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THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM
THURSDAY, Aug. 21.—Hale Hamilton
“After His Own Heart.”
FRIDAY, Aug. 22—Harry B. Wat ball
in “Long Lane’s Turning.”
SATURDAY, Aug. 23.—" The Man of
Might.” Comedy.
VOL. XXVI.
IN SPECIAL SESSION CITY FATHERS
UPHOLD COMPULSORY VACCINATION
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“To Do or Not To Do, That’s The Question,” and at a Late Hour
the Issue Was Decided by the Mayor Casting His Ballot
in Favor of the Order as Promulgated.
The mayor and council of Winder
have been having their trouble'concern
ing compulsory vaccination for school
purposes. Public opinion on the ques
tion is somewhat divided, and since
all children were ordered vaccinated
l>efore they would be given a permit
to enter the public schools, petitions
have been circulated calling on the
mayor and council to recind the order.
Tuesday night a special session of
the city fathers was called to con
sider the petitions, and our informant
states that Winder's pilots held a very
interesting meeting concerning "To do
or not to do; that’s the question,” and
at a very late hour the vote was close,
exceedingly close, so close in fact that
fhe mayor was willed upon to take
part in the voting, and-the order stands
as originally promulgated.
Of course we are not presumptuous
enough to say what is best for each
individual child, but we freely yield
to medical science, and those who have
given the subject study tell us that
vaccination as preventive to the spread
of small pox is a good thing. When
we lived in Atlanta, the only notice
we had of vaccination was when a big
policeman and "a doctor walked up to
us and told us to roll up our sleeve.
But it was ever thus. It, is said
that the first man who atempted to
confine steam as'a motive power was
burned at the stake for being a witch,
and all reforms and progressive moves
have had their ups and downs. We are
glad to learn that council had the firm
ness to stand by their order.
The thing that we cannot under
stand is why this compulsory vaccina
tion should have been confined to the
schools, and if so. why the authority
to control the situation should have
been taken out of the handstof the
Board of Education. We have heard
that men, women and children, white
and black, are subject to the disease.
If vaccination was a subject* for mu
nicipal action, it should have been gen
eral. If it is being done for the pro
tection of the schools, the matter
should have been left in the hands
of those who control them in every
other detail, the Board of Education.
FACTS SUPPRESSED,
SENATOR BORAH SAYS
On the floor of the United States
Senate Monday, Senator Borah, dis
cussing the Peace Treaty and the
League c \ Nations, charged that the
British and French news agencies had
suppressed facta concerning the sit
uation in Egypt, to keep the true status
of Egypt, from reaching the American
people. Among many pertinent things
the Senator said, we quote the follow
ing.
“We did not know that lying behind
the effort of those representatives to
have a hearing at Versailles were vio
lent protests of an entire people, uni
form in language and civilization,
against continuing the protectorate of
Great Britain over them, and that that
protest had ripened into actual war
fare. and that that warfare had been
going on from the time of the first
notice to the Egyptians that the pro
tectorate was to be made permanent,
until now the people in Egypt are be
ing held by force, they are restrained
by the point of the bayonet, bloodshed
and carnage prevailing throughout that
country.
“The Far East is a seething mass
of discontent and revolution, including
nearly one-third of the "population of
the earth, and we underwrite it.
“In addition to that, there is going
on now under the British flag a protest
of millions of people against the au
thority which we are expected to main
tain*for Great Britain.
“When the league covenant is com
pleted that matter will be just as vi
tal and just as much our concern as
if it took place within our own ter
ritory. We are just as likely to be
called to assume a responsibility of set
tling it in Egypt as we would be in
Mexico or even within our own boun
daries.”
T
PLANTS
Our good friend, I)r. R. P. Adams,
force should enjoy some of the good
things of life, brought to our office last
week some fine egg plant. We thank
you.
Sljc Wittkt cuts.
Untrammeled by Prejudice and Unawed by Fear We Speak the Truth and Contend for the Right
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THOMPSON BOYS
ARE LIVE WIRES
Thompson Brothers, Fleming and
George, sous of Mr. John A. Thompson,
are destined to become live wires in
Winder’s activity. These young men,
like their father, are ever ready to lend
a helping hand to ahy 'movement that
means progress. They have an abid
in faith in Winder’s future and be
lieve in development. They are not of
the kind to take hold of real estate
and hold on like the turtle, “ ’till it
thunders.”
These young men recently purchased
some central residence property, and
immediately set about to improve the
same. One has builded and the other
contemplates building at an early date,
homes for themselves that means much
to the beauty of the residence sections
of the city. They have just purchased
an ideal cite for a local ice factory,
and it is to be hoped that the citizens
of Winder will give them unstinted
incouragement in this venture, as our
citizens are now and will be at the
mercy of the ice trust, until Winder
builds and sustains a plant of her own.
' This is no advertisement. It is vol
untarily written in accordance with
our policy of condemning those things
w? deem detrimental to the best inter
ests of the community and commending
those things we deem worthy of com
mndation. Winder needs more Thomp
son Bfothers.
MR. L. M. MAYNE
PASSES SUNDAY
Mr. L. M. Mayne, one of Winder’s*
best loved citizens, peacefully crossed
the vallev of Death to eternal shores
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late Sunday afternoon.
The deceased was born in Hall coun
ty and at, the time of his death was
just a little more than 61 years of
age. He had been twice married, his
first wife being a Miss*Smith, the moth
er of Mr. Claude Mayne. His second
wife was a Miss Jennings, the mother
of Mr. Willie Mayne.
For several months Mr. Mayne had
been in very feeble health and his
loved ones and friends were not unpre
pared for the summons.
Mr. Mayne was a consecrated fol
lower of his Lord, and he held the
respect and admiration of a host of
friends in this section where he had
lived for the past few years. He was
faithful to his church, a loving hus
band, a devoted father and considerate
of mankind.
He was the genius behind the Smith-
Mayne manufacturing Company, aiid
Wes'beginning to see his efforts crown
ed with success when his robust health
gave way to feebleness.
The funeral was preached Monday
morning at the Christian church, his
pastor, Rev. R. E. Moss, and his for
mer pastor, Rev. Richard W. Wallace,
now of Valdosta, were in charge of
the service.
A special choir sang several of the
favorite hymns of the deceased and
Brother Wallace paid touching and
feeling tribute to the life and work of
Mr. Mayne. He said that Brother
| Mayne preached his. own funeral in
'the upright. Christian life he lived, and
that no man could pay higher tribute
to mortal than to say Ik* was Christ
like. and that he believed that could
he said of the departed for whom we
had gathered to pay a last tribute of
respect.
The interment was in Rose Hill cem
etery. The floral offerings were many
and beautiful.
Besides his wife and two sons, the
deceased leaves brothers, sisters and
many relatives and friends to mourn
at his passing.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE NOT LEGALLY
VOTED DOWN BY GEORGIA HOUSE
ATLANTA, Aug. 19.— Although the
Georgia house and senate voted down
the national woman suffrage amend
ment they did so by separate resolu
tions it became known today, instead
of by joint thus never
legally refusing to ratify..
Winder, Barrow County, Ga., Thursday, August 21, 1919.
BUSINESS BOOMING
AND HAMMER RINGS
New biddings Being Erected and Old
Ones Being Remodeled and Touched
Up by the Painter.
Business in Winder has been good
all the year. Money seoms to be plen
tiful, and all our merchants wear the
smile that sticks.
Many new residences are being built
and changes and improvements are
going on all over the city.
Places are changing hands every day,
and there is activity in both farm and
city property.
Millsap Brothers are erecting a
handsome sales stables on Candler
street to be leased to J. M. Brooksher
& Sons.
M. J. Grififeth has broken dirt pre
paratory to the erection of a mansion
on his Candler street property
Tlie handsome home on Athens street
of ,J. W. Summerour is nearing com
pletion. and it is one of the prettiest
in the city.
Out on Broad street the handsome
home being built for Mr. Worth Jack
son is receiving the finishing touches.
The cottage of Mrs. K. I’ Carpenter
will soon be completed.
Mr. Paul Brooksher has purchased
the house and lot in the junction of
Broad and East Broad and is having
the residence modernized and improv
ed, and will occupy it as a residence.
Dr. E. F. Saxon has purchased the
M. C. House place on East Broad,
consisting of several acres. It is un
derstood that Dr. Saxon’s mother and
•
father will move here from Oconee
county and occupy this place, while
Dr. Saxon will have erected on Broad
street a bungalo on a handsome lot
on the tract for his own residence.
Mr. M. C. House has purchased the
handsome brick residence of Dr. W.
L. Bush and will move his family in
shortly.
Dr. Bush will erect a cottage on one
of the nice residence lots he owns.
Mr. F. C Graddick has purchased
a lot on Athens street from Mr. M.
J. Griffeth with the intention of build
ing.
Mr. G. C. Moseley has purchased the
lot on Candler street from Mrs. K. I*.
Carpenter for the purpose of a home.
Mr. G. 8. Millsaps has purchased
the ■handsome home on Athens street
of Mrs. Callie Millsaps, and on January
1, 1920, will move back to Winder from
his country home place.
Mr. G. W. DeLaPerriere will soon
start the overhauling of his brick
building on the corner of Candler and
Broad.
Painters, carpenters and decorators
are changing the appearance of the old
hotel building, getting it ready for
opening September Ist.
Mr. C. O. Maddox is having the
place he recently purchased on Wood
lawn avepue remodeled and added to
and when it is completed will occupy
same.
IV. C. Horton is having several nice
cottages built out on West Broad to
be occupied by families connected with
the Bell Overall Company.
These are a few of the things we ob
serve and hear as we'pass among the
moving busy throng.
There are no houses for rent, but
there is still plenty of nice residence
lots for sale.
We are striding the old-time gait in
“Building a city here.”
NO BOLL WEEVIL
IN BARROW COUNTY
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For several days there has been a
persistent rumor that boll weevils had
been discovered on the old Jerry John
son farm, just this side of the Han
cock bridge in Barrow* county. We
traced the rumor to its source only to
find that the supposed weevils were
“nothing more than some bugs the an
cestors of which had lived on Hie old
farm before the war,” as one farmer
expressed it.
RETURN FROM MARKETS
Messrs. Strange and MeCurry, of
the J. T. Strange Company, have re
turned from New York where they
spent ten days selecting the fall stock
and making arrangements for the sea
son in the best the manufacturers turn
out for the trade.
They tell us that everything is scarce
and high, hut that they were fortun
ate in their connections and that they
have assembled a line of merchandise
that enables them to serve their custo
mers well at reasonable prices consist
ent with the time.
A HIGH START TO
SECURE LOW COST
WASHINGTON, I). C.—New Jersey
sent a delegation of fifty mayors from
towns in that state to demand legis
lation of Congress to lower the cost
of living. The party used taxicabs to
travel the two or three blocks from
the‘Union Railroad Station to the
Capitol—a high start to* secure a low
cost.
Real economy in government print
ing will be at’, hand shortly, when the
Senate passes the bill, already enacted
by the House, to lop off a half-million
dollars in preparing and printing th'e
Daily 'Congressional Record. The
new record will show only what Ac
tually transpires in both Houses each
day, and will not contain lengthy ar
ticles from newspapers or any extra
matter that members may desire to
have incorporated in it; nor will
speeches of members be permitted in
its pages unless such speeches have
actually been delivered on the floor of
Congress. This will lie economy of
the rigid sort, and has been demanded
by the people for a long time.
The annual death toll from railroad
grade-crossing accidents is one of the
heaviest drains upo lithe American
people, comparable with epidemics
against which all the power of science
is waged, yet little work, in a general
way is being done to gmyd against
them, except here and there in individ
ual communities. Reports of the nu
merous grade-crossing accidents of re
cent weeks are pouring into the In
terstate Commerce Bureau from many
sections, and the strongest kind of pro
tests are coming from folks in towns
and cities where the accidents, mostly
to automobile parties, have occurred.
In the present situation of the rail
roads of the country, with no assur
ance of tin* future manner of manage
ment. it is perhaps hoo much to expect
general grade-crossing reforms, but it
is the idea of the Interstate Commerce
Commission' to get in touch with State
governments, to seek aid of them, with
the assistance of the Federal govern
ment. to begin a general movement
that will at least eliminate some of
the most dangerous and widely used
crossings, until such a time that meas
ures can be enacted which will compel
a change of .grade at. all crossings.
With the announcement that the visit
of the Prince of Wales will be as the
personal guest of the President, and
not as the guest, of the Nation, the fact
becomes apparent that the Prince and
his suite will be domiciled in the White
House. The Executive Mansion is
none too large for a single family, and
it is admitted that the Prince and his
party may find their quarters less com
modious than could be wished, but Ilis
Highness must make the byst of things
as he finds them. While in New York
the visitor will have his home aboard
the British battleship “Renown,” which
brought him to Canadian shores. It
was plained to have the Navy Depart
ment provide an escort for the ship
from New York to Washington, but. the
shallow* channel of the Potomac River
would not permit the vessel getting
nearer the Capital City than sixty
miles, so the idea was abandoned.
CLEANS OUT THE UHI'RCH
Isaac Howell, a negro, entered a
crowded church near Madison last Sun
day and begun,firing at bis wife.
the smoke cleans] away tin* congre
gation had disappeared, leaving bats
mid shoes behind. Howell’s wife and
another negro at the mourner's bench
were wounded.
SIDNEY MAUGHON
Mr. Sidney Maughon, who sine:* his
return from the service of bis coun
try lias been connected with the North
Georgia Trust and Banking Company,
lias been placed in charge of the trust
and insurance department of this in
stitution.
Mr. Maughon is a fine young bus
iness man, and we predict that this
department will continue to go forward
under his supervision.
THE HANSON SIX
Mr. J. H. Charles, Jr., was in Win
der Tuesday and called at The News
office. Mr. Charles represents the
Hanson Six in this territory. He is
now located at Bethlehem. Ga„ hut it
is understood he contemplates moving
to Winder when a suitable location for
storage purposes can be arranged.
MEXICANS FIRE ON AMERICAN PLANE;
U. S. SOLDIERS INVADING MEXICO
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Crossed Border Early Tuesday Morning Immediately After the
Two United States Aviators Had Been Released by the
Bandits—Expeditionary Forces
DAYLIGHT VETO
KILLED BY HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—Repeal
of the daylight saving law was pass
tsl today over President Wilson's veto
by the house on a vote of 223 to 191,
,sven more than the necessary two
thirds. The repeal how goes to the
senate where its supporters claim vic
t,< >ry.
Chairman Gronna, of the senate agri
cultural committee, said that since on
ly six senators opposed tin* repea 1
measure when first brought up in the
mutate and twelve the second time, he
laid ni> doubt that sufficient votes to
overrule the veto could be obtained.
VACCINATION ORDINANCE
The Board of Health of the City of
Winder recommended that an ordi
nance be passed compelling vaccination
of school children. The Mayor and
Council, acting on the best, medical ad
vice, passed the ordinance. The Board
of Education has indorsed the ordi
nance. At a special meeting of Mayor
and Council to consider petitions for
a repelTl it was decided that the order
should stand. Therefore, to avoid con
jestion at .the opening of the schools,
have your children secure doctor’s cer
tificate of vaccination and admission
cards at once.
J. R. ARNOLD, City Clerk.
MR.H.A.CARITHERS
IS SERIOUSLY ILL
While standing in front of the Ca
rithers Bank building Monday morn
ing, Mr. H. A. Caritliers suddenly sank
to the sidewalk seriously ill.
Friends rushed to his assistance and
he was carried to his home Oil Broad
Street and physicians summoned.
For the last two days friends have
been much concerned over his condi
tion.
Dock Carithers has not been in the
best of health for the last, seven or
eight years.
In search of health lie has made sev\
oral trips across the water, seeking
special medical treatment He visited
Germany, Italy and France, and has
sought the services of America's liest
specialists.
For the passed four years, however,
he had seemed to be in fairly gcwsl
health.
We learn just before w<|go to press
I hat Mr. Carithers seems to lie im
proving, and complete recovery is ear
nestly hoped for by a host of friends
in this section of the state.
HOTEL WILL BE OPEN
FIRST OF SEPTEMBER
is/nearing completion, and Mr. Land
Is nearing completion, and Mr. Hand,
tin* new manager, is having his furni
ture placed in the building. The dos
ing of Winder’s only hotel has caused
a great, inconvenience to the traveling
public, but the new management prom
ises to give tirst.-cluss service, and be
open for business September Ist. Quite
an outlay of funds is being made to
place the hotel in shape, and it ta
hoped that, this building will suffice to
furnlsfi Winder with adequate accom
modations until our citizens realize
the great need for and make up tlieii
minds to build here a hotel that will
l*e in keeping with the city’s growth
in the next ten years. '
With the old Bush house rolled down
to the lot at the rear of the picture
show and fitted up for the purpose of
Indiig converted* into a boarding house
to accommodate the pitifully home
less old bachelors and widowers. Win
der will be in shape to aleviate to some
extent the rough and uncertain liv
ing that has been in vogue among the
homeless for the past month. Some
mighty good fellows (have been up
.gainst it, but it is an ill wind that
blows no good, and it is said that many
wedding bells are likely to ring in the
near future.
THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM
MONDAY, Aug. 25.—Clara K. Young
in “Marionettes.”
TUESDAY, Aug. 20.—“ The Lightning
Raider.” Comedy.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27—Tom Mix in
"Fighting For Gold.”
MARFA, Texas, Aug. 19. —An Amer
ican airplane returned tonight, from a
scouting trip into Mexico with two bul
let holt's through a wing of the ma
chine, The aviator observer said he
was fired on by three Mexicans. He
returned the fire with a machine gun
nnd believed he killed one. The caval
ry is pursuing the bandits, he said. ‘
Spread out fan-shaped over a wide
stretch of Mexican country south of
the Rio ft ramie, United States Caval
ry troops, aided by airmen as scouts,
tonight art- combing the mountains for
the bandits who held the two Ameri
can army aviators for $15,000 ransom.
After the forward dash over the
border today, the troops probably were
handicapped tonight by a storm which
was reported in messages by field tel
ephone to la- raging in the mountains
below fhe border. 1
It was feared the torrental rains
would obliterate tracks left by the
bandits. The expiditionary force for
a time moved forward in the face of
high winds, according to the reports.
11. S. AIRMEN FREE;
RESCUER OUTWITS BANDITS
MARFA. Tex., Aug. 19. —Lieutenants
H. G. Peterson and Paul H. Davis,
American army winters captured by a
band of Mexican bandits and held for
$15,000 ransom, are today safe on the
United States side -of the Mexican
border—Lieutenant Peterson’s freedom
was bought for $7.500 —IJeuteuant Da
vis rescued by Captain Matlack of the
Eigth Calvary, who, unaccompanied,
went to the bandit rendezvous and
brought about the release of both avia
tors.
'Lieutenant Peterson crossed the bor
der to the American side shortly af
ter 1 o’clock. An hour later Lieutenant,
Davis and Captain Matlack reached
American soil. ,
Ruse Is Planned
Captain Matlack, carrying the $15,-
000 ransom money demanded for the
release of the American aviators, went
into the bandits’ mountain camp late
last night after he had received a pre
arranged signal from the bandits. De
termined to outwit the bandits, Cap
tain Matlack on arriving in the ban
dit camp, demanded that the Ameri
cans lie released immediately. This
tiie bandits refused, insisting that the
ransom money tie turned over to them
before the lieutenaifta were brought
out.
Captain Matlack then cgfered the
bandits $7,500, half of the amount de
nianded, and insisted that one of the
men la* brought out before he would
pay the balance.
Lieutenant Peterson was released,
by the bandits. Captain Matlack paid
the bandits the $7,500 demanded for
the release of Lieutenant Peterson,
who immediately left the bandit camp
and started his journey toward the
border.
Americans Flee.
Lieutenant Davis was then brought
out. At a signal from Captain Mat
lack he jumped astride the captains
horse and before the bandits could
interfere the officers fled’into the night
without paying the s7,soo. ransom.
UNCLE RAY CAMP
PAYS VISIT TO WINDER
Uncle Ray Camp, of Oampton, was
’in Winder on business Monday. Uncle
Ray is one of the few surviving Con
federate soldiers of this imuiedmte
territory. He was a member of the
Sixteenth Georgia infantry and later
joined the cavalry. He is about eighty
years of age, and aside from his afflic
tion of many years, is in comparative
good health, with a vivid memory.
Approaching us Uncle Ray asked it
we were not one of Tom Ross’s boys,
and when told that we were, the old
Confederate soldier became > reminis
cent, and his comparison of present,
conditions with those that obtained
in the sixties, and his comment upon
the motives of men was interesting
indeed. In speaking of strikes and
tiic high cost of living. Uncle Ray said,
‘•The trouble today is that there are
too many grand rascals abroad in toe
land, and some of them ought to be
in the chaingang."
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