VOL. 7-NO. 2B
NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
Gleanings from All Sections of
South Georgia.
Bacon county is to have a farm
demonstration agent. Mr. Lewis ('.
Walker, of Waycross, who lias been
connected with .1. J. Wilder in the
bee business, has accepted the
place.
The city of Metier lias a meat
curing plant similar to that at
Ocilla. It will be ready for opera
tion by November Ist. It settles
the meat supply of (handler county,
provided her farmers do not forget
to raise the necessary hogs.
Mr. V. L. Stanton, of Waycross.
succeeds Mr. (C. Thomas as Pres
ident of the Okelinokc Council of
Boy Scouts of America. Mr.
Thomas resigned because bis busi
ness engagements earned him with
out the Council’s jurisdiction.
. It sounds like a dull thud to
hear the news that the work of
junking the Valdosta, Moultie and
Western railroad has recommenc
ed. The folks who were to buy it
seems to have gone to pieces spar
ring for some small advantage <n
the deal.
The Brantley county fair opens
Monday and everything is in read
iuess for the event. Hon. William
C. Brantley will be the orator on
Wednesday and doubtless will
prove a great drawing card. Brant
ley has many friends in the
Eleventh District who will hear
him gladly.
Mrs. .1. W. Roberson, of Black
shear. lias put to rest the gossip
that she and her son was ready to
sign a petition for the commuta
tion of sentence placed on Major
Cartel for the killing of her hus
band, the late Sheriff Roberson of
Bierce county.
Mr. Geo. M. Stanton, formerly of
Douglas and Cashier of theCiti
zen’s Bank, has been admitted to
the bar and become a full Hedged
attorney, counselor and solicitor.
It is not known where he will
hang out his -hiugle; he is in An i
gust a at pi eman
Honterville is in the midst of a
revival meeting at the Baptist
church, the preaching being done
by Elder K, S. P. Pool, of Hatties
burg, Miss. He preaches in the
church, on the streets —anywhere
can got an audience. A number of
accessions to the church have re
suited.
Editor,!. Kelly Simmons will
leave Nashville for Douglas, and
will lie connected with the Coffee
County Progress as editor and
news gatherer. Hope the change
will prove satisfaetory. Mr. Sim
mons did good service at Nashville,
but he was not received kindly by
some folks there. Alas!
A marriage of interest to Trib
une readers w as that of Miss Agnes
Day to Mr. Frank Simmons, at
the home of the bride in Douglas
on Wednesday morning of last
week. Elder T. S. Hubert officiat
ed, using the ring ceremony. Miss
Almalee Day was maid of honor
and Mr. Asa Day best man. Only
a few friends and relatives were
witnesses.
“You can’t keep a working man
down” is aptly illustrated in the
career of Judge I>. A. Harper, of
Homervilie. Only a few weeks
since he was relieved of the Coun
ty Judgeship and he was rudely
retired to private life. But Judge
Ben didn't intend to be relegated
as a back number; so he gathered
himself up for the Tax Collector’s
race, that office having been legal
ly declared vacant, and while he
was not in trim'for a sprinter, he
soon had his back to the racers
and kept it there until the end,
and he is now —Tax Collector
Harper, for sure. Ben’s a hustler.
Mr. lames L. Gay.
Mr. J. L. Gay. of Brookfield, was
a pleasant caller at The Herald of
fice yesterday afternoon, and while
'here subscribed for the paper. Mr.
Gay was once a printer and talk
ed reminiscently of the days when
he worked with such old-timers as
Mr. John L. Herring, of TheTifton
Gazette, Col. B. T. Allen, of The
Pearson Tribune, lie worked at
one time on a paper published at
Alapaha, and later at Willucoochee,
Pearson. Wayeross, Tifton and
other points. He is now engaged
in the mercantile business at
Brookfield.—Nashville Herald.
Mr. Gay was an employee of the
Tribune editor, when the owner
and publisher of The Tifton Ga
zette. He was a faithful employee
and to his faithfulness in what
ever endeavor he was engaged can
be attributed his success in life.
Mr. Gay, since he took leave of
his newspaper career, has been in
the mercantile business at Brook
field, raised a family of children
who are a credit to the country
and the crowning glory of his life.
Rub-My-Tism for Rheuma
tism.
Disarmament at Home.
Disarmament, demanded of the
nations as a guarantee of world
peace, should begin at home. We
should begin with the pistol toter.
As a nation we have had reason
for arming ourselves. For the man
who carries a gun on his hip there
is no excuse.
He is a public menace, a poten
tial murderer. His cowardice he
conceals with his pistol in his
pocket.
Our homicidal record of the past
few years, an ugly record written
in blood, serves to emphasize the
necessity of applying disarmament
to the individual.
This can be our only guarantee
of domestic peace.
If we would be secure in our
persons, if human life, now held
too cheaply, shall be appraised at
its proper v..!ue. me pistol loling
habit mi; -i be broken up.
Competitive armament unions
nations is unjustifiable. It breeds
wars. The world is coming to de
mand an end to it.
But of more immediate concern
to us right here at home isindivid
ual disarmament. Pistol toting
breeds death. —Sparks Eagle.
666 cures Biliousness.
The Syrup Industry.
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From the? Adel News.
The syrup industry ought to be
made a paying proposition in this
section The quality produced in
Cook county is the best that w ; e
have seen anywhere. We can name
a number of farmers xvho make the
best sort of syrup. Properly made
and put up in cans it ought to be
shipped with profit to the grower.
Even in the cities of Georgia, a
State where sugar cane flourishes
and where a high grade of syrup,
in fact, the best made anywhere,
is made in it is difficult
to buy. None of this syrup is
scarcely ever served at the restau
rants, but an inferior grade is near
ly always placed on the tables
when syrup is ordered. There is
little reason why the syrup manu
faeturers should not put up their
product in attractive style and get
the best sort of prices for it as
soon as it becomes thoroughly ad
vertised and known throughout
the country.
Rub-My-Tism kills infection
Mr. C. C. Dixson, of Bristol.
Pierce county, lost a barn by fire a
few days ago. The barn was filled
with forage, all of which, together
with a wagon, was burned. The
loss is estimated at SI,OOO. Origin
of fire thought to be incendiary.
Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson.
PEARSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 15)21
BACK FROM TOUR OF EUROPE.
H. L Boone, of Valdosta, Gives
Interesting Account of Trip.
Mr. Henry L. Boone, a friend of
the Tribune editor for many years,
has just returned to his home
from a trip through many sections
of Europe, a tour covering more
than two months and during which
he saw and absorbed many tilings
of interest. In an interview with
a \ aldosta Times reporter lie gives
out the following of interest:
"Leaving Georgia the latter part
of July the party which included
Bishop W. A. Ainsworth, Dr. T. D.
Ellis, Rev. Baseom Anthony, of
Macon and others, traveled some
thing like eighteen thousand miles
and saw many very interesting
things in Europe. Their itinerary
covered England, Scot land, France,
Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Ger
many, Austria, Czelich Slovakia
and Poland, and among the cities
visited included London, Edin
burgh, Liverpool, Brussels, Ant
werp, A pres. Borne, Naples, Milan,
Florence, Venice and a large num
ber of others equally as interesting
and important places.
“Much time was spent inspect
ing the battlefields around Rheims,
ltd lean Wood, Chateau Thierry
and such memorable places, and
Mr. Boone declares,that words fail
to express the evidence of havoc
that were seen around these places.
At Rheims, of course, was the
greatest signs of the world conflict.
“Mr. Boone found Scotland one
of the most, interesting places, the
country being very much like a
garden, and the people prosperous,
liaiipy and living at home. In It
aly, he said, he found the poorest
conditions on the trip, the people
there being very poor and suffer
ing much. In Belgium, he said,
was really seen less evidences ol
the war's havoc than in France or
other sect ions, as the Germans so
far as the country was concerned,
seemed to have tried to save the
property with a view of becoming
nos'-essed ol it themselves.
“I u < vei plan, c.vvpt Sw it Zet
land, Mi Boone said, price- for all
articles were lar boiow prices in i liis
country, rooms at the finest hotels
in Rome and such places, including
breakfast, costing around two dol
lars in American money, the same
service would cost six dollars and
upwards in this count ry.
“Many articles of commerce were
much less than here, it being men
tioned that articles costing an av
erage of five dollars in the United
States being sold for less than a
a dollar over there. These articles
are mostly “made in Germany”
where every effort is being put
forth to revive industry in every
line and the output being sent
broadcast and sold at astonishing
ly small prices.
"On the return trip the party
spent two days and three nights
in the midst of a tremendous storm
on the Atlantic. “The battle for
existence between that great ship
and the elements w'as one of the
grandest, experiences I ever went
through,” said Mr. Boone- There
were twenty two hundred people
on shipboard and for the period
mentioned the great vessel plung
ed from one great wave to another
day and night alike.
"Only in southern Italy said Mr.
Boone, did.he find warm and com
fortable weather, and the ocean
trip both ways was made at almost
zero weather.
“Mr. Anthony’s Valdosta friends
will be interested to know that the
jinx followed him on his trip and
in Milan he was the victim of an
other pickpocket, suffering the loss,
however, of only about eight dol
lars.”
The public schools of Coffee
county w ill open for the new year’s
work on Monday, the 17th, and
will continue for six months. Wish
’em well.
Rub-My-Tism kills pain.
Wreck Caused By Explosion.
Washington, Oct. 1. —The In
terstate Commerce Commission,
after an exhaustive examination
into the wreck on the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic Railway
at Cascade Crossing, Georgia, Sep
tember 7, which resulted in the
death of the engineer and injury
of three other employes, reached
conclusion today that the cause of
the accident was an explosion. The
decision of the commission was in
accord with the deductions of
James E. Howard, engineer physi
cist, who conducted an investiga
tion at the date of the derailment.
The testimony of Conductor Boss,
Brakemau Wilson, Fireman Powell,
Dr. Dumas, a chemist. Master Me
clianie McPhail and Assistant Sup
erintendent Huddleston is includ
ed in the report of the commission.
The commission states its couelu
sions in the following language:
"The evidence, as well as on ex
amination of the material involved
in this accident, indicates that
this derailment was caused by an
explosion. The marks and condi
tions of the rail point strongly to
the theory that an explosive was
placed between the head and the
base of the hind rail, which, when
exploded, by tbe passage of the
left forward engine truck wheel,
forced the rail outward and up
ward, creating the outward bend
and leaving the impression of the
chiller marks of the wheel on the
head of the rail.
EFFECT ON LOCOMOTIVE EXPLAINED
“The explosive also worked down
ward, shattering the Lies, taking off
a portion of the base of the rail,
pending its ends downward, the
center being directly over a Lie. It
is believed that at the same instant
that the engine was raised by the
explosive, the left forward engine
truck wheel was driven from the
axle, bending it slightly and the
force of the explosion together
with the movement of the train
threw the wheel forward with a
rolling motion unlil it came to rest
at I he top of t il.- bank.
ihe fad that comparatively
little damage was lone to the lo
comotive, particuiany on iin under
side, explained on the theory that
the left front wheel, being nearest
the explosive, received the violence
of the shock while the other parts
of the locomotive, being more dist
ant, received a less severe blow,
but sufficient force to raise tne en
gine from the rail.
"At the time of the accident,
both engine and train crews had
been on duty one hour, after hav
ing been off duty 2G hours.”
ElSis Law and Sanitation.
2100 Sanitary Privies were in
stalled during the month of August
under the direction of the District
Health Commissioners of Georgia.
This represents great progress in
sanitation and in disease proven
Lion. During no single year here
tofore have these men been able
to interest such a great number of
people in this form of cleanliness.
The work which is being done
by these Commissioners of Health
is of the highest type and has for
its object the prevention of all use
less diseases, such as typhoid fever,
dysentery, hookworm infection,
etc.
The late Doctor Osier once said
that “The typhoid prevalence in
any community is an index of its
sanitary conditions.” This is not
wholly untrue of the hookworm
and dysentery rate, especially in
the warm countries.
.Sanitation, especially the pre
vention of soil pollution by means
of sanitary disposal of “night soil”
or sewage, is one of the greatest
problems that claim the best ef
forts of the progressive health
worker.
Under the Ellis Health Law the
proper organization for putting in-
EDITORIAL OPINIONS.
The Brethren are Discussing a
Number of Live Topics.
There are a few fellows who still
say that there will be trouble in
their homes the first t ime their
wives vote. If women can make
any bigger mess of their voting
than we men have been doing they
are entitled to the blue ribbon. —
Ocilla Star.
The long dry spell has evidently
seriously affected the Pecan crop.
The leaves of many of the trees
have dried out and fallen and the
nuts show signs of immaturity. It
is believed that there will be an
unusual amount of faulty nuts. —
Tliontasville Press.
Just a query. If the church
lived up to its opportunities, is
there any necessity for any other
organization? Does not the minis
ter of the Gospel who jines every
secret order that comes along, de
preciale the efficiency, force and
character of the church of Christ?
We do not refer to denominations;
we include them all. —Cornelia
Enterprise.
In our write-up of the press
meeting at Pearson, we neglected
to mention the presence ot Editor
11. F. Parrish and Mr. Lanis Sin
eath, of Sparks. This was because,
when we were noting down the at
tendance, Parrish was hid behind
an immense huckleberry pic and
Si neat h was bowed over a dish of
fried chicken. And we didn’t
have time just then to make a
double check. —Tiftou Gazette.
in the judgment of many think
ing men, the enforcement of the
prohibition law cost more than it
is worth —more in money, more in
increase of crime, more in disre
spect for law. Is it not time the
national congress set about modify
ing the stringent provisions, so at
variance with the principles of free
government, of this law which
makes criminals of nearly every
body iii t he country? —Metier \d
vertiscr.
Reports from the meeting of the
Kiev ir <! i ,■ . „ .say it was
a success and that (!01. Benj. T.
Allen covered himself with glory
as a host. The Eleventh is one of
the livest district organizations in
the state. We note with pleasure
that the next quarterly meeting is
to be held in Tilton, though Tiftou
is in another district. This meet
ing will be next January and at
that time an effort will be made
to have the editors of the Second
district to meet with the Eleventh
district publishers and organize
the publishers of the Second. The
editor of the Herald was prevent
ed from meeting with the Eleventh
publishers because of an argent en
gagement elsewhere. Nashville
Herald.
Exploring Indian Mounds.
From the Adel News.
For twenty years or more Mr. H.
L- Lovett had thought of exploring
an old Indian mound on Mr. Geo.
Hester’s place on Little liver,
but not until last week in company
with Mr. J. J. Griffin did he do so.
They dug down into the mound
some distance, four or five feet,
and dug up rock and coal and flint
and other tilings which Indians
are commonly supposed to have
buried with their dead in the years
that are gone. It is said that it
was the custom to burn logs in
these mounds and the coal found
down several feet is doubtless from
them. These gentlemen were in
terested in the discoveries made
and they will doubtless continue
their explorations some day.
to effect better sanitary conditions
is made possible.
The State Board of Health sends
out free upon application bulletins
describing the Ellis Health Law.
Georgia State Board of Health.
$1.50 A YEAR
To Handle Cotton Seed.
Atlanta, Sept. 30 —On Septem
ber loth the State Bureau of Mar
kets will open a Division for band
ling cotton seed. As a supervisor
ot this Division we have secured
the services of a man with a life
time training in every phase of
the cotton seed and oil mill busi
ness. This service will be entirely
free, and will be extended to every
shipper or producer, or group of
producers, who will ship as much
as a carload of seed.
It is well recognized in the cot
ton seed industry, that the price
for seed is controlled by its oil
content. It is established by ex
perience that cotton seed vary in
oil content from 37 to 47 gallons
per ton. The majority of seed iu
Georgia are bought by the mills
on a mean average of from 40 to
I I gallons of oil per ton. Thus
it will be seen usually the seller of
seed containing 47 gallons of oil
would not receive any more for
his seed than would the seller of
seed containing 37 gallons, al
though on the present market of
oil the seed of 47 gallons content
would be worth $6.00 per ton more
than those of 37 gallons.
The oil industry is one of the
most important in the South, and
lias drawn into its service some of
the best and most brilliant minds
of the South. It is the intention
of this Bureau to seek and obtain
the co operation of the oil millers,
as a necessary adjunct to the suc
cess of our project. We propose
lo show to the millers, that
igh this free service we offer,
seed can be located at a moment’s
notice, with the oil content al
ready established. We have made
arrangements with the State
Chemist, whereby samples proper
ly drawn from carload lots of cot
ton seed will be analyzed, and the
oil content developed. Only such
seed as have been sampled in strict
compliance with the instructions
of the State Bureau of Markets
■ ill be analyzed. Thus the mill
mi- exactly what they are
I .i -. ■ •v!-id be enabled to pay
the seed on a basis of its value.
We propose to have listed witli
us the name of every producer or
group of producers who will offer
seed in car lots. Also the names of
buyer of seed in wagon lots who
will sell in car lots.
The basic principle upon which
this Bureau lias worked is to bring
together the buyer and seller of
Georgia products. In order to es
tablish and maintain this condi
tion it is necessary that both the
buyer and the seller have an un
derstanding each of the problems
of the other.
We believe this new cotton seed
Division will have a deep influence
in bringing about closer relations,
and a better spirit between the
producers and the mills, as the
farmer will know what he is sell
ing and the mill will know what it
is buying.
County agents and all farm or
ganizations are especially request
ed to give their co-operation and
let ail interested know of this
service which is rendered to all
completely free.
Business Conditions.
There is gloom in many parts of
the business world but an excep
tion was found when W. H. Wad
delle, dealer in United States tires,
was asked regarding conditions in
the tire business.
“This is the best year we have
ever had,” he said. “Month after
month lias gone by with the sales
running bigger than they did last
year, which was a phenomenal year.
I am informed that the majority
of the dealers in United States
tires are showing big gains. The
United States Tire Company is one
of the old-fashioned companies that
does business on solid lines and
that probably accounts for tbe fact
that it is enjoying the biggest year
in its history.”
