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HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, GA., SUNDAY, AUnUST 31, 1*113.
Savannah Waycross
Brunswick Valdosta
Live News of All South Georgia
Albany Americus
Cordele Thomasville
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\ ient of many social courtesies while the house guest of Miss
! Fleteher Copeland in Savannah. (Photograph by Launey,
j Savannah.)
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Many Old Deputies Will Lose Out
in Order to Make Places for
"Faithful Ones.”
SAVANNAH, Aug. 30. -Change*
which will be made in the force un
der Sheriff Merritt W. Dixon on
Monday have been agreed upon, and
it is expected Colonel Dixon will ap
prove the selections nuule by hla
friends.
Only one man in the Sheriff’ll of
fice at the courthouse will go out
He will be Deputy Sheriff George J.
Conners, who will be succeeded by I.
Victor.
Deputy Thomas C. Murphy is an
appointee of Judge Walter C. Charl
ton, of the Superior Court. His po
sition is not affected by the coming
in of a new Sheriff.
There will be a general shake-up
at the County' Jail. Arnold Seyden,
who haa been the jailer for a number
of years, Is slated to retire, and W.
M. Kidwell will succeed him. W. J.
Fitzpatrick will be succeeded by Dan
■Woods as turnkey. Gabriel M. Cohen
and W. M. .Smith, guards at the Jail,
will retain their Jobs, while Guards
Brown, Leonard and Meyer are due
to lose out. The new men for their
places are A. R. Fulford, Frank Mc
Dermott, Nicholas J. Fr&zelle and
James McGuire.
None of the county officers will re
side at the Jail after this month.
That part of the southern wing of
the building now occupied by the
family of one of the officers will be
converted into hospital wards, and
the upper stories will be fixed up for
cells for women a.nd prisoners that
are not charged with serious offenses.
Colonel Dixon became Sheriff about
the middle of the month, but he was
not inclined to disturb any of the men
under him at once, as they are em
ployed by the month.
Trades Bodies to
Favor Tybee Road
Plin Provides for Bond Issue as
Means of Financing the
Undertaking.
SAVANNAH, Aug. 30.—Savannah
trades bodies are soon to adopt reso
lutions indorsing the road to Tybee
project and urge upon Congressman
Charles G. Edwards to put forth his
best efforts in behalf of Government
aid in the undertaking.
The Chatham County Commission
ers are heartily in favor of the p’an,
but they are not in a position to taka
the Initiative. The entire State will
be asked to co-operate in the move
ment The plan provides for an Is
sue of bonds as a means of financing
the undertaking.
Savannah to Get
$325,000 of Fund
SAVANNAH, Aug. 30.—The Na
tional Bank of Savannah has been
advised that it will receive $325,000
of the Government's crop-moving
fund. This Is $125,000 more than
the original allowance.
The understanding is that $200,000
will be coming from Washington
within the next few days for the im
mediate accommodation of the farm-
era The balance is not looked for
until some time between the first and
the middle of next month.
MOUNTING BIG GUNS IN
DUMMY FORTIFICATIONS
SAVANNAH, Aug. 30.—Detailed to
the work of mounting the 10-lncn
gun and the 12-inch mortar on their
carriages in the dummy fortifications
In the park extension, a corps of 23
men, together with an outlay of
equipment, under the command of
Lieutenant E. (V Chapman, has conic-
up from Fort Screven.
NOTICE TO
PARENTS
Are your children ready for
school? After you have bought
new books and secured entry
blanks—then be sure their eyes
are all right. Children may have
serious eye defects that you have
never suspected and which will
greatly handicap them in their
studies. Bring them in and we
will make a careful examination,
and If glasses are needed we will
make them at a very moderate
charge
NOTE.—We are specially
equipped for the examination of
children’s eyes and they will he
given most thorough and careful
attention.
A. K. HAWKES CO.
OPTICIANS
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Davant Outlines Ideas of Recrea
tion—Will Be Put Into Effect
About January 1.
SAVANNAH, Aug SO.—Mayor
Richard J. Davant has outlined to the
representatives of all the organiza
tions which to date have signified
their Intention of participating in the
movement and to T. d. Settle, South
ern field secretary of the Recreation
and Playground Association of Amer
ica, his plans for a complete system
of public playgrounds in Savannan,
with the park extension as the prin
cipal one.
The Mayor, it has been agreed,
shall appoint a committee from the
members of all of the delegations rep
resenting the organizations taking
part In the movement. This commit
tee will map out and perfect the
general plan. It is planned to put the
proposition Into effect before Jan
uary 1.
The Mayor will have the play
grounds under municipal supervision.
There will he a playground commit
tee of Council and a -layground com
mission as an advisory body. An
athletic director, or play supervisor,
will probably be employed. Th?re
will be tennis courts, baseball dia
monds. football gridirons, basketball
courts, swings, running tracks and
all of the adjuncts of a model out-of-
doors recreation place and athletic
field. The Mayor will use for this
purpose a number of the squares or
parks In different sections of the city.
Diamond Mystery
Is Solved by Rain
Downpour Uncovers Jewels Thought
to Have Been Stolen
From Home.
SAVANNAH, Aug. 30.—A mystery
that taxed the ingenuity of the po
lice department has been solved by
the rain
Several hundred dollars’ worth of
diamonds supposed to have been
stolen from Mrs. Thomas Burke dur
ing the latter part of March were
turned up by the rain and were found
by little Katie Sheehan, who was
playing In front of the Burke resi
dence. The child’s attention was at
tracted by the bright sparkle in the
sand, and she picked up one of the
stones. She called her playmates and
soon other gems were unearthed.
Members of the Burke family identi
fied the gems.
SOUTH GEORGIA
South Georgia
Normal School
Opens Sept. 3
Branch of University to Begin Sec
ond Term at Valdosta With
Bright Prospects.
Waycross Judicial Circuit Teem
ing With Candidates—Con
tests in Ware County.
WAYCROSS, Au*. 30.—Judging by
present indications, the next race
for Judge of the Waycross Judicial
Circuit is going to be a three-corner
ed affair.
The prospective candidates are the
Incumbent, Judge T. A. Parker, of
Waycross; F. Willis Dart, of Doug
las. and J. I. Summerall, former
Ordinary of Pierce County, now a
resident of Waycross.
It Is rumored that a fourth can
didate, as strong as any of those
named, will enter the race, making
his announcement at the proper time.
He is a resident of Waycross. and has
a number of friends throughout the
circuit.
Judge Parker was opposed the last
time he was a candidate, but the vote
counting showed him a big leader.
This time, It is said, his opponents
will make the race more interesting.
Like all men who serve on the bench,
he has made enemies, but it Is prob
lematical, as the effect their work
will have In the next campaign.
Besides the talk of candidates for
the Judgeship, there is a lot of gos
sip about the contests to be waged
In Ware next spring. It is certain
that a few coifnty officers will be
elected without opposition, while
others will present a spirited race.
The office of Sheriff has always de
veloped from three to seven candi
dates, and next year will hardly prove
an exception. There is no talk of op
position to either the Judge of the City
Court or the Solicitor, nor has any
opposition to Clerk E. J. Berry de
veloped in the rumors. From none
of the counties of the Waycros Cir
cuit are reports made of any oppo
sition to the present Solicitor General,
M. D. Dickerson, of Douglas, and he
will most likely be re-elected unop
posed if he wants the office again.
The contest for Representatives in
Ware will probably prove interest
ing.
To Make Paper From
Lumber By-Products
Waycross Plant Will Be Completed
and in Operation by
October 1.
VALDOSTA, Aug. 30.—The fall and
second term of the South Georgia
State Normal College, branch of the
State University in this city, will be
gin on Wednesday, September 3.
Nearly all the members of the fac
ulty reached the city this week, and
the others are expected to arrive on
Monday. R. H. Powell, president of
the college, ha® spent the summer In
the city, foregoing his vacation, in
order to get the institution in trim
for the fall opening. Professor J. M.
Guilliams, who has been at the Uni
versity of Chicago 1 during the sum
mer, returned this week. Professor
Creel, who spent the summer at the
University of Wisconsin, arrived
home yesterday.
Nineteen counties, embracing every
section of the State, are represented
in the enrollment so far. There are
only two places vacant in the dormi
tory, and before the opening on next
Wednesday it is believed that many
applications for room in the dormi
tory will have to be turned down.
The classrooms and faculty are am
ple to serve 250 students, but what Is
needed is more dormitory room.
The city public schools will open on
September 15.
Sues for $30,000
For Death of Son
Mrs. Overstreet Files Case Against
Georgia Southern and Florida
at Valdosta.
Boy, Struck by Car,
Crushed to Death
In Tifton Yards
Engineer Fails In Attempt to Res
cue Lad—Was Watching
Switch Engine.
TIFTON, Aug. 30.—George Baker,
Jr., the 7-year-old son of George Ba
ker. a prominent wholesale grocer of
Tifton. was instantly killed shortly
after 7 o’clock this morning when he
was run over by a car of lumber on
the tracks of the Tifton Terminal
Company on Love avenue near the
postoffice.
The little fellow was standing on
k watching tin* switch engine,
which was on another track, and did
not see the car of lumber in time to
get off the track. The car passed over
him. mangling him, death coming In
stantly. Engineer McDuffie Maw th“
danger and attempted to save him. but
just as he reached out for the boy
and the little fellow tried to catch his
hand the car struck him.
New Steel Bridge
County Line Center
Divides Thomas and Grady—Is of
Reinforced Concrete
and Steel.
To Ask Pardon for
Messenger Stringer,
Confessed Robber
Jesup Expressman Pleaded Guilty
to Taking $5,000 While Drunk.
Money Returned.
Chatham Artillery
In Instruction Camp
Two Platoons of Militiamen Spend
ing Three Days at Coffee
Bluff.
THOMASVILLE. Aug. 30.—The new
steel anj concrete bridge being built
by the Commissioners of Thomas
County across Barnetts Creek forms
a connecting link between Thomas
and Grady Counties, as the line be-
twen them crosses exactly the cen
ter of the brdige.
Although this bridge is being built
by Thomas County. Grady shares
half of the expense of the work.
The body of the bridge Is of the
steel reinforced by concrete, and It
rest.-. upon heavy piers of concrete,
which extend down into the water,
where they in turn are supported by
piling wnich is driven by steel points
down into the solid rock which forms
the bed of the creek.
DATE OF DUBLIN FAIR
CHANGED TO NOVEMBER 3
DUBLIN. Aug. 30.—The directors
of the Twelfth District Fair have de
nied to change the date of holding
’’m* fair from October 14-17 to No
vember 3 to 8. inclusive. This change
v as made because of the fact that it
would give more, time in which to
pro; re the show and would result in
ger exhibit being made by the
district.
AWAKES IN MORNING TO
FIND WIFE DEAD BY SIDE
PEI.HAM Aug 30.—When E. A.
P h ’ iwoke he found his young
j * - c '-a.l beside him. Death
is a*vnbed to heart failure.
JESUP, Aug. 30.—A petition ask
ing for the pardon of J. Dillard
Stringer will be presented to the Par
don Board on September 25 by Thom
as & Gibbs, Stringer’s attorneys.
The old father of the petitioner, C.
E Stringer, is getting the gTand Ju
rors who Indicted his son and other
court officials to sign the pardon pe
tition. It is reported that he has been
successful in this,
La8t April a package of money con
taining $5,000, consigned to an Atlan
ta trust company by a Brunswick
bank, was opened and the money re
moved in transit. After an investi
gation, Dillard Stringer, a young ex
press messenger from Pine Park, in
Grady County, was accused and con
fessed to the crime. He returned the
$5,000, claiming that he was drunk at
the time, and asked for the court’s
mercy.
One week after the theft, he plead
ed guilty to Judge E. D. Graham, in
Superior Court, and was sentenced to
eighteen months in the penitentiary.
Tobacco Is Grown
In Wayne County
Farmer Realizes Profit of $121 Per
Acre on First Crop
Planted.
BRUNSWICK. Aug. 30.—Wayne
County is soon to take her stand in
the front ranks of the country as a
tobacco section, if the experiments of
W. O. Roberson, who has a farm near
Jesup. are made a general practice in
the county.
There are several small experi
mental tobacco farms every year in
the county, but this Is the first at
tempt at raising the weed on a large
scale, and marketing as a commercial
crop.
Mr. Roberson not only raised this
crop on his land, but he had pre
viously prepared his drying houses
and cured the weed ready for ship
ment. About August 10 he shipped
the tobacco to Timonsville, S. C.,
where he sold it at 13c to 19c a pound.
Mr, Roberson had four acre® planted
in the weed, and on the acreage he
realized a profit of $121 an acre. It Is
thought many Wayne County farmers
will take advantage of the experi
ments and reduce their cotton acreage
and make it up in tobacco next year.
For Society News of the South
see Page 9, this Section, and the
Society Section.
SAVANNAH. Aug. SO.—In lieu of
their regular summer encampment,
about 100 members of the Chatham
Artillery, composing two platoons,
are at Coffee Bluff for three days of
general camp instruction. The bat
tery was accompanied by all of its
officer®
The entire battery was mounted
and carried four gun sections. Fifty
horses were used to move the battery
to Coffee Bluff.
MITCHELL COUNTY TAX
RATE IS INCREASED
WAYCROSS, Aug. 30.—Waycross-
made paper will be on the market be
fore the month of September passes.
And its appearance will mark the
commencement of an industry that is
destined to work wonders in the de
velopment of this section of Georgia,
due to the fact that the paper to be
manufactured here will be made of
waste products of sawmills and fields.
After careful tests and experiments
made during the past few years, it
was found that an excellent paper
could be manufactured at a very low
cost of production by the use of cer
tain by-nroducts of mills of South
Georgia. Having in view the steady
demand of a good paper and recog
nizing the progressiveness of Way-
cross, promoters of the new indus
try located a mill here early this year,
and the plant is now just about ready
to start work.
It occupies a five-acre site In Way-
cross, and has been equipped with
every modern machine known for pa
per manufacture.
THOMASVILLE, Aug. 30.—The
County Commissioners of Mitchell
County have fixed the tax rate at 13
mills, which i® an Increase of 3 mills
over the levy of last year. The in
crease in the rates of taxation will go
to pay off the Indebtedness of the
county
RURAL MAIL CARRIERS
TO MEET AT QUITMAN
QUITMAN, Aug. 30.—The South-
west Georgia Rural Letter Carrier®
Association will meet here on Labor
Day. September 1. President J. J.
Bonnell and Secretary J. A. Dickin
son, of Valdesta, announce they are
making preparations for a record at
tendance.
DECREASE IN ILLITERACY
SHOWN IN LAURENS CO.
DUBLIN, Aug. 30.—The consolida
tion of the recent school census just
announced for Laurens County shows
that the decrease of illiteracy during
the past five years was 4.2 per cent.
The percentage of illiteracy in th°
county in 1908 was 16.5. while in 1913
it had dropped to 12.3 per cent.
KOREAN MISSIONARY
VISITS PARENTS IN FLORIDA
THOMASVILLE, Aug. 30.—Miss
Mary Johnston, a missionary from
Korea, 1® visiting her parents, the
Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Johnston, here.
Miss Johnston is a missionary»from
the Southern Methodist Church, and
is stationed at Songdo, in the north
ern pan of Korea. It is her first visit
to the United State® since she left
five years ago.
ALLEGED CHECK RAISER
FLEES FROM SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH. Aug. SO.—It is be-
lieved that Robert Newton, a well-
known young man. accused of raising
a check signed by hi® mother from
$16 to $1,600, has left Savannah. De
tectives who have been looking for
him since they were asked to arrest
him by the People’s Bank appear cer
tain that he is not in the city.
Plans New Courses in
Schools of Waycross
Superintendent Miller Proposes to
Add Commercial and Domestic
Science Departments.
WAYCROSS, Aug. 30.—If Superin
tendent A. G. Miller, of the public
schools of Waycross, has his way, the
bo^rd of education will add commer
cial and domestic science depart
ments to the high school, and pro
vide for the addition of a manual
training department. He considers
the three departments absolutely nec
essary to make high school work
thorough.
Active preparations are being made
now for the openinu of the fall term
of school on September 15. Although
two new school® have been added to
the system this summer, It is real
ized that some grades will still re
main badly crowded, so rapid has
been the increase In pupils. Attend
ance figures for the Waycross schools
show up remarkably well, and it is
believed the average attendance here
is slightly higher than that of any
public school in Georgia.
Live Issues Before
Waycross Council
Additional Firemen and Gas Bond
Forfeiture Subjects of
Discussion.
WAYCROSS. Aug. 30.—When Coun
cil meets for the first regular Sep
tember sesison next Tuesday two live
topics are scheduled to receive at
tention.
First, the proposed addition to the
fire department, over which there has
been a little wrangling in previous
meetings, will bring on an Interesting
and perhaps warm discussion.
The gas bond forfeit is the other
live topic. A resolution declaring a
bond of $2,500, given by George W
Deen, has been adopted by Council,
and the City Attorney has started
steps to collect hte bond. One of the
Aldermen who voted In favor of the
resolution has given notice of re
consideration. and his friends are up
in Lue air over Uie question.
VALDOSTA, Aug. SO.—Suit ha®
been filed by Mrs. Rebecca Overstreet
In the City Court here against the
Georgia Southern and Florida Rail
road for $30,000 for the death of her
son, William Overstreet, who lost his
life last November by a fall from a
train.
, Overstreet was killed at a point
four miles north of this city. It is
alleged in the petition for damages
that he was asleep In the coach when
the conductor or flagman came
through the car and, waking him up,
informed him that he would have to
go into another car, as the one he wa®
on was cut off at Valdosta and did
not go to the Florida, point to which
he was a passenger. It Is claimed
that none of the train crew warned
the deceased that the train was ap
proaching a sharp curve, and that
w’hen he stepped on the platform
bound to the other car the train
struck the curve, throwing him head
long from the platform.
The mother claims that her son
was making $150 a month, was strong
and vigorous and had a life expectan
cy of 33 years.
Editor Long Leaves
The Times-Recorder
Will Take Charge of Lee County
Journal—O. Q. Melton to
Fill Vacancy.
AMERICUS, Aug. 30.—Effective
September 1, Frank T. Long will re
tire from the editorial management
of The Times-Recorder to take edito
rial charge and general management
of The Lee County Journal at Lees
burg.
For several years Mr. Long has
been in charge of the editorial work
here, having come to Americus from
Savannah, where he was actively en
gaged in newspaper work for a time,
prior to which he was connected with
an Atlanta dally.
O. Q. Melton has been added to the
staff of The Times-Recorder to fib
the vacancy.
Dublin Minister Scores Police in
Sermon and Council Will
Take Action.
DUBLIN, Aug. 30.—Dublin has been
In the midst of a small sensation for
the past week that began when one
of the city firemen was caught in a
house that was raided by the police
several nights ago.
During the progress of the sensa
tion, one of the ministers of the city
preached a sermon on the matter
from his pulpit, and called on the
chief of police, who was present, to
explain w f hy the fireman was not tried
and punished as the other offenders
caught in the same raid were, which
the chief readily did.
The whole matter is now under in
vestigation by a committee from the
City Council, which will make its re
port to the next regular meeting of
the body Tuesday night next.
It seems that when a negro house
was raided several nights ago, one
of the city firemen was caught stand
ing In the back door of the bouse.
Another white man was found inside,
and a charge of disorderly conduct,
together with a State charge, were
docketed against him. The fireman,
however, was doing nothing which
the police department could call a
violation of any ordinance or law,
and they made no case against him.
At the trial before the Recorder, the
disorderly conduct case against the
other man fell through, but he was
held on a State charge.
One of the ministers of the city
prepared a red-hot sermon on the
happening, entitled "Immunity From
the Law,” In which he charged that
the fireman should have had a case
made against him, and called upon
the chief of police, who was present,
to explain why he had allowed one
man to go free while another was
prosecuted.
The chief explained to the minister
and the congregation that there was
nothing upon which a charge against
the fireman could be based, and that
he had therefore not even made a
case against him. The fireman could,
however, he stated, be tried for im
proper conduct as an officer of the
city, but the police department had
absolutely no jurisdiction in this mat
ter, and it would have to be done by
the City Council.
This caused the minister to ask the
question why the fireman had not
been tried for this by the Council,
and made some pointed remarks
about the matter to some of the
Councilmen who were present. After
some little discussion of the matter,
he was informed that the fire com
mittee of the Council was Investigat
ing the charges and would make their
report at the proper time. This had
the effect of putting the city officials
straight on the matter, and the meet
ing was soon closed.
Cotton Market Hit
By Heavy Rainfall
Receipts in Albany About One-Half
Amount Expected—No Last
ing Damage Done.
ALBANY, Aug. 30.—The number of
bales of cotton that should have been
received in Albany will be cut in half
on account of the heavy rains during
the past 48 hours.
This is the case also in Lee County,
as the fields have become so wet that
the hands can not work. The rains
have not done any lasting damage to
the cotton so far in this Immediate
section. The movement is expected
to start rolling heavy by the middle
of next week.
There were 1,600 bales of cotton re
ceived in Albany from August 22 to
August 28. The cotton brought in has
brought an average of $60 a bale.
Something like $96,000 has been paid
out for the fleecy article at this point
in the past week.
EPW0RTH LEAGUERS ASK
FOR A FIELD SECRETARY
TTFTON, Aug. 30.—The cabinet meet
ing of the Epworth League of the South
Georgia Conference was held in the
Tifton Methodist Church, the object
being to discuss plans for league work.
The meeting voted to ask the next
conference to reappoint the Rev. A. J.
Moore Epworth League field secretary
and to provide that he devote three
months exclusively to league work.
RECORD IN SLAYING CASE
CONTAINS 46,000 WORDS
TTFTON, Aug. 30.—The record of the
trial In the case of I. B. Hall, who has
been sentenced to hang for the killing
of Dennis Hall, has been forwarded to
the State Supreme Court by Clerk Henry
D. Webb, or Tift Superior Court. The
record of 133 pages contains approxi
mately 46,000 words.
TIFTON WAGES WAR ON
BLIND TIGER OPERATORS
TIFTON. Aug 30—The fight which
the Tifton authorities are making to
wipe out the blind tigers is best shown
by a reference to the Recorder’s Court
records.
Since January 1 there have been 21
cases made for blind-tigering and con
victions were secured in every case.
Seven of these were against white men
and fourteen against negroes. The to
tal of the lines in the cases is $1,400.
Albany Banks Best
Rival at Valdosta
When Exchange Charges Are Re.
fused Checks Are Paid in
Bulky Silver.
FI DEATH IF
LEE PUNTER
Negro Youth Charged With Being
Acessory to Killing R. L
Josey Now in Custody.
ALBANY, An*. 30.—Zelma Mathis,
the 16-year-old son of Doc Mathis,
who killed R. L. Josey in Lee County
a few weeks ago, was arrested here
yesterday by Officer Ralph Perry, of
the local force, on a warrant sworn
out for him in Lee County, charging
him with being an accomplice.
Deputy Sheriff Coxwell came to Al
bany last night and carried the ne
gro back to Lee County.
This is the third one of the Mathis
boys to be rarested in this vicinity.
Willis and O. C. Mathis, two older
sons of Doc Mathis, were arrested
during the first of the week on the
same charge as their younger brother •
and carried to Leesburg last Thurs
day, where they will await trial.
The Sheriff of Dougherty County,
assisted by a local police officer and
Deputy Sheriff Tarver, arrested the
two last-named negroes.
Mathis is the father of eleven boy®,
and If the Lee County officers have
warrants for the remainder of the
family as accessories, the officers in
this section probably will be busy lo
cating them until the time for Mathis*
trial at the next term of court.
Silver Service To
Be Given Brantley
Former Congressman's Work Is Ap
preciated by His Friend*
in Brunswick.
BRUNSWICK, Aug. 30.—A hand
some silver service will be presented
to former Congressman W. G. Brant
ley by his friends and admirers here
who appreciate his sixteen years of
service in Congress.
At a meeting several days ago the
committee having the matter in
charge decided on Saturday evening,
October 11, as the date for the presen
tation of the testimony. An appro
priate program, to include a few short j
addresses, will be arranged for the 1
event. It is probable that Congress
man Walker, of this district, will be
in attendance amo«ig the Invited
guests.
W. A. HANCOCK
Announces as Candidate for Al
derman From Eighth Ward
Inasmuch as our present representa
tive from the Eighth Ward in the Alder-
manic Board will not stand for re-elec
tion, and recognizing the sterling worth
and ability of former Alderman W. A.
ALBANY, Aug. 30.—Banking cir- !
cles have been stirred a little here by |
a small war that is being waged be
tween local banks and a well-known
bank of Valdosta.
A Valdosta bank, in sending check®
to Albany, was charged exchange, 1
which it refused to pay, and started j
doing business with other banks. All |
of the local banking institutions are I
members of the Albany Clearing j
House and are governed by rules, the j
charge of exchange being one of the
rules.
When the Valdosta bank found that j
all Albany banks charged the same |
exchange, it sent checks to an Albany
merchant to have them cashed. The
banks retaliated by paying every dol- i
lar on the checks in silver.
The exchange charged on the j
checks was about 75 cents per $1,000,
while the express rate on silver *o •
Valdosta was 90 cents per $1,000, 15 !
cents more than the exchange.
TEACHERS AND PARENTS
TO ORGANIZE IN TIFTON
TIFTON, Aug. 30.—-At a meeting
which has been called for September 10,
efforts will be made to organize a
parents-teachers’ association in Tifton
The purpose of the organization will be
to bring the teachers and parents into
closer touch. However,‘another purpose
which means much to Tifton and the
school, will be to organize for securing
the establishment of a manual arts de
partment in connection with the school.
COAST LINE EXHIBIT MAKES
IMPRESSION IN CANADA
WAYCROSS. Aug. 30.—Very flattering
reports have been received here of the
work being done in Canada hv the ex
hibit car sent there by the Agricultural
and Immigration Department of the At
lantic Coast Line. This railroad, like
all of the larger roads of the country,
has for some time aided in every way
possible the exploitation of the resources
and advantages of the country through
which its lines pass.
BIG ENROLLMENT FOR
TIFTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TIFTON. Aug. 30.—The fall term of
Tifton public schools will open Monday
with Professor Jason Scarboro, super
intendent, in charge. The indications
are that the enrollment for the term
will total 400, though this number will
hardly enter the first day. One extra
grade will be added to the school this
year, making eleven.
THOMAS COUNTY MASONS
TO HOLD CONVENTION
THOMASVILLE, Aug. 30. — The
Thomas County Masonic Convention
will be held with Horeb Lodge of Bos
ton on Wednesday, September 10. AM
of the lodges of the county will send
delegations and a number of visitors
are expected.
Hancock, we, the undersigned, earnest
ly request that he become a candidate
fur this office, at the coming municipal
election:
Dr. A. H. Van Dyke, Alex W. Smith,
Sr., Alex W. Smith, Jr.. Victor Lamar
Smith, R. M. Walker, W. D. ElUs, Jr.,
E. H. Thornton, E. C. Peters, John E'
Murphy, Frank O. Foster, W. JjL.
Cosgrove, Gerald Selby, M. 1j.,
W. E. Hawkins, Charles F. Whitner,
Fair Dodd. William A. Wimblsh, L. P.
Stephens, W. T. Ashford, Charles Gate-
ly, C. J. Simmons, Paul Goldsmith, H.
H. Cabaniss, F. E. Calloway, Macon
Martin. C. R. Winship, J. O. Wynn,
William J. Davis, George A. Campbell,
R. L Campbell, D. H. Dougherty, H. A.
Maier, H. W. Anderson, J. V. Doll, R. P.
Stahl, R L. Spain, Harvey Johnson,
D. N. McCullough.
Messrs. A. H. Van Dyke, Alex W.
Smith. Sr., E. C. Peters. John E. Mur
phy, C. R. Winship, William J. Davis,
D. H. Dougherty and Others—Gentle
men: I beg leave to acknowledge re
ceipt of your petition requesting that I
announce as a candidate for Alderman
from the Eighth Ward. I appreciate
very much, I assure you, your expres
sion of confidence in me. and I can not
decline the request of such representa
tive men in the Eighth Ward. There
fore, it will afford me pleasure to serve
as Alderman from the Eighth Ward if
the good people of Atlanta see fit to
elect me to that office. Permit me to
say that if elected I will assume the du
ties of such position with a determina
tion to work for the good of the Eighth
Ward and the whole city. My platform
shall be Atlanta, and having served five
years as a member of the General Coun
cil and as a member of the most Im
portant committees, this experience
will be of great assistance to me In
serving the citizens of Atlanta as Aider-
man. I wish to say I am not connected/
with any interests, factions or ticket in
making this race, nor will I be if elect
ed. My race shall be made strictly on
its merits, based on my record as a busi
ness man, as well as the records I made
as a. member of Council, of which I am
proud. I am an Atlantan, having lived
here all my life. Again thanking vou
for your confidence. I am.
Yours respectfully,
W. A. HANCOCK.
- (Adv.)