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THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM
Thursday, Aug. 14—Viola Dana in
’ “False Evidence.” Western picture.
FRIDAY', Aug. 15.—Harold Lockwood,
in "Pals First.”
SATURDAY, Aug. 16.—The Man of
Might.” Comedy.
VOL. XXVI.
BARROW COUNTY
DAY IN ATHENS
Domestic Science Class Served De
licious Breakfast I-ast Week in
Open-Air Dining Room.
All the people from our county who
attended the Short Course at the State
College of Agriculture with us last
Thursday enjoyed the trip very much.
We are glad that our county had the
largest representation of any county
represented.
In addition to the programme was
the Purebred Young Boar sale. A
good part of the morning was taken
up in judging the boars to be in the
sale. After the boars of each breed
were classed the judges explained why
they were classed in that way.
In t.he afternoon most of our men
and boys attended the auction sale
of young boars. Quite a number of
our good farmers bought a flue young
boar to bring home. We still need
many more good pure-bred boars.
Friday, there was held at the Col
lege farm a tractor demonstration
which a number of our farmers at
tended. This was the first demonstra
tion to be held in our State with this
kind of tractor. We were well pleas
ed with the tractor and the demonstra
tion. This is one of the best tractors
and some of our farmers should buy
one of this type.
Breakfast at Bethlehem
Taking the adage “where there is a
will there is a way” as their motto,
the girls who compose the Domestic
Science Class at Bethlehem prepared
and served an attractive and delicious
breakfast at their regular cooking les
son last week. Since there is very
lii.tle equipment this was quite an un
dertaking, however, with the magic
of their hands they created a pretty
dining room out under the shade of the
trees, and decorated it prettily with
festoons of vines and flowers.
Unless the visitor had witnessed the
scene of preparation he never would
have suspected that our pretty dining
table was made of two tables of dif
ferent sizes and different heights, nor
would he have guessed from the ap
pearance of the food that we had
neither a knife nor a'frying pan in the
kitchen. That these girls are learn
ing an important lesson in economy
is approved by the fact that this break
fast w T as served at the cost of one dol
lar. The girls who compose this class
are: Misses Myrtice Harrison, Dorris
Whitehead, Nelle Sims, Lynette Moore,
Lillian Baggett, Lelia Bell Holloway,
Clara Belle Odum, Pearl Edwards, An
nie Belle Hainey, and Mrs. Kalph Sims.
Attend Short Course
Barrow County was represented at
the State College of Agriculture dur
ing the Short Course by Nettie Perkins
and Wood fin Hill. Each of these won
a scholarship for the splendid work
done in clubs under the supervision of
the county agents last, year. These are
the kind of girls and boys the county
is looking for. We are justly proud
of them, and prophesy a successful fu
ture for boys and girls of their type.
Calf Club Excursions
The Calf Club Boys had an excursion
tfip last Saturday for the purpose of
visiting the club calves in the coun
ty. Each boy inspected awl compared
his calf with the others. Snap shots
were taken of most of the boys, each
with his calf. An attractive feature
of the day was a picnic lunch served
in the woods by a spring. Those in
the party were: Mrs. W. M. Holsen
beek, Miss Collins, Miss Rose Dillard,
Mr. Collins, Mr. W. Hill Hosch, and the
following boys who compose the calf
club: Clay Harison, Earl Harrison,
Nolan Evans, Gus Collins, Loyd Max
ey, G. \Y. Millsaps, Walter Russell,
Morgan Ilolsenbeck, Mack Parker, Ar
nold Holsenbeck, Ivory Perkins, and
Golden Cooper.
The boys derived much benefit, from
the trip, and each one went back home
with the determination to msrke his
calf the best.
Home Impovement Club
The Home Improvement Club at Ce
dar Hill met at. the home of Mrs. Wil
liam Maxe.v last Friday afternoon.
Miss Effie Parker led the devotional
part of the meeting. After the bus
iness was transacted all went to the
kitchen for the demonstration on sal
ads. The value of salads in the diet
was discussed and a number of attrac
tive and delicious salads were made
and served.
At our next meeting we shall find
out how to remove stains in addition
to the demonstration on jelly-making.
We shall welcome all who are inter-
®)£ Winter' Mrm
Untrammeled by Prejudice and Unawed by Fear We Speak the Truth and Contend for the Right
MR. W. C. POTTS
Mr. W. C. Potts has purchased an
interest in the Winder Mobile Com
pany, joining his brothers in this firm,
and will henceforth reside in Winder.
Cupid is the youngest son of Mr. S.
(}. Potts, and he has hundreds of
friends in this section who will be
pleased to learn of his decision to
make Winder his home.
The Potts boys were among the first
to enter the automobile business in this
section, and representing one of the
best machines on the market, they have
built up a fine trade for the Buick.
COUNTY SCHOOL
TAX BILL PASSES
ATLANTA, Ga., August 12—By a
vote of 100 to 17 the house of repre
sentatives on Tuesday passed the sen
ate hill to amend the constitution so
as to provide for a local school tax in
every county. The vote was taken at
the close of a debate which occupied
the entire morning session.
The vote showed one of the largest
majorities ever cast in either branch
of the legislature for a constitutional
amendfnent.
This bill is considered the most, im
portant educational measure enacted
in Georgia since the adoption of the
constitution itself. Its passage was
the termination of a fight which the
educational leaders of the state have
conducted for many years. It removes
common school education a penalty im
posed by the constitution which has
kept t.he state of Georgia at or near
the bottom of the list in illiteracy for
more than twenty years.
The bill provides that every county
shall levy for school purposes a tax
of at least one mill, and may levy a
tax as high as five mills. Those coun
ties which have already adopted the
local tax as permitted by the present
very difficult constitutional provision
are not affected by the bill.
PLUMB DEMANDS
INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12—The rail
road brotherhoods through their coun
sel, Glenn E. Plumb, today laid be
| fore the house interstate commerce
! committee their charges of corruption
in the management of the railroads
under private control. The charges,
announced as forthcoming a week ago,
were that many of the great railway
systems had been plundered systemat
ically by the financial interests and
that the railroads illegally held mil
lions of acres of public lands.
Eighteen representative railroads of
the country, the brotherhood attor
ney asserted, issued stock aggregating
'5450,441,000 between 1900 and 1910 as
bonuses and" paid millions of dollars
in dividends on these bonuses. These
same railroads, he further charged,
: were controlled in whole or in part by
! the Morgan interests, the Rockefeller
i interests and the Gould interests.”
GREAT MEETING AT BETHABARA
Tuesday night at Bethabara church
there came to a close one of the best
meetings in its history.
Tremenduous crowds attended the
services daily and nightly.
The preaching was done by Rev. W.
11. Faust in his usual enthusiastic and
helpful way.
Mr. Ely Huff led the service of song
and the people made the old fashioned
Gospel hymns ring out.
At a special service for the Womans
Missionary Society around SIOO.OO was
given for the work.
Twenty-seven joined by experience
and will be baptized at Carithers Mill
Friday at 3 o'clock P. M. sun time.
! At the last service the pastor was
presented with a nice purse for his effi
cient services. ,
. NOTICE TO PATRONS
Owing to the strike last week of a
few of our operators we ask the in
dulgence of the public until we can
break in anew force. Please be pa
tient until the new operators become
familiar with their duties. Your truly,
RALPH SMITH, Manager.
ested in Home Improvement to our
meetings.
ROSE DILLARD, Dem. Agt.
W. HILL lIOSCH, Agr. Agt.
Winder, Barrow County, Ga., Thursday, August 14, 1919.
BARROW COUNTY
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
i
First Baptist Church Scene of Conven
tion This Year—Many Notable
Sunday School Workers Here.
The Barrow County Sunday School
Association met at the First ltaptist
church here Tuesday and Wednesday.
Twenty-two out of the thirty Sun
day schools of the county were rep
resented at, this convention, and in
point of attendance that was probably
the largest meeting the association has
yet held.
Many notable Sunday School work
ers were in attendance at the meeting
including Mr. B. P. Green, superintend
ant of the young peoples work; Miss
Flora Davis, assistant superintendent.
Georgia Sunday School Association;
Mr. Joseph Broughton, superintendent
of the largest Sunday school in the
South.
During the session these state work
ers spoke on many subjects of inter
est to Sunday school students and
teachers. Joe Broughton is a brother
of the world famous preacher, Dr. Len
G. Broughton and stands right at the
head of Sunday School workers in the
state.
The ladies of Winder served dinner
each day in the Sunday school room of
the Baptist church, and this feature,
like that of the session, was the best.
ANDREW CARNEGIE GOES
WAY OF ALL THE EARTH
Andrew Carnegie, the ironmaster and
philanthropist, died Monday in his
great mansion overlooking a lake in
the beautiful Berkshire hills where he
sought seclusion when bodily infirmi
ties overtook him and his mind was
saddened by the entrance of this coun
try into the world war. His illness
was brief—only a matter of a few
days. Bronchial pneumonia is given
as the cause of his demise.
Andrew Carnegie had given away
$350,605,653 up to June 1, 1918, a com
pilation of his benefactions prepared
by the Carnegie endowment for inter
national peace shows.
•Among the larger gifts listed 'in
the compilation are: $60,364,808 for the
establishment of 2,811 free public li
braries: $20,363,010 to colleges for li
brary and other buildings, endowments
and other purposes; $29,250,000 to the
Carnegie Foundation for the Advance
ment of Teaching; $26,719,380 to the
Carnegie Inustitute and the Carnegie
Institute of Technology; $22,300,000 to
the Carnegie Institute of Washington;
$10,540,000 to the Carnegie hero funds,
and $10,000,000 to the Carnegie endow
ment for international peace.
PROTRACTED SERVICES
START AT WESLEYAN
Next Saturday night protracted ser
vices will begin at Wesleyan Meth-
I odist church and continue for a period
of two weeks.
Rev. F. M. Gresham and wife will
liave charge of the services.
The members of this church are
, looking for a soul-stirring revival and
la cordial is extended to ev
ery one in this community to come and
worship with them.
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SIX MONTHS’ PAY BILL
IS PASSED BY SENATE
ATLANTA, Ga„ Aug. I.”—The House
I concurrent resolution asking the I lilt
ed States Congress to pass the bill giv
ing six months’ pay to honorably dis
charged soldiers, sailors and marines
who served during the late war was
unanimously adopted by the Senate
late Tuesday afternoon. The resolu
tion was introduced by Representative
| John W. Bale, of Floyd County, and
met no opposition in either branch of
the General Assembly.
In addition to urging upon Congress
the necessity of passing the bill, Geor
gia Representatives and Senators serv
ing in Washington were instructed to
use their best efforts in behalf of the
measure.
BARROW’S FIRST OPEN BOLL.
Mr. A. *D. Chapman, who lives out
on Pea Ilill, brings to The News office
the first open boll of 1919 cotton rais
ed in Barrow county. This distinction
went to Mr. Chapman last year, and
while he was distanced a few laps in
the race for the first bloom, he leads
all Barrow planters in the open boll
hurdle.
WINDER GUARDS IN
“OVER THE TOP”
Company B Men Are Featured In Em
pey’s Great War Picture, While
at Camp Wheeler.
Possibly the greatest war picture
yet screened is to he seen here at The
Strand on next Monday, Aug IS, “Over
The Top.” The fact that all of the
Winder boys at Camp Wheeler were
in this picture makes it doubly inter
esting. There is said to be more ac
tion in this film than any war picture
yet made.
SCIENTIST FIND EVIDENCE
OF A LOST CONTINENT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12—Fresh ev
idence of a remarkably substantial
character tending to reinforce the the
ory that there once existed the Lost
Continent of Atlantis, between Amer
ica and Europe, has just been unearth
ed in the far-famed valley of Mexico,
according to data received by govern
ment archaeology.
The discoveries consist of stone and
terracotta images delved from the bot
tom-most layer of what, once was the
bed of a lake in the days when Cortez
conquered Mexico. These images are
graven visages of ancient Egyptians,
Ethiopians and Mongolians.
The archaeologist under whose di
rection the excavations were made that
have brought to light these prehistor
ic remains and relics of age old races
is Professor William Niven, of the city
of Mexico.
The images and relics were found
side and side with remains of the old
est race of all, a race which was wip
ed out by a volcanic tragedy similar
to that in which the Roman cities of
Herculaeueum and Pompeii met extinc
tion.
According to the scientists, these
images are reproductions of the vis
ages of the dwellers of the past and
were, in fact, to these prehistoric races
what tin l photograph of today is, the
means of preservation of the linea
ments of the dead, or perhaps merely
representations of human faces made
for gifts.
These images, graven in indestruc
tible stone and molded in almost in
destructible term cotta, have been
found in such quantity as to preclude
all possibility of accident or of having
been brought to the scone by travelers
from Africa or India.
The question which is absorbing the
attention of the scientists is how these
relics of ancient Egyptians, Ethiopians
and Mongolians came to be found in
the Mexican valley.
ARREST FOR CHICAGO
SUGAR HOARDERS SEEN
CHICAGO, Aug. 13.- —First warrants
for the arrest of sugar hoarders—the
first decisive move in an effort to re
duce the cost of living in Chicago and
the middle West—probably will be
taken out here today, according to R.
A. Milroy, assistant district attorney,
who has been weighing evidence
against alleged sugar profiteers and
hoarders. “We are going to put the
hoarders in jail and force them to dis
gorge their stocks,” Milroy declared.
A direct drive is to be made against
sugar dealers here, and the federal
agencies will hammer clown their prices
further. Tumbling of prices of
many foods here has begun to take on
the appearance of a rout, but the dis
trict attorney’s office is going to con
tinue gathering evidence for prosecut
ing profiteers and hoarders.
KOLCHAK FORCES REPORTED
IN ROUTE ON EXTENDED LINE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—Complete
collapse of the Kolchak movement in
Siberia was forcast in reports reach
ing Washington today. The Kalchak
forces have fallen back almost 200
miles from the former advanced lines
and Omsk was said to be threatened
with evacuation.
Failure of the allies and associated
governments to get adequate supplies
to Admirable Kolchak, the advices
said had forced him to fall back stead
ily before, the greatly superior Bolshe
viki force's composed of veterans
whose officers include many Germans
who tied to Russia when the armistice
was signed.
Mrs. J. L. Jackson entertained at
dinner in honor of Rev. Richard W.
Wallace and wife one day last week.
C OL. PRATT BACK
Col. ,1. C. Pratt, after responding
to the call of Uncle Sam. whom he
served for two years in foreign lands,
including France and Germany, comes
again to Winder to enter the practice
of law in which he was making rapid
progress when he answered the sum
mons to anus. His many friends wel
come him here to Winder where he
wjll he associated in practice with
Judge G. A. Johns. We understand
he will arrive in Winder next Monday.
WILSON REFUSES
TREATYSECRETS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11—President
Wilson sent to the foreign relations
committee today a copy of the origi
nal American draft of a league of
nations covenant, but declined to fur-
nish other papers relating to the peace
negotiations asked for in senate res
olutions.
In reply to a committee rmiuest for
“all data” used in preparation of the
treaty, the president wrote that most
of the documents and memoranda were
left in Paris and that many were con
fidential nature, so that “on grounds
of public policy” it would be unwise
to make use of them “outside the con
ference.” He sent only the American
covenant draft and a copy of the cove
nant as agreed to before his first re
turn from Europe.
MR. PAUL S. RORERTS
LEAVES FOR MARKETS
Mr. Paul S. Robert left Tuesday for
the markets of the west in the interest
of Winder Dry Goods Store, of which
he is the head.
Since taking the management of this
large store, Mr. Roberts has built up
a trade pleasing to the promoters of
the concern and satisfying to a large
patronage.
The itinerary of his trip includes
Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis.
COL GJLROSS
BACK IN OFFICE
Col. G. D. Ross has returned to his
office in Winder after spending a couple
of weeks in Atlanta.
Mr. Ross is now doing special work
in the interest of the Anderson to
Atlanta electric railway system.
It will be remembered that, over
a year ago the line was surveyed thru
Georgia, coming through Hartwell,
Commerce, Jefferson, Hoschton, Law
renceville and on into Atlanta.
Mr. Ross gays the project is not a
dead one by a long shot, and that, if
the government dot's not take over
the railway lines, there will he great
activity along the route of this sur
vey during the coming three years.
The line will pass through a fine
farming section of Hart. Jackson and
Gwinnett counties and will open up a
territory that will prove a rich field
for investors.
After January 1, 1920, Mr. Ross, in
all probability, will remove his offices
to Jefferson.
HORSE SWAPPERS
The horse swappers are *viUf us.
rapidly trading nags and
yarns.
Horses of all kinds are seen on the
swapping ground, and they are chang
ing hands constantly.
It takes a town like Winder to en
tertain the horse swapers and the coun
ty convention of Sunday school work
ers all on the same day.
But she was equal to the occasion,
and we are told that both were big
occasions.
J. M. BAXTER DEAD
Mr. J. M. Baxter, for many years
a citizen of this county, but who for
the past, two or three years had made
bis hnne in Albany, Ga., died in that
city last Friday night.
He is the father of the Baxter boys
of Winder, and liis remains were
brought to this city last. Sunday and
Monday were interred in Rose Hill
cemetery.
The funeral was conducted by Rev.
John 11. Wood at the residence of his
sen. Mr. Baxter was 71 years of age
when death overtook him. Bright’s
disease is given as the immediate cause
of his demise.
THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM
MONDAY, Aug. 18.—“ OVER THE
TOP.”
TUESDAY, Aug. 19.—“ The Lightning
Raider.” Comedy.
in “Her Death Dance.”
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20.—“ Alice Brady
REVOLT LOOMS
IN RAIL STRIKE
If We Are To Have Revolution, Let It
C’ome,” Says the Republican Pub
licity Association.
WASHINGTON, Aug 12—“ If we
must have revolution, let it come now
and determine at once whether gov
ernment by the majority is to sur
vive.”
This is the closing paragraph of a
statement issued today by the Repub
lican Publicity Association, in which
it is asserted that, "the threat of a
general tie-up of the entire railway
system of the country looms ominous
ly” unless the demands of the rail
way unions for higher wages and en
actment of the Plumb plan are prompt
ly complied with.
"The country,” the statement says,
“has never experienced a general
strike on its railroads, hence has lit
tle comprehension of the catastrophe
that would follow such an action on
the part of the railroad operatives.
The stoppage of rail transportation
means almost instant collapse of prac
tically every activity, immediate suf
fering from lack of food followed, by
actual starvation, and universal riot
by desperate individuals fighting for
the very existence of themselves and
their loved ones.
“Such a cataclysm would be infi
nitely worse than anything the Huns
could have inflicted upon us. But
we used ‘force without stint’ against
them. Shall it be said that the people
are not as ready to fight for the per
petuation of the nation and the rights
oi • individuals against this monster
that is gnawing at our vitals?
“The railroad employees constitute
only a part of organized labor, but
organized labor itself is only about 15
per cent of our people. Are the other
85 per cent to permit themselves to
be held, up at the point of a pistol and
told that the organization of the wliote
country must lie accomodated to the
demauds of the few?
“If we must have revolution, let It
come now and determine at once
whether government by the majority
is to survive.”
YANK HAS 350 WOUNDS;
BODY IS SILVER MINE
SAN FRANCISCO—Page a few of
the new wound stripes and make a
suit for Sergeant Frank Mason, now
on recruiting duty here. Mason has
350 minor shrapnel wounds, three sil
ver plates in his head, three plates in
his right shoulder, one plate in his
left shoulder, three plates in his right
leg and the noticeable effect of having
been gussed.
His wounds were suffered in Europe
and on the border.
PROTRACTED SERVICES
BEGIN AT EBENEZER
Protracted services will begin at
Ebenezer Methodist church, in Jackson
county, next Monday night, August 18,
and continue for a week.
Rev. Cantrell is the pastor of this
church, and it is said he will have
with him during the Week preachers
from Monroe and Winder.
MACON QIRL FLIES HOME
IN AIRPLANE AFTER CALLING
MACON, Aug. 13—Miss Frnaces
Gurr, Macon society girl, enjoys the
distinction of being the first girl to
make tiie trip in an airplane from
Americas to Macon. Miss Gurr had
been in Americus visiting, and was in
vited by one of the aviators when she
returned to 'Macon to make the trip
in his plane.
Clad in a “monkey suit,” with gog
gles, cap and other paraphernalia of a
“regular aviator,” the fearless young
woman climbed into the plane.
IT HAS BEEN KNOWN
TO DO STRONGER THINGS
LA PORTE, Ind, —Tickling under
the chin by a pretty girl restored the
of speech to Will Pahrman, a
soldier who mysteriously lost his voice
overseas seven months ago.. Physicians
’ire unable to explain the miracle, un
’cs the tickling relaxed muscles con
trolling the vocal cords. The girl is
Miss Margaret Kuborua. She’s just
7 years ojd.
Mr. Howard Page, another of the
Barrow county boys to see service over
seas, has arrived at home.
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