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U.E OFFICIAL ORGAN OF GRADY COUNTY.
VOL. 6
CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, JUNE 25. 1915.
no; 4
SPECIAL!
Another New Lot of
fiOVERNOR COMMUTES FRANK’S SENTENCE
MILITIA CALLED OUT TO PROTECT SLATON.
Atlanta, O&j, June 21,—John M. Slaton to dn.v commuted- Leo
M; Prank’s ueath Sentence-forjhe murder of Mary Pluigun to life
imprisonfOor/ The official announcement of the decision was made
several hoy' .cH Frank had been secretly ’ removed from the
county ja : and taken to the state prison farm at Miileageville
*" Ex' , editions of local papers early this morning stated unoffi
cially Sfct Frank’s sentence had been committed and crowds began
,ef a 1 : down town street corners. The arrest of one man
tempied to dismount a policeman b.v seizing his horse’s reins
.£done of the crowds to ii high state of excitement but the po-
.e prevented any violence. A speaker who attempted to address
till people from the city hall stops was stopped by the officers.
/ ' When it became definitely known.tlmt Gov. Slaton had commu
ted Frank’s sentence the excitement here was less intense than it
$buld iiave been ordinarily because the extra editions of the papers
Stating unofficially that such tic lion had been done had served to
prepare the public for the news. Put still the case is almost the
Sole topic of conversation and at no-time since tho arrest of Frank
more than two years ago, has'fueling been higher titan it is to-day
FIVE DOLLARS.
Higdon-Herring Company,
“MERCHANDISE OF QUALITY”
Gov. Slaton was at his Country against the govenu.r’s action
home when he announced his d;e- ln , commuting, the death sentence
cision, He also made public at of Frank to life imprisonment
the same time a statement • giv-Upon the arrival of (io ihilitia-
inghis reasons Tor commuting men from Atlanta, who had been
the sentence of Frtuik to life irn- held underarms fed-emergencies.
Bay Link News.
Messrs. F. C. Cook and B.’ K.
Butler loaded the first car of mel
ons Monday at Pelham.
Mr. B. F. Bentley, jr., has
gone into the mercantile busi
ness.
Mr. T, P Powell spent Sunday
with Mr. W. T. Barrett.
Mr. F. C. Cook and family
spent Sundny with A. Q. John-
and family.
Mrs. Annie Godwin and family
spent Sunday with Mrs. Fannie
Hendricks.
Cuthbert Barrett spent Sunday
at Vadn,
J. J. Davis is not working for
Mr. A. Q. Johnson now.
Mrs. Ethel Broadaway visited
Miss Leola Barrett Sunday.
We have- good crops in this
section but they are needing
ruin.
Drives Dandruff Away.
The best thing you can do for
your hair is to keep it free from
dandruff. It is now positively
known that most cases of bald
ness can be traced directly to the
formation of dandruff and to neg
lect of the scalp.
The powerful yet.harmful an
tiseptic properties of
Hair Tonic
make it supreme in this respect.
Its effect can be noticed after the
first two or three applications,
and, if care is taken to avoid re
infection of the scalp by unclean
comb or ..brush, the occasional use
of this tonic will keep the scalp
in the prime of healthy condi
tion.
Penslar Hair Ton if; makes a de
lightful r hair dressing, too. It
contains no sediment, it is not
sticky or greasy, and does not
color the hair. Trv a fifty-cent
bottle to convince yourself how
good it is, and you will buy the
dollar size next time.
THE GRADY PHARMACY,
The Penslar Store.
Governor Slaton on Saturday
signed warrants for $2,000 each
for the eleven district agricultu
ral schools, This makes a total
cf 86,000 each that these institu-
. tions have received .this year,
Their annual .appropriation is
810,000 each, the money to comp
from the sale of fertilizer tags by
the state department of agricul
ture,
WHIGHAM ITEMS.
Misses Susie Mills and Mary
Cobo went as delegates to the
League conference at Americus
last week.
Mr. Albert Trulock left Friday
for Lebanon, Tenn., where he
will enter school.
Mr. and Mrs. J O, Williams
and son, James, spent Monday .in
Thomasville.
Messrs. McLendon and M. J.
Swicord, of Kestler, were in our
citv . unday.
Judge Willie and wifA weujwv
town Sunday afternoon. r
Mrs. Charlie Mobley and dau
ghter, Miss Ethel, made a busi
ness trip to Thomasvilie Monday.
Mrs. J. N..Etheridge and daw*
ghter. Mrs. Conrad Parrish, of
Montgomery, Ala., are guests of
Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Etheridge,
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Maxwell,
of Calvary, were the guests, of
Mrs. Maxwell’s mother, Mrs. J.
A. Belcher, Friday, night.- • .<£!
Mrs. G. B, McEIvey gave a
spend the day party last Thurs
day in honor of Miss Annie Pie.
Those present were Misses Eila
Dickerson, Mary Terrell. Winnie
Webb, Annie Bell and Lessie
Mae C hambers.
Misses Jessie and Eth-1 Parker
spent Thursday afternoon in Cai
ro.
All the stores here now close
at six o’clock except, on Satur
day's.
Rev. I. K. Chambers filled his
regular appointment at Cajivajry
Saturday and Sunday, Mia8 Les
sie Mae" Chambers accompanied
him.
Quite a number of Whigham-
tes attended the foot washing.at
Trinity Sunday.
Misses Ophelia and Cornelice
Hollingsworth, of Ty..Ty,.are
spending some time with their
grandfather, Rev. Wim Hollings
worth .
Capt. W- R. Joyner, state fire
inspector,- has mad.e his second
annual report to • the governor.
It shows that in t^e last year
Captain Joyner has investigated
sixty suspicious fires in various
sections of the state and his. in
vestigations have resulted in ten
trials for arson, with the result
that there have been six convic
tions.
Rub "Go Fly” over your horse
and. keep the flies off these hoi
days. In 50c, 85c ard $1.50 cans
at Wight Hardware Co.
prisonment.
- In it he called especial atten-.
tion to the intense feeling that
prevailed at the time of the trial.
At the same time the governor
dictated the following statement:
"All that I ask is that the people
of Georgia read my statement of
the reasons why I co nmuted Leo
Frank’s death sentence to life
imprisonment. Feeling as I do
about this case I would be a mur
derer, if I permitted this man to
hang. It may mean chat I must
live in otoscurity the rest of my
life but I would rather be plow
ing In a field than feel for the
rest of my life that I had this
man’s blood on my hands.”
PRANK BEGINS HIS LONC TERM.
Milledgeville, Ga., June 21.—
Leo M. Frank entered on his long'
term here today. He was dress
ed in a striped uniform denoting
the lowest grade prisoner. He is
known as convict number 96-\
He reiterated his innocence of
Mary Phagan’s murder.
NEAP. BEER SALOONS ARE CLOSED
Atlanta, Ga., June 21.--The
excitement resulting from the
commutation of Leo Frank’s
sentence is subsiding somewhat
as the day wanes. Several hun
dred people met at the state cap
ital grounds where speeches were
made criticising the governor’s
action. Extra police are on duty
and the near beer saloons and all
locker clubs have been closed.
SLATONS ACTION UNPRECEDENTED
Atlanta, Ga., June 22.—Solici
tor Dorsey, who prosecuted Leo
Frank, issued a statement last
night in which he declared that
“the action of Gov. Slaton nulli
fying the judgments of the state
and federal, courts and overriding
the recommendations of the state
board of pardons . . . was un
precedented. ” He added that no
defendant in his recollection' had
had the benefit of more appeals
to botli the state and federal
courts.
"I cannot find in the record of
the Frank case, or in the gover
nor’s lengthy statement of at
tempted justification, one reason
why the governor should inter
fere with the judgments of - the
courts in this case,” said the so
licitor.
GOVERNOR’S FRIENDS ARMED.
Atlanta, Ga., June 22nd.—Gov
Slaton lust night called upon the
state militia to protect his coun
try home near this city lifter sev
eral hundred men and boys had
attempted to enter the estate
through the front gates, which
had been barricated with barbed
wire entanglements, and had
threatened to overpower the 20
county policemen, armed with
riot guns, who were on guard.
The demonstration was a pro-
J. L. Oliver’s Son
. . Grady County’s Largest.Store
the governor proclaimed martial
iaw in a district’ extending half
a mile in the front and/rear of
liis residence and about a.quart'er
of a mile on either, side!
When the militiamen lined uj>
with fixed bayonets to disperse
the crowd,' stones, bricks, and
bottles were thrown at them.
MARTIAL -LAW DECLARED;
The governor proclaimed mar
tial'law at 11 o’clock and by mid
night the. crowd had practically
‘ been dispersed. There was no
firing.
A telephone message from Mil
ledgeville said that trouble was
feared there and asked that the
governor order out the Milledge
ville company of militia. The
governor told his informant that
sudhta request would have to
cpme from the sheriff. At mid
night, however, the sheriff had
not requested troops.
The governor was surrounded
in Jiis home by about a dozen
friends, nearly every one of
whom was armed with a rifle or
pistol.
SLATON HUNG IN EFFIGY,
Marietta, Ga., Jure 22.—-A life
size dummy bearing the inscrip
tion, “John M. Slaton, Georgia’s
Traitor Governor,”- was burned
in the public square here last
night by a crowd of men. The
dummy was hanged to a telephone
pole on the edge of the square in
the center of the city yesterday
after news was received of the
commutation.
Mhry Phagan, the victim of the
pencil factory murder, formerly
lived here. .
QUIET IN ATLANTA AND M ? VILLE.
Atlanta, Ga., June 23,
Hot Weather Clothes
Furnishings
Our stock is full of comfortable thihga for the Man or Boy
Palm Beaeh Suits
Palm Beach Odd Trousers
Orossett Shoes
Beacon Shoes
Arrow Collars and Shirts
B. V. D. Underwear
We Invite you to see These Lines.
Rnox Hats
New Ties and Belts
Holeproof Hosiery
Pajamas and Nightshirts
Bathing Suits
Bath Robes, Etc., Etc.
J. L. Oliver’s
Mail Carriers To Get Increase.
Beginning July 1st the rural
mail carriers of Georgia whose
routes are twenty-four miles and
over expect their salary to be in
creased to $1,400 and those whose
mileage is less than twenty-four
miles expect to receive a propor
tionate increase.
Official order from the fourth
assistant postmaster general to
draw vouchers for the increased
amounts has not been received
but notice of the intention of the
department to make the raise has
been published in the official bul
letin issued by the superintendent
of the rural mail servico and the
official order will doubtless be
forwarded in due time.
There are several rural routes
in Grady County, and the car
riers are gratified to know that
De-1 the delayed increase is an early
Notice to Administrators.
All administrators of estates
guardians of minor children, ex
ecutors of wills, arc required by
law to make annual returns to
the Ordinary by or. before the
first Monday in July of each
year.
Please take due notice and gov
ern yourselves accordingly.
This June 21st, 1915.
P. H. HERRING, Only.
Agents Wanted.
Old Hats made new at a small
cost. Write for price list. A
trial is all we want. Our work
will speak for itself. Send hats
by parcel post. We pay it one
way.
Havana Hat Co.,
145 Broad Street,
Jacksonville Fla.
tachments of military and the
governor’s horse guards remain
ed on duty yesterday - and last
night in vicinity of Gov. Slaton’s
summer home.and are •still' there
this morning;
At Milledgeville Frank rested.
Today he will be assigned to lab
or upon the farm. For the time
being he will be given lighttasks;
later be will be given the work of
the average prisoner.
All is quiet in Milledgeville,too,
it was reported.' Officials say
there is no evidence of trouble
now or in the future.
GOVERNOR AT CAPITAL.
Governor Slaton came down
to his office at the capital shortly
before noon on Tuesday anu
spent the entire afternoon there
looking after routine matters.
There were no disturbance up
on the capitol grounds whatever
on Tuesday,
Go to Wight Hardware Company
today and get a Can of “Go Fly”
and rub on your stock and keep l lie
flies from worrying them. Conics
in 60c, 85c and $1.50 sizes,
probability. The carriers it is
stated, should have received the
increase last July and while some
think the delay was a great in
justice to them, as congress in
tended the increase to go into
effect a year ago, the depart
ment’s action in granting it at
this time is no less welcomed.
Quit borrowing your neighbor
lawn mower, ixmk over our stock
We-have all sizes and the prices are
reasonable. Wight Hardware Co,
Fire Alarm Signals.’
The fire alarm signals recom
mended by the Fire Department
and adopted by the Mayor and
Council are as follows:—
For Practice, 2 short blast of
the fire whistle.
Signals for fire.
First Ward—1 long blast after
general alarm.
Second Ward—2 long blast af
ter general alarm.
Third Ward—3 short blast af
ter general alarm.
Fourth Ward- 4 short blast af
ter general alarm.
ABSOLUTE SAFETY
When you have money deposited with us you can
always' rely on fact that your money is safe at
all times. We observe the laws governing banks,
and always conduct our business on safe and sound
business principles. Our officers and Directors are
men with .business experience and our policy is
always SAFETY FIRST.-
We offer you an absolutely safe place to deposit your
Money.
Citizens Bank,Cairo,<
W. S. Wight, Pres. W. H, Searcy, V. Pres, and Cashier
H. G. Cannon, V. Pres,
