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Organs, .Buggies. VOL. XX.-8 Pages. F. 0. WHITEHEAD DEAD Former Winder Merchrnt Passes Away in Atlanta. After an illness of twelve weeks, Mr. F. 0. Whitehead, for mer merchant of Winder, and a brother of Mr. J. G. Whitehead of this eiity, dh-d at his home in Atlanta early Monday morn ing. Along in the late fall, 1912, s\lr. W T hitehead moved from this! city to Atlanta, and at the time of his death was. associated with the Continental Gin Company. The deceased was about 46 years of age and was a member of the Baptist church here . His remains were brought to Winder Monday afternoon and at 5 o’clock were interred in Bose Hill cemeery. Revs. William Dunbar and A .B. Reeves con ducted the ceremonies. He leaves a widow, five chil dren, five brothers, two sisteH and many relatives to mourn Ins de.mise. Mr. J. G. Whitehead, our fellow townsman, has the sympathy of a host of friends in his bereavement. \ Buys His Own Chickens, Mr Z. F. .Jackson, manager of Hotel Winder, is always‘on the llbokout for nice friers to appease the appetites of the patrons! of this hostelry, and whenever he hears a chicken squall lie is on the spot with his/ cash for a bar gain. Passing the market of Mr. Em ory one day last week Fulton’s eye caught sight of some (e'fctra fine friers languishing in a coop, * A trade was soon consum mated Mr. Jackson was hap py, satisfied that lie had made the best trade of his life in chicken flesh. Now Mrs. Fulton Jackston b*e llieves in raisfing her own chickens land her yard is usually alive with N choicest fowls, fit for her Jbwn table. The slame day that I % made his trade, Mrs. Jack son misused a dozen or so of her bice Rjhode Island reds. They had been stolen the night before- by three negro youths, l.pold to Mr. Bennett and resold to her husband. The thieves Ijtvere caught, confessed and are how doing Service. City Court Notice JP civil calendar will be in r beginning Monday, Sep tember Bth , 1013, and continue }in order through Wednesday. ItWit 1 the exception of several Hbrimiaal cases' in which, the pre siding judge is disqualified, no ■criminal casfs w 11 be called be hursday. The cases re fi'err® to in which the judge is ' tlisqualified are: State vs. She at 1 three cases , State vs. rat'd. five cases, State vs. Green Ar jftold. AH* of these cases will he .subject to call on. Tuesday by ; judge who is qualified to try thei : let. all parties ,witnesses, jurors, and others interested ci\il eases in whi<• 1 1 the IPWC I s disqualifi and will by trial on Tuesday or so s oon thereafter a.s they can be reached. G. A. Johns., W mdey, Ga. Judge City Court of Jefferson. K '' Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Smith spent Sunday, with friends at Talmo Ga. m FRAN K FOUND GUILTY Lcng Trial Ended Monday Afternoon —Sentenced To Hang Oct. 10th. Leo M. Frank, on irial for his life in Fulton Superior court, was on Monday afternoon found guilty by a jury of bis peers. According to this verdict, Frank on April 26, killed lit tle Mary Fagan, the pencil fac tory girl. The trial was one of the hard est fought legal battles ever witnessed in the south, and the public has been wrought up to a high pitch by the publishing of the horrible details of the crime and the filthy and sen sational testimony given by dir ty and filthy witnesses. The solicitor general, who made a brilliant fight for the life of Frank as a penalty for that of Mary Fagan, was cheer ed when lie left the courthouse after the trial was ended, lifted upon shoulders! and carried for a block to his office. Tuesday morning Judge Roan sentenced Frank to he hanged October 10th. A motion for a new trial was made and set f#r hearing October 4th. Fine Vegetables. There are many kinds of beats, big beets, little beets and big folks trying to beat little folks raising big beets, but Mr. L. *7. McElhannon brought to the News office this week a beet that heats anything raised in this section tins year. This beet weighed nearly five pounds. Mr. McEl hannon' also brought us a dozen large, fine tomatoes. They were beauties —regular grouch disjpel lers. Thanks, Uncle Jack. Shf*rp Points. The Sharp Points were pleas antly entertained by Miss Lillie Belle Robinson last Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Julian Wilson and her cousin, Miss Lola Buehanon, of Atalnta, were the guests of the club at this meeting. Miss Buehanon rendered sev eral solos, accompanied by Mis* Robinson at the piano. At a late hour a delicious ice course was served. Fresh Meats. Bi ginning Friday morning, Au gust 29 + h, h will he prepared to furnish fresh meats of all kinds to my customers. Beef, pork, mutton, veal, fish and oysters in season. Prices as low hs j the lowest. Phone 173. J. W. Segars, Fresh Meats and Groceries. 0 LOST. On the National Highway be oramerCe and about two miH®est of Winder, a dia mond ring. Finder will please re turn to this! office and receive a liberal reward. Labor Day. Next Monday is Labor Day, a legal holiday, and the hanks will he closed. Tit is also the first day of September, and “bill” day Remember if you have any bus iness with Widner’s banks at tend to it Saturday before. Winder, Jackson County, Ga., Thursday, August 28, 1913. COMMERCE AND WINDER Go Eleven Innings at Athletic Park Friday Afternoon. That was a good game of hall last Friday afternoon when Com merce and the locals fought hard lor eleven innings and walked off the field on account of darkness, tied up hivd and fast. Charlie Cooper, veteran of many well-played games, was in the box for Commerce while Manager Jackson sent Foy in for the locals. Through a combination of er rors in the first inning Commerce sent two runs across the plate, but the Winder hoys steadied down and it was a one, two, three proposition for the next few innings. One by one the locals eased up and passed the visitors. At the beginning of the’ n nth the score stood 2 to 3 in favor of the lo cals, but by careful generalship Commerce managed to push one across the plate in the last of the ninth, tying the score. For two more innings neither side scored, and the game was called on account of darkness. Manager Jackslojj has arrange/ for the game between Commerce and Winder to lg* played off this afternoon. The game was called at 4:30, and as we go lo press the boys are lining up for battle “ALONG THE MISSOURI” Will Be Presen ed at Dacula School Auditorium Sept. 6. Dacula, Ga., Aug. 27th. —Tin* “Reapers” of the Methodist Sun day School of this place will pre sent “Aolng the Missouri” at the School Auditorium Saturday night, September 6th. The pro ceeds will be used in helping to seat tiie Methodist church. This dram a has a strong plot ajod L interesting from beginning to end. The cast of characters is said to be strong and an evening of real amusement is anticipated. Albert on Goed Behavior. A dispatch to the Atlanta pa pers brings us the intelligence that Sergeant Williams!; of Win der, Ga., and Sergeant Ander son, of Mcnroe, Ga.. are the life of the camp, and they ar<> great comedians. They even make some of the steriL- army officers turn their heads and smile by their witty sayings, they are not ov erly burdened with beauty, but they wear a smile that won t come off. If they make a good score they smile, and if they make a bad one they smile. Some of the men are inclined to be grouchy when they don’t get the score they think they should have made, but when they look at one of these boys they have to smile, too. They are good men to have in any camp. Picnic at Park’s Mill. / One of the most enjoyable af fairs given in honor of .Miss' Blas ingame’s houseparty guests was a picnic given by the young men last Wednesday evening at Park’s mill. The party left town about six-thirty in automobiles chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Blasinganm. MOVIES Grow More Populr Each Week —Manager Sharp ten Skowv mg B st Manager Sharpton is p’/rnish ing real amusement for 'the pa trons of his popular little play house. The :tre parties is TIIE THT/NG these days and nearly every night you can see patries of young men and pretty girls on their way to the movies. A spec ial feature for Monday’s night’s performance has been inaugurat ed. Coupons are being given out all this week. Save them and be on hand Monday night . HON. GRANT D. PERRY Of Morgan County May Oppose Hon. Sam J. Tribble. Madison, Ga., August 27th lit is rumored here that the friends of Hon. Grant D. Perry, to miter race for congress next to enter the race for congress nex year from the eighth district, op posing lion Sam. J. Tribble. Mr. Perry at present isl a mem twenty-eigh'h district. He is a man of strong personality, big brainy and bright . Should be (‘li ter the contest lie would make a strong race. Mr. Perry, when seen on the streets of Madison today, would say nothing of the rumor. lie stated, however, that it was too soon for the discussion of such matters before the people. In H nor of Visitors. Monday afternoon Miss Mary Alice Strange was the charming hostess at a delightful party in honor of the visiting girls. The shading veranda was decorated with tall vases of Japanese sun flowers. Punch was Served from a prettily decorated punch bowl by Miss lionise Strange. “Hearts’* was the game of tin afternoon; ami was greatly en joyed by everyone. At a Ufe h<)ur a dainty salad course was 1 served. The guests of honor ,were t Misses Mary Dean Cook, An|y Bla.singame, Florenm Wills, BertW Hiilips, Marie Kin; who are the guests of .Miss Rob bie Blasingame, Miss Rosa Robin son, who is visiting Mjss Ora Lee Camp, Miss Kat Me. n Syfan and Grace Cooper who are visiting Miss Strange, and Miss Mai Au dli Chandler, who has spent some time in the city with her aunt Mrg. T. A. Maynard. About twenty other young ladies were present. The Camels Are Comijng. Monroe B osters. about . one hundred strong, will arrive in Winder Friday on their “Round the County” tour. They will stop in this city about thirty min utes. This city, the livest por tion of old Walton county, no doubt will give the Boosters a royal reception and wish them godspeed in their noble undertak ing. Gentlemen, he kind enough to note the condition of the roads; and bridges in neglected Cut-Off district and please, good sirs, use your good offices to have them patched up a little so that “our folks” can reach the bes* cot ton market” in tins section with their staple this fall. --t he- SHINGLEMAN. 8 Pages.—No. 20 ALL AMERICAN CITIZENS • Warned by President Wilson to Quit Mex'co—Trocpe Will Be Mobilized to Force Neutrality. Washington, D. C. Aug. 27th— President Wilson tonight warned all Americans to leave Mexico at once. At the same time the American embassy and all con sular representatives throughout southern republic were instruct ed to “notify all officials, civil and military, in Mexico,” that they would he held strictly re sponsible for harm or injury done to Americans or their property. Secretary Bryan dispatched long telegrams to the embassy and all consular representatives, quoting extracts from President Wilson’s address to congressf to day, in which lie reviewed the fu tile peace negotiations with the Huerta government and the pol icy the Unit' and States would pur sue hereafter toward Mexico. hi these messages the consult! were instructed to render every aid possible to departing Amer i(tms, furnishing transportation and any o her pecuniary as sistance to the needy. They were informed that a sufficient number of ships would he provide to carry away those in the seacoast towns . Foreign governments will he notified of the action of the United Stab s so that they may give similar advice, but the Amer iean consuls will help all foreign ers in any emergency. Within a day or two an an nouncement is expected of tin* mobilization of a large number of American troops along the south ern frontier to enforce neutrali ty in the traffic of arms and mu nitions of war. Mrs. Pledger Hostess. Mrs. Henry Pledger entertain ed at tlie beautiful home of her mother. Mrs. .June Jackson, on Midalnd Avm, Tuesday morning in honor of .Misses Blasingame’s and Strange’s guests. The par lor and (linn ng room, where ta bles were arranged for game,*, were beautifully decorated with vases and howls of pink roses! On entering the guests were served punch by Misses Mold * Jackson and Frances Brooks. Af ter many interesting games of heart-dice a delightful salad course was served. About twen ty-four gues'ts enjoyed Mrs. Hed ger’s hospitTty. Jeffe son Es rapes John Jefferson, a negro con vict who drew sixty days on the streets at the hands of Mayor Ohas. M. Ferguson, eslcaped from the street gang Tuesday af ternoon, an 1 so far has not been captured. lie would have been released Sa'u day n'gf tif he had not taken leg bail. Mayor Ferguson is determ ned to catch Jefferson and has kept the wires busy to head him off. lit is said John is wanted Tn Jackson county on the charge of carrying concealed weapons, and when he is caught lie will be turned over to tlie county authorities . Educational Rally Next Sunday, August 31st, will be Educational Rally Day at Perry-Kiamey. Fine speakers will discuss Christian Education. Us Needs, Ijts Hace, Importance and Results. Every man, woman, boy and girl in this section i*S urged to be on hand to hear these speeches. It is an all-day affiar. and din ner on the ground.