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HEAR8T8 SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, GA., SUNDAY, JULY 27, 1913.
Savannah
Latest News of South Georgia
s Waycross
Superintendent of Education of
Chatham County Declares Plan
Is Entirely Impracticable. .
SAVANNAH, July 26.—Otis Ash-
more. Superintendent of Schools in
Chatham County, is opposed to the
plan of having textbooks published
by the State. Ashmore says that the
talk of high price of school books is
buncombe, and thinks that the rci-
sults, if the State undertook to pub
lish its own textbooks, would not
only be unsatisfactory, but would
show little if any difference in cost.
“I have followed pretty closely the
discussion about cheaper school
books, and the publication of these
books by the State,” said Ashmore.
“The publication of school books by
the State is an old and threadbare
story that is periodically dug up and
thrashed over. The plan has been
tried in several States and proves a
failure?' It is unwise, expensive and
impracticable.
"A recent investigation by the
State Superintendent of Schools
shows that he would save only a
‘cent or two' on books printed by
contract, even if we owned the copy
right. To purchase a large and ex
pensive printing plant to be operated
by the State is a vJ*ry doubtful ex
pedient. The equipment necessary
to print rhodern school books is
quite extensive.
“But the cost of printing is not
the only consideration. The quality
of the books themselves is of far
more consequence than their cost.
A good textbook is cheap at any
price; a poor one is dear at any
price. Those who know little about
school books are inclined to regard
them all alike They think one read
er or arithmetic is as good as another
provided both have the same number
of pages. I believe the greatest dan
ger under the plan would lie in the
limitation placed on securing good
books. There are thousands of books,
but only a few are good. The copy
rights on the best books are owned
by the publishers, and they will not
sell them.”
Auto Tourists Near
Death in Accident
Mud-Incased Car Running From At
lanta to Savannah Skids Into
Deep Ditch.
SAVANNAH. July 2fi.—Incased 111
mud and drenched to the skin, Mr.
8nd Mrs. Harry K. Lucas, of Atlanta,
are telling about their trip from the
capital in an automobile.
The entrance into Savannah was
made during a driving storm, and
followed a narrow escape from serious
injury of the occupants about fifteen
miles from the city. At that point
the car skidded and went into a ditch,
all but turning over.
For three hours Lucas worked hard
to get the car out. It was raining
at the time.
A farmer was finally aroused and
Induced to'aid in the work of rescue.
With shovels, planks and a mule the
automobile was finally righted and
pulled back into the road.
he Copeland Sisters
Popular Sa
vannah so
ciety (rirls. who have as their guests Miss Sally Blount Holt, of
Montgomery, and Miss Jeanette Wallace, of Butler.
Miss
Fletcher
Copeland.
Supreme Court Lets
Lynn Sentence Stand
Slayer of Hightower Refused Relief
by Georgia Tribunal—Appeal to
Washington Likely.
DUBLIN, July °6.—The Supreme
Court of Georgia has denied a rehear
ing in the Lynn case, which was
heard by It a few weeks ago. and the
Judgment of the lower court Is af
firmed. Lynn’s attorneys now are
preparing to take the case to the
Supreme Court of the United States.
Lynn was convicted of killing P.
Hightower at his home jum a short
time before Christmas of last year,
and was tried, with wife, who
claimed to have abetted the killing
because Hightower insulted her His
wife was freed by the Jury, but ne
was found guilty of murder with rec
ommendation to life imprisonment.
TO TRY"FOUR NEGROES AT
DUBLIN FOR KILLINGS
DUBLIN. July 26 Superior Court will
begin in this city Monday next for its
regular midsummer term The Grand
Jury will convene, and in addition t»
thorough investigation of the county's
affairs a great deal of criminal busi
ness will be transacted.
The four negroes held for the killing
of Mr. and Mrs. J. T He well a few
weeks ago will be tried at this term of
H-e court.
YOUTH TO BE TRIED FOR
SLAYING AND ROBBERY
WAYCROSS, July 26.—Attorneys for
the State and the defense to-day lixed
August 6 as the date for the preliminary
trial of Tom Bullard, 19 years old,
charged with the murder and robbery
of Mack Spain, an eccentric bachelor
farmer, whose home was near Mexico,
on the Way cross and Western Railroad
Bullard is being kept here for safety.
He disclaims any knowledge of the
robbery and murder.
CUTTER YAMACRAW BACK
FROM FLORIDA CRUISE
TITLE OF L
ONCEJSTREET
Investment Company Has Right to
Property Which Was Claimed
by Savannah Council.
SAVANNAH, July 26.—A (1t*e1slon
by Judge Walter (J. Charlton In the
Superior Court clears title to land
that had once been streets across the
larife Bartow Investment Company's
holdings on Hull street opposite Ards-
ley Park, and by so doing enforced a
contract of sale between W. M. Da
vidson and the Bartow Investment
Company for this property.
The tract is a valuable one In the
southern portton.nf the city. David
son declined to purchase the land un
der the contract, on the ground that
title to lands over which cross streets
had once passed was now doubtful, as
the city Still claimed ttHe to the land
for street purposes. The investment
company brought suit to enforce the
contract.
On the strength of this claim the
city undertook to open up the former
streets The Investment company ob-
Waycross Improves
Fire Fighting Means
Inspectors Say Georgia Cities Are
Making Most Rapid Strides
in Southeast.
WAYCROSS, July 26— That Geor
gia cities are making more rapid
strides in improvement of fire de
partments than any State of the
Southeast is one of the statements
made in Waycross last week by ‘n-
b pec tor a making a thorough test of
the Waycross department
There is hitrdly any city in Geor
gia, according to the inspectors, that
has not adopted auto apparatus *n
place of horse-drawn equipment.
Smaller towns are using autos and as
a consequence it is said Georgia's fire
loss this year is going to be cut down
onsiderably.
Progressive towns in South Geor
gia, as well as in North Georgia, ire
making improvements with the view
of getting lower fire insurance rates
Waycross has spent a large sum dur-
ng the past year to comply with
conditions imposed by t'ne Southeast
ern Underwriters’ Association, and
expects to get a reduction that will
save the property owners thousands
of dollars annually.
Miss
Bessie
Copeland.
Stovall Departs for
Post in Switzerland
New United States Minister Enroute
to New York From Savannah.
Sails July 29.
SAVANNAH, July 26.—Colonel and
Mrs. Pleasant A. Stovall, their daugh
ter, Mrs. Burton L. Mason, and their
son, Master Joe Stovall, are now upon
the high seas, en route to New York,
from which port they will embark on
July 2» for Switzerland, where Colo
nel 8t<jvall goes to take charge of his
[tost as United States Minister to that
country. The party will he Joined trv
Europe by Miss Pleasant Stovall, an
other daughter, who Is already there.
The son, Joe. was taken ill about a
week ago, and it was thought at that
time that arrangements for the trip
would have to be changed, but a rap
id recovery made It possible for the
entire party to leave on schedule
time.-
Farmers Will Hold Picnic to
Celebrate Success in Divorce
From Cotton.
SAVANNAH, July 26.—For the
purpose of bringing together all farm
ers in that section interested in the
growing of watermelons, prepara
tions are being made- for holding a
mammoth picnic next week at 611Ison,
In Bulloch’ County.
Experts in the knowledge of crops
suitable to the kind of soil fdund
there will address the meeting. The
principal topic to he discussed, how
ever, will be the growing of water
melons.
The remarkable success tliat the
farmers of Bulloch County have made
this year with the watermelon crop
Is attracting the attention of agri
culturists throughout South Georgia.
Owing to the failure of the melon
crop in North and South Carolina this
year due to drouth the growers of
Bulloch have been unable to supply
th* demands of the buyers, who have
flocked there by the score. The farm
ers are being paid on an average of
$90 a carload for their melons.
In the territory between Brooklet
and Blltchton 260 carloads have been
sold at $90 a car. It is eHimated that
the farmers of Bulloch this year will
receive $20,000 in the aggregate for
their crops of melons, most of which
have been shipped to the Middle
West, the North ajtd Canada.
It has recently been demonstrated
that the watermelon crop will prove
far more profitable to Bulloch than
cotton. When they have finished
working the melons they are “laid by”
witfci peas, which shade the melons
as they ripen. After the melons are
shipx>ed crab grass comes in with the
peas. This grass makes fine hay,
from which the farmers can realize
enough to pay for their fertilizer.
Thus they' have an income from three
crops,
The picnic at Stilson will be the
means of bringing together a very
large percent age Of the melon grow-
ers, and those who will be growers
of th< fruit next year. Those who
Conductors Name
Adjustment Board
Any Differences With Central of
Georgia Management To Be
Amicably Settled.
SAVANNAH. July 26.—To appoint
a committee which will t^ke up with
the management of the Central of
Georgia Railroad any matters which
they believe need adjustment, a dele
gation of officials of the Order of
Railway Conductors of America held
a meeting in this city.
M C. ('arey, of Port Huron. Mich.,
vice president of the order, presided.
W. M. Hamilton, H. W. Washburn
and J. W. Hall, of Macon, and two
other delegates were present. C^rey
said that so far as he knew there are
no serious differences between the
conductors and the railway company,
and that there Is no friction whatever
between them.
jected on the ground that the city had
long since lost title by abandoning
the streets. The company pleaded for
an injunction to prevent the city cut
ting the proposed streets, which the
court granted. The case then went to
the Supreme Court, a decision of
which upholds the decision of Judge
Charlton.
In the suit to enforce the contract
of sale ten members of the investment
company and 110 defendants besides
Davidson were brought in. The ob
ject in bringing them in was to force
them to either assent to or object to
the relinquishment of the title to the
land in question for street purposes.
These persons owned land in the
subdivision of Kingsville other than
the Bartow property. These persona
as property owners in the vicinity
might have had some claim upon
those former streets for the purpose
of getting to their own property. It
was only by settling their claims one
way or the other that the statue of
the title could be determined.
Judge Charlton in hU» decision de
clared that the land in question Is the
property of the Bartow Investment
Company, and decreed that Davidson
must now purchase the land under
his contract. This Davidson is glad
enough to do, now that the title has
been cleared.
Rapid Strides Made
On W.& W. Railroad
Extension of G. S. and F. Feeder To
Be Pushed With All Pos
sible Haste.
Waves Spanish Sword
Over Heads of Jurors
Dramatic Incident Features Trial of
Ishmael 3arter in Superior
Court at Savannah.
SAVANNAH, July 26.—Found
guilty of stabbing D. S. Manning,
Ishmael Carter has been sentenced
to serve one year in the penitentiary
by Judge Walter G. Charlton in Su
perior Court.
The conviction followed a dramatic
court session. At one stage the pro
ceedings were enlivened by the wav
ing of a Spanish sword over the head,
of the Jury. The weapon was In the
hands of Judge H, D, D. Twiggs, of
counsel for the defendant. The plea
of Carter was self-defense. It was
this weapon with which the cutting
was done.
11-YEAR-0LD BOY LANDS
23-POUND DRUM FISH
SAVANNAH, July 26.—Master Harry
D’Oiley, while fishing at Isle of Hope,
landed something pretty close to a
whale. Harry is only 11 years old and
none too big for his age, and when he
hooked something that appeared to be
bigger than himself he created excite
ment all along ihe river. He managed
to hang on to what had come his way,
however, ami finally succeeded in land
ing a 23 pound drum. Now all the boys
at Isle of Hope have gone drum fishing.
FIREMAN IS FINED FOR
GIVING IN FALSE ALARM
SAVANNAH. July 26.—Fines aggre
gating $150, with an alternative of 90
davs on the county farm, in addition to
being remanded to the City Court, was
the sentence imposed upon J. C. Paul,
a former policeman and former member
of the fire department, by Recorder John
E. Schwarz, when arraigned in Police
Court for sending in a false fire alarm
and being guilty of malicious mischief.
RAILROAD MEN ATTEND
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
Bill To Be Offered in Legislature
This Week Provides for
New Systems. ,
WAYCROSS, July 26—M tha
Georgia Legislature does what the
Ware delegation in it will ask next
week, it will pass what will be known
as a conditional charter for the city
of Waycross. The charter bill that
will be offered in the Legislature will
contain a provision that until the
people of Waycross approve the char
ter by a majority vote it shall nofbe-
come effective.
And this charter bill is somethiog
new. It contains what is commonly
known as the "city manager” plan
of government, which, if adopted, will
give Waycross a manager, subject
to the orders of a council of twelve
men. The manager will have charge
of the execution of all city orders and
may be removed by the Council if
found to be incompetent.
In the event the city manager plan
is not desired, the charter contains a
provision for radical changes over the
present aldermanic form. A mayor is
to he employed, under this section,
at a salary of $100 a month, giving
as much time to the office as may he
necessary. He is to.appoint, with the
approval of the Council, the heads of
five city department, and will see
that all work of the respective de
partments is properly done. The
Board of Aldermen ia increased un*
der this section from six to twelve,
and instead of receiving $200 a year
the Aldermen will serve without pay.
City Council has not passed upon
the proposed charter, hut the bill as
outlined was prepared by a commit
tee from the Board of Trade. The
election to settle what, if any, changes
will be made will be called as soon
as the Legislature passes the bill.
That the election will be a warm one
is certain, as many citizens oppose
the change.
Sermon SavesWoman
From Suicide’s Grave
Pastor's Discourse on ‘Scandal Mon
gers' Stays Hand of Despond
ent Savannahan.
SAVANNAH, July 26 —The Rev.
John S. Wilder, pastor of the South
Side Baptist Church, who delivered a
sermon on "Scandal Mongers" last
Sunday, is in receipt of an unsigned
letter from a woman, who confesses
that her troubles had driven her to
determine upon suicide when bis mes
sage restored her faith In God and de
termined her to abandon her rash in
tention.
The woman says she had the poison
bottle in her hand when the printed
sermon came under her eye. She says
she had been wronged by malicious
tales, and that she was alone in a
friendless city. .
WATUROSS, July 26—Despite the
recent period of wet weather, satis
factory progress has been made on
the construction of the Waycross and
Western Railroad, and arrangements
are now being made to extend the
passenger and freight service over
the recently - completed link beyond
Mexico.
It has not been decided what point
04, the Georgia Southern and Flor
ida will he touched by the new road,
but as soon as the line Is operating
tralps to Birmans, In Clinch County, a
survey of two probable routes will be
considered and the extension contin
ued without delay.
President Alex K. Sessoms Is
pleased with the work accomplished
to date.
First Georgia Has
585 in Regiment
Quarterly Returns Show Brunswick
With Largest Company—Force’s
Officers Practically Complete.
SAVANNAH, July 26.—Quarterly
returns to the Adjutant General of the
State from the First Regiment show
that organization to have 49 officers
and 685 men. This is regarded in
military circles as a splendid show
ing. .
The report includes the twelve com
panies, field, staff and band. Of the
companies eight have their full com
plement of three officers. The Savan
nah companies, with one exception,
have their full complement of officers.
The largest enlistment of men in
any single company is show’n by Com
pany G, of Brunswick, which has 60
names on its roll. This company has
three officers. Company H, the Ger
man Volunteers, has the largest en
listment of any Savannah company,
56 men being shown. This company
also has three officers.
QUITS ITS II
Regiment Starts Home After
Eight Days on Island—Colonel
Thomas Pleased.
Postoffice Shows
Increase of $16,043
Contrary to Expectations, Parcel
Post Fails to Add to Savan-
nah’s Revenue.
BRUNSWICK. July 26.—The Sec
ond Regiment of the Georgia Na
tional Guard broke camp on St. Si
mons Island at non to-day and ar
rived in Brunswick shortly after
noon. The soldiers immediately
boarded Coast Line and Southern
trains and left during the afternoon
for their home cities. The boys have
enjoyed camp life for eight days.
Colonel Thomas, who was in com
mand, Joined the officers who were
here with the Fifth Regiment in
their recommendation that the Island
be made a permanent camp for the
militia. The United States army offi
cers who have been detailed to train
the Georgia troops are loud in their
praise of the militia of this State.
COUNTY FAIR PLANNED BY
GAINESVILLE’S BOOSTERS
GAINESVILLE, July 26.—While the
plans are not yet matured, the Cham
ber of Commerce has taken up the
question of a fair to be held in the
fall, at which farmers, stock raisers,
manufacturers, etc., together w'ith a
woman's department, will have ex
hibits. It has been four years since
a fair was held in Hall County, and
it is believed this plan of the Cham
ber of Commerce will meet the ap
proval of all and result in enlivening
the business interests of this entire
section.
ATLANTAN IS ARRESTED
FOR BEATING BOARD BILL
WAYCROSS, July 26.—An important
conference between General Superin
tendent J. W. Brand, Division Counsfl
\V. B. Kay, of Jacksonville, and District
Counsel Joseph W. Bennett, of Bruns
wick. was held in Waycross to-day.
The meeting was called Tor the purpose
of going over legal matters in which the
Atlantic Coast Line is involved.
SAVANNAH, July 26—J. E. Cotton,
of Atlanta, has been remanded to the
City Court by Recorder John E.
Schwarz, charged with violating the
State law by beating a board bill.
Cotton registered at a hotel, where
he remained several days, running up a
bill amounting to $16. He then dis
appeared. He was arrested in a pool
room.
Cotton asserts that he squandered hi®
money here, and, rather than make his
hotel bill any larger, left. It was his in
tention to pay the bill as soon as he
could obtain sufficient money.
SPALDING COUNTY HOLDS
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE
GRIFFIN. July 26.—The first Sunday
School convention ever held in Spalding
County, which occurred this week, was
a big success from the start. Of the
thirty Sunday schools in the county, rep
resentatives from fifteen of them were
present at the institute Plans were
adopted for the entire county to be can
vassed In the work of the Sunday
school and to carry the benefits of the
new organization to each school of all
denominations.
Principal speakers in the convention
here were D. W. Sims, of Atlanta, gen
eral secretary of the Georgia Sunday
School Association, and Miss Daisy Ma-
Gee, of Columbia, Miss., superintendent
of elementary work.
SAVANNAH. July 26.—Showing a
total increase of $16,043 for the year
ended June 30 over the receipts of
last year, the annual report of the
Savannah postoffice has been made
public by Assistant Postmaster Wil
liam M. Greene. The total receipts
for the year amounted to $280,029.55.
Contrary to expectations, the par
cel pqst, which became effective Jan
uary 1, 1913, did not increase the
revenue of the postoffice.
The total expenses for the year just
ended amounted to $118,690.32, mak
ing a net profit, as the department
figures it, of $184,077.79, or 42 per cent
of the receipts.
This is an increase of $8,852.30 over
the profits of last year.
LIGHTNING PLAYS PRANKS
IN STORM AT AWYCR0SS
WAYCROSS, July 26.—During a se
vere lightning and rainstorm, Edgar
Griffin, whose home is west of Way-
cross, wh9 knocked from a wagon when
lightning hit the vehicle. Except for a
severe shock he wau unipjured. The
seat of the wagon was splintered.
Another freak of the storm is reported
from Waresboro. Eleven successive tel
ephone poles of a private line running
out of Waycross were splintered when
lightning struck the wires.
OIL STOVE BURNS MAY
PROVE FATAL TO WOMAN
WAYCROSS, July 26.—Aa she lit an
oil stove this morning preparatory to
baking a cake, Mrs. J. D. Ridley caught
fire and before the flames could be ex
tinguished was so badly burned about
the body and face that her recovery is
doubtful. She ran into the itreet, where
neighbors tore the flaming clothing from
her.
‘GETS-ITthe ONLY!
Thing tor Corns!
The Com Cure on a New Plan—
Gets Every Corn Quick and Sure.
You’ve tried a lot of things for
corns, but you’ve still got them.
Try the new, sure, quick, easy,
<L£s\l
—Ta-da-da—da-dal Evary Corn’s
Gone—'GETS-IT Did Itl"
painless way—the new-plan corn
cure. "GETS-IT." Watch tt get
rid of that corn, wart, callous or
bunion in a hurry. "GETS-IT” Is
a« sure as time. It takes two seo-
onds to apply—that’s all. No band
ages to stick and fuss over, no
salves to make corns sore and turn
true flesh raw and red, no plasters,
no more knives and razors that
may cause blood poison, no more
digging at corns. Just the easiest
thing in the world to use Your
eorn days are over. "GETS-IT" Is
guaranteed. It Is safe, never hurts
healthy flesh.
Your druggist sells "GETS-IT"
> 25 cents per bottle, or direct if
j you wish, from E. Lawrence Sc Co..
Irago.
B old In Atlanta by Jaoobs' Phar-
:y Company Elkin Trug Company,
treey A Munn, Gunter-Watkins
ig Company, E. H.
& Company.
— -Watkins
Cone, Tne., Tlp-
BAVANNAH, July 26. The United I h ; iw ' nn ',attempted the crop as a
States revenue cutter Yamacraw has re j - pie will be given the benefit of the
turned to port after cruising in Florida kn -wledge gained by the experience
waters since May. The Yamacraw was of those who have made it a success,
ordered South to take the place of the i
ice patrol in Northern waters During CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
the absence of the Yamacraw the cutter
Seminole has been doing duty along the
-y,
Georgia roast. The Yamacraw will
probably remain in .Savannah for sev
eral weeks
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WORKING fOR BOND ISSUE
SAVANNAH," July 26.—For the next
sl> weeks th»- Savannah Chamber of
Commerce will be engaged in active
work tn arousing interest in the audi
torium bond election, which will be held
September 16
The proposed issue of $200,000 will
give Savannah a much-needed audito
rium.
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92 Whitehall
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Our special sale of eyeglasses will con
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We are thoroughly equipped to fit you
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$2.50 Glasses Now $1.00
$5.00 Glasses Now $2.50
We have an experienced oculist in
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70 Whitehall St.
52 W. Mitchell St.