The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-02-19
STATE GLEANIkGS.

about his utterance in Jackson, Ca,
on the subject of the prohibition law
and his reported belief as to amend
| Ing that law. II was misunderstood
In part. clearly stated that
thought that the law ought mot to
have been framed SO as to prohibit
the making of blackberry wine by
our country housewives, since black
berry wine Is used as medicine, not
beverage; but | added that ! had
made a pledge to the people that
would, il elected, veto any change
whatever which the legislature might
make in this law Therefore, IL a
single syllable Of that law is chang
1 ed by the legislature during the term
for which have been elected will
protect that pledgeaand veto it."
The oil mill and ginnery Of the
Southern Cotton Oil Company at Ar
lington were totally destroyed by fire.
The loss on buildings and machinery
ii placed at $4,000 with $4,000 III
surance. The loss on raw cotton
seed and products is estimated &c
$4,000. The town was threatened by
| the blaze which was famed by a
strong wind. The plants fire brig
ade and the volunteer department OF
the town were unable to cope with
the flames.
Chief of Police w. H. Forrest OF
Cordele was instantly killed by Bert
Cain. Cain at once surrendered to
Sheriff Ward and was lodged in the
county Jail. With Bert Cain, when
he shot Chief Forest, was Charlie
Cain, brother of the slayer. Charlie
and Bert Cain are sons Of ex-Chief
of Police Cain, who held the office
for many years, having only recent
ly been defeated by Forest for the
office.
The state department Of agricul-
ture has ordered seized second
carload Of oats shipped into the state
by A. c. Harsch & Co., OF Nashville,
Tenn, the first having been seized
at Athens. The second car was ship
ped to an Augusta firm, and was
found to contain Is per cent or more
Of barley, an adulteration in excess
of that permissible under the nation
al pure food law.
At a called meeting of the board
Of directors Of the Augusta chamber
of commerce, strong resolutions were
passed urging that the proposed de-
yelopment of twenty-four thousand
horse power on the Savannah river
by the Twin City Power Company Do
allowed by the war department 70 go
ahead uninterrupted.
Major ]. F. Hanson, president OF
the Central of Georgia Railroad, gave
out a statement in reply to the one
given out last week by the govern
or. The we'll known railroad man
takes issue with the chief executive,
and denies the accuracy of his state
I ments relative to railroad prosperity
in Georgia. A new form OF account
| inc. inaugurated by the interstate
commerce commission, has made re-
cent reports to the railroad commits
sion useless for comparative pur-
poses he states. He AYERS, further,
that when the earnings of the Cen
4 trail of 1908 are figured out under the
old accounting system, that denclt
rather than favorable balance ls
shown in the years business. This
DESPITE the fact that more than LOCO
employees were laid OFF during the
year.
Another blow will probably be dealt
the Atlantic Coast Line Railway as
a result of its temerity in removing
the shop forces from Savannah TO
Waycross. The tracks of the Coast
Line that enter through the southern
nortion of Savannah cross several
streets among them Bull street, on
a grade level with the streets. IL
| Is Manned to require the railroad to
either raise the tracks and let the
road pass beneath, or lower the
tracks beneath the road. That this
would cost enormously is apparent.
At a recent business meeting of
the members of the First Baptlst
Church Of Huntsville a committee
was appointed to arrange for the ap-
propriate celebration Of the centen-
ary anniversary of the organization
1 81 that church The church was or
~anized on the first Saturday in June.
1909. and was first known as the
West Fork or Flint River Church.
That the present game law is as
full of holes as a rabbit killed at on
feet, and that convictions are al
most impossible under it, is the opin-
ion Of Raiford Falligant, Savannah
attorney and game warden, who has
failed for year to convict anybody
# violating the law
The state department of agrlcul-
ture received letter from Ira Brox-
ton Of Shellman, Ga, stating that
number of his meat hogs had been
bitten by rabid dog and that three
of them who died He wanted TO
know what to do about it. The mat
ter was referred to Dr. P. F. Balm
sen of Americus, a veterinary SUR
geon. who frequently represents the
department in matters of this sort,
and he has advised that the injected