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Entered at the Postoffice at Tifton, Georgia,
Second Class Hatter, Act of March 8, 1870.
THE TIFTON GAZETTE
Published Weekly
>.’L. Herring.........
gjpP
...Editor and Manager
Official Organ City of Tifton
and Tift County, Georgia.
SUBSCRIPTION RATESi
Sfa Months.
.81.50
..75 Canto
Inals, as jail-birds, ri|
the contrary, they at
defending as best they
leges and institutions
as they are.youn.
‘As the twiligl
In the ample'
"these young men,
choice and his affi
their way to the plai
nocent amusement,
perhaps the whisp
SATURDAY NIGHT.
the warm, moist hand mayhap even the stolen
kiss. Was there thoi ht then in their hearts
of murder and violen T Hay; no more than
among the lambs thal [ambol near the rills of
GAZETTE, TIFTON, GEORGIA.
for punishment On
r ’ young kbights-errant,
low, those rights, privi-
inallenably their own
softly lingered,
of night’ .
h with the girl of his
on hiis arm, wended
assigned' for their in-
was low laughter,
word; the squeeze of
Trimming the Drake’s Bill.
(A “Gib” Wright Tale.)
“This is the way it was done, gentlemen of
the jury.”
And the 280-pound lawyer, usually dignified
judge and legislator, proceeded to dance the
double-shuffle, cut the pigeon-wing, balance
partners, swing corners and promenade, with
out music, calling the numbers as his feet kept
imaginary time and his plethoric stomach
shook and waddled in unison.
The jury sat up and took a renewed interest
to life.
Outside, the April sunshine warmed the air,
perfumed with the odors of spring. Bees
droned contentedly and in the distance “lazi
ness danced” hazily against the background of
pines. The windows of the courtroom were
jpen for the fresh air that was so needed, and
n view from them the four sides of the court-
rouse square showed that dolce-far-niente had
wen wrapped its muffler around the usual ac
tivities of “big court” To one side two men
were leisurely whittling and dickering in
horse trade; while attached to the long rack
their animals stood, with drooped hips resting.
On the other three sides of the square even the
grocery barrooms were doing little, an oc
casional tipster mustering nerve to slowly tilt
down a toddy, while out on the porch the vol
znteer fiddler abstractedly sawed at a slow
tune.
Inside the courtroom there was a crouid and
the spring air was foul with the scent of stale
tobacco, despite the fresh supply constantly in
jected when chewers aimed and spat at flies
crawling on the jute bag. carpeting which trip-
ed unwary feet instead of deadening sound,
he jurors had been half dozing in their box,]
eary with the much detail and tedium* process
of; the law’s ramifications, andjjmmN
the work to- be done on the new cho
eow-pen and sheep-shearing times almost, at
land. The navel turn of the lawyer’s argument
gave them sudden animation.
It was a case resulting from a cutting scrape
at a wiregrass frolic. The two Young men on
trial were typical Crackers, in homespun shirts,
jeans pants with knit-wool suspenders, and
brogan shoes, above the tops of which the ribs
«f home-made socks showed. They chewed
reflectively but a little awed in the prisoner’s
box.. Opposite them, beside his lawyer and
the prosecuting attorney, sat their victim, neat
ly snd:carefully dressed, but his pale counten
ance-and drawn look attesting how narrowly
*e had escaped crossing the valley of the
hadow.
The; evidence was one-sided, plain—and con-
Iusive. The young man, who had been stab
Bed in several places and sustained many ugly
slashes and gashes, had recently migrated from
the Old North State and was employed in the
commissary ‘of a naval stores manufacturer,
who had just opened a plant in that communi
ty. With a companion he had gone to the
dance, which was given at Christmas time, and
at which there was a perceptible supply of red
Bquor. He made the acquaintance of several
girls.-and- was having everything hfe way and
a good time generally until these two young
men called' him out in the dark and without
more than a word of , warning cut him almost
to death.. He identified them beyond question
and despite a rather rigid cross-examination,
ais evidence stood unshaken. The defense put
ap no witnesses, and it looked like a straight
toad to the chaingang for the young men on
trial.
These: had until the last moment been with-
aut'a lawyer, but at the eleventh hour, with the
tid'of friends; they secured the services of
Jiidge G. J. (“Gib”) Wright, the nestor of the
bar of his day arid a lawyer of wit as well as
learning. He was of commanding presence
six-foot-four in his shoes, of wide girth
— J —gong.
ney. summed briefly.
Valambrosia.
“Arrived at the place of the dance—the hum
ble log home of a neighbor—all went merry as
a marriage bell. You have seen these dances,
gentlemen of the jury, and enjoyed them—so
have I, in my younger dan. It was this way-
And, sawing one arm across the other in imi
tation of the violin, the lawyer called the set
and danced it through as at first told, to the
delight and amusement of Court, „ury and
audience. Even the plaintiff cracked a wan
smile when the fat man cut a step unusually
difficult. Seeing he had made a hit and the
tide turning, he quit dancing, mopped his face
and resumed argument: S
“But, alas! Into this scene of jollity and in
nocent amusement, Mephistopheles came. Not
with horns and cloven hoof—on no; he’d never
do any damage that way. But Arrayed in glad
rags and festive attire .even as he appeared to
Marguerite. His coat was of the latest cloth
and cut, with cutely dangling tails; his polish
ed gaiter shoes reflected the firelight; his col
lar glossy and up-standing; his shirt white and
stiff-bosomed; his tie of glossy silk, resplendent
with the colors of Joseph’s coat. When this
radiant being, handkerchief odorous with
cologne and hair sweet with bear’s oil, came
upon the dancing floor, where were these boys,
with their checked homespun shirts, their cop
peras jeans breeches, and their brogan shoes?
Alas, for human frailty! For the glitter that
deceiveth—alas for female vanity! Soon these
boys saw the hands they had held an hour be
fore, nestling snugly in another’s grasp: the lips
they had wooed, smiling at the new rival; the
eyes they had thought as the sheen of the
stars, gazing now with soft admiration at this
new creature of Fashion’s workshop.
“Where they before had partners in plenty,
there were no partners now. This young
iting on 1 stranger from Nort’ Ca’lina had the girls going,
with'Every dance was his, and there was always a
line in waiting. What did these young men do,
gentlemen; I ask you in all sincerity, what could
they do? They simply did the only thing they
coiild think of; perhaps it was not the best;
perhaps it should not have been done—but.
gentlemen of the jury, what would you have
done under like conditions? This new drake
in the barnyard was gobbling up all the corn.
Gentlemen, that reminds me of a story:
“Once there was an Irishman who, growing
old, retired from ditch-digging on a competen
cy, bought a little home, and started to raising
poultry for diversion and profit. He bought
hens and roosters an<J some little chicks, and a
pair of ducks and a drake. The first morning
he went to feed his flock, he scattered the corn
around his feet, and amusedly watched the
hens, the rooster, the little chicks, busily pick it
up, a grain at the time. But here comes up the
old drake, and with his bill like a shovel, runs
it along the ground, scooping up corn by the
handfull. The chickens squawked in dismay,
and the Irishman watched—at first with inter
est, then with indignation. His sense of fair
ness was violated. Reaching down, he snatch
ed up the drake and tucking him under his
arm, drew out his pocket-knife and neatly
sliced off each side of his bill, making that in
strument slender and sharp, like that of the
rooster. ‘Now, dom you;’ he said, as he put
the drake down, ‘pick up one grain at the
time, like the others.
'Gentlemen of the jury, that is only what
these boys did. They trimmed the drake’s bill.'
The jury without hesitation, brought in i
verdict of “not guilty.”
and wjth' a voice like
The prosecuting
tt was a plaid case; his associate also thought
the result so certain that it required no extra
exertion. The jurors had made up their minds
and were only marking time, when Judge
Wright arose to speak for the defense. And
that speech was a classic of its kind. - Soon he
ifcd the audience shaking in ill-suppressed
mirth; the jurors grinning and the Court covert
ly smiling,, until he, changed from ridicule to
eloquence and figuratively had the shingles
rattling. — /•
"Gentlemen,” he said to part, “this case is
t . the open-and-shut proposition my friends
t.' eavored to make it appear to you. Instead,
s-one on which the very foundation of your
sappiness and the sacred institutions of your
fathers rests. It is to determine whether you
will hold what the Lord has given .you, or
whether you will sit supinely by and see all
that is nearest and most holy taken from you
fiv the ruthless hand of the stranger. They have
‘ •" “ “ ymuig defendants out as erimi. 1
v.
FIVE REASONS WHY THE
> TIONS WILL BENEFIT
'• ffeom X. C. B. Bull
ItJs The Next Logical Step to the
of Government. -
At first all men fought against each other.
Then family groups developed, ftt order to
protect themselves against . other' men and
against the boasts and natural- elements, .the
family groups grew intodans.
Then clans joined into tribes.
As men progressed, they combined the tribes
into states. - / ■>. r
Up to this time it was fear of other men and
of the destructive forces of nature which
forced men to organize.
When men developed higher ideals of their
relations to each other, they united the states
into nations for the mutual advantage of all
states.
The next logical step is the League of Nations
in which nations will unite to aid each other.
What is good for one nation is good for all
nations.
It is The Best Guarantee of Peace Yet Devised
by Man.
It limits/armaments of all nations so that no
nation can spend its strength to maintain
war machine.
It provides a police force for the world in
which the civilized forces are united to guaran
tee peace agreements.
All nations must bow to the will of such a
union of peoples.
It will prevent secret treaties and give pub
licity to the dealings of nations. Many of the
wars of the’past have been the result of treaties
made by rulers without the knowledge or con
sent of their people.
It will apply the principles of the Monroe
Doctrine (o the entire world.
It provides for arbitration to replace force
in settling differences between nations.
It Gives the People Themselves Control Over
World Government
Twelve hundred million people are represent
ed by the men who are sitting in the peace con
ference to Paris.
The men who are guiding the conference are
themselves guided by the public opinion of
these twelve hundred million people.
Nations will select their own representatives
for the League of Nations.
The people demand justice for all nations.
The rule oj peace and justice will result to
greater production and more of the good things
of life for all people.
It Puts Nations on a Basis of Eqpality and M-
tual Confidence.
It will insure a free and open discussion of
all difficulties.
The variety of representation insures free
dom from control by classes.
It will create an international understanding
which will benefit commerce and increase
trade. /
It will create confidence within each nation,
which will result to good business and general
prosperity.
It is another step toward freedom from bad
politics, both national and international.
The man who sells his Liberty Bonds is short
sighted; the man who exchanges them for se
curities more or less doubtful is foolish. Men
of forethought and patriotism are using their
influence to extend the scope of the n«nf.iini»n°
of these bonds. It is-announced that Gov,
Dorsey has taken an official step which may be
followed by the executives of other states in the
Sixth Federal Reserve District, and which wiil
especially interest banks which are holders of
Liberty Bonds or which expect to invest to the
forthcoming Victory Bonds. When he took
the oath of office Gov. Dorsey required every
fidelity bond. He now amends this order and
permits such depositories, if they wish, to de
posit Liberty Bonds to the amount of the bonds
required of them, which ranges from 85,000 to
8200,000. By using their Liberty Bonds in this
way the banks will save the cost of the high
premiums on fidelity bonds and their Liberty
Bonds will be drawing interest while they are
serving a useful purpose.
The Apocalypse told u s about War, Famine,
Pestilence And Death, but even the Evange
couldn’t imagine the Bolshevist.
It requires more than philosophy to pay the
income tax with the same gusto with which he
celebrated the armistice.
It Provides the Safeguards Necessary for the
Proper Development of All Nations.
Every nation retains the right to determine
its own form of government and its own means
of selecting representatives in the League.
All nations will be allowed to develop un
hampered by other nations. Neither will the
fear of war drive any nation into the power
of a military party.'
Strong nations are pledged to help and pro
tect the weaker nations.
It provides a means to settle justly the dif
ferences of all nations, both great and small.
It ^allows no nation to interfere with the prop
er development of any other nation. ,
MC TO CHEAPER POSTAGE.
well enough in laying in a supply of
ed envelopes or postal cards to remem-
ist we return to 2 cents letter postage and
T cent postcard July 1. The revenue bill
which was approved February i\ provides for
OW retum oh July 1, 1910, to the same rate of
postage on all IbiMate mail matter that pre
vailed October 2,1917. (
While this will result to a large saving to the
business man who. handles a great amount of
correspondence it will amount to very little to
the small firms,. In fact, the saving appears
to be principally to the mail order houses, sub
scription book concerns, and other firms or in
dividuals transacting nearly all of their business
by correspondence. It meand practically no
saving to the individual, especially to the farm
er who more than equals the difference between
2 and 3-cent postage by writing fewer letters.
From, the first we have regarded the reduc
tion in letter postage at present as a mistake.
The government must raise a large amount of
money, and what it fails to get by increased
postage it jnust levy other taxes to secure. The
letter postage tax was easily paid, and we have
become accustomed to it now.
IT IS THE LAW.
It is no use to discuss whether or no we will
use new time March 80—it is the law.and we
must use it As to its" suiting us, we are at
liberty to talk as much as we'please, but we are
going to observe the law—we can’t affordjo
turn Bolshevik all at once over a matter of
whether we get up at 6 o’clock in the morning,
or ease the hay at 7. The law, solemnly en
acted—just as the laws against counterfeiting,
moonshining or dodging the income tax says
that at 2 a. m. on Sunday, March 80, the clock
(watch or similar timepiece) shall be set
head one hour and this advanced time main
tained until 2 a. m. on the last Sunday to Octo
ber, when it shall be set back an hour. This
will be done, because it is the law. As every
body knows this law was enacted as a means of
conserving daylight and saving fuel, and was
made necessary by the exigencies of war. Its
repeal was intended and would doubtless have
come to pass but for the Senate filibuster. Be
cause it was not repealed, it remains the law.
In Tifton the change was welcomed last year;
this year we are in the Eastern time zone and
to jump ahead two hours in three months is
rather startling.
THE WAY IT WORKS.
Just as we expected, Cook county voted local
taxation for public schools, eight to one7That
is the beauty of new and small counties.
For many years Tifton tried to get local tax
in Berrien, and that was one of the first cam
paigns we got into when we came to Tifton in
1895. But every effort was voted down. The
new county of Tift wag created thirteen years
ago, and the first year of its existence local tax
wag voted. Then Cook was sliced off Berrien,
and now it has voted local tax.
We feel that we are safe to saying that had
the county lines remained as they were twen
ty ye are ago, neither of the sections mentioned
would be enjoying county-wide local tax to
day. But now we hear it intimated that the
part of Berrien left in the old county is figuring
on having an election on the local tax question,
with good chances of success.
There is no getting away from the fact that
new counties stand for progress.
COUNTY BONDS FOR A HOSPITAL.
“Any man who resists the present tides that
run to the world will find himself thrown upon
a shore so high and barren that it will seem as
if he had been separated from his human kind
forever." "
“When I think of the homes upon which dull
despair would settle if this great hope is dis
appointed, I should wish for my part never to
have had America play any part whatever in
this attempt to emancipate the world.”
“There is a common realization of the neces
sity of setting up new standards of right in the
world.”—President Woodrow Wilson.
^ That county, Colquitt, is a progressive, hustl-
bank which was a state depository to flie'altog, neighbor of ours. Many and varied are its
resources and industries, and they are always
finding new possibilities to both. The latest is
the breeding of four-legged chickens, in order
to meet the demand for drumsticks at the
coming spring 'picnics. Another advantage
of the new breed is that it can run either back
ward or forward, or with redoubled speed, and
therefore can puzzle the most expert chicken
thief. He can also corner the worm supply be
cause he can scratch with four feet The new
variety of table fowl has been christened “Two
Way Henry” by Its owner, and the demand is
expected to reach the maximum about the time
the candidates get ipto the political arena next
ar. Next we will hear of an improved breed
ith two gizzards, and then there will be no
further use for two chickens.
At the same time the voters of Lowndes coun
ty pass on a bond issue for paved roads, they
will vote on an issue of $100,000 for a county
hospital.
We would like to- see Tift county pass on a
similar proposition. We would not need so
much money, but we do need a county hospi
tal, one that is not owned by any individual or
corporation, but belongs to the people and is
operated for them under their direction. An
issue of say 830,000 in bonds should cover this
need and could be passed upon' at the same
time we vote on bonds for good roads.
matism.
Grippe or Influcn&l*
always insist upon the*
ulne *
® Aspirin
-IMUmer finrm Genuine Tablets
Proved safe by millions
Adults—Take one or
tablets, anytime,’ with w
If necessary, repeat dose 1
after i
Ames a day after meals..
tOeiBi juduge—Larger a
Bur criftnal'Bijor ]
American Owned 1
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WILL PROM
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that
not sign t
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so serious I
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literates
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which, because i
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Organisations I
eminent an at. <
lem—the i
heart of ten
communities I
portance with all
most significant mow
in this connection
tenary
Church, South, because 1
tkm will expend within 1
years over $3,000,000
educated classes In the
Western States. The ChnrchT
a fund of $35,000,000 in
dries in April, the financial 1
belny a part of the Centenary^
tlon of the denomination. The i
being raised with a slew to putt
work of the church on u 1
the church considering Its duty to t
literates here in America to be
the matters of first importance whl
should undertake.
BURNED by explosion!
, Cordele, March 54-^Whcn i
a fire in her kitchen store ye
uelng e can of mixed kerosene i
oline, Mrs. Ella Lawhom,.aged 22 yeasibl
was fatally burned by the explosion that
followed. She waa not aware that gae*
oline had been mixed with tlu keroeeaf
■he was In the habit of pouring on wood-
in the store.
The homing liquid was thrown orer
her clothes, which were homed
her body. She Hred only a few
Surviving her it her husband, J O
bora, farmer of the
and throe children.
No Worms In * Healthy
I chUdraa trotted
ihyoolor. which tadL„
nit. than to more or tots
GROVE’S TASTELESS chill
tor two or thret weeks WO
THE LINE-UP
From the Savannah Press.
For the League: —- 1 Against the League:
Groat Britain
France
People of the United States
Taft
Italy
Japan
Japan
China
Wilson
Eight Other Nations
Germany
Seinn Feinera
The Bolsheviki
Chancellor Day
Turkey
Senator Borah
Senator Reed
Senator Poindexter
87 Other Senators
Asks the Greensboro Herald-Journal: “What
has become of-tiie old mode of living when yon
had biscuit one day to the week. They raised'
sheep on all of the big farms and made clothes
to wear from the. wool and spun cotton on the
wheel and made clothes for summer wear.
Leather was tanned at home and they made
shoes at home. When they made cotton they
hauled it to Augusta on wagons and sold it for
five cebts per pound.' On Sunday when the
preacher would take dinner with yon they
wonld $ry one small chicken. The small boy
would peep through thfe cracks to the kitchen
and if the visitor: took the last piece of chick-
the small boy would grunt as loud as a
con in the Amen corner.”
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