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THE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS
Official Organ
City of
Milledgeville
, p rr FORTY-THREE
NUMEfc* n _.. wcad*
th year;
r " Established October 12, 1901. MILLEDGEVILLE. GEORGIA. Friday Morning, August 10. 1917
$1.50 a Year
iooo TO .0.1. C.
3F FEDEBft FUND
Amendment J£
Give Coll'/.
■ State M
tint'
Mr
\!.ic
Burwell to
$10,000 of
ic-^y Paves Way for
Bigger Sum
, ;l Aus. S.—Chairman Joe Hill
this afternoon launched
u higher institutions of edu-
notice that he was going
' I ,. ,i to cut every one of them
iwn v Lore they were four years
..-iM "called” by Judge Atkin-
, rulton delegation, for oc-
position of chairman of
. .ipriations committee an an-
of tlie bill of that committee.
~ jij.p; Mr. Hall if lie did not think
jo relieve his committee of
issment by resigning,
ocl: the first item under
nal institutions list, the
f Georgia, for mainte-
the committee has iixed
ami amended to cut it to
-aiyir.g that lie will light to
t.ranch of the university.
KP p]v:i;g to Judge Atkinson, Sir.
L i said if the speaker would indi
position is embarrassing
will resign as chairman,
ml yield his rights as a
in; horse, declaring that
i<• ■ a 1 notice^ on the vice
the committee that he
o to defend the bill, that
if to light it. Swift, Du-
Bn#.', Pace. Wood and others were
inmgly defending the university, and
pour;:;? licit shots into the chairman
of the appropriations committee for
ifer his attitude, when Mr. Burwell, of
Hancock. xcved to suspend action in
rder that an amendment might he
otteri in giving the G. N. & I. at Mill-
'dgeville $1 o.ono for liome economics
■stensioa work. which should have
lothing to do with the Smith-Lever
nd. nr i-.nv part the university saw
St to expend tliro ’gh Milledgeville.
This was agreed to and resulted,
Iter a strong fight on both sides, in
e house by overwhelming vote giv-
fce. Mr. Hail
;.o will
v of
he -ct ved of
F, B, ADAMS BOYS
THE COZY THEATRE
Present Manager of Colonial
Theatre Takes Over Mov
ing Picture House He For
merly Opened
The Cozy theatre, owned and ope
rated by Mr. Arthur Davis since the
latter part of June, was this week
purchased by Mr. F. D. Adams, the
present manager of the Colonial thea
tre, tile deal having been closed Tues
day afternoon.
The Cozy theatre, which was origi
nally established by Mr. Adams and
known as the Star theatre, will be op
ened for operation next Monday
morning, August 13th, and while Mr.
Adams will continue as manager of
tin Colonial theatre until the 21st of
til is month, lie will thereafter give his
time'and attention to his new enter
prise.
During the past several weeks the
Cozy theatre lias been in regular ope
ration, the business having been pur
chased by Mr. Davis, who came here
with his family from Vidalia.
Though it is understood the busi
ness has been operated at a decided
loss almost from the beginning, the
Cozy theatre did nor cease operation
until Tuesday of this week and Mon
day the picture house will again lie
opened, by Mr. Adams with a determ
ination to accomplish success in his
new undertaking.
The theatre t obe operated by Mr.
Adams will again go under the name
of the Star theatre.
p'lg'vilic directors in their fight
I'ith the university trustees.
Considerable agitation was brought
no ihe discussion over the salary
prough the agricultural college,
jAn effort to have a night session
liied and tjie house adjourned to
l 1 ’"’ at u o'clock tomorrow.
BILLION BUSHELS
WHEATJEXT YEAR
Winter Wheat Acreage to Be
Increased this Fall by 18
Per Cent Over Last Year’s
Mark
g tlie Milledgeville institution $20,-' Washington, Aug. S.—The produa-
"1 from the Smith-Lever fund, the tion of over one billion bushels o:
ote being 1«4 to 2a, which is in con- wheat and over eighty-three million
'riiiity with the position taken by the bushels of rye, through the planting
of 47,337,000 acres to winter wheat
and of 5,131,000 acres to rye this fall,
is the immediate war agricultural pro
gram for the nation, announced today
r. A. M. Soule is paid and the aggro- by David F. Houston, secretary of ag
ain hi of money being spent riculture. This record winter wheat
acreage, an increase of IS per cent
over last year, would yield 672,000,000
bushels if the average yield for the
past ten years is equaled, or under a
epitition of the favorable conditions
of-1914 would give SSO.OOO.COO bushels..
In cither case with a spring wheat
rop next year ec|iial to that of 19L>,
the nation will have more than one
billion bushels of wheat for domestic
use and export.
This vastly increased production of
heat, needed in any case, will lie ab
solutely essential to prevent a serious
shortage of breadstuffs next summer
should til growing corn, now behind
the season, be much damaged by ear
ly frosts.
The program approved by tlie secre
tary of agriculture represents the best
thought of the United States depart
ment of agriculture and of state agri
cultural officials and state councils of
defense.
Specialists of the department of ag
riculture and the state colleges hope
that by better methods tlie average
yield per acre will be at least main
tained wherever there is a fertilizer
shortage and will lie increased in oth
er sections. Much educational work
will he done to make this desire an ac
tuality, and i lit his campaign the most
successful growers will have a promi
nent part.
Principles to increase yields may he
summed up as follows:
1, Plow early. Give the plowed
land two months to settle before sow
ing, where possible.
2. Compact the late-plower land
with roller and harrow.
Don’t plow after a cultivated
crop. Prepare such land with disk
and harrow.
4. Make the seed bed a fit place for
the seed.
5. Sow with a drill, sound, plump,
clean seed of adapted variety.
6. Prevent losses from smut by
treating Infected seed with formalde
hyde.
7. Mhke the soil fertile with man
ure or fertilizers applied judiciously
where needed.
8. Reduce winter killing by follow
ing the above suggestions.
The accomplishment of this great
increase of wheat and rye acreage
POUGHOUT THE BELT
COTTON IS IMPROVING
SUITING HOLDS ON WELL IN
jceorgia AND eolls open
■FAST-PICKING is well under
liV AY
Nasiiinston, August S.—Cotton over
Auto;- portion of tlie holt showed
!I"o\fluent ike past week, accord-
wpckiy weather and crop
kt.n issued today. Moderate to
’ raills fell during the week in
' u,la a,! ' 1 from Louisiana east-
,ri ‘ to Som h Carolina, but it was
" S1 '° al u few points in the
,hern all(1 rcuiheastern states.
11 ’hat pan oT Texas where rain
Melon improved, while picking
'gre.-seii rapidly in the southern
"i the slate where no rain oc-
red. ^
1,(1 Mol, improved steadily in Okla<
lla ' and the
ent
prospect is mostly ex-
) ,lrv weather and sunshine
^ the weevil in Arkansas and
l° n ' s Kuut ' nearly everywhere.
Id '°' lisiana ’he crop generally Is
l * ile ROO| J growth was made in
fhere* 6 an<1 ‘ N>on h Carolina.
r ' "as too much rain at some
hi Mississippi, but the crop
M'llii" ls >:on<] Re,leral >y-
|dedV rj " ea,ller an d sunshine are
I ui Alabama, cotton ls growing
^Gorily and fruiting well
" r giu ’* le fruiting is holding on
Ikin.r* tl,t? * ,olla are opening fast.
| Ain k is under
of tin
''hints arc growing well in
arohiia and fruiting well.
''a 'lie condition of the crop
good.
|sissinn- |IUnS 0t " eevil came from
ag p ! n ' 1 A,a ' )ama . hut serious
|ri ( t s |larently Was in restricted
slate.
"ay in the southehn
I’h Cat
J Pin
I’iltiii.
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’ man
fir#.
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first or , <>f f e ruled his conscience
ap t it was revenged upon
'South,
OVER THREE BILLION BUSHELS
OF CORN IS FORECAST OF U. S.
—#
Largest Production in History of Country is in Prospect.
Total Wheat Crop Is Put at 653 Million Bushels
Washington, Aug. S.—A corn crop
surpassing any ever grown before; a
reduction In whegt prospects, du^i to
damage to the spring wheat crop, and
record crops of barley, rye, wheat and
sweet potatoes, tobacco and hay were
forecast today in the August 1 crop
report of the department of agricul
ture.
Corn production was placed at 3,-
191.000. 000 bushels, an increase of
67.000. 000 bushels above the record
crop of 1912. The showing is duo to
vast improvement in the growing edrn
in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Missouri.
In Kansas the condition declined to
33 per cent of normal, compared wiih
63 per cent on July 1, and as a result
Kansas’ crop is forecast at 81,740,000
bushels, compared with 169,536,000
bushels forecast in July. Oklahoma’s
crop showed a decline from 61 per
cent of a normal to 30 per cent, with
production forecast reduced from 65,-
592,000 bushels to 33,844,00(1 bushels.
Spring wheat production, forecast in
July at 270,000,000 bushels, showed
the results of adverse weather condi
tions. The prospects are put at 236,-
C 19,000 bushels, a drop of about 40,'
000,000 bushels from the July 1 report.
North Dakota’s crop suffered most
with a loss in prospective production
of about 15,000,000 bushels, while
South Dakota lost almost 3,000,000
bushels, and Washington 7,000,000.
Winter wheat, however, is turning
out better than previously forecast,
with a prospect total of 417,000,000
bushels, of 15,000,000 bushels more
than indicated front July conditions.
The combined yield of winter and
spring wheat, therefore, shows a re
duction of 25.000,000 bushels from the
production forecast in July. The crop
forecast from August 1 conditions will
be only 653,000,000 bushels, or 13,000,-.
000 bushels more than harvested last
year.
Potatoes are.expected to yield 467,-
000,UG.i bushels, or 15,000,000 bushels
more than forecast from July condi
tions and 17,000,000 bushels more than
the record crop of 1912. Sweet, pota
toes also will bo a record with 86,
40,000 bushels.
There will ho an enormous crop of
tobacco, almost 120,000,000 pounds
larger than the record production of
last ypar. Tho buckwheat crop will
he tlie largest in 'inany years and oats
will come close to equalling the re’e-
ord made in 1913.
Other details of the report follow:
Winter Wheat—Preliminary esti
male of yield, 15.1 bushels per acre
compared with 13.8 last year and 16A
the 1911-15 average.
Sitring Wheat—Condition 68.7 per
cent, of a normal compared with S3.6
last month, 63.4 last year, and 76.9
llm lu-year average. Indicated acre
yield, 12.4 bushels, compared with S.S
las! year and 14.0 tho 1911-15 average.
Ail Wheat—Indicated yield, 44 bush
els per acre, compared with 12.1 last
year and 14.4 the 1911-15 average.
Corn—Condition, 7S.S per cent of a
normal, compared with 81.1 Kit
month, 75.3 last year, and 7S.4 the 10-
year average, 'indicated yieid, 26.4
bushels per acre, compared with 24.4
last year and 26.0 the 1911-15 average.
Oats—Condition, 87.2 per cent of a
normal, compared with S3.4 last
month, 81.5 last year, and 80,2 the
10-year average. Indicated yield, 33.7
bushels per acre, compared with 30.1
last year, and 31.7 the 1911-15 average.
Oats remaining on farms August l
estimated at about 47,771,000 bushels,
compared with 113,728,000 last year,
and 04,92S,000 the average August l
stocks 1911-15.
GOVERNOR DORSEY
NAMES HIS STAFF
ALBERT HOWELL, JR„ IS CHOSEN
CHIEF OF STAFF—MAYOR MIL-
. LER S. BELL ALSO IS ONE OF
APPOINTEES
Atlanta, Aug. 7.—Governor Dorsey
tonight announced his staff as fol
lows :
Col. Albert Howell, Jr., Atlanta,
chief of staff: Marshall Nelrits, At
lanta, military secretary; lieutenants
colonel and aides de camp: II F.
Kirkland, Augusta; J. C. Verner,
Commerce; J. I). Chason, Bainbridge;
Hollins N. Randolph, Atlanta; Sam
uel Yates Austin, LaGrange; William
Butt, Blue Ridge; R. R. Gunn, Craw-
fordvilie; Miller S. Bell, Mi’iedge-
ville; D. N. McCullough, Atlanta; Ed
ward Lyle, Atlanta; Gordon Know,
Hazlehurst; D. G. Brumby, Marietta;
S. B. Yow, Lavonia; Phil Lanier.
West Point; Homer McClatchey.
Rome; J. E. Chancellor, Columbus;
James Y. Swift, Middleton; J. E. Lin
der, Hartwell; James J. McCracken,
Valdosta;' A. A. Fite, Rome; J. D.
Robinson, Atlanta; C. B. Lewis, Ma
con; W. H. Davie, Waynesboro; Wil
liam Del Worsley, Columbus; J. R.
Batcheller, Eatonton; Britt Craig.
Atlanta; Harry Hodgson, Athens;
Joseph D. Rhodes, Atlanta; Gordon
Saussey, Savannah. The naval aide
will he appointed later.
COLONIAL THEATRE
BE COLD AUG. 21
By Order of the Courts the
Entire Equipment and All
Fixtues Will Be Disposed' of
At Receivers Sale
According to an order by the courts,
tlie Colonial theatre, including its en
tire equipment and all fixtures to the
place, will be sold at a receiver’s sale
next Tuesday week, August 21.
It is understood the Colonial thea
tre has been deeply in debt since
1914,' and particularly on account of
the poor conditions existing follow
ing the beginning of the European
war, tlie concern has been unable to
to overcome the long standing hack-
set.
Mr. F. D. Adams, who has been
identified with the Colonial theater
as one of the receivers of tlie plate
during the past several 'months, will
take active charge of the new Star
theatre following the closing out of
the bankrupt institution.
SANITARIUM WILL
RECEIVE $846,000
J
The Legislature Appropriates
$761,000 For 1918 Main
tenance Fund and $85,000
For 1916 Deficit Fund
The appropriation committee of the
Georgia legislature Wednesday voted
an appropriation of $761,000 for a
maintenance fund for the Georgia
state sanitarium for the year of 1918,
which is an increase over the fund
provided for this year of nearly $100,-
000. A bill was also introduced and
passed for an appropriation of $85,000
lo meet a deficit for the year of 1916,
this increase in the upkeep of the in
stitution being occasioned by tlie de
cided advance cost in supplies pur
chased at tho time.
Tlie increased appropriation for tho
state sanitarium was granted almost
without the slightest opposition by
any of tho members of tlie appropria
tion committee, tho trustees of the in
stitution having presented a state-,
meat thoroughly outlining the neces
sity,of additional funds required to
care for the unfortunate people of the
state.
Before voting on tho bill calling for
an increase in tlie appropriation for
tho sanitarium, Representative J. H.
Ennis, of Baldwin, stated that ho
deemed it unnecessary to present any
argument in behalf of the measure,
as the facts in tlie case were suffi
cient evidence to insure favorable ac
tion on the part of the legislative
body.
COTTON BOLLS ARE
BEGINNING TO OPEN
Fleecy Staple Is Beginning tc
Show Up, in Various Sec
tions of County and Will
Soon Be on Market
The first cotton of this season to
begin opening in Baldwin county was
reported ..this week and during the
last two or three days advices are to
the effect the staple is beginning to
ripen and show up in various sections
oli this territory.
According to a statement given The
News Thursday afternoon, the prob
abilities are new cotton will be-on the
mnrket in Milledgeville inside of two
weeks and possibly within the next
ten days.
While it is generally conceded the
'majority of the cotton grown in Bald
win county this year is rather late,
farmers having secured an early stand
v.rd favored, on tlie other hand, with
an ,unusually early crop.
If seasons continue favorable, it is
the general impression the marketing
of cotton in Milledgeville will lie in
full sway by tlie first of September.
WANTED—One’ portable engino and
boiler mounted on wheels, not less
than ten horse power No junk con
sidered. Give description and state
price for cash in first letter. Address
P. O. Box 21, Randolph, Ala.
Renew your subscription TODAY.
JUDGE HINE3 MAY
BE A CANDIDATE
Widely Known Milledgeville
Attorney Is Being Urged to
Enter Judgeship Race of
Oconee Circuit
The latest rumors In a political way
going the rounds in this section are
that Judge Edward It. Hines, of this
city, will more .than likely bo a candi
date for judge of die superior court
of the Oconee circuit when tho next
election to this office comes up during
tho coming year.
Judge Hines himself lias had practi
cally nothing to say in regards to the
probability of his getting into the
judgeship race, failing to state wheth
er he intended to become a candidate
or not. However, it is a known fact
that this prominent Milledgeville at
torney is being urged by many of his
friends throughout the circuit to al
low his name to go on the ticket in
the next primary. '
If Judge Hines consents to become
a candidate ior judge of the superior
.x>urt of tltis circuit, and there seents
lo be but. little chance for him to do
otherwise, die next story to be, looked
forwrd to with much interest will he
die ..nine of his opponent in die cam
paign.
With the end of it is present term,
which is December 31, 1918, Judge
James B. Park, (lie present edcuinb-
ent, will have served his eightli year
on the judge’s bench of litis superior
cottrl. circuit. Not In more than seven
ty years has any one man served as
judge of this circuit for longer period
than has Judge Park and while it is
not known as to whether or not tho
present official will again get in the
race, there is some doubt as to tho
probability. This conclusion, of course,
is being based somewhat upon the
fact that the terms already served by
the incumbent at this time seems to
be the time limit for the tenure of.
this particular office.
As to whether or not others enter
the race for the judgeship race of this
circuit is not. known, but the friends
of Judge Hines are going to insist
that his name be used as a candidate
hi the election next year.
MR. JAS. L. SIBJLEY, JR.,
LOCATES IN AUGUSTS
/ ' — -X
TAKES UP POSITION THERE AS
AGENT FOR A PROMINENT AU
TOMOBILE TRUCK MANUFAC
TURING CONCERN
Mr. Janies L. Sibley, Jr., of this
city, left *his week for Augusta,
where he has accepted the agency for
the handling of a well known make of
automobile trucks.
For tho past several years Mr. Sib
ley was identified in Milledgeville its
the popular agent for the Ford auto
mobile and during his career here he
established a reputation of an ener
getic and successful young business
man.
Mr. Sibley entered upon his new du
ties tho first of this week and owing
to the fact he has chosen a broader
field liis friends predict for him an
oven greater success than he has
heretofore enjoyed.
SIBLEY RE-APPOINTED
COUNTY COURT JUDGE
Jddge John A. Sibley, at present,
judge of the county court of Baldwin
county, was this week again named by
Gov. Hugh M. Dorsey for unother
term for the position he already holds.
Judge Sibley has been sitting on the
bench of the county court judge for
about three years, having been ap
pointed for the place in 1914 by ex-
Governor John M. Slaton. During his
term of office he has made quite n
favorable impression upon the people
of Baldwin county by the able manner
in which he has conducted his ’duties
and his many friends will be pleased
to learn of his re-appointment.
without disrupting correct farming
practice will call for tremendous efTort
on the part of farmers. However, the
United States department of agricul
ture, the state college of agriculture
and other state and local agencies are
planning to aid in every way possible.
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. We furnish the cold weather
GEORGIA PRODUCTS CO.
Cold Storage Department
Phone 181, N. Wayne Street.
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