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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-12
Estimate OF School Expenses
and Receipts

School District No. 9, San Juan
County. (Required by chapter 1873,
Session Laws of 1907
Notice is hereby given that the
board of directors of Scnool Dis
tr let No. 8, San Juan county, State
of Washington, estimate that said
school district will need during the
school year beginning July LIST.
1919, the amount shown by the
itemized statement printed below.
This estimate is subject to revision
and the board of school directors of
the above named district will meet
at 10 o'clock a m. Monday. October
6, 1918, at the Office Of the School
District Clerk. for the purpose of
giving any taxpayer an opportunity
of being heard in favor or against
any proposed tax levies." A more
detailed statement Of the purposes
for which the proposed levy is to be
expended is now on file in the Office
of the clerk of the district and is
open to inspection.
Estimate Of expenses.
Salary Of principal S 945
Clerks salary and Office ex-
penSes Is
Salaries of sly teachers 24OO
Salary Of janitor 495
Interest on warrant indebt-
edness ed
Payment Of warrant indebt-
edness 400
Supplies for teachers and
pupils 100
Advertising IL
Operating expenses 100
Incidentals 100
Buildings. repairs and equip
ment 2000
Total eee51
Estimate of receipts.
State current school fund $4,000
County school fund 1850
!ota6 $3.50
Amount to be raised by dis
trict tax sad04
Dated Aug. &c. 1913.
O. H. Culver.
Clerk of School District No 81
San Juans County.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-12

Notice is hereby given that the Board of
County Commissioners will meet on the
first. Monday in October. 1913. in their room
in the Court House at Friday Harbor, for
the purpose of making the tax levy in &C
cordance with the above estimates.
By order of the Board in accordance with
Section 2. Chapter 49, laws of 1903.
r. d. MADDEN,
County Auditor.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
British Poultry Man
To Show in Columbus
Airshlp Flights and Motor Races
Also on Program for No
vember Exhibition.

COLUMBUS, Sept. 27.-Prospects
for the Columbus Poultry Show and
Corn Carnival the week beginning
November IT grow brighter daily.
There will be more than 1000 birds
on exhibition, and among the num-
Der will be some of the finest in the
country.
An inquiry has been received from
Murray Lindney, the originator Of q
certain strain of White Orpingtons,
proprietor of Handcourt Farm, stu
ated at Charlton Kings Chellenham'
England, who asked for prize lists.
entries and other information. Many
of the best known poultrymen or
Georgia and other States in the South
have already entered their birds.
In addition to the birds and corn
exhibition, many additional attrac-
tions are being added. The manage
ment has just closed a contract for
exhibition motorcycle races during
the show. The management is also
endeavoring to close a contract with
some aeroplane company to put on
flights during the fair.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
RECORD DELAYS
GRIFFIN HEARING
FOR NEW TRIAL
Brothers of Athens Banker MAY
Come to His Aid and
Pay Shortage.

ATHENS, Sept 7T.-The new hear
ing in the case of ]. w. Griffin, con-
victed and sentenced for "wrecking"
the Athens Trust and Banking Co.
more than a year ago, which was to
nave taken place yesterday. was post
poned until October 7. The records
are not ready and the lawyers for the
defense are working for a settlement
OF the case. hoping to free Griffin and
replace a considerable amount of the
money that is said to have been ap-
propriated by the bank president.
Griffin has a number of brothers in
South Carolina and a special attorney
is going there to see If they can be
persuaded to lend their money and
assistance In replacing enough Of the
money to free him II this is done the
case against Griffin will assume an :
other aspect and he may be given his
freedom. He is still in the Clarke
County Jail having failed to make
bond.
R, II. McCrary, cashier Of the bank
is serving his sentence, having plead
guilty.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Saloons Interested
In Augusta Election
Primary Registration Ends With
Contests for Council in Only
Two Wards.

AUGUSTA, Sept 27.-Registration
for the city primary for Councilmen
closed to-day. There Will be contests
IN only two wards. the Second and
Sixth
In the Second Ward 7. S. Raworth
Is being opposed by A. T. Lang, and
In the Sixth, Frank w. Moore is be-
ing opposed by T. Miller Morris.
Former State Senator w. S. Morris
withdrew from the race in the First
Ward and G. L. Castleberry will go
in unopposed
In the Third Ward. George H How
ard will go In unOpposed. In the
Fourth N. T. Barnes is without OPP
position and II. A. Woodward has
no opponent in the Fifth.
The near beer dealers Of Augusta
are particularly interested in the
complexion of the next City Council,
because they wish TO know what at
titude Council will take toward them.
They will have one out-and-out
representative in the next Council, as
Mr.. Howard, who will go in unop-
posed from the Third, is a wholesale
whisky dealer who is now doing a
large business.
1t is considered probable that whis-
ky men will be charged $1,00 each
next year as a license by the City
{ ouncil Of Augusta. This year the
license was only $500. They will not
object to the increase.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Sixteen Saloons
Closed in Macon
Power Of Injunction Called Into 40
tIon by Law Enforcement
League.

MACON, Sept 7T.-sixteen mors
saloons closed up this afternoon when
they were served with temporary re-
straining orders, as thu Iesdlt Of the
petition Of the Law Enforcecm1t
League for injunctionS. AS Judge
Matthews has held thai ths saloon of
even beer Is in contempt Of court,
after the issuance cf the restraining
order, the saloons go out OF business
as soon as the injunction process Is
filed against them
There are now 46 Injunction petit
lions pending. set for hearing on No
vember T. end two saloons have al
ready been perm anently enjo:ned and
their licenses forfeited.
Officials Of the league announce
that they have the evidence Of the
sale of liquor against all Of the ga
looms Of Macon and their crusade win
not stop until every saloon is closed.
All that the league must do in order
to secure a permanent injunction Is
to produce proof Of sale OF whisky.
There are so s7loonc against which
no proceedings have SO far been in
Stituted
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
MOnth-0ld Baby Cast
From Train Window
Found by Section Foreman Near Ma
consent to Hepzlbah
orphanage.

MACON, Sept. 3T.-A pretty month
old baby was cast from a train win
dow three miles from Macon this
morning before daylight and was
found lying by the track several hours
later by w. S. Daniels, a section fore
man. II has been delivered to the
HephZibah Orphanage Home, where
it will be cared for unless someone
adopts It. 1t is declared to be a re-
markedly pretty and healthy child.
This child had been wrapped in two
outing kimonos and tied in sling to
which was attached a rope made OF
cloth torn from a woman's garment
indicating that ii was probably low
cred from a car window.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Adamson VIII Urge
River improvements
Locks and Dams on chattahoochee
VIII Give Columbus Navigation
and Cut Freight Rates.

COLUMBUS. Sept. 27.-Charlton Il.
Battle, a Columbus attorney, has re-
ceived letter from w. c. Adamson,
Congressman from the Fourth dis
trict, stating that he has prepared a
bill, which he win introduce at the
regular December term OF Congress,
providing for the construction of a
series OF locks and dams on the Chat
tahoochee River below Columbus in
order to deepen the river channel and
make ii naVigable the year around.
The st. Andrews Bay Canal will be
completed some time during the next
year and Mr.. Adamson's idea is TO
pass a bill providing for the locks
and dams, which will deepen the river
channel TO the point of allowing large
steamers TO reach the Columbus
wharf
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
WOMEN BARRED
FROM COURT At
ZACHRY HEARING
Judge Hammond Clears Room
Before Fight for Children Is
Aired in Augusta.

AUGUSTA, Sept. 81. Behind
closed doors the case Of Mrs. Mary
w. Zachry VS.. Julian J. Zachry for
the possession Of their two children
was begun to-day before Judge Ham
mond in Superior Court About so
prominent Augusta women were
among the spectators. Judge Ham
mond ordered deputies to clear the
courtroom. Everyone went out ex-
cept one deputy sheriff, the princi-
pals and their attorneys. 1t was pre-
sumed that the nature Of the testi-
mony to be offered was such that
Judge Hammond excluded everyone
not directly interested
Only one witness entered the room
during the morning. He was DR..
Thomas r. Wright, a prominent local
surgeon who, 1t is said. testified for
Zachry. He refused to discuss the
matter after he left the courtroom.
Women Await Decision.
Mrs. Nodie Russell Hammell, head
Of the local Womans Christian Tenn
perance Union, and the other women
present were sympathizers with Mrs.
Zachry. Mrs Hammell announced
that she would remain until the
case was over so that she could
console Mrs. Zachry II she lost and
hug her IL she won the case"
After short recess at 1880 o'clock
Judge Hammond reconvened court
and continued the hearing throughout
the afternoon.
John T. West and Hamilton Phin-
Ivy represent Zachry. G. e. Dunbar
represents Mrs. Zachry.
Wife Lost First Ficht.
Since her sensational escape to Co
lumbia, S. c.. after the children had
been awarded to Zachry. Mrs. Zach
ry fought in the Carolina courts and
lost. She invoked the protection of
Governor Blease who had warrants
issued for Zachry's arrest, but Gov
ernor Slaton refused to honor requisi-
ton papers.
The elder Zachry child has been
living with her father and his parents
at Harlem for the past few weeks and
has been allowed to visit her mother
one time. However, Judge Hammond
instructed Zachry to bring the child
here only after securing the solemn
IrJmise of Mrs. Zachry that she
would not carry her into another
State, as she did on a previous occa-
sion. The younger child, a nursing
infant, has never been in the posses
sion of the father, he having waived
claim on her because of her extreme
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
TWO JENKINS FUNERALS
BY PASTOR ON SAME DAY

CLARKEsvILLE Sept. 17.-The
Gainesville Baptist Church, had
very unique experience to-day in that
he was asked to conduct, and did
conduct, two funeral services over
the bodies Of two women by the name
Of Jenkins. One was the wife of Call
laway Jenkins, Of Cornelia, who was
buried at Bethlehem Baptist Church,
one mile out from Gainesville, at l
o'clock this afternoon. The other was
the wife Of VIII Jenkins, of Clarkes-
vile, and she was buried at Clarkes-
vile Cemetery at 8 o'clock. The two
Jenkins families are not related.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
MILLER FORCES
IN CONTROL Of
MACON COUNCIL
Ten Of Twelve Aldermen on Anti
Administration Ticket Elected.
Smith Named Mayor.

MACON, GA. Sept 27.-Although
Bridges Smith. the administration
candidate for Mayor. was elected yes
terday by A majority OF IS votes over
Wallace Miller and A. L. Dasher, the
administration aldermanic ticket was
defeated. Ten Of the twelve Miller
candidates we're chosen by substau-
tial majorities. Smith received 2,172
votes, Miller 1851 and Dasher 1873.
Dasher's small vote Is the surpris-
ing feature OF the race. He is one 0f
Macca's leading lawyers and has been
in public life for a quarter OF a cen
tury. He had also been a mayoralty
candidate for ten months.
Wallace Miller, who announced this
morning that he viii run again two
years hence, had been IN the race oniy
six weeks. He continues as a Repre-
sentative to the Legislature from
Bib County.
Mr. Dasher Issued a statement de-
claring that he was satisfied with the
result and claiming that as the result
Of his efforts the city administration
was beaten
The new officials go in office on
November II.
J. b. Riley. Of the Miller ticket, re-
eeived more votes than Bridges
Smith, getting ASIA He win be
Mayor Pro Tenn and chairman OF the
Finance Committee +. NJ. Jones. Of
the First Ward, and r, c. Hasel-
hurst, OF the Fourth Ward. are the
Smith aldermanic candidates elected
They are new men, not having been
previously identified with the admin
istra ton Mr.. Smiths great personal
popularity is assigned as the reason
for his election.
The fight was strictly on the ad-
ministration versus the anti-admin-
fstration. The Miller faction will
have absolute control OF Council. II
will be impossible for Mr.. Smith 10
make an appointment unless the
Miller Aldermen approve II. The new
officers win be sworn in on Novem
Der l6 Practically all OF the present
city officials, it is said, viii lose their
positions.
Among the OFFICERS who win prob
ably lose their places are Marshal
Gates, Treasurer Johnson, Police
Chief Chapman, Fire Chief Jones,
Chief Sanitary Inspector Nottingham,
Chairman Of the Board OF Health VIII
liams, Clerk of the Recorders Court
MCkcnna ana propADty otheIs. inc
offices OF Recorder and City Clerk
Will also be open to new apointees
The former is vacated by the ac-
oession Of Judge Gus DAILY to the
bench Of the Municipal Court, and
Mr.. Smiths election vacates the City
Cierkship A permanent Tax As
SCISSOR must also be appointed. Many
OF the present firemen and policemen
win lose their positions.
John w. Rawsey, who ran from
the Second Ward on the Smith ticket,
has filed notice OF contest. He need
ei only few votes to be elected.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Savannah Barge Line
Boosted in Augusta
City Council ApproprIates $4,000 for
Needed Terminal and Wharf
Facilities.

AUGUSTA, Sept. 2T.-with $4,000
already raised by public subscription,
steps will be Immediately taken to-
ward securing a barge line on the
Savannah River. City Council this
week appropriated S50,0 for termi-
nal facilities and wharves and there
will be a meeting Of the subscribers
this week to elect directors of the
Augusta Savannah Navigation Com
pany.
Colonel Dan c. Ringman, Of the
United States Corps of Engineers in
charge of the Savannah River, has
already agreed to recommend another
appropriation for the Savannah River
this year, and Augusta is in no dan
ger of losing her favorable freight
rates, as Macon did.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Dalton Corn Club
To Exhibit at Fair
Congressman Gordon Lee to Award
Prizes and Deliver Address
to Contestants.

DALTON. Sept. FIFTY members
Of the Boys Corn Club will make ex-
hibits at the county fair in october.
They form the biggest corn club the
county has ever had.
Thursday, October l6, win be BoyS
Corn Club Day, and the winners Will
be given prizes amounting to approx
imately $3.50. Congressman Gordon
Lee will deliver the prizes and ad-
dress the club members.
Reports furnished by DISTINGUISHED
farmers are being filed. showing the
estimated yield per acre under normal
conditions and cultivation, and the in
crease over this estimate win count
largely In the new scoring rules. The
club will show fine results from the
years work.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
1900 REGISTER FOR BOND
ELECTION IN COLUMBUS

COLUMBUS, Sept. 37.-The regis
tration books for the waterworks
bond election of October Is closed to-
night with the largest registration in
the history Of Columbus in a muniui-
pal election, there having been more
than 1900 who qualified in that re-
spect.
The bond issue is for $3.50, 900, and
in order for bonds to carry they must
get two-thirds of the registered
voters. The people are stirred over
the election to a greater extent than
over any election in recent years.
Both sides appear to be as confident
Of victory as II the question was al
ready settled.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
History Skyscraper
In Augusta Assured
Wreckers to Begin Immediately De-
moIlshing Old Buildings on
Site of Structure.

AUGUSTA, Sept. 27.-Work Of de-
molishlng the buildings on the 100
block of Broad street preparatory to
the beginning of work on the Empire
Life Insurance Company's skyscraper
will start this week when Contractor
H. c. Morrison begins tearing down
the buildings now occupied by the
Augusta Trunk Factory and the
Royal Cafe.
Bids win be asked within the next
ten days. There will be a meeting in
Atlanta this week of the board Of
directors of the company to approve
the action of the building committee
in accepting the plans prepared by
Architects Preacher and Stoddart.
The Empire Building will DO fin-
ished by October l, 1914, and will be
Augustus first real sl1yscraper. 1t
will be seventeen stories in height.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Athens :: E1berton
Rome :: Dalton
Butcher Fined $l00
For Beating Daughter
Said He Had Rather Chain Her for
Life Than Have Her Keep
Bad Company.

+. AUGUSTA, Sept. 27.--T had rather
have my daughter chained by the
neck for the remainder of her life
to be like some girls know In Au-
gusta," said J. J. Johnson, q butcher,
of Twelfth and D'Antignac streets, on
trial in the City Court on the charge
Of cruelty beating his daughter while
she was chained to a wise In his meat
shop. Johnson pleaded that he was
whipping his daughter for disobedi-
ence.
officer Moore was attracted to
Johnson's meat shop by cries. He
found Johnson whipping his daughter
with a buggy whip while she was
the girls neck.
johnson was fined 800 in Record
er's Court for disorderly conduct and
a warrant sworn out against MIN
charging cruelty to his child.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Mother of Child
Left at Door Found
Letter r. on Wrap Leads Dublin
Officers to Woman, Who Was
Stranger.

DUBLIN, Sept. 2T.-.A sensational
case has been cleared up by the police
in their finding the mother of the
infant that was left on the door
step OF negro woman a few nights
ago, and which she finally turned
over to the police.
A kimono wrapped around the child
bore the initial ar" and with this
as clew Chief Hightower and Po-
hceman Forehand set to work They
located the parties, who finally ad-
mitted the facts. The child belonged
to a young woman who had been in
Dublin only few days from Tampa,
Fla, visiting relatives here, it being
born shortly after her arrival
The child was carried back to the
mother, who took and will care for
It in the future.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Growing Alfalfa
As All-Year Crop
go Acres Planted In Bib County as
Experiment Proves
Success,

MACON. Sept. 27.-At the meeting
Of the Bib County Agricultural So
cietv to-day, Il was announced that
100 acres in this county have been
planted in alfalfa. This is a part Of
the campaign Of the society to en-
courage the growing OF alfalfa as an
all -year crop.
II is estimated that fully $4,000
would be saved to Blbb Cou7 : and
10 the farmers themselves by the
raising OF this quantity OF alfalfa, as
otherwise the money would he spent
for the purchase OF feed produced In
other States. Mayor John T. Moore
led with fifteen acres.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Two Damage Suits
Filed Against Road
Macon, Dublin and Savannah Asked
to Pay $500 for Two
Deaths.

DUBLIN, Sept. T-Two large dam
age suits were hled in the courts or
this city this week, both against the
Macon, Dublin and Savannah Rail-
road for alleged damage sustained by
the relatives of two persons who were
killed by this road within two weeks
Of each other and near the same
spot.
Tho FIRST suit filed was for $4,000
by G. N. Bowers for himself and as
next friend Of two minor children left
by his wife, who was killed at a
crossing in this city about three
weeks ago.
The second suit is for $4,000 and
is filed by the brother and son Of
VIII English, who had his head cut
Off about one week ago by a freight
train while he lay on the track
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Coroner Sues Road
For Holding Inquest
County Refuses to Pay
Bill, So Southern Is Held
Responsible.

DALTON, Sept. 27-The most
grewsome suit on record here is tine
one filed this morning in Justice
Court by Coroner Ault against the
Southern Railway for SIT, the cost of
holding an inquest over the body of
Conductor Eli Salmon, killed by a
freight train here several weeks ago
The county refused to pay for the
inquest on the grounds that there
were eyewitnesses.
In his petition Coroner Ault alleges
that two employees of the road, act
ing as its agents, insisted on the in
quest.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
AMATEUR FORECASTER HAS
1914 WEATHER MAPPED

GRIFFIN, Sept 27.-Professor AL
bert Snider, who for many years has
been local weather forecaster, will Is
sue in November an almanac contain
ing his predictions for the weather
of 1914. He has already placed the
COPY for the work into the hands of
publishers.
Professor Snider inherited to a
large degree his ability to forecast,
and by study has so perfected 1t that
many people prefer his predictions to
those of Government experts.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
BOYS CORN CLUBS PLAN
EXHIBIT AT COUNTY FAIR

LAvONIA. Sept. 27.-On Monday,
November 8, the Franklin County
Fair viii begin at Gainesville. The
Franklin County Teachers Institute
will meet there at the same time.
The Boys Corn Club viii also par
ticipate. The speakers are DR.. L. C.
Hardman, Commerce, Ga: S. NJ.
Gown, First District agent for farm
demonstration, and DIR. William Bra
doff, Cedartown, Ga.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
GRIFFIN SHOWS GOOD
INCREASE IN TAX VAL ES

GRIFFIN, Sept. 27-The report of
City Clerk and Treasurer E. P.
Bridges for the current year shows a
good increase in tax valuations in
Griffin over the previous year. The
digest shows the total value Of tax
able property to be S3,94s.344, which
is an increase of $137,330 over the
year before.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Spalding's Planters
Make Splendid Crop
Weeks Ginning Report Shows Har-
vest Far Ahead of Any Record
In Several Years.

GRIFFIN, Sept. 97.-Cotton farm
ers Of this section are happy because
OF the splendid crop conditions of the
year and the good prices received for
their cotton.
This week there has been more cot
ton picked and ginned than in any
one previous week in several years,
and the market price has been stead
lily above 10 cents.
with the close OF the market to-
night there were sold over 900 bales
of this years crop, which is a larger
number of bales marketed than at
this date a year ago
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Grand Jury Calls Up
Almost Whole City
Muscogee Investigators Want to
Know About Alleged Graft In
Dillingham; Bridge.

COLUMBUS, Sept. 27.-The Mus
cogee Grand Jury has created a SEN
sation by issuing summons by the
wholesale to citizens to appear and
testify on various subjects.
In the number are newspaper men,
every member OF the City School
Board, Aldermen and representatives
of almost every trade. Never before
have there been so many men before
tho Grand Jury.
II soon became evident that there
were many things the Grand Jury
desired to investigate, among them
the rumor Of graft in the construc-
ton of the Dillingham; street bridge.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
AGED WOMAN DIES.

EI.BERTON. Sept, 2T--Mrs. Annie
Frances Bullard. widow OF Kat Bull
lard. aged 60, died at her home on
Edwards street. Her remains were
taken TO Wilkes County to-day and
buried in Friendship Cemetery. She
IS survived by three children. Mrs.
Lille Billiard Wansley, O. w. and
Miss Minnie Lou Billiard.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
RED MEN HOLD SESSION.
LAWMAKERS CELEBRATE

COLUMBUS, GA. Sept 37.-The
Eleventh District Convention of Ala
bama Red Men, OF Alabama, is in ses--
sion in Girard to-day, as the guests OF
Uchee Tribe.
Mayor j. p. Marchant, a prominent
Red Man made the address OF well
come The ceremonial OF the HRyma-
kers took place tonight.