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Volume Xl No 12
MILLIONS ABE
TO SEE TOTAL
ECLIPSE SUN.
When Eclipse Becomes Total
The Brighter Stars and Plan
ets Appear And Also The
Beautiful Solar Corona.
Millions of Americans will see, on
Saturday, January 24', something they
probably never will see again, a total
eclipse of tbe sun in some places and
a partial eclipse over the preater part
of the United States. There will not
be another in more than a century.
Those who live within a belt 100
miles wide end 5,000 miles long rang
ing from northern Minnesota across
northern Wisconsin and Mikjhigan,
Island, parts of Pennsylvania, New
York the Great Lakes to New York,
Jersey and Massachusetts—will see
the flaming sun blotted out on the
morning’ of the twenty-fourth. Those
who live near this path across the
country-—a path that ends at sunset
near the north of Scotland —will see
the sun shadowed in part, the extent
depending on how near the liye to this
belt.
In Duluth, Butfalo, New York City,
New Haven and many other large
cities the eclipse will be total. The
partial eclipse will be very large near
ly total, in some of the largest cities
including Boston, Province Albany,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and St. Louis
and Omaha the partial eclipse will be
large.
In most of the central states the
sun will rise more or less eclipsed;
but from Lake Erie eastward all of
the eclipse will take place after the
sun has risen.
In the New York City the total
eclipse will take place about 9:10 a.
m. and the time of the greatest eclip
se for most of the cities in the east
that keep Eastern Standard Time will
vary but a few minutes from that.
The partial eclipse will begin about
eight'o’clock in the same* Section and
the eclipse wall be over about half
past ten.
When the eclipse becomes total the
brighter stars and planets appear and
also the beautiful solar corona that
the astronomer is so anxious to study.
This is a magnificent halo of pearly
light extending to a great distance
from the sun and different in shape
and appearance at every eclipse, says
a special bulletin of the American
Nature Association. It is never vis
ible except during a total solar
eclipse and can be studied only at
that time because its light is so great
that the glare of sunlight in the day
time hides it from view. It is only
when the moon obligingly comes be
tween sun and earth and shuts out
the light of the sun that the corona
comes forth in all its wonderful
beauty.
“All those who find themselves
within the path of total eclipse should
look out for the shadow bands, wavy
hands of light and shades that flit
over the landscape and buildings just
before and after the total eclipse,’
says the bulletin. They should look
out for the interesting phenomnon
known as “Bailey’s Beads,” which are
seen as the thin, thread-like solar
crescent breaks up into beads of light
as it ends.
YOL K INCOME TAX.
Your income tax for the year 1924
is less, in proportion to your income
than was the tax for 1923. A rate
reduction, however, is not the only
benefit afforded by the revenue act
of 1924. Increase in the exemption
for married persons, a 25 per cent
reduction on “earned income,” and
other changes in revenue legislation
are of immediate interest to every
taxpayer.
The revenue act of 1924 requires
that returns be filed by every single
person whose net income for 1924
was SI,OOO or more, or whose gross
income was $5,000 or more, and by
every married couple whose aggre
gate net income was $2,500 or more,
or whose aggregate gross income was
$5,000 or more. iLast year returns
were required of married couples
whose aggregate net income vas $2,-
000 or more. Husband and wife,
living together, may include the in
come of each in a single joint return,
or each.
Mr. J. S. Barclay of Albany was
the guest of Mr. E. Tues
day and Wednesday.
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HOW JEWS SOMETIMES
GET INTO. BUSINESS
There are different methods of
getting out of business and getting
into business. We recently ex
plained a plan whereby it is easy
to get out of business—even an
overnight process.
Not many months ago a certain
jew merchant went through the
process of bankruptcy in a nearby
city. A short time afterwards a
new business was opened up and
the party who manipulated the
deal told a friend in a confidential
way that from the bankrupt busi
ness $7,090 was taken by his W’ifc
and this was the money used to
open the new business. His
shrewdness avoided the necessity
of a fire. This party in question
is not willing that he should
“chisel” the public out of their
money on cheap and shoddy mer
chandise, hut must also defraud
the people of the merchandise pur
chased from them in good faith.
It is a custom that sooner or
later this class will leave your
town—better off financially by
having been here,' but the town
-how about it. No better morally,
or educationally, and a few’ thous
and dollars the worse, and possi
bly a vacant block.
W. H. PURVIS COMING
TO TEACH BIBLE CLASS
M!r. W. 11. Purvis, general manager
of the Georgia & Florida railroad
will arrh ■ in Douglas Saturday night
for the purpose of teaching the Men’s
Bible cla s at the court house.
Other imilar classes of the Metho
dist church the Baptist church, the
Presbyter >an church and the Episco
pal ihurch have been invited to hear
Mr. Purvis, who is considered one of
the leading workers in this line in the
state.
Upon going to Augusta little more
*han a year ago, Mr. Purvis organiz
ed a class of which he has been the
leader ever since and which is per
haps the largest and mose enthusias
tic in that city.
Mr. R. Moore and Mr. John
Bankston, teacher and secretary of
local class which has an average at
tendance of from, uwenty to thirty
are urging the men of the city to
hear Mr. Purvis. Other members of
the class are also working to secure
a very large attendance for Sunday
morning at 10:15 o’clock at the court
house. The public is urged to be
present promptly at that hour.
$11,211150 SUM
OF FEDERAL AID
Atlanta, Jan. 12.—A total of sll.-
211,150.06 of Federal Government
funds was spent in the three divisions
of the Highway Department in Geor
gia on road building and improve
ment up to Dec. 1, 1924, according to
announcement by Chairman John N.
Holder to the Associated Press. This
figure, it was pointed out, was match
ed with appropriations by the State
Highway Department.
Although all three of the divisions
ran very close together in the ex
penditure of Federal aid during 1924,
’.he First Division was slightly ahead
of the other two divisions, having
used Federal funds aggregating $3,-
773,505.50. The Second Division ex
pended $3,689,400.44 in Federal funds
and the Third Division a total of $3,-
748,244.12, according to Chairman
Holder.
Board Members in Charge.
Under the law', each of the three
divisions in the Slate are under the
supervision of. members of the State
Highway board, having been elected
by Governor Clifford Walker. Their
term is for a period of six years.
Judge Stanley S. Bennett, of Quit
man, has charge of the First Divis
ion, which comprises Savannah, Way
cross, Valdosta, Moultrie, Americus,
Albany, Ihomasville and other cities.
W. T. Anderson, of Macon, super
vises the Second Division. This divi
sion includes the cities of Macon, Au
gusta, Columbus, LaGrange, Dublin,
and many other points.
The Third Division is under Chair
man John N. Holder, and comprises
Atlanta, Cedarlown, Athens, Rome,
Ccrnelia, Gainesville, Blairsville, El
berton, and other cities.
According to Chairman Holder, fig
ures relative to the amount of state
aid funds matched with these figures
on Federal aid, have not been com
pleted at this date.
OFFICIAL ORGAN COFFEE COUNTY, CITY OF DOUGLAS, AND THE CITY OF NICHOLLS
DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1025.
A. H. WEATHERS IN
2ND SUICIDE ATTEMPT
The following account of the at
tempt at suicide of Dr. A. 11. Weath
ers, foi-mer physician and banker of
this county was taken from Sunday’s
Florida Times-Union:
Dr. A. H. Weathers, 35, on trial in
the federal court on charges of vio
/
lating the federal anti-narcotic law,
attempted to commit suicide in his
home at 2205 M a i n street about noon
yesterday, according to a police re
port. The doctor swallowed a quan
tity of chloroform, according to the
police.
Dr. Weathers attempted to commit
suicide by shooting himself a short
time before he swallowed the poison,
the police were told by the doctor’s
housekeeper. She .said he was des
pondent because he had been con
victed on two of the charges against
him of violating the anti-narcotic law
and threatened to shoot himself. He
raised a pistol to his head; she said,
and she screamed and grabbed the
gun.
The doctor then locked himself in
his bedroom and pulled down the
window blinds, she said. Soon she
heard him groaning and called the
police. Police arrived and broke in
the door and found the doctor on ihe
floor. A strong odor of chloroform
| permeated the room and a bottle
partly full cf chloroform was on the
floor. Physicians at St. Luke’s hos
pital where the patient was taken,
said they pumped a quantity of the
anaesthetic from his stomach.
Last night hospital attendants re
ported that Dr. Weathers was suf
ficiently recovered to be released and.
probably, would he allowed to go
home.
Dr. W’eathers was convicted of vio
lating the anti-narcotic law on xw
counts last week and was to be tried
on live other counts this week before
Federal Judge Rhydon M. Call. Ho
is at liberty on bond of $7,50t).
GEORGIA KLAN LEADERS
TO BE HERE THURSDAY
k
Announcement is made that Nathan
Bedford Forest, Grand Dragon and
M. O. Dunning Chief Staff of the
Georgia Ku Klux Klan will spend
Thursday in the city, being enter
tained by friends. They will be tak
en on a hunt and will be driven over
the country. They \yill attend the
speakipg at the High School auditor
ium on Thursday night and will prob
ably address briefly the assemblage
:here.
A mamoth parade and banquet is
to be staged by the local Klan on this
occasion and hundreds of visitors are
expected in the city. It is said that
a special train or two will bring
members of the Klan from other cities
to Douglas for the occasion.
MR. I. Z. DYKES ELECTED
MARSHAL MDN. NIGHT
Aa a regular meeting of the Mayor
and Council last Monday night Mr. I
Z. Dykes was elected Marshal, re
lieving Mr. G. W. Laney, who has
served the past two years. Mr.
Laney made a good Marshal and has
many friends who regret to see him
and his famiily leave. M.\ Dykes
moved here some time ago from
Douglas where he served on the po
lice force. It is believed that he will
make the town a good officer.—
Sparks Eagle.
PRESBYTERIAN LADIES TO
GIVE OYSTER ROAST
The Ladies of the Presbyterian
Church are giving an oyster roast
on Thursday night, January 22nd.
Tickets are on sale at SI.OO each.
The proceeds will go to the benefit
of the church.
The roast will be at the water and
ligh' plant.
Methodist Circles.
The circles of the Methodist church
met at the following homes Mon
day.
Circles No. 1. Mrs. Moses Griffin.
Circles No. 2. Mrs. E. J. Barclay.
Circles No. 3. Mrs. Wilson Pryor..
Circle No. 4! Mrs. J. P. Jardine
Circle No, 5. Mrs. W. W. Woodard.)
THREE DOUGLAS MEN
IN BID AUTOSMASHUP
Messrs. I. G. Cook. Bill Gillen and
E. H. Julies, all well ' known young
white nrhn,of this city were severely
injured when the automobile they
were ridhig jn* last Sunday night
leaped into a washout about six feet
deep ana six or eight feet wide. The
gentlemen were on their way to Dub
lin, traveling in a Buiick automobile,
the prop«h'ty of Mr. Brenizer, partner
of Mr. d|ook in the Veneering plant
here. They were between Eastman
and Rhi# and about six miles from
Eastman£driving at a fair rate of
speed, file foot' brakes on the car
were- noSworking good and after the
washoutlrus sighted it was too late
to stop., |he car which plunged with
terrific Tprce. The gentlemen cla-im
that the* l were no markers nor any
thing tolhdieate that the road which
is a maifi haghway, was washed out.
The car fwas almost completely des
troyed, Whfle Mr. Cook, who was driv
ing was gladly cut in the face and in
jured iuftthe breast by the steering
wheel. y|lr. Jones suffered dislocated
jaw and'other bruises, while Mr. Gil
len was pgdly injured about the face.
After ,|he wreck the party walked
a considerable distance when they
were met by another automobile and
taken tojErstman where their wounds
were' dressed. A telephone message
notified Mr. W. M. Cook, at Broxton,
brother of the driver of the wrecked
car and he went to Eastman and
broughc'Jull the parties back to Doug
las wheij, they are able to be up, but
suffdrinjjf 'Considerable inconvenience
from the" unfortunate affair.
A. &. M. FARREACHING;
ENLARGED BUILDINGS
AND TEACHERS NEEDED
The local people of: Douglas hardly
realize the far reaching reputation
of oy* M. School. This school
nhvv r ll summits f,dm Cuba
and one-eighth of the states of he
Union, including Ohio, Tennessee,
Nbrth Carolina, Florida, and Georgia.
This enrollment has come about with
out any solicitation whatever on .‘he
part of the school management.
Extra effort on the part of the school
management would cause an enroll
ment far beyond the capacity of the
present plant. There are now enroll
ed 202 students. It may well be said
that wherever you find an A. <£ M.
student, you find an A. & M. booster.
It is hoped that the next legislature
will provide some means of enlarg
ing the plant and add more teacher
to the present teaching staff. With
the above done, the A. & M. School
should easily enroll 400 or 500 stud
ents per year. Let us pull together
and try to put the above over, for
unless this is done at the next meeting
of the legislature, it will be necessary
to wait two more years, for as you
know, after this year the legislature
will mett biennially.
GEORGIA ELECTORS MET
IN ATLANTA MONDAY
Georgia’s presidential state (doc
tors, meeting Monday at the state
capital, officially cast the state’s 14
votes for John W. Davis as president
and Charles W. Bryan as vice presi
dent, standard-bearers of the demo
cratic party in the election cf last
November.
George Keene, manager of th ( > Kim
ball house, was named messenger to
carry the state vote to the eledtorial
college when it meets in Washington
on the Second Wednesday in Febru
ary. Mrs. Lon Dickey, of Fitzgerald,
was elected alternate messenger. Nat
E. Harris, former governor of the
state and one of the two electors-at
arge, presided. All 14 electors were
present with the exeeeption of John
i. Valentino, of Savannah, Mrs. S.
X. Neer, of Atlanta, being named to
ill the vacancy.
The following electors were pres
ent: First district, Newton J. Nor
man second district, C. M. Ledbetter;
hird district, Mrs. Lon Dickey;
fourth district, Buford Boykin; fifth
district, J. T. Duncan; sixth diistrict,
D. P. Nelson; seventh district, C. M.
Mila; eighth district, J. C. Williams;
ninth district, W. B. Rice; tenth dis
trict, *R. V. Harris; eleventh district,
W. R.; Wilson, and twelfth district, G.
O. Stene. Eelectors-at-large were
former Governor Harris and Mrs.
N eer. •
GOV. WALKER SUMMONED
AS WITNESS AT ATHENS
ATHENS, Ga., Jan. 11.—Governor
Clifford Walker and the Ku-Klux
Klan here Saturday night were
brought further into the court action
against several Athenians charged
with gambling and violation of the
prohibition law as a result of the in
vestigation of moral conditions here
by a detective in the pay of the Ath
ens Klan.
An order signed by Judge Blau
on Forster Saturday night directs
that the Ku-Klux Klan records be
brought into court to figure in the
trial of the persons indicted by the
grand jury this week upon testimony
of the Klan investigator. A sub
poena was issued citing Governor
Walker to appear as a witness in the
trial of the cases.
The men indicted are Henry Culp,
member jof the City Council; ,1. H.
Lumpkin, City Recorder; James
Burch, W. T. Janies, Howard Graham,
Asa Hammond, Dr. H. D. Coffee and
T. C. Dusted. The lather two are
Klansmen, the former a member of
the Klan law enforcement corpmittee
which employed Husted as detective
to work up evidence.
In addition to the above develop
ments in the case Judge Fortson Sat
urday ordered the grand jury, which
had adjourned, to report back Mon
day morning. The purpose, it is un
derstood, it to ascertain whether
some of its members are Klansmen
and if so they will be discharged from
the jury and an effort made at re
indictment.
The Governor’s connection with the
cases is based on declaration by Rev.
Mr. Miller that the former approved
the Klan investigation. This the
Governor has denied.
Governor Walker declined to ap
pear at Athens and no subpoena has
been issued for his return.
DARROW RESIGNS
AS CHANCELLOR OF
STATE UNIVERSITY
ATHENS, Ga., Jan. 12.—1 n a let er
addressed to Judge Richard B. Rus
sell, chairihan cf the board of trus
tees of the University of Georgia,
Chancellor David C. Barrow, of that
institution, makes known his desire
to resign from that seat at the end
of the present scholastic term. The
Chancellor gives as his reason for re
signing “failing health.”
It has been rumored here within
the last two months that the chan
cellor, who is 73 years of age, had
seriously considered turning in his
resignation to the trustees, and this
is borne out in his letter to Judge
Russell. It is expected that the trus
tees will name him chancellor emer
itus of the institution, if his resigna
ion to the trustees, and they have
refused to act on it, he being urged
to reconsider his action. Chancellor
Barrow feels that he shuld step down,
according to his letter, and that a
younger man should fill his shoes,
and thus look after the needs of the
university.
LEAVES “BAILIFFING” TO
ESCAPE CROP OF ENEMIES
MOULTRIE, Ga., Jan. 11.—“Beil
iffing” is the best way in the world
to turn your friends into enemies
and make you lose the affection of
your relatives, according to Ashley
Abernathy, who served as constable
for a little less than two weeks in one
of the militia districts of Colquitt
County.
Abernathy appeared at the office of
Ordinary Cooper Friday, handed back
his commission and announced that he
was through with “bailiffing”. He
explained that he didn’t know that
he did have so many kinsfolk until
the first bunch of legal papers was
turned over to him to be served.
‘lt looked like every levy that I
had to make was on the property of
a relative or a close friend, so I made
up my mind to resign,” Abernathy
told the Ordinary.
He was elected by a large majority
in December and was easily the
proudest man among the officers oi
Colquitt County when they were
handed their commissions on Janu
ary 1.
BOARD can be secured for a couple.
or two young men in private home
close in. 420 E. Ward St., or ’Phone
365. tf
$1.50 Per Annum in Advance
SCHOOL CONTEST ROW
SET 1 LED in uuluuhT
The following decision of Judge W.
E. Thornes of Valdosta, will he of in
terest to the people here since a simi
lar fight was begun by Henry C. Ellis
who opposed the incumbent Melvin
Tanner for County School Superin
tendent:
MOULTRIE, Ga., Jan. 12.—The
special act passed by the General As
sembly in 1919 taking from citizens
residing in independent school dis
tricts the right to have a vioce in the
selection of a county school head is
on the statute books and cannot he
ignored, Judge W. E. Thomas, of the
Southern Circuit, declared in a writ
ten opinion holding that Frank G.
Clark should be commissioned as su
perintendent of the schools of Col
quett County. Judge Thomas handed
down the opinion in connection with a
contest filed by Mr. Clark against L.
O. Rogers, who was declared winner
for the office following the general
election last November.
“Under the statement of facts
agreed to by both parties it was ad
mitted that if the voters of Moultrie
and Doerun, b th oT which towns
have independent schools, had no le
gal right to participate in the elec
tion, Mr. Clark received a majority of
the ballots cast.
“Judge Thomas in his decision •
quotes the text of the special act pas
sed by the Legislature and adds
‘that is the law passed by the Gen
eral Assembly of Georgia, approved
by the Governor of Georgia and made
the law of Georgia. It is of force
and being observed, inquiry disclos
es, in various parts of Georgia. It
was so passed to constitute a guide
for ihe direction of the people’s af
fairs and for guidance of the people
themselves, as well es for the guid
ance of the judges and the courts.
This law can only be repealed by the
General Assembly of Georgia with
[gip.M-Tt is urged by some that I a eft
aside this lew. Judges and the
courts should never attempt arbi
trarily to set aside or disregard any
law. The judges under their oath of
office are required to respect the law.
Bitter Statement Issued
“There seems to be no escape from
the conclusion herein recited and
nothing is left for me to do but de
clare that Frank G. Clark received
a majority of the qualified votes cast
in the election.”
Judge Thomas’ decision is expected
to bring the case to a close, attor
neys representing Mr. Rogers saying
thet no avenue of appeal to the Su
preme Court is open because Judge
Thomas in handing down the opinion
did not do so in the capacity of Su
perior Court judge, but as individual
designated by law to pass on an elec
tion contest.
“Judge Thomas in his decision had
nothing to say about the point rais
ed by Mr. Rogers’ attorney to the ef
fect that there was no legal way to
comply with the special act. The
contention that is was impossible for
the election managers in Moultrie and
Doerun to prevent the citizens of
those two towns from voting in the
race for school superintendent was
emphasized by Mr. Rogers’ legal rep
resentatives as showing conclusively
that the special act was a nullity be
cause it proved no method for en
forcing it. Attorney J. O. Gibson,
council for Mr. Rogers, issued a bit
ter statement after the receipt of
Judge Thomas’ decision asserting
“the case was a political one and
Judge Thomas rendered a political
decision.”
The new Ordinary, Mrs. Kate Paf
ford, assumed her duties Thursday of
last week and on last Monday had her
first term of court. There were
three or four cases on the docket one
of which will probably be contested.
Congratulations to the first woman
official in our country! The office
carries with it usually the title of
“Judge” but we know not whether
to say “Judge” or “Judgess,” so being
thus perplexed we will continue to
address £er as “Mrs.”—Clinch County
News.
FINAL NOTICE
All advalorum tax due The Ci.y of
Douglas for 1924 not paid by Feb
ruary 1, 1925 will be levied and ad
vertised for sale.
R. M. PEARSALL.
Clerk.