The Milledgeville news. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1901-19??, August 25, 1922, Image 1

Previous Issue Next Issue

Clip Visible Area View Page Text View PDF

Newspaper Page Textthe milledgeville news VOL 21. No. 44. Established October 12, 1901. MILLEDGEVILLE, GA., FRIDAY, AUG. 25, 1922. fi, M. c. WILL OPEN NEXT MONDAY WEEK Strenuous Effort Being Made to Have Barracks Quite Well Filled at Opening of Term. Tl,,, i:»l’2-23 term of the Georgia Mil- l tarv i .liege will open one week from nex , m inday, September 7th. 0v ie to general depression existing throng lout the country considerable shortage of students is being noted in most pr P schools and colleges through c|]t ,p.,. state. However, af strenuous effort is 'being made by Col. Haddock aW ) elected members of the college fa ( olt' to obtain a large number of stu dents for the beginning of the term. riling to an announcement made ,hts week, already more than 125 stu dents buve beer secured to occupy luarters in the barracks building. Ufftil ,he day of the opening of college work n securing adidtional students will be ■ontinued and hotpes that a normal .nroUnient will be secured are enter- lained. Since corging to Milledgeville to *c- ept the presidency of G. M. C. Col. adilock has been especially active behalf of the ihstttutlon. Dally he as been engaged either in his «ffloe In making trips to various parts the state with the purpose in view of arrying out every measure that would use to siring students here for the mlng year. NTERS WELL AND »E 0IES FROM GAS reen King, Negro, Meets Un usual Death Thursday Morning While at Work at Midv^r. n King, a Mgro, di*4 from the nit of being gassed when he went o a well at the home of He. Yopng- Kd. Mldwifc, V taut eight o’clock ThnsudW morn- (heed started to work and with the M uvp or three other meg be was dmni in the well in. Mr. Young- yard. Shortly before he land- at the bottom of the well he called hose handling the windlass to draw back to the surface of the ground, he was coming In contact with an sual amount of gas. he men on the outside made haste anefTort to get the man to the mnd surface, but their efforts In the itter failed to accomplish the aim. en the negro had reached a point of ut t.-n feet of the top he had be- ie so affected •with the gas poison strength gave way and he fell from larrc tub attached to the ropes and forty feet to the bottom, irtly afterwards the body was lught up by hooks attached to a rope let down into the well. "hen Green's body had tf been night to the top o‘f the earth surface altogether lifeless. He had n ace ustomed to working In wells it i aid that he was warned con ning the gas that had been discov- in the well he entered Thursday reen resided on the plantation of g« lohn T. Allen, about five miles m Milledgeville on the Eatonton He was about 48 years of age G. S. C. W. TO OPEN SEPTEMBER I4TH All Arrangement* Have Been Completed for the 1922-23 Term. College Will be Crowded to Capacity. The Georgia State College for Wo men will open September 14th, an nouncement was made this'week. Several days ago the college had re ceived applications from as many- young ladles' as the institution can ac commodate. Since the first of July hundreds of applications have been turned down, the applicants having been notified that the college har re ceived as many bids for places in the dormitories as could be handled. There will be around one thousand students to register at the college the day before the formal opening, accord ing to the present outlook. Tnis num ber of students Wtll tax the institution to its -utmost capacity. In the dormi tories and class rooms. All arrangements for the opening of the college have been completed.. The several large dormitories have been one over with brush and paint and the interior of the 'buildings have been giv en strict attention in preparation for the beginning of the term. HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE |ii- f' vr room modern home with tut, located near State San- |lum ilas nice fruit orchard, spa-, i ki .Tils for truck or poultry rais- C I,.- bought at a bargain. It |r>-st upply to this office. It.pd. B l F. W. HENDRICKSON 10 MOVE HIS STORE Hendrickson will change of his store after the first 1 ■ r from the McComb build- orner of Hancock and > ts to the building now oc- ■ Razanos candy store. York Store, of which Mr "n is proprietor, lias been '•ut location more than 1 lace was formerly occupied is Pharmacy. n-a and Edith Blanks have me after spending a week rings. WOMAN TELLS STORY - OF WHY SHE 4 SOLD HUSBAM) TO ANOTHER ALAMEDA, Cal, Aug. 23..—Mrs, Nel lie Kendrick today told the story of how she bartered her husband to Mrs. Edith Spreckles U'ike fetid for fiOO a month, and of how she later- regretted har barlaLn. She is now con sidering suing Mrs. Wakefield for |23,- 000-alleged alienation of affections damages. - , Mother love—the amepect ft get ting a steady income lor her baby- prompted, her to “sell" her husband and womanly love for the man caused her to change her mind Utter, she her to shange her mind later, she Indicated. * \ Mrs. KendrlcM, 24, her vlvffiztous face framed' In neatly bobbed hair, showfed no Mtfethesa toward Mrs. Wakefield, woman of we'ath, as she described the strange love tangle cen tering around the affections of Rod ney Kendrick, artisL “1 think Mlrs. Wakefield thinks a lot o fme" she said. “She was always so good to me, but I don’t know. “I first met Rodney Kendrick at Elizabethtown, N. J„ in September, 1918,” she continued. "He-was an air craft inspector. I was working for the department of labor. It was Mrs. Enest Ludwig, Rodney's sister, who introduced us. ‘He was an ardent wooer and in March of the following year we were married. We never had a home and people were constantly telling me 1 was sick. Mr. Kendrick'R mother, when she in troduced me in company, used to say was her -‘invalid daughter-in-law.” I was told that I was not in fit health to be the wife of Rodney. It was con stantly impressed upon me. A psy- cological surrounding was ibuilt up around me, which gradually wore me away. "I knew that Rodney and Mrs. Wake field were • acquainted, but 1 never thought anything of It. Finally I was in a hostel at Stock- ton, Cal., and Mrs. Wakefield sent me an invitation to come to her home at Sausalito. I never had had home lux uries and the things a woman cher ishes and the thought of going to her beautiful home appealed to,me. I went. “1 hail only been there a few days when Rodney and Mrs. Waket^ehl came to nn* with a proposition that I relinquish my husband. They told of their love for each other and offer ed me $100 a month for life if I agreed. • •I wa s astounded at first, but when I thought of my child and how little we always had had that was our own and 1 decided it might be best after all for me and for my baby. “It was hard to think of giving up Rodney, and after I agreed and saw them openly showing affection for each other I realized what I had done. A woman can stand only so much. It la very hard, Indeed, to see the man she loves and another woman re-enact and go through the fond scenes that she herself had enacted Just a few years before. . #—■*•*? $1-80 A YEAR. pleased over TRIP THIS WEEK TO WARREN COUNTY Fifty of the leading farmers of Bald win county made a pilgrimage on Wed nesday to Warren county to see de monstrated that intelligence and en ergy can overcome the boll w&vll and stop him in his mafi career of destruc tion and devastation. Under the leadership of County De monstration Agent Louis Stfatn, the party left Milledgeville at nine oclock in ten automobiles for the farms of Mr. Charles Fitzpatrick, one of War ren’s leading farmers and one of the most substantial and Intelligent citi zens of Georgia. The first stop was made at Jewells where the Ogeechee divides Hancock from Warren county, and where Mr. Fitzpatrick was waiting to conduct tile party to his farms. It was not a long trip, for that excellent highway which the State has built from Sparta to Augusta, makes traveling a delight. Let us say that any one who wants to see a clay-sand road developed to its perfection, let him travel this high way from Sparta to Warrenton and on to Augusta. The farmers had been prepared to see a great demonstration of intelli gent farming in the fight against the weevil and their expectations were MAY HAVE ANOTHER CO-OPERATIVE SALE SUGGESTION is MADE BY COUNTY AGENT TO PUT STOCK ON SALE IN SEPTEMBER. 1$ the farmers of Baldwin have the i stock and are Sufficiently Interested, | ^another hog sale will be held in the i month Qf September. The market has | already weakened somewhat from j the prices prevailing in the spring I and summer, and the tendency will' be for prices to go still lower as we ^ enter the fall months when large num- I hers of hogs are placed on the market. 1 feel that if a farmer can get a por tion of his hogs ready now he will Ijp ab|e to secure a better price for them than later on, and It would pay him to give some of them preferred atten tion in order to finish them for the .nlirket next month rather than sell them at a lower price during the win ter months, or hold them over until next spring for the rise in price which usually comes then. The date In September has not been Bet for the reason that we wish to 83- more than realized. They saw not e, certa,n whether or not wlU be sumcient hogs listen to fill one .or nore car loads. I am sure everyone who participated In the sa*«. June was satisfied With the manner in small patch, not a brag garden spot of a few acres, ibut lierally hundreds of acres of cotton of such quality that even in ithe days of no weevil one would stand and envy and view the results of man's intelligence as he made the earth yield her increase and proclaimed cotton king of commerce. Cotton, the top of whose stalks reach ed the head of men standing six feet and more, and laden with full grown bolls; cotton, the like of which It is doubtful if the Mississippi bottoms can produce better;- wide, wide, wide ields of cdtton as far as the ecye could see. 800 acres of the staple from which -Mr. Fitspatrick expects to get 800 bales—twice as much as %vas raised in all Baldwin county in 1921. As we stood there in those fields and wondered at and admired the re-< salts of thi* great, man's Intelligent and successful coihbat against the deadly, destructive pest, one question was in all minds and on all lips: “How did you do it?” Here is the answer. First, land well, well prepared. Second, plenty, pleny of fertilizer, acid and nitrate. "I used no potash,” said Mr. Fitzpat rick, “1 found out during the war that it was worth nothing. Third, constant, edeful, persistenht, everlast-' ing cultivation. Fourth, calcium arse- nate. “You can't get along without these four. “1 'know now,” said tie, "that 1 can make cotton despite the to add a fifthC—s patcehtwal.hETAO boll weevil and next year I shall in crease my fertilizer by at least fifty per cent.” To these four we want to add a fifth, for we saw it in evidence on all sides as we traveled over the Fitzpatrick farms. Fifth, inta" < "‘'iice and energy. With what did he spray? At nis barn we saw six two-horse '-Iron Age" dusters, which have u capacity of 50 to 100 acres per day. When does be spray? Afternoon an often at night. Many times during tie year and o- pecially in the rush season, he runs two shifts, one in the day, one at night. “We must find a way,’ said Mr. Fitzpatrick, "to get our corn luiil by earlier so that we can give all the time needed for cultivation and dusting at the critical season." You Will note, good reader, that we mentioned corn. That is another way Mr. Fitzpatrick lights the weevil. As fine corn as ever gew on any land was there in his fields. Some with peas in the middle; .some with velvet ibeans towering far over your head and every stalk with two and often more big ears, inuklng more than his farms lveeld. In the barn were twenty-four of the finest, sleekest, fattest mules our eyes ever saw, mules that in 1920 could not be bought, said a dealer to me, for $400. About the lot were hogs of all ages from the small bar becuing size to fat porkers of 300 and 400 pounds. And tjiis was only one of the three farms. 800 acres of cotton with stalks from 50 to 100 grown bolls on each; corn, peas, velvet beans, hogs, is Mr. Fitz patrick’s way to whip the weevil. But our day was not ended. From Mr. Fitzpariek’s farms our party drive on through Warrenton to the ances tral home of the Swains, Col. Robert Swain, a lawyer of Warrenton. Mr. which its was conducted, and , the prices secured. The sale contemplat ed now will be carried out in the same manner. I would be glad for every farmer, wishing to enter hog* in this sale, to Hat them at once with Mr. Ros S. Alford, The Horne-Andrews Commis sion Co., or the County Agent. As soon as the necessary number of hogs are secured a date for hiding the sale will be set, and due publication of the event r nade, in order that every one intereifid may be advised. I hope tbft farmers of the coSbty, by (heir co-operation and encouragement, .will make this sale as note-worthy and ffonsptcuam a success as miss the pre vious one held last June. L. E. SWAIN, ; County Apent. Louis Swain, our demonstration agent and to whose thoughtful interest in th.3 welfare of our county the trip was arranged, and Mr. Charles Swain, who, with his channlng wife, now re sides in thtf old and beautiful home stead. There on that farm we saw on a smaller scale the same evidence of the intelligent conuiat'against the veevil. Mr.' Louis Swain and Mr. Charles Swain are here on land that has been In cultivation 75 to 100 years raising cotton, despite the weevil, than which no better can be found in tbe black lands of Texas—acres and acres that will produce from one-half to a bale to the acr^ Now, from business, our party was turned to pleasure. Around a long ta ble underneath the water oakd whose shade had sheltered and protected ante-bellum gatherings of their grand father, we were Invited to gather and partake of such a meal as only South ern hospitality and culture can give. Barbecue, Brunswick stew, fried chicken, squabs, biscuit from hopie wheat, corn bread, cake, iced-tea, coot wuter, nothing, gentle reader, that a hungry man’s appetite could wish, was lacking from the bounteous table. (Listen, everything on that ta ble except the sugar, the tea, the ice and the salt was grown or raised there on that farm and prepared un der the directlpg hai d of Mrs. Charles Swain, assisted by some of her charm ing friends. Did we do full Justice to tha bounteous meal; did we show our full appreciation of Mrs. Swain's delightful hospitality? Let me give you a few names of those present and you will know the answer. Col. Jos. E. Pottle, L. H. Andrews, 'Kyle Al- l'riend, Marshall Bland, Lamur Ham, (and others fully, their equal.’ So this is the way Mr. Fitzpatrick and Mr. Swain are beating the Uujl weevil. We, too, can, farmers of Bald win coupty, if writ will only use the same plan. Plowing, fertilizer, arse nate, intelligent energy—and above ^11 do not forget the last. Many thanks Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Swain—all three. You gave us a groat day. G. M. C. TRUSTEES ELECTED TUESDAY Ennis, Conn, Allen, Whitfield, Ritchie and Moore Named to Compose New Board of of College, The election for trustees of the Geor gia Military college resulted in the nominations of Capt. J. h. Ennis, O. M, Conn, J dge John T. Allen, Chas. II. Whitfield, Chas. F. Barett, W. 1.. Rit chie and R. B. Moore. Capt. Ennis, Mr. Conn and Judge Al len received the highest number of the ballots cast and according to the act of the legislature recently created, these three men will serve on the board for a period of three years. Messrs. Whitfjel and Barrett were the next in the number of votes received and they will serve for a period of four years, while Messrs. Ritchie and Moore, the receivers of the lowest number of votes amongst those elected will serve terms of two years each. The election was one of comparative- little interest from a contest stand point, as none of those elected had aay announced opposition. There were 10 or 12 9ther names appearing on the ickets around the polls during the day f the election, though none other than L,ose elected announced them selves as being candidates for places on the college board of trustees. Several of those whose names ap peared on tjie different tickets dr di lated even posted signs.that the vot ers not cast ballots for them as they were not candidates and did not wish to be elected. The board of trustees eiected Tues day will go into office at once. Mr R. B. Moore and Judge John T. Allen, named in the election Tuesday were me only members of tbe old board board offering their names forre-eleo tlon under the new aystem of naming trustees. The polling of votes in the election of trustees was mostly in the Lamia •i the ladies, whs eaated ballots tor their first time. One of tbe most not able features In connection with the election was the upusual activities of a- few women who appeared decidedly Interested In the outcome of the elec tion. To many well up in age and who had been accustomed to witnessing elec tions, the balloting of votes Tuesday was a relevation. It was generally encing voters by some of the women dome the electioneering stunt was conceded that the methods of infl,u- soniething new under the sun, but most all agreed that .the sysem em ployed would not work so Hmoothly on occasions where much interest is centered about the polls and the out come of elections. The election was in reality a woman’s affair, Judging from the manipulations of the day. The ballots received by those elect ed are as follows: Capt. J. H. Ennis 447 Otto M. Conn 424 Judge John T. Allen .,..421 Chas H. Whitfield |—41)7 Chas F. Barrett 413 W. L. Ritchie 371 R. B. Moore i 349 There were 569 votes cast during the election those not received by the nominees having (been cast for the •« a- lous parties whose names appeared on different tickets circulated about the Jpolls. ‘ FOR SALE—Large size feather bed. If interested apply to this office. It. pd. APPLES FOR SALE—Rabbit Farm orchards, John Taliaferro Distributor, Blue Ridge, Ga. Apples sprayed, grad ed, hand picked, packed in bushel iboxes, $2.00, $1.50 and $1.00 per box according to grader Cash with order, f. o. b. Blue RUlge, Ga. ADVISES FURTHER COTTONJPRAYING J. C. Maness of State Board of Entomology Says Calcium Arsenate Should be Used Until Sept. 5th. Mr. J, C. Maness, for a number of years connected with he State Board of Entomology as a plant expert was In Milledgeville Tuesday and dur- ring the day he called on severul far mers of the county. Mr. Maness came here for the pur pose of ascertaining the condition of cotton crops In this partfclar section nd to find out what progress had been in the way of combatting the wee vil. He spoke very encouragingly of the manner In which the farmers '"ere had gone about to control the weevil and he stated that but little criticism could be made regarding the methods used In the application of calcium of jrsenate. It Ib the contention of the state en tomologist plant expert that it ts high ly Important that the farmers continue to apply calcium arsenate to their cot ton until September 5th. This Is nec essary he stated on account of the fact that the weevils will attack the practically grown bolls of cotton even after the squares on the plants are suae. DEATH SENTENCE IS COMMUTED *" . ’ * *•) Evidence in Case Circumstan tial, Governor States. S. Georgia Farmer Convicted of Slayi n g Two Step-So n s. ATLANTA, Aug. 23. — Governor Hardwick on Tuesday commuted from death to life Imprisonment the sen tence of Glen M. Hudson, a Dough- county farmer convicted of the murder of his two steysoas, aged live and eleven years. ■ The governor's commutation order contained the following statement of his reason for sparing Hudson from the gallows: “A careful examination of this case discloses that, while the crime charg ed against the applicant Is most aro- ciouH, the evidence against him is en tirely circumstantial. While strong, or possibly strong enough to Justify conviction, it does not remove every doubt as to his guilt; and since the prison commission referred to by the governor commutation of his sen tence to life Imprisonment, and since the evidence against him is wholly circumstantial, I approve their rec ommendation." The murder of the two Htep-ehildren of Hudson about thirteen months ago, created a sensation In southwest Geor gia. The killing took place early in the morning at Hudson's home on il farm a few miles from Albany. The children were shot and killed on the front porch while eating watermelon, it whs alleged by the state that Hud son shot them because he was not willing to support them. It was claimed that Hudson started to Albany with his wife, who was em ployed in that city, and left her seat ed in a buggy at the barn across tho road from the house while he went back and murdered the two boys and tnen returned to the buggy and drove in to Albany, leaving two negroes at work on the farm with^the Intention of fastening the crime upon them. Hudson and his wife were Joint ly Indicted, she as an accessory, and were separately Incarcerated. The sheriff of Dougherty count ytestitted that he obtained from Hudson a full confession >by telling Hudson that his wife had laid bard the details of the crime. He pleaded not guilty and •harged the two negroes with tho murder. i r r TOR SALE—Preserving • pears at •$1.50 bushel, delivered. Phone 2002. J. F. Miller. f SPECIAL THIS WEEK » • CASH ONLY $1.00 Durham-Duplex Razor 10c 50c Durham-Duplex Blades 39c AT Culver & Kidd Drug Company “OF COURSE" Phones 224 and 240

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Milledgeville news. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1901-19??, August 25, 1922, Image 1