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THE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWSl
Official Organ
City of
Mllladgavillo
,ni UME SEVENTEEN
.Y?uBER twenty-five
Established October 12, 1901.
MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, Friday Morning, April 19, 191
$1.50 a Year
BIG THIRD LIBERTY LOAN RALLY BE| '/
HELD IN MILLEDGEVILLE TOMORF W
Hon. w. H. Burwell, Ex-
Speaker House ot Repre
sentatives Will be Here to
Deliver Main Address.
students tcTform
MILITARY PARADE
Citizens Requested to Meet at
Baldwin Hotel and Head
Procession — Begins About
\ \ o'Clock Saturday.
SUMMER SCHOOL TO
OPEN HERE JUNE 8
Second Annual Term Of The
Summer School For Teach
ers Will Be In Session Here
June 8th to June 29th.
The second annual terii of the Sum
mer School for Teachers will begin at
the Georgia Normal and Industrial
The biggest Liberty Loan meeting College this year June 8th and con-
yet held in Mllledgeville will take tinue through June 29, a folder state
place here tomorrow morning at 11 ment to this effect having just been
o'clock at the court house. I issued.
The object of arranging this meet- The opening of the summer school
ing is for the purpose of creating ad- ehre this year, or rather the announce-
ditional interest and enthusiasm in the ment of the opening, comes as a re
purchasing of Liberty Bonds to com- sponse to popular demands of teach-
plete the allotment placed to Bald- ers and graduates over Georgia and
vin ooi nty, which amounts to *215,- other sections of the South. The Geor
for the Third Liberty Loan. ; gia Normal and Industrial College of
preparatory to the beginning of the fpr8 lt8 flne buildings, its good board-
neeting a big military parade to be lnB accommodations and its modern
formed by the cadet corps of the Geor- laboratories and equipment as an al
ia Military College will take place, faction to students and the college
The line f march will begin at the Plant, instead of being idle, will be
Baldwin hotel and the military stu
available for the use of Georgia teach
ers, thus rendering more service to the
tax payers and people of the State.
The same plan of operating the
the prominent citizens of^Milledgevillc • Summer School this year will be fol-
III meet at the hotel for the purpose j ;° wed 88 ln * 917 ’ N ° appropriation
heading the parade to be put on by
will be equipped in full dres3
unifarm.
At 10:30 o’clock a large number of
FOUR PEOPLE TAKE
$60,000JN CONDS
Messrs. C. H. Bonner and J. B.
O’Quinn Take $20,000
Each—Mrs. Napier and Mr.
E. N. Ennis Both $10,000.
During the last wegJi the big sale
of Liberty Bonds in this county Is
principally due to the patriotic spir
it of lour citizens'of Baldwin who took
a total of *60,000 worth of the war
measure bonds.
The first ot these bends, it is un
derstood. was taken by Mr. Charles H.
Bonner, who put *20,000 in the treas-
• ry 01 ihe Government oi Uncle Sant.
This subsfcgjption was followed by; an-
GOVERNOR DORSEY
MAKES VISIT HERE
Chief Executive of Georgia
Spent Wednesday in Mill
edgeville Going Over State
Institutions Here.
FLAG SERVICES AT
BAPTIST CHURCH
Friends And Members Of Con
gregation To Pay Tribute to
lliose Having Joined Col
ors in Defense of America.
A flag presentation service has been
arranged to take place at the Bap
tist Church Net Sunday night in lion
Governor Hugh M. Dorsey, accom
panied by his private secretary and a
number of friends, arrived in Mlll-
edgeville Wednesday morning and or of the score or more young men
spent the day in this city visiting the members who have joined the United
States Army In the defense of their
country at this critical time.
At this service a beautiful flag will
he given the church by Mrs. J. H. Kn
nis, wife of Capt. J. H. Ennis, former
commander of the old Baldwin Blues,
Company E, Second Georgia Regi
ment. The flag, it is understood, will
oe presented to the church through
Col. D. S. Sanford and the gift will
1 has been made by the state for the
Summer School; however, about for-
it
he Georgia Military College cadets. ,
so citizens will carry with them ** ot the strongest members of the
umbers of Liberty Loan banners and reBular colleBe facul, y have generous-
entire line of march will probably | * aBreod to give their services with
out a regular salary. Inadditlon to
this, through the generoustty of the
citizens of Milledgeville and other
rriends, financial arrangements have
been made for a number of distin
gulshed educators and lecturers to
aid in the work. A number of popu
lar evening lectures will bo offered
and there will be tine musical attrac
tions and various forms of entertain
ment.
.More than a score of eminent edu
cators and lecturer* front outside will
come to the college during the Sum-
mar School. Dr. VV. If. Kilpatrick, of
Teachers College, Columbia Universi
ty; Dr. Dressier and Dr. Charles Me-
Murry, of Georgia Peabody College
for Teachers, anjl many others, will
assist. Several important engage
ments will be closfed soon. Altogeth
er it Is expected that there will be
ins to be present at the meeting to- j between sixty and sevnty persons in
Trow and therebt help to make the th faculty and amo ng the list of lec-
IlH
jeasure twe blocks or more.
Immediately following the cadet
orps in their line of march will come
le speaker of the occasion. Hon. W.
Burwell, ex-speaker of the House
Representatives of Georgia, and his
orts. The parade will begin in
te for Mr. Burwell to reach the
;rt li use just a few minutes before
even o'clock.
Mr. Iturwell, who is now serving
ncoek county in the Georgia. Legis-
ure, is an orator of unuuual ability
his coming to Milledgeville to de-
ira pntrioVc^ddress tomorrow will
doubt be responsible for a greater
wd being present at the big Liber-
Loan meeting.
ho Liberty Loan committee of this
inty is calling upon every citizen in
illedgevllle and the surrounding sec-
$150,000 SECURED |
ON LIBERTY BONDS
ATTEND MEETING
OF JDUCATORS
Local Educators To Take a
Prominent Part at Georgia
Educational Convention in
Savannah April 25-27.
At the meeting of the Georgia Edu
cational Association, which meets in
Savannah April 25th, 26th and 27th,
Milledgeville will be well represented
by a number of the prominent educa
tors of this city, who will take lead
ing parts on the program to be car
ried out during the occasion.
Prof. K. T. Alfriend, member of the
faculty of the Georgia Normal and
Industrial College, is secretary of the
Georgia Educational Association and
will attend the -meeting through the
full session.
Friday morning, the second day of
the convention, Dr. M. M. Parks, pres
ident of the Georgia Normal und In
dustrial College will be one of the
main speakers! of the day, using as
his subject “Some Educational By-Pro
ducts of the War.”
During the session of the Aiteocia-
several prominent state institutions
here.
_ ,, The governor arrived here at 11
O'QuInn! one 0 for f *?M00 M from J 'Mre: i °' CIOCk 88 lmmedlatel >' atter reachtng
Edward R. Napier and Mr. E. N. En- the city he was invited to visit the
nis came up with the sum of *10,000, Georgia Normal and Industrial Col-
a-aking the four subscriptions reach .
the total sum of *60,000. * €ge ’ spending a little more than an
The total amount of money already hour at the girls’ scAoll. Preparu-
&is°.„d b as*. “ si ssa «*» <°"»■*'« <*-*«•■
named parties runs^up to the sum of M. M- Parks, president of the college, ._ „
fng *the list 8 ^ rward NSpier lead- had the several hundred young lady be officially received for the church bv
In the First and Second issues of ktudents and the members of the fac- Mr. A. J. Carr,
tlinroo Bon hi 8 ' Mra ' Nal)K c' invebteu ulty to assemble ln the college ar.di-' Duilug the service arranged in hon-
ment and at th^sam^'tlme Mr^E 8 ™" torlum. Also, several prominent cit- cr of the young men members of the
ruunis made a purchase of *15,000 izens of Milledgeville were hurriedly Baptist church who are now among
worth of the bonds. invited to be at the college at the time the national >n:illtary ranks, a list will
of the Governor's arrival to act as a be read showing, the number of Bap-
reception committee. tists having left this city to answer tion Friday afternoon a meeting of
Shortly after Governor Dorsey's ar- the call of their country. At the time the department of public school music
rival at the college he began a short these names are to be read, the par- w ju t abe p] ace and Missi Jennie M.
addresb to the college students and ents or some friend of each soldier Weller, music teacher in the Georgia
the members of ihe faculty. During will be expected to give a short ac- Normal and Industrial College, will
This is the Amount Obtained the course of hl8 remarks lle t00k oc - count ot thc activities and location B erve as chairman. Also, Miss’ Har-
In Ralrlwin fnnntv Sex Far CaSi ° n t0 Pay 8 hlgh trlhute l ° Pres1 ' ° f th ® y0Ung men hav,ng gone fron ‘ riet »ay. director of art and manual
.1. . , n n rar ! dent Parks and the pntlre faculty of the church to serve with the American training department of the local girls’
Whicv IS 70 rer Cent, of the college for the splendid work be- military forces.
Allotment Third Issue big accom I’l i8 hed by the institution. Lieut. A. J. Carr, Jr., who is now
’ In speaking of the effect of thc work stationed at Camp Wheeler, has been
The Liberty .(Loan Committee of of the Georgia Normal and Industrial invited to come to Milledgeville Sun-
Baiuwin county reported Thursday af- College, the Governor spoke in the fol- day and be present at the patriotic
ternoon that more than *150,000 had , , ’ . , , . ,
been secured from citizens of this lowing terms: : services and read out the names oi | BO well identified with the edtcatlcn-
county in the sale of Liberty Bonds "Long before I became the chief ex- J those having GuiJt from the Baptist l H i interests in this stale a& is Mill-
total s. bscrtpUorfs^so^far 1 amounting 6CUtlv, “ of this state I had a great do-; ( hutc h to Join the colors. - edgevllle and thc representation to go
to more than 70 per cent, of Baldwin's sire to visit this college and while I , Following the lias services, Itev. J i frolu tbis c j ly to Savannah to attend
(trivn' iUa SUare 111 cue b ‘ B national have heard a great deal of the accotn- C. Wilkinson will n:ako an address bv ' tbo meeting of the Georgia Education-
ng the last several days the lo- pllahments of the Institution, it is a paying a tribute to the young men of: al Association will serve ably in 1111-
tralning department of the local girls’
college, will,be one of the >ntain speak
ers at tbid particular session, using
as her subject "Industrial Arts in Re
lation to the School.”
Probably no other city In Georgia is
cal Liberty Bond, committee has been revelation to me to stand before this the church who so patriotically gave
aBldwta* counts e pnrt n m' 8 the° Tnl?* 'audience this morning in observing up their civil life to enter the armj
I. M. C. BAND PLAYS
AT EATONTON MEETING
country, civilization and freedom.
, _ pill L OH LUC A 111. . _
Liberty Bond issue, which amounts to such fair representation of Georgia’s | service for the protection of their
a little move thl2a n5*0,00wJ,16 voun „ womanhood” Continuing, the
a little more than *215,000 and the young wom annooa. vonuntm„,
showing already made is indeed cred- Governor said, “I do not hesitate to
itable to the people of this city and Baj r that in my opinion the Georgia
<0 The Third Liberty Bond campaign Normal and Industrial College has
is to be continued until May 5th and contributed mitre to the advancement
•*» ■:«
acH1*Bd by the time the 30 days drive er single lnstfutlon fn this state, ami,
is over. adding, he stated, “It is my beliel
that this college comes second lo none
In Georgia when we speak of its work
in upbuilding of the general welfare
of this state.”
Warm Reception By People of Eat-, At noon the Governor met with the
onton At Patriotic Meeting Satur- board of trustees and officials at Ihe ^ (j une w m p e niled by the appointment
ing the important program to be car
ried out next week.
SUPREME COURT BACKS
ALFRIEND NAMEDON ! VERDICT OF POLK JURY
BOA^ OF EDUCATION Decision Handed Down By Higher
Court Sustains Sentence Of Death
Prominent Educator of This City Has Given ATiriedgsvirtf NTifP09ftMM
Been Appointed By Judge JJames O. j_ Park.
Park To 3'.iceeed The Late Profes
sor O. IVi. Cone.
day.
I State Sanitarium, where he remained j of Pllcf KyIo T Alfriend, a prominent
The members of the Georgia MUi-! until 3 o’clock in the afternoon going n , €m ber of the Georgia N ormal Hnd
Charles F. Polk, who shot and in-
' stantly killed hi& wife at Midway in
The vacancy left on the county j anuaryi 1915, must pay the death
board of education of Baldwin county penalty for the crime, according to n
on account of the death of Prof. O. M. decision handed down Thursday by
(ho Supreme Court of Georgia in su-p»
tainlng the verdict of a Baldwin coun-
fasion a big success.
:hool rally has
BEEN CALLED OFF
Hemic of Small Pox Brings
request From Board of
health 10 Have Annual Oc-
sion Canceled.
lie annual school rally which was
Inf'd to lie held in Milledgeville
r h* 8 been called off by Super-
P<lent of Public Schools E. A. Tig-
l on account of a request to this
f having come from the board of
| l!l uf Baldwin county,
r rt 1 UP8 t Irom the county board
11111 lis ''ing that the Uchool rally
■anceii, d w aB accompanied by a
<"" m ,0 'lie effect that several
01 smallpox had been discover
tary College band were given a great (over the immense institution. From industrial College faculty and one of
turers,' so that a rich and" varied P r °-1 Pu”n a m b countv P Friday ^' vvhen^"the m!t I this place he went for a vlsit t0 tl,e the mo8t w ldpl y known educators in
gram will be offered to the Summer I sicians appeared on the H'ave of tuo State Prison Farm, where he spent Georgia.
School students.
The Two Weeksf Institute will have
the active support and supervision of
by Professor Cc.ne was made by Judge
After his visit to the state farm, t le ^ ameg Par ]{ this week, which fact
Hi,
"liny and that there would
L ’ li<>| l 'lunger of spreading the
r’ Hi,- gathering of the sever-
[ l, lr "l children. The number of
of sniaiipog is confined at Mid-
an,i lhL ,
srlio >]
state sanitarium, it is
re
y*
5
rally which had been
u 1(1 lake place here today prom
L ie lkl ' most interesting occa-
f ,hp kind ever held in Bald-
pniy, every detail of tbe pro-
|l^,' ,lg llP8n completed several
I e °re the events was to take
I ^lately following the request
T ‘ "unty board of health. Su-
f 1111 1 inner notilled the teacli-
[ * 1 lllp Public schools of the
, l,<1 lke annual rally would
li, , n Klvlng ,ke reasons for
t/ ' li<,n of ,he big event sciie-
"tke place.
subscribed by' the people of Putna Governor returned to the city and at w , n bg learliea wUh a great deal of , sentenced man were rendered,
county in the purchase or Libc-f g. 30 0 > c i 0c i{ he was entertained at
Bonds and the sni»mUd *- ' _
LHinus ana tne sni'-nmn „i„ OD the
nished by the Milledgeville college dinner by the senior class of t -
bund plajed a big part in arousing eu- Georgia Normal and Industrial Col-
th "iism at the meeting . , , h , ar „ e dining room at At- ..<>= ...» »
Following the Liberty Boil'* meet- Joge ,n lne B B entire time since very early manhood eral weeks' ago.
ing the Georgia Military Oolieire band klnson hall dormitory
members were royally entertained in During the reception
the homes of the citizens of Eat on
ton.
given
SECRETARY K’ADOO
executive by a special reception com-
HCT QFL VERY mltlee * eack KM"* their name and
?he ne 8 tine 0 Lem d 'to 0, ?na“e there dUr ‘ ng 86Veral h0 “ r8 in l0 ° ki “ g thr ° Ugh th<3 The appointment of Professor Al-
. ■ -■ *e of Liberty Rends in the ma ie and female buildings and the tu friend to j,,, the unex plred term held
ne'ehborlng ccunty to Baldwin. berculosis hospital
. During the patriotic rally in Eat-
officials of the State eDpartment of on | 0n Saturday more thSn *9d£ot0 was
Education.
3. State Superintendent Brittain
will I -dure.
2. Tht'oo of the State Supervisors
u 111 be present for two weeks (June
10 to 22), ln active co-operation for
the two weeks' Teachers’ Institute as
follows: Professor J. O. Martin, Pro
fessor M. L. Duggan and Miss C. S.
Parrish.
Students' may look forward to a
most pleasant as well as profitable
session. Recitations, lectures, enter
tainments, conferences, discussions,
re-unions, plays, tennis, games, moving
pictures and library reading, etc., will
afford a great variety of activities and
pleasures.
There will be courses in education,
sociology, psychology, teaching, pri
mary methods, special methods, geo
graphy, arithmetic, primary numbers,
reading, language and grammar, com
position, English literature, American
literature, history, Latin, physics',
chemistry, biology, agriculture, labor
atory experiments in agriculture, rur
al school problems, hygiene and
health, physical education, athletics,
games! music, public school music,
manual training, drawing, basketry,
home economics, demonstration work,
cooking and sewing. Courses will be
ty jary rendered at the July term cf
tne Bi'dwln County Superior Co'urt.
Already Polk has been given two
trials in the Superior Court here and
on botli occasions his case was car
ried before the Supreme Court for ad
ditional hearings and in each in
stance decisions unfavorable to the
interest by the citizens of this coun-1 The case of Volk was argued before
the Supreme Court by Judge John T.
Professor Alfriend has devoted his Allen and Judge Johu A. Sibley, sov-
in the interest of education and he has As to Polk’s chances for escaping
paid close attention to the requir- the gallows, there now seems to be
ments of local and public schools. He but one chance and this Is In the hope
began his career as a teacher by uc- of a commutation of his sentence by
thc
Governor by the two hundred and
twenty members of the graduating
.class of ihe girls colli ge, the > oun K ceptlng a position on the faculty of the prison commission of Georgia and
i ,adies were introdllL ’ ed t0 the chlef the Georgia Military College and since Governor Dorsey.
that time he has/ served as principal Following the verdict of the Jury at
of the Lanier High School in Macon, the July term of court last, finding
the Dublin High School and later held Polk guilty of murder in the first de-
the position as head of the Enylish d<- gree, the accused man was sentenced
purlin.ut c* the Savannah High by Judge James B. Park to be hung
the county from whence they came.
After having visited every state in
Director General of Railroads stttutton in and around Milledgeville,
J T A 1C the Governor lett late Wednesday
Responds To Appeal From njKhf for Atlanta and be r 0 re leaving
Milledgeville Man, For De- he declared that ho was well pleased
livery of Perishable Freight witb hla slay in the cily
J ° | Upon his first arrival in Milledge-
Baldwln, Fla., April 15 — Men who do ville, the Governor stated that he had
tilings on time are the men for posi- finally made arrangements to uccom-
tions at this time, in our national and plisli a long desired aim. which was
Industrial activities. to spend a day here in visiting the
"« w. «. ».**. .. .ecretary - o' »
the treasury and director general of all ueor„ians.
citizen.
School.
Professor Alfriend came to Milledgo-
viile in tbe fall of 1916 from Savan
nah to accept a pqgltion as a member
of the faculty ot the Georgia Normal
and Industrial College and s : nce mak
ing this city his home for a second
time, he has become well and favora-
ln September of last year, after haz
ing been refused a new trial in this
court.
At an early date Pclk will be re
sentenced by the Ocmulgee Circuit
judge.
railroads of the United States, is alert a( Mattox wlth a label „n the
on his trip through the oSuth.
. ^ I am in the mar-
0r a ny number of hogs.
Wle. If y ou have v one
r re > s ee me.
.J. H. ENNIS.
door "McAdoo Special.”
The folciwing telegrams and sub- wltb a num ber of teams and labor-
juctment activity Bhow even the details pr8 on tbe j ob tbe cane | B being plant-
und how effective his efforts are. ed aB rapidly as possible and Mr. Bass
"Baldwin, Fla., April 11. 1918.—Hon. declares his fondness for the cane
d for - W- O. McAdoo. Jacksonville, Fla. Can and t b g syrup and now says the di-
Pr ? V Those wishing to prepare for the y°<> In any way eqect delivery car 1 rector general shall be rewarded by
IV. 85,373, loaded 16,000 pounds seed ikying Florida cane to titaaw and
wishing to work for gen- 1 B ’' Bar cane, perishable, dated, Darien, Byr up to eat as there is noth-
era j personal or professional improve-. Mar ch 27. 1918. R. A. Strain, con- , nB better for man.
’ p j signor, E. E. Bass, Mattox, Fla., con- j| r Base is very much Il#erested in
As long as there Is room admission 8 ‘ B “ e «- P re P» ld ’ approximately 200 moriilL farmlng wher e he has consid- _
as tong .. . miles. Time seed were planted. Beg erab i e acreage in the St. Johns coun- The flag to he presented by
wm be gtven to the losing per ^ £ ^ beBld es bis erest bere = lady .udems^of the^
. ^ who have had I On the way from Jacksonville to he is president of Bass Development Nlr j c. Cooper, clerk of the Supe. 1
1. To men and women who have , ePnftecola Mr. McAdoo replied: Company, who are developing land In or Court an^head of the army work
“Glen St. Mary, April 11, 1918: K. Duval and Nassau counties und thinks !
K. Bass, Baldwin, Fla., Telegram re- Mr. Huyler, of Now oYrk (the candy so well adapted to cane In the Bald-
celved director general has brought man ) should see the sugar eane tn win drainage district.
NORMAL STUDENTS WILC
PRESENT COUNTY FUG
Baldwin county is to be honored by
the presentation of a beautiful flag
hy the young ladles from this coun
ty who are attending school at the
Slate Normal School in Athens.
The presenlaUon of this flag will
take place at the patriotic meeting to
be held at the court house In this
city Saturday, acording to advicesjjgi-
celved from Miss Orln Hugh, one of
the students, by Superintendent of
Public Schools E. A. Tlgner.
r the
thens
experience in teaching.
2. To students who*art mature In
age or purpose and who desire to pro
cure training along special or more
advanced lines.
3. To homemakers who desire a
short course in domestic science and
art.
UDIYCU uuwtui “ 1 ~
matter to attention of Atlantic Coast the growing season here and no doubt | Mr. McAdoo got his early training
Line, signed, J. M. Sheffer, assistant be would advocate Baldwin aa the site In the home town of Mr. Bass at Mill-
private secretary." for a sugar refinery rather than Miami edgevllle, Ga., In the Georgia Military
On the 12th the car was placed In j owing to the large area of drained land j College—Jacksonville Times.
PROFESSOR ALFRIEND
MAY ENTER THE RACE
Well-Known Educator Of This City
States That He Has Practically
Made Up His Mind To Become Leg
islative Candidate.
Prof. K. T. Alfriend, member of the
faculty of the Georgia Normal and in
dustrial College and one of the most
prominent educators in Georgia, yes
terday stated to The News that Tie had
practically made up his mind to enter
the race for the Legislature and that
in all probability he would issue a
formal statement to this effect within
the next few days.
So far no other names have been
mentioned ns prospective candidates
for representative from Baldwin coun
tv and the nnnouncetR“nt of the fact
that Prof. Alfriend will in all prob
ability be in the race will be learned
with a great deal of Interest to the
pnonle cf this county.
nr nil probability Prof. Alfriend will
consent to give a formal statement «-•
pouncing ids candidacy before the end
of another week, as he is.’ being uraSd
bv scores of friends e7I~ over the
co’ nty to offer himself for the Legis
lature.
If you have any beef cattle for sale,
call W. H. Montgomery's Market, tel
ephone 126. *-l-tf.
