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Published Every Thursday by R. O. Ross fif,|Son. and| Entered at
the Postoffice at Winder. Ga.. as Second-class Mail Matter.
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ROBERT O. ROSS - Ed,tor
ROBERT O. ROSS. JR - Associate Editor
VOL. XXII. Thursday, January 27, 1916. No. 42.
BIG EDUCATIONAL ISSUE
The middle of February,the News will get out a
special Educational Issue, the best of its kind ever
sent out by any county. Contains sketches of every
school in this county with pictures of house and
teachers.
It will be a fine advertising medium. If you
wish space, confer-with Rev. \V. H. batist or Prof.
W. M. Holsenbeck.
Notice to Teachers and School Boards.
Sketches and photos of houses and teachers
must be in the hands of above named gentlemen not
later than January 31st. Be sure that your school
is represented.
Because an elephant she was rid
ing ran away with he<r, a weman is
suing the Zoological Society of New
York for $20,000 damages.
The Knoxville Tribune says Hoke
Smith has no idea of becoming a
candidate for office in England, and
the Macon Telegraph wants to know
if England can survive the^jolt.
The prohibition question has be
come an important political issue
in Louisiana. The campaign for gov
ernar was launched with one candi
date standing upon prohibition and
th? other upon local option.
Barrow is one of the best cotton
counties in the state, but it is not
wholly dependent upon cotton. 801 l
weevils live upon cotton alone, and
they are headed this way. When they
enter the county of Barrow we will
perish the rascals out of existence.
The name of Leo M. Frank is again
being placed before the public. Bar
rett and Hol'oway, two witnesses in
the case, have petitioned for a re
opening of the application for pay
ment of the reward offered for the
capture and conviction of the slayer
of Mary I’hagau.
Wilkes Swilling, a white man parol
ed by Governor HI a e of Scu'h Car
o ina, shot and killed two negroes
near Hartwell, (la., last week. It will
be remembered that Blease liberates
nearly all of the prisoners in South
Carolina before relinquishing his
office as governor.
Woman suffrage, for the first time
seriously considered and fought for
on tlie flcor of the house ini South
Carolina, met defeat Thursday night
last by the close vote of 61 to 51. At
the rate the movements are advanc
ing ere long prohibition and votes
for women will be established re
forms throughout the American Un
lon.
The campaign for county offices has
been launched in Gwinnett. The
Gwinnett Journal gives a list of as
p rants al'eady n the He’d with oth
ens to follow by reason of the recent
ly adopted fou e r term. Judge G.
? G. R bns n is to have two oppo
nen e—Judge F. M. Mo re of Rock
well distiet, and E. S. Wages of Da
ou a. Th? other county officials are
ta have oppoLstion, and the indica
tions are that there will be many cat
didites in the He’d. | i
Andrew J. Bethea, lieutenant gov
ernor of South Carolina, who was
a member of the Ford: peace party,
has returned from Europe. He says
the time for neutral nations to move
for peace has not yet arrived. Evi
dently Henry and Andrew found bus
iness on the other side of the pond
so urgent that the inhabitants could
not spare the time to listen to hot
air. Bethea being a South Caroli
nian reminds us that we are r.
staun h advocate of home missions.
USURIOUS RATES OF INTEREST
It will be remembered that in the
fall of 1914 the editor of The News
wanted to know why Regional! Bank
money was cheap iin New York and
high in Georgia. We made bold to
state at the time that the Region
al Lank system as dispensed in Geor
gia was an organization of fat jobs
and of no benefit to the panic-strick
en fanners.
The reason has just come to light
thr u’h the Comptroller of Currency
at Washington, D. C. John Skelton
Williams, the Comptroller has made
the statement that 1.022 National
Banks of the United States were
charging in excess of the legal rates
of interest. Discussing a resolution
offered by William Schley Howard,
of Georgia, the Comptroller suggest
ed the advisability of having the de
partment of justice take up the cud
gels in behalf of victims.
Mr. Williams said that in the fall
of 1914, after t e - tock exchange bad
c osed, some of these banks advanc
ed rates to 8, 9 and even 10 per cent
on loans secured by stock and bond
collateral. This despite the fact that
the Treasury Lepartment under the
Vre e 1 and- Aldr ie h act had furnished
$210,000,000 of currency at 3 per cent
About November 1, 1915, IN RE
SPONSE TO TELEGRAMS OF IN
QUIRE FROM THE COMPTROL
LER'S OFFICE, ’these batiks reduced
their rates to 6 per oent. Mr.
Wllliama said excessive interest
rates were most prevalent in the
south anl s utlnvest.
Continuing his testimony before
the collar.ssi nal comm ttee, the
Comptroller of Currency said:
“The safest loans a bank can make
are loans to farmers. Aj main who
is interested in a great many banks
in Georgia wa6 in my eff ce a short
'time ago and admitted to me that
their losses on loans to farmers
amounted to a fraction of 1 per cent.
It is the safest loan made.”
Reading from a report of a Geor
gia bank with only $50,090 capital,
Mr. Williams said it had. loaned s6ll,
000 at from 8 to 10 per cent; $15,-
000 at fTom 10 to 12 per cent; $243,-
000 at from 12 to 15 per cent, and
SB,OOO at from 15 to 24 per cent.
Another Georgia bank, with $40,000
capital, had loaned $70,000 at from 8
to 10 per cent; $6,000 at from 10 to
12 per cent; $30,000 at from 12 to
15 per cent; $20,000 at 15 to 24 per
cent, and SIO,OOO at upwards of 24
per cent.
A Georgia bank with $1,000,000
capital and surplus charged an aver
age of 25 per cent.
Cons de img that Mr. Williams says
excessive interest rates are most
preval nt in the South and proceeds
to give Georgia illustrations, it would
indicate that the Comptroller of Cur
rency looks upon the banks of this
state as the most usurious ones in
the entire nation. Why should it
be so with government money depos
ited in our capital for distribution
at a reasonable rate of interest. Sure
lv the favored national banks ARE
NO MORE GRASPING than others.
They are exempt from certain bur
dens by nation, state and city.
The Winder News, Thursday, Janury 27th, 1916.
Cut Your Store Bill
Down One Half
Tens of thousands of farmers as well as
town and city folks cut down their store
bills one-half last year and saved money
in spite of generally short crops and re
duced wages.
Absolutely millions of dollars were
saved and countless families lived better
than ever before in the face of the cotton
crisis and general business depression.
How were these burdensome store bills
cut down? By the real money-saving
power of good home gardens, rightly
planted and kept planted and tended
through the season.
Hastings 1916 Seed Catalogue tells how
to cut store bills down; tells about gar
den and farm seeds of kinds and a qual
ity that cannot be bought from your mer
chant or druggist. It’s full of garden and
farm information. It’s free if you ask
for it. Write for it now. H. G HASTINGS
CO., Atlanta, Ga.— (Advt.)
THE BARROW TIMES.
The latest newspaper applicant for
public favor to reach our desk is a
copy of The Barrow Times. It is an
8-page, 6-eolunm edition and contain
ed many interesting news items- It
is edited by Col. .1. C. Flanigan, of
Uawreneeville, Ga. It is backed by
a coterie of Winder capitalists. The
office of the plant is located in the
court house.
The tone of the first issue pro
claims The Times a booster. Asa
circulation builder, a Ford is offer
ed. Just when the contest is to
end is not made public.
We welcome The Times, and com
mend its editor in the selection of
a location for hos plant and hope
that some day lie may make ids
home with us.
Winder is a live town, Barrow is
a fine county, and two papers can
boost better than one. If there is
room for two, toth will prosper. If
the e is not, some day one or the
other will find it out.
Big headlines in the Sunday dai
lies toad: “Wiggles, the Dog, Re
ceiv i Callers for Miss Farrar —Bos-
ton Canine Wags Cultured Tail in
Cord'd Greeting.” “Paul Swan
Starts Training Debutantes and Ap
pollos—World's Most Beautiful Man
Will Teach Them How to Dance ala
CLassique.” "Latest Thing in
Stripes for Fulton's Convicts —Coun-
ty Officials Plan to Clothe Them Ac
cording to Latest Style.” Oh, tush,
tush, Percy. Please tap Atlanta upoi
the wrist three times real hard.
Ginner’s Report.
Bales of cotton ginned in Barrow
eouni.y prior to January 16, 1916,
15,216, as compared with 17,202 prior
to January 16, 1915.
Cold Weather Aches and Pains.
Many aches and pains, sore mus
cles, stiff joints and much rheuma
tism attributed to cold weather have
their first causes in failure of the kid
neys to properly eliminate waste mat
ter from the system. Foley Kidney
Pills tone up weak and diseased kid
neys, giving prompt relief from
aches and pains. Sold everywhere.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given by the
Mayor and Councdl of the City of
Winder, to the qualified voters of
Winder, that on the 3rd day of
March, 1916, an election will be ne-u
at the City Hall, in the said City of
Winder, to determine the question
whether bonds shall be issued by the
said municipality.
The amount of said bonds to be
issued shall be Twenty-two Thousand
($22,000.00) Dollars, being forty-four
(44) bonds of Fine Hundred (500.00)
IVdlars each and if issued, the pro
ceeds of the sale of said bonds shall
be used for the completion of anew
public school building, to bear interest
iitj the rate cf five per cent., Per
annum, interest to be paid semi-an
nually on the entire issue, none of
the principal to be paid annually, but
the entire amount to be fully paid oft
on May Ist, 1946.
Ey order of the Mayor and Coun
cil of the City of Winder.
W. O. Perry, Mayor.
J. J. Foy, Clerk.
For Sale. —One piano.—J. W. and
O. E. Summerour.
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YOU HAVE HEARD ALL OF YOUR LIFE THAT “YOUR MONEY IS
YOUR BEST FRIEND.”
IF YOU ARE LETTINGiYOUR MONEY SLIP AWAY FROM YOU,
STOP IT.
YOU CAN STOP IT IF YOU WILL. YOU WANT TO BE IN
DEPENDENT. THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN BECOME SO IS TO BANK
YOUR MONEY.
MAKE OUR BANK YOUR BANK.
WE PAY 5 PER CENT INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, WINDER, GA.
B. H, MEKCK
Established in the
WHOLESALE GROCERY
Buisness In
Gainesville, Ga., Since 1901
Announces the opening
of a branch house in
y
Winder on January 1, 1916
To supply the retail
merchants of
Winder and Vicinity
and will thoroughly ap
preciate your patronage
F. Hofmeisler
Winder’s Shoe Expert
Has Recently Installed New Machinery
for Making and Halfsoling
SHOES
He Can Serve You While You Wait.
HIS MOTTO: Fine Work—Quick Service.
Place Your Order With Him.
F. HOFMEISTER
Winder, Ga.