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m W&'-Z •. '.'Y^ Tv 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,