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THE NEWS & FARMER
Entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Louisville, G*.
under the Act of Congress, March 8, 1879.
Published Every Thursday.
VIRGINIA POLHILL PRICE Editor
J. W. WHITE Associate Ed.%jr
One Year, in Advance 52.00
Sir. Months, in Advance SI.OO
AN AUTUMN IDYL
The “Autumn Idyl,” by Ernest Camp, of Monroe, Ga.,
a newspaper editor and writer well known in the state, of
which contribution to the prose-poetry of the day, so much
favorably has been said, in the state newspaper press, dur
ing the past few days, is as follows:
The evening shadows lengthen o’er the avenue of space
and the lilting zephyrs whisper where the oak limbs inter
lace, a mellow cadence mingles with the murmur of the pines
and wood and vale are fragrant with the breath of musca
dines.
Tis the meeting of the seasons in the ante-room of
Time, and Summer seems reluctant to captinlate—sublime
with magic, mellow mornings and with afternoons so rare
she weeps as Autumn cometh with a red rose in her hair.
Old Summer tells of blessings she has brought to high
and low, the sun-kissed skies and spaces where the sweet
est breezes blow, the vibrant mountain reaches and the smil
ing vales below, the sea, the brooks and rivers, and the sun
set’s after-glow.
But old Summer’s voice is husky and her cheeks are
growing pale, and furrows line her forehead as a token of
travail, her course is almost, finished and her smile is faint
and wan as Autumn paints the landscape and prepares her
robes to don.
She brings as gifts a presence that relumines and allures
a spur to youhg and aged that enliven and endures, a wealth
of charm and color and a calm that leads astray our vagrant
thoughts and fancies to the realms of Yesterday.
She brings to us a knowledge of mistakes and forces
spent in misdirected effort that will bring no increment, and
she throws upon our vision all the hope and joys and fears—
all the shifting lights and shadows of the vanished Yester
years.
Then she paints the wood and meadow into vari-colored
hues, she fills the air with incense and sets diamonds in the
dews, she flecks the sky with purple and she wraps the sun
in gold and she opens up a vista of emotions manifold.
So I welcome gentle Autumn, with her variegated
charms, l like her sweet demeanor as I take her in my arms,
and I clasp her to my bosom with sincerest thanks to God
that He sends along the season with her robes of golden rod.
Monroe, Ga., September 10, 1923.
The disclosures which have been made, not only in the
West where members of the Ku Klux Klan have admitted
their connection with wholesale floggings and other depreda
tions, but in Georgia where the evidence has gone far enough
to positively connect leaders of the Klan in Macon and other
cities with such outrages puts that organization beyond the
pale of respectability. The intentions of the organization
may have been of the best, the principles set forth sound
that way, but the testimony is too overwhelming showing the
organization to be in sympathy with night riders and out
laws, for those who believe in law and order to countenance
it longer. We believe that many good men, with the best
motives, joined the organization, but the time has come
when they ought to get out of it as quickly as possible. If
there are any high state officials who are members of this
organization they ought to quit and denounce it. The evi
dence is too plain that many members of the Klan instead of
promoting law and order have attempted to clog the wheels
of justice. The upstanding citizen doesn’t need to wear a
mask.
SEARCH FOR BODIES
Schenectady, N. Y., Sept. IS.—
Search was continued today beneath
a fallen span of the Great Western
g;ite for the bodies of a construction
superintendent and two workmen
who were killed when false work
g:i\r way and precipitated them in
the Mohawk river with 230 cubic
yards of concrete.
A dozen men were pouring wet
concrete into the false work form- 1
ing one-half the span. Suddenly the
mass sagged and dropped into 12
fret of water. Most of the men hung
from supports and clambered to se
cure ground but three fell into the
water under the concrete.
PROGRAMME
Shadowland Theatre
Thursday, September 20th —
GLORIA SWANSON AND THEODORE ROBERTS IN
“PRODIGAL DAUGHTERS”
YOU! Will bo thrilled and shocked by this picture. Its like
a sermon by a fearless preacher on the social problems of the
day, no truth on modern society is left unrevealed. In some
of our larger cities this picture has been advertised in church
bulletin boards. Everybody should see this picture, its
worth while if taken in the right light.
Friday, September 21st —
BETTY COAIPSON in “THE WHITE FLOWER.”
A love story actually filmed in Hawaii, isle of romance.
Saturday, September 22nd —
MARY MILES MINTER supported by Antonio Moreno and
Ernest Torrence in “THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME
PINE" from the novel by John Fox, Jr. Many of our pat
rons have been asking for this picture which shows that
those who know pictures, know it to be one of the best of the
season.
Monday, September 24th —
Cecil He DeMille’s greatest production, “ADAM’S RIB.” In
the cast are Milton Sills, Elliott Dexter, Theodore Koslof,
Anna Q. Nilson, Pauline Caron, Julia Faye and others. With
a cast like this you are assured of seeing a great picture.
Don’t miss it. Pathe News will also be shown on this date.
Tuesday, September 25th—
CLAIRE WINDSOR, RICHARD DIX and CLAUDE GILL
INGWATER play in “FOOLS FIRST.” A great picture pro
duced by MARSHALL NEILAN. Mr. Neilan makes only
one kind of motion pictures—they are the BEST kind.
Aesops Fables will also be shown on this date.
Shadowland Theatre
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LOUISVILLE, GA.
HEAVY WEEVIL DAMAGE.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 18.—“ Extremely
heavy weevil lamage” to cotton is re
ported throughout the southeast dur
ing the past fortnight, according to
a buletin issued here today by the!
bureau of agricultural economics.
United States department of agri
culture.
Cotton-picking lias progressed rap
idly during the past ten days, it is
stated. Caterpillar damage is re
i ported in Alabama and northwest
Georgia, • but is not expected to ser
| iously affect the size of the crop.
South Carolina has sent in reports
of rust.
THE NEWS AND FARMER, LOUISVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1923.
THE SCHOOL COLUMN
Moxley school opened Monday,
September 10th, with an enrollment
of 26.
Prof. W. R. Callaway, A. 8.,
Mercer University, is superintendent
and Miss Ethel Rollins, of Gray
mont-Summit, is the assistant
teacher.
Both of the above teachers come
highly recommended. Prof. Callaway
from a family of teachers and
preachers and should develop into
one of the best school men in the
county.
Avera high school opened Monday,
September 10th, with an enrollment
of 80.
Supt. W. C. Mcßath, Toccoa, Ga„
is the new professor in charge this
year. Mr. Horace Wright, of Waco,
Ga., is the principal.
Miss Mollie Caot, of Wadlcy, has
charge of the grammar grade. Miss
Louise Livingston, of Wadley, has
the primary grade. All of the above
teachers have had normal training
and Avera is anticipating the best
school in its historv.
witSessestTlE
FORCED TO Ml
AGRICULTURE PROBE
Those Who Do Answer to
Request Will Be Compelled
By Exercise of Power Con
ferred By Legislature.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 18—Preliminary
work on the part of the legislative
joint committee, which met in the
senate chamber at 11 o’clock today,
indicales that this will be at least
one real departmental investigation
in Georgia-
Witnesses whose names thus far
have been furnished the committee
will be summoned and requested to
i attend. If this does not bring the
| desired response then the commit
tee, by its declarations today, wilt
I exercise the power conferred by the
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legislature and compel atendance,
and if it becomes necessary, will
punish for contempt. Among those
witnesses are Representative C. E.
Stewart, Mrs. Alice L. Lytle, Grover
Edmondson, former Governor Hard
wick, two former warrant clerks,
two members of the legislature other
than Mr. Stewart, certain former em
ployees of the agricultural depart
ment.
The work delegated to the com
mittee is a complete and thorough
investigation of the charges made
against, and the methods of opera
tion of, the state department of
agriculture.
The work of organization was
quickly gotten through today, and
in a very harmonious manner. Upon
nomination of Representative Ben
nett. Senator George W. Lankford,
of Lyons, was elected chairman.
Upon nomination of Representative
Calvin W. Parker, Representative
Carl M. Guess was elected vice chair
man and Representative E. B. Dykes
of Dooly, secretary. Court Stenog
rapher Wood, of the Toombs cir
cuit. has been employed as stenog
grapher for the committee and a ,
i sergeant at arms is to be named
; tomorrow.
Direct References.
In the several preliminary state
ments direct references were made j
to the attacks by Representative ,
Stewart upon the personnel of the
committee and the charge by him
that the officers of the two branches
of the assembly had “hand-picked”
the committee and that Mr. Stewart
could write their findings in ad
vance.
Chairman Lankford, referring to
these printed statements and the
declarations by Mr. Stewart that the
department would be “whitewashed” j
said he had served notice upon both (
Mr. Stewart and Commissioner
Brown, of the date on which the
committee would meet, “and I have
not heard a word whatever from
Mr. Stewart.” He charged the com
mittee that the same oath which
each member took upon assuming
his office as a member of the leg
islature is binding upon him now,
and he had no hesitancy in saying,
regardless of’the declarations made
in criticism of the committee, that
it will do the right tiling, conduct
ing themselves much the same as
! twelve jurors and, if the charges
| made against the department are
I sustained they will return a ver
| diet accordingly, while on the other
j hand, if they are proven to be un
[ true the verdict will he rendered
I that way. “But,” he said, “there is
j not going to he any whitewash for
anybody by this committee, neither
the department of agriculture nor
those who have accused the depart
ment. We are here under our oath
to render our verdict according to
the evidence and. while I hope we
can get through with the work with
out delay, if it takes many days to
go thoroughly into our work and
complete it, so be it, for when we
write our report it will, I trust, be
such that every member of this
committee will be justified in stand
ing in his place on the floor of
the legislative halls next summer
and hacking it up.”
Knew Nothing of Intention.
Representative Carl Guess said he
knew nothing of the intention to
j name him on the committee until
I half an hour before the committee
was announced, and then we was
asked certain questions about being
biased for or against the depart
ment, or having any relation em
ployed by the department. “I am
satisfied ' beyond any possible
doubt,” he said, “this committee is
going to do its full and complete
duty and let the chips fall wher
ever they may, and, I believe, if
there is any man in the state who
is conscientiously possessed of any
information which this committee
should have to accomplish that end
it is his duty to come forward voU
untarily and not wait to he sum
moned,' or else forever hereafter
hold his peace and end eternal agi
tating. 1 differ wholly with the
gentleman who asserted this is a
hand-picked committee. I am satis
fied each man has come into the
committee to do his full duty, give
everybody a square deal and serve
the best interests of the state.
Therefore, if these people who have
information do not come before the
committee voluntarily, or after sub
poena has issued then, under the au
thority of the resolution it is our
duty to compell their attendance.”
Representative O. R. Bennett said
while he has not liked some of the
tactics employed by the commis
sioner of agriculture very much, at
the same time the things that have
come to him as hearsay and the
declarations that have been made do
not weight with him “and I fully
realize that when the gentleman
from Atkinson made the statement
this is a hand-picked committee he
was simply mistaken, and I am con
vinced every man here is here to do
what is right.
“In a way I had rather see Mr-
Brown vindicated of these charges,
but if he has embezzled, or is a
thief, or a liar as the gentleman
from Atkinson charged, then we
ought to find it out and will find
it out. If it is not so then we
ought to find that out and will do
so, and come out squarely and say
so. If we find nothing wrong with
iiis department, then the holding of
this investigation will serve to make
all men in the state more careful
in tile handling of state funds.”
All Present But One.
When organization had been com
pleted all members of the joint
committee were present except Rep
resentative G. B. Callaway, of Put
j name.
| On motion of Representative
i Guess the committee adopted the
| rules of procedure of the superior
| court, save as to leading questions,
j it being the judgment of the chair
man that this restriction should not
be applied in the investigation, but
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rather than testimony should be al
lowed to develop under a'liberal in
terpretation of leading questions.
Representative Dykes suggested
that the committee make arrange
ments to subpoena all persons who
have made charges against the de
partment either on the floor of the
legislative halls, in the press or in
public places, as well as those who
have defended the department
against those charges, since .he be
lieves it the absolute duty of those
who have made charges to come be
fore the committee and make them
then under oath. If those charges
are true it is due the people of the
state that they know it, if they are
not true it is likewise due the peo
ple and the department that tile fact
be known. “We have the power to
compell the attendance of witnesses
and it is my judgment this is not
going to be any half-shot investiga
tion. We ought to exercise that
power.”
Representative Davis said his pur
pose is to have such an investiga
tion that the committee will find
itself ready to stand behind its re
port and findings on the floor of
the house next summer “and put
our feet down flat on this eternal
stirring up of two state depart
ments, and this eternal accusation
against these two departments if
there is nothing in it.”
Attorney Sam L. Olive, as counsel
for Commissioner Brown, stated that
it is the purpose of the department
to aid the investigation in every
way; that if there is anything
wrong the first man in the state
who wants to find it out is the
commissioner, but he here and now
stated to the committee that there
is no wrong in the department so
far as he knows.
Must. Be Confronted by Accusers
“We shall, though, insist upon be
ing confronted by our accusers,” he
said, “and in the end it is the case
of the people, who are entitled to
your verdict whatever you may
find. We shall expect to make no
reply- to the bitter and irrelevant
attack made upon this committee
except to say at this time that we
have entire and abiding faith in the
Georgia General Assembly and upon
the committee it has selected.
“Various attacks have been made
upon Mr. Brown and Mr- Jackson,
under the cloak of certain protec
tion. We shall now insist upon hav
ing those accusers come face to face
and make their accusations. It may
become necessary- for us to attack
the truth of their statements, and
we will insist upon our right that
they be made now to toe the line,
and if there is law enough in Geor
gia wc shall have them here to
testify under oath.”
Commissioner Brown expressed [
gratification that the assembly has i
at last provided for a real and a
complete investigation of his de
partment and hoped this committee
“will look into every' minute detail
of the operation of that depart
ment.” The law, he says, fixes the
operation of the department and its
many sub-branches, that same law
making the sub-branches. It makes
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of J. F. Kelly Lumber Cos., of Wad
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responsible, in any way', for the
transactions of the Firm.
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become accomplishments to these
sort of men.
Where is the employer who seeks
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the activities of the department
broad and multiple, and necessitates
the carrying of many men on the
payrolls of the various sub-depart
ments, and he asked the committee
to look into pll those laws and pro
visions and the manner in which
the work is being conducted under
those laws. He especially expressed
the desire that the committee, in
addition to its direct investigation
of the charges, keep in mind the
present conditions under existing
laws, reflect on any- improvements
that can be made to better results
for the people in the state by
changes or amendments to those
laws, and to express themselves
along that line.
“We waive anything the resolu
tion does not give you the right to
do. We want you to look into ab
solutely everything. If the depart
ment is guilty of wrong doing then
I am ready to pay the penalty. If
it has done the best that could be
done, honestly and earnestly, then
I shall want that to be known; we
are entitled to it and in the end
it is the people who arc entitled to
the truth and the whole truth.”
Wanted as Witnesses
Mr. Brown submitted the follow
ing names he desires to have sum
moned as witnesses:
Walter Vance, former warrant
clerk, to be cited to bring certain
records which he has exhibited and
on which he is alleged to have based
charges of misappropriation of
funds; certain records which he ob
tained from the executive depart
ment and has been publicly display
ing.
Charles E. Stewart, representative
from Atkinson, who made attacks
on the floor of the house, and who
should be cited to bring the alleged
documentary evidence he said he!
held in his hand which would “proye
Brown a liar, perjurer and a thief.”
Grover C. Edmondson, editorial
writer on the Columbia Sentinel,
who should he cited to bring the
files of his paper publishing alleged
records from the governor’s office
relative to alleged payment by the
department of private bills of Dr.
C. H- Kittrell, of Dublin.
Dr. C. IT. Kittrell, of Dublin, who
ise concerned in those charges.
Sam Askew-, now of the pension |
department, who was formerly war
rant clerk in Governor Hardwick’s
office.
J. M. Hillburn, a former employe
of the agricultural department.
The question of summoning Editor
Hunnicutt, of the Southern Culti
vator, on account of publication by
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him of criticism of the Market Bul
letin and the use of SIOO,OOO appro
priation, was raised by Mr. Howard,
and Commissioner Brown suggested
it would be well to hear from any
one in the state who has a con
scientious difference of opinion
about the publication of that official
paper by- the department. He said
lie realizes there, are honest differ
ences of opinion about that expendi
ture, and those critics have a right
to express themselves to the com
mittee.
Representative O. R. Bennett, of
tile committee, directed that the fol
lowing witnesses be subpoenaed:
Representative Parker New, of
Laurens, who made charges in the
legislature against the departme 71
Representative H. R. Banister, Vl*
Thomas' who introduced the first
resolution to investigate.
Mrs. Alice L. Lytle, owner ojr the
Columbia Sentinel, who has made!
published attacks on the depart-'
ment.
Former Governor Thomas W.
Hardwick, if he is in the state.
The committee adjourned to meet
at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning, and ,
announced two sessions daily until
the work is completed. Subpoenas
will be dispatched to the witnesses
named Ibis afternoon, advanced by
a wire request from the chairman
that they be present tomorrow
morning. In ease of outside witness
es the subpoenas will be served hy
the sheriff of the county of resi
dence, and if there is not immeSii
ate response the committee will
dispatch its special officer to bring
in such witnesses as do not respond.
COUEISM WINS MEDAL.
Bisley, Eng.—Lieut. James Elwood,
who won the King’s Medal for shoot
ing here, attributes his success to
the practice of Coueism.
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