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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-01-31
PRIZE FOR ESSAY.

Under the auspices OF the Kennesaw
Chapter United Daughters of the Con-
federacy, Mr.. J. W. Legg, of Marietta,
offers prize for the best essay on the
following subject
"The Confederate Navy in the war
between the States"
l. This offer to be open to all white
children of Cobb county under age OF
eighteen years.
2. The length Of the essay to be 1000
or 1900 words, to be typewriter if pos
sible, but this is not essential.
8. Essays may De prepared at home
with full use of all references.
4. Manuscript to be graded upon sub
ject matter and style.
5. The prize will be awarded at the
closing exercises of the school at or
near which it is won. 1t will be pre-
sented by an officer of the local chap
ter Daughters of the Confederacy.
6. Essays are to be sent in, on or be-
fore the t1rst OF March and signed by
fictitious name, and known to the cem-
mittee by number only. All particu-
lars will be fully explained in next
weeks paper and the prize specified.
Kennesaw Chapter appreciates Mr..
Legg's generous offer, and hopes that
ali teachers and parents throughout
the county will interest themselves in
securing widespread study and inter-
est in this subject.
Should the essays prove specially
good, the best will be sent to the CEN
trail state committee where it will
stand chance of winning the State
medal also.
Be sure and read next weeks paper,
There will be full particulars given and
books of reference named.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-01-31
COMPELLED TO. ABANDON FARM.

Scarcity of farm labor is greater
here this season than ever before
known, and many farms in Sum-
ter county are being operated with
greatly reduced force this year.
This complaint is general here,
and the result will he a curtail
ment of farming operations, as
plows cannot be run without labor
and farmers will not pitch a crop
that cannot be cultivated. It is
said that on one fine farm near
Americas, usually operating ten
or dozen plows, there is not a
single laborer-a condition never
before known i'll the history of the
county, and. there are others
where labor conditions are almost
as bad. The prospect is certainly
discouraging. to say the least
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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-01-31
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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-01-31
THE SALTON SEA.

What to do about the Salton
Sea Is a problem which Congress
must decide in the next few weeks
or never. President Roosevelt has
sent in an emergency message de-
scribing the situation and telling
a remarkable story of the struggle
between man and nature, with ma
ture now holding the upper hand.
The Imperial Valley of San
Diego county, California, also
known as the Salton Sea; lies be-
low sea level ard also about 200
fleet below the level of the Colora-
do river, which flows along it's
eastern side. The valley is pro-
tected by low hills which extend
as far as the Mexican border, but
there end. Irrigation has been
the great need of the valley, and
a few years ago a private company
undertook to supply it by leading
the water of the river around the
southern end of the hills and
through Mexico back into Cali
fornia. The company rejoiced i'll
huge profits, which it's officials
pocketed instead of using for per-
manent irrigation works. With
what the president calls criminal
negligence" no controlling works
were erected at the river where
the cut was made, and when the
flood came the river tore through
It's soft banks and began to flow
into the Salton country. To save
it's tracks the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company spent $1,000
600 and patched up the bank, fine
ishing the work Nov. 4, last. A
month later came a rise in the
river which tore tho levees out
again. With the spring floods
such a breach will be made that
enormous expenditures will be
necessary to save the valley from
being turned into an inland lake
if, indeed, there will be any hope
of saving it.
The president urges that the
rights of the private improvement
company be acquired on reasona-
BILE terms, that $2,OO0,000 be ap-
propriated for work in building
permanent levees, and that funds
be provided for an irrigation
scheme on huge scale.
The estimate that 100000 acres
of land "as fertile as the Nile
Valley" can he reclaimed and he
illustrates the Importance of the
work by pointing out that the en-
tire producing area of Southern
California is only about 250,000
acres. This land will support, he
thinks, from $4,000 to 500, 900
people and the land values alone,
under proper irrigation and pro-
tectiou, should be worth from
1850, O00,00 to $700,O0O,OOO.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-01-31
TEN PAGES.
MAKING PROGRESS.

Acworth has organized a fire com.
pany. Two reels and 1000 feet of hose
have arrived. A hook and ladder wagon
will be ordered, and a station house
and hall built.
AcwOrth, with water-works and cleo
trio lights, is making progress. 1t is
one Of the best towns in Cobb comfy,
with citizenry equal to the best in
the State. 1t has good public schools,
churches, enterprising merchants, and
an excellent paper. May this hustling
town continue to grow and prosper.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-01-31
TO YOU.

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ings job printing or subscription you
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must be closed out Don't wait for rs
to call on you. If we owe you, present
your bills at once and we will pay
them. Now don't think this doesn't
mean you, but the OIL er fellow, for it
does.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-01-31

Gov. Terrell wrote to Comman-
der R. G. Davenport, of the bat
tleship Georgia, relative to the
presentation in a formal and fit
ting manner of the proposed silver
service. The Georgia will be held
at jamestown for the exposition
maneuvers at Hampton Roads and
some time during the exposition
the handsome service will be pre-
sented with naval honors. Miss
DuBose, of Athens, has in charge
the raising of the funds, about
$40, 900, for this service.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-01-31

A report is current to the effect
that Mr.. William jennings Bryan
has already signed contracts for
eighty-three lectures during the
current year at $500 each, and
still has a number of open dates
which he is willing to dispose of
at the same price. His income,
therefore, from his lectures alone
will approximate what he would
receive if he were president, and
he will have none of the worry and
responsibility that attaches to the
presidential office. Mr.. Bryan
seems to be capitalizing his noto-
rlety even more rapidly than SEN
ator Tillman, who is said to have
made only $4,000 last year as o
lecturer.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-01-31

A New Jersey church congrega-
ton held a prayer service and
prayed that Andrew Carnegie
might loose his purae strings and
give them 81 ops for a new church
organ. Mr.. Carnegie heard of the
matter, and the prayer was an
swered. And yet there are per-
sons who dc not believe in the eff
ficacy of prayer.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-01-31
CLUBBING RATE,

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rietta Journal and Watson's Jefferso-
man Magazine, monthly, for 81 10; all
three publications for 50 70.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-01-31

The Atlantic Coast Lire Rail
road has increased the wages of
the employees of that system
$3.50, 900 per annum. Every man
in the employ of the system re-
ceived an increase, and is in adj
dition to the increase allowed
some time since.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-01-31

A special from Douglas, Ariz. ,
says that Pert Zelay, an Arizona
cowboy, single-handed, has just
killed six Mexicans in a fight at q
railroad camp near Montezuma,
Mexico, and escaped.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-01-31

Orders have been received by
the Atlanta recruiting Office to
enlist number of negroes to take
the place of those discharged from
the Twenty-fifth Infantrylby Pres
ident Roosevelt following the
Brownsville affair.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-01-31

After being out one hour, Mrs.
Stamper was acquitted by the
jury in Atlanta for the murder of
John Dodgen, whose body was
found on the back porch of her
houae.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-01-31

After March 4 the Democratic
representation in the Senate will,
with single exception, be con-
fined to the South If we have a
solid South we also have a solid
North, which includes the East
and West.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-01-31

Just as we'll look happy and gay
as to appear as if you we're going
to your mother-in-law's funeral.
The world cares nothing ABOUT
your troubles; it's your prosper
ity and dough" that catches the
crowd. -Manatee Record.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-01-31

U. S. Senator Piles, of Seattle,
Wash, has received a fee of half
q million dollars in will case.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-05
Many Witnesses.

That We examined a large num-
Der of witnesses furnished by the dis
trict attorney, the counsel, defend
ant and called by the commission,
among them were prison physicians,
chaplains, probate court officers.
sheriffs, guards in charge OF the de-
PENDANT, two of the defendants coun-
sci and fifteen physicians, twelve of
whom were alienists. We have re-
ceived in evidence many documents
and papers including written COM
munications from the defendant to
his counsel
After careful examination of the
defendant, personally and of all the
evidence, We find the following facts:
Continued on page eight. 49,
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-05

/ ms IS ARII1


New York. April 4.-Frafk w.
Hill. stenographer. WAS arrested to-
night charged with having sold to q
newspaper. personal letter OF e. r.
Hartman The. warrant was sworn
to by Alexander Millaf. secretary for
the Union Pacific Railroad Company,
OF which road Mr. Hartman is the
president and. was served by detee-
five from the district Attorneys Of
Ace. Hin was locked up at police
Headquarters.
The tetter-in question was address.
sed by Mr.. Hartman to Sidney Web
ster and was first published here by
the World last Tuesday morning.
Statements therein contained called
forth reply from President Roose-
welt Tuesday afternoon. Hill is 81
years old and lives in Brooklyn.
! E. H. Hartman today made the
following statement relative to the
recent exchange of correspondence
between himself and President Roose-
welt:
Il do not intend to continue this
controversy. You gentlemen (mean-
ing the reporters) must try to help
me and not ask me to answer cues
ton the answers to which are self
evident
Everybody knows that the con-
test for the senatorship in 1904 was
between Messrs Black and Depew
and there could not possibly have
been any other candidate. There
was no bargain whereby money was
to be raised In consideration of hay-
Ing Depew appointed as ambassadors
to France or made United States
senator and my letter to Mr.. Web
ster does not so state. That part Of
the agreement was for the purpose of
harmonizing the Black and Depew
forces, il it became necessary"
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-05
TAFT FOR PRESIDENT.
Roosevelt Club of Cincinnati Pledges
Its Support

Cincinnati. April AT a special
meeting of the Roosevelt Republican
club of Hamilton county tonight re-
solutions were passed endorsing the
Roosevelt administration and pledg-
ing support to the candidacy OF Will
liam H. Taft for the presidency in
1908. In reference to the manner of
deciding which candidate may receive
Ohio's support the resolution says:
This club approves and welcomes
the submission to the popular vote at
open primaries the question of
Ohio's choice for president or senator,
provided such primary election were
to be held at proper time apart
from general election and provided
such primary we're to be open with
out any restrictions except that those
voting were Republicans In national
politics" -: -N .r -.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-05

Creary were agreed to, and today the
resolution will be sent back to the
House as amended. This shifts the
seat OF war back to the lower house.
1t is probable that a joint COM
mittee will be appointed to draft a
resolution suitable to both houses be-
fore the matter is finally disposed of,
and the prospects are good for a very
interesting debate today between op-
posing members Of the house. -''.'i.
Among the most important meas
ures so far introduced are the fol-
lowing:
By Senator Trammell, putting the
telegraph and telephone companies
in the hands of the Railroad Com
mission to employ competent civil
engineer to act as inspector of rail-
road tracks; to prevent discrimina-
ton between city and rural schools;
providing that the trustees of the In
ternal Improvement Fund shall ad-
vertise for bids in disposing of public
lands; one providing that express
packages of pounds weight, or less
shall not be charged over 25 cents,
and that this rate shall be made the
basis for fixed tariff.
Mr.. Trammell also put in a bill
taxing franchises, and one providing
for Jim Grow" waiting rooms, and
enlarging powers of the Railroad
Commission in certain directions.
Senator Crane introduced his bill
of the session of 1905, providing for
uniform text books and a commits
sion; also a bill imposing a penalty
of $25 for non-delivery of Geographic
messages within a reasonable time.
This measure also applies to tele-
phone messages, when written for
transmission to other points. -.
Senator Grill introduced his geolog-
survey UllIs anu OCuoNOA DOoA "a
put in his famous constitutional
amendment, limiting the suffrage to
white males over 81. Mr.. Grill also
introduced a bill providing for a
change of venue in criminal cases
BY Senator Hudson, a bill pro-
viding for Jim Crow" waiting rooms.
BY Senator Adams, providing that
sewing machine agents shall take out
licenses.
Senator McCreary introduced sew
eral bills, one of which was his uni
form text book measure of 1905.
This bill provides that the selection
Of school books shall be left in the
hands of the county superintendent
of public instruction, and not in the
hands of special commission.
Mr.. Buchanan introduced - bill
CONTINUED On page three.)
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-05
THE WHEAT YIELD.
1t Is Reported TO Be Well Up to the
Average.

Chicago, April with the law
of supply and demand so much
against it, the wheat market is do
ing remarkably well in the matter of
price stability. New low records have
been reached for the season, but &C
cOmpanying 1t is an undeniable and
strong faith in the general situation.
The faith seems to indicate a well set
conclusion that, no matter what may
be lacking in buoyan, influence
abroad, the home consumption is
potent enough to keep values near
tire current level, and that If wide
spread damage should be inflicted, on
winter wheat higher prices are GER
tain to ensue. In the absence of bull
letin influences abroad. the natural
tendency at home is to magnify
stories on injury by the green hug,
by unseasOnably warm weather, lack
of moisture and high winds.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-05
Report of Commission.

The report OF the commission In
full is as follows:
!. I'VE, the undersigned, appointed
by this court by orders dated March
Is, 1907, and March q, 1907, a COM
mission forthwith to examine into
the mental condition of Harry K
Thaw and to report to the court with
all convenient speed the facts, and
their opinion as to whether, at the
time of the examination, Harry X.
Thaw was in a state of idiOcy, i'm
becility, lunacy or insanity, so as to
be incapable or rightly understanding
his own condition, the nature of the
charges against him and of conduct
ing his defense in a rational manner
do respectfully report:
That before commencing our ex-
animation We took the oath preScrib-
ed by the statutes.
That the commission was organ
lied by the selection of David Nc
Clure, as chairman, William H
Penny, as clerk, and Bartholomew
Moynyan, as stenographer.
THAT We were attended by the
honorable District Attorney Jerome,
district attorney, county of New York
and counsel for the defendant took
part in the proceedings The de-
fendant attended in person all hear
ings and was orally and physically
examined.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-05
xrRy BUSY SESSION, OF YES
TERpAy OF BOTH
HOUSES IS
|IHt COMMITTEE taAlRhH


Tallahassee, April 5.-A very in
,eresting day was yesterday in both
TIE Senate and the House of repre-
.sutatives; large number of bills
heing introduced in both houses, 20
IN the Senate and 43 in the lower
house. ."
The House passed a bill under sus-
pension of the rules to authorize
bond issue of $4,000 by the city of
Tallahassee, for the purpose of buy
hing, leasing or otherwise acquiring
and improving the waterworks system
of the city, or of establishing a
municipal system. The bill was in
produced by Mr.. Wells, of Leon.
The House also passed under sus-
pension of the rules. the bill passed
by the Senate validating the bond
issue of $4,000 by the town of
Bradentown for municipal improve
ments
The Buchanan bill restoring the
grand jury to the original number
vas referred to the House committee
bn Judiciary. and Senate bill number
So, relating to the municipality of
Key West, and introduced by Presi-
bent Harris, was referred in the
House to the committee on county
Ind city organization.
Speaker Matthews announced the
appointment of the standing com.
nittees Of the House, the chairman
pf the principal committees being, as
follows.
Judiciary-Mr. MacWiIliams, of
81. Johns. =.
Finance and Taxation MIR. Will
BON. of fernando. tF
Constitutional Amendments Mr..
Clarke, Of Jefferson.
Railroads and Telegraph-Mr. Dor
nan, OF Suwannee.
Appropriations-Mr. Harvell, of
Eanta Rosa.
Education-Mr. Dudley, of Hills
borough.
Corporations-Mr. Matthews, OF
eaarion.
81 Canals and Drainage-Mr. Done
ean, Of osceola.
Organized Labor-Mr. Mckenzie,
pf Putnam. ....,
Census and Apportionment-Mr.
Nartman, of Marion.
State Pensions-Mr. Mcclellan, of
uwannee.
Senator Humphreys, of the twent-
eth district, and Representative Pet
lgrew, socialist, of Manatee. in
reduced in their respective bodies
institutional amendments incorpor-
ting the principles of direct legisla-
ION, as expressed through the mi
pative and referendum.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No.
was received by the House, and
pr. Dorman moved to substitute it
or House concurrent resolution
20. l. both providing for a committee
2 investigate the Internal Improve
nent Fund Of the State. Mr.. Car
er, Of Alachua, the author of the
'ouse resolution. vigorously opposed
ne change, and was supported by Mr..
Filson, OF fernando. Mr.. Dorman
ND Mr.. Watson, of Dade, favoring it.
ne proposition was lost by a vote
y 80 to 20. whereupon Mr.. knight,
citrus, moved that the Senate re-
o.ution be substituted for the resolu-
ION introduced by himself the day
eiere, and then on the calender. Mr..
THIS OF Levy, moved to table Mr..
nights motion, and it was done by
vote OF S3 to % on a division.
Meanwhile In the Senate, the
rouse concurrent resolution was
nder consideration. and Senator
card, of the second, author of the
enate resolution, moved to strike all
iter the enacting clause in the
ouse resolution, and substitute his
"n In place OF that stricken. This
aouon was lost. but amendments
r'posed by Senators Adams and Nc
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-05

Continued on page eight.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-05
REPORT WAS UNANIMOUS IN
FINDING PRISoNERfSE.
sfSs SANE MIND Y =
JEROME IS NOT SATISFIED
Enters Protest and Will Appeal to
Appellate Court Because not Per.
mitted to Inspect Minutes ,..

New York, April 4.-Harry K
Thaw was declared sane by the I'M
animous report of the commission in
lunacy appointed to inquire into his
present mental condition. The mo-
ment the decision was handed down
from Justice FitZgerald's desk, Dis
trict Attorney Jerome was on his feet
vigorously protesting against it's con-
firmation by the court He charged
that he had been excluded from the
last session of the commission and
demanded to be allowed to have &C
cess to the minutes and stenographic
notes of what transpired at the final
mental and physical examination of
the defendant.
When Justice Fitzgerald declined
to turn the minutes over to the dis
trict attorney, Mr.. Jerome, declared
he would carry the case to the appel
late division of the supreme court,
asking that a writ of prohibition or
'mandamus be granted to prevent a
continuance of the Thaw trial until
the higher court had ruled upon the
legality of the commissions course
Waived Statutory Right.
Justice Fitzgerald reminded Mr..
Jerome that he had waived the statu-
tory right of attending the last ses-
sion of the commission by suggesting
himself that all the attorneys be
excluded from the sitting in Ques-
ton. He then granted the district
attorney an adjournment until next
Monday in order that he might have
time to prepare his application to the
appellate division. Mr.. Jerome pro-
tested that the time was not sufficient
but Justice Fitzgerald cut him short
with the announcement that the trial
must be concluded forthwith. I'm
less Mr.. Jerome should secure writ
OF prohibition in the meantime.
Justice Fitzgerald is expected to an
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-05

nounee on Monday that he has con-
frmed the report of the commission
and order that the trial proceed with
out further delay. The district at
torney and the counsel for the de-
Tense will be heard in. argument as
to the confirmation of the report at
Mondays session of the court II they
SO desire.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-07
OPPOSITION TO
BECKHAM'S METHOD

FRANKFORT, KY, Dec 6-(Spe-
ciaD- c. H. Beckham will retire
from office and Augustus e. Wilson,
the Republcan-elect will be sworn
in as chief executive of Kentucky
next Tuesday. From now until the
adjournment of the legislature he
will devote himself exclusively to his
candidacy for the senate, which his
managers are now busily engaged in
pushing.
The chief argument they are urg-
ing in the governors behalf is that he
is the party nominee and they say as
such he is entitled to support of all
Democrats. Many Democratic lead
ers, however, declare that the pri-
mary was premature and did not ex-
press the will of the voters. 1t is
probable that much opposition to
Beckham will deyelope in the legis-
lature.