The Milledgeville news. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1901-19??, May 25, 1921, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE MILLEDGEVILLt N r—{ rk VOLUME 18 NUMBER 17. Ettablithed October 12, 1901. SPLENDID CROPS AT SANITARIUM Has One of the Finest Fields Cabbage Ever Grown in the South Many Tons Per Acre. Will, ,i i i 1 Id of cabbage yielding fi.m triity-five to forth-five tons per it ri.. a, i... m lie-ins that are hearing .niRoii loads almost daily, turnips by II,,. thousands of bushels, und onions .mil tomatoes that bid fair tc an equal production, affords much of the food that is io cossary to feed the several ih. usiiml I'.itieirs it tlie s'Hle sanl- wrium I "'so tields of truck are tie iug gi'< w n at the sanitarirm und great doal of work that goes Into the olant- ma ami ;.rowing is done by patients at the institution expressing their de sire tc got out and enioy open air exercises. An mi .tally Miterosting slglit in connection with tile farm at the state sanitarium is the field of cabbuge that has been grown there this yoar At low estimate it is figured that the crease yield will amount to not less ilian lliiny-five tons. Soinp of t’ e heads weigh upward of twenty pounds and at a low estimate the average will run an to ten pounds eat it. Tlie in mi at the sanitarium Is dem onstrative of the fact that truck can Ih' grown in Baldwin county just about ■qual to any section in tile whole con li ly This isthe opinion of the few people who have seen what is being done on the seventeen acre farm op erated in connection with the insti tution in which the stale's weak mind ed are being eared fur. Unquestion ably say those who have seer the cab bage field out there, many would visit the place if they only had an idea of the sight to be sem. tome of the heads of the cabbage measure fourteen inches iu diameter after being stripped the spreading leaves and it Is quite difficult to walk on the gtound without stepping on the vegetables on "count of the fa' 1 tuec have so com pletely covered the soil This year the sanitarium is planting eighty acres in sweet potatoes from which it is expected to gather not less Hiatt twelve thousand bushels. The t-utire acreage is in one field the larg est ever seen growing in this sei tion if the country. I here ir cultivated bv the sanitarium authorities seventeen hundred acres - cuml and the entire place is plant 'd in food crops. It is operated under tlie supervision of Mr. P. 0. Ponuel. A real uood price on nitrate °f sorla. Buy now before slock is gone. Culver & Kidd, Ec. Office over Farmers MiLLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY 25, 1921 Si.50 a Year CAR LOAD OF SWEET POTATOES SHIPPEG Shipment Made Thursday to Atlanta From Storage Warehouse Another This Week .:JOH 'l’c first solid c I po tatoos to he shipped TW-i. tuva. house In Milledgeville went from here over the Georgia Railroad Thursday. 'I lie sale of t .'Is car cf potatoes was made to a a Atlanta concern and netted ninety-eight cents per b. diel after the -■eig t was paid. On top of this there was an expense of twenty-five cents per bushel in the way of storage char ts, bring the price received by the producers down to sevent-three cents per bushel The crates used by the owners of the potatoes were returned according to conditions under v.T.ic • he product was sold, the transportation charges being borne by the purchaser. Per several days prior to the sale of these potatoes County Agent ! [K. Swain spent a good deal of his time endeavoring to ioctate a good market for the potatoes stored here by Baldwin county farmers. Tae firm in Atlanta made the most attrac tive offer and the sale was made on this basis. The firm purchasing the potatoes advised Mr. Swain that it was highly pleased with the shipment made them Thursday and immediately ordered another car to go out to them this week. This second car will probab ly be loaded for shipment Thursday. On account of the lateness of the season Mr. Swain is advising the farmers having potatoes in the ware house to muke sale of them at once, as the temperature is getting too high to warrant safe keeping of the product G.M.C. SENIOR PLAY ON MONDAY NIGHT KEA IS FOUND GUILTY OF ACCEPTING BRIBES Savannah. Ga.. May 23.— A M. Kea, former deputy United States marshal, cxnvicted on Saturday in the federal court of accepting money from liquor dealers for immunity from arrest, vhi fined $1,000 and sentenced to 18 months in federal prison, today. Kea made a short statement protesting his inno cence and saying he was a victim o circumstances. He was convicted ot sixteen counts of accepting money for protection. He declared himself to he the vic tim of curclmstances, and no more guilty Clan Judge Evans himself. In imposing sentence uponthe former led eral agent. Judge Evans expressed re gret at the necessity of passing sen tence upon a white man who had boon an officer of his court. ADVERTISE IN THE NFWS Annual Theatrical Entertain* ment will be Presented as Big Feature cf Commence Program. The Senior class of lie OeoVgin Mil- 0,1 M°f»tia'. night at 8did ’0 Ta in ire will give Its an nual play To the people of Milledge- ville and visitors at commencement. The play. "Red, White and Blue" is a story of the Spanish-Aineriron war. The scene is laid in cuba. T.e plot involves around the American Nav.il and I.and forces, a Spanish spy un.l the tyranny cf Spain. Through *t a I’ i ns a beautiful love story between Red Cross nurses and arm yofficers. The cast of characters in composed of the following: Capt. Oscar Hutton. IT. S. A. A B, Co-gjlns Lieut. Fisk, U. S. A.- I.t, W. .1, Row- land Milton Merry, U. S. .V.- Capt. 1, it. Bennett. Lieut. Cristobal. U. S. A.— Lt R. P Mikell. Dr. Harrison, Red Cross H. O F. Pittman. Elmer Walton. banker—Edward Zachary. Philip Bassett, .Vis stepson-—Lovlck Pierce. Fernando Diaz. Walton's cashier— "Lovick Altriend. Beveily Brown, WaUon's butler, af terwards, Red Cross H. S.—J. B. Tin gle. Cornelius Dwyer, Walton's coach man, afterwards U. S. A.—Cpt, Carlos Horne. Antonio Carlos, a Cuban planter- - Fred Clarge. Cora Bassett, Walton's stepdautr- ter—Helen Rilev. Bern Walton, Walton's daughter Clyde Veal. Ysobsl Carlos. Antonio's daughter - Nell Sirnes. American Soldiers, American Sai lors. Spanish Soldiers, Guerillas. Synopsis. Act 1. The ball at Walton's, Wash ington, I) C. Act 2. The Red Cress Hospital Act 3. Scene 1—G- erilla Headquar ters in t e Sierra. Scene 2—The un derbrush of the Sierra Cobra. Scene 3—Fight in the mountain pass. Act 4. Hotel Tacon, Santiago. Music will be furnished by the or chestra of the Georgia Military Col lege. The price will be, reserve scats 75c, general admission downstares Title gallery 25c. Tlie Senior class 'has 45 members, the names of which appear below Senior Class Roll. Loviek Pieree Aifrlend, Olin O Banks, l^iwrence R. Bennett, RoVr* H. Betts, Harold I.. Bryan, Andrew B. Coggins, William T. Fowler, Ben nett M. Gilmore, Claude P. Gleaton. Tr.. MANNING TRIAL TO BEGIN MONDAY Negro to be Ttied in Connec tion with tne Wholesale Murdering In Jasper Coun ty- A r.aiita,, Ga., May 2.5.—SubpeontiB have been served in Newton c unt; direclng that traverse jurori report at the co. nty court house in Tvew111 Monday next to serve in tlie tvi il of the state vs. Clyde Mantling, under two indictments charging under, .tt.d infoumition front both ‘lie i v.d tile defense iH that no motion « ili be made to continue or postpone tips rse, L. Marvin Underwood of Atlanta, ouucel for Manning, employed, it is undeistood, bv representatives here ot the Atlanta lti'.er-racial committee, lias announced that he will fight for an aequital of the negro boss of the Williams "murder farm" on the ground that the murders ocmmiiod a lunlly by Manning, and which a3 confevsed In the trial of John S. Williams wore not his voluntary acts, but mat lu acted under duress and carried out tin orders of Williams in order to save Ills own life. To bear oat that posi tion, it is stated. Attorney Underwood will use not only Manning’s own coil Cession und testimony, but will’otfe! other negro employees on the Wllilain.- t’arm to prove the extent to which Williams' domination of his employees went. Staved for Sale There will he sold the First Tues day in June 1921, before the court house door at public outcry, between the legal hours of sal?, to the highest bidder, the following staves: 21,191 Red Oak 42's 7,685 White Oak 36's 2,830 White Oak 42's Said sale f. o. b. .MlllodgevtUe, Ga. K>«terrtlk Export Stave Company ,V25-2tp L. C. HALL. Sec. & Tteas. Madison Hines, Carlos Hewlett Horne Alton L. Moore, Robert ° Mikell. G. Wayne Parrish, Otho F. Pittman, Lo vick Pierce, Jr., William Joseph Row land, Allen Bowen Sibley. Sidney I.ee Stem-bridge, Jeptlia Burner Tingle. Klein Walker, Wilbur Moore Whit m Augustus Dixon Wiliiamn, (Till 1 K Stiles. Miss Helen Lydia Riley Miss Emmie Bell Sims, Miss Annie Clyde Veal. Certificates, Albon Hatcher, Frederic Dunn, Epliie Ponder, Edward Ziu itery. Commercial Department, Bookkeep ing Certificates: Josiali S. Allen, Eu gene C. Brown, Harry Morris Har grove, Aubrey C. Hooten, John Milton Kemp, Walter H. Rawlins, Richard Jcel Smith, Lynwood L Smith, Wil liam C. Talton, John Parks Daniels Stenography: Grant C. Ennis, Miss Zclma Chandler, Miss Leila L. Horn. Miss Jessie Smith, Miss Luvy i.ee Sc'hoeflin. COMMENCE^! AT G. M. C. iHli wcEK Exercises to Begin Thursday Evening with Band Cjn cert Junior Pioni on Fri day Evening. ( nly a short while rent t.. ' cmiiiu n illicit at the G ,’i.i Mill- .ary Ccllege will bo on tv up The first of the exeie s v il tub'.- place Thursday evening, -ta.- -’*th. when a land concern will - ;iv(n ii he coll( gc chapel. The b r.j i.n.l cr- chestra at G M. C. has 1> cn un-.iui the direction of Major Godf.ev Osier- man during tis season : n;l the or- ejanization of musicians just al>:ut -quills tlio best the collet/? has ever had, to say the least of it, is w imt you hear mostly from peopl v. Its have kept in touch with the i) y: n-ler Major Ostermeu. The feature in which all the y nng folks are mostly interested in \ .! b: the Junior promenade whi h will be on the campus of the coli-fii Fad., evening of U:is week. Alrsarly prep- atations are being made tc make tliii cne of the biggest events cf the kind ever held at a commencement at G. M. C. To be present on this oceas'on will be hundreds from all over Geor gia und probably a numbei out rf the state. The campus will be attra-tive ly decorated and lighted with elec tricity. At 11:30 o clock S-cnday morning Rev. Neal R. Anderson, of Savannah, will preacit the baccalaureate sermon. Dr Neel is reputed as being a minis ter cf unusual ability, ills sermon will be pleached in the college audi torium and will doubtles be Liard by as many people as can assemble in the building. Sunday ufternoon a dies? parade will bo put on by the batp.llicn of ca dets. On this occasion many local people and all visitors wtl! mor ■ than likely he present. The declamation and exhibition ill-ills will take place Monday. Tlie declamation contest will bo at 10:30 o'clock in the morning and tlie exhibi tion drills at 5:00 in the afternoon. Monday evening at 8:30 o clock the annual senior piny will be presented at the Grand theatre. At 10:30 Tuesday monvng an im portant event in connoctlm with the commencement program will take place when Hon Franklin D. Roose velt will deliver the commencement address Mr. Roosevelt, as nominee of the Democratic party for vice presi dent of the United States in the last national election, stands as one cf Amelia’s most important fisures. He is recognized nationally as a man of usus- tal brilliance and his coming here to deliver the commencement address will doubtless add greatly to the an nual occasion. Tuesday afternoon will bring about the last feature on the program this year. At 4:0(1 o’clock the competitive MR. W.G. WHITAKER TAKEN BY DEATH Well Known Citizen Sue cumbs Thursday Morning Alter Illness of Ten Days Duration. Mr. Win. G. Wniiaher, one of the few 1 surviving' Con ft ierur.3 veterans f U'.-id win ciiaty, pasted away very suddaruy 'UJursdiiy m -in ug at the heme <*f his i--inter, Mrs. II. D. Alien. Mr Whitaker was 79 yi-ats of age. He was bora and rear- I in Baldwin canty. He was the e.kt of the last Mr. an 1 Mrs. Samel E. \Vliltak°r, whose borne was located in the little village of Scottaboro. His further was one icff the mostly knwn and highly cslecrnod citizens in middle Georgia. About ten days before ho passed a-way, Mt. V\ intakes was taken ill. At the time he v.wi forced to ris bail ho was planning tc go to tha slate h - uni-on of the Georaic. yeternns of the Civil war, having made all prepara tions to attend CJo annual affairs. At tbs beginnig of tlie Civil war, Mr. Whitaker entered the Confederate army where he remained during the four yeara of struggle between north and the so«th_ During his militaiy service Lie received a wtuid in the tog \/hk ii ho never recovered campletely. ,-Vr quit a while he was confined in a f-deral prison in Elmira, N. Y., af ter aeving been captured by tho Un ion forces. Ills career as a soldier during the Civil war was made up ot many hardships. Mr Whitaker returned Home after the war between the stater was over at the age of 24 years. Soon after words he was married married to Miss Katie Martin, a cultured ytung wo man of Oo-wetta county. He and his bride left tio go to Texas the later part of the seventies, lu 19<k> his wife died and Mr. Whitaker came back to Georgia to make his Lome. Since H>02t -Mr. Whitaker resided with Dr. and Mrs. Allen. He was indeed a highly respected citi*. ti. The deceased is survived by three sisters, the only remaining members of bis immediate family. His sisters are Mrs. H-. D. Allen, Mrs Maggie Bivins of this city, and Mrs. O. M. Cone, of Atlanta. The funeral services were held from the Baptist church Friday after noon by Rev. Mr Jordan, interment taking place in the city cemetery. drills will be held in the baseball park. Every member of the cadet batallion will participate in this event. Tliore will lie various features in the drills to bring about contests and Judging from the past no other part of the program to be carried out will attract greater attentin than this particular eevnt. Regular officers from tlie United States army will be here to act os Judges in the competitive drills to he s*tageil by the three companies of the cadet batillion. APPLY EARLY-SAVE MONEY and Kill the First Generation of Boll Weevils Dixie Brand Gilicum Arsenate has been prove n to meet the government requirements and also proven that if applied at proper times will control the rava ges of this greatest of cotton destroyers. DON T WAIT PUT IT ON NOW and again in one week unless the poison should be washed off by r ain. Apply when dew is on the cotton and if the right brand you will have an insurance against the pest We have many testimonials of the value and results of having used DIXIE BRAND CALCIUM ARSEN AT locally and foreign. To control the potato bug yon dust with a poison. To control the boll weevil you use a poison., BUT DON’T WAIT TOO LATE do it soon and at proper intervals and time. Mule Back And Hand Dusters For Applying Now In Stock you Have you seen Mr. L. H. Andrews Calcium Arsenate Duster for Early Dusting ' See this appliance at Horne-Andrews Commission Company and make one and get Dixie Brand Calcium Arsenate and get busy and let s kill old man boll weevil and make the cotton that we planted for. J A veonn f/i Trvf rplni and U’rAnlxu'o lr> . i L Il. n $ u ‘l _ We have on hand Calcium Arsenate for retail and wholesale. See Southern Distributors CULVER & KIDD, INC. Office upstairs at Farmers W arehouse Co. or CULVER & KIDD DRUG CO. Milledgeville, Ga. - !

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The Milledgeville news. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1901-19??, May 25, 1921, Image 1