The Milledgeville news. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1901-19??, February 18, 1921, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS VOLUME 1*. HUM1E* 17» Established Octeter IWt. ' MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA FRIDAY MORNING. FEB. 18.1921. (1.511 Year NEWS TO CHANGE PUBLICATION DAY 0 go to Press on Tuesday Afternoon After March 1st, in Order to Meet a New Situation. After thla wwk Th« MlUedgavUls Newi via go to press oa Tuesday a'ternoonB each week Instead of Thurs day ai It has done heretofore. The choosing of a new publication date for The News has been mads necessary on account of a situaUoa that has again arisen locally, For years after its establishment The News was published Friday mornings. This u.stom kept up uninterrupted until the year of 1918, when the other local neswpaper saw fit to ch&ngf Its day of publication to Thursday morning, Just one day before The News’ publication day. Contrary to tho management’s wishes, a change 01 publication date was made at the time and this paper was carried to press on Tuesday afternoons and dat ed Wednesday mornings. Several months after the switch lu publication date was made some iwo years ago, the management of the Union Recorder approached the Man agement of The News and proposed that the two papers again resumo the publication date they had been accus tomed to for years prior to 1918. At the time tho preposition was made the other newspaper had again chang ed its publication date by moving up to Friday, the date originally carried on the title page of the News. The proposal was made the management of News for both papers to go back to their former publication date, The News on Friday and the Recorder on Tuesday, was accepted with the dis tinct understanding teat no other change In publication date be made in the future, and accordingly this paper commenced again using Friday as its publication day. Due to an unexpected chiange very re cently In the publication of the other local newspaper The News, however, has found it necessary also to make another chhnge by going to press a- gain on Tuesdays. This decision Is made in order to best serve the patrons of The News, even though it is - sldered by professional newspaper men detrimental to change the regular dial ing of a publication. Every effort will be made by Tho News to give wide publicity to Us change in date of publication and and though tho procedure nocossary will entail considerable expense and extra work tho establishment of tho tact will he impressed upon tho public quite generally v.lthln jx short, time. W. H. STEMBRIDGE IS THE JUVENILE’JUDGE SPEAKER COMING FORKUKLUX KLAN Rev. Dr. Caleb Ridley, Bap* list Minister of Atlanta to Speak Here Tonight in the Interest of the Order, Dr. Caleb Ridley, pastor of one of the leading Baptist churches of Atlan ta will make an address here tonight his topic being “The Ku Klux Klan, Yesterday, Today and Forever." It Is announced that the address will be In the auditorium in the city hall and will begin at 8 o’clock p. m. Definite announcement was made ytsterday that plans are now being made for an organization of the Ku Klux Klan here and it Is understood that one or two representatives of the order are now in tho city to con fer with citizens with the formation of the order In view. According to Information received from the office of Col. W. J. Simmons, head of the order In Atlanta, these men have been Bent here to confer with prominent citizens who have made a request that a Klan be established here. Col. Simmons, the lieadi of the order has the chair of History at Lanier Univer sity In Atlanta. The Ku Klux Klan was established, or Incorporated In Georgia In 1915 with Col. Simmans as the chief of ficer. The first oath was taken at midnight on tho top of Stone Moun tain Thanksgiving night under a flaming cross, one of the emblems of tho ordefi The ceremony at that time and since that time when the members appeared in their white robes, has attracted a great deal of attention and newspaper stories. For the past several monhs the order has been criticized Beverly by the North ern press, some papers of the south, a negro organization in New York and some branches of the labor un ions. These have been answered from time to time in the press by thbe offle- erq of the lodge and by public speakers and Dr- Ridley will no doubt have a large crowd. He Is a very forceful speaker and tiro subject at this tlm-.; being a very live cne will attract at tention. A feature of the order is that no man unless an American born whito citizen can become a member of tho order and the officers for tho past few weeks have repeatedly stated that they do not seek to accomplish Its purpose by the use of force and violence, but is n law-abiding organization, grant ing every man tho right to vote, think .and servo God as lie pleases. No man, It la declared, Is accepted In tiro order j who hasn't manhood enough to as sume a real oath with a serious pur pose and swear an unqualified a!lcg : -! anco to the government of tho United | States cf America, Its flag and its constitution. At a meeting of representative farmers held In Mllledgevllle Satur day afternoon, a decision was reached to ask the county commissioners of Baldwin county to meet at the court house here Friday afernoon of tills weeji for the purpose of receiving petitions that have been signed urg ing that a farm demonstration agent be appointed to serve the farmers of Baldwin county. It Is understood that the commis sioners have agreed to meet the farm- £ jedooo *o f FARMERS ASKING FOR A HEARING *' BEFORE COUNTYCQMMISSIONERS - Meeting to Take Place in the Court House Jhis Alter noon to Present Petitions to Officials. TO URGE APPOINTMENT OF A COUNTY AGENT Arguments and Petitions will Probably be Most Interest ing Event of Kind Ever Coming up Here. ONLY THREE JUSTICES PEACE IN THE COUNTY There Is usually a warm contest for nearly every political ofrice In the county, at least those that are elec tive by the people but it is Jus becom ing generally known that there are some offices that the people don’t want—that of Justice of the Peace. Of all the militia districts in the coun ty, only two held elections for this of flee In December, though, Ordinary Stembrldge notified the election man agers and sent out the necessary pap ers. A Justice was elected in the city district, Mr. C. ,L. Moran and Mr. Homer Barnes was elected in tho Slo th. It Is understood that there may be an election called soon In the 318th Stephens Pottery for the election of a Justice. In the districts wWere there havo been no Justices electedfl ex-of- ficlo Justices are serving. There is one thing to be gained if nothing else by being a Justice of the Peace—the state furnishes free the acts of the legislature and that Is enough reading mater to last a CITY AND COUNTY INSUREJMPLOYEES Application far Both Made and Employees Will be Pro tected by Workmen’s In surance After March 1st. BEWARE OF THE DEADLYMICROBE Bachelors Especially Warned At the Beginning of Spring And March the 11 th They Are in Imminent Danger. ers and business men in Mlllodgovllle At the time the petitions are present- 8° 0< * part °* year - Tee 1920 acts Named by Judgs James B. Park to Preside as Judge of Juvenile Court For Next Three Years. His Sec ond Term. Judge W. H. Stembrldge, ordinary cf Baldwin co nty received notice u lew daytfago that he had been rq-aps- Pointed Judge of the Juvenile Court 1 r Baldwin county. The appointment * 9 m; ide by Judge James B, Park ot this judicial circuit. A few weeks ago the judges of the superior courts of Georgia were re quested to appoint juvenile judges iu tin- counties where none had been ap pointed before. There were only 47 counties iu the state who had, juvenile Judges the first of the year and Bald win county was one of these. Judge Stembrldge lias been serving a little u, ore than two years aud his new ap pointment is for three years under the ®w law. 1 ho duties of a Juvenile Judge Is to ’ry all cases brought to the attention "I the court where the defendants are 8S than sixteen years of age, the ed to the commissioners a number of chort addresso will-be delivered urg ing that serious consideration hs given to thie question of sotting aside an appropriation for the purpose of employing a county agent. The petitions to bo presented will come under two classes, one signed by a large number cf farmers and the ether signed by tho business men of the city of MUledgevilla. A long string of names have already been affixed to the petitions. The ono to be presented by the farmers bear names of mon situated in every section of the county, while the busi ness men of MUledgevllle have there by almost unanimously expressed themselves as being In favor of se curing a man welt diversified in farm ing to serve in helping to bring about some Doluticn of the problems that are up before the farmers at this time. Some of tho speakers to be heard at this meeting are natives of Baldwin county and during all of their past career they have been engaged tilling t-e coll. Whan these farmers and other busi ness men got together this afternoon with, the determination that their re quests .receive favorable conslderr.- have just been received! by the ordi nary and every Justice of the Peace Is entitled to one. GRANT OPERA TO BE HERE MONDAY FIRST BURGLARY HERE IN SEVERAL MONTHS tion It is 'believed that some lively times will be witnessed. It 13 said I that tho names affixed to the peti- j tiens to be presented will open tin eyes of many. There are many nam ■-> of progressive farmers, probablv hundreds of them, who arc urging tin appointment of a county agent. Fit ! names attache;!! to both of the pet!- tions will create a generoal surprise according to those closely in touch with wi.Qt is being tlono along the line. T a meeting th!;| afternoon v: 1. take place at 2:30 o’clock. At tan appointed hear every citizen interest ed in the project to Induce he county commissioners to appoint a co. nty agent is urged to be present. The first burglary that has occured in Millcdgeville in several months was at R. F. Adams store near tho Georgia ra'lrcad Sunday night. Mr. Adams lep-rts that $25. in money was stolen from the cash drawer but g y spending a few dollars for Lime that so far as he can tell no goods j Solution you can save many dollars are missing. One negro boy was ar- on ycur peach crop. rested but enough evidence could not be secured to prove him quilty. The police authorities are still at work oa the case. CULVCR &. K1ED Inc. PRINTED STATIONERY Did you ever feel like you Read The Market Column. ! would give a dollar bill for just | one nicely printed letter head The New York English Opera Association Will Present ‘Faust’ in Four Acts in En glish at Ooera House Here. SI:.*y years have elapsed since the first production o$ this Masterpiece by Gounod; and it is today sung throughout the world more than any other five operas combined. At the Paris Opera alone it has been given more than 1500 times. “Faust” will be presentod here Monday evening at the Grand Opera Ho se. It seems strange now, In view of the overwhelming success of Faust, to recall that it was receivai with in difference In Paris, and all but failed in Milan, The London production, how ever, with Titiens, Ciuglini, Trebclli, Gassier and Santley, was quite suc cessful; and in the following June Patti sang Marguerite for the fhst time, the opera receiving a tremen dous ovation. The story is famaliar to almost every one and will be but briefly sketched here. The libretto by Barbier and Carre does not attempt to follow the Goethe drama, but merely makes us ■ of the Faust-Marguerite incident. This is sufficient, however, to provide an intensely Interesting subject for Gou nod's lovely music. Tho first act reveals the str.dto of Faust, an aged philosopher and alche mist, who is seen surrounded by mus- ty parchment rolls and the rude scien tific apparatus of tho fifteenth century. The fitful light of an expiring lamp symbol of the despair in the heart of tho aged Faust, as after a lifetime Mayor Bell announced this week that Insurance had been taken on every employee of the city of MUledgevllle in accordance with the Workman’s Compansation Act as pass ed by the last legislature. Tho In surance goes into effect on March the first and the amount Is $4,000.00 for death of any employee of the city killed while performing his duties and a 6um to be determined by a com mission for accidents while serving the city in any capacity, if a paid em ployee. The cost of the insurance to the city, including the firemen police men, water works men, street depart ment and even the Janitor Included at tho city hall in less than $200,000. the rates on the different employees vary ing according to the risk. The Board of County Commlss.o- ners have also made application for a policy covering the employees of the county. This policy covers the super intendent of roads and all parties <?ui ployed on public work, with the excep tion cf course, the county officers a- they arc elected by the people and are nut protected by he county. County School Superintendent P. N Bivins stated yesterday that appli cation had been made for policies covering the teachers cf the county. This is handled through the countv board cf education through state board and not by commissioners. A special agent of one of the insu rance companies writing this class of insurance in Mllledgevllle this week stated that very few of the cities and counties of the rtate had so far made application for the insurance, there being some doubt until a decision was rendered a few days ago by the at torney general’s office as to whether a city, county, or board of education was required to carry this insurance on their employees. The attorney general ruled the safety of an officer elected by popular vote could not be Insured, but in turn those employed by this elected offifer should he In sured with' the exception of those re reiving fees from the county would not bo protected by the law. There are all sorts of Microbes, why not the Microbe of Love? This is am assured fact so the president of th«: Spinisters Club assured this reporter when seen just after their first meet* ing. Furthermore, this Microbe Is now In tho possession of this earns club and on a certain date in this old town, thiat Microbe will be given u> certain prominent yoking bachelors with terrible results. Bachelors get busy or you will losp your liberty may be your life! These Spinisters are dead earnest, and so Is the Microbe! Where will YOU be if they both get aftpr you? It Is rumored that this inoculation will take place at the Opera House oa tho evening of March 11th and ly that date if there is a bachelor In the city that hasn't already placed upon some fair damsel’s hand a spark ler that would dazzle an engineer's eyes, he stands in danger of being run down an<i taken charge of on this occa sion. Look out for moro next week, things are warming up at the Spin ster’s Club. KING COTTON TO BE AT GRAND FEB. 24th Local Talent to Stage Pagenant For Benefit of G. M. C. Production In Charge o. V.i:-o Crawley. G. M.C. WILL PLAY LANIER HIGH TONIGHT .Announcement ia made that tho G. M. C. Basketball team will play t.:e fast Lanier High team at the G. M. C. “Y” Hut tonight at 8:15. G. M. C. has a fast Hve and the Lanier boys also havo a gooi team anti a large crowd is expected to witness the game. Many fa r mcra are saving thei- Peach chops with Lime Sulphur Solo tion. Have you sprayed yours. CULVER & KICD Inc. spent in tho pursuit cf learning, lie realizes that he knows hut little of true knowledge. Tired of the struggle he resolves to end it with a poisonous draught, and raises tho goblet to his 1 ipf; but pauses as the songs of some happy peasants float through the open window. Knig Cotton, an Increasingly fam- mous ullcgorical pageant, will bo pre- sentodl at the Opera House next Thurs day night Feb. 24, by local talent trained by Miss Carolyn Crawley who has 'been responsible for its splendid success al several other places. Costumes and scenery for the pro duction are t be provided by those In charge of tho copywright and thua the scenery promises to be of the highest order. While abounding in dramatic inte rest and scenic effects, which bW* fair to charm an audience, the play al so has delicately drawn lesson which will ho eargely grasped by those who consider the Boll Weevil their enemy. Comic effects are produced by the character of Speculation and by tho vain attempts of the crudly armed royal guard to catch the evil geniu3 of the play, the elusive Bpll Weevil. All these lead up to the thrilling time when Princess Prosperity is res cued by the disguised prince. Diver sification, amid the general applause of Uncle Sam and his brother nations. As an ad Hed feature, the best talent of tlie town i as been recruited to make the dances cf the pageant more than eq ill to the high order of the rest cf tho producion. You will make more cotton per acre by planting Wun(imaker’i , -f”ievje 1 land pedigreed cotton seed. I made last last year 17 bales on 12 acres, seed removed one year from pedigreed, early variety. Stored at Samuel 1S V - an’s, Son & ('o. Price $1.23 per Bushel. I-;, s. VINSON, MUledgevllle, Ga. -VARNISHES ALL REDUCED Get Our Prices beore buying - Lucas GliddenTripod _Lines CULVER & KIDD DRUG CO. “Of Course” Phones 224 and 240 penalty being reformatory sentence . . . for the boys, the home for wayward to YVnte an important let id girls, or the sending of the children Qn ? Did YOU ever miSS collect to better homes, or having a guardian j. . • appointed to look after the violators, mg a nice account became >'OU J allowed yourself to run out of of bill heads? Look up your Stationery slock and let us print a new supply for you be fore it runs out. We have J various grades of paper and envelopes to match. Phone ri 312 The penalty is left entirely wih the Judge as to what course he is to per sue, the welfare of those brought be fore him being the object of the couprt The M’Ucd^eviile News WANTED If you havo any fresh country eggs for Bale see vs. BOSTON CAFE 12-31-5tc MUledgevllle, Ga. Hatch Your Chickens in Gather Your Eggs in trie You can do bo^h by placing orders with me for as many Eggs as you care to hatch. Raise Barred Plymouth Rocks I breed the purest strain. I am now taking orders for deliveries to be made during the next two or three weeks, Mine is a prize winning flock. Per sett - ing $1.50 and $2.50. sarch OLIN ROBINSON Phone 430 J Miiledgeville, Ga.

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The Milledgeville news. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1901-19??, February 18, 1921, Image 1