About Pickens County progress. (Jasper, Ga.) 1899-current | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1919)
/ ; v 1 t i m rk *1 rrt rs m m VOLUME NEW ROAD BILL HAS BEEN ORAFTED STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHWAYS IS PROVIDED FOR IN THE PRO POSED AMENDMENT STATE NEWS OF INTEREST Brief News Items Of Important Gath ered From All Parts Of The State Atlanta.—Walter P. Andrews of At lanta, who is serving as a member of the special highway commission of the legislature, has drawn a bill calling for a constitutional amendment, to provide a state system of highways, which will be introduced at the next session. These plans have been in dorsed by Judge T. E. Patterson, the chairman of the state highway com mission,. who has prepared a compre hensive analysis of the bill. Here is what Judge Patterson says: “I am confident that when the situation is fully understood the Andrews bill, or one with similar provisions, will be in dorsed, for it accomplishes what most of the people desire in the shortest time possible. In the first place it stabilizes the highway department by making it a part of the constitution and establishes a highway system that reaches every county seat town in the state, thus giving to each county its just share and proportion of these highways. By anticipating the auto mobile taxes under an amortization, or bond plan, we secure sufficient funds, when taken in connection with what is reasonably to be expected from the federal government, to provide for this system ,and no injustice is done to the automobile owners in each of the counties, for they will be securing the benefits by having the use of the hard-surfaced roads while they are paying the necessary taxes to accom plish this result.” Edit'!"- PJan Rig Meeting Atlanta.—Plans for the annual meet ing of the Georgia Press Association, to be held this year at Monroe, on July 15 and 16, were discussed at a meeting held at the office of Hal Stan ley at the state capitol. Paul Harber, president of the association announced that this looks like the biggest year in the history of the editors’ organiza tion, which includes the heads of most of the weekly papers in Georgia, and which recently was opened to daily pa per representatives also, “The old members who had dropped out are earning back and applications for new memberships are being received,” he said. “The editors found out what they missed by not being at Wrights ville last summer, and they all want to go to Monroe this year.” The ed itors and their wives wil reach Mon i'oe the morning of Monday, July 15, and will be given a reception that night at the Walton county courthouse with addresses. Business sessions will be held Tuesday morning and after noon. Only newspaper topics will be discussed. Two speakers from out side Georgia will be on the program —one speaking on journalism and the other on advertising. Liberty Loan Drive Under Way Atlanta—America’s fifth Liberty Loan campaign—the Victory Loan— has begun and the people of the coun try will be invited to lend Uncle Sam the money to pay the war bill—the price of peace. The general sentiment of the South, as reported by zone and county chairmen to the officials of the district headquarters in Atlanta, is in readiness to “finish the job.” That iis the eprinclpal argument used by the Victory Loan workers where argument jto necessary. “Finish the job,” they •say. “That boy over in France, or keeping watch on the Rhine—he would like to cast aside his gun and climb out of the muddy uniform and come jback home to his job. But he knows he must first finish his work there. And that’s what we at home must do.” The South’s share of the $4,500,000,000 Victory Loan a3 represented by the Sixth Federal Reserve district is $144, $00,000. In the fourth loan it was $192,000,000, and the district went well orer that. I Plan Community Meetings Waycross.—The Waycross and Ware county chamber of commerce, through its rural relations commit tee, is planning a series of community meetings in different parts of the county for the purpose of bringing the citizens of the town and the citizens of the country in closer personal touch with each other, not in a business way alone, but in a social way as well. At a recent meeting of this commit tee it reached the conclusion that the spirit of co-operation and harmony be tween the rural sections and the towns are not what they should be in this country; this ought to be remedied, and, if it ought to be remedied, it can be stopped. We Do Not Want The Earth; Can’t Pay The Taxes On It JASPEIt, GEORGIA, THURSDAY", APRIL 24, Big Time For Macon Gun Battalion Macon.—With the 161st machine gun battalion aboard the battleship Minnesota on its way home from France and due to arrive in New York within a few days, plans for the en tertainment of the men of the three former Macon companies are being pushed by the local committee. The city of Macon has subscribed $3,000 to the entertainment fund and “wel come home” buttons will be placed on sale within the next two or three days by the 151st. machine gun auxiliary, of which Mrs. Cooper D.’ Winn, wife of Lieutenant Colonel Winn, is chair man. From the sale of these buttons it is expected several hundred dollars additional will be derived and the home-coming soldiers are assured of a welcome in every way befitting the position they occupy in the hearts of Macon people. Thomasville Offers Airplane Landing Thomasville.—That the place offer ed by Thomasville as a landing for airplanes is a most suitable one in every respect and large enough for the use of the largest planes, is the verdict of Lieutenant John H. Mc Rae of Souther Field, who has made an inspection of it, and has reported on it favorably. There is compara tively little to be done to the land chosen for the landing except to have it smoothed over and a few trees tak en up, as it is very level and in good condition. The land to be used for this purpose is situated at the extreme corporate limits of the town, north of the Albany branch of the Atlantic Coast Line and near enough in to be reached conveniently by the pub lic. Air Service Plans Aerial Mail Routes Atlanta.—Announcement of plans now in the hands of army officials of this city was made concerning steps to be taken in the near future leading to the establishment of aerial mail service for Georgia and this section of the South. Several days ago the air service, co-operating w r ith other branches, agreed by letter from Major Earie S. Schofield to Colonel Bailey, to dispatch several aeroplanes to this stcuoc of ille coiiuuy a) stimulate recruiting and aid generally in ac quainting the public with that inter esting branch, providing suitable land ing fields could be obtained. Major Schofield ex-planed the landing field situation thoroughly to Colonel Bailey and the latter set to work immediately to enlist the aid of the cities of south ern Georgia to furnish the fields. Market Bureau Aids Hog Raisers Atlanta—The state market bureau announces the completion of its in vestigation into marketing conditions of Georgia hogs and desires now to get in touch with Georgia hog raisers who are able to ship, either individ ually or in co-operation with neigh bors, hogs in carload lots. Informa tion of material advantage to the hog raising farmers is now available at the bureau. Butts County Sheriff Dies. Jackson.—L. M. Crawford, sheriff of this county since 1910, died at his home here following an illness of sev eral months. He was 44 years of age and a native of Butts county. Mr. Crawford was one of the most promi nent and popular county officials in Georgia. He served as president of county officers’ association and was a member of the Butts county exemp tion board. . Southern Vets May Go To Savannah Savannah.—An invitation to the United Confederate Veterans to hold their 1919 reunion in Savannah, ex tended by the mayor of the Georgia city, is being seriously considered by Commander in Chief Van Sant, Fort Worth, Texas, and the three depart mental commanders, Captain James Duncan, assistant adjutant general of the veterans. Federation Of Labor Supports League Brunswick. — Resolutions pledging support to President Wilson and the league of nations, as the only means of bringing about permanent peace, were adopted as one of the first acts of the annual convention of the Geor gia Federation of Labor, which con vened here. Georgia Doctors Hold Convention Atlanta.—Attended by perhaps the largest assemblage of physicians that ever gathered at a similar meeting in the history of the state, the seven teenth annual convention of the Geor gia Medical association held a three days’ conference at the Wesleyan Methodist church here. Dorsey Chairman Of Dixie Governors Atlanta.—Governor Hugh M. Dorsey has been notified of his unanimous election as chairman of the House of Southern Governors of the Southern Commercial Congress, tp succeed Gov ernor Richard I. Manning, of South Carolina, whose term has expired. THE WEEK’S EVENTS IMPORTANT NEWS OF STATE, NA TION AND THE WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD A Condensed Record Of Happenings Of Intsrest From All Points Of The World Washington Manuel Cortez, aide to Pedro Ga vay, chief lieutenant of Felix Diaz; following his capture iu the tight that resulted in the death of Gen. Aure llano Blauquet, at Chavaxtla, state of Vera Cruz, Mexico, made a statement in which he revealed the means em ployed by the followers of Diaz to se cure explosives for blowing up trains between the capital and the gulf coast. Cortez declared that the explosives and infernal machines had been sent in a roundabout way to the rebel headquarters by a German firm in Mexico City. Three major generals of the regular army, Leonard Wood, Hugh L. Scott (retired), former chiefs of the general staff, and each of whom trained and commanded divisions during the war, and John J. Chamberlain, inspector general, opposed before the. American Bar association committee inquiring into the subject of military justice, any plan of taking from the president and the commanding generals the con trol they now exercise over courts martial. During March $15,946,000 was loan ed to fanners by the federal land banks on long time first mortgages, according to the monthly statement of the farm loan board. The federal land bank of Omaha leads in amount of loans closed—$4,565,000. Acting Secretary of State Polk, authorized the statement that no seri oub questions were pending between the United States and Japan, and that the indications were that minor issues p.risi ig from th-j situation in SC>. and the recent trouble at Tientsin, as well as peace conference problems, would soon be amicably settled with out in any way straining the relations between the two countries. Rear Admiral Knapp has reported to the navy department from London tha ttwo enlisted men had been kill ed by a boiler explosion on the U. S. S. Beukelsdjik. President Wilson has directed the industrial board of the department of commerce and the railroad administra tion to reopen discussion of price sta bilization and endeavor to find a com mon ground on whic hthey ca nagree. Chairman Peek announces that the board will take up the question with the railroad administration immedi ately. European Sebastopol has been evacuated by the Crimean government, which is pro ceeding to Constantinople. The gov ernment of Sebastopol is now in the hands of the revolutionary commit tee. The first Anarchist army, operating in the region of Homel, along the Pri* pet river, has surrendered to the Ukrainians. Up to the time that this report was forwarded 20,000 rifles, 353 guns and 200 machine guns had been handed over to the Ukrainians. Airplanes were used in coping with the disorders that have broken out in tbe Punjaub. A mob attacked a passenger train in this district and wrecked the railway station at Gujran wala. Airplanes were sent from La hore and the mob was bombed and subjected to machine gunfire from the air. Considerable unrest still exists in Delhi and Lahore. It is learned in London that the situation in Turkey is causing grave anxiety. Internal disorder is rife, ac cording to reports from Rear Admiral Webb, R. N.. at Constantinople. It is feared there will shortly be outbreaks and massacres of the Armenian popu lation on a large scale. The situation at Smyrna, where the Turks and Greeks are ready to spring at each others’ throats, is typical of the situation throughout Turkey. Bands of brigands are dominating the country, even within a few miles of Constantinople, and committing atro cious murders. The committee of union and prog ress, the young Turk organization, which was driven from power in Con stantinople as a result of the alied vic tory. is reported to be secretly con ducting an energetic reorganization movement. Further disorders are feared in Egypt. A division of British troops is. on the way from the Dobrudja to re inforce the troops of Major General Allenby. the special high commis sioner to Egypt, and to relieve a large number of Australian and New Zeal and soldiers who will return home. President indications are that the peace treaty will be signed before the president's departure from aris for home. Since lauding on the Archangel front last September the Americans ha suffered 52S casualties. Of these lfcti were fatalities, there having died of disease or been killed 9 officers and 187 men. The men wounded con sist of 12 officers and 3,230 men. There will be another world war be ginning in June, 1926, according to a writer in the British Journal of As trology. This prophet signs himself as “Sepharlal," and asks for a serious' hearing, inasmuch as he claims to have published a year in advance in each case the exact date of the war of 1914, and of the cessation of hos tilities. The decision of the United States government to appoint Hugh S. Gib son. secretary of the American em bassy in Paris, as the first minister to Poland, was announced by Premier Paderewski of Poland. An agreement was reached by the associated powers to send food to Russia under neutral control, but the French representatives made several reservations which will be considered soon. The American embassy in Paris de nies reports that important railway concessions in Russia have been ob tained by Americans. Fourteen American and six French soidiers were killed when an express train carrying American troops crash ed into a stationary train with French soldiers on furlough near LeMans. Twenty-five Americans and twenty two Frenchmen were injured. LeMans is in the department of the Barthe, west of Paris. The plan of the council of four to have Belgium prosecute the for mer German emperor on the charge of responsibility for the war Is meet ing with objections, which are again bringing up the whole subject for re vision. Those who have the matter in hand divide the question of war responsi bilities into two distinct classes. The j first fenders includes and those military accused and of naval various of excesses against the usual rules of warfare. The second class includes former Emperor William, ex-Chancel !or von Bethmann-Hollweg and others % hose Offense is Chiefly of a political nature. A petition asking for the punish ment of the Germans responsible for the deportation of women from Lille, Roubaix and Tourcoing in the spring of 1916, will soon be handed to the peace conference. It is signed by fif teen thousand women. From a parapet of the Fortress Eh renbreitstein, more than four hundred feet above the junction of the Moselle and Rhine, Secretary Daniels had his first glimpse of the American marines on duty. German and Baltic-German troops have feoroibly seized Libau and over thrown the Lettish government . Seven German submarines on the w'ay to Cherbourg, France, from Eng land in tow have been lost in a storm. Eight of the undersea boats were bound to Cherbourg, but only one ar rived in safety. Domestic The telephone strike in the New England states has ended. Several thousand operators employed by the New England Telephone and Tele graph company who walked out re cently have returned to work. Although no formal announcement has been made of the terms of the agreement between the striking tele phone operators and their employers, strike leaders say that they have won their contention for the right to deal and have secured an increase of $3 directly with the company officials, a week in the maximum pay. Three persons were shot to death on a farm near Laurel, Md., by Joseph Laurel by Joseph F. Englehart, a farmer who later killed himself The shooting occurred when Englehart, who is believed to have been tem porarily insane, returned home from Baltimore. He first shot his sister, Mrs. Annie Sloates, aged 45, then turned the revolver on Thomas Smythe, 50 years old, a boarder at liis sister’s home, and when Mrs. Bradley, a neigh bor, called at the house a few min utes later, discovered the murders and attempted to flee, Englehart pursued her and shot her to death when she had reached hor own home. Advantages of improved highways and their economical benefits were discussed at the sessions of the Unit ed States Good Roads Asociation, in annual convention at Mineral Well3, Texas, the speakers including United States Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas, Gov. R. G. Pleasant of Louisi ana, and former Gov. George W. Don aghey of Arkansas. Immediately federal and state leg islation centering chiefly in public ownership of the nation’s timber lands was advocated by speakers at the opening session of the American Lum ber Congress in Chicago, as the most efficient means of stabilizing the lum ber industry and preventing a short age in natural lumber resources which was characterized as “rapidly becoming iuternational in its serious* ness.” CONQUEST OF THE AIR j AERIAL MAIL SERVICE FOR PAS SENGERS, MAIL AND MER CHANDISE BIRUMEN MEET NEXT SUMMER Big Convention Of Pan-American Aeronauta Will Stimulate Enlist ments in the U. S. Air Service Atlantic City, New Jersey, will be the Mecca for a large gathering of American men, and representatives of foreign countries, who will be attract ed by the first Pan-American Aero nautics convention, which meets there in May. Captain Charles A. Glidden, of the U. S. Air service, military aeronautics, now stationed in the administrative department of the United States fly ing school, Souther Field, Georgia, says: “The Pan-American Aeronautics convention and exhibition to be held at Atlantic City during the month of May will bring to the attention of the American people the wonderful prog ress of aviation. The work of air craft during the war establishes its practicability for commercial uses and insures the creation in this country of a complete aerial service, connect ing all cities and towns for the trans portation of persons, mail and mer chandise. “Before the close of 1920 I confi dently predict this service will be in full operation, with extensions to all countries on this hemisphere. In the United States trunk lines will be es tablished across the country which will place every city and town within six hours from some twenty-four dis tributing points. Once created and in operation our extensive coast line could be put under complete protec tion from any possible invasion. Thousand-s of college trained aviators In and out of the service are now wait ing to join in the operation of an aerial service. ‘Vf. - cells for ' 15,000 men to enlist in air service for one or three years’ time. This is bound to receive a quick response, as here is an opportunity for men to be im mediately assigned to duty in the ser vice, and of the number who enlist those who pass certain examinations will be given flying and balloon pilot ing instruction. This liberal offer is equivalent, to a one or three years’ (College course in aeronautics, and one may become expert in ail branches of aviation, and if qualified a non-com missioned or even a commlssioned officer. In addition to regular pay, clothing, quarters and rations, extra pay begins with instructions to oper ate the aircraft. As the number of men wanted is limited to 16,001} for the entire country quick application to the nearest recruiting officer will be necessary before the privilege is with drawn. “Everybody directly »>r Indirectly interested in aviation should attend the Atlantic City convention and exhi bition in order to keep abreast with the times and become familiar with the development of aircraft for de fense and commercial uses and wit ness the demonstrations of the world's greatest airplane aviators, who will fly, and balloon pilots sail to the At lantic air port from all over the coun try.” RAI8E EMBARGO ON COTTON CROP And Reduce Acreage—Those Points Were Stressed At Meeting Of National Farmers’ Union. Denver, Colo—Removal of govern ment restrictions on the marketing of the cotton crop and reduction in acre age planted to cotton were urged at the meeting of the Farmers’ Educa tional and Co-operative Union of America, in convention here. Speak ers pointed out that a more diversified farming plan would aid in the develop ment of the south, which had been handicapped by confining farming op erations to cotton. A report by the committee on cotton and cotton products, said: ? “Thfere have been more severe re strictions on cotton ever since the be ginning of the war than on any other farm product. Even today there are restrictions on the trade with our allies. “With these facts as a basis we feel justified in asking our government to make every effort to have these re strictions removed at the earliest possible moment.” The report also advocated in the acreage of cotton declaring that the south had been brought to industrial slavery by dependence upon one crop. No Ross Concessions For Americans Paris.—The American embassy in Paris denies reports that important railway concessions in Russia have been obtained by Americans. NUMBER Hi. IMPhOVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONA^ SOMSOIOOL Lesson (By REV. P. B. FTTZWATER, D. D.. Teacher of English Bible In the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) „ (Copyright, 1919, l»y Western Newspapes t nloa.) LESSON FOR APRIL 27 * THE HOLY SPIRIT OUR HELPER. I.ESSON TEXT-John 16:7-15; Acts 2:1-18! GOLDEN TEXT—If ye then, being evil, know how' to give good gifts unto yoyr children, how much more shall' your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to, them that ask him?—Luke 11:16. DEVOTIONAL HEADING—Romans 8:9- 17, 26, 27. PRIMARY TOPIC-A Helper at all Times. JUNIOR TOPIC—Our Unseen Teacher and Helper, INTERMEDIATE TOPIC—The Fruits of the Spirit.—Gal. 6:22-26. SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-What the Holy Spirit Does for Us. I. The Holy Spirit Promised (Jolm 16:7-15). 1. Who lie Is. He is a divine per sonality, one in nature with the Fa ther and the Son. > 2. What is his mission? (vv. 7-15). (1) The Christian’s comforter, (v. 7) . The Holy Spirit is Christ's rep resentative who stands by the side of the believer to strengthen, en courage. defend from the enemy and plead his cause before God the Father. Jesus knew and told the disciples of, the bitter persecutions which awaited them as soon as he had taken his *de* . parture. What n blessed privilege to have the Holy Spirit In and upon us to give wisdom to discern God’s will, and power to overcome temptation! (2) The world’s judge (vv. 8-11).' Victory is to be achieved by the Spirit working in and through the disciples. (a) He will convict the world of sin (v. 8). The root of all sin is unbelief in Christ (v. 9). This unbelief ds not primarily intellectual, but moral. It* is an unwillingness to surrender to the divine will (John 3:18, 19). The way \he 'H,7!y Spirit cdnvfcis si.c Wo ; M-‘ Is through the testimony of those who. are filled with him. (b) He will con vict the world of righteousness (v. 8). This is done through the resurrection', and ascension of Christ (v. 10). His#* coining forth from the grave and as- ?' cension into heaven was an indisputa-, claimed hie proof that he was what he to he. He is thus shown to be the righteous one whose merit may be ap propriated by faith, in him. This Is _ ever the way of salvation—conviction ■* of sin and appropriation of the right eousness of Christ, (c) He will con vict the world of judgment to come (v. 8) . Christ told of a judgment to come ” - The guaranteee of 'this judgment Worldfr^ is that Satan, the prince of the was judged at the cross, (v. 11; cf. John 12:31). (8) The Christian’s guide into aft truth (vv. 12, 13). The Bible is a spir-' itual book, therefore if one would *4 , know its meaning he must have'the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 2:14). (4) Ho glorifies Christ (vv. 14, 15).-'.' / He does not speak of himself, but in ^ all things reveals Christ. The only way to know the glory of the Son of rf; God is to have the Hqjy Spirit mnke.dt. known. He • reveals all the • divinfe riches and grace that are in Christ. He makes real unto them the person and work of Christ. II. The Holy Spirit Given (Acts 2:1-18). ' > 1. Time—Pentecost (v. 1). This days after the Passover S>ab- ’ ' was fifty bath (Lev. 23:15), 2. The marks of the Spirit (vv. 3-4). '*• These are external and internal: (1) External. (a) Sound of a * mighty wind; no wind, but merely tbe sound of wfnd. For this sound to be heard in the early morn attracted at tention and caused The‘people to gath er. The reference to wind suggests the all-pervasive life-giving influence ■'? of the Spirit, (b) Tongues of flame. ' Each of the disciples was crowned K with such a tongue. The tongues in dicate the practical possession of the Spirit’s gifts, and the fire the purify ing energy which removes the dross, ' tli us making effective the testimony. (c) Speaking in foreign tongues. For these humble Galileans thus to speak caused great amazement. •(2) Internal. This is seen in the transformation wrought in the dis ciples. Instead of cowering before a Jewish maid, Peter now boldly stood before the chief rulers of the city and declared them to be guilty of murder ing the Son of God. 3. The effect (vv. 5-13). (1) The multitude assembled in amazement and confusion. They heard the gospel in their native tongues and inquired its meaning. (2) Some mocked and foolishly attempted to account for this remarkable occurrence by accusing the disciples of being drunk. 4. Fulfillment of prophecy (vv. 14- 18). Wonderful things had occurred, but Peter knew where to get an ex planation. He went to God’s Word (Joel 2:28, 29). God had predicted just such marvelous occurrences to take place in the last days.
