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THE NEWS AND SUN is the
Official Organ of the City of Griffin.
Official Organ of Spalding County.
Official Organ U. S. Court, North
era District of Georgia.
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Don’t forget to register.'
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Politicians for revenue only will
bear watching.
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Persons desiring to vote in the
coming primary should pay their
taxes.
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“What are the facts?” inquires a
head-line in one of the 8tate newspa¬
pers, Darned if we know.
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By the way, have you noticed how
bravely the Atlanta newspapers dis¬
play news which breaks in Florida and
other States ?
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“When people are busy at some¬
thing useful they haven’t so much
time to feel gloomy and worry over
their troubles.”
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THE MAVERICK BIBLE CLASS.
The Maverick Bible Class, which
meets at the Alamo Theater every
Sunday morning, is in all probability
the only organization of its kind in
the world. In the early days of the
cattle industry in the West that term,
U Maverick,” was applied to all un¬
branded cattle that had attained the
age of one year. The “strays” were
rounded up and branded by any cat¬
tleman who felt so disposed, the cus¬
tom being recognised by law. The
privilege encouraged dishonesty
among the cowboys, especially in
Kansas, with the result that the
Maverick Act was amended.
The members of the Griffin Mave¬
rick Bible Class include unbranded
men in every walk and life—men and
boys who are not affiliated with any
other Sunday school—and it has a
large attendance. The organization
was first proposed by Chester A.
Byars, a young attorney, who succeed¬
ed in interesting many others in the
project;
Approving of the movement, Dr.
John F. Yarbrough, the able and be¬
loved pastor of the First Methodist
church of Griffin, accepted the posi¬
tion of instructor, and aided Attorney
Byars in rounding up the Mavericks of
the city of Griffin. The class ha3 an
average attendance of about sixty and
if Dr. Yarbrough doesn’t succeed in
implanting the brand of religion upon
many of those splendid men and boys,
we are unacquainted with the man.
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We notice that the end of bobbed
hair is seen by fashion experts. Well,
that achievement doesn’t require the
eye of an expert, for we have been
able to catch an occasional glimpse
of it.
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When a mob assembled about the
Fort Smith, Ark., jail and threatened
to break into it to get a prisoner,
Sheriff Shaw made a speech. "Try to
break 'down my jail,” he said, “and
there will be some new widows in
Crawford county and some new faces
in hell.” Of course no self-respecting
mob would stay around a rough talk¬
ing person like that, so it broke up
and went home.—Macon Telegraph.
A GIRL’S CONFESSION.
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The dying confession of a beautifm
Southern girl with everything that
wealth and position could give, is oi
more than passing interest. Accord
ing to her own testimony” her love for
social life, dancing every night anU
smoking cigarettes” caused her to
take her own life at. the age of twen
ty-three. What a terrible indictment
and what a terrible pric* she paid foi
the good lime she thought she was
having.—Madison Madisonian.
The dregs of a cup like that must
be bitter indeed. “Dancing every
and smoking cigarettes it tells
the story. The girls of that age there
i* no harm in the dance. They know,
We old fogies are back numbers—ig¬
noramuses—don’t know what we are
talking about.—Cordele Dispatch.
But why should a girl “dance every
night and smoke cigarettes” when the
good, the true and the beautiful are
calling to her from every direction.
The worth-while girl does not dance
every night and smoke cigarettes.
Her’s was a sad fate, but who was to
blame? Few modern girls attain the
age of sixteen years without learning
to execute the underhold dances,
often encouraged by their mother.
With so many useful pursuits of
life open, why should any girl elect
to throw away her life and finally
commit suicide? Sometimes we won
der if they received the proper train¬
ing at home. If they did, would they
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garettes?"
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With Governor Clifford M. Walker,
Hon. George H. Carswell, Judge John
W. Bennett and Judge J. Render Ter¬
rell making bows before the voters it
is apparent that the gubernatorial pot
will soon begin to boil. Others are
“prominently mentioned. M
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“That America is a motor nation,
the Savannah Press, “is shown
the 1923 registration of motor
which totaled 15,281,295 cars, a
of 2,916,918, or 23.6 per cent
1922. New York still retains
motor leadership with 1,214,690
Georgia registered 173,794 cars
in 1923.
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The Alpharette Free Press express¬
the opinion that a person should
spend money for luxuries of un¬
pleasures until debts are
in full. Respectfully referred to
people of Spalding county for
Sparrow Hawk Useful.
There Is a long list of hawks Is tbfl
country, and the sparrow hawk Is the
smaUeot of the family, says Nature
Magazine. In so far as our Interests
are concerned, It Is a most useful
bird, for It feeds on mice, on not >
fhw Insect pests, as crickets and
grasshoppers, also on spiders and th«
rest
New Idea in Electric Sifter.
A manufacturer of a successful
electric sifter, which has been nsea
as a sand riddle on the molding floor
of foundries and for similar purpose*,
has developed tills idea in making a
device that sifts out material sus¬
pended in liquids. The machine is
wholly Inclosed except for the half
closed top which prevents the liquor
splashing ovor.
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Schubsri Family Quartet.
Schubert enjoyed the privilege 0 1
having a string quartet in his owi
family, In which he played viola, his
brother Ferijlnanjl first violin, Ignas
the second violin, the father the
coilo. Schubert’s lather was none too
iceurnte in his playing in the family
quartet. When he made a blunder the
son would carefully examine the tuna
uscript and say "Dear father, there
must be a mistake In the music some
where. ■
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Fashions Hare and There.
A South Sea Island maiden beautt
fies herself with n brass ring In he>
nose. An American woman of fashion
does the same with a pearl In her ear.
The ring Is more serviceable—yon can
hold her by It, if nothing more.—
Too Doo.
Masculine Person Bedecked.
In the earliest civilization men ot
vealth and position decorated them
elves »U they could. Tut-Ankh'
Vmen’s gem-studded sandals of pure
told were by no means unique; on the
• ontrary, they were merely fair qam
>les of the kind of footgear every
Egyptian king sported as a matter of
ourse, and the nobles of Egypt, Baby
’onla, Assyria, Media, Persia, Lydia
nd Etruria Indulged themselves with
ill the adornments their artisans
ould produce, as far os they could
(ford them.
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SOME AMBITIONS
HIS REVELATIONS WRECK THE
HOPES OF ONE CANDIDATE
AND MAY HURT OTHERS.
By EDWARD B. CLARK
Washington. — Washington politi¬
cians of neither party are showing
evidences of overweening affection for
Edward L. Doheny, who has been one
of the most picturesquely Interesting
witnesses to be called before the
senate committee investigating the oil
lease scandal, for scandal is the word
now- generally employed In connec¬
tion with the esse:
As the politicians view it, Mr.
Doheny is a champion manipulator of
the guillotine. He has been at work
decap! ta ( the captains. Irrespec
tive of i J feelings, Washington to
day see ' to think that one great
Democratic chieftain has been elimi¬
nated as a presidential possibility by
the fact that he was employed as a
lawyer for the oil company which, It
is charged, was trying to make too rich
a strike in the public domain. Of
course It is William G. McAdoo who
is counted by a good many men here
as being out of the Democratic race
for the nomination. Whether this Is
true or not remains to be seen.
Washington politicians speak of Mr.
McAdoo today as definitely out of
consideration, and with him are one
of two Democrats who, it tnust be
said, were only remotely possible ul¬
timate nomination winners. No Demo¬
crat and no Republican of the so
called conservative school thinks that
Mr. McAdoo’s former connection,
attorney, with the Doheny Interests
ought to disqualify him from the
proper pressing of his ambition, but
they say the people will look at it
differently and that therefore it is a
case of down and out for the hitherto
most conspicuous candidate for the
Democratic nomination.
Public Opinion Has Changed.
Things work curiously in politics.
Fifteen years ago it is probable that
most, of the people Would have ap¬
plauded any man who entered into the
service of an Independent oil company
In any proper capacity. All that one
had to do in a somewhat elder day in
Washington to rouse suspicion and
awaken words of scorn would be to
mention the Standard Oil company.
Anything which was done In the way
of attack on the so-called trust in be¬
half of independents fighting against
it in the field would have been com¬
mended as -a patriotic duty. Today
things have changed.
It seem* many people feel that inde¬
pendents In the oil fields can. have
as much of the mark of the devil of
capitalism as a trust can have. It is
a case of “big money,” whether it is
made, handled or spent by an inde¬
pendent company or by one . which
wears the gyves and shackles of Com-'
Llnation in Restraint of Trade.
'One great Democratic newspaper
already has eliminated Mr. McAdoo
from the field of presidential nomina¬
tion possibilities. This newspaper
said editorially from the first that it
would be dangerous for Democrats In
congress to try to make political capi¬
tal of he Fall Incident. It seems to
have spoken truly.
Democrats' Plans Are Misty.
What are the Democrats going to do
with Mr, McAdoo out of it? A good
many of them were trying to put the
former treasury chieftain out of it at
o time when they did not have such
powerful ousting implement^ as they
have today. William G. McAdoo was
by far the most likely choice of the
Democratic convention for the presi¬
dential nomination. It was believed he
would have a majority of the dele¬
gates and would be likely after a few
ballots to secure the required two
thirds majority.
It is probable that the Democratic
leaders will move tt little slowly for
a while in their endeavor to fix upon
someone who is big enough for the
presidential job Add yet who can stand
unblinking in tlie light of publlciiy.
No one knows yet who Doheny, the
king killer, is likely to bring next to
the block.
Republicans here are than ^somewhat the
jubilant, possibly more so oc¬
casion justifies, but they say they
have found Justification for their first
pronouncement that guilt is personal
and not partisan. It matters noth
j ng that they would have made it
partisan if it had been if Democrat
working under a Republican ndmlnls
trntlon who first had betfo accused
0 f doing the thing which ought to have
(, e en left undone,
So It seems to be that some gentle¬
men with ambitions are to be sacrlfled
not because they had anything to do
with oil leases which ought not to
nave been granted, but simply because
they accepted retainers and pay from
men who, developments seemingly have
shown, thought that any means of
money-making were justifiable even if
they involved the tempting of men
whose clients were supposed to be
the people and no one else.
American Haate
"Why are you Americans always^
nervous and In a hurry?” Inquired the
visitor from abroad.
“You’d be In a hurry too,” answered
Mr. Chugglns, “If yon had to transact
a day’s business and were only al¬
lowed to park forty-five minutes. »»
Lockets Stop Train*?
Locusts are appearing in such num¬
bers In parts Af Spain that they stop
Trains, and governmerft aid is being
enlisted against them. f
No Causa to Worry,
A society “to prevent the Rlblefrom
being scoffed at In colleges” has bees
started. The Bible has been scoffed
at for about 2,000 years, both In and
oat of colleges, and still remains the
International “best seller.” Why wor¬
ry?—Minneapolis Jonrnal.
Entailing of Estates.
The entailing of estates began in
England In 1285. In 1534 n law was
passed hr breaking „ ob , n _ th0 the entail In case ^ of
treason An entailed estate must be
•old when the holder becomes bank
rupt. Virginia abolished entail Is
1778.
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Value of Conventions.
One aspect of conventions which
people who declaim against them boS loss
tight Joy of is that conventions make
and suffering easier to bear in •
becoming manner —Joseph Conrad.
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Cleaning Sewing Machine.
Use sewing machine oil on a soft clotb
to dean the wood parts of a sewing
machine. It appears as if polishing
*lso keeps the finish from cracking.,
and makes It look like new. Or any
good furniture polish will do.
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For Sale
Farm lands in Spalding
county, close to city.
City property — Dwellings,
well located and Y-lots.
Several nice farms, Bmall
and large. Will rdnt for year
1924.
A few small farms close to
city for rent.
Your fire insurance busi¬
ness will be appreciated and
it will be to your interest to
see us.
e. s. McDowell
Real Estate and Insurance.
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TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 26, 1924.
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(.cad Pencil Is
A manuscript of Theophllus, Attrib¬
uted to the Thirteenth 'century, show*
evidence of having been ruled with
something that might have been a
black lead pencil.
Pie Still “Landed.”
The ancient ceremony of “Landing
the Pie." founded in the reign of
Henry VIII, was revived at Eel Pie
Island, Richmond, Hng. The pie was
d around the Island and theo
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Best Grade High Grade Fertilizers Cotton Seed Meal
COAL Nitrate Soda Hulk, Dairy Feed
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Mileage - - and How to Increase It.
Boyce-ite
Since having begun the selling of this liquid power, THE SUPER
FUEL Ingredient, the demand for it has increased to such an
extent that we feel we should call the attention of those never
having tried it to the wonderful results obtained by those already
using it. > I
Repeat business from satisfied customers vouches for the real
value of any product, be it a luxury, or ordinary commodity.
Boyce-Ibe gives satisfaction. We know, 'because they come back for
more.
WIN BUTTERY SERVICE
115 N. 8th St- (Willard Service Station) Phone 879
Burglars Fear Barking Dogs.
A dog that will bark at on Intruder
is of more use than a powerful fighter,
for a burglar’s nerves when he.is “on
duty" are necessarily taut and the last
thing on earth that Mr. Sykes wishes
to encouuter Is a noise or fight, a
couple of yapping terriers are worth
their weight in gold If they are placed
in't good tactical position overnight. 1
Stray Bits of Wledom.
Childhood Is Ilk* which
reflects in after life the images first
presented to it.—Samuel Smiles.
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