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Pianos, Organs, Buggies. VOL. XX.—B Pages Church Bells Call You SOSI many of ue attend church on Christmas day? Hnd why not? Of all the days In all the year Christmas Is the most appropriate for one to go to church and unite with his neighbors and friends in giving thanhs and praise unto him who died that you and I should live. Christmas is his birthday, and above all things one should hear p short ser mon and offer a prayer of thanhs for the fortunes that the past has showered on htm and ash forgiveness of all sins. One should go to church feeling that it is a pleasure and a privilege and not consider it a duty. It will furnish inspiration that will mahe one capable of better enjoying the day and at nightfall be a great deal happier. OFFICIALS AND EXECUTORS Now Carefully Complying With Inheritance Tax Law. Atlanta, Dec. 24 —After sleep ing over the fact for more than four months, Georgia has waked up at last to the fact that the in- Ueritance tax, passed by the last legislature, is not a joke. Ordinaries and executors, un- Aier pain of SI,OOO fine, are now statute all over the state, and tax collectors have been informed ,as to the duties which they have been neglecting. The inheritance tax law has gone through an experience with out parallel in the history of Georgia. For four montlns it has been a law on the statute books, yet there hasn’t been a single m compliance with it —at least there hadn’t up to the first of this week. Executors and ordinaries, each time they participated in a transfer of property to heirs, vi olated the law, and laid them selves open to a possible SI,OOO fm<?. v , _ *V- If appears that all were bliss fully ignorant of the way the law was supposed to operate, and that now that full information has been put in all their hands, the inheritance tax will begin tb bihllg a steady stream of gold ift* to the state’s treasury, Drys Win Ottt in Savannah, The anti-saloon forces won fiv4 out of seven cases in the ior court of Chatham county last week. These prosecutions are the result of the rcent visit of Seaborn Wright to Savannah. -More prosecutions are to follow. When those Savannah folk's are made to respect the prohibition law, the sailing in other sections will be easy. They are the bold est and moist flagrant set of law breakers to be found in the state, sand in the past they seemed to y&ave had the backing of those ikigh up ia* the Law and Order FLeage, more commonly known as the judges, solicitors and ju ries. But these verdicts indicate that someone is having a change of heart. M.ss Pearl Elrod, Winder’s ex pert telephone operator, spent a few days in Atlanta last week. .wje UPtnott mm* JUDGE G. A. JOHNS DOCKET IN FINE SHAPE. After a two weeks’ grind Judge Johns has tbe City Court of Jefferson docket in better shape than it lias been in years. The judge held court four week*? since September and reports that the docket is colser up than it has been since he went on the bench Judge Johns is one of the finest city court judges in the state and carries on the business of the court with dispatch, and in a bus iness like manner He has the lawyers, jurymen, witnesses % and bondsmen about convinced that his court is not run for their con venience, but is run to transact the judicial business of the coun ty LAWRENCEVILLE MAN JOINS THE INVENTORS!. T. C. Yearwood has invnted a door che(k which promises to be a good invention. It is a small implement to 'a ten on the bottom of a door to hold' it in place when you want it p.utiy or opened all the way. The machine gon?its of t\ spring With two trips, which can ha sprung with U.e foot. The Spring teste on the door and is covered With leath- C • or rubber Whit*b pfeVehts it from and nting the boards or tearing the carpet, it Will hold the door in any tuition desired. —La wren ce vilie ‘News-Herald. Bow Long, 0 Lord, How Long The “ready pistol” is still get ting in its deadly work. Over at Kaines, near Oordele, two men had a difficulty about some hogfy that might have been settled fist and skull fashion, but they both had pistols and of course had to use them. When shooting ceased three men were dead and a fourth fa tally wounded, and incidentally there were three widows and sev eral fatherless children left to bear the sorrow, d’sgraee and pri vation. llow long will it be before our civilization will weigh the dead ly firearm in the balance and find it wanting in use to humanity and then stop it's manufacture and sale in this country.—Moul trie Observer. Winder, Jackson County, Ga., Thursday, December 25, 1913. I Sociel\j Mrs George Fortson spent Mon day in Atlanta. Mr. Ralph Pledger, of Atlanta, was in Winder Monday. Miss Pauline Camp was an Atlanta visitor Monday Miss Robbie Blasingame of Bre nau, is home for the holidays. Miss Fay Wilkerson left Mon day for Deinorist to yisit relatives and friends. Mrs. W. O. Perry and Miss Annie Perry vis.ted the Gate City Saturday. i Mr. and Mrs. 11. J. Pledger vis ited relatives in Atlanta Satur day and Sunday Mr. Luther McGee, of Atlanta, spent Sunday as the guest of Mrs E. J Foy and family. Maider Jamie Wood, of Atlan ta, is in Winder to spend the Holiday's with friends. Roy and Ralph Smith, who are attending the University of Geor gia are home for the holidays. Mrs. L. W. Hodges who has been visiting for several weeks in Atlanta* has returned home. Miss Lila Dell Betts will leave Monday to spend the week as the guest of her sister near Talmo. Messrs. Robert J. and R, A. W. Smith motored over to Wat kinsville Sunday afternoon to vis it frinds. 'J i s nr Airs Lewis Jbhnson, of Deca tur, is the guest of her parents, Air and Mrs A.. H. O’Neal, for the holidays. Rev and Mrs. W. 11. Faust loft Wednesday for Oglethrope coun ty to spend the holidays visiting relatives and friends Miss Anna Favenson, of Young Harris, has reached the city for the holidays with, her parents, Mr and Mrs A. Y. Eavenson. Miss Clifford Daniel, on<; of our popular teachers, left Mon day for Athens and Jefferson to spend the Christmas Yuletide. Mi & s Newton Swinnqy, teacher in the Winder High school de partment; left Saturday for Mc- R|ea tjp vis : t relatives and friends, Masters Warren and Wescottp Ttiole, who are attending school in Macon, have arrived in the city to spend flu* holidays with th ir patent* t4of - Lipscomb*, head milliner tbf J. T. Strange Company left Monday for her home in North Carolina to spend the holidays with relatives. Mis® Mary Alice Strange who has been attending school at the Wesleyan Cbllege at Macon has returned to her home to visit her parents during the holidays. Mr. T. E. Iluffaker, of Chat tanooga, father of W. P. Iluffa ker, superintendent of Winder Puplie Schools, is the guest of his son in this city for the holi days. Lewis H a good and Spencer Mc- Kelvey, of Lawrenceville, have re turned home, after a visit to their auut, Miss Bettie Julian. She ac companied tb< rn home, and will spend the holidays m that city. Mrs. J. W. Saunders and little son left Sunday for Atlanta to visit friends. They were joined there Wednesday morning by Mr. ,j W.Shunders and will on hi s arrival leave for Florida to visit the parents of Mrs. Saun ders. i H. H. LEDBETTER IN AUTOMOBILE COLLISION. Few Scratches and Braises, But No Serious Damage Done. Air. 11. 11. Ledbetter, who lives a few miles below Winder, on the Hog Mountain road, was run over by an automobile driven by Willie Smith about 9 o’clock last Monday night. Air. Ledbetter was driving a mule along the road. He had been to town, and was a little sleepy, it is said and in some unaccount able manner, tumbled out of bis his buggy and the automobile fol low ng ran over him. Neither, the automobile nor Air. Ledbetter was damaged to any great extent. Robbed by Pickpockets. Messrs. Bill Elrod and W. A. Watson.who live a few miles from Winder, were robbed last 'Satur day afternoon .just as they board ed a Seaboard train in Atlanta for their home. They didn't dis cover the robbery until they reached Lawrenceville. However, good luck always follows people from this section. The Sunday morning papers told us of the capture of three of the nimblofingered gentlemen. Air. Elrod’s pocket-book be sides some small change, contain ed a promissory note $75.00. This note was in one of the pocket books thrown away by the pick pockets just before capture. Neat Sums Realized at Bazaar. The Stntham School Bazar is the interesting feature nere since* last Friday night. About $25 is real el each da)', and a whole world of fun and interest. Everybody is looking forward to box supper Monday night, the29th, t ie proceeds of which go towaid piying for the new piano at the Methodist, church. Every lady should bring a box and her best friend. Boxes will not be sold to to the highest bidder. TO OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS. •' '.'*i * , We wish you a Merry Christina*, an 1 may good luck open up to you during HU4, in uddition to health and happiness, a long era of com mercial prosperity. THE QUALITY SHOP, J. T. DeLiesseline & Cos. Jackson’si Ginners’ Report. The tabulation of the separate re turns from the ginners fur the Pe comber 13th report shows that there were 40,098 bales of cotton, count ing rounds ns half bales, ginned in Jackson county, from the crop of 1913, prior to Decemcer 13th, a.- compared with 30,986 bales ginned prior to December 13, 1912. Trains Delayed. All trains going south on the Seaboard were delayed Monday ovviVig to the burning of a tres tle between this city and Athens. Master Joe Bagwell, of Bir mingham, Ala., will spend Christ mas with his grandmother, Mrs. J F. Green. ’ ! , Mr. J. T. Strange has purchased a handsome six-cylinder touring car from the Buick agency, Winder Mobile Cos Mr. J. L. Green, of Guyton, Ga., will spend the hoi.days with ins father, Mr. J. F. Green. W. E. Young, —the— Shingle man. 8 Pages—No. 37 CURRENCY BILL BECOMES A LAW. i House and Senate Pass Confer ence Report and Bill Gees To President for Signature. Washington, D. C. Dec. 22nd— Tlie house passed the conference report on the administration cur rency bill at ten forty-six o’clock tonight by a vote of two ninety eight to sixty. They sent the report to the Senate which had awaited in ses sion to recieve it before adjourn ment for a fortn'ght. The new currency measure has as its chief purpose for rendering of money of the country more elastic thus eliminating the dan gers of a financial str agency. This can be accomplished large ly thru a chain of regional re serve hanks. The banks of the country will be required to deposit in these fnst tut ions a certain proporta n of their reserve. In case of emergney region al reserve banks may he drawn upon. ! ' It is expected that thus ra llionl of dollars can he put into circu lation quickly. The arrangement is also design ed to prevent a money “corner.” Ir an emergency anew form paper money can be issued; bills to be known as treasury notes. They may be put out by.the gov ernment thru regional hanks. When condit on* become nor mal, these hills will be taken bad by the government. In charge of the whole new system and direct ly controlling the regional re serve banks will be a federal re serve board appointed by the president. MR SINGLEION BROWN HAS MOVED TO TOWN. Mr. Singleton Brown, who ha* been liv ng about two miles west of Bethlehem, in Cut-Off district, has purrehaged a house and let from Mr. W. J. Bennett, and with Jjis fam'ly has took up hjg res deuce with us. We wel come Mr. Brown to our town, t*# 0 Phili ips Hearnto n. Sunday morning at the Meth odist parsonage, Miss Ethel Phil -1 ips of this city, was happily mar ried to Mr. Will Hearnton, of Monroe. , i The bride is the daughter of Mr*. Vann e Phillips. The groom is in the plumbing business in. Monroe. Rev. John Yarbrough performed the ceremony. Care's Your Chance! 1 have received the agency for The Saturday Blade and Chicago Ledger. The Blade contains the news from all parts of the world. The Ledger carries stores that thrills one’s heart. Yo’u wil\ cer tainly enjoy reading them both. For further particulars see or write Oscar Ross, Winder, Ga. Arm Scalded with Icing. While assisting his sisters to prepare Christmas cake Mr Geo. Sim 8 had his arm scalded with hot icing. George is a fine look ing young man and is a 4 ine cook and he has the sympathy of sewr al young ladies in h s atfliction.