that before very long the distance between these points will be reduced about, thirty miles. Surveys are now being made with the straightening proceess In prospect. One of the first Improve ments Inaugurated by the now con trolling factor In the ownership of tho property, E. H. Harrinmn, Is said to have been tho straightening of the line, which Is one of the Har- rlmnn railroad hobbles. It Is stated that present surveys are being made between Oconee and Wadley, between Macon and Mll- len, and In the vicinity of Barnes- vllle and Forsyth, between Atlanta and Macon. Extravagant curves In each of tho localities make the lino longer than it should be. MR. AND MRS. BROWN TO VISIT AUGUSTA GOVERNOR-ELECT WILL SPEND SOME TIME THERE—IS MRS. BROWN’S OLD HOME. AUGUSTA, Ga., Dec. 18.—Wm. H. Taft, president-elect of the United State*, to night announced the appointment of United States Senator Philander C. Knox, cf Pennsylvania, as seerctar of state' In ills cabinet. The announcement followed the receipt by Mr. Taft of a telegram, which came late this afternoon, conveying the infor mation from Mr. Knox that he would ac cept the premiership ‘of the Taft cabi net. Mr. Taft without delay made tho announcement that the matter was set tled. \ Offered Job on Sunday. * Tn giving the details of the negotia tions he said that tho offer made was made to Mr. Knox last Sunday morning in New York. That since the offer he had not heard from Mr. Knox until tho telegram ho received today. After a con sultation with Secretary Root In Wash ington last Sunday afternoon Mr. J’uft said he made an effort to see tho Penn sylvania senator there, but was informed that ho was in New York to attend the dinner of the Pennsylvania Society. He wired Mr. Knox to see him at the Henry \V. Taft residence Sunday morning. The appointment was kept. Mr. Knox conclud ing his visit in time for Judge Taft to attend morning church service, but re maining at the Tnft residence until after Judge Taft had-gone to church. Extols Knox’s Statesmanship. *1 feel *4hat I am to .bo congratulated In securing the services of Senator Knox in my cabinet.” said Judge Tnft In mak ing the announcement and making the statement with the understanding that he was to bo quoted. hero and there. Found Rope About Man's Neck. The witness identified tho ropo as tho ono which lie found tied around the dead man’s* neck. The rope was put in evi dence. Tho witness next described • tho country in tho vicinity of Reel Foot lake and tho range of hills that extended from the lake a mile or-two away. These are known as the Red Hills, are heavily wooden anil ftre the eeene of most oMho bufiwe- of fh. msjkea rMjrfc,. Carpenter** l ft tiro™* tnent to ttato. which expected some strong tes timony from him. ** An Important Witness. St's?Shil m,m that resulted in Rankin s death. Tho SUM«P«S Ws.td.ir.i ttMlmony'to >l»w that tbs Jefcn.lintajcncw 0 f gm two- looted r ft.’T" * muftSm"th.' Walnut u« WARM WEATHER. HURT MANYJETAIL LINES WHOLESALE TRADE IS QUIETER AND SOME GOODS GOING AT CONCESSIONS. NEW YORK. Doc. 18—Bradstrect’i! tomorrow will soy: Holiday trade shows further expansion and most cit- tics report buying of this character equal to or sightly In excess of lMt year. In some sections, particularly the south, holiday trade is not so good os in .1907. Tho larger centers are doing well and armies of shoppers are in evidence, but many small, cities, report a relatively light business, and demand shifting to cheaper lines. In regular retail lines unseasonable weather has been a drawback narHein\? r Iy southwest and south as for some time »M‘, Wholesale trade Is Quieter, ami cxcep- ,or - orders to sort up depleted . “•^ i yLp- bers also report less .doing. Ini. * ies report buying of this charactci dispose to less activity from now till after January 1. Reports from lead ing Industries are of gradual gains and slow progress back to normal. Thcro are some orders for steel rails from railroads. There is more demand for lumber, some of this on account of railroad buying, with firmer prices for yellow pine. In the past week ihere have been evidences of some lines of cotton goods such as bleached fabrics and gray goods being offered at concessions as result of the easing In raw material but well known makes of cotton dress goods are firmly held and closely sold up. Business failures In the United States for the week ending Decem ber 17 number 310 against 298 last week and 300 in the like week of last year. ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 18—Governor- elect Joseph M. Brown and Mrs. Brown arc muklng arrangement to go to Au gusta about January 4 or 5 for a stay of several days, maybe a week, will be the first visit Mr. Brown will have paid Augusta since he be came a candidate or was elected gov ernor. Mr. Brown has visited nearly every other section of the state, but has de ferred his trip to that section of which Augusta is the center until he could give to it more than tho usual time. Mrs. iBrown was an Augusta girl and she has many relatives there now. Tho ’visit will comblno the social and tho political. -• / After spending three or four days hi tho city. Mr. and Mrs. Brown will visit nearly all the county seats the line of the Georgia railroad. They will go to Washington and mny run over into Lincoln county, Mrs. Brown’s childhood home. While In August® it Is probable that tho governor-elect will meet President elect William H. Taft, one of tho larg est and the other the smallest (physi cally) of the country’s exccutlvos-to. be. DIET OF PARTRIDGE RARE AND COSTLY IN DRESSING BIRD LARGE GOLD RING WITH INITIAL "P” IS ^ FOUND. COLUMBUS Ga., Dec. 18—Partridges in Russell county, Ala., are partaking of very fancy diet Just now. judging by an-incident that has Just occifrrcU there. Frank BickcrntafT, a citizen of that county, bagged several partridges while on a hunt, and while they were being prepared for supper a gold ring was found. The ring is a plain one, tho band be- “bout three-olghths of an inch wideb and".** en8ravcd wl,h * h « let ’ ter ”P.” n inn KNOX GETS «!■«' Accepts Position of Secre tary of State iu the Taft Cabinet WILL ONLY ltHyllltK 95,4.18,000 TO COMI'LKTK WORK AMI IT,ANN OF FISCAL YKAlt. WASHINGTON, Deo. 18.—A re- quest for an urgent deficiency ap propriation of 35.458,000 to carry on the work or tho Isthmian canal nt the present rate during the bal ance of the fiscal year and for new projects was received by tho bouse today from the secretary of war. Last year a deficiency appropria tion 311,050,000 was made. Tho principal share for the de sired appropriation is for tho Atlan tic division, where Is located the Gatun locks and dam. For this division an appropriation of $3,- 451,000 is requested. Chairman Goethals of tho com mission explained that tho current appropriation was based on the mistaken Idea that congress had appropriated for a rock crushing plant at Porto Bello, an erecting plant for the Gatun locks and dams and vessels to transport the crushed rocks. For these purposes $2,500,- 000 is now nsked. Of the total appropriation quested $2,458,000 Is for labor and $2,400,000 for materials. stands out pre-eminently tho senate and elsewhere as ... . great lawyers of that body." Happy Politically. Judge Taft alsq feels that from tlcal vlewnolnt tho selection *> nox Is most happy. He explained there was often u feeling that the state of Pennsylvania, with Its assured repub licans-majorities, often was slighted In tho matter of recognition in tho high counsels of the party. That this will not be the case In tho next administra tion was Indicated by tho announcement by Mr. Taft that he would Invito Senator Knox to roine ,o Augusta that he might consult hhii freely with iefr.j-en.ee to fill ing other places in his cabinet. In ffcot, ho said that ho felt tho need of such nd- vlco ns lie should bo able to obtain it from Mr. Knox regarding not only tho ‘ilnet, but many matters preliminary to i beginning of hi* administration. That . Knox’s influence will bo potent was * * Mr. Taft Highly Gratified. Tho hesitation of Senator Knox to make a more speedy decision Is Interpreted here to his desire to arrange with due regnrd for tho interests of the party and his stato for relinquishing his seat In tho senate. Mr. Tart evinced many evidences WM. L. CLARK'S CAREER WIDE AND VARIED—EIGHTY-ONE YEARS 52 ILiiiUH ARRIVE]! GEORGIA half the party to settle at GLENCOE IN CAMDEN COUNTY. BOtel. Describes th# Night Rider*. Th« rider* arrived at tkjFdJttthojgf at 11 p m. They were Me* white etrtpee eernw tlwra COLUMBUS. Oft,. Doc. 18.—William L. Clark, |l years, one of the ^ e *2Urt*4t and most prominent citizens “Jt Columbus, died today. From 1853 unUI 1887 he was actively identifled with tnc mansgement of rail road properties *" — He was r and Girard many years, — .— n - bus and Rome road for years; was as so- him elated with the - old Muscogee Railroad, and at one time was summoned to Mexi co to direct tho construction of tho Mexi can National Railroad, spending a year tIl lle‘was a director In larg# Institutions In Columbus. Mr. Clark was a native of Savannah. of gratification at tho decision which has been reached Tho arrival of tho Taft family in Au gusta today, with the exception of Miss Jfdcn, who Js to reach here later, caused no small amount of Joyous excitement excitement and demonstration on thf part of tho residents of tho city.. Reception of Tart’s Cordial. Tho reception accorded the president elect was umplo in cxprcsing the feellnf of cordial southern hospitality. Mr. ant Mrs. London A. Thomas are entertaining tho Tafts until Monday, when they will take possession of the Tenrett cottage. Judge Taft lost no time in getting our to the golf course, and pronounced it much to his liking, although ho said he would havo to get familiar with tho suntf greens, which were a little difficult after his play on grass. Talks Canal Visit. In discussing his forthcoming vlt Panama tonight, Mr. Taft made It plain that .It was his purpose to keep himself posted throughout his administration re garding tho engineering features of work on the Isthmus as well as tho adminis trative features. It Is his intention now to visit tho'Isthmus each year of his term ad to take with him for their report eminent civil engineers who are not con nected with tho work. Thero Is some danger, he believes, that unless this close supervision Is maintained regarding tho physical features that grave mistakes might be made. Tho problem that will receive the greatest consideration dur- ; » the forth coming trip relates to tho "J*. •wing features of the Gatun dam. »/** been some expert criticism os • v li ,allty of tho foundation which to th® iRfinu for th, » fttructnre and it 1s &/SS Intention to obtain from tho -r" nv "" ab, ° aB much from PrMlJent PH- '»4Jnlon. to have New Orleane Proaroielvo •>.,( port 11m return from Panama at u. New Orlean, Want. Taft, ' "Tho people of New Orlcnn.," the Invi tation read, "cordially nqunt and ra- enectfully uric you to return from pnna- Jr-.H a ,i.im tviri We arc deeply con- cess DRUNSWICK, Ga., Dec. IS—Yester day a party of fifty-two people from Michigan, arrived In Rrunawlck looking around the city at-thc oyiter f.elorlea. terminal atatlon. parka, etc. They ex- preaacd th.maal.aa a» being del ghted with nrunanrlck. eapwlally the cll- nl Ahout half of the party are vl.lton and pmaportora while the other half have bought land at fllencoe, In Cam den county, mi the Seaboard railroad, about thirty mile* from Itrtinn vlek. They will eng-go In /arming. They ara a elurJy act "f men. and w II make gond Georgia people. Glynu county alone need, aev.ral Ihoueand of Umm wutUag people. John T. Dor.ey Pardoned. ATLANTA. Oa.. Dec. J7.—Governor Hoke Smith granted a pardon today to John T. boraey. a young lawyer of Oalneevllle, who waa ..nt to tho peniten tiary from Hall county anveral yeanr e«o to eerve a ten-year atnlence for volun tary manilaughter. Young l»mey la a graduate of tho Uni veralty of aeonfla. nr.d It waa larn.ti through efforla made Ijy ineinbem of hli claM iliat executive clemency waa no cured. At the laat cia»» reunion a move ment to eecuro Ids release was Wm» Charles WUIIams who . has lawn ■■ lng a t.n-year sontenco for burglary, from Bibb county, was pardoned. Wlltlajn A. Norv.ll. who nt an lag a ten-y<a> sentence for aauult with Itt- tenl to murder, will he released ou H i.uUUm ,f eeatee«a. TO PURCHASE A 5,000-ACRE FARM FOR STATE’S WHITE PRISONERS IS PLAN OF PRISON COMMISSION JEWISH WOMEN ASK PRESS TIIPUT ON BAN WOULD EXERCISE STRICT CENSOR SHIP OVER DIVORpE AND MUR DER REPORTS. ma'vli this "port. We arc deeply emed not only In tlio success of tbcLM ministration but "JSSiSL Sln/of Panama cansl and wish to assure you or our earnest belief In the wledom of thoec 'Hflavannsbhiui come forward with a bW &r M*. Taft, and h# wll y by a delegation from that c Je/WW*|5 mlm to attend a Yale reunion to be Tieldi [there inter. No indication haa b#cn given as to whether Mr. Taft will accepL iili Atlanta visit, which ha* been promised, has not yet been definitely, arranged as to time Mr. Taft said that he had not yot decided on any one definitely for the attorney g« n»*ralshlp. It fa hla desire to Ufcthls Plsce with an admlnlsratlvc gen- | who will accomplish a reorganization | of*the'depa'rtment ee wetl u tho jecal iiIlikcs of the department or commerce and labor and tho interatate commerce commission to the end that the work of these three branches of the government I mny b« co-ordinately brought Into dose and harmonious relation. Gaadloe Yancey, of the prison commis sion, la sanding out !?„“!* county commissioners and ord.norle* of tho state, urging them to seltd their road Tnc school Is to ha held for the pur. doss of studying road Improvement and may b# attended without coat by anyona In th« a tat#. NKW YORK. Dec. 18.—Tho council of Jewish women, through Dr. Cornelia II. Kahn, chairman of tho committee on jiurity of tho press, Imu IhhuciI an appcul to ncwHpupcrn for tho diminution of In decent details ill tho published evidence at murder and divorce trials. The appeal states that many prominent Individuals and societies support tho movement. Special request is made for a conservative dealing with the I Inins murder trial "in order to safeguard our homes and our children from tho demor alizing Influence of prurient details.” GRAPE SEEDS DON’T CAUSEjAPPENDICITIS ORIGIN OF THE INFLAMMATORY DISEASE STILL A MY8TERY, SAYS SURGEON. CHICAGO. Dec. 18.—Grapo seeds end tight lacing ns causes of appendicitis wero eliminated by Dr. John L. Mur phy in a lecture last night at the Pub lic Library building in tho free course offered by tho. Chicago Medical So ciety. “No one has been able* to discover tho causo of tha inflammation of tho appendix,” ho said. "Somo people charge It up to rheumatism, others to measles. Them aro persons .who be lieve that overfed people get it, others that underfed people ore most liable to have tho trouble, but no surgeon has ever discovered tho real cause. Most Common In Summer. "But wo do know appendicitis in all of its nature and In tho destruction that it produces. It in more common In summer than In winter; It is more common among men than among wo men, in th© ratio of about four to ono; It is more common among boys than among girls, so that tho old Idea that tight lacing was a cause seems to be dissipated. It is something that we cannot run away from, beenuye it Is found In all quarters of the globe. There aro countries, perhaps, where they still call it Inflammation of the bowels, but that is because they havo not recognized it as appendicitis. Easy to Diagnose. “There Is no disease where the symp toms are moro uniform, and It is one of the easiest of diseased to diagnose. Flint there is the pain, then the nuusca the soreness due local pressure, and, lastiv the elevation ot tho tempera ture.*' The 5PPendlx can HCSt . nround in a large apacd,* J»nd while it Is gen erally on the right tflde It has been found on the left side. Thero are times when the pain enUt*ly disap pears and the P®H»Vn may still be on the llghtn^jj express to death. tfho ludtf^n cessations of pain are due to rtlfrturen which allow a discharge Into free cavities, temporarily relieving the pressure. Dangerous Disease. It Is a dangerous disease, becauao the appendix can flit up and the patient die In thirty-one hours. Therefore, procrastination la the cause of the greatest mortality in appendicitis. In flammation of the bowels, which was the name It was formerly known by. waa nn extremely fatal disease, and appendicitis would bo as fatul if it were not for the surgeon’s skill In re moving the appendix before it had nn opportunity to ruptu* and wnd its fiery and pdixonou* discharge and send fiery and poison discharge into the vital organs of the body, tjomo- times nature protects llfu by causing a discharge into natural channels. “Tho mortality rate with medical treatment alon# is about 30 per cent while It la than o&g-flfth.of 1 per cent under surgical treutnient if oper ated on in IU Incipient MagM. No medicine has ever been discovered that will t*ufe a curt.” NOVEL EXPERIMENT. TO BEJiERTAKEN TWO DOCTORS WILL TRY TO BRING TO LIFE PRISONER ELECTRO CUTED. TRENTON, N. J.. Die. 18.—John M.m- tasHUtina, of Essex county. l»%o have n novel Christman al(t. If the newest pro- * ct Inspired by Jcraey Justice is huc- ssful. John is alleged to have commuted u murder, and just for thut lie In under sentence to l»e electrocuted nt tin* stale prison next week. Uut Dr. Frank Benin-, met. county physician, mid hr. Thonuuf MncKcnzic. priHim physician. harbor ‘ “ trucution rtuilly clurm-th, be ae< t net a sin)’, they Therefore, If d and John ill try to renuH- duly cxccu- gee . lulckliinc In whl^U.thc bodies of murder urn nra..burled. At nil previous executions of sentence tile nutopsloH Imvo been performed b. hr. E. A. S. Spltzkn, of I'idlndelpliiu. Next time, howefer. hr. Bciunmel, the county physician, will insist on being nlli inlte’ possession _ __ assistance of hr. McKciir.l< apply nil tho of tho body. McKenzie, * tliods of With the known to medical science. If 111c experl ment failH nn autopsy wilt lie performed to determine tho exact effect of the elec tric current on the human lxuly. It Is also expected Hint till ill show if death idVo< to he tlie advocates of tho instantltneous, dcctrle chair aver . •hr. Gibbons, of New York Jmih assert- Propose to Keep White Con victs From Working on Public Roads. BOARD HAS AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE OR LEASE ed thut electricity does not kill n convict, and thut tlie men put in the cimlr die Uer the surgeon’s knife In tho autopsy or in tlto quicklime In which they are hur led,” County 1'hyslcluii Hcainmel said in diHcussIng tlie project. ’’I intend to find out whether tlmt Is true, and I have In- vlted. hr. McKenzie to assist mo follow ing the next execution of tho dentil sen tence In tho state prison hero.” If tlie two pliysiclanH should succeed In resuKcltntltig Maul assail.in, or any other convict, a nice legal question will bo raised. Officially Tm will be declared dead .before the current Is turned off. Therefore lie will have paid the full pen alty for Ills crime, and If ho lie restored to consciousness ho eunnot bo subjected to tho current again. There are many persons hero. Including officials, who say the state will not permit the county.phy* eleian to carry out ids proposed export incut. PASSENGER RATES SHOULD BE 2.99 CENTS PER MILE KANSAS CITY. Mo., Dec. 18-J. W. Kendrick, vice president of tlie Atchi son, Topeka ami Santa Fo railway, was called to tbo witness stand In tho Mis souri railroad rate ease today. Ho de clared thut with tho expeption of n few lines In Minnesota them Js not a branch railroad in tho country that operates at u profit, excluding tho han dling of interstate business, llo de clared tho local passenger rato should be 2.99 cents per mile to pay a legiti mate profit on the’ Investment. BUSINESS AND FROLIC IN THE “COLONY CITY” FITZGERALD, Ga., Dec. 18—Next week, commencing the* 21st, will bo gala week In Fitzgerald, being ushered in by a banquet ut the Loo-Grant Ho tel, given by the Business League. The Cosmopolitan Carnival Co. will continue the fun Tor n week, after which the big ImproveiVients will begin. The Women’s Club held its regular meeting Wednesday, and an unusually attractive tfrogram was given. The club voted to present the public schools a series of graded pictures, three in each of tho fifteen rooms. These pic tures uro copies of noted paintings and so graded that they form a progres- slvo course of study in nrt from the first grade through tho high school. Tho club also arranged to act as a bureau to dispense and encourage the use of the Red Cross stamps sent out by that society, to aid in lighting, the "Whlto Pftlguc.” WOMAN GETS $1,090 FOR ENFORCED RIDE IN BALLOON Commission Desires to Carry Out In* tent of Legislature in the Matted of Separation of the Race*—Mil- IcdflCville Farm Would Be Uaed for Negro Invalids and Femalet—Eati- mates Show Farm Would Cost $84,- 000—Beer Tax to Bo Used For This Purpoee. V, ATLANTA. Ga.. Dec. 18—Tile pris on commission may in the near futuro purchase a farm of amout 5.000 acre* to he used exclusively for white in mates of tho state penitentiary. It l» the desire of tlie commission to carry out tho Intent of the legislature and * keep all white prisoners off the public roads, whera tho convicts will} bo placed after April 1 next. Near*Beer Tax Available. \ The new convict bill authorizes tho commission to purchase or lease ad ditional farm lands on .which to.employ convicts, and the funds arising from the tax on near-beer saloons will b> available for that purpose. It is au thorized, also, to place such pr’soncra as they desire on the farm instead of the public roads. It was meant bV this that separation of tho races would bo made possible, while at tho same tlnm keeping white men out of the road camps. Tho present prison farm .it MHlodgo- vlllo is used for aged or invalid, or female prisoners of both races. If th« ni*w one is purchased it will there after be used for tho accommodatloD of negroes only. Co*t of Proposed Farm. * Tentative ostlmates made by the commission show that to buy and equip another farm will cost approximately 884,000, but more than this amount should be derived within tho next few months from tho beer tax. ^ There are between 225 and 300 whlto prisoners in tho stato penitentiary, and about u half dozaa of these aro wo men. If thq new farm la established it wll* probably be In Month Georgia. It will not bo in tho vicinity of Mllledgevllla* ns tho two must not bo connected ii* any way. BAILEY COMING FORJIS WIFE Waycross Polico Depart-, meat Detains Alleged Runaway Couple WAYCROSS. Ga., Dec. *13— Goddard, who claims Fayetteville, N. C., an his home, was arrested here to day by Chief of Police J. W. Colley on request of tho chief of police of Winston-Salem, N. C. Tho man accompanied by a woman registered hero ut a hotel ns Chan. Goddard and wife. Tho chief of policy received several telegrams from M. D. iHu’ley, of Winston-Salem, N. C., stat ing that tli#* woman is Mrs. Bailey. Goddard still claims that tho woman is his wife and that Bailey In an old cnegiy and is hounding him. Tho charge against Goddard In abduction pnd elopement. The chief of polico of Winston-Salem wan notified of Jho man’s arrest and naked to nend for him. Itallcy wired that he would com® here also. V' “KENTUCKY JOE” NON OF LAW kiNOafOM, X. Y., Dec. 18—Pur hot Involuntary ascension at the I'hlonv111. fair on August 29. 1908, when eho wan whirled aloft ot on aeronautical exhibi tion through becoming entangled In a dangling rope, a Jury In tho xunremj court today rendered a sealed verdict In favor of Mrr. Mary H. Roper tor $1,000. Mr*. Roper had rued tho Ulster County Agricultural Society for I26.t 000. Death of A. W. Eakin,. WAYCROSS. Oa„ Dec. 18--A. \V. Ruklit. it former Waycrpaa merchant, died .udJcnly yeatertlay at Tyty. Oa., and tlie body was brought hero tonight and will be burh'4 tomorrow nt Kottle Creek cemetery. Air. E«klr» nut a native of North Carolina. He waa about 40’yaara old and leave, a wife nnd ona child. Stair'*Pbi? Cook ren the lAwrrncevlll# Hi ch llollroed Com- pauy today. It was chartered originally by the legislature in 137/ for a inio* thirty raars. The rt&awaj )• for a • Ur urra. A NOTORIOUS CHARACTER DE CLARE8 NO JAIL CAN HOLD HIM—IS RICH. BLUEFIELD, W. Vo., Dec. 18—Henry Collie, alias “Kentucky Joe,” was ar«* rested here todav by local officers act ing under tho direction of secret ser vlet agents. Collie, it is sand, has scv-. oral aliases, some of which arc Joo Miller, H. C. Miller and Joo Foster. Ho is sixty yca k r* old and is allege^ to be tho leader of a gang <?f post- ofl’lco robbers and safoblowurs who have been .operating in Virginia. Ken tucky and Tennessee for moro than three ycara. Three of his olleged confederates weru urrested at Tazewell, Va., laat week. "Kentucky Joe,” as he is host known to the out' iritios. Is «ai!d to be a man of we.ilth ill* had more than 1209 in arrested. He haa >n.i times sad It 14 (lie boast that the Uvllt that will hold his pock»*te broken Jail n said he bus : kill has revet him. I hoij