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VOLUME FIFTEEN
VIENNA, QA . THURSDAY. MAY 4 tb, i916.
NUMBER 40
MANY CLUB WOMEN
% HERE THIS WEEK
**►•»*<*
INDICATIONS ARE THAT MEET-
IMG WILL BE 0«E OF MOST
KEt v
^SUCCESSFUL EVER HELD.
MRS. B. D. BR
DIED LAST TH
DEATH WAS DUE TO AN ATTACK
OF PNEUMONIA—WAS SICK
— ONLY A WEEK.
This week it will be Vienna’s great
privilege to entertain a large number
ot very distinguished women from
over the state, the occasion being the
annual convention of the Third Dis-
tritt Federated Clubs. While it b
confidently expected that almost ev
ery tdWh. in the district will be rep
resented here there is the assu-
' ranee that quite a number of promi
nent women from other districts will
. to‘present alto. .Mrs. Z. I. Fitzpat-
. lick,of Thomasville, the popular State
President, will be here and make a
. short address Friday evening. The
District President, Mrs. Jere Moore,
. of Montezuma, who will preside
.■^throfcghout the convention will else
; make a short address. The coming
of Mrs. Nichols Peterson of Tifton,
who is to make the address in the
afternoon is anticipated with unusual
pleasure for reason of the very happy
relation that has existed between her
and the local club since its organiza
tion. Mrs. Bessie Stanley Wood, Dis
trict Agent of Home Economics, who,
it will be remembered only recently
appeared before a Vienna audience,
speaking very interestingly of the work
Bhe has'in charge is to speak during
the Saturday morning session. Quite
a number of other speakers will be
heard on this occasion, .prominent
M«among whom is Judge W. F. George,
himself a distingpished orator whom
Vienna is happy to recognize as her
■ own.
Several brilliant social affairs are
being planned for the visitors. The
most active interest is being exhibited
iy the club members in the perfec
tion of all plans for making it a de
lightful profitable time- _____
The following committees will
serve’in the capacities here suggested
r !- Pages: Miss Janie Forehand, Miss
'.Lota-Wood, Miss Minniei.ee‘Jordan,
Miss Mary Trippe,
Homes Committee: Mrs. W. 1
George, Mrs. P. A. Leonard.
Automobiles for Afternoon: Mr
E. C. Taylor, Mrs. C. II. Turton
Mrs. Nathan Powell, Mrs. Elsie Strick
land.
Orchestra Music: Mrs. V. M
Waters, Misses Brownlee and Thomp
son. .
Auditorium: Miss Parkerson. Miss
I Myrtis,Everett, Miss Ada Powell Miss
Tee Smith, Miss Johnson, Miss Lasse-
ter Miss Eula Joiner.
-Forbes Drug Store: Misses Alice
Henderson and Janie Forehand.
Powell Bros.: Mrs. Guy Morgan
Mrs. Reese. «*■
Depot, A. B. & A.: Mrs. J. J. Heard
Mrs. A. P. Grace, Miss Anne White-
| Depot, G. S. A F.: Mrs. Mid Bus-
bee, Mrs. Jordan, Mrs. Jewell Brown
Tag Committee: Miss Louise Har-
grovei Miss Lucile Morgan, Mrs. Joe
Everett, Mrs. Earl Lashley.
Receiving Committee: 1 Mrs. E. F.
Powell, Mrs. C. H. Turton, Mrs. D.
Ketchum, Mrs. M. E. Rushin, Mrs.
W. Horne, Mrs. Carnes.
Social: Mrs. W. H. Lasseter, Miss
Emily Woodward, Miss Ruby Waters,
Mrs. M, E. McDonald, Mrs. R. J.
strozifr, Mrs. R. H. Trippe, Mrs.
Watts Powell, Mrs. Phil Everett, Mn.
C. R. Morgan, Mrs. T. A. Adkins. 1
Information: Mrs. T. H. Gregory,
Mrs. Walter Kirkland, Mrs. Middle-
ton, Mrs. Ketchum, Sr., Mrs. K.
Lewis, Mfa. L. L. Woodward, Mrs. H-
9. Davis, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. White-
head, Mrs. W. V. Harvard.
PROPOSED TO CHANGE V
CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT
fc, TO THE PUBLIC.
The people of this city and com-
rnnity are cordially invited to attend
le meetings of the Third District
Hubs at the school auditorium the
ith and 6th. The first program will
in at t 3 o'clock Friday afternoon
■ere will be another beginning in the
rening at 8 o’clock and the business
ion will convene Saturday mom-
at 9 o’clock. There will be some-
of interest to the public at all
these sessions, particularly is it
red that the evening session will
largely - attended.
After an illness of only a short du-
lation, Mrs. B. D. Bgyan, Jr., died
Thursday morning abcut 5 o’cl « k at
her home in this city. The death of
Mrs. Bryan was nttcimed by unusual
sadness. Just a wee!; prior to its 02-
urrcnce she was stricken with a vio
lent chill which p -oved the forerunner
a malignant attack of pneumonia.
Before her marris/e thirteen years
ago, Mrs. Bryan was Miss Virginia
Means of Elko.
Besides her husband she leaves
three small chi iron, two girls, ter.
and e’ght years of age, and a baby
boy of abcut Six months. Surviving
her also ar- ll -. mother, Mrs. S. K.
Means, and one brother, Mr. Jim
MeanB, of Elko, and a largo number
of half brothers and Bisters one of
whom is Mrs. C J. Bennett, of Macon,
who was at her bedside during her
last illness.
Mrs. Bryan was of a gentle, quiet
nature, devoting herself to the inter
ests of her home and family. She was
member of the Methodist church
and lived a consistent Christian life.
The funeral services were held at
the Methodist church Thursday after
noon at 4 o’clock. Rev. W. L..Wright
officiating. These services and those
that followed at the cemetery were
largely attended.
The many beautiful floral offerings
attested the esteem in which the de
ceased was held.
DOOLY FAIR ASSOCIATION
HELD MEETING TUESDAY
At a meeting of the Dooly County
Fair Association held Tuesday, which
was attended by a large number of
enthusiastic farmers and business
men* the date set to hold the fair
this fait was October 26-27.
This gives s week to prepsre our
exhibit from the fsir here to carry
to the state fair. The space has al
ready been reserved for our exhibit
at Macon and it is larger than it was
last year as we are expecting to have
a better fair than last year and nat-
urlly our exhibit will be better and
larger there as well as at home. We
have plenty of time to make our
preparations and plan our exhibits.
Now we know that Dooly is the best
county in the state but we want to
show all Georgia this fall that it is.
To do this the Fair Association needs
and must have your cooperation, we
can get just as good exhibit in Dooly
county as can be had in any county,
so let's get busy and have the best
county fair in the state as well as
take off first prize at the state fair.
C. B. CULPEPPER,
Dem. Agent.
HOME ECONOMICS AGENTS
IN SESSION AT VALDOSTA
MASONIC LODGE AT UNADILLA
ENTERTAINS VISITING MASONS
Millwood Masonic Lodge No. 198
iaett’royally entertained delegations
he lodges at Pinehurst, Vienna,
iville and Friendship last Friday
ig in their lodge room in Una-
dlUa.
Tie third degree was conferred
upon Messrs. H. R. Broxton and S. L.
Williams, of Unadilla, after which a
splendid banquet was enjoyed in the
t store room on Railroad Ave
nue. Plates were laid for 135 and
the c airs were all occupied. The
table were beautifully decorated and
the v mds thereon were simply grand.
Mr. 1 ollis Graham was in charge of
the c its and did full justice to the
occas on. The banquet was decldred
by a\ the visiting brethren to be the
best j|et participated in by the lodges.
It $ras decided ^by the association
befo? adjorunment that a picnic be
gives} at the Dooly camp ground by
the hedges about July 12th, and that
Col,..-? fade Lasseter, of Vienna shall
prepare the program. The picnic will
be participated in by the Masons, their
families and invited friends, which we
presume, means practically the citi
zenry of Dooly and surrounding
count**;.—Unadilla Reportor.
Washington, May.—Suggestions
for changes in the corrupt practices
act, including one to limit expendi
ture in a presidential campaign by
national committee to $250,000,
were laid before President Wilson to
day by Senator-Owen, and Represfcn-.
tativc Rucker. Senator Owen favor
ed such limitation, but Representa
tive Rucker preferred that state ex
penditures be limited to sums raised
therein, without a fixed total for the
whole country. He said sums spent
personally by presidential candidates
should be put at $25,000 or $50,U00.
The president did not pass on the sug
gestions, but will confer ugain on the
subject.^
Valdosta, Ga.—There are assem
bled at the South Georgia Normal
college this week the effunty agents in
home economics of the southern half
of Georgia who come here for spe
cific training under the direction of
experts of the United States depart
ment of agriculture and the tieorgia
State Agricultural college. The meet
ing will continue through the week
and will be conducted by Mrs. Bessie
Stanlejij Wood, assistant state agent.
The instructors are Miss Ola Pow
ell, assistant in home demonstration
work of the United States department
of agriculture; Dr. Straughan, de
partment of chemistry of United
States department of agriculture; S.
J. Taylor, State College of Agricul
ture, in charge of poultry clubs
Miss Elsie Horne, department of
home economics of the South Georgia
Normal college, and Elmo Ragsdale,
in charge of horticulture_atJthe Stata'
College of Agriculture.
The lecturers are: President R. II,
Powell, of the State Normal college
Dr. J. Phil Campbell, director of ex
tension of the state college; J. O. Mar
tin, state supervisor of schools.
Representatives are here from all
over the south Georgia counties and
the lectures and work are full of in
terest. The student body of the
South Georgia college expect to get
much benefit from the work.
SCHOOL CONVENTION-
BREAK ALL PAST RECORDS
Inf<j
Georg
indicate
are be
lation from the office of the
Sunday School Association
extraordinary preparations
ig made for the State Sunday
School Convention which is
held irt Atlanta June 13-14-15. The
officers of the State Sunday School
Association and the Program Commit
tee ar| determined to make this the
best S nday.School Convention ever
held ii the state, and break all past
record for attendance. More than
60 sp< ikers are on the program.
Among them are such men as Mr. Mar
ion La vrance of Chicago, General
Secretary of the International Sun
day Sc iool Association; Mr. P. ‘ E.
Green,) Birmingham, Superintendent
of Sabbath School work, Alabama
Syi^jf the Presbyterian Church,
ji7T*Hra DiffKanf.Dean of
FINDS LIGHTNING BUGS
~ INSTEAD OF SPIES
Atlanta. Ga., May^—Special Agent
Chastain, of the Department of Jus
tice in the Federal Building, report
ed here that they put in a fruitless
search far German apiee in Florida,
but all he could find was lightning
bngi, swamp owls and a flock of wild
geese.
Mr. Chastain was sent to palatka
by Special Agent L. J. Baley to in
vestigate complaints that spies were
.getting information on Government
defenses and that German aviators
were sailing around at night.
“I went out with an informant,”
said Mr. Chastain, “and ail I could
see up in the skies were bright stars
rhd lightning l>ugs. We watched a
long time and did not even find a
comet. I could hear the swamp owls
barking and the alligators groaning,
but not'an aviator nor a spy did I see.
When dawn came I spied a flock of
geese or Gallinippers— Icould not
tell which. I reached for my pistol,
but my guide told me not to shoot,
because we were in the city limits.''
Mr. Chastain also investigated a
report at Perry, Fla., that a German
corporation had seized a sawmill and
was sending lumber and other ma-
terial to warships out in the harbor.
Mr. Chastain said the nearest port
was 40 miles away and he noticed
nothing suspicious.
Mr. Bailey put Mr.’Chastain's re
port in the file with a recent report
fiom Sooth Carolina, where several
college professors caught chasing
rare butterfly specimens were arrest
ed ns German spies.
180,000 ARMY IS
PROVIDED BY COMPROMISE
BOLL WEEVIL BULLETIN
SeNt TO FARMERS
Atlanta, Ga., April.—A bulletin
dealing with the spread of the Mexi
can boll weevil has just been mailed
to farmers by State Entomologist E.
Lee Worsham. As fa^t as copies come
from the printer, they will continue
to go out through the mails. The bul
letin is profusely illustrated, con
tains maps showing the spread of the
weevil westward, and gives informa
tion in condensed form telling how
the weevil should be combatted be
fore and after it appears.
Notice Change of Schedule G. S.
A F. Railway.
Effective Sunday, April 30th, G. S.
A F, Railway will consolidate trains
S and 95 and 4 and 94 between Macon
end Tifton, observing present sched
ule of Dixie Flyer. Train No. 3 will
leave Tifton 3:20 A. M. Sparks 3:69
A. M„ Adel 4:04 A. M., Arrive Val
dosta 4)50 A. M. Leave Vuidosta 5:00
A. M., Arrive Jacksonville 8:30 A. M.
Train No. 13 will be held at Vcldosta
for No. 3. Tl)crc will be no change
it. schedule of train No. 4, Jackson
ville to Tiftcn.
The Civic Improvement
6iub.|to
Sumter Malarial Survey
Asnericus, May.—The first county
in Georgia to get a malarial survey
by the public health bureau of the
United States government is Sumter.
This announcement comes from Rep
resentative Charles R. Crisp, of the
Third district, who was instrumental
in obtaining the survey.
According to Surgeon General Ru
pert Blue, of the federal department,
in notifying Mr. Crisp, the survey will
be made in each of the southern
states some time during the summer.
The federal officers will confer with
the local health authorities as to anti
malaria measures. A number of pub-
I lic addresses will be given at the
time- under the proper arrangements
WILL BUY OLD WASTE
FOR NEW PAPER SUPPLY
Dalton, May.—Tho Georgia-Ten-
r.cssee Paper company was organized
here today for the purpose of joining
forces over the two states to help re
lieve the paper famine which begin
ning in Germany, is sweeping the
world and becoming more serious
than the question of dye supply.
Germany has nearly stopped mak
ing clothes, the cloth materials being
used in the nfnnufacture of high ex
plosives. America has almost stop
ped making paper, on the other hand,
because the cloth is being used in this
country also for high explosive man
ufacture. The effects ot this tend to
a paper famine which this country
will face more seriously unless the
chambers of commerce and 'other
trade institutions band together to
help control the supply and the mar
ket.
The Georgia-Tennessee Paper com
pany expects to interest every trade
body in the two states. They propose
to purchase several hundred tons of
old books, magazines .and rags this
year, paying the freight into Dalton
from all towns, and shipping in car-
load lots to northern mills. The com
pany is headed by Nelson Shipp, ed
itor of the Dalton Daily Tribune.
be nTade by local authorities.
METHODISTS CAUGHT IN
TURMOIL OF WAR
Saratoga Springs, N. Y., May.—At
least 160 preachers and 6,000 laymen,
approximately 14 per cent of the
Methodist denomination of continen
tal Europe, are or have been under
arms, Bishop John L. Nuelson, in
tharge of the European field, report
ed tonight to the general conference
of Methodist Episcopal Church which
opened its quadrienninl session of
ionr weeks here today.
Ten per cent of this number have
been killed and a much greater pro
portion wounded, the bishop added.
the Candler School of Theology; Dr.
W. L. Pickard of Macon, President
Mercer University; Miss Daisy Davies
La Grange, President La Grange Fe
male College; Mrs. H. H. Tift, Tifton;
Dr. A. W. Van Hoose, Rome, Presi
dent of Shorter Collego; and many
others of equal prominence.
Tho music is to be in * charge of
Prof. E. O. Exccll of Chicago, who is
one of the world's famous convention
song leaders and composers of music.
He will be assisted by Prof. Alvin W.
Roper of Winona Lake, Ind., who has
been pianist with Prof. Excell for a
number of years.
The Atlanta Sunday School work
ers and church people arc taking Jiold
of the arrangements with true Atlan
ta spirit. Mr. J. V. Wellborn, of At-
li.ntn is Chairman of General Com
mittee on arrangements. The Com
mittee on Entertainment is composed
of Pruf. Floyd Field, Chairman and
26 other prominent church workers
of Atlanta. They arc securing homes
for 2,600 delegates.
All white Sunday Schools in the
State arc entitled to three delegates
besides pastor and superintendent.
Evry Sunday School in the county is
equested to elect three alternate del
egates who can take the place of any
regular delegate who finds is impossi
ble to attend.' In case any school or
church that has no school, fails to
elect delegates, the first three adults
who register from that school will be
counted as delegates.
Each delegate will be furnished
free entertainment for lodging and
breakfast while attending the Conven
tion. This arrangement was made
because any church in a city the size
of Atlanta is several miles from the
majority of the homes. For this rca-
thc officers of the State Associa
tion felt that the delegates would pre
fer getting their lunches and suppers
at down town restaurants near the
convention church.
A very low railroad rate has been
granted from various parts of the
State. The round trip rate from Vi
enna is $5.10.
Washington, May.—The Senate and
House conferees on the army bill to
day practically agreed upon a regu
lar army of approximately 180,000
men peace strength and about 260,-
000 men war strength.
The agreement, a compromise be
tween the Hay and Chamberlain bills,
will settle, if ratified, the main point
of difference bettfeefl ^ie Senate and
the House over the country’s land de
fenses. The Hay bill provided n
standing army of approximately 140,-
000 men, while tho Chamberlain bill
amended provided 250,000.
Washington, May.—Small navy
won their first victory in Con
gross today whon they succeeded in
defeating a proposal submitted to the
House Naval Affairs Committee to in'
ease the appropriation for aero
service from $2,000,000 to $3,000
000.
The proposal was made by Kepre
sentativc Roberts, of Massachusetts,
in accordance with recommendations
of the Navy Goneral Board. With the
ote standing 9 to 9, Chairman Pad
tt voted to reject the proposed in
rouse. The appropriation of $2,000,-
000 was recommended by Secretary
of the Navy Daniels.
CARD OF THANKS.
I wish to express my sincerest
rpprcciation of the many kind atten
tions shown my family during our
i ecent bereavement I feel deeply
grateful to aU who i
way.
B. D. BRYAN, Jr.
SUPERIOR COURT
NOW IN SESSION
ENOUGH CASES ON DOCKET TO
KEEP COURT BUSY FOR TWO
The May term of Dooly Superior
court opened Monday morning with
Judge W. F. George presiding and
Solicitor J. B. Wall looking after the
state’s interest. The Grand Jury
was organized by electing Judge H.
\V. Powell, Foreman and Mr; J. M.
Royal, Clerk.
The Judge’s cjiarge to tho Grand
Jury wals strong, impressive and to
the point, laying special stress ' on
Compulsory Education and the Child
Latter bill. Immediately after the
Judge’s charge the Grand .Jury got
down to business and is rapidly dis
posing of the matters before it
The civil and criminal dockets are
unusually heavy at this term and tt
is more than likely that court will con-,
tinue in session for fully two weeks.
The following cases have been dis
posed of ad we go to press:
Virginia Carolina Chemical Co. vs
Mrs. D. R. Sangster, verdict for plain
tiff.
Bank of Pinehurst vs M. E. Brown
and A. B. Tippett Sons Co. claimant,
dismissed.
Wilson vs M. E. Brown and A. B.
Tippett A Sons Co. claimant, dis
missed.
Lenny Wesley vs Robert Wesley,
divorce, first verdict.
J. H. Wynne vs Byrom •Corpora
tion withdrawn.
Read Phosphkte Co. vs J. II. King,
judgement for plaintiff.
Read Phosphate Co. vs J. S. Barges,
judgement for plaintiff. ,
Read Phosphate Co. vs D. S. Davis,
judgement for plaintiff.
Read Phosphate Co. vs J. B. Lock-
erman, judgement for plaintiff.
Ryals-Baker Co. vs J. B. Thomaston
judgement for plaintiff.
fcyrorn Corporation vs J. T. Cole-
nuuv verdict for defendant. V.
The following is a list oP^ramT
Jurors who arc actually serving.
J. J. Cooper, D. W.Harvard, R. L.
Dickson, S. L. Speight, J. H. Mash-
burn, A. A. Hill, R. E. Ward, J. M.
Spears, J. E. Brown, F. E.Bonnor, J.
H. Wnllnce, S. M. Horne, B. B. Wil
son, C. B. .Morgan, Z. T. Woodruff, J.
Y. Edwards, H.W.Powell, H. B. Best,
S. D. Thompson, J.M. Royal, H. B.
Forehand, A. Q. Royal, C. E. Jenkins.
$2,299,281 GAIN IN
DYE MAKING IN U. S.
Washington, May.—Preliminary
figures of tho 1914 census of manu
factures announced today by the De
partment of Commerce, show:- nn in
crease of $2,299,281, or 47.7 per cent
in the manufacture of dyestuff's. The
total increase over the 1909 figuies
of the dyestuff and extract industry
was $4,662,446, or 27.1 per cent with
133 establishments operating in 1914.
nine more than when the 1909 census
was taken. Slight changes arc ex
pected to be made in these figures by
the final report.
STANDARD OIL PROFITS
OVER DOUBLE IN 1915
Now York, May.—Profits of
Standard Oil Company, of Now York,
for 1915, were more than double
those of the preceding year, accord
ing to an annual statement issued to
day. Net earnings of $16,701,663
show an increase of $8,026,744, the
surplus increasing from $1,730,000
to $9,761,663 and the total surplus
from $16,701,591 to $20,463,254.
Tho total surplus is now more than
one-third of the company’s entire
capitalization.
OROVITZ MURDER CASE GOES
TO THE GRAND JURY TODAY
Waycross, April 30.—At this
week's session' of superior court ac
tion that the grand jury will take in
the investigation of the filling of M.
Orovitz-at one of his stores in Way-
cross on Memorial Day tyiil bo one
of the most important matters in
which local interest will be centered.
The grand Jury will organize by noon
tomorrow and unless there is a dis- .
position on the part of the solicitor
to delay the investigation in order to
dispose of a number of jail cases that
can be disposed of with little time,
the grand' jury may start their probe
Tuesday.
The Orovitz case has aroused Way-
cross as nothing else has done in
yeurs. Action of the coroner’s jury
in placing the blame upon W. W.
Patterson and his son Zeddie, not yet
.20 years old, caused quite a ripple in
the city. Mr. Patterson is a merchant
who has been held in high esteem.
He has employed nn attorney and re
fuses to discuss the case.
Notice to the Public.
All persons are hereby warned not
to hunt, fish or otherwise trespass in
or upon the lands pertaining to Hol
land lake without written permission
from mo. I will prosecute to the full
me in any | extent of the law all parties guilty of
| same. Thia March, 1916.
MRS. LIZZIE HOLLON.
BANKER ACCUSED OF
FRAUDULENT REPORTS
. G. Brannon, Cashier of the
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank of
Georgetown, Ga., ia expected to come
to Judge Newman’s Federal Court
and give bond in a Grand Jury in
dictment charging that he made
fraudulent reports by mail to the
Central Bank and Trust Corporation
to borrow money in sums of $15,000
and $3,500.
The indictment contains six counta,
and was brought in after Carl Lewis,
assistant cashier of the Central, had
appeared several times before As
sistant District Attorney Henley
and the Grand Jury.
The prosecution claims that Bran
non wrote that the Farmers and Mer
chants’ Bank had $74,149 in assets
and only $18,009 due depositors,
v. bereas the bank waa $15,140 in debt.