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THE TIFTON GAZETTE, T1FTON, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1916.
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VOLUME XXVII, NUMBER \
TREUTLEN DEFEATED
THE BJ
IL MR. WALTER PARK BIG CROWD ATTEND-
D»t& Exemption of College Endowment*. Senate Authorizes
Extension W. and A. to Sea.
IN STATEMENT ING ENCAMPMENT
Atlanta, Ga., August 10.—In the Senate this morning
Kgtor, Pickett resumed the discussion of the Felder note, but
f itead of making the Felder note a part of the record be
aerely passed it around so the Senate could read it. /
| ) The Senate passed the measure authorizing the extension
|/the State railroad to the sea and to submit a bond issu4 of
re than ten million dollarsto voters of the state to finance
extension of the railroad. , /
-The House defeated the measure which sought to exempt
Jege endowments from taxation. /
The Treutlen county bill was defeated. j
The bill to authorize Tift county to contribute to the sup-
Jfct of the Tift County Hospital passed the House Wednesday,
low goes to the Senate.
s Specimen* Brought in fron
the Crum Place.
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Explain* Damascus Incident and
Give* Full Detail*.
ALSO FOUND ON SHIPP FARM SUPPORTS WITH AFFIDAVITS MORE THAN 2,000 PEOPLE
At Baker’s Ford Today. Beat in
History of Camp
New York, August 9.—The railway employees accepted
F mediation of the United States Board of Mediation ithis af-
The Board of Mediation will meet the railroad Pr<
jht and the employees tomorrow.
A strike is not probable now.
lidents
S. Washington, ( August 10.—Both Republicans and Demo-
ts of the Senate today t turned their attention to speeding up
islation in order to adjourn September 1st. \
The Shipping Bill will probably pass before the end of
/week. Debate on all measures will be cut to the miniAium.
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Washington, August 10.—Mayority Leader Kitchin t^day
on the State Department for information of the op'era-
of the British blacklist. \
The house wants the information with a view to deteriAin-
hether it will take the situation in its own hands and pass
iatory legislation.
Charlestown, W. Va., August 10.—News received here
y from the flooded districts indicates that the loss of life
itween thirty and sixty persons. Twenty-three bodies have
,ady been recovered at Cain Creek.
I The property damage will probably reach five million dol-
Di.cusiion it Invited of Meant foe
Making an Organixed Flgkt to
t Keep Down Damage Here.
The boll weevil U in Tift.
Not only that, but the pest ii
spreading so rapidly that they will
soon be all over the county if fa
vorable conditions continue.
Yesterday, specimens were Bent
the Gazette office from the Harmon
Crum place, in the southwest part
of the county.' This morning a
party, R. E. Hall, W. S. Cobb, J. N.
Mitchell, J. S. Belflower, F. S.
Short, J. W. Gaulding and Jim Cook,
went out to the Crum place.
There about an acre of cotton is
infested with the insects pronounced
by those who saw the weevils in Ala-
b&ma to be the genuine article. They
are attacking the cotton first in the
blooms.
Specimens were secured, and as
the party was returning to Tifton
they stopped at the farm of T. A.
Shipp, Jr., about a mile from the
Crum place. There the first cotton
bloom examined showed a weevil.
Specimens are at the Gazette office
from both farms for those who would
like to examine them. It is apparent
from the rapid spread that the wee
vils will soon be all over the coun
ty.
It is necessary that an organized
effort be made at once to fight tho
weevil In order to save this year’s
crop. For this fight, the Gazette In
vites discussion and suggestions.
GREAT OIL MILL CONCERN
(Huntington, W. Va., August 10.—The town of Jarold’s
®y, which hits a population of five hundred, is said to have
I-swept completely away by yesterday’s flood, with a loss
/enty-five lives.
Jew York, August 10.—Opening cotton market: October,
); January, 14.60.
/ose: October, 14.14; January, 14.34.
HJRANCE SERVICE
I your insurance with the Agent who
ached the zenith in his line. Your
is better protected when covered by
Jicy properly prepared.
BONDS
[K SCARBORO
Pailter, Manager Insurance Department
Tifton, Ga.
With Million Capital Makes Head
quartara at Tifton.
The financial and accounting offices
of the Cotton Oil Company, of Massa
chusetts, are located in Tifton, this
move being brought about through
the effort* of Mr, W. W. Banka, who
has recently been elected president
of the company.
This company is a holding corpora
tion owning and operating cotton oil
mills in North and South Carolina,
Georgia and Texas and la capitalized
for a million dollars.
The stock of the company la held
by Atlanta, Savannah and Boiton
capitalists with Mr. W. W. Banks and
some of his Tifton associates, and
It proposes to build and operate oil
mills throughout the South.
All of the business of the various
mills will be handled through the
parent offices here and that means
that million* of dollars annually will
pass through Tifton channels.
Temporary offices have been locat
ed in the Myon block, with Mr, G. H,
Crusselle, of Atlanta, in eharge, as
chief accountant. The offices arc
being fitted up as fast as possible and
quite a force will be kept busy then-
growing as the company's business
increases.
The company has sales rooms in
Atlanta, and is one of the largest
concerns of its kind in the country,
It does not finance oil mills, but
builds and owns them outright.
Mr. Banks is receiving hearty con
gratulations from the business men
of Tifton in having been able to land
these offices here.
With mile schooling,
i Wallen studied law
when he was a
{carpenters apprentice.
\ and by force if ‘'
energy and at
was six times
j elected to Congrasy
land twice
: of Pine Knot Fires,
er’b apprentice, studied law. With
tiling he arose by force of his indus-
i to places of honor in the service of
juntry.
|n rightly directed will lead
:nc to success.
tr duty to yourself and
a bank account.
open
IF TIFTON
A MAMMOTH WEEVIL
Rev. J. J. F. Goodman sends us
from Brookfield a scarab about
big as the forefoot of a fourteen-
inch gopher and asks us to name it,
Being an expert in bugs, we have
i hesitation in pronouncing it
boll weevil, which has reached its
present proportions after five days’
sojourn on the marvelously rich soil
of Tift county. It is big enough for
a weevil; vicious enough for a wee
vil, and ugly enough for a weevil—
therefore, it must be a weevil.
If they grow' that fast in five day;
• can harness them to a plow and
make a crop with the weevils by next
spring—provided they do not get so
large they can’t walk on plowed
ground without breaking through
into China.
NATAL CRASS.
Mr. J. N. Brown brought us Wed
nesday a bunch of Natal grass from
the farm of Rev. R. A. Lawrence,
Vanceville. He has eight-tenths
an acre, and will get two toni
this cutting. The grass is five feet
high.
• larbert L. Moor,
Graduate Optometrist
Two years oi continuous practice
In Tifton nnd wires of satisfied cus
tomers. If you are suffering nitr,
headache, or other troubles caused
by eve strain be aura and consult me
mi sea if gia-aes property fitted
won't relieve them. At cur office
in the Myon Hotel Block every day.
-Walter Park Makes Statement to the
People of the Second Con
gressional District.
In justice to myself and in the
interest of fair play, I desire to (hake
the following statement:
On August the 3rd, I was in Da
mascus, Georgia, and went to hear
Mr. Cox Speak. He began about
five o’clock and spoke about two
iiours, until almost dark, mostly crit
icising the record of the Congress,
man. At its conclusion some of the
>eopie called for me, and Judge Cox
[indly pulled me upon the platform,
briefly referred to the efforts that
iidge CoX had made in securing the
< lection of Park over those splendid
itizens Messrs. Covington and Luke,
i nd I regretted that he was not still
r Park. 1 explained his attack on
Baker-Mitchell county bridge,
telling them the bill carried no ap-
iropriation, that the law required
he consent of Congress before a
iridge could span a navigable
itream, and that it would not bank
rupt the United States Treasury as
Judge Cox claimed in hia speech. In
like manner I spoke of his attack on
the appropriation for Miller county,
and I also discussed the Canal Bill,
the Pension Law, the distribution of
information over the District by
meane.of the frank, and the Mexican
Bill.
I then told them that Frank Park
from early infancy had always been
my ideal as a boy, as a young man,
and as a citizen. I sketched his strug
gles over difficulties and poverty,
and confessed that I had injected the
card in the last campaign referring
the old field school over his pro
test, for the reason that I was try
ing to get the people who did not
know him to realize the true charac
ter of the man, and us*d that only as
an illustration of the Abe, and told
them that if the people‘.would in
vestigate his character, hi* honesty
and his life’s work, all the forces
now combined against him would
amount to nothing.
I then referred to the continuous
attacks Judge Cox was making on
Judge Park charging him with dis
loyalty to hia friends, the improper
use of his Congressional frank, re
ferring to his hypocrisy and ridicul
ing him in every possible way.
then asked if Judge Cox was in the
audience, and he answered that he
was, and I stated that I would not
refer to his record unless he was
present at the time; and I requested
to be allowed to ask him certain
queptiona regarding his own record.
Then in as courteous and fair a man
ner aa possible, I asked Judge Cox
the following questions
Q—Do you recall the Spencer
Clark case from Turner County.
No answer.
Q—Was he not indicted by tha
grand jury of that county for mur
der?
No answer.
Q—Was he not duly tried by
twelve good men in Turner county?
No answer.
Q—Was he not convicted for mur
der and sentenced to life imprison
ment?
No answer.
Q—Did you not grant him a new
trial and allow him to enter a pica
of guilty and give him a sentence
for misdemeanor?
No answer.
Q—Did you not write Jack Slaton
that as Judge who tried him that you
quested and urged that he grant
him a pardon without delay?
No answer.
Q—Did not then Gov. Slaton write
you that it was unusual to act on
uch matters without the
mendation of the pardon board?
No answer.
Q—Finally did you not send the
following telegram?
Gov. John M. Slaton,
Care of State Capital,
Atlanta, Ga.
Letter concerning Spencer Clark
received. Hope you will pardon him
at once and not wait for recommen
dation of Prison Commission.
(Signed) E. E. Co*.
No answer.
I then extended to him the plat
form with every consideration and
asked him to explain his conduct in
this matter. He came on the plat
form under great excitement with
both hands up with the expression
"My God! My God! Am I tr be in
sulted .f> this way?” I told him kind
ly that I meant tp offer no insult but
only a'.vd him regarding ihe record
GIANT ZEPPELIN
On Hand to Enjoy Day With Vet
erans and Their Friends. R aT ,
Jacluon Speaker for Occasion
From Thursday's Daily.
There has been much activity
around Baker’s Ford ever since Wed
nesday afternoon when some of the
veterans and sons and friends went
there to begin making preparations
for the annual encampment of Tift
County Camp which la in progress
today.
Early this morning people began to
arrive there from all parts of the
county and at noon it was estimated
that more than 2,000 people were
on hand.
Fifteen carcasses were barbecued
during the night by Mr. Abe Con
ger, and when the hour for dinner ar
rived, the ’cue and the contents of
hundreds of baskets were spread on
long tables beneath the great oaks
and pines that form a splendid grove
for such occasions.
Rev. J. H. Jackson delivered a
most timely address that was an in
spiration to all who heard it It
went into the cause and effeet of
the war between the states and point
ed out that while the outcome had
deprived the South of many of her
treasured systems of government,
it had opened the way for a develop
ment that could not have taken place
under the system that prevailed be
fore the war. He mentioned, espec
(ally the great manufacturing cities
that had grown up all over the South
in the past years and applauded the
fact that today the South stood as
the grandest section of the greateit
country in the world.
He paid glowing tribute to the vet
erans for their steadfastness to the
South and said that the soldiers of
the South were looked upon as the
greateit fighters of history.
There was disappointment ’among
the ranks of the veterans in the newt
that both State Commander H. T.
Davenport, and Adjutant General
Bridges Smith could neither of them
be at the encampment owing to ill
ness.
Mayor B. F. Brimberry and George
W. Mock, of Albany, are prominent
visitors; while there are many in at
tendance from Ben Hill, Irwin, Ber
rien, Turner, Worth and Colquitt
counties.
The automobiles from Tifton have
been going to the camp ground! in *
steady stream today carrying vi*.
itors, and the report It that tho day
has been one of the most successful
in the history of Tift County Camp.
To Carry Freight Between U. S. end Germany Nearing Co
pletion. Will Carry 88,000 Pounds.
Washington, August 10.—The giant Zeppelin liner which
is being constructed to open air transportation between Ger
many and the United States is now nearing completion at Lake
Constance.
Official information to this effect was received here to
day.
Inflated, the Zeppelin will be seven hundred and
seven feet long and have a carrying capacity of eighty-ei]
(88) thousand pounds, dead weight. The dispatch did
state when the Zeppelin will be completed.
Petrograd, August 10.—The Austrian supply base at Stan-
islau is under heavy artillery fire from the Russian guns, and
its capture is expected momentarily.
The capture of this base would necessitate a general re
treat of General Von Bothmer’s army along the Strypa river.
Rome, August 9.—The Italians have captured Gorizia, t
gether with ten thousand prisoners.
Rome, August 10.—The Austrians pursued by Italian
airy after the fall of Gorizia are reported today to have
doned nearly all of their chief positions on the Isohzo and
Carso. ! '
Other indications are that further Italian successes wBl
follow.
Later reports received here show that the Italian forces
captured twenty thousand prisoners and vast quantities ot
stores at Gorizia.
Berlin, August 9.—Peronne is burning. The German
forces have moved their railroad headquarter* further to the
eastward.
Paris, August 9.—Shell wrecked, blood-soaked Thiaumont
work, northwest of Verdun, has again changed hands, for
sixth time within five days.
By a series of powerful assaults last night, the German;
succeeded in penetrating Thiaumont work and holding it
Berne, August 10.—After being in supreme command
all armies in the east for a few days. Field Marshal Von Hi
enburg’s power is again curtailed.
The army in the Southern half of Galicia has been pi
under Archduke Karl, of Austria.
Adriance Mowers
Make up your shortage in cotton by saving hay
while the sun shines. The Adriance Mower cuts
MEETING CALLED.
Saturday Aftarnoon 2 O'Clctk
Ducum Boll Waavil Problem.
A meeting of the farmers of Tift
county and all others interested in
fighting the boll weevii has bten call,
ed at the Tift county courthouse. Sat,
unlay afternoon, August 12th, at 2
o’clock.
At this meeting plans will be dls.
cussed for taking steps to stop the
ravages of the boll weevil in this
county. Every person interested in
keeping down the pest and saving
the present cotton crop is urged to
attend this meeting.
better, smoother, and gives longer service.
There’s a reason for these excellent points of
Adriance efficiency. See us for demonstrating
these machines, then ask your neighbor who is us
ing this mower.
•‘Everything for the Home and Farm.”
Taylor Furniture & Hardware Company
LAME DEFENSE
Ssys Judge Cos of Walter Park’.
Communication Now Appearing.
The following message from Judge
Eugene Cox regarding the communi.
cation of Walter Park which has ap.
p<*ar»*d in this week's papers, has
been received by the Gazette:
Camillu, Ga., Aug. 10, 191 #s.
Tifton Gazette,
Tifton, Ga.
The communication of Walter
Park appearing in this week's issue
recom- Q f p n p ers j s a lame defense of his
"lander of me. I did make reply to
him and will publish detailed state-
ment later.
(adv. d-w) (Signed.) E. E. Cox.
CITY COURT ADJOURNED
Wednesday Night for Week, After
Three Day* Session.
At 7:15 p. m. such cases as could
be handled by a jury having been
disposed of, Judge Eve in his usual
pleasant manner complimented the
jurors for their faithful and efficient
services and excused all jurors and
witness in attendance upon the Court
for the term. Court adjourned un
til 10 o'clock Monday morning, Au
gust 14th, at which time the Criminal
Docket rsriil be Ukeii up for the trial
of criminal cases. The Motion and
Appearance Dockr s will be called
Saturday, August iHh, 1016, at 10
. m. Attorneys w:!! please take no
li e and tavern themselves accord-
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