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The Hazlehurst News
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W i:mwr. GBEORGIA,
MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF
THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN
CONDENSED FORM.
WORLD'S NEWS EPITOMIZED
‘Complete Review of Happenings of
Greatest Interest From Al
Parts of World.
Southern.
Gen. Francis Tillou Nicholls, for
mer governor of Louisiana, who was
credited with puttiug an end to the
Louisiana lottery, is dead at the Nich
olis home in Thibadaux, La. He was
a brigadier general in the Confed
eracy and left the army with one eye,
one arm and one leg. He was about
eighty years old,
Edward S. Whitaker, former inspee.
tor of police of New Orleans, convict
ed some months ago of unnantoral
crimes against several littie girls, Is
dead in a News Orleans hospital due
to a complication of diseases. For
many years he was prominent in Lou
islana politics and police affairs,
Fire, in Columbla, S. ~ cleaned out
a block in the West Gervais street
and the wholesale district, and infliet
ed damage variously estimated at be
tween $225.000 and $450,000, It was
the most disastrous blaze in Columbia
since the town was lald in ashes dur
ing the last year of the Civil war.
The fire started in the department of
the Gibbes Machinery company, prob
ably from an overheated boiler.
Capt. Johkn Cussons is dead at his
home, Glen Alien, Henrico ecounty,
Virginia. Captain Cussons was chief
of scouts under Stonewall Jackson
and General Lee and gained fame in
the West as an Indian fighter imme
diatelv after the Civil war.
Ninety-five out of the ninety-six
counties of Tennessee are linfected
with hookworm disease, according to
the annual report of Dr. Olin West,
hookworm specialist, working under
direction of the state board of health.
Since the work was started two years
ago Doctor West and his assistants
have thoroughly inspected diseases in
every county in the state, and have
found every one infected with hook
worm, with the exception of Lewis
county,
Five minutes after he had pleaded
guilty of having secured S4OO under
false pretenses, C. J. Stafford, declar
er at one time to have been a curb
banker in New York City, and who
was also known as J. E, Anderson,
swallowed a quantity of carbolic acid
in his call at police headquarters in
Memphis, Tenn. He died in ten
minutes. Remorse afxd a desire to
spare his wife the humiliation that
would attend his conviction prompted
him to take his life, the man explain
ed in a letter.
Scores of men in the convict camps
in Arkansas will be liberated if Gov
ernor Donaghey carries out the
threat he made to free them if con
tractors do--not use methods more
humane in handling them, *I give
notice to the contractors,” the gov
ernor indignantly declared, “that I
will depopulate every convict camp
in the state if this cruelty is not
stopped. 1 will turn the prisoner
out as fast as they are brought in
unless conditions are changed,” he
exclaimed.
' Oné of the biggest taxes ever paid
to sell near beer in the, United
_States was pald by J. M. Bassett &
Co., who turned SB,OOO over to City
Clerk Thomas Nall for a license to
conduct a near beer saloon in the city
of Griffin, Ga., during 1912. In addi
‘tion to this“amount.the. firm pays a
state license of S3OO and a revenue
tax of S2O on the same business. This
was supposed to be a prohibitory tax
and no one suspected that anybody
would attempt to take out a license
at that high figure.
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Gererl. o
Dr. Sun Yat Sen; provisional pres
fdent of the Chinese republic, has is
sued a manifesto tethe foreign pow
“ers, in which he explains the public
aims and policies of the republicans
in China. In it he says that the pres
ent situation has been forced. on Chi
na by Manchu misrule, which was in
capable ofsremedy withaut?a revolu
tion. The manifesto is a lengthy doc
_ument, and sets forth the wrongs of
‘the Chindse people and promises a
-strigt adherence to all; treaties, obli
eke Chiness covVernment... >- i
T 0 b R BT S
The firet quadrvuple birth so far as
known in the vicinity of Hickman,
Ky., occurred when four children;
three girls and one boy, were born
to the wife of J. T. Bivens, in West
Hickman, All of the children are
said to be of normal size.
The National Democratic olub,
launched to make a tariff reform the
paramount issue of the ocoming pres
idential campalign at a largely attend”
ed dinner in New York City with Gov.
Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey as
son insisted that the time had come
for the country to set itaslf free trom
the burdens of the protective tariff.
The club has appointed a committee
to lead a systematic and progressive
campaign tariff reform.
“l cannot concelve any coundition
that would make it possible for me
to consider the question of my be
coming a candidate for the presiden:
tlal nomination of the Democratie
party In 1912, sald W. J. Hryan, who
arrived in Tampa, Fla. Asiud as to
what he thought of the movement
of the Progressive Democrats of Ohle,
who pushed his name to the fore,
Colonel Hryan smiled. "1 have not
read the press reports yet, and | hard-
I¥ know what to say,” he repiied
Gov. Chase Osborn of Mishigan
took charge of a meeting of Progres
sive Repubdlicans that had gathersd
to hear Senator Robert H .lalok
lette, who falled to appear and de
livered an address. Some of the and
itors objected to the governor's ie
marks in referring to Sesator LaFol
lette, The governor asked both Taft
and LaFoliette to withdraw from the
race and join in nomivating former
Senator A. J. Beveridge of Indiana,
or former President Roosevell
With a genoral refusal to “confirm
or deny any rumor.” Col. Theodore
Rooseve!t declined to discuss a 7o
port that a movement was aloot in
New Jersey to place his name on the
presidential primary ballots. The for
mer president was asked if he bhad
been approached by any one of con
sequence or authority in New Jersey
politics with a view to having his
name placed on the ballots. “That
necessarily involves a definition of
the pirase ‘any one of consequence
or authority,’” he replied. "I must
decline to confirm or deny any re
port or rumors of this sort.”
Washington.
President Taft sent to the senate
the nomination of Dr, Rupert Blue of
Sonth Carolina for surgeon general of
the public health and marine hospital
service, succeeding the late Walter
Wyman., Dector Blue's appointment
was made after several weeks' con
sideration by the president and the
Secretary of the Terasury MacVeagh.
- Andrew Carnegie has been asked
(¢ testify before the house steel trust
investigating committee. He hes as
sured Chairman Stanley that he will
Le present
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans,
“Fighting Bob" to an admiring nation,
died suddenly at his home in Wash
ington. Acute indigestion ended the
careers of one of the most popular
officers in the navy. He was iil less
than two hours. Admiral Evans, born
65 years ago in Fioyd county, Virginia,
One of the iron links that bound the
old navy to the new, a commanding
figure in each, was Robley D. Evans,
He did not take kindly to the sobri
quet of “Fighting Bob,” for although
of gruff exterior, he was a man of
the kindliest impulses,’
“Nothing but death can keep me out
of the fight now.” ' Pregident Taft is
reported to have made this statement
to the white house callers and to have
added that he had no objection to the
statement being made public. It un
doubtedly was intended to set at rest
all reports that Mr. Taft might with
draw from the race for the Republi
can nomination for president in favor
of Col. Theodore Roosevelt,
The mere breaking up of large
combinations into’a number of sep
arate parts by no means meets the
whole trust questions, says Secretary
Nagel of the department of coms
merce and labor, in his annual re
port to President Taft. Secretary
Nzgel declares that the Sherman law
hus beeu proved to. be an effective
statute beyend all doubt, and that a
degree of combination of capital is
quite necessary; but he adds that the
Supreme court decisions in the Stand
ard Oil and Tobacco cases have dem
onstrated that the next step in‘ the
control of great industrial corpora
tions will be the creation of a per
manent Federal agency. e K
" President Taft commuted to exe
pire at once. the life sentence of Ar
thur Adams and Rovbert Sawyer, two
negro . British subjects, convicted at
Wilmington, N. C., in' 1906, of murder
on the high seas, In a confession be
fore his execution ‘Henry Scott, 'an
other negro, convicted of and hang
ed for the same crime, completely
exonerated Adams and Sawyer. Orig
inally Adams and Sawyer Were sen
tenced to death, but this was com
muted by President Roosevelt to life
R A fRIRPETG G b, Ty Rl A T G
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EARNINGS FOR THOBE DOING
BUSINESS IN GEORGIA WERE -
LARGE IN YEAR Wll,
ae—ty
MURPHY CANDLER TALKS
Every Indication Points to the Fast
That Yaar 1911 Will Outetrip
1910 by Wide Margin.
- Allanta !
That gross and set earnings of sil
;""‘“ service corporations in Geor |
' gia for twelve monihs eanding Deoess:
[ber 81, 1911, will be the larmest n-!
thelr history is (he opinion express |
led by Chairmas Murphy Candier, of |
¢ My Candler stated that reports re |
eeived from publice service corpors |
|tions for 1811 indicate this to have |
been a banper year for all of them
“The year 1910 was the biggest |
year, both a 8 1o gross and net ears |
inge, Georgia rallroads bhave ever |
had” said Mr. Candley, “surpaseing |
1907, which up 1o that time was their |
rod letler year !
“Avcording to the reporis made to
ihe commission by the public service |
corporations in Georgla, 1911, seoms |
to be the banner yoar
“Complete reports for the fscal
year ending Juse 30, 1311, Bave not |
you been tabulated, but they show |
large increases over 19510 g
“Weekly and monthly reporis since :
Jupe 30, 1911, to date show conlin: |
ued increases over ihe same periods |
i for last year, and | have no question ?'
‘but that gross and net earnings of |
|all public service corporations fa |
:(zoonu for twelve months ending on |
| December 31, 1911, will be the largest |
fin their history. i
{ +1 take it that these conditions
i talrly indicate also general business |
{ sonditions in Georgia, ’
| “The relations between the publie |
| service porporations and the public |
| generally In Georgia Were never more |
| barmonious. While the commisaion Is !
| daily handling complaints and adjudi |
{ cating disputed questions, it is quueg
| patural that these should arise. !
| “The refreshing fact to the commis- |
[ slon is In the willing acquiescence of |
| parties In its adjudications. l
| “The commission has recently had |
| completed physical inspection of four
|of the larger lines of the state, and
| our inspector is still on the road. In
| the main, the physical condition of the
| ronds inspected is good, showing that
gnvonw,o sums are being spent on
! maintenance of bed, tracks, depots
gxd equirment.”
eorgia Ils Prosperous. '
“If the speople of Georgia don’t
know who the governor was, it would
indicate that the administration was
running perfectly, and the state gov
ernment was a splendid, orderly
thing,”said Governor Slaton, in dis
cussing the condition of Georgia on
the threshold of the new year.
“1 think Georgia is in a prosperous
condition,” he continued, “one of the
most prosperous conditions in her his
tory, despite the price of cotton, and
I told the New York World so in a
telegram sent in response to its
query.
“And it for the above reason I be
lieve Georgia is prosperous noW. The
people of the state are going about
their business in an orderly and quiet
manner, doing the thing they find be
fore them without commotion. There
is no surer test of the prosperity of a
people than that. It is when you find
excitement and commotion and a hub
bub throughout the state and in the
state government that you can put
your finger on discontent.
“]1 sometimes think that it would
be better if the people of the.state
didn’t even know the name of the
governor, or if they did to forget it.
If* such were the case no one could
doubt the success of an administra
tion,
“If 1 were governor and half the |
people in the state didn’t know it, I
would consider it the highest compli
ment that could come to me as Geor
gla’s chief executive.
“Another reason for Georgia’s pres
ent prosperity is the fact. tpat Geor-,
glans as a class have dropped doc
trinaire politics, and have gone in for
the practical sort, that manifests it
‘gelf in good .roads, .more . schools,
drainage, scientific farming and all
the first hand things that really make
the state great, o F R e
“Nothing is a sufet manifestation
of the prosperity of the state than
the eager manner in which people of
every class are working Yogether on
community' interests, and have. put |
politics fi,the theoretical sort at least,
| behind. them in the interests of the
‘ fi:fi?whffi"m ‘state;
{ xeep & Deople like. that from MT |
§ oD~ L ’
Whe Wil Pay Eissiien Rapenacs!
Severnl letiors have coms 10 Gov
ooy Blaton raisieg The questien of
elecilon capenses 160 the SEoeial oben
3 These writers wish o kuow
ticksts are supplied and If e
.k fl—: s paid -y 2
& is & reguler
slection.
Becretary of Siate Cook bolds io
she view that the law would m!
In (his case the same aa for & yogs
lar eisction, and the fact (hat this s
8 special slection does Bet changs
the sinius of the matter 1n the least
it will be mecessary, therefors, hi
Governureleet frewn asd Commis
sioner of lLaborelset Stasiey to Dave
m ]
tickets printed and distributed W 0
the 196 counties in the slate. Gover
sor Hrown was bof in the oity, s it
:‘i:“ Bt “:o u::m whether of Bot
Ispartant detal
tended 1o . -
Thore are siso Hooialist candidatos
for governor and commisioner of la
bor and they will have 10 vupply their
own tickets, the same as the Pemo
cratic motminees
Each cously evecullve commiflee
must make provisles for opening the
polls and bolding the election 8 in
the case of & regular cloction. 11 is
improbatle tha! & besvy vole will be
palied—in fact, many think it will not
exoeed 0, 000
Beoreigry of State Cook sent out of.
Beiai clection blanks some time &gO.
High Scheol Progresa.
Druring the past elght years $2.421.
150 has been sxpended in Georgia on
public high whool and joint public
kigh school and grammar grade bulld
inge. Nearly all of these are sub
stantial brick buildings Savannah
has the bost high school building
erectod a few Years Ago a 1 a cost
of #1258 0007
Atlanta bhas outgrown her high
school plant and should expend in
the near future $200.000 on new high
school buildiags,
During these same years one hun
dred and thirty-nine new public high
schools bave been established having
one or more teachers giving full time
to the high school grades. Every
towns should provide a good high
school for its children.
Can't Force Defeated Candidates.
It appears contrary to the general
impression that there I 8 no way to
compel defeated candidates in Geor
gia to tell how much money they
spent on their campaigns. The win
ning candidate is compelled to file his
affidavit because the law expressly
says he shall not be declared the
nominee unless he does file it. But
for the defeated candidates, it simply
says they, too, shall file expense lists,
But it doesn't provide any way to
enforce the law, and it doesn’t pro
vide any penalty for its viglation.
These facts have come out in con
nection with the filing of figures cov
ering the expenses of the recent gub
ernatorial candidates, and the candi
dates for commissioner of labor. With
in the twenty day limit Joe Brown
filed his, amounting to $4,131, Judge
Russell filed his, amounting to $7,
069.90, and H. M. Stanley, successful
candidate for commissioner of labor,
filed his, amounting to $2,773.50. Baut,
assuming that the twenty days had
elapsed, Pope Brown and Joe McCar
thy failed to send theirs’ in in time.
They simply forgot. Pope Brown filed
his—s7,426.4o—later, and McCarthy
will probably file his.
“What can be done to force a can
didate to file a list?” somebody asked
Gerneral Wright.
“Why, it would be a misdemeanor,
and he could be sent to the chaingang
or fined,” said General Wright. “Let’s
look at the law.” He did lodk at the
law, and found, to his surprise, that
no penalty for violation of the law
was provided. It was intended, "it is
stated, that it should be treated as a
misdemeanor, but it doesn’t seem to
appear on the “books, and candidates
who lose can decide for themselves
as to whether to abide by it or not.
Business is Prosperous. *
Reports of corporations and busi
ness organizations throughout the
South, showing the progress made
during the year now coming to its
close, indicate that all Southern in
stitutions are on a more solid foun
‘dation than ever before in the his
tory of the gection.
The big corporatioms- are paying
their taxes. Their official figures show
they are all prosperous. :
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GEORGIA NEWS NOTES.
{ Atlanta‘f-Uaual}y ‘important legisla
tive acts go into ‘effect at the first of
each year, but January 1, 1912, found
but one—the Tarver-Robeits 60-hour
a-week’ work.gay for cotton and wool
en " mills{ " Tie act, “whicll provides
for a reduction in the working" hours
of cotton and Woaulen mills from 66
to 60 hours a week, originated in the
“house. th'ou%h:ho M. C; Tarver in the
form vt @ 10-houraday bill. It was
T ftwed 1 the senate thrdugh W,
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THE SAFE LAXATIVE
| FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE
t Most elderly pecple sre more or
fess troubied with & chronic, per
sisteni comstipstion, due lsrgely to
ek of sulSclent exercise. They ex
im dificuity in digesting even
ight tood. with & comseqgsest beichliog
of slomack gases, drowsiness after
eatisg. beadache and a feeling of lassl
tnde and gesers! discomfort.
| Doctors adviss against catbartios and
viclest purgatives of every kind, rec
{w a mild, gentie laxative
tomie. like Dr. Caldwell's Byrupdepsin,
1o effpct relief without Gisturbing the
entire sysiom.
| Dr. Calwell's Syrup Pepsin s the
perfect laxative emesy In action, cer
tain iy efect and, withal, pleasant to
the iaste. It possesses tonic proper
tien that strengthen the stomach, liver
'and bowels and is & r<medy that has
been for years the great standby in
| thousands of families, sud should be.
in every family medicine chest. It s
- equally as valuable for chlldren as for
clder people.
. Druggists everywhere sell Dr. Cald
. well's Syrup Pepsin in 50c and SI.OO
bottles. If you have mever tried it
| send your name and address to Dr. W,
B, Caldwell, 201 Washington St., Mon
ticello, 111, and he will be very glad to
' send a sample bottle for trial
Cornered.
lord Guilford tells a story of a
young lady's resources at a bazaar.
Business was in full swing when a
young man stroiled around the various
stalls, with no intention of purchas
ing anything. As he passed a large,
beautifully decorated stall the young
lady seller detained him. “Won't you
buy a cigarette holder, sir?’ she
asked. “No, thank you, 1 don’t
smoke,” was the curt reply. “Or a
pen wiper worked with my own
hands?" *“I don't write.” “Then do
have this nice box of chocolates.” *“I
don't eat sweets.” The young lady's
patience was exhausted. “Sir,” she
said grimly, “will you buy this box
of soap?’
The young man paid up.
Suspicious. :
When the four-and-twenty black
birds which had been baked in the pie
began, immediately the latter -was
opened, to sing the Kking grew sus
picious. .
“How,” demanded his majesty,
“were you so remarkably preserved?”
The blackbirds, visibly disconcerted
offered no reply:
“Was it by the use of benzoate of
soda?”’ thundered the king, thorough
ly aroused.—Puck. S
. Misleading Sneezes.
“How did you come on with your
study of the Russian language?”
“Not well. While I was trying to
pronounce a few words our family
physician came along and forced me
to take all kinds of medicine to break «
up a cold.” '
One way to discount a woman's ar
gument is to agree with her.
The
Promise
Of a Good
Breakfast
is fulfilled if you start
the meal with »
Toasties
Sweet, crisp, fluffy
bits of toasted corn—
ready to serve direct
from the pachage
with cream and sugar
Please
Particular
: People
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