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THE NEWS, Established 1871.
10 CONTRIBUTE TO
Griffin and Spalding: County
Expected to do Their Part To¬
wards Success of Party at Polls
Next November.
SEVERAL CONTRIBUTIONS
ARE ALREADY RECEIVED
Members of the National Cam¬
paign Committee Will be Glad
to Have All Democrats Have a
Part in Great Work.
All Democrats of Griffin and
Spalding county are urged to contri¬
bute to the National Democratic cam¬
paign fund. All members of the par¬
ty are expected to do their duty in
providing funds to carry on the work
of the campaign and aid the Demo¬
crats in securing a great victory at
the polls next November.
The local members of the national
campaign committee—B. R. Blakely,
R. F. Strickland, W. H. Connor, J. P.
Nichols, Jr., C, G. Mills and Robert
L. Duke—will be glad to receive con¬
tributions to the campaign fund and
the News and Sun will see that they
are forwarded to the proper parties.
A subscription list has already been
started. Captain W. J. Kincaid being
first to respond with a donation of
ten dollars, and it is hoped that the
amount will soon be increased to at
least one hundred dollars or more.
All contributions will be acknowledg¬
ed through the columns of the News
and Sun. So far those making con¬
tributions are:
YV. J. Kincaid . . . . .$ 10.00
R. F. Strickland .. 5.00
'ft. R. Blakely , . ...... 5.00
Total . . $ 20.00
Membership Made t p of Singers
From All Over State and Plans
Are Being Made for Big
Singing Soon.
The Georgia Singing Convention
recently perfected organization in At¬
lanta by electing Prof. R, C. Muliins,
of Carrollton, president; Prof. J. YV.
Askew, of Aberdeen, first vice presi¬
dent; John J. Davis, of Fayetteville,
second vice president; Virgil Baker,
of Red Oak, third vice president; A.
A. Brown, of Atlanta, secretary; J.
Austin Brooks, of Atlanta, treasurer.
The membership is made up of gos¬
pel singers from practically every
section of the state and plans are be¬
ing made for agreat all-day singing
that will be held at the auditorium in
Atlanta on Sunday, October 22, to
which every singer in the state is cor
dially invited. This will be the great¬
est musical event ever promoted in
Georgia, as it will bring together
hundreds of prominent singers, all of
whom are backing the association.
On the last night of the Southeast¬
ern fair a large chorus will sing at
the fair grounds under the direction
of the officers of the convention an 1
announcement will be made of the
exercises of the following day, Octo¬
ber 22 . •
The capacity has a seating capacity
of 7,600, and as no admission will be
charged it is expected that thousands
of people will avail themselves of this
opportunity of hearing the best work
of the vest teachers and directors in
the South.
MULES WANTED.
I want to buy 50 sound young
mules. ages from 4 to 8 years oh*,
See me at my stable Griffin. Ga . 1 A.
S. Blake,
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COMMITS SAY BQOOBY
TO PEOPLE OF
Duke and Duchess Making Farewell
Tour Preparatory For Their De¬
parture For England.
Toronto, Out., Sept. 25.—The Duke
and Duchess of Connaght and
Princess Patrick are making a fare
tour of Eastern Canada
atorly to their departure for Eng¬
land the tirst week of October.
The Duke has been Governor Go,
eral five years and has succeeded in
raising the average Canadian esti¬
mate of royalty many degrees. B<.
lore his coming there was noticeab e
a tendency to scoff at kings and
queens. The son of Queen Victoria
has checked this in tactful ways.
For instance, when the members o?
his staff recently arranged the de¬
tails of his visit to a certain club
down to the last person who was to
be introduced to him, with a careful
schedule of his arrival and departure
and everything he was to do in be¬
tween, the Duke upset them by ar¬
riving ten minutes before time, ming¬
ling freely, having a good time talk¬
ing to everybody and not going until
he got ready.
There is, however, a section of opin¬
ion here, which professes to obseryc
in increase of “flunkeyism and eastr
consciousness in the Duke’s term of
office. If this be a fact, it is prob
ably due to the members of the Duke’s
entourage, who are much impressed
with the royal family's importance
and their own, rather than to any¬
thing the Duke himself has done.
"RIGHT-TURNER.
Mr. W. R. Wright announces thy
marriage of his daughter, Bertha, to
Mr. Riley B. Turner, of Birmingham,
Ala., the wedding ceremony having
been performed in Atlanta Monday
morning by Rev. J. E. Sammons, of
Griffin. Mr. Turner is a prominent
business man of Birmingham, in
which city the happy couple will make
their home after a visit to Chattanoo¬
ga and Lookout Mountain.
DIES WHILE ON A VISIT.
P. C. Waters, of Atlanta, a guest
in the home of B. N. Barrow, Sr., died
suddenly Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o’clock, age twenty-four years.* Tho
day remains for were funeral carria^l and to interment, Atlanta Mon¬
ac
companied by Mr. and Mrs. Barrow
arid B. N. Barrow, Jr.
pnotograpli - sliows a little girl who
is acting as the guide for one «f the
men who lost his sight in the tenches.
REPORT CRAND VIZIER
I Diplomatists in London Are Wonder
ing "hat Has Happened to Said
Halim Pasha.
> London. Sept. 25.—Diplomatists
here what ha- happened to Said Ha¬
j lim Pasha, Grand Vizier of Turkey.
Nobody can be found here or in neu¬
tral countries who has heard any
thing about him for twelve months.
I He was known to be a warm friend
' and admirer of France, but his pop
ularity in Turkey was so. great that
| Enver Pashe, who is practically die
tator, 'fS^ed not discharge him from
office. NoYv not only has nothing
been heaut about him for more than
a year, but his name has not even
been mentioned in the papers since
Bulgaria joined Germany.
Even when the German Parliament¬
ary deputation visited Constantinople
some months ago no mention wa
made in the German press reports o'
the Grand Vizier. The deputation
was received on the behalf of the gov¬
ernment by the Foreign Minister and
it was he who. presided and spoke at
the chief banquet.
If said Halim Pasha had been ill.
physically or diplomatically, the fact
at one time or another would have
been mentioned in the German press.
If he had been dismissed that fact,
too, would have been recorded.
It is reported from Greece that En¬
ver Pasha has had the Grand Vizier
assassinated because of his sympa¬
thies with France, while another ru
mor says that he has fled from Con¬
stantinople in disguise, taking with
him important papers, which are very
compromising for Enver.
DIED IN BARNESVILLE.
Benjamin W. Rhodes died at his
home in Barnesville Saturday night,
age sixty-five years. The funeral
took place in Barnesville Sunday
morning at 11 o’clock, conducted by
Rev. J. A. DYewry, of Griffin, after
which the remains were laid to rest
in the cemetery at Forsyth.
Soldiers Took French Leave.
On advices from Captain E. W
Beck, Charlie Denham, Oliver Chani
ley and John Aughtman, three sol¬
dier boys, were arrested by the police
department Saturday for leaving
f'amp Harris, without permission.
They were carried back to Macon
Sunday.
JIM EVANS BADLY HURT.
Employ* of Griffin Oil Co. Gets Leg
Cut in Machinery Monday.
Jim Evans, an employee at the
Griffin Oil Co., was seriously injured
Monday, when his foot slipped and
was caught in some machinery at the
mill. His left leg was horribly cut.
and he is suffering great pain. The
injured man was carried to his home
and is being given necessary medical
attention.
With Fair Crops at Top Prices
and General Air of Prosj^rity
Everywhere, it is Suggested
Farmers Should Take Bonds
and Keep Money Here.
Now that the farmers have fairly
good crops and top prices for their
cotton, they will be looking for in¬
vestments that will pay a certain rate
of interest and be gilt edge security
for all time to come. What should
or could be presented in the way of
investment better than our own
school bonds? And what better use
could our own home money be put to
than to erect our own schocrt building
which is to be the pride of our city?
The secretary of the Board of Tradj
suggests that the cotton that is being
brought to Griffin be turned into
school bonds. A syndicate of farm¬
ers can be formed and the entire is¬
sue of $65,000 can be oversubscribed
in a lew days. He thinks that if the
matter was brought to the attention
of the .commissioners they will br
glad to appoint a committee to work
up the syndicate and look after the
details of the organization.
“Somebody is going to come here
and gobble these bonds unless our
people get busy,” said Secretary
Royster when he was talking about
this matter Monday; “why would it
not be a good idea to keep them right
here at home; our people are going to
have plenty of money this fall and it
seems to me that Griffin ought to
buy these bonds, it will give the town
a big advertisement and show the
outside world that we know how to
handle transactions of this nature..
Buy the school bonds by all means.”
The secretary is right, the sooner
We get the habit of keeping our mon¬
ey at home, the sooner we will take
the proper place in the public eye.
The News and Sun indorses his plan.
Get busy, gentlemen.
GOLD PER CAPITA TRIPLES
SINCE BRYAN’S HEYDAY
New York, Sept. 25.—According to
a computation made here today, there
was on September 1 last enough gold
in the United States to give every
man, woman and child $24.80.' This
includes coin and bullion, but not jew¬
elry. Since September 1 gold has
been flowing in very fast, too. in
1890, when William J. Bryan’s espou¬
sal of “sixteen to one” had forced
much gold out of the country the per
capita amount was only $8.40. In
1888, it wa's $11.76.
GERMAN FURNITURE
PRICES RISE 40 PER CENT.
Berlin, Sept.-2ij.—Despite Germany
has immense forests, furniture price
have increased from forty to fifty
per cent since the beginning of the
war. The rise is caused by the sear
city of labor and the increase of wa¬
ges made necessary by the high cost
MARRIED SUNDAY MORNING.
Mr. Norman Pas and Miss
Cardell were married Sunday morn¬
ing at 11 o'clock. Rev. J, E. Drewry
officiating.
FIFTH RNNUAL FAIR OF THE 6R1FFIN
AND SPALDING FUR ASSOCIATION TO
BE THE BIGGEST AND BEST EVER HELD
Officers of Association Have Promised More Attractions
For This Year Than Ever Before—There is More In¬
terest Being Taken in Every Department - Racing
Will be Big Feature.
The fifth annual fair of the Griffin
and Spalding County Fair Association
will be held at Griffin October 23, 24,
25, 2tl, 27 and 28th and it is a fact
that it will be the biggest and best
county fair ever held in Middle Geor¬
gia.
The grounds are being put in ex¬
cellent' condition and many improve¬
ments and enlargements will be com¬
pleted before the opening of the gates
for the first big day. Nothing has
been overlooked by the officers that
vVill be for the comfort and conven¬
ience of the thousands that will be
there this year.
The officers of the association have
promised more attractions for this
year than they have «ver had befor.e
and there is more l trtra-e est being tak
en in every depar train t of display
which assures the best exhibits ever
shown at a county fair.
The racing this year will be far
ahead of anything Ihat they have ever
had. The association has arranged a
number of stake races for the meet
that will bring to Griffin horses that
have never before been able to get
Nearly 900 Bales Received a(
Valdosta During Saturday—
Price Paid 33 Cents a Pound.
Every Cotton Gin in Lowndes
County Has Been Rushed
j Bank Clearings Break Record.
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j Valdosta, Sept. 25.—Receipts of
sea island cotton at Valdosta on' Sat
urday broke the record for any prev¬
ious day in any year. Eight hundred
and sixty-nine bales were sold and
stored in warehouses Saturday. At
an average price of 33 cents a pound,
or $135 a bale, almost $150,000 was
paid out for the staple. The streets
were cluttered with cotton from G o'¬
clock in the morning until dark, and
the warehouses were taxed to take
care of the heavy offerings on top of
the big receipts during the early part
of the week. There was little dispo¬
sition to hold back for a higher price,
although a few farmers are said to
have stored their cotton, for an ad¬
vance, which they hope will come be¬
fore the first of October.
In one or two instances farmers
who expected 35 cents a pound, car*
ried their cotton back home, one man
hauling five bales which he was of¬
fered 33 1-4 cents for ten miles back
home. By far the larger number of
growers sold their cVottoh, however.
and were well pleased with the price.
Every cotton gin in this section has
l>een rushed to the limit to gin the
cotton brought to them during the
good weather of the last ten days.
Many of the gins are running day and
night, in an effort to catch up with
their custom. Although the yield is
expected to l>e less than last season
the crop is opening faster and is be¬
ing marketed as fast as ginned.
Bank clearings here also made a
new record on Saturday as a resu't
of the heavy cotton receipts, Tin
clearings for the day amounted’ to
$170,006.
CHRISTIAN CHURCHES TO
H(H,I) CONVENTION HERE
The annual convention of the Chris¬
tian churches of the Griffin district
will, be held Wednesday and Thurs¬
day of this week at Ringgold chuyeh.
TTTTTT Griffin. This district* <mers
that part of the state lie twee- Oc
rnulgee 4 mi ihe Chattahoochee and
.etween Atlanta and Columbus.
THE SUN, Established 1877.
there. These races havi^already been
filld and ntrance fees paid in which
assures the Griffin and Spalding Fair
of the best race meet evef, held in
this section.
Another announcement of .the offi¬
cers has created much interest and
meets with the approval of all is the
coming again of Johnnie Green, who
we will all remember as the flying
machine roan that went up just as he
promised to and performed every feat
of the air as advertised and then did
some more. He .2 known as the
“King of Flyers. : This announce
ment alone would assure the Griffin
fair of the best free performance to
be seen anywhere.
There will be hundreds of other at¬
tractions and the best band concerts
that we have ever had.
It is cheaper to go to Griffin and
there you will see the biggest and
best fair ever held In this section with
every attraction that you can find
elsewhere, and remember that there
you will meet all your friends and
have the time of your life. Remem¬
ber. Griffin, October 23-28.
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I OFFERING BIG
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“NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTER” IS BE¬
ING SHOWN AT THE ALAMO
AND “FALL OF A NATION” IS
BEING PRESENTED AT ELEC¬
TRIC—BIG CROWDS PACKING
PLAYHOUSES TODAY.
Griffin’s two moving picture thea¬
ters are offeYing attractive programs
this week, including pictures that
would make hits in Atlanta and Ma¬
con. The offering at the Electric to¬
day is “The Fall of a Nation,” pro¬
duced at enormous expense by Thom¬
as Dixon, author of “The Birth of a
Nation,” of which it is the thrilling
sequel. *
Today the Alamo is showing “Nep¬
tune’s Daughter," featuring beautiful
Annette Kellermann, who rivals
Diana, Venus and all the famous fadL
cinators of the dreamy past.
Hundreds of people will visit the
two theaters today and tonight, for
seldom has a city the size of Griffin
enjoyed such expensive attractions
The management of both theaters a>-e
to be congratulated on their progress¬
ive achievements in bringing such
thrillers to Griffin, which is among the
best motion picture cities in the state.
In this connection it is interesting
to note that other famous- pictures
will be shown here during the autumn
months. No industry has prospered
and expanded like the motion pictures
and Griffin is fortunate in getting
feature films.
DEATH OF REIDS BORO LADY.
Mrs. .J. J. Cook, age 78 years, wife
of the late Captain J. J. Cook, died
at her home at Reidsboro at 8:30 Sun¬
day night, after a lingering illness.
She leaves one son, J. N. Cook, and
two daughters, Miss Minnie Cook and
Mrs. J. F. Allei). The deceased was
an estimable lady, greatly beloved
by all who knew her and her death
was the occasion of much sincere re¬
gret. The funeral will be held at the
Baptist church in Zebulon at 10 o’¬
clock Tuesday morning,' Conducted by
Rev. Nath Thompson, of Griffin, and
Rev. J. Ft. I f Zebulon.