Irwinton bulletin. (Irwinton, Wilkinson County, Ga.) 1894-1911, December 09, 1910, Image 1
VOL. XVI. NO. It CLOSING SESSION OF THE 61ST CONGRESS LAWMAKERS MEET IN WASHING- TON, BUT TRANSACT NO BUSINESS. TRIBUTE IS PAID THE DEAD Cannon and Clark Greeted With Ap plause When They Appeared in the House. Washington.—The last session of the Sixty-first congress convened, and was marked by alternating currents of joy and gloom. The Democrats were in a joyous mood, unfeignedly expressed their gratification; the Republican gloom was deep-seated, but the majority par ty was shaken out of its depression long enough to give a real hearty, sin cere demonstration to Speaker Can non, many who went down in defeat because of support of him joining vig orously in the applause which marked his appearance in the house a few seconds before noon. Champ Clark of Missouri was giv en an ovation in his turn on his dramatic appearance following prayer. As Mr. Clark entered amid the death like stillness that marked the chap lain’s “Amen,” the Democrats burst into a roar of applause, and as he proceeded to his seat he was forced to shake many outstretched hands. The Democrats burned red fire in every hotel and club room in Wash ington. For the first time in almost twenty years their Republican oppon ents have gathered after a national election, admitting defeat. The vic tors claim they will complete their work two years hence. More than one hundred members in the house, 'ninety-eight of them Re publicans, are numbered among the lame ducks. In the midst of the general rejoic ing and regrets, exultation and sor row, the felicitations of the success ful and the tribulations of the defeat ed, all was quieted while each house gave a few moments of solemn con templation of the fact .that no fewer than eight members of congress, four senators and four representatives, had fallen in the race with death. Among the deaths announced was that of Senator Clay of Georgia. Senator Bacon made the formal an nouncement to the senate and showed deep emotion as he told of the sum mons that had tome to his late col league, who was universally popular and deeply esteemed. The senate was in session but a Short while, adjourning out of respect to < the memory of the deceased. Liquor Rate Advance Suspended. Washington.—The interstate com merce commission has ordered a sus pension of the thirty per cent, increase In rates on express shipments of liquor into dry territory, notice of which was filed several weeks ago by all the ex press companies, of the United States. The liquor interests strongly, opposed the Increase, one Southern distiller estimating that, if allowed, it would net the Southern Express company over one million dollars a year addi tional revenue. $6,000,000 Won’t Build Ship. Washington.—Finding it impossible to build the new battleship New York at the New York navy yard within the authorized amount of $6,000,000, Sec retary Meyer announced that work would not be begun on the new ves sel until the situation had been called to the attention of the congress, and a $1,500,000 increase made in regard to limit of cost. Secretary Meyer at tributes the necessity for the addi tional amount to the increased cost of labor under the eight-hour law. Colonel Mosby Is 77. New Haven, Conn.—Col. John Sin gleton Mosby, the guerrilla leader, whose activities in northern Virginia were a factor in delaying the final result of the Civil war, has just cele brated his 77th birthday. He came all the way from his Virginia home to eat his birthday dinner with friends. After the birthday dinner there was a public reception and the colonel talked about what the cavalrymen did tn Virginia in ’65. Life Sentence tor Wendling. Louisville, Ky.—Joseph Wendling was found guilty by a jury of the murder of 8-year-old Alma Kellner and his punishment fixed at life impris onment., Wendling was talking to his wife, Mrs. Madeline Wendling, when the verdict was announced. He remained perfectly calm. “I either killed the little girl or I did not,” Wendling said. “They should either send me to the electric chair or turn me free." The evidence presented against Wendling was purely circum ttantial. r Jkunutnu Sulktin. TILLMAN WILLNOT RETIRE. South Carolina Senator Will Not Quit Political Game at Present. Washington.—“ Retire?” exclaimed Senator Tillman, repeating an inqui ry. “I shall not retire until they bury me; I have no idea of quitting the game.” The South Carolina senator, who arirved here, was in his committee room at the capitol and appeared to be as vigorous as he was before he was stricken down by severe ill ness during the last session of con gress. Mr. Tillman expects to remain here four or five days only, however. He will return to Jiis home next week, but counts on coming back to Wash ington early in January, when, he says, the real business of the session will begin. He said he felt in good condition for work, but would not apply himself so assiduously as for merly. Mrs. Tillman emphasized the last remark by declaring that she would keep him as quiet as possible; “Yes,” said the senator, “she is run ning the airship and I guess she will be able to keep it pretty close to earth.” Senator Tillman attributes his res toration to health to the fact that since he got out of bed he has been giving his attention to the building of a big barn on his plantation. He said that the work benefited him by giving him something to think about besides himself. DIAZ IS INAUGURATED. Nothing Occurred to Mar the Inaug ural Ceremonies. Mexico City.—At the inauguration ceremonies attending the eighth suc cession of President Diaz, held nere, the American ambassador, Henry- L. Wilson, acting as dean of the diplo matic corps, presented the congratu lations of the representatives from the various foreign powers, including the United States. Nothing occurred to mar the solem nity of the simple ceremony which occupied less than half an hour. The only formal speeches were those of Ambassador Wilson and President Diaz’ brief reply. In his address, President Diaz said; “It is very gratifying for me to say that my heart is full of faith in the program of people who, like the Mexi can, has known how to conquer by its own efforts a place among the 16vers of toil after having proved its valor in war, in patriotic defense of country and that never, as today, could I declare that Mexico belongs definitely to the group of nations of assured stability, because against the firm guarantee of peace which .we pos sess, no influence tending towards its dissolution can now or ever shall be able to prevail.” CANAL IS INIiSE. First Vessel Enters Section of the Panama Waterway. New York.—The first vessel to nav igate a section of the Panama canal is the American three-masted steam yacht Visitor 11., owned by Commo dore W. Harry Brown of Pittsburg. Word was brought here by the United /ruit company’s steamer Zacapa that on November 23 the Visitor 11., with; Colonel Goethals, chief engineer of the Panama canal; Commodore Brown, Captain Scott of the United States Steel corporation; William Diehl, formerly mayor of Pittsburg, and others of the party on board, en tered from the Atlantic side, went as far as the Gatun lock and returned. The yacht draws about 17 feet. For underground Street. New York. —The building of an un derground street, the first of its kind m the world, under ^t. George Hill, on the upper end of Manhattan Isl and, is favored by Nelson P. Lewis, a city engineer, in a report which ne made to the board of estimate. The street would be more than 800 feet long, 16 feet wide and 16 feet high, tor pedestrians only. Elevators are to be used to carry passengers to the surface. The hill is 190 feet high. Home for Ministers. San Antonio, Texas.—The will of Dr. C. F. Simmons, filed here, gives 630 acres of land in Live Oak coun ty for the s establishment of a home for superannuated ministers of the Methodist Episcopal church, south.; The estate is valued at $850,000. Father of Linotype Dead. Englewood, N. J. —James Ogilvie Clephane, widely known because of his pioneer work in the typewriter and linotype industries, is dead at his home here, following a stroke of apoplexy, which attacked him a week ago. He was 68 years old. He nas been called the “father of the lino type.” It was his encouragement and financial support that enabled Ottmar Mergenthaler to perfect the machine that bears the latter’s name. The idea for the machine was furnisned by Mr. Clephane. IRWINTON, WILKINSON COUNTY. GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9.1910. In . y § Leorgia Ivews I I M wmmb I ann | Augusta. —As a result of the agK tation started by the W. C. T. U. against the near beer saloons, the finance committee of the city council has decided to raise the license from three hundred to one thousand doh lars per year, beginning January 1. There are more saloons in the city now than before prohibition and there has been little interference with those, paying the near beer license since last December, when numerous raids •were made. The new license plan; Iwill shut out many of the smaller places, but is expected to increase the number of “tigers.” . Dublin.- —Nothing shows the growth of Dublin and the development ot{ Laurens county better than the won derful strides made by the banks of this city. The three banks here have on deposits now more than a million dollarsfi and the smaller banks in oth er sections of the county are also in healthy condition. The officers od the Dublin banks are more than’ pleased at the promptness with which; loans made to farmers, merchants^ and others have been met this fall! Savannah.—Sheriff T. A. Fields of Emanuel county, Georgia, was order ed by Judge Speer in Federal court here to hold himself ready to answer in Florida the charge of conspiracy to abduct Felix Corbin from the ju risdiction of the state of Florida to that of Georgia, where Corbin was wanted on a criminal charge. It was! 'stated that the Georgia sheriff “spir ited away Corbin from one state toj the other in an automobile over the; protest of Assistant District Attorney Emmett Wilson of Florida. Macon. —The Federal census bu reau has refused to give the city of Macon a recount, as was asked for by the city council and the cham ber of commerce. Director E. D. Dm rand contends that the difference be-, tween the Federal enumeration, 40,- 655, and the census of the board of health, 41,775, does not justify thq expense of a recount. He expressed the belief that the official tabulation was accurate. Augusta.—Work on the Savannah river between this city and Savannah, for which the government appropriate ed SIOO,OOO, began at Rocky Creek. The river at this place gives morel trouble to navigators than anywherq else between the two cities. Thd stream has been unsusually low this fall, but recent rains have put it in sufficient depth for all craft that usually ply it. , Cordele.—The trial of J. Hilary Day for the killing of J. B. Scott on the latter’s plantation in the eastern por tion of Crisp county, about two months ago, was concluded when the jury returned a, verdict of voluntary manslaughter. Judge U. V. Whipple passed sentence upon Day, giving him eight years. Macon.—ln an address to the stu-; dents of the conservatory of Wesley an Dr. Dingley Brown, director of music, declared that “rag-time” mu sic caused a larger percentage of the crime committed in this country, more, in fact, than is attributed to liquor drinking. “ ’Rag-time’ music is the greatest curse of our country, and the most serious menace of the younger generation in our homes,”, he said. “It is debasing and instills a criminal tendency into the minds that absorb it. ‘Rag-time’ is music only in its most decadent and pervert ed form, and is more to be dreaded than whiskey and drugs.” Carrollton. —The Carrollton people are determined to go forward with the work on the new railroad at once. The contract has been let for the sur vey to J. W. Wright, Jr., who has just completed the grading of the pew railroad to Bowden. The sur vey has started from Carrollton via Villa Rica to some point on the Sea board. It is very probable that the contract for grading the Bowden road will be completed this week. Savannah. —After hearing testl mony since noon on Monday, the fed eral grand jury of the United States court for the southern district of Georgia handed down indictments, charging an infringement of the anti trust laws on the part of three large corporations and two individuals. The Atlantic Coast Line railway and, Seaboard Air line railway were each jointly indicted with the Merchants and Miners’ Transportation company for specific violations of the Sherman anti-trust and Elkins laws, while ■Harvie Miller and Morris Miller, grain merchants, and members of the firm of L. F. Miller & Sons of Philadelphia, were the individuals to feel the wrath of the government. It was anticipated that the corporations and Harvie Miller would be present, the rumors comiag from an authori tative source, but no expectation ex isted in connection with Morris Mil ler. Back From New York-Our Buyer We are pleased to state our buyer has return ed from New York and other Eastern markets. He states that this has been his most success ful trip made in his six years’ experience. The market on all lines was found to be at alow ebb. Prices Were as Low as They Were When Cotton Was Eight Cents Per Pound, The reason of this is not known; all seem to think we will soon have big advances in all lines; but we are protected; have bought the largest stock ever brought to Milledgeville. Our prices will be low—lower than you could reasonably ex pect. We have the goods, not in New York, Phil adelphia or Boston—but right here in Milledge ville in our Two Big Stores X We also wish to announce to the ladies of good old Wilkinson coun ty, ouraddition of a “LADIES’ REST ROOM,” with toilet and lavatories. This room we have long needed, and we are pleased to invite you to feel at home here. We expect in a few days to tell you some very interesting store news. YOUR FRIENDS, W. S. MYRICK & CO. “The Store Where Shopping is Easy” SI.OO a Year.