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THE MILLFOSEVILlE NEWS
VOLUME 21. NUMBER 39.
Established October 12. 1901. MILLEDGEVILLE, GA„ FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1922.
'$1.60 A YEAR.
UPtRIOR COURT
CONVENE^ MONDAY
nterestmg Docket to Come
Jp for Disposal at the July
erm—Number of Criminal
Cases.
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The July term of the Baldwin Su-
ri or court will convene next Mon-
and It is understood that quite a
jrthy docket will have to be dis
ced of during the term .
probably the most important case
tome up on the criminal docket at
his sess on will be the tiials of
.j eon Johnson and Charles H.tchcotk
ohnson and Hitchcock are charged
th the murder of Lonnie Griffin on
night of May first art. the home
W. G. Rentroe In the eastern see-
of Baldwin county. It is under.
to.d that Judge John T. Allen and
jos. E. Pottle have been em
ed as counsel for the itv.o men
arged with the murder of young
Iffin.
Court will be called to ordter at 10
clock Monday morning. It is said
at a small civil docket .s to be dic
ed of, while several important
minal cases will Ultely require the
ing up of a great deal of the time
the court. The following are
ise who have been drawn to serve
the Grand and Treverse juries for
July term:
Grand Jurors.
D. Stembridge, Thos. E. Pugh,
C. Humphries, R. W. Hatcher, YV.
Jewell, E. C. Kidd, T. C. Clark,
C. Vinson, C. H. Whitzcld, P. YV.
lliamson, W. A. Huff, Richard Ivey,
B. Kidd, G. D. Myrlck, W. L. Har-
ive. Jno. W. Stembrldge, A. D. Nis-
J. Ben Harper, J. L. Ivey, R. B.
iwn, 3. T. Bloodworth, L. M. Jones
E. (L. Barnes, Sr., Jno. YV. Hutch-
11, Geo. W. B»rr, C. W. Ennis, J.
Overman, F. W. Hendrickson, Jno
Cooper, W. W. Anderson.
Traveree Jurors
Bloontr Dumas, W. E. Stanley,
S. Holsonbeck, Geo. W. Caraker,
. Baston, M 1 -. N. Moran, Chas. A.
, W. r. Little, C. M. Pritchett,
I. BuUf, R. N. Forshce, J. L. Sib-
Sr„ C. B. Tanner, 3. T. Petti-
Ilrlscoe Wall, J. l-*e Cooper,
R. Stanley, C. T. Prosser, O. F.
I, Hugh E. Andrews, J. T. Wag-
R. \Y". Ivey, J. C. Grimes, J.-N.
:ler, W. J. Chandler, James Ivey,
T. Garrard, Jr., W. H. Little, L.
Babb, Sr.. Ei J. Flem'.ster, A. C.
(Inley, W. Z. Jones, C. YV. Hor-
W. G. Hatson, YV. H. Humnhries
$5,000 REFONDED
COLLEGESTUDENTS
Students in Dormitories of G.
N. and I. College Receive
$6.50 Each as Refund on
Board.
During the last week checks were
sent out to all boarding students of
tiie Georgia Normal and Industrial
College as a refund oil board paid
during the last college season.
Each student, due to the strict
economy practiced in the operation
of the college, received a remittance
of $6.50. The total sum turned back
to the students occupying the dorm
tories amounted to $5,000.
The letter sent out from the col
lege and accompanying the checks is
reproduced below:
To ithe Patrons of the G. N. & 1. C.:
The students who have paid board
n full for the college year (indue!
>ng the 9th month’s payment and who
have previously received no refund)
will be given a refund of $6.50 each,
payable by check from the bookkeep
er.
Although no refund 1 was promised;
although previously (at the begin-
n'ng of the fall term in September,
1921), a $10,000 reduction had been
made on the charges for board and
laundry; although the college has
given better board and better acconi-
modatons to the students than ever
before yet by careful management,
the college is able to give this ad
ditional evidence cf its desire to hold
down expenses, and to serve its pa
trons economically.
The refund is made possible, also
by reason of the good collodions,
and by reason cf the regular and
good attendance of students. Lees
than two per cent of the boarding
students have withdrawn during the
spring term.
M. M. PARKS, Prsa'dent
Ivey.
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i ven i
J. G
I Collins,
knell.
J. P. Neal, J. w. Ghols-
Collins, C. T. Harper, C.
i\ J. S. Turner, Jerome
Grant, Sollie Barrett, T
Jos. L. Grant Geo. H.
MR. W. T. GARRARD
TO ERECT GARAGE
Purchase is Made of Desir
able Lot on Hancock Street
For Erection of Model Build
ing.
Mr. W. T. Garrard has purchased
the vacant lot on Hancock street i.
C. OF GA. RAILROAD
ISSUESA REPORT
Statement Shows Millions of
Dollars Shortage in Reve
nue Compared With For
mer Years.
Many interesting facts and figures
are contained In the annual report
TO RUN FOR
SPEAKER NEXT YEAR
|ei)resiiitative J. H. Ennis spent
Com th in Milledgev lie, return-
Atlanta Wednesday morning.
|‘le hero he stated that he con-
the Governor’s message to the
■ the greatest constructive
|innent that lias ever’been pul be-
that body. On the second day
$*>'■ session Mr. Ennis gained the
Initnous consent, of the house of
F^eimuivis to have recommitted
Fhe appropriations committee the
M'ils introduced by him last sum-
1 ailing for an appropriation of
lor the State Sanitarium
iJU.nss for the Boys’ Training
These funds are essential
Ibe proper management of the in-
utioiis and he hopes to get them
“ugh although he expects consid
er opposition to them.
Ennis stated that the petition
lb people of Milledgevllle asking
Hie law relative to appointing
f 's for the Georgia Military Col-
b e changed so that they will
elected by popular vote instead
r' ing a si If perpetuating body,
b e undoubtedly acted upon fav-
at this session.
I '’-unis stated that ho would run
"obetion ibis year and that at
I 'M session he would be a can-
f”r speaker of the house and
e ' 1,1 win that distinction with-
Breat difficulty.
Allen andi John Stiles.
On the lot purchased by Mr. Gar
rard will be erected a large building
to be used principally as a garage
and automobile show room. The
building will be erected at an esll
mated cost of $40,000.
Th e structure to go up will be two
stories, erected of brick and fully
fire proof. The first floor will have
a solid concrete foundation am) the
plans will be of the latest model used
by automobile concerns, and wil* in.
elude a large display room, storage
room for parts, vulcanizing and gen
eral repair department.
AYTcrk will be commenced on the
building within the next two or three
weeks, accord’ng to present plans
and when finished will be one of the
most attractive places of the kind
in middle Georgia.
MR. J. B. O’QUINN
PURCHASES HOTEL
Millecteeville Man Pays $13,-
550 For Hotel in Eatonton.
Purchase is Made Tuesday
This Week.
The Eatonton Hotel, was Tuesday
purchased by Mr. J. B. O’Qiunn, of
this city tor the sum of $13,560
The Eatonton Hotel ia compare
lively n new building and it |b con-
THE FOURTH IN MIU.fOOEV'ttctJ*™** ttat th * *""*• “ d *f
_ O'Quinn was an exceedingly profitable
Frequent showers throughout the
day on the Fourth did not seem to
greatly intorfere with the plans of
the people for celebrating the atm’
versery of the Declarnton of Inde
pendlence. There was little shooting
o" fire crackers and the town .itself
was comparatively quiet, the greater
number of the citizens journeying
frrth jnto the country to Brook’p
(Springs and various .b'atbepua-i, >'i
their cars. The streets wer e practi
tally deserted and had all the appear
ance of Sunday between the hours
of church and dinner.
The Elks barbecue at Treanor’s
woods, the barbecue of the Oconee
Brick and Tile Co. and the barbecue
the inmates of the State Farm
were all carried or t as planned anti
tended by many. The barbecue
given by the Thirteen Club which
was to have been in the open on the
Lower Macon road was given in the
Y. Hut on the G. M. C. campus.
The only criticism that, could be
made as to the method of celebrat
ing the Fourth was the total lack of
any attempt at a municipal program
and the absence of any flags flying
from the homes.
the middle of the block west of th'l of the Central of Georgia: Ralway
pcstoffice, from vYHessrs. YV. C. Greer. Company for the past year, whi’ch
has j^at been issued.
The outstanding feature of the re
port is the reduction in operating
expenses, which amounted to $5,712,
524. In spite of thin large saving the
company failed by $979,813 to earn
its fixed charges. This deficit was
due to the high level ofwages pre
vaiVng 'throughout the year and to
the marked decline In the volume of
traffic under depressed business con-
dit'ons. . * * ilftAI
Indicative of the lessened volume
cf traffic are the figures for freight
revenue which decreased $920 073;
or 6.94 per cent; passenger revenue
which decreased $1,310,662 or 19.29
per cpnt; malli revenue which de-
creared! $462,532 or 50.42 per cent;
express revenue which decreased
$131,335 or 22.21 per cent, and other
revenue which decreased $200,185 or
15.48 .per cent. The total ra lway
operating revenue for 1921 was $22 f -
.057;498 as compared irw'th $25,082,-
288 in 1920, a decrease of $3,024,789.
This shrinkage of revenue was
overcome only by a policy of rigid
economy in expenditures in all de
pnrtments. There was greater effi
ciency in the operation of trains,
much saving of fuel, a decrease in
force, fewer casualties and less pay
ments on account of loss and dam
age <to freight.
During the year the Interstate
Commerce Commission reported
tentative final, valuation ,an of Jiu
1915 for the property operated! by
the Central of Georgia. Railway Com
pany, or $$$s$M£23. This is $12 <13,.
TAX VALUATIONS
SH0RTJ549,997
Total Tax Valuation of Bald
win County Set at $3,890,-
930 in Equalizers Report
Finished Saturday.
The county board of tax assessors
finished their work of assessing the
taxable property In th's county Sat
urday P-D'd th 0 completed report was
turned over to the county commis
si-oners at their monthly meeting oil
Tuesday morning and adopted by
that board.
The report shows a taxation valve
In th e county of $3,890,930 as against
$4,440,927 in 1921. This shows a loss
of $549,997 In the taxable value of
the property m the county. The
greater part of this loss Is in the
property owned by tb e colored tax
payers, many of them having moved
away from the county and from tho
farms Into town and others having
given up their livestock, sold the'
automobiles, etc. The value of the
property of the whites is given as
$3,491,460 end' that of the colored as
$399,470 for the present year. Tho
shrinkage shown by th e whit os is
$420,283 and that of the colored peo
ple's property as $129,714, approxl
matcly one-third.
one. The sale was made to satisfy
n levy made in favor of the estate
of N. G. Maddox.
It is understood that the hotel will
i.ontinuf, at least temporarily under
the present management.
HARDAGE TO COACH
AT G.M. COLLEGE
FOR ANOTHER YEAR
F!RST band concert
Milledgevllle Bund gave iti
"’O'"ft of the season on the
limi: i' lawn Monday evening
’ ’i 'l lo a large and apprecia
1 "lienee. The band is giving
"'" l music now nnd the weekly
ts i n e of the pleasures of
I ! <*son.
Couple Elopes in Plane
And Eludes All Pursuers
Fort Myers, Fla., July 5.—John P-
Harris, world war veteran and mem
ber of a prominent Georgia family,
and Miss Fern Armeda, daughte- of
Captain Nick Armeda of this city,
with the aid. of an airplane, have sui
ceeded in eluding Captain Annedi
and county judges throughout South
Florida, and have been married ac
cording to a telegram received by
Armeda from his daughter.
Miss Armeda. aged 20, left home
several days ago ostensibly to go to
high EChool, but instead vent to the
local aviatkn field where, by nrear-
rangement an airplane was waiting
to take her to Arcad'a to meet Har
ris. The father learned of the plot
after the departure of the plan*.
County Judge Stout, of I^e cuor.ty
appealed for assistance, telegraphed
county judges throughout this sec.
tion to not issue a marriage license
to the couple as the K lrl " ac lll ' <1< ’ r
age. When Harris and M'ss Armeda
attempted to obtain a license In Ar
cadia. it was refused. The couple
entered the airplane and tho machine
disappeared to the norto.
It is presumed the license was oh
tainetl in a county out of the zone
covered by the telegrams.
ll.ewis F. Ilarduge, under whose ef
ficient leadersh p the Georgia Mill
tary College prodviced! tho champion
preparatory school football team in
the state last fall will return to Mill-
edgevllle in September to resume
charge of G. M 1 . C.’s athletics.
Although Coach Hardage has held
the position for only on c year, lie has
with the able assistance of Mr. Do-
wis placed G. M. C.’s athletic record
at the head of the list and has pro
duced a football machne that was
unoqualed in the state, losing the
prep championship of tho south by
one unfortunate game in Tennessee
when his boys were defeated by the
heavier team of Morgan Institute.
In Davenport he gave to the grid
iron a star whose fame would have
been nation-W.i e but fbr his untimely
death.
In baseball ! ardage has been equ
ally successful and during th 0 past
season G. M. C. loHt but one game.
During the summer vacation he has
had his men playing summer ball in
South Georgia with such success that
the oity of Tlfton has engaged the
team to represent it for tho summer
season.
To baseball fans and all devotees
of sport in Milledgevllle the return
of Mr. Hardage to G. M. C. will be
hailed with satisfaction.
ENTRANCE CLOSED
TO STATE PRIMARY
No More Candidates to Enter
Name on State Ticket as En
trance Date Closed Last
Saturday.
Th» for places on th* stats
ticket which la to be voted 8eptw»
ber 13th. cloud, tuL. Saturday which
was th* last day fixed by th* state
<*«■****• -caaiftdatfer t. W»U$)?l*r*t*-«„«*•».»«»
1 i nfi ■ ■! ■ m A hi A, ■ i M
to the 1 hospital.
493 mora thea the n. n*Ullwtto«. pt
tbe ro&L The Central of Georgia by declaring thAnaelves candidates
operated 1913 m les and the capital- and paying the assessment fee for
tzatlon is therefore on a basis of i the expenses to be incurred in print
less than $35,000 a mile, a figure ing and distributing the election pa-
which Includes not only right-of-way ' pers. Hon. E.' YV. Jordan, secretary
and track but rolling stock and struc- of the state democratic executive
tures. That this is a reasonable
amount free from ’’overeapltaliza-
tion” on “watered stock” may be.un
derstood by comparison * with the
cost of constructing a mile of grade)
hard surfaced highway.
During the year the company ex
pended for add'tlonS and betterments
$2,042,805 which included 7 new
Mountain Type locomotives and 17
r.asgpnger train steel cars.
The Central of Georgia is common
ly regarded as a “cotton carrying”
roaidt yet figures from the annual re
port show tha^ cotton represented
but 2.18 per cent of the traffic han
dled, while the largest single item
is bituminous oral, repsesent'ng
27.32 per cent of the total. The
traffic items are divided as follows:
MRS J. H. HOLLOWAY
SERIOUSLY HURT
Well Known Young Woman
Of This City Receives Inju
ries in Automobile Accident
Tuesday Afternoon.
Mrs. John H. Holloway, wife of
Mr. John Holloway, of the Myrick-
Holloway Company, of this city, waa
seriously If not fatally injured in an
automobile wreck on tho lower Macon
road Oout six o’clock Tuesday after
noon.
■Mr. an i\>s. Holloway were re-
turn'ng to A.'Uedgevllle from a pleas
ure .-ide nnd a- they topped the hill
Just across the Central of Georgia
railroad .racks Mr. H’olioway saw
that the ciC' street force was carry-
tig on some -epairs to the road at
tbe fqot of th b h’ll. Mr. Holloway
who was »t the steering wheel en
deavored to make a detour, turning
tho car into a road leading towards
McIntosh street. The roadbed at this
po’nt is of pure red clay and the
rains of the day had left It in a very
slippery condition.
In mak ng the turn, which was a
shert one, tbe rear wheels of the car
skidded on the treacherous roadbed
and slid into the ditch on tb e side of
the road which at th's point ia sev
eral feet deep. The car turned over
on Its side throwing Mr. Holldway
clear, but Mrs. Holloway was jammed
against the back of the ceat by the
force of the Impact, her body be
comes firmly lodged. Assistance
was called and she was rushed to the
city hospital as fast as possible. She
was conscious when taken from th*
wreck.
An examination at the hospital
showed that one of Mrs. Holloway’s
legs was 'broken lust below the hip
and that she suffered from sever*
Internal injuries as the result of be-
Ing threw* agoiast th* hack of tho
Oft her
condition it
. Tons
I’rod. Mines 1,932,743
l’rod Manufacturers _1,398,519
Prod. Agriculture 1,084.872
Prod. Forests 880,825
Miscellaneous 445,306
Prod. Animals 01,621
P. C.
18.28
14.84
CERAMIC ART CLASS
TO GIVE EXHIBITION
The members of Miss Callle Cook's
ceramic art class at Midway will
give a public exhibition of their
work on Monday, July 10. between
the hours of 3 and 6. Those who
have seen the class of work turned
out by Miss Cook's students have
been agreeably surprised at- the sk’ll
shown nnd the artistic beauty of the
finished product. Over tno hundred
pieces of China will he on display
and the elasis will be at work show
ing tiie processes through which the
Chinn passes and Wil gladly donion
strate for the visitors. A cordial in
vitation is extended to all who may
be interested! In this art.
5,933,886 lOd.OO
Passenger rates have been much
discussed during recent months, but
the report shows that the average
revenue per passenger was $1.35 as
compared with $1.12 the previous
year, the increase averaging but 23i
cents per passenger. Each passen
ger was handled an average distance
of 43.06 miles, as compare) with
29.75 miles for the previous year.
There were 4.065,368 reveme passen
gers carried during the year.
For the entire year the propel tv
o' the company was operated under
corporate management. In the pre
ceding year the properly was oper
ated under Federal control for the
first two months, under corporate
management, with Federal guaranty,
for the following six months, and un
der corporate management without
guaranty for the remaining four
months.
REV. BENTLY TO PREACH HERE
The Rev. E. A. Pently of Atlanta,
will conduct the services at St. Ste'
I hen’s Episcopal church at 11:30 on
Sunday morning. Mr. Bently is tiie
executive secretary of tho Atlanta
diocese.
A cord'al Jnv'tattcn is extended to
the people of Mlllodgevllle to attend
the morning services
committee has furnished the follow
ing list of names for publication:
Governor—H. Redinger Baylor
Thomas W. Hardwick, Clifford Walk
er.
Secretary of State—S. G. McLen
don.
Attorney General—Geo. M. Napier
Treasurer—William J. Speer.
Comptroller (General—Will Item A.
Wright.
<jammlssit>neti- <i(| Agriculture—A
O. Blalock, J. J. Brown, O. M. Hous
er.
State School Supt.—M. L. Duggan
N. H. Ballard.
Prison Commissioner—W. C. Bry
an. It. IS. Davison.
Commissioner of Pensions—John W
Lindsey.
Com. Commerce & I>abor—H. M
Stanley.
Clijef Justice, Supreme Court Wil
liam H. Fish.
Associate Justice, Supreme Court
— (to succeed himself)—Marcus YV.
Beck.
Associate Justice, Supreme Court,
-ito succeed h,imself)— James K
Hines.
Judge Court of Appeals—(full term
to succeed himself—Roscoe Luk >.
Judge Court of Appeals—(unexpir
ed term to succeed himself)—Benja
min H. Hill.
Railroad Commissioner—(to suc
ceed C. M. Candler)—M. L. Johnson
E. Palmer Walter, R. McDonald'.
Railroad Commissioner—(to sue
feed James A. Perry)—W. Trox
Bankston, James A. Perry, O. B
Bush. I
Vinegar that, saves your pickles at
40c gal. Emmett L. Barnes.
Pickling vinegar 40c gal. at Km
mett I.. Barnes.
Reports coming from the Hall-Lit
tle sanltorium Thursday afternoon
were that Mrs. Holloway had spent
n fairly restful day and that no
change had been noted In her con-
d'ltion otherwise. .According to the
physicians her condition is still con
sidered very critical, though chances
for her recovery are ^somewhat fa
vorable.
When it waa learned that Mrs.
Holloway had been so seriously in
jured expressions of regret came from
all hands and- since the many friends
of the popnlnr couple have expressed
much concern over the condition of
Hie highly esteemed young woman.
BUSY TIME THIS WEEK
IN RECORDER’S COURT
Too much Fourth of July baseball
and stump rum with a family family
altercation thrown in resulted in a
bullet wound in the foot and a
straight sentence of n'nety days on
the gang for Sam <’luy, colored. Sam
was impressing his remarks on his
b.i:er half ’ii u forc'ble manner on
t,ie i-'ght of .he Fourth when OH*
cer Murphy dropped by and pdaced
h'm under arrest. Sam’s subsequent
flight was halted by a shot from
Murphy’s pistol. -Most of Sam's time
is spent in the stockade, so the ex
perience is nothing new to him.
During the week there were 22 ar
rests with a total harvest to the city
treasury of 136.00.
There were 14 cases of disorderly
conduct, 1 plain drunk, 1 drunk and
disorderly, l conducting business
without a license, 1 refusal to pay
street tax and 3 cases dismissed. All
were colored except one.
FOR SALE—Oak dining itoom table,
chairs. Iron bed, Hoosier cabinet
and other household articles In good
condition. Enquire News office.
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