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THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM THURSDAY, Oct 28—Alice Brady in “The Knife.” FRIDAY, Oct. 29—“ Blind Husband.” All Star Cast —Special. SATURDAY, OCT. .SO—Eddie Fok> in Vanishing Dagger.” “Moonriders.” VOL. XXVII. CITY RECORDER A PROBABILITY Mayor and Four Councilnien To Be Chosen at City Primary Next Wed nesday-Over 300 Women Registered We understand that there are o\ ei •three hundred women registered for participation in the city primary foi the selection of a uilayor and three councilnien to serve the city of M indei lof the next two years, the election to be held on Wednesday, November 3rd. The directorate of the City of Min der, a three milliou-doliar corporation, is composed of the mayor and six coun cilmen. Any business man who aspires to membership on the board makes a peronal and financial sacrifice that should receive the commendations of every '‘public-spirited citizen. We carry in our announcement col umn the names of seven of \\ aider s well-known citizens, each one of whom aspires to serve on the poard of Mayor and Council with no other purpose than to represent the best interests of the municipality as he sees it. Winder is indeed fortunate that so many representative and capable bus iness men have permitted their names to go before the voters this year, a year which is destined to be one of tight money and financial readjust ment. Should Winder keep going her present strides of progress the finan cial problem is one that will require the best thought of men of experience and business insight on the board of Mayor and Council. All things being equal, personal pref erences and close friendships are ties jvhifch should bind, but in contests where we are all friends, the voter should cast his or her ballot for that citizen whom he believes to be best equipped to serve for the common good —the whole citizenship of Winder—the weak and the -strong, the great and the small, tue rich and the poor, the white and the black. We learn that the question of the selection of a city recorder will be sub mitted to the voters at this primary, and we think this a good move. Our charter provides for a recorder at a stipulated salary, and while the remun eration is very small, we feel sure that someone of our lawyers will join the busiues men in making a sacrifice for the good of the town und accept the position if tendered to him. Tse may or’s court has always been and ever will‘be a source of discord and politi cal contention until the mayor is re lieved of the unpleasant duty of enforc ing the city ordinances. To place a law yer in charge of this department of our city government would redound to the best interests of the city and to the best interests of the accused by guar anteeing an impartial and legal trial. Not that mayors willfully abuse their power, but that men capable of giv ing to the city a first-class business administratin'!! who are sufficiently versed in the law to preside as impartial judges in criminal affairs are freaks that are seldom found. Asa general rule a lawyer is a hard-boiled guy whol ly immune to criticisms of his official acts, and at this time Winder needs just such a trial judge to pass on in fractions of our municipal laws. We will remind the women who have registered that the law requires that they be citizens of the State for twelve months; of the county for six months and of the city thirty days before they are qualified to vote. As to when they became citizens is a nut that the News shall make no effort to crack. Whatever may be the result of the primary, with the three hold-overs, Messrs. M. J. Griflfeth, A. Y. Eaven son and R. D. Moore, and the four to le felected from among the candidates November 3rd, Winder’s affairs will be in good hands for the ensuing two years. PHILATHEA CLASS BAZAAR The Pbilathea Class of the Metho dist church will hold a bazaar Thurs day and Friday, December 2 and 3. 1920. at the City Pharmacy. Save your nickels and dimes and be ready to pur chase your Christmas present. Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Fasut, Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. Haralson, Revs. T. C. Buchanan and H. C. Hodges, were among the Winder visitors to the general meeting of the Appalachee at Watkinsville Wednesday. ®jt lUiniUT a erne. Untrammeled by Prejudice and Unawed by Fear We Speak the Truth and Contend for the Right EVERY DEMOCRAT IS URGED TO VOTE This is the last opportunity The News will have before the national election to urge every Democrat in Barrow county to go to the polls and cast his ballot for the democratic nominees. It is very important that a full vote be cast. For years the Republicans have been mouthing about our disfran chisement laws and threatening to cut down our representation in congress. The next congress will have charge of the proportionate sheet naming the number of congressmen to a given pop ulation. Our vote in the general election, ow ing to the fact that issues are sett.ed in our primary, has been exceedingly light, and a movement lias been start ed to base the south's representation on the vote cast in the general election rather than on population. Therefore, it behooves every demo crat to go to the polls and cast his ballot for' tlie Democratic nominees. We want to see Barrow county roll up tlie largest vote in her history for the nominees of the party from Jimmy .x down to the coroner for the coun ty. Every voter who participated in the recent primaries is honorably bound to j support the nominee whether his par ticular choice was victorious or not, ud if he does not do so, he is not u good democrat and has no business participating in a primary election. We have heard of some who say they will support the Republican nominees— men who voted in the primary in April September and October. Should they do so, they should be barred from participation in Democrat ic primaries in the future. Watson, Hardwick and Bell are en titled to your support aud good demo crats will rally to them in this elec tion. Lets give all the Democratic nomi nees the biggest vote ever received by nominees in a general election in Bar row county. AN APPEAL TO WINDER. Now is an opportunity to help the sufferers of Poland. Typhus is raging among these unfor tunate people who are without homes, clothing and food. They have appealed to the United States for help. The good people of Winder have a chance to relieve these sufferers by con tributing second-hand clothes of all kinds. So look over your discarded things and help swell the contribution which will be sent from Winder this week. An automobile will come to your home on Friday to collect anything that will add to the comfort of these needy people. The merchants will be asked to contribute soap; so lets lie ready to do our part. XXX HOW TOM MIX, FILM STAR, FOUND SATAN Tom Mix, the noted Fox film star, had to make an exception to his well known rule of training all the horses used in his productions, when he was forced to find a big stallion to take the part of Satan in “The Untamed,” made from Max Brand’s novel of that name and to lie presented next Monday at tiie Strand Theater. Mix had no idea it would be so hard to find a horse with the essential re quirements. He delegated Pat Chrisman his right-hand man on his ranch at Mixville, to scour the surrounding country. Chrisman examined 350 horses, and after a trip of more than 800 miles re turned to the ranch unsuccessful. No sooner had lie returned than Morri son, of Santa Barbara, offered his horse Buster for sale. Reports about the lior.se looked so favorable that Mix himself went to see the animal. “Greatest horse for pictures I ever saw,” was the star’s comment aside to Chrisman. “Get him at once.” Buster was purchased. The horse is said to do some mar velous stunts under his daredevil mas ter in “The Untamed.” Mr. Ralph Foster, who for several days has been confined to his room battling with a severe cold, is able to report for duty at The News this morn ing. WINDER, BARROW COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY OCTOBER 28, 1920. FIRE DESTROYS GIRLS DORMITORY Last Saturday morning fire destroy ed the Girls Dormitory at the South eastern Christian College. No one seems to know how the fire originated. The dormitory was tilled with young students, and most of them lost all their wearing apparel and mon ey they had in their rooms. The fire was discovered about the breakfast hour. It is understood that everything was lost on the second story, but that some of the first floor furniture and equip ment was saved. The main building caught and was slightly damaged. it is said the dormitory was partially covered by insurance. WHAT WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT OUR OWN COMMUNITY Do you know what the health con dition is in your own community V That is to say, do you know the death rate last year? Do you know what diseases were most common? Do you know how many adults died? How many babies? Do you know the town water supply, and whether it is pure or poluted ? Do you know how the milk that is used in your home is han dled and whether or not it is tit to drink? Do you know what sort of food you should eat for your own development and what kind is best for your grow ing child? Perhaps if you did know all these things you might be able to take your place as a citizen truly valuable to your community and one who may do a real citizen’s part in controlling the death rate and in securing community health. No laws no matter how carefully they may be made, will bring about improv ed community health in your neigh borhood unless you and your neighbors decide that these laws will be rigidly obeyed and you will have to do your part in obeying them in order that you may preserve the health of your family and yourself. Many diseases are absolutely pre ventable, but in order that they do not occur it is necessary for you to un derstand about contagion, about sani tation and about right living. When the war was over the Red Cross realized that the great task of health must be udertakeu by the peo ple und to help the people do this work for themselves it was decided to try to give every community a chance to have a good Public Healtli Nurse to advise, instruct and co-operate witli all the people all the time in a con certed effort to promote health. There is such a nurse in Winder, hut no mat ter how good her work may be it will he made better if each one of us will help it along by our interest, our per sonal efforts and our desire to create health conditions. The season is close at hand when for the past two years there has been much illness and death from influenza and when there is always a full meas ure of colds, pneumonia, pleurisy and other similar diseases. We may learn how to avoid many of these diseases and the time to begin learning is now. Our public health nurse, Mrs. Ruby Worsham, will be glad to help us if she is consulted as she should be. She may be reached by calling Phone 185. Plans are being made to give Mrs. Wor sham an office in our new court house building. A FREE MOVING PICTURE PROGRAM FOR SCHOOLS Tiie following moving picture pro gram in the interest of the Red Cross lias been announced by Mrs. Worsham, Public Health Red Cross Nurse. The entertainments will be free of charge and every student and parent is urged to lie present: ' Mill School, Monday, November 1, at 7 :30 p. m. Bethlehem Wednesday No vember 3, 7 p. m. Christian College, Auburn. Thursday, November 4, 7 :30 p. m. Statbam school house Friday Novem ber 5, 7.45 p. m. Cedar Hill and County Line school house Saturday November 6, 7 :30. Victory and Thompson's Mill—Sha ron church Monday, November 8, 7 p. pi Central school Tuesday November 9, 7:30 p. m. Oak Grove school Wednesday No vember 10, 7:30 p. m. CURRENT EVENTS THE WORLD OVER One good thing about city electons, you always find the street tux dodger. With the largest premium list in its history the State Fair at Macon opened its gutes this morning. All of the old officers of the Grand Lodge of Masons were re-elected at the closing session Wednesday in Ma con. Terence MacSwinney the Irish lord mayor of Cork, prominent hunger strik er, died last Sunday mgnt in Brixtou prison. While condemning the League of Na tions the democratic convention at Ma con Monday pledged support, to the nominees of the party from Cox on ilou n. NYw difficulties have arisen in the settlement of the English coal strike. Yesterday it looked as if a settl. ment could be reached, but at the last mo ment the miners presented anew de mand. Holloman is to summerize his politi cal mestigation in next Sunday’s Con stitution. Holloman is a democrat and it is hoped that fact will not warp his opinions like the prejudice and hatred of his boss did in the state election forecasts. Without in the least endorsing his sayings, it must be amitted that John W. Martin, republican candidate for congress from tlie Fifth Georgia dis trict in Thursdays papers let Willie Upshaw know that he was pretty well posted on national issues and the work ings of tlie League of Nations. Frank P. Walsh, former joint chuir mau with William Howard Taft of tjie war labor board, headed a delegation of Irish sympathizers who on Wednes day presented argument to Secretary Colby favoring recognition of the Irish Republic. “We demand recognition not las a favor but as a right,” said Mr. Walsh. Following the outlined policy of Commissioner of Agriculture J. J. Brown that cotton can lie best handled by having it ginned and placed in bond ed warehouses, so receipts may be used us collateral in securing loans, Gover nor Hugh M. Dorsey Wednesday night replied to Governor John M. Parker, of Louisana, stat iug that he could not join him in issu ing a proclamaton urging all ginneries to close for a period of thirty days in an effort to bolster tin' cotton market. If Eugene Debs, socialist candidate 1 for president, is pardoned, it will not be because he or his lawyers have applied for a pardon, but because pres | sure lias been brought to bear upon tlie administration, by thousands of people throughout America, it was de ' dared Wednesday night by Attorney Sam Castletou, counsel for the socialist l party in Atlanta, when questioned con cerning rumors that Debs is about to be released t hrough presidential cle mency. SUNDAY WAS A FINE DAY FOR BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL Sunday was a tine day for the First Baptist Sunday school. With a total enrollment of 180 in the main school 182 were present besides numerous late visitors. There is no more enthusiastic nor efficient superintendents in the state tiiau . E. Maughon. He has recently organized a spendid Teacher Training class which meets each Tuesday night at 7.30. Sunday a large percent of Sunday school students remained to the preach ing service. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Parham was the youngest member of the congregation. The pastor stated the fact and the congregation gave him a rising vote of thanks for his at tendance and interest in the work. The First Baptist Sunday school has fine crowds and the collections are fur aliove that of the average Bible school. We doubt if very many Bible schools can boast of an attendance above their enrollment. GREEK KING DIES FROM MONKEY BITE King Alexander of Greece died Mon day afternoon. His death was due to wounds received when a pet monkey attacked him early in October. The king was bitten when lie interfered to protect his dog from the monkey. The death of King Alexander gives vise to tiie question of succession to the Greek throne. Constantine father of tlie dead king, who is in exile, would like to be put back on tlie throne. But Premier Venizelos, tin* Big Power behind tlie Throne in Greece, expressed himself as confident that Prince Paul, third son of Constantine, would not he prevented from taking the throne by ins father, as the latter would learn from tue coming elections that there wi.s no prospect for his return to tlie thrm.e. 01)1) FELLOWS OF WINDER LODGE NO. 81 TAKE NOTICE Brethren, we call your attention to i resolution adopted by the Grand Lodge directing that the second Mon day in November be set apart as Or phans Home Day. Brother L. W. Leslie lias been ap pointed as publicity mail for this coun ty, and he has appointed me for tlie lodge of Winder, and Winder Lodge \o. 81. So lets respond as one man and dedicate this day November Bth, to the accomplishment of the greatest, the most glorious task to which our order lias ever been called. Each mem ber is expected to contribute the pro ceeds of one's (lays work. There are approximately 25,000 mem bers in Georgia, so we want to he a part of this building a home in one day. Are you one of tlie sticks in the bundle? As you perhaps know, we have deeds to a magnificent property, consisting of 100 acres of land located at Griffin, as a site upon which buildings ure to lie erected. Come out to tlie lodge on the night of November 2nd. We want you. H. T. HINESLEY. IRRESPONSIBLE TALK IS CHEAP AND EASY—GET FACTS To the Citizens of Winder: In view of the fact that there seems to he some misunderstanding on the part of the public as to the condition of the City’s affairs, 1 beg to call your attention to the fuets as shown by the last audit made of the books, which show that the City is in a far better financial condition than it has been at any time within the last several years. Unwarranted and unjust attacks have been made by certain parties upon the present administration. In behalf of myself, I want to say that we have not only paid all of our cur rent expenses as they have arisen, but in addition, we have paid off an old indebtedness of more than $20,000 that lias been hanging over tlie City for the past three administrations, a part of which was for money borrowed by our predecessors to cover a deficit in the sinking fund, and the balance borrow ed by them to ttnisli up the school building. Tlie water, sewerage and light sys tems of the Uity have been extended to bring these benefits and conveniences to u larger number of people. Under the present management of the Water and Light Department, the Uity lias received a larger net income, in spite of the fact that the rates for current have lieen increased by tlie Railroad Commission and the consumer’s rate is tiie same as in the past. I also wish to call attention to the increased exieiise in the running of our school. Reports on file at the City Hall will show you how and where every dol lar of the City’s money has been spent. Irresponsible talk is cheap and easy. Get the facts, upply your good judg ment to them, and you will endorse the splendid work of the administra tion in your behalf. Respectfully, GEORGE THOMPSON. FOOT BALL GAME SATURDAY Saturday afternoon in Valley Park the local eleven will tackel the Fifth District A. & M. college. Winder boys have been playing some snappy games and all who go to Val ley Park Saturday will see a well rounded fight between game young sters. THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM MONDAY, Nov. I—Tom1 —Tom Mix in “The Untamed.” TUESDAY, Nov. 2—“ The Lost City.” Shirley Mason in “Love’s Harvest.” WEDESDAY, Nov. 3 Mary Miles Min ter In “A Cumberland Romance.” AMPLE CREDIT FOR THE COTTON CROP Federal Reserve Bank Will Back Mem bers With Funds for Orderly Marketing Cotton. The farmers of the South will be ex tended ample credit fpr the orderly marketing of their cotton. This im portant statement was made by Gover nor M. B. Wellborn, of the Sixth Dis trict Federal Reserve Bank in a pub lic speech made to a convention of au tomobile men in Atlanta on October 20th. Here is what lie said on this subject: “Within a few months tlie F deral Reserve Bank of Atlanta, by its lib eral policy to aid production, has fi nanced the farmers through the mem ber banks, and now we wish to assure tlie farmers ample credits to meet their requirements will lie extended to them through tlie member banks for the gradual and orderly marketing of their erops. f “In tlie act which created the Fed al Reserve system it was provided the farmer should have preference in point of time over other business paper His notes run six months, while those in other lines are for 90 days. It is my belief this was intended to give him time, not only to make his crop, but to market it. “1 flo not think there will tie any dumping of cotton this year, if the banks and business men will stand by the farmer.” Mr. Wellborn says the statements made about the condition of the South by committees which went to Washing ton to make demands on the Federal Reserve Board have helped to put down the price of cotton. “We must admit,” said he, “that cot ton bad to go down to some extent as everything else lias gone down, but these visits to Washington and the messages that have gone out to the world have created the impression that the South is poverty-stricken and cot ton took another tumble.” In further comment on the policy of the Federal Reserve Bank he said: “Between January' and October Ist of the present year about 70 percent of the banks which are members of the Federal Reserve system have increased their loans by an amount exceeding $1,800,000,000. This great increase lias been made possible by the accomoda tions extended member banks by the Federal Reserve Banks. In our own district (Atlanta) since January, 1020, the Federal Reserve Bank loans have increased about $00,000,000. Does this look like contraction or that Federal Reserve Banks are ‘shutting off’ cred its? t “Bast spring our bank felt the ne cessity of Inaugurating a campaign for the control of credits, as the signs of the times indicated expansion of loans for luxuries was going on too fast. We then found it necessary to call atten tion to the heavy burden of automobile credits that were thrown upon our bank. We had no intention of strik ing a blow at the great automobile in dustry, but merely to discourage and, if possible, to prohibit the reckless granting.of credits to extravagant and impecunious purchasers of cars who could ill afford to pay for and main tain the upkeep of an automobile. I think our position and action taken in this matter should be appreciated by all substantial dealers in automobiles who desire a sound and stable mar ket for their goods. “The* Federal Reserve Bank of At lanta recognizes the great importance of the automobile industry and does not desire to discriminate against mo tor paper of the proper character, and is always ready to accept such paper from our member banks when it meets the requirements of our regulations, and seasonal conditions in our district.” Since this public statement was made by Governor Wellborn, Secretary H. G. Hester of the New Orleans Cotton Ex change, who has been recognized for a quarter of a century as an authority on the cotton situation, published a statement which strongly confirms Mr. Wellborn's opinion that the price of cotton has been depressed by an un reasoning scare that caused producers to dump on the market more than a million bales between the first of Sep tember and the middle of October. If night riders would do a real ser vee they should pay some attenton to loafng negro women around Wader, who live by their wits. NO. 29