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WILLIAM J. HARRI
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Pr*pat#d by Federal F*od Admin lair atlas for Georgia
Buying Sugar For Home Use No Beef For This Hotel
The Man of the Hour, and Why
William J. Harris was born in Ce-
dartown, Polk county, Georgia, Feb
rHfcry 8, 1868. He was educated in
the common schools of Polk county
Md tie University of Georgia, teach
ing school during the summer to pro
vide means for his college training.
Xn 1895, he married Miss Julia Whee-
lar, daughter of Gen. Joseph Wheeler,
the distinguished Southern cavalry
leader. Mr. Harris has three brothers
now serving in the United States
Amy, Gen. P. C. Harris, Maj. Seals
Harris and Capt. Hunter Harris. Many
young men have been beneficiaries
of Mr. Harris’ aid in obtaining an edu
cation to equip them for life's work.
Political Service.
As Chairman of the Polk County
Democratic Executive Committee, he
succeeded in establishing the "white
primary,’’ in 1892.
As private secretary to Senator A
8. Clay, and under the training of this
distinguished Georgian. Mr. Harris be
gan, in early life, to look after the
Interests in Washington of Georgians
lrom every section.
.19 1912 Mr. Harris managed Presi
dent Wilson's first campaign in Geor-
was elected chairman of the
State Democratic Executive Commit
tee, and played prominent part in roil
ing Up the largest majority Georgia
•V*r gave a candidate for President.
Legislative Service.
Mr. Harris represented the 38th dis
trict in the state senate in 1911-12, and
there worked and voted for every
nsaasnre that would help the farmers
and benefit the taxpayers of the stale.
Some of these include:
(1) Mr. Harris introduced aud aid
«d ip the passage of the hill abolish-
fef the unlimited fees of oil inspec
tors, and fixing their maximum salary
at $180 pel mofith. This law has
saved the state thousands of dollars.
In 1917 alone, it saved the stale net.
*182,588.
(2) Mr. Harris introduced and pass
ed the bill requiring lobbyists to reg
litter, thereby eliminating the grafting,
professional lobbyist, and protecting
legislation.
(S) Mr. Harris advocated the sepa
rate leasing of the W. & A Railroad
trdm the other state property in Char
tasooga, a policy since adopted by the
“Lease Commission."
(4) Personally, Mr. Harris has a!
trays been a consistent prohibitionist,
iai has always supported all measures
looking to freeing the state from the
Bquor traffic
National Service.
Ah director of the United States Cen-
Sji. to which he was appointed by
Resident Wilson, officials tudtiy say
that Mr. Harris was the most efficieut
director since the bureau was estab-
Usfcfed. The chief ’’criticism" against
Hi administration, made by Judge
{fti$hes. Republican nominee for Presi
dent, was that he appointed so many
««of«ia Democrats to positions In the
department.
President Wilson appointed Mr. Har
ris acting secretary of commerce, in
the absence of Secretary Redfield, and
tfefdlaily approved his services and ef
ftciehcy as a temporary memoer of the
cabinet
Under Republican rule the Wali
Street gamblers were permitted to keep
down the price of cotton by including
I* .fee Census estimate the number of
ifeiW of llnters cotton. Mr. Harris had
thh Haters estimate separated from
S# gegiular cotton reports, which re
duced the estimates and tended to
fee price of cotton. During Re
publican rule, it was freely charged
that there were ’’leaks’’ in cotton esti
mates of the census bureau.. Not once
since the administration of Mr. Harris
has there been the slightest suspicion
of a ’’leak’’ in the census reports.
In the census bureau, Mr. Harris
changed the ’’age limit,” fixed by the
Republicans, so that Confederate Vet
erans could be given the same oppor
tunities as Union Veterans; and many
old Confederate Soldiers are now hold
ing good places in the department, It
was in keeping with his devotion, to
the old soldiers. His father was
brave Confederate Veteran, and his
father-in-law was the gallant “Little
Joe” Wheeler.
Promoted by the President.
Due to Mr. Harris’ efficient adminis
tration of the census bureau. President
Wilson promoted him by appointing
him a member of the federal trade
board. Recognizing his ability, his
colleagues, two years later, elected him
chairman of Uie board. Resigning to
enter bis campaign for United Stales
senator as the loyal supporter of Pres
ident Wilson in winning the war, as
against the present junior senator from
Georgia. Mr. Harris carried with him
the love, esteem, confidence and best
wishes of his colleagues, the depart
ment heads and the President who had
further exjiressed his confidence in Mr.
Harris by ihe following additional ap
pointments:
(1) Appointed by the President as
member of (lie price fixing committee
of the war industries board, to fix
prices for army supplies. When, New
England manufacturers endeavored to
fix tlie price of cotton. Mr. Harris op
posed them most vigorously. He also
brought charges against the ’ bagging
trust’’ which is now facing trial.
J2) The President named the sec
retary ot agriculture, Mr. Hoover and
Mr. Harris a committee of three to in
vestigate the advisability of the gov
ernment taking over the meat packing
houses. The President’s confidence
was further expressed when Mr. Har-
11 is resigned, by the request that he
name his own successor, and Mr. Har
ris named lion Victor Murdoch.
The Confidence of Mr. Wilson.
Further indicative of the confidence
of President Wilson in Air. Harris,
the following conclusion of the Prc
dent’s letter accepting his resignat
from the federal trade commission
run for the United States senate:
“May I not say how warmly I hav
appreciated the way in which you have
performed the difficult and often deli
cate duties assigned to you in the
trade commission ‘ 1 am sure that
1 am expressing the general feeling
when 1 express my regret at your
withdrawal.
“Cordially and sincerely vours,
•WOODROW WILSON.
“Hon. William J. Harris,
“Federal Trade Commission.”
Mr. Harris’ Qualifications.
Mr. Harris is in close touch with
conditions at the national’ capitol. His
relations with the administration are
intimate. lie has the confidence and
esteem of the President and depart
ment heads. Through these relations
he is in better position to represent
Georgia in the United States senate—-
her people, her commercial, financial
and agricultural interests and to ren
der effective aid and service to Geor
gia soldier‘and sailor boys, fighting
for Americanism and Democracy,—
than probably any other Georgian now
in the public eye. Mr. Harris' elec
tion will mean that the good name
of Georgia will be redeemed from the
charge of disloyalty and “kaiseriam”
with which it has been stained by the
misrepresentation of the recent past.
Mrs. Burns’ Letter.
jjbfe is a letter othat is certain t
piove of interest to people in this
vicinity; as cases of this sort occur in
almost fevery neighorhood, and people
should know what to do in like cir
cumstances:
Savannah, Mo., Oct. 12,1916.
“I Bird a bottle of Chamberlain's
Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy about
one years ago and it cure me of flux
(dysentery) I had another attack of
the same complaint some three or
four years ago and a few doses of this
remedy cured me. I have recom
mended Chamberlain’s Colic and Diar
rhoea Remedy to dozens of people
since I-first used it.”
Retail merchants are required by
the sugar regulations to “take a state
ment from the customer” that he has
not on hand, including the purchase
about to be made, a quantity of sugar
greater than the law allows. The bur-;
den of the provision falls on the mer- j
chant to know this. To protect them
selves the merchants of the state have
been authorized by the Food Adminis
tration to provide themselves with the
following form, require the signature
of the purchaser, and keep the signed
application on file subject to inspec
tion by the administration:
Householder’s Sugar Application
I hereby apply for purchase ot...'
ppunds of sugar for
household use at
Street, City of,,...
There are persons in my
family. Including servants.
I hereby certify on my honor that
I Will not attempt to purchase sugar
elsewhere in excess of three pounds
per person per month for home con
sumption, in conflict with this state
ment I further certify that this pur
chase, Including sugar now on hand
di in my possession or under my con
trol will not exceed a 30 days’ sup
ply on the above basis.
(Sign)
Dare
(This applies oniy to cane or beet
sugars in all forms The merchant
must hold this certificate subject to
inspection of the agents of the Fed
eral Food Administrator for Georgia )
Functions Of the
Food Administration
(By Herbert Hoover.)
To so guide the trade in. the fun
dainental food commodities as to elim
inate vicious speculation, extortion
and wasteful practices and to stabilize
prices in the essential staples
To guard our exports so that against
the world’s shortage, we retain suf
ficient supplies for our own people
and to co-operate with the Allies to
prevent inflation of prices.
To stimulate in every manner with
in our power the production and sav
ing of our food in order that we may
increase exports to the Allies to a
point which will enable them to prop
erly provision their armies and to feed
their peoples.
the Hicks hotel in Savannah, on*
of the large hostelries of the state,
will not be allowed to serve beef in
any form until January 1, 1919
The concern was found to have vio
lated the rigid beef conservation or
der by serving beefsteak on Monday—
it is permitted only at one meal Thurs
day—and excessive use of wheat
bread. The case was a clear one of
flagrant violation.
In lieu of action by the Food Admin
istration the company paid *600.00 to
the Savannah Red Cross chapter and
agreed to use no beef whatsoever pri
or to next January.
We'li substitute corn for wheat and
victory for defeat.
food facts
Colored Men May Enlist
- The Navy Recruiting Station
at Americus has just received
instructions to enroll into the
NavaLReserve Force as many
mess attendants, Officers’ cooks
and stewards as possible. This
enables men who have the above
mentioned xperience an oppor
tunity to enter the Navy and
thereby stand a chance for im
mediate promotion and at the
same time be engaged in the per
formance of a grat and patriot
ic duty. If applicant has de
pendents the government will
care for them. This opportuni
ty is especially directed to the
colored people and now is their
chance''to get into the Navy for
the duration of the war only.
The Navy Recruiting Officer at
Americus upon request will fur-
r-'ih full particulars.
The demand for beet for the army,
the allies and their civilian population
for this summer Is beyond our present
supply and as a consequence the food
administration la asking that the con
sumption of beef of all kinds be great
ly reduced for the time being. On the
other hand we have increased
supply of pork and an economical
pansion of the use of this proaui
advisable at this time. Milk, cJCam
and butter are now’ abundan^and rep
resent on many farms "penshables”
not marketed These products with
cheese may well be used to make up
for the shortage of beef and supply
the necessary protein and fat to bal
ance the diet of fresh vegetables
Ev/ery meal in the rur^gSommuni
ties and the city communities as well,
where they have followed to the food
administration recommendation to
plant a garden, should now be a gar
den party. The use of the home
grown garden and orchard products
now will release immense amounts of
the more concentrated and staple
foods for the Allies and soldiers and
for the people living in industrial cen
ters where gardens ate impossible,
it is not patriotic to use canned goods
art this time when fresh products are
available, immense stocks of com
mercial cauned goods must be reserv
ed for the army and navy and every
home can help to build up this sur
plus by eating fresh foods and can
ning all they need for themselves.
SPECIAL SERVICES RENDERED
BY GA. BOARDOF ENTOMOLOGY
What The Board Has Done And Is Doing To
Save Food, Fruit And Cotton Crops From
Injurious Insects And Diseases
Atlanta, Ga.. May 21.—(Special.)—
The people of Georgia, especially
farmers aud fruit growers, ought to
be well posted on the variety aud ex
tent of the services offered to them
through the State Board of Entomol
ogy—services for which there is no
charge and which have saved tfie-
state, or its individual citizens, in the
last twenty years, many millions of
dollars. v
The Georgia State Board of Ento
mology was established in 1898 with
an initial appropriation of only *2,600.
It had then only a state entomologist
and a stenographer. Today it has grown
into a splendidly efficient organization
of fifteen, including state entomolo
gist, assistant, experts, station super
intendents, stenographers and others,
and handles annually a state appro
priation of *50,000.
Generally speaking the work of the
state board may be classified as in
spec-tion work, enforcement'of quar
antine regulations, investigations look
ing to the control of Injurious plant
insects, and experiments for the con
trol of plant diseases.
To Save Food Crops
The particular- purpose of this ar
ticle is to call the attention of farm
ers and fruit growers to the service
the state board of entomology renders,
so that there may be a wider appirca-
tion of it right now to prevent the de
struction by insects and diseases of
food and fruit crops so badly needed
by Georgia and the country.
The inspection work includes in
spection of the 115 nurseries in the
state, as well as foreign shipments
into Georgia, to prevent the dissemi
nation of injurious insects and plant
diseases, in addition, many peach and
apple orchards, private grounds in city
and country, truck, farms and cotton
fields are inspected at the request of
owners, and directions given regard
ing the control of any plant diseases
or insects discovered in them.'
Quarantine regulations which are
enforced by the board relate to the
boll weevil and cotton products from
State Entomologist Lewis, and the va
riety test stations at Waynesboro,
Sparta, Washington, Rome, Cornelia
and Atlanta are being directed by
Mr. C. A. McLendon. Mr. Lewis apd
Mr. Williams are covering those sec
tions of the state where the boll wee
vil is already prevalent. Mr. McLen
don is operating in chose sections
wffibih-havenot yet been reached by
the bolT^wSSvS. -— oe—
County Tests.
A special effoit is being made by
the Board of Entomology In many
counties to develop aud breed up
strains of cotton that can be *grown
successfully unde^ boll weevil and wilt
conditions in Georgia. In each of
these counties one or two cotton grow
ers provide from five to ten acres
which are planted in seed furnished
by the department From these cot
ton tests it is being ascertained what
varieties are best adapted to each
county, and a party is secured, who.
in a few years, will become a source
of seed supply from whom others in
that community may purchase seed of
a variety adapted to their soil and cli
mate.
In this connection attention may be
called to the fact that the Depart
ment of Entomology is giving special
directions, whenever called for, with
regard to growing cotton under boli
weevil conditions. These county
tests are being conducted under the
direction of Messrs Lewis, Williams
and McLendon in 130 counties The
department has adopted this plan of
distributing seed, instead of sending
out seed in bushel lots as heretofore
Dusting for Boli Weevil
in addition to the work on differ
ent insects as already outlined, the
board of entomology is conducting this
season extensive-experiments on dust
ing with arsenate of lead and other
materials for the control of the boll
weevil. This work is being done to
determine if it , Is possible to, develop
a more thorough, efficient and cheaper
method of controlling the boll weevil
than that now usually recommended.
Assistant Entomologist W. V. Reed,
engaged particularly in the work on
garden truck, is in charge of spraying
experiments at Griffin, for the con
trol of the Mosaic disease of pimento
peppers. Mr. Reed, however, is giv
ing most ot his time to the sweet po-
WOMEN TORTURED!
Suffer Terribly With Corns Be
cause of High Heels, Bui Why-
Suffer Now.
aeHjS
CALOMEL SALIVATES
AND MAKES YOU SICK
Acts Like Dynamite on a
Sluggish Liver and You
Lose a Day’s Work.
There’s no reason why a person
should take siekenlng, salivating
calomel when a few cents buys a large
bottle of Dodson’s Liver Tone—a
perfect substitute for-calomel.
It is pleasant, vegetable liquid
which will start your liver jjist as
surely as calomel, but it doesn’t
make you sick and can not salivate.
Children and grown folks can take
Dodson’s Liver Tone, because it is
perfectly harmless.
Calomel Is a dangerous drug. It
Is mercury and attacks your bones.
Take a dose of nasty calomel today
aud you will feel weak, sick and
nauseated tomorrow'. Don’t lose a
day’s work. Take a spoonful of Dod
son's Liver Tone instead and you
will wake up feeling great. No more
biliousness, constipation, sluggish
ness, headache, coated tongue or
sour stomach. Your druggist says if
you don't find Dodson’s Liver Tone
acts better than horrible calomel
your money is waiting for you.
!|fea'iize the terrible danger from in
fection, says the Cincinnati au
thority.
Corns can easily be lifted out
with the lingers if you will get
from any drug store a quarter of
an ounce of a drug called lreezone.
This is sufficient to remove every
hard or soft corn or callus from
one's feet. You simply apply a
few drops directly upon the ten
der, aching corn or callus. The
soreness is relieved at once and
soon the entire corn or callus, root
and all, lifts out without one par
ticle of pain.
This freezone is a sticky sub
stance which dries in a moment.
It just shrivels up the corn with
out inflaming or even irritating
the surrounding tissue or skin.
Tell your wife about this.
‘SWEETHEART OF .MY DREAMS.”
This tender and beautiful song is
the work of Harry Stillwell Edwards,
author of a hundred southern stories
and melodies, and is his gift to the
American soldiers through the Camp
“Y’s” and Bed Cross. It will be mail
ed on receipt of 25 cts by the Secreta
ry of “Y” -16, Camp Wheeler, Macon,
Ga., to any address in America.
Red Cross and Y. M. C. A. workers
in all localities, where the proceeds of
sale are to be applied to the comfort
of soldiers, can obtain the song post
paid at $3.50 per 100, on application
to The Macon News.
The song is a splendid seller. The
military bands play it' and .vocalists
sing it wherever introduced. A Reil
Cross girl on a crowded street corner
singing it will sell a hundred in an af
ternoon. Order it for your home
circle, for your local quartette and for
the boy- “over there.” Every cent
beyond the absolute cost of production
and mailing (3% cents) goes direct to
the soldiers in camp.
Lemon Juice Is
Freckle Remover
Legal Advertisements.
SHERIFF’S SALE.
For August 1918.
Women wear high heels which
buckle up their toes and they suf
fer terribly with corns. Women
then proceed to trim these pests, .
. .. i- r i . i . .j. Will be sold on the first Tuesday’
seeking rehef, but they hardly^ Aug . , 918> during tlie legal ^
of sale, before the court house dooi
at Burler, Taylor County’, Georgia
to the highest bidder for cash, all
of the property of which the following
is a full and complete description:
One acre of land in the town, of
Butter and on which is one two-room
dwelling, the same being better de
scribed by the following boundries:
Cn the east by lands of R. S. West, on
the.west by lands of R. S. West, on
the north by lands of Mrs. D. F.Chap-
man, and on the south by lands of R.!
S. West.. Said property levied upon
and to be sold as the property of-
Clark Montgomery to satisfy a fi fal
issued from the Justice Court of the
75 district, G. M., in favor of R. vsj
West. Levy made and returned to me
by W. A. Anglin, bailiiff. This first
day of July 1918. 4
J. R. BEELAND, Sheriff.
SHERIFF’S SALE
For August 1918
GEORGIA—Taylor County.
Will be sold on the first Tuesday in
August, 1918, during the legal hours of
sale, before the courthous’'_ioo r fij
Butler, Taylor County, Georgia, to the
highest bidder for cash, all of the prop
erty of which the following is a hilt
and complete description:
Twenty-three volumes of Encyclopedia
of Pleading and Practice, numbered
from one to twenty’-three inclusive, al.-oj
volumes 1, 2 and 3 supplement to thtB
above; also th ; rty-two volumes oil
American Encyclopedia of Law, num- ’
bered from one to thirty-two, with
volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4. Levied upon
and to be sold as the property of W. !•’.
Weaver, and in' the possession of the
said W. F. Weaver. Said property sold
to satisfy a fi fa issued from the super
ior court of Taylor County in favor of
Edward, Thompson Co. This 8 day of
July, 1918. J. R. BEELAND,
Sheriff
Girls! Make this Cheap Beauty Lotion
to Clear and Whiten Your Skin.
Squeeze the juice of two lemons into
a bottle containing three ounces of or
chard white, shake well, and you have
a quarter pint of the best freckle and
tan lotion, and complexion beautifier,
at very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will supply
three ounces of orchard white for a few
cents. Massage this sweetly fragrant
lotion into the face, neck, arms, and
hands each day and see how freckles
and blemishes disappear and how clear,
soft and white the skin becomes. Yes!
It is harmless.
A Fib.
The pupils in an Alabama school
were asked to construct a sentence
containing the word “amphibious.” As
quick as a flash a boy gave out the
following: “Most fish stories am flbl-
ous.”
How’s This?
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After you have taken Hall’s Catarrh
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FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRA
TION.
GEORGIA—Taylor County’.
George Bryant has applied to me
for Letters of Administration to issue
to him upon the estate of Mrs. Caro
line Bryant, late of said countr be-
ceased, this is therefore, to rite all
persons co’nceraed to show cause, if
any them can, why letters should not
e issued as pray’ed for, and said ap-
pl vat ion will be heard on the first
Monday in August 1918. This the
first day of July 1918.
A. H. RILEY, Ordinary.
FOR YEAR’S SUPPORT.
GEORGIA—Taylor County.
Mrs. T. B. Theus having made ap
plication for Twelve Months’ Support
out of the estate of T. B. Theus, de
ceased,- and the appraisers having
/!!• J their return, all persons concern
ed are hereby required to show cause,
if any they have, before the Court of
Ordinary of said county, on the first
tv’<'inlay in August 1918, w-hy said ap
plication should not be granted.
'.’his first day of July 1918.
A. H. RILEY, Ordinary.
FOR DISMISSION.
GEORGIA—Taylor County.
Wereas, C. L. Pyron, administrator
of S, D. Anthony estate, represents to
the court in his petition, duly filed and
entered on record, that he lias fully
administered estate of S. D. Anthony,
this is therefore, to cite all persons
concerned, kindred and creditors, to
s, cw cause, if they can, why said ad
ministrator should not be bischarged
f:.m his administration, and receive
letters of dismission, on the first
Monday in August 1918.
A. H. RILEY, Ordinary.
Our National Ash Heap. . *
America annually registers a $250.-
100,000 to $300,000,000 fire loss. This
a several times In excess of an# other
iouDtrj's contribution to the ash heap.