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„uME seventeen
KlBER
THREE
Established October 12,1901. MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, Friday Morning, November 2* 1917
PEOPLE HEAR
POUR MINUTE MEN
. Addresses Deiiverei
t, t h Evening at Moy
Mure Theaters Duyi
Week ,J
tin
effective work as was
Haulin' county In encourag-
urchaaing of thfe bonds of
' a Liberty Loan! was that
by the twelve men In Milledge-
the P’
the Four Minute Men
,,v 'ueiton short talks being de-
reaI1 hv each one at, the moving
theatres during the past week.
cture theatr f ^ Four Mlnu te Men
in by the moving
the managements
short intermission each even-
The
work of
cooperated
cture
theatres:
JA HOWARD IS NOW
r JSTMASTER HERE
*
• tiiceived His Commission on
Monday to Take Place, Suc
ceeding Mr. R. B, Moore.
Now Actively in. Charge
Mr. J. D. Howard, who was confirm
ed by the senate several weeks ago
as postmaster at Milledgeville, Mon
day received his commission from the
postoffice department to immediately
take charge of the position, succeed
ing Mr. R. B. Moore, the latter hav
ing held the position under the Wil-
son administration a little more than
four years. '
Mr.- Howard,'the new postmaster at
Milledgeville, is well known through
out the staie, being a lawyer and
vlng Ma benefit the cans* re* having served in the legislature and
g ° T t hv the speakers and the'; the ‘state senate from this county dur-
esenteu cifm raised in Milledgeville Ing the more than twenty years he
d D°M«in county for the Second has lived in this city. Also, he has
Ba nnnd issue is no doubt to a. been well identified in various other
^Jhia deftree attributable to public ways, having served as cam-
nprition of the brganizatlon I Paten manager for Congressman Carl
C twplve men and the inovlngj Vinson in his first race for congress.
^, iMa , He also served In the same capacity
in the gubernatorial race of Hon. Jos
eph E. Pottle during the year of 1916.
Mr. Howard came to Milledgeville
when quite a yoffng man and began
the practice of law and continuously
he has made this city his home. He
is a native of McDuffie county, whdre
he now owns one of the finest farms
In that section of the state.
e houses. <, . .
keeping up the work planned by
>our Minute Men Organization,
-bes will be delivered during the
tew davs at the moving picture
eatres c n the matter of food eyn-
Tmiight .bulge -lohn T. Allen will
ake a short address before the au-
enee at the Colonial Theatre , while
d se John A. Sibley will speak t\.
^crowd attending the Star Thea-
1 '' \
Saturday evening Col. Jos. E. Pottle
11 be heard by the patrons of the
ar Theatre and Prof. Kyle T. Al-
end will be the speaker of the
lonlal. each speaking on the sub-
1 of food conservation.
DUE BROTHERS WIN
IT AGAIKST FORD
urt Orders the Ford Motor
Company to Disburse Some
Of the Dividends It Has Ac-
sited .
AUDITORS GROWING IN
DEMAND IN GEORGIA
„ ,, _ mam
roJt, Oct. 31.—Minority stock--
ers of the Ford Motor company
7 won the first round of their
for increased dividends and a
e important voice in the transac-
of the company’s business. ,
ircult Judge Ilosmer, of Detroit,
nded down a decision for the plain-
in a suit brought by John F. Dodge
Htrace E. Dodge, of Detroit,
Inst the Ford Motor company and
Ford, to compel Ford to dis-
se the ICO.000,000 of accumulated
idends to the company’s stock-
ders.
odge Brothers, who are automo-
manufacturers, also are raiincrity
kholders of the Ford Motor com-
Henry- Ford holds a Coiitroll-
intercst in the latter organization.
°rd ann ounced some months ago
he hoped t use this money to
ally increase his company's husiy
■ One of the features of his
of expanison was the construc-
of great giast furnaces on River
?e, near Detroit.
td, in a formal statement, made
son ' e time ago. and in his testi-
. at the trial of the suit, declared
■^e would appeal the case to the
mates supreme court, if the
decisions were against him.
WS PRINT PAPER IS
STILL SELLING HIGH
l 1 *'"!, 0<,, • —That congress
fadc-r i r a ' d,litional powers upon
t i, a ,, commission to en-
t sit-,. .? dy to r9l *evo the news-
ion on! ° n is ,ll ° consensus of
th P s ,., :ng D hlishers of Atlanta
ucted i v u large> Investigations
<- 5 f' 1 ” commission demon-
PayinVfT Ve1y - ,hat newspapers
recenfi, ?,? c ” sive Prices. A re-
comniii, ‘ ei by tlle shnate prlnt-
tpaoer 7°? ,,eclarcs that "the
ssive profit" 81 ^' in its greed for
st bunipi t8, las im POsed a most
g, whirn", " P<)n ,ho American
lief cam, , a serious disaster
ive , ,e hiltl from the op
ens now exacted.” The
on t 10 befoi 'e congress at
(i ss 'on, !ln( i publishers
re Presenmr 0Untry should or ?e
enablin- , lu ‘ s t0 Pass leglsla-
tpeediiv'’„ U ■ lr:1!ie commission to
"ouyjnid effectively.
e v ^ ARD thanks
k| »anL'?u lhank °'’ r friends for
Ultiess !' rendered us during
lo assnrn , < Galb of ° ,lr little son-
lie;
Mr' rPl1 hy “»•
ld ‘" rs - Frank Brookins.
t d ’ ! Alrao »d Cream, 25c.
'•Sped and Tanned
Lidver & Kidd.
f at, Fill.,)' i,nd Ga - Gr own seed
l,R,IUm a "d Texas Rust
Atlanta, Oct. 31.—The largest exam
ination class on record will come be
fore the Georgia board of examiners
of certified public accountant^ in At
lanta on November 21, according to
Joel Hunter of this city, the chairman
of the board. Throughout the country
there is a constantly growing demand
t€r accountants, and seme of the best
young business talent of the state is
going into the profession.
The increased demand for certified
accountants grows out of the fact
that more firms and business houses
are having periodical audits made
than ever before, and also because
large corporations and grand Juries,
are insisting mpre and more that
«b4US fahal! %naid« not merely by
accountants, but- by "certified - public
accountants," which means an 'ah'
eountant who has passed an examina
tion before a board of experts created
by the state, and license to practice
hie profession the same as a lawyer
or a doctor. »
will
xt <
hghapt
eaiinrui" 110 ^. on ° of ,hem that
1 ar,1 °ns will ever be
Call
«s 181.
GERALDINE FARRAR BE
SHOWN AT THE STAR
Based on the life of the Immortal
Joan|of Arfc a motion picture produc
tion in eleven parts entitled “Joan
the Woman.” directed by Cecil B.
DeMilie, with Geraldine Farrar in the
role of Jean, will be shown] soon at,
the Star Theater.
Although Miss Farrar a year ago
acted In three short photoplays under
Mr. jDeMille’s direction at the L.asky
studios, “Joan the Woman’’ will mark
her first appearance as the star In
cinema drama of length sufficient to
comprise an entire pvening’s enter
taintnent.
There fs a certain timeliness about
the story of Joan of Arc, as it has
been reported frequently from France
that public interest in the Maid of
Orleans never was so keen as at the
present moment. Although the sttry
of “Joan the Woman,” written for the
screen by .Teanie Macpherson, has
been carefully guarded, it is said that
Mr. DeMilie and Miss Farrar have
touched upon this feature of modern
ism in relating one of the most fas
cinating stories of mediaevalism.
RAILROADS STILL FACE
TRAFFIC TROUBLE
Atlanta, Oet, Si—The' railways of
America have* now entered a period
when they will have the greatest dif
ficulty they have over experienced in
handling tho\ traffic, according to the
accepted view of the situation in At
lanta, both among railroad men and
shippers. Within the last 18 months,
and more especially in the last six
months, the railroads hhve increased
the efficiency of their rplling stock to
a degree that would have been de-
cldred impossible a few years ago
Being unable to buy more cars and
engines at any price, they had to load
their existing equipment to its utmost
capacity. This- they have done,-and
accomplished wonders. In July they
handled 17.5 per cen more ton-miles
with each freight car and almost 19
per cent more ton-miles with each
locomotive, than they did in July.
1916. They handled nearly 50 per
cent more with each car and each lo
comotive than they did two yearp ago.
But the unprecedented Increase in
traffic continues uhabated, and the
point will soon be reached where ev
eryono concerned, both railrwyis and
shippers, must make a super-human
effort to save the country from pa-
rolysls of traffic and tranportion.
_ look at the label on your
PAPER AND SEE IF YOUR SUB
SCRIPTION HAS EXPIRED. IF IT
HAS, PAY UP.
APPROPRIATIONS
LEGALITY PROBED
Recommendations lor Next
General Assembly to Con
sider May Result From Spe
cial Committee’s Sessions
have
of every appropriation made by the
legislature is to be investigated in the
next four or five days, and another
meeting will be called, to be held in
Governor Dorsey’s office
The special committee, named in
the last general appropriations bill
by the legislature, met in the govern
or’s office at 10 o’clock yesterday to
take up the work delegated to them, war
an£ were in session until noon. The ® ge
committee named in the bill is com- j pr 0 p\-i
posed of Senator George Carswell, -i 0 i n in
Representative Joe Hill Hall, Goverh-Tauxf
$1.50 a Year
, JOINREO CROSS
Largest Auxiliary in State Or-
at Noted Young
Atlanta, Octw30.—The legal status prfcbably the largest Red Cross aux-
Georgia was organized here
edglkday morning when several
young lady students of the
Normal and industrial Coi-
thusiastically volunteered to
ieir names enrolled as mom-
’ithe organization, ecah pledg-
% labors in behalf of the ut*
to be carried out by the
if workers.'
hundred dollars were ap-
id by the young .ladies in
e G. N. and I. C. Red Cross
f at the meeting held in the
°V D , ors ® y \ Stat 1 Superintendent of I college ^ (wdltorlubi for the purpose of
Schools M. L. -Brittain; and Attorney formin ^ thfl organization Wednesday
General Clifford, Walker. The bill hnbrhibg and each of the members
specifies that they shall in the recess, agr e ed % begin Work immediately in
inV.PRTifl'nTO tno annpnnnntinna moria . »i.’ : l. . > .. ...
The
are goii
sweater
in the* -
theif.pti
these
year.-'
arment8 for the. soldiers
ing for war services.
Veral hundred young ladies
to worjt in making wool
toV the men called to engage
with Germany and it is
«fe to make at least 1000 of
ments by spring of next
investigate the appropriations made ! maltln
to and the needs of each <|f the state now ^ ri
institutions, the method of appropri
ating money and report its recom
mendations to the next session-of the
assembly. .
The report will be made up with a
view to covering a quasi-budget sys
tem, somewhat In line with the recom
mendations made to the last session
of the assembly by thft governor. nA/TtlE' A liV A MPC
A sub-comnjittee, composed of Mr. j fSU'CflCi Ail V AllvC,
Hall, Senator Carswell and' Attorney '* '
General Walker, was appointed yes
terday to make a careful investigation
of the legality of every appropriation
carried in the general bill, and pre
pare a report to ho submitted'to the
full committee.
Another sub-committee, composed
of Mr. Brittain and the governor, is to
make a list of the state institution^
and arrange a program 'of them,
showing the relative importance of
taking them up in order; that is Which
shall be taken, up first for investiga
tion cf expenditures, and so on
through the w&ple list.
The two reports will require four dr ,
five dqys, after which another meet- ’’
ing will bo called by the governor and
the further work \|rlll be mapped out.
There are on the appropriations
shebt,* number of items which' Mr.
Hall, In the .session of the house! de
clared should nothin fact, could not
leKally, be included in the general ap-
pfoprlatiohb bill, and tttiB inquiry,
now. being, made, presents the possi
bility that recommendation may he
proposed to the investigation commit
tee, to go to the legislature, that
these he taken cut of the next bill
made. In passing the present bill it
was made good only for one year, in
stead of the two ae has been the cus
tom, and it will, therefore, be neces
sary for the next session to pass an
other general bill, over which there
will again be a fight.
DR. VITTUM WILL
LEAVE G.N.&I.C.
Principal of English Depart
ment Leaves This Week to
Take up Pastoral Work!.
Tendered Farewell Service
POSTAGE RATES TO
DE HjGHER TODAY
Letters Will Require Three
Cents and Postals Will Bear
Two Cents Beginning After
Last Night r
MARKET BREAK
GEOGRAPHICAL IDEA
ENTERS POLITICS AGAIN
Atlanta, Oct. 31.—The fact that C.
Murphey Candler and Congressman
William Schley Howard both live in
Atlanta—or, to be exact, in Decatur,
which is an Atlanta suburb—is ad
mittedly having a very’ pronounced ef
fect upon their plans for entering the
race for the U. S. senate against
Thomas W. Hardwick.
And the fact that they live in the
same town • and comity will 'undoubt
edly keep one or the other out of the
race. In other words, If Candler runs
Howard cannot; while if Howard
runs, Candler will be obliged to stay
out. For two candidates to run from
the same county would naturally elim
inate them both.
Atlahta has one- senator in the per
son of Hoke Smith, and would be ac
cused of trying to have them both in
the case of either Murphey Candler or
Congressman Howard. Senator Hard-
ward comes from south Georgia. Be
fore him, West, who served an ad in
terim term, came from Valdosta. Be
fore him, Senator Bacon came from
south Georgia.
Up in the mountains of the north
ern partxof the state they haven’t had
a senator in a gcod' many years, and
the friends of W. J. Harris, chairman
of the federal trade commission, be
lieve this fact will be an added factor
of strength in his favor.
GEORIA’S APPLE CROP
IS THE BIGGEST EVER
New Ynrk, Oct. 31.—Prices broke
violqntly ’(lluring the morning session
of the: stcrik exchange today. The fen-
tirclUst yielded to the growing pessi
mism. caimd by foreign conditions,
mainly the Italian situation. Yester
day’s quarterly report of the United
States Steel Corporation was also an
adverse influence.
Standard industrials fell 2 to 5
points, • United States Steel declining
to 99 3-8 from yesterday’s; final price
of 102 3-4, and Bethlfehem Steel lost
almost 5 jtolntfei '
The, war group as a whole dropped
2 to* ’4 points and rails, particularly
Pacifies, grangers and coalers, were
lowered by, 1 to 3 points.
"‘j Scaie of the high-clask -trp,pfeporta.-
ion shayey; >y ade now low.’iecoJ
'fcnhh'ec ofV . .
. Selling Was iargdr than at any time
iii. recent weeks, transportations up
to mid-day exceeding ‘600,000 shares,
NEW! YORK CITY WINS
SUIT AGAINST HEARST
Dr. Edward M. Vittum, for the past
several years bead of the English, .de
partment. of the Georgia Normal and
Industrial College, has resigned his
position to accfept the pastorate of the
First Congregational church cf Grin-
nell, Iowa, having left to take up his
new work yesterday.
During the several years Dr. ViE-
tum has been in. Milledgeville ho has
rendered mofet valuable services to
the community in the way of further
ing Christian causes; he .having beeh
liberal 'at all times in accepting calls
to aid in church work.
Dr. Vittum 1b n man of unusual
scholarly attainments and on num
bers of occasions he has delivered in-
terestnig and instructive lectures to
large audiences ip Milledgeville while
a resident of this city and having
traveled extensively he dwelled upon
subjects cf enlightenment tfe his hear
ers.
Before,his departure from Milledge
ville, Dr. Vittum was honored by a'
union farewell service at the Metho ;
dist church Sunday evening in which
the Methodist, Baptist anti^Presbyte
rian congregations participated. Sev
eral short addresses were made by tho
pastors of the three churches and an
additional representative from each
in expression of the regrets of Dr. Vit
turn’s departure from the community.
Thos/= sneaking cn the occasion were
Dr. D. W. Bramien, pastor of the
Presbyterian church; Dr. T. R. Ken-
d&ll, of the Methodist .church, and
Rev. J. C. Wilkinson, pastor of the
Baptist church, Mr. John ( A.,Sibley, of
the Presbyterian congregation; Mr.
D. S. Sanford, froin the Baptist con
gregation. nnd Dr. M. M. Parka from
the Methodist congregation and the
Georgia Normal and Industrial Col
lege.
In response to the many kind re
marks made by those in expressing
their'deep regret of his departure, Dr.
Vitthm bold ,cf the great pleasure it
had been to. him to do what he could
‘ _
iMWWIWWRWp 'MpFlllltluPE
stated that' his only object in leaving
was. that he felt that tho call from tho
people of the Iowa ,city would enable
him to- servo his fellowman in a great
er and broader capacity.
The rates of postage for both let
ters and postal cards have advanced
one cent each beginning after twelve
o’lclock last night and those who
failed to get out their rush correct
pondfence yesterday will find it neces
sary to go a little deeper into their
purse on account of the delay.
The new rates will apply of all first
class matter to be mailed to points
otherwise than their local postoffice
delivery only.
The raise In the rates of postage is
expected to stay in effect only dur
ing the period of the wan and after
that time the old rates are expected
to be seBumed.
GO-TO-SUNDAY SCHOOL
DAY WITH METHODISTS
Albany, N. Y„ Oct. 31.—A judgment
of $21,783 against William Randolph
Hearst in favor of the city ,cf New\
York was affirmed by the court o$ ap
peals today. The action originated
from a. suit brought against the city
by persons injured by an explosion, of
fireworks in Madison Square on an
election night more’ than ten years
ago. The city compromised the claims
and brought suit against Mr. Hearst
as president' f the International Asso
ciation of Democratic Clubs which
provided. \the fireworks. A lowfer
coort sustained the city and this judg
ment was affirmed by the court of ap
peals today.
We now have in our Print
ing and Stationery Depart
ment more than One Hundr.ed
and Fiftvi Thousand Commer
cial Envelopes of various
grades for our fall business.
The Milledgeville News
THANKS MEMBERS OF BALDWIN
COUNTY COMMITTEE
Editor Milledgeville News:
The, Liberty Loan executive com
mittee wishes to express to Mr„ M.
S. Bell, chairman Liberty Lpan com
mittee for Baldwin county, and to
S ach member of committees and in-
ivlduals, working in the recent Lib
erty Loan campaign its sincerest ap
preciation of their untiring efforts
and co-operation. N ,
Without such co-operation the cam
paign crold not have proved the suc
cess which it has.
Yours very truly,
Liberty Loan Executive Committee,
Sixth Federal Reserve District. W.
C. Wardlaw. chairman; Ivan E. Al
len, J. Epps Brown, M. W. Bell, Jos.
A. McCord. W. H. Toole, Henry W.
Davis. Robert F. Maddqx, St. Elmo
Massengale, Fred J. Paxon, Mqll R,
Wilkerson.
The International Gar-tci-Sunday
Schrol Day will be appropriately and
well carried out at tre Methodist
church next Sunday morning at 9:30
o’clock and a splendid program has
been prepared for the occasion, a wel
coming committee having also been
named for the particular day.
Evfery member of the Methodist con
gregation is beipg urged to attend the
Sunday school next Sunday and help
to further both the Rally Day and
Thanksgiving service. ;>■ i,./ %
All Methodist mothers having ba
bies in the Cradle Roll are asked to
bring their little ones to the Thanks
giving service at the Methodist
Supday' morning at 9:30
A free-will offering will he .
church
o’cjqck-
tajmn.
suht. of the Cradle Roll.
SEA ISLAND COTTON
REACHES MARK OF
Oct. 31,—Both Sea T.-lan I
'cotton .seed'went';'up^yefe- ‘‘
terdayVlike a skyrdekfet, cotton selling
at 1% .cents per pound .in Tots without
classifying. Iti isfeDtedicted. fretoly that'
76 cents will be reached before the,
end of the wofek. Short stapl^ cotton
seed sold for $.79 and Sea Island seed
went at $70 per ton. There is. a
stronger tone to the market today,
and producers are selling very slowly,
preferring to wait for the higher
prices, which they declare will soon
be offered for both seed and cotton.
One Minute Tooth-Ache
Drops—10c. Culver & Kidd:
Let us have your next order for Job
Printing: Our Quality and Prices will
please you.
HOME FOR SALE
Near Stovens Hcttery, The J. S.
Bone place 1-4 mile of station.
Six rooms besides bath and kitchen,
water works. Two acres of ground
fenced two in woods and' 10 acres in
cultivation, one and half acre of pecan
trees. Large tract dr >land near this
home now offered for •(sale so a far
mer can locate here and increase the
size of place. It is now well suited
for traveling ; man or most any One
else Price $3,700 terms given.
Also many new farms for sale.
J. L. SIBLEY.
We have a full stock of
Typewriter Ribbons, one and
two colors, for all makes of
machines. Also, Carbon Pa
pers and Second Sheets.
Phone 312, The Milledge
ville News.;
Atlanta, Ga. Oct. 31.—Reports re
ceived in Atlanta from north Georgia
counties where the apple, industry has
experienced a marvelous growth and I
development in the past few years,
are to the effeqt that the 1917 crop
will be one of the largest and best on
record, thereby adding still more to
Georgia’s wenderful prosperity due to
the high price of cotton and the re
cord-breaking production of food and
feed crops.
Georgia apples have won Ihe blue
ribbons in competition with the finest
products of Virginia, New York nnd
the northern Pacific states, and every
/•■or the industry is growing h'rgcr
and more prjfitar-le To pr'dnce ap
ples requires a peculiar combination
of soil, climate and rainfall, and the
north Georgia counties have all these'
elements to a marked degree.
Owners of orchards in Habersham,
Haralson, Polk and qther counties aro
planning for a high harvest, and while
young orchards are in process pf de
velopment a number of them aro
making money raising cattle. ,
ARE YOU A PATRIOTIC FARMER?
If so you will see that your soil is especially prepared foiat
least three acres of wheat. This is wheat planting time and
- every true farmer should plant enough wheat to supply his
* own household. Three to five acres, properly cultivated,
will take care of the average family.
We have the best wheat that could be bought, all ready for
delivery o you, Va. grown blue stem recleaned, also Georgia
^rown recleaned wheat. We also offer a-limited supply of
home grown Fulghum Oats, Texas Rust Proof, gQod, heavy
and clean. The price is right. Call 181 and we will see that
you get what you want.
GEORGIA PRODUCTS COMPANY