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VOL. XXIII.
GENERAL FREDERICK FUNSTON
DIES IN SAN ANTONIO HOTEL
Was Seated in Lobby Playing With
Little Girl When He Collapsed
and Died Almost instantly.
San Antonio, Texas, February 19—
Major General Frederick Funston
commander of the southern depart
*lment of the United States army since
February 1915, died suddenly at a ho
tel here tonight a few minutes aft
he had finished dinner.
He collapsed while seated in the
lobby of the hotel talking with
friends and was playing with little
Inez Silverbery, of Des Moines, lowa.
Death was almost instantaneous.
General Funston was 51 years old.
Ever eir.ce March, 1916, when he
was placed .in command of all United
States forces on the Mexican border
General Funston has worked at an
unusual pace.
At critical times in border develop
ments he frequently remained on
du'y twenty hours of the twenty-four
liecaime of the amount of work winch
had fallen to him, General Funstons
only recreation or relaxation for near
ly a year has been an occasional
dinner party with a few friends.
Major General Pershing, who has
b en in tommand of the El Paso dis
trict since the withdrawal of the
American expedition from Mexico, au
tomatically will succeed to the du
ties of commander of the southern
and partment until an appointment has
been made. Recently made a major
g neral, he is the only officer of that
rai k now assigned to the department
ATLANTIC-TO-GULF CANA-L
FOR FLORIDA PROPOSED
Agitation in various parts of Flori
da has aroused interest in a pro
posed system cf canals which would
an inland waterway through
the heart of that state from the ai
liutic to the Gulf oft Mexico. It is
hoped that the active support ol
some 15 counties can be obtained,
and that the state legislature will
pass a law creating a canal district
with full pdwer to carry the work for
ward. One of the proposed routes
would utilize St. Johns River to a
point well up toward its source, and
in the opinion of its advocates, would
posses enough etragetic value to war
rant the giving of Federal aid. —Fron
March Popular Mechanics Magazine.
YOUR MOTHER
t
A ten-year-old boy heard a conver
sation about certain bills for serv
ices rendered, which had to be paid,
and conceived the idea of making oul
a bill for what he had done. So
next morning he laid this statement
of. account on his mothers breakfast
pate:
“Mother owes Willie for carrying
coal six times, 20 cents; for bringing
water lots of times, 30 cents; for
going errands, 15 cents; for being
good twice, 10 cents; total, 75 cents.
His mother read the bill, b u t said
nothing about it. That eveining Wil
ke found on his plate the 75 cents,
and also the following bill, which
4read as foows:
“Willie owes mother, for his happy
home for ten years, nothing; for
nursing him through a long illness
nothing; for being good to him,
nothing; total, nothing.
When Willie saw' the 75 cents, he
was pleased; but when he read his
mothers bill his eyes grew dim and
his lips quivered. Then he took the
money to his mother, threw his arms
•around about her neck and begged
that she would let him do lots of
things for her. Mothers bill is rare
ly presented but it will pay each
c ild to think it out and read it over
for himself, and then pay it—in love
and service.—Ex.
Concert at School Auditorium
Announcement is made of a concept
to be given on Thursday evening
February 22, at eight oclock at the
School auditorium, by Mrs. Percy
Cox and Miss Olee Robinscn.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY.
WOMEN DRIVEN TO DESPERA
TION by cost of fooc
Hundreds of Them Riot in Many
Sections of New York City, Cry
ing, We Want Bread
New York, February 20.—Following
many clashes between the police and
women food rioters at the city hal
and in coi gested tenament districts
today, Joseph Hartigan, commissions
of weights and measures, announcer
that he was doing everything in hi
power to stimulate the flow of food
etufis into this city from all parts
of the country.
Reports received by the commis
sioner indicate that the situation
lias reached an acute stage which, In
asserts calls for an ee.tablishn.tnt b.
congress of some sort of food con
trcl commission to meet the per cap
ita food consumption in the United
States.
SPARK FROM MANS BODY
CAUSES GARAGE FIRE
When a resident of Dubuque, lowa,
wearing a fur coat and rubber boots.
w r alked hurriedly to his garage on a
cold morning recently, lie did not
realize that his movements were stor
ing up a dangerous amount of electri
ci'y in his body. But the fact Avas
that the friction of his arms against
the coat caused a certain amount oi
static electricity to be generated, anc.
this was stored in the mans body be
cause it was insulated from the
ground by liis rubber boots. When
he sought to prime the motor of hie
car, with a mixture of gasoline and
ether, using a squirt can—probably
of copper, which is a good conductoi
of elec'ric current—the can was
brought so close to the motor that a
spark was produced between it and
the priming cup, igniting the gasc
1 ne. The can exploded, throwing
the flaming liquid over both man
and car. The man escaped with se
vere burns, but the car and garage
were completely destroyed.—From
the March Popular Mechanics Maga
zine.
Editorial Courtesy
It is said that the return of a
manuscript to its author may imperil
the life of the Chinese editor and
that only by invariable use of the
me st gracious, courteous and apolo
getic language can be expected to
avert the awful wrath of the contrib
utor whose manuscript is declined,
and to save liis own editorial head
from the swift decapitation. The fol
lowing letter from a Celestial editor
accompanying the return of a manu
script, surely denotes tactfulness and
a realization of the direful conse
quences if the recipient took offense
thereat:
“Most honored brother of the sun
and the moon: Your slave is pros
trate at your feet. I kiss the ground
before you, and implore you to au
thorize me to speak and live. Your
manuscript has permitted itself to be
looked upon by us, and we read with
enchantment. I swear on the tomb
of my ancestors that I have never
read anything more exalted. It if
with fear and terror that I send it
back. If allowed myself to print
this treasure, the president would im
mediately order me to use it forever
as an example and forbid me to
print anything inferior. My literary
experience enables me to declare
that such literary pearls are only
created once in ten thousand years
and this is why I take the liberty ol
returning it to you.—Duplin Courier
Herald.
Just Like a Minister
From the Florida Timees-Union.
A St. Louis minister advises girls
not to marry poor boys. Now let
someone trot out the advice tc
boys not to marry poor girls.
Mrs. A. D. McCurry, who accom
panied Mr. McCurry to New York,
returned home Wednesday, having
stopped over in Gainesville a few
days with her sister, Mrs. Martin.
Winder, Barrow County, Ga., Thursday, February 22, 1917.
PEOPLE YOU
KNOW ABOUT
Miss Hortelle Hcod, of Athens, is
tie guest of Mrs. S. M. Potts.
Miss Florence Foy is guest of rela
tives in Monroe this week.
Messrs. J. T. Strange and A. D. Me
Curry returned Sunday night from tin
markets.
Mrs. W L. De La Perriere return
ed home Tuesday from a visit of sev
eral weeks in Florida.
Miss Ellen Merideth, of Carlton
Ga., is ti e guest of Prof, and Mrs.
J. P. Cash.
Mr. and Airs. A. B.- Baugh an
nounce the birth of a son, February
13th.
Miss Birdie Smith, of Decatur, is
the guest of relatives and friends in
Winder.
Mre. Georgia Harris and Mr. Claire
Harris spent Sunday in Athens with
.Miss Sadie Harris.
Mrs. E. C. McDonald and children
of Atlanta, were guests of relatives
here the early part of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Nunnally o.
Statham visited Dr. and .Mrs. C. S
Williams this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Rosser, of Texas
are stopping at the Granite Hotel
for several weeks.
Misses Annie Barrett and Nell Ar
nold of Monroe, were in the City
last Friday.
Mrs. Robert Smith and baby are
guests of friends in Athens and Jef
ferson this week.
Mr. D. D. Kesler has been confined
to his room with lagrippe for the past
week.
Miss Ethel Elrod has resumed her
ft dies at the Atlanta Conservatory
of Music.
Mrs. J. L. Williamson has been
quite sick at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. S. T. Ross.
Mrs. J. M. Haynie spent Friday
with her son, Mr. Ed Haynie, cf
Statham
Mr. W. C. Horten has returned
from a business trip to New York ant
Baltimore
Mrs. L. E. Herrin and baby are
spending this week with relatives in
Fayettesville
Miss Ada Hancock has returned
fr:m a three weeks visit to her siste:
Mrs. McClelland, in Alabama.
Mr. W. B. Beacham, of Athens,
the popular ealeman for J. K. Orr
Shoe Company, of Atlanta, was in
Winder Wednesday.
Mrs. A. A. Camp was hostess to
the Missionary Society of the Meth
odist church Monday afternoon at
her heme on Broad street.
The many friends of Mrs. Martha
Odum and Mrs. Daisey Rogers will
regret to learn they have been very
ill for some time. • ,
Mr. J. G. Whitehead accompanied
Rev, W. H. Faust to his monthly ap
pointment at Cedar Creek cliurci
Sunday afternoon.
The friends of Dr. S. T. Ross will
be interested to learn that he has
about recovered after several days
confinement to his rooms with la
grippe.
Misses Grace and Mae Graddlck
entertained at a spend-the-night par
ty for Miss Lucy Turpin and her
guest, Miss Corrie Wood, last Fri
day. Several young men dropped in
after supper to enjoy games with
them.
Rev. John H. Mashburii and Presid
ing Elder Quillian motored to Au
burn to the quarterly conference Sat
urday with Rev. W. H. Faust in the
latters car. They reported a fine
sermon and a good dinner and ai
all around delightful day.
Mr. R. V. Johnson, a prominent
young farmer of Mountain district,
Walton county, dropped into The
News office Saturday to move up the
label on his fathers paper. For the
past two years Mr. Johnson has tak
en first prize at the Walton county
fa r for the best district display of
farm products. He also captured the
f very tar subscription offered by The
Walton Tribune for the best cured
ham exhibited at the fair.
EONE DRY ERA TO BE
GIN WHEN WILSON SIGNS
Ai'trr Two Hours of Uproarous De
bate Senate Measure is Approved
by Vote of 4 to 1.
Washington, Feb. 21- —Absolute pro
hibition legislation took its longes'
f rvvard stride in the nations history
to’ay when the house, after two
hoirs of uprearous debate approved
by a 4 to 1 majority a senate meas
ure which wou and raise an ironclad
barrier against imporation of li<lor
i to prohibit on states. It is expect
ed to receive the approval of Presi
and nt Wilscn within a week.
AL MARTINS COUNTRY STORE
COURT HOUSE FRIDAY NIGHT
A1 Martins Country Store, a com
edy, tragedy scream or something
like that, is booked for one night
only at the court house next Friday
ni h\ Among t e ca t are several ol
Winders business men and prominent
matrons as well as several young la
dies and gentlemen of Winders social
set. Music will 'be furnished by Prof
W. E. Coopers orchestra.
An admission fee of 10 and 2;
cents will be charged, the funds go
i g to help in the purchase of the
ornamental fountain for the schoo
grounds. Rehearsals are being given
under the direction of Mrs. Paul S
Roberts.
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CHANDLERS ACADEMY IS
STIRRED BY MADDOG VISIT
The people of this community were
stirred up and greatly alarmed Tues
day when a maddog made his ap
pearance. He was a large bird do;
and was first seen at the home of W
W. Patrick. From there be w-as
traced thru the country by the way
of the Kilcrease settlement on by
Etenczer Baptist church to tbe
Frank Rice home place where he
was finally killed in a pasture of
Jim Kilcrease, near Dacula. There
wore some fifty men and boys in the
c: ase with guns after the mad ani
mal. Se.eral other dogsa were bit
ten by the rabid animal in the settle
me t, as well as one slioat. He al
so killed a large hen. In the chase
the dog ran into the house of Joel
Et! ridge, entering the front door
pass-ing tl ru and going out the back
door into the yard. No children were
bitten by the animal. Every dog bit
ten by this maddog should be kill
ed to avoid further trouble.
Mr. J. T. Kilcrease is confined to
his rcoin this week with the grip.
Miss Alma Kennedy has been quite
i 1 f r the past two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Kilcrease were
the guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. J
C. Lovin.
L. T. Johnson and wife visited the
latters parents, S. T. McClung, at
Dacula last Sunday.
Nathan Kilcrease is on the sick list
t :is week,
J. C. Lovin.
Death of J. B. Ayers
J B. Ayers, a highly respected cit
izen, died at his home at Parks Mill
Tuesday morning after an illness
of several weeks. He leaves a wifi
and four children. The burial occurr
ed at Winder Wednesday morning.
* * *
Miss Ruby Carit' ers spent Wednes
day in Atlanta.
Miss Lillie Miller spent the week
end in Monrce with relatives.
Mrs. Julia Kilgore, Q f Bethlehem,
is the guest of Mrs. E. C. Baggett.
Mr. A. T. Harrison spent Sunday
with his sister, Miss Belle Harrison
in Fetl.lehem.
Mr. T. B. Smith, of Geneva, Ga.,
Is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. T.
Harrison. ] , , ,J
Mrs. C. T. Mathews, who has been
in South Georgia and Florida for
some weeks stepped over for a few
days visit to her daughter, Mrs. Me
Donal>.
JEljr Ifltniirr Nnna—
THE ONLY PAPER
IN MANY HOMES
--in Sarrnin (Cmmty
STRANGE AND McCURRY
RETURN FROM MARKETS
Just a Few Word Pictures of New
Spring Things They Have Pur.
chased for Spring Trlade.
But word pictures are very inade
quate when trying to tell of thee
lines and coloring of all thats new
for Spring. It would be hard to be
lieve everything that has been said
of the new Spring modes—it is necea
sary to see for oneself.
The return of suits is a certainfj r
Women long to discard the burden
some coat for the more modish tailor
ed costume. The charming styles
brought out for the season will ex
ert an irresistible ascination for
women who admire youthful lines.
The suiits cn exhibition have been
productd fitm original models 'by
Americas foremost designers of wotn
ens apparel.
Women who seek the latest styles
in trimmed hats will find a splendid
showing in the millinery department
of spring itself, are these creations*
of spring itself are these creatiouw
than anything that can be termed,
merchandise.
In the dress goods department the
distinctively new cloths for Spring
are arriving daily, and we.are certain
they will captivate ycu with theii
charm. They will have to be seen
to be appreciated.
In the shoe department there C
a wealth of dainty shoes —shapely,
novel new footwear. They say this
store sets the pace for good footwear
styles and values. There are many
new models in both high and low cut
sty’es and values. There are many
styles—shoes for comfort, shoes foi
durability, shoes for extreme styles*
shoes for any purpose.
The clothing department for men
has had special attention and one o
the most up to date lines ever brought
to this city has been assembled.
In fact every department of this
'big department s’ore lias had special
and cartful attention in the selec,
tiens made.
In the point of originality ancf
individuality these new Spring stylet
will more than meet your expccta
tions. It is well worth your while
to go and see them.
LOCAL FREIGHT DERAILED
Tuesday afternccn a local freight
tra n of the Seaboard was derailed
near the passenger station in Wi
der, the engine and several cars leav
ing the track. The train wreck
caused several hours delay of Lh<a
passenger trains, five trains being:
here at one time. The wrecking,
crew was sent out from Atlanta and
arrived about 7 oclcck. Soon the
derailed cars were back on the track
a::d traff c was resumed.
OLD HEROS MONEY AWA|TS
HIM AT ORDINARYS OFFICE
Judge Hill has received Barrows
po ton of the yearly pension tha
state pays its veterans and is ready
to distribute the fund.
He has the money to pay all er
c pt those who have been added since
the roll was made up. These will
ha e to wait until the legislature
meets and provides the funds.
FREE SEASON TICKETS
FOR CANNING CLUB GIRLS
All members of the Barrow County
Canning Club who comply with the
club and keep all written record*
and make all written reports as re
quired by the official department,
will receive a free season ticket
to the fair this fall. Mrs. Sheats
will explain the requirements neces
sary for perfect records and writteu
reports.
G. W. WOODRUFF.
LOST
Block automobile driving glove la'-
bft 1 and. Return to Dr. S. T. Ross.
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