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'WORLD'S NEWS EPITOMIZED
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Complets Review of Mappenings of
'Greatest interest From All
“‘» Parts of World
Southern.
The New Oricans cotton exchatge,
through its president. B J Gleany,
fssudd a very strong aAppesl in the
form of & letter addressed 1o bankers,
shippers and others interested so re
pew the fßght against the bureau for
the validation of cotton bills of lad
mg which grew out of the Liverpool
conlerence last sear
Charles W. Morse, New York fSnas
cler, who has served two years of 8
senience of fiftoen years in the Fed
eral prison at Atlanta, is now & free
may. it is extremely doubiful whell
er';‘lom will ever iTate Leorgia
alive, He is sufferingYrom three dis
oases regarded as lacurable, and ihe
end may come at any time However
he may live for a yvar under favors
ble conditions. Mrs. Morse came lo
Atlanta as the special messenger of
the governmont bearing the official
commutation papers which make her
husband a free man
In the copinion of many economists
of Alabama, the best task that the
sepate of Alabama could undertake
would be to instilute or establish a
school for ihe turning ou! of legisia
tors. It is considered that perfect
familiarity with the jaws will enable
the state to have pagsed such Dbills
as will be both beneficial and wise
Senator Hoke Smith and Represen
tative Bartiett, both of Georgia, are
working on what they believe 10 be 8
brand new plan for helping the cotton
farimers of the South through the reg
uplation of the New York Cotlon ex
change. They propose to introduce &
bill in congress, and press for its
passage, requiring ‘the exchange 10
deliver thg same grade of cotton lhn?l
is sold ou future contracts in the
exchange. . |
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Harmony reigns with the Democrat- |
jc organizations in Tennessee, Thel
Vertees and Darton state committees
reached an agreement. The \’erlrefl{
overiures to the Barton committee
were accpted with some amendmnts.
Under the compromise plan the state
primary of April 27 will be held under
a primary board of three members
named by the Vertrees committee,
three named by the Barton commit
tee, and a seventh named by the other
six. |
Nurserymen attending the Texas
Land Exposition, which is being held
at Houston, Texas, say that yonng‘
eitrus fruit stock in Texas was killed
by the recent cold weather, whllef
the more mature—of more than a
year's growth—was but- slightly dam
aged. The damage was far less than
expected, they say. The permanence
of the orange industry in Texas has
been successfully demonstrated in the
roacent cold weather, the nurserymen
declare. .
,/ : General.
The dispute in the cotton trade at
‘Manchester, England, which culminat
ed in a lock-out affecting about 300,
000 men on December 27, has been
gettled. The question was the em
ployment of non-union labor. The op
eratives by a two to one vote agreed
Expianation of the rise in the price
of fresh meat following the period of
financial depression in 1907 was given
in the trial of the ten Chicage pack
ers, It was shown by the government
that the practice of crediting the beet
account with the value of the hides,
amounting to about $3.60 an animal,
‘was discontinued. The result was to
{ncrease the test cost of beef and to
make it possible for the packers to
raise the price of fresh meat without
showing excessive profits,
Sixty cents a pound for butter was
gaid to be the price to which retail
dealers in Chicago locked forward.
‘Quotations reashed 47 cents, the high
‘est in the city’s market history. This
additional burden on the cost of liv
ing was blamed by the storekeepers
‘to scarcity resulting from the recent
gevere weather conditions, but other
pergons were not slow to ascribe the
advance to an alleged trust, which
has been underinvestigation by the
Federal authorities. .~ o
A statement given out by the Per
slan government deniles thal I has
throatened to punish the Americas
customs officlals, A copy of & et
ter shown by M. Morsard, (be ireas
urergeneral, to Mr. (alrne on the sab.
Ject s appended. This alleged copy.
however, bears a diflerest signalure
from the original and differs in oiher
respocta. 1t Is gonerally belleved thet
the governmest la trylng to indece
Americans (o leave the coun'ry
that he was Bot “discaming Ppe
dreams” when he was ashed sbost &
report from lsdiasapolis to the effeet
that he was favored by stecl inier
tts W depth ‘of tomfoniery to
hich | eanmol go™ Be sald “Have
you pead Mr Carmegies leslimeny
before (he bouse commiilos™ Be was
anhkod “1 €id pot koow he teelißed ™
Colasel Hovserelt replied. smiling
Horribls conditions peresailing
among the peassaniry of soulheastern
Russia sre depieied s a 8 telegrum
from a doctor s Orenbucg The dow
tor says she starving pesssniry ia
the governmeni of Oresbwrg oa she
river Ural are selling thelr childron
o the Nhirges soade in the govers
ment of Sarsles Many of the peo
ple in the vicinity Gave died
Jokn D Rockefeller, Je, wili thia
weel sover his comseciice with M
camipaign against while slavery, &
which be has bLeesn setively sagaged
for more thas 130 fears e plans
it is sald to turs his alfenlion o a®
other kindg of pablic sofvire
Washington
i Harvyey W Wihey, ehief of ibe
clhemiiptry buroaa of the | nllod Nigics
deparimen! of agricuifure and 1o
center of the food adminisiration el
sumsmer, e given a cloan bl of Bealih
5 ko report of the house comemilieg
that insestigated the charges and
rountetcharges, The commilice sue
iains Loctor Wiley all aloag the Nae,
ercepl ofi some usimportant detalls
For the first lUme i history the
way bas beon opeted for stale banks
and trgf! cvtmpanies o bevome “Unit
od Stales depositarioas Owing o
the view of the treasury depariment
any fnancial insfitution in America
national or state bank or trust com
pany- hoiding postal savings deposita
or other government funds, may as
mimeo that ttle without legal impedi
ment
How the people of the United
States may have saved for themsolves
miillons of dollars annual in the oper
ation of their governmeoulal machin:
ery was outlined by President Taft in
4 message to congress oh “economy
and efficiency in the government ser
vice.” “What the government does
with nearly $1,000,000,000,000 each
year,” sald the president, “iz as of as
much concern to the average citizen
as is the manner of obtaining this
amount of money for the public use.”
Probably the most radical proposal
advanced by the president in the mes.
sage was that all administrative offi
cars of the government in the depart
ments at Washington and in the fleld
be put under the civil service.
Whether Senator Albert J. Cum
mins of lowa will be a candidate for
the Republican nomination for the
presidency will be discussed and very
probably determined at a meeting of
the lowa delegation in congress which
will be called immediately upon the
return of Senator Kenyon from the
West. Mr. Kenyon is said to be:in
Chicago in connection with the pack
ers’ trial, and probably will be in
Washington within a few days. Sen
ator Cummins meantime refused to
discuss the reports, :
The state department has served
notice o President Gomez that the
United States will intervene in Cuba
if further attempts are made by the
veteran organization to nullify the
law prohibiting interference of -the
military in political affairs in Cuba.
The news of threatened intervention
by the United States in Cuban affairs,
coming without the least warning,
caused intense excitement in the
clubs and cases of Havana, while in
all places of public gathering It was
the absorbing topic of discussion. As
tonishment and resentment against
American interference were mingled
ith very general incredulity. President
(Gomez, seen at the palace, sald: o
am convinced that no occasion has
yet arisen for any intimation of in
tervention. I believe that the Wash
ihgton governments attitude is based
on an erroneous view of conditions in’
Cuba, arising from distorted and
greatly exaggerated reports from Ha
vana.” 1
The sight of a Democrat presiding
over the deliberations of a Republi
can senate probably will be a com
mon sight during the remainder of
the present session. This peculiar
gituation was virtually insurezl when
Senator Gallinger announced that he
would not at this time press his mo
tion for the election of a president
pro-tempore of the senate, Senator
Bttt s
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OTATE BANKS GAIN
- $6455128 IN YEAR
i e 8
gmm FINARCIAL INGTITU.
| TiONS SHOW REWARKABLE
i ADDITION N 2
DEPOSITS $3.937.507 MORE
Ouvpedealts Are 88 Par Cont Lesa
! Copiiai, Surpive ana Prosing
‘ Mirtiens Larger
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Total Iscrense I 8 o
et e it
inetense is cash FATLEN
tnerents is paidin capital JATLINE 3
neteate In warplas and
pralits §ra &
tnceaee if depamils L 9 et w 2
fevtease [ orendralia 11810
The fodeguing Bgutee toeplesen! the
weditios of siale Waske I 8 Deoega ot
his timne, A ruijafed Witk ohe YENY
“ago, seording 1o 8 sialement esued
rocesily 59 W 1 Hpeer slale s
gty ad lasl clam &ea_u. ® 7.4”«){
& Uhe Blew’ popiris Of €AI B¢ 4 ton
fliose ae disiosed b 3 porectal ev !
coimation by Ihe slalcs flaminers |
Tie oot temmathable feature of
this remarkatle #atottient of prow
petous labkisg condilione & Leorgia
¢ the Jecrease in overdralis A year
o‘4_: overdralts amoun'ed o #9215
(043 The pressst total is §2.198.-
£i 8 This shives 8 decroase of 35
pot oont 5 overdralis in obhe year
These Ogures represent the HBnan
vini conditlons of state lanks only |
They &0 sot include the national
atke doing bupiness in Goore'a,
which report direct to the complrofier
W the currency a! Washiogton and
are evamined by national bank exam
ners The great bulk of these slate
anks are “little fellons™ of from §25
o 1o §3OOOO crpital They are In
‘he small lowns, counly seats and
stoall clties. as a rule, though there
sre some stale banks in every large
ity in Georg'a In the main they
to the tanking bLusiness of the farm
L ers, county and town merchants and
wageearners, Therefore, they reflect
‘le Anancial condition of the masses
of the people of the siate
Treasurer Speer, in his statement
as to the cond!tion of state banks,
rayvs
“Great progress was made In the
past year, and the reports and exam
inations ghow a healthy and gratify
ing condition of the banks, and good,
gound, conservative management on
the part of the officials. In nearly
svery case good dividends have been
made and pald to stockholders be
sides the substantial amounts carried
to surplus accounts, These are, how
ever, a few exceptions where bad
methods, or the total lack of any
method or system of Kkeeping ac
counts, and the very bad practice of
holding up collection items and per
sistent refusal to answer letters of
inquiry made with reference to same,
prevails with a few banks. Complaint |
is frequently made by other banks on
account of this bad practice, and we
‘are making every effort to have it
discontinued through the agency of
gpecial examinations to be made by
an auditor as provided for that pur
pose. |
' We think that the large decrease
lln overdrafts, amounting to more
than 50 per cent, is a very important
Ireature. and no doubt will be very
gratifying to the banks, as such ap
plication, or misapplication, of bank
funds is as objectionable to them
selves as it is to those whose money
is being used in this illegitimate way.
If a recent decision of the United
States Supreme court that such use
of bank funds is unlawful and that
bank cashiers are liable for any loss
incurred by this practice is observed,
it will have the desired effect of en
tirely eliminating this objectionable
feature in the banking business.
“The bankers of this state are a
body of fine business men made up
of the best business talent in the
state, and as a Wwhole they can be
relied upon to thoroughly protect the
large and important interests entrust
ed to their care, It is only a few
who are disposed to take unwarrant
ed risks and pursue methods in vio
lation of law and good banking.”
‘Stanley Selects His Assistant
H. M .Stanley, the newly elected
commisssioner of commerce and la
bor, announced that Prof. Joseph T.
Derry of Atlanta and Walter E. Chris
tie of Dawson will be associated with
him as assistant and stenographer,
respectively: =~
Professor ‘Derry has been connect:
ed with the department of agriculture
for years and his ability and charac
tor are almost unrivaled. It is be-
Jlieved. here that ‘Mr, Stanley could
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SR e A e SR
Chpirman Gavims Fisgssd |
hairmas Robert £ Dpvises of The
Saie prenn benid wha I 8 be saper
vishom of The cemvicls of The eailre
Hate emes is viose ek with ihe
teml Mitualicm 8 Ihenw coukiles sepe
oallly whetw ihe rodricts afe Borkisg
he Bighware, b Back pleated with
e Sret confercioe, which wat beid
o the Usoogia aniversdiy by he sew
tomd depariment
He seid, @ e, spenbing of the
restotmpee 1 @ill sccomplish muck
o ke purpise whick svimated he
enll o Profosssr Btrshan to the vous
iy sesssiesioners of The state and
he siher offeials Alpee’ly PoNnest
ol with resd work Puery man here
'm Bis owe idens about rosd work
i sesse phase, They zams from i
fereon! hwalities whete ihe roadilions
,-on ukigde of saususl whete The
Hhaterial Was of some epwvial charer
ey, whete problemes were particuiar
oee The eschange of the eas of
Ahete el vho ok 8! the geestion
inw o many difforedt akgles was 3
salualbe reseil of the cunletence
he discussion on the proper hand
sing of the conviels In lhe counties
o gel the best work, the most off)
viest service in road making and
puad malantenantes, and of the general
sdiieablicty of Londs for mad pur
s Wete sehocigily ealcuinted 0
siir thougdt! amotg 'he earnes! con
sideration of the officigls over Ithe
slale
The great oblect of the ranference
was sooomplished partiaily and in &
wmanner ohieh will speedily lead o
ctanpivte gealization The new de
garment wiich Prolessors Stralan
and Kook ate 0 operaie for the Geor
gia counties found out what some of
the counties 8! least have to confront
& road work what problems they pre
up sgainst, what beip they need, what
direction and sxpert advice they could
use to advantage, what scientific as
sistance they could employ profitably.
The depariment can get down to the
actual work in theae cases and there
will soon be others who will learn
that the uyniversity can help them
over many a hard place, out of many
& hole, across many a nearbresch and
e what it is inténded in this new
work to be a practical help in sup
plying accurate, dependable knowl
edge that the cowity road officials
peed. The commissioners of the coun
ties will pretty soon learn from ob
servation that they are in need of
expert assistance in reestablishing
roads, in grading, in selection of road
material, which is available in their
own counties and adapted to the
making of the best roads. They will
be calling on the university, as they
are invited to do, and that right
early.” 5
Many !Hicit Distilleries.
Exactly a year ago the newspaper
correspondents in Atlanta—and they
firmly believed what they were writ
ing—sent out articles far and wide
about the “passing of the moonshin
er,” declaring that the most pictur
esque character of the Georgia, Caro
lina, Tennessee and Alabama moun
tain country would soon be known
no more, except in character novels.
And now comes James H. Surber,
United States revenue agent at At
lanta, with a report for the month of
December, showing that during that
single month alone, 102 illicit distille
ries have been seized in Geoorgia and
Alabama alone, and that $9,000 worth
of property has been destroyed by the
ralding officers, During the same
month 70 Georgians and Alabamians
were put under arrest for moonshin
ing. * It would seem from the com
parative figures, allowing one man to
each still, that at least a fourth of
the moonshiners were clever enough
to get away, even after their hiding
places had been discovered. |
Most of these distilleries were seiz
ed in Georgia. The return of saloons
in Alabama has made the business
there less profitable, it is said. The
reign of prohibition, it appears, has
had exactly the opposite effect in At
lanta, and the revenue officers de
clare that three times as many stills
are hidden in the mountains as there
used to be when anybody could get
his whiskey straight in Atlanta and
wink at the “Gal in the Fountain.”
Electric R. R. Fares Not Reduced.
‘ln a decision handed down the
Georgia railroad commisssion declin
ed to make any reduction in fares
on the Savannah Electric company,
the company thereby ‘winning its
fight against reduction of fares on
suburban lines. ; 2
The commission decided the ques
tion of service and improvements on
this line several weeks ago, but the
‘question of fares was held up pend
ing a very thorough investigation of
‘the property. Some of the points de
cided by the commisssion in this case
are of more than local interest, be
icause they may have general bearing
For instance, the commission de
clined to include the franchise valua
tion of the property in figuring the
matter. This means a precedent es
tablished and that in the future the
intangible values of properties Will
:e o o
A W Sl N R e D S ekS R
PRACTICAL HELP FOR POOR
Wan Undesbtedly Had Gremt Scheme,
Althuugh There Was & Blight
Cuslasis in the Way,
in e den which ependd off ihe Iy
iag rooss (e AN VAR roariag soul
fully his owe modersized version of
s old somg. "1 | had bot ten millioss
& your, Gafler Grees, If | Bad Lut ten
wmillloas & youy "
“What would you do-with 1Y bis
sister Ipterrupted. less for purpoies
of stlormetion thes i pureait of quiet
“Oune thing, anybow, 85~ be broke
Gff wilh useapected carccstness. 1d
setablish & sywtets of free lsundries
for the poor. New Yorkers are won
derfully clean people all things con:
shdered, but You can’t get around much
without resilzing tha! more laundry
work gnd bathing would be an m.
ense betalit in somwme directions ™
“HBut bow would jJou manage U*
Whe would be the beneficlaries” How
could you diserimingte®”
“All that would have to be consid
ered, of course. Now, you work out
the detalis, Bis, snd 1'l) go out and try
o serape up the ten millions ~——New
York Vress o
DISFIGURED WITH CRUSTS
“Bome Ume ego | was taken vith
ecrema from the top of my bead to
my walst, It began with scales onmy
body 1 suffered untold fiching and
burning, and could not sleep. 1 was
greatly disfigured with scales and
cruste. My ears Jooked as If they had
been most cut off with a razor, and
wy rch wag perfectly raw. | suffered
unteld agony and pain. 1 tried two
doctors who sald | had eczema in it
fullest stage, and that it could not
be cured. 1 then tried other rem
edies to no avall. At last, I tried a set
of the genuine Cuticura Remedies,
which cured me of eczema when all
else had failed, therefore I cannot
praise them too highly.
“l suffered with eczema about ten
months, but am now entirely cured,
and 1 belleve Cuticura Remedies are
the best skin cure there Is.” (Signed)
Miss Mattie J. Shaffer, R. F.D. 1, Box
8, Dancy, Miss., Oct. 27, 1910.
“l had suffered from eczema about
four years when boils began to break
out on different parts of my body:. It
started with a fine red rash. My
back was affected first, when it also
spread over my face. The itching was
almost unbearable at times. 1 tried
different soaps and salves, but nothing
seemed to help me until I began to
use the Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
One box of them cured me entirely. 1
recommended them to my sister for
her baby who was troubled with tooth
eczema, and they completely cured her
baby.” (Signed) Mrs. F. L. Marber
ger, Drehersville, Pz, Sept. 6, 1910.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint
ment are sold everywhere, a sample
of each, with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to “Cuti
cura,,” Dept. L, Boston.
| The Problem of Evil.
} “Mother,” asked four-year-old Ger
ald, “who made all the burglars and
the cops and the Indians and the
mosquitoes and those bad things?”
- “Why,” replied his mother, slightly
taken aback, “I suppose God did,
dear.” %
“Well, mother,’ said the boy, with
a puzzled look in his blue eyes, “what
do you suppose he made 'em for?”
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Bears the
Signatuze of M{
In Use Ifor Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher’s Castoria
One of the Perils of Divorce.
“How do you like your new papa,
little girl?” asked the neighbor.
“Not very well,” was the reply. “?
told ma yesterday that I could have
picked out a better one myself.”—De
troit Free Press.
For COLDS and GRIP'
Hicks’ CAPUDINE is the best remedy-—re
lieves the'aching and feverishness—cures the
Cold and restores normal conditions. It's.
liguid—effects immediately. 10c., 25¢., and 50¢.
At drug stores.
‘ R Slow.
‘“Myra, how long has Joe Nevius
been going with you?”
“About 18 years.”
““That seems an awful long time.”
~ “Yes; I sometimes wonder if Joe's:
ever going to ask me to marry him.”
Constipation causes and seriously aggra
vates many diseases. It is thorougg%:ly
cured by Dr. Pierce’s Pellets. Tiny sugar
coated granules. ,
Pretty Big. ¢
“My new hat is pretty big.”
‘ “I thought so, too, but when I got
| the bill for it it made your hat look
| like the head of a pin.”—Roseleaf.
PILES CURED IN 6 T® 14 DAYS
TR AL curo sy dace ot g, i,
Blboding or Protruding Plles in 61014 dags. | 506,
. The motto of a grass -widow: “Once:
stune. altwave shy” =T~ oo
stung, always shy.” =~ T - .