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Official Organ
Baldwin
County
THE
NEWS iHh:1
>j;ilEI T "o5i%a :
Established October 12, 1901.
MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA> Friday Morning, August 3, I917
l .50 a Year
exemption
IS down AT//0RK
anil receiving exemptions
men called in the first draft
Dr. V.-
$ Men Under //, /st Selec
tive Draft in /' /Jwin Coun
ty 4rc CdL* Tor Examina
tion and Exemptions Filed
B a ! t iwin county Exemption:
^elected to serve in making ex-
aminations
of the me:
{or i; ,o making rp of a quota of nine-
men from this county, began
tiieir work Wednesday morning.
exemption board, composed of
Kant A. Kllison, Dr. J. A. Price
Miff S. L. Terry, remained on
the'r i |J throughout the day \Vedne3-
. . / : i Thursday. The first day,
Wednesday, tltero were fifty-six men
csHcd before the board for examina-
.,„:i out of this number ton were
CSK -)i ted on account of their physical
condition and out of. the remaining
fort*.'*■■ ix forty three filed claims for
eioTunfion on the grounds of having-
iccenaeat relatives. The three fail-
h. (n cfiVr exemptions were nil nc-
i; ( is said.
As wen ns each man is examined
to j.; a. corded the opportunity of pre-
! filing exemption affidavits,
an days in which to present
m io the exemption board.
ram
CROWDER CAUTIOUS
EXEMPTION BOARDS
Problem Is Not Absolutely to
Prevent Interference With
Industries, Declares Pro
vost Marshal
Washington, Id. C., Aug. 1.—Every
precaution should be taken by district
exemption board's, the appeal bodies,
to prevent discharge of men from the
military draft cn sole grounds of ma
terial hardship to them individually
of to their employers, said a circular
or. the duty of district boards, issued
today by Provost Marshall General
Crowder.
‘It is the interest of the nation sole-
that must he served,” said General
Crowder., adding that consequently
industrial exemption should be granted
only to men absolutely necessary to
the conduct of a business which it
ch is essential to proper prosecution
i the war. District boards have
■riginal jurisdiction in all cases of in-
■trial exemptions
"Alt case.; of discharge by local
hoards on grounds of dependency are
to ho appealed automatically to the
Ji-triit board, General Crowder said
and
fullv
adeijuai
d si mb
not to bo
"To
roblems
Crow
U
ndtistn
to redu
( * ,a * dll °e must be struck and maim
a ned between the military and the
■bustrial needs of tho nation.
In making this economic balance
■no interest of the nation solely
t lie subserved; the inter-
V Individuals or associations of
' ‘duals cannot be considered
that
11,949,000 BALES
IS U. S. FORECAST
Improvement to Extend of
More Than Three Hundred
Thousand Bales Is Indicat
ed in Government Report
Washington, Aug. 1.—Cotton was
unfavorably affected by weather and
other conditions during July, but an
improvement to tho extent of more
than J00,000 bales was indicated in
tho monthly report of the department
of agriculture today which forecast a.
total production of 11,0-10,000 equiva
lent. 50'0-pound bales from a yield of
10G.0 pounds per aero. The crop av
erages about two weeks late over
practically the entire ectton belt.
The condition of the crop on July 25
was announced' as 70.1! per cent of a
normal.
* Summarizing conditions the crop re
porting board issued fhis statement:
“Serious drought in portions of Tex
as and western Oklahoma; too much
rain in 'many parts of tko eastern,
scuthorn and cent’-nl belt; weevil dam
age in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississip
pi, Alabama, Florida and Georgia;
late crops everywhere, with poor
stands in many places, are the influ
ences which have unfavorably affected
the cotton crop in July.
“The drought lias assumed serious
proportions in much of southern
south-central and western Texas and
western Oklahoma. The crop over
that entire section is very poor and
nothing less than several inches of
rain at an early date can help it.
“There has been to much rain in
the eastern section of the Carolinus
and in some portions of other cotton
tales excepting Texas and Oklahoma.
“Weevils are doing much damage in
ihtj wet portions of the states embrac
ed in the infested area, but some sec
tions in the oldest infested .areas re
port splendid crop prospects. Except
where it has been too wet, cultivation
is better than usual.
Dry weather in May and June en
abled farmers to clean out their
crops and they have remained clean.
South Garolirta, Georgia and Louisi
ana report wilt or black root on some
sandy soils.
The crop has recovered some of its
lateness but will average probably two
veeks late over the entire South. In
many sections in the eastern belt top
dressing with nitrate of soda or other
fertilizer has been resorted to. Where
conditions have been any ways favor
able, the crop looks well, has a splen
did color and is fruiting splendidly.
To date the labor supply has been
generally adequate, though there is
some fear expressed as to the supply
of pickers later on. Cotton is opening
in Texas ar.d Florida.” . .'
Comparisons of conditions by states
WATER COMPANY TO
INCREASE RATES
Heavy Consumers to Pay
Greater -Tolls For Water
Consumed After September
1st, Notice is Given
case should be scanned care-
ufoh r.ot necessarily reopened
follow:
•T "lv June
July
25
Ten
11 "• For each local board an
25 25
inn; ioi.5Yr.Av
'■ill be appointed to act as a
Virginia —-
7.,
S2
37
79
S3
cm challenger against men
N. Carolina
C3
67
70
78
78
! believes discharged without
B. Carolina
74
71
65
72
7S
cause. Firemen, policemen
Georgia
G9
G9
GS
7fi
7S
■cuts in technical schools are
Florida
SO
79
G2
7S
SO
( ‘ discharged under industrial
Alabama --
...65
G5
54
71
75
u regulations.
Mississippi
73
G3
65
76
74
si riel boards will bo entrusted
Louisiana —
74
74
77
75
75
*uu of ouo of tho most vital
Texas — .
CS
79
78
76
78
3 ,:1 the var.” says General
Arkansas
71
G7
85
SO
SO
8 circular. ‘ Two things are
Tennessee -
71
70
S2
So
81
'fonipiished—to raise armies
Missouri
78
75
SO
83
81
■or that is impossible. It is
Oklahoma -
77
74
S4
69
7S
’■it that tho problem is not
California
94
93
100
96
x99
>' 'o prevent interference with
Arizona —
...88
37
tor that is impossible. I is
n interference to a minimum
JUDGE BEVERLY EVANS
j .)(> question in an individual case
" n aIw ays twofold:
?ar / S 1 * 10 ‘udnstry in question nsces-
"e-.taiV-' the mr,llUenance of the military
tion 1S .*' Blcnt or ’* ie effective opera-
m , of l!l ° mililiry forces or tho
(j.. .* cnaiUe of the national interests
■ Urm - th,> emergency?
rr :, n ° s " 1R l’ ers °n by or in respect
over-)' 011 ’ '* la ‘'* sp harse Is claimed,
a no . MH *' il state in respect of such
. ' S "' ir - V Industry that his place
(]; r „ 1101 llR fi, led by another without
lie*ri,' ' u ‘ lh taniial, material loss and
one-, 1 ,? 11110 ,ho a( lequate and effective
p r j s „° n of ,1,e particular enter-
Spend your vacation
Isnwood Spring.
at
MAY GET JUDGESHIP
WASHINGTON TIP INDICATES
THAT VACANCY MAY GO TO HIM
ACCORDING TO THOSE IN CLOSE
TOUCH WITH SITUATION
Atlanta, Ga., July 31.—A Washington
special to The Journal says:
"It is currently reported in Washing-
ten among persons who have followed
the situation that Judge Beverly D.
Evans, of Washington County, is slat
ed for the appointment of federal
judge for the Southern district of Geor
gia. Judge Evans is a member of
the Georgia supreme court, and one of
i;Jia be:it known *hnd most liigholy,
respected jurists in the staltc. His
name was among the eigtheen sub
mitted by Senator Hardwick to the
attorney-general just perior to the rt
cent nomination of Judge W. L* Thom
as, of Valdosta.
9
Get my prices on fruit jars.
I will save you money. L. D.
| Smith. - •
Citizens have been notified by the
Baldwin Cqunty Water company that
an liicvoaso' of rates would go into ef
feet September 1, 1917, and everybody
is busy trying to figure out just hov.
much more they will have to pay for
water than heretofore. According fo
the rules and regulations published by
tlia Water company, it is figure tlio in
crease will be about as follows: .
On the old basis a consumer using
a half-inch meter paid a minimum
charge, including' 'ruder rent, of $13.-
50 per annum and was allowed a mini
mum consumption of 4S,000 gallons of
water, paying 25c per thousand gal
ions for ail over that amount. Under
the new schedule this same corsumVr
will pay an annual 'minimum charge
of $12.CO with no meter rent to pay
and will be allowed a minimum of 30,-
000 gallons of water per annum, pay
ing from 40c to 20c per thousand gal
lons for al! excess, depending on the
amount used.
The flat rate consumer has hereto
fore paid $7.50 per annum for the
first faucet and $1.50 for each addi
tional faucet for household purposes;
under (he new rates the charge will
be $10.00 per annum for the first fau
cet and $2.00 for each additional fau
cet. Other fixtures on the flat rate
schedule are as follows:
Old rate per annum: Eath tub, $4;
water closet, $4; hose connection, $9.
New rate per annum: Eath tub, $6;
water closet, ?G; hose connection $12.
Local Superintendent Jackson sayij
that he has gone over the past recordB
and finds that 49 per cent of tho dom
estic consumers on one-half meters
will actually save $1.50 per annum on
the new schedule as that percentage
of such consumers use less than 30,-
000 gallons of water per, annum
The new rates to go into effect the
first of September will be practically
in accordance with the rates author-
tlie franchise in which it is now ope
rating under, the rates heretofore
charged being figured at a lower rate.
GOVERNMENT ISSUES
CANNING BULLETINS
FREE PAMPHLETS ON HOV/ TO
PRESERVE SURPLUS FRODUCT5
WILL EE MAILED OUT TO AP
PLICANTS BY THE GOVERN
MENT
Washington, D. C., Aug 1.—Those
who heeded the advice of the United
States Department of Agriculture to
plant gardens this year are now won
dering how best to preserve their sur
plus
ists of the department, who have tried
out various methods for canning, pre
serving, drying, pickling, and making
MANY TO MEDICAL
CORPS FROM HERE
MilEedgeviile Has Probably
Furnished Mere Physicians
For The Army Than Any
City Same Size in Georgia
IMPROVEMENTS ON
■ MASONIC BUILDING
One ef Killedgevillc’s Oldest
And Most Handsome Struc
tures Being Painted And
Otherwise Improved
The three stcry Masonic building on
tho corner of Wayne and Hancock
streets i3 being decidedly improved
in its appearance by the use of tho
paint brush and a somewhat mechani
cal overhauling, the work having been
in progress during the past several
days.
The building is undergoing a heavy
coat cf paint on both the inside and
outside, all three stories, and carpen
ters arc being engaged in doing other
repairs about the lodge building.
Tbs large veranda cn the Hancock
sires' facing of the Masonic building
is being torn away and a smaller and j ^ o: * 8or vlco at Fort Oglethorpe. Drs. i
neatr one will be built hack in its| w - H> A,!en ant! Edwin Allen are the
, j the other two physicians having ai-
DATE FOR OPENING
G. M. 0. IS NAMED
Military College Will Begirt
1017-1318 Term Septem
ber 11th—Full Attendance
01 Siudenis Are Expected’,
Milletlgevillo will probably load any
city of its size in Georgia in the fur
nishing cf physicians for the army
medical service.
Already four physicians and one den
tal surgeon from this city have re
ceived their commissions to tho army,
medical
The date for tho opening cf tho
1917-1913 term of tho Georgia Military
College has been set for Tuesday,
September 11 and- according to tho
present outlook tho number of stu
dents to bo enrolled this, year will bo
equally as. great as' the past term, if
d dental carps and cut of- no t greater,
this number three have- already re-1 „ . ,
. ,, , During the last tvso or three weeks,
polled tor their respective appoin- . .. _ ,, _ _ „
meutg j especially, President O. IL Horton and
Capt. J. II. Marshburn have been busi
tu
Tho two physicians having received j
appointments are Dr. David Fer
guson, who was ordered to Charleston, I
and Dr. Y. A. Little, who has reported!
ly engaged in visiting different Sec
tions of tho state in an effort to in
crease the students body cf the college
and their campaign coupled with the
envaiblo reputation of the institution
inserts another good year for the Mili
tary school
Work has already boon commenced
in the way of adding improve r ents
have been engaged in putting In ' Port for duty at the mobilization camp the college barracks and by the
in Macon. ( limo tho school* io opened the general
Tiio fifth physician from Mllledge* ; surroundings of the place will present
villo to enter the army service will, an ' ven more attractive appearance
probably be Dr. Geo. L. Echols, who I tl,rr - evcr before and (he arrangements
is scheduled to go to tho base hospital , ^ or accommodations of the barracks
ip Atlanta.' Also, it is understood! students will be so planned a3 to af-
Div J. A. Price will very prcbably'j terd additional comforts for the cul-
receive a commission for (he p.rntyj‘ ege ' )oys -
medical corns almost any day, 'mak
ing a total of six physicians from ?<tiil-
j c'dgevillo entering this department of
the national army service.
—, -a
place and throughout tho lodge rboms j
and other occupied parts of tho struc-j ready recsivcd their commissions,
ture improvements are taking' place j vhije Lr. Millard P. Stombridgge, deti-
In the Blue Lodge rooms electrici- ^ #mrgean, has been ordered to re
ans
handsome ceiling fans.
'Ike added improvements to tire out
side of the building shows rp in n
very attractive manner and contribu
tes favorably to tho general appear
ance cf the surroundings
©—:
ASK $18,000 FOR
BEING HUMILIATED
W. C. Jcnes Claims Citizen of
Sparta Caused His Arrest
cn Labor Ageafc Charge
Macon, Ca„ Aug 2.—Alleging that he
was arrested on a charge of abstract
ing negroes from Georgia and was
threatened with violence by a crowd
of Sparta citizens., \V. C. Jones, of
Greensboro, N. C. has filed suit for
m «M*t,uiurtuo*, ; Jn .United States district court
izod by the city of Milledgovulo at the nn . a , rlot w w nHskel! of Snarta.
time the water company was given
against W. W. Driskeli, of Sparta,
charged with procuring th<jf arrest.
The action was filed Tuesday and ser
vice was secured by Major Cooper,
deputy. United States marshal, yester
day morning.,
The petitioner states that he was
formerly a minister of the gospel but
his health broke and he was advised
to take up agriculture. He says that
he came to Savannah December ( 23,
1910, with the view of purchasing a
farm, and went from Savannah to
Sparta, where ho negotiated with W.
W. Driskeli for a tract of land. The
deal was not consummated, and Jones
came to Macon, taking up ills resi
dence at tho local Y. M. C. A.
Jones states that shortly after his
fruits and Vegetables. The special j arrival in Macon he was arrested on
a warrant sworn out by Driskeli, charg
ing the plaintiff with abstracting negro
labor. He states that he spent four or
five hours in tho barracks here be-
jam, liavo recently issued bulletins
showing how this work may he doneU 01 ' 0 being able to procure a specs!
successfully. Anyone can have these auard. Ho was then taken to Sparta,
publications for tho as/idng, so ignor^ an( i there found a large crowd gat ier
ancc of the proper procedure will not
serve as a legitimate excuse for allow
ing any garden produce to spoil this
year.
Farmers’ Bulletin 853, “Home Can
ning of Fruits und vegetables,” shows
how fruit 'may be canned especially
under conditions existing in the South}
Some products in that section, the
bulletin states should be given inter
mittent sterilization. This consists
of applying boiling temperature to
products already packed in containers
for a certain period on each of three
slccessive days. Tho bulletin also
gives tried tested recipes for making
jams, fruit butters, marmalades, pre
serves and jollies.
When canning is net feasible or
cans and jars are too expensive, dry
ing offers a means of saving large
quantities of surnlus products which
go to waste each year. Drying also
affords a way of conserving portions
of food too small for canning. Dry
ing may be done in the sun, over the
kitchen stove or before an electric
fan. Farmers' Bulletin 841 tells Just
how to do this, using one of the driers,
now on the market or home-made ap
paratus.
These bulletins aro sent out upon
request to the Division of Publica
tions, United States Department of
Agriculture, Washington, D. C., Send
for some copies for yourself and tell
your neighbors about |hem. Fruits
and vegetables preserved in any of
these ways help you in planning your
three'meals a day next winter.
ed. threatening to do him harm. At a
committment hearing lie proved that
he was the wrong man and was dis-
CHANGED VOTE ON
TAX REPEAL BILL
COMMITTEE NOW RECOMMENDS
THAT IT DO NOT PASS—AN
OTHER COMMITTEE REVERSES
SELF
Atlanta, Aug. 1—House general
judiciary Xo. 1 this afternoon recon
sidered its vote on the tax repeal bi’l,
which was favored yesterday for pas
sage, 6 to 4, and by a vote of 18 to 10,
have agreed- to send the bill back to
the house tomorrow with the recom
mendation that it net pass.
House agricultural committee Xo. 1,
after this morning reporting unfavora
bly the bill by Mr. Davenport, of
Hall, to cut the salary of Dr. J. M.
Soldo to $5000, have now filed a "min
ority” report that the bill do pass-
25 of the G3 members signing the min
ority report.
The senate judiciary committee this
afternoon reported with recommenda
tion that it do pass tho Xeill primary
bill.. There was one vote against it.
missed by the judge.
Tite plaintiff states that ho lest
about $100 in paying for a special
guard, hotel bills, railroad fares, etc.,
and was humiliated and deranged to
tho extent of $10,000, which he asks
to recover. Xapier and Maynard re
presents the plaintiff.
NEW MARRIAGE LICENSE
RECORD IN NEW YORK
MARRIAGES NUMBERED 164, LICEN
SE3 294—MOST OF MEN OF
DRAFT AGE—MADE TO SHOW
REGISTRATION CARDS (
New York, July 31.—The record fof
marriages at tho marriage license bu
reau was broken hero tbday when 104
ceremonies were performed, the bride
groom in almost every instance of mili
tary age.
The number of marriage licenses is
sued was 294, considerably under the
expectations of clerks whenr they saw
long lines of young men and women
waiting for the bureau to open this
morning. Tho reduced number was
due to tho action of Thomas D. McCar
thy, United States marshal, and a
force of dupitties, who appeared early
in the day and compelled every man,
of draft age who could not show his
registration card to leave the building.
PROTRACTED FLEETING
AT PLEASANT GROVE
WANTED—One portable engine and
boiler mounted on wheels, not less
than ten horse power No junk corf - -
sidered. Give description and state
price for cash in first letter. Address
P. O. Box 21, Randolph, Ala.
Beginning next Sunday, August 4th,
protracted meeting to last probably
throughout the coming week will be
commented.
Rev. A. A. Tilley. D--' ’■
of the church, announced tills week
that ho wished to give wide publicity
to the meetings to be held twice daily,
at 11 o’clock in the mornings and at 8
o’clock in the evenings, in tho hones
cf having a largo and interested con
gregation on each occasion.- Tho gen
eral public will ho invited to attend
each of the services to ho held during
the week.
HOG KILLING WEATHER
ALL THE TIME WITH US.
\
Farmers with hogs ready to kill can stop
the feed expense and also get ahead of high
cost of meat. VVe furnish the cold weather
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GEORGIA PRODUCTS CO.
Co!d Storage Department
Phone 181, N. Wayne Street.
133B
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