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ENTS CHARGE.
Five Are Held on Kidnaping
Charge, After Midnight Wed
ding in Quitman —Groom Also
Sues Father-in-Law.
I Moultrie, (la., September 16.
(Special.)—Five persons, four
men and one woman, arrested on
a charge of kidnaping. Miss Bert
Walker, whose parents alleged
that she is but 13 years old, and
forcing her to marry (Irady Fow
ler, have made bond and have
been released. The defendants are
Mr. and Mrs. Nat Croft, W. I.
Jones, Hood Walden and Grady
Fowler, the bridegroom.
The wedding took place in
Quitman shortly before 12 o’clock
Saturday night, the ceremony be
ing performed by the ordinary of
Brooks county, who also issued
the license. As soon as the news of
the marriage reached him, C. W.
Walker, father of the bride,
swore out warrants against the
five whose names have already
been given, charging them with
kidnaping. The warrants were
served at 4 o’clock Sunday morn
ing at Cliatville, where the wed
ding party went immediately fol
lowing the ceremony.
Mr. Walker alleges that the de
fendants in the case went to
Homestead, this county, Saturday
night, where his daughter had
gone to attend church, forced her
to get into their car, accompany
them to Quitman, where she was
married to Grady Fowler against
her will. Trie young bride, accord
ing to Sheriff Boyd, who went to
Cliatville for tie defendants,
bears out the allegations of her
father.
According to the sheriff, the
girl says that she had never even
been with Fowler, although she
knew him well.
Fowler tells a different story,
however. He insists that the wed
ding was planned two weeks be
fore it was pulled off, and that no
coercion was used. Through his at
torney, Mr. Fowler has brought
suit against Mr. Walker, father of
tjje bride, claiming that he is un
lawfully holding his wife. The
suit gives the age of the girl as 14,
and even fixes Fedruary 26, 1905,
as the date of her birth.
The hearing of the writ of habe
as corpus proceedings is scheduled
to take place before Ordinary
< 'ooper here Wednesday morning.
Attorneys who represent Mr. Wal
ker intimated., today that some
sensational charges would be
brought against Fowler and Mrs.
Croft.
Fowler is a veteran of the world
war, having only returned* from
France last June. He is said to be
a native of CMatville, but has been
living in Colquitt, county since re
ceiving his discharge from the
Imny. He is a young man of con
siderable education and of pleas
ing personality.
Bond in the case of Mr. and Mrs
Croft ami Fowler was assessed at
S4OO each; while Walden and
Jones were released under nun
dred-dollar bonds. They claim
that they had no connection with
the marriage, saying they only
rented the automobile to the
others involved.
WILSON SIGNS RESOLUTION
NAMING PERSHING DAY
(By Universal Service.)
Portland, Oreg., Sept. 36.
President Wilson lest night sign
ed the Senate and House resolu
tion making next Wednesday,
September 17. a legal holiday in
the District of Columbia. The oc
casion is Pershing Day there,
wh'en t lie commanding general
will head the parade of the First
Division up Pennsylvania avenue
to pass in review in front of the
White House.—Atlanta Georgian.
, Take the Short Route.
■When you talk, observes an educa
tor, whether in conversation or In
meeting, use sltort words, of which
there are more than there are o£ long
ones, and the most direct road
to your meAQing. Your meaning's the
same.
SOLDIERS' BONUS BEFORE
HONOR FOR OFFICERS,
FAVORED.
(By Universal Service.)
Washington, Sept. 16.—The
Kahn bill providing for the pre
sentation of a gold sword to Gen
eral Pershing has run on to a snag
in the House.
When Representative Julius
Kahn of California, chairman of
the Military Affairs Committee,
got ready to call up the measure
under a suspension of the rules,
he discovered an incipient rebel
lion against it. He was informed
by members on both sides of the
House a fight would certainly de
velop if lie attempted to bring it
up.
Members taking this position
declared they were not so much
opposed to the proposed" honor for
General I’ei'shing as they Were to
the policy of showering honors on
the army and navy leaders while
the enlisted men were forgotten, j
Representative Kitchen of North'
Carolina, former Democratic lead
er, and Representative Mason, Re
publican, of Illinois, took this
view. Mr. Mason was outspoken
in his demand that something
should he done for the privates
without ’further delay, fie refer
red to the petition signed by 6,-
100.000 citizens of the United
States, urging that a bonus equi
valent to six months’ pay be
granted the soldiers, sailors and
marines. Mr. Mason said this ma-
Iterial recognition of the soldiers’
! glorious service would be of in
| valuable help to them at this time.
! In the face of this opposition.
Mr. Khan decided to delay calling
lup the bill until he could get a
'peeial rule for which he will ap
ply today. Mr. Kitchin plans to
make a speech appealing for some
reward for the privates when the
bill comes up.
W. A. BRADLEY GOES WITH
SMITH MAYT9E MFG. CO.
The news of Mr. W. A. Brad
ley’s return to Winder to engage
in business will he received with
a great deal of pleasure by his
many friends here.
Mr. Bradley will become asso
ciated with the Smith-Mayne
Manufacturing Cos. More than fif
teen months ago Mr. Bradley re
signed liis position with this con
cern to enter the Y. M. (’. A. work
in the U. S. Army.
lie has made the government a
faithful and efficient secretary.
W. T. RANDOLPH.
Physician and Surgeon
W-nder National Bank Bldg.
Winder, Ga.,
Phones: office 303 Res. 311 ~
AD Calls answered promptly
Medici n e Furnished.
KELLY. KELLY & SEMIS
Attorneys at Law
Winder, Ga.
Office over City Pharmacy.
WE HAVE IT
We always have just what you want and when you
want it. We carry a line of Fancy Groceries unequaled
by any Grocer in this community.
Country Produce
We pay highest prices for fresh butter, eggs and any
other country produce you bring us.
Fruits
We carry a line of fresh Fruits at all times. Let Har
grove be your Grocer.
HARGROVE BROS.
Phone 151 Winder, Ga.
THE BARROW TIMES. WINDER. GEORGIA.
MANY T BODIES FOUND IN
RUINS; AID RUSHED.
Fate of Six Hundred Residents of
Arkansas Pass Still Unknown.
Many Homeless.
(By International News Service.)
San Antonio, Tex., Sept. 16. —
Five hundred persons are dead at
Robstown, fifteen miles from Cor
pus Christi, in the wake of the dis
astrous tropical storm, according
to a telegram received here today
from Brownsville. The telegram
said that fifty bodies had been re
covered.
Brig. Gen. F. C. Marshall left
here for Corpus Christi today to
assum command of the situation.
The city is under martial law.
RELIEF TRAINS.
Relief trains, bearing army phy
sicians and nurses and great quan
tities of food and clothing, are
being sent into the tornado-swept
district from several points today.
In many instances the task of
getting relief to the affected dis
diffieult by the destruction of rail
way tracks. To reach these isolat
ed spots relief parties are travel
ing overland in automobiles.
According to word reaching
here early today 125 bodies were
found on a reef a short distance
from Portland where twenty-three
of the bodies are said to have been
taken. The majority of these are
said to have been identified as re
sidents of Corpus Christi.
600 UNACCOUNTED FOR.
As yet no word has been receiv
ed as to the fate of 600 or more
residents of Arkansas Pass, pre
viously reported as “completely
destroyed.” Karly .Monday morn
ing word was received here that
the captain of a vessel which had
been driven ashore at Arkansas
Pass had managed to flash word
by his ship’s wireless that Arkan
sas Pass was wiped out. No fur
ther word has been received to
date.
Following a conference with
Gen. Joseph T. Hickman, comman
dant of the Southern Department,
Governor Hobby issued a procla
mation calling upon the citizens of
the State to render all possible as
sistance to the storm sufferers.
Texan Rangers have taken the
field and will repdrt to Governor
Hobby, who will then decide on
the advisability of calling out the
State militia to aid in the work of
relief.
BOATS DESTROYED.
Practically every boat in the
Gulf waters along the Texas coast
was either totally destroyed or
seriously damaged.
The few remaining boats sea
worthy are being used in searches
being made for persons reported
seen clinging to bits of wreckage
in the waters. Several score of
people carried into the bay by the
receding- waters have been rescu
ed in this manner. Others are re
ported still clinging to wreckage
and desperate efforts are being
made to reach them.
READY
I
Three hitr exhibit halls at The Fair Grounds for your exhibit. Trees,
houses and slocks, pens all whitewashed and disinfected. Streets will
he disinfected and sprinkled several times each day of the Fair. Get
your exhibits ready and your application blank filled out.
FIREWORKS
At night will he something new and grand for the people of Bar
row County. Ycu <-an’t afford to miss a single night.
BROADWAY SHOWS
'Will he the feature > f the amusement; program, 20 cars, 2 hands, 500
pc pic, 20 ' igh class si ows, 4 rides, big animal show ar.d wild west.
Plan now to attendthebest
North Georgia
✓
. Fair
October 7-8-9-10-11, 1919
WINDER, GEORGIA.
King of Motor Trucks
Ask the man who has used them
and knows.
Place your order now to insure get
ting one this winter.
Sold by
Smith Hardware Company
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER IPth.