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THE NEWS, Established 1871.
RECEIVED HERE
SPALDING COUNTY IS IN THE
FIRST HALF OF THE COUN¬
TIES IN THE STATE TO BE
PAID THIS YEAR.
Warrant was drawn Thursday
by Governor Dorsey for $631,500 for
the payment of 7,013 pensioners in
eighty-five counties in Georgia.
This is the first half of the State
pension list, the custom having been
followed of paying one-half the coun¬
ties at this time and deferring one
half until a later date. The counties
which draw their pensions first this
year were paid last a year ago. Floyd,
Fulton and Richmond, of the “big-six”
counties, will draw their pensions this
year in the last batch of counties,
which will be paid the middle or lat¬
ter part of April.
Spalding county is among the first
counties to be paid this time. Forty
five pensioners here will receive $13,-
210. The money was received here
by Judge J. A. Drewry Friday morn
ing and is being paid out to the pen¬
sioners. The or dinary urges all the
pensioners to call at once and get
their checks.
Other counties in this section which
received checks and the , amounts
thereof are as follows:
Coweta, $12,900; Henry, $9,549;
Meriwether, $12,640; Monroe, $9270;
Pike, $10,960; Upson, $9,510.
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■Weekly Cotton Report Shows 23,472
Bales Received and 10,117 in
Local Warehouses. '*■
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The official cotton report as tabu¬
lated by J. D. Williams, for the week
ended Thursday night, February 27,
shows that for .the week 321 bales of
cotton were received, as compared
with 770 bales on the corresponding
date last year.
The weekly shipments were 725
bales, ageinst 715 bales.
The stock on hand was 10,117 bales,
against 3,287 bales.
The total receipts for the season
were 23,472 bales, against 21,430
bales.
Spots Firday were quoted here at
27 1-4 cents.
HALF MILLION DOLLAR
FIRE OCCURS IN H
Four Large Buildings Are Wiped Out
by Disastrous Blaze and Adjacent
Structures Damaged.
ALBANY, Ga., Feb. 28.—The Da¬
vis Exchange Bank building,. Church
well A Carter Grocery Store, Watt
Sapp Hardware Company and the Ro¬
senborg Grocery Company were de¬
stroyed by fire this morning, and sev¬
eral adjacent stores were badly dam¬
aged. The loss is estimated at half
a million dollars, with insurance of
half that amount.
SUMTER READY FOR DRIVE
Campaign Against Scrub Sire Will Re
Opened Monday.
AMERICUS, Feb. 28—Details of
the anti-scrub sire campaign to be
waged in Sumter and Lee counties,
beginning Monday, have been an
notmeed here. H. L. Bowel, a beef cat¬
tle' fexpert of the extension depart¬
ment ofthe State College of Agricul¬
ture, was here yesterday conferring
, with G. O. Marshal concerning the
campaign. Mr. Bowen stated a simi-*
la r campaign, which was to have been
staged in Brooks county this week,
was abandoned. :
GRIFFIN, GA., FRIDAY AFTERNOON,; FEBR UARY 28, 1919.
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A Yank doughboy of the American Third division, army of occupation in my, on guard in Coblenson-the
Rhine. On the opposite shore looms the fortress of Ehrenbreitenstein.
JUGO'SLAVS CLASH
OVER TERRITORY
EFFORTS BEING MADE TO PACI
|Y CONTENDERS BEFORE THE
QUARREL SPREADS—SERBIAN
ARMY BACKING JUGO-SLAVS.
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,u, Frt Unconfirmed
ports today stated that fighting had
started between the Italians and Ju
go-Slavs as the result of a dispute
over the Ealmatian territory. Efforts
are being made to pacify the contend¬
ers before the quarrel spreads.
The Italians charge that the Ser¬
bian army is preparing to back up the
Jugo-Slavs’ claims in the Adriatic lit¬
eral.
It is believed that France will claim
the entire Sarre Valley, whose min¬
eral wealth will greatly compensate
for the French economic losses
through the wanton devastation by
the Germans in Northern France.
It is fairly certain today that the
military, naval, territorial and finan¬
cial terms of the peace treaty will be
completed by March 16th. This will
leave the outstanding question of re¬
sponsibility for the war with the re¬
port expected around the first of
April. \
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CHEAPER MILK FIERI
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 28.—The or¬
ganized labor forces of Atlanta have
taken a stand squarely behind the or¬
ganized club women of the city in
their campaign to force a reduction of
the price® of milk, and it begins to
look as if the profiteering dairymen
and milk dealers of Atlanta—if such
there be ?—are going to be compelled
to lower their rates or retire from
business.
The city council is preparing to
pass an ordinance establishing a City
milk commission composed of five
members who will hot only license
and regulate the milk dealers and
dairymen with regard to bacterial
Standards and batter fat require¬
ments, but wiH establish maximum
prices on the milk sold in Atlanta.
Then if a dairyman or dealer over¬
charges the public he will lose his li¬
cense.
BLIZZARD MODERATING
AS IT TRAVELS EAST
CHICAGO, Feb. 28.—The severest
blizzard here in many years, with
heavy snows, is demoralizing railway
traffic and wire communication, but
is moderating as it travels eastward.
Immediately west of the Mississippi
river is the worst sufferer.
SAVANNAH WANTS U. C. V,
SAVANNAH, Feb. 28.—Savannah
is going to work systematically to se¬
cure pledges for a sufficient sum to
guarantee the meeting in this city in,
June ofthe organizations ofthe United
Confederate Veterans and the Sons of
Confederate Veterans, the largest re¬
union in the country. It is estimated
that a little more than $20,000 will
be needed and that sum will be rais¬
ed. General N. B. Forest, of the Sons
of the Veterans, is in the city and he
practically admitted that this reun¬
ion will come to Saannah if the fund#
necessary are raised. The
means the bringing to the eity for the
meeting of more than ten
1 BURGLAR SYNDICATE
IS FOUND IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga., February 28.—
That James Conley, the negro who
testified as the star witness for the
prosecution in the trial of Leo M.
Frank, and who was recently sentenc¬
ed to serve 20 years on the chain gang
for burglary, was the head of a regu¬
lar burglar syndicate composed of
seven negroes who conducted their
operations in nartnership and pro
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rated the proceeds equally, was the
interesting information presented
yesterday to Judge John D. Humph¬
ries of the criminal division of Ful¬
ton superior court, who imposed the
sentence on Conley.
The police records show that thir¬
ty-one burglaries had been commit¬
ted in the neighborhood of Conley’s
residence in a space of five or six
weeks immediately preceding his ar¬
rest, and since his arrest there has
not been a single burglary. Conley
was shot in the act of burglarizing a
corner drug store near his house, the
druggist having installed a cot in the
back end of the place and slept with
a shotgun by his side to catch the
burglar whom he expected -to pay a
visit. On the second night of his
watching Jim Conley entered the
store and was peppered with a load of
birdshot, resulting in his capture and
conviction. , <.
SENATOR LODGE ATTACKS
TOE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
WASHINGTON, .Feb. 28.—Attack¬
ing the legaue of nations in the sen
ate this afternoon, senator Lodge de¬
clared any league of nations of which
the United States becomes a member
will be principally for the benefit of
other powers. “We have a right to
demand that there be nothing in the
agreement for the maintenance of the
world’s peace which is likely to injuse
the United States or compel us undue
sacrifice or put us in the position
where we may be forced to serve the
ambitions of others,” he declared.
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SCHEME FOR THE
ATTEMPT TO SNATCH
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FROM THE PEACE TABLE THE
RY THAT SHE WAS UN
F 1LE TO GAIN BY THE WAR.
eONDON, Feb. 28.—Germany
fenmce with a well worded oat
for political and social
according to close diplomatic
ers in London.
Commercially the Hun is
as hard as he did during the war.
tories are producing complete lines
new goods since the signing of
armistice.
The Germans will attempt
snatch from the peace table the
tory that they were unable to
by the war. Prussian Prince
declares Germany must
monarch and economical life to a
war basis.
SOME PRISONER, THIS;
SAY ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Feb. 28.—In the
son of John E. Harris, a
dressed young gent who blew in
from St“ Petersburg, Fla., the
ta police believe they have found
slickest prisoner that ever stood
the inside of jail bars looking
The slickness of Harris would make
rough piece of sandpaper look
smooth as axle grease.
After being bound over in
ers' court on a charge of
several rooms in the local Y. M. C.
and then of swiping a suit case
taining $500 worth of clothes from
local hotel, Harris was taken to
Fulton county jail and locked
with other prisoners to await
bjrthe grand jury. He was there
terday morning, but yesterday
nooon he was gone, elean at a
And that is ail the jailers can
you.
T nj[jy MAKES DENIAL
FOD PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, Feb.
president wishes me to say that
statement is a deliberate
and without foundation,” said Secre¬
tary Tumulty today, referring to
report that the president had said
Irish question was purely a matter
tween Ireland and England and
Ireland would not have a voice at
peace conference.
THE SUN, Established 1877.
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EX-PRESIDENT IT DENOUNCES
BORAH,POINDEXTER,AND REED AT
OPENING OF THE PUCE CONGRESS
Declares American People Should Give President Enthu¬
siastic Support—If League of Nations Fails World
Will Revert to Competitive Armaments and Face
Worse War Than One Just Closed.
ATLANTA, Feb. 28.—The Southern
congress of the league of nations thee
first of a series held throughout the
country under the auspices of the
league to enforce peace, opened here
today with former President Taft pre¬
siding and delivering the principal ad¬
dress. Prominent men from all Sec¬
tions of the South will attend thetwo
day meeting at which efforts will be
made to p#* the South on record in
favor of the proposed league.
Mr. Taft and a party of speakers
coming from the oongreas which end¬
ed Wednesday night at St. Louis ar¬
rived here early today. They were
welcomed at the terminal station by
city and State officials and .were
guests of Governor and Mrs. Dorsey
at a Southern breakfast.
At 10 o'clock this morning the first
meeting was held and from now on
until Saturday night there will be
three meetings a day at which Speak¬
ers will tell of the proposed league
of nations. Thousands of delegates,
many Southern governors and otJ^|
distinguished men are a mm
sessions. &
In his address Ex-Preaident Taft
denounced Senators Borah, Poindexter
and Reed as “merely destructive crit¬
ics” offering nojotution to take
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league had violated the oonstRutipn
of the United States, challenging any¬
one to point out a single instance.
He declared that the people of the
United States should give President
Wilson their enthusiastic support to
the plan of the league of nations.
If the league fails, Taft reiterated,
the world would revert to competive
armanents and face a worse war than
the one which has just ended.
WM. H. TAFT ARRIVES
FOR ATLANTA MEETING
ATLANTA, Feb. 28.—Former
President William H. Taft and a par
ty of distinguished Americans arriv
ed in Atlanta this morning to conduct
the Southern congress of the league
of nations, which has for its object the
crystalization of the sentiment of the
South in support of the efforts now
being made by President Wilson and
other world statesmen at the Paris
peace conference to prevent future
wars.
Always popular in Atlanta and this
section of the country, former Presi¬
dent Taft was given an especially cor¬
dial reception today on account of
the high-minded patriotism he has
displayed in setting aside party lines
and partisan antagonisms to take the
lead in supporting the rival spokes¬
man of an opposing party. Mr. Taft
was given a great ovation when he
appeared on the rostrum of the audi¬
torium to preside over the congress.
There were morning and afternoon
sesssions today to be followed by a
night session tonight. Tomorrow
there will be three more sessions.
Several hundred prominent South¬
ern men and women are in Atlanta
to attend the congress, which has
brought together one of the largest
and most representative gatherings
of Southern people ever held.
RULING ON FILING OF
INCOME TAX MODIFIED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28—No “ur¬
gent reasons” will have to be given to
Secure an extension of 45 (toys for
filing .excess profits or income tax re¬
turns, the bureau of internal revenue
announced Thursday, modifying a
previous ruling. The extension may
now be secured without any reason
being stated, but one fourth of the
estimated tax must be paid on or be¬
fore March 15.
BEATEN 3610 23
TURNED DOWN BY WILSON,
SOUTHERN CONGRESSMEN
SEEK ANOTHER MEANS Of
LIFTING EMBARGO.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—After
President Wilson yesterday refused
bequests of a congressional delegation
from Southern cotton growing States
to remove export embargo restric¬
tions on cotton they endeavored in the
senate late last night to add a rider to
the billion dollar wheat guarantee bill
to repeal laws authorizing the embar¬
go. Tlje amendment, however, was
rejected 36 to 23.
i„The president took the position in
others, “"jss that
Leader Lodge and •
change in
peace treaty is signed.
however, coptepdeq that the embargo
seriously injure# American trade in
cotton and that the British embargo
on cotton would maintain the armi»>
tice conditions.
IS STOPPED SI CHIT
ATLANTA, Feb. 28.—An order haa
been issued by Judge Reid of the At¬
lanta city court temporarily suspend¬
ing the sale at public outcry of the
Baptist Tabernacle of thi# city, which
was scheduled to go on the block on
March 1 to satisfy a debt of $166,
000 to the estate of the late Ji
1$ Snratthfi millionaire planter ‘of
Oglethorpe county. Fifteen deacons
of the church are indorsers o t the
loan and if the church fails to bring
an amount sufficient to pay the
they must put up the balance. Hence
they filed their application to haw
the judgment against them set aside.
They claim that the debt is infected
with usury and that one of the in¬
dorsers was recently relieved, which
has the effect of relieving all the oth¬
ers. Judge Reed fixed March 8 a#
the date for the administrators of the
estate to show cause why the judg¬
ment should not be permanently
aside insofar a# the indorsers aw
concerned.
NOTED GEORGIA ORATOR
TO STUMP ARKANSAS
ATLANTA, Feb. 28.—J. Q. Nolan,
famous Georgia orator, who recently
was engaged by the anti-saloon
league of America to conduct inten¬
sive speaking campaigns in a
her of States where the league is en¬
gaged in a right for ratification and
support of the prohibition amendment
has been directed to proceed to Ar¬
kansas and enter at once into a cam¬
paign in that State. Mr. Nolan is
of the most eloquent public speakers
in Georgia, and has taken a very ac¬
tive part in the Liberty loan
paigns, the war saving stamp work,
and other drives connected with the
war.