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GAZETTE, TIFTON, GA. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12. 1»17- VOLUME XXIX.—NUMBER feature of fair. TIFT SUPERIOR COURT. 0 f Many to Comp... .1 V.Uo.f. ' a '<Wt**^)et. 10—Lows of the * * bo ^ racing ond Admirer* of the>*,t i n hone* and Bva atock »r« Phteised five day* of perfect th * Georgia-Florid* fair, which Un. here on Tuesday, Octo- b " - 3 *n<l l»*ta for flve days. Then , ro , num ber of the faateat Octobor Term Conclude It. Wo* Thursday Afternoon. After four day’a aeaeion the Oc tober term of Tift Superior Court concluded ita work and the jurat* were diunieeed Thursday afternoon A* usual, the Court will be held open until Saturday morning at 10 o'clock when the Motion and Appearance No Change* Made Patten, Mathia and Be Selected to Serve Nex. SEVERAL REPORTS li t I |uinn v*. Cbarlia Tax CUcctor familiarize biuisclf wftn first verdict for law* relative to collectioni of speci fic taxes and adhere atrictly to same corn ■s. Kafe Lend Watson vs. Wil- Wal’nn. Suit for divorce; see- dollar signed. H. Swam vs. Mrs. TiYary Swain.. lowing _*: first Terdict for plsiniif. plikd h o!u Stone vs. Jack Stone Pi- spcctiv. First '.ejshrr $or plainfl?T. i majorit I.ipham vs. Alice I.ipjiam. ‘ poor r .• first verdict for plaintiff) Specially Laura Smith Carson v*. bridges . rson. Divorce; first verdict, District dff. •; all the ep' ’* Clark ys. ” John Clark. ’ proache ■ i • rst verdict for plaintiff. : ually r ati -ibson vs. - Kate Gibson, arc in 1 ce, *cond verdict for plain-’ 1 roads a corning the important meeting will FIG. PRESERVES i ^Tiat excellent housekeeper, Mr* W. I w Patrick, of Enigma, learning of our predilection for preserved figs, sent us a jar of her own pre serving Saturday. * * J Mrs. Patrick.ha* a method of pre- D** serving by. which she says figs can * keep for fifty years, but after tast- P*' . , , ing the contents of that jar she could | and •> * ibiliiio# of defendant re- crable light repair work is necessary. I ntft keep them. one year in our vicin- moved.. .The Salem bridge on Little creek .is ity unless they were in a burglar- Mrs. Rutj Parker vs. J. Cliff Par- in need of immediate repair. El-j proof safe. ker. Pet.ti. i for removal of disa- dorado District, some fairly good J it removing disabili- roads in this district.^ The Omega- i I Eldorado, road has several broken- Tifton Guano Ccm- - bridges and one badly washed hill.! Account; judgment. The same condition is true of the 1*7-50 . -bridges on. old Union road. The * r Morning Oak Ridge road to Eldorado also . P. Myers, guardiafi'has some bad bridges. Brookfield^ Petition to" Jell 1 District, the Ferry Lake road in this investment; order! District is badly in need of dragging. I | The other roads are in from excel-, l vs. Jack Fo.d and lent to fair condition. Brighton -iquitable petition; District, bridges are good and roads’ M»inst plaintiff. ,rc in general,’ fairly good. Chula | J. C., and Clif- District, roads are in unusually bad; klt-ndants, J. M. repair, especially is this true of the j fa' dshee. Garnish- Irwinvillc to Albany road across Hat! e<*U against plain- Creek. XTifton District, the roads and bridges in this district are falr- Ba. ; of Tifton va. jy good compared with the others in . V ters and E. B. the eonhty. Realizing-that the Na r lar Mrs. Edith tional Highway across our county is iratrix of the estate one of our greatest assets, and that r, deceased; claim, much valuable advertisement may be levy proceeds. obtained from the winter tourist* Pint- you- miney N in i)ur Bank row ' Gradual* Optometrist Two years oi. continuous practice m Tifton and scores of satisfied cus tomers. If you are suffering with headache, or other troubles caused by eye strain be sure and consult me and see if glares or pe'ly fitted tn the My on Hotel Block every day. RICH W«n you plant something, you get something. When you pint nothing, you know what you get." FIRST CLASS LAUNDRY Work Called for *nd Delivered Phone 325 (Continued on last page) "the Tifton 91.00 PER ANNUM- THE LATEST NEWS BY WIRE COUNTY CHAIRMEN Philadelphia, Oct 11.—A story of the startling discovery by the military authortties of a plot to poison aviation students ly the wholesale was printed in the Evening Ledger today. Private Samuel Livingood was arrested at -the Princeton Aviation School and taken to Governor's Island to face a court martial. Two pounds of cyanide of potassium was found in h's room, wh'ch waa enough to kill fifty or sixty thousand men if need properly. It is believed that Livingood waa the tool of . other plotter*. Hi came here from Zanesville, Ohio. WILL MEET TOBAY In Macon to Plan Campaign for Food Conservation WORK BEGINS OCTOBER 22ND ',. R - n;.i r K noniL*r-- ef— «r-*e*rhcrtnr — ° n “ * large number of their •"«eling. I* A rict and it U urder^ood serv ice J*”* bcinc m °^ or ,e “ in,f rc * tc,! j The Grand Jury re-elected aH the lair ^ '»>>• There , 1 h urche* in I 1 '**f' compulsory The Uunty Qairal in ° f ,h " 19 iWna 1 M members „f the County Board be *<»" herd, of Shorthorns, rcented an, .ill JZt in m2.,, W" 4 *"* ** *• |.< DM. e. .1 Ik. »•*»- ".a, 2""i ,l ” ‘’■'■"S , „ Washington, Oct. 10.—That Von Bernstorff while Am bassador to the United States plotted the destruction of the Canadian Pacific Railway and carried on work of sabotage in the United States, was made known by the State Depart ment. today when three telegrams were made public, two from Berlin foreign office to Von Bem»torff and one from Bernstorff to Berlin- The first telegram waa dated Berlin January 3rd and a true ted Bernstorff that thc_ German General Staff desii "Energetic action in regard to proposed destruction of the Ca-j day~'#s^ the purp nadian Pacific Railway at several points.” It states:-“Captain plans-To# the Boesm has bp4n given instructions,” and orders Von Bernstorff tv provide him with necessary funds. It is signed “Zimmer- Fiaiah in On* Wa^C JVallac, inty Chairman for Tift. Will lApvmt-District Chairman. tober concluded its work ware disraiaaed At usual, the C until Saturday when the dockets will be called. Monday Morn The October term of Tift Superior Court convened promptly ■’clock. His Honor, R. Eve, Judge, ‘'tea on the fair ^grrfunds al- *d others are coning for the The Grand Jury in Tift Superior w,ll be three races dal- t predict- J I presiding, with all the officer* of Court completed its work Wednes- . He ha. been appointed County Ch.ir^°“ rt , pr ! ,en *' S ‘ ***'\**r afternoon and the general P'- ! : "***•* «cord. during the five for Tift for the Georgia Food H'citor-General; Sher- -entments «» court, ^ Iff, and Henry D Webb, Cleric I shortly after read in .open court i' - clock. The Grand I Lov * t «f cattle, excused for the e » n, "' r «*l and domestic Nearly All Church.* of A*/c in R#pr...ntad—Fin. Picnic D...~«r S.rvml for Vi.ltor., The annual session of the Mel Baptist Association convened w,A the Brushy Creek Baptist church, in both for -Berrien county. Wednesday morn- *jjl png at 10 o'clock for a two day** ‘'radically all of the 2S in the Association were rep- and the attendance was crfecjfng jury service than usual, it having' been a feature of this county for several year, jhat practically every Juror summoned was in attendance. After the petit jurors were empan eled and sworn. His Honor read be fore both Grand and Petit bodies the statutd referring to delinquent ju- board had | d Gov. Dorsey.has issu ‘The second telegram waa dated January 26th, and tells clamation urging the people to aiif i Von Bernstorff that he can secure particulars about carrying ^"-.serving the nation's food supply On sabotage in the United States and Canada from Joseph Me- Among the si” in-, r- at Mae ■ .... . Garrity, of Philedalphia; John Keating, of Chicago, and Jere- J 1 * 1 Chairman Candler; Dp. A. M. The Grand Jury elected T. E. », - Nc. York. U „y. -.11 lh~. „ ■ "S’.[Sta S' but th.1 OL,~y U not U-W. di«r«L" Th,™ -indi- Cnti.; M. cated by Sir Roger Casement, the message stated. _ ernipaign director for the South-1, nd comprehensive charge from Hist The message say* that sabotage can be carried on at all qgstem states^sent here from Wash- u onor . entered upon the duties ofl sw ' i; tch the membci rformed their du-| immened that the ounty construct and maintain a . ■umber of dipping vats in different cctions of yhe county, the use ot heso vats to be free to the citizens i if the county. It also was rccorn- j ""ided that the Tax Collectorxfam- I iliarize himself with the laws rclat- ; Jve to the collection of taxes and adhere strictly thereto. The, presentments in full are pub-1 died below: I the Grand Jury, chosen and 1 .*" r r u. n.ioh» i "* h<,r * f «»>• Wf cattle han .'.t| pounds nd others 0 Some nil weigh more ind thei tkt actually cost from f .'..000 officers were re eled for the year: M. S. PatUn. Tifton. niouVraio,. S. S. Mathis, N.i.b -lerk; L Cowgp, Tif- They will lie prize Kat will appeal t ""if aH. Kli Ki-r. P. T. Taylor, of Lseksonville, preached the introdmetory ser- i n.- «a c department will include nnny ofi e fine*l hogs ever shown it a fair. These will be Rerkeshires, Juror J e *y,. Poland Chin»a, Hamp- hire, another* Many of them arc •alued atfrom $1,000 to $5,000. ^ Club boys are going to the October uv mr * ' ith •*'* collection* of the of Tift Coonly Superior I v * ry ar-f-lu^ou, f fora South * ™ ™"T;: Court, rr.prrifully „i-,il .hr fol- «■ Surth>lo,a. i'od'TT- Churl,, Aruold! p„«ulu,ruU, Thr»MdKfm.(ft, bl^.t , t ‘ W ™ ” ""'1 rrporl. horrt. utiurhod of 'rurt.oo.l., «„ ,„, r ri ,„. lohi-r huiiifr, «™m™ opp.iu„d by un. bud, "" ■>"“U W ~«w™ indicated as: *° * ttr wl»rge crowds, but in addi- fcouse wive, to the Food Pledge Mnor , v , - or ... Hi ! Committee on J. P. and N. P. “°" *^ ai •'«« niidway shows, |V„d. wS* i« *>P,T ■ Pro--, vVrdlJTIo, b “ l " „ , , ™u“''“"" the practical means at »•_ ... c. ... a* uommiuec on rminty farm. con.rrv, the r.tion't , ' Committee on public buildingm ° rcad.the adveptue- Kv.r,.ho«,c«it..iitu. | J, 'jY i “ ... Commit,,, o„ roud. .nd b,id,,, <T»ie..Fl.rldu fuir. ,b, rurd -ill receive e.ch d “i“"^l!,' ”^ii I made a part of these pre- ■tments. munition factories, but railway bridges and embankments must in K* on ' nni ^ Bobert il. \ uer. cam- tfie t crm . not be touched and the Embassy must not be compromised, ’ P *' gI) j/*?* 01, from Georgia sent here r ... , ... _ . ’ from Washington. either in sabotage or Inah pro-German propaganda. “Each county chairman will orga- The second message waa signed by a representative in thoj nize his county, and on October 22 General Staff. ( the county workers will launch the • -j-y,, The third message given out waa from Ambassador Von ,ec “ re vgnatures of C<1 ?f . Bernstorff to the Foreign Office in Berlin. It states “The Em bargo, IConference in regards ot whose earlier - fruitful co-op- wl ;i , •ration Dr. Hale can give you information, is about to- enter disposal to upon a vigorous campaign to secure a majority vote in both [food supply, t-v ™ nuusewua sign-, •• . ln| jj evi n v , f , | . Kevill Houses of Congress favrable to Germany and request further.i nK ,hc card wil1 rec, ‘ lv '-‘ cach weck divorcV Second verdict for plai ■upport. There 1. ne poe.ibilitT of brio, compromi™!." if™ «"«Wl~ * bullelie eerUto- M The State Department nude n comment on the disclos-' J U3 ’ * an prjl ln onna TJfe National Bank of Tifton tommnir* 0 . Mre *- I kamediatelyy on his return from 1 an '' W j E ’ G, , bb *' d ^. 1 members of this body: G. W. Branch, | Wou ^ Six Married Man of Note.—The Embargo Conference, referred to waa organ- Macon, Chairman Wallace will »P-' i!"— c alman ’|L. P. Thurman anil N. N. Malcom, TK» , T.^ , * , , C r' ,lP ized in Chicago for the purpose of securing an embargo on mu- point a chairman for each militia The National B*ik of Tifton. et , * h *‘ l . ,nakc thc r *« mination and Let Satrf.. nition shipments from the United Sfates. i dUtrict in C0unt r 11 ia under -'al., vs. lr. Gibbs, defendant. Mrs.l £ .*T° ,# ** next Note.—It will be recalled that O’Leary is the Irishman j»«mce Will also bc Ira Gibbs, claimant; claim. .Settled. 1 recommend that N N M.1- j mnrrif(1 — f ro ® Tift cotnty, who disgraced his race in American by his letter to the Pres-; „ | Thc N' at >onal Bank pf Tifton va.| eom be „ ppo | nted t0 ril j th* vacancy in Cam * f « rdon - be exemoted Ident a few months ago. For some tirrf£ he has been suspect- noted workers in field ' ** er * G,bb,, l of Ex-Officio J. F. and N. P. now ed of treasonable plots. : ; n l - - - _ ... „ ‘, —... _ , . mm/ a , The National Bank of Tifton vs. Washington, Oct. 11.—Diplomatic circles are anxiously . T,f * OD s ,or . “ Wc * k of I W and w. E. Gibbs, defendant. »y siting more details of the. mutiny in the German fleet. ' A , 'win. w - E - Gibb *T = !aima nt; cUim. ports - rcnpnrancs, Edu cation. frujday Schools and Publica tion* were it»j darjajj tfi e day. A special effort will be made to raise $750, the association's part of the indebtedness of the denomin^ lion's schools. A committee was ap pointed to apportion the amount among the various churches. An application from the new church at Adel for membership in the Association was received. A fine picnic dinner was served it noon and there was plenty for all. Thc delegates were invited to spend thc night with the people of the community, but as most of them made the trip in cars, they returned home for the night BOARD ECOMMENDS EXEMPTN Agad Tift County Farmer Strays Many Mila* From Homo. Isaac J. Daniel, a farmer be tween 70 and 80 years old, residing with his son, Mr. FIJoyd Daniel, four » , ... . ■ .... . Tbi UJC JiTUluiim liiurcii. » iui .. ... . ia pointed out by officials that naval revolts are few , hrrt m i„ionarie., and with tho Se “!* d ' in history. “The mutiny must have a far reaching effect,” .president of the South Georgia 1 „.. T,fton Cuano Company said a high official of the government today. “It must have 1 Conference Misson Board and been much more widespread'than Germany has let the out-; ,ho •*»<*" of the conference, side world know._and it will greatly impair the effectiveness!^ crc wlU ntxt " eek b *. b ^ d bec.uM officers'held bark in re«„l aliacks. Thc admission ” that the revolt was partially caused bv bad food is significant, th* Christian church ever held in our The mutiny has undoubtedly been checked but it is not like- city. . r. w.l and found IP True Bills. . .... . , We. recommend that the county ***■ "■“‘"T- 5I " Cibh.,J fon ,tract sad is.iaUis si b«t lo- rated placet over the county a tuf- L numbbr of dipping vats to take care of the tick eradication *• " | problem. Said vats to be used free | of cost by any citizen of the coun- ly that it has betfh stamped out. One reason Of the revolt is unquestionable, and that is that those sailors know thc truth about submarine warfare and its terrible cost to 'the German seamen.” ^ Note.—The. news leaked out yesterday that recently there was a mutiny on four battleships ofThe German fleet at Wilhelmshaven. The sailors later surrendered and a number of them are said to have been shot. Lxmdon, Oct. 10.—The Government began commandering all rum today. __ , \\ ashipirUm* .Q / '*„ C'Mtmo'i.v(t*i the -huge number ol ti«t“ dfurches^' On the Tn*t after- destroyers provided for in the three hundred and fifty million noon of , lhc weck of Dr. Park, the-most influential mis sionary of his church in China, hav ing-gone out from Georgia thirty- »evm years ago, his daughtrr, * kin- dcfi^tcn teacher in China, and Miss beasic Oliver, from Korea, arc the missionaries; and Dr. W. N. Ains worth and CoL W. B. StuEl-s are the conference officers making up thc force to carry on the meeting. Thc Sunday services will be held jointly in the Methodist and Bap- laimant; claim. Settled. Tifton Guano Ccvnpany v ibbs; suit on note. Settled. Tifton Guano Cpmpany vs. I. ibbs; suit on note. Settled. The National Bank of Tifton w- ..d fc tv. KSCafu Ia ft, opinion ot m ?”: t * b J.".f“ l “°;- iki. i.oly th.t ... p™,.t County Mr.. I,.tie Gibb, v. A. V. fifth,; Iloa , d o( EduclUon , ft 0 roo K hIy ut- 0,00. Firet verd.et to, plnntitt. 11,;.,,,., ,„ d eo „pet.nt ond »e Monday Afti Camplordon, be exempted from, bi * ho ^ nr * T Litt Je river and get military rrice. Thc men affected , ,oat - Ho "** found about aun-ng are Leoad Marshall, Wm. F. Cody, j Tueada F niorning tiree miles east of Thomas .Bryan, John Nels*n, Ed- Lencx. die L. Posll and Joel J. Davis. | When Mr. Daniel did not return The lot board sent » tclqjram to in bi * u,nal tim e. the family, know- Acting Aatant General M. J. Dan- in R his feeble condition, started a iel last vek requesting psrmission ( search for him. Thc neighbors join- to open * cases of married men. ed -in search and by nightfall aev- sent t 0 (mp Gordon “Bscause of,eral partiea had joined in the search, misinterptation of rule* as to de-, which lasted throughout the night pendencymcs,” and because the^nd until Mr. Daniel was found at board fe that manifest injustice »n early hour" Tuesday morning by had beonlonc to the married men one of the searching parties, lent to t camp. i Mr. Daniel is said to have spent The bid received a telegram ( the night wth a farmer near where frevn Mr.Janiel Saturday granting he was located, but lef the home at permissiato re-open tleso cases a very early hour Tuesday morning, and met .turday night and passed j 0 resolution recommending that the; Forty mares for sale at AufSon la The World Holds Nothing Better than a modern, thoroughly equipped farm-run on a strict ly scientific baits—and It s smiles are always kindly for the successful toiler in It’s-Grpat Out-Of-Doors. . A BANK ACCOUNT U the latest farm epuipment and , one which the up-to-date fanner can’t afiord to be without'^- 1 We earnestly solicit your account, Mr. Fanner, and you’re always welcome at OUR BANK. Start a Savingt Account with as againat the Rainy Day. Bank of Tiftofi - r- «*bv m OUT, r.- ’’“r*ftL° r b..'rf , ' t ."' n ^" 1 * 1 "''" r ' 1 ‘ t d ri ' , '; i T 1 i'‘° l " s “" rJ - 1 ' oa ° l ’" l ‘ , ' Divorce; .ee.ok eerftc, ^ ot S. A. ^ | Irk'l^ < hatrman; J. D. Cook, Chula; Ja- ... ... . _ Mr,, fieri rode Elllell LWinyMeo „ b Briphloo; J. A. Dodd, 0»- "“T,” *, “‘“' 1 ““ “■* - Waller l Divorre; .ee- J. J. Deter. Ty T y! ” '*** to ~ t i ” S '“ k *^*V- 4 * 1 * 1 verdict for plaintiff. We rcco’mmfftd that the County 1 “ ” J ix nild.rt.ir familiarira U.A.nlf ■■ 1,1. i. If'ou should sow a few dollars you’d get a cron in pro potion to any other crop. You can spare a/ few dol lars pw and then-why not fix for your old,' age with the rpney you will hardly miss now. / $art a bank account today. Put YOUR money In OUR bank. We pay 5 per cent Interest. Tie National Bank of Tifton, Ga.