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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE VOLUME XIX Important School Conference Here 29th County School Superintendents and Boards of Education From Seven Counties to Gather Here on Saturday, 29th. Participated in by the County Su perintendents of Education and the Boards of Education of seven coun ties, as well as by State School Offi cials, an important conference on rural school problems will be held in Vidalia Saturday, Jan. 29th. The conference to be held is one of eighteen planned in different cities for the month of January. Meetings have already been held at Rome, Dal ton, Blue Ridge, Atlanta, Cornelia, Athens, Griffin, Mdledgeville, Colum bus, Americus, Albany, Valdosta, Fitz gerald and Brunswick. A conference is being hed at Savannah today, and following the meeting here Saturday the state officials will go to Millen Monday, the last conference being held at Augusta Tuesday. A number of the state supervisors will be present and it is possible that State Superintendent M. E. Brittain will also be on hand. The confer ence will begin promptly at ten o’clock and close at four. The City Hall has been tendered for the use of the officials. The forenoon wili be taken up in practical discussions of public and high school work by specialists who have made careful study of problems the school officials wid be called on to handle in their woik during the next four years. The afternoon will be given over to round-table discussions in which all are asked to participate. Every county school superentendent present will be called on for a short statement of things definitely plan ned for accomplishment, as well as how he expects to accomplish them, during his administration. The meetings are open to the pub lic and all citizens interested in the improvement of our rural schools are xo be present. -t- **** *** ** * * »;• * * * •!< -hh- * | THE RELIEF OF EYE STRAIN | IS OUR SPECIALTY. I *j) We provide glasses to meet every B \ $ '* defect and give the eye free, eas Y * ;; vision and increase ability for work! I ii W. E. WALKER, Jr., Registered Optometrist V ~ ! o ' 4* • ■ ' 1 1 ■ : ■ ■ ! THE UNIVERSAL CAR s ■ f \ \ ; Every Ford Product a Helper Now’s the time to buy that Ford Car or Ford Truck or Fordson Tractor. . Never were higher quality materials woven into these great utilities; never have prices been more reasonable, nor that dependable and excellent after-serv ice so complete. ' Machine work is aiwaysimore precise than hand work. The special tools and machines in our gaiage are the same as those being and recommended be cause of their precision and time saving qualities, by the Ford Motor Co. Our modern ~hnd (up-to-the-minute equipement makes it possible tor us to do any work on your car or truch or Fordson tractor from a minor adjustment to a c omplete overhaul. The promptness with which we do the work is a byproduct of these specially designed machines; and we charge only the ieasonable Ford prices for your work. >; If your Ford car ist.'t running at top-notch efficiency, bring it here to Ford ( headquarters —that’s to us. One of our Ford mechanics will adjust or repair it for you with as little delay as possible. Keep your car in good condition. It’s the most economical way. STRICKLAND MOTOR CO. < Authorized Ford Dealers . 1 PHONE 24* v'iDALIA, OA. < WORKING OUT PLANS FOR RAIAROAD AVE. CITY TO AID PROPERTY OWN ERS IN PUTTING IN GUTTER AND CURB. Plans initiated by the Kiwanis Club at their meeting last Thursday evening looking to improvement of Railroad Ave. from the Citizens Bank corner to the depot bid fair to work out satisfactorily. Following the naming of W. O. Donovan, Mayor jackson, J. T. Ra gan and I. J. Harrell as a committee to take the matter up with the pro perty owners and see what could be done, the committee nvent right to work Friday morning, and reached an agreement with the property owners to pay hail" the expense, the city agreeing *o pay the other half. Local contractors have been asked to submit bids for the work and in the meantime Commissioner Donovan has had the street shaped up. Later on when the gutter has been put down, it is his plan to have the street regraded and surfaced with gravel. Busines houses on the Avenue west of Church street are anxious that their section be put in better shape and a movement is also on foot to have it improved and those who are taking the lad in the matter are meeting with much encouragement. Wanted, seed cane. L. H. Darby, Vidalia, Ga. l-28-2t. VIDALIA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. JANUARY 28, 1920 FINDING M . FOR CANE SYRUP SYRUP FROM SWEET POTATOES HAS SPLENDID FLAVOR—NEW INDUSTRY FOR GEORGIA. , AMERICUS, Ga..—A new syrup made from sweet potatoes not only possesses a splendid flavor, but is well adapted for ‘able use, and it is quite likely will result in the develop ment of a new sugar industry in the South, according to J. Ralston Cargill, Americus syrup manufactur er, who has just returned after a visit to Washington. A party of Government scientists, including D. J. Prk'e, engineer in charge of development work; Dr. H. C. Goare, chemist, who developed the new sweet potato syrup, and J. O. Ray, a mechanical engineer, are now seeking allocation tor an experimen tal laboratory, and will spend tomor row in Americus. Congressman Crisp Interested. Representative Charles R. Crisp, who has been interested in the de velopment of the sweet potato crop as a commercial possibility" during several years, succeeded in having Congress to appropriate $7,500 about a year ago tor experimetal purposes. Already the experiments have pro gressed so far as to make certain that new commercial possibilities are ahead for Georgia potato growers. According to Cargill, 56 pounds of sweet potatoes will yield about two gallons of syrup of ordinary consis tency, in addition to three pounds of dry pulp entaining 17 per cent of protein, and possessing a high value, as dairy feed. How Syrup is Produced. In producing the new syrup the po tatoes are heated in water at 160 dc -1 grees for three hours, which causes of the cells to break down, re leasing the sugar .ontents. The juice is then pressed out, filtered and evap orated, the same as any other com mercial syrup. Cargill says the syrup is three times sweeter than corn syrup, figures concerning the cost of its production are available. Visiting scientists will be guests at a Rotary Club luncheon here Thursday when samples of the new syrup will be- served with hot biscuit. SHAD SEASON NOW OPEN. The Shad season has now opened and we have made arrangements to have shipments from Savannah reg ularly. Phone your orders to 143. PHILLIPS’ MARKET. Official Organ City of Vidalia Dims on in i FDD IRDER SOPERTON HAS A BIG MURDER TRIAL ON THIS WEEK—MANY WITNESSES SUMMONED. / Soprrton, Ga., Jan. 26.—Dan Davis, a prohiinent Tremlen county farmer, was placed on trial here today in the Treutlen superior .ourt for the mur der of Bill Hall, aged 50, a white cropper. Eliza Coleman, Wiley J. Smith and Roy Dm den, the other de fendants in the case, will also be tried separately by agreement. At s s. o'clock this evening the last juror was selected, after eight panels consisting of ninety-six men, had been exhausted. Judge Eschol Gra ham of Mcßae, presiding, adjourn ed court until nine o’clock tomorrow morning at this juncture. VVhen court convenes in the morn ing more than two hundred witnesses for State and defense will be sworn in. One of the principal witnesses for the State is J. B. Everhardt, State Chemist, tvno figured in the Shepard poison case In Macon, and who will test ; fy as jo finding poison in the stomach of the cropper when it was sent to him for examination. The indictment against Davis charges him on o le count with mur der. The State contends that the de fendant two years before Hall’s death took out a policy amounting to $15,000 on the cropper’s life. The Inter- Southern Life Insurance Company was the underwriter and the type of insurance was known as a credi tor’s policy. Hal! at the time was rffidehted to {)avis, it is alleged. The State, which is represented by Solicitor General Boyer, Reuben Ar nold of Atlanta, A. C. Saffold of Vidalia and William Stallings of the local bar, will further contend that Hall was poisoned and placed in an automobile and was taken to a creek between Norristown Spring where itie defendant and his three companions turned the machine over into the water to cover up the deed. ■ Dr. Everhardt, it is stated, found fourteen grains of chloral, sufficient to bring about death, in Hall’s stom ach after the body had beeii exhuined and the viscera had been shipped to him in Atlanta. Physicians will be placed on the stand to testify that no water was found m Hall’s lungs after the body was drageed the creek , following the alleged accident, nor were there any bruises on his body sufficient to bring about death. When court convened this morning it was estimated ♦hat two thousand spectators had ga tied admission and several hundred crowded the corri dors and stood outside the building seeking admission. Many were visi tors from adjoining counties. T9OMPSDE ADMITS KILLING WILCOX THE CAPTURE OF BUCHANAN RESULTS IN CONFESSION OF THOMPSON—BODY NOT FOUND JBy Staff Correspondent of Macon Telegraph.) Lumber City, Ca., Jan. 26.—Jake C. Thompson, when brought face to face with John Buchanan, a fisher man, who was capturned this morn ing after a ten days chase, tonight confessed to the murder of Robert Wilcox, a young man of this city, and to throwing the body into the Oconee River. He corroborated a statement made by Buchanan. The confession was obtained in the Wheeler county jail at Alamo, after the two men had been grilled for two hours. Thompson was captured ten days ago, and after a rope was placed around his neck by a crowd’ of men, he confessed to the crime, but impliated Buchanan as the prin cipal. He later denied knowledge ot the crime. The two men w’ll be taken from the Alamo jail early fomorrow and carried to the scene of the crime and a search for the body will he insti gated. Both men expressed willing ness to take part in the hunt. (Continued to page 4.) GIRL SCOUTS I WILL TAG <OO BE READY SATURDAY TO HELP I LOCAL TROOP TO FIT UP A CLUB ROOM. Saturday is Tag Day for the Girl Scouts and on that day the live-wire f members of the local troop will ask r the privilege of selling you a tag and ; they hope that the people of Vidalia A will respond readily to their appeal. \ Funds from the day's work will go r toward fitting up the Girl Scout t room in the local Scout hut and the t girls are anxious to beat the record ] made by the boys on their tag day, < when the sum of $lB6 was raised. « A thorough canvass will be made t of the homes, offices and business i houses during the day, so greet the I girls with a donation and a smile. i MR. ELBERT WILLIAMSON DIES VERY SUDDENLY. i Prominent Emanuel County Citizen , Passes Away Wednesday Night— Funeral Friday at 11 O’clock. , 1 - Mr. Elbert Williamson, a prominent citizen of Emanuel county, and well known in this section, died vefy sud denly Wednesday night at -Ims home. Mr. Williamson had beeii in good healtli all day Wednesday, but was stricken late in the evening and died within a short time. He was about 43 years of age and was the son of Mr. John G. William son of this city. He has two broth ers residing in Vidalia also, W. J. and Luther Williamson, and one sis ter. Mrs. J. S. Jenkins. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at the home at-11 o’clock. The interment will follow at the fam ily burying ground near the home of tTTe deceased. The Advance joins in extending sympathy to the two sons and other' relatives in their grief. » Frank Wiggs left Monday for Harrisburg, Pa., where he wil tlake a six-weeks course of study in the Fact ory of the Wales Adding Machine Co. After the completion of his course hi- will take the road for his company as an expert in repairing and adjust ing their machines. • ** AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Rev. B. R. Anderson will fill his pulpit next Sunday morning and evening. Come one and all and let us worship the Lord our God to gether. Bible scliool at 10 a. m. Prayer service Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS . Express Wagons Pocket Cutlery Table Cutlery Sausage Mills I Velocipedes j yo y Lard Cans ! ® I Q Heaters O J g Glass | 3 ' Etc. I 5 Prices to suit the times. Quality right. Lee Hardware Comp y I Telephone No. >6; | L _ J • ' i- £ TMBER CQ XIWANIi 'IUB A Us 10 BUSiHESS c r> IMPROVEMI % PLANS DISCUEE ED AND V.UMBERS WANT R. R. AVE. PUT ,N SHAPE. With a program calling for an ex pression from a number of different members as to what they regarding as the most important thing for Vidnlia that the Kiwanis Club should undertake first, as well as discusssion of plans for the charter presentation, the Vida Ha Kiwanis Club got down to real business Thursday evening, Following suggestions from a number of members that something should be done to improve Railroad Ave. from the Citizens Bank corner to the depot, County Commissioner Donovan and Mayor Jackson gave their views as to what would be done by the city and county in this improvement, and President Deliach named a committee consisting of W. O. Donovan, B. P. Jackson, J. T. Ragan and I. J. Har iri to confer with Commissioner Don-, ovan, Mayor Jackson and the por perty owners and see if some plan could not be worked out for making f lup- • improvement. Vhaf get behind an election for was th • suggestion of L. B. r Godbee, while J. 1,. Strickland suggested not only sewers, but. the paving of the business section and in stalling a white way, relating how these improvements had . enhanced property values in his home town, Tallahassee, as well as aided in its growth. The roll of the club membership was called and club nicknames adopt ed. the secretary desiring the nick names of members so they could he inserted opposite member’s name on the roster. Officers of the national organiza tion have suggested Thursday, Feb. 24th, for the charter presentation date ami it is probable that this dat« will he accepted by the club. The attendance prize, d mated by Oliver-Pierce Drug Co., was awarded to C. A Poe. ✓ » Clean-Up-Week will be the topic of the meeting tonight and at this meeting it is probable that a date will he set and committees named for making this undertaking an unusual success. THE G. & F. CLOSES RY. SHOPS AT DOUGLAS. Augusta, Ga., Jan. 27. —The Geor gia Si Florida shops at Douglas have been closed five cia> s because of the falling off of business. The plan is to open them up again on February first, according to the statement of G. A F. officials here.