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PIANOS,
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Vol. XIX.-16 Pages.
STARTLES POLITICIANS
President Wilson Has No Time
to Waste on Office Seekers.
Washin, D. . March 11—Pres
ident Wilson has issued the most
startling order ever emanated
from the White House. He has
served notice on the politicians
that office seekers will not be
received at the White House ex
cept when he sends for them. He
ogives them to understand that
lie lias more important duties to
/perform than merely questioning
applicants for office.
Mr. Wilson has also given no
tice to the country that ambassa
dors to the foreign coumvties will
be selected by William J. Bryan
the secretary of State. There is
no instance in history where
any president has divested him
self of the appointing power over
these great offices, and some of
the politicians in Wsahington
are beginning to wonder if this
is not merely an act of gratitude
on the part of Mr. Wilson for the
great fight whierh Bryan made
for him at Baltimore resulting in
Wilson’s nomination and election.
With this great power of pat
ronage in Bryan’s hands and man
rouage in Bryan’s hands and
many of his personal friends hold
ing p sitions in the cabinet Mr.
Fiyan will be able to build up
H great political organization by
1916 w'-kli will probably be abH
to w-in him the nomination for
the presidency.
• The secretary of state has re
*cie ‘-.1 m lice of the action oi the
legislatures of ighteen staffs up
on the proposed constitution!
amendmert providing for He di
rect election of senators by the
people. S<o far not a single state
has acted adversely.
Tipplers berfrd with dismay that
r edict has gme forth that the
Wilson Ma--shall administration
shall be a ‘‘white ribbon”’ affair,
with no wines or liquors served a
any entertainment. They will
be tabood not only in the white
house, but also by the vice pres
ident and Mrs. Marshall, the sec
retary of state and Mrs. Bryan
and nearly all the cabinet.
This is one of the most import
ant changes in the social regime
under the new administration, an.
it is reckoned will save to
the social set hundreds of thou
sands of dollars spent by those
who entertain frequently. 1
• Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes was
*sthe lsat mistress of the white
• house to taboo wines and liquors.
C L. Lewis Gong.
C. L. Lewis, the defunct mana
ger of the local playhouse, has
cut Winder after having sold
his picture machine to Mr. An-
Sharpton. This manip-
Hpaior of the “movies” moved
Tjust a little too fast for some of
us, and we are now nursing un
paid hills and wondering if there
is much difference between (is
and the original E. Z. Mark.
This much can he said for the
“beat.,” he put on a high class of
'“moving pciture shows. Mr. Sharp
ton has a contract with the
same film company and will keep
the shows up to the standard.
WILSON’S SECRETARY.
i., -
Joseph P. Tumulty, Who Wont
With President to Washington.
® 1913, by American Press Association.
TERCENTEN ARY.
Pomp Marks 300th Anniversary of
Rule of Romanoff Family.
With magnificent pomp the celebra
tion of the tercentenary anniversary
of the accession of the Romanoffs to
the imperial throne of Russia was
opened at St. Petersburg.
The official celebration was opened
with a salute of 21 guns and immedi
ately afterward Czar Nicholas and
the czarina set out from the palace
for the Kazan cathedral. The weather
was clear an v brilliant, just right for
an outdoor jubilee. Bells were rung
and huge bonfires were built in the
streets. Buildings were draped with
Russian flags.
At the new cathedral ceremonies,
besides the czar and czarina, were
many members of the imperial family,
members of the council of the empire,
the next duma members and all the
cabinet.
The entire populace of St. Peters
burg acclaimed the czar as he drove
through the streets at the head of a
brilliant procession, consisting of the
grand dukes, the heads of the army
and navy and the chief civil officials
of the country.
DOOM OF ALLENS.
Father and Son Die in Electric Chair
31 arch 28.
Floyd Allen, leader of the outlaw
band in Carroll county, Va., and his
son, Claude Swanson Allen, will be
executed in the state penitentiary on
March 28 for their part in the HHls
ville court murder on March 14, 1912,
Governor Mann having refused to
commute the sentence to life impris
onment.
The prisoners were to have died Fri
day, although the governor granted a
respite of three weeks. The respite
was accepted by the Allens as an ia
dication that the governor would ex
tend mercy. The rejection of the
petition, however, means the
case is officially closed, as there is
no way by which it can be again
opened.
FATALLY INJURES BRIDE.
Fitzgerald 3lan Breaks Wife’s Skull
With File. '
W. Werner, a young man living
north of Fitzgerald, Ga., at the cotton
mill settlement, became angry at his
young wife and struck her over the
head with a large file, making a long
gash in the scalp and fracturing the
ekull.
it is not known what caused the
blow, as the man refuses to make any
statement, although Sheriff Fountain
i to get one.
Slated as Head of Revenue Service.
The tip comes very straight that
Thomas M. Osborne, of Greensboro,
N. C., is to be the new commissioner
of internal revenue under President
Wilson. President Wilson’s father
was Mr. Osborne’s pastor many years
ago, and that fact, * together with a
mass of strong and urgent recommen
dations and indorsements, is said to
have determined the president to name
him to this very important and much
sought office.
WE ARE A CITY HERE.
Winder, Jackson County, Ga., Thursday, March 13th, 1913.
WINDER GUARDS
To Have Rifle Rr.nge—Busy
Days for Company H.
its busy days in military cir
cles here. Progress seems to he
Hie word with Company IT. Win
der Guards
With Inspection on May Bth,
and Camp at St. Simons Island
in July it seems enough to keep
the Company hustling but. we
learn from authority, that greater
things are doing in the immedi
ate future.
Leases have been executed and
forwarding for a range ite
cutting through the center of
bottom owned by Mr. F, L.
Sims, just out of the tUy limits
and near Gainesville Midland
Railroad trussle, 100 feet wide by
1000 feet in length and inspection
showing it to be of the finest
in the state
This property is to be leveled
and sodded with grass ahd will
be one of tlie attractive places of
enjoyment for the city’s pleasure
seekers. Rifle practice will in
all probability be begun in April
and Sergeant. Warner Hale and
Corporal Dawson Halo, winners
of both state and national med
als as sharp-shooters and export
riflemen, interacting and beauii-
I ful scoring may be witnessed by
those who desire.
Company II is bent on making
ithis their banner year and their
start at Washington, both in ef
ficiency in drill and discipline,
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assures euecess.
B RID GEES-TILLMAN
MEETING CLOSES.
Th Bridgers-Tillman meeting
closed last Sunday night. lit re
suited in many additions to the
i arious churches of the city. It
was wroriounced by all one o K the
1 est and most soul-stirring nvrr
ings ever held in tUi s civ
Great and lasting good is proph
- kd as a result of the coming
of Bridgers and Tillman
J. W. CARRINGTON
Takes Charge Local Branch
Singer Sewing Machine
Company
Tlie Singer Sewing Machine Cos
has secured .the services of Mr
J. W. Carrington, Sr, and placed
him.in charge of the branch of
fice of the company in this cit.v
j]i office will be in tbeOarrisoo
building, . where a full line of
Wheeler and Wilson and Singer
Sewir.g Machines will he on dis
play. He will carry a full and
complete line of accessories.
Old machines will he taken as
part payment for new ones and
machines will he sold on the
easy monthly payment plan.
Mr. Carrington will be in his
office every Saturday and’ ill
other days his business does not
call him out of the city. Call to
see him or drop a card if you
arc interested in sewing machines
Best Room.
J. T. Strange Cos., have fitted
iup a rest room on the second
i floor of their department store.
It is equipped with modern cori
! veuienecs. Ladies and children
; are cordially invited to use this
100 m while in the city shopping.
PRISONERS ESCAPE.
After Feigning Illness Make Break
From State Farm.
Three long-term prisoners escaped
from the hospital department of the
Georgia state farm prison, according
to a message from there. The fugi
tives are white. All feigned illness two
days ago and were transferred to the
hospital ward. There during the night
they dug through three inches of con
crete with a spoon and, though the
place is well guarded, they climbed
a fence and got away. Bloodhounds
could not follow th scent later.
The escaped prisoners -are J. E.
Kimbrell, 39 years old, serving life
term, from Newton county, on murder
charge.
Joe Petty, 28 years old, serving life
term, for murder, from Charlton
coiinty.
J. P. Eakes, 25 years old, serving
twelve years, for safeblowing, from
Taliaferro county.
AFTER FIVE YEARS
I
Savannah Cashier Givi's Self Ip I >
Officers.
Joseph M. Alvarez, who five years
ago left Savannah under a cloud, has
been arrested in Des Moines, lowa,
and an officer of Chatham county is
now on the way to that city to bring
him hack to Savannah.
Alvarez was cashier of the Savan
nah Gas company, and went short, it
is claimed, in his accounts with that
concern. The shortage was not dis
covered until he had ben gone several
days, and all efforts of the gas com
pany to locate him were fruitless.
Alvarez would never have been
caught had he not surrendered him
self. He gave himself up to the Des
Moines agency of the American
Surety company, the concern that was
on his bond when he ran away, and
which he long since made good hi3
shortage with the gas company.
ACCOUNTANT PROBING.
Obligations of Tinsley & Hull Be
tween $150,000 and $200,0C0.
Following a conference of the cred
itors of the cotton exporting firm of
Tinsley & Hull, of Savannah, Ga., a
public accountant has been placed in
charge of the concern s books with in
structions to make a thorough audit.
Until the audit is completed attor
neys for the firm say that no detailed
figures can be furnished, but it was
stated that its obligations aggregate
$150,000 to $200,000. The creditors
are Savannah bankers. The firm is a
copartnership, composed of F. D.
Tinsley and D. B. Hull, and was
formed five years ago to deal in cot
ton and phosphate rock exports. Bank
ruptcy proceedings will follow.
O. D. KITCHENS SHOT.
Fatally Wounded by Bill Creel After
Two Men Had Had Disagreement.
O. D. Kitchens, collector for an in
dustrial insurance company, was fa
tally shot in the street at the corner
of Second avenue and Twentieth
street, Columbus, Ga., by Bill Creel,
aged about 40 years.
The two men had a disagreement
and, it is reported, Creel went back
to his house, got his pistol, returned
to the scene and shot the other
through the forehead.
Kitchens fell to the ground with
blood oozing from his wound. He
was carried to the city hospital still
living, but died shortly after.
Creel was arrested by the police.
FARMER KILLED.
Supposed to Have Been Victim of Ne
gro’s Bullet.
H. T. Wilson, a prominent farmer, is
dead at his home near Sibley, in the
northern part of Turner county, Ga.,
as the result of a pistol shot fired by
an unknown negro.
Wilson lay by the roadsde in front
of an old house, where he received the
wound, for more than twelve hours,
when he was discovered by a neighbor
ing farmer and carried to his home,
short distance away. There he died
from the effects of the wound.
State Fair Date Unchanged.
The request of the Masonic Grand
Lodge of Georgia for a change in the
dates of the annual state fair has
been denied by the fair association.
The dates will remain as originally
designated, October 21 to 31. The
grand lodge will met in Macon at
that time.
SHINGLEMAN.
16 Pages.—No.49
REVIVAL MEETING
Rev. John A. Clement Will
Do the Preaching
Tonight a revival meeting will
begin at Wesleyan Methodist
church. Rev. John A. Clement
of North Carolina, will do the
preaching. This meeting was sched
uh'd to begin two weeks ago,but
wh< n Rev. Wood, the local pas
tor, found that the services would
conflict with the Bridgers-Tillmai
meeting he set about to arrange
a postponement.
The services begin tonight,and
a hearty welcome is extended to
all to attend them.
G. W. Ambrose Dead.
Lawrenceville, Ga. March 10—
G. W. Ambrose died Monday at
1:30 o’clock, after an illness of
several weeks. Mr. Ambrose Vvns
ninety years old, and has lived
in Lawrenceville the greater part
of his life. lie is survived by
Gbe following daughters: Mrs.
W. E. Simmons, Mrs. J. P. Byrd,
Mrs. W. L. Biircha.ll, of Law
renceville, and Mrs. A. J. Vaug
han, o£ Atlanta, Ga.
The funeral occurred from the
Methodist church in Lawrence
ville Tuesday afternoonO
Eranch Drug Store.
The building going up at the
corner of Athens and Jacksor
streets, the scene of the recent
fire when the Fuller Grocery Cos.,
was destroyed, is nearing comple
tion.
The Dr. -T. I’. Wages Drug Cos
has leas' and rhe new building and
will op n up a branch drug
business at this place at an early
date.
Mr. Cupid Potts will have
charge of Ihe branch, store.
Clean-Up Day.
Spring is upon us and Winder
should have a clean-up day.
Now is the time to fight fever
and flies. Don’t wait until the
enemy gets the start of ypu.
Get after the alleys, lots and
and yards.
If Mayor Ferguson and the
city council will take the lead we
are sure all of the citizens will
join in and we will soon have a
clean and healthful town.
CDttm S:3d for Sale
Still have on hand few more
bushe’s of Sirnmerour’s Half and
I Half Cotton Slced at SI.OO per hu
sh-1. Als) specially selected fine
seed corn at $1.75 per bushel.
[Corn from which said seed were
'selected produced past year 225
[bushels to two acres and a half.
|G. W. Summerour, Route 22,
Wind -r, Ga.
Will They Stop I*.
Now, since congress has passed
a law prohibiting the shipment of
wh sky into dry states, will the
federal government continue to
license the sale of whisky in drv
states? Will it forbid by law the
shipment and grant by law the
sale
Mr. and Mrs. Reese Couch,of
Lawrenceville, were the guests
of -Mr. and Mrs. SI E.
Sharpton.