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THE NEWS & FARMER
ntered as second class mail matter at the post office in Louisville, Ga.,
df under the Act of Congress, March 8, 1879.
" Published Thursday.
f lISS VIRGINIA POLHILL Editor
I . IV. WHITE Associate Editor
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L f ~ JUDGE HARDMAN’S CHARGE?
o (From Swainsboro Forest Blade.)
Judge Robert N. Hardeman’s charge to the grand jury
Monday morning was one of the most far reaching
1 barges, we believe, that we have heard delivered to a grand
3 ury, or any other body.
n The Judge stated that the liquor and pistol busi
ness was so old and that they had heard it so much till
151 was not necessary for him to take much time talking
* n these subject. However, he did go into them in
c !i forcible manner, without using much time on them. He
"taid that he wanted to be understood as not talking about
i *he fellow who has occasion to carry a pistol, or the fellow
Ljvho kept a pistol in his home for the protection of his family
.put he did want to state that the fellow who made a practice
! of carrying a pistol around in his pocket'was the biggest
toward on the face of the earth. This is one crime, the judge
stated, that he never had been guilty of, nor he did not-see
my cause for any other man to be guilty of it.
Judge Hardeman stated that any man who would sell
Viquor for gain regardless of the consequences, oftentimes to
e minor boys, was a worse man than the one who would slip
in the night time and steal your goods. He laid
'particular stress on looking after the orphan and dependless
•'children.' He said that there never had been enough atten
tion paid to this, one of the most important things that a
Civilized and a religious community has.
if Taking the charge altogether it was one that, if our grand
n jurors would heed, would cover the ground of crime in this
|or any other county or community.
A WORD OF THANKS.
• For fear some of our readers have been passing up the
ISchool Column as “kid stuff” we want to call attention to
!I this department and to the splendid w-ork here done by
1 Kenneth Yearns who edits the School News—The News &
has received many compliments on this department
e and we wish to give the praise where the credit is due—The
literary ability of this young man is well known here in
■JLouisville and we feel that the day is not for distant when
i-The News & Farmer shall claim with pride that the leading
"newspaper man of the day was once a member of its staff.
POLHILL-DENNY DRUG CO., Agents.
Louisville, Ga.
F T NE PROGRAMME
—At The—
Sbadowland Theatre
For the Week Ending April 24th.
Thurs., and Fri., April 19 and 20 —
GLORIA SWANSON in "HER GILDED CAGE”
This is the most elaborate of all Miss Swanson’s produc
tions. It reveals the star in some of the most dramatic sit
uations, and some of the most striking gowns ever devised.
David Powell and Harrison Ford head a great east. Miss
Swanson wears even a score of marvelous costumes, and the
dance hall' and cabaret scenes are the last word in magnifi
cence.
Saturday, April 21 —
CHARLES JONES plays in "THE FOOTLIGHT RANGER.”
A thrilling story of the great out doors life of the west.
HAROLD LLOYD will also be on hand in a one reel comedy.
Shows start at 4, 7:30 and 9 o’clock. Admission 10c,
15c and 25c.
Monday, April 23rd —
HERE DANIELS plays in "SINGED WINGS.”
This is the very greatest picture in which .Miss Daniels
has ever appeared. Theodore Koslof is in the cast.
Pathe News will also lie shown on this date.
Tuesday, April 24th—
WILL ROGERS plays in “A POOR RELATION.”
A picture the children will enjoy and understand and one
that the oldest will find pure delight in witnessing.
Aesops Fabler, will also be shown on this date.
ShaMand Theatre
Next Door to Polhill-Denny Drug Cos.
LOUISVILLE, GA.
FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!
INSURANCE
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FARM PROPERTY ON CREDIT.
T. Y SMITH & SON
BARTOW, GA.
THE NEWS AND FARMER, LOUISVILLE, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1923.
THE SCHOOL COLUMN |
(The students of Louisville Acad
emy will furnish the News and Far
mer each week with material for thi
column.
'experiences at the county
MEET
(Omitted Last Week.)
Wild, thrilling, exciting, hair-rais
ing, nerve-wracking, ect.. ect. (nit)
were these Contests held at Wrens
last Friday. Uninteresting is the cor
rect adjective to use. however, in re
gard to the athletic contests, for just
imagine any Louisvillian standing
for hours waiting for a victory to
arrive but which never came! To
add to the deep remorse was the
fact that Wrens won nearly all the
first places. However, remember it
was worth your gas to go. for recall
what happened about noon around
those tables, in the backyard!
The most auspicious day- started
off something like this: Scene:
Louisville. All the flivvers being
primped up ready to go—close-up of
the flivver posing—the noise and
racket of the departure fond fare
wells like events are taking place
at the same time in other parts of
the county.
Scene II: Along Louisville-Wrens
highway the high powered motors
are seen puffing along the skyline
a perfect scene for photographers
Calamity,l, Puncture—closeups of
M. and C vainly trying to memor
ize (heir “lines’- by means of their
mental powers—closeup of m. p.—
triumphant arrival at city of Wrens
—no one there—great panic among ■
I lie contestants.
Si-cnc 111. 10 a. m. -ready writing
eonlesl does not begin—“one by
one they're dragging in”—ll a. m.—
ready writing, spelling, and arith
metic-subject matter and other
points of unintcrest.
Dig Scene IV. Around the long ta
llies-contents and other interesting
facts.
Scene V. Auditorium music—lec
ture by Dr. A. K. Pounds—wanted to
know if that chorus was the senior
class, if they intended to sing, and
what was the song’s name, so tha!
we may beware of it.
That was the menu for the morn
ing and it was very appetizing since
our spellers and nrithmelicers made
good. However, the ready writers
had to use their imagination freely.
II was the afternoon that was so
devoid of thrills. Indeed many con
sidered curling up on the grand
stand and perhaps dreaming of ban
dit fights, dragons, ect. Standing out
there in the sun wasn’t very picas
ant while Wrens was copping ttic
“first places” so much and since
there was no electric water plant
(as T. W. P. calls it) at the school.
Indeed the only interesting spectacle
was about the last thing—the giris
jumping. It was worth standing all
afternoon to see. Sarah Toots gave
many dare-devil examples of land
ing on the ground which no one
else wished to duplicate. Her head
seemed to be the object of the
magnet (ground) more than her—er
ali -feet. Many seem to think she
could make good in those slapstick
comedies we see. All indications
seem to point that way at any rate.
Needless to say, Miss Toots’ facial
expression denoted her moods upon
hitting the dust. As to the outcome
of these contests you will find them
e! sewhere.
Resuming the thread of the plot—
Scene VI. Homeward bound—
Smiles on the winners' face—close
up (many film feet) —arrival home —
end of Part I.
Part it to follow next Friday at
Sandersville.
Class Day, April 24th.
HIGH ALTITUDE
Ilayton. 0., April it —carrying a
rlrad weight of ->422 pounds, a navy
bi-plane piloted by Lieutenant Rut
ledge Irvine. Anacostia station
Washington. 1). C„ gained an alti
tude of 11.300 feet over McCook
field this afternoon. This is the
highest altitude ever gained by a
single motored ship, carrying this
much weight.
WORLD FLYING RECORD
Dayton. Ohio. April 17.—Climaxing
a day of superior flying. Lieutenants
•lohn A. Macßeady and Oakley Kelly
landed the Fokker Monoplane T-2 at
9:30 o’clock tonight, establishing a
new world’s record for sustained
flying. They were in the air 36
hours. 5 minutes and 20 seconds. In
addition, nine other records were
made.
£ H tABLETS H J
CONSTIPATION
I BILIOUSNESS
Headache
INDIGESTION
| Stomach Trouble
-SOLD EVERYWHERE
FOR SALE
Used leather lounge and
library table both in Early
English. Also one trunk
practically new. Apply Win.
M. Whigham, Louisville Drug
Cos.
SCHEDULE OF BUS LINE
1 cave Bartow 7:00 a. in.
I.ca\c Warllc> 7:2.' a. m.
Leave Louisville 8:00 a. m.
Leave Wrens 9:00 n. m.
\n i\(' Augusta 11:()() a. in.
Leave Augusta 8:00 p. m .
Arrive Louisville 0:00 p. nt.
Arrive Bartow 7:00 p. in.
Buns by Blythe and Hcphzibah.
Station to Station BVae per mile.
Bel ween Stations 4c per mile.
WAN TF.D— Industrious, capable man 25
to ;.0 years. In Jefferson County. Han
<i p local trade delivering Rawleigh's Good
Health Productß direct to home. Largest
Lost, fastis? telling line. Products on
time, lowest wholesale, no advance in
Price*. No experience, practically no cap
ital needed We teach you to manage
vour own permanent, profitable huiineaa.
Largest *-tronget Company, gives mo*t
co-operation. Write age. occupation. rtf
erenroa W. T. Ilawleigh Cos., Dept. 17 42
Memphis, Tenn.
Ladies! Have your hair comb
ings made into a switch,
transformation, side rolls or
curls, by Mrs. J. Will Ergie.
Louisville, Ga., Route No. 2.
DESCRIBES BERTING
or pmsoies in
FU. CONVICT CAMP
A. B. Shivers, Former Con
vict Guard at Putman camp,
Relates How “Whipping
Boss” Flogged Prisoners.
TESTIFIES~BEFORE
A JOINT COMMITTEE
Says Whipping was Daily Oc
curance and That From One
To Five Men Were Whipped
Every Day.
Tallahassee. Fla.. April 17.—The
joint committee of the Florida legis
lature investigating reported bru
talities in state and county convict
camps today heard testimony in con
nection with the death of Martin
Tabcrt, of North Dakota, who died
while serving a sentence in a camp
of the Putnam Lumber Company,
near Clara, Fla.
A. B. Shivers, former convict guard
at the Putnam camp, held the com
mittee spellbound as he related how
prisoners were flogged by the "whip
ping boss.”
He declared that whipping was a
daily occurrence and that from one
to five men were whipped each day
to the liest of his knowledge.
Names Higginbotham
Shivers named Walter Higginboth
am, who is under a first degree
murder indictment, as the “whipping
boss” of the camp and said he gave
Tabcrt more than 100 licks, with a
heavy strap four days before the
youth died.
The witness declared lids particu
lar whipping administered to Tabert
was done in the presence of 80 to
90 convicts and guards: that after
more than 100 licks had been given
the youth, the “whipping boss” fol
lowed the youth as die staggered in
a half circle about (he camp hitting
him over the head with the handle
of the strap-
Prior to Shivers taking the stand.
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Sheriff J. JR. Jones, of Tallahassee,
testified as to the arrest, conviction
and leasing of Tabert to the lumber
company.
During his testimony the sheriff
was questioned as to the leasing of
Ned Thompson, a sixty-year-old ne
gro, who was sent to the Putnam
camp after a peace warrant had been
taken out against him by a white
man. The negro was under no sen
tence, according to court records.
Witnesses have been summoned,
who it is said, will testify that the
negro was whipped se severely at
the camp that he was returned to
Sheriff Jones. Three days after he
returned to Tallahassee, lie died.
Entered Contract
The county officer admitted that
he had entered into a contract with
the Putnam company, in which he
was to receive *2O for each man he
delivered to the camp. He further
admitted that after adding various
fees and deducting the cost of trans
portation of prisoners under guard
from Tallahassee to the camp, a dis
tance of 65 miles, he would average
a profit of approximately s2ll on
each prisoner.
The officer declared two clays
after Tabert was sentenced for rid
ing a freight train, he was taken
to the lease camp and that lie re
ceived ?20 for Ills delivery.
After being questioned as to
whether he gave orders to the Tal
lahassee postal officials not to for
ward any mail to prisoners confined
at the Putnam camp, to which he
entered an emphatic denial, he was
asked whether he had received a
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telegram from Taber's parents. The
sheriff also denied this. He was then
shown a letter signed by him as
sheriff of Leon County to Norris
H. Nelson, Munich, N. D., in which
he stated “That there was some
money wired to him (Tabert) here
after he was gone but I could not
get it as it was sent in his name.
I therefore returned it.”
Sheriff Jones identified the sig
nature as his own Iml said he could
not recall having received a tele
gram and believed in writing the
letler lie became confused with the
registered letter addressed to Tabcrt,
which the officer testified he had
ordered returned to th sender.
Condition of Camp
Before questioning Shivers as to
the flogging and death of Tabert,
the committee interrogated him on
the condition of the Putnam com
pany’s camp and as to how the pris
oners, which he said, numbered at
one time approximately 80 to 90
were treated. This was done after
counsel for the lumber company ap
peared before the committee and re
quested that witnesses he had sum
moned be allowed to appear tomor
row morning. The request was
granted.
Shivers said that the sanitary con
ditions of the camp were good. The
working routine, lie declared, was
frony 4 o’clock in the morning until
after 6 o'clock at night. He further
said that cots were furnished the
prisoners and “some of them were
given nightshirts.” He later testi
fied that many of the prisoners un
der his supervision—Tabcrt worked
in his gang—were forced to work
from sunup to sundown in the
swamps in water hanging from the
ankles to the hips in depths.
Tabert was whipped on a Friday
night, Shivers testified. He said that
morning they walked approximately
two miles to the swamp. Tabert was
unable to keep up and often during
the march which was done at a
rapid pace, he said, he would make
the other prisoners stop and wait
for the North Dakotan.
Called Him Out of Line
When they returned to the guard
house that night, Higginbothem,
Shivers declared, lined up the pris
oners and called Tabert out of line.
‘“Get down,’ Higginbotham told
Tabert,” Shivers said. ,
“The youth laid down on his stom
ach,” declared the witness, “and
Higginbotham pulled up his shirt.
He gav* him about thirty licks as
Tabert groaned and screamed for
mercy. Tabert kept nn twitching his
tody, so Higginbotham placed the
heel of his hoot on the youth’s neck
to make him keep his body rigid.
He then gave him about forty to
fifty more licks.
“Higginbotham told Tabert to grt
up and the boy was a little slow
about it, so Higginbotham said, ‘You
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cannot yet, eh?’ and pushed the hoy
down on the ground again. This time
he gave him about 25 licks- He told*
Tabert to get up and when the boy
straightened up, Higginbotham made
a pass at him with the handle of
the strap. He missed him and Ta
bert staggered around in a half cir
cle with Higginbotham hitting him
over the head and shoulders,” de
clared Shivers. ,
“Tabcrt died Tuesday night,” he
said.
NON-STOP DANCING
Glasgow.—After beating the non
stop dancing record of 7 hours. 1
minute, Miss Nan Scott and John -
Stirling collapsed.
WIRELESS FOR FISHERMEN
Dover, Eng—The entire Fleetwood
fleet of 180 fishing steamers has
been equipped with wireless appa
ratus having a radium of 250 miles.
50% OF CRIMINALS MAD
Durham, Erig.—Justice Roche de
clared f’-vm the bench that at least
ball l-.e criminals were unbalanced
CHILDREN ON
Witham. Eng.—Because a boy xvas
disciplined for “sassing” his teach
er all his schoolmates went on
strike for a week here.
