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INUM. everywhere snow aud tVc ore a.n accident that'came near resulting a serious trag dy occurred yesterday ,tbe Jones Street crossing of the Flint rer and*Northeastern railway in Sale. :y when the northbound train crashed' o a mule team demolishing the wagon gjf*i If, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JAjWUA^y 24, 1919. , j <X'Ufront the said Mr. C. | and General Man- Util itie« (Company, ■ Georgia Pub- iftoh and Cor- headquartera in Pa- • was in Tifton Mon* , P. Thur- _ “Added to the double, coet of material ami the extreme difficult^ jn procuring it at any price, with the-problem of get ting supplies from the manufacturers, who were nearly all producing war ina- f terial, we were confronted with an ad vance of from 100 to 300 per cent in the cost of fuel the available bor,” Mr. Day continued. “Labor not only cost more, but so many skilled electricians were called or volunteered into government service that, while we paid more, as a whole we got » work and that was not so well done. The problem has been to get any kind t almost any price, “While other manufacturers, confront- \ with an advance of ICO to 400 per c in the cost of production have been protect themselves by increasing i of their finished products, the •vice people have Ijgcn able to •ut littlo advance over prices [ere the war. So we have been, pht say, up against it.” .Day is bearing hiri°troubles From the Valdosta Tim President John National Highway was organized a few yeij mote the interests of the way from' Macon to Jj contemplates calling an^_ v the association to. —— r"’ ~aw pletiug the work of the or janization. He this being has written Valdosta for {suggestions as! has not shone to the time and place of a meeting, as was signed well as the general advisab ility of calling The response * has been favorable to an early meeting and it it believed that he will issue his official cal . Tifton will perhapa bo named as the dace of meet- “aaTtta tteuily'depletion of “» »•* “• 'f” ™d«ta. supply of experienced la- The i®P<>rUnce of improving the Nat- “ ional Highway through NJeorgia, from Macon to ibo southern lino of Lowndes jovial of mien, and look- are feeding him well in I that he la enjoying it. ■aunty i> imperative, and the aaaocla- 4on velll alio make an effort to get the people of Hamilton county awake and (tart their road. Dsamilton county haa roted a bond in to e fog a brick highway, the bond! have been validated by the court* and would have been aold a year ago had not bond issues been held up by the government The ban on bond sa^s haa now been lift* ed, but material la not *0 plentiful yet though ft la thought that by the time the people can be made ready for action that condition* will bajjnch that ma terial can be'aerured'foHthe work.. Every county, town and city on the National Highway fa vitally Into re* ted In this road improvement, and the still greater Improvement of the highway. The ' ’travel by auto la growing every .. _ Other route!.- to Fluids are not proving up to the claims made for them, If the people Interested in the prop-' . along, the'National Highway will ;e hold of. the. matter jin n business* way, that thoroughfa|e can be mad* so good and attracthra that there will ha . steady stream of peopli going orer it Into aud ont of Florida. IThefo tourists iney at almost evjery place they IGE 'LANDOWNERS MEET PNM ...SAM DISCUSS PROBLEMS, HONOR US EDITOR • li re. Dee. 22, 19. S. I of . 1,‘mui time 35 below I had . cd me to at it will he away; the < in the field. We- left ■ ground, last Halifax for rest of the r and'snowing aiul'mud alajut four inches of lation I of the ieh better hcaltii than and Vi ’a. all a mistake about Tick E iAiy Franco” for i^e suit- vened i day since, tho admletlee needay t Very much ifefore, | every • Old Florida Town Take* Early Start for Summer Resort, Moultrie, Ga., Jan. 18.—S. W. Willie, ■ ■ . . i , . ,. . -a former citi«n of Colquitt county but Z ^ readjustuienu.l In earryfug out its original end uu-| for Mveral ye ,„ , rc »id cnt 0 f Port St nt of the coattal plain region usual policy of paying tribute to come; Joe . Fu . w „ ln Moultrie yesterday and . 'f° “f W ?° haT# J 1 ”» t ™“«>‘«'!told an interesting story of the .trading of needed agricultural legis- iu promoting the growth and development of a whale - In the bftV nt St Joa before - r the mretj.* of tbe Tifton of today, while the,. .^wSSi « from A«oeiatlon live and can enjoy it the Twentieth tl f e whttlo „ {ter lt di ei Hc eayVthat I in Charge of century Library Club devoted Tuesday bay n fuw daya ago during a storm and ■MMj. Which eon- ^ternuon’* program to the Editor of the!,| mt when the water receded in wan left ” " oJ ; 1 Thi8 f* the Mcon<i occasion „t a place about alx feet deep at low tide , ia . 1 0, i°* lu k ‘“ l in Tifton, the first being the After finding that it waa stranded, Mr. ° J^vu'oiuuont I tribute to Mr. H. Hi Tift on December j Willi, says, the whale beat'the water VOLUME A WHALE AT BT. JOB ilh him a mW i- before wo want-attendance.; Many of the visitors were <3. “Herring Day” waa get tor December dajrt .late in‘arriving, due to railroal whed- j IT, but postponement until January was look? 2|ke i “lea, but by noon t^jCre^; was a reprea?L*u- necessary on account of tbe ban on pub- tive gathering Secretary H, ' Trade, called/: on tha* tho audfence sabg “ before wo get. tluajaft ua here udltorium. X, of tho Board of Ung to order and lirica,” after which pulled Into* B«v. Q,- W. Durden pronounced the in* lie assemblages because of influenza. Witt-their usual thoughtfulness, and a keeuWpderatanding of what would be most pleasing which was almost second for tht! ToeatJoiii Snow part of tha; Repr^aenting Mayor H. H. Hargrett, the boys had to stand; who waa out of tha city, Rev. 0. W. Dur ans lucky for I was ( den delivered the address of welcome, mid-dining room for' 8. telling the visitors that the hearts and it horse meat—at least homes of the people of Tifton were open that is what. \\c took it for and horwr. to ,them, to ask for what they granted beans aud—dried fish of all kinds thing steam cooked and you can how we enjoyed our trip 17 days on water. V- *‘ ■ / We had but one scare that was ona morning about 7 o’clock when tho des troyer gave the danger signal on port side and a few shotfj were fired, but we coon got news that it was cargo from a ship yed by a; submarine a . few' days befoi -SPiP - TiiTA were soon on a train 1 great improvements X. Be said that! there waa a time when'aU- the well-to-do people lived on tht farm, but times chang ed and for a time only the poor folks were left, on the fan% hut this condition Is again changing now A and there is a movement back to country life. After §_ delightful song by the Library o and guitar ac* mber on tha gui- Bennett and which I E McDaniel saved '*** “ d would P^ ve a Valttable wmcli Ij. k. MciAamei saved nt.i. , business asset, and if is Something that must be looked at very carefully. . to parallel tbe Elected to Sene Tifton Lodge No. 47, into the rcaj ; mules, throw- nd and great agility [ from the wreck* he stood and no r. catching hold ot gine boiler, rid- t engine I me »cop 1 OFFICERS Of officers for : A. M. the following I for the year 1919 ; aST ; viS-. • r, B. IV. : « J. w. BLUE LODGE F. * A. M. for k'ear, S. A. flathewa, W, M. • ground ; and on each A. J. Hutchinson, S. M ’. Mr. McDaniel hy un- .■ I* J. Kobipw rssz.. -. ■''. -s.- p.- Bowen, ‘ G. L. Blalock, Secretny j.yfl. Hutchinson, 8. Dj Fi H. Smith; J. ». E, y Hanodl, S. S. W. 0. Willis, J. S. B.-.F. Overstreet Cha; Finance Committee: M. E. Hendry. J. A. Yarbrough. T. S. Iligdon. JIM OSBORNE, Mrs. a H. Tift waul Monday to attend tha fu six-year-old son of Mr*, died Sunday afternoon, held Monday nfternohn. Mr. Osborne dropped lend ln the hotel hero about two years at >. The Government Advo- V cates Small Droves A Small herd is a Money-maker ^ We are as interested in your welfare ail ; : the Government. We, like the Gov*, jment, are only rich in proportion tfcV, : "i of our cilizent,. %1 we are I Tin having you make money.' " V.*’ ' r to serve you in every;j way. possible.. [paid on time : having ar- ;land, and Club Chorus, with pi til soffio-jcompnniment ,and a u liere. We saw the women and girll at tar by Misses. Mar work in factories and began to reallie] Mathews, the meetin,; [was turned over what was ahead!of us.. j to the Land Owners .Association, with AVc were on Sic road for several hours Secretary F. H. Abbott presiding, Pret- the best we c< uld do on these trnlna.TNdent A. E. Sesaonu* trgln not havl They were not built for comfort or: rived, pleasure. Well, when we were off the Mr. Abbott, Is taking charge of the, train we noon 1 rand out where we were] meeting, spoke it the pleasure the aseo- after a long ri^e—Dunkirk, the city ofjCintion felt in meeting again in the room dreadful nights. This was about the 4th where it was boo, a little more than a of March, 1917. We were soon divided year age. He aRa that Tift county haa into two flights and sent to different air the distinction having the largest dromes with th English. They seemed membership in the association of nny to be pleased tc^, have us with them and county in the state, also enjoys the fur- they treated us fine. . ■ ther distinction of having the only preach- March 5 we ,-ere welcomed by Fritiy cr who ia a member of the association, by an air raid. We enjoyed it for wu ^ Mr. Abbott win Nfepm ln his praise of did not realise he danger, but we soon] the Interest the people of Tift county learned and afffir a few shells from long ranger f mi near DlxMnde* and cry of the M< insful ' Mosey, a large, j square whistle that can be heard for miles t« warn he people of raids shells so they i ,n mako for cover, had several rah i, one from air, sea and I have. ai in 4he association, stating access was in a great measure « interest of our people in the i and the work they have done He spoke especially of the kles8rs. T. E. Phillips and T. land, all at th< same time. I left after few weeks for Goins,[told otfjt Tn < iding his remarks, Mr. Abbott aims of the association and (pcs to accomplish, especially i , . 1,- v .... .. , ... was ..pUt in a ' ling repairs department.| along thq lines of assistance in securing We did not get a raid but wo o6uld.see! homes fot the soldiers. The association tltfm over tlie'e ty. • • also is <8olng all it can to assist in get- IVe left • there sometime in June for! ting. 0 bul through Congress which would XT. Sr A, S. ott; a freight I took ah appropriate $100,000,000 to be loaned >n car ‘ a flat)—sleeping under J to soldi drs with which to purchase homes, a trailer; Wc ad fine weather all thej^he motion picture now being taken way. We lande 1 in- a largo training [ will be ujsed to show agricultural develop- field for a cuui e of days and privates ment and/as an argument in behalf of sent to a Miuaaron near Chateau Rex I the blU. t < aml we* had am la time fatigue—nobody A lettg from Mr. Sigo Myers, of Sn- fiw wc were ready for action.! yapp ah, prominent business man and 'e tlit 1th of. July there' and] member of the aseociatlon, was read by "’ays., AVe enjoyed those three Hr. Abbott, Mr. Myers speaking of the tl|o town nearby, • and Ij development of this section as he hns ' ^ ' H -lgjM years and the possil,in states. threo W<', tried my first I-M-uch meals, there. . I seen-it „ We did no)], i Say there long until we tie* that were sent near ’aria for equipment. We Addresi visited the city several times imd were J, .J. welcomed there more than nhy plnco! culture clso. Well, we tot more fatigue. Every-1 on the body was gettli g tired of fatigue. I he pi thought we di^ our . bit while in tho plain ln the* future. of Agriculture. Oommlbstouer of Agri- >rgla, was the first speaker ogram. Mr. Brown said that I.year, ago that the coastal the coming agricultural I plain rogivu won roe coming agricultural section of the’state Und that If this pre- the observation (balloon and the'hum of the machine an the bang of tho' anti aircraft barrage I mot grlth t re of my friends from Atlanta. I Iran been with, most of the time and he hni ’ffii'me story to tell. He is a good tal)ter and I bad some to re- tnrn. .V’ ’ were fn Ihe service two months land one! flay ai 1 had the luck of get ting 43 ma&lnei and 3 balloon* with the loss of. 4,pflot^; three prisoners, two] pliotn and one'private.. They returned and told some sjory, ■ Well, it won’t b*. long before wc leave Ihere but I doi t expect to make my home In Omega any longer. I have a friend who want i me to go to Minnesota • and wages arc nnd^take a good there,! j We wifi have as 1 expected to biit. missed. Good bye. * eU all J wish them * hitppy Nsw^1&| v It cin't be long be fore l return. ■■■■ s* ■of Cholera, directed, nor any a very good Christmas. l couponfor a package bo home or t>n my way, ed^Jt pood will be, . He said the war halftone more to bring agriculture into its than 25 years of educational work could have done. He spoke in be half of • the soldle| that this ^ farmers markets fo) the large ! holdings, i work' being done to assist to secure homes and said b«f done and that the should be provided with what -they raise. He urged id owners to subdivide their <h« lands a l ud put the re- ints in this sight, the Club women had invited his ( * -v V d turns in manufacturing plai section, ■? *- Addressing the A. M. S. students, who attended in a body, Mr. Brown said that Tifton has the best Agricultural School in thl> Kfnfiv. anlinnl fi. n f n . ... il,. Corp. Orrln D. Gay, ro Squadron, France. nOG CHOLERA. The B. A. Tb mas Bog Powder haa cent cure* of feed your hogs as iver fear hog" cholera hog disease, . And tha directions arc i-ry simple, -just about what you afe < ilng, plus a few cent* worth of B. A. Phoma* Hog’ Powdar ln ““**’Cffiai.- Cholera gets In before It requires close at- —each hog must he will do,o them as eave-better thsu 90 am^nothing, ^ *We—not r your Co. nd in the state, this school having set the example for* the ether ’dlstifct schools. Speaking of tho smalh attendancc of farmer* at tha meeting,, he-said that the great trouble with the farther* of today is that they have dovoted their time to labor on‘the farm and have neglected to attend to the biulnesa affair* of the farm. Mis Brown" aays that whan the - - (Continued from Fiiet Page) yopng men learn that they can make, a* on cha farm as they can In of life, the back to the fand have aome "force and in- Council o porting homi f Mr. D. Consulting plnni for . K. Sessoms, of tho Bol- ient Board of the Georgia efense, spoke briefly In re- In securing soldiers’ Georgit. •* . Cole spoke for H. T. Cory, ft, on the government*, “ atlqn Work. people crowded the the auditorium when taken of the crowd. lerein was a large sprink- uni/orm, with many repre- ■ou :tre.d”for Mr,: liueil on J.nat Page, iin sodatesw of former years iu woric for Tlftou ill tell what they thought of Mr. Herring, as well as a number of his breth ren of the press. The program closed with the presen tation of a beautiful silver loving cup. It Is Singular oa well as noteworthy that the businessmen of Tifton and the wo men of Tifton were Wh working to the same end,-itith the same idea in view. The women ' bought their cup last fall developing^.ve idea last summer, when their Tear Book was arranged. The men began working on their plan following the armistice. Despite the obligations encumbent up on the writer as a newspaper man mod estly prevent^ our giving the speeches in detail, bat even should we attempt it no cold type could express the depth of affection and warmth of the word! of ap preciation of; an object, which, however unworthy in Itself, is dignified and enno bled by the high ideals and glowing tri butes paid by the speakers. For opening songs, there were a few favorites pf the Community Sings. These were followed by an invocation by Rev. W. H. Budd. Mrs. Tift, President, presiding, after some touching words of appreciation of the subject for the day, introduced OoL O. W. Fulwood, for “A Tribute of Res pect and Appreciation to the Life and Character of J; L. Herring.’ OoL Fulwood, an associate of a quar ter qf • century and a comrade of the “Old Guard”, spoke eloquently and feel ingly of the long years of association, both in nwespaper work and ip other enterprises for the development of Tifton. He paid quite a tribute to Mr. Herring’s work during the war as well as his previous career and to illustrate the lat ter went back and briefly sketched con ditions existing ; here twenty-five years ago, comparing -them with today, speaking of his service in war work he did not forget to mention the three boy who are now in France, and in his life work paid tribute to the companion and helpmeet, to whom he rightly said no small share of priise ‘His Contribution to Tifton as a Citi- by Mr. H. Jl. Tift, briefly outlined some of the things that have been ac complished here* giving Mr. Herring credit for originitiug and developing the new county idea and also speaking of his work In conngJtion with the different Boards of Tflje, and in securing the Agricultural S<$tool, in behalf of the Na tional Highway, good roads, and other enterprises an Editor," by Prof. Jason Scar- boro Prof. Scarboro had been associated with Mr. Herring for many years in his educational work iu Tifton and spoke very feelin^y of his unselfishness and devotion to the!city’s welfare. He also talked in nppr<yiatiou of his editorials especially the “Saturday Night Sketches” also, of their long years ofj friendship “As a writer—His Saturday Nights,” by Rev. C. W. *Durdcn. It appears to the writer in particular that this gifted speaker never used more beautiful lang uage nor lavished more exquisite gems >f thought than in his few minutes’ talk this subject. Tracing through tho ages the development of writing as a /of conveying thought he said tbe ‘Saturday Night Sketches” highest type of literature be- were so human. He partici pated in similar sceucs to those of the frolics, conq-grindings, etc. in his young er days and in later life in some of tho more pathetic. He paid a tribute to the hardy (pioneers’of Wiregrass Georgia nnd the opinion that the book would find itl own pjhrc * n literature and go down through the centuries ns the only history ‘of the home life of those people. Mrs Peterson wss on the program for “Tokens’of Esteem from leading Presses of the Country.” Instead of speaking herself, sho read a number of letters nnd telegrams; from, brother editors, some of which ard given below 4nd others will appear tomorrow;. She then introduced Editors peorge H. Long and John D. 8pencer, ot the Macon Telegraph. Mr. Long spoke for the two. He told Of the unusual character of the newspaper work done in Tiffon and of the high estimation in which the editor here is held by ala brethren of the press, and of how much attention this work has attracted, even from distant sources. “It the heart of the man that writes,” said Mr. Lonflt, “It is because it is in bite that he writes it out ‘Saturday Night Sketches’ it UrftOt the man of ma ture years , who is writing, but the boy of long ago who la .tyring these scenes again.” Mr. LdngvljB not only a fluent but a very forceful one, with a ready command of language, that makes m deep impression^ He, was kind enough to^recell what be considered an oblige-! ^ of past yes^e end said that heuaked ~ * Chorus and Orch* • * ~ (Continu^n 1, fir*# with its great tail frantically but vainly almost continuously until it died about twelve hours later. The. splashing of the water and the spouting of the whale proved so terrifying that no one ventured near the immense mamal, which accord ing to Mr. Willis waa ’nearly fifty feet long, until after it perished. Then for miles fishermen came in search of souve nirs. Mt. Willie 'Secured one of ite ribs and had it with him on his visit here. It measured six feet and two inches in length. MR B. S. BOWEN DEAD. Mr. Bryant Nathan How?u died Wed nesday afternoon at 5‘o'clock at his home north of Tifton. The body was interred at Oakridge cemetery Thursday after noon, the funeral services being conduct ed at the home at 2:30 by I$ev. W. H. Budd, and the Sons of Veterans acting as pall bearers. ' Mr. Bowen was born in Do.'.jr coun ty and was 72 years old June 8, last. He had been living near Tifton about eigh teen years, moving here from Worth County, where he lived for a number of years. He was married in Dooly coun ty* about 47 years ago to Miss' Mattie Prater, who, with six children, survives him. Five children preceded Mr. Bowen tq the grave. The surviving children are: Mrs. Lula Oliver, Mr. Bryant T. Bowen, Mrs. Liz zie Sutton, Mr. M. Herbert Bowen, Mrs. Irene Wright and Miss Anna Bowen. All live in Tift county except Mrs. Wright, who lives in Brunswick and all were present when the end came. Mr. Bowen also is snrvivqfi- by three broth ers and two sisters: Mrs. Lizzie Wil liams, Miss Tempy Bowen, Mr. Rich Bowen, Mr. Wm. Bowen, Mr. Sammie Bowen, all of Dooly county. Mr. Bowen had been an invalid since October, 1017, due to an enlargement of the spleen. He had been in a critical condition for two months. * Mr. Bowen had been a member of the church since boyhood and was a con secrated Christian,* being active in the affairs of the church up to the time when his failing health necessitating him re maining indoors. He was also a gallant veteran of the Lost Cause. Hundreds of friends join the Gazette in extending sympathy to the bereaved family. Jl'DGE THOMAS FACES BAFFLING PROBLEM Judge W. E. Thomas, of the Superior court of the Southern circuit, is con cerned with a very baffling and difficult law point now, says the Valdosta Times. The creation of Cook county from Ber rien territory leaves the jury box of Ber rien with about two hundred names in it. This is not enough to carry on two terms of the court, without invalidating verdicts. The law provides for a revis ion of the jury box every two years, and makes no provision for contingencies arising from the creation of new o ties. Just what can be done to crease legally the number of names in the jury box of Berrien and make dicta hold good is concerning Judge Thomas. His leisure time is spent in poring over law books looking for some method whereby he can prevent the wheels of justice in Berrien from be coming clogged. It is a very fine point of law and local attorneys simply wag their h^add when Judge Thomas brings up the subject of his dilemma. A very spiritual service was. that at Fifst Baptist church Sunday mornii the occasion • j&jring the seventh j sary of Dr. Durden's coming to . Tho spirit of J^ove aud fellowship permeate ed every ftatkrs of the service, and Tveht! with the congregation to their homes. The pastor’s sermon was more than AO ac counting qf his stewardship during tht®' mystic and sacred number of yeara-rit was the loving talk of a father to his 'Idrta; ot a shepherd to his flock—a k in which love was the keynote aqd rau through every cadence. This was) %like true of the short talks by membcHT/ of the congregation after the sermon., ; ^ Very pleasing features of-the serviefr were tbq exquisite solo, “He Shall Glva His Angels Charge Over Thee,” by ; Mia0 Britt, the violin solos by*jtyr. Lawrence ' and the,-choir and congregational Dr. Dhrdeu’s opening prayer was a p4en of thanksgiving, , > ' Pastor Durden’s sermon was an ae* count of his seven years stewardship which was a masterpiece of eloquence to which no extract can do justice. •/ •When the.pastor announced the closing ' hymn, Mayor Hargrett arose to speak for' the Dea'cons of the church. Oar Mayor’s talk has been called a mosaic—a grouping ’of beautiful thoughts, and that beat'dea* cribes it He said, in part: * “A number of the older V- neons qf your church, who have served. *th you during the seven years that yW have been witii'us, have thought it improper that this day should pass without public expression of the church’s appreciation of your work and of its love for you, and have asked me to be the medium of that expression. ' “In your sermon this morning you have referred to^the seven years of service that Jacob, performed for the .love of a,woman. It will be remembered thgt at tlfe end of the seven years Jacob was cheated ont of that for which he had labored. Let me assure you, sir, that such it not the case with reference to your service to this church, a service that you describe as one of love. You have had our r re from the beginning of your labors; you have it nowl; you will have it as long as we live; and to that must be added our sincere ap preciation of your work. “The depth and sincerity of your relifi* 1 t and the accuracy of your logic have given your sermons solidity, uniformity and permanence; your mastery, of English and your oratory have added polish and luster that make them to us a string of precious jewels, to be counted one by one to be cherished and to be fondled in our memories. Your life, both public and pri vate, has been without blemish,—spotless, perfect,—an inspiration to' those of us who have seen it, a shining example to those who will come after us. “Seven years! Just as the ark of the convenant was lighted by the seveh lamps of beaten gold, so have our lives lighted by these seven years of your ter^ vice. Just as the seven golden lampa stood out brilliantly against the ^back ground of the blue, purple and ftarlet ' curtains of the ancient tabernacle, so will these seven years stand out aginst tho background of our remembrance. “Remember, sir, that the happiest days of Jacob’s service of love came after his fourteenth year of labor, aud that he remained with his employer for muny years after he had received his reward. Let today be but a milepost dong the road of your life with us. Abide with us. Go with us, hand in hand, along the re mainder of the road that tads only when it enters eternity.” At the conclusion of Mr. Hargrott’s talk, Mr. H. L. Cartrwright arose and invited the congrcgatioa to express its love and esteem for Mr. Durdon nnd its appreciation of his seven joars service, # by a rising vote. The expression was unanimous. 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