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THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM THURSDAY Jan. 22.—Norma Tal muge in “THE NEW MOON.” FRIDAY, Jan. 23.—Dorothy Dalton in “Quicksand.” Also good comedy. SATURDAY', Jan. 24. —Moreno in Iron Hand: Marie Walcamp; Comedy. VOL. XXVI. POLITICAL BALL STARTS ROLLING Chairman Quarterman Calls Mass Meet ing to Grease Barrow County Political Machinery Prepar atory to Primaries. Chairman W. H. Quarterman, of the Barrow County Democratic Executive committee, has started political bees to humming. This week he has called a mass meet ing for Barrow County Democrats to as semble at the court house at 11 o’clock on Tuesday, February 3rd. This is election year from the presi dent of the United States down to cor oner. and after a lapse of four years we predict some warm contests in county, state and nation. Already we hear of men in Barrow who are seriously considering answer ing the “call of the voters.” On the list for clerk of the Superior Court we have heard the names of P. Carlton Pentecost and Albertus Harri son. Both of these young men are well qualified to rise to the responsibilities of the office. Mr. G. N. Bagwell, the present efficient clerk, has announced that he will not offer for the clerkship. Possibly there are others around whose heads the bee is buzzing with an eye single to this position, but we have not heard from them. Anyway, either of the two mentioned above will admira bly fit into the clerkship chair. Then for tax collector we have heard the names of Muller McElroy, M. H. Lowe, W. C. Baggett and W. T. Apple by mentioned —all good men. For ordinary several have been spok en of as prospects, among them Charlie Chambers, of Statham, and R. W. Hay nie. of Chandlers. We have not, learn ed whether Judge Hill will aspire to succeed himself, but the presumption is that he will. Sheriff Camp, it is said, will aspire to succeed himself, and we have so far heard of no one who wants the job bad enough to oppose him. But back to the mass meeting. When anew executive committee is chosen and a primary date set, things political are going to hum in Barrow county, and for a spell there are going to be rest less political heads lying on uncertain party pillows. Loyal democrats take heed to the call as issued by the chair man : “The Democrats of Barrow county are hereby called to meet in the court house at Winder, Ga., at 11 o clock on Tuesday morning, February 3d, 1920. This meeting is called for the purpose of electing anew executive committee, arranging for the Democratic primary elections and preparing for the year's campaigns. “Let all loyal democrats be at this important meeting. W. H. Quarterman# Chairman. “J. C. Pratt, Secreta WANTS TO BRING HIS LAUNDRY PLANT HERE Some (lays ago Mr. A. E. Pender grass was in Winder looking ovc e field for location. Mr. Pendergrass is a son of Mr. T. O. Pendergrass of Barrow county, and lie is experienced in the laundry business, having for the past fifteen years devoted IP: en ergies to that business. He owns a small laundry plant located in Atlanta, and if he can get a little backing he proposes to move liis plant here and do family washing. There is few things that Winder needs worse than she does a laundry to serve the housewife. Many women are forced to the waslitub here who had much rather pay for the service and others, are paying big prices for poor service. Mr. Pendergrass states that he can do the ordinary small family wash at 75 cents per week —that is, washed and rough dried. If any one is interested in this mat ter enough to take the matter up with Mr. Pendergrass, address him at 9o Garnett street, Atlanta, Ga. MOVE TO BANK BUILDING, I. E. Jackson & Cos., real estate and loans, have moved their offices to the third floor of the Winder National Bank building. See their ad in this issue. BOX SUPPER There will be a box supper at Ar goune School House Friday night, Jan uary 30th. Everybody invited to come. Sic TOtnkr Jfaus. Untrammeled by Prejudice and Unawed by Fear We Speak the Truth and Contend for the Right J. ' , SAIL’S MONSTROUS * ' JANUARY SALE IS NOW ON Thursday and Friday, First Two Open ing Sale Days, 35c Sheeting to Sell at 24 Cents Yard. There is always something happening in Winder, and no one in the city is more responsible for the busy buzzing on Mercantile Row than J. L. Saul, the Clothier. Beginning today and lasting nine days. Mr. Saul is offering a clean up it/ a Monstrous January Sale. He is preparing to leave for the Eas tern Markets and he is going to slaugh ter prices in an effort to reduce his stock and make room for his spring goods. In this issue you will find his ad an nouncing the benefits of this sale to you. , f In naming the price for sheeting, one of the’ leaders for Thursday and Fri day of this week, the type made us say, “35c sheeting at 42c.” This is an error, and should have read “35c sheet ing at 24c.” No more than 20 yards to a customer. IMPORTANT MEET FOR FEBRUARY7TH Representatives of the Ameuean Cot ton Association To Be In Winder for Talks That Day. We are requested to announce that a meeting is called at the Barrow coun ty court, house February 7tli for the purpose of furthering the interests of the American Cotton Association in Georgia. ‘ Representatives of the association will be here on that day for the purpose of addressing the people of Barrow and perfecting organization. Every one interested in cotton —and that means all of us—are urged to be at the court house at 3 p. m. This association means millions to the farmers of the South, ami Barrow county court house should la* filled with interested farmers, bankers and merchants. Wanamaker, Harvie Jordan or some other noted speaker will be on hand. GOOD CITIZEN IS CALLED BY REAPER A little after dawn last Saturday morning the Angel of Death entered the home of Judge A. M. Williams, and called for the head of the house. Alonzo M. Williams was born on Alarah 29th, 1852, and died January 17. 1920, aged (57 years, nine months and 11 days when the summons came. Early in his young manhood he con nected himself with the Methodist church and during his long life lived as a consistent Christian. December 11th. 1871, he married Miss Amandy Smith. To this union were born thir teen children —eight boys and five girls, ten of whom, with his life companion, survive him. For years Mr. Williams was the Jus tice of the Peace of Cut-Off district, Walton county, and was famous hi this section as the “Marrying Justice,” liav ing performed more marriage ceremo nies than any other justice of the peace in this section up to the time he relinquished the office. When Barrow county was created, his home having been cut into the new county, he offered for tax collector of the county. He was elected by the people and held the office at the time of his death. For the past four months Mr Wil liams had been confined to his home, and while his family were alarmed at his condition, many of his warm per sonal friends were unprepared for the announcement of his death. The deceased suffered much, but bore his affliction with Christian fortitude. The funeral occurred Sunday after noon. Mr. It. W. Haynie conducted the services, and he paid a tribute to de ceased. calling attention to the fact that “Uncle Alonzo” hajj preached his own funeral by the life he had led. The interment was in the Smith burying ground, and the body was con signed to the tomb with Masonic hon ors. A large concourse' of friends gathered around the tomb to pay last tribute to a good man. Air. W. T. Robinson has returned from a trip to Washington, D. C. Mr. J. C. Williams, of Statbam Mill ing and Lumber Cos., was in AV inder Thursday on business. Winder, Barrow County, Ga., Thursday, January 22, 1920. WASHINGTON WEEKLY CHAT By Rol>ert B. Edson. The “reds” who have been deported, and those who an to be expelled from the shores of the U. S. in the future, may as well sing their requiem to the tune of “God-Bye Forever.” It has been stated by some of them that after a short stay abroad they intend to do what they can toward changing their facial appearance and then return to this country, taking chances in getting by the eagle eyes of the immigration authorities. It is hardly likely that they will succeed. Before departing from Ellis Island several photogruplis are made of each man or woman de ported, but that is not all. He or she leaves behind a set of finger prints ob tained by the Department of Justice and kept on file in Washington, where they may be consulted whenever a sus picious character is picked up. The work of keeping such a record calls for the employment of one or more epperts as the intricate markings of finger printlis are of no value unless they are properly analyzed and filed. It is not the intention of the Department of Justice to take finger prints of all in coming aliens; that would be a difficult task, requiring a special appropriation from Congress; but by having a bureau of identification that will provide a method of checking Tip on astute agi tators who might slip through the hands of the immigration officials. It is going to be more and more dif ficult for Uncle Sam to secure compe tent men to represent him in foreign capitals at the price he offers for the job. Only men of wealth have accept ed the positions, in the past, as ambas sadors from this country, us it would be well nigh impossible for a man to “keep up appearances” in the capital of a foreign nation on the meager .$17,- S(H) received as salary. Now comes the proposal of the Secretary of State to pay ambassadors a yearly sum of $35,000.00, just double their present amount, but the House Committee on Foreign Affairs put, its foot down on the increased appropriation. What ho! Is the Woman's Suffrage Amendment to the Constitution going to fall by the wayside before the elec tion of next November? Officials and politicians in Washington, who have been counting upon early ratification in order to have the vote of the women in the presidential election, are becom ing alarmed, and uneasiness prevails at the National Suffrage. Headquarters. There is good ground for concern. As pirants for office will be bidding for the direct support of the women in their campaign, but it will likely be late in summer Indore it will be definitely known whether women can cast their ballots for President on election day. Twenty-six states have now ratified the amendment, leaving ten to be ob tained. Idaho and Wyoming are ex pected to full in line within thrt.v days. Special sessions of legislatures are expected in Nevada, New Mexico, and Washington. Then five more of the states, includng New Jersey, must be heard from. A sharp fight is ex pected in that state. The campaign for Federal enfranchisement is nar rowing down. A Unitarian minister has been ap pointed by President Wilson to la* Com mssoner of the Dstrict, of Columbia. Citizens are opposing his confirmation in the Senate on the grounds that he is a theorist and not a man of practi cal business affairs. DEATH OF A CHILD Little Frances Haynie, the five-year old child of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Haynie, of Milledgeville, died at the home of her parents in that city last Saturday, j Sunday the little body was brought to Winder and Monday carried to Pen tecost and interred, Rev. .T. AY. Brins field, of Bethlehem, conducted the ser vice. Some months ago little Frances was accidentally burned, and it is said her lungs were injured. Pneumonia devel oped and resulted in her death. Mr. and Mrs. Haynie have many rel atives and friends in Barrow county, where they were born and reared, and they deeply sympathize with them in their sad bereavement. OFF TO FLORIDA. “Uncle John” Mashburn will leave for Atlanta Friday to meet, his old friend, J. T. Neal, of Thomson. Ga., who is complimenting Mr. Mashburn [to a ten days’ trip through Florida. WINDER HIGH SCHOOL NEWS By Sara F. Segars, Reta King, Rubye Woodruff, Edith House, Runette Ben ton, Annie McDonald, Margaret Wal ker and Frances Hubbard. The approaching contest. Whoop-la la, boys! It will soon be here, Of course you know what we mean. That time of the year when old W. H. S sends her representatives to some neigh boring school to defend her uuparal ed reputation. It seems only h short time ago since we stood on the streets of Lawrenceville yelling like mad men as the hoys in red and black came in ahead of all the rest. But in a short time we will be riding over its old Commerce town. For some time our aim was to show that we were on the map. Now our aim is to show that we are the only one on the map. Say, folks, let’s get ready. We should be practicing our yells and songs. Last year the writer stayed in the home where two of the Judges were enter tained. I overheard one of them say that if they had to judge on school spirit they certainly would give it to Winder. They also said that our school spirit was as good as that of any college they had ever seen. See what a rep we have. Let’s keep it up. And, by the way, how about a yell leader. There are several in our school who could easily fill the bill. Let’s be on the lookout for one. We should select one pretty soon. Wo let’s all get ready for the crowning event of our school term. Let’s work so that we can take off all the honors. As we ride back over the turnpike from old Commerce, each representative with a new feather in his cap and lots of lau rels for old W. H. N. oh, boy, that w ill indeed be the thrill that comes once in a life time. Locals News was received here the other day that our ex-Prof. Marshall is now tin* happy father of a bouncing baby boy. We wish to extend our greetings to the new boss of the Marshall home. May he live long and prosper. Sara Frances Sugars, president of the senior class, is now basking under the sunny skies of the “Land of Flow ers.” We wish that she may have a pleasant trip to Florida. Styles Jacobs, Sydney Eberhart and Harold McDonald, all former students of our school, to \\ inder High. We are glad to welcome them back to the finest school in the state. Miss Henrietta Jones, one of our ex teachers of expression, was married to Mr. Ilollin Burke Hargrove on January 11. She is now residing at her home on Broadway in New York city. • Jokes of W. H. S. Mr. Ellington (in Latin class)— 4 “Girls, quit talking.” Don’t wait, to be told, If you keep your mouths open, Your brains will get cold.” Runette: —Pete, I saw some of the cutest kid slippers down at Stranges. Pete House —Well, what use have I for kid slippers, I haven’t got any kqls. Mr. Fitts (in ninth Algebra)—Well, those parallel lines don’t seem to be any closer apart. Kinch Carpenter to Alton Young— Behold in me the flower of manhood. Alton —Yes, you blooming idiot. LOST —One brain, slightly used. Please return to Bill Eavenson. NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN METHODISTS TO MERGE LOUISVILLE, Jan. 21.—Represen tatives of the Northern and Sounthern branches of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in session here late Tuesday, unanimously adopted reconftnendations recently made by the joint commission that the two branches be united. This action must be ratified by the general conferences of the two branches Under the proposed constitution of the Methodist Church there would be a supreme general conference, com prised of seen regional conferences. Six of these would consist of white members, averaping about 1,000,000 members each and the other one would embrace the entire negro membership of '303,000. Barrow County Ginners’ Report. There were ginned in Barrow coun ty up to January 1, 1920, 19,545 bales. Bales ginned in 1919 to same date num bered 17,142. The increase over 1919 was 2,403 bales.—Clyde Williamson, special agent. GOOD BILLS AT STRAND THEATER DALTON, NAZIMOVA AND OTHERS “Quicksand” Feature Friday.”—“Toys | ‘of F'ate” on Monday.—“ Common Clay” Wednesday On Friday of this week Dorothy Dal ton will be featured in “Qucksand.” This is a strong picture and one you will enjoy. Oil Saturday the luvnsible Hand, se rial, is very interesting; as also is the Western picture featuring Marie Wal camp, and comedies. On Monday the great Nazicova will be seen in “Toys of Fate.” This pict ure was advertised for a previous date but could not be secured and will be shown Monday. You will enjoy it. On Tuesday "The Black Secret,” witn Pearl White and Walter McGruil, is thrilling and playing to eager audiences with comedies and Ford Educational weekly. On Wednesday, possibly the best' picture you have seen in many a day will be shown at The Strand: “Com-1 mon Clay,” featuring Fannie Ward. This is considered as one of the great pictures produced and we are sure it | will please. TAX VALUES TO BE NEARLY DOUBLED Henry J. Fullbright, state tax com missioner, has sounded an alarm that is going to ring loud around the state. In Sunday’s papers the commisson er gave in detail what In* Termed the relation of tax values to real values and lie has served notice on county assessors that values are due to be nearly doubled in many instances. Barrow county showed up in the tabulation better than many counties still tin* commissioner calls for about two million more dollars’ worth of tax able property. I.ast year the'taxable property of Barrow county was about three and a half million dollars, and Commis sioner Fullbright asks that this val uation be raised to more than five million dollars. He stated that farm lands all over the state are assessed at less than 2-> per cent of their real valuation. Bar row’s land valuation was something like sll per acre, while the commis sioner said his information was that the land in Barrow would average $50.00 per acre. This condition is prevalent over the state and the commissioner is demand ing a change in the method of as sessment. Commissioner Fullbright says he has no authority to reduce one county’s land valuation down to that of an other, but that he has a right to raise the lower to the higher, there fore unless our local assessors get on the job and raise the valuation of Barrow county lands about 50 per cent, the thing will he done, anyway, # JOHN LEWIS PATMON IS CAUGHT WITH STOLEN GOODS Some days ago the big Buick of John M. Williams was robbed of wiring and batteries and other material that go to make a car behave nicely. The early part of this week, a run down Ford driven by John Lewis Pat man, a young Winder negro, was no ticed to he acting in a dignified and car-like manner, so John Lewis and his machine were taken into custody, and it was found that with stolen parts, I batteries and wiring John had rigged up his Tin Lizzie in up to date style. John Lewis now languishes behind prison bars, and all effort at compro mise with Mr. Williams upon payment of damages is tabooed, and the chan ces for a road hand for Barrow county seem to be good. Petty thefts are becoming numerous in Winder and the chaingang should be made the home of such culprits. Thursday morning Judge Kimball bound the negro over to the March grand jury under a thousand dollar bond. It developed this morning that he Ford in the possession of Fatmon had been stolen in Atlanta. Some weeks ago someone entered a barn in this town and stole anew stove that had been set aside during the summer months. Only four fires had been built in the stove, but it was mi nus a leg, broken in moving. This stove together with a dozen or more plow points, disappeared at the same time. Possbly they were sold as junk to some one in Winder. A handsome reward will be paid for evidence to convict. THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM MONDAY, Jan. 26.—NAZIMOVA in “TOYS OF FATE”. Great picture. TUESDAY, Jan. 27.—Pearl White in "The Black Secret.” Comedy. WEDNESDAY, Jan. 28.—Fannie Ward in “COMMON CLAY. SPECIAL CHAIRMAN PARKER CALLS AMEETING Of All Interested in Bonded Storage Warehouse at Winder for January 28th. YVe wish to call a meeting of farmers and other business men of this sec tion to be held W’ednesday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock, January 28th, in the courthouse. The purpose of the meeting will be to form a permanent orgaidzation to build and operate a Bonded Storage Warehouse. We especially wish to urge that each of the stock solicitors that have lists be present. The Bonded Storage Warehouse will give us a system for storing and mar keting our cotton and this is NEEDED MORE in this section than any other one enterprise at the present time. This will not only help the farmers but will muchly benefit all other busi ness men and their corporations. Every farmer and other business man that is Interested in the proper storage and marketing of the cotton of our section should be present at this meeting. C. W. PARKER, Chairman. W. HILL HOSCH, Tern. Sec. BUYS ON PEA HILL AND WILL ERECT A HOME Mr. S. F. Pirkle has purchased the tract of land just outside of the limits of Winder known as the farm of the late Philip Lamar. Y\ e learn that Mr. Pirkle contem plates the erection of a handsome coun try home on the National Highway at an early date. On this tract of land are some pret- Ity building sites and it is the inten j tion of Mr. Pirkle to sturf a colony and attract suburban home-seekers to Pea Ilill. Sam states that unless Winder loos ens up and begins to build, it won't be long until lie will make application for tin* removal of our postoffice to Pea Hill. MONROE CONCERN PLACES CHALMERS AGENCY HERE. Mr. Jas. Phillips, representative of John If McGarity, of Monroe, was in the city Monday exhibiting a beautiful Chalmers Six. Mr. McGarrity has ap pointed < I. M. Brooksher & Hons, of this place as distributor for this pop ular car. NOTICE TO BARROW BOYS We are authorized to announce to the young men of Barrow county that the Hon. Thos. M. Bell has two vaca cies at West Point Military Academy —a principal and two alternates to be nominated for each vacancy. He also has three vacancies to the Naval Acad emy at Annaapolis and he will be glad to have any young man who desires one of these appointments write him at Washington, D. C. All applications will be considered in the order received. DON’T SHOOT THE FOX Rome months ago some •Harrow coun ty gentlemen interested in the fox chase purchased some fox and turned loose in Barrow county. It is said that negroes have been shooting at them and have killed one or two. We are asked to urge all parties not to molest these animals. If there is any law to reach parties killing the fox it will be invoked. DEATHS IN WALTON COUNTY Mrs. Jas. A. Parker died at her home in Campton, Walton (jounty, last} Saturday morning. She was nearly oi2 years of age and highly respected in this section of the state. Saturday afternoon at the home of Mr. Tom Holder, his son-in-law, at Bethlehem, Mr. Isaac Mayfield, an aged and highly respected citizen of Walton county, breathed liis last. Ed Michael, who lives near Bethel church, Walton county, was acciden tally shot while bunting by his brother George, causing the amputation of one leg and serious injury to the other. Mr. L. A. Fortson. general manager of the Bell Manufacturing Company, has returned from Charleston. S. C., where he has been for several days on business. No. 41.