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JU/VIE SEVENTEEN VIENNA. QA.. THURSDAY. April 4th f 918 NUMBER 37 R SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS 3RTH SOLD LAST WEEK BY ICAL COMMITTEE. St S. SALE RECEIVES BOOST NEW TIME SCHEDULE MEETS WITH APPROVAL Bond Sale Begins Sat. 6th. Tour of County Thurs. 11th. PROMINENT CITIZEN CLAIMED BY DEATH ALL BCSINESS MOVES FORWARD SMOOTHLY ON NEW TIME- LITTLE INCONVENIENCE FELT A tour of the county will be mode Thursday, April 11th, in the interest of the Third Liberty Loan. The tour will begin at 8 o' clock. Unadilla will .e eale of War Savings Stamps given considerable impetus here week when a local committee formed and waged an intensive sign to encourage a more liberal tment in the government’s “baby fhe drive was made by naster Adkins, Messrs. C. S. and Dave Ketchum. Their plan tion was systematic and business and therefore productive of factory results. The combined aggregated about six thousand a. * The soliciting was done by rs. Gurr and Ketchum, Postmas- dklns making the deliveries and :tions, is is the first really concentrated fc that has been made to push the of the stamps here, consequent- lenna and Dooly have fallen far r their ascribed quota, another will be n\ade some time soon i it is hoped will bring the sale the desired mark. The scheme to save an hour a day has been cheerfully adopted locally with the result that all business and organized work is now operating un der the new order.- In fact some have been so zealous in conforming to the order that they have violated the very purpose of its creation by ris ing so early as to make the use of the light and heat essential to their com fort. This however has not been suf ficiently general to cause any serious misgivings as to the ultimate advan tage to be gained. The merchants who published a no tice last week signifying their inten tion to close their places of business at 7 o'clock new time, had no inten tion of appearing in the role of slack ers or in any sense antagonistic to the order. They like all others will Conform to the order, in fact are al ready doing so. , E YOUR PIANO TUNED BY A COMPETENT MAN J. Hammond, of Macon,' Ga., be here for ten days or two s and solicits your patronage. He well recommended, having :ed for Philips & Crew Co., and Guttenberger for over 20 years ill guarantee all work to be of lest class. He will stop at the Morgan residence. Dropliim a r phone 195 and he will call. He to Vienna, April 8th. A. J. HAMMOND. be the starting point and every dis trict in the county will bo visited. Ev erybody is welcome to join the boost ers end fall in line at Unadilla at the appointed time. The itenerary will be arranged and tome one in each district notified of 'the hour the boost ers will be there. 'These are urged to spare no effort in'* getting tho people out to. hear the talks that will be made Get in your car, fill every seat, take your lunch and help to malfe this day of patriotic service a success. HON. M. E. RUSH1N PASSES GOOD MEETING AT fINEHURST JUDGE LASSETER MAKES AD- DRESS IN BEHALF OF LIBERTY BOND SALE. W. M. S. MEETING The W. M. S. of the Vienna Bap tist church will meet in circles Mon day afternoon at three o’clock. No. f. Mrs. Earl Lashley. " - Mrs. T. H. Davis. Mrs. Sallie Davis. Mrs. R. E. Kelly. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. NOTICE Notice is hhreby given that I have sold my interest in the L. D. Griggs Company at Unadilla, Ga., to Mrs. L. D. Griggs, who will collect all ac counts tiue the L. D. Griggs Co., and pay all claims against the above nam ed firm. 3-14-4t J W. GRIGGS, SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER LODGED IN JAIL MAN REFUSES TO TALK, IS AR- RESTED—FEDERAL AUTHORI TIES NOTIFIED. ' Although the attendance was not what the occasion warranted, the meeting in the interest of the Third Liberty Bond Sale, held at Plnehurst Friday night was a success. Rev. Robinson presided, opening the pro gram with a prayer, this was follow ed by a patriotic song well rendered by a local quartette. Judge Lasseter made the address of the hour. As is Judge Lasseter’s cus tom, he talked along practical lines presenting a convincing argument favoring the investment in bonds for husiness'A well as patriotic reasons. At the conclusion, there was an in vitation for other talks and short re sponses were made by Dr H. A. Mob ley, Chmn. Red Cross, and Col. L. L. Woodward, Chmn. War Savings Stamps Committee. There was an other song and sr closing prayer by Mr. A. M. Wilson. Pinehurst is well organized in prep aration for the drive and will be sure to come forward with an'over sub scription of her pro rata' share of Dooly’s allotment. ! Hi on his person maps of several coun- ties lb Sonth Georgia cjd a book with 'Rev. Wright of the Methodist churchr the WOMAN” ; Stupendous Vitagraph Serial; Replete With Thrills===Massive Production Compared to Legitimate f Stage Plays - * A remarkable illustration of the reckless ness, iu the matter of expense and personal risk, which motion picture makers to-day display is provided in “Vengeance—and the Woman,” a fifteen episode serial which will start at the DeSoto Theatre on Saturday March 6th The great outdoors—moun tain, prairie, desert—as Nature made it, is the scene of action. The stage would have to rely on canvas and paint for the ef fect. A mountain is biown to bits by dynamite. Three charge;!, reduce the monster to dust and debris. AWAY AFTER LINGERING ILL NESS. LEAVES LARGE ESTAT£ ESTIMABLE LADY GOES TO REWABD \ MRS. J. S. MORGAN LAID TO REST THURSDAY AT COLLIER CEME TERY. Because of hts unusual appearance hnd queer behavior, a stranger who arrived here Monday has been detain ed by city authorities and confined in jail. The man whose name it is sup posed is Albert Gordon, a letter di rected thus being found on his person, Came to the home of Mrs. Forehand in TEast Vienna Monday and asked for board, paying in advance for a week. His presence was nqted by Mayor Ly tle who unable to find out his business here from others approached him while he wap seated in the park Tues day afternoon and was greeted with absolute silence. The stranger arose quickly and departed but a signal from Mayor Lytle to Marshal Pen nington brought about his prompt ar rest, When questioned he claimed to be a Canadian and a card writer by profession, it Is understood that he made conflicting statements telling others that he was a knife sharpener and a chinawaro salesman. When searched, there was found After an illness that had lapscd^n- to yeatb, Hon. M. E. Rusbin passed away at.his home in thi3 city Monday night at midnight. Mr. Rushin was one of Dooly’s first citizens, he was born in Macon county May 18, 1856, but mifved tb Dooly in his early man hood, marrying at the age of 22, Miss Mary Elizabeth Hall. Death came to ■the wife after a few years and later M- Rushin was married to Mrs. Mary Frances Lilly, she also died a few years following the marriage and then his last marriage to Miss Mary Leo Jefferson, of Columbus, was con summated. Mr. Bushin’s principal occupation from early life was farming. In this he.was highly successful, he owns ex tensive lands thoughout the county, all of which arc In an excellent state of cultivation. 4 He was; also prominent politically, having served the county for a num ber of years as tax collector. He al so enjoyed the distinction of having represented the district as senator and was serving as Dooly’s representa tive in the House when stricken with the paralytic attack in June, 1916, from' which he never completely ral lied, although he finished his term and has sln'ce that time until a short time prior to his death looked after the conduct of his own business. Mr. Rushin was a member of tho Missionary Baptist church, having, aligned wimself to that religious body in his youth and having for the great er portion of his life served as a mem ber of the board of deacons. ' The funeral was held at the Vienna Baptist church Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Rev. Morris assisted by The unexpected demise of Mrs. J. S. Morgan occurring at her home sev eral miles west of this city Wednesday morning, March 27th, brought sorrow to a wide circle of friends and Ac quaintances throughout this section. Mrs. Morgan had been quite frail /or many years having within recent years suffered several extremely se vere Illnesses. Just previous to her death, however, she was apparently quite well and had only returned to her home the day before from -the bedside of her father, Mr. J. J. Mur ray, where she had been ministering * to him in his suffering. She was alone at home looking after her domestic . affairs when the call came to her. She was found on the floor of the dining room where-she had fallen, having passed away, it U presumed quickly and without pain. The deceased before her first mar riage to Mr. Jathea Duke was Bliss Leila Murray. Sometime after the death of Mr. Duke she was married to Mr. J. S. Morgan who survives her. Mrs. Morgan was a sweet, Christian character, she was a loyal member of the Methodist church and possessed a geptienesa and refinement of man ner that' gave her distinctive charm. At the time of her death Mrs. Mor gan was 58 years of age. The funeral services were conduct ed Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock from the home, Rev. Hearn, of By- romville, assisted by Rev. Cates, of Cordole' officiating. The remains were, interred at the'Goilier Cemetery. The services were largely attended. WINIFRED ALLEN AS "THE MAN HATER" list of the name* of every town in this section with'some sort of nota tion in code with reference to each one. He also had a bank book show ing a recent deposit of $100 made by him in a Hawktnsville bank, he had only a small amount of money In his pockets. A bag in hit possession cou tained tools of various Idnds. He was asked by the officials for references where they might obtain satisfactory identification of him but he could not or preferred not to fur nish these. After careful consideration the of ficials thought the evidence suffl dent to warrant his detention as a suspect until the Federal authorities could be notified. » BAPTIST WOMEN TO HAVE GREAT MEETING bifida ting. The pall bearers were Dr. L. W, Mobley, Mesfers. B. F. Forbes, T. R, Smith, J. G. Forehand, J. B. Walton, J. R. Barfield, of Emerich; U. V. Whipple and 0. M. Heard, of Cor- dele. The honorary pall bearers, all of whom were his associates In the Senate and House, , were Dr. Richard son, Montezuma; C. C. Duncan, Una dilla; 0. T. Gower and W. H. Dorris, Cordole, and J. E. D. Shipp, Americus. The interment occurred in the city cemetery. Surviving the deceased hre his wife and their one daughter, Ruth, and three children of his first marriage, Mrs. Lionel McKenzie. Montezuma; Mrs. B. M. Tison, Tam ps, and Dr. Herbert Rushin, Abbeville also one sitter, Mrs. Louis Forehand, of Spalding. "The Man Hater’’ by Mary Brecht Pulver, published a short time ago in the Saturday Evening Post, win reach t»l; DeSoto Theatre'in picture form on next ,‘Monday. -Winifred Allen, Triangle’s "bird girl" has the role, of i the sprightly young miss, the self-appointed moth er of four youngsters, who had sev ered diplomatic relations with-all men. Finally in order to give the kiddles 4 home, she marries one of the enemy, tuyt she tells him frankly that she hates him. How the big clumsy fel low resorts to atrategy in order to ov ercome thlsd isllke provides the hu morous situations of the sparkling comedy. . - ' WILL BE HELD AT ASHBURN ON APRIL 9TH AND 10TH—VIENNA WOMEN TO ATTEND. LOST—A small money purse with small amount of money in paper and silver, somewhere down town Satur day afternoon. Finder will please return to Miss Sallie Hogsett. OSCEOLA VELVET BEANS Will make 25 per cent more beans than the hundred day end ere Just as early. They will not sting you when picked. I also have the hundred day speckle beans, saved nice and good seed. I am offering these seed at $3 far the Osceola and $2 for the Hun dred day beans. J. O. GILBERT, 3-7-6t Vienna, R. F. D. DeSoto yenna, - Ge< orgia The Georgia Baptist Missionary Union of the Southwestern Division will hold thpir divisional Institute at Ashburn, Ga., on April 9th and 10th, beginning the evening of Tuesday the 9th, and continuing through Wednes day, the 10th. An interesting and delightful pro gram has been arranged and all at tending will find it both profitable and inspiring. Mrs. W. J. Neel and Bliss Evie Campbell, president and Secre tary of our State Organisation and Mrs. Chas Cater, Vice-president of our division, will be present. Among other invited speakers at tending will be Dr. F. C. McConnell, of Atlanta or Dr. Love of the Foreign Minion Board and Dr. J. W. Ayers, Pres, of Ayers hospital in Hwang Hien China, which was built by Geor- 'gia women. Dr. Ayers will speak ■Wednesday evening. It is hoped that every woman in the 'Houston W. M. U. will plan to attend this meeting. Send your name to Mrs, Roy Clark, of Ashburn, if you desire to remain for night services and she will gladly provide entertainment. MRS. U. V. WHIPPLE, SupL of W. M. U. of Houston Asso ciation. PROGRAM preliminary contest MUSIC AND EXPRESSION VIEXMA MICE SCHOOL Japanese Umbrella Drill 6th and 7th Grade Girls Solo, Cujus Animam Rossini Lucile Slade Solo, Rigoletto .-. Spindler Beulah Lewis * Declamation Nathan Hale and the Martyr Spy Jack Taggart , Solo, Polka de La Reine Raff Carolyn Mobley Recitation A Soul That Passed in the Night Juanita Summerford Solo, Gondoliera Nevin Pauline Lennard Recitation .' .*. Gazelle and Swan Dora Trippe Solo, Valse Caprice Hoffman Mary Newby Declamation America of Today Basil Morris U i ■M * Solo, Two Larks - Leschetizky Annie Harvard Fioral Drill 1 Eight Girls Admission IS and 25 cents Charged to cover Expense of Contest