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JHX TIFTON GAZETTE, TIFTON GA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2«, 1917.
'AN IN POLITICAL STRIFE
ANSEL COOK AC(
Albany,Ga., Jan. 25.—Ansel B. C
Tid cashier of the Third National Ban]
barged with the embexxleraent of $12
jury in the United State court here tot
era we eagerly awaiting
of the four-day eaafaon
e farm school, January
unning through to Feb-
It U realised that too
•ide campaign under
of tho Stato College
i began January 18th.
Linue throughout Feb-
Under the date of Wednesday, the J
Washington correspondent of the Se- .
Vur.nah Press has the followidk W '
“>' abcut Congressman Frank Park ^>1
and the Southern Georgia judgeship:
The contest over the Southern kc
Georgia judgeship has ■turned in fa
vor of Congressman Frank Pail
and it appears today that he ia *n
in the haul. In fact, it ia relish
reported that both the President si
Attorney General Gregory are nc
favorable to the Second district M
greaaman. who he* been graddji
no»mg out the hitherto leading to
didate. John T. Weal.
The nomination of Judge Puriftn
almost be predicts i with ajwui
certainty.
At 6 a. m. Money wth the gray
dawn barely streaking the rain-fly
ing clouds. Judge Eve eentenced H.
E. Ragsdale, former cashier of the
Bank of Omega and convicted of em-
beaxlmg 110,000 from that institu
tion, to pay a fine of *1,000 and to
serve twelve months on tha chain-
gang, with the provision "Omt the
trial judge after the payment^f the
fine in hia discretion may permit you
to ierve the twelve months outside
the ch^ingang under the probation
lsw» of Georgia^ The right to amend
ty and echdara of -the-
oral school Will take an
n the fonr-dey term of
100L In addition to the
rom Athena there will
of agricultural exhibit),
I livestock. In livestock
Second District Aggirt :
•ification end boll Wee-
Briatol la
tonight to ratify the Steering Coenmit
five prograir.a free-for-all fight U egpe
n ode to mercilessly prune the program
extra session. .
When the proposed pruning proa
day, the friends of measures scheduled :
such a storm of protest that, an extra ■
voidable-
Certain it is that if~\he present |
adoptee', Congress will beys weltering «
practically all of next summer. \ 4
Ragsdale accepted the .entente
ithout display of emouon of
•y kind, though at was apparent
at hia attorneya were not altogeth-
the talks and ei
a tended largely fc
In additio
bits which
reported, may make the
there wiH be
n. Jan. 24—Indicating that a big naval battle
the Dutch coast Monday night, a second Ger-
adly battered haa limped into Ymuidctt.
e first naval engagement of importance since
>ppo>iiion by Senator Har
ending backer of Mr. We
alternative,- it ia euggeatesd
However, this did not act as a har
to the filing of a petition for a new
hearing, and argument will be beard
on this after Judge Eve adjourns tha
Worth County Superior Court, pro
vided the defense doe* not conclude
to accept the sentence of the court
rmrnt
olution this afternoon calling upon the ipte to “re-affirm its
faith” in the Monroe doctrine, and deg^ag a strict adher
ence to President Washington’s warn^ggginst entangling
foreign alliances.
The resolution was read and, undgfie rules, went over
until tomorrow without debate.
The re. olution brings into qucatiosle President's inter
national league plan, rfnd will have ths*ct of confining de
bates to that particular subject. Hapfc^d peace discussion
ia thus largely eliminated.
fry farmer and person in
y interested in farm dev
and livestock expansion, al
and ia believed to be the prelude to, ^fen bigger
definitely known, the number of
end is understood to be sflVtlrbal-
iXg'lhia point, end it is nogyet dis
closed how. formidable wotfid be the
Uarwick opposition. '
Whether- tie nomination goes in
now or later all aigna faHny point to
Congressman Park, ^although Mr.
West haa admitted 1 , held the lead
for «ome time. It is known the de-
paftmen: haa examined with great
care the petitions in favor of
rarcraft engag-
are that the German ships are greatly
JUDGE.EVE UPHELD
end run the chance of
of the clauee relating t
gang.
Hut even if the court
'!>•, Jan. 24,—A British destroyer was sunl^in a
nant off the Dutch coast yesterday, .ays an o
at issued today.
■ Gorman torpedo boat was forced to’ take refu
I harbor, tbs statement adds, the remainder of
fleet return pig to tbeir base with only alight loss.
^ Washington,-Jan- 28.
*» way out of Mexico.
It ia expected that the entire forsnfll be on American
til within a fqrpiight.
-The Per?hi
[^edition ia now
jmy last wr
the matter of a note of I Foy-Adams Company for the use oi
*624 held by the Bank of Omega IM A. Howard, vs. R. T. Tathm, de-
and bearing the signature of W. B. fcndnnt. and Erie Smith, claimant.
Ilndaey as matter and G. L. Wcnth | This was a cause-involving the sale
erington and C. W. Powell as endors-I of personal property by the Foy
er*- I Adams Company to R. T. Tatum, re
’ In addition to STfaTBurton'i prom- f taining fiUe "therefore. Twelve
iae when she left for Hot Springs' months later the plaintiff book a re
to immediately institute proceedings aewed note from Tatum, which in-
in Arkansas for hit return to that i eluded the original property told
state on a bigamy charge, the little * nd s 1 *® ne » items, which act there-
woman announced that since he had j b V increased the original indebted-
Memphis. Tenn., Jan. 24.—Practj
force of the city, and a large squad of j
gaged in defending the county jail agaj
seek* to lynch two itegroes who etna
Hooser. a butcher.
Early today the mob twice storl
I attack was repelled. The ringleader 1
tested.
A strong force continues to gtufl
trouble is expepted. JML 1
Wasitbij
the entire police
iy sheriffs, are en-
mob of 200 which
to killing Walter
Bulgaria* troops which crossed the South Danube
t mr the northern frontier of Dobrudja, have been com-
•d to fall back to the southern bank.
Petrograd, Jan. 25-JwGermans in the Tirol Marshes dis-
; have been driven back.
r to | Between the making of the first
iola- J ® nd second not*.' the claimant," Erie
and Smith. bought the horse which flgur-
leral Cli in lhr original transaction. The
• en- attorney for the elnimapt^ Mr.. J. S.
be- 'hidgdill. took the position that as
;*the consideration named in the first
d to no * f ***** bcen increased, the plain-
{J,,. ,lff thereby lust* his-rights in the
tion by the injection of new items
DREAD SCARLET FEVER
lgton, Jan. 25,
era .went to Chicago today
Trade Col
■d lit. Control Di«u,»J by De.
A. G. Fort el Moultrie.
Dr. Allen G. Fort, health commie-
ner of this district is in MouKvte
•he request of the health aathor-
fs. to look into the scarlet fever
ration in that city. Concerning
visit the Moultrie Observer Of
a further
print paper manufact
overcoi
It ia officially dei
bargo on news print |
Norfolk. Va.. Jan. 25.-—In q dowi
liip Mississippi, Unde Sam’s latest I
•as launched in the St. James river i
Twenty thousand people attended*
eased the breaking of a bottle of wafa
cw sea fighter-
In an interview with lin Observer
porter. Dr. Fort asserted that it was
t his opinion that the closing of
l- city vbools and the forhidding of
assembling of children were
crsssry to stamp oul the epidemic,
fart Dr. Fort rather advocated the
- :n.nance of the school as a^aid
the fight, insis^ng that cases of
• fever could be located . more
ickly m the school room Jhan they
ild anywhere else, and the victim
Victoria! of conaideraable propo
od by the Germans ovettae Russian*,
The Bulgarian*.
j Omega with embezzling approximate- bank" for
Jly flu.OOO, the courtroom -was crowd-' j la , j
■ed to the doors when this celebrated | cM j,i cr |
rcause was called in the Superior! 'when
WiMnnA, ! mm
; Ragsdale, attentive in a passive b>nk fi j e
for. of way, • occupied a wall,,.. .. r .,
j at a table surrounded by '-his j ,
I attorneys, and during the draw- ] . • .
fffgTir-ttT-jtnT ippaarM to ~g[ts
no very great heed to • the
j proceedings. By the t ide of
' the defendant sat Mrs. Ragsdale and
I'lipit daughter, Evclyu. The attor-1
! nevs for the defense were M. J !, . — - » •* ~ “"J
Yeomans and H. A. Wilkinson, of for »* r V t '*P Wk«n by Tift fanner.,
Damon; C. W. Fulwood end H. ^ ^ ,Culttr *•»««•*> m * rk * ’ ,
| Hn-yrett/of Tifton. , Ing of UOgi and cattle. Mr. Hard.
Thvd rawing of the juo con.um- — W */"' *> f the HmadJeaection, 1
1 ,-d more than an hour, the foinfir- P* 0r * e of ti,e P ro rr^'" fMraer. of j
ling lieing finally accepted: J. A. ‘” r C ° UD,J- ««* beliWe. in raising!
! Pool. Mark Whitfield. J. H.-Pool. j. ">* “«« 30,1 » for the:
J* r-avey, T D. Smith, W. C. Ml- !'««* “ °< thb ha,-
Lun. C. O. Montgomery, W. L. 8um-(something.
ner. R. M. Lawrence. S. T, Pesrman. i ° V " t.«00 pmnt*. of com. eup-d
C:*. Fatten Sm| O. F. Sheppard. . »~t There i. big money |
Appearing for the BanWof Omen m °**"
Wha Were the Founders of
Our Liberty?
tii.ut^^ Fort said that on the first
I day it was slightly so, on the second
more liable Co be communicated to
others and on the third and fourth
Jnye if' Wat More Infectious than at
ar,y\other time. -
The popular idea that it can be giv
en to others ' jr the "eeales” from re
covering victims was exploded by Dr.
Fort, who said that such was abso-
j lutrly not the case. He declared that
| the disease aria xaryjmsaly over Irene
Jier year or independence. It will mean mor*
rown ups and qhildreti if on t hat d.ay we ail
nor lit* iifliU band of men who risked and
I by ngning the Declaration of Independence
L the foundation for our free Republic.
SEED TIME AND HAR\EST
|fiowt teodumc. Likewise, riches often follow the
LA wring* iccounl. Have >ou an acuount vrthtM?
COUNTRY CURED HAM ST -
THE BANK OF TIFTON
| Dr Fort disapprove* "shot gun"
| method! »f quarantine^ It is his idea
j that the people ’ should be shown
! their responsibility bf a fight of the
JJilrd Moultrie is notf Engaged in. He
•believes when they -(appreciate this
■ co-operatfon will not be lacking.
I Without it not much can be accom-
I pushed, hr asserts.
TIpfON. GEORGIA
Aeinds of Engineer' Joe E.
Greene, who has for years guided
ore of the Coast Line flyers on the
Tifton-Wayeross'run, will regret to
learn that he ia confined to a Way-
cross hospital, followir^ an attack
of kidney trouble which developed
when the Dixie Flyer reached Tifton
Tuesday. .
Shortly after he left the engine
estimated shortage of empty freight
to *ove the product of this country
STOP AND THINK what youlfould do today If you
LOST YOUR JOB or mot with or* a Weldon t, and didn't
have o dollar put by.
"Just suppose” you take a MO* of your camlr\gs and
put this money away In our B/l"*'
You won’t miss that little
rapidly you will wonder at the
NEXT YEAR.
Put YOUR money In OUR bank.
gestion, delay, and demurrage will be
Jo not order your FERTILIZER early,
a Complete Line this season,-' including
IE POTASH Goods.
; of your pile this time
ITTAHOOGKEE FERTILIZER CO.
The National Bank oi
Hi
5on ofa voeaiihi^
planter of South Carolina
Thonuis was prepared,
tor the bar.in London.
In addition to
seruin^ tn Con^resT
he serued in
the vuar and uias
made a prisoner
toHen Charleston tell
