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NUMBER 25 VIENNA. QA . THURSDAY. January loth"!918, bCUME SEVENTEEN CONVICT LE THRI’ TRAIN JNDOW TIME LESTER RETURNM& FROM ANY PROMINENT BREEDERS FROM OTHER STATES IN AT TENDANCE. ENTIRE FRENCH VILLAGE DE STROYED BY SHELLS FROM AEROPLANES X [EGROES KILL DOC. ONE ..RE. CEIYES CUN SHOT WOUND AT HANDS OF WHITE MAN. WARM POLITICAL CONTEST RE SULTS IN CHANGE IN MUNICI- PAL GOVERNMENT FORCE. WILL ASSIST GOVERNMENT IN ' PROPER AND FAIR DISTRIBU TION OF FOOD IN DOOLY. The negro, Time Lester, who row ed Ms way to freedom from one of ; Ithe convict cages at Flint River about . two months ago making good his es cape never stopping until Jie thought . himself safe from-discovery, wassp- 1 piehended at Hartford, Conn., a few i weeks ago. Warden Slade was noti- I Bed of the negro’s presence there and t left, as soon as the legal proceedings i necessary for returning him could be i arranged ,to bring him back. The i warden had no difficulty in locating t him and was well on the way back to , Dooly with him when Lester decided to take another desperate chance for liberty. They-were aboard a fast train, nearing Salisbury, N. C., when the negro who was - handcuffed' and kitting in the smoker with the. warden burst out the glass' window afid leap ed through to the ground. If he es caped'with his life it was miraculous rs the train was going at full speed, there is a f”-’-*' u The annual meeting of the Florida State Live Stock Association which ] convenes in Jacksonville this week,. Jan. 9 to 11, is attracting nation wide attention. Not only are there speakers from several states, from Texas to Illinois, but one of the great breeders asso ciations has sent a -carload of puro- blood registered bulls to be sold of the auction sale of pure-blood and high grade live stock which will bo made a quarterly cncent in the Jack sonville market. Col. M. A. Judy, secretary of the American Aberdeen-Angus Breedt-re. Association is here with Col. W. 11. Cooper, of Hedrick, Iowa, from whoa farm the bulls were shipped. It i not CoL Judy's first visit to Flore!, He was there last September in tendance on the live stock round ■ at Gainesville and was so much pressed with what he saw and Ic on this visit that ho was convinr i that the Southeast offers one of l best markets in the world for the store than where it is delivered. Prob- breeders of pure-blood .stock, ably one cent may be added with pro- Colonel Judy made the statement prietyfor delivering. at the round-up that Florida was F , “PoUr should bo handled by the most talked of state in th<< live sto wholesaler at standard milling prices j world, and his attendance on the nr. at terminal points, plus freight,' plus] ,lua ' meeting of the Live fdo-.-k 26 to 60 cents a barrel profit to the fdciation proves his sincerity, c-; wholesaler. The retailer is supposed j ia " y r he induces one of A dog, supposed to be sffectsd with ydrophobia-was directly and indi- ■» The bombardment scenes of "The Girl Fhillippa,” tho special eight-reel Vitagrnph production from the novol by Robert W.' Chambers, which waa directed by S. Uanltin Drew, starring ■America’s dnlntfeat aetrdss, Anita Stewart, are remarkably vivid and realistic. For thercidism of iiiis picture, Judge-D. L. Henderson of this city has received his official-appointment as Food Administrator for this coun ty from Andrew M. Soule who Is adf mlnistrator for the state. Judge Hen* derson has .entered upon his new du ties with energy and determination to see that justice and fair play in the role and distribution of food in this county is given to all, and the govern ment protected from any nnecessary bearding of food. The administrator will probably have a statement for publication next week. In the mean time the following outline gives tho people ait idea of what his duties wilt bonsist and how they will be expects 1 to co-operate with him in the per formance of same: "It is your duty to have general oversight of all matters affecting food administration in your county, and to see in so far as possible that an ade quate supply of food is available; that it moves uniformly from the source 1 of production through the wholesaler ectly responsible for a considerabld mount of damage to several individ- isls Sunday afternoon. So far as is known the animal be- ;an its mad career on the National Highway making its first attack on the unall daughter of Mr. end Mrs. Witt Brsgg who live about three miles out - inflicting a alight flesh wound. From • slhere the dog proceeded to the home if Mr. J. P. Heard and engaged in a ight with the two dogs there. Not nspecting the dog of being rabid, lavid Neely, Mr. Heard’s Chaffeur, iterfcAd in the fight and was bitten y the animal. When Mr. Heard barned what had happened he infer red from the action of the dog that it was mad and dispatched David and Willis Barnes, another negro on. the place, with the car and a gun to overtake and kill, it before further damage was done. The negroes fol lowed the dog coming upon it a short distance from the home of Mr. Park er, they killed it and put it in the car and proceeded.to the forks of the road just in front of where Mr. Park- . er lives to turn around. it was about 1 o'clock in the even ing and Mr. Parker hearing the shoot- FOR ALDERMEN :oberts lompson Paul Ellison M. C. Peavy _ slight possibility, however, that the deep snow which covefed the ground, might have_prevented tho jump from proring fatal. Warden and retailer to the ultimate consumer: that only fair and legitimate profits tion and wired authorities to-look out for 'Lester, dead or alive. Nothing has been heard from him yet. The negro was up for six months for disturbing divine worship and had several other charges against him for which he was to be tried. He - is said to have left two wives in this county to mourn his departure and another in Connecticut, whom he had annex ed as he passed through New York en route to that “haven of happiness” or so thought to be by most Southern negroes, from which .he did not-hope to return so soon.. ing and.evidently suspecting the oc cupants of the car to be out rowdy- ‘ ingf orQitime went out on tho porch ajfyik^cd a shot from a l l at the car the ballet ranging through tho heavily upholstered back of the front seat ug* and lodged in the shoulder of the Barnes negro. The wound Is thought to be a rather Serious ono. M^^TiiCrhead of the dog has been sent ■ to tho Pasteur Institute at Atlanta I end if it is found to b.e affected with I rabies the child and the ndgro will I be given immediate treatment. RED CROSS MEETING Members of the executive commit tee and others interested in -Red Cross work are asked'to'meet at the City Hall Friday afternoon, at three, o’clock.; . • W. L. WRI6HT, Chinn. 'Continued on I.aA Page goods to a firm who tries.to take ad-! a given community. We are only sup- vantage of jts patrons. If the whole-1 poged to use sugar at the rote of three shier fails to handle thU business on | pounds per capita per month. We a rcaionable basis of profit his license ; should reduce our wheat flour con- cumption to about two pounds or two loaves per capita per week. "You should endeavor to encourage the cash-and-carry system, thus les sening the overhead charges of tho re tailer. Remember that the retailer’s overhead charges are heavy at best, i and that we cannot expect him to do t business without a reasonable profit, j This matter must always be taken in to consideration in determining wheth er the retailer is overcharging or not "Under separate cover I am hand ing you a statement with reference to the desirability of having a price list of licensed commodities published each week. A list of the licensed com modities are shown in the pamphlet sent you under separate cover. “It will be s good thing for you to visit and ilyqiect licensees once in 30 days. Procedure against an indirid- stand'that the food law provides pen- JAN 14 THROUGH JAN 19. Procedure against an individ ual, firm or corporation can only be instituted through the Law Division of the U. S. Food 'Administration at Washington. Therefore, in case you think the law is being evaded or brok en, you are respectfully requested to secure the essential facts and advise this office in relation thereto, which in turn will report the matter to Wash ii gton that procedure may be insti tuted from that center in accordance with the requirements of the organi- xntion. - "The policy of the Food Adminis tration is not to prosecute except when it becomes necessary. It desires first to employ diplomacy and tact, to advise with individuals, firms and cor porations and ask their co-operation rather than to unnecessarily repri mand and embarrass or needlessly in convenience them. Experience seems to indicate that at least ninety per cent and probably more of the people Intendto do what ia right, and that the majority of the balance are amen able to reason and advice if it is ex tended in a friendly and considerate manner. | “You are at liberty to organise a ! committee to aid yon in the discharge ’ of your duties. These citixens should be selected as far as possible from a ( class who are disinterested in licensed food commodities. They should rep resent as many local activities and in terests as possible. TUESDAY—No Show THURSDAY—No Show i RuJutr 3745i tout* $1095 As with mn mttb$MS O. B. Ditrtit World Picture, Brady Made fea turing Alice Brady Hog men who complain that the ”13 to 1” arrangement does not leave them any profit will do well to study their own methods more closely. 100^BAMPSHIRES-108 (CHOLERA IMMUNED) v*. BRED SOW SALE ; PUBLIC AUCTION FITZGERALD, GA. FRIDAY, JANUARY 25~r1 P.- M.. ' ssATs-! . - , ’• Spell Live Stock Co’s. Sale Barns Choicest selection of pure bred sows and gilts ever put up in the South. All beautiful individuals, nch in Grand Champion blood, bred to the famous prize winning boars. LOOKOUT PERFECTION By LOOKOUT, the famous $6,000 Grand Champion Boat WICKWARE PATTERN By the Grand Champion GENERAL WICKWARE Jjv the Grand Champion SILKO . MESSENGER STAR By the Famous Grand Champion MOSE MESSENGER i * A-’'rir>MEIERS—floi. Thomas Deem, Cameron, Mis souri; Col. F. D. Hengst, Louisville, Ky. ftft .DM AN—E. C. Stone, Peoria, Illinois, who will as- stet purchasers, and buy for those who may not be able toattend Bale. Mail bida to him in our care. hereford-hampshire farms E. K. FARMER, Proprietor FITZGERALD, GEORGIA DIXIE STOCK IFARM M. DICKSON, Proprietor p IERFIELD, GEORGIA WRITE FOR CATALOGUE : . “Torrent RtnK H 6th Episode of^ "Fighting Trail’’ "Matter of His Hem.” Triangle with William Desmond "A Matrimonial Accident” Triangle Comedy' {VOMlNG^-January 23, AnltsTdJew art In "The GDI Philippa" an Eight Fart Vitagraph 'Special Blue Ribbon Feature.