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The . Vienna News
VOLUME SIXTEEN
VIENNA. GA.. THURSDAY. November 23rd. i916..
NUMBER 18
. W. H. LASSETER MAY
BE APPOINTED JUDGE
"’fV.
WILL OPPOSE D. A. R. CRUM FOR
UNEXPIRED TERM OF JUDGE
W. F. GEORGE.
*
U. D. C. CHAPTER TO
PRESENT GA. PICTURE
■THE VETERAN’S RETURN"
$
BE, SHOWN AT DIXIE THEsV
ER WEDNESDAY, NOV. 29TH,^
JOE GRAY RESIGNS AS
R. R. COMMISSIONER
RESIGNATION AND APPOINT.
MENT ANNOUNCED IN ATLAN-
TA MONDAY NIGHT.
Mr. W. H.. Lasseter of this city,
"l-mer judge of the city court and
ecently elected- representative of the
ounty, after the urgent insistence
of his many' friends has decided to
ark for the nppoiiitment of Superior
Court Judge of the Cordele Circuit
to fill the unexpired term of Judge
W. F. George elected’ to the appel-
Ifto bench.
Although Mr. George has not yet
made formal resignation of the work
!• is expected that he will do so with
in a very short time and Governor
Harris will doubtless appoint his suc
cessor immediately following his res
ignation. No other applicant has an
nounced for the place except Col. D.
ft A. R. Crum of Cordele and it is ap-
W parent that the contest for the re
maining two years of the term will
he fought out by these two gentle
men.
Judge Lasseter has the advantage
of having had three years of judicial
experience, having served as judge
of the city court for that period. He
has the confidence of a representative
number of the voters of the county
as was demonstrated by his election
11 the office of representative in the
recent election. The appointment of
Mr. Lasseter will be heartily endorsed
by his friends in this city and county
and throughout the entire judicial
circuit.
This picture, al Macon cast, opens
with the Memorial Day exercises.
Colonel C. M. Wiley is the veteran
who enacts the part of the Veteran's
Return, to be again with his com
rades. He arrives at the Union Ter
minal and is met by Capt. Rice, Ma
jor Chestncy, Capt. Poe, Miss Anna
Bryant and Mr. King Moore.
Train pulls in, the party is wait
ing,' tho greeting is realistic. They
recall the last meeting at the Union
station when President Davis ad
dressed a vast audience. They, in
reverence, lift their hats and look
up to the balcony where he stood. He
appears to them, us then. They go
out to the automobiles, where Miss
Bryant welcomes her father’s com
rade home.
The party drives through the city
up town to the Confederate Monu
ment, where hundreds of gallant
boys of the sixties are waiting for
them. You will see the greeting and
line around the monument.
Assembled at the Woman’s Monu
ment to pay tribute, the Children of
the Confederacy enact part program
of Flower Day, marching in Southern
Cross Hne, each to lay a flower on its j
DOOLY COUNTY IS
i SECOND IN GINNING
BURKE COUNTY LEADS WITH
45,980 BALES, DOOLY
LEAGUE SESSION
COMES TO A CLOSE
DISTRICT LEAGUE CONFER.
GINS \ ENCE COMES TO CLOSE AFTER
SUCCESSFUL MEETING.
VIENNA FOLK ARE TO SEE
“HISTORICAL MACON" MOVIE
What the Macon Telegraph of Nov.
21st has to say about picture that is
to be shown h»re.
After being put on in Vienna and
several other south Georgia towns,
the “Historical Macon” picture, the
property of the R. A. Smith Camp
iof Confederate Veterans and the
orothy Blount Lamar chapter of
e Children of the Confederacy, will
be shown in Macon at the request of
the Wesleyan and Mercer students.
The picture will run in Vienna on
Nov. 29th and will then make a tour
of other cities in Georgia.
In the picture are splendid views
of the auditorium, the Macon Daugh
ters of the Confederacy, Miss Land-
man and her kindergarten pupils.
The Children of the Confederacy in
"Flower Day” exercises, led by Col.
C. M. Wiley in their march around
the “Women of the Confederacy”
monument; views of Wesleyan and
the girls in Shakespearean plays; the
Mercer students leaving the chapel,
headed by the College president, Dr.
Pickard; the veterans on their march
from the Confederate monument to
4 the Y. M. C. A. building, scenes on
Memorial day, downtown and at the
cemetery.
There are numerous other scenes
in the play, among them the capture
of Jeff Davis, and his arrival in Ma
con, which is of particular historical
interest.
Macon Picture in Vienna Wednesday
The Macon picture film, “The Ro
mance of the 60’s,” will be shown in
Vienna on Wednesday, the 29th. Ma
con favorites appear in the roles and
give additional charm to the story.
Macen Picture in Vienna
“The Romance of the GO’S,” as
played by Macon talent, will be pre
sented on the screen in Vienna on the
29th. The acting in this war drama
of Mrs. W. 0. Kinney, Miss Ruth
Smith and Mr. Davf K>rt Guerry
-was excellent, and sol of the minor
roles were well sustained. No doubt
tVienna people will recognize several
* Acquaintances in the cast as present
ed under the direction of the Children
of the Confederacy and the United
Confederate Veterans.
base as a tribute to the noble women
of the sixties. The long line of Con
federate heroes march to the Y. M.
C. A. building, where the Sidney La
nier Chapter Daughters of the Con
federacy come out to greet them and
lead the way in to a sumptious bar
becue dinner. As the Veterans of
the sixties come out, and stand in re
view of all of Macon’s elaborate mil
itary turned out in full force, with
the old cavalry wagon, hospital corps,
Drum and Bugle Corps, and other
bands of city furnished music. With
the Confederate heroes leading in
automobiles, they repaired to the
cemetery; the review and last bugle
call.
The returned Veteran is taken ov
er the city to sec the contrast of the
Sh ties and 1916; each scene recalls
tho past, and a true picture of the
pciiod of the Sixties appears as he
tells the story to his comrades.
He visits Wesleyan Female College
where the Wesleyan girls entertain
with Mid Summer Night Dream,
which brings to mind his young bride
of Wesleyan in 1860. The wedding
scene is beautiful, enacted by Colonel
Duvenport Guerry and Mrs. Oscar
Kinney .all of bridal party in perfect
costume of the period—a great re
ception, society belles and beaux
at. nee the minuet and Virginia reel.
Then after a few years: As Cap
tain he led his company by his home
to bid his loved family a sad'goodbye
and went to war.
Scenes later—other scenes.
He returns after the war is over,
to find his family living in servant
quarters, and nursing a young Fed
eral back to health. Cupid plays his
i-ert, so you sec the union of the
North and South. The wedding,
though opposed, on through scenes
of interest, to the capture of Presi
dent Davis, which prove untrue re
ports that he was dressed in ladies'
apparel. Dr. A. S. Moore was an
ideal subject to personate President
Davis, as was Mrs. Sanders Walker
to pose as Mis. Davis; Annie Camille
Lamar as Marguerite, and Master
Sanders Walker as the son. Winnie
was too small to appear.
Capt. James Palmer, Capt. Wheel
er, Capt Conner, and others as Fed
eral officers made well the capture.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 20.—Governor
E. Harris, tonight accepted the
i ****nation of Joseph F. Gray as a
a *^bcr of the Georgia State Rail-
o\ * Commission and appointed
John T. Boifeuiilet to succeed him.
Colonel Boifeuiilet is an ex-mem
ber of both the house and the senate,
having served as speaker in the lower
branch. He has been twice at the
Court of St. James, commissioned on
special diplomatic missions inconnec
tion with the American embassy
there. He has been chosen as clerk
of the house of representatives for a
number of years and would have
been re-elected by the next house
without opposition.
Colonel Boifeuiilet is one of th;
best known men in Georgia. His high
ability and personal worth are ac
knowledged throughout the state and
the appointment will prove a most
popular one, there is no question. He
has been prominently identified with
every political effort undertaken by
Governor Harris, supporting him
with the greatest zeal and loyalty
throughout b ,t.h of his campaigns. He
and the governor are warm personal
friends.
Lindley W. Camp, formerly of Bev-
Accordb.g to the report of Sam L.
The Cordele District League held
Rogers, director of tho census, re- its annual conference at Vienna dur-
centiy issued, Dooly county stands ‘ inp* the past week-end, beginning
next to the top in the list of Geor-j Friday evening the 17th.
gia counties in cotton ginning to Nov. The oi)enillff session con3i8t ed of
1st Burke county leads with 45,- addresses of welcome from the Vicn-
680 bales while Dooly with less than : na League, the Woman’s Missionary
half the acreage of Burke has gin-' Society, the W. C. T. U. and the
ned 35,448 bales.
Laarens county, another
Select White Spanish Seed Peanuts
For Sale.
1 have several thousand bushels of
pure white Spanish peanuts, select
stock for seed, picked with a Benthal
Picker, no broken or shelled nuts all
stems removed. These I offer at 5
3-4 cents per pound while they last,
^Beware of mixed, thrashed and brok
en stock which will not germinate* A
jr.iod stand is absolutely necessary
for a large crop.
C. J. RAMBO, Edison, Ga.
Reference Bank of Edison.
lien county, now oity attorney of Ma
rietta, a member of Colonel Boifeuil
let’s staff in the house of representa
tives, will be a candidate for hous*
clerk, in that Colonel Boifeuiilet ii
now not offered for that place.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 20.—Joseph F.
Gray of Savannah, today at noon
handed Governor Harris his resigna
tion as member of the Georgia rail
road commis ion, the resignation to
1 rr.
be effective the last day of Novem
Mr. Gray, will immediately that
the resignation is effective, become
general manager of two railroads in
South Georgia, which are controlled
by the Chatham Banking and Trust
Co., of Savannah, of which Leopold
Adler is president.
Though it has been known in in
ner circles for several days that Mr.
Gray would probably resign, the ten
der of his resignation will come gen
erally as a surprise. He was ap
pointed on the railroad commission
in 1909 by Governor Jos. M. Brown
to fill the place made vacant by the
retirement of Hon. S. Guyt McLen
don, was elected for the short term
in 1910 and reelected to succeed
himself in 1912 for six years, his
present term expiring in 1919.
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 20.—Leo
pold Adler, chairman of the execu
tive committee of the Ocilla South
ern Railroad tonight confirmed the
appointment of Joseph F. Gray, for
merly of Savannah, and a member
of the state railroad commission, as
general manager of that railroad.
the
largest counties in the state comes
third with 32,024 bales, while five
other counties report more than 25,-
000 bales ginned this season.
This last report shows a total of
1,436,180 bales ginned in Georgi-'i
during 1916 up to Nov. 1st.
MR. MURRAY LOSES BARN
The barn of Mr. R. A. Murray was
completely destroyed by fire about
9 o’clock Saturday night. There is
no clue to the origin of the fire as
the building was practically envelop
ed ih flames when first discovered
and no one had seen in or near it
sincte early in the morning with Mr.
Murray’s knowledge. There wan a
small amount of feed stuff, perhaps
$50.00 worth stored in the barn, this
was a total ’oss, the biulding was cov
ered with insurance.
ATLANTA SPECIALISTS
COMING NOVEMBER 29
Dr. J. R. Hughes and Kennon Mott,
The Successful Eye and Chronic
Disease Specialiat., Making Mar
velous Cures.
CONSULTATION FREE
church at large.
Mr. S. A. Nunn, the district pres
ident responded.
Col. Jule Felton, of Montezuma,
made a most forceful address on
tithing. At the conclusion of the ser
vice a beautiful reception was held
at the home of Mrs. Kirby Lewis.
Saturday morning a very inspira
tional sunrise service was held at the
church. Miss Clark, of Macon led the
devotional.
The regular business session, con
sisting of reports, etc., was held Sat-
were made by the officers on various
divisions of the work. In the after
noon this session was continued.
Saturday evening Rev. J. P. Dell,
of Unadiila, filled the pulpit.
Rev. P. H. Green, of Cordele, had
charge Sunday at the eleven o'clock
hour.
In the afternoon the Vienna Lea
gue had charge of a most interesting
mission program. The various mis-
ficlds wore represented and
their needs discussed.
Sunday evening Rev. L. A. Har-
1, of Sparks Institute delivered :
rv powerful sermon.
The conference was thoroughly On
joyed by all who attended. The out
of town delegates numbered about
forty.
Notice.
On account of,the boll weevils, we
the undersigned strictly forbid any
one hunting or killing any birds on
cur land, any one who is caught hunt
ing or lulling birds on any of our
lands will be prosecuted
J. R. Horn, C. S. Henderson,, C. H.
Powell, Dr. W. E. Beacham, G. T.
Feavy, W. M. Edwards, J. E. Folds,
P. E Ivey, S. F. Owen, Y. T. Shef
field, H. A. Wood, E. D. Hudson, T.
A. Bragg, G. W. Lewis, S. D. Thomp
son, L. G. Williams, E. H. Peavy, J.
B. Hay, H. P. Morris, J. E. Horn, G.
W. Fullingtun, J. L. Roberts, J. R.
Calhoun, J. W. Graham, J. R. Lis
enky, U. M. Murphy.
Did you see "Big Ida?”
GOV. HARRIS TO GO
TO THE TEXAS Bl'R ER
Atlanta, Ga., Nov.—When the
Georgia National Guard was called
by the United States government for
federal service on the Texas border,
and long before it was known what
kind of service they would have to
perform; before they were mustered
into the Federal service; in fact; Gov-
ria said: “I'm going to the camp in
Macon to see how my boys are getting
on, and when they are taken from
Georgia to the Texas border I’m go
ing down there to see that they are
being properly taken care of.”
The governor is going to Texas.
Exactly when he has not yet decided,
hut the plans are now shaping for
departure of the Governor and Ad
jutant General VanHolt Nash either
Saturday afternoon or Sunday morn -
mg. Something may intervene in the
meantime to necessitate deferring the
trip to another date, but in the ab
sence of some obstacle. Governor
Harris and the adjutant-general will
eat Thanksgiving with “the boys.”
At The. King School.
Don’t fail to attend the box sap
per to be given at the King School
bouse Nov. 24. Come and bring your
box and help to make it a success.
Your presence will be enjoyed' and
your interest in behalf of a good
ausc will be appreciated.
These noted specialists arc coming
again to Vienna for one day only.
They are scientifically fitting glasses
that give good sight and relieve head
ache. The straighten cross eyes, re
move growths from the eyes, dissi
pate floating spots from the eyes, re-
lieve itching, burning and gritty lids,
restore your health, absorb adenoids
and cataracts and all chronic diseases
of the body without knife or pain.
Pome eyes are cured so that glasses
need not be woin. Women and chil
dren given special attention. No
matter how bad your health or eyes
consult these successful specialists
ree. They represent their own office
and can only be seen at the Virginia
Hotel, Wednesday, November 29th
Don’t forget the date and hours, 8
a. m. to 1:30 p. m. and call early.
WILSON OF MACON IS
COMPLETELY EXONERATED.
Grand Jury at Cordele Finds "No
Bill” in HU Cate
(Macon Telegraph.)
R. L. Wilson, president of the
Georgia Trust company has received
word from Cordele that the Crisp
county grand jury had returned a
“no bill” in the case preferred
against him by C. J. Shipp, charging
larceny after trust, thus completely
ironerating Mr. Wilson of any
wrong-doing. ,
Mr. Shipp took a warrant for Mr.
Wilson on Nov. 4, charging him with
misappropriating certain notes which
amounted to $1,200, which Shipp
claimed he had given to be deposited
at the Farmers State Bank at Cor
dele to secure an obligation owed tho
bank. He claimed that instead of
using the notes as security on the
debt, Mr. Wilson appropriated them
and discounted them and appropriat
ed the money to his own use.
At the time the warrant was taken
out, Mr. Wilson explained that Shipp
owed a company with which he was
connected $8,000, giving some col
lateral that had to be realized upon
beforec ollection could be made. Ac
cording to Mr. Wilson, Shipp also
owed the Farmers State Bank, which
held real estate as security, and when
he paid the bank with the real estate
he sought to hove turned over to him
collateral already realized upon and
applied toward the debt owed the
company with which Mr. Wilson was
connected.
United States District Court, West
ern DivUion, Southern DUtriet of
Georgia In Bankruptcy.
Notice of Application for Discharge
in Bankruptcy.
In the matter of W. L. Clark.
Bankrupt, County of Dooly, Byrom-
ville, Ga.
To the creditors of the above nam
ed bankrupt:
You are hereby notified that the
above mentioned bankrupt has - filed
his application for a discharge from
a,l the debts provable in bankruptcy
against the said W. L. Clark.
The said application will be heard
by the Hon. Emory Speer, Judge of
the United States District Court for
said division and district, at the Unit
ed States Court House, at Macon,
Ga., on the 18th day of December, A.
I)., 1916, at 10 o’clock A. M.
All creditors of said bankrupt are
notified to appear at the time and
place stated and show cause, if any
they can, why the prayi-r contained
isaid petition should not be granted
Dated at Macon, Georgia, this U
day of November, 1916.
i L. M. ERWIN, Deputy Clerk.
GEORGIA SHIPPERS FIGHTING
INCREASE IN FREIGHT RATES
Macon, Ga , Nov.—Farmers as well
os shippers of Georgia have become
somewhat excited over the proposed
increase in freight rates, since it will
mean that every farmer must pay
more for his fertilizer, plows, farm
machinery, and sundry other articles
the farmer is forced to use every day
in the year. Estimates of freight
charges under the proposed incrcas
ed rate system have been made by
the commissioner of agriculture, and
tlicse figures show that the railroads
would receive an increased revenue
of $800,000 alone on fertilizers.
Who will pay this increased tax?
The farmer, of course. This is why
the farmers have becomeso active,
together with the shippers, in at
tempting to block any advance the
railroads are making toward putting
the increased rates into effect.
Estimates prepared by the Georgia
Shippers’ Association, the only or-
ganization fighting for the interest
of the shipper, show that the propos
ed new rates on a most conservative
calculation will yield the railroads of
the state an annual increase of $3,-
000,600 ih revenue.
Notwithstanding the fact that their
coffers already are bulging with enor
mous gains in operating income; .not
withstanding the fact that tho freight
rates in Georgia already are higher
on all classified traffic and on many
commodities than nre the freight
rates of Virginia, North and South
Carolina, where several of tho sam
> .ads operate and where traffic con
ditions are practically identical, not
withstanding these facts, the rail
roads of Georgia are now 4rying to
secure still greater revenue from the
shipping public, and arc making the
attempt on the grandest scale that
was ever launched in nny state.
Strongly opposing this attempt is
the Georgia Shippers’ Association,
and it is an institution that should re-
ceive the membership of every Geor
gia shipper, backed by the moral and
financial support of every, farmer ir.
Georgia.
JUDGE GEORGE ENTERTAINS
THE LOCAL BAR
The members of the local bar and
court officials were the guests of
honor at an elnborate six o'clock din
ner on Friday of last week, the occa
sion being a soil of farewell affair
tendered them by the Hon. W. F.
George, The pretty home which has
been the scene of so many festivo oc
casions was particularly inviting
looking on this. In the massive din
ing room, where the centrnl feature
of interest was the elegantly appoint
ed table with covers laid for eighteen,
a distinctive color motif of yellow
prevailed. The center of the table
was graced with a handsome crystal
vase filled with immense yellow
chrysanthemums. The dinner con
sisted of five perfectly served courses.
Tho invited were: Messrs. J. B.
Wall, Ed Kiker, J. H. Woodward, D.
I.. Henderson, G. W. Wooten, W. V.
Harvard, J. M. Buslree, Mid McDon
ald, L. L. Woodward, C. P. Noles, T.
H. Davis, W. H. Lasseter, Watts
Powell, R. G. Lumsdcn, J. D. Har
grove, J. Frank Powell, H. O. Davis
ar,d Jessie Grantham.
NOTICE TO HUNTERS
Thiz is to notify all pprsons that
no hunting will be allowed on my land
during this season.
H. L. OWEN
GIN NOTICE
I will gin any day except Monday
and Saturday until -Christmas.
C. J. KING.
PROPERTY CHANGES HANDS
The two cottages on Sixth street
owned by Mr. J. M. Woodward havo
been recently sold to Mrs. Loula T.
Forehand and Mr. Geo. P. Lewis. The
houses are now occupied by Mr. fyill
Kirkland and Mr. G. G. Davis. It
is understood that the new owners ex
pect to use them as their residences
and will move in the first of the year.
Mr. Everette Swearingen has
bought the house nt the Southern ex
tremity of Fifth street from Mr. E.
B. Brown, of Macon, now occupied
by Dr. V. C. Daves. Mr. 8wearingen
and family will occupy the house
next year.
Mr. G. G. Davis has bought the
cottage of Mr. J. J. Barry on Fifth
street. Mr. Barry has moved his
family to his home in the country and
Mr. Davis will take possession in the
immediate future.
FORMER DOOLY CITIZEN
KILLED BY FAST TRAIN
The news of the death of Mr. John
Varnadoc, of Scriven is received
with regret by a number of relatives
and friends in this county where he
formerly lived. Mr. yarnadoe who
was cashier of the bank at Scriven
had started home in his car Saturday
and while crossing the railroad track
was run down by a fast train and in
stantly killed-
Ho was the son of the late Chappell
Yarnadoe, of this county and a ne
phew of Messrs. Tom and Frank and
Misses Mary and Anna Varnadoe. Be
sides these and‘numerous other rela
tives he leaves o wife and one child.
His remains were carried to Clax-
ton for interment Wednesday.
An upright Wellington piano, com
paratively new, for sale at a sacri
fice. For terms apply to
MRS. J. L. TAFFER.