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VOL. XXVII.
ALABAMA MINERS
FACE BAYONETS
STATE TROOPS REFUSE TO AL
LOW MINERS TO HOLD
MEETINGS
MEETINGS ArTcAILED Off
General Steiner Says Meetings Wen
Barred Because Speeches Would
Have Inflamed Hearers
Birmingham, Ala. —State militarj
forces, under command of Gen. R. E
prevented the holding of num
t?rous mass meetings scheduled ovei
the coal mining districts of the state
hv leaders of the striking miners. Ai
some places the soldiers were armec
with machine guns.
Attempts were mkde to hold th<
meetings as scheduled, but the troops
were on the scene and the union offi
cials were advised that the meetings
would not be allowed. Thereupon the
speakers gave way and the crowds left
the Scenes. There was no disorder.
Meetings announced included points
in Walker county, Bradford, Republic
WyJam, Mulga, Blocton and Docena
Some of the meetings had been adver
tised in the newspapers and some
were called locally by distribution oi
hand bills.
At the smaller meetings ten to a
dozen soldiers appeared, while at oth
ers detachments of as many as seventy
five men with machine guns were on
blind. At each place the officer in
command approached the union leaders
and informed them that the meetings
would not be permitted.
Commenting on the events, General
Steiner said: “We issued orders on our
arrival in the strike zone that there
would be no mass meetings. This
was thoroughly understood by the
strike leaders, because we told them
so. We were, therefore, surprised,
or less, when we got wind of
the date set for the meetings. We
took steps accordingly. No mass meet
fngs were held, and none will be held
in the territory under our jurisdiction.
This includes the entire mining towns
and fields immediately adjacent to
them.
“The reason why we will not permit
the mass meetings is because they are
addressed by men whose speeches tend
to inflame the minds of their hearers,
and that, in turn, tends to lead to a
breach of the peace. We are here,
primarily, to prevent any breach of the
peace, and we shall stop that which
aims in that direction.
RIOTING AND WHOLESALE
MURDER RAN RAMPANT
THROUGH NORTH BELFAST
Belfast, Ireland. —Fierce rioting
has broken out in North Belfast The
first reports from the hospital are that
five gunshot cases and many other
Injuries are being treated.
■The rioting followed a reign of ter
ror in the Falls road district of Bel
fast, as a result of the murder of a
policeman, the wounding of two oth
ers and the killing of three civilians,
who were shot down in rapid succes
sion by bands of men who visited their
homes.
Previous, the shooting in this city
had occurred in the heat of rioting,
but now, for the first time, deliber
ately planned killings have been car
ried out. The affair had its beginning
while Constables Leonard and Caroll
were patrolling the Falls road. When
passing a public house they heard foot-
Bteps behind them, and, swing around,
they were confronted by two men,
armed with rifles, who ordered “hands
up!"
Simultaneously with the order, fire
was opened upon the officers, and
Leonard fell dead. His companion had
a most miraculous escape. Four
shots were directed at him.
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Plenty Of Coal For The Winter
Washington.—To forestall the possi
bility of a bituminous coal shortage,
anywhere in the country this winter,
the coal operators are bending every
effort to attain a weekly output of
over twelve million tons of soft coal
from now to December 1, says a state
ment issued by the National Coal as
sociation. Deficiency in car supply at
the mines has hindered this rate of
production during the summer, the
association charges, but assurances
have been made by the railroad exec
utives that they will live up to the
requirements put upon them.
To Act As Attorney For The Public
Washington. The National Com
munity Board, Inc., according to its
founders to "act as attorney for the
public,” has opened headquarters in
Washington. Its immediate aims are
announced as including the "develcp
rment of local communities into little
democracies with schoolhouses as cap
ltols. and to put into operation the
nation's original and expanding deals
of justice and democracy. The board
will simply seek to stimulate aud as
sist local communities to organize
themselves. _
She lUintiu" Now,
Untrammeled by Prejudice and Unawed by Fear We Speak the Truth and Contend for the Right
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MRS. MR YIN WILLIAMS
Vice President of the Georgia Woman’s Christian Temperance Union who
will be one of the distinguished visitors in attendance upon the meeting of
that organization in Winder, October 19-22, 1920. Mrs. Williams comes from
Atlanta.
NOTED VISITORS COMING TO THE
STATE CONVENTION OF THE W C. T. U.
Among the noted visitors and speak
ers to the State W. T. C. U. Conven
tion, which is to be held in Winder
October 19-22, will be Miss Rose A.
Davison of the National Americaniza
tion Department of the Woman’s Chris
tian Temperance Union. This Depart
ment is doing a .great work, especially
among the foreigners, in this critical
period of reconstruction. It will lie
a privilege to hear her message.
Miss Kathleen Dozier, the first wo
man ever elected to the Presidency of
the Georgia Educational Association,
is also expected and will be an honor
guest. Another noted visitor will be
Dr. Lydia A. DeVilbiss, the head of
the State department of Child Hygiene.
We expect to hear from both of these
women who are doing so much for the
welfare of our children, and through
them the state.
We are glad to announce that Mr.
Frank Reagan, of Macon, will again
be with us as our Convention Reporter.
For a number of years he has freely
and gladly given to our cause this
splendid and much appreciated service,
and we are delighted that he is to be
with us here.
Not a citizen of Winder who can
be out, can afford to miss the good
things that are to be brought to us
in this coming convention. Plan your
time so that you can take in every
service—you will be glad you have
done so if you do N. C. W.
MRS. AUGUST BURGHART
Treasurer of th? G. W. T. C. U. ST
will be a Winder visitor during th<
State meet here. She cones from
Macon, Ga.
WINDER, BARROW COUNTY, GA„ THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 1920.
W. C. T. U.
McADOO SEES DANGER
Modification of the Volstead Act to
| permit the sale of light wines uml beer
j would ultimately destroy the entire pro
liibition amendment, declared William
G. McAdoo, former Secretary of the
j Treasury, in a statement recently made
public.
I “Prodibition means prevention,” he
continued. “It does not mean license
in any form. To permit the sale of
light wines and beer is to open a
crack in the door of prevention, and
once made the door is opened wide.
It is impossible to administer a light
wine and beer law in such a manner as
to prevent the gravest abuses.”
j “It is a notorious fact," be added,
1 “that all drunkards begin by drinking
! light wines and beer when young, and
as the appetite grows the desire for
stronger drink is developed. If we
turn loose upon the country light wines
and beer, the greatest victory ever
achieved for helpless women and child
ren would be thrown to the winds.
“If Congress can, by a mere majority
vote, with the approval of a favoring
president, license light wines and beer,
i then prohibition, which requires a two
thirds vote and a presidential approval,
plus the consent of three-fourths of
the states, can be nullified by a majori
ty of Congress with the approval of
the president.
“Every man and woman voter who
puts the welfare of children and hu
manity above the mere gratification
of the next Congress does not destroy
the prohibition amendment.”
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF FIRM
Notice is hereby given to all concern
ed that the Bethlehem Banking Cos.,
of Bethlehem, Georgia, a firm composed
of W. C. Horton and It. L. Eavenson,
has been changed effective since the
7th day of September, 1920, and by the
said change. R. L. Eavenson has retired
from the said firm and has sold his
entire interest in the assets of the said
Bethlehem Banking Company to W.
C. Horton and J. J. Horton who, by
the said sale, becomes entitled to all
the rights, title and interests of the
said Eavenson in the of the said
Banking concern and likewise becomes
subject to all of the liabilities of the
said concern. 4t28
R. L. Eavenson,
W. C. Horton,
J. J. Horton.
BRITISH MINERS
POSTPONE STRIKE
PREMIER LLOYD GEORGE BUG
GESTB BASIC LINE FOR
COAL OUTPUT
PAY SUBJECT TO PRODUCTION
It Is Realized That Strike At This
Tin* Would Prove Unpopular
With British Public
London.—As a result of a further
conference with Premier Lloyd George
concerning the threatened coal strike,
the miners' executive body decided to
recommend to the delegates of the
miners, who were in session recently,
that the strike notices which are ef
fective, be suspended one week, to
enable the miners to meet the owners
as suggested by the premier.
The premier's proposal wua that a
basic line be fixed for coal output
at a sufficiently low level to insure
a wage increase if any reasonable rate
of production is maintaned.
The recommendation of the execu
tive body was followed by the miners’
delegates at their meeting later, and
it was decided to suspend the strike
notices one week, as requested by the
premier.
The conference was deadlocked at
adjournment, but the decision was
made immediately after the men reas
sembled the next day.
A great many miners who originally
voted to strike did so in the belief
that Premier Lloyd George could be
driven, as in other negotiatons, to
yield to the demand for increased pay.
It was realized a strike now would
prove unpopular with the British pub
lic and even radicals among the lead
ers, such as Robert Smllie, desired an
other vote when it was seen the pre
mier could not be coerced.
During the coming week the miners’
leaders will confer with colliery own
ers, regarding the output of the mines.
The proportion of increasing output
provided wages went up is one of the
points in the negotiations.
CALIFORNIA ANTI-JAPANESE
LEGISLATION IS EXTREMELY
OBNOXIOUS TO NIPPONESE
Tokio, Japan.—The Washington
government will be asked to appoint
a commission to effect a solution of
Japanese-American problems and in
the event of the passage of the Cali
fornia anti-Japanese legislation the
Japanese government will arrange for
a lawsuit against the California leg
islature on the ground that the bill
Is unconstitutional and a violation of
the treaty rights of the Japanese, ac
cording to the lending newspapers
here.
The newspapers say the above pro
gram was defined at meetings of the j
cabinet and the diplomatic advisory
council.
Washington.—Reports in the Japan
ese newspapers that the Japanese cab
inet and advisory council had decided
to ask the United States to appoint
a commission to effect a solution of
Japanese problems created surprise
at the state department where efforts
to effect an understanding by diplo
matic means are still being made.
It has been made clear that the
state department has no intention of
attempting to influence the result in
California. It is said that should the
legislation be adopted an understand
ing with the Japanese government on
the result of it might be obtained in
two ways—one by a treaty modifying
action taken by a state or by action
in the United States courts.
To invoke the first method is said
to be no part of the plan of the state
department The second method is
believed to have been suggested in
conversations and may have been the
basis of the reported decision of the
Japanese government to resort to the
courts to determine the constitution
ality of such legislation.
Capitalist Slain And Burled In Cellar
Los Angeles, Cal. —Discovered of
the body o£ Jacob Charles Denton,
local capitalist, who disappeared four
months ago, buried under several tons
of earth in a hermetiealy sealed box
in the cellar of a house at 675 Cata
lina street, brought to light what the
police characterized as the most weird
murder mystery in the history of the
city. Physicians said Denton had been
dead about three months.
Called To Explain Cause Of H. C. L.
Chicago.—Managers of one large
hotel and three chain restaurants
were summoned to the city hall to ex
plain their restaurant prices to the
council committee on living costs.
Simultaneously Russell Poole, secre
tary of the'city food bureau, suggest
ed that all down town workers carry
their own lunches until prices come
down, and announced that milk will
be delivered to the city hall and sold
direct to employees at ten cents a
pint.
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DOROTHY GISH
This pretty little movie favorite will
be seen at the Strand Friday night in
“I’ll Get You Yet.’’
Adam.
I'oor Adam got in bad one day;
Eve put him on the pan,
Because she overheard him say
He was a self-made man.
—Luke McLuke.
Then Adam angrily arose,
“You needn’t lie so smart,”
He said, “for everybody knows
That I gave you your start.”
Newark Advocate—
Wo pay cash and sell for cash—don’t
ask credit. —City Pharmacy.
Wanted —To buy used suit of bed
room furniture. Phone 147.
A SAVING HABIT
—IS—
A SAVING GRACE
THE SAVING OF PENNIES IS THE MAKING
OF DOLLARS
You can cultivate the habit of saving. It is easy, it
iR interesting, it is instructive, it is profitable.
A savings account is essential to systematic saving.
This bank furnishes you the opportunity and invites you
to take advantage of it.
The interest we pay on your savings helps to make
them grow.
CALL FOR A SAVINGS BANK
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of its depositors above every other consideration.
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C. O. MADDOX, Cashier MILES C. WILEY, Trust Officer
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DOUGLAS £A.IW3AWK£..
The man with a million dollar smile
appears at the Strand next Monday
night in “Mollycottle.” This is one
of bis latest screams and you will get
your money’s worth if you see it.
“WHEN HE GO.”
From the Outlook.
“What time next train go to Wash
ington V” a traveling Chinese asked the
railroad information clerk.
“Two-two,” replied the official.
“You no understandee,” insisted the
Celestial. 1 know the train go too-too.
Ino usk how he go ; I ask when he go!”
BONDED WAREHOUSE OPEN
The drive way to Rogers Bonded
warehouse is now open and Mr. Rogers
will he glad to weigh and store cotton
for his customers.
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