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m T 0 float bonds
■°" N 'for school buildings.
H be Called and Matter
;ection t 0 „
■ Left up to "’O Pcop'e-
B Pu H for Bonds.
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I u a „ adjourned meeting; Tuesday
L,4 <••*' ll " anim0 " sl ' V PaSS ‘
V, ~ order rallins tor M> o' 4 ' l '’ lo " “
■ if ae one ran do legally Held to
■Li, tbe iiueslioii of a bond txue
■ ,KOlle of tVinder, the funds
■ ear from the homls if issued, to
B u . , ;i for tlio purpose of erecting
■ mo(le rn school building or buildings
■ iJlo!<-'!' housing of our school
Bhildren.
B T AN A RUS;.:, notion was predicated by -ho
8r.,,';;B r .,,' ; ; need of the moment, as well
■ following the report of the com-
Brtttc appoint* and last week by the
f rnul among the business
En arid citizens of the city to invts-
B ; ;a:o and suggest what means to
B in handling the question of
B cvv i 0 raise funds to build the
B c hocl buildings.
B These gentlemen n ported to the
Body that a bond issue, if it could
B„ floated, was the best solution,
j, n( j after thorough consideration re
commended that this be done feeling
confident that the citizens would give
the measure support when submitted
to the voters.
The necessity for more room and
setter school buildings is patent to
all who care one whit for the fu
ture of our children and the progress
and prosperity of our city.
N'o teacher, however efficient, can
do justice by the children and to
himself, owing to the crowded v con
dition of our sehols, to say nothing
nf unsanitary, unsightly and positive
ly dangerous conditions of the old
aUle-trap, germ-fostering, slab-sided
frame-work that passes for the daily
habitation of some 500 of Winder’s
excellent urchins.
So it is up to the people to in
struct council to proceed or call off.
Anyway, the old school building has
served its day, and must be replac
ed, or it will tumble down of its own
■weight one of these windy days,
f And the rumble of its tumble may
Ibe felt for many moons as loving par
Rents plant spring flowers around
Ithe tomb of a child who. under more
■favorable conditions, might have
■lived to be president of his country.
Elsewhere in this issue is publish
ed copies of the Ordinances author
ping the calling of the school bond
lelections.
‘DRY” GREAT BRITAIN
SEEMS TO BE PROBABLE.
j I'Onaon, April 13. —Probably no ses
sion of the British parliament since
'he opening of the war has been
waited with keener interest than the
lu ting which will begin tomorrow.
A "dry England,” unknown except
ir a Period of two years 150 years
so > is not beyond the possibilities,
I,IU llle government has given no of
‘ ‘ a l bint as to what action may be
expected.
* 'eral days ago an opposition pa
per Published a forecast of the gov
ernment plan which, it asserted, con
tpniplated the prohibit ion of all M-
I lf)r - 5 , except light beer, which would
be manufactured by the government
s prediction received some confir-
I rr “'"'on tonight from a government
which declared the entire bus
the manufacture and sale of
‘ dir liquors is to become a gov
“ nment monopoly.
binder LADIES AT
STATHAM TONIGHT.
I
1 n^ er auspices of the W. C. T. IT.
>, iffragette Convention” recent
!>!'l at the court house in this
' "ill be reconvened at the school
j ' !l mini in Statham tonight. AU
'i agates will be there.
dr 31 ' Irß ‘ arr f s chil*
■ t.e visitors here Wednesday.
SPlje luinCicv
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY.AND THE CITY OF WINDER.
WINDER PASTOR ACCEPTS
CALL TO COLUMBIA.
Minister Reeves, of the Christian
Church, to Leave City May
First.
The hundreds of frit nds of Rev.
A. B. Reeves, in this city and sec
tion will regret to learn that about
May Ist he will move to Columbia,
S. C., where he has accepted the
pastorate of the First Christian
church of that city.
Mr. Reeves succeeded Rev. John
H. Wood as pastor here and during
his residence in the city has made
hosts of friends in a social and per
sonal way, as well as having been
wonderfully successful as* a man of
God.
However, the call to new fields
gives him promise of more useful
ness as well as increased material
welfare, and he has decided to make
the change, having notified his con
gregation that he wished a release
from his charge here. Mr. Reeves,
and his estimable wife will have the
best wishes of our people for their
happiness and success in the new
work.
WOODMEN IN ATHENS.
Between Six and Seven Hundred
Delegates in Attendance.
Athens, Ga., April 14. —The bien
nial convention of the Woodmen of
the World in Georgia was called to
order yesterday morning at the Co
lonial Opera House, this city, Dr. F.
L. Rosenthal of Cblumbus presiding.
Between six and seven hundred del
egates from the eight hundred and
fifty camps over the state, represent
ing nearly thirty thousand Woodmen,
were present at the afternoon meet
ing.
In addition to these delegates there
were fully three or four hundred
members and delegates of the Wood
men Circle, the woman’s branch of
the order, here; and there are many
members of the Uniformed Rank
and the famous Brownwood Band be
sides ,
CIVIL WAR ENDED
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
April 9th marked the fiftieth anni
versary of one of the most signifi
cant events in United States’ histo
ry—Gen. R. E. Lee’s surrender to
Lieutenant General U. S. Grant at
Appomattox Coufthouse.
Fifty years ago, on April 9th, the
Confederatee army had dwindled to
a mere handful of soldiers, including
officers. Harassed on every hand and
face to face with starvation, General
Lee’s forces had been retreating
from Amelia court house, followed
close by the pursuing Federal troops.
AH Appomattox, on Sunday, April 9,
1865, with no prospect of succor in
view and with a mere fragment of
a once splendid army, General Lee
listened to the overtures of Grant
and surrendered. There was nothing
else to do. He had fought a good
fight; but it had been a losing one.
The surrender at Appomattox
marked the close of the Civil \\ ar.
Promiscous fighting, however, con
tinued a while longer in Carolina ane
Mississippi. It was not until May 6,
1865, that the last engagement of the
conflict was staged in Mississippi.
The terms of the surrender at Ap
pomattox were very liberal toward
the conquered forces. All officers
were required to give their individual
paroles not to take up arms against
the government of the United States
until properly exchanged. Each com
pany or regimental commander sign
ed a like parole for the men of hi.->
command. Side arms of the officeis
and private horses and baggage was
not required to be turned ovei to the
victors. Privates in the Confederate
army were allowed to retain tlieir
horses and mules.
Winder, Barrow County, Ga., Thursday, April 15th, 1915.
WknowW
J ABOUT (t
Mr W. B. Mathews is in Atlanta
today.
Mrs. W. H. Toole spent Wedm s
day in Atlanta.
Judge G. A. Johns was in Athens
Tuesday on business.
Miss Ruby Carithers is spending
a few days in Atlanta.
Mr. R. L. Carithers was in Atlan
ta Thursday on business.
Mr. Robt Camp, of Tech, Atlanta,
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Mrs. Kelly, from Monroe, is the
guest this week of Mrs. L. S. Rad
ford.
Mrs. Fred Beers, of Atlanta, is tht
guest of Mrs. E. F. Saxon on Broad
street.
Mrs. J. J. Wilson and Mrs. H. A
Carithers, Jr., spent Tuesday in
Athens.
The friends of Mrs. K. P. Carpen
ter will regret to learn that she is
still indisposed.
Mrs. Bill Bailey, after a few days’
visit to her sister, Mrs. W. C. Hor
ton, has returned to her home in Ala
bama.
The Misses McCants had as their
guests during the week end Misses
Chester Pitshaw and r rene C’ronic
of Hoschton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hood and daugl
ters, accompanied by Mr. Cupid
Potts, of Athens, spent Sunday here
with relatives.
Miss Edna Hayes Foy spent the
first days of the week in Atlanta
She returned Thursday accompanied
by her sister, Mrs. Gertrude Foy
McGhee.
Mr. S. T. Maughon, the fancy gro
ceryman, spent Wednesday in Atlan
ta, on a buying trip. He has a fresh
stock of Hastings’ seeds, watermel
on and garden seeds of all kinds.
Rev. W. T. Hunnicutt, former pas
tor of the Methodist church here,
will preach the commencement ser
mon of the Monroe Public Schools
this year. The date is Sunday, May
23rd.
Mr. Elmer Baily, a young man of
Commerce, is now a resident of this
city and is with the Winder Lumber
Company. Mr. Biailey leaves a mighty
good town in old Jackson to help
swell the flowing tide into a still
better town, the Capital City of Bar
row.
Dr. S. R. Btelk, of Gainesville,
was in the city a few hours Tuesday.
He was last week elected chaplain
of the T. P. A of Georgia, and his
organization 4 s pushing him forward
as a candidate for the same position
in the National convention at Den
ver next summer.
Coining to the No-Name theater
within the next week, a five-reel
picture, “As Ye Sow Make >oui
plans to see it.
Galesburg, 111. —A lady in this eit\,
cleaning a silk dress with gasoline,
took the garment out into the yard
to dry. She began brushing the silk
briskly with her hand, causing a
spark of static electricity, which ig
nited the fumes, burning the lady se
verely and destroyed the dress.
SUPREME COURT SUSTAINS
JUDGE GEORGE A. JOHNS.
Court Holds It Is Usury to Deduct
From Loans Interest at 8
Per Cent.
A ruling which virtually convicts
every banking institution in Georgia
of usurious practices at one time ot
another was made Tuesday by the
Georgia Supreme Court, declaring it
is usury to deduct in advance from
loans interest at the rate of 8 per
cent, a custom generally pursued.
The opinion was written by Jus
tice Beverly D. Evans, who declared:
“The reserving of interest''in ad
vance by a bank at the highest legal
rate of interest on a loan, whether
it be a short or a long term loan, is
usurious, and a deed to land given to
secure a promissory note for the loan
is void on account of the usury.”
The question was submitted to the
Supreme Court by the Court of Ap
peals in the case of the Loganvilla
Banking Company against S. TV. For
rester.
S. N. Forrester and the RL A. For
rester Company, in Monroe, had giv
en the Loganville Bunging Company
promissory notes for loans totaling
$7,000, from which interest at 8 p.'r
cent had been deducted. Later, the
banking company sued to recover the
amount of the notes, claiming a lien
on 275 acres of land given as securi
ty. The Forresters fought the suit,
saying the deed was tainted by usury
and therefore void.
Tliis case started in the City Court
of Monroe and the issues both of
fact and of law r were referred to
Judge G. A. Johns. After hearing
the matter fully the auditor decided
that the notes secured by the land
were tainted with usury and that tho
deed was void. The amount involv
ed . and the precedent established
make the case particularly interest
ing, both to laymen and lawyers.
The legal question made and de
cided is far-reaching in its effects
and the case will take its place as a
leading one in the history of Geor
gia and her courts.
NOBODY HOME.
It has often been said, and as of
ten doubted and denied, that “there
is nothing new under the sun.” The
discovery that most modern slang is
ancient in origin, however, seems to
prove the old saying to he correct.
If the newest slang is not new' what
under ihe sun is new asks the An
thers, Okla., News-Leader.
Nothing so measures the moderni
ty of the alert American of today
as his, or her, command of good
slang, good in this ease meaning re
cent. With an adequate and suffi
ciently untarnished selection of slang
phrases the rattlebrain can discom
fit and put to route the most learn
ed professor in a discussion in which
the professor has chosen his. own
hold and is employing the half-nelson
of his own favorite hobby.
Today if somebody “puts one over”
on you in conversation your cue is
to tap your forehead significantly
and say with sadness to those who
have witnessed what otherwise would
be your prostration upon the field of
verbal conflict “Nobody home.” By
these magic words you asperse the
sanity of your opponent so cleverly
as to array public opinion on your
side.
Investigators have found that no
body home” is no new phrase Al
exander Pope heads a considerable
list of greft writers who have thus
expressed a carnial vacum. The lat
est addition to the list of author i
ties of this charming retort is Chas.
Dickens who in Nicholas Nickleby
has Queers say: “For Jie was wag
ing here,” touching his forehead;
“nobody home, you know', if you
knocked ever so often.
Mr. Atieus Coker, of Athens, spent
Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. J.
R. Coker.
OUR AIM IS
TWENTY-FIVE HUUDRED
2,500
SUBSCRIEBRS.
BRITAIN KEEPS COTTON
FROM CONTRABAND LIST.
Washington Understands Order Re
v
lates Only to Cargoes for
Neutral Countries.
London, April 14. —The British gov
eminent has decided against placing
cotton on the contraband list.
A question was asked in the house
of commons this afternoon on- this
subject and Nell Primrose, under
secretary of foreign affairs, on be
half of the foreign office, replied
that after careful consideration it
had been found that the military ad
vantages to he gained by declaring
cotton contraband were insufficient
to render such a stop expedient.
It is understood that cotton would
be held non-contraband will be con
fined mainly to neutral countries of
Europe. it is presumed that no ex
ception will be made in favor of cot
ton cargoes going directly to Ger
many.
It is anticipated, however, that
there will be no further trouble
about shipping cotton to Spanish Med
iterranean ports, and Italy and other
southern European countries.
DOG GOES ON WARPATH;
HEAD GOES TO PASTEUR.
Big Collie of Mr. G. S. Millsaps Acts
Suspiciously and Is Killed.
Wednesday the fine dog of Mr. G.
S. Millsaps went on the warpath and
raised a rough house in Winder. Hto
came down town fighting and rais
ed a rough house with every old dog
that crossed his path. Some six or
seven dogs were bitten, it is said.
After he returned home he bit the
little son of Mr. Millsaps. A*s the
dog had always been playful and nev
er vicious, Mr. Millsaps locked him
in, and this morning killed him and
sent his head to Atlanta, to be in
vestigated by the Pasteur Institute.
He also wired for treatment for hi*
son.
At this time, it is not known wheth
or the dog was suffering from rabies
or not, but it would be a good thing
if all dogs in the city were put up,
and it would be a public blessing if
all were killed, but with this last
proposition oodles of our good popu
lation will not agree.
HOWARD W. ODUM
LECTURES HERE.
Prof. Howard W. Odum of the
State University is to lecture here*
in the court house on Friday even
ing at 8 o’clock on the subject".—
“Community Building as Relates to
Home, School and Industry.” This
is a subject that is of vital impor
tance to this community at this time
and we trust that he will be given
a full house. A small admission fee
of 10c will be charged to defray the
expense, all over the actual expenses*
will go into the new school library
fund. Board of Education.
—- —i
MEETING OF KNIGHTS
OF PYTHIAS TONIGHT.
Regular stated meeting of the
Order of Knights of Pythias tonight
at. Castle Hall. Work in the Rank
of Page. Prospect for good meet
ing fine. Every member urged to
come out.
Washington, D. C. —Reports from
Vienna, Austria, are that, members of
the Hapsburg family, the royal fam
ily of Ausrtia, not including Emper
or Francis .loseph, purchased in the
United States during February real
estate and American stocks to the
value of 70,000,000 crowns, about
$17,500,000.
New York.—Mary C.unos asked
her teacher to excuse her for being
tardy. She was delayed in reaching
school by saving her three-year-old
sister and 18-months-old brother from
suffocation in a fire.
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