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UKARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, C,A., SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 1013.
Columbus
Latest Southwest Georgia •News
^ Albany
SUFFRAGETTES
IF 5II1II
liss Marie Whitehead
An attractive
and vivacious
brunette, of Albany, who is now touring Europe with Mrs.
James S. Farnum, of Charleston, and Mrs. E. B. Young, of
Albany. During the past school term Miss Whitehead was a
student, at, Bren an Colb\/p. ( Photo by White, Gainesville.)
Thomasville Has Its Quota of
Women Who Demand the
Ballot.
THOMASVILLE, Au». 1«—The
granting of a charter for a Woman's
Suffrage Association In Georgia and
the bobbing up of the suffragettes
over the country generally la causing
many towns to take an introspective
view, ao to speak, to ascertain if
there are any of this naw brand of
women within their borders, and the
result shows that while there may
not be a great many avowedly call
ing themselves suffragettes, there are
more in sympathy with the move
ment than the mind of the average
man conceives to be the case.
That there should be suffragettes in
other towns in Georgia seemed very
probable, but that they should be
found in Thomasville, which is re
garded by the outside world as being
eminently staid and conservative,
never going wild over anything but
baseball or fighting about anything
but “Sis" Cow, seemed almost unbe
lievable, but they are here Just the
name.
This does not at all mean that the
majority of the fair nx here are In
sympathy with this new’ order of
women w ho are fighting for the ballot.
There is, how'ever, a very fair sprink
ling of them, who do not hesitate m
assert their belief in the equal rights
of woman, and they likewise acknowl
edge that they would enjoy taking a
hand in the management of publ' •
affairs, to a certain extent at any
rate.
Of course, there are a few' of the
more advanced in their ideas who
even believe that they could run a
town and would like to try it a while
and show the male management in
charge Just how a sure enough town
should look and how' affairs would j 1
managed with a female board at the
head of things. When questioned as
to what w'ould he done in a tow'n run
by women in regard holding Police
Court, serving on Juries, etc., the en
thusiasm did not seem so marked,
though little attention was paid to the
query, it evidently >eing the idea that
all unpleasant duties could be turn- d
over to the mere men and only the
“running” of affairs be reserved for
those in charge
As it will probably be a good long
time before Thomasville will be run
by a female management, at least
openly, as they are often accused of
being the power behind the thron-\
nobody Is very much worried over It,
but it is interesting to know' Just how
the matter stands and whether the
women of the South will ever go into
this movement in earnest ns they
have in the West and parts of the
North.
Timbermen Fight
Over Debt; 1 Dead,
W. C. Stamper and 6. R Keen End
Dispute by Pistol Duel In Street
at Blakely.
BLAKELY, Aug. 1C —W. C Stamp- j
er and G. H. Keen, two well-kt|pwn i
timbermen. had a pistol duel on the
public square at 2:30 o’clock this aft
ernoon, as a result of w hich Keen is
dead with five bullet holes in his !
body.
Keen is said to have shot at Stamp- j
er twice and missed him. Stamper j
escaped unhurt, except a graze near
the left eye.
The trouble grew out of a dispute
over the division of the proceeds of a
debt due to both of thorn by a com
mon debtor.
Keen leaves a wife and several ohll- i
dren. 1
Dougherty’s Jail
Doing Double Duty
Ten Prisoners From Early County
Added to Number Already
Confined There.
Americus City Council Would
Prevent Consolidation of Power
Plant Companies.
AMERICUS, Aug. 16.—The post
ponement by Judge Z. A. Littlejohn
in the Superior Court of the hearing
of the injunction brought by the City
Council of Americus against the
Americus Power Company, the rival
power company to the old Americas
Gas and Electric Company, to keep
the new company from consolidating
with the old and advancing rates, is
another link in the history of one of
the most sensational municipal fights
in Georgia.
Judge Littlejohn postponed the
hearing until .September 27 on the
ground that certain Important parties
to the various transactions were not
in Americus, though it is claimed
that at least one of them was here.
City Attorney Hollis Fort and \V.
P. Wallis, for the city, and Shipp &
Sheppard, for the Americus Power
Company, are prepared for a grueling
and continued fight when the hearing
does occur.
It is thought that it will either kill
forever the hopes of municipal own
ership here or revive them anew'. As
this has been a hotly contested mu
nicipal Issue, the interest in the hear
ing is wide and keen.
ALBANY, Aug. 16.—Dougherty’s
new county Jail is now doing double
duty, containing not only the county
prisoners and those of the city of Al
bany, but those of Early County, ten
of whom have been brought here for
safe-keeping.
Soon after the new jail was com
pleted the city of Albany made ar
rangements for the- city prisoners to
be Jailed and cared for In a port! m
of the county jail. The city barracks
were small, insanitary and not safe »n
case of violent prisoners. That por
tion of the city hall formerly used is
the guardhouse has been remodeled
for offices. The county feeds all the
city’s prisoners and City Court is held
each day in the detention corridor of
the Jail.
The Sheriff of Early County, realiz
ing the condition of the new Jail, se
lected this one for the safe-keeping
of his prisoners while Early’s jail is
being remodeled. ,
Feast on Collards
Instead of Cabbage
Thomas County Convicts Revel in
Delicious "Greens”—Fresh
Corn as Dessert.
Truck Growers to
Organize in Tift
Object Is to Promote Growing and
Marketing of
Products.
TIFTON, Aug. 16.—Present indica
tions are that not only the trjck grow
ers of Tift County will work in eo-oper-
atlon, but that all the truckers of South
Georgia counties will co-operate In pro
moting the growing and marketing of
trucking products.
Two melon and truck growers of
Brooks County, M. L. Bowen, of Quit-
man. and A. J. Powell, of Dixie, were
In Tifton this week anil conferred with
the Tifton Chamber of Commerce and a
number of men engaged In trucking, in
quiring as to the working of the Tift
County Truckers’ Association, with a
view to forming a similar organization
in Brooks County.
Mr. Bow'en has been in the melon
business for nearly twenty years and
Mr. Powell Is an expert at growing
Irish potatoes.
TERF.ZLL FARMER FIRES
BULLET THROUGH HEAD
DAWSON, Auk. 16.—P. C. Calley.
well-to-do Terrell County farmer and
brother-in-law of Jesse Msrcer, com
mitted suicide at his country home
near Dawson by shooting himself
through the head. He left no note as
to the cause, but despondency over
money matters is believed to have
been responsible.
RHEUMATISM COMES
FROM CONDITIONS WHICH
CAN BE REMEDIED
Columbus Shows
Healthy Increase
Nearly Half Million Gained on Tax
Values of Property—Rate
Was Reduced.
’Hoodoo Doctors’
Ply ’Art' in Cordele
Raid Farms for Cotton Root to Brew
Tea for Superstitious
Negroes.
CORDELE, Aug. 16.—“Hoodoo” or
“root” doctors, as they are commonly
known, seem to be getting in some
very effective work in Cordele, though
if their identity should become known
to the police the effect would very
probably not be pleasing to them. For
several nights these characters have
devastated patches of cotton in the
western part of the city, belonging to
negroes. For the purpose of making
cotton root tea, which is said to have
a healing effect in a good many cases,
they have pulled up row after row of
cotton by the roots, cutting off the
w'eeds and taking the roots with them.
UNKNOWN NEGRO "STABS
WHITE MAN AT RAY’S MILL
THOMASVILLE, Aug. 16.—The
convicts In the camps of Thomas
County have had a change of diet
from the cabbage which was so much
enjoyed by them in the spring and
early summer, and have transferred
their allegiance to collard greens.
The report made by the superin
tendent of the county farm this week
shows that for the month of July
1,250 head of these collards were fed
to the convicts of the various camps,
and as the average darky is prover
bially fond of these, greens they
doubtless enjoyed their meals. With
the collards were eaten 600 ears of
green corn and several bushels of
onions.
As vegetables are considered good
summertime diet they probably went
a long way toward preserving the
health of the convicts as all the
camps are reported in a healthy con
dition.
Cashier, Sentenced,
Making Hard Fight
•
J. H. Cason’s Lawyers Determined to
Carry Case Through Highest
State Courts.
COLUMBUS, Aug. 16 —Tax Asses
sor Frank M. Sommerkamp, of Mus
cogee County, has completed his tax
digest for 1913, which shows $22,-
769,804 compared to $22,508*202 in
1912. an increase for 1913 of $261,602.
When it is taken into considera
tion that the tax assesments this
year in the city of Columbus were
made at 75 per cent of the county as
sessment, while they have been male
heretofore at the same, it will be seen
that the county has made a remark
able showing. In other words, some
thing like $14,000,000 w’orth of prop
erty has only been asssessed at 75
per cent of the assessment of last
year. It is believed that the increase
in values would have run far over
half a million dollars.
The digest shows that there are 40
lawyers. 43 doctors, 17 dentists. 1 vet
erinary surgeon, 2 architects. 2 engi
neers. The dogs in the county are
valued at $2,192.
VALDOSTA, Aug. 16.—W. J. Wil
liams, of Rays Mill. Ga., was prob
ably fatally ^tabbed by an unknown
negro In this city at 1 o’clock Fri
day morning. Williams and a com
panion passed a group of negro
youths at the Georgia Southern and
Florida passenger station and said
something to the negroes which they
resented. One of them plunged his
knife into Williams’ side and drew it
across his breast, making a gash nine
inches long and exposing the heart-
action. Two negroes are in Jail
charged with complicity in the affair,
but they claim that the youth who did
the stabbing escaped.
MUSCOGEE JURY BOARD
RESUMES WORK MONDAY
DOUGHERTY TAX VALUES
SHOW GOOD INCREASE
ALBANY, Aug. 16.—The total value
of taxable property in Dougherty
County, as shown by the figures just
compiled by Tax Receiver J. II. Da
vis, shows an increase for 1913 over
1912 of $437,218. The comparative
figures are as follows: Property
values, 1913. $7,449,866. Property
values. 1912, $7,012,648.
COLUMBUS, Aug. 16.—Muscogee
County's Jury Commissioners will
meet again Monday to take up the
work they began sometime ago, but
w-ere forced to drop because of the
continued Illness of one of the mem
bers. It is expected that every' ef
fort will be made to increase the list,
as there has been much complaint
in recent years over the difficulty ex
perienced in obtaining jurors, when
only about one-fourth of the tax
payers and voters of the county have
their names in the jury box. A rem
edy has been demanded often.
MOULTRIE, Aug. 16.—Arguments
in the motion for a new' trial of J. H.
Cason, now under* five-year sentence
in the penitentiary for embezzling
nearly $8,000 from the Bank of Cres-
land, will be heard in Valdosta before
Judge Thomas on September 8.
Attorneys for the former bank cash
ier state they will leave nothing un
done to save their client and that
the case will be fought through all
the courts before It is concluded.
CORDELE COTTON MARKET
SHOWS GREAT ACTIVITY
CORDELE. Aug. 16.—With more
than 100 bales ginned and marketed,
the cotton season is getting well un
der way in Cordele and within two
weeks will be in full sway. The move
ment of the crop has already had a
decided effect upon the business in
terests of the city and county, a gen
eral /optimism prevailing among the
people as a result. The opinion is
common that the yield of cotton will
surpass that of the past several years
and that the quality of the staple will
hold up unusually well, demanding
good prices.
WOODMEN OF WORLD HOLD
’CUE AND PICNIC AT TY TY
ALBANY MAY BUILD
BIG CREMATORY PLANT
100 BALES OF COTTON
SOLD AT TIFTON IN WEEK
But Local Applications on the
Skin Cannot Get at the Cause
of Your Suffering.
Just a bilious attack and a slight
deposit of uric add. Now calomel and
similar mercurial purgatives do not
dissolve and expel the uric acid sedi-
?r>Ynt thut forms from undigested, fer
menting foods. and when this poisonous
acid is not expelled It accumulates
quickly, thickens the blood and settles
in Joints anti muscles. The joints and
muscles then become stiff
An attempt to cure this rheumatism
must be directed toward removing uric
acid from blood and tissues, breaking
tip the crystalline urates already formed
and preventing new deposits.
JACOBS’ 1.IVKR SALT is remarkably
successful in the treatment of rheuma
tism. It dissolves uric acid out of the
tissues, holds It in solution and exj»els
it in the urine It thoroughly cleanses
the system of fermentation and purifies
the blood. It will give prompt relief in
all cases of rheumatism resulting from
uric acid poisoning
If you are suffering with rheumatism,
try JACOBS’ LIVER SALT Immediately
It will relieve y*m more promptly and
surely than anything else. Don’t take
an inferior substitute; some closely imi
tate the name, hut none produces the
same result. Insist on the genuine JA
COBS’ LIVER SALT, 25c. If your drug
gist can not supply you, full size Jar
mailed upon receipt of price, postage
free. Made and guaranteed by Jacobs’
Pharmacy Co., Atlanta.—(Advt.)
ALBANY, Aug. 16.—A crematory to
dispose of Albany's garbageds a mat
ter that is being seriously considered
at the present time. Mayor Tarver
hns procured literature bearing on
this subject and i* giving the matter
careful stud.v.
With the Idea of making Albany
one of the most healthy and sanitary
towns in the State, the city officials,
led by Mayor Tarver, are consider
ing this step.
GLENN TAKES CHARGE
AS DEPUTY MARSHAL
VALDOSTA. Aug 16.—L. H. Cdenn.
of Rochelle, who has been appointed
Deputy United States Marshal for this
district, to succeed R. L. Thomas, re
signed. will make this city his head
quarters. He is now here preparing to
take over the office.
TIFTON. Aug. 17.—The cotton mar
ket has opened up lively in Tifton
this week and it is believed that the
receipts will show a total of nearly
100 bales. There is quite a lot of old
cotton in this section and this is open
ing fast as a result of the warm
weather of the past several days.
However, ihe bulk of the crop is
young and it wdll be several weeks
yet before the season Is on in full.
ALBANY MAY HAVE
RIVERSIDE DRIVE
ALBANY, Auk. 16.—That Mayor
Tarver’s idea of a beautiful winding
driveway along the Flint River may
terminate in some definite action
seems probable. Superintendent of
Parks Harmon has been asked to
consider plans and offer suggestions.
This has been done and he not only
thinks the plan feasible but is a very
ethusiastic advocate.
COLUMBUS,
tariff schedule
Boai^l of Trade
been received
merchants are
vantage of It
The new tariff
of the railroad
For social news of the South,
see Page 11, this section, and the
society section.
Harry Miller. 17 Years Old, Must
Face Trial for Slaying Tur
pentine Man.
VALDOSTA. Aug. 16.—Hardy Mil-
ler, the 17-year-old lad who stabbed
and Instantly killed L. A. Smith at
Melrose recently, has been released
from custody under a $5,000 bond on a
charge of manslaughter.
The preliminary hearing of the case
was before Judge J. G. Cranford, of
the City Court. Several eye-witnesses
to the killing testified that the man
had a quarrel and that Smith struck
Miller with a stick. A few' minutes
later Miller passed by Smith and
struck him in the breast with his
knife, the blade penetrating Smith’s
heart. The men were employed at the
turpentine distillery of Miller's broth
er, Smith having charge of the mules
on the place. The fatal quarrel was
caused by Smith’s refusal to let the
boy ride one of the mules at night
after it had been worked all day.
Valdosta to Issue
Bonds for Paving
Election Called to Vote on $50,000
for Strefets and Water
works.
VALDOSTA, Aug. 16.—An election for
an issue of $50,000 municipal bonds has
been called by the City Council for
September 15.
If It carries Valdosta will in a few
months be the best paved city of its size
in the State, and will have a water
works system adequate to take care of
the growth of the city for several years.
Of the proposed issue $35,000 is to be
used for extending the paving now in
operation, w'hile the remainder, $15,000,
is to be used for extending the water
mains and in improving the waterworks
station. A 3,000,000-gallon pump w r as
bought with a portion of the last bond
issue and the plant is now being pre
pared for its installation. In the busi
ness section the six-inch mains are
being taken up and replaced with
twelve-inch mains, while the system is
being extended to the northern and
eastern portions of town, wrhich were
recently taken into the corporate limits.
Three of the principal residence
streets are now- being paved with as
phalt, but the recent bond Issue has not
been sufficient to pave other streets on
which the work is demanded.
The proposed issue will be 30-year
bonds to bear 5 per cent Interest.
MOULTRIE RAISES $100,000
FOR A PACKING HOUSE
MOULTRIE, Auk. 16.—A hundred
thousand dollars has been subscribed
by Moultrie business men to build a
paekinK house and abattoir. All pre
liminary plans have bean completed
and construction is scheduled to be
gin soon.
It is believed this will eneouraKe
stock raising in Southwest Georgia,
providing as it will a cash market at
all seasons.
FARMER BEGINS SERVING
SENTENCE AS COW THIEF
MOULTRIE, Aug. 16.—J. J. Hiers.
farmer, of Colquitt, began serving a
twelve months' sentence on the
chaingang this week, after being de
nied a new trial by Judge Thomas,
of the Southern Circuit.
Hiers was convicted at the last
term of Superior Court on an in
dictment charging him with cow
rustling, but the Jury recommended
that he be punished as for a misde
meanor.
Albany Boosters
Get Big Meeting
Put Up Winning Fight for State Ag
ricultural Society Session
In 1914.
ALBANY. Aug. 16.—Knowing that
the bringing of the State Agricultural
Society to Albany for its 1914 meet
ing w'ould be a great boom for Albany,
as well as furnishing a good place for
Its meeting, several of Albany’s citi
zens went to Cuthbert this week and
attended the session which has been
in progress. On Thursday it was
realized that a hard fight would be
necessitated to secure them, as North
Georgia was making a strong bid,
and immediate steps were taken to
apply the pressure. All Dougherty
residents who were at the meeting
started boosting Albany as the prop
er place, this being supplemented with
telegrams from the Mayor, president
of the Chamber of Commerce and
others who are recognized as leaders
in Albany. The net result was that
they decided on Albany, and in addi
tion expressed their thanks for the
strong effort that was made to secure
them.
Tift’s Courthouse
Handsome Building
One of the Most Complete and Com
fortable in the
State.
TIFTON, Aug. 16.—There are many
handsome and comfortably furnished
courtrooms in this section of the
State, but none will surpass the one in
Tift County’s attractive new court
house when that building has been
completed. The work is now nearing
completion, and some idea can be
gained of its attractive simplicity and
elegance.
Five large windows on either sid®
of the courtroom give plenty of light
and ventilation. Between each win
dow is a pilaster column capped with
a scroll design, and over each win
dow an arch surmounted by a key
stone. Crossing the celling are five
large beams and between these is an
attractive design in dental work, in
this work there are over 7,000 pieces,
nine to the foot, and there are 875
running feet to be covered.
There are three large lights in the
celling, with a light on each column
and a desk light at the judge’s stand.
The staircases wdll be of steel
with terazza steps.
TO POT $40,8011
Site Selected for Big Plant, and
Work Will Begin in Short
Time.
CORDELE. Aug. 16.—The Cordele
Bond Commission has selected end
purchased a site for a new water
works plant for the city, located im
mediately anjacent to the site on
which the old station Is situated. Tile
location provides ample room for the
improvements to be made, and was
purchased by the commission from
Judge E. F. Strozier, administrator
of the estate of W. E. Smith, the
consideration being *4,500.
A 540,000 issue of bonds will be
expended in building the new plant \
and making further improvements
upon the waterworks system. The
building alone will probably cost
53,'500, and is to be fireproof, while
the machinery will be of the most
modern type and will be duplicated
all the way round, costing not und. r
518,000. The new reservoir will be
capacitated at 250,000 gallons, and an *
elevated tank of almost three times
that capacity will be erected.
RECORD PECAN CROP
IN SOUTH GEORGIA
THOMASVILLE. Aug. 16.—That
there will be more pecan nuts In
South Georgia this season than ever
before is the general opinion of the
growers. This is owing not merely to
the fact that the crop is a good one,
but Is the result of the larger num
ber of trees that have come into
bearing. The crop cf paper-shell pe
cans planted all through this section
is a large one. but many of the young
trees are just beginning to bear well,
Some of the growers are very en
thusiastic over the crop on these
young trees this year and the knowl
edge that they will put on a larger
one each year ns they grow older
mesns that it will not be very long
before the output of the«*e nuts will
be the means of bringing much mon
ey into South Georgia.
Our Wardrobe Trunks ^
Will always be your friend.
From top to bottom they are designed and
made to care for your comfort and to stand the'
hardest kind of travel.
Made in Steamer, Men’s and Women’s sizes,
at
$17.50 10 $65.00
But they are worth more.
No freight, no retailer’s profit added.
LIEBERMAN’S
The Trunk Store 92 Whitehall
TIFTON, Aug. 17.—Friday was
Woodmen of the World Day in Ty
Ty, nine miles west of Tifton, in
Tift County, the choppers holding a
big barbecue and basket picnic, be
tween 1,500 and 2,000 people attend
ing. Besides enjoying a good basket
dinner and some of Jack Frost’s bar
becue, better than which there is
none, those attending heard an excel
lent address by Hon. Roscoe Luke on
the W. O. VV. order and an address on
general topics by Colonel Claude Pay-
ton, of Sylvester.
NEW TARIFF SCHEDULE
WELCOMED BY SHIPPERS
Aug. 16.—Columbus
No. 2. on which the
has been working, has
in the city and the
prepared to take ad-
at every’ opportunity,
schedule applies to all
s entering the city.
Selling Out at
Sacrifice Prices
for a
Short Time
Antiques at the
BIGGS ANTIQUE CO.
222 Peachtree St. Atlanta, Ga.
A Chance to
Get Solid Mahog
any Furniture
at Cost
We are closing out our Atlanta store and are offering special low prices, as follows:
$125.00 Sofas at .. .$93.75
75.00 Sofas at 56.25
85.00 Bureaus at 56.25
110.00 Book Cases at 82.50
125.00 Sideboard 93.75
35.00 Fireside Chair 22.50
35.00 Scroll Rockers at 17.50
$85.00 Desks at ................ . esc oc
65.00 Pier Tables * *45™
85.00 Library Tables ‘ " " 5525
85.00 French Beds at ... llii
35.00 Work Tables 27 50
65.00 Serving Tables " 37 5(1
55.00 Corner Pieces ’* ** 37*53
35.00 Scroll Rockers at 1/.7U 55.00 Corner Pieces ..
And lots of other pieces at the lowest prices such goods were ever sold at. Come early and get the biggest
bargains ever sold in solid Mahogany Furniture.
BIGGS ANTIQUE COMPANY
222 PEACHTREE STREET
B. C. BUFORD, Manager
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
GRANT PARK
OPEN AIR CONCERTS
Fifth Regiment Band—Sunday 3:30 P. M.
PIEDMONT PARK