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S i 8 A UEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA. CA„ SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 1913. Macon Latest Middle Georgia News TWO DEPUTIES ATTACKED HIM Bibb Commissioners At Last Pay Voucher Lawyer George W. Wood Swears Out Six Warrants for Williams Brothers After Fight. MACON. Aug. 9. Attorney George W Wood this afternoon swore out tsix warrants against two Deputy Sheriffs, Inland Williams and Lon Williams, brothers. H e c harges the former with pointing a pistol at him, with carrying a concealed weapon, with assault and battery and with using opprobious language. Lon Wil liams is charged with assault and battery and the use of opprobrious language Mr. "Wood claims that the two deputies attacked him unexpectedly, severely beat him with their fists and cursed him and that when he sought to resist them Iceland Wil liams pulled a pistol and pointed it. Leland Williams admits striking Attorney Wood, but denies that his brother took part in the fight He also denies displaying the pistol. Th«* trouble started in the City Court when Deputy Leland Williams reproved Attorney Wood for tu'jfng a negro, who had been acquitted, fciiat he could depart The deputy contend ed that the negro could not fe'ivo un til the Sheriff’s officers said so Attorney Wood declared that no • Deputy Sheriff could give 1dm or ders. and a lively exchange of words followed. The fight took place across the street from the courthouse. Mr. Wood is vice president of the Macon Bar Association. MACON. Aug. 9.—Tiic citizens of Macon will name a new City Execu tive Committee at a mass meeting to be held next Thursday night at the city auditorium. This virtually will open the active campaign for Mayor. The present committee, W. D. Not tingham, chairman, will retire from office, having served for three years, a year longer than the term for which they were elected. The committee will designate the date for the municipal election and will control its operation. Alfalfa Growers Will Meet in Macon Loring Brown Calls Meeting of State Association of Farmers for* October 25. Waltz and Swo-Step Enough for Cordele Chaperones Put Ban on Hugs. Tan gos. Trots and Other New Steps. CORDELE. Aug. 9.—The bunnv hug, tango, turkey trot and other modern dances are entirely too im modest in tne opinion of the fair st of Cordele who are accustomed to the waxed doors. Like the slit skirt, such dances will probably not • ma in popular favor at any early lime in - »is city. Chaperons at local balls recently have positively forbidden the new dances, and the young folk i,.< ma ter how ardently, but p« rhnps sc cretly, they may desire to introduce them, must let the waltz and two- ste^ still suffice. AUGUSTA DIGEST SHOWS $1,000,000 TAX INCREASE Body Had Held Up Account, as It Questioned Grand Jury’s Authority. MACON. Aug 9. The County Com missioners to-day decided to pay the bill of 11,500 made by K. W. JemUon. a public accountant, for auditing the books of three of the county offices, pursuant to a contract with the Grand Jury. For m*n than six weeks the Fom in -sioneis have refused to pay this bill, notwithstanding that it was or dered by two grand juries and ap proved by Judge Mathews. They took the position that grand Juries had no legal rieht to make contracts, and es- peeially contracts that would bind the Commissioners. After a long discussion this morn ing it was finally decided, on a di vided vote, to pay the voucher. Jem- lson claimed to have worked 100 days on the books. The Commissioners contended that he only worked 15 days. J UDGE HENRY C. HAMMOND, of Superior Court at Augus ta, who says that a dog is not a good dog unless it is ugly, and who has the same views about umbrellas. When he went on the bench years ago he affected an ugly Airdale terrier and a large ungainly, green sunshade. The terrier died and he got an other, but he still has the original “shade.” “Rags” is said to be one of the finest Airdale pups in the country. MACON. Aug. 9 -There will he an organization meeting of the Georgia Alfalfa Growers* Association in Ma con on Saturday, October 25. during the State Fair, one having beer called by Loring Blown, of Smyrna, ^ ho is «»ne of the most active work ers in the alfalfa movement. It D proposed for the alfalfa growers to ; make exhibits a I i iit- fair, and the fair association will give liberal premiums, consisting of Holstein and Jersey cat. tie, Tamsworth and I.)uroc swine, and poultry. This will be the firs ilf&lfa exhibit ever made in this .State. AUGUSTA. Aug 9.—The county tax digest for 191 *1 has been completed and Shows aii Inert ase of over $1,000,000 oxer 3912. Tax Receiver Steed has been extremely busy the past few weeks get ting the digest ready. It shows, among other things, that negroes own nearly t.500.000 worth of property in this county The digest for 1913 amounts to ap proximately $29,500,000. Jury to Pass on A Bankruptcy Suit The Judge, the dog and the umbrella are inseparable companions. Judge Speer ’Washes Hands’ of Beach Manufacturing Company Case—Newman to Preside. MACON. Aug. 9.—The petition of creditors to put the Beach Manufac turing Company, of Appling County, a half-million dollar company, In bankruptcy, will be heard before Judge Newman, of Atlanta, in the United States Court at Savannah on September 15. The case will be trUd before a jury, a demand for jury trial Attempts Suicide as His Wife Is Dying Macon Husband Grows Despondent When He Is Unable to Care Properly for Invalid. MACON, Aug. 9.—Despondent he-i cause he lacked funds to- properly 1 1 rovide for his dy'ng wife. William J Pettis, formerly in the transfer busi ness. attempted suicide by drinking laudanum and now is in a critical condition at the Macon Hospital. Mrs. Bettis is a victim of pellagra and is .in the last .stages of the mal ady. After being revived at the hospital, Bettis protested against the attention of the physicians "I don’t want to live if my wife is going to die.” he said. Macon Prepares • For City Election New Executive Committee To Be Named rt Mass Meeting Next Thursday Evening. Photo by American staff photographer. having been made by the company This is the first demand of thgt kin 1 ever entered on the records of the court for this district, it being tho custom to have the judge try bank ruptcy mattery. Judge Speer requested Judge New man to preside, stating that he would “wash his hand** of the case” when the claim was made that he was dis- qualiiied because his son-in-law, A. II Heyward. Jr., is one of the attor neys for the petitioning creditors. Th«* petitioning creditors have claims tha' aggregat* several thousand dollars. Augusta Rejoicing At New Ballot Bill Secrecy Enforced by Garllngton Measure Expected to Stop Many Prevalent Abuses. AUGUSTA, Aug. 9. The passage of th«- secret ballot bill by the Senate Friday was cheering news to Augus- tans. The bill was introduced in the House early during the present ses sion by Representative Garllngton. The bill insures the secret ballot in all general and special elections in Augusta in the future. Of course, under the white primary system the secret ballot is not used, but in the general elections here the open ballot Is the method. Mayor Hayne was elected in De cember by the open ballot after his adherents had refused to allow him to enter the primary. LATE REGISTRATION FOR LABORERS TO QUALIFY Harvard Negro Held Wants Civil Service As Pension Swindler For Public Works Secret Service Men Locate Him in Sparta and Arrest in Macon Follows. MACON. Aug. 9.—Herman Watson Grant, a negro graduate of the Har vard School of Medicine, and also the graduate of a school of pharmac y and a law school in Washington, has been arrested here for the authori ties In Alexandria. Va., where he is wanted on a charge of embezzlement. There is an Indictment, found in the United States* Court against him for stealing from the t-cusion Bureau where he practiced in the claim de partment. Grant jumped bond in Norfolk and Indianapolis, where he was arrested after twice failing to appear for trial in Alexandria. Secret service men located him in Sparta by means of a letter which he wrote to a relative in Augusta He was conducting a drug store in Sparta. Triennial Shake-up in Augusta Dis courages Efficient Men, Says Commissioner. AUGUSTA, Aug. 9. Nisbet Wingfield, Commissioner of Public Works at Au gusta, has come out in favor of the civil service plan for the employees of the public works department. Now that the policemen and firemen are to be removed from politics, Mr. Wingfield thinks that the city should go a step further and throw the mant e of protection over efficient employees of the waterworks and other departments. 'I’iie public works department receives a shuke-up triennially, just as every other department in tlie city, for a new Mayor gets in eevry three years and off go the heads of those who happened to vote against him. Mr. Wingfield argues that 'Augusta j wants just as competent men to look after the water supply as to patrol her streets or light her fires. $57,357 Increase in Tift County Returns Albany Bankers Ask Part of $50,000,000 Tax Receiver Fletcher Finds 6,000 Acres of Land Not on the Books. THIS LULL TO BE Poultry and Live Stock Exhibits Will Again Be Feature of Annual Exposition. AUGUSTA, Aug. 9.—Secretary Frank E. Beane, of tHe G* orgia-Caro- lina Fair Association, announces that the fall fair at Augusta will be un dertaken this year on a far more ex tensive .scale than ever before. The fair will begin November 5 and con^ tinue through November 15. It is expected that at least six of the farmers’ clubs of the Savannah River Valley will have exhibits. Those announcing their intention of exhib iting are the Richmond County Agri cultural Society, the Beech Island Club, the Schultz Hill Club, the Meri wether club, the Clark’s Hill Agricul tural Club, the Aiken Club, and there will also be others. The clubs that win are awarded cash prizes of such amounts as to make competing worth while, and there is always lively com petition. The poultry exhibit by the Augusta Poultry Association Is expected to he a big feature, as usual, and more than 2,000 birds are to be on exhibi tion. From all parts of this section and from a distance birds will be sent here for display, and handsome prizes are given the winners. The,live stock feature, which was such a big attraction at the last fair, will again be splendid. Last year was the first year that a great deal of attention was paid to the live stock display, and it improved the fair fully 50 per cent. There will be cows, horses, hogs, goats and sheep of the best quality here. There will be a better midway than ever before and Secretary Beane has already hooked a great number of high class shows. He says that this year the Midway will he located be tween the main fair building and the live stock building, which is far more convenient than the arrangement in the past. The brass band this year is to be a splendid one. It is a band which was organized just prior to the Jamestown Exposition, and it played there and has played every week since that time. Augusta W.C. T.U. Is On Trail of Saloons Police Committee of City Council Refuses to Discuss Report It Has Prepared. AUGUSTA, Aug. 9.—Secrecy is the word with regard to the action of the police commitee here yesterday on the matter of enforcing the prohibition law. The City Council referred the matter of closing the saloons to the police com mittee. This committee had a meet ing and tiie members refuse to discuss their report, although they admit having prepared one. A few weeks ago Mrs. Mary Harris Armor and a large number of members of the Augusta YV. C T. U. appeared before the council and pleaded for the closing of the saloons. Nothing was done at this meeting and at a meeting held Monday night council was asked what it would do about the matter. A letter was read at that time from Mrs. A. M Verdery, president of the local W. C. T. U.. asking council to state in plain terms what action it would take. The matter was referred to the police committee Council has granted licenses to nearly 100 saloons at $500 each, and although there was no expressed agreement, still it was tacitly understood that they were to be allowed to sell liquor without molestation. New Phone Concern In Central Georgia Company Will Operate Exchanges in Seven Towns and Later Extend to Macon. MACON. Aug. 9.—A new Middle Georgia telephone company, whi *1? proposes to operate in many of the towns in this section, as well as in Macon, has been organized here, with a paid-in capital of $200,000. J. A. Faucett. of Macon, is president; M. <T\ Arnold, of Danville, vice president, and H. M. Fleetwood, of Macon, sec retary and treasurer. The company will operate the ex changes in Dublin. Jeffersonville, Dud ley, Irwinton, McIntyre. Toomsboro and Cary. I.ater the service will be extended to Macon, where it is pro posed to make a cut of 50 per cent io the prevailing rates. Want Government Money to Aid in Moving Southwest Georgia Cotton Crop. GIVES UP $1,200 OFFICE TO SEEK ONE PAYING $300 SAVANNAH, Aug. 9 --Beginning on Thursday, the registration books fur the auditorium bond election will be kept j open until 4 o’clock in the afternoon, until they are finally closed on August ! 15 An order to this effect has been is- 1 sued by Mayor Richard .1 Havant. The request that the hooks be kept | cp»Mi until a lat*- hour in the afternoon ‘ •‘■ae from the Chamber of Commerce in "iv. r that working men might have a I better opportunity . f registering Here tofore they have been closed at 2 o’clock each day FORT SCREVEN BAND TO PLAY FOR SAVANNAHANS GRIFFIN, Aug. 9.—Tift County tax returns for the present year show an increase of $57,357 over the returns of last year. Figures were compiled by Tax Receiver George W. Fletcher. Three districts. Chula. Omega and Eldorado, s«how increases, while tlvu Tifton, Tyty, Brookfield, Brighton and Dosla, show a decrease. An interesting fact concerning the returns was that nearly 6.000 acres of unreturned land were found by the tax receiver and placed upon the books. This In part accounts for the increase In returns. The increase in 1912 was $15,945. ALBANY, Aug. 9.—That the Al- | bany banks should receive a portion ; of the $50,000,000 Government money j that is to he placed for the market- j itig of cotton in the South is the gen- 1 eral feeling among Albany bankers. Two banks here are United States depositories and are called upon to furnish money for the marketing of cotton several weeks earlier than the j banks in Macon, Atlanta and Savan nah. J. S. Davis, vice president of the j Citizens First National Bank, has re- ! quested L. 1\ liillyer, president of the , Georgia Bankers’ Association, to | make a personal appeal to the proper ; I authorities in Washington for a por- ! tion of this money to be used in Southwest Georgia. SAVANNAH WIVES SUE BROTHERS FOR DIVORCE • S.W \NNAH. Aug 9 Arrangements have bi-en made for public concerts Monday and Thursday evenings each \v« by the band at Fort Screven. Recant**- of objections raised b> the ! Musicians union, the Fort Screven n prevented from playing [ s summer, previous simi- not having been effective. ! This year tie band was permitted to give ojib few concerts at the pavil- I ions. i SAVANNAH. Aug. 9.—Alleging cruel treatment and statutory causes. CONFESSES TO SLAYING WHEN REFUSED PARDON MACON. Aug. 9.—The most inter esting political development of re cent months in Macon is the an nouncement that \V. H. Fetner, chair man of tha Water Board, at a salary of $1,200, will resign that office and run for Council on Bridges Smith’s ticket. Aldermen receive $300 per yea r. Mr. Fetner was formerly in Council, hut resigned two and a half years ago to run for the Water Board, to which he was elected, leading nine candidates. It is said that it is the plan of the Administration party to run Mr. Fet ner for Mayor two years hence, and for that reason his presence in Coun cil was deemed desirable, so that he will stay more conspicuously in the public eye. TAMPA BUSINESS MEN TOUR GEORGIA IN AUTO band ut Tybt lur ob Mrs. Frances Zipperer has filed suit for divorce against Robert Zipp* rer in tlie Superior Court of Chatham Coun ty. This is the second divorce peti tion filed by a Mrs. Zipperer in two weeks. Mrs. Aline Zipperer, a sister- in-law of Mrs. Frances Zipperer, filed the other. SAVANNAH, Aug. 9. —Frank Col lier, a negro whose application for | j pardon was refused by the Prison : Commission in Atlanta, to-day broke down and made a complete confes sion of his responsibility in the mur der of Lewis Robinson, another ne gro. pleading only that Robinson was attempting to cut him with a knife. Collier lias heretofore maintained in nocence. BASIS OF SUIT IT Heirs of Seaborn Jones Win Long Fight for Large Tract of Land in Jenkins County. MACON. Aug. 9.—A party of Tam pa business men. who are touring Georgia in an automobile, are spend ing a day or so in Macon. They will leave to-morrow morning over the National Highway for Atlanta. In the party are T. C.. W. M. and E. P. Taliaferro. C. E. Tuft, B. Martin Withers, YV. E. Hunt and T. F. Gil- iett. AUGUSTA, Aug. 9.—By a recent decision of* the Supreme Court of Georgia the Chew family, ptominent people of Eastern Georgia, have re covered 1,200 acres of rich farming land left by their grandfather, the late Seaborn A. Jones, and worth approximately $40,000. The land is located In Jenkins County, near Mil- len. Before the Civil War Seaborn A. Jones was one of the wealthiest in this section and was a foremost citizen of Burke County and Waynes boro. Jones married a Northern wo man and from this union there were two boys and two girls. When he made his will shortly after the Civil War his heart was heavy and his hatred of the North was intense be cause of the defeat of the Southern arms. Forbids Northern Residence. He stipulated that if his wife should carry his children into the North to live, or if they remained on a visit above Mason and Dixon’s line for more than three months at a time, the mother should no longer be guar dian for the children. One of the daughters, Mary, was wooed and won by William H. Chew. The property of the late Seaborn A. Jones was divided equally among his four children and Mr-, Chew decided that she wanted her husband as bar trustee instead of the trustee her father had provided under the will. Chew received an order from the court to be trustee for his wife. To the Chews were born three children, Benjamin A., Hull S. and Ruth. The property had been left by Sea born Jones to certain trustees for his daughters, which they were to hold in trust for their use during their lives and at their deaths to their children in fee simple. William H. Chew sold the land to a Baltimore concern that in turn sold it to W. O. Wadley and thus it re mained until the death of Mrs. Mary Jones Chew in 1906. when action was begun by her children to recover the land which their grandfather had in tended for them to have. * Sale Declared Illegal. The suit has been in the court* ever since. It was won by the Chew heirs in the Superior Court of Jen kins County and has been won in the Supreme Court. Wadley simply purchased land from William H. Chew which Chew had no right to sell and the sale was declared to be illegal despite the fact that Judge Gibson, in chambers at Augusta in March, 1873, passed an order authorizing the sale. The courts have held that William H. Chew has the right to sell only a life interest in the estate owned by his wife and he was not entitled to sell the realty because It was left to the mother in trust to be held for her children and to be awarded to them In fee simple. •The case created much interest in this section. Pierce Brothers, W. K. Miller and Judge Horace M. Holder represented the Chew heirs, and Judge A. L. Miller, of Macon, repre sented Wadley. Empire Life Building Will Be 17 Stories Augus'ta Skyscraper Must Be Ready for Occupancy October 1, 1914. Has 250 Offices. AUGUST A Aug. 9.—The Empire Life Insurance Company's building committee has decided on a seven teen-story building in this city, work to commence just as soon after Octo ber 1 as the contractors can tear down ar)d remove the present buildings. The new building will have a frontage of 75 feet on Broad street and will run baek 125 feet toward Reynolds. Thee* Will be 250 offices, three elevators and twelve main floors. A basement ami a tower of four stories will make up the additional five stories. The architects are G. Lioyd Preach er. of this city, and W. L. Stoddard of New York. The building is to be ready for occupancy by October i. 1914. MACON, Aug. 9.—The biennial re vision of the jury lists of Bibb County will begin Monday morning, and tne new list will be in readiness for U3e at the fall terms of the courts. YV. A. Goodyear and A. R. Willingham are the new members of the jury com mission, having been appointed by Judge Mathews. MACON RIFLE TEAM OFF FOR CAMP PERRY MACON. Aug. 9.—Major W. P. Wheeler. Captain C, C. Harrold and Sergeant A. S. Brown, the Macon representatives on the State rifie team, left to-night for Camp Perry, Ohio, to take pdrt in the national shoot. For social news of the South see page 10 of this section and the society section. WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH EXCURSION Augusta Augusta's Police To Be Governed By Civil Service Many Burglaries and Factional Fight ing Cause Change in Method of Administration. AUGUSTA. Aug. 9.—Beginning the first of next January the policemen and firemen of Augusta will be under the control of a civil service board. Just now the department is under fire because of the many burglaries in the city and also because of the refusal of the head of the depart ment to enforce the prohibition law. The civil service board will take the place of the present commission. All of the present members of the force Will be retained without examination, but there will be an examination in case of promotion to sergeant’s or lieutenant’s places. Under the civil service plan the men are prohibited from taking an active part in politics. It is speci fically stated in the act, however, that no policeman or fireman shall be appointed, reduced or removed be cause of his political beliefs. City Council on the first Monday in September next will choose a board of civil service commissioners, each to have a term of five years. There will be five members of the board. The examination will be purely on a competitive basis, the applicants shall be between 21 and 36 years of age and the competitors shall be ad mitted to the department in the order of their standing in the examina tions. Richmond County to Quit Building Roads Benjamin J. Symons of Savanna! Will Probably Be Chosen to Head the Council. Policy Henceforth Will Be to Keep Highways Already Constructed in Better Shape. AUGUSTA, Aug. 9.—Richmond County is to quit building roads. This was de cided at a meeting of the board of commissioners last week. This county now has hundreds of miles of the finest roads in Georgia and there are many more miles of roads built by the county that are not so good. The policy of the commissioners of roads and revenues in the future will be to have the roads already built better cared for and stop building more/ Roads go out of Augusta into practi cally every section of the county except one, down the Savannah River valley into the rich alluvial lands of the hay farmers. BIBB TO HAVE 1,000 ACRES PLANTED IN ALFALFA MACON. Aug. 9.—More than 1,000 acres in Bibb County will bo planted in alfalfa and clover this fall as the result of a winter crop campaign promoted by W. G. Middlebrooks, the county farm demonstrator, and the Bibb County Agricultural Society. At a meeting this morning of the socie ty enough farmers pledged themselves to insure the cultivation of at least the thousand acres in the winter feed crops. Mayor John T. Moore’s phe nomenal success with alfalfa has en couraged the farmers in this section to take an interest in the crop. MACON, Aug. 9.—Large delegations from all councils of the Junior Order United American Mechanics in Geor gia will attend the State convention of the order to be held in Macon Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday ai which convention Benjamin J. Sy mons. of Savannah, will be elected State councilor Symons will succeed Judge Walter W Shappard, the present State coun cilor. who is aim a member of one of the Savannah councils. That two Savannah members of the order should successively hold the highest office in the order in the State is thought to be a high compliment to the personnel of the Savannah organ ization. The convention, which Is held ev ery two years, will convene in Odd Fellows’ Hall. At this convention it is thought that John Stofer. of Savannah, will be In dorsed for the position of national councilor. At the lawt national con vention, which was held in June at Fabyans, N. H., Stofer was elected national council warden, and his friends think he is eminently quali fied to fill the higher office. At present the officers of the State council are Judge Walter W. Shap pard. of Claxton and Savannah. State councilor; Benjamin S Symons, of Savannah, State vice councilor; T. D. Ridley, of Macon, junior past State councilor; J. E. Lovelace, of Atlanta, State secretary; O. H. Puckett, of Atlanta, State treasurer; A. B. Coog- ier, of Riverside, State conductor; John W. Kersey, of Macon. State war den; E. S. Horton, of Macon. State outside sentinel; Rev. YV'. E. Porter, of Brunswick. State chaplain. FORMER MAYOR BARRETT HEADS CANAL COMMISSION AUGUSTA, Aug 9.—Ex-Mavor Thom as Barrett. Jr., who was one of the best chief executives the city ever i.m-i. has accepted the position of chairman of the River and Canal Commission and all of the levee work will be under his supervision. F. B. Pope, the former chairman, was forced to’resign because of ill health. CLEAN ENTERTAINMENT AT BOHEMIA THEATER, 100 WHITEHALL STREET; SPECIAL COURT CALLED TO CLEAR CROWDED DOCKET MACON, Aug. 9.—A special term of the Superior Court will be convened during Stpeember for the purpose of clearing the congested civil docket. There are nearly 200 cases on the docket. If you enjoy a clean, good show, go to the Bohemia, 100 Whitehall street, where there Is the cleverest and prettiest bunch of show girls to be found anywhere. They can sing and dance and the costumes are new and pretty. The come dians are good, too. Manager Glenn has a stock company that is making the Bo hemia the most popular little playhouse in Atlanta. Every com fort—every care. AUGUST I5TH Is the Last Pay On Which it is Possible to Buy BEST JELLBCO LUBViP COAL AT $4.50 PER TON Hersry SVieinert Coal Co. Phones 1787 BIBB COUNTY JURY LISTS TO BE REVISED $6 round trip. Saturday. August 23. Special train leaves 6 p. m. <| SEABOARD. MADE SAME DAY Your Teeth Examined WITHOUT CHARGE DR. E. G. GRIFFIN’S GATE CITY DENTAL ROOMS 24* Whitehall St. Telephone M. 1708 Over Brown & Allen’s Hours: 8 to 6; Sundays, 9 to 1 TWICE EACH YEAR You should have your teeth examined at least once every six months, to see that they are kept healthy. They may or may not need treatment. WE MAKE THESE EXAM INATIONS FREE. CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK OUR PRICES, WITH FULL GUARANTEE: SET OF TEETH . . $5 GOLD FILLING . . $1 GOLD CROWNS . . $4 AMALGAM FILLING 50c up 8R1DGZ WORK . . $4 PLATES REPAIRED, 50c up TEETH CLEANED, NEW PROCESS . . $1 up