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THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM THURSDAY, July I—Alice Brady in ‘•Red Head,’’ FRIDAY, July 2—Margaret Clark in ‘‘Three Men and a Girl.” SATURDAY, July 3—Wm. Duncan in “Silent Avenger.” Western Feat. Com. VOL. XXVII. BARROW COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Starts Divorce Grind Monday—Sus pends Over Wednesday—Back on Job Thursday Morning. The June term of Barrow County Superior court convened Monday, and, as usual, after a large number of those empaneled had asked to be excused from service, the sheriff succeeded in corralling twenty-four men who were sworn in. Jury service is an unpleasant duty that must, be performed, and all good citizens should endeavor to arrange their business affairs so as to make the sacrifice in the proper turn in the Interest of law and order and fair deal ing. A man's personal affairs are important to him be they great or small, and when jurors drop out of the selective draft for buslnes reasons they force others to take their places. It has been said that in the selection of oopnty officers the City of Minder wants to hog it all. However that may be, neither the City of W inder nor the litigants in Superior court are anxious to see her hog it all in jury service. The divorce mill began grinding slowly and struck a snag early in the game. It was a negro divorce case that lasted practically two days, and there were enough witnesses subpoenaed to testify to same circumstance to have supplied every farmer that asked to be excused from jury duty because he had a mule standing idle with two farm hands. After listening for hours and hours to testimony from witness after witness as to what happened at a negro dance the jury rendered the only verdict, it was expected to render—that both negroes be given a divorce, and it was a first verdict. When the sec ond trial Is reached in this case, the farmers and the officials of Barrow county should institute injunction pro ceedings against the lawyers, forbid ding them from using more than fifty witnesses to prove one circumstance. After this case was concluded, the case of R. D .Couch, administrator of the estate of Mrs. S. E. Sliarpton vs. W. O Perry, administrator of the es tate of S Herbert Smith, was called, put by reason of the absence of Judge G. A. Johns, a very important witness, the case went over for the term. Then the most important, civil ease that will be tried at this term of the Superior court was called. The dispo sition of five thousand eight hundred acres of land in Shelby county, Ala bama. is involved. Messrs. Estes, of Greenville, Ga., are the plaintiff's and Lamar & Perry and W. C. Horton are defendants. The jury was stricken and the plaintiffs submitted a part, of their testimony before the court ad journed Tuesday evening to reconvene Thursday morning. From the evidence submitted so far it seems that Lamar & Perry and W. C. Horton purchased the land for $20,000.00 and secured bond for title, deal being made by Mr. A. G. Lamar. Later Mr. Lamar sold the land to the Messrs. Estes, accepting a thousand-dollar payment by check stipulating the purchase and giving a receipt to the same efft'Ct. Later Messrs Estes tendered the remaining $35,000.00 which was refused. Messrs. Perry and Horton contend that Mr. Lamar was without au thority to make the sale for the price paid $30,000.00. The testimony is taking a peculiar turn to the life-long acquaintances of Albert Lamar. Mr. Pettigrew by cross examination placing in issue the men tal condition of Mr. Lamar at the time of the sale. The case will more than likely con sume the remainder of the week. The plaintiffs are represented by Judge R. W. Freeman, of Newnan, Ga.: the firm of It. W. Freeman, ,Tr„ & Troutman, of Atlanta: Solicitor ,T. F. Hackett, of Greenville,, Ga.; Judge M. Z. O Neal, of Greenville, Ga.. and G. D. Ross, of Winder. The defendants are represent ed by Pettigrew & Jones, of Atlanta and It. R. Commissioner J. A. Perry. The criminal docket will bo taken up Monday, and after its disposal other civil matters will be heard. Judge Cobb has extended the term of the court, one week and is anxious to dis pose of as much business as is possi ble at this term of court. The following cases were disposed of up to the hour of suspension Tues day afternoon. J. H. Vassey vs. Ella Vassey. Di vorce. First verdict. Granted. W. H. McDonald vs. Jewel McDon- ®!je Winter Actus. Untrammeled by Prejudice and Unawed by Fear We Speak the Truth and Contend for the Right BANKHEAD HIGHWAY CONVOY REACHES WINDER ON TIME The Motor Transport Convoy en route from Washington, I). C., to Los Angeles, Cal., reached Winder Tuesday morniug about 10 o‘clock. The Barrow County Chamber of Com merce had arranged a barbecue for the visitors, but the travelers have been feasted so much along the way barbe cued meats had been tabooed by official orders, and after remaining in the city about an hour they passed on toward Atlanta. Mr. C. M. Ferguson, one of the direc tors of the Bankhead Highway Asso ciation, met the convoy at Athens Tues day morning and with other Winder men escorted the convoy to Winder and on to Lawrenceville where the party met the Atlanta good roads enthusiasts The couvoy, with its military and civilian personal of more than two hundred men, has made an unusually good trip from Washington to IVinder according to Mr. J. A. Rountree, field director of the Bankhead Highway Association over whose proposed route the convoy is making its transconti nental trip. “The roads from Greenville to Win der are the best we encountered since leaving Washington.” said Mr. Roun tree, “and the general excellence of Georgia roads is encouraging in the outlook for a greater highway system in the south. “The only delay the convoy has met en route,” said Mr. Rountree yester day, “has been caused by the wonder ful hospitality of the people along the line of march who have insisted on being allowed to serve barbecues, luncheons and banquets to the men. The officers of the Bankhead High way Association deeply appreciate this evidence of the enthusiasm of the people along the line to help us secure the Bankhead Highway as a Federal road.' 1 Colonel Benneham Cameron, of Stag ville, N T . C., president of the Bankhead Highway Association yesterday de clared utmost confidence in the success of plans of the Association for having the Bankhead Highway taken over by the Federal goeernmeut. MATHEW STINCHCOMB LANDS HIS NEGRO When you distance the wiley consta ble of Statham you must not overlook any gullies Jim lioliu, a negro who on or about the 6th of June, is charged with put ting a bullet, into anatomy of a negro woman, is in limbo, and Mathew is leading him home. The shooting ocurred down close to Statham. As the weather was warm ing up about that time, Jim decided to hunt for a cooler climate. In other words, he took to the tall timber. But the Barrow sleuth was on his trail, and a few days ago Jim was located in Maryville, Tenn. Under instructions of Sheriff Camp Jim was arrested and held to answer the charge back home. Mathew Stincheomb was sent to bring the negro back. Armed with requisi tion papers, Mathew went to Mary ville, secured his prisoner and started home. But Jim didn’t want to come home. Picking a time when Mathew was en joying the beautiful scenery and watching fine cattle feed on the vel vety green, Jim jumped from the train and made a break for a getaway. But again Mathew was on his trail and after a chase of some eighteen miles caught him in a field while oth er negroes were trying to saw the handcuffs from his wrists. Why worry, Mathew is on his way with the negro, and it is safe to pre dict, that, he will have him in Barrow’s jail in plenty of time to face a jury before Judge Cobb writes finis to the June term of court. aid. Divorce First verdict Granted. Mrs. Ola Morgan vs. G C. Morgan. Second verdict Granted. Mrs. Alma Dalton vs. T. J. Dalton. Divorce. Dismissed. Annie Ruth Williams vs. Ralph Wil liams. Divorce. First verdict. Grant ed. J. H. Segars and W. M. Marlow vs. J. H. Potter. Appeal. Settled Daisy Sims Payne vs. Mat. Payne. Divorce. First verdict. Granted. Roy Moon, col., vs. Clara Moon, col. Divorce. First verdict. Granted. WINDER, BARROW COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY JULY 1, 1920. WINDER’S TEAM FINALLY WINS looses Seven Straights, Two to Wash ington and Five to Thomson—Team Conies Home Today. Winder may be great in some things, but that particular thing doesn't seem to be baseball in the good year 1020. Two to Washington and five to Thom son is the record for the last seven games. Who in the bloomin’ blazes has rubbed that hoodoo foot on Winder’s ball players. We started out, in fine fettle, but a terrible breakaway has occurred and there has been nothing doing since that dark, dismal day when outsiders took a hand in the playing by still-hunt methods. Winder has a fine set of young men on her team, and most of them are good hall players and know the game. Sift out the dross and lets go after that pen nant. The game is yet young in the North Georgia League and the pennant is still lingering in "No Man’s Land.” Remember that the team that has proved to be Winder's Waterloo in the beginning of the season has been on the job for several moons. It was organized, practicing and itching for the opening long before Winder had signed a player. The tide is !>onnd to turn In our fa vor before many more games. Play the game, play it fair and take the consequences. Winder fans must get on the job. Prove your sporting blood by being boosters in defeat. Good losers always win in the end. Let, the boys know you are behind them all the time —win or lose—when they get in the game and play ball. The rally is on the way. In fact it started Tuesday, according to reports reaching Winder from Thomson, but his Umps, evidently believing in the policy of adding to those who have the most, donated a Winder victory to the leaders. Just to give you an inkling of what Is in front of the slab artists of the North Georgia League we’ve but to cite the fact that Red Barron, Win der's star fielder, out of five times at bat Tuesday swated the horse hide for two home runs and a single. But there was no use. Harris, pitch ing for Thomson was to be married Tuesday night, and his Umphs present ed him with the game and fans made up a fifty-dollar purse for the would-be young benedict. May he always win. LATER —Just heard from Thomp son. The tide has turned. Winder won Wednesday’s game by a score of 7 to 0. Lippett, the young college spit hall artist, yielded ten hits but kept them well scattered. The team comes home today for three games with Washington. 55 inder lias several new players whose faces will look good on the local diamond. They are touted as full of pep and strong wielders of the willow. Give the hoys a big boost and a fine crowd. We want three from Washington, not that Washington has our ill will, but just because we need and must have these games. Come out to see the trick turned. Game called at 4.15. BARROW COUNTY JAIL IS FULL OF PRISONERS Not like other jails where bone dry prohibition is in effect, Barrow coun ty’s jail is filled with prisoners. judge fVihh has ordered the grand jury to assemble today to clear the jail. All kind of offenders are boarding with Barrow’s handsome sheriff —some charged with serious offenses. If the charges are sustained, Judge 'llll might as well begin to smile for • is sure to have additional road workers. There were ten In jail Wednesday and one on the way. PERSONALS. Mrs. R. H. Pirkle is among the Win der sick. * * Mr. J. 11. Wall, Statham's leading merchant, wsa in Winder Wednesday. * • Mr. and Mrs. Lee S. Radford left the early part of the week for a trip of ten days through Northern cities. * * Miss Fay Wilkerson, once popular teacher in Winder’s Public Schools, is the guest of Mrs. W. A. Bradley. WILSON’S LEAGUE VIEW FOLLOWED In Tentative Draft of the Democratic Platform by the Sub-Committee of Nine—Prohibition Plank Dry. Marlon E. Pew, staff correspondent International News service presents an authorative forecast of essential planks in the tentative draft of the democrat ic platform which probably will be adopted today: Foreigns Relations —As previously stated in these dispatches, the famous Virginia platform, which unqualifiedly endorses President Wilson’s League of Nations, is the model of the foreign re lations plank, the changes being to make the document more simple and comprehensive, the altered phraseolo gy in no way modifying the meaning of the original paper. Article Ten stands intact. The plank purports to declare that nothing in the covenant may be construed to take from the United States the control of her own troops; that no international questions of interest to the United States alone shall be surrendered to the league of Nations; that the Monroe doctrine shall not in any wuy be affected by the covenant. lndication are that the prohibition plank will be bone dry. Labor—The tabor planks are con strued by members of the committee as “highly progressive.” A strong ar gument was made to recognize the right of labor to be represented in col lective bargaining by “representatives of their own choosing.”. The demands of labor for restricted immigration were not favored, but rather the open door was to be proclaimed to work men of the world. Child labor is in veighed against. The program of the woman's party, having to do with such use of the injunction in labor disputes insurance, maternity benefits, improve ments of conditions among workers, has been met, favorably, it is said. The use fo the injunction in labor disputes was the subject of long discussion, but condemnation of it may be omitted. Ireland—An effort has been made to put into the platform an Irish plank which will declare the futility of adopt ing resolutions in favor of the Irish republic or even recognizing the repub lic, but the importance of turning the question over to the league of Nations is fuvored. Mexico—The sentiment of the com mittee is for a plank which will with hold recognition from any government of Mexico that does not comply with such responsibilities as maintenance of effective border patrol, honest govern ment, enactment of law’s fit to protect foreign investments and legitimate en terprises, fair taxation of foreigners and payment of international obliga tions. Soldiers’ Bonuses—lt is doubtful if the platform will favor the tint pay ment of soldier bonuses, but will pro vide for prpoer assistance for maim ed, crippled or sick soldiers as a gov ernment duty, through an efficient board. The tentative draft denies that ablebodied mem who fought, for Amer ica expect financial rewards, but in sists that a scheme for putting veterans in possession of land for agricultural pursuits, when desired, should be ef fected without delay. The entire platform, it is reported, will make about 5,000 or 6,000 words, if the tentative subcommittee draft is accepted, and, indeed reaches the eom mittee on resolutions and platform, in about the same form that it was in this morning. Senator Carter Glass 4s the chief voice in the document. CREDIT WILL BE CUT AND LEVER ACT ENFORCED Washington. June 28.—Judicious curtailment of credit by the Federal Reserve Board and vigorous enforce ment of the Leaver act by the depart ment of justice will be used by the government to keep fall prices down to reasonable levels. “Curtailment and careful supervi sion of credit at this time will have a marked tendency to keep prices at a normal level,” Howard E. Figg, spe cial assistant to the attorney general, in charge of the eompaign against high prices, said today. Correspondingly loose credit will inflate prices.” Government officials admitted that generous credit largely aided in price Iwiosting by wholesalers and others last year FARM LANDS CONTINUE TO CHANGE HANDS AT INCREASED PRICES It is almost a daily occurence for Barrow county farm lands to change hands. On Monday Mr. June 11. Wood sold for the owner the former home place of Mr. Wiley Patrick, later owned and occupied by Mr. Arnold Haymon about live miles from Winder. Mr. Hugh Maxey was the purchaser and the price is said to have been $150.00 per acre. The place contained more than 100 acres and is a splendid piece of prop erty. and in one of the best sections of Barrow county. We are informed that Mr. Maxey will make this place his home on the first of next year. He recently sold his present home place. Those who keep informed in regard to farm lands freely predict that as soon as the crops are laid by and pro gressive farmers who have previously rented land will become purchasers of their own homes. This is a healthy state of affairs as nothing is so bene ficial to a community as for the occu pants to own their own homes. WOULD YOU MARRY RICH OLD MAN IF YOU DESPISED HIM? If you were a young woman about to be married to an old man whom you detested, what would yon do to prevent the ceremony from being per formed? Would you make your escape, arrayed in your wedding finery, and hide, in the woods? This was the course adopted by Sylvia We.stor in the new Paramount protoplay, “Three Men and a Girl,” starring beautiful Marguerite Clark, which will be shown at the Strand Theuter next Friday. When Sylvia found refuge in a sum mer camp owned by her wealthy father and which he had leased to three wo man haters for the summer, she caused a commotion. CONGRESSMAN BELL IN WINDER TUESDAY Congressman Thos. M. Bell was in Winder Tuesday. He is scouting over the district feeling the pulse of the vo ters as to their wishes in the matter of his succeeding himself as congress man from the Ninth. Few representatives In the lower house of congress are worth as much to Georgia as the popular representa tive from the Ninth, and in our opinion the voters of the Ninth will again com mission him to continue his valuable services in sVashington. In all probability, his official an nouncement for congress will appear in a few' weeks. FIRST COTTON BLOOM Mr. A. I). Chatman, of Pea Hill, was the first to reach the News office with a 1020 Bfirrow county cotton bloom, but Mr. Luther Wood, of same neigh borhood, was a close second. r For the past three years Mr. Chat man has distanced all competitors in reaching The News office with first, bloom, first boll and first bale to town. While there was about fourteen hours difference in the time of arrival of blooms in this office, there did not seem to be much difference in the time of actual blooming. At 12 o’clock Tue<ida; Mr. Sam Seli ns sent to the office a bloom with as surance that he had plenty of them on Monday. He is one of Chandler’s fine farmers who lives near Oak Grove. At 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon a bloom arrived from J. M. Ilealan, Rt. 1. SPEC 1A L AN NO INC ’EM ENT. Beginning today, July Ist, we can deliver Ice Cream packed in sanitary paper cartoons guaranteed to keep two hours from time it is delivered. On Sunday we will carry special Fruit Cream, consisting of Pineapple, Or ange, Cherries and Peaches —the best cream made in Georgia. We are exclusive agents for Whit man's and Norris Candles. Fresh can dies received each week. Cut, flowers by telegraph. WINDER SODA COMPANY Winder, Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Broome, Mrs. A. p. Carrington and Mrs. J. G. White head spent Wednesday in Athens shop ping. Gordon is authority for the statement that he had a h—l of a din ner in Mrs. Whitehead’s absence. THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM MONDAY, July 15—Tom Mix in “Three Gold Coins.” TUESDAY, July 6—Peggy Milan in "FATE.” WEDNESDAY, July 7th— PERSONAL NOTES OF MOVING VAN Short Items of Interest About People You Know Who Move W r itli the Passing Throng. Mrs. Ernest Sims is reported ill this week. * ♦ Master William Dean, of Monroe, spent sometime this week with his cousins, Masters Morgan and Arnold HolenUck. * * Miss Sarah Hayes, w r ho has been teaching school in Warren, Ohio, has returned home. • * Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Perry, of Statham, visited the family of Mr. J. T. Perry last Sunday. • * Mr. Jimmie Patterson, of Atlanta, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Ferguson on Monday. * * Little B. A. Juhan, Jr„ who has been quite ill for the past week, is re ported as improving. • • Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Parker are leav ing shortly for a visit to the latter’s parents in South Georgia. • • Mrs. Montgomery Haynes, nee Miss Florrle Wood, is the attractive guest of Mrs. Grover Moseley this week. * * Miss Annie Laurie Ware, after sev eral days’ visit to Miss Gypsie Bed dlngfleld, has returned to her home in Atlanta. • • Mr. and Mrs. L. Love and little daughter, Ruth, accompanied by Mr. Robert Carrington spent Monduy in. Atlanta. * * Mr. Tyslnger, of Atlanta, arrived In- Winder Monday to assume hi* duties; in association with the J. A. Riley In surance Company. • * Mr. George 8. Miller, an importer of’ New York City and Rotterdam, has been a recent guest, in the home of Mr. W. H. Sheats and daughter. • * An enjoyable affair of last week was the picnic given at Reeves’ Mill by Miss Cleo Bush honoring Mr. Geo. S. Miller, of New York City. * * Mrs. M. J. Griffeth, Mr. George S. Miller and Misses Willie May Sheats and Uleo Bush motored to Athens last Saturday and spent the day with Mr*. Henry Putman. Miss Minerva, Sims fyis returned from Davis- Fisher sanitorium, Atlan ta, after undergoing an operation, and is at’home greatly improved, to the delight of her many friends. Mr. and Mrs* D. F. Rogers and nephew, Charles Norton, of Atlanta, accompanied by Miss Williams, of Jacksonville, Fla., were week-end guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. It. L. Rogers. George Anderon, colored, has moved his barber shop into the basement room of the Garrison building. Mr. B. E. Patrick, the jeweler, will occupy the room made vacant by the removal of the barber shop./ Messrs. It. A* SmitlX and Claude Mayne left last Thursday for New Haven, Conn., to attend the convention ,f the Winchester Arms Company in session in that city this week. They will reach home next Saturday. The local chapter W. C. T. U. com plimented the L. T. La with an out door supper Friday afternoon. May nard’s pasture presented a happy scene with the children romping and wading i„ the branch. The L. T. Ls rendered quite an interesting program during tin* afternoon. * * Led by that veteran automobile deal er. Mr. Fritz Potts, the party consist ng of Dr. Freeman, of Hoschton: E. S. Harris, of Bethlehem, Reevie Math ews, of Bethlehem; Fred Patat, of Garl; Oscar Gunnin and W. C. Potts reached Winder Wednesday from De roit, Mich., with a train of Buicks. * * Mr. A. L. DeLaPerrlore, of Hosch ton, was in Winder Wednesday. Ar thur has been pulling off some land sales lately that have netted quite a sum. He has several more thousand acres that he is going to throw on the market. Keep up with him and you will keep posted on the fine opportun ities to buy homes. He is connected with the Atlanta Land Auction Com pany which sold over three million dol lars worth of real estate last year. NO. 12