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ROBERT L. DUKE,
Editor and Publisher.
<lu G. JONES Superintendent
Entered at the postoffice in Griffin,
Seorgia, a* second class mail matter.
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Griffin, Ga., May 31, 1918
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“God Almighty is patient and long
suffering or else he would strike dead
the Prussian beasts whose lips are
unfit to speak His name,” says the
Walton Tribune.
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Pat Griffin says: “Georgia folks
have heard Dean and Howard and
they are still rooting for William J.
Harris. And, Bud, Georgia folks are
going to elect the senator this year!
as sure as shooting.” The politicians
are doing' their durndest to defeat
Harris, but they seem to be making
a miserable failure. Harris’ stock is
going up every day and he stands
higher in the estimation of the peo
ple today than ever before.
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DECORATION DAY, 1918.
President Wilson has wi. ely and
thoughtfully designated Decoration
Day, Muy !I(), as a time for przyer
and humiliation before the Divine
Throne when all Americans shall as
semble and lift their hearts and mind,
in an appeal for blessings on our ef
forts to free the world for democracy.
It is to be expected that all the
people everywhere will give heed to
this appeal by the chief magistrate
of the land we love. Every man, wo
man and child should appreciate the
meaning of President Wilson’s words.
There is no saner thing we can do at 1
thi B time, when the whole world is i1
trying in the midst of a terrifying <
and devestating war to free itself
from the bonds of militarism and the ■
serfdom of autocracy, than to hum
ble ourselves before the Almighty 1
and on our knees seek Hi s guidance. <
The world’s greatest crisis, and hu
manity’s most threatened safety, are i
at hand. God’s hand alone can bring 1
order out of the chaos and spread
peace throughout the world. Surely 1
We need direction, and His hand alone 1
can give it.
It is to be hoped that every com- ’
munity will hear testimony of its i
obedience and make places to assem- <
hie as the proclamation of the presi
dent directs on Decoration Day. In I
citse s like Griffin programs should be i
arranged. Some very feeling prayers i
could be offered, and very hearty ser- I
vices rendered. If impromptu talks \
■were asked for, there is no doubt but :
that an expression of very deep and ;
tender patriotism would develop.
There i s little doubt but that the day
will be observed by dropping every
'other task and pleasure for this once
when we can all bow our heads in
supplication.
WAR CONDITIONS
Have forced us to eliminate all unnecessary clerical work. Our help is short and getting worse; PRESCRIPTION
CLERKS, AND GENERAL HELP are going to the front and cannot be replaced; and to give our customers the most satis
factory service possible, we are forced to conduct our business on a
STRICTLY CASH BASIS FROM JUNE IST.
On and after June Ist next, we will not charge anything to anyone.
We regret the inconvenience that this move will occasion many of our good customers for a time, but hope they will
realize the necessity of this action and conform to it.
Prescriptions will be sent out as usual but must be paid for at the door. Thisjrulewill.be rigidly enforced so please
beprepared with the cash before your order.
BROOKS DRUG STORE. \ EVANS PHARMACY CO.
CARLISLE & WARD. FORBES DRUG CO.
“We do not believe the people of
Georgia will ever vote to send a man
Ito the United States senate who will
deliberately break a solemn promise
to the president and then -as deliber
! ately endeavor to misrepresent be
fore the people the attitude of the
president. Congressman William
Si hlc-v Howard, who is charged wim
I this offense, must clear this matter up
before he is entitled to serious con
' sideration as a candidate for this of
fice. If the charge i s true it would
i be a “slap in the face” for the Presi
dent for the people to elect Howard,
for the charge is that when Howard
brought up the subject of the sena
torial race President Wilson told him
that personally he wanted to see Hon.
William .1. Harris elected from Geor
gia. Barnesville News-Gazette.
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PATTERSON KNOWS IT ALL.
Editor Patterson seems to be in
mighty close touch with the voters or
he is the greatest political prophet in
Georgia. He says “Mr. Harris will
not receive twenty-five votes in New
I ton county and it is extremely doubt
ful if he will score in Rockdale. Mr.
Howard will not lose a hundred votes
in the two counties and will carry
Spalding by a handsome majority.”
We do not profess to know how the
people of those counties will vote, but
we are confident they are going to
defeat Tom Hardwick, and can truth
fully say if they want a man
who will discharge his duties faith
fully, efficiently and conscientiously,
and stand loyally by the president
and the government, they will find
such a man in William J. Harris,
whose candidacy is booming all over
the State, and whose chances for elec
tion are growing brighter every day
aj; the campaign progresses.
Hunger Among the Teutons.
(Macon News).
Reports which bear all the ear
marks of authenticity have come out
of Germany and Austria to the ef
fect that the civilian population i s lit
erally starving, at least in spots. It
is even alleged that there has been a
most revolting case of cannibalism in
Vienna, although the newspapers of
that city which referred to the inci
dent were promptly suppressed.
Men and women faint as they walk
along the street—faint from the sheer
lack of food.
The hopes of being able to obtain
large stores of supplies from the Uk
raine have been rudely dispelled,
while it is a known fact that the Ger
mans began long in advance of the
scheduled time to eat the wheat crop
of 1917.
Os course it i s always wise enough
to accept stories of acute hunger
among our enemies with a certain
amount of reserve. We have heard
these reports since the beginning'of
the war, and we know that in many
instances they were greatly exagger
ated.
But if they are now true in all the
intensity pictured by seemingly relia
ble authorities, this may explain not
only the riots in Bohemia, but the in
action of the German troops on the
western front.
THE GOV ERNOR ON LYNX HINGS
The Colored Welfare League of Au
gusta wrote Governor Dorsey pro
testing against the lynchings of ne
groes in South Georgia and asking
him to take step, to prevent future
lynchings. The governor made a
•sensible reply, and in his reply he
called attention of the Welfare
League to something it had over-look
ed. The reply said among other
things:
“Unfortunately your resolutions
and similar protests heretofore
emanating from representative
’ organizations of your race deal
ing with kindred .subjects are si
lent concerning the supreme out
rage upon law and civilization,
which too often provokes com
munities to substitute .summary
vengeance for the form of organ
ized justice recognized by law.
“Your organization should have
great influence for good among
all classes of your race, and you
should take every occasion to im
press upon them the indisputable
fact that lynching is an evil
which can only be effe lively sup- '
pressed by removing the aggra
vating cause.”
There is food for thought in the ;
governor’s reply. All good citizens .
are opposed to lynchings as a gen-j 1
oral proposition and especially op- '
posed to lynching those who are noth
leaders in the crimes the lynchings (
are intended to avenge; but as the 1
Moultrie Observer says, there is no :
lime to talk about putting a stop to '
lynchings until something ha s been 1
done to prevent the un speakable ; j
crimes committed by negro brutes on 1
helpless white women and children.
The people of Georgia will not stand '
for such dastardly crimes a s those!,
recently committed in South Georgia
and as the governor has w isely point- |
ed out lynching is an evil which can <
only be effectively suppressed by re
moving the aggravating cause.
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The Savannah Press says on his |
visit to the town,? °'f North Georgia ;
William J. Harris, the national ad-P
ministration’s and the people's candi-!
date for the United States senate, I
continues to bewilder his critics,
bring consternation to his opponents 1
and give the lie to the suggestion that J
he is merely a puppet and a rubber ‘
stamp candidate. Mr. Harris is show- (
ing to the people of North Georgia .
that not only is he able to present to t
the voters the issues of the campaign J
very clearly and convincingly, but '
that there are some real issues in the ,
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campaign. j
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It might be well to remind certain
people that the president is command
er-in-chief of the United States '
forces and that the constitution which
we are so fond of invoking clothes
him with almost absolute power. It (
is supreme folly to suppose that Con- ,
gress, mighty’ as it is in some mat- i
ters’ can take away one fraction of ■
his authority. That was delegated to **
him by a higher power than any con
gress. Thtre i 3 no middle road—the
American citizen who doe s not give
full co-operation and obedience to his
government in this crisis, is an en
emy. and should be treated as such.
Federal Aid Assured
For Dixie Highway
“Federal aid on the first road pro
ject to tie undertaken in Georgia i*>
now available,” according to a state
ment made by State Highway Engin
eer W. it. Neel and J. i. Bullen, Uni
ted States EnginKr, who together
with a parly ol ten road entnusiasts
were entertained at luncheon by the
l>riii.n ana Spalding County Board
of Trade on Thursday last. Mr. Neel
stated further than in view of the
fact that the highway is located,
graded and drained through Spalding
county already, it will be cheaper to
construct a road through Spaidirig
county than through any other county
between Atlanta and Macon this being
glue to the far sighted policy of the
county commissioners in the past, be
ginning with the administration pre
sided over by Roswell IL Drake, of
Griffin, who was the pioneer of prop
ier, practical, permanent road con
struction in this county.
Federal aid funds available now
for the Griffin highway, which runs
from Atlanta to Macon, through this
city, amount to $85,000, with another
appropriation coming in October. The
matter of the construction of a con
crete road through this county has
the unanimous indorsement and ap
proval of the present county commis
sioners who are progressive and ac
tive representatives of the people, an-
Ixious to serve their best interests,
j One fact must be realized now, and
that is, the federal aid which is to
come to this county can be expended
only upon one project and this is the
highway between Sunny Side and Or
chard Hill and with this road once
built all of the work to be done on
roads to keep them up can be done
elsewhere in the count/. Surveys
have been completed, maps are ready
and the News and Sun is informed
that this road has been approved and
will be built as fast a s the details can
be put into operation.
SPHLifSIiRHIN
HONOR FLAG IS RSISED
Is Testimonial of Magnificent Show
ing Made by Citizens in
Recent Drive.
Spalding county’s Liberty Loan
li'icor flag was received L>y Chairman
Roswell IL Drake Saturday and was I
at once raised over the national coun
cil of defense speaker’s stand at the
Confederate monument. This flag is
a testimonial of the magnificent work
done by the citizens here in the recent
Liberty Loan drive. Spalding county
made an unusually creditable show
ing and everybody’ proud of the
honor flag which has been awarded
in recognition of the patriotic support
of our people in the government’s
>ur of peril.
HAIG GETS PRISONERS
AND GUNS NEAR HAMMI
London, May 25.—1 n the neighbor
hood of Hammi last night we raided
the enemy trenches and took forty
prisoners and two machine guns, Haig
reported today. We carried out a
successful raid and took a few pris
oners near Lens, he added.
DR. JOEL B. WATKINS, JR.,
Veterinarian,
Treatment of Diseases of All Animals
Office with Leach & Company,
Phones: Office, 44; Residence, 151.
Prescriptions by mail must be paid
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Showing of
GLASSWARE.
Now is the time to purchase what you need in this line
and you will find our stock of Glassware as complete and
prices as reasonable as can be had anywhere.
Come look through our Glassware Department See
our line of
Ice Tea Glasses, Pitchers,
Butter Dishes, Sugars, Syrup Pitchers,
Covered Dishes, Crystal Vases.
And we again Ad\ ise you to buy your
Fruitpars, Jar Tops and Rubbers,
—and be rcadyifor canning, they won't cost you less
and may cost you more.
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GRIFFIN, GEORGIA.
For Sale by Owners
1500 SK EM IS SOUTHWEST Cl.
Quitman County.
Land lies well and is in fine
condition. Fourteen horse farm open
on place; dwelling, storehouse and
several tenant houses; good well of
water and running streams; on high
way between Blakeley and Eufaula,
Ala. Also two smaller farms. Prices
most reasonable.
Write MRS. FANNIE ALLISON, Cuthbert, Ga.,
Or J. P. PARKS, Quitman, Ga.