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THE TIFTON GAZETTE, TIFTON, GA., FRIDAY. DECEMBER 22, 1916.
VOLUME XXVI!, NO. 32.
WILSON ASKS FOR PEACE
Not Bungalow to bo Erected at
Agricultural School. j
At a meeting of the local execu
tive committee of the Second Dis
trict Agricultural School Handcj
morning, the erection of a cottage
for a member of the faculty wat
adthodizod, at'to expenditure oil
$2,000.
This cottage has been badly\ need
ed for a long time, but the school
has been unable to collect from, the
state the money paid out for insur
ance and for a dining-hall, and wat
unable to bbild it- This year, if all
due the school from the state for the
year, is> received, there will be fundt
sufficient to pay it out of debt and
the .committee deemed the erection
of the cottage practicable. /
Work will begin at once, end. as
soon as it is completed, the cottage
will be occupied by Prof. J.i H.
Breedlovo and family. Prof. Breed
love has been unable to move hie
family from Vidalia .because of lack
Washington, Dec. 21.—President Wilson tent his peace
note because of the constant violation of American rights by
all of the belligerents which was drawing this country nearer
to the brink of war dauiy. a :
Secretary- Lansing stated thfis mottling that the vislat
tions cannot be borne much longer. He made this statement
Nsw S.rric. Will b. of Direct Ben-
efit to Hundreds of Tift Codnty
v Rural Cltisens. /
iVitfa the ushering nL-df the New
Year (to wiUjsnm to tbs people
of Tift county's'genuine blessing is
the shape of a more comprehensive
rural distribution of madl, Undo Sim
going direct to the door of hundrrjdi
of citizens who have hitherto be >n
compelled to walk from a half to
four miles for their letters and *•
pens.
On January 2nd, two rural can era
wffl be added to the five now rn-
ploycd, while the motor route wil be
shifted,from a North-South divi Ion
of labor to a strictly Northern ier-
vice.
While only one of these route i is
a government defined motor to lte,
the old system of delivery by h irsc
and cart will be done away rith
on the old and new rural routes, mo
tor vehicles being the means cm; loy-
•The news that President Wilson has
London, Dec. 21,
sent a peace note to the belligerent nations created a sensa
tion here today. The note is regarded as of great conse
quence, and it is expected that Great Britain will hasten to
reply to it < . ..
It is probable that the reply to the German peace pro.
posals will be in Berlin by Christmas day.
Ambassador Page presented President Wilson’s note to
the British Foreign Office this morning, p
Daily Cabinet sessions are being held to consider the
peace developments.
of room at the school, and we are
glad he will no longer have to eh-
duro ’this inconvenience. He will
have three children to enter the
school for the spring term, and wJ
are glad to welcome his family tc
Tift county, where he has won so
many friends.
Without actually proposing peace or offering mediation,
the president last night sent formal notes to the governments
of all the warring nations suggesting that “an early occasion
be pought to call out from the nations now at war such an
avowal of their respective views as to the terms upon which
the war might be concluded and the arrangements which
would be deemed satisfactory as a guaranty-against renewal
TEACHERS RECEIVE SALARY
RURAL DELIVERY SERVICE'
Both City and County Psy Them to
January First.
Every school teacher in Tifton
and Tift county should enjoy to the
fullest the plentiful Christmas stock
ing idea, since all will fecelve their
salaries for the current year by
Saturday at the latest Tbs Tifton
teachers already have received their
checks.
County Superintendent ‘ Kersey
spent yesterday and today in writ
ing checks to pay every teacher in
fan to January 1st When it is re
membered that very fewspf the coun
ties in the state pay their teaohers
promptly, running sometimes month!
behind, the lift way of doing thngi
becomes more pronounced. In oth-
This addition to -the rural so vice
>f two carriers and the inau urn-
Ion of all-motor service, la dir ?ctiy
lue to the work of Posmtastcr Bon-
lett in co-operation with tho ’ fash-
ngton authorities. It will be i Mail
ed by readeh of the Gazette that
some months ago the deparxm) nt at
Washington mode an effort/.t > add
three motor routes to the Tift c ranty
service, but at the expense o t the
bone and vehiclo delivery e: stem,
three of these being done away with.
In other words it was proposed lythe
OUR BIG COUNTRY
I Washington, ec. 21.—The population of the United States
102,017,312, according to estimates issued by the Census
"■eau today.
The population of United States and territorial posses-
m is 112,444,000. The estimate shows a big drift to cities,
Omega is Over Supplied Wil
Mayors and Councilmen^'
routes for the county from tifton
superceding six horao-drawn vehl- '•
do rotitok One of theoo motor
routes was established but action on
the others wai held up for further
investigation.
Loiter, after a vWt to Washington,
and conferences with officials then,
Postmaster Bennett, under instruc
tions from them, mapped out the
plan that baa finally been adopted
by tho powers that be Under the
new order of things, effective Janu
ary 2nd, people throughout that por.
tion of the county covered
by ruled free delivery service from
Tifton, will receive mail from twe
to tines and a hnjf hours earlier
than the prsaent schedule, and a vast
number' of new people will receive
i their mail at tbclr homes.
! One of the arguments advanced
I for the continuation "of four rural
d routes and the addition of two new
1 routes, wat that the entire cix
; would give motor service. And this
‘ wfll be done.
When Tima Comes for Nsw Officers
to Taka Up Thoir Duties ijl
Jsnuary. /
Omega, Ga., Dee. 21.1>Tho/town
of Omega doesn’t know just Jexact-
ly where it ii "at,” officially speak- ,
ing, nor who its officers will (be on ,
tho first Tuesday in January,' when
tho time comes for them to take up
their duties as provided under the
town charter.
Tho regular election was held on
the first Tuesday in December, as
provided by law, at which J. d\ Bo
xer was elected Mayor; G. H. Mitch
ell, W. A.. Hindman, George Mal
lory and J. C. Webb, Councibmsn;
J. W. Hardy and H. Roberts tying
for the fifth place. \
The town council decided, fer
three or four reasons, that the elei-
I tion was not properly held and call,
; ed another speciri election for Tueit
day. At this special election Mrl
) Rozar declined to be a candidate and
) J. D. Hansford waa elected Mayor
without opposition; with George Mal
lory, H. Roberta, J. W. Hardy, W. A.
Hindman and W. ,T. Patrick Coun
cilman.
I - Tho result of thjp election v - i un-
j satisfactory to several of the busl-
Amsterdam, Dec. 20.—Although the Allies have refus
ed to consider the Teutonic peace proposals, the fact that the
Entente governments will send formal replies to the German
;arded in Berlin as a step towards ultimate
to dispatches received here from Berlin to*
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF
, The. Bank ol Tifton
ted at Tifton, Georgia, at the close of business December 12,
RESOURCES
nd Loans
Loans
j Estate .....I
from Banks and Bankers in th is state
from Banks and Bankers in other states,
gey
■k Nickels, etc
House !
Cotton
BOUGHT OUT GUEdT
peace note is r|
peace* according
day.
The dispatches also add that there is good ground for
the belief that Germany will not give up her peace efforts,
although some time may elapse before another attempt is
made in that direction.
London, Dec. 19.—“Our only terms of peace are complete
restoration, full reparation, and effective guarantees for
Lecurity in the future,” ».
So declared David Lloyd-Gearge in his speech in the Brit
ish House of Commons this afternoon in rejection of the Ger
man peace proposals, but while the peace offer was rejected,
the Premier indicated that the Allies would consider specific
terms of peace if Germany would make them.
The Premier stated that England acted in accord with
her Allies in rejecting the peace offer, and that the war will
be “prosecuted with increasing vigor until the menace of Prus
sian militarism has been removed from Europe.”
His words were greeted with great cheering.
Mr. J. W. Taylor'Purcha«s Inter-
til of PsrtnpIsfirnX
■ ed yeaterdaV by
aylpr purchased
C. Guest in th.
manufacturing
Gqpet, et III*-!
It et Tiftor
he handto lest |
res and I >rm
ctlon, inclu ling
1,6(IS acres of land. There are SOU
ae ss in cultivation, and about : ,200
$58,8 4.86
$500,5 6.35
5,0 1.30
$1,342,456.67
$25,000.00
$125,000.00
186,503118
[LITIES
Current Expenses, Inter-
jet to check . ■
$1,342,456.51
-Tift County.
B. H. McLeod, Cashier of The Bank of Tifton, ■
fos that the above and foregoing statement is a
Kjf, as shown by the books of file in said bank. ,
Hi ,, B. H. McLeod.
^Hbed before mo, this 16th day of December,
L. B. Herring,
■e Notary Public, Tift County, Ga.
MUCHsSCnU) INC.
money knows that
instmas present is a
for building purposes. It has been
estimajfed that the wagon trade alone
from/Tifton for several weeks has
average aver $500 a week.
Recently, lumber has been very
scarce, and doalera are baring dif
ficulty in obtaining enough to aopy
ply the demand. Prices are etoedt
llyj going up and the Ugh cost/Of
building appears to b.'folio wing th.
high cost of living. /
yhe heavy dimend foiy'lumber
shorn that our peoplejesfe building
up thb great and growing country.
Farmersare taking advantage of the
g3on oPadpt&maix*
Taylor left hisnomc it)
Irelanducnuilc&Catid
vOorkcfhis
oOer to America.
, Ldderhemado
I akwhinemirotV/.
When Boiler Exbioded mf Shingle
Mill et Glory.
Willacoochee, Ga., Dec. 19. (Spec
ial to the Gazette)—Andrew Size
more, of Glory, three miles west of
here, on the Atlantic Coast Line,
was struck on the head by a por
tion of a boiler that • exploded at a
shingle mill at that place Monday af
ternoon, receiving Injuries that may
result in his death. Several, lalmr-
era were also wounded, but Mr. Size
more was hurried to a Wayeroos hos
pital, where he was given medics.’
attention. The surgeons hope that
by raising the piece of fractured
skull from the brain relief will-he
given. However, at this time, little
hope Is held out for bis recovery.
The shingle mill b owned by Hr.
G. W. Sizemore, but b operated by
the injured man. The eplotion oe-
rnirorv,.
-uDa^scnito
improvements.
to J. xv. valuers; wen ana
to W. A. Nipper’s; aoathwa
Porter comer; south to E
east to Wiley Taylor tone;
Hlrds of Industry
quiet, but industrious member of
|Hs, who could be counted on (or dili-
rise from a penniless beginning to for-
Hhe value oi industry and closejapplication-
Httn’f i mile upon all of us
fcfttly works toward a certain goal and who
1 rise to positions of honor and trust He
future for himself and family.
Or TIFTON
^■SSEORCIA
to Warren corner; east and south to
W. W. Willis’ corner; east and east
erly to John Murrow comer; south
skid south west to Tifton and Ex-
celrior school road; west and south-,
west to ExcxMor school;" wesrt to
Ty Ty and Omega road; south and
wrath west to Salem church; north.
westerly and east to postoffice.
Length of route M.l milee.
(Continud on last page)
It will make "her" happier If you give her a BANK
BOOK; and ttis a sure thing that she will make that ac
count grow bigger all the time. In doing so she will keep
herself happy all next year and at the end of the year
HAVE something.
You know what’s hers Is YOURS and it’s safe in the
bank. Some day It will make the merriest Christinas
you will ever have hod. Try It. -' « Cj
Put YOUR money In OUR bank.
We payl5 per cent interest.
The National Bank of Tifton, Ga.
nt. X
COTTON GINNERS’ REPORT
Mr. J. E. Abbott, Government cot
ton gin reporter for Tift county, re-
! porta for the season of 1916 prior tc
j Dec. lat, 19,518 bales, counting
(round bales as half bales, compared
jwith 15,990 hales on the. same date
I hurt year, which shows a gain ol
! 3.528 bale-i.
and IRON. It actaoc the Liver, Drlrr;
oat Malaria, Enriches the Blood end
■ Builds up the Whole System. SC ceh—
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