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Tifton Gazette.
TIFTON, TIFT COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1918.
', :^™E LATEST NEWS BY WIRE
||i|ryjHfa»liiiigton, May 23.—All men hereafter
Sp (PI a man’s work or fight
Bit" This rule, operative July 1st, provides that all
- loafers and men not in useful occupations listed in
. deferred draft classes must engage in useful war
uarlr nr nn nrarfn/1 mtn fnn ncrnfin rr rannen
triculture
FRIDAY NIGHT CONFIDENCE
work or be drafted into the fighting service.
Provost Marshal General Crowder today an
nounced his plans for this new system. It will
seize at once upon gamblers, race-track men, wai
ters, bartenders, club, hotel and apartment atten
dants, persons engaged or occupied in games,
sports, amusements with some exceptions, domes
tic servants, sales and other clerks in department
stores, other than mercantile establishments.
Washington, May 21.—American military ef
forts on the front in Erance may equal that of Great
Britain soon. Unless the British army is greatly
reinforced in the next 2 or 3 months it is likely
■ldosta.
o( Trustees. The only
A. 1L I lusty. Farm Sjt|*
Itasty ««- not an applu
turn and tbe office of Fai
rut was abolished and i
Agriculture added to the I
to mm ply with the rcqu
Smith-Hughes law. The
I ruggle
.districts over"the top—Ty Ty autl
Report* from Kldorado -tale that
esnf that district's quota In
secured. No reports haie h-eu i
from the other districts.
While there ia no doubt aliout
and Tift rounty going over tbe t>
going In take some good, hard ,
Tbe Auetion Sale and Rommr.
Saturday should add a large am
the rounty'a total, but we stun,
depend on these to raise the qunt
Tbe old fiddlers are invited ty
tbe anetion sale and snpply mv
The Standard. Oil Company ei
ted 175 to the Tift county Ret
fund through Mrs. G W. Polemi
Mrs. 11. H. Webb's committee
( oiled ions at 1:15 p. m.
ly burned his fare. Cl
wounded with tbe pist.
used after his shotgun
The shots attracted
• therefore suggested, and urged .
» IwnAos tF'riday) night every
member of every church of any
n the county of Tift meet at the j
Methodist eburrh to mnsider and
plans for the best observance of
■J of public humiliation, prayer
•tingapisiintril by the tVngress
cesh-nt of our rountry.
I not our hretbrren in all country
ice meet w ith I hose of Tifton. Ty
id otb*r town churches at the time
lace suggested for the preliminary
|* Tbe Tifton Methodic eburrh
row (Fridayi night at 8JO.
e machine dashed out of tbe city,
it is believed for Harney, the
if the crime where it >■> «uled
rromt'Tut the body wouliP he
mo naming May. 30. National lime
flay, a day of fading and prayer, and
killed as the negro kad dll the advantage
and fired on them tirvl.
Johnson was suaking wet *hnwiqg that
he hail just rmrrgrd from the -samp
where he has been hiding. The officers
regretted very much that it was necessary
to kill tbe negro, as it^had been their in-
witbout that and deliver him to the
Hruuks county yarL . The killing was not
done in mob fashion as there were only
a few- picked men in the jiarty and they
was passed'requesting tbe Chairman of
the local KiccJnjvr Committee to call a
meeting of the Board of Trusties if the
earliest date convenient aad use every
effort to secure a quorum, as it has not
been |s>ssible to transact the buaineas of
the school for several j*ar* ’ berm 1
quorum did not attend The Trustees
will he |>aid per diem aad npensea while
attending the meeting. *
Tbe visiting'Trustee, discussed several
Valdosta, May 28.—All in quiet in the city today and there
are no signs of disorder since Lowndes and Brooks counties
have been proclaimed under martial lay by Governor Dorsey.
Major Arthur McCollum. Acting Adjutant-General for
'-Georgia, assumed command of the situation, and has 120
■R n * r d amen at his disposal. . The military authorities are co-
Jtparating with the county officers in gringing to an end the
xeisn of terror that has existed in these counties following the
lynching: of five negroes near Valdosta for the murder of Hamp-
A» 2 o'clock on ihe afternoon of that
day. tbe ritixens of the .tale will assemble
in mass meetings in every school house,
and pledge* will he signed for tbe pur'
chase of War Saving Stamps to snpply
Georgia's quota during 1018, which ia
Vm.MO.000. or more than half ihe entire
third Liberty Loan quota for the idxth
federal district, comprising six states.
1 ►» the fame day aad at the same hour
the citiaeaa of every state in the union
will aaaemble at tbe school bouses, or
other suitable meeting places, for eiartly
the same purpose Tbe Treasury Depart
ment has detevmiged to put over the W.
S. S. quota oa that one day.
Tbe organisation now bring perfected
to secure a big attendance at Ihe man
meetings, and to secure pledges for the
quota in every locality, will devote itaelf
after June 28 to checking up the signers
of pledge cards, seeing that they do not
neglect to buy the amounts foe which
they sign.
Smith, a white farmer, and the murderous assault orf Mrs.
ith last Thursday.
• fMney Johnson, the sixth negro wanted in connection with
odHL. was shot to death in a battle with officers early*today
the outskirts of the city. *
^Bdele. May 23.—Jim Cobb, the alleged negro slayer of
SimmonR. taken by the mobs from Crisp county jail
was lynched near here early today. His body was
bullets after being hanged to a tree near the
Messrs Warren Baker. C. W. Craven,
and H. 1>. Webb have been appointed a
committee to take rharge of tbcwr con
tcibntions. Anything except live or
perishable contributions may be brought
in before Saturday and tamed over to
this committee. Live stork or perisha
ble contribution* should be brought in
Satnrdny morning before 10 o'clock.
Each contribution made for tbe Auc-
tioa Bale will be marked with the roatri-
butor'a name aad hia home district.
When tbe article is sold, tbe amount
brought will be entered as a contribution
in money made by the eoatribotor of the
artirlr sold, and this amount will be
rrrdited to his militia dlstrirt. Coder
r York, May 23.—Five thousand three hundred and
Venemy owned bales of cotton sold here at auction for
A pound for strict middling.
of the durmi
Valdosta. May 22.—A sensation was
caused in Valdosta today by the anoun-
i-ement that the adjutant general had or-
ordered 100 members of the Savannah
Guards to Valdosta to cope with the situ
ation xrowing out of the murder of 11am-
■ptoo Smith and tbe lynching of four
If they haven'
nmlsory with the
tTirtstbias th« arimo) has Iwito pay for „
water aDd light*, which had been furnish- aI
r' f, ~ bT th> ■•‘ty for ten year*. The
*"T« "♦ The Til I Hill HI lll'IMHmi'fl 11 I , t
butU.fi,lure, for the laboratory worth
approximately *») „j f or ^ !jbr , r}
worth (ISO. A number of wall seat,
and office furnishing. had also ho,
hudt. Awnings had been bought, labors- *'
'■gy equipment, offiie furniture and bonks ™
roattresw renoVated and the roof „f the '
buildings reiiaired. •
poultry bouse h
runs, a system
late Jesurday
ifidence '
s builF Our
LTIONAL
ANK/\
The members of tbe Twentieth Century
■ ibrary Club at their meeting Tuesday
keided on a conservation Bazar and
ummage sale as a final move in tbe lied
'ro*. drive for this week. They will be
eld in the office of the Board of Trad*
u the Myon block Saturday. The white
eople are a-ked to attend in the mom-
ug as the baxar and sale will be open
n the colored people after 2_ o'clock in
re and stole everythin]
ad made his departi
a built with poultry
'rage installed, and
TV total improve
The advantages of a checking account
are far too many to be enumerated in a
single advertisement, bnt if you * would
handle your affairs in a business-like way,
not overlook the benefits to be gained
Bn a checking account with this bank.
Tkl * • st ' ck »trictly to safa, sound banking bi
This Is why our bank has gained th« confidence
Community.
° n f,r !.? nd Proofand man o
rity and business ability direct the affaire of our
Our National Bank Is a member of the Fado;
serve System of banks which stand together,
go to our District Bank and get money when w
it. Bank with us and you can come to us and oi
money when you want It.
Put YOUR money m OUR bank.
Executive ('..inmitt.
ml the InstkllaMon
rr vrfirirKTmVI-tsHy -
o up with the Gcneri
ipproachinz session.
" daV School Celeb ration.
Mr. Howland N. Hall, auditor for the
Tifton Backing Company, has accepted
an invitation to apeak on Bed Cross work
at the annual celebration of the Worth
County Sunday School Association . at
Boulan neit Friday. May 31at.
Mr. Hall has his heart in any work
pertaining to the war and a brother who-
i* a captain in tbe British army. He has
won quite a reputation as a clear and
forceful speaker and the people of Worth
made no mistake in securing him for
tbcjj great annual Sunday School event
Second District State Agricultnrai and
Mechanical Scb.s.1 n,cned Saturday even
ing with the public inspection of the ex
hibits of the various departments snd
cl “* J ,od *f noon with a . barbecue.
(Cohtinned on rage Poor).
very member of tbe dub ia to con-
r herself a Chairman and work in
block to make the affair a success
show her patriotism and love for the
■ fighting for us in France by giving
working for this bazar and sale Sa-
lay. Tbe proceeds all go to the Bed
■*. of which there ia nothing better to
and work for.
Coma to our bank.
The .National Bank of