Newspaper Page Text
SEC. HUGHES URGES
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Washington, D. C. —The need of
the hour in the United States “is
not to make law, hut enforce law,"
Secretary Chas. E. Hughes said here
before the American Haw Institute.
“We have vindicated the right of
self-government,” he said. “Are we
developing the competency to exer
cise that right?”
"We lack nothing in initiative, skill,
in resourcefulness, in industry and
commerce, in ingenuity of adaptation,”
Hughes said. “We fall down in gov
ernment, not because we do not
have the mechanism of efficient gov
ernment, but because of inexpert
ness.”
Referring to the growing mass of
. lav and legal opinions in the United
States, Mr. Hughes said that in one
year there were “175,000 pages of de
cisions,’’ an average of 12,000 or more
statutes, and an average of 13,000
recorded decisions of the highest
court.
“We have liberty under law,” Mr.
Hughes said, “but under how much
law?’.’
The secretary of state contended
that judges should write their de
cisions “because the bar knows that
tlie best security of good and faithful
work is that the judge must state
his reasons.
“For generations we have talked
of the evil of multiplying laws,” he
said, “lawyers decry the multiplica
tion in the meetings of bar associa
tions and then sitting in legislative
balls do their full share to increase
it.
•‘The main trouble with the volume
of litigation is thus not with the
courts, but with the legislatures. The
evil resides not merely in the num
ber of law's. II is in badly drawn
laws. II is also in the compromise;-!
of legislation where the contests of
opposing policies sire satisfied by am
biguons phrases which transmit the
difficulties of legislative bodi.es to
the courts, who are left with the
burdensome task of discovering the
legislative intent when actually
there has been no defined legislative
intent.
“Perhaps the greatest need of all
Is tlie improvement in the adminis
tration of the criminal law by certain
ty of its definition and certainty of
its administration. At this moment
w r heu law enforcement is so difficult,
an adequate and competent criminal
administration is more important
than ever.
“The great duty of the hour is
not to make law, hut to enforce law',
to establish the fundamentals of se
curity of life and property, and t >
maintain by enforcement respect for
law in our great cities.”
Mr. Hughes’ address made a pro
found impression on his hearers.
MAKES HORSEBACK TOUR
OF THE UNITED STATES
Washington Woman Takes Over Six
Years for Trip.
Miss Helen H. Thinglestad. of
lone, Wash., recently completed a
horseback tour of the continent that
required between six and seven years
iff intermittent traveling. She made
t!ie entire journey alone. Her ex
pense were met by working along
the way, stops of three months or
more being made at various cities
for that purpose.
Down the Pacific coast to Los An
geles and thence along the southern
border to New Orleans, Miss Thingle
stad and her four-footed companion
made their way. They crossed the
American desert in July by traveling
at night. Thence they traveled north
to Virginia and turned homeward
through Kansas. Colorado and Wy
oming.
Miss Thinglestad crossed the con
tinental divide six times. Three times
she encountered snow and three
times rain. She carried complete
camping equipment.
“I usually camped near some farm
house,” she said.
FOR SALE —Hatching Eggs, from
Blue Ribbon winners. “Aristocrat
White Wyandottes,” 15 eggs $3.00.
100 eggs $17.50. My Wyandottes ale
large snow white birds and are the
fastest maturing, best laying breed
of them all. J. D. NEWTON, Do
than, Ala. 3-6-Gtpd
FOR SALE —400 bushels of corn in
the ear. See me at my office in
court house. F. B. MELTON. ts
COX TO OPPOSE
PARK FOR CONGRESS
Moultrie, Ga. —Political observers
in Moultrie believe that there will
be only two candidates for the race
for Congress in the Second district
this year, despite the fact that it
: was reported last Fall that four or
' five would contest for the seat now
held by Judge Park. It is taken for
■ granted that Judge Park will ask re
election and it is known here that
Judge E. E. Cox, former judge of
' the Albany circuit, will make the
race. It is not thought, however,
' that any of the others suggested as
probable candidates will announce.
The campaign is expected to get un
der way about the time the state
campaign is launched.
‘ Judge Cox opposed Congressman!
Park several years ago and in that I
race was defeated. For some time j
it has been known by close friends
of his that he was considering be
coming a candidate this year and
it is stated that he has definitely
made up his mind to run.
GEORGIA GROWS
MILLIONS OF YAMS
Tlie greatest crop of sweet pota
toes from any one stale this year
will come from Georgia with 11,-
782,000 bushels, according to figures
based on national statistics made
public by agricultural authorities.
Sweet potato production will reach
97,429,000 bushels in the entire Unit
ed States, it is estimated. Hence
Georgia is a leader in producing the
luscious yellow yams, which may I>§
found in such abundance on the
fertile farms.
Peanut production in the United
States, according to the advance es
timate -and Georgia is one of the
largest growers of peanuts in the 1
southern states -will total 647,589,000|
pounds.
Total production of apples in the
entire country, and an increasing
number is being grown in Georgia
every year, with its rich orchards
in Habersham, Polk and Haralson
counties, will be approximately 33,-
522,000 harrels. The yield of the
Porter brothers’ farms at Esom Hifl,
near Cedartown, is expected to break
all records in apple growing.
‘‘COP' STRONG DOFS
“RALEIGH" ACT
The Washington Times of February
20th carried on its front page a
snapshot of Policeman Bruce Strong,
a former Blakely boy, guiding a lady
across a slush spot on a Washington
thoroughfare. The photo had the
following comment under it:
“Sir Walter Raleigh, in his palm
iest days, never had a. thing on
Washington’s most gallant policeman,
15. M. Strong, of the First Precinct,
on detail in the vicinity of the Four
teenth and H streets northwest. Not
ing that the corner gutters were full
of slush and that pedestrians were
having to puddle through. Sir B. M.
Strong shoveled them passage-ways.”
SEED PEANUTS —Good N. C. or
Alabama Runner Peanuts for sale,
0 cents per pound f. o. b. here in new
100 lb. hags, cash with order. SES
SIONS TRADING CO.. Enterprise,
Ala. 6-2 t
afterev cry. meal
Cleanses month and B
teeth and aids digestion.
Relieves that over- B
eaten feeling and acid ■
Its 1-a-s-t-l-n-g flavor
satisfies the craving for ■
Wrtgley’s is donble S
value In the benefit and
pleasure It provides.
■
EARLY COUNTY NEWS
(ENECA THEATRE
W BLAKELY, ■ GEORGIA
Monday, March 10,8 P. M.
The Treat of the Season
THE MUSIC MAKERS QUARTET
PLAYERS - SINGERS - FUNSTERS
Trombone, Cornet, Saxophone, Banjo and Guitar Artists
An Hour and a Half of Delightful Entertainment
Come on Time. Only one Performance
Admission 25c and 50c
■ i •
SHERIFF SALE.
GEORGIA —Early County:
On the first Tuesday in April,
1924, I will sell before the court
house door in the city of Blakely,
said county, at public outcry, within
the legal hours of sale, the following
described property, to wit:
Fifty acres of land in lot of land
No. 314 in the 28th district of Early
county, Ga., more fully described as
follows: For dividing said lot of
land into rectangular tracts of land
containing fifty acres each, said di
vision made by line running east and
west clear across said lot, and being
the second fifty acre rectangular
tract from the north line of said
lot. Levied on and to be sold as the
property of Eddie White to satisfy
a fi. fa. issued from the City Court
of Blakely in favor of Coweta Ferti
zer Co. vs. said Eddie White. This
stli day of March, 1924.
T. J. HOWELL, SR., Sheriff.
ROAMAXDATES
1 will be at the following places
on the dates named for the -pur
pose of collecting Road Tax for
1924. Please meet me promptly.
Arlington April 4
Colomokee April 9, a. m.
Mansfield’s Mill ... April 9. p. m.
Naramore’s Store.. April 10, a. m.
Cain’s Stoie .... April 10, p. m.
Cuba April 11, a. m.
Bundy’s Store .... April 11, p. m.
Olive’s Store .... April 14, a. in.
Davis’ Store .... April 14, p. m.
Cedar Springs April 15
Rcwena April 1G
Grimsley’s Mill April 17
Ltieile April 18
Rock Hill April 21
Hilton April 22
Killarney April 23
Jakin April 24
Kestler April 25
J. C. LOYLESS,
Tax Collector Early County, Ga.
i .
LOST—Open face gold watch, on
.hort chain. Suitable reward for
return to J. E. WOMACK, at post
office.
LOST—-Pocketbook, between Duke’s
store and home of Mrs. T. E. Fort.
Will gladly pay reward for its re
turn. E. E. WHITE, Rt. 4. ltn
I
Theatre
V# BLAKELY, I GEORGIA
TONIGHT (THURSDAY)
- Milten Sills, Mabel Julienne Scott and
Elliott Dexter
“BEHOLD MY WIFE”
George Melford’s greatest picture since ‘‘The Sheik.”
FRIDAY
WILLIAM RUSSELL
IN
“THE CRUSADER”
. AND
Harold Lloyd Comedy
SATURDAY
WILLIAM FAIRBANKS
IN
“Tim Devil’s Dooryard”
AND
“RUTH OF THE RANGE”
Chapter No. S