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GRIFFIN, GA., MARCH 3, 1919.
Our army in France seems to have had
more courage than artillery and a much larger
stock of moral strength than of aeroplanes.
If the present erruption .of Bolshevist marks
men continues, besoming a prime minieter in
rope wil be equivalent to taking out a burial per
mit.
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The Germans carried off from the manufactur¬
ing towns of Belgium all the engines and boilers
and modern machinery that they could trans¬
port. They are eidently very fond of souvenirs.
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Belgium on the other hand needs no souvenirs.
There Is no question but that she will remember
Germany for centuries to come.
ike era of fighting is over and the era of inves¬
tigation is well begun. To prevent unemploy¬
ment we would suggest that each soldier as he is
discharged should be placed on an investigating
corammittee.
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Senator Borah courteously declilned to attend
President Wilson’s “at home” to the foreign af¬
fairs committees of congress February 26th. If
Senator Borah should later decide to give a pink
tea at the committee rooms, would it be incum¬
bent upon the president to send regrets?
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What cannot the United States do when she
tries? Before the war Germany practically con¬
trolled the textile industry of the world, supply¬
ing four-fifths of the dyes used. The United
States paid Germany eery year $25,000,000 for
the dyes she. imported. When this trade was cut
off the American textile manufacturers were in
great perplexity. Experimentation began at
once, blit for a long time above all counters of
dress goods and in every garment department of
the great stores were displayed the signs, “No
colors guaranteed fast.” Now these signs have
disappeared. Good American-made dyes in fast
colors and all beautiful shades have been produc¬
ed, and we shall never again need to depend on
Germany for our dyes.
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THE WOMAN PAYS AS USUAL.
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Writing of the conviction of Mrs. Stella Abbott,
the Covington News says:
“The members of the Abbott jury are to
congratulated upon their verdict in the case of
the Woman who killed her husband because anoth
er woman called him up over the telephone. For
the only time in thirty years a Fulton county jury
has observed its oath where a woman was
cemed, surprising everybody in Georgia by
turning a verdict in conformity with the law and
evidence, rather than in sympathy with good
looks and tears.”
, the News and Sun of the
The editor of was one
manjy persons who was suprised at the verdict in
the Abbott case. We do not contend that Mrs.
Abbbtt was justifiable in killing her husband. It
is written in holy writ, “Thou shalt not kill” an
it is also against the law of man. But if there
was even an excuse for a woman slaying a man it
seemsto us this wife had such an excuse. Johnny
Abbott was not the true, loyal husband that he
should have been. He could not engage in a
friendly game of cards with members of his fam
ily and friends without being continually inter¬
rupted over the telephone by a love-sick woman
who had thus entered the sanctity of Mrs Abbott’s
home, having robbed her of the love and affection
that her husband should have been showering
upon her. After his death, another woman, griev
*ng for him, ended her troubles by committing
suicide on his newly made grave. Doubtless oth
er women in Atlanta are sad and desolate on ac
count of his passing, for he seems to have been a
woman-charmer and to have had many affinities.
When a man finds another man in his
finds that his wife’s love has been won by another
and his home robbed of its virtue, he usually kills
the invader. The unwritten law is his excuse and
nine times out of ten the court jury will give him
his freedom. Hasn’t a woman as much right to
protect her home as a man? If the unwritten law
frees him, why will it not free her?
Mrs. Abbott has already suffered a
deaths on account of the conduct of her
ps account of his neglect, hi* disloyalty, his disre-
gard of the vows taken at the marriage altar to
love, honor and protect her. In a fit of jealousy, in
an unguarded moment, she shot and killed him. If
the case had been reversed and Abbott had killed
some man to protect his home, most of us would
have commended him instead of condemning him.
The trial jury would probably have acquitted him.
But not so with the woman. We condemn her and
demand conviction. The trial jury says she must
pay the penalty. It was ever thus—the woman
| pays the price.
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No one can be in two places at once. Congress
man-elect Berger of Wisconsin fully expected to
spend some time in congress. But an important
engagement for twenty years at Fort Leaven
worth is likely to prevent.
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EUROPEAN FINANCES
Europe is nearly bankrupt. The financial cost
of four years of death and destruction and human
wretchedness is overwhelming.
Germany's debt since the war began has reach¬
' ed forty billions of dollars. Manufacturing and
bu8lne8s are at a standstill,
*>» ont “"> c the Peace eonference
8 ">* ‘‘nowledge of the mdemmty to be fixed by
the allies. There is an enormous circulation of
paper money, based on a very small amount of
gold and few securities. The amount which can
be raised by taxes is utterly inadequate to the
! government’s expenses and the interest on the
trmendous war debt.
France is in almost as desperate a condition.
The war has cost her over thirty-six billions, and
the taxes for 1919 will not equal the war and civi¬
lian expenses for the year. In spite of the faet
that the war expenses will decrease, a large defi¬
cit will exist. The industrial regions have been
devastated by the Germans, and some of the finest
agricultural portions of the country will require
years for complete restoration.
The upshot is that France cannot rebuild and
reconstruct without the aid of a large indemnity
from Germany, and that Germany cannot pay an
indemnity the size required without completely
ruining herself and her people.
Great Britain has also been put to enormous
cost, but her position is nbt quite so difficult.'The
war was fought out on other territory and the
need of reconstruction is absent frbm her prob¬
lems. Even so, tfiere has been some ^suggestion
of repudiating a portion of the war debt held by
the English people. and
These conditions keep the peace conference
the financial bureaus busy with paper and pencil
and pen and ink and long columns of figur^.
French and British and American and German
heads are busy and aching over the problems.,
The event will probably be that Germany’s in¬
demnities will be nicely proportioned to the larg¬
est amount she can stand without running into
desperation and Bolshevism, and that Uncle Sam
will step in and lend the balance of the money re
quired for the restoration of France.
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You feel proud of your wife and children, don’t
you ? and if you do anything to make the home
pleasanter and conditions easier for them you do
it willingly. Why not enlarge the sphere of your
affections a little and take the town you live in
on the same footing as your family. Be proud of
d g everything you can for it. If public im
proV ements are needed, urge them and vote for
them. We want to see Griffin known as one of
fi nes t anc [ most progressive cities in the State,
every citizen will support its trade, forward its
interests and show a pride in all its conditions, our
ambit j on will soon be fulfilled,
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America has neither room nor place for Bolshe
ist principles. It retains its traditions as a coun
try wbere every man is protected in his property
rig bts, and the worker is confirmed in the posses
g j on wba f. he has toiled to procure. Bolshev
. gm advocates taki ng away all property from the
men wb o have and turning it over to the men who
haye not From their point 0 f v j ew existence is a
tremendous grab in which the power and advan
tage are a ]j on tbe s j de 0 f the Bolshevist. The
n ^ ed states wants no system which dispenses
u ^ er ]y w ith law, order, government, religion,
property rights and social Welfare,
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HERRING ALSO VERY SENSIBLE.
(Tifton Daily Gazette).
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Colonel McIntosh, of the Albany Herald, makes
to announce that he does not like ’em. Now
if Colonel Herring of the Tifton Gazette, will
make a similar announcement, we will not wait
for any further discussion of the question before
putting it before the house. We meant to say
that Colonel McIntosh does not like long skirts.
prefers them short.—Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
We have always had an idea that Colonel Mcln
tosh was a very sensible man, and now we know
he is. How about you, Colonel Herring? Asks
the Griffin News and Sun.
We like ’em long, and we like ’em short; in
fact, we like the dear creatures any way they
come. Indeed, should woman’s penchant for dress
lead her to still further encroach upon
the prerogative man’s apparel, we might be pre¬
pared even to like her with no skirts at all.
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We Are Ready to Make 3 1=5 1 %\
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the Change-- as C>
A Civilian SuitfFor Every Soldier!
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Our line of young
men’s suits are here plen¬
tiful—everyjstyle and ft.
ev¬ Vj) a
ery size. The new waist- 'S'
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line coat as pictured here
is exceedingly popular
this season. The plainer
models are also good.
$ 30 —$ 35—$40
Strickland Crouch Co.
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Large and small farm* (or
•ale. Also vacant lota and
home* 4n the city. All at
reasonable prices.
INSURANCE
All lines, lowest rates.
Call and let na show yon.
OHIO J. BAILEY i
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
Buy War Savings Stamps Now.
Phone*—Residence No. It Office 133
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Let us have a talk about the follow
ing: 1_
FOR SALE
Residence with servant house on
5th street; price, *1,350.00; rented for
$13.00 per month. ____------------
Two houses and lots North 8th
street, rented.
One-half acre of land and residence
close in, $2,500.00.
Vacant lot West Taylor street.
Nelms house lot at a reason¬
able price.
e. s. McDowell
Real Estate and Inaorance
MERIDIAN SUN LODGE.
Regular communica
m ^ tion of Meridian Sun
I ' Lodge No. 26, F. & A. M.
H will be held Tuesday
f night, March 4th, at 7
o’clock. Fellow
degree. All Masons
qualified to attend invited. M. S. Tur¬
ner, W. M., F. C. Ellis, Sec’ty.
FRANK Sr PITTMAN
Funeral Director
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Griffin Mercantile Company.
OfficePhoHe Residence Phone
682
We wish io Announce aShowing
of
LADIES'EARLY SPRING FOOTWEAR
Oxfords, Pumps and Colonials
/ In
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Black Brown and While
We have also very aftractive styles
In
WHITE BOOTS
Aid and Canvas
We cordially invite you to call and
inspect our stock
JONES SHOE CO.
The Shoe and Stocking Shop.
We Have Received Shipment
of New Cars.
We invite you to call around to our show room and
inspect these new models Every model has inbuilt the
characteristic Buick features, all six cylinder motors,
Buick valve-in-head design. But with many desirable
changes and improvements over the cars of the previous
seasons.
The valve -mechanism is automatically lubricated
and is covered with dust-proot cover, prolonging the life
of the bearings. ’
The valve lifters, rollers and pins have been made
lrger, which will reduce wear. A tension spring has
been placed on valve lifters to keep roller on cam con¬
stantly relieving valve spring of all work except seating
of the valves. The new design of cram shaft insures
gradual seating action of valve lifters and eliminates
noise. These are only a few of the many changes made
in this year’s models.
J. P. NICHOLS, JR.
Griffin, BUICK DEALER t Georgia
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MAKES LOVELY
7> WOMEN LOVELIER
7 \\ Some people may say jewelry is not
-ll| |f] essential but to the winning of the war,
we say it is essential to the win
r A ning of women. And by jove! you
Mi can’s win any war unless you win over
m 9l the women. Therefore le
yLi men f° her hive choice. her jewels. They're net.
rr r T A brilliant array of
jeweled things.
T. H. WYNNE, The Optician
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