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THE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS
VOLUME 18 NUMBER 17.
Established October 12, 1901.
MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA WEDNESDAY MORNING, IULY 27,1921 &
$1.50 a Year
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES VISIT
STATE INSTITUTIONS LOCATED HERE
Sanitarium Officials Receive
Praise for Condition of In'
si it ut ion By Lak-Maker».
VISITORS BOMBARED
PRISON OFFICIALS
Conditions at State Farm
Brings Condemnation
Though nothing New Is
Revealed.
Tw c( nimittess composed of meiu.
1, i i •; tot: houses of the the Georgia
1:i.niire arrived in Milledgeville
Fri
mg
and
trai
evening lor the purpose of mak
investigation of existing condi-
t ihe Georga state santarium
■ Ge ;-ga pentitentiary and the
; liool for boys.
Kxp'.vs ions from the members of
the i >v utigating eomittee at the state
sairt".- r m were nctiiing sho ,- t of
; raise f r the sanitarium officials for
ihe m nir r in which the institution
i n n ducted. They expressed tiio
I'pnit n that crowded conditions at tlie
honi" <>:' Georgia's unfortunates should
Ik r n: 'i :1 and stated that they stood
for a.nytl ing that might be required to
biln; . out a relief of the situation.
The committee to investigate condi-
tiiin: at the state farm raised quite
a rev, over the conditions of t’vi
buildings and surroundings at the
pentitent'ary. However, the members
of the ommittee who had visited the
inst'tut'on in years past expressed
t'em:- tv as seeing no difference in
tlic wry tlie place is kept at this time
■is compared with past years.
Some members of the pentitentiary
committee expressed the opinion that
the prison should be kept in a more
sanitary condition, though they made
no suvgestlon as to a means of remedy*
in- t i' situation. They probably had
rot b"- u advised that there was a
'•holla;.- ;>t' i| nils with which to put
in ' i. in needed improvements and
WC1, ‘ not accustomed to paying visits
to id; m occupied by tlie worse type
cf i v'lin-Uj.
However, there Is evld rtly room
for some few criticisms of existing
c nil tioii'. it tin state penitentiary
The nui-t important criticism that
coni I ii. made is that of a leaky roof
°f i i men’s building, though it is
s: ■ i t' 11; is condition became serious
only a short time ago.
< hail Cowan, why is yard man
at the men’s building, stated to new»,
l>'t;i ‘r nrn that he had personally call-
’ti< n to members of the prison
s >o’i L f tLe condition cf tlie
roof t t:ie building under his care.
II 1 st .toil tlint ho was given the as-
s 1 Glut everything possible would
be ll " r " ,0 remedy the situation, but
"a- to! | that no money was available
w ‘th which to put.a new roof on the
~ Hi wever efforts have
11 made to patch the leaks.
1 for maintainig the state prls-
°n farm ’ vo become exhausted long
a &° and the institution has for
8e '". ii w.eks bem ikn on credit ex.
en ' 0(1 ’■>’ various concerns. This
8 the ; ituaticn that exists with the
eor - ia p mitentiary, laying aside the
< *" eslirn 1 making certain much need-
to the buildings.
COUP
h’Jlhlii
bo
ed rep:
"Store House"
Tlie •
certain
lative «
a Pantry.
t' ’c house" referred to by
1 embers of the special legis-
'’ inittee as being unsightly
^d dirgneeful might properly be
, rm ' 11 a Pantry, about 16 feet square.
a *, r< '° n >. whicli is a part of the
8idp *' "' ero found a stack cf
. n ' Pat ’ f *° 111 ’, lard and other heavy
Mv C *. ri ° 8 ’ Iu tbla ,) ' ace "’ f ee found
be e ^ * t)airels ot rttca- kv.tut that had
Dlu rn >" U!e up ,rom a ‘P'antity cf sur-
calb ago that had been raised on
this prisen farm. The condition of
.his product was abot the same as a
jarrel vf sour pickles.
The uc v. spa per men were conduct
ed over the place by Warden J. E.
Smith and Charles Cowan, the lat
ter yard man of the place. A
visit was made to the kitchen of the
men 3 building and here rn expinna
tion of the water supply was asked,
It was pointed out that a, certain
amount of plain creek water was
used about the premises for washin
purposes, though the prisoners tliem-
■mlvos were free to declare that they
were given pure well water for drink
; ng., Barney Dean, one of the chief
cooks in the kitchen told the newspa
per men that ho explained to certain
members of the Legislature here Satin-
day that the muddy water they saw
in the "l:u.o was used only for washing
1» rposes. Dean is a prisoner.
Drinking Water Clear.
The inmates of the penitentiary
re net only furnished clear well wat-
| -r f drink the buckets containing
the drinking water are placed on shol
ves outside of barred windows open
ing up cn t o porches and over these
windows lire posted sign;. “Notice.
TJiis cup is for dipping only. Do
net use for drinking cut of it. Viola
tors shall be punished. By order of
■J. E. Smith, warden.” Every prison
er in the building is furnished with
Individual drinking cups -sanitary
nil health measures.
When quo itions concerning the
escape cf Abo Powers, seat to tlie
penitentiary the first of last March
on the charge of being mixed up
with the Atlanta bunco ring, W.ar-
uen Smith held to tho contention
that the recommendations sent to
the prison with the prisoner ju t
ified him in allowing Powers the
privileges of a trusty. Mr. Smith re
ferred to recent statements of Jail
er Thompson, pi Wished in Atlanta
papers. The penitentiary warden
denied that Thompson told him that
P.wers was "one of those nren road
about so much as. a wire tapper and
a confidence man of the Atlanta
bunco ring.” Smith's statement in
denying Thompson's contention is
backed up by Deputy Warden J. Ii.
Thingpon and John M. Blrehmore, tie
latter declaring that Hhey were
present when the record of Powers
was given over by Jailer Thompson.
Tcld Powers Not Bunco Man
The records turned over to the
prison officials of Abe Powers by
Jailer Thompson snowed that the
prisoner was convicted on the
charge of larceny. It is said, how
ever, that Powers was tried and
convicted on the charge of larceny
after trust. Warden Smith, Deputy
Warden Thigpen and John Birch-
more stated t.iat Jailer Thompson
was asked if Powers was a member
of the Atlanta bunco ring when
the prisoner was delivered at the
prison. These three men state that
they were all present when Thomp
son answered in the negative to
this question. Tiieir statement is to
the effect that PoWei'i was intro
duced to them by Thompson as a
good fellow who had unfortunately
gotten into a little trouble and that
Thompson turned to Warden Smith,
patting the prisoner on the shoul
der, and started tli.'.t he Warden
Smith) could rest assured that Pow
ers would give him no trouble, that
Powers ^"owld be found to be an
ideal fellow.
Relative to the statement of Ar
nold Worley, one of the prisoners to
members of the legislative investi
gating committee that no precaution
was taken in preventing the escape
of Abe Powers, It developed that this
man has bpon confined in a small
REV.H.B WOODWARD
WILLVISIT HERE
Camilla Pastor Will Be At
Baptist Church Wednesday
Evening and Will Lead
Prayer Service
Rev. H. B Woodwarrd one ofe the
most universally known "Baptist min
isters in South Georgia and pastor of
the Ounilla Baptist church, will ar
rive in Milledgeville today and will
visit the Baptist church during the
prayer service this evening.
Mr. Woodward's purpose hero is to
meet the members cf the Baptist
congregation and for this reason a
large congregation of the members
nro urged to be present. He will
conduct tiie weekly prayer services
and afterwards a general, acquain
tance meeting will take place.
Several citizens in Milledgeville
are acquainted with Mr. Woodward
and they refer to him as being an
unusually successful pastor and a
preacher of unusual ability. Doubt
less a full congregation will bo oat
to meet the visiting minister.
DISPUTE OYER 40 CENTS
DEBT CAUSES KILLING
CAIRO. Ga.,
argument over
ory Daniels.
I: ly 25.—Following
a debt of 40 cents
a young liegre,
.hot
RAZOR BLADES
30 Cents Per Dozen
e make your old safety razor blades as good as new.
I4/V/ CULVER & KIDD DRUG CO.
Co,*.*” Phones 224 and 24®
Use C. & K.’ Shaving Lotion
“ITS A WINNER”
and killed Eulis Akins, another negro
near the place cf Hump Walden ten
miles earth of Cairo last night about
7 o'clock Tlie shooting was done
with a single barrel shotgun and
death was instantaneous. The ar
gument took place late yesterday af
ternoon near Shady Green church at
Sofkea when Daniels says Akins thro
attended to shoot him because lie ow
ed Akins 40 cents.
A few minutes later, so Daniels
says Akinc shot at him five times
with an Owlhea 1 32-oaliber pist 1. He
was come little distance away and
was not hit. Daniels, who was at
the timo unarmed, ran through a
patch to another neferc's house to
get a gun. He told the owner he
wanted to kill a rabbit. He lost no
time in cutting Akins off on his way
home and shot him frem 'ambush.
Daniels was brought to Cairo about H
o’clock anil officers from here went
back to make an investigation. A cor
oner's > ry, which returned its verdict
about midnight last night, pronounc
ed that the crime was first degree
murder. Tli ugh there was evidence
that tho two had been drinking j
"buck'’, neither was really drunk at
the time the shooting took place.
The negro who did the shooting made
little effort to erwipe and he is in jail
here.
EATONTON TAKES
FIRS1V0F SERIES
Milledgeville Blanked in First
Game After Entering Mid'
die Georgia League.
The Milledgeville baseball team
experienced a severe blow in its first
game here Tuesday afternoon afte"
becoming ai member of the Middle
Geoigia Baseball league by being de
feated by the Eatonton team by the
iwoic of i to 0
The game was closely played from
start to finish and few men on either
side wore allowed to advance very
far from the home plate. The batting
by the teams quite well matched,
there being four hits credited to the
Eatonton team and three to tlie local.
It was in the sixth inning that
Eat niton was allowed to score . Th:
run credited t: the visitors was due
te an error made by the locals.
The game was witnessed by i large
number of locals fans and a few
visitors from adjoining towns. Judging
by the attendance of the first game
s ince Milledgeville entered the league
the g:nne will bo well patronized
throughout the season.
The next game to be played by the
locals will bo Bit Social Circle. This
game will bo played t( morrow after
noon.
The batteries for tho locals were:
Baston and W. Johnson, and Dink
Johnson
MR BENT F. EBERHART
BUYS VESSELS STUDIO
London, KY., Citizen to Move His Pam
lly Here First September—Vessels.
Atill Move to Florida
Mr Benj. F. Eberhnrt, of London,
Ky„ ban purchased the Vessels Bro-
the -- s studio which has been conducted
for a number cf years in the Ohlman
building.
Mr. 'Ebcrthart arrived in Milledgeville
the latter part of the weak and will
take charge of the business within the
next few days, announcement was
made. Mrs. Ebcrhart and fiur chil
dren will come to Milledgeville about
tho first of September to join Mr.
Elberhart.
Mr. and Mrs. Vessels will at an ear
ly date move to Florida. They cans
to Milledgeville from Florida a little
ever feur years ago and since coining
•here have made many friends who will
regret to learn that they are to make
thslr departure from this city.
MARKETING SWEET
MOTOR PASSENGER
POTATOES TO BEGIKW,. SERVICE DUBLIN
Georgia Farm Bureau Begins
Organization For This Fur
pose and Plans Will Start
Next Week.
The first attempt to market Geor
gia sweet potatoes on the co-opera
tive marketing plan will be made
within the next week. The Geor
gia' Form Bureau Federation, through
its marketing exchange, has devised
a plan for handling sweet potatoe;
for grow ers throng .'cut the state, amt
it is said indications are it will prove
beneficial to all growers.
The exchange s now forming i
weot potato organization, and when
tlie Ibiillt of the crop begins to come
in next month, it is said, this i. ini-
zation will be ready yto function.
However, in order to take car; of
the sweet potatoes which have ul
ready started coming in front several
counties, the exchange has made ar
rangements to care for them by oo-
eperaing with the Southern State-:
FT duee Distributors at Valdosta.
This concern has selling agents in
one hundred and forty principal ci
ties, who wire the prevailing prices
on all commodities each day direct to
headquarters. The agents also wire
t :e amount of commodities their
markets require.
The agency then takes tho best
price quqteil and sells direct by wire.
Shippers bill their potatoes direct to
the agency, or to Atlanta, from where
they are reshipped to tho city b y-
ing.
P. H. Sanders, in charge of the
Farm Bureau exchange, says that n mv
sweet potatoes are beginning to ar.
rive and that he believes the arrange
ments with the selling agency will
work to great advantage. He said
the first few cars would be sold in
Atlanta and that the exchange would
handle these direct.
i.Mr Sanders said indications are
the Georgia sweet potato crop this
year would be extremely go. d, anil
the growers would receive an excel-
'ent return for their era".. Fie ani
eo-opertitlve marketing would guaran
tee the farmers a better price, and
at the same time place the potatoes
on the market in better condition.
Full details regarding the plan are
being mailed out in bulletins issued
by tlie marketing exchange.
G. A.TS^H
On Service
ledgeville And
On Route.
*> to Put
in Mil-
Cities
Mr, J. A. Gay, of Viilalia, lias made
the announcement that he will com
mence a motor passenger service from
Milledgeville to Dublin letwecn now
and the tenth of August.
Tho route to bo taken in the motor
service embraces Snndersville Tcn-
nille, Y/rightsville and otl'.ier' small
towns between this city and Dublin.
Tlie service will embrace a rcund trip
each day.
According to an announcement ap
pearing elsewhere in The Nows over
tlie name of Mr. Gay the daily run t
will be commenced at Dublin at 7
o’clock in the morning and make ar
rival in Mlleilgcville at 11:30 o'clock,
returning from Milledgevillt at 2:00
and reaching Dublin ot 7:00 o’clock.
1A complete schedule showing ar
rivals and departures at the various
points between hern and Du blin will
bo announced later, according to the
'orma'. notice published.
REV. T. G. WATTS BE 0 F F
ON MONTH VACATION
ReV. T. G. Watts, paster of the First
Presbyterian church will leave here
Thursday to be gone for a mont i on
his annual vacation.
Mr. Watts will spend two weeks in
Birmingham an i two weeks In Mont
reat, N. C. before Ills return to Mill-
edgevillc. Sir;. Watts anil children
will spend the four weeks with v e’a-
tlves ot Birmingham.
In Montreal Mr. Watts will wiyl:
with the Presbyterian conference to
be in session there about th? middle
of August.
9,600 Cars of Peaches
Shipped F rom Georgia
Maaon. Ga. , 23.- The bureau of
Markets announced today that the
total peach movements from Georgia
for the season uaai 9 600 cars, the
heaviest in tho history of tfcat indust
ry in this state.
Watermelons shipped ffrom ggor-
gla thus far this season have total'od
11,000 cars, which also breaks all re
cords. Next week will see the heavi
est movement from middle Georgia.
raeto6 ooyermjil the most of them o
cell in the prison since long before
Powers ever came to the penitentiary
Worley, referred to in certain news
paper stories as an educated prisoner
furnishing statements to members if
the legislative investigating commit
tee, is termed the second worst man
in tho penitentiary and occupied a
cell next to William Green, the man
who once slas! eed tho throat of Leo
Frauk. Worley, once an Elberton
lawyer, was sent to the penitentiary
some two or three years age for the
murder of an Elbert county sheriff.
Since being sent here Wortley has
been transferred to several prison
camps in various counties in Georgia
He was first sent to Crawford county
and later ho was transferred to Up
son, Sumter and Fulton cc nties, the
wardens at they various camps giv
ing him up as a man not to bo trust
ed in the open under any circumstan
ces.
Going back to the complaints made
by legislators investigating condition*
at the penitentiary Saturday. Char
les Cowan tho yard man. explained
that it was difficult to keep inserts
out of the sleeping quarters of the
prism on account of the condition of
the building. However, he admitted
flat tlie hells were in worse condi
tion than he thought. He further
stated that the bail mattresses were
made of cheap material, that they
hail been used for years and that he
had been informed that there were
no ft nils available for having new
ones.
Going Out of Business
We have decided to dispose of our stock of
fancy groceries and go out of business on or be
fore Sept. ist. I92I
If anyone is contemplating going in business,
we will be glad to make you a proposition on. our
entire stock, but you should act at once, for we
consider this is the best grocery stand in Mill-
edgeviile and the owner of the building is going
to rent it elsewhere Aug ist.
If you are interested in buying our Dodge
Truck, Refrigerator, Computing Scales, Electric
coffee mill, meat slicer, cash register, adding ma
chine, or any of our fixtures, see us for a cheap
cash price.
Brown-Hargrove Co.
Milledgeville, Georgia