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The National tribune., 1906-12-06
SHIP SUBSIDY.
The Houses Biggest Fight Will Be Over
Probability That 1t Will Win.

Arriving congressman invariably in
luence the prevailing sentiment on
Congressional questions. Two or three
weeks ago currency reform legislation
was filling the Washington air. The
bankers had been agitating for it. They
had agreed upon plan and thus con-
founded Speaker Cannon. who has been
fond of observing nonchalantly:
''Well, l have never heard of any
two bankers agreeing upon that ques-
ton. Guess We had better let currency
reform alone till the bankers find out
what they want. Then we will try TO
find out whether the country agrees
with them"
the first flush Of their victory 1t did
The National tribune., 1906-12-06
THE "SEyEN-THIRTY, NOTES.
First of Series of Successful Appeals
to the People for Civil War Loans.
December Century,

The result of Mr.. Cookies confer
ences with the Secretary of the Treas
ury was a determination to make a
call upon the people, the first of the
series of appeals which he success
fully managed during the war. II
seems to have been Chase's, and not
Cookies, idea that the notes should
bear interest at the rate of Z $40 per
cent. annually, a very popular feature,
since the smallest bond ($50) would
yield 1856 year, or exactly one cent
day; a 500 bond, $3.50 year, OF
two cents day. etc.
The seven-thirty notes, the name
they soon came generally to enjoy, We're
to be sold by the Treasury Department,
through a number of designated agents.
to every man. woman and child willing
to lend money to the Government, the
proceeds to be used to reimburse the
Associated Bankers, who, if they were
repaid, might continue their advances.
One hundred and forty-eight agents
were appointed. Each would receive
one-fifth of one per cent. for the first
100000 returned, and one-eighth upon
further sales, the Secretary allowing
each $3.50 to advertise the loan.
Cooke could not understand such
economy. He wanted two or three hun
dred times as much, and not getting it,
ItdtHth uo"H lHto MS ONH DDthetS
Over his office door he flung to the
breeze flag bearing the words ''U. S
Subscription Agency for the National
Loan" He hired space in the newspa-
pers, and daily published the names OF
his subscribers, unless they preferred to
shroud themselves and their patriotism
in anonymity. Every Monday evening
the bank was kept open until 9 O'Clock
to receive the subscriptions of working
men. The first day his sales aggre-
gated 100000, the second day more
| than s125,000. On Sept. 13 one of Jay
Cookies press agents was able to write
| for the Inquirer" I'm the last si2
days about 500 persons have subscribed
nearly amounting in numbers TO n regi.
ment. Their charge of money bags i.
quite as efficient as charge of bayo
nets"
In short time Jay Cooke sold S..
| 224,050 of the seven-thirty notes. which
was, barring the sales at the sub-treas
| uries, nearly one-fOurth of all that wa
sold by agents, some of whom had no
even opened books for subscriptions
and none of whom had adopted his en-
ergetic methods. He furnished vouch
ers in excess of $4,000 to Secretar,
Chase for expenditures incurred in pro
noting the loan, and freely stated after
ward that he had used quite $4,000 II
| making the sale a success in his dis
trict.
The National tribune., 1906-12-06
Mild Home Treatment for Cancer-Tim,
Tried and Successful L.: the Record
or CaacerGi,

Anyone who really wants 10 know if
he can be cured can readily determine
this by little investigation. a valua-
BILE book, full of interesting information
and containing records of unmistakabie
cures of cancer in most every situation
on the body, sent free to those interest
ed Address DIR. l.. y. Leach, Drawer
SO NJ, Indianapolis. Ind
The National tribune., 1906-12-06

A story has been going the rounds
lately concerning Mr.. and Mrs. Yerkes-
Miner. 1t will be remembered that
Mrs. Mizner. who was the widow of
Charles T. Yerkes, married almost i'm
mediately after the death OF the trac-
tien magnate the handsome young
Californian, Wilson Miner. and the pa
pers were full of accounts of the sem
sational character of the affair 1t is
said that Mrs. Miner has lately told
friends that she remembers nothing
about that marriage, and thinks she
must have been doped, and that she
will speedily take steps to secure n di-
vorce. Mr.. Miner Indignantly denies
all this and threatens to make sensa-
ticn sure enough if the lawyers and
others do not keep out Of i,is affairs.
The National tribune., 1906-12-06

TrymyDeveloper and TreatmentlEree.
Then if you are satisfied with the benefit
received, you can send me my special
price, $3.50. II not, keep your money.
You ascfae after you try my Treatment,
and you can see that couldn't afford to
make this offer il my System of treat
ment was not complete success. Write
today to DR.. ]. Lawrence Hill. SC 40.
Hill Laboratories, Jackson, Michigan
Send no money only your anne.
The National tribune., 1906-12-06

POSTAL Serisen valuable nforsa-
Harrison Mfg. Co., f23 HaTZcl Building, Cincinnati D
The National tribune., 1906-12-06

Andrew Carnegie, who has been do
ing a great deal for Booker Washing
ton, and is in entire sympathy with the
splendid work the Negro educator is
doing. buys shoes made by the Tuske-
gee students. Why shouldn't he, if thcy
make good shoes?
The National tribune., 1906-12-06

The oldest Baptist clergyman in the
world, Rev VIM. Howe. of Cambridge.
Mass, died Nov. %, at the advanced
age of 101 Only few years ago he
attended a meeting of Baptist ministers
and made a most interesting and vigor>
Gus address. showing his faculties en-
tirely unimpaired.
The National tribune., 1906-12-06

Chicago society is at fever heat over
the rumor that a play written by Mar
garet Horton Potter Black, depicting
the immoral condition of North Side
society of the Windy City, is about to
be brought out by the Frohmans.
Gen. l.. Victor Baughman, for many
years n Democratic leader in Mary
land, died ut Frederick. Nov. so. at the
age of 61. He belonged to the Roman
The National tribune., 1906-12-06
Wanted to See Defeated Members.


The crowd wanted to see Wadsworth,
of New York, and see how he took his
defeat, and he didn't look as though
he had took" it at all, and whether
Gen. Grosvenor had lost any of his
white hair worrying over his retire
ment from the position he has so long
filled with honor, and neither has he
They were curious about Hearst, and
wondered If he woulC put in an ap.
papers they would know that he wa:
scouting round among the cactu.
hedges of his California ranch and hat
no intention of ever darkening tht
doors of Congress again, at least so III
is reported to have said. Would Sena
tor Platt be there, and would he hay,
to be held up as he walked into thu
Senate Chamber, and would Senate
Depew and his laugh be there, an,
they We're, both of the New York Sen
ators, and Senator Platt walked jus
as he always does, with stoop and
little weakness of the knees manifest
and leaning heavily on the arm of al
attendant. He has been coming in thi
way for over a year. Senator Pettu
was there, too. the oldest member o
Congress. and in his seat the very first
In fact, everybody was there-al
most. The Senate was full-oh, m.
goodness, its quota is complete
mean-for the first time in years
there being 80 Senators on the foo
when Senator Dupont, of Delaware
took the oath Of Office. The NSenat'
The National tribune., 1906-12-06
sEST EVER nappEfiEl ElR laEMTs, sklESMEN

GEs-31ES oH sEoNis-at home o. sTsns all or part
Nothing Of dollars
people look on cro~d push ns engage
occurred 2Eec0
write to-day for special uasuppid
The National tribune., 1906-12-06

Prof. John w. Burgess has been for
given for his recent impolitic remarks
concerning the Monroe Doctrine by
those who sit in the seats of the mighty
in this country, and told that all Will
be forgot if he doesn't do it again.
The National tribune., 1906-12-06

The famine conditions in Russia have
reached a most alarming stage, and
Mrs. Russell Sage. who just at present
seems to be looking around for worthy
objects of charity, has been appealed
to in the name of the suffering peas
ants.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-08-04
Is Mr.Smith In the
Saloon Business?
1t Seems Not.

Rev. J. /. Oxford of this city
has been twitted by some of his
friends who are opposed to Hoke
Smith, with the old fake that
Smith was in the bar business at
the Piedmont Hotel. The Rev.
gentleman was in Atlanta last
week and endeavored to find out
the truth about the Piedmont
Bar and called on the Messrs
Parrot, who own the Piedmont
Hotel with Mr.. Smith. They
told Mr.. Oxford that Mr.. Smith
had been opposed to the barroom
feature of the hotel since the day
the question was raised and they
gladly furnished him the state
ment that follows, that explains
to every reasonable man that Mr.
Smith is not only consistent in
his prohibition ideas, but that
years ago when he was not in
politics he was willing to make
great sacrifices for the cause of
prohibition.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-08-04
Another Line for
the A. B. & A.
Big Extension Into the Mis-
sissippi Valley IS Now
Being Planned.

The A. B. & A. will not make
Birmingham its only terminus.
Those who have watched the
movements of the construction
company assert that the COM
pany is laying out line from
point near Ta1ladega, Ala. by
the way of Huntsville to Nash
vile. This would give the Bee
Line great feeder in one of the
richest sections in the South.
Another report has it that a
line is to be built down the Chat
tahoochee Valley from Talladega
through Montgomery to Pensa-.
cola where a deep water port will
be had on the Gulf.
Another branch, of no less inn
portance is the one to Tampa for
which a charter has been issued.
The Tampa Northern will be
built to Thomasville to Fitzgerald
and thence to Birmingham, At
lanta and Nashville.
NEW SUMMER RESORT.
At one time it was proposed to
build the Atlanta branch from
Warm Springs. Recently, how
ever, a change has been made
and the Junction point will be Cha
lybeate Springs. Alarge amount
of property has been acquired
around these springs by inter.
ests identified with the A. B. &
A. The plan, it is said, is to
build a great summer resort
here which will attract the peo-
pie of Florida and South Georgia.
BUILDING FOR FUTURE.
That the A. B. & A. is some.
thing more than a mere local road
is gradually impressing itself
upon residents of small towns
along the line. With nearly 500
miles already under operation
and fully 800 miles additional un-
der construction the company
has little to say of its plans or
its future. This lends color to |
the report that the Frisco Sys-
tenn is behind every move and
proposes to have a net work of
lines over the Southeast, forming
an eastern outlet for the big |
Rock Island-Frisco System.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-08-04
q u - II ~ y q
a PROCLAMATION
BY HIS EXCELLENCY, JOSEPH M. TERRELL
GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA.

gressional District, and to the Oconee judicial
circuit until another circuit shall be established
embracing the present county of Irwin, in which
case it shall belong to said new circuit, and
shall be attached to the Fifteenth State Senator
ial district,
That all legal voters residing in the limits
of said county of Ben Hill entitled to vote for
members of the General Assembly under the
laws of Georgia shall on the first Tuesday in
January, 1907, elect an ordinary, clerk of the
superior court, a sheriff, coroner, tax'collec-
tor, tax receiver, county surveyor, county
surveyor, county treasurer, and three commits
sioners of roads and revenues for said county.
said election to be held at Fitzgerald, the county
site of said county.
"That the superior courts of said county
shall be held on the first Mondays in April and
October of each year.
THE limits of the said county, the congress
sional and senatorial districts and the judicial
circuit to which it is attached, the time of hold
ing the terms of the superior courts shall be as
designated above until changed by law.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That
when this proposed amendment shall be agreed
to by two.thirds (a5) of the members elected to
each of the two Houses and shall have been en-
tered on the Journal of each House with the ayes
and nays taken thereon, the Governor is hereby
directed to cause the said proposed amendment
to be advertised in at least two papers in each
congressional district at least two months be.
fore the next general election to be held on the
first Wednesday in October 1906, and he shall
also provide for submission of the proposed
amendment at said general election. And if
majority of the electors shall ratify such pro.
posed amendment by majority OF the electors
qualified to vote for members of the General
Assembly, such amendment shall become part
of the Constitution of Georgia.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the Governor to submit
said amendment to the people at said election IN
the following form: That those voting in favor
of said proposed amendment shall have written
or printed on their tickets, In favor of Ratifca-
ton of the Amendment to the Constitution
Creating the County of Ben Hill, with Fitzger.
aid as the County Site, 'and those opposed to the
ratification of said amendment shall have written
or printed tickets, Opposed to the Ratification
of Amendment to the Constitution Creating the
County of Ben Hill with Fitzgerald as the Coun-
ty Site.
A~o"' SnCAC JOSSPu I'VE ACIAS1ls WV
ernor of said State, do issue this my procama-
ton hereby declaring that the foregoing propos-
ed amendment TO the Constitution is submitted
for ratification rejection to the voters of the
State, qualified to vote for members of the Gem
eral Assembly, at the general election to be held
on Wednesday October 3, 1906,
JOSEPH M. TERRELL, Governor.
By the Governor:
PHILIP Cook Secretary of State.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-08-04
Atlanta, Ga, July 10Th. 100!

Atlanta, Ga, July 10Th. 1905
To The Editor of the Journal
This letter is written without
the inspiration of knowledge of
Hon. Hoke Smith, or the inspi-
ration of any friend of sup
porter of his. in his present
campaign, and l only write it in
the hope it will help stop unjust
criticism of a man for a thing he
is not responsible for and could
not help in the past and cannot in
the past and cannot in the future
control, so long as own major.
ity of the stock in the Piedmont
Hotel Company and control its
policy.
The naked facts in regard to
this hotel and it's bar attachments
are as follows:
Some four aud a half years ago
Mr.. Smith, my brother Mr.. Sam
Parrot. and myself, decided to
erect this hotel and lease it to
some first class hotel man or
men. After I had the hotel
ready for lease, I found it impos-
sible 20 lease it for a figure that
woul pay a fair return on the in
vestment, and I was forced to
employ a manager and operate it
for. the company, and demon
strate thereby what could be
done with it.
At this point it dawned on Mr..
Smith that he was to be interes-
ted in a bar.room and he urged
me, time over and again, to cut
out the bar feature and operate
without. AS the Piedmont was
to be essentially commercial
hotel, l knew it was folly to at
temp to operate it without this
feature, and Mr.. Smith was fore
ed TO yield to my view because l
had the controlling interest.
He then asked me to have the
accounts so KEEP: that I could tell
lust what the profits of the bar
were and he told me then, some
three years ago that every dol
lar of his quota of the profits
were to go to certrain charity,
which he named, at the explra'
ton of our present contract with
our manager, agreed to this
and not one penny has ever been
paid to Mr.. Smith from the pro-
ceeds of this bar.
I regret this agitation. exceed
ingly. The Piedmont Hotel and
myself as principal owner, are
not in any sense in politics, and
it is a hardship on the company
to have this constant naggina
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-08-04
Seaboard interchangeable Mile
age Better Than Ever.

The Seaboard Air Line Inter.
changeable Mileage Tickets now
on sale, will after July 18th also
be good over the Central of Geor-
gia, Georgia Southern & Florida,
Norfolk & Southern, Atlantic &
North Carolina and Virginia
and Carolina Coast roads, FIVE
new additions, making a total of
twenty-eight lines in all. repre-
senting nearly 10000 miles.
You do not have to delay your
purchase, but Seaboard Iuter-
changeable Mileage heretofore
sold and now on sale will be good
over the additional roads after
July 18th, regardless of date
purchased. Purchase your mill
age tickets from the Seaboard
Air Line Railway.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-08-04
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
STATE OF GEORGIA,
mr. 1yu>A T,,1u n


ATLANTA, July 81.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly, at its
session in 1906, proposed an amendment to the
Constitution of this State, as set forth 10 an Act
approved July 31st. 1906, to wit:
A bill to be entitled an Act to propose to the
qualified electors of this State, an amendment to
paragraph of section 1 of article IL of the Con-
stitution of this State as amended by the ratica-
ton by the qualified voters of this State of the
Act approved July 49, 1904 and for other pur.
poses.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Georgia, That the following amend
ment is hereby proposed to paragraph 2, section
l. article II of the Constitution of this State, as
amended by the ratification by the qualified vot-
ers of this State of the Act of July 10, 1904.
to wit, by adding to said paragraph the follow
ing language:
provided, however, that in addition to the
counties now propvided for by this Constitu-
ton there shall be new county laid out from
the counties of Irwin and Wilcox, bounded as fol-
lows: Beginning at the point where the south
line of land lot No. 167 in the third district of
Wilcox county crosses the Alapaha river and
running due east along the said south line to the
northeast corner of land lot 159 in the third dis.
trct of Irwin county; tn ence north to the north
east corner of land lot 172 in the third district
of Wilcox county; thence east to the northeast
corner of land lot No. ia in the third district of
Irwin county; thence south to the northeast cor
ner of land lot No. 157 in the third district of
Irwin county, and thence east to the northeast
corner of land lot 156 in the third district of 1r-
win county, and thence south to the northeast
corner of land lot No. sc in the third district of
Irwin county; thence east to the northeast cor
ner of land lot 81 ia the third district of Irwin
county, and thence south to the northeast cor
ner of land lot No. % in third district of Irwin
county; thence east to the southeast corner Of
land lot No. 233 in the fourth district of Irwin
county, and thence north to the southwest cor
ner of land lot No. 200 in the fourth district of
Irwin county, and thence east to the southeast
corner of land lot No. 80 in the fourth district
of Irwin county, and thence north along the east
line of land lot No. 80 to the Ocmugee river,
and thence in westerly direction along the Oc-
mulgee river to the point where House creek in
Wilcox county empties into the Ocmulgee river,
and thence in a westerly direction along the
said House creek to the point where the said
House creek crosses the north line of land lot
No. 255 in the third district of Wilcox county,
and thence west along the north line of said
land lot 255 and the district lines between the
first and the third districts in the said county
of Wilcox to the Alapaha river. and thence in
southerly direction along the said Alapaha river
to the starting point"
THAT Fitzgerald shall be the county site of
said county.
''Said county shall be attached to the third con.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-08-04

and unfair criticism caused by
political contest with which my
brother and I are in no way con.
uected.
While for personal considera-
tons, will vote for, Mr.. Smith,
he well knows my brother and
myself are not in sympathy with
him in many .of his ideas and
policies.
Respectfully,
George W. Parrot.
President of the Piedmont Hotel
Company.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-02-02
Pioneer Grocer Retires.

7. B. Cornell has sold his grocery
store to A. ]. Pike and Il. Y. Dean
and the new owners assumed control
Thursday. Mr.. Cornell has been in
business in Grants Pass for the past
13 years and he has made financial
success of his venture and he had one
OF the best grocery trades in the city
to turn over to his successors. He
will not leave Grants Pass, but after
taking we'll earned vacation will
again go into business, but what line
he has not decided on.
OF the new proprietors. Mr.. Pike
has been the head clerk in Mr.. Cor
nell's store and he has proven him
self to be thorough business man
and thoroughly reliable. Mr.. Dean
has an equally good standing in the
business community of Granst Pass
and the new firm begins their under
taking with every prospect of success.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-02-02
w IL L l A NJ s

Joe johnson made o business trir
to the city last Friday.
George and Miss Katherin Chapman
returned from Grants Pass Thursday
Born-Wednesday, January s5. 1906.
to Mr.. and Mrs. James Turvey, a son.
Ed Bingaman and Mat Chapman
made a business trip to Grants Pass
last week.
The Quarterly meeting will be held
at the Kennedy Chapel next Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. Ed Tryer and little daughter.
Remoh, went to Grants Pass Thurs
day to visit friends.
. George Chapman left for Alaska
last Thursday. His wife accompanied
him as far as Jacksonville.
Mat Chapman and Ed Bingham are
preparing to go to Washington. Mr..
Chapman has been engaged for the
past two years in the shingle bust.
ness, having a mill in upper Will.
Jams creek,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-02-02
Douglas County Merchants Union

E. L. Cannon Of Roseburg, was in
our city on Wednesday in the interest
of the Merchants Protective Associa.
tion of Douglas county. Our leading
merchants have joined the associa-
tion, the object of which, as its name
implies, is to. protect the interests of
the merchants and further their vel.
fare. The organization was started
in Roseburg short time ago and was
first merely local in its scope, but is
now branching out SO as to embrace
most, if not all, Of the merchants of
the county. Most merchants sell
more or less on credit. The good
will Of the merchants is often taken
advantage of by people who either
cannot or will not pay. The delin.
quent list Of the association shows at
once who is good pay and who is not
deserving Of credit. In older com.
munitles where the merchants ass J.
Citations have existed for several
years, valuable results have been
achieved. Glendale News.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-02-02
EVANGELISM CONTINUING
At the Church of Christ. Corner
4th and H Streets.

Mr.. Bower has been continuing to
do the preaching at the special meet
ings owing to the detention of Mr..
Ellington who was to be here to as
sist. The interest has constantly
deepened and the audiences have been
large and regular. Several have not
missed a service. A number have
been added TO the church.
Mr.. Billington will be here for
Sunday, February 4th, and will dc
the preaching in the remainder of the
meeting. The song service will con.
tinue to be a strong feature with
books for all.
Mr.. Bower invites all friends tc
meet Mr.. BillinRton and to hear his
sermon from Sunday on.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-02-02
A Matrimonial Chance Lost.

A young woman working in stock
ing factory, fearing her chances small
for life partner, wrote the following
and slipped it into the toe of gentle
mans sock, says the Daily Trade:
"a young lady, good looking and
of some means, would like to cores
pond with the wearer Of this stocking,
if he is single, with view to matri-
mony."
A Young man bought the sock. and
said, This is my chance. He
wrote to the young lady, Offering
himself as suitable party. and to
his surprise, got this reply: 81 have
been married eight years and have a
family of five children
The merchant from whom he
bought the socks had never adver-
tised, consequently they had lain on
his shelves for eight years.