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THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM
THURSDAY, Jan. 15—Alice Brady in
MARIE, Ltd.
FRIDAY. Jan. 16. BILLIE BURKE,
“ MAKE BELIEVE WIFE”
SATURDAY. Jan. 17. —Morrison in a
Western. Marie Weleamp. Comedy.
VOL. XXVI.
FEW PEN SHOTS AT
BARROW’S COURT
News Special Editor Senes on Jury
and Passes His Observations on to
* Our Readers.
It, is a privilege to act as juror in a
superior court such as Barrow county
possesses. You have an opportunity to
fellowship the real men who work fr
law enforcement, and whose work for
formance of duty make possible ideal
citizenship.
Than Judge Andrew J. Cobb, the pre
siding jurist who culled the court to
order and grinds out the judiciary
grist, there is no more able jurist, nor
valuable Christian citizen in the com
monwealth. Uniformly courteous, judi
cially accurate, with hardly ever a de
cision changed, he is at once the pride
of the county, the court and the state,
and stands today without a peer in the
legal profession.
Solicitor General Dean, pleasant, af
fable, yet firm, and the pride of good
folks and the terror of bad, sticks to
his job incessantly and splendidly fills
his important office.
Sheriff Camp, always ready for ser
vice, started the ball to rolling by call
ing out “O yes, O, yes, O, yes,” three
times.
The laymen wonders why “O, yes”
is gotten off three times, but anyway
it is the custom, just like a man’s put
ting on his left shoe last, without excep
tion.
Clerk Bagwell, whose name should
be “Efficient Bagwell,” has flung con
sternation into the ranks of his friends
by announcing that he will not become
an aspirant, for the office again. It
may be, though, that we will get right
and the office will become an aspirant
for him.*
The bailiffs were on duty with hats
on and heads and hands ready to serve
to the limit of their ability.
Bright legal lights from Athens,
Lawrenceville and Monroe were flash
ing in and about before juries.
Col. Thos. J. Shackelford, who is oc
cupying the limelight “farmerly” speak
ing, on account of his efforts to raise
the price of cotton, big bodied, big brain
ed, congenial and successful practitioir
*er, was talking 75 cents cotton and
making telling speeches to juries. He
has recently toured the South and the
West in the interest of the cotton far
mer and is one of the best informed men
in the nation on the Southern cotton
conditions. The logical, self-contained
tones of the lawyer caused the hearers
while he was speaking to feel that in
the near future the masses of informed
Georgians are going to see to it, that
he speaks as their representative at
Washington in house or senate.
Judge George Thomas and Judge
West were on deck holding up with
their usual ability the reputation of
the Athens bar.
Col. Mark Erwin with the smile that
doesn't wear off was shaking hands
with his host of friends and looking
after some very important legal mat
ters.
Col. Abbitt Nix, of Athens, made a
speech in an automobile case that caus
ed his hearers to find out what bis
friends already knew —his wonderful
ly logical and forceful ability. Than
Col. Nix there is no more promising
man among the younger members of
the Georgia bar, nor one more gener
ally loved. •
Col. G. D. Ross, he of the Chester
fieldian mien and Toob-like dignity,
on a divorce case made a wonderfully
eloquent and touching appeal for the
marriage laws to be upheld. In fact
his speech caused a verdict giving a
partial divorce—a verdict sedldom if
ever before rendered, was circulating
among his friends at the noon hour af
ter the big speech, when Judge Cobb
said: “Col. Ross, that was a wonder
fully strong address before the jury to
have been made by a man who is him
self a bachelor,” which caused a big
laugh among the assembled throng. A
few more such verdicts, though, would
keep lot of such cases out of court.
Judge Johns and Col. I’ratt work to
gether. A fine team —experience, abili
ty. a wide practice, a magnificent cli
entile. youth and progress distinguish
the?e two splendid lawyers. They make
a team that is a wonderfully heavy
puller.
v Cols Kimball and Quillian, both well
jlnown Winder lawyers were lined up
together in some cases and by the con
duct of their cases evidenced their su
'perior ability in the realm of legal en
deavor.
The Russells were also present. Judge
the HJiiikr News.
Untrammeled by Prejudice and Unawed by Fear We Speak the 7 ruth and Contend for the Right
NEW LAW FORBIDS
BANK OVERDRAFTS
The following sections refer to the
new Georgia Law on Overdrafts, which
took effect January 1, 1920. It is an
exact copy from the Georgia Statutes
as passed by the General Assembly.
3E<}. lfiL Overdrafte. Any officer
or employee of any bank who shall
permit any customer of the bank to
overdraw his account or who shall
pay any check or draft, the paying of
which shall overdraw any account,
unless the same shall be authorized
by the board of directors, or by a
committee of such board authorized to
act. shall be personally and individ
ually liable to such bank for the ac
mount of such overdraft-
SEC. 34. Check or Draft Without
Funds. Any person who, with intent
to defraud, shall make, or draw, or
utter, or deliver any check, draft, or
order for the payment of money upon
any bank, or other depository, know
ing at the time of such making, draw
ing, uttering or delivery that the mak
er or drawer has not sufficient funds
in or credit with such bank, or other
depository, for the payment of such
check, draft or order in full upon its
presentation, shall be guilty of a mis
demeanor. The making, drawing, ut
tering on delivering of such check, draft
or order as aforesaid, shall be PRIMA
FACIE evidence of intent to defraud.
The “credit” as used herein shall
be construed to mean an arrangement
or understanding with the bank or de
pository for the payment of such check,
draft or order.
SAN FRANCISCO IS NAMED AS
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION CITY
San Francisco is the place, and Mon
day, June 28tli the date, and 12 noon
the time for the assembling of the dem
ocratic national convention to nom
inate a presidential candidate. The
last. Thursday by the national dem
ocratic committee at its quadrennial
meeting.
The committee at -the same time
unanimously adopted resolutions en
dorsing the treaty of Versailles and de
nouncing the “arrogant” republican
leadership of the senate as having
earned the “contempt of the world”
by throttling the treaty for seven
months.
Dick, whose mind is as full of law as
the papers are of the League of Na
tions. Col. Lewis, who is recognized
a one of the most successful and hard
est fighting at the bar, and It. B. Rus
sell, Jr., who promises tQ show r in the
future all the strong points of both
father and uncle, added to the strength
of the judiciary.
Col. Quarterman —quiet, unassum
ing and yet alert and thorough' in his
work, was as usual busy with his large
number of clients.
Thsee men with their experience and
talents caused the court attendants to
go back to days when Toombs, Steph
ens, Hill and Colquitt helped material
ly in the prosecution of criminals and
the defense of the innocent.
Big Ben Collier was shaking hands
in his usually good-natured fashion
with his numerous friends. It is a
pleasure to talk with him. No better
sheriff or auctioneer can be found in
the entire section than this sclieerful
“Jaevson County Campaigner.”
Two preachers served on the jury—
Revs. W. H. Faust and J. P. Chandler.
The law' and gospel ought to work well
together.
The serious looks on the faces of ju
rors, the judicial decisions, the order
in the court room, the general tone of
oyedience sounded, speags w T ell for the
county’s respect for law.
Some fellows remarked when a law
yer was tediously cross-questioning a
witness, it reminded him of an exhort
er trying to fill the pulpit for a regu
lar preacher, while all were agreed
that Judge Cobb was of such superb
judicial temperament that you couldn’t
look at his face during a trial and tell
a blooming thing about what he believ
ed about said case. The work of a
really great judge.
Col. Orin Roberts beamed upon the
court with Monroe-like cheerfulness.
He hails from one of the best towns in
Georgia and always upholds its reputa
tion.
The court of Barrow evidences the
fact, that our people still have a healthy
regard for the old-fashioned and just
enforcement of the law.
Winder. Barrow County, Ga. f Thursday, January 15, 1920
BANK OF LILBURN HAS
A SUCCESSFUL YEAR
W. C. Horton Chairman of Board of
Directors.—Cld Officers Chosen
for Anokher Year.
The stockholders meeting of the Bank
of Lilburn held the 14th inst, disclos
ed a most satisfactory year for that
institution. The bank has earned
around 35 per cent on its capital stock,
paying a cash dividend of ten per cent
and passing up twenty per cent to the
surplus account. The total resources
of the bank is something over a guar
ter of a million dollars.
W. C. Horton was re-elected chair
man of the board of directors, a posi
tion he ’/as held for some time: W. H.
Toole, of the Federal Reserve Bank,
was elected president of the bank and
W. M. Holsenbeck, vice president. G.
W. Nash was appointed cashier.
AIRSHIP SERVICE PROJECTED
TO CROSS ATLANTIC WEEKLY
A group of British steamship own
ers, airship building companies, busi
ness, engineering and transport service
firms, who are combining to buy or
lease all the airships which the Gov
ernment does not. intend to retain, is
planning to start a weekly trans-Atlan
tic airship service. The group also ex
pects to start commercial air services
to Scandinaviaa, Holland and Spain
and to begin an air service in the Brit
ish Isles on the shortest routes.
This airship group was formed as the
result of a conference held last summer
between the Air Ministry and a num
ber of leading business men. The whole
question of air navigation was consid
ered, and the Government explained its
own position in the matter and what
it wished to do with the airship al
ready in existence and under construc
tion.
I>R. G. W. DELAPERRIERE LEFT
TODAY FOR TRIP TO FLORIDA
Dr. G. W. De La Periere left today
for points in Florida to spend several
weeks recuperating. Dr. George will
visit Palm Beach, Daytonia, Jackson
vi’le, Tampa and Key West.
He was accompanied on his trip by
his granddaughter, Miss Sara Frances
Segars.
BARROW COUNTY UNION CHOIR
TO MEET WITH CEDAR CREEK.
We are requested to announce that
the Barrow County Union Singing choir
will meet with Cellar Creek church on
next Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock.
This is the first meeting of the choir
in the new year and a large crowd is
urged to attend. We are expecting
some good singers and a pleasant oc
casion.
LEE’S BIRTHDAY.
Next Monday is a holiday, and the
banks of Winder will be closed. It, is
the birthday of Robert E. Lee, the great
Confederate general. If you have any
business with these institutions, at
tend to. it before Monday,
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express our sincere'
thanks to our neighbors and friends
for words of sympathy and the many
kindneses shown us in our sorrow at
the going away of our dear little baby.
May God bless you all.—Mr. apd Mrs.
Henry M. Hill.
CONFERENCE OF FINANCIERS
OF THE WORLD IS CALLED.
, *
New York, January 14. —A call for
one of the greatest international con
ferences of commercial and financial
figures ever assembled, in an effort to
find a remedy for the financial and com
mercial chaos in which the world has
been left by the war was issued here
today following the meeting of a co
terie of nationally known financiers.
The appeal was issued simultaneous
ly with similar proclamations put forth
in Great Britain. France, Holland,
Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and
Norway. *
Death of a Little Baby.
Anel, the 14-months old baby of Mr.
and Mrs. Silman Casper, of near Beth
lehem. died Tuesday of pneumonia and
was buried Wednesday at, Carter Hill
cemetery.
BILLIE BURKE AND DOUGLAS
FAIRBANKS COMING TO STRAND
Billie Burke on Friday Night of This
Week, and Douglas Fairbanks
Monday Night.
On Friday night, tomorrow night—
Billie Burke will be seen at The Strand
in “The Make Believe Wife.” This is
a melodrama and Mis Burke plays her
pranks to good advantage in this one.
On Monday of next week Douglas
Fairbanks will play at The Strand in
his newest picture, “When the Clouds
Roll By.” Doug lives up to his reputa
tion in this his last, picture.
On next Tuesday in addition to the
regular program, Constance Talmadge
will be shown in a melodrama, “Good
night Paul,” which alone is worth the
price of admission.
Every night is a big night at The'
Strand now, as the best pictures are
shown.
Matinee performance at, 4: o’clock.
Night. 7 :00 o’clock.
GERMAN COLONIES ARE URGED
NOT TO FORGET FATHERLAND
Word comes from Berlin that, coin
dentally with the final exchange of
treaty ratifications Saturday, the Ger
man government issued a proclama
tion to the German inhabitants of the
territories which the treaty separates
from Germany, calling upon them not
to forget their “common German fath
erland.” The proclamation reads in
part as follows:
"The unhapping issue of the war left
us defenseless to the arbitrary will of
an opponent who is imposing upon us
in the name of peace the heaviest of
sacrifices, the first of which is the re
nunciation of German territories in the
east, west and north, without regard
to tin* principles of self-determination,
by which hundreds of thousands of our
German countrymen are being placed
under foreign domination.
German brothers and sisters, not
only in the hour of farewell but forev
er, mourning for our loss will fill our
hearts. We vow to you on behalf of
the entire German people that we will
never forget you. You on your part
will not forget your common German
fatherland, of that we are sure.”
AMERICAN RANCHERS HAVE
BACKING OF CARRANZA RING.
San Antonio, Texas, January 14.
Charges that American ranchers in
Mexico who have had the backing of
a ring of American politicians in south
west Texas have enjoyed immunity
from bandit raids, while other Ameri
can ranchers have been unable to ob
tain protection from Carranza will be
aired at the hearings of the Fall Sen
ate subcommittee investigating the
Mexican situation.
Witnesses who will make charges are
now in San Antonio.
Representatives of Mexican leaders
who favor unification against Carran
za are expected to urge their claims
liefore the committee as the best solu
tion of the problems which confront
their country.
Reconciliation of all elements hostile
to the Mexican President is advocated.
CALLAHAN IN NEW QUARTERS
Mr. J. E. Callahan, the Harness Man,
has moved his horse haberdashery to
the old printing office building Just
across the street from his old stand.
The building in which he was located
was recently purchased by Mr. John
Thompson, and will be the home of the
Willlams-Thompson Company.
Mr. Callahan, in another column,
extends a cordial invitation to his
former patrons to pay him a visit, and
a hearty welcome awaits all his new
frietods.
WILL PREACH AT CARL
Rev. W. E. Moore, of Winder, will
preach at the Baptist church at Carl
next Saturday at 11 o'clock. At the
11 o’clock hour Sunday. Rev. Bruner
Collins will fill this pulpit. A cordial
invitation is extended to all to attend
these services.
RETURNS TO OLD TRADE.
Mr. Fletch Wallace, popular tonso
rial artist, is again with Chastain &
Ross, the Broad street barbers. Dur
ing 1919 Mr. Wallace tried farming,
got rich and returned to Winder to
spend the money. He would be glad
to meet all his old friends in the same
old corner.
GERMANY PUT IN
STATE OF SEIGE
Berlin, January 14.—A state of seige
throughout all Germany except the
southern part and the areas occupied
by allied troops was declared today
by President Ebert, following the at
tack upon the Reichstag Building on
Tuesday by Independent Socialists and
Communists When twenty-two persons
were killed. Many others were wound
ed.
Troops supported by machine guns
were rushed to the defense of the
Reichstag Building by Herr Noske,
minister of defense (war minister)
The announcement that twenty-two
persons were killed in the fighting
between mobs and troops around the
Reichstag Building was made at five
o'clock Tuesday afternoon by Herr
Felirenbach, an official of the Nation
al Assembly and former president of
the Reichstak.
It is estimated that 30,000 Commun
ists and Independent Socialists, most
of them workingmen, who left the fac
tries to take part in the demonstra
tion, surged through the Unter den
Linden and about the Reichstag Build
ing.
MICHAEL’S ANNUAL SALE
OF WHITE GOODS.
LINENS, MUSLINS, AND SILK
UNDERWEAR begins on .Tunuary 19.
This will be of interest, to our many
readers. Michael Bros., of Athens, Ga.
are going to hold this year, as they
have formerly, their annual sale of
white goods, linens, muslins, and silk
underwear.
For many years this sale has attract
ed large crowds from our section, and
the people who have been fortunate
enough to attend these sales are loud
in their praise of the values they have
received.
In the white goods and linen sale
nothing is reserved, and all staple mer
chandise, such as sheets, pillow-cases,
table-cloths, towel, etc., is included. In
addition you will find in this sale the
newest spring merchandise, fancy voile
and orgundiies, beautiful crepes for
lingerie in colors; also the finest long
cloth, batiste, and nainsook, so desira
ble, not only for tin* making of summer
underwear, but for dresses as well.
Michael's has some unusual values
to offer this year in their underwear
department, both in the muslin and
silk underwear. You will find mer
chandise offered at prices that are
truly less than the cost of today’s man
ufacturer.
We urge our readers not to miss
this sale, for it will be to their bene
fit to attend.
Remember the sale begins January
19th.
FOUR HUNDRED COLLEGES
BALLOT ON RATIFICATION
Four hundred American institutions
of learning ballotted Tuesday on the
subject of ratification of the treaty of
peace by the American senate.
The University of Georgia backed
Wilson by a large majority but the
east and west, went on record as want
ing ratification with reservations. The
vote for rejection was comparatively
small.
PRESIDENT WILSON ISSUES
NCALL FOR LEAGUE MEETING.
President Wilson has called a meet
ing of the Council of the League of Na
tions for next Friday. This meeting
will “mark the beginning, of anew era
in international co-operation and
a great, step towards ideal con
ceit of the nations,” says President
Wilson. “It will bring the League of
Nations into being as a living force de
voted to the task for peace, prosperity
and happiness.”
A FINE SHOWING.
In this issue of The News the Farm
ers Bank of this city has a fine state
ment as of date December 1, 1919, when
the Federal Reserve call was made.
With a capital stock of $50,000, this
bank shows on deposit more than a
half million dollars and more than a
quarter million dollars in cash, analyze
it. and take that money out of your old
sock and go put it in a safe bank.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Herrin are now
occupying rooms in the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. R. O. Ross on Candler
street.
THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM
MONDAY, Jan. 19. DOUGLAS FAIR
BANKS, in ‘When The Clouds Roll By.’
TUESDAY, Jan, 20.—Pearl White, &
"The Black Secret.” Comedy.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 21.—" O! Boy!!”
Musical Comedy.
NORTH GEORGIA
TRUSTCOMPANY
To Be Steered by Same Set of Efficient
Officers for Another Year.—Johns
and Flanigan Added to Board
Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock
I’. M. the stockholders of the North
Georgfa Trust & Banking Company
held their annual meeting. Owing to
the fact that this bank's quarters are
undergoing very extensive improve
ments and, too, on account of the
large number of stockholders, it was
impossible to hold this meeting in their
bank rooms and they had to seek lar
ger quarters. Their meeting was held
in the dining-room of the New Winder
Hotel, which wa largely attended—
practically all stock being represented
either in person or by proxy.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman J. T. Strange, with Mr. C.
Mayne serving as secretary. Mr. Hor
ton, president and W. L. Jackson, ac
tive vice president, made a report to
the stock holders, which revealed the
fact that this bank had, within the
last twelve months, increased its cap
ital and surplus from ,$110,000.00 to
$220,000.00, and it is apparent that
this institution is enjoying the full con
fidence of the people and serving a vast
number of satisfied customers. Their
statement showed their deposits to be
some better than one million and a
quarter; their deposits have increased
more than three-quarters of a million
within the last twelve months. The
total resources of this strong institution
run beyond one million and a half.
Their statement also showed them to
be free of debt—no borrowed mohey.
Although we have other strong finan
cial institutions in our little city, we
feel that the North Georgia Trust, &
Banking Company is a safe, sound, yet
wide awake and progrissive institution,
owned, managed and operated by live,
energetic, trust-worthy business men,
and this, we feel, is the kind of an in
stitution that. Winder and this section
should feel proud of.
The stockholders re-elected all of
the old directors, adding to their num
ber Judge G. A. Johns and Mr. H. T.
Flanigan.
After all other business was disposed
of the semi-annual dividend checks
were handed to those present and they
all departed well pleased and happy
over the condition of their bank.
Immediately after the adjournment
of the stockholders, the directors held
a meeting, re-electing all the old officers
W. C. Horton, president; W. . Jackson,
active vice president; W. F. Hubbard,
cashier; E. A. Sims, assistant cashier;
and Sidney F. Maughon, Trust officer
and manager of insurance department.
Mr. A. A. Camp was again chosen
chairman of the board of directors and
Mr. Claud Mayne was re-elected secre
tary of the board.
STORMY 7 SCENES IN HOUSE
AS AWARDS ARE INVESTIGATEED
Washington, Jan. 13. —The movement
for congressional investigation into
the awards of army decorations pro
duced a stormy scene in the house
today during which a resolution by
Representative Gallivau, Democrat, of
Massachusetts, calling on Secretary
Baker for a report on awards was
adopted.
Attacking General March, Chief of
Staff, and other officers stationed in
Washington, Representative Gallivan
termed Gen. March a “High priest of
Prussianism” and other speakers de
fended him.
MRS. MARY HARRIS ARMOUR
TO SPEAK AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Friday, January 23, 1920, at 8 P. M.
Mrs. Mary Harris Armour, the great
Georgia Temperance Wonder, will lec
ture at the Christian church. She is
a gifted woman, firm in her convictions
and has a way of making people set up
and take notice while she is speaking.
She comes under the auspices of the
W. C. T. U. and we suppose she will
address herself to the subject of law
enforcement, of the prohibition variety.
Everybody invited to come out and
hear her.
STATHAM BAPTIST CHURCH
Preaching Sunday afternoon at three
o’clock. Subject “Citizenship In Two
Worlds.”
Every member and friends cordially
requested to attend.
No. 40.