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GOOD BUSINESS.
VOL. XXII.
THE CHAUTAUQUA FOLKS;
WHO THEY ARE, WHAT THEY DO
Dr, Frank Vrooman and the Bessie
Leigh Concert Company on Open
ing Day Program.
In introducing the Radcliffe At
tractions, which will appear in the
Chautauqua performances in this
city in a few days, attention should
be called to the Bessie Leigh Concert
Cos., composed of Nell R. Whayne,
vocalist; Harry S. Robinson, violin
ist, and Bessie Leigh, reader and
impersonator.
Mr. Robinson has successfully tour
ed the United States and Canada in
Chautauqua work. He is one of the
most artistic and pleasing violinists
now before the public. He combines
intellect with artistic temperament,
and produces a result not often found
on the Chautauqua platform.
, Miss Leigh belongs to the new
school of readers. Indeed, she is in
a class of her own —just natural.
Without any attempt to make an im
pression, she impresses doubly by her
charming simplicity and delightful
originality. She suggests in her mu
sical monologues Carrie Jacobs Band.
Miss Heigh is not without the pow
er to interpret the deeper passions
the soul. She knows how td portray
the greater moods of Victor Hugo,
and is at home in the atmosphere of
western life.
Dr. Vrooman lectures on “The New
Agriculture" and “Armageddon and
After.” His brother, Hon. Carl S.
Vrooman, is the assistant Secretary
of Agriculture, who is devoting his
energies to help the farmer. Dr. Vroo
man has traveled far and gathered
material with the intuition of a bee
that sucks sweetness from the flow
ers. He is a student of current
problems, and speaks with authority.
He has had the honor of being call-
ed to deliver a series of lectures at
Oxford University, England. He is
a graceful, eloquent speaker who uses
English with the skill an expert
workman handles tools. His appear
ance on the Chautauqua platform is
a distinct acquisition.
Tuesday Mrs. Reba Vonderleith and
Miss India Niblack, with their assis
tants, Messrs. Edwin and T. B.
Strange, met and picked their ticket
selling teams. ■ These teams are now
in the field and everybody is listen
ing to the advantages of a Chautau
qua for Winder, and tickets are go
ing, going. They drew for colors
and Mrs. Vonderleith won the blue
and Miss Niblack represents the red.
Following is a list of the two
teams:
Blue —Mrs. Vonderleith, captain;
Mr. Edwin Strange, first lieutenant
Miss Annie Perry, Mrs G. A. Johns,
Mrs. G. C. Mosely, Mrs. H. A. Ca
rithers, Jr., Miss Pearl Moore, Messrs
Gibson Nowell, Ralph Smith, R. L.
Rogers, Clyde Williamson, J. J. Wil
son, Claud Mayne and R. O. Ross, Jr
Red —Miss India Niblack, Captain;
Tom B. Strange, first lieutenant;
Misses Marie Smith, Ruby Carithers,
Ethel Jackson, Robbie Blasingame,
Mrs. XV. O. Perry, Mrs. W. M. Hol
senbeck, Messrs. Marshall Rives, J.
W. Griffetli, Roy Smith, J. B. Wil
liams, Fleming Thompson and Allen
Carrington.
The Chautaqma is going to be a
success and something good is in
store for this community. July 3T>-
6 are the days with Sunday thrown
in for good measure is the way the
program is stacked up, and every
number is said fo be a top-notcher
from a Chautauqua standpoint.
Something New at No-Name Tonight.
A good bill is on at the No-Name
tonight. The Dalton Gang, in three
part3. Also Francis Ford and Miss
Grace Cunard, in a three reel pic
ture.
Mr. Emory Harris, a prominent
Bethlehem citizen, was in Winder a
short while Wednesday afternoon.
II)c Winter Wans.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY AND THE CITY OF WINDER.
OIL TRACTOR DEMONSTRATION
Many Interested Farmers Gather to
Witness a Motor Plow Turning
Pea Hill Upsice Down.
Work.
A demonstration, showing the uses
to which the farm oil tractor can be
put was held last Thursday upon the
farm of Mr. Philip Lamar, by repre
sentatives of the International Har
vester Company, for the benefit of
Smith Hardware Cos., local agents for
the tractor.
The demonstration created much
interest among farmres and farm own
ors and quite a number of represen
tative citizens from different parts of
the county assembled upon Pea Hill
to witness the plow in action.
While the editor was upon the
grounds a two-disc plow was being
used, ana the general agent place !
us upon the seat to “plow a round."
To see the dirt falling away from the
discs carried us back to pleasures of
former days, and it was the softest
job of plowing we ever did.
The discs were culling ten inctcs
and turning the soil to a depth of
from eight to eleven incites.
Going at that rate it is said the
tractor will plow four acres per day.
There was also a demonstration of
an eight disc p.ow, which cuts about
four feet wide. It is said this plow
will break up eight acres per day.
It is claimed for the Mogul Oil
Tractor, the cost of which is $675.00
f. o. b. Chicago, that it will revolu
tionize agriculture in this country.
Some of the uses to which the trac
tor oan be put include plowing, haul
ing produce*to market, threshing, har
vesting-, baleing hay, filling silo and
the many other uses for which a gas
oline engine will answer the purpose.
The tractor has been used in por
tions of Georgia for some time, but
only recently las an agency for su h
plows been established at Winder and
the leading farmers of the territory
are beginning to figure upon the cost
and possibilities of the machine.
It is believed by the local agents
and those who have seen the machin
in action that the invention w ill prove
an economic success and become of
general use among the progressive
farmers of the state.
It is understood that representa
tives of Smith Hardware Cos. will
demonstrate the workings of the
machine in different parts of the
county from time to time, and those
farmers who failed to come to Win
der last Thursday should avail them
selves of the first opportunity to see
the tractor.
Call at Smith Hardware Cos. and
they will take pleasure in talking
tractor.
JACKSON COUNTY OFFICIALS
TO FIGHT THE CATTLE TICK.
Jefferson, Ga., June 16 —The Coun
ty Commisioners of Jackson county
at Jefferson yesterday morning de
cided to prosecute the tick erad
ication work in that county ac
cording to the plan by which eradi
cation has been prosecuted in other
counties of the state —in co-operation
of state, county, and federal govern
mcmt. I>r. Peter F. Bahmsen, the
state veterinarian, met with the com
missioners and the appropriation nec
essary was authorized and the men
appointed to do the work —part of th
expense to be borne by county and
state and federal government.
Not only will Jackson county cattle
be in the years to come improved an<
safeguarded against the insiduous
deteriorative work' of the cattle tick
but the county will find access to the
outside world with its marketable
cattle —which under quarantine the
county could not have.
Little Misses Mary Lou McKelvey
and Mary Hagood, of Lawrencveille,
are guests of Miss Bettie Juhan this
week.
Winder, Barrow County, Ga., Thursday, June 17th, 1915.
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GOV. SLATON ADDRESSES
BIG CROWD AT ATHENS.
Speaks in Historic Chapel on State
University Campus.
- Athens, Ga., June 16.—Urging that
the state steer its course by the
tried and true beacons of the past,
ignoring false lights placed for "im
pious guidance" by the time-server,
the opportunist and the alien. Gov
ernor John M. Slaton, in the historic
old chapel on the university campus,
addressed a great crowd of people on
Tuesday, the alumni day of Georgia
com me nceme n t.
Clark Howell, of Atlanta, preident
of the alumni association, introduc
d the governor, and spoke of the
fact that Governor Slaton had been
strong and brave enough to give the
people of his state, through the tax
equalization act, the greatest and
mOst progressive measure accomplish
ed by any governor, a measure that
added last year $55,000,000 in taxable
property to the returns.
“Real Progress” was the subject
of the governor’s address, and he
spoke strongly against the self-styled
restless, impatient reformer in educa
tional, social welfare and legislative
movements.
“The judiciary,” said the governor,
“is the one part of our political sys
tom which is sacred .When William
Wirt was asked to urge on Chief Jus
tice John. Marshall the popular de
mand for Aaron Burr’s conviction, he
replied: ‘You might as well tell Hum
boldt that the people demand the
moon have four horns.’
“The governor and other state
house officers are elected by majori
ties and in the performance of their
political functions are expected to repj
res nt majorities. The judge lias no
concern with them, but if the most
hated man is entitled to the judgment
it should be rendered him against the
protests of the entire state.
“Despite the experimentation of o r
legislature along revolutionary lines,
I have an abiding faith in the perma
nency of our institutions and the in
tegrity of our state as long as justice
is administered by upright judges, as
provided by the old Magna Charta,
without fear, favor or affection.’’
SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
The Old Officers Re-Elected for An
other Year at Cedar
Creek Meeting.
The Barrow County Sunday School
Association met at Cedar Cree.V
church last Saturday and Sunday.
Thirty-one of the thirty-six schools
in the county were represented.
There are four banner schools in the
county. It is the expectation of the
officers to make Barrow a gold star
county within the next three months
Great interest was shown in the re
ports of the various schools. The
old officers were re-elected for an
other term. Claude Mayne, Pres; E.
A. Starr, Sec; W. F. Huffaker, Vice
Pres; Mrs. W. M. Holsenbeck, su-
I peri n ten dent of elementary schools;
L. C. Russell, Pres, first division;
W. W. Jennings, of Bethlehem, Pres,
second division; H. H. Cooper, Pres,
third division; W. C. Roberts, c*
Stathaiu, Pres, fourth division.
AUTO STRIKES HOG;
ONE MAN KILLED.
Birmingham, Ala., June JG.—James
Collins, Jr., merchant, of Calera was j
killed and his father, James Collins,
Sr., fatally injured tonight, one mile
south of Pelham, Ala., when their
automobile struck a big hog in the
road and turned over, pinning them
underneath.
Miss Nora Wills, who has charge
of the suit department of the Palm
Beach Dry Goods Company of West
Palm Beach, Fla., is spending her
six weeks’ vacation with relatives and
friends in Winder. % j
FATE OF LEO FRANK
WILL BE KNOWN SOON.
Now Rests with the Governor; the
Decision Probably Last of
the Week.
Atlanta, June 16. —Leo Frank’s fate
was placed finally in the hands of
Governor Slaton at the close of the
hearing late today on his appeal for
commutation of the death sentence
The governor took the matter under
advisement. He announced he would
render his decision at the earliest pos
sible time. This is not expected to
be before Friday or Saturday.
Frank is under sentence to be
hanged June 22nd.
Today’s session was occupied by
Attorney Howard’s closing argument
on behalf of Frank. He attacked the
testimony of the state’s witnesses and
again declared Jim Conley’s story
was an invention to save himself.
Howard declared: “Take the name
of I>o Frank out of this case; for
get all that’s passed in the last two
years; give me a public mind that’s
a clean slate; put this case in any
Georgia county, and I’ll acquit the
defendant in twenty minutes.”
The governor asked many questions
during tlie course of Mr. Howard’s
argument.
MANUEL VASQUES TAGLE.
Choice of Coalition for
Provisional President of Mexico.
Washington, June 15. —Manuel Vas
ques Tagle, minister of justice in the
.Madero cabinet virtually has been
agreed upon by leaders of the Villa-
Zapata coalition for the provisional
presidency in Mexico should an agree
raent with the Carranza faction be
possible.
Tagle took no part, in revolutionary
activity. He didn’t resign when Hue
ta overthrew the Madero administra
tion arid recently lived in the United
States.
Villa’s peace overtures to Carranza
have not borne fruit. Information from
Vera Cruz indicates that Carranza is
unwilling to enter conference with
his adversary. Carranza insists his
forces soon will obtain military su
premacy which will merit recognition
Preident Wilson told callers today
he believed the Mexican situation is
shaping itself more definitely. He did
not reveal administration plans.
BOYS OF CO. H ARE
AT RANGE PRACTICE
Winder is one of the few towns in
Georgia, outside cities having regi
mental headquarters, that has a splen
did and well equipped rifle range for
Its military company.
For the past few weeks squads
from Cos. It have been out at the
range frequently, and today a detail
under *Sgt. Warner Hale is running
up some splendid scores. There are
a number of expert riflemen, sharp
shooters and marksmen in the Win
der Guard, and it is hoped by the of
ficer in command that every member
of the company will qualify in thes<
classifications before the season
closes.
REPORT ON NEBRASKAN
IS SENT TO WASHINGTON.
Washington, June 16. —Ambassador
Page at London lias forwarded a
complete report of naval experts who
examined the American steamship Xe
braskan and fragments of metal found
on the ship, which are said to
strengthen the conclusion that the
ship wStti torpedoed and did not strike
a mine.
State department officials said, today
that portions of the report, which are
coming by mail, might be made
public.
Just received all the newest May
Manton Patterns. Call and see them
The Winder Ltry Goods Cos. Store.
OUR BUSINESS
IS
TO GET BUSINESS
FOR YOU
LET US DEMONSTRATE
BRITISH PUSH GERMANS
FROM THEIR TRENCHES.
Heavy Fighting Over Extensive Line
of British Front in Belgium and
France.
Ii
London, June 16. —For the first,
time in weeks there has been heavy
fighting over a comparatively exten
sive line of the British front in Bel
gium and France. Berlin describes
it as an Anglo-French movement syn
chronizing with Russia reverses in
Galicia and planned to relieve the
pressure on the Russians.
At two points on their line the
British have resumed an active of
fensive. A line of German trench, s
at Fest abort, France, was occupied,
but soon lost, through the violence
of the German counter attack. But
in an engagement north of Hooge,
Belgium, the British were successful
in capturing more than half a mile
of trenches, including the whole of
the first line and parts of the sec
ond line and these they are holding.
The German war office admits the
capture of positions by the British
near Ypres, but asserts in tlie that
fighting around Festubert tlie Brit
tsh were replied and that they sus
tained heavy losses in men and left
several machine guns and bomb
throwers behind after their assaults.
The French are gaining ground in
the region of Arras and in the Vosg-'H
where several hundred prisoners, to
on both banks of the Fecht river,
getlier with a large quantity of rifles
and cartridges w ere taken.
Rheiins again has been heavily bom
bardod and the French report thaq
about a dozen shells fell on the fa
mous cathedral. German aeroplanes
have dropped bombs on Nancy, St.
Die and Belfort.
The capture of 122,300 Russians
and a great number of guns from the
first of June to Hie 15th of June is
reported by the Austrian war office,
while Berlin's report gives the Ger
man von Mackensen credit for the
mixture of 40,000 since June 12th.
Whether the latter are included in
the Austrian official estimate is not
made clear.
REVIVAL SERVICES
AT FIRST METHODIST.
i
Pastor Is Delivering Excellent Dis
cussions Twice Daily.
Large congregations are attending
the services now being held at the
Methodist church, and Rev Jno. P.
Yarbrough is preaching earnestly a
saving gospel at the morning and ev
ening hours of 10:30 and 8:30.
The music is under the direction of
Mr. Robert Millam, of Atlanta, and
the song service is an attractive and
inspiring feature.
The Sunday evening services at the
other churches in the city have been
discontinued during this series, and
the pastors and congregations are
joining heartily in the season of spir
itual uplift attending the Rev Yar
brough’s efforts
STEPHENS COUNTY CITIZENS
WHITE GIRL’S ASSAILANT.
Toccoa, Ga. June 14.—Sam Steph
ens, a Hall county negro, was re
moved from the Stephens county jail
here early today by a mob of more
! tha.ii one hundred men and hanged
Ito a nearby tree and his swaying
[body was then literally punctured
with a copious injection of leaden
| bullets.
Stephens, who was serving a sen
tence for attempted assault in Hall
I county, escaped from the convict
squad near Gainesville Friday night.
Ho took refuge in the woods near
here and late Sunday afternoon was
alleged to have attacked a farmer’s
sixteen year old daughter while the
remainder of the family was away
from home.
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