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.FAIR MEETING
iHELD LAST SATURDAY
COMMITTEES APPOINTED ■ AND
EVERYTHING IN READINESS
FOR THE FAIR.
An enthusiastic meeting of the
fjoo\y County Fair association was
ftld Saturday morning at the court
house. The meeting was presided
oyer by President J. B. Walton. 1
Among matters of importance to
be disposed of was the appointment
of several committees.
T. C. Carlisle, J. d! Reynolds and
D. T. Forehand were appointed
committee to secure a location for
the live stock exhibit. President
Walton agreed to serve with this
committee.
Mrs. S. P. Adams, of Lilly, Mrs.
C. C. 1 Duncan, of Unadilla, Mrs. W.
K. Groves, of Byromville, Miss Mol-
lie Snelling of Pinehurst, |Mrs. D. C.
• l^tchum, T. H. Gregory, C. B. Cul
pepper and B. D. Bryan, of Vienna,
w ere appointed to revise the premium
list and prepare .entry blanks for the
coming fair. ■'
The next meeting will j>e held at
the court house Saturday morning,
August the 12th. Everybody is In
vited to be present at these meetings
and there should always be a good
attendance as the fair is not for any
particular section, but for the bsn
efit of the whole county.
HON. JOS. E. POTTLE
SPOKE HERE TUESDAY
THE JUDGE IS GIVEN A GOOD
HEARING BY MANY SUPPORT
ERS IN THIS COUNTY.
.VIENNA, QA., THURSDAY. August 3rd 1916.
NUMBER I
THIRD CONGRESSIONAL ”' 1 "'
CAMPAIGN UNDER WAV
Americas, July.—The third con
gressional district campaign is under
way, with every indication of its sur
passing any other race 1 in this sec
tion fc# warmth and interest. Con
gressman Charles R. Crisp has open-
id his speech making tour by assail
ing the record of Thomas G. Hudson,
his opponent, while a member of the
legislature and his votes on the pro
hibition question; also Mr. Hudson’s
appointments and' conduct 'of affairs
while commissioner of 'Agriculture;
also alleged promises of offices , by
Mr. 'Hudson in exchange for support
and Crisp’s intention to publish the
promises after they are filed in Wash
ington, under an act of congress.
Mr, Crisp's new speech with
charges was made in Stewart county
at a big barbecue, and along with his
endorsement of the Wilson adminis
tration he cited his work. He aaid
that strong supporters of Mr. Hud
son were men who appeared before
him in court on charges of “blind
tigers” while he was judge of the
city court of Americus.
.J/lr. Hudson will open his speech
making campaign In Turner county
during this week, and he states that
he will answer fully the chargee made
by^Mr. Crisp. With this new turn
of affairs, unexpected by many, the
third congressional district takes its
plate os one of the most interesting
sections in all of Georgia’s politick
Honorable Joseph E. Pottle candi
date for governor, addressed the vot
ers of Dooly county at .the Court
house here last Tuesday morning at
11 o’clock.
He was introduced to a well-filled
courthouse by Col. W. V. Harvard.
Mr. Pottle renewed his attacks on
Mr. Dorsey for his connection with
the Louisville & Nashville railroad in
its fight to set aside thestate law pro
hibiting it from parallelling the West
ern and Atlantic railroad; declared
Mr. Dorsey’s action.while solicitor
general in accepting a fee of 21,000
from the widow Nelms for his work in
extraditing the Innesses was contrary
to ail precedents; ridiculed him for
what he termed his inconsistency and
insincerity regarding exeentive clem
ency—lor having recommended clem
ency for murderers, burglars, forgers
for men convicted of crimes against
women and other convicts, although
he now set- himself up as opposed
to any interference with the verdicts
of the-courts unless some new fact
is discovered which justifies such ir.
terference. , , . • i j.
Mr. Pottle in citing the record of
cases in which Mr. Doraey urged
clemency, read a letter which he said
Mr., Dorsey had written to a convict
that if he would make application for
« pardon he (Dorsey) would aid him
all he could. According to the letter
read by Mr. Pottle Mr. Dorsey wrote
Majors he (Dorsey) would recom
mend that he be let off with the pay
ment of a reasonable fine, something
like actual cost. “You all know what
costs means to a solicitor general,"
significantly remarked Hr. Pottle.
LEADS FIELD
!N GOVERNOR’S RACE
AtiantSHug. 2.—With sentiment
in the goti^or’s race rapidly crys-
talizing recently, it is apparent that
Dr. L. G. Hardman is leading the
field. The first to announce, he be
gan early and has waged an aggress
ive campaign, carrying it directly to
the people. He has visited practi
cally every county in the state,
which is greatly to his advantage, as
he makes a fine impression and gains
strength wherever he goes.
Dr. Hardman’s style <^f campaign
ing appeals to the people because of
the high plane upon which he bases
it. Making no references to the
other candidates, he simply presents
bis own cause, dwelling on his legis
lative record and theprinciples rind
measures be advocates, : including
law enforcement, increased educa-
PRICE OF COTTON JUMPS
AFTER REPORT ON CROPS
Advance of About $1.75 Per Bale Re
corded on New York Market,
OIL MILL BUILDS
A NEW GINNERY
$60,000 APPROPRIATED
FOR ALTAMAHA SYSTEM
Macon, Ga., Aug.—A. J. Long,
lent of the Macon-Atlantic
Navigation company, has deceived a
telegram from Congressman Walter
Wise, notifying him that the sum of
$60,000 had been appropriated for
improvement wbrk to the Altamaha
systengof riven, out of the total
amount appropriated for work on
the' riven of the state.
The navigation company a
for $78,000, and the senate in pass
ing on the matter gnnted $66,000,
but in pasting the house that' body
:ut'the appropriation to $60,000.
ighis it almost twice the amount
secured last year, aa only $33,000
vos gnnted then, and the stockhold-
Tijof the company are pleased with
~ ie amount granted.
Birmingham Editor Chargee Paper
Trait.
Vashington, Aug. 1.—Charges
t evidence has been found that in-
concerted action and coilu-
n (he part of the newt print
i manufacturers to control the
> of paper was made today beiore
Federal Trade Commission.
P. Glass, of Birmingham, Ala.,
dent of the American News
' Association and editor of
News mode the
He was testifying in - the
e’s inquiry into the sudden
•ice of news print paper.
tlonal opportunities, development of
farming interests, complete separa
tion of church and itate, biennial aes
slons of the legislature, a strict busi
ness administration of state affairs,
and many other matters of vital con
cern. >
Of lofty character and large af
fairs, Dr. Hardman is distinguished
by eminent success in all his own pro
fessional business,. and agricultural
undertakings, and a career of bril
liant public service, having been the
author of much legislation promot
ing agricultural interests and the
general weliari^A business man and
Christian statesman, his'motto is:
“First the people themselves, then
their affairs, both eafely guarded.’’
Beginning this race with the prac
tically solid backing of those who
supported him two years ago, when
he carried sixty counties and barely
misted a number of others. Dr. Hard
man- had a running start, and late
reports from various sections now
indicate that he will .carry _the state
by a sweep.
GERMAN SUBMARINE
STARTS FOR HOME
HON. JOSEPH E. POTTLE
Candidate For Governor Of Georgia
“Some folka are criticising me,”
said Mr. Pottle because I happen to
have some personal friends who are
anti-prohibitionists. I have been
consistent prohibitionists all my life
and for twenty-fiveyesrs have fought
against the liquor traffic. My home
folks know this is true. If in order
to be elected governor I have got to
repudiate or by downonaloyal friend
simply because he differs with me on
the prohibition question then I am not
the man for you to vote for. I never
bid down on a friend in my life and
I don’t propose to begin now.
"I presume some anti-prohibition,
friends in Bibb county are support
ing GBvernor Harris; that some in
in Fulton county are supporting Mr.
Hardman, and I know that a number
in Fulton county aresupporting Mr.
Dorsey, but that is no reason to doubt
their sincerity in'this matter.”
Mr. Pottle read Utters from former
pastor* and othtrf in rapport of his
statement that he had always been an
earnest and consistent prohibitionist.
Mr. Pottle said that an invitation
had been sent to him end Mr. Dorsey
to come to Bbckshear, Pierce county,
one day this week and "Jointly ad
dress the voten. He said he had
promptly accepted but that Mr. Dor-
icy had declined giving aa his excuse
that he (Pottle) did not have a suffi
Baltimore, August 1.—The German
merchant submarine Deutschland
sailing today on her return voyage to
Germany, leaving her pier at Locust
Point at 6:40 p. m.
She '■arrivd a cargo of crude rub
ber and nickel and it ie understood a
consignment of gold.
Before the submarine sailed the tug
Timmins end launch vw.pt the chan
nel from tho dock out to the mni:i
channel with a heavy weight suspend,
cd under wa cr from n line between
the two ciafir.
The sweeping operations were tlior-
oughly perf. t med. B .(ides seal thing
for any .-rdiunry obstructions, su-h as
sunken logs, they jiLv were looking
to see nlic.i \i any explosives had
been jvi ltd. - a
The o,i st ,'ua;d cuttar Wissahlckon
arrived from Phibdelphb while these
operation* were in progress and took
at> :t ttuition off the end of the ship.
New York, Aug. 1.—A sensational
ly rapid'Bdvance of about $1.76 per
bale followed the publication of the
government’s crop report in the cot
ton market here this morning. Just
before the officbl condition of 72.3
per cent against 81.1 last month and
the ten-year average of 78.6 was
published a canvass of local exchange
members indicated an average expec
tation of 76.6 per cent and the gov
ernment report was also far below
the most bullish of recent private fig
ures.
Prices: had shown> a tendency to
ease off . during the early trading as
a result!of more favorable weather
and lower cables with December con
tracts $j|ling down to 13.28, but with
in ten minutes after the publication
of the report that month sold up to
13.63 or 35 points above the low lev
el of tiie morning and 24 points over
last night's closing quotation.
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New Orleans, August 1.—Con
sumption of cotton by Southern mills
reached a new high record during the
season ending with yesterday, accord
Ing .to the annual statement by H. G.
iretary of the New Or
>n exchange, which was
ic today. According to
these statistics the mills of the south
consumed during the twelve months
(.tiding with July 31, 4,046,665 bales
approximately equaling the consump
tion in ^England during an ordinary
year and England always has been re
rded as the most importat cotton
snqfacturing section of the world.
Compared to last year, consump
tion in-the'south 1 increased 88,167
bales, the greatest increase on record.
The previous record increase for any
one year was 324,773 bales made dur
ing the season 1911-1912.
itt jement by Secretary Hester
ff$&tt3B8!tlarDf the total consump
tion, 501,446 bales were lintors, of
which 395,000 bales were used .for
war materials, or presumably for the
manufacture of explosives. The
great increase in the demand upon
the south for war clothing is one of
the reasons given for the large con
sumption figures.
The total commercial crop for the
past year was stated by Secretary
Hester as amounting to 12,938,256
bales.
PLANT IS NOW ONE OF THE
MOST COMPLETE Td BE
FOUND IN THIS SECTION.
STATE'S FINANCES
v IN VERY BAD WAY'
SPECIAL COMMITTEE’S REPORT
SHOWS GEORGIA ALREADY
DEEPLY INDEBT.
In, their new plant at Vienna the
Empire Cotton Oil Company ties
just installed one of the finest aflii
moat complete ginneries in the cot
ton growing section.' The system iti-
stalled is a Lummus air blast outfit
consisting of six twelve Inch eighty
saw automatic huller gins. To un
load cotton, two suction pipes will
be used and only one easterner will
b" served at tha time, however, with
in eight minutes of the time his cot
ton goes in the suction pipes he will
be reiuiy to drive around to the load
ing platform where a bale hoister
will deliver the cotton on his wagon.
In this ginnery one fails to see
the number of pulleys and belts that
are so. dangerous to operatives, all
the gins being connected up to
gether and driven by one main belt
from their big 160 horse power Cor
liss Engine.
The bnilding in which the system
is installed is very compact, being
27x64 feet, built of brick with con-
Crete floor and platform and compo
sition roof, very little wood has been
used in the construction of either
the building or equipment, every
thing possible is either of brick con
crete or metal. It will be further
protected from fire by the sprinkler
system which is used in practically all
of their other buildings.
Mr. W. 8. Reese, manager of the
company at this place states that ev
erything is ready for the 1916 season
and that he is anxious to see the first
bale come so he may tty out hie new
plant. '
CONGRESSMAN CRISP TO
SPEAK HERE MONDAY
Congressman Charles R. Crisp has
accepted an invitation to speak at
the court house here next Monday
morning at 11 o’clock.
Congressman Crisp has many fol
lowers in this county, and he will no
doubt be greeted by a large crowd.
He is opposed in the race by Hon.
T. G. Hudson, of Americas, and he
promises to tell the voters some
things of interest concerning the
campaign.
SnyopsU of Weather and Crop Condi,
tiont in Georgia lor tha Week End.
lag Tuesday, Anyas! I, 1&16.
Several fair days in various por
tions of the state during the past week
enabled a good deal of mneh needed
cultivation of crops to be .done, bud
generally the weather for the week
continued too cloudy for best results
Cotton is very weedy and is not fruit
ing well, though with warm, sunny
weather bolls would probably develop
well. Cotton is opening generally in
the southern tier of counties and
picking is under way. Late coiln has
improved and a large crop is practi
cally assured. Peanuts, though very
grassy, are fair to be good. Sweet
potatoes, truck crops, gardens, and
minor crops are good, but need culti
vation badly. With a week or ten
days of fair weather an exceptionally
large yield of hay would be secured.
The fruit season is practically over,
and shipments are diminishing rapid
ly; late-ripened fruit, though large,
was lacking in flavor.
C. F. von HERRMAN, Meteorologist.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 1.—The alarm- ,
lug condition of the state treasury of
Georgia as disclosed in the report of
a special committee of the house and.
senate appointed to make; an inves
tigation is attracting widespread at
tention.
In their report submitted yesterday
to the house and senate the special
committee shows that already the
state ie $200,000 in the hole and that
it will face a.defldt of at least $100,-
OOOat the close of the year; that ap
propriations of $460,000 are now
pending in the legislature and proba
bly will be passed that these appropria
tions wilt increase, the deficit to at
lesat $500,000; that in addition to
this deficit, the pension fund next
year will need $225,000 to cover de
ficit
The committee further calls atten
tion to the fact that the state tax rate
ir limited to five mills by the consti
tution; that the maximum bate is now
being charged, and that the state can-
iio hope to square account! through
the process of increasing revenues.
The only -way to enable the state
to pay necessary operating expenses
and provide for the enlargement of
the various institutions as these are
needed from tirao to time, is to stop
the leaks and wnslc and to establish
a‘ business-like and efficient system
of appropriati in and e:.pending mon
ey.
Probably no slate in the union dis
tributes and dlr.bui'ier its lands moro
carelessly than the state of Georgia.
Enor:,.ous sun.i oiv appropriated to
deptrtments in a l\imp, without any-,
detailed statement liy the department
cientiy formidable following in the
state to justify him (Dorsey) in meet
ing him in joint debate,
“I suspect,” said Mr. Pottle, “that
this egotistical alibi was merely a sub
terfuge because Air, Dorsey did not
relish theprospeet of a debate. How
ever, from the outset I have been
ready to meet Mr. Dorsey at any time
and place and am still willing to do
During thee ouroe of hie speech Mr.
Pottle stated that after his address in
Dublin Monday a man had inquired
how he stood on the separation of
church and state, and he mid he had
'. tplied that he like all other patriotic
citizens was unalterably opposed to
any union of church and state,
anything which had the semblance of
state domination by any religious sect
however, mid he, I have no attack to
make i upon any chnrch or creed. 1
recognise the right of everyone to
worship according to the dictates of
his own conscience.
Mr. Pottle, who drove through the
country in an automobile, stopped at
Dexter, Chester, Hewkinsvilie and
other towns between Dublin and Vi
enna, Monday afternoon and at each
place admiring friends took him
around and introduced him to the pee-
ple.
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EPWORTH LEAGUE PROGRAM
FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 6TH.
You are cordially invited to attend
the Senior League at the Mefhodist
church, August 6, 1916. Leader—
Miss Zerith Forehand; Subject—
True beauty and how to get it
1. Song—Help 8omebody Today.
2. Scripture Lesson (Prov. 31-10-
31)—Leader.
3. Prayer.
4. Scripture References.
1. The Beauty of Holiness, Psalm
29, 2; 50-3.
2. The Beauty of Jehovah, Psalm
27-4; 110-17. ,
3. The Beauty that Consumes away,
Psalm 39-11.
4. Beauty in Vian, Proverbs 31-30.
6. Beautiful Fee/Isiah 62-7.
5. Solo—Mrs. C. T. Stovall.
6. Topic Story, The Duty of Beau
ty—Mr. Redfern.
7. Song—Let the Sunshine In.
8. Meaning of the topic—Mildred
Shell.
9. Different Ways of Trying to be
Beautiful—Sara Forbes.
10. Violin Solo—Margaret Everett
11. Some things that make the
Heart Beautiful—Holcombe Strozier.
12. Song—Let Jesus Come Into
your Heart
> 13. Business Meeting.
as to the manner in whlch"the same
are to be exp .nded and without a
check.on departments to see how they
nre o.\penilc,'. A department simply
asks for such un amount, draws out
of the treosot" the appropriation that
is made, takes the mono/ ofl and de-
ponlts tho same in a local bank to the
private account of some head of a de
partment or to some board of trus
teed, and that’s the last the state sees
of it
Considering the criminal and ri
diculous inefficiency of this system,
or lack of system, it ie no wonder that
the state is rapidly sinking in the fi
nancial quick mnds, hut the wonder
is that the itate jiu not gone ashore
on the rocks of bankruptcy long ago.
13 WARRANTS ISSUED
IN TICK LAW CASES
Valdosta, Ga., August 1.—Thirteen
warranto have been issued for Lown
des county farmers who have refused
to allow their cattle to be dipped. The
warranto were sworn out by Dr. D.
W. Martin who is in charge of the
cattle dipping work in the county.
Dr. Martin states that them men
refused to allow their cattle dipped
and that there was nothing for him to
do but hare warranto issued against
them. He says that he intends to con.
tinue thy dipping and whenever s
farmer refuses to allow his cattle dip
ped he will have a warrant issued.
It is probable that all of those
against whom warranto have been is
sued will soon arrange bond, as all Of
them are well kqown in the county.
The anti-dippers of the county,
\yho have organized end are planning
to fight the law to he umos, are
holding meetings almost every week,
niey have agreed to club together
and employ a lawyer end fight it ont
Judge Zipperer, of the Clyatteville
district, one of the leaden in the anti
dipping movement, has advised the
farmers to allow their csttledipped
and test out the law on the warrants
which have already been issued.
There is not expected to be any vio
lence on the part of the opponents of
dipping, but merely an effort to try
thecontoitutionality of the law.
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CORDELE BOND ELECTION
BEING HELD TODAY
An election is being held today to
determine whether Cordele shall issue
bonds in the amount of $50,000 with
which the city will conitruct an elec
tric light end power plant in connec
tion with the water plant The Cor-. -
dele Electric Company and lty friends
are fighting the bond issue with all
their might
The company here Is one of the
sub-companies of the J. G. White com
pany of New York, end it hat been
found that the city cannot afford to
light the streets with arc lights on ac
count of high prices charged lor cur
rent The people of Cordele have
chafed nnder the high prices until the
agitation has culminated in the elec
tion for bonds. The opponents of
bonds haver esorted to every meant
to defeat the Issue.
Mayor Jones, Alderman M. Wake
field, C. L. Lifsey, J. N. King, have
stood for municipal ownership, while
Aldermen J. S. Sheppard, J. M. Hunt
and C. L. McMiliian, have opposed
ownership by the people. Hon. J. W.
Bivins, editor of Cordele Sentinel
whose eon, J. W Bivins, Jr., is local
manager for the private light com
pany, has opposed the election and
used his paper to fight the people own
ing their plant Mr. B. 8. Dunlap,
vice president of Cordele National
Bank, a former vice president and
stock holder of the private light com
pany also opposes ownership by the
city. It is predicted by the business
men prbo have to pay the bills that
bonds will carry by a safe majority,
regardless of tits fight being waged
against them. ^ ,