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VOLUME 43.
Funeral of Hon,
' G.P. Kilpatrick
Largely Attended
Last Sunday morning at 11 o’clock
the Baptist church was filled to over
flowing with friends, loved ones, ad
mirers and citizens of this section of
the state to pay their last tribute of
respect andj take part in the last rites
over the remains of Hon. George P.
Kilpatrick, who died suddenly last
Thursday about noon. Represented in
the large crowd assembled were a num
her of the darkies who came to share
in the homage paid this greatly be
loved citizen.
Few men have lived in our communi
ty who were so universally loved and
esteemed as Mr. Kilpatrick.
A male quartette consisting of
Messrs Wiley Gresham, Gray Quinnoy.
Donald Blount and Dr. H. J. Morton
sang “How Firm a Foundation,” one of
the old songs of the church and an
especial favorite with the deceased.
Rev. J.i B. Johnstone, of the Methodist
church read the opening scripture
lesson beginning with the words, “I am
the resurrection and the life,” Dr.
Bascom Anthony, presiding elder cf
the Savannah 1 district, read the second
lesson from the fifteenth chapter of
First Corinthians and make very ap
propriate remarks on the subject of
death.
Dr. J. P. McFerrin, followed with a
tribute of love to the memory of Mr.
Kilpatrick saying that he had known
him for ten years and that truly a
“Prince of Isreal had fallen.” Dr. Mc-
Ferrin’s tribute was most sincere and
touched the hearts of many of the great
throng present.
Rev. H. M. Fugate, a former pastor,
but now of Macon, conducted the lun
eial services. He said the news of
Mr. Kilpatrick’s death was a great
personal shock to him. Mr. Fugate
paid a, beautiful tribute to his fairh in
God, in simple old fashioned religion,
that while he was pastor of the church
here Mr. Kilpatrick was never absent
unless he, (his pastor) 'knew where he
was and what the reason of absence
was. Mr. Fugate also paid tribute to
his ability as a student of the bible
and his inspirational talks to the large
bible class which he conducted at the
Baptist church every Sunday.
Mrs. Dade Durden sang the conclud
ing song, “Asleep in Jesus," and Rev.
Fugate led in prayer.
The interment was at Magnolia
cemetery the following active p&ll
bearers escorting the body to its last
resting place: Messrs E. E. Chance, G.
A. Steadman, Henry Hopkins, F. P.
Reynolds, Dr. J. M. Byne, and Dr. R.
L. Miller. The honorary escort of pall
bearers were composed of the county
officers and a number of friends. They
were: John A. Blount, F. M. Cates,
Jr., S. A. Jones, J. B. Heath, H. M.
Blount, F. S. Burney, J. C Palmer, Joe
Law, F. M. Cates, Sr., J. H. Vaughn,
R. C. Hurst, O. M Gresham, W. H.
Hickson, J. F. Rackley, W. H. Davis,
Hugh North, P. C. Boyd, Twiggs Pace,
J. F. McElmurray, R. M. Murphree,
J. M. C. Murphree, W. E. Taylor, W. M.
Fulcher, Gary Vinson, John Humph
rey.
Many floral offerings came from rel
atives, classes, friends, circles, church
es, etc. showing the great love and
esteem in which this good man was
held.
In the death of George P. Kilpatrick
the city of Waynesboro loses one of her
foremost sons. He was one of the lead
ers in the religious, commercial and
political life of the community, and
was a man who practiced, in the daily
walks of life, the virtues of an honor
able and upright citizen. He was a
leader in the affairs of his city and
county, being always an enthusiastic
advocate and determined work r for
a’i improvements in • ommunity inter
ests. In religious affairs the messages
•hat he gave, and his shining example
of strict integrity and zealous atten
tion to his duties, was a source of con
sc’at:on and inspiration to many men
who held him as one of their great
ideals. In commercial life his main
occupation was farming, at which he
had been very successful, being a.lwavs
d:Mgont in his search to find and over
come obstacles in the rural life of his
community. As a citizen, he was kind
and generous and his relations with
his fellow man were those of one who
firnuy believed in the principles and
practices of brotherly love, humility
and tqleration.
COLORED COMMUNITY CLUB PASS
ES RESOLUTIONS UPON
DEATH OF MR.
KILPATRICK
The Community Club at its regular
monthly meeting last Monday evening
drew up and adopted the following reso
lutions in respect to the late Hon.
George P. Kilpatrick.
RESOLVED, FlßST—Whereas, the
Hon. George P. Kilpatrick has been a
friend and good advisor to the Commu
nity Club, and a great man who stood
for community development and the
improvement of community life in both
the city of Waynesboro and in the ru
ral districts of Burke county. We will
always point to the rest room which
was provided for negro women with
pride and honor and reverence to the
deceased, as well as to the entire
Board.
RESOLVED SECOND.—Whereas,
Mrs. George P. Kilpatrick, who has un
tiringly met with the Club from time
to time has always given us good in
struction and advice and has direct
ed our efforts, we therefore resolve,
that we, the members of the Waynes
boro Community Club, bow our heads
and hearts in sorrow and in grief to
the great God who doeth all things
well; who saw fit to take from our
midst the great chieftain of men of
Waynesboro, of Burke county, and of
this section of the state in the person
of the Hon. George P. Kilpatrick. We
bow our heads in submission to the
great Beyond, but we bow with aching
hearts over the loss and yet it is
heaven’s gain.
Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to
the beloved Hon. Mrs. G. P. Kilpatrick
and family during their hours of be
reavement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That
a copy of these resolutions be sent to
the bereaved family, one copy to The
Tiue Citizen for publication and one
Weekly Review of
Georgia Industries
Adel —Tobacco crop being rabidly
prepared for market; crop unusually
good.
Savannah—Three apartment build
ings to be erected.
Atlanta—Twenty-four story building
to be constructed on Peachtree street
at cost of $750,000.
Hawkinsville—Crop prospects in
Puiaski county unusually good.
Savannah—Georgia Ice Company to
take out group insurance policy on
employes.
Americus—Sumter county shipping
tomatoes.
Greensboro—Greene county link of
Atlanta-Augusta highway being widen
ed and improved.
Building contruction in 16 southern
states during month of June gained 11
per cent over corresponding month in
1923.
Cotton production in Jenkins county
this year estimated at 12,000 bales,
compared with 5,995 bales in 1923.
Thomasville—Commercial Bank of
Metcalfe planning to move tx> this
city.
Savannah—Plans formulating for es
tablishment of open-air school tfo¥
tubercular children.
Waycross—New fire station to be
built.
Lyons—Harvesting of sweet potatoes
in full swing.
Fort Valley—Watermelons beginning
to move from this section.
Atlanta^—Contract let for construc
tion of bridge across Southern railroad
tracks near federal penitentiary.
Adairsville—Peach crop in this vicini
ty now moving/
Atlanta—Cornerstone laid for St.
Luke’s parish house; estimated cost
$50,000.
Macon—United States Bureau of
Economics makes agricultural survey of
middle Georgia.
LaGrange—Swift & Company opens
new division offices here.
Adairsville—(School bonds to be sold.
Cedartown—Cedartown Ice Company
opens new ice station.
Savannah—Contract let for paving
Deptford road.
Savannah—Southern Wheel Com
pany to enlarge capacity of foundry.
Poulan—Crops in Worth county best
in several years.
Atlanta—Georgia tobacco markets
'open August 6.
Savannah—Several streets to be
paved.
Chickens valued at $27,269.G0 sold
in Georgia between January 1 and June
15, from territory along Seaboard Air
Line railway and Macon, Dublin and
Savannah railway.
Savannah—City market being im
proved.
Adairsville —Dixie highway being im
proved between this place and Dalton.
Greensboro—Banks of Greene coun
ty in excellent condition.
Savannah —Liberty Land Investment
Company, new concern, negotiating for
purchase of realty valued at $55,000.
Local Legionaires
Meet Commander in
Augusta on Monday
Commander H. J. Morton and W. L.
Sullivan, of the B. L. I. Post, No. 120
attended the meeting of the Louis L.
Eattey Post in Augusta Monday night
to meet State Commander Fitzpatrick.
Mr. Fitzpatrick stated the aims of the
national and state organization briefly
and has gone out to make his adminis
tialion an outstanding one in the an
hals of the legion in Georgia. In an
outline he gave the work ahead of him
and asked that the local post give
him. their earnest support.
Mr. Fitzpatrick paid the B. L. I.
Post several flattering compliments and
•it is the intention of Commander Mor
ton to have him meet with the post at
an early date..
After the meeting held at the old
armory building, chicken dinner was
delightfully served at the Elks Club
to Commander Fitzpatrick and his par
ty. State Adjutant McMullen was al
so present and made an interesting
talk to the men.
White Schools Will
Open September 15
County School Superintendent 0. M.
Gresham announces officially this week
that the white schools of Burke coun
ty will open on September 15th for the
fall term. This term has been made
possible on account of the fact that the
people of Burke county levied an ad
ditional tax in the different school dis
tricts to carry on the fall term this
year. The notice from Mr. Gresham
is as follows:
| ‘Waynesboro, Ga., Aug 12. 1924—The
j white school will open for the fall
i term on September llth.
BOARD OF EDUCATION,
i by O. M. Gresham, C. S. S. and Sec.”
ccpy be placed on file.
Most respectfully submitted.
NINA M. DAVIS Pres.
LULA FULLER, Sec.
J. P. POWELL,
G. WALKER
T. R. NEAL,
Committee
A TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF
THE LATE GEORGE P. KILPATRICK
Editor True Citizen —I wish to take
this occasion to express the profound
regret of the colored people of Way
nesboro and Burke county upon the
sudden and unexpected death of Jhe
much loved and esteemed Mr. George
P. Kilpatrick. In the death of Mr. Kil
patrick the church has lost a giant
oak in the Baptist forest. In the death
of Mr. Kilpatrick the colored people
have lost one of their best advisers,
sympathizers and counsellors. It was
my good pleasure to have Mr. Kilpat
rick stop me on the road and in un
mistakable tones, clear and distinct
advise and instruct me*" and his ad
vice and instructions were always glad
ly followed and received. A better
man has never lived.
WATSON BLOUNT.
4S,i)c ®riic Ctfuxw.
Tomatoes Canned
in Burke County
Sold in the City
An unusual sight, but one that
should be more common was the two
two-horse wagon loads of canned to
matoes passing thru the city this week
en route to the Waynesboro Grocery
Co., who had purchased them from I.
E. Bryan, the colored school teachtr
at the Keysville Industrial school.
A reporter of The, Citizen in talking
with Bryan found that he had financ
ed the growing, raising, gathering and
canning of these tomatoes and that the
work of canning them was done at
Keysville by the little can nip .5 p.’ant
that he has installed there. The col
ored children of that community have
alcul twelve acres of land under cul
tivation, and these plots are scattered
about in the section unde." his care
There were 80 cases of these tcma
tees the entire load containing over
1,900 No. 2 cans, boxed wo do *.en to
the case.
The work accomplished by Bryan
opens up a field that should become
veiy profitable, and one that should
be cultivated. He says, ”it is a boll
weevil beater.”
The development of 3mail industries
like this will mean an independent and
self sustaining community and Burke
county should have more of them.
The Citizen is very much pleased to i
note the development of this plant of
Prof. Byran, who is a teacher in :ha
colored schools of the county.
Rountree Names
His Commttiees
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 12.—Charles D.
Rountree, of Wrightsville, president of
the Georgia Press Association, is in
the city today, and while here gave
oul a list of his appointments on com
mittees.
President Rountree states that ar
rangements are rapidly being perfect
ed for the trip to New York next
spring, due notice of which will be
given at a later date.
The committee appointments are as
follows:
•Executive committee—W. G. Sutlive,
Vice-chairman, Savannah Press, Savan
nah, Ga. W. T. Bankston, Covington
News, Covington, Ga. W. T. iShytle
Adel News, Adel, Ga.
District Vice-Presidents.
M. L. Fleetwood, chairman.
1. D. G. Bickers, Savannah, Ga.
2. H. H. Wind, Cairo, Ga.
3. W. W. Fleming, Blakely, Ga.
4. Tipton Coffee, West Point, Ga.
5. James B. Nevin, Atlanta, Ga.
6. B. H. Hardy, Barnesville, Ga.
7. M. L. Fleetwood, Cartersville, Ga.
8. Eddie Walls, Eatonton, Ga.
9. James P. Davidson, Cleveland, Ga.
10. H. S. Norris, Thomson, Ga.
11 Jack Williams, Waycross, Ga.
12. Harry Floyd, Dublin, Ga.
Committee on Resolutions—C. E.
Brown, chairman, Cordele, Ga.;John H.
Jones, Fort Valley, Ga.; Mrs. Ethel
Thomas, LaGrange, Ga.
Legislative committee—Louie L. Mor
ris, chairman, Hartwell, Ga.; C. B. H.
Moincrief, Knolcville, Ga.; W. D. Hor
ton, Mcßae, Ga.
Memorial committee—P. T. Mc-
Cutcheon, chairman, Franklin, Ga.;
Ben T. Allen, Pearson, Ga.; Mrs. Rush
Burton, Lavonia, Ga.
Finance committee—T. L. Bailey,
chairman, Cochran, Gai.: R. D. Single
ton, Clarkesville, Ga; H. F. Parrish,
Sparks, Ga.
Membership committee—J. Roy Mc-
Ginty, chairman, Chatsworth, Ga.;
Flem C. Dame, Homerville, Ga.; Miss
Martha Penn, Monticello, Ga.
Credential committee—E. A. Cald
well, Monroe, Ga.; Mrs. L. W. .Moore,
Springfield, Ga.; O. W Passavant, New
nan, Ga.
Sturdivant Gets
First Bale From
Midville Section
Mr. R. A. Sturdivant, who is farming
on the M. D. Jones Burton place near
Midville, brought in the first bale to
Midville on August 9th. This was the
first bale of cotton ginned in this part
of the county. >.
Millen Will Stage
Agricultural Fair
Millen, Ga., Aug. 11.—-Millen and
Jenkins county are to have an agricul
tural fair this fall. Committees to se
cure stock subscriptions reported Sat
urday that their quotas had been reach
ed. An organization meeting will be
held Monday evening at which time
officers will be elected and date set
for the fair.
ESTIMATED ACREAGE OF LEAD
ING GEORGIA TOBACCO
COUNTIES FOR 1924
Appling 1,500
Atkinson 1,000
Bacon 1,700
Ben Hill ''6oo
Berrien 3,000
Brantley 1,000
Brocks 500
Candler. __ 500
Coffee 3,1100
Colquitt 1,000
Cook 1,000
Decatur (Bright) 200
Decatur (Cigar) __l,ooo
Grady (Bright) 400
Grady (Cigar) 700
Irwin 700
Jeff Davis 1,000
Lanier 800
Lowndes 2,500
Mitchell 1,500
Pierce 3,000
Tattnall 1,5')0
Tift 2.000
Toombs .1,000
vVileox 300
Ware 550
Wayne 700
Waynesboro, Ga., August 16, 1924.
Water Will Be Cut OS One Day
Next Week to Allow Changes
Next week the water supply of the
city will be cut off for several hours
to allow some changes necessary in
the pipe lines on account of the pav
ing. City Superintendent L. J. Porter
has arranged a signal so that the peo
ple may secure water enough to last
until it is turned on again. The sig
State Weather and
Crop Conditions
Atlanta, Ga., August 13, 1924. —Very
irregularly distributed showers occur
ied during the past week, which were
beneficial but generally insufficient; in
some thirty counties or more drought
prevails, with considerable injury to
most crops, excepting cotton. These
driest regions are located in south
eastern Georgia, in the central-north
western counties upland, corn particul.
arly is suffering and most minor crops.
Cotton, however, has so far not been
particularly injured, and it is doubt
ful whether there is mofe shedding
than is usual at this season. As a rule
cotton continued to do well, and in
numerous counties the crop is in ex
cellent condition. In many central
northern counties the plants are larg*
and covered with blooms, so that the
fields look like flower gardens; boils
are setting well. Over the southern
half of the state the cotton cron is
practically made, and almost safe from
weevil damage; comparatively few
weather correspondents mentioned the
weevil this week, and the damage be
ing done seems comparatively small.
It is probable that large supplies of
poison may be saved for use next year,
on is opening rapidly over the sou
them half of the state, and picking
and ginning are beginning to make
good progress. Sweet potatoes need
rain, but the early crop is maturing
and some have been dug. Earlyrplant
ed rice is heading. Some hay was sav
ed during the week, but pastures are
deteriorating; there seems to be a good
peavine hay crop. Peanuts, sugar cane
and sorghum, as well as most truck
crops and gardens, would be benefited
by rains. The condition of apples,
pears, and grapes is much better than
last year. Turnips are being planted,
and pulling fodder is general.
Summary of the
Important Acts of
State Legislature
Atlanta, Aug. 14.—The more impor
tant acts of the General Assembly of
Georgia which adjourned sine die to
day, included:
The biennial session bill —provides
for one 60-day session of the general
assembly every other year, instead of
50-day annual sessions, its constitution
al amendment to be ratified by the peo
pie at November election.
Peach county bill—Creates new coun
ty of Peach out of portions of Houston
and Macon counties. Tt is a constitution
al amendment to be ratified by peo
ple at November election.
Crop mortgage bill—Extends lien on
crop mortgages so that loans may be
made before crops are planted.
Bad check bill—Makes it misdemean
or to issue check without sufficient
money in bank to cover for fraud. Re
moves present allowance of thirty-days
to make check good.
Game and fish bill —Reorganizes
state game and fish department provid
ing for protection and conservation of
oyster and shrimp industry in coast
counties.
Three Fulton county bills to abolish
fee system—Places Fulton county of
ficers and solicitors of Fulton superi
or court and Atlanta aity court on sal
ary instead of fee system.
Five county fee system bill—allows
Chatham, Bibb, Muscogee, Richmond
and DeKalk counties to change from
fee system to salary basis for county
officers. Carries referendum clause
for voters of each county to decide Is
sue for own county.
Electrocution bill—Substitutes lee
trocution for hanging in carrying out
death sentences imposed by Georgia
courts. Provides for electric chair at
state farm at Milledgeville and abolish
es gallows in each county Jail.
Two bills making the district A. &
M School of the first and second dis
tricts at Statesboro and Tifton respec
tively into colleges and branches of the
University of Georgia.
The absentee voters bill—this allows
persons unavoidably away from home
on election days, to cast their ballots
by registered mail, with certain neces
sary restrictions. >
A bill to allow counties which desire
to consolidate the offices of tax receiv
er and tax collector. This is a con
stitutional amendment, yet to be rati
fied by the people at the November el
ection.
The marriage notice bill provides
that notice of application for marriage
license must be posted at the court
house for five days before the license is
Issued.
Gravel Used on Dixie
Highway Nearßincon
Fine progress is being made by the
state highway department, assisted by
the county commissioners of Effingham
county, in surfacing the stretch of
road on the Dixie Highway between
the 14-mile post and Rincon with Au
gusta gravel.
Several cars of the gravel are being
received at Rincon every day and
transferred to the road by four four
mule teams with ton dump carts. All
of the work of grading the road and
laying the gravel is being done by the
Effingham county convict forces.
The Augusta gravel surface will be
about eight inches thick, and seems to
form an ideal and durable roadbed.
The dirt taken from the old surface of
the road is being banked on each
side of the new road and is used in
forming abutments on each side for the
gravel surface.—Savannah Press.
nal wll be ONE LONG BLAST OF
THE POWER PIOUSE WHISTLE. Look
out for it and when you hear it be sure
to get water enough to last for sev
eral hours. In the future when the
water is to be cut off for any length of
time pay attention to the long blast of
the whistle.
Macon Meeting
Checker Champs
Starts Session
The annual championship tourna
ment of the Georgia State Checker As
sociation began in Macon Friday, the
Y. M. C. A. being host to the visiting
players. A large number of checker
experts are present at this session and
some very interesting scores are ex
pected. Among the number present
are: Messrs David and Joe Weintraub,
of Waynesboro; Mr. B. F. Pickett, of
Newnan, president of the Association,
Dr. C. G. Raymond, of Augusta, South
ern champion for the past three vears;
Drs. J. R. Mitchell and J. E. White, of
Thomasville; Prof. Fuller, of Colum
bus; Mr. Rufus B. Evans, of Macon;
Mr. Callaway, of Union Point; Messrs
Newman, Telford and Ross, of Atlan
ta.
Mr. David Weintraub won the state
championship last year at Augusta, hut
will not play at the session this year.
His brother, Mr. Joe Weintraub, who is
a student at the University of
Virginia, will play and he is expected
to be the sensation of the meet as he
is considered a wizard at the game.
The scores will be watched with in
terest by the Waynesboro fans of the
checker game.
Full Agreement
Reached by All
on Dawes Plan
The allied and German experts at
tached. to the international reparation
conference, have reached a full agree
ment on the Dawes program, it is
announced. They remained in session
until 3 o’clock this morning to arrive
an understanding on reparations
payment in kind on which the Geor
mans held out until the results of
Premier Herriot’s Paris mission be
came known.
The French Premier’s return with
his cabinet’s approval of his Ruhr
evacuation policy in his pocket put
new life and hope into the negotiators
and British observers that the confer
ence will end by Thursday.
The question of the evacuation of the
Ruhr was being considered late this
forenoon at a conference of the prin
cipal Allied delegates Until they have
reached an agreement among them
selves on this problem there will not
be another meeting with the Germans
and it is not expected such a meeting
will come before tomorrow.
Names for the post of permanent
agent general to carry the Dawes plan
into effect are being discussed in con
ference circles since the announce
ment that the French will agree to
evacuation of the Ruhr on conditions
which it seems likely the Germans
will accept. James A. Logan, Ameri
can representative on the reparation
commission, Dwight F. Morrow of J.
P. Morgan & Company and Paul D.
Cravath are mentioned frequently.
Owens D. Young of the Dawes com
mittee, seems to be generally regarded
in conference circles as the ideal man
to initiate the Dawes plan, but his an
nouncement that he would only con
sider taking the post temporarily
makes the selection of his successor
at an early date.
This morning the “big four-teen”—
the Allied and German delegation lead
ers—met for an hour and a half at No.
10 Downing street and heard M. Har
riot's report of his Paris trip. They
then briefly considered the one remain
ing problem within the purview of tile
conference proper—that of the Allied
railway men remaining on the German
lines.
This issue is so closely connected
with that of the evacuation of the
Ruhr that both seem likely to be set
tled at the same time, although the
Ruhr issue will be kept outside the
conference.
Sardis Business
Men to Organize
Commercial Club
The Citizen is reliably informed that
a movement is on foot to organize a
commercial or industrial club at Sa.r
dis and all the business interests of
that progressive section of Burke coun
ty are enthusiastic over the outlook for
an early organizaion which will mean
much to Sardis, and The Citizen earn
estly hopes that it will soon be ready
to function. A club of this character
will be of great service to that commu
nity and will mean much for the up
building of not only their town, but
Burke county for everything that helps
any one of the little towns in the coun
ty helps the county just that much.
Stores End Half
Holiday Season
With the coming of August 15th, the
buisness houses of the city will resume
their usual routine of business and op
en their places of business every af
ternoon.
Now that cotton has begun to open
and the ginneries are getting busy the
merchants have taken on new life
and business is beginning to pick up.
The half holiday Thursday closed the
season of fun and business is again
on in earnest. The Citizen hopes that
the summer half holidays on Thursdays
which have proved to be so popular
this year will be maintained as a per
manent movement each year.
GODIN SPECTACLEJCC
WTOMETRIST/^|^^PTOMETRISry
BROAD, ST.
EYEB THOROUGHLY EXAMINED
Beall Writes
Interestingly of
His Trip Across
Aboard the Steamer City of Paris,
July 26, 1924.—Special to The True
Citizen.—As an introductory to my
letters which will follow from France
and Turkey, I will mention a few facts
relative to my trip. Before doing so,
however, I will say that one may travel
all he likes in his own country but
when it comes to a trip abroad he will
hnd something really different in more
ways than one.
First of all he should speak the lan
guage of the people who reside in the
country that he expects to visit. One
is not always able to do this. If not
then you have to do the best you can.
It is not difficult to find some one who
can speak English, in most any coun
try. The Turk with whom I am now
traveling speaks five languages, but
very little English, but we get along
fine
When you start on a foreign voyage
you must go about securing passports
and having them signed by the various
consuls at the port of embarkation.
All of these details will have to be
looked after personally, and it makes
no difference whether you are in a
strange city or a foreign country. The
other fellow is about as busy as you
are, with troubles of his own.
We are now two days out of New
York aboard the French liner Paris,
one of the French-American lines’
fastest passenger and mail ships. A
modern liner is a city within itself.
All of the conveniences of a modern
city are to be found on one of these
shipe: refreshments, entertainment,
reading, lectures, movies. Also there
are daily religious services.
My object in going to Turkey is to
introduce modern cotton ginning ma
chinery to the cotton planters of that
country, to advise with them and study
the problems confronting them. The
cultivation of cotton in Turkey (ip
Asia) is by no means a new thing but
their methods of ginning and handling
are far behind the times.
As is well known in the States when
cotton sold at forty cents a pound,
there was relatively a small crop made.
The howl went up from the Manches
ter Mill and factors in England and
from some of our own mills and cot
ton dealers that a world shortage had
created an unprecedented demand
which as we see was enormous to a
great extent. Cotton is not selling for
forty cents a pound and none of the
mills in any country have had to shut
down for the want of cotton. However,
with this impression scattered to all
cotton producing countries, the govern
ments of several countries encouraged
the producing countries, of cotton.
Notably among these were Great Bri
tain, Australia and Africa. Brazil en
couraged it, so did Peru, Egypt and
Turkey.
Up to six years ago the methods of
ginning in the several countries men
tioned were very primitive. But since
that time with the encouragement giv
en them by their governments, Brazil,
Australia, Peru, Argentine Republic,
and others have been buying modern
ginning machinery made in the States.
The writer will introduce the first
modern gin machinery to be shipped to
Turkey in Asia. The machinery is
a GEORGIA PRODUCT, built by GEOR
GIA people. Speaking of cotton gin
machinery, there are few, I dare say,
who know that GEORGIA leads the
world in the manufacture of modern
cotton ginning machinery; has more
gin factories than any other state in
the Union, and more than all foreign
countries combined.
With modern machinery and meth
ods of cultivation it is possible that
the countries mentioned will increase
production of cotton to some extent,
but it is not probable that the increased
production will be noticeable for sev
eral years. From what we understand
of all the cotton from Asiatic Turkey,
it has to be exported as the facilities
there for manufacturing are very limit
ed. The planters there will also have
to use modern farm tools which we
understand they are not doing at the
present time.
I shall study the field work of the
planters as well as the ginning and
manufacturing end of the business.
J. P BEALL
Methodist Sunday
School Room for
Statesboro Soon
Statesboro, Ga., Aug. 11. —The Metho
dists of Statesboro are to begin the
erection of a modem Sunday School
building within the next few days. This
was determined at a recent meeting of
the building committee.
The campaign for funds with which
to erect this building and to make im
provements upon the present church
building, while not yet complete, has
reached the point where the members
of the committee feel fully justified in
beginning the work.
The architect is now busy upon the
plans, and as soon as they are com
pleted, which will be within the next
few days, the contract will be made
for the immediate execution of them.
When this building is finished it will
be one of the very few modern Sun
day school plants in this section of the
state. The cost of the contemplated
improvements will be between twenty
and thirty thousand dollars.
The .Methodist of tSatesboro are
elated over the success of the cam
paign for this enterprise which has
been in progress for several months.
Brewton Party
Did Not Arrive
The party from Brewton-Parker In
stitute at Mt. Vernon did not arrive
Wednesday as scheduled as unforseen
conditions made the tour an impossi
bility. Mr. H. B. Folsom, of the Mont
gomery Monitor at Mt. Vernon, who
was one of the principal promoters of
the party telegraphed The Citizen on
Monday to this effect.
Waynesboro would have given the
delegation a splendid reception had
they come.
NUMBER 22
Davis Will Wage
Strong Fight for
the Presidency
Clarkesburg, W Va., Aug. 12—Hav
ing sounded the battle cry of his party,
John W. Davis. Democratic presiden
tial candidate, prepared today to be
gin an intensive drive over the coun
try.
In a series of speeches, the first of
which will be delivered at Columbus,
Ohio, on August 26, Mr. Davis will
treat in more detail those subjects
which he announced in his acceptance
address here last night he views as
the outstanding issues of the cam
paign.
First among these is honesty in gov
ernment. The nominee devoted a ma
jor portion of his first address —deliv-
ered in a down pour of rain—to a dis
cussion of that issue. He laid full
responsibility upon the Republican par
ty for corruption of office and charged
that some of those in high places in the
administration had made an effort to
weaken the effect of the exposures at
Washington by crying out not against
the guilty but against those who oppos
ed them, “I charged the Republican
party, with corruption in administra
tion,” Mr. Davis declared, “with
favoritism to privileged classes in leg
islation. J. also charge it with divis
ion in council and impotence in ac
tion.”
Passing to a discussion of economics
Mr. Davis accused the administration
in offering the Mellon tax bill with a
desire to favor a few possessors of
swollen incomes and declared that in
the enactment of the Fordney-McCum
ber tariff act there had been an un
blushing return to the evil days of re
warding party support and political
contributions with legislative favori
tism.
Tne administration’s foreign policy
was denounced by the candidate, who
declared that in this, too, there had
appeared rhe symptoms of the “creep
ing paralysis.' He promised that if he
became president of the United States,
America would sit as an equal among
equals whenever she sat at all in con
ference with the other nations of the
world. With respect to the League of
Nations, he said the Democratic party
could not accept the dictum, unau
thorized by any expression of popular
will, that the league is a closed in
cident so far as America is concerned.
He declared the day could and would
come when this great question would
finally be lifted entirely above the
plane of partisan politics and when
the voice of public approval would find
means to make itself heard. The world
court was indorsed and Mr. Davis de
clared he deemed it the duty of the
chief executive to co-operate “official
/" by everv means at his command,
with all legitimate endeavors, whether
they come from the league or from any
ji'aer source, to lescen the prospect of
war and to promote disarmament.
While omitting direct reference to
the Ku Klux Klan the Democratic
standard-bearer made a solemn dec
.aration for religious liberty and told
uis audience that every right-thinking
American must indorse such a declara
tion
Referring to any possible criticism
j.ming hia part career and conduct
a lawyer, Mr. Davis srM he had no
apology to offer for either
This (dtatemehlt by the candidate
was in response to references in the
notification address of Senator Thomas
J. Walsh, of Montana, to Mr. Davis,
former employment professionally as
lawyer by gigantic business interests
“whose policy and conduct have
aroused quite general indignation.”
“The argument that you are a Wall
street man in an opprobrious sense,”
Senator Walsh said, “is without merit
as is the assertion that your nomina
ion is a Wall street nomination. It
is effected without any support from
delegations popularity believed to be
under the influence of Wall street.
Neither calumny nor overzealous par
tisanship cam rise to such heights as
to charge that the convention from
which your credentials came was bos
sed by any one.”
Although he received a drenching
as did the thousands who heard him
speak, Mr. Davis apparently had suf
fered no ill effects. He was racher
tired when he had concluded and was
driven immediately to his home and
retired early.
Late today he will say goodby again
to his neighbors and friends and leave
for New York, where he will have fur
ther conferences with party leaders
before visiting national headquarters
at Washington next week. Before go
ing to the capital however, Mr. Davis
probably will pay a visit to Governor
Silzer, of New Jersey.
Before his notification last night,
farther progress was made in building
campangn organization and the na
oai committee was re-organized with
’he selection of Clem L. Shaver, of
his state, as chairman.
James W. Gerard, of New York, form
ur ambassador to Germany, was elect
ed treasurer of the committee and Jes
se H. Jones, a Houston, Tex., banker,
was selected to head the finance com
mittee.
Wax Powder Plant
Burned in Tenn.
Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 11.—Powder,
machinery and buildings valued at
$28,000,000, war time prices and at
more than $2,000,000 at present valu
ation, were destroyed in a fire that
swept clean a, 40-acre tract in the Old
Hickory powder plant, at Jacksonville,
Tenn., near here, yesterday morning.
Approximately 45,000,000 pounds of
gun pow Ber, stored by the United
States government as a war reserve
were consumed in the flames.
The cost of manufacturing this pow
de»r. during the; war, according to
Major Oscar Krup, United States or
dinance department officer in charge,
was 50 cents a pound, making the toch
tal cost $22,500,000.
The present market alue of the
powder is approximjateHy l cent a
pound, making the total value $450,-
000, Major Krupp said:
| ‘There were no dangerous explo-
I sions and no one was thought to have
been Injured.”
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