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I III TIFlMl (AZtfli Published‘Weekly i „ a. p<*toBw at .TiUcn. Ceortl*. *• < Alt of March 8, 1810* ^ r ^ib. Publishing Company, t^mn l ^ Herring. ZIZZAMoi and Manager. .Official Organ City of Tiftoa and Tift County,-Georgia. .SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ^ ^ Twelve months Six Months - - " Rft Four Months SATURDAY NIGHT. The Perversity of the Jitney. “Has the possession of a ear added to your pa tients?” asked a sympathizing friend. “It has added to my patience, replied the County Agent, with a reminiscent smile I am a woman so I don’t cuss; I’m not a mechanician so I can’t tinker. When trouble comes I can only look on and smile-orgrin .and bear it. That Jitney has given me a broader outlook on life a greater nerve control and a deeper philo sophy. It has madp me a better, because a more self-controlled, woman. “That Jitney has ideas of its own—a spirit, you might say, and not always an evil one. Like the breeze, it goeth when and where it’listeth, and no man—or woman—may say it nay. “That first time I drove it I started out by my self. The young man at the shop offered to help, even suggested that he send a driver, but I told him no, I had to drive the thing some time, and why not now? I knew I would never learn watching somebody else. I had been in cars be fore, but seeing others drive gave me no idea how it was done. So he explained all about it, 1 suppose. lie showed me this thing and that; to put my foot here, and my hands there; push that and pull this; said something about spark plugs, carburetors, gas, air and other things, hut I hadn't the least idea what, he was talking about, and only a hazy recollection of what he said. I got into the driver’s seat. “ ‘How do you start it?’ I asked. ‘Pull this, push that; feed your gas,’ he said. I did so, and with a jump the thing started. I had a death grip on the steering-wheel, and after narrowly escaping two other cars, scraping the curbing at corners and skinning two posts, I got out into the straight road. There 1 intended to stay un til I got control of the thing. Twice a man jumped for his life, and I held my breath, with the feeling that I had in fact if not intent almost committed homicide. I know now how people feel when they kill folks. “Approaching cars gave me the road; they had no other choice: If I tried to give them half, I ran into the ditch or up the bank. As the miles passed, fast enough, if not. too fast, but each yard fraught with dread, 1 gradually got the *hanfc of the thing. • 1 could make it turn this way or that, and with the return of confidence, got a long breath and started to smile. Then, a thrill of horror shot through me; I couldn’t stop it. I tried this ami that and the other thingamajig, but it only went faster. I pulled back on the steering-wheel with all my might, but it wouldn’t whoa. I saw my finish! “Finally, on a bridge, I met a negro man driving four mules to a wagon. 1 knew l could not miss him—and 1 didn’t! He pulled as far Out as he could, and so ditl I, but the wheel of the car caught one of the wheels of the wagon and slowly began to force it backward. The negro appealed to me with great grief in his voice, but I could do nothing except frantically, pull back on the steering-wheel and say inward prayers.. The frightened mules began plung ing and pulling back, and the bridge was full of car, wagon, mules, negro, and crashing har ness. The jitney held to the even tenor of its Way, buckling steadily down to its business of forging ahead, despite obstacles. Jitneys are S 5 thataway, some times. The poor negro began 'to call on the Lord for help but I knew He didn’t have any tihie to fool with us; we had to help ourselves. I could see that wagon and those mules, the negro and myself, with that perverse car, going over the bridge into the creek below. I didn’t think about my past life—I didn’t have time. But I scolded the negro and gave the steering-wheel another yank. And, miracle of miracles! That car untangled itself from the wagon-wheel, scraped the hub of the next, and we were on our way again, a ferve-it ‘Thank God;’ being the last I hard from the negro, now almost white, as we sped away. ,“We went on, like Tennyson’s brook, only a little faster, and I thought we were going on harder to .get every day, the .ultimate consumer is confronted with the prohability of rapidly mounting prices with the new year. For reas ons we will explain later a retail price of 12 cents a pound (at the ports or principal distri buting points) may be expected soon, but should Congress or the Administration fail to take action and sugar passes from under gov' ernment control, almost anything may happen, and predictions are already made that the price may go to 20 cents. Last year the United States Sugar Equali zation Board was organized under a Delaware charter in July with Mr. Wilson as sole stock holder. Thq capital was $5,000,000 drawn from the emergency funds provided by Con gress. At the suggestion of Mr. Hoover the en tire Cuban sugar crop was purchased at 51/2 cents a pound. For American raw cane pro ducts 7.28 cents a pound was paid, and for the refined beet product of the West 8.82 cents, Refiners and others connected with the distri bution of sugar were limited to certain specific rates of compensation. A basic price of 9 cents for refined sugar at refining points was set also as a "fair” price for retail Incidentally, it may be stated here that the Equalization Board' made a profit of $25,000,- 000 at nobody’s expense on this capital of $6,- 000,000. The reason for this was that after the Cubans were paid and the compensation fixed for refiners and dealers there developed a dif ferential amounting to about three-eighths of a cent a pound on the Cuban product, which ag gregated 4,000,000 tons. This differential was too small to pass on to the consumer as it would never have passed the refiners and the jobbers and the Cubans had been paid all they asked. So the $5,000,000 taken from the emer gency fund will be returned to Uncle Sam’s Treasury increased five-fold. So much for con servative and intelligent handling. But while the Sugar Equalization Board m'ade $25,000,- 000 for Uncle Sam it saved many times $25,- 000,000 for the American people, as the prices were jumping every few days when the Board took control. The Board’s contracts for Cuban sugar ex pire January 1, and after that date we will have to pay more. Last year we divided with our Allies, letting them have one-third of the Cuban crop. Next year Europe will be a com petitor in the market and is already contracting with the Cubans for next year deliveries at 6V6 cents, an advance of 1 cent over the price we . Bulgaria; dii and was the like rots tii among her allies' dropped _ Germany was left to> make could early in November. Bulgaria did nqt nand and his mercen the last farthing playing the diplomats against those of the All hing to sell, and unhai or principle, sold it in was due to the poor jud; his advisers that this market was not the best. Bulgaria did not do much fighting, but its en trance into the war on the aide of the Central Powers cost the Allies at least two million lives and many billions of dollars. It left the road open for Mackensen’s men to over-run Serbia’ ,te, and gave Ger- send relief to the Later, it also afforded and lay that country dl man a through rail route sorely pressed Turks, means for Mackensen’s army to strike Rumania on the flank, and to;open the.Danube for the Kaiser’s troops and ships. As soon as the Bul- gars saw their armies in danger, they ran up the white flag. Neither valorous nor strong, Bulgaria by its treachery kept the war going, at least another year,>with all of the untold los$ and suffering en- (hiled. Now Bulgaria is seeking to have its peace terms modified. They .ran-not be too strong to serve the ends of justice, It should be shorn of its monarchy and reduced'to its con dition prior to the first Balkan war. When Bulgaria quit, Turkey was forced to surrender and soon Austria had no other choice. Today should be memorable with those to whom peace brought the best news of five weary years. They go about those things in an amateurish, uncouth manner over in Nebraska. The South at least has more experience; no bunch of men would think of turning the town over and hang ing the Mayor just for.the privilege of stringing up a negro for the usual offense. AM I MY BROTHER’S KEEPER? From Manufacturer’s Record. Above all else this country needs a nation wide revival of old fashioned prayer-meetinc religion— A religion that makes men realize that if there is a Heaven, there must be a Hell— A religion that makes a man realize that every act is recorded on his own conscience, and that though that may slumber, it can never die— „„„ . r, n ,A religion that makes an employer under- are now paying. Therefore, it is certain that | s t alK i that if he is unfair to his employes and sugar will be higher with the new year. The paya them less than fair wages, measured by Cubans are debating on whether they shall his ability and their efficiency and zeal, he is a hold out for a still higher price, one of the ob- robber— stacles to this being the demoralization of ) a -1 A religion that makes an employee know that 1 u 1 j 1 - .11 a r . ,n i if he does not give full and eflicient service, he hor, which would he sure to demand further In- too j s a robber- creases in pay. Added to this increased cost j a religion that makes a farmer, who packs is the marked increase in consumption of sugar'bad fruit at the bottom and deceives the buyer in this country]. During the first eight mouths by (he good truit on top, realize that he is a thief of this year this increase amounted to 225,000 j.iust as much as the one who robs a hen roost at long tons. If the present rate of consumption n ' g J^ ”77 , , • | A religion that makes a man who robs a rail- The 1 the yoi should receive the hearty man who wore a uniform in vice and the support and encouragement of ev-; ery right-thinking citizen, The organization is to be composed entirely of ex-service men and every one of these should see that his name is at once.enrolled. It is non partisan and non-political, and essentially pa triotic. Every man in tills country who served in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps or Students’ Auxiliary Training Corps is entitled-to mem bership. Each member of these should con sider the privilege an honor. The organization will afford the service men many opportunities they would not otherwise enjoy—social, fraternal and patriotic. It will bring them together in a closer bond of unity; give opportunity for entertainments and social diversions and at the same time form a ready means for consultation, interchange of ideas and effective organization to meet any emer gency. Every man living who served on either side in the War Between the States is a member of either the United Confederate Veterans or the Grand Army of the Republic. What these organizations have been worth to these men no pen can describe; of equal worth will be the American Legion of Honor to its members. Aside from all this, -the time appears close at hand when their country will agalh need the services of these, its sons, in a time of crisis. Not in uniform or in camp, we hope, but to over come the spirit of unrest, disorder, fanaticism and anarchy that is breaking'out sporadically the country ovei). These clean limbed and clean-minded young men are their country’s For its • which 1 in*l m— abdomen. discomfort, s experienced MON ROUTE ONE Mr. Barney Wetberlntfon is back from , service. Tbe* Camera are about done picking \ cotton. Mr. J. \V. Taylor ia going to- make thirty bales. ^ Mr. Jack Bray ia going t° move to . - - r :« Brookfield on G. M. Millet's farm. There is very little land trading going -j on now. . BLACK EYE. CASES BEFORE JUDGE M m The following cases were beard before Judge W. M. Sellars Monday: JYilJ Hill, colored, larceny after trust. Bound over *. dependence. They fou ght to make the world 1 stealing a watch belonging tfci free and the tjme is not far off when the weight Mr. b. d. Harden. of their influence and opinion may be needed Mary Alice Smith white, vagrancy. to make it a world worth living in. Over 3,000- >££ Z&M 000 young men were enrolled to their country's service. Organize these with a common pur- Catarrb Cannot Be Cured pose and they can accomplish anything they^wcA^APPucAXioNs.^ determine on, The hope of their country and | its final salvation may soon depepd on the catarrh medicine win cur. exunh. American Legion of Honor. Get in if you can and be proud you are able to get in. 'M TRY THE SOUTH CAROLINA PLAN. The state of South Carolina has a law which provides that a person injured by the’ reckless operation of a motor vehicle shall have a lien on said vehicle next in priority to state and county taxes, with a right 'to have the vehicle attached and sold for damages. A recent decision of the CATA Ik Is taken internally and acta through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE! is composed of some of the best tonics known, combined with some of the best blood purifiers. The perfect combination of the ingredients In HALL’S CATARRH MEDICINE is what produces such won* derful results In catarrhal conditions. Druggists 76c. Testimonials free. F. J. Ct “ " “ . Cheney A Co.. Props., Toledo, Ou ■Wm ADEL BAPTIST8 TO BUILD Accept Plans for Building With Audi* torium to Seat 500 People. At a conference held Sunday the con* gregntion of the Adel Baptist churco de-. ( eided to accept plans for their new church Supreme Court of South Carolina sustains the building, says the Adel News, law in all its branches. | Tbe i> laaa cal1 tor a handsome strac- turc, with basement, large auditorium and that rm j . . __ . j 1,-1 j_ ■ uirc, wun Dasemem, targe auditorium and The decision even goes further and holds Hery Tlie scatfDB capadty wiII ^ at the right to attach said vehicle is within po- .-,nn ur over. The tuiidins wia bo .1 du- lice power, enacted for the protection of the pu- ] the Cordcic Baptist church, only it will not be quite so large. v DllC on highways. ^ I It is the purpose of tbe congregation Under this law, the owner of an automobile is hesiu work on the new church as scon, not protected where said Vehicle Was taken the detnll-s are worked out and the ma- The court (l ' riul I‘ ,aclKl «“ the around. The con- ributinns have bven most liberal and there without his knowledge or consent. is kept up it is estimated .it will aggregate for the year 9,408,000,000 pounds, or a trifle more than 94 pounds for every man, woman and child jin this country. This makes it inevitable that unless tlkere is economy in the use of sugar we must soon pay a great deal more for it. Much of the increased onsumption is waste which could be avoided by voluntary methods of economy similar to those which were compulsory last year. With in creased consumption and a limited supply the profiteers will have their own sweet will with sugar when the United States Sugar Equaliza tion goes out of existence with the New Year. There is a movement to have this Board contin ued and we hope this will bedone. holding that the person injured by reason of its , or its freight bill, know that lie j reckless operation by the one who took it may ' church should forever. I had the thing, filled with gasoline before I started, so had no hope of running OMAHA RUNS AMUCK. About the only lesson derived from the rioting at Omaha is that the lynching problem and the race question are not sectional. And every thinking person knew this before; the incident is only cumulative evidence. Nebraska is very far west; .its people and newspapers are among those who have most bitterly condemned the South for its treatment of the negro. That an outbreak of passion and race feeling should fill the streets of its largest city with maddened mobs serves but to show that the brute in man is not confined within climatic, geographic ./or territorial boundaries. It does not excuse the people of the'South ffir permitting lynchings that these outbreaks of lawlessness are becoming common in the East, Middle West and Far West. It only makes the problem nation-wide instead of sectional, and therefore it becomes more impressive that it should be dealt with as a general and not a lo cal evil. It is a national disease as well as a nat- i out of fuel. Finally, nine miles away, we came j ional shame, and no one section has a right to into the‘outskirts of Budapest. My heart sank ith dread again, for a town meant more peo ple and more cars and more danger. I knew l would only reach home a corpse or a murderer, iny best hope being to land in the hospital. “But Providence provides! In the midle of town, in the principal street, there was a sign, *Ford Garage.’ Well, that Jitney saw it, knew v its home, rolled up to the door and stopped! £/ Could you beat it? And thanking the Diety, I > crawled out, a saved woman.” .« “WJiy, don’t you trade that car off and get a hold another up to scorn therefor. The incident is further illustrative that good ireaching usually shows the least effect at home, Mr. Bryan is a man of peace and lynching is an evil he has condemned most forcibly. Yet this outbreak was not only in his home state but in its largest city. Says the Griffin News and Sun: “The Tifton Daily Gazette is five years old and a healthy youngster. We remember when Editor Herring started a daily newspaper m, Tifton we had some doubts as to whether it would pay in a city that size. But when we glance over its pages now, filled with advertising matter and live news, we have no doubt. Qutt it Is pr ing and is a permanent venturi. It’s a ap! >er that has great influence throughout MPa road robs himself of all right to feel that he is an lion est man— A religion that makes a man realize that by driving too hard a bargain with his servant, his employee, or his merchant, he can be just as much a profiteer as the seller or producer who swindles by false weight, false packing or false charges— A religion that will teach church members who fail to contribute to the extent of their ability fo the support of religion, and that com pels them to recognize that m they are paying pastor less than a living salary, they are rob bing God and man alike-«- A religion that will make the laboring man, who by threats or by actual violence against the non-union man, strives to keep him out of employment realize that he is at heart, a mur derer and is murdering the individuality and the liberty of his fellow-men, and is displaying a hatred which, if it has the opportunity, will commit physical murder— A religion that will make the politician who yields principle for the sake of party, who wor ships at the feet of any class and sells his soul for political preferment know that he is not only a coward and a poltroon, and unworthy of the respect of any decent man, but which will also make him see that he is helping to murder human liberty, as great a crime as murdering the individual man— In short, we need a revival of that religion which will make every man and woman strive m every act of life to do that which, on the great Judgment Day, they will wish they had done, as with soul uncovered they stand 'before the Judgment Seat of the Eternal. Until the people of this nation accept aqd live this religion there will be strife where there should be peace, there will be strikes and lock outs and murder where there should be co-oper ation and harmony; there will be hatred where there should be friendship and love.. In the Golden Rule, followed In the fullness of the spirit of this kind of religion, there would be found a solution for every business trouble; there would be created friendship between em ployer and employee, capital and labor wpuld work in harmony and with efficiency; efficiency for the capital and efficiency for the labor, with profit to both. , Religion of this kind is not measured by the hope of a Heaven hereafter, but by the full fruition now of “Peace on earth to men of good will.” It is not merely the chanting of hymns here or in the world to come, but it is the recognition and full application by rich and by poor, bv learned and unlearned that each one is indeed his brother’s keeper, that we can bring this country and the world back to safety. \ .A nation-wide acceptance of this, the only true religion in action, would bring business peace ana world peace where there is now tur moil, and men would then cease to *seek to gain have the car attached and sold. Throughout, the court dearly considers the motor vehicle dri ven recklessly as an instrument in the hands of a criminal, and therefore forfeit to the law and to the person injured for damages. Such a law in Georgia should help in the pro tection of the public. By making the motor ve hicle forfeit for damages to the person injured reckless drivers would become more careful or fear of losing his or her car would serve to check some drivers who appear to have little respect for the danger or the rights of others. It would not hurt to give such a law a trial, anyway. Perhaps because it provides for pay ing damages in case of an injury, it would be better enforced than the automobile laws we have, as the injured would seek redress.. The provision that the motor vehicle shall be forfeit, whether driven with or without the own er’s consent would make owners more careful as to who drove their cars. The court’s decision that even where the vehicle was securely lock ed the owner was not released from responsi bility would make owners careful as te (he safe storage of their cars. The provision that the in jured shall have first lien on the car aside from state and county taxes gives the injured prece dence over all homestead rights and the rights of the party or parties selling the car—if it has not been paid for. This would make dealers more careful to whom they sold because the car sold to a person noted as a reckless driver would be at the dealer’s risk. It would also make it necessary for dealers to require ample security where a caAvas sold on deferred pay ments. . For Weak Women ■N-, by lawless acts of iramoralil spirit zhd in deed follow the “Allthings whatsoever ye even so to rye wi them.’ but ivine would that Things are picking up in Tift. The first day he was in office, Ordinary Baker issued three marriage licenses, one white and two colored. This part of the Ordinary’s business was drop ped to zero during the war, but there promises to be a rush this fall. Longshoremen are'to strike for a dollar an hour and a 48-hour weqk. Verily, this is the day when muscle commands iteown price and brain is at a discount. “The price of coffee ha\ dropped ten cents a pound since July 1,” notes the Worth County LocaL Glad to see one of the birds roosting a little lower. . v ' Away up In Whitfield county, we leaflA from the Dalton Citizen they, are replacini ton gin houses with sweet potato d cot- Thus crop-diversification spreads. la use lor over-ti) years) Thousands ol voluntaiy . letters trom women, tell ing of tlie good Cardul has done them. This la the best proof ol the value ol Cardul. It proves that Cardul is a good medicine tor women. There are no harmful or habit-forming drugs la Cardul. It Is composed only ol mild, medicinal Ingredients, with no bad siter-eHects. TAKE The Wtraan’s You can relyon CarduL Surely It win do tor you what it has-done torso many thousands of other women! It should help. “1 was taken tick, seemed to be . . . writes Mrs. Mary ILVette, of Madison Heights, Va. •T got down so weak, coaid hardly walk . J. Just staggered around, i ...I read ol Cardal, and alter taking one bot tle, or before taklng qulte "an, I tell much better. .1 took 3 or 4 bottles at that time, and was able to domywork. I take It ia tbe spring when run down. ! had no appetite, tad J. commenced eating. . It tithe best tonic lever