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THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM THURSDAY, Jan. 29—Eugene O’Brien hi “SEALED HEARTS” FRIDAY, Jan. 30.—“ THE MIRACLE MAN.” SPECIAL. SATURDAY, January 31. Invisible Hand; Marie Walcamp; Comedy. VOL. XXVI. A CITY COURT WOULD BECOME VEHICLE OF REAL JUSTICE IN BARROW COUNTY Misdemeanor Cases Fill the Dockets of the Superior Court and Take Up Immeasurable Time From the Judge and Solicitor City Court Would Expedite Public Business With No Added Cost to the County. There s a great deal of work hi the Superior Court of Barrow county. All of the civil cases on the court's docket are not placed on the calendar at any session of the court, for the good and sufficient reason that it is useless to do so. It is annoying to all concern ed to have litigants and witnesses to appear at court when there is no hope for a trial of their case. The judge aud the solicitor are una ble to catch up with the work. They are away behnd aud the cause is that the Superior Court is the only court in the county that has jurisdiction to try civil and criminal cases. The cases in justice court worth while come to the Superior court on cer tiorari or appeal and these and misde meanors clutter up the docket. They take up immeasureable time from the judge and the solicitor. It has been said that a City Court at Winder would create more offices. What if it does? We have a number of law- j yers in Barrow county thoroughly com petent to hold the offices. The expense will be on the litigants in civil actions as it is in the Superior Court. The costs of the case will include the jury ex pense, which will be paid by thj■/•'de feated litigant. The case tl ytft' would be tried in the City Court-toy a jury will be tried in. Che" Superior Court by a jury,' In misdemeanors the Superior Court carries with it the expense of a grand jury, and the City Court would have no grand jury. The expense in the Superior Court is much greater than it would be in a City Court. The same jury would try the case in one court as in the other, except that it would be tried about one year sooner in a City Court than in the Superior Court as matters now stand. If a City Court were established Judge Cobb could clear the docket in the Superior Court, and all litgation in the county would be carried on up to date. ♦ Che unnecessary expense and delay occasioned by small matters being I thrown into the Superior Cou' t, and jrhe-reby interferring with more impor- ! .stunt litigation is just the reason why Barrow should have a City Court. It is vexing for litgants with thousands of dollars at stake to sit around and await their turn for a trial while some fellow is testifying about a calf trac}-> ing up his turnip patch. There would he a dispatch of busi ness and less expense in administer ing the law if Barrow had a City Court, than there now is in administering, the law in these cases in the Superior court of the county. As matters now stand an ordinary lawsuit cannot take its turn and be tried in the Superior Court of Barrow County in less than two years, and scarcely in any instance in less than one year after the lawsuits and misdemeanors clog the business of t'fe Superior Court in a way that makes fit impossible for that, tribunal to reach matters which must be tried by the Su peror Court. Try to eject a tenant holding over. By simply iiling an affida vit he can live in your house a year and pay you nothing. In two or three years you may get judgment for double rent, but, what will your judgment be worth ? A City Court with necessary juris diction, with the sheriff and the same clerical force that is used in the Su peVior Court to do the work, would be in a positon to do a large amount of work which the Superior Court, of the county will otherwise be required to do. We ought to give relief in this way. We would be doing what other counties in Georgia have done to their financial benefit, and to the advancement of law and order. In such a court cases can be tried more readily and inexpensive ly under less technical rules, and we can see no reason why some member of the Winder bar couldn’t try these cases just as well, efficiently and fairly as they can be tried in the Superior Court. Instead of the immediate hearing guaranteed to litigants in small cases we now have great delay of all cases ijfthe Superior Court, and a system of jurisprudence is growing in the county that s deplorable and detrimental to a healthy respect for law. Municipali ties are encroaching upon the business of the State and gathering in funds from law-breakers, funds that rightful- ®J)t UHttkr Mews. Untrammeled by Prejudice and Unawed by Fear We Speak the Truth and Contend for the Right ly should go to the county treasury or the offender to her road gang. Fifty per cent, of the crimes committed in a county occur in the towns of the coun ty. To the extent that the towns run their mayor's courts for revenue only aud out of harmony with the State court, to that extent respect for law and law enforcement' must suffer. Any mayor who issues warrants for infrac tions of the penal laws of the State under a charge of “disorderly conduct” and promises not to prosecute the case further if the accused will pay a police court fine, is himself a most flagrant violator of the spirit of the law. That is the county’s business and we are getting urselves in tune to talk about the county’s business. And you can just bet your old rusty bottom dol lar that we are going to have some thing to say about the comity’s business in this good year of Our Lord nineteen hundred and twenty. Gambling, possessing and selling li quor, beating board bills, etc., have been looked into by some of our may ors under the ever ready “disorderly charge, aud what, they consid ered appropriate fines under “THE LAW' applied. A uCfro served on the streets of a town ntt a thousand miles from Win der because he was accused of stealing forty dol’ ars - He was tried and found ! guilty of “disorderly conduct,” though the moicy was never recovered and there wa* 110 witness to the theft. An other verdict hi a Barrow county may or’s coui* hi a blind tiger case reads as follows: “The mayor pro tem. and council sustains the mayor in his de cision ot SIOO.OO fine and requests the mayor tP instruct the city attorney to have tin’ solicitor of the Superor court to abandon the case in the State court.” Ould any one desire a- cheaper li cense to sell liquor at $32.00 per gallon? But, if these misdemeanors are bound to the grand jury what is the result. The grand jury meets only twice a year and the accused may languish in jail five or six months to emerge from jail with no indictment against him or an acquittal before a jury. Why not provde a tribunal that will give us quick action in all small litigations? In a City court, a trial eifh be had in some instances in a few days, but if tue case goes to the Superior court there is necessary expense and delay, and. if it happens to be civil suit, it is placed in cold storage for about two years before it is tried. That is the condition that confronts Barrow county. It is not the big liti gation which crowds the docket of the Superior court, but it is the little stuff which is allowed to accumulate there by reason of the' fact that they do not have the time to try these little things which should have been disposed of in a court below. The people are always complaining about the law’s delay, and yet do not, seem to realize that each man must get his grinding in his turn. Establish a City court and it will become a real ve hicle of justice in Barrow county and it will expedite public business with no added cost to the county. MR. L. LOVE BUYS THE STRAND THEATER BUILDING. Mr. 'L. Love has purchased from Mr. j. L. Saul the Strand Theater building in which his moving picture programs have been given for the past four years. Next week Mr. Love will begin the erection of a 35-foot addition to rear of the building to take care of the in creasing patronage that throng the Strand. The play house is to be made up to date in every respect, the seating capacity doubled and t.he stage enlarg ed to accommodate first class opera anil vaudeville shows, as well as legitimate drama and farce comedies. It will be the purpose of Mr. Love to book one good legitimate show ev ery week or two, in addition to keep ing his movie films up to the highest standard. This will be good news to lovers of high class amusement, and it is safe to say that the patronage in this sec tion will welcome clean, wholesome artists of the stage and film. Winder, Barrow County, Ga., Thursday, January 29, 1920. OLD HOME TOWN CALLS PROF. CASH A few days ago Frof J. P. Cash re ceived following telegram from Hartwell, Ga..: “The Board of Education elects you superintendent at a salary of $2,500. — W. E. Meridit.h, President of Board.” gggggggg That this action was taken without solicitation on the part of Prof. Casn shows in what esteem and confidence he is held by his home town and peo ple. Nearly ten years ago, Prof. Cash left Hartwell where he had taught as principal for one year and later as superintendent for five years. It was during IJis administration that the Hartwell public school sys tem was inaugurated, and so satisfac tory and complete was it in detail that scarcely has a change been made in the workings of the system. Such a message as the above from one’s home town and people is no small compliment, and this one is thorough ly appreciated by Prof. Cash. MASS MEETING CALLED “The Democrats of Barrow county are hereby called to meet in th'C 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, Secretary.” HON. HAKVIE JORDAN TO SPEAK SATURDAY Hon. Harvie Jordan will address the farmers and business men at the Bar row county courthouse next Saturday evening, January ,31st. Mr. Jordan comes as a representa tive of the American Cotton Associa tion, and what he will have to say will be of interest to the planters and business men of this section. The American Cotton Association means millions to the cotton planters of the Southern States. It is the pur pose Saturday to see how much in terest the people of this county have in this great movement to secure fair prices for their cotton. Be on hand and hear Mr. Jordan explain the ob ject, and purpose of the association as an American movement. Saturday afternoon at the Court House. winder defeats auburn The Winder High School journied over to Auburn Friday afternoon and took the measure of the fast. Auburn team by the score of 16 to 10. Win der High has a very good team, but not one-third of the Winder people have knowledge of that fact. So next time you see a game advertised to be played on the home court, come around and be on hand to root for our boys so that they can defeat any of the high schools that may come to Winder. They can already do this, but with the support of their home town they can accomplish by far more than they could by themselves. . So don't forget and come out to the next game played in Winder. They need your support both financially and personally. ALBERTUS HARRISON WILL RUN We are authorized to state that Mr. Alliertus Harrison lias definitely de cided to enter the race for clerk of the Superior Court for Barrow county, und that his official announcement will ap pear as soon as the date for the pri mary is set. This will be good news to the numerous friends of Mr. Harri son. TWO NOTED WOMEN SPEAK IN^ WINDER Winder was blessed and Honored with the presence of two noted women here last week, both of whom gave great messages to their hearers. Mrs. Elizabeth Ross of the Christian Wom an’s Missions of the Christian church spoke Wednesday night on Africa, where her gifted son, Emory Ross, is stationed at Bolengi as missionary. She showed her audience what the great continent of Africa is today with all its vast abundance of wealth and re sources. Every one felt that Africa has vast prospects. Mrs. Mary Harris Armour spoke on Friday evening, in spite of the torrents of rain, to an appreciative though small, audience. She thrilled her hear ers with her eloquent appeals from the beginning and made them feel that prohibition was not only a great, but a vital matter. Her sentences were brilliant and forceful and went right home to the hearts of her hearers. HONOR ROLL OF WINDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR SECOND QUARTER Eleventh Grade.—Ruth Chapman, Desma Bradbury, Sara Frances Se gars, Willie Mae Eavenson, Ina Apple by. Tenth Grade —Edith House, Ruhye Woodruff, Elise Starr, Ralph Hardigree Lagree Jacobs, Willie Mae Holloway, Edna Appleby. Ninth Grade —Alton Young, Rounet.t Benton, Gladys Eavenson, Willie Hill Eighth Grade —Nettie Bagwell, Julia Dunnahoo, Evelyn Harris, Frances Hubbard, Fannie Lou Tucker, Essie Let* Williams, Harold Starr, J. B. Wil liams. Seventh Grade—Pauline Hill, Hazel Hill, Boyd Brown, Hilda Faust, An nie Lou Lamback, Thelma McDonald, Mildred Oldham, Mary Julia Reid, Ka tie Lou Oglesby, Louise Williams. Sixth Grade.—Mary Ross, Gibson House, Anita Bagwell, Otis Willie Smith, Fielding Russell. Nannelle Starr y.amar Perry, Carolyn Aiken, Hoke Woodruff, Lucile Churchhillj, Sunie Johns, Henry Bradley, J. T. Perry, W. C. Horton, Annie Kate Hunt, Evelyn Patrick, J. L. Hill. Alice Dunahoo, Ju lia Smith, Ruby Maynard, Nell Segars, Luella Bronson, Ella Roof Bray, Mary Dell Elrod. Fifth Grade—Thelma Barber, John nie Bennett, Preston Cash, Nannie Mae Dunahoo, Johnnie Lou Garner, Frances Hill, Morgan Holsenbeck, Lucy Ruth Moone, Lillie Belle Mincey, Ermine McElroy, Mary Frances Sorrow. Fourth Grade —Frank Marten, Mary Lamar Jackson, Helen Graddick, Era Mincey, Lois McElroy, Marietta Faust, Gertrude Young, Lucile Dunahoo. Third Grade —Sara Barber, Bonnie Beddingfleld, Birdie Ruth Doster, Bess Harris, Ruth Love, Pauline Roberts, Ijarryette Segars, Lizzie Kate Wil liams, Robert Appleby, Carlton Nib lack, Harold Patrick, Herman Shedd, Monford Whitley, Allen Smith, Hubert Henson, Ruby Lee Bell, Amilee Chas tain, Fannie Lee DeLay, Annie Mor gan, Nelle Summerour, Frances Eber hart, Griffin Hill, Curtis Foster, Har old Fulcher, Clyde McElroy. Second Grade —Miriam Fulcher, Gui de Mae Hill, Lester Hardigree, Alice Rives, Sulu Thomas, B. ('. Hill, Edward Royal, Mary Willie Wright, Wallace Seagraves, Loyd Baird, Malcom Baugh Bruce Brown, John Cash, John H. Eavenson, William Farr, Samuel Gra ham, Arnold Holsenbeck, Harold House, Roy Maynard, George Mayo, Bert Min cey, Roy Poole, Oran Roberts, James Segars, Eugene St. John, Dean Tur pin, Margaret Blakey, Mary F. Cooper, Frances Craft, Gertrude Chastain, Ger aldine Fullbright, Annie H. Hargrove, Estelle Long, Dorothy Maynard, Myr tie Marlow, Lota Mae McElroy, Caro lyn Russell, Ruth Rutledge, Rubye Rutledge, Mary L. Walden. First Grade B. —H. L. Bently, Geo. Harwell, Lester Hinesley, Bill Jones, Hubert Marlow, Harold Wilson, Lois Austin, Ruth Dunahoo, Willie Belle- Fuller, Lois Hinesley, Mamie Marlow. Adell Mobley, Girtie McDonlad, Ora Belle Shedd, Anide Mae Summerour. First Grade A. —Pierce Brown, Ev erett Bronson, Hugh Carithers, Joe Cash, Clarence Dunahoo, Ea ton, Ivrey Henson, Jack Hill, Law son Hill, Roliert Mincey, Henry Patat, James Mnxey Saunders, Martha Coop er. Lona Reese Couch, Hattie Eugenia DeLaPerriere, Doris Hardigree, Cam mie Maynard, Mary Mayne, Emolyn Miller, Ruby Mobley, Doris Nowell, Inez Ross, Runette Segars, Gladys Thompson, 3ibyl Williams. BONDED WAREHOUSE IN WINDER WOULD SAVE THOUSANDS TO BARROW FARMERS Jealousy and Indifference Should Be Eliminated When the Good of the Whole Community Is at Stake.—The Erection of This Warehouse Will Help Rather Than Hinder the Progress of Other Warehouses in Winder. Since the movement started for the erection of a cotton warehouse in Win der, there has been quite a deal of dis cussion for and against it. There have developed two kinds of opposition to this movement. One faction, principal ly our farmer friends, who would be lieve it is it business proposition launch ed by the moneyed men of Winder to drag in capital from them to promote this warehouse for the gain of the men in Winder. The other faction oppose this movement on the ground that sucn a warehouse will control all of the cot ton business and leave the present warehousemen without business. It is regretted by the promoters and all interested in this warehouse that such attitudes as these are taken by any one. No promoter has a purely selfish motive in view when he lines up and makes a drive for this warehouse. However, there may be those who are playing the part of a hypocrite by of fering to push the proposition in order that by being on the inside they will be more able to fight and kill the move ment. In order to bear out the state ment that, no promoter has a purely sel fish motive in the advocating of this warehouse it will be well to look the ituation squarely in the face, give a few facts and let you draw your own con clusions : Ginner’s reports up to January Ist. show 19,545 bales of cotton for Barrow county, (as against 17,142 bales last year.) At present there are only five warehouses in this county that store cotton for the public with a total stor age capacity of only approximately 4,- 900 bales. Four of these warehouses are in Winder and are able to care for only 4,400 bales. Thus it is seen that 15,000 (hi round numbers) bales of cotton in Barrow county alone are exposed to the weath er, with no insurance, or if insured, at an almost, prohibitive rate. The dam age is tremendous in its cost. At the least calculation the damage will av erage a loss of 10 pounds per bale or 150,000 pounds of lint cotton. At 40 cents per pound, this loss amounts in round numbers to $60,000.00. A total loss to the farmers of Barrow county alone. However, this does not cover the cot ton that comes to Winder from tin- ad joining counties. It is safe to say that the loss on the unstored cotton from adjoning counties will amount to 100,- (KM) pounds of lint cotton or $40,000; making a total of $100,000.00 loss in Winder cotton during twelve months, — enough to build a warehouse of 10,000 to 15,000 bales capacity. Without warehousing facilities to care for the cotton crop properly and economically, this loss will continue to come from the pocket of the producer under the present system of handling the cotton crop. A Federal bomb'd warehouse, such as has been proposed will give the farmer a place for storing his cotton at a low cost. The insurance rate will be very low, depending upon the char acter of the building, and other charges will be as low as can be made. At the same time the great advantage is in the availability of the cotton thus stor ed for collateral at any bank. The re ceipt from this warehouse will bear a government stamp of approval and car rying on its face the grade of the cot ton as graded by a United States li censed grader. The receipt bearing this stamp is sufficient collateral at any bank for borrowing money at the lowest rate up to an amount equal to two-thirds of the value of the cotton as graded by the United States grader. This is a great opportunity for ev ery cotton grower to be able to hold his cotton for higher prices if lie wishes or, if he wishes to sell, the certified grade on his receipt enables him to get the maximum price for his cotton. On the face this looks good, but there are even better results to be obtained than are apparent. The average man cannot borrow money on cotton stored on his fann. Neither can every man borrow money without security In or der to hold his cotton. Hejcan discount his paper profitably. SpecjkK rates have been arranged by the government, through the Federal Reserve System, thereby enabling each farmer, under THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM MONDAY, Feb. 2.—TOM MIX, in "ROUGH RIDING ROMANCE” TUESDAY, Feb. 3—Pearl White in “The Black Secret.” Comedy. WEDNESDAY”, Feb. 4.—“ The Thir teenth Chair.” Special. this warehouse plan, to make a saving on bis louns. If the farmers of this section put their shoulders to the wheel and put this proposition over by assisting the business men to raise the capital need ed, they will reap all these benefits and come in for their share of the profits on the investment. The farmers and business men of this section are de pendent one upon another. Without co-operation between them the com mercial life as well as the social life will be demoralized. To build this warehouse co-operation is needed. One can not do it without the other. Neith er can one share in the benefits without the other sharing in some proportion. The merchant’s business will be in creased, the banker’s business will grow and the city of Winder will no longer be a town but will become a real city. The warehouse as proposed will bring not only the cotton of this county but that of the surrounding counties. All that is needed is a place to store it and our railroad facilities coupled with our centrally located compress will enable Winder to become the leading cotton market of North Georgia. Any ware house built will lie filled and those here now will have their share as well. When this is done the business will have increased, the town will have grown larger and with it receipts of all business will lie larger and the value of all farm holdings will have increas ed in proportion. With such a warehouse in Winder the present warehouses will have more business than they can acommodate in addition to t.lie business of the new proposition because of the increased amount of cotton coming in from other sections. Even this season enough cot ton to fill a warehouse of 20,000 bales capacity, in addition to all the ware houses here, was turned away and went elsewhere on account, of the lack of facilities of weighing and storing in Winder. The time has come that the foreign buyers are no longer in position to buy ahead two or three years supply of cot ton, and it falls upon the producers to be prepared to store the crop. Small towns or individual producers will not, be able to do this. Centrally located towns with good railroad facilities and other conditions such as Winder are the logical places for such storage plants. To comprehend fully so large a move ment and its possibilities requires a broad mud and once stripped of all jealousy and a strong desire to make Winder the best town in Georgia. As long as there is strife and an element of selfish domineering towards any new enterprise our town will certainly ret rograde instead of advance. The pro moters of this plan are co-operating with all for the general profit of the whole. Get yourself Tight and, if you can not. subscribe towards this move ment, at least let your influence be for the upbuilding of your neighbor, your town and country. GATEX OIL CORPORATION MAN ON VISIT TO WINDER Mr. H. C. Wilson, prominent real estate man of Atlanta, is in Winder for a few days in the interest of the Gates Oil Corporation, a corpor ation organized by Georga and Texas boys about a year ago. The company lias made good: have several produce wells anil nearly 200,000 acres of land leased on which they are drilling mort wells. The Gatex Company never issued any stock until a short time ago. The stock being sold at present is for the purpose of building refineries. The profits in refineries are equal to that of production, and as safe investment as real estate or bank stock. Mr. Wilson states that the Gatex has made good and is going to get better every month and advises friends to get in on the ground floor. Several of the nromiuent Winder citizens are already stockholders in the Gatex. Any one desiring to know about the working plans or holdings of the com pany. can address Mr. Wilson, care Granite Hotel, Winder, Ga., or Hotel Georgian, Athens, Ga. —adv. No. 42