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THE TIFTON GAZETTE, TIFTON, GA., FRIDAY, MARCH 3,. 1916.
VOLUME XXVII NUMBER 43.
TIFT COUNTY PRIMARY
pd^Conaolidation of Wednesday’s Vote. Delegates to Ma
con Named
At the official consolidation of the vote in the Tift county
nary by the Democratic Executive Committee Thursday at
WORTH’S PRIMARY
HELD WEDNESDAY
n, the following were declared the’nominees of thft party,
■thd majorities or pluralities as stated.
Sludge City Court of Tifton, R. Eve, vote 1,528.
Solicitor City Court of Tifton, J. S. Ridgdill, vote 1,539.
f Ordinary, C, W. Graves, vote 1,571.
'Igjgrk Superior Court, Henry D. Webb, majority, 621.
J Sheriff, J. M. Shaw, majority 764.
Tax Collector, T. S. Rigdon, plurality 116.
Tax Receiver, George Sutton, plurality 348.
Purveyor, A. D. Ross, vote 1,543.
S Coroner, Chas. F. Miller, vote 1,658.
fcounty School Superintendent, A. J. Ammons, plurality 35.
jA total of 1,579 votes was polled in the county out of a
itration of 1,811.
After the consolidation of the vote, the following delegates
appointed to repi^sent Tift county at the State Demo-
c Convention to be held in Macon May 3rd, for the purpose
minuting delegates to the National Democratic Convention
.Louis:
Full Vote for the Various Candi
dates.
WARREN COMES BACK
Wins Easily for Clerk of Superior
Court. Sumner for Sheriff, Bass
For Tax Collector
W. W. Banks, W. H, Hendricks, j. H. Hutchinson and R.
Ilia. ' -
Following was the official consolidation of the vote
Districts.
2
*3
1:
1
Brighton
Chula
jDosia
Eldorado
Omega
jty Ty
Tifton
Total
126
90
165
96
89
127
144
691
1,528
Ridgdill
126
96
165
95
89
134
143
691
1,539
Graves
128
97
166
98
91
135
160
696
1,571
D. Webb
94
68
109
05
65
100
119
472
1,092
Blalock
33
29
56
35
25
36
40
217
471
Shaw
97
83
in
69
14
129
108
556
1,167
• Montgomery
28
14
55
30
77
11
50
138
403
iRoyal
7
3
3
1
3
17
18
123
175
Warreh
4
14
18
27
6
57
121
111
358
Branch
2
31
41
5
11
7
4
35
136 |
[r A. Baker
35
20
1
6
32
6
2
56
168
|(Z. Paulk
3
4
6
26
1
3
2
19
64
play
33
1
0
1
4
1
0
10
50
[Rigdon
42
21
87
23
29
40
12
220
474
[ Carson
1
2
6
9
3
4
0
115
140
| F. Sheppard
51
2
21
^1
15
38
59
291
498
b Sutton
70
95
93
64
17
82
83
342
846
i Whlddon, Jr.
6
0
51
7
59
16
18
52
209 j
Ross
127
97
165
98
91
135
160
670
1,543
[>•'. Miller
126
96
166
100
91
136
160
683
1,558
f Kersey
8
4
16
6
4
22
11
106
176
I Baker
71
68
65
31
16
34
60
335
680
fVmmons
50
25
85
64
71
80
88
252
716
otal Vote
129
97
166
100
91
136
160
700
1,579
EVENTS ARE NAMED BAKER NOSED OUT
FOR SCHOOL FAIR
Prizes in Many Branches of
School Work.
GRAND PARADE AND PICNIC
!XPECT ANOTHER ATTACK
In the primary in Worth county
Wednesday, J. N. Sumner was nomi
nated for Sheriff, J, W. Warren for
Clerk, S. S. Story for Ordinary,
M. 3. Bass for Tax Collector, W.
Buren Holton for Receiver, A. S.
Champion for Treasurer, Boyd L.
Jones County Superintendent of
Schools, C. M. Meadows for Sur
veyor, T. M. Coran for Coroner, S.
M. Davis and E. J. Gissendanner
for County Commissioners.
The following vote was given the
Gazette over long distance telephone
this afternoon:
County Commissioners ■
J. D. Bridges 709
S. M. Davis 1093
W. S. Ford 337
E. J. Gissendanner 987
J. H. Gunter 357
S. F. Whitten 247
Sheriff.
S. R. Hancock 413
L. A. Potts 440
J. N. Sumner 776
R. L. Sutton 291
E. M. Watson 127
Clerk Superior Court.
W. K. Stewart 820
.1. W. Warren 1216
For Ordinary.
W. T. Clements 665
S. S. Story 1364
For Tex Collector.
Jasper J. Aultman 505
M. J. Bass 688
Wyatt A. Hall 186
J. B'. Sikes 199
J. J. Young 373
For Tex Receiver.
W. Buren Holton 518
D. L, B. Jones 7.... 316
J. Z. Pearson 427
Jack I. Ridley 404
C. A. Thompson 391
For Treasurer.
A. F. Champion 433
Marion J. Hancock 215
C. J. Houston 388
Thad Huckabee 218
W. E. Ivey 124
J. H. Miller 398
R. A. Posey 246
For County School Superintendent
Boyd L. Jones 984
G. R. Nottingham 360
Walter R. Sumner 702
T. M. Coran won over A. J. Paul
for coroner by a good majority.
C. M. Meudcrs hnd no opposition
for county surveyor.
IN CLOSE FINISH
RAGSDALE READY
RETURN TO TIFT
Race For County Superintendent
of School* Cloaeat
No Doubt a» to Identity of Kan*
Mt City Prisoner
RIGDON WON FOR COLLECTOR
VARN STILL ALIVE
I-Lon don. March 2.—The next drive of the German
lis on the Western front will be between Rheims and
Isons, where their line almost approaches Paris, is the
f‘f of French and English military experts.
In view of the weakening ol their Verdun attack it is
ted'tint the Germans will make another desperate
|t smrte other point, without delay.
Frencf and English commanders are fully alive
Atuation and have taken every precaution against a I “’“.'v”
attack. The air is literally alive with scout| Al £ 8riMn ha(1 been murdered ,
ies.
Washington Denies Report of His
Death Sent Out Yesterday
Washington, D. C. March 2.—A
American, had been murdered near
Durango City by Villa force* was
nos Ayres, S. A., March, 2.—It is reported iniannounced today by the state de-
circles here that the German raider Moewe, j paj ' tn ’ cnt to l,c un , tr “?- The original
.tured the Appam. has been captured by a Bnt- j
up on the coast of Brazil.
Be,in. With Monster. Parade of
Floats Rapresentin, Schools.
Many Featuree A, eed On
Arrangements are bei lg perfected
for the School Fair at Tifton next
month. The Program Committee
met Saturday and canvt ssed several
matters and the full p ogram will
soon be ready for publi. ation. The
following matters were ! Jttlcd upon:
Prizes will be offered in the fol
lowing:
Spelling Contest, boy and girl, in
Branson’s Speller.
Spelling Contest, boy and girl, in
Swinton’a Word Book.
Penmanship.
Best song, by entire School.
Most artistic float and exhibit.
Largest number of girls designing
and making and wearing dresses on
Fair Day from any one school.
Baby outfit, to consist of dress,
skirt, kimona and cap.
Luncheon Set, thirteen pieces,
either crocheted or embroidered.
Beit piece of work by boy.
, Other individual prizes will be
given, according to merit.
Contests for reading, declamation
and music in the schools will be de
cided before date of Fair and win
ners in each will be on program only.
The occasion will be on the order
of a picnic, everything taking place
in the open. Tifton hopes to have
new Tift Pine Park open for the oc
casion, and room for nil will be a
special feature.
A Grand Pnrade of float* will open
fhe day. Plans will be announced
later, with hours for each attrac
tion.
We hope to double ahy attendance
heretofore, therefore we urge teach
ers, pupils, and patrons to .co-operate
in advertising Tift county’s schools
ns second to none in Georgia.
There will be athletic events on
the High School athletic field.
To those contemplating entering
the Ready Writers’ contest it is sug
gested that they Btudy the following
five subjects:
The Southern farmer should diver
sify his crop.
Why protect the birds.
The value of pictures.
Climbing upward.
The progress of Tift county’s
schools.
The subjects for the essay will be
selected by a committee of teachers.
The contestants will not know
what they nre to write about until
the subject is given them when the
contest starts.
Other announcements are to fol
low.
Any friend wishing to contribute
i any one or all of the above prizes
ill please report to Mrs. N. Peter-
in. Several have already expressed
a desire to help and nameh will be
published later.
Webb, Shaw and Sutton Came in Far
Ahead. Vote at Tifton About
Samo as in County
There were some surprises in Wed
nesday’s primary, chief among them
the close race for County School Su
perintendent. It was thought all the
time that the race fdr Tax Collector
was the closest, but when they came
down the home-stretch. Baker and
Ammons were neck and neck, Am
mons nosing his opponent out by
just a few votes—but sufficient, as
Bill Shakespeare says.
The- vote oveF the county was nor
mal, being neither more nor less
than usual on an average. The pri
mary was very quiet, no disorder be
ing reported from any of the pre
cincts. This does not mean, however,
that the race was not hotly contested,
for every man did his beat.
At Tifton, out of a registrtion of
804,even 700 votes were polled, and
the counting was not finished until
about midnight, although the ticket
was the shortest ever voted here in
a general county primary.
About 7 o’clock the news began
to come in from the country pre
cincts and before eight all had been
reported at the Gazette office, where
a large crowd gathered to hear the
returns.
It was soon seen that Webb for
Clerk, Shaw for Sheriff, and Sutton
for Receiver hnd u walk-over.- Rig
don came to Tifton with n plurality
of approximately ten for Collector.
This was increased here. Ammons
came to Tifton with an approxi-
mate plurality of 118 for School
Superintendent. This was reduced
here.
In the counting at Tifton, Rigdon
and Baker led from the start and
this lead was maintained throughout
the count. The lead of the others
was also maintained. For some time,
many candidates waited around with
the hope that the tide might turn but
it did nqt, they reluctantly gave
up.
The change in the officers next
year will be:
T. S. Rigdon, Tax Collector, auc-
ceedirig J. !!. Hutchinson, who did
not offer for re-election.
George Sutton, Tax Receiver, sue
ceeding O. F. Sheppard.
A. J. Ammons, School Superinten
dent, succeeding R. F. Kersey.
I eeawsmcAw usury
Adams
hefoujhl the great battle tor
hlatounlru. DuUorhim / it
is doubtful if Ihe resolution
to declare our
independence would ever
have been carried.
Denounced by the Royal
Authorities as fhe chief
incendian/.’ he wa s loved as
Ihe'Falher of the Revolution'
Believd in Himself and
in His Cause.
yesterday by the state department
j was based on the message dated Feb-
! ruary 28, the contents of which were
denied in a message dated yester
I ‘lay.
Brother Goes to El Paso
| Valdosta, March 1.—George W.
! Varn, of Valdosta, left today for El
i Puso, Texas, from where he will try
| to secure the body of his brother,
I Grover C. Varn, reported murdered
by Mexican brigands, and to also lo-
I cate his brother, J. E. Varn, who is
i reported missing. Mr. Varn will ar-
j -ive at El Paso Friday night. Except
! for a telegram this morning from
j Colonel Stanton, attorney for the
; Varn brother* at El Paso, confirm-
1 ing the earlier reports of Grover C.
■ Varn’s murder, the family here has
! received no other information to-
i day.
BEAUTIFUL OAK AVENUE
Grocer W. II. Graham called his
little daughter, Virginia, this morn
ing and the little girl said, “Oh,
dear, papa, I don’t want to get up;
bet when I get to heaven I’m goin’
to sleep all I want to.’’ “Why,
honey, they don’t ileep in heaven,’*
said Mr. Graham. “Well, then I
don’t want to go there,” answered
Virginia.
Work of Improving Highway to Ag
ricultural School Finished
. Tift county has its first highway
converted into an avenue by setting
shade trees along either side.
This is the highway from the in
corporated limits of Tifton to the
Second District Agricultural School.
The work of setting water oaks along
cither side of this was completed
yesterday and Tifton now has
aVenue of oaks out to the school.
This is the first road in the county
to be so beautified, but we hope it
will not be the last Progressive peo
ple in the different communities
should take up the work and carry It
ATLANTA SPECIALISTS
COMING MARCH 8
L
:EN BYTIF10N MAN SUNDAY
TO OPERATE MODERN STORE
Had Only Small Sum of Money When
Arre.ied and Wa, Thought to
to Preparing to Leavo
By chaincc Col. L. P. Skeen of
Tifton, was in St. Louis Sunday.
Having spent the day there and see
ing an account in the morning papers
of the arrest of H. E. Ragsdale, for-
mer Cashier of the Bank of Omega,
he ran over to Kansas City to see
him.
At first the police authoritiei hesi
tated to let the visitor see their pris
oner but the mention of the fact
that there was probably a consider
able reward out for Ragsdale brush
ed ell objections aside and the pris
oner was brought down to the of
fice.
As* soon as Ragsdale saw Col.
Skeen, even with the width of the
room between them and several oth
ers present, he smiled in recognition
and cordially greeted him.
Ragsdale expressed himself as be
ing willing and ready to return to
Georgia and showed no reluctance in
discussing his arrest He talked
freely with Col. Skeen and when
they parted shook hands saying he
expected he would “see him soon."
The Kansas City authorities say
they had Ragsdale under survllanco
for several days. When definite in
formation came from St. Louis to
-nnke the arrest Ragsdale was found
in a restaurant where he had just
ordered a steak. . Ho was arrested
under the name of Perry. He had
ist bought a new handbag and it
is thought was preparing to leave
the city.
When taken in charge Ragsdale
only had about 68 or |9 with him and
the detectives think he had received
WADE-GDRRY GO.
TO OPEN SOON
/
ith Complete Stock of Dry
Good* and Furnishings.
In New Brick Block Opposite Meson*.
Warehouse On Love Avenue.
Proprietor. Popular Mon
The new firm of Wade-Corry Co.
organized early in the year, will open
their stock on Love avenue opposite
Mason’s Warehouse, in the new white
brick building, next door to the old
postoffice, Saturday, March 11, and
will conduct one of the moat modem
establishments of the kind in Tif
ton.
The firm is composed of promising
and popular young men v. ho are
thoroughly acquainted wit's whole
sale and retail merchandising, and
this, coupled with the splendid loca
tion, should make for their success.
An extensive assortment of dry
goods, furnishings, for men and wo
men, and shoes will be carried ta
start with, and later clothing, milli
nery and kindred line* Will be added
—the season being too far advanced
to put In these latter lines at the
opening.
The new store is a model of beau
ty from the exterior, and the in
terior is in keeping with the outside.
The arrangement of merchandise is
pleasing, and shoppers will enjoy
a visit to Wade-Corry’s, especially
now when everything is hrand new
and up-to-the-minute.
The policy of the firm is set forth
in their advertisement in this issue
of the Gazette, and we bespeak for
the new concern a good patronage.
Their opening means added attrac
tions for buyers who come to Tlftoi
stores and will help to make
popular a shopping centqC-«rfS<f* <a
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1
AT HICKORY SPRING
this from home shortly befor* the ■ ■ ■ .
nrrest was made. If he receives the Elder J. D. Mathis, of Berries
requisition papers in time, Sheriff county, will preach at Hlckoiy
Shaw will leave for Kanias City to- Spring church on the third Sunday
night to bring Ragsdalu to this coun- in March.
ty. ■ ) the public U invited.
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YOU MAY BE A RENTER,
Owning no Prop-
erty-no Buildings;
But how about the
Household GoodsT
Furniture, Piano Books, Pic
ture*, Clothing. Silverware.
Are they Insured?
Even rented honsea-burn,
And their Contents!
BE PREPARED!
m
earning enough to keeo hi« family from
i, this strong character gave his body and
Colonists until success crowned their efforts,
i, his confidence, were never shaken, even
and untold obstacles.
makes you believe in
■gives you confidence- -
ns your purposes.
an account here, even though it be
an account this week. Well
OF TIFTON
GEORGIA
Growth on the Eye Removed, Catar
acts Absorbed and Cro*s Eye*
Straightened Without Knife
Pain by Our New Method—Eye*
Scientifically Measured for Glasie*
—Satisfaction Guaranteed.
CONSULTATION FREE.
Dr. J. R. Hughes and Kennon
Mott, the eminently successful Eye
\ and Chronic disease specialists of
George W. Yarn will endeavor to j Atlanta, are coming pguin to Tifton.
?et in touch with the situation! This is a boon to those suffering
through the American consul at Du- j from bad eyes, ear, nose, throat, ner-
rango, as soon as he reaches El Paso, j vousness, headache, stomach, kidney.
In Mexico Eight Year* J catarrh, rheumatism and ail diseases
The Varn brothers had been in i of the body. These noted specialists
Mexico for eight years and had ac-\ have succeeded where others fail,
cumulated valuable property. One because of their long
To Coi. C. W. Fulwood is due the
credit for this improvement here..He
is the original “tree planter’*
Tifton, and some weeks ago agitated
the matter of setting these oaks. The
money to pay the expenses was rais
ed by subscription. It required
about 150 trees for the work.
FRANK HCAUBORO
’PHONE IP OFFICE MYON BUILDING TIFTON, GA.
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SOLD 1,050 BALES COTTON.
of the brothers, W. W. Varn, was
killed in an automobile wreck three
year* ago. George W. Varn, of
Valdosta, becoming interested in the
property as administrator after W.
W. Varn’s death.
Since the Mexican revolution be-
gan the brothers have been in con
stant danger but felt impelled to
stay with their property in an ef
fort to save it At no time since
the revolution started, states George
W. Varn, have any of the Mexican
factions apparently had any respect
for or fear of the American govern
ment, or its ability to protect Amer
ican subjects in Mexico.
Grover and J. E. Varn were both
Lunmknicd.
special practice, so see them. Their
special absorbment treatment
Atjcnoids, Tonsils and Eye Growths
will avoid the knife and pain. Dis
eases and the eyes of women and
children successfully treated. In
some cases eyes esn be corrected so
that glasses are not needed. See
them at the Myon Hotel Wednesday,
March 8th.
Herbert L. Moor,
Graduate Optometrist
two years of continuous practice
in Tifton and scores of satisfied cus
tomers. If you are suffering with
headache, or other troubles caused
by eye strain be sort and consult me
and aee 11 gle eea proparly fitted
won t relieve them. At our office
in the Myon Hotel Black every day.
Judge Clement*, of Irwinviile, DU-
potes of Two Year*’ Crop
Judge J. B. Clements, of Irwin-
ille, sold his crops of 11)14 and 1915
cotton in Tifton Tuesday afternoon
to the Brown-Cramer Cotton Com
pany at 11.25 cents a pound, on a
jasis of goad middling.
Th’x cotton was raised on Judge
Clement*’ own plantations in Irwin.
The 1914 crop has been at the Tifton
Compress for some time and the
1915 crop is in Mason’s warehouse.
The bidding was spirited among
the local buyers for the crop but
Mr. Berry Rigdon, of the Brown-
Cramer Co., made the highest bid
and got the lot. The transaction
represents nearly $55,000 cash.
Judge Clements made good money
by holding, for the maximum he
could have got for his 1914 crop
had he sold it then would have been
about 8 cents a pound, and much of
the 1915 crop was sold by the grow
era around that figure. Still, had he
sold a month or so ago he would
have received about $5 a bale more.
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Ladies we have a naw lot of col
lars, collar and cuff acts and novel
ties for neck wear. Call and see
them.—Churehwell’s. dl-wl.
(MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE
SYSTEM OF BANKS
THE “FEDERAL RESERVE” BANKING SYSTEM. OF WHIl
OUR BANK IS A MEMBER, IS THE BEST BANKIN& SYSTE
EVER THOUGHT OUT. Tl{E MEMBER BANKS HAVE PUT 1
— - ... —■
MILLIONS OF GOLD INTO THE U. S. TREASURY. Oh
GOLO THE GOVERNMENT ISSUES MONEY. WECAN GE“
EY WHEN WE WANT IT BY TAKING OURSECURITIES
DISTRICT "FEDERAL RESERVE BANK.” YOU CRN GET.
MONEY WHEN YOU WANT IT WHEN YOU ARE A DEPOS
IN OUR BANK.
LET’S DO BUSINESS. COME IN.
WE PAY 6 PER CENT INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS.
BANK WITH US.
The National Bank of Tifton,