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VOLUME SIXTEEN
VIENNA, GA. THURSDAY. December 14 h. i9I6.!
NUMBER 20
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CRUM GETS SUPERIOR
COURT JUDGESHIP
FORMER CITIZEN OF VIENNA
NOW LIVING IN CORDELE TQ
SUCCEED GEORGE.
HOME TALENT PLAY AT •
THE FlNEHURST SCHOOL
'Mrs. Tubbs of Shantytown" To Bo
Presented Friday Night, Dec. 15.
CONTRACT FOR Mil R
BRIDGE LET MONDAY
• The contest for the Superior
Court judgeship of the Cord el e. Cit-
'V cuit which had become quite spirited
during the past week was brought to
an end- Tuesday by the appointment
of Col. D. A. R. Crum,-of Cordele.
The resignation of Judge ;W.. F.
George of this city to take effect Dee.
SO, has been in Governor Harris'
hands for several days and it was ex
pected that his successor would be
chosen this week. CoL . Crum not
only received the appointment but
wan commissioned and sworn in of
fice on the above date, Chief Justice
Fish being present when the oath Was
administered, this being made par-
ticularly impressive by the use of a
Bible bought and presented, to Mr.
-Crum by his mother when he wait
18 months old.
Judge Crum has for the past fif
teen years been a member of the law
firm of Crum ft Jones-of Cordelo,
prior to which he was a member of
the law firm of Busbee, Crum & Bus*
bee, of this city, He scrve.d a terra
in the state senate from 1905 to 1906
and during this time fathered the bill
which made drunkenness on the pub-
flic highway a criminal offense. He
has been actively engaged in the
practice of law for the past twenty-
. five years,, is a member of the State
Bar association and the American
Bar association.
During his practice Col. Crum has
been -pounsel in a number of cases
of state-wide interest, and has been
promiently connected '.with impor
tant litigation in south; Georgia. He
has always taken an active interest
in the political affairs of his home
town and matters of/state interest.
He was one of the first'and staunch
est advocates of the abolition of the
i,. k;,» convict lease, system and putting the
* Si*'- convicts on the county roads. He
recently festered a movement to se
cure municipal ownership of an elec
tric light plant'for Cordele.. i
' Judge Crum has many warm
friends in this city ."ho are congrat
ulating him-upon his appointment
and Gov. Harris upon the wisdom of
"his selection. • -
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Mrs. M j Tubbs—Miss Clara
Dennard, \ '^Sunshine of Shanty
town. V ;
Miss Clin, % Vine—Miss Sadie
Henderson, 1 'p.lady boarder, (real
genteel.) \ %
Mrs. Ellen ^tkey—Miss Mary
Leggitt, a neig • who hates ' to
gossip. \
Maydelle Chun l—Miss Mildred
Speight, ihe pre\ young school
teacher. < | ' i ■*>.
Simno Rubbele o>ank Robert
son, the coroner, (_ .eryman, wife
hunting. -
Tom Riordon—Mr. C. N. Wheeler,
A younsr census taker, .
Jimmie Tubbs—Willie CoOius, the
prodigal son. .
Queenie Sheeba Tubbs—Zeph
Pate.
Billy Blossom Tubbs-—Murry Bob
bitt- !
Victoria Tubbs (“Punky Dunks”)
—Mildred Tayior. •
Elmira Hickey—XveheBe Coker.
Jake Hclkey—Arthur Harmon.
Mike Hickey—P. D. McCarty. ;;
Sallie Hickey—Susie Beit Bridges.
Played in Unndilla with much sne-
as and invited to play in Pinehnrst
T<j BE COMPLETED BY JULY 1ST
1917—WHEN COMPLETED IT
WILL COST $11,200.00.
MR. J; B. HARDISON, OF '
EMERICH VISITS TOLEDO
Has Groat Trip As lie Cosst of the
Overland Company,
MR. W. C. HAMILTON
TO MANAGE BANK
i“ r
.-RESIDENT Off BANK OF VI-
ENNA TO HAVE ACTIVE MAN-
Agement OF INSTITUTION.
Mr. J. B. Hardison, of Exnerich,
Willys-Overland dealer in this terri
tory, who wad one of the 5,000 deal
ers who visited the' great Toledo
plant in connection-with the im
mense convention recently held
talks interestingly ol the experiences
of the trip. He wad,greatly impress
ed with the extensiveness of; this
great concern and ihemany interest-,
ing features of the plan. Mr. HardJ-,
song returned: more, .convinced than
cver that the Overhand is a car of
superior quality and make
Last Monday being the day legally
appointed for letting the contract for
a bridge to be built across-Flint riv-
ev : connecting the counties of Dooly
and Sumter at . the point known as
Mdrray’s Ferry, the commissioners
from both counties, their' legal coun
sel, and representatives of various
bridge construction concerns, gather
ed -at the -point mentioned tor this
patpoM.
Of the six firms represented, the
Southern Bridge and Iron Works.bf
lingham submittedthe lowest bid
was awarded the contract The
specifications call for one trass span
810 fast long built of reinforced Con-,
ente and steel, the Contract price
being $11,200.00, the bridge to be
completed and ready for service on
July 1st 1817.
Mr. Searcy B. i Slack, civil : engi
neer from the-Georgia University,
who mode the,, survey and drew the
plahs and. who :will be oh the ground
to supervise the construction of .tho
bridge was present at the meeting.
Thpre were also quite a number of
other interested spectators.
When completed the bridge will
be one of the most splendid . struc
tures of the ldnd in this section and
will fill a need that has been long
fell in iElsand"’our neighbor county
of Sumter. •
At a meeting of the officials, and
rectors of the Bank of Vienna
pnduy afternoon, Mr. W. C. Ham
ilton, president of the institution,
wap elected to the active manage
ment to succeed the late Mr. Lewis
w.hb was for years prior to his death
yijfopresident and manager.
‘jfeK.'Jiainilton formerly resided In
Vienna and has s wide acquaintance
The Brewers, the musical enter
tainers who furnished tho Lyceum
Program Monday evening weri voted
ti le most enjoyable attraction of the
• tason. The program was replete
with musical selections, readings and
fiature numbers skillfully rendered.
It is the exception and not the rule
for a company of entertainers to be
entirely composed j>t artists, but this
one was one of the exceptions. Mrs.
Brewer was a finished pianist and ac
companist while Miss Ruth Brewer
was an equally gifted and ekilled
reader and clarionet soloist Miss
Grace Brewer, however, possessed
the greatest variety of musical ac
romplishmenti, being perhaps the
greatest musical virtuoso who has
ever appeared before a Vienna and!-
SMALL COUNTIES MAY !
FIGHT CONVICT- ACT
Atlanta, tVet.—Several of Geor-
' gia’s small. rural counties, despite
the fact that the new State convict
; apportionment law supposedly was
[passed for their benefit, may" Join
Fulton in a court fight to knock oat
' the law, should this'county carry out
(its present plans to' apply for an in
unction. f
. Aa a result of the sentiment against
he new law, officials 'Monday wore
|of the opinion that the Legislature
next summer win repeal it and re-
to the old syitem of apportion-
j convicts according to population,
instead of rani mileage, as provided
in the new law.
A number of the small counties, it
-known, had found that in
I of obtaining more convicts un
Ider the new law, they will lose prac-
I ticaUy all they now have.
Americas After New Road
Americas, Dee.—Whether Amer-
I leus will secure the proposed railroad
f to -be extended from Games, on tho
i A., B; ft A. railroad ,to this city, re-
- mains for tho result to be known of a
campaign that begun tut Tuesday
by the commissioners of tho chamber
of commerce. Over one-third of the
capital stock has been subscribed
without soliciting stock, and the out
look is bright for the new-roadito be
extended from a-point already con
structed ten miles from Ameretus at
Methvin’s store in this county, near
[Flint river. ) >
Probing High Cost of Living
Washington, D. C., Dec.—De
partment of justice officials announc
ed that chief activity in the govern
ment's nation-wide investigation into
the high cost of Jiving would shift
this week to the middle west, esped
is! attention being paid to the activ
ities of" coal dealers in Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Detrot, Toledo and other
-cities.
card reports
. —-T to be. cor-
lereiwere 37,809 hale* of
cotton, counting round: ai half-bales,
ginned in Dobiy County, from , thu
crop of: 19161 prior-to .December l,
ajreompared with 82,686 balm
ginned to December 1,‘ 1915,
Very respectfully, , " -" !
SAM L. ROGERS, Director -
NORTHERN'PAPERS CLAIM
NEGROES ARE STARVING
Atlanta, Gs., Dee.—The emjnlcrtt.
ticn of thousands of negroes to noth
im states ham furnished the red shirt
abolitionist papers-pf the north and
vest a new excuse lor another crop
of lies and sjanders about the south.
• It is true that negroes in large
numbors are going north, attracted
by the promise of high wages,-but
listen to this from a-Chicago paper
aa the reason for the movementi
'There will, be no crape for the ne
gro laborers Jo reap until next spring
owing to the fact that they have been
destroyed by the belt weevil, and the
negroes were actually facing starva
tion.”
Of course the boll weevil is here,
but certainly the negroes do not ex
pect to harvest any crop# in the fros-
en north'between now and spring.
As for work, there is just aa' much to
lie had hi the eouth, where,the win.
ers are mild, as in the north, where
the thermometer stays around ■ere’.
Projnise of (octal and political equal
ity the lure, hut It will not material
ise, any more than it did in the day*
bf the dvil war.
EDUCATIONAL RAUY SHARON
SCHOOL THURSDAY DEC. 21
day to be well spenf by those
attend. Beginning a) 2 o'clock
yoi will .hear several splendid ai
dresses OH education, we hope to pub
lish the names of speakej-a in'.next
issue. Don't miss this'treat in store
fo» yoni.' . | V
At 6 o'clock a patriotic program
- - will be given by tho school in whicl
lee, 9, 1916. the play, "Married:to a Suffragette'
will be featured.
Beginning ,at 7-o’clock the .Big
Carnival will-he open to all. Don't
fail to see the different attractions.
You are bound to enjoy it We have
planned greatly for your pleasure.
Only small admission fees charged
mV-lie will continue to reside in
Isle hat it it quite probable that
riU move his family to this city
'LA'i-r CALL TO SUBSCRIBERS
W: _
throughout the carnival. There, is. and it is useless for as to go into de-
fup from beginning to (end. Come **—* — ’—“~
nnd enjoy it Proceeds from carnival
for benefit of school. You are cor
dially invited to come- —
Don’t forget date, Thursday,. Dec.
1st, 2 o’clock p. m.
GROWING COTTON- IN, COLORS
j BECOMING QUITE POPULAR
lAtkbte, Dec.'—Growing- cot
ton in colors, which; for sometime
has engaged the attention of scien
tists and experimenters, gives prom-
i of becoming a practical reality
the sonth, as the result of careful
tests being conducted in several
states.
Recently a South Carolina planter
lotting in Atlanta exhibited samples
of: black cotton grown by him on his
farm, and declared that he fully ex
pected to* be able to produce
blue and other colors-in the fleecy
staple.
Word now comes from Alabama
-t a well-known planter of that
Cland Settles, has just sue-
led in growing brown cotton,
HOLIDAY EXCURSION PARES
VIA A. B. * A. RAILWAY
Tho A. B.U Railway willsell
holiday excursion tickets to all sta
tions on its line and to many other
destinations in the southeast. Tick
ets will be sold December 10th to 25th
inclusive, and will bear return limit
January 10th, 1917.
Those persons, contemplating hol
iday tripe to distent points should
call on ticket agent or write the un
dersigned as far in advance as pos
sible, so that full information may
be furnished and tickets made ready
tor their trip.' W. W. Croxton, Gen
eral Passenger Agent, A. B. ft
Rsilway, Atlanta, Ga.
'high cost of paper!’ story ere this they knew how. “ Here's hoW:
Eat alfalfa! _ ■
tails about our reason for being un- ■ ®° philosopher, after watching the
able to scad the paper out gratia hogs; and cattle thrive upon it, grotiind
We know that you know we can't do up some alfalfa and made bread,
So if you want the N*ws any Which was not had at alt, and his
longer you will have toPAY UP. treat discovery is herewith given, to
humanity.
THE DIXIE IS SHOWING
SOME GOOD PICTURES
Slop VIA C.S.I
'Daily, December :
elusive, G.;0c* F.
HOLIDAY EXtUR-
VIAC. 3. ft P. RAILWAY
to 26th in-
Sr
reduced fare round
Its between e#' stations,
>dfh trips in connection
" ^ Makeyoor fioUday trip via Q. S.
ftjF. Railway' and get the very best
<U schedules, -service and excursion
fares. For foil information call on
any ticket agent G. S. ft 7. Railway
or! address J. W. Jsmison, Traveling
Passenger Agent,' 126 Terminal Bnild
ing, Macon, Ga.
PEANUT SHELLER.
The Tom Huston Head Pi
Shelter b the only successful
chin* on Its market. It is sold on
money-back guarantee. Price $6.00.
Do not dtiey. Address
SCHOEN ft JORDAN,
Atlanta, Ga.
E MUSICAL BREWERS
WERE MUCH ENJOYED
BOLL WEEVIL CLUBS
FOR DOOLY COUNTY
MEETING TO BE HELD AT 7
O’CLOCK TONIGHT AT COURT
HOUSE.
in-business circles hero, he also has once. 'Their interpretative ability
b&diyears of experience in banking, waspartieulariy striking, this end the
haying been president of this bank (act Out their -musical ideas have
end the Cithens Bank, of Cordele for so long been associated together
for p. number of yean. Tha direct- helped to blend their program into
©e# rive doubtless done-the wisest ^ bcnutifnl harmony thet'made it es<
" nd , conservative thing by elect- pccirily pleasing to the Urge and ap
ing hiia to the vacancy made by the precisthrh audience,
death of Mr. Lewis for he being bet
ter Acquainted with the condition of TO DISCLOSE FACTS ABOUT
th< bunk's affaire than any other > NEWS PRINT PAPER PRICES
available man, will be able to carry
fotward the business of the institu*
Uoa'with a greater degree of effl- Washington, D, C.> Dec.—Facts
ciehcjt thin any other they might uncovered by the federal trade eom-
hayis -chosen. Mr. Hamilton will dt- *Pi«ion in its inquiry into news print
vo& tactically his entire time to the P»P* r prices will.be bid before paper
ent of the bank; For the' msken, dealers and uinrs at a hear
ing here and an opportunity given
those concerned to explain certain
phases of*the sittiation. {
At a previous hearing the commis
sion merely attempted to Obtain gen-'
era!' information.- Tomorrow, repre
sentatives of the paper interests will
be questioned particularly along lines
of our subscribers have re- traced, by the commission's agents,
sponded promptly to the stetementa wh ? * iaT ' f » Uowcd ** Manufacture
. f, . '• . : and marketing of news print from
of pbst due accounts recently sent the fore U to the print shop,
them;. We arc striving earnestly to , The ^ uing> | was ; annonncidi
get ypt subscription department up- will be jo directed as to iebtafat fur-
on n .busineks like correct basis, and ther information on the 1 reasonable
we feel that it ip not good business -MW of;contract and current news
to continue jthejpaper to any addrets Print;p<per prices, costs and profits
Jri*'$: • t j H»f manufacturers, gross-profits of
tf ' jpbbore.lfactbra affecting [supply w*
without conipcntation. So in justi demand - and j(louibIe r « medies for the
to the subsenbera we have sent out p ^ cnthighpriccB , w hich have forc-
M. t*JSfr ed uianjlemail newspapers; to suspend
them perfectly -Jrith : what they are nu bli eat i on
due and -it -will be absolutely nec^- ; |
“ry to discontinue sending the paper H ft L- A n"Alf*If. SendwkhY
to thoee-Whb ignore these notiees. So T ' Y
this it the final notice to those who Atlanto_Ga., Dec,—Would yon
have failed to reipond to them. Al- combat ihe high cost' of living?
mos) everyone is familiar with the Sure you would; everybody would,
The farmers end other business
men of this county are called upon
to attend a meeting at the court
house tonight'which is to be held
for the purpose of formulating plans
to combst the bolt weevil. Mr. J. G.
Oliver, Third District Farm demon
strator who is taking such an active
interest in the fight throughout Ids
territory will be hero and with him
win be Hr. C. B.. Burley, a man of
wide;experience with the weevil, hav-*
ing; studied the conditions in other
territories-already infested and who
advocates only the practical methods '
Cf fanning under weevil conditions.
These gentlemen are possessed of
infdrmatioh'that.will .be of benefit, jo .
every business man in Dooly; - |T
They wih arrive in the 1 city tide,
moraing and the day will bO spent in
dcnjonstrstiOn wOrkon several farms
in tbo eounty. Mr. Ctfipepper, ttp
Leal agent will, assist them in,the
v.ork here end it is quite 'likely that
the Whole county is to receive perma
nent benefit from the events of this
ene; day.' f. . .
The public should need no urging
to attend this meeting this evening,
they should embrace the opportunity
to hear what these men have to say
on the subject Of the boll weevil. ,
Georgia Hat Some Weather Prophets.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec.—Georgia's sev
eral score weather prophets, who
have been rapidly increasing in nuin-
bers during the past few years, until
rovj every town Of any consequence
is the proud possessor of a local
ither observer, should be intermit-
ed In the. suggestion presented jie-
towj:
[jut in Kansas, where ; amateur
Its are .even .more numerous thin
in-Georgia, some of the older proph-
' jealous of the Invasion of th
ed field have formed a Wcatl
Prophet's Trust.
-cry member is solemnly pie
to Refrain from reading the
nacs, and ail forecastsYnusthe in t
bands of the secretary at least t
four hours in advance of the gove:
meat forecast ;
;. Furthermore, any member w
shaft prophecy inaccurately is'dro
ped from the membership roll, if 1
eirors extend over a period of t!
The Dixie Theatre is bringing a
series of-very high class pictures to
this city this winter. All bf the pic
tures are superior to those shown in
the average show and. the feature
pictures that have been put on have
been exceptionally good. The "Where
Are My Children” picture shown
last week was wtft received. It was
wonderfully filmed moral lesson,
distinguished by refinement of acting.
Those who failed ;to see it missed a
most excellent pictorial presentation
of human character.
The Fall of a Nation” shown here
two nights this week was also greatly
enjoyed. The Dixie is enjoying
most liberal patronage. - - .
FIRST OF WADE TRIALS
Ojf DECEMBER -U
Z. A. Lit-
Americas,
tiejohn
18, ei the day when he would call the
first defendant charged with Walter -
Wade’s murder. | Y
This day was: aimed tentatively
following ttatemefits of attorneys for -
the dedepii that It was net ■seared-
that tirey, would be ready hr then.
Judge Littlejohn laid-that all objec
tions to that day: should be
known by Friday.
Frank Hooper, former Solicitor
General of this circuit, now of At.
hints, was announced as counsel for
the defense today, joining Attorneys
Blalock, Wallis ftFort, retained by
the Chapmans. John Etheridge has
Shipp ft Sheppard as connseL H. A.
Harp is reported, to have attorneys
Cannon ft Lawson, of Abbeville.-The
trial is being anticipated with more
than common Interest.
PA0681M FOR NEXT WEEK
”■ ! IT
Tke Dixie
Tkeatre
t j
, DEC. 18
MONDAY,
"Shielding Shadow," :10th episode
t “Easy Ed,” la Two Parts
"Tha Man From Youkoa,” j
- v TUESDAY, DpC. 19 J
"The Quostlia Mark,” 3 part Drams
'' "Wh.n Cupid :
- / WEDNESDAY, DEC. CO
.rWhat I Said Coos,” 3 part Drama
5 /YTh* Loss Point- Mystery” ““
' ' THURSDAY, DEC. 21
“Forgot Of bioams,” 2 Root Dn6aa
- "Tho Hew Sslosms^," Comody
T "Solig-TribnaC” 91
> FRIDAY, DEC. 22
v" S “Foori, of tho; Army,’
m» Mystery of tho:Brass Round”
“Tho Wadding Promt.o”
J SATURDAY, DEC. 23
"Who’s Guilty”
”Tho Guilt of Stsphon of Eldrigo”
“Pipo Dreams," Comedy