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Ife-ITHE GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS[==l
AND SUN '
THE NEWS, Established 1871.
COUNCIL CALLS SCHOOL BOND ELECTION
PEOPLE PLANNING
FOR LITRE BEAR
' AND WASTER
Announcement That Sat’s Car
toons Are to Appear Enthu
siastically Received.
SERVICE WILL START
ON THE SECOND OF JUNE
Man Who is Going to Do Cartoon
Work For This Paper Has Had
Years of Experience.
The dear people of Griffin are plan
ning to give Sat’s cartoons a royal
welcome. The announcement Tuesday
that his splendid service is to be giv
en our readers was most enthusiasti
cally received. .Everywhere men and
women discussed the coming of the
Little Bear and His Master. They
are coming to Grow with Griffin and
everybody will be delighted with
them.
- Moat Famous Cartoonist.
Satterfield is one of the world’s
greatest artists and his striking and
humorous cartoons on the events of
the day will please Griffin people.
They will cause many a hearty laugh
and give the people pleasure.
Costs Money, But That’s ATI Right.
This splendid cartoon service costs
that’s all right. The
News and Sun is not counting the
cost. It is endeavoring to give the
of Griffin the best daily paper
the country, and this service will
make the paper more attractive. We
want to give service to our friends
and patrons. That’s what we are here
for. .
Don’t Delay—Subscribe Today.
In order to get the new cartoon ser
vice and the best newspaper ever,
don’t delay—subscribe today. If you
are already a subscriber you will get
what’s coming, but if you are not
your neighbor will not want to lend
you the paper. And by the way, we
are pleased to state that paid-in-ad
vance new subscribers are being add
ed to our daily list each day. The
paper is now being circulated through
out the factory districts as well as
throughout the city and county. The
miH people are taking the paper and
reading it—and everybody else is do
ing the same thing.
And Lookout For Sat.
And in the meantime, lookout for
Sat, and his cartoons. They are the
thing, and they will please you. They
are right up to the minute. Sat and
his bear have many pleasant things
for you. Get them.
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ANY store that has a right to take the title “The Home of
Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes” has good reason to
expect the co-operation of all men. who want good clothes.
And as a rule such a store gets their support
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Because these clothes are made with the honest intent
to give the wearer all possible value in clothes; they’re
made as an act of service to man; and we try to sell
them in that way Suits, $17.50 to $30.00.
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Palm Beach Suits $7.50
Oxfords to Match 3.50
Caps to Match 1.00
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BASEBALL SCORES
By Special Dispatches to the News
and Sun
At Atlanta—
[R. H. E.
Mobile ........ 2 10 5
Atlanta . .j".. ..10 11 0
Batteries: Townsend, Keeley and
Schmidt; Dent and Dunn. Umpires,
O’Toole and Ruddy.
*“ ’At Nashville—
IL H. 3.
> Montgomery .... 1 3 ®
Nashville 3 8.8
Batteries: Black and Donahue;
J More and Gibson. Umpires Chestnut
and Fifleld.
. At Memphis—
R. H. E.
Birmingham .... 8 9 3
Memphis 2 5 3
Batteries: Harben and Tragresser;
■ Diebhart and Bemis. Umpires, Pflin-
* ger and Kerin.
’ At Chattanooga—
R. H. E.
New Orleans .... 2 4 1
Chattanooga .... 1 6 2
Batteries: Kissenger and Higgins;
’ Reisel and Reitmeyer. Umpires Kel
-1 him and Breit.
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Line Creek-Locals.
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! Line Creek, Ga., May 27.—The farm
ers are busy cutting oats in this sec-
, tion. M6st of them are through chop
ping cotton.
Mrs. M. A. Burdue, who has been
' very ill, is some better at this time,
i Mr. and Mrs. Ellard, of William
' son, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
t Leach Sunpay.
C. A. Bowman and W. W. Mann,
i of Clayton, visited J. A. Biles Sun
, day-
Mrs. Lee Batiks, of Senoia, has
L been visiting J. A. Putman and fami
-1 ly at Reidsville.
Miss Odessa Nichols, who has been
visiting Mrs. S. A. Putman, has re
turned home. * L
1 , The W. 0. W. meets the second
1 and fourth Saturday nights at Fair
s view camp.
Mrs. N. J. Rivers is visiting her
■ son, R. A. Rivera.
! The entertainment given by Mr.
and Mm. J. A. Putman Saturday
night was enjoyed by all present. The
guests of honor were Mr. Howard
Barwick, and his niece Miss Inex Bar
wick, and Mr. Bryant Williams.
Vaughn Ventures.
Vaughn, Ga., May' 28.—Miss Opal ■
steele, who has been visiting friends 1
in Griffin for the past week, has re- '
turned home.
Theo, Reeved, of Columbus, and 1
Hill Reeves, of Atlanta visited 1
home folks Sunday.
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 28, 1914.
umi smssßt BE cfff
‘LONG’ TO PROTECT BOOTS
Uncle Sam’s Landscape Gardener Says
Lamn Mower Should Be Set Just
as High as it Will Go.
Washington, May 27.—(Special.)—
Grass should be cut “long” so that the
roots will be protected after the cut
ting. This means, says the depart
ment of agriculture’s landscape gard
ener, that the lawn mower should be
set just as high as it will go.
Lawns should be cut frequently and
in ordinary cases where the cuttings
are normal they should be left where
they fall, notwithstanding the contra
ry opinion of the energetic person
who follows up his cuttings by rak
ing with an iron rake. Lawns should
never be raked with an iron rake, ex
cept to prepare them for the sowing
of grass seed, for such raking harrows
up the soil. Neither should they be
swept. . '•
If the diligent caretaker of a lawn
must follow up the cutting by som£
other operation, only a wooden rake
should be used, and this should be em
ployed carefully so as not to disturb
such of the grass clippings as have
sifted down around the roots. Those
grass clippings that settle around the
roots afford them a very important
protection and will do much to keep
the lawn in fine condition when there
is lack of rain- later in the season, for
they will hold the moisture and act
as a shield from the sun. In fact, the
grass cuttings are generally needed
about the roots and should not Re
tract from the looks of the lawn, for
they soon shrivel, dry up. and work
their way down, so that they are no
longer noticed. Grasses are naturally
cool-climate plants id re ix’’'e to
be harmed by the hot tun :.bout the
roots.
A Valuable Show.
The Griffin Hardware Company
presents at the Opera House Satur
day at 1 p. m., one of the most re
markable moving picture films ever
made.
Five thousand feet of film in five
reels furnished by the American
Steel & Wire Company will be exhib
ited showing the progress of iron
from mine through furnace and foun
dry to the woven wire fence on a
Spalding county farm. It is an ad
vertising show but none more instruc
tive was ever exhibited by any thea
tre.
Every farmer should insist that his
sons and daughters attend this show
so thoughtfully provided by the Grif
fin Hardware Company.
FELDER ACKPTS
> INMM :
■ ATTEND MEETING
Will Deliver Address at Gather
ing of News and Sun Cor
e respondents June sth.
- WISE AND FLYNT
ALSO TO BE PRESENT
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Big Barbecue and a Great Time in
Sight.—Gov. Slaton Advises
s He Can’t Come.
1 Hon. Thomas S. Felder, of Macon,
- candidate for United States senator,
1 has accepted the invitation extended
’ him by the editor of the News and Sun
, to attend the correspondents’ meeting
; at Brown’s Springs on June sth. His
letter of acceptance ls>as follow:
> Felder’s Leiter.
Macon, Ga., Ray 26,1914.
! Mr. Winfield W. Dudley,
Editor and Publisher,
J Griffin, Ga.
' Dear Mr. Dudley:
I am in receipt of your letter
: of 23rd inst, just before leaving
for north Georgia to meet a num
] . ber of speaking. dates. I thank
“ you again for your kindness to
me. I will be very glad to ac
' ’ cept your kind invitation to ad
dress the Brown’s Springs meet
ing of the-correspondents on Fri
day, June sth.
I hope you will tell my friends
] of thd« engagement and let me
, know the details as you arrange
, them so that I can arrange my
, plans to suit your pleasure. Please
let me know as soon as conveni
ent when I shall come up apd
how and when I will go to Brown’s
Springs.
I was very much pleased with
the kindness of you and my other
friends in Griffin Saturday, and
I hope that I may sometime be in
position to ( do as much for you.
.With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely your friend,
T. S. FELDER.
Much Interest Manifested.
Much mterest, by the way, is being
manifested in the Correspondents’
meeting. Not only the correspon
dents, but the readers of the paper
and others as well, are interested in
the occasion and a large number have
signified their intention of being in
attendance.
Hon. J. Walter Wise, candidate for
congress, and Col. Frank Flynt are
among the others who have been in
vite to attend and make speeches. It
is going to be a great day for the
News and Sun correspondents and
their friends.
Governor Slaton was also invited
to make an address, but advised us
Wednesday that on account of a pre
vious engagement elsewhere he could
not be present.
Barbecue Dinner.
Mr. Brown, the proprietor of the
springs, will give a big barbecue din
ner to the public on the day qf the
correspondents’ meeting and a great
time is in sight for the newspaper
men and their friends.
Happy Family Reunion.
A happy family reunion was held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Bryant at Experiment last Sunday
in celebration of the birthday of Mr.
Bryant and also the birthday of his
daughter, Miss Mabel.
At noon a sumptuous dinner was
served the guests and the occasion
was a most enjoyable one. The young
lady rendered excellent music for the
pleasure of the guests during the day
on a new piano given her by her fath
er on the occasion of her birthday.
The invited guests were Mr. I. W.
Greer, Mr. George Awtry, Mr G. H.
Wilson, Mr. Allan Little, Dr. J. T-
Nunnally, Mr. B. C. Randall and
. Mr. Paul Flynt.
THE WEATHER
Forecast for Thursday—Cloudy;
, probably thunder showers.
Temperature for the 24 hours end
ing 6:00 p. m. yesterday:
Maximum temperature, 89 degrees.
-Minimum temperature, 70 degrees.
Mean temperature, 79 degrees.
J. M. MATTHEWS, Observer.
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SltM, OF tiirailE;
MS H FELLOWS
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| Dr. L. B. Clarke, of Atlanta, Elected
Grand Representative at
Macon Meeting.
Macon, May 27.—W. B. Sloan, of
Gainesville, this morning was elected
head of the grand lodge I. O. O. F.,
at the opening session of the sixty
-1 eighth annual meeting of the grand
lodge in the city auditorium. More
than 1,000 Odd Fellows are here rep
resenting 500 lodges in the state. In
connection with the grand lodge meet
ing about 200 delegates to the Re
bekah assembly are ladies auxiliary
to the grand lodge are in session.]
Adjournment of both Rebekah and
the grand lodge will take place to
morrow afternoon. Other officers
elected in the grand lodge are:
Frank Harswell, deputy grand mas
ter, LaGrange; T. H. Robertson,
grand secretary, Gainesville; C. A.
Vonderlieth, grand treasurer, Athens;
T. M. Moynes, Savannah, grand rep
resentative; Dr. L. B. Clarke, At
lanta, grand representative.
Good Play Friday Night.
Mrs. E. D. N. Southworth, the
nothed authoress of “Ishmael,” or “In
the Depths,” has commanded the at
tention and admiration of the entire
world. Literary and dramatic critics
of many foreign countries commend
her latest and best work, “Ishmael.”
In fact some of the best known critics
pronounce this remarkable book play
the best of recent years.
It was these many good reasons
that Mr. Park, after considerable ne
gotiations, was enabled by the pay
ment of a large royalty, to secure the
southern right to this stellar work.
From the rise to the fall of the final
curtain one is held spellbound with
the charm of this absorbing drama.
On Friday night Griffin theatrego
ers will have the opportunity of wit
nessing the production at the Park
tent, on which occasion the price of
admission will be 25 cents. No doubt
a packed tent will be the rule, as a
play as widely known as this one
needs no introduction.
Orchard Hill News.
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Orchard Hill, Ga., May 27.—Farm
ers are getting anxious to see a rain,
as their cotton and corn is needing it
badly.
People 'around here are getting
ready to harvest their grain. Several
new binders and mooring machines
have been bought and a large crop is
anticipated.
Captain Grantland and Frank Mays
of Griffin, were here Monday.
Eliaha Aiken, of Akin’s Corner, was
here Monday.
Oscar Atkinson and wife spent Mon
day n Griffin.
Frank Padgett made a business trip
to Atlanta Tuesday.
J. J. Camp visited friends in Grif
fin Monday.
Miss Clair Swint spent Monday and
Tuesday with friends In Griffin.
Allan Chappel and Alex. English,
of Chappel, were here Monday.
P. M. Brown and R: A. Fazley
made a business trip to Griffin Mon
day.
J. F. McKneely went to Griffin
Monday.
Among those that have been attend
ing the commencement exercises in,.
Milner from here are Miss Lucile
Grubbs, Miss Clair Swint, Miss Nell
Crawley, Powell Grubbs, Phil Swint
and Ernest Hammond.
J. H. Newman, of Griffin, was
here Monday. •
Walter Willb, if Chappel, was here
Monday.
J. F. Cox, of Monroe county, was
here Tuesday.
Walter Bolton and Oscar Futral,
the committees appointed to measure
the contest corn patches for the boys’
corn club, were here riionday.
J. A. Taylor, of Brushy, was here
on business Tuesday.
Mrs. J. M. F. Barron and J. H.
Grubbs, of Liberty Hill, were called
here to the bedside of Mr. O. E.
Fisher Tuesday.
Mrs. W. C. Weldon visited friends
in BarnesviHe Tuesday.
Card From Dr. Walton.
Editor News and Sun:
I am sure those who were present
at the First Baptist church Sunday
evening will agree with me in the
statement that the remarks of the
Rev. E. B. Andrews, rector of the
Episcopal chureh, were instructive,
clear and forcible, and were a con
tribution of real value to the meeting
held in the interest of our hospital.
I am led to thus express my appre
ciation of Mr. Andrews’ address be
cause in your account of that meeting
his name does not appear among
those who were speakers, an over
sight which was, I am confident, cn
intentional on the part of your re
porter. FLETCHER WALTON.
CHANGE IN SCHEDULE.
Central of Georgia Ry.
Effective May 31 st. Central of
Georgia railway train No. 8, for Ma
con, Albany, Thomasville, Montgom
ery and intermediate points, will pass
Griffin at 1:10 a. m. instead of 12:50
a tn., as heretofore.
W. H. FOGG,
District Passenger Agent.
! r — ——
tqpHE Griffin J
Blue Book is a
list of Griffin
NEWS AND SUN’S
subscribers. They will
all see Satterfield’s car
toons about June 2.
OKLAHOMA NEEDS HANDS.
Bulletins to Be Placed in All Port
offices in Country Describing
Needs of the State.
Washington. May 27.—Acting on
information of Charles L. Dougher
ty, labor commissioner of Oklahoma,
that 12,000 to 15,000 men would be
required to help harvest and thresh
the wheat crop in that state, Secre
tary Wilson today ordered bulletins
placed in postoffices throughout the
country, describing Oklahoma’s needs.
Inquiry has been made of state of
ficials in Kansas, Nebraska, North
and South Dakota, lowa, Wisconsin,,
Missouri and Minnesota about their
requirements for extra help during
the harvest season.
The governor of Oklahoma tele
graphed that between 12,000 and 15,-
000 men would be needed and that
wages would be from |2 to 12.50 per
day.
Williamson Waifs.
Williamson, Ga., May 27.—Mrs.
Fred and Harry Garrett have return
ed from school at Barnesville for the
summer vacation.
Mrs. Dr. Jackson, of Manchester,
was the guest of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. D. Dingier, for the
- week-end.
The Indies’ Sewing club were de
lightfully entertained last Thursday
afternoon by Miss Kathleen Prothro
at her pretty country home at Rover.
A marriage of interest to their
many friends was that of Miss May
Snipper to Mr. Frank Dickerson in
Atlanta May 26th. After a trip to
Lookout Mountain they will return to
their home here.
Mrs. Wil|jam Fillyaw and children
attended the commencement exer
cises in Yatesville last week.
Mrs. J. E. Smith has returned
from Washington, D. C., where she
was delightfully entertained as the
guest of her niece, Mrs. Howard Wal
ker, at her beautiful home at Chevy
Chase.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Farrar spent
Monday and Tuesday in Binning,
ham.
Dr. Walter Beauchamp, Paul
Beauchamp anti Edgar Allen attend
ed the play given at Concord Tuesday
night.
Miss Ruth Taylor, who was quite
sick, is much better.
Mary Virginia and
Ruth Biraty Smith have returned
from Concord where they have been
attending school.
Dr. J. C. Beauchamp has returned
from Atlanta.
Jolly Jollities.
Jolly, Ga., May 27.—R. W. Hale
spent Sunday at Meansville.
M. L. and J. P.‘ Dunn and J. W.
Harrison attended the funeral, of Rob
ert Mitchell at Barnesville Saturday.
>■’ Mrs. E. W. Williams and Mrs.
C. H. Kelley spent Monday at Mid
way.
Ed Wilkerson, of Line Creek, vis
ited here Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Whatley spent
Saturday and Sunday in West Pike.
Frank Dunn spent Saturday in
Griffin.
E. W. Williams is spending the
week at Neal.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Ballard spent
Sunday at Flat Rock.
Rev. W. A. Chastain, of the Chris
tian church of Griffin, preached the
baccalaureate sermon at Concord on
Sunday. He preached a very force
ful sermon.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Misses Laura and Susanne Bailey
have returned from Washington, D.
C., where they have been attending
Gunston Hall school. Miss Laura
graduated just before leaving for
home.
Q. A. Rivers died at h» home at
. Meansville Tuesday and was buried
i at Mt. Zhu Wednesday, the otae
f quies being conducted by. Rev. T. M.
Elliott, of Griffin.
A happy marriage was solemnised
’ in this city Sunday, when Mr. Eli
Jones was joined in holy wedlock to
Miss Mamie Partes, by Rev. J. A.
’ Drewry, at his home at 5 o’clock in
’ the afternoon.
■ «. Meetings under the direction of
. the Rev. J. C Adams at Kincaid Mem
. orial church have awakened a lively
, interest among the people of West
Griffin. Services every evening by
the Rev. A. M. Pierce, of Cedartown,
are being delivered to responsive con
gregations.
f Special cash sale Friday and Satur
- day, May 29 and 30, of house dneees,
- children’s dresses, shirt waists, middy
1 blouses, trimmed and untrimmed hats,
) braids, transformations, jewel pine,
combs, Barrettes, etc. Everything
during this sale at and below cost.
. Mrs. E. E. Wolcott. 2t
THE SUN, EataMished 1877.
CIIT FATHERS
READILY GHB I
BOARD’S REQUEST
City Attorney Authorized to Pre
pare Call For Special .
Election.
AMOUNT ASKED FOR IS
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
Necessary to Provide Additional
Buildings and Equipment or
Turn Pupils Away.
Acting upon the request of the
board of education the city council at
its meeting Tuesday night authorised
the calling-of a special election for
the issuance of $50,000 >f bonds foz
the purpose of providing funds with
which to erect an additional school
building, provide equipment and other
school facilities.
The request of the board, which
was published in full in yesterday’s
News and Sun, was made by Hon. W.
E. H. Searcy, Jr., chairman, who
made an interesting statement'show
ing that the schools were crowded be
yond their present capacity and that
the board did not have available funds
with which to provide the necessary
school facilities and equipment un
less the mayor and council provided
the means.
Realizing the needs of the schools
and the importance of providing the
needed facilities with which to take
care of the increasing attendance,
council readily agreed to grant the
request.
Searcy to Prepare Call.
Chairman Searcy, who is also city
attorney, was authorized to prepare
a call for the election. It will take
him several days to do this and then
it will be necessary to give thirty
days’ notice before the election can
legally be held. Therefore i twill be
called for some time in July. The
exact date will be announced later by
Col. Searcy.
Result of Present Attendance.
The result of the present attendance
at the schools this year shows that
the average number of pupils in each
grade in the grammar schools is fifty
each grade would be thirty-seven
plus. If the schools another year in
crease in attendance in the same pro
portion as they have for the two years
past, with the country children elimi
nated, there would still be an average
attendance of forty-four plus, and if
the country children were admitted,
as they are now, and the increase
was in the same ratio the average
attendance would be fifty-nine plus.
The enrollment for the school years
of 1911-12 was 966, for 1912-13 1,061
and for 1918-14 1,147. The enrollment
was divided as follows: In Sam Bailey
senool, rcniaenv pupils ovo, non-rrsi
dent 65, total 370; Fourth Ward
school, resident pupils, 251, non-resL
dent 80, total 331; West Griffin school
resident pupils, 150, non-resident, 175,
total 325; High School, 151.
Financial Deficiency.
The school board received from all
sources for the scholastic year just
ended 822,249.63. It had on hand
from the previous year $553.20, mak
ing a total fund of $22,702.88. For
salaries and supplies the board paid
out $22,084.41 and for improvements
and repairs it paid out $3,750. The
total expenditures therefore In . ex
cess of receipts is $3,095.68.
The board will yet receive from the
city about >I,OOO from uncollected
taxes and from the county about SSOO.
No other funds are available to meet
the deficiency.
Increase in Salaries.
Under the salary ordinance adopted
by the old board the increase in sal
aries for next year will be approxi
mately >I,OOO. The receipts tor next
year will not be materially different
from the receipts of the year just
ended, except the nominal increase on
account of the increased value of prop
erty assessed for taxation.
I p To The Peepte.
Council having done its duty in call
ing the special election,for bonds to
provide for funds for the erection us
additional school buildings and needed
equipment, it win be up to the peo
ple to pass* on the same. It fe the
duty of the citizens to rally to the
support of the schools, and no doubt
they will do so and vote for the
bonds and provide for the facilities
so badly needed. The facts concern
ing the overcrowded condition of the
schools and the figures showing a fi
nancial deficiency is most convinc
ing proof of the great need of more
school buildings and equipment. Un
less the people are willing to provide
additional buildings, equipment and
funds by the issuance of the bonds
and levy of additional texes, the
board will be forced to either exclude
from the public schools of the dty
all country children who are now re
ceiving the advantages of the local
school system or adopt the rule that
only those pupils will be received
whom it is possible to seat and ae
commodate and all others will be de
prived of the advantages afforded by
the school.
Round Gold Chain Lout
’ Between Broad street, corner Hill
j street and Gresham’s shop. Elk em
blem on chain. Return to J. it. Ban
t sett for reward. f 3t