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ERE FRIDAY NIGHT; SPARKS BURGLARY
iJennmson.oy'Moultrie. Se-i Pressey and Kinard Taken in
Reared a* Instrjjctorr K Charge at; Alapaha.
THE TIFTON GAZETTE, TIFTON, GA.,
IABLY HAVE 30 PIECES SENT THERE FROM TIFTON
i Scarboro, President) B. H. Mcj
1. ^Secretary and Teaiurer.
1 Them if You Want to Join
tton is going to have a band.
a real live one that can maj
• as well as noise.
Young Men Had Been Under Suspic
ion and Officers Were Watching
Them. Taken to Berrien
Preman H- Pressey and Edd. Kin
ard, two young white men, were ar-
_ I i rested at Alapaha Wednesday after-
meeting was held in the offices j noon at the request of Chief of Po-
jj^Frank Scarboro Company Fri- i lice Thrasher, of Tifton, charged
iglit and a band organized with j with burglarizing Whi Jhy’a jewelry
lection of Frank Scarborq as _ store, at Sparks, on the night of Jan
ggnt and B. H. McLeod as pec- uary 2ist.
^«nd Treasurer. Prof. C| H. Pressey ard Kinard, it is stated,
ison, leader of the Moujtrie were arrested before on tho same
gas named as instructor, j charge, but afterwards released. La-
fi wore o.,i/ about fifteen at ter circumstances again brought them
leeting, but Jtr is understood under suspicion and Sheriff Morris,
[some twenty odd have sigiifled | of Berrien, was in Tfton Wednesday
intention of joining if the band j looking up evidence in the case. He
itganized. The boys believe that went on to Albany during the day.
set enough more to fart I Chief Thrasher took tjje matter‘up
fljtjtsg^'jty pieces. | ! and during Wednesday found what
[o town is a real town unless it | he considered sufficient evidence to
*and and the better the band, ! warrant the arrest of the two young
BETTER PICTURES $75,000 DOE TO
FOR OUR IVIES AGGIE SCHOOLS
Proposed by the Club Women
Especially for Children.
Third District School Applies for
Its Share.
CAMPFIRE GIRLS PROGRAM
Delighted Club Membere at Tuesday
lly the better the town. Prof,
lison has probably the best band
ie state at Moultrie and the Tif-
. boys are indeed fortunate in se-
ig him as instructor,
if. Jennison will come over twice
—spending the entire day in
ton. He will give private lessons
Jbk the day and will instruct the
id at night. All members of the
kwill have to furnish their own
uments and pay a small mem-
ihip fee of <1 a month. Mr. Jen-
naon.'s services will cost the band
0 a month and expenses, which will
ve to be paid through public sub-
iription,
iTifton needs a good band and has
iugh citizens who have belonged
bands at different times to make
good one. All they need is a lekd-
j 111 Prof. Jennison is this.
•Any one desiring to join the band
lould see Mr. Scarboro or Mr.
;o<l at once and have his name
died.
lelievo us, old 1916 is going tolbe
great year in Tifton.
Let’s see what we are going • to
band
Hc-
e en-
1$8,000 moving picture house; $30,-
' * bank building; five-store brick
$16,000 grocery warehouse;
BOO grocery store; new cottoli
[house; $30,000 high school
Hpg; $25,000 waterworks im-
sments; street paving in the bus-
section; sale of Shepherd blptk;
‘ id, and other to be reported.
men. They had left for Alapaha on
afternoon train and he called up
the policeman there and notified him.
He arrested the young men just as
they left the train.
When arrested both men had quite
a sum of money and one had a
bracelet. Neither had any of the
missing watches on him. A new
watch pocket was found in their grip.
Chief Thrasher was notified of tne
arrest and went after the prisoners
in an automobile. They were brought
to Tifton and turned over to Sheriff
Morris on his return from Albany.
He carried them to Berrien Thursday
morning.
One of the men is said to have
traded a sec of new work* to Mr.
Bass, at the cotton mills, for'the old
works in his watch, fifty cents and
their dinner. It is also "said they
offered to sell watches but did not
show any.
to start it. and as the mothers were tri " dua tha Third v Di '-
the only ones that couid see that it I? 1 *. h ll “ a, “ dae eacb of
was a success, to be sure that thoy the °^ er ‘ eh - would *>e very ac-
intended doing this before ft was '®{’ tal ’ ,e l to th «, Second District
carried any further. The Corns- ? C ^ ,f here ’ 88 14 >* bad| y in n «« d of
ponding Secretary will get in commu- 8 " d equipment and was
nication with the manager of the “ ddIed w,th a debt tba year of
theatre in reference to the matter. *, ° 1 perat ‘° n because the state pro-
Mrs. Rainey and Mrs. Reed were V,d 1 7 ”? ^ nds for furni,hinK ’
Mrs. Tift’s guests for the afternoon » H ®! 8 8 0,6 account “ nt ou4
and were introduced to the Club. Amencus:
They stated that they were making
Forty-three watches were secured
by a burglar who entered Whldby’i
jewelry store at Sparks Friday night.
Some.othy articles may have been
taken, but the watches were all that
had been missed when the Shoo-Fly
left Sparks Saturday morning.
The first information of the rob
bery was brought to Tifton Saturday
morning by Marshal Studstill, who
came up on the Shoo-Fly in search
of the thieve*. He returned on the
next southbound train.
It has been only a short time since
this store was entered and a large
amount of jewelry taken.
Cups, Saucers and Dishes at Kant's
Afternoon’s Meeting. To Have
Special Children’s Day
The second January pleating of
the Twentieth Century Library Club
was held at the Club rooms with a
splcmdid attendance. Mrs. H. H.
Tift in the chair and Mrs. John Pe
terson Recording Secretary.
Mrs. I. D. Morgan talked on the
evils of moving picture shows, spokb
of the bad impressions made on the
minds of small children by some of
the pictures of today and made the
suggestion that as the Twentieth
Century Library Club members were
known as the people who do things,
that they take this matter up with
the manager of the Star Theatre and
ask him to put on special reels that
are suitable for children, something
of an uplifting and educational na
ture; and set aside a special -fay
for them each week.
The chair heartily endorsed this
motion and asked if the women of
the Club would co-operate with the
manager in seeing that this was car
ried out and that the children only
saw pictures suitable for them to
see. Mrs. N. Peterson gave a few
words on the subject and told the la
dies present that unless they would
stick to the plan it would be useless
AMOUNT ABOUT $7,000 EACH
First Years of Operation Schools
Were Not Paid ell Due Them.
Decision in Their Favor
News was sent out from Americus
Saturday that an effort will be made
to secure for tho Third District Agri
cultural School it* proportion of a
fund of $76,000 said to be due to the
eleven District Agricultural Schools
from the state.
TORNER CO. NEGRO
KILLED BY OFFICER
After Murdering Wife, Simpson
Tried to Escape.
RHODEN TOG QUICK FOR HIM
csuuuv nine unit*.? cast Oi
The account is perhaps erroneous Ashburn, near the line of Irwin coun-
fho afafomnnf it..'- M i l * n . . < ...
in the statement that this fund has
accumulated since a maximum sum
. “ ' ana Bnoi ner, tne
°f $10’000 per annum each was set bullet entering the right sldo end
aside for these schools. It very prob. * * ■ *
up money to carpet the factory A “ ericua ‘ Jen. 22—As soon as
church and also told of the splendid 4h * treasury_ of the state has funds
work being done by the pastor for ™ h °? or th ®,, warr a nt - Crawford
the church and its members. Wheatley, president of the board of
Mrs. Nichol, Peterson told tho ,, ,t8 7 of J th * Tbb - d D l at ™ 4 Agri-
Club of a letter ahe had from the '.“l*”! 81 and . M * chanlcal coll *e« «t
Adel Woman’s Club stating that they Americu ’i win draw »n executive
wished to visit the Twentieth Can- on tha treasurer for nearly
date.
tury Club and arrangements will be n , . . , - . , ,
made to have them come at an early TWd , trit coll * M of n fund
■ ■ f amounting to almost $76,000 which
has been collected tor several years
past from the sale of fertilizer tazs.
Mr. Wheatley ig one of Sumpter's
Atlanta, Jan. 22—“If you buy 7° representatives in the lower
out of town, and we buy out of town br *" ch of the ,tate * eneraI assembly,
* — - / out ox sown, Bnd a p rominent factor in the col
WHATWOULD HAPPEN
and *11 our neighbors buy out of ,“ d a Promjnent factor in the col-
town, what in thunder will become !**' 8t “ ated J lar ®' Ha has j#* le-
of our town?” asked a North Georgia At, !? ta ’ * here ’
citizen the other day, discussing the *5 ^ th P ® of ' J ’**• Col,uro ‘ principal
value of the keep money at home ° ** “liege, the, consulted several
■ r i sUte house officials.
movement.
He argued that if a man Uvea in a
small town and gets his living there,
he ought to patronize the stores of
that town rather than go off to some
larger town or city every time he
wants to buy a new shirt. Possibly
there isn’t a town, or city either,
anywhere which would deny the
truth of the comment.
in ess visitor in the city Thursday, — — hr. m me n,™, cuumy
Avoid exposure and drafts. Eat C 2° rt hoM * durin * th * Present term
right. Take Dr. King's New Diseov- °* eour t and that he would b« given
fry- It is prepared from Pine Tar, sufficient protection to insure his
n cal me balsams and miU IimEIvm. nf«*w
ably accumulated before the act nam
Ing the maximum amount was pass
ed.
When the schools were created, it
was provided that they should be sup
ported from the fees arising from the
inspection of oils and fertilizers, but
for the first few years of their exis
tence they only got a portion of this
money. The first year only about
$4,000 was given them, the next
about $7,000 and the third and
fohrth years from $8,000 to $9,000.
It was probably during these years
that the fund of $76,000, or about
$7,000 for each school, accumulated
in the treasury and the schools were
burdened with debt.
If this sum is due the Third Dis-
$7,000 as the pro rata share of the
passing through to her heart, killing
her instantly.
As soon as he realized what he had
done, Simpson got in his buggy and
attempted t 0 escape. Soon after he
left the news of the crime spread and
four white men in an automobile
went in pursuit
Simpson drove through Ashburn,
left his buggy and animal and came
back to the depot to take the train.
Meanwhile, the party in the automo
bile had tracked the buggy to Ash
burn. There they hunted up Police
man I. W. Rhoden and asked if he
had seen such a negro.
Officer Rhoden was at the depot
talking to the pursuing party when
Simpson came up about 1 o’clock.
Seeing his man, Officer Rfeoden
started toward him but the negro,
having seen the men in conference
with the officer knew he waa wanted
and reached for his gun. Officer
Rhoden was a -little too quick for
him however, and fired first.
The negro fell desperately wound
ed before he could get his pistol out?
Sheriff Jarman took charge of the
prisoner and seeing that he was in a
critical condition carried him to the
hospital in Macon on the shoo-fly
train Sunday morning. There an ex
amination disclosed that there were
twenty-four perforations of the in
testines and there waa no hope for
his recovery, the negro dying that
night.
Officer Rhoden no doubt saved his
own life and perhaps that of the four
white men who pursued Simpson by
his quickness with hit gun,'
- p „„, The nc- — — u ,v muen u> me
gro was loaded for murder, having Program, and also to the pastor, Rev,
a long-range Smith A Wesson pistol 4 ’ - W. Mathews, whose co-operation
AH film Itnil fklviv* I. — - .. nnrl nvalain — -- . JJ- 1 •
How Fund Accumulated.
A law waa passed, several year*
after the creation of the district
state agricultural colleges which
qualified the maximum amount which
the colleges might obtain to $10,000.
Comptroller General' William A.
Wright decided that {he amount of
$10,000 waa all that eouid be given
tfcc colleges, although a large sum,
which now aggregates $75,000, had
accumulated.
Attorney General Walker ha* ren
dered a decision that the agricultural
colleges are entitled to the accumn
lated aum, and in view of this the au
thorities of the local college will
draw a warrant for their pro rata
share.
It ia not known what attitude
Saturday afternoon, Sheriff Shaw
went to the farm of Mr. R. D. Smith,
just outside of Tifton, and placed
Usher Jackson under arrest, brought
him here and lodged him in jail.
Jackson is charged with murder,
it being alleged that he is responsi
ble for the death of a negro named
Zeke at Unionville several weeks ago
by poisoning him. Jackson's wife — — —
whg is said to have been the causo of Comptroller Wright now holds, but
the trouble between the men, has * bou * d 4b ? warrant be declined for
been in jail here for some time charg- Peyeieuf, steps in the court will be
ed with being an accomplice.
Robert Williams was arrested by
Sheriff ghaw Wednesday to answer
to a charge of hog stealing, brought
by Mr, S, W. Griffin. Will Hudson,
also of color, was arrested on a
charge of simple larceny brought by
Mr. J. H. Harris. The Sheriff had
a rather Lus> day visaing three coun
ties in the successor of tbs ‘ tin liz-
zard.”
Mr. Oscar F. Sheppard announces
taken to secure on opinion on the
law involved in the case.
ON LYNCHING EVIL.
Worth Superior Court is in ses
sion at Sylvester this week, Judge
E. E. Cox presiding. In his charge
to the Grand Jury, Judge Cox laid
especial stress bn the recent lynching
outrage perpetrated on that county.
Among other things Judge Cox
for re-election to the office of Tax stated that lynch law had grown un-
Receiver. Mr. Sheppard is nerving til the time had arrived that the
his first term in that capacity and Ifood men of every community would
thinks that one good term deserves have to look well to the enforcement
“"other- of the law. He stated that in this
Mr. Henry Gibbs who has been way °"*F would it be possible to se- call and
very ill with pneumonia is improv- cur * the proper respect for tha ma-
ing. > Jesty of the law.
Dr. Irvin'Willis, Omega, was a bos- Jodga Cox stated that Jim Keitn
would be tried in the Worth county
balsams and mild laxatives, safety.
T» New Discovery kills and
be cold germs, soothes the u _, , ..
throat and allays inflaming- n * rb «rt L. Moor,
uon. It bests the mucus membrane. Graduate Optometrist
?- e . a .’l h .“?? a «"not.find . Two years of continuous practice
aearen as you will, you cannot find a Two wear* n r r.™
better cough or cold remedy. Its use in Tlfton and «L£c? of sstUf{ed
over 45 years is a guarantee of sat* ?» *” re or ItVT
isfaction adv S - you . are with »•»»• price*—nee our
wiCTcr-c, ,, . „ , il* adMb »- or Other trouble* caused Furniture A Hardware
WANTED—sidled Com, any alga by eye strain tie sure end consult me n •
q»a.„fi£LoVaW,. dw-27-at and “« U glasses property fitted Has, -hat .mj
I .. „ . , won’t relieve them At our office X'’ od juicj
Otoe. Lamps, IS. .. Kent’s, dw-2 in the Myon Hotel Block every day. !
Negro Reached for Ugly Gun But Po
liceman Fired First, Undoubted
ly Saving Several Lives
Mathew Simpson, a negro died at
the Macon hospital Sunday night
from wounds sustained while resist
ing arrest at Ashburn during the
early hours of Sunday morning.
Simpson lived on the Rule Maul-
den place, about nine milea east of
EP. LEAGUE CLOSEB BE HELB SATURDAY
With Dr. Anthony’s Sermon To Elect a New Committee for-
Wednesday Evening.
t-Kn'i
Two Year*.
1917 MEETING AT SYLVESTER COMMITTEE TO OEGIDE DATE
ty.
Saturday night he became en
raged with his wife and shot her, the
Dr. Nunn nnd Miss Johnstone on For Primary for Court Officers. Pres.
Ls.t Day's Program. Resolution. identiel end State Primaries
of Thanks to Tifton People to Come Later
The Epworth League Conference ; A mass meeting of the Democrats
closed last night its highly interest- , of Tift, county has been called for
ing and profitable session in our next S-turday morning at the court-
j house at II o’clock for the purpose of
ie. nf I rc w!l °. f . day cIc i“ ng „“ new Executive Committee.
t —-—v. « sivw auauuuuvu committee.
wmT th * h *| h 0,ider * Be « inn,n » l Th!s Committee will decide on the
tutfh 4L t ® ®****** ‘rt-v-q win uisCiuo on tne
“ P rayar meeting, j date for a county primary. The pres-
whlch was led by Mrs. A , A. Wii-: ent Executive Committee was elect-
nTonf fnrl Vnl 7’ With the “ morn - cd nt n mooting in January,
mg Qurnt Hour of prayer and Bible 1914, nnd has served two years.
88 A7 8 “ bje . ct ’ thB MU ‘" Whetb - !t - the new Committee will
in^ntr Ur .'f m tho . 1 Conference gnine.l call a primary at an early date or
in interest throughout the day. await the action of the State Exocu-
I A : Nun "' president of the tive Comm : ttee which meets in At-
on him and thirty-six long range car
tridges.
Officer Rhoden waa at one time a
member of the Tifton police foree.
He ia a fearless man and the negro
went up against the wrong proposi
tion when he tackled him.
The account In the Haeon Tele
graph Monday morning that the ne
gro was shot at Sycamore and by
Sheriff Jarman was erroneous The
above fact* were obtained by long
distance telephone from the Sheriff
of Turner Monday morning,
T. S. RIGDON FOR COLLECTOR.
Has Received Much Encourageu
to Offer for Place
Mr. T. S. Rigdon is in the race for
Tax Collector. Hie announcement
will be found elsewhere in this paper.
It will be recalled that Mr. Rigdon
made a strong race for this office two
years ago, and his many friends have
encouraged him to make the race
again this year. 9
Mr. Rigdon is one of the substan
tial business men of the county, and
is well qualified to fill the position
which he seeks, and will, we feel
sure, fill it to the satisfaction of the
people of the county if he ia elected.
Mr. Rigdon has a strong family
connection and a host of friend# who
believe that he has a much better
chance than he had in the former
race. The race this year will be
watched with much interest.
COME AND SEE THEM.
The Gazette office has samples of
Southern Farming and the National
Year Book and Encyclopedia, which
we are offering together with a year’s
subscription to the Weekly Gazette
and the Tri-Weekly Constitution for
$2. It it a big bunch for little money
and those interested are invited to
them.
Six-Year-Old Had Croup.
“I have a little girt six year* old
who has a good deal of trouble with'
croup.” writes W. E. Curry, Evans
vme, Ind. “I have used Foley’s
Honey and Tar, obtaining instanf
relief for her. My wife and I also
use it and will say'ft ia the beat cure
for a bad cold, cougb, throat trouble
and croup that I ever saw.” Brooks
Pharmacy, adv.
South Georgia Epworth League Con
ference, presided throughout the day,
mingling the helpful words of n
trained League worker with the other
exercises of the Conference.
The talks on the various phases of
young peoples’ work were discussed
“How to Make the League .Go,” and
“Tho League's Contributions to Mis-
siona” and “Social Service, or Re
ligion in Action" were made inter
esting and most helpful by these ex
perienced visitors to the Conference.
At 11 o’clock Rev. J. H. Jackson
preached on the origin and history
and future of the League, exalting
the conception of the great work God
Is seeking to do through the young
copies’ organization in the church.
I.Vwae a sermon that many feel
rtfonld be prodched to tho Conference
League in Perry next June.
■‘•The report of tho committee on
Place of next meeting followed and
ujrpn invitation of Mis* Mildred
Holmes, of Sylveitei/It waa unani
mously voted that the 1917' District
Conference be hell in, Sylvester.-
The Committee on resolutions pre
sented its report, which was rend by
Rev. Oscar Wilton of‘3,Dark?, nnd
unanimously adopted. The resolu
tions expressed the appreciation of
the delegates for the courtesies and
hospitality shown by tho people of
Tifton, especially mentioning Mr.
and Geo. Baker.
Also to the Conference 'officers
who contributed to much to the
and assistance added so much to tho
success of the Conference.
-- The Conference dosed last night
with n very strong sermon by Rev.
Welter Anthony, pastor of tho Moth-
odist church in Cordele. It was a
solemn warning ngnlnst tho tins of
worldlincsa In the churches, laying
specinl emphasis on social gambling,
participated in by many church mem-
hers, nnd on kindred forms of world
liness, which undermino piety,
Monday Evening.
The Epworth League Conference
of. the Valdosta District opened last
evening with the first session at lh«
Methodist church.
Th* h&If hour sot,,* service wat
interspersed with selections by
Drukenmiiler's orchestra.
Prof, B, G. Childs gave tj the ad-
lantn Feb. 19th rests entirely with
the now body.
There is n strong sentiment in th#
county in favor of having an early
primary for county officers and get
ting it over with. Tho primaries have
always been held early in this coun
ty and the method has been found
very satisfactory. There is also a
sentiment in favor of postponing ac
tion until the Presidential primary,
which will probably be held late in
April or eariy in May.
Tho stato primary at which candi
dates for both branches of tho Legis
lature must be nominated, cannot be
held under the lav.- until the first of
September.
HIERS INDICTED
CONTINUED ON FOURTH PACE.
Moultrie; Jan. 20 —Will'Hiers was
indicted this afternoon for the alleg
ed murder of E. M. Carden, his fa
ther-in-law. Tho grand jury’s action
came after an investigation extends
ing over a period of ton days, during
which time every nngle of the case
has boon gone into.
Iienry iliers and Mrs. Carrie
Hiors, who hnvo been held in con
nection with tho case, have been re
leased and two former suitors of
Mrs. Hiors, who were tho first to be
nrrosted nnd charged with the crime,
wero set free several days ago.
After several duys nnd nights of ■
hitfh nervous tension tho young® wife
of Will Hiers broke down last Thurs
day and confessed that her husband
had killed her father Friday night,
Jnnuary 14s
The grand jury wns very reluctant
in accepting tho confessions of the
young couple. This tact was caused
largely by the story told by Tom •
Carden, a son of the victim, who was
in tho house at the time of the trag
edy, who Insisted that If Will Hiors
fired tho ahot ho would have known
it Then, *too, there wore physical
circumstances surrounding tho crime
which tended to show that Carden
was shot by aomeono on tho outside
of the' house, ,
An exhaustive investigation of the
cuso failed to reveal any evidenco
connecting anyone cite with the ease,
and if the confessions of Mr. and
Mrs. Hiers were prompted by a hope ’
of shielding anyone, as has' been
thought was the case, the identity of
tho party sought to protect could not
be learned. 'B
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right prices—Sea our Hat Taylor
Co. fcMor!
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country boa, ottCrs-
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WHEN YOUR MONEY IS IN OtiS BANK JT IS SAFE FROM .
FIRE, BURGLARS AND YOUR OWN DESIRE TO'SPEND IT «
THEWAY TO HAVE MONEY IN tHE BANK IS TO ’ t-UT^’ i
rr THERE, LET IT “STAY” THERE AND ALWAYS ADD TO
JUST SAY, “I AM GOING TO HAVE MORE M014EY”
AND BANK IT. THIS IS THE ONE SURE WAY TO GET A-'
HEAD.
WE PAY A PER CENT INTEREST ON SAVINGS DEPOSITS.
' BANK WITH U5.||lj|p
The National Bank of Tifton,
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