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THE TIFTON GAZETTE
Published Weekly
Xitertd *t the Postoffice at Tifton, Georgia, aa Second Claaa
Hatter, Act of March 8,1870.
Gazette Publishing Company, Proprietors.
J. L. Herring Editor and Manager.
Official Organ City of Tifton
and Tift County, Georgia.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Twelve months ?1.60
Six Months 76
Four Months - *60
THE UNWELCOME BABIES.
ro RAISE
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SATURDAY NIGHT
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The Little River Wreck.
The Little River wreck was a classic in the
jailroad history of the Wiregras s Georgia of
iforty years ago, just as the Hurricane Creek
•wr.—k was a classic in the Southeast Georgia
jof that day and the Ashtabula wreck bofre the
same relation to the Middle West—with^thisJ to refuse^ppUcaUonVfrom^ouples wrth child!
difference—the Little River wreck miraculous-' rpn Rtfon in Tiftnn mnnv noonla uiitVi vAnmo
Recently, a young mother went from Tifton
for a summer trip to the mountains of North'states pi
Georgia and North Carolina, carrying her year- evanjgeP
old baby. The trip was largely for the little
one’s health. She cut her stay short and return
ed home, ndignant.
Reservation had been made fifteen days ahead
at a North Georgia hotel but when she arrived
with her baby the hotel clerk only let her have a
room after a long discussion, during which he
made it plain that if he had known the baby was
coming along the reservation would have beenjly and with'
refused. During her stay, things were made of the fun
very unpleasant for her and she left early.
Arriving in North Carolina, accommodations
at many hotels were flatly refusced because the
baby was along. Finally, tired of repeated re
fusals, and knowing there was at least one place
where her baby was welcome, the young mother velop itg wo
returned home.
For a long time it has been a recognized pol
icy on the part of some hotel proprietors and
owners of apartment houses in the larger cities
a minute
hal rep-
curate-
culariz-
By this
to be ex-
ioned intelligent-
the distribution
The forthe
launched |
penses of a-
of activity fo'r t
it possible if
difference ine unue xuver w™» Even in Tifton, many people with rooms to
]y escaped casualties. I rent will not rent them to be occupied by child-
In those days, Tifton was merely a wide ren- Th e reason for the latter is obvious where
place in the road”, a flag station with a side- the renter has children, but to deny parents ho-
track for lumber cars. Ty Ty wag the metropolis tel or apartment accommodation because of
for this immediate territory, but was then not, their children is a hardship. The reason is easy
quite as large as now. The passenger train west- to find, however.
bound on the Brunswick and Western (now the Hotel men and apartment house owners are
Atlantic Coast Line), left Tifton after night-|„ 0 t in business for sentiment. They are after
fall, late as usual. The bridge across Little i the money,'and when the majority of their pa-
River, three miles west of here, was much long-jtrons demand that they be not annoyed by child-
;«r then, having near half a mile of trestle. It| ren> th e little ones are kept out. It is a cold-
jias been filled in at both ends during these days j blooded, selfish, hardhearted, mistaken policy,
(of modern railroading. As the train wa s rolling but then the world as a whole is hard-hearted,
on to the eastern end of the bridge, the trucks s elfish and cold-blooded. There is a certain ele-
\of the combined mail and baggage car jumped
the rails and the first and second-class passen
ger cars followed. These cars fell near thirty
feet into the river below and were smashed on
the logs and stumps of what was once the
<^wamp. The forward cars were in two feet of
i water, while only the rear of the first-class car
rested on the bank.
Why half of the passengers and train crew
ment, a blood-sucking, self-centered element,
that does not want children. At the risk of
health and happiness they insure that they have
no children of their own and they do not want
to be bothered with the children of others. Yet
these people owe their wealth, the very salt that
savors their food, to other peoples’ children. If
there had been no children a few decades ago,
there would be no men and women of today,
were not killed is hard to understand. Yet ev- there would be no people in this world a few
;iery one escaped alive and there were only a j years from now.
few minor scratches and bruises. Perhaps this i At this time, when the man-power of the
,iwas due to the fact that at that time nearly world has been so decimated by war, the baby
• all trains slowed up at bridges. The engineer]should be an absolute despot. Never has he or
stopped when he found he had no train and she been so badly needed, and never should he
^backed up near the scene. The conductor and or she receive a heartier welcome. The parents
’crew crawled out of the baggage car and went!of today should be especially honored, and the
to the assistance of the passengers, who were government or an outraged public should see
raising more noise than a negro revival at the that those who make trouble for parents be-
hallelujah stage. Those who were not hurt]cause of their children, should find trouble for
were scared within an inch of their lives, but
that inch was raising a holler. I In 1870 Germany defeated France largely be-
After much hard work, the passengers were cause in Germany large families were encour-
_all released from the wreck, many of them be- aged, while in France the birth rate had steadily
’ing pulled through the narrow windows of the'decreased for half a century. Franc e realized
Jupper sides of the overturned cars. A big fire! the mistake and with changed conditions we see
was built of crossties on the river bank, and j France a victor. The nation, the city or the
fthere the men, women and children were hud- community that boycotts the child signs its own
•died to dry. There were only two white women death warrant.
, «n board, an aged grandmother and a young
iwife with a baby. The comfort of these was
(given first attention.
The engine and tender went on to the near-
west telegraph office, and the wrecking train was
called. At Riverside, a mile east of the wreck,
Meanwhile, the lesson the Tifton mother
learned is a good one to pass around. The
ho m e w the place for children. Better for the
country as a whole if no children were reared
in hotels, apartment houses or congested centers
„ , of Population. Not that we would deny people
there was a water tank and help was called “"fortunately obliged to live in thes e places the
from there, as well as from all the section gangs "
within reach. With the aid of a pole-car the
white passengers were carried across the bridge
during the early morning hours, and ultimately
got on their way, nearly a day late.
The wreck was a subject for fireside talks
for the country-side for many months. People
privileges and joys of parenthood, but children
reared in the home and the open air are sounder
in mind and body and make the best citizens.
Meanwhile, what would happen if the par
ents should form a national league and boycott
and blacklist patrons of hotels and apartment
houses wh 0 deny room for children? There
ion and a half dol
- equal!*
$UV .j'JE » -
1,000 campaign to be
fats to cover the ex-
augmented program
ive years, has made
ission Board to de
alt departments. Dr. Victor I.
Masters, of Hie 'board, has just returned from
an extended trip through the Southwest where
he gathered valuable data concerning the needs
of the board's activities in that terrltofts Thou
sands of dollars will be spent in developing the
educational an4 evangelistic Work among the
Mexicans and Indians, while similar activity
among the negroes will be given greatly in
creased financial support. The erection of new
churches and the development of the mountain
schools will be prominent features of the new
program and actual operations will be begun
n each section as fast as the survey is completed.
The Home Mission Board spent $800,000
last year, more than it had ever expended in one
year since its establishment, but with other de
nominations extending their programs and mak
ing rapid progress in all phases of activity, the
Southern Baptist convention authorized a great
ly increased scope of operations. In New Mexi
co the Southern Baptist Convention has taken
over the work heretofore conducted by the
Northern Baptist Convention, so that opera
tions in that territory will be greatly increased
this year.
Within the next few weeks every state under
the jurisdiction of the Southern Baptist Con
vention will have been surveyed by the repre
sentatives of the board and the actual allotment
of the funds will have been completed so that
operations in accordance with the new program
will be under way without further delay.
AND THREE RETURNED
Ten months ago we had only faint hopes of
seeing all three of our boys again. All three
were overseas, in different and widely separat
ed branches of the service, and with the fight
ing daily growing more intense and casualty
lists swelling, while war experts told us that
there was at least two more years of fighting
ahead, we felt, deep down in our heart, that it
was too much to expect all of them to return,
sound in mind, body and limb.
Last week the last of the three landed safely
from France.
It- is better fortune than we deserve, perhaps,
but if we fall short in deserts, we make it up in
gratitude. The Good Father is much better to
all of us than we deserve—Perhaps being a
father Himself and giving a Son to sacrifice
makes Him understand better. Many fathers,
mothers and other loved ones were called upon
to give their nearest and dearest and it is when
we realize what they gave and the price they
paid that we feel the deepest thankfulness that
In Divine Providence ours were spared. And we
hope to live long enough to help the boys to be
of such service to their country at peace that it
will be well for that country that they were
spared in war,
:iAL COUNTY POLICEMEN
QUA
The Grand Jury of Tift Superior Court last ™
week recommended that the Board of County' DUbi
Commissioners employ one or more special en41n *
county policemen, as authorized by Sections 849- 1 oaia[
866 of the Civil Code. This law has been in ex- saiarj
istence for several years and its provisions are
as follows: 1™“^
I Election ,
The County Commissioners of the counties of stationery
this State, having any number of population (or E
the Ordinaries of such counties having no Coni- Ordinary’!
raissioners) shall have and are hereby given Int "** t
authority, in their discretion to elect or appoint'
county police; said police to consist. of such I
number of men of good character, not under FMdin ,
twenty-one years of age, as such County Com- Repair,
missioners or Ordinaries shall, in their discre-l
tion elect or appoint as aforesaid. Total
Said County Commissioners or Ordinaries'
shall fix the salaries of said county police; and Salary,
the same, together with expenses of maintain- :u*ht, and
ing said county police shall be paid out of the »»6
county treasury; and to that end the said Coun-i
ty Commissioners or Ordinaries are hereby au- Tot * 1
thorized and empowered to levy such tax as' won* Works
may be necessary to pay said salaries and such Tools “ Ild Equ 'P ment
expense over and above the sums for which~
they are now authorized to levy tax. i.abn r . Roads
Said county police shall each of them have nw"!"' •
under the direction and control of the Commis- ciotWo,"an7sho«'ITr"' 3UZi)
sioners or Ordinaries the same power to make Supplies at Camp ~ mm
arrests, and to execute and return all criminal Mise. Expenses i nn«i
warrants and processes as Sheriffs of this State Krp*irs Bridges 824.68
now have; and shall, under the sante direc- 1 ” 0 * 11 Uat,ri " 1 — 1,805.46
tion and authority, have all the powers of Sher IgSEJ .-I"!!”
iffs as peace officers in the county of their elec- Feed stock 3018.16
tion or appointment. A—
The said county police shall also, under the paupers
direction of the said Commissioners or Ordi-| _____
naries, perform the duty of inspecting all the Total 632.00
roads and bridges of the county; and shall, un- Coroner s&OOs
der such direction report from time to time the I
conditions of the roads and bridges of said I TotaI ■* 35.00'
counties. I Superior Court
i The said County Commissioners or Ordinaries j Fce8 tl> Wcrk -—-3 40JSO-
sfall, upon election or appointment of county
police make rules and regulations for the con- i
duct, management and control of said county \ Salary Judge
■~* 3,38525-
- 1,280.05-
- 794.00
... 3,403.32
343.25
.119,057.80
~* 038.00'
48.50
—4
City Court
Jt'a, ' ,— - — — I wowij “ uage .................... COO.flft L'X
police; and shall from time to time, enlarge,! Salary Solicitor coo.pO
modify or change such rules and regulations! Jury and Bailiffs 990.60
as; their discretion may dictate. | Court Expenses . 373.65
>■ t£pon the election of such county police, each
of r them shall enter into a good and solvent Tolal ~f2.563.65i
bond, in a sum not less than one thousand dol- Trial Balance ..
lays; to be fixed by such Commissioners or Or- 9°“' 0Ece * 5,101.88 .
dinaries, conditioned for the faithful perform- ^*' ,.V
ance of all their duties; and anyone inured or ££ v£m
damaged by any pne of said county police may Paupers 032.00
bring suit upon his bond in his or her name, or!c°roner 35.00
in ! the name of the Commissioners or Ordinaries, I Superior Court ....
for his or her benefit or use. 1 City Court
The terms for which said county police shall!
be elected or appointed shall be left to the dis- 1 -,! 0 ! 01 Di,bursed t 29 - 606 - 48
cretion of the Commissioners or Ordinaries and Pc ® clt ’ L 1. i»io *10,110.12.
such county police or any member thereof may
be removed from office at any time at the will
of the Commissioners or Ordinaries, with or
without cause.
It was not the intention of the Grand Jury,
in recommending that this special officer be
employed, to criticise the present officers, either
of the City or County—on the other hand, the re
commendation was made for the purpose of as
sisting these officers in putting down lawless
ness.
49.50
2,503.65
Cash ou Hand, over
draft
General 'Tax 1918
Hoad Tax
Other Sourcea
Xian
. *21,078.lt
13373.66
45535
818.48
10.000.00
Footlnn *45,725.60 *45,725.60
LOSS OF APPiSTITE
Av/i kewuiiu j-oiuc ivi many UlUliUlc, JTcUpic ,, 11 ... v> a • xucic
miles away insisted that they heard the crash IdT.l apeedl y a readjustment of things,
and everybody for ten miles around took a holi-L U ,. e parents w ho are raising children now
-day next day and visited the scene. It was sev-i ? n w . orr y about these things—they
ieral days before the track was clear. L ' e .. e,F attention to old h. c. 1. Still, it is un- _
The unfortunates made light of their trou- f fo morrow -foe baby of f° us ” as due to Editor Woodall, of the La-
bles and many stories were told of amusing ex- ‘ fa,1 . of due recognition of h is “ ran « e Gra P hlc V All during the war, especially
periencea. The mail clerk was a crippled dwarf
and great was the variety of the things h e said
and did before he was pulled out from among
the mail-bags and tangled equipment of his car.
The conductor told that the old lady, after be
ing fished out from beneath the piled-up seats
and pulled through a window to safety, insisted
on their waiting until she found her pipe, which
— tcLUKllltlun
worth from those who owe most to him.
TO SAVE DAVIS’ OLD HOME
It is good news that the efforts of the U. D.
C. to save “the White House of th e Confeder
acy give promise of success. The residence oc
cupied by President Jefferson Davis in Mont-
was a stick-and-dirt affair. But the grandmoth- ] fhTco^ftderal? States,* ^dSd^e^and'af
er retaliated. After that wreck so long as she most in ruins for manv Li_„ j 1
lived and the same conductor was in the rail-'boarding house until^ became unfit.'D was
road s service, she paid no more fares, l'hqre proposed to tea r down the old building to mike
Were only two conductors on passenger trains place for a modern structure, but news thaTone
sr-ssr sgas ar
t0 ! d that b5g Ue T- Thousand^ letters were held up in postof-
Now I am not going to pay you anything for, flees over the country July 1, because thev had
ridingonyouroid trainaslong asl live.” And only 1 cent posta^on ttem teT
Ihe didn’t After awhile the conductor would
taerely nod and smile, pass the time of day and
only 1 cent postage on them. The reduction
from 3 cents to 2 cents in letter postage did:not
have any effect on the rates of postage on first-
J°J E i ven ^jen he was transferred to the class mail for local delivery. It requires the
fart Cannon Ball” she would sit up for him. same postage to carry a letJto an taXlduaUr
The Little River wreck is almost forgotten, 1 business firm in Tifton that is necessarv to
but it was * sensation in its day. ^ _ .it to New York or San Franck^, T
.'.'St v r-i-'-' A 1
The League of Nations and the Peace Treaty
were endorsed by an overwhelming majority
of the Georgia Editors at their annual meeting
at Monroe. That the endorsement was not unan-
at times of greatest crisis, Editor Woodall was
conspicuous by his luke-warmness if not open
antagonism toward the Administration and its
conduct of the war, and like others of the same
ilk, he does not seem to be able to get over it.
Doubtless it is due to enlarged spleen, or chronic
biliousness, or a torpid liver, or something like
that; but it is a pity to see men who have possi
bilities of usefulness get in that sort of fix.
The Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail
road is sending out a poster issued by the Gen
eral Safety Committee which warns people ap
proaching railroad crossings in automobiles to
be careful and stop, look and listen and avoid
accidents—injury to themselves or others. Prop
er precaution when approaching crossings would
prevent 99 per cent, of the accidents at these
places. It is too late to take precaution after
the accident happens and the poster should be
regarded as a timely warning.
We congratulate Colquitt county on lining up
with the other progresive counties of the state
by voting local tax for public schools. It is not
only the best way, it is really th e only way to
have good schools.
As a genera] rale there ia nothing ner*
ious about a loss of appetite, and if job
skip a meal or only eat two meals a day
The Sheriff of Tift county and his deputies !° r ' ,cw d * J “ » 0U k wm * 00 “ * *“•>!
_„ j 4.x , . n .. _ ° for your meals when meal time comes.
and the Chief of Police of Tifton and his assist- B«*r in mind 1 that «t least five' honm
ants have all the work they can do. Other of- ' ho ' ll<i between menu
fleers in th e county are in the same position.
The enforcement of the prohibition laws and
the automobile or traffic laws has added a great
dehl to their duties, and it is almost impossible
for them to look after all of the details of the ,
work. The Sheriff has no funds from which to^ apI>ctlte is cau ««t l by constipation u Is
hire assistants and Tifton and other incorporated !oftan _
towns in the county are spending all they canjwiii do it. v
afford for police hire. The County Commission
ers could put on one or two special officers, levy
a tax to pay their salaries as the law provides,
and the fines paid by the violators of the law ap
prehended by these special officers should more
than reimburse the county for the expenditure,
to say nothing of promoting peace and order,
saving life an|d property and making travel
safer, by better law enforcement.
The need for a special officer is not alone to
enforce the prohibition laws. He should give
his attention to the violations of the traffic laws
or to any other transgression of the law, and
thereby prove of valuable assistance to officers
of both city and county. At the same time, as
the law provides, this officer could act as an in
spector of roads and bridges and by this means
alone should prove of great value to the peo
ple of the county as well as to th e Board of
Commissioners.
We believe a great majority of the taxpayers
of the county would want such an officer or of
ficers appointed. We believe thi 8 could be done
without any expense to the taxpayers, because
we believe the office would b e more than self-
sustaining and that it would also keep down
violations of the law. Prevention is much more
desirable than cure. The very fact that the
lawless knew they were being watched would
have a tendency to keep down lawlessness.
»■ to give the food ample time to d
and the atomacb a period of rest befc
a second meal is \taken. Then if yoa f
no more than j(on crave and take
reasonable amount of outdoor exercise
every day you */ill not need to worry
about your appetite. When the Ion of
FRENCH SUCCEEDS ASftLEY
Valdosta, July 19.—W. E. French, of
Valdosta' industrial afent of the Geor
gia and Florida Railway today accepted
the secretaryship of the Valdosta Cham
ber of Commerce succeeding J. M. Ashley
who recently resigned. Mr. French will
sever his connection with the Georgia
and Florida and take up his duties a»V
secretary of the Chamber of Commerce
on August 1. He will also have the man
agement of the Georgia-Florida faif, ,
which Mr. Ashley has headed fo r the past
■ix years.
The next time
you buy calomel
ask for
President Wilsox need not worry because Ill
ness seized Win at the time victory over the op
ponents of the League of Nations la the Senate
was in sight. The people will attSn’d to ttke intt.
ter, of seeing that the Peat*.
League of Nations is i i atf(10cf, ; ‘^i^n ! irtt iB r
saiy to elect a new Senate to have it dine.