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VOLUME 31—No. 12.
CITY COURT PROCEEDINGS
ST THE RECENT SESSION
SOME FOUND NOT GUILTY, AND
OTHERS CONVICTED AND GIV
£ EN SENTENCES.
| This court was in session Monday
[ and transacted the following business:
The State vs. James Lowry, assault
and battery, not guilty.
State vs. S. E. McGahee, unlawfully
i having pistol, not guilty.
State vs. Sam Jones, having liquor,
plea of guilty and fined SSO or six
months.
State vs. Ellen Carr, adultery, plea of
guilty and fined S3O and costs or serve
four months.
State vs. Wiley Bradley, having li
quor; plea of guilty and fined S3O or
three months.
State vs. Girard Hannah, intoxica
tion, $75 or six months.
State vs. Berda Spann, assault and
battery, verdict of guilty and fined
SSO and costs or serve six months.
State vs. Pearl Weems, vagrancy, not
guilty.
Nathan M. Stone Cos., vs. Bank of
Louisville, suit on account, mistrial.
Southern Rubber Works vs. H. S.
Deal Auto Exchange, suit on account,
verdict for $33.30.
LIKE A DOLLAR BILL.
Have you ever walked into a Louis
ville store and asked for a copy of the
News & Farmer? There is only one way
to keep a copy of this paper, and that
is to lock it up in a safe, for they are
just like a dollar bill laying around,
they will simply float away. A man
was in our city a few days ago and
went to several stores inquiring for a
copy of this paper, and in each instance
he was told “we had a copy here while
ago, but someone has got it. ’ ’ This
shows how greatly in demand the News
& Farmer has become.
ADVERTISING CERTAINLY PAYS
Mr. E. N. Willie, who is a regular ad
vertiser in the News & Farmer has to
day the largest list of customers since
he has been in the mercantile business.
People from all sections of the county
are here each week to call on Mr. Wil
lie to buy farm supplies, farm machine
ry, and in fact everything. Mr. Willie
is ‘ ‘ the man who sells everything. ’ ’ A
visit to his store will bear out this as
sertion. Read Mr. Willie’s ads, each
week and you will save many dollars.
—Buy your fertilizers
from R. L. Bethea and get
any mixture you desire, by
the ton or carload.
Once in a while you can beat an
other man at his own game. But for
every winning you make you will have
ten losings.
Spring Gardens
_l“wajr
The most important things about having a
GOOD garden are—first, a proper seed bed
and then work, work, WORK.
We have the proper tools to make the seed bed
right and to make your work a pleasure.
q
The “Pull Easy” hand cultivator shown at the
top is the nicest garden tool we have ever
seen, and the price is only $1.50.
H A R D WARE!
Little & Com bam/
"THE STORE THAT SELLS a
THE OLD RELIABLE LINES' LOUISVILLE, GA.
THE NEWS AND FARMER
TINE HOGS WERE BOUGHT
AT THE RIG DUBLIN SALE
PEOPLE EVIDENTLY BECOMING
MORE INTERESTED IN THIS
KIND OF FARMING.
Several of our farmers bought fine
hogs at the Dublin sales last week.
Mr. Roger Little purchased two Berk
shires, S. J. Whigham 2 Berkshires, C.
V. Shirley two Spotted Poland Chinas,
S. M. Clark one Poland China, Mr.
Waring two Poland China, Albert Stone
one Poland China and C. H. Dawson one
Berkshire. Mr. J. R. Williams sold four
fine Poland China and got good prim
The Jefferson county men bought more
hogs than those of any other county,
not excepting Laurens, where the sale
took place. So it will be seen Jeffer
son is at the front. We notice that Ira
Jackson of lowa sold 50 Durocs at an
average of $1,150. One brought $lO,-
500, the highest price ever paid for a
hog. We hope our Jefferson men will
soon match that sale.
TANKS WILL TOUR
SOUTH TO BOOST
VICTORY LOAN
Eighteen Steel Monsters To Traverso
Roads At Five Miles An Hour
In Approaching Spring
Campaign
Eighteen American tanks, built for
the war overseas, will be exhibited in
the Sixth Federal Reserve District in
the coming Victory Loan campaign, it
was announced by the Treasury De
partment this week. They are the
small tanks, capable of going forty
miles without replenishment of the
gasoline supply.
It is not likely that the tanks will
break any speed laws, as their limit
of five miles an hour. Each will car
ry two men, the driver and a mechan
ic. They will be distributed over the
district, several to a state, and will
be driven from town to town over the
country roads.
The tanks will be met at the princi
pal towns by speakers for Victory
bonds, and demonstrations will be held
in connection with public rallies. They
will be operated under the direction of
the publicity department and speak
ers’ bureau of the Sixth district. It
is intended to route them so a tank
will visit practically every town. The
tour will begin early in April. It is
expected the active campaign for Vic
tory bonds will begin about April 21.
Next Government loan to come after
it has ceased to be Lent. Richmond
Times-Dispatch.
RAINFALLS AS COAAPARED
WITH SOME PAST YEARS
LOUISVILLE AND COMMUNITY
THEN HAD TO GET RATIONS
BY SMALL BOAT LINES.
Now and then we hear people talking
about the heaviest rain T ever saw.
Since Christmas of 1918 we had had
some sainfall and some seem to think
it a little kin to Noah’s trouble. For
last three months it has rained much
and we hope to give the number of in
ches later. But these rains and rainy
seasons are small to what we had in
1887 and 1888. On July 31, 1887, the
Savannah River at Augusta reached
34 feet and 6 tenths, on August 10,
1887 it readied 34 feet and 3 tenths.
On September 11, 1888 it reached 38
feet and 7 tenths.
Those were the biggest floods since
the Harrison freshet about 1841. In
1888 over a mile of the bridges of this
county were washed away. The bridge
of the L. and W. railroad was washed
away and the Cowarts bridge just be
low on the Ogeechee was taken away.
For several weeks provisions for the
town and this section were brought ov
er the river in boats. We were entirely
cut off from over the river and the 79th
district for many weeks except by
little fishing boats.
BUSINESS MEN MUST NOW
REGISTER WITH ORDINARY
MANY FIRMS AND CORPORATIONS
ARE NEGLECTING THE PER
FORMANCE OF DUTY.
Sandcrsville, Ga., March 18. —Special
The Georgia law requires that all
corporations and many dealers in spe
cial lines must register with the Ordi
nard on the first day of January each
year, and then pay a special tax to the
Tax Collector. The list of such lines
of business, which covers nearly a col
umn in a newspaper, has already been
published in the Progress with the hope
of waking up some of the delinquents
to their duty in this matter, but they
are slow to catch on. As all laws must
be obeyed, good or bad, until repealed,
there is no excuse for any one to lon
ger skip the performance of a duty
which the law imposes. All automo
bile dealers and even those who have
cars for hire are required to register.
There are so many various lines af
fected that it is impracticable to pub
lish a complete list in this space. T
all who are concerned make inquiry
and get straight with the law before
the law gets after them.
IT. D. C. Meeting.
Miss Margaret Warren entertaineil
the local chapter of the IT. I). C. at the
home of Mrs. B. H. Warren Thursday
afternoon, March the thirteenth.
Mrs. W. R. Sinquefield, the vice
president, presided, as the president
was absent.
After singing the “Star-Spangled
Banner” and repeating the Lord’s
Prayer in concert, the minutes were
read and approved.
Mrs. Barwick made an appeal for the
Old Soldiers at the “Old Soldiers’
Home ’ ’ in Atlanta.
There was an open discussion of pro
fram for Memorial Bay. It was decid
ed to have an informal program this
year; having basket dinner for vet
erans and invite the ladies of the town
to assist with baskets.
, The treasurer reported sd!> collected
and $233.10 expended during the vear
1918.
Mrs. A. P. Little read a letter from
the mother of our French orphan,
(little Velerie) thanking the chapter
for their interest in her daughter.
This mother has three other children
younger than Valerie, who is seven.
Her husband was killed during the war
and she has endured many hardships
since.
Miss Roberts, the historian, conduct
ed the study, telling of an incident dur
ing the World War, when the Ameri
can soldiers held for days without sur
rendering, waiting for reinforcements,
being shut up in Argonne Forest, which
had a parallel during the war between
tbe states. Six hundred Southern sol
diesr were confined in a Northern
camp where they endured unspeakable
hardships and were treated most cruel
ly. They were then brought South
thinking they would be set free, but
only to suffer the same or greater tor
tures. For eight long months they en
dured this treatment, all except two
hundred dying of starvation and cruel
ty. Only seventeen of the six hundred
swore allegiance to the North.
Miss Roberts read Mr. Hunt’s me
morial and appointed a committee to
write one for Mr. Clark.
Another letter from the mother of
our French orphan concluded the pro
gram, after which the guests were serv
ed a delicious luncheon by Mrs. and
Miss Warren.
SCRUB SIRE CAMPAIGN
HAS BEEN CALLED OFF
Sandcrsville, Ga., March 18.—Special
The following is a copy of a tele
gram received by Mr. H. A. Cliett,
County Bemonstration Agent, Tuesday
morning:
Athens, Ga., March 18.—H. A.
Cliett, Sandersville, Ga. Necessary
• to cancel Pure Bred Sire Campaign
in your county. See letter.—Camp
bell.
Mr. Cliett had already extensively ad
vertised meetings to be held in Sanders
ville, Bavisboro, Warthen, Beepstep, Ir
win ’s Cross Roads, Harrison and other
points in the county. He does not know
why the meetings have been called off,
as the telegram was not sufficiently
explanatory. It is probable that ar
rangements will be made to hold the
meetings at some later date, and if so
announcement will be made through the
Progress.
LOUISVILLE, GA, THURSDAY, MARCH 20,1919
HOGS BEING INOCUEATEO
AGAINST GHQLERA GERMS
TREATMENT SAID TO MAKE ’EM
THOROUGHLY IMMUNE
FROM DISEASE
Our farmers are taking l* it inter
est in protecting their hogs. against
disease. Dr. J. L. Hopping. Assistant
State Veterinarian of Atlanta, is in the
county giving the life treatment to
hogs. It insures hogs against cholera
the balance of their life. These will
have him treat the number of fogs giv
on: E. N. Willie, 100; Phillip Abbot,
15; It. S. Newsome, 35; Dr. W. .1.
Rhodes, 10; J. T. Fleming, 15, and oth
ers. Dr. Hopping will be in Louisville
for a week, and all who wi>h him to
treat their hogs should notify Mr. (’. V.
Shirley, the county farm dt onstrator.
The cost is not much and, all should
avail themselves of this spU*in!i 1 nppor
tunity. Dr. Hopper is a graduale of the
University of Ohio, and i< an expert
in the treatment of cholera. The sin
gle treatment lasts only about three
months, but the second last a during the
life of the animal.
If any of our farmers wish the ser
vices of Dr. Hopper they should not de
lay to inform him.
FRUIT TREE MAN MADE
MANY FINE PROMISES
BUT FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH
THE AGREEMENT HAS MADE
MANY SUSPICIOUS
Sandcrsville, Ga., March 18. —Special
Abut two years ago there was a fruit
tree man who made his headquarters
in Sandcrsville and traveled all over
this section soliciting orders for fruit
trees. His plan was to sell what was
called a family orchard of choice trees,
generally enough to set out an acre.
These trees were to be shipped the fol
lowing fall and set out according to di
rections, and were to consist of a varie
ty of fruits such as would meet the
needs of the family during the fruit
bearing season. These trees were sold
with the guarantee that they would live,
thrive and hear fruit. An agent of the
nursery would make it his business to
inspect the orchards annually, replace
trees that went out of commission on
account of the usual failure to thrive,
and the entire care of the orchards
would devolve upon the nursery which
supplied the stock. This sounded mighty
nice, and many orders were filled. The
fruit trees came all right and were de
livered to those who had placed the or
ders. Some of them thrived and others
did not. Inquiries began *; he made
as to what time the agent would come
and make the inspection, as promised,
but there was no answer. One farmer
wrote to the nurs ry that he wanted to
place an order for some trees. The re
ply came that the nursery -ompany to
which his letter had been addressed
had sold out to anew company. A copy
of the contract was then transmitted
to the new company with the request
that the agreement should be complied
with, but up to date no reply lias been
made to this request, which shows that
fruit tree agents sometimes make some
mighty fine promises in order to secure
orders, but do not always comply with
their agreements. It is better to trade
with some reliable and well known
company like P. J. Berckmans Sons of
Augusta, than to trade with the moun
taineers of Tenn ssec about whom noth
ing is known.
“IN FLANDERS FIELDS”
In Flanders fields the poppies grow,
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our places; while in the
sky
The larks, still bravely singing fly
Unheard amid the guns,
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunsets glow
Loved and were loved. And now we
lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe.
To you from falling hands we throw
The torch. Be yours to bear it high
If ye break faith witli us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies blow
In Flanders fields.
The above poem was written by
Lieut-Col John McCrea, a Canadian
physicians in charge of a hospital just
back of the lines in France shortly be
fore his death, and which may be con
sidered the classic poem of the war to
day. The poem was responded to by
Miss Moina Michael, a native of Mon
roe, Ga., and formerly principal of the
State Normal school prior to her ap
pointment as assistant secretary of the
Overseas Conference Headquarters of
Caolumbia University.
Her poem is as follows:
“We Shall Keep the Faith”
“Oh, you who sleep in Flanders fields—
Sleep sweet—to rise anew!
We caught the torch you threw
And, holding high, we keep the faith,
With all who died.
“We cherish, too, the poppy red
That grows on fields where valo led
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies,
But lends a luster to the red
Of the flower that blooms above the
dead
In Flanders fields.
“And now the torch and poppy red
We wear in honor if our dead.
Fear not that ye have died for naught;
We’ve learned the lesson that ye taught
In Flanders fields. ’ ’
—Use highest grade fer
tilizers. They are the cheap
est in the end. See me be
fore you buy. R. L. BE
THEA.
Seed Com For Sale.
Genuine Marlboro corn. Price SI.OO per
peck or $3 per bushel.
J. F. GOOBSON,
3-14-2 t Wadley, Ga.
LOUISVILLE STORES
NOW CLOSE AT GP.M.
BUSINESS HOUSES TO CLOSE AT
THIS HOUR THROUGHOUT THE
SUMMER
Effective last Monday, March 17th,
the stores and other business houses of
Louisville began closing their- places of
business at (> I’. M. These are the same
hours as adopted by all the stores in
adjacent towns and cities and will give
the merchants and clerks more time
off in the afternoons to work their gar
dens or for recreation.
The trading public is urged to do
their shopping early in the afternoon
in order that the stores may close
promptly each day. • Those who can are
urged to do their trading in the morn
ing when the stores are not crowded
and the clerks have plenty of time to
serve you.
Storehouse of W. F. Little.
Work lias been started on the store
house of Mr. W. F. Little. Mr. .1. M.
Marchman of Milledgeville is the con
tractor. If weather conditions permit,
he hopes to complete it in sixty days.
He put in the water and electric light
plant for our town several years ago,
and hence is not a stranger to our peo
ple-
Keeping Cut Flowers.
Most kinds of cut flowers will keep
for a long time if they are completely
Immersed in water. Place the blossoms
in bowls of water every night, and
take them out and rearrange them in
the morning. The flowers will often
appear as fresh as if they hud been
newly gathered.—Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
Calor of Pure Copper.
The work of a Swiss investigator
suggests that absolutely pure copper
may have a light gray color like that of
most other metals, since it is found
that copper which has been ten times
distilled in vacuo has only a pale rose
color, while the yellow *olor of gold
becomes much lighter under similar
treatments.
Matter of Matnemaucs.
A woman whose hobby was the
psychology and the esoteric influence
of colors, was deeply gratified one
morning when her husband admitted
that there might be something in her
theory' after all. “Dawson told me
something today, which seemed to go
to prove it,” he said. “Dawson?”
questioned Mrs. Madison, amazed, for
Dawson was the manager of her hsu
band's stables. “Yes; he says the bays
eat more than the grays.” “Really!
How does he account for it?” “Why,
there are ten more bays than grays.”
How Are Your
TIRES?
Strength^ll!
This is the paramount question of the day with motor car
owners. With the arrival of spring you should look after your
tires and see which ones should be discarded and replaced "with
AJAX TIRES. When you buy AJAX TIRES tire trouble will
end. These tires always give you the guaranteed mileage and
then some.
New Shipment O’Cedar Mops and Polish.
We have just received another big shipment of the famous
O’CEDAR MOPS and POLISH. This is the best made and is ideal
for wiping up hardwood floors, painted floors, etc. Brighten
your home and keep down the dust with one of these mops. It
saves hours of sweeping for the housewife.
Garden Seed of Every Kind.
We have a big stock of garden seed of every variety. If
you want the best seed, buy them here.
Louisville Drug Cos.
The IR&XaJLL Store
LOUISVILLE, GA.
WAR RECORDS ARE GOING
TO CITY BP WASHINGTON
i
A. S. CAMP PREPARING TO SEND
IN THE DOCUMENTS FOR
FILING AWAY
| Mr. A. S. f’anij\ clerk of tin* I>< :•
! war hoard is preparing the rerun]' i >
! ship them to Washington, D. Tha*
will close up the local work of the great
j war. Jefferson county did its host
I and we can look hack with pride upon j
! what we accomplished. No county did j
I better and very few did as well. We j
| did our full part to crush the biggest !
! enemy to the human race the wickedest ,
lone ever set agoing in this world. Most j
of our soldiers have cornu ha- k and j
will devote their efforts towards help- j
ling to huiJd up their county. For thosi i
1 who will never conn hack we will \ ,■
, cherish fondest regards and deep sym j
pathv for the bereaved loved ones.
TO PROMOTE HOG RAISING
IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
——-
ORGANIZATION OF HOG BREED '
ERS ASSOCIATION IS TO BE j
FORMED FOR COUNTY.
On next Tuesday afternoon the pub
lic is cordially invited to meet at the
court house at 2 o’clock for the pur
pose of organizing the Jefferson Conn- j
tv Hog Growers and Breeders Assoeia- j
tion. On this occasion Mr. R. M. Grid-j
ley, who has charge of the Pure Bred ;
Sow Campaign in Georgia will deliver
an address advocating better swine and
stock for our farmers. ,
This meeting will he of special in
terest to every farmer, every business
man and iq fact every eitizen of Jef
ferson county. Be sure to attend and
you will profit immensely.
Live in Extinct Volcano.
In southern Tunisia Is a mountai a of
considerable size called Douirat, w lieh
once upon a time was an active vol
cano. Bubbles of volcanic gases itad*
it a veritable honeycomb of cives,
which in these days are inhabited. In
fact, the whole mountain Is a ci’y—a
human anthill, densely populated
Possible Granary.
The harvesting of the corn crops in
Venezuela commences in September
or October. In most sections of the
country only one crop is raised an
nually, though with irrigation there
could easily be two. Most of the corn
raised in Venezuela is white, and the
market for this is not so good in the
West Indies as for the yellow varieties.
In case of any deficit in the corn crop
In the United States, Venezuela might
well be considered ns an available
source of supply.
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
“HEART Cf HUMANITY”
COMING TO THE PASTIME
THRILLING PICTURE IN EIGHT
REELS TO BE SHOWN LN SAN
DERSVILLE
Sandcrsville, Ga., Man h 18.—Special
Hundreds of people are expected to
visit Samlersvilh* Tuesday, March ‘_'sth
to see the wonderful picture entitled
’"Heart of Humanity. ’’ This is Alien
Holubar’s super production featuring
Dorothy Phillips. This is the biggest
picture in the past ten years and in or
der to acc-tinn.odate the large crowds
Manager Dukes of the Pastime lias
stated lie will give six performances
of tliis great picture. The first show
will begin at 11 A. M.. the second at
■■ .t : . M
show at 5 P. M , fifth show at 7:30 P.
M.. last show at 9:30 P. M.
To discriminating photoplay patrons,
‘‘The Heart of Humanity’’ will rank
as the third of a triumvirate of great
pictures produced since the inception
of the film industry. The first two
are ‘‘The Pirth of a Nation’’ and 1 i
toleraiice. ’ ’ Although in a measure a
war picture, it is a rank injustic to
stigmatize it by that term, since it has
come to mean the brutalities, horrible
atrocities and similar tricks to whieli
the average film director resorts when
producing motion pictures in which the
Hun figures.
Love forms the central theme of
“Tin* Heart of Humanity,” and, as the
title implies it is the story ol all the
living, breathing world. It is the story
of the love that lives in a mother’s
| heart, of the love that dwells in the
hearts of all sweethearts; of the love
that exists in the hearts or nil husbands
and wives. It is the story of the grand
passion which prompts humanity to do
and dare for what is gned and rig t,
even to the extent of sacrificing life it
self.
Dorothy Phillips, as Nannette, gives
a marvelously intelligent interpreta
tion of the stellar role. Surely this tal
ented young actress has tiaveled far
since the days when she appeared in
comedy roles. We venture the asser
tion justly entitles Miss Phillips to be
I regarded as one of the screen’s fore
most artists.
As the Widow Patricia, the mother
whose five sons go forth to battle for
humanity, Margaret Mann is satisfying
in every way. She represents every
mother in the land and the manner in
which she meets the heart wounds
which the war inflicts upon her will
endear her to every man, woman and
child who sees the production.
The Widow Patricia’s five sons are
portrayed by William Stowell, Robert
Anderson, the ‘ I M ’sieu Cuckoo” of
“Hearts of the World:” Frank Braid-
I wood, George Hackathorn and Walt
Whitman.
Don’t forget the date, next Tuesday,
I March 25th and make your plans to be
j here accordingly.
—R. L. Bethea will buy Lib
erty Bonds for SPOT CASH.