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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1917)
The Henry County Weekly VOL. XLIII. McDonough Public School Opens for Session of 1917-18 Sept. 3, 8:15 A. M. FACULTY: High School. M. W. Smith Supt. W. G. Preston Math, and Physics Miss Laura Smith Eng. and History. Mrs. W. Ham.. Bth Grade and Science m Grammar School. * Miss Lucy McDonald 7th Grade “ Amy Cauthen 6th Grade “ Bertha Bunn sth Grades “ Edith Ellington 4th Grade Mrs. E. M. Fogg 3rd Grade Miss Ellene Neal 2nd Grade “ Persia Griggs Ist Grade “ Lillie Coan + Music McDonough Minister Volunteers Services. Much interest is m&nifested in the action of kev. M. C. Liddell, who has volunteered his services in the army. He went up to At lanta Tuesday and entered his ap plication for enlistment, but as it was necessary for the papers to be forwarded to Washington for approval, it will be several days yet for the result to become known. Brother Liddell is the first min ister to volunteer in this section, or in the State, so far as we know. His wide popularity as a most use ful man and minister gives his course prominence, and scores of friends anxiously await news of what disposition his course will take. The Weekly heartily joins in the best wishes of whatever this may be. Adamson’s Reply. Declaring that pacifist agitation in this country is more valuable to the Kaiser than if the agitators were in the German army, Repre sentative Adamson returned a cir cular which an Orange N. J. paci fist had sent him asking that he support Senator LaFollette’s peace resolution, and to the misguided New Jersey pacifist the Georgia Congressman wrote this: “This circular is resoectfully return ed with the assurance that the President no doubt will discover the very first in dication of a desire on the part of the kaiser to quit fighting and make peace. The pacifists by meddling brought this war upon us because they made the kai ser believe that the American people would not support the President’s in tentions. The oacifists are now prolong ing the war and making it more bloody and expensive by nagging the President and the administration about peace when they ought to be preparing to whip the kaiser. That is, if they don’t want to help the kaiser. _ It they really want to help tne kaiser, I presume they are pursuing the proper course as they can do him more service by stirring up dissension among our people than they could by fighting in the German army.” —Albany Herald. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank the many friends in Henry county and es pecially the Griffin people for their loyalty and kind help during ■ the sickness and death of our son and husband, Grady. May God’s richest blessings ever be with them is the prayer of Charlie Lester and family. A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County. Mrs. M. J. Cawthon Dies Suddenly Monday Night. The sudden death of Mrs. M. J. Cawthon at the home of her hus band near Kellytown last Monday night, August 13th, was a great shock to her relatives and friends. She had eaten a hearty supper, being in fine health, with no indi cation of iliness. Retiring early, she awakened her husband about 10 o’clock, complaining of difficulty in getting her breath, but got up and lighted the lamp herself, re turningy to bed. Mr. Cawthon opened the door and windows for lresh air. In the meantime some neighbors were attracted and went in, when preparations were im mediately made to go for a doc tor, but before anything could be done the sufferer had breathed her last. Mrs. Cawthon was the wife of Mr. Arch B. Cawthon, and was 59 years old on the 9th day of Au gust. She was a true and faithful member of the Baptist church, one of the best of women and companions, and besides the be reaved husband leaves numerous friends who sincerely mourn her loss. Her remains were laid to rest in the church cemetery af Kelley town Wednesday morning, funer al services being conducted by Rev. A. C. Elliott, with numbers present to pay the last sad re spects. STOCKBRIDGE LOCALS. Mr. and Mrs, T. 0. Poole, T. 0. Jr. and Francis and Mr. Simpson of Atlanta were the spend-the-day guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Ward Sunday. Mrs. L. D. Ward and son Abner are spending the week-end in At lanta the guests of Mrs. Ike W'ood ruff. Mrs. S. C. McWilliams and fam ily are camping at the Indian Spring camp ground. Mrs. Lessie Cook and daughter of Atlanta have been spending some time with Mrs. Joe Cook. . Mrs. Joseph Mann and Mrs. J. G. Ward took a party of friends to Indian Springs pne day last week. Col. Barge and daughters, Ruth and Esther, are the guests of Mrs. J. W. Clark. • Mr. J. W. Clark, Jr., has return- McDonough. Georgia. Friday, august 24. 1917. LOCAL BOARD COMPLETES WORK The local exemption board for Henry county completed its work of examining the additional men needed to complete the first call Monday and Tuesday, and unless more claims are allowed than an ticipated it is now' reasonably cer tain that Henry county’s ruli quota of 191 will be obtained. It is not known just when those accepted will be ordered to report for duty, but each one will be first notified to prepare, and soon after a second notice given for tlie ,final call. As soon as they can be known The Weekly purposes to publish a full list of those accepted into actual service. In this connection, the follow ing interview in the Constitution with Judge Reagan, chairman of North Georgia Division of the State Exemption Board, is espe cially interesting : In speaking of the work of the district board on Tuesday, Judge E. J. Reagan, its chairman, stated that its members were doing the utmost in their pow *r to follow to the letter the instructions of the government to the effect that no man should be allowed exemption on industrial grounds unless it is clearly evident that his place can not be filled by some other per son. “The board considered the cases carefully and after due considera tion turned them down,” he stat ed, “and the board will continue to be just as careful in its course of granting exemptions on indus trial grounds as it has been today.” The work of Tuesday does not include a single case brought be fore the district board on the grounds of agricultural claims, and up to date the the board has made no ruling in regard to the view it will take in regard to the exemption of farmers. “Since cases of this sort have not come before the board as yet,” said Judge Reagan, ‘‘we cannot say what action wiil be taken by the board. However, it may be stated that the board will follow the instructions given it by the government and not exempt far mers as a class. “By that statement I do not mean that no farmers will be ex empted, but that the board will look separately at each case and determine it by its own merits.” CARD OF THANKS. From the bottom of my heart I sincerely thank my neighbors and friends for their kind assistance and sympathy through the trying ordeal of my beloved wife’s sud den death. T„ life’s end they cannot be forgotten and upon all may Heaven’s richest blessings rest. Truly, A. B. CAWTHON. 2 ROOMS FOR RENT for SB.OO per month with water, electric lights and use of telephone. Ap ply at The Weekly office. ed to* Detroit, Michigan, to the re gret T)f his many friends here. Miss Annie Berry Hinton is at home from Blue Ridge, where she has been spending the summer. “Soldiers Not Slaves/’ Declares Judge Speer. In the Habeas Corpus Proceedings Instituted to Test the Constitutionality of the Conscription Act, Federl Judge Holds the Law Is In No Way a Violation of the Constitution. Federal Judge Emory Speer has rendered his decision in favor of the contentions of the govern ment, on applications for writs of habeas corpus for Albert Jones and John Story, held in the Rich mond county, Georgia, jail, charg ed with violating the law in failing to register under the , selective conscription act. The case was argued by Thom as E. Watson and associate coun sel, in behalf of the prisoners, on Saturday, the case, being primari ly a test of the conscription act, which Watson has been claiming is a violation of the constitution of the United States. The gov ernment was represented in the hearing by District Attorney Do.i aldson, of the southern district of Georgia. In the decision rendered, Judge Speer held that the selective draft law is constitutional, and not in contravention of the involuntary servitude clause of the constitu tion. Soldier Not Slave. Judge Speer, in denying the writs, declared that to agree to the contention that the selective draft law contravenes the thir teenth amendment would be to conclude that the soldier is a slave. ‘‘Nothing could be more abhor rent to the truth,” said Judge Speer, ‘‘nothing more degarding to that indispensible a id gallant body of citizens trained in arms, to whose manhood, skill and courage is and must be committed the task of maintaining the verv existence of the nation and all that its peo ple hold dear.” Answering the contention of the petitioners that by the common law it was their right to ‘‘remain within the realm,” and that this right should be held to relieve them from military service beyond the borders of the United States, Judge Speer said the common law could nof prevail against the ex plicit provision of an act of con gress, which was empowered by the constitution to raise and sup port armies. He declared that this power was not restricted in any manner, and that congress may summon to its army every citizen of the United States. Admitting that no express pow er was given to send armies be yond the sea, he said that there was no express power to enact the criminal laws of the United States, build the Panama canal or to purchase Alaska. Done Under Great Power. * ‘‘This has all been done,” he said, under the great power to promote the general welfare, just as the selective army will be cre ated under the law here assailed ‘to provide for the common de fense,’ and beyond and above all, is the inherent power of every nation, however organized, to util ize its every man and its every energy to defend its liberty and to defeat the migration to its soil of mighty nations of ferocious warriors whose barbarous inhu manity for three years has sur passed all others since the death of Attilla, the scourge of God.” Any question as to the act’s constitutionality, believe, is definitely and completely dis po Tof by a supreme court de cision which the Georgia judge cited, in which the court upheld the powers assigned to the na tional government to raise and support armies. BETHANY BRIEFLETS. Mr. and Mrs Marion Moss and daugliter.Clara spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Green Upchurch. Messrs. Ray and ' Cloma Berry motored to Indian Springs Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Moseley and little daughter Mildred spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Babe Culpepper. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rosser spent Monday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Green Upchurch. Mr. and Mrs. link Berry spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McGarity. Miss Feeble Upchurch spent a few days with Miss Annie Lee Up church. Mrs. J. J. Hammond of Worth ville spent a few days with her sister, Mrs. C. R. Swint. Miss Bettie Lou Upchurch spent Sunday with Miss Marv Bowden. Miss Vera Nail is visiting rela tives in Atlanta. Miss Nell McGarity spent Morv day with Miss Bettie Lou Up church. Misses Lucile and Helen Swint have returned home after a de lightful visit to Worthville. Mrs. Otis Sowell of South Geor gia is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hubbard. The singing given Sunday night by Miss Bessie and Myrtle Whitar ker was enjoyed by those present Pink and White Rose. To White School Trustses. The Board of Education invites and urges you to meet with them on first Tuesday in September. The purpose of this joint meeting is to get better acquainted person ally, to understand better your privileges and commissions, to try to secure loyal co-operation from the patrons, to lovingly and heart ily support the teachers, but to re quire conscientious work done by them, and to see that the children get the very best spiritual and in telectual training possible. Again we urge that every Trus tee be present. T. J. HORTON C. S. S. $1.50 A YEAR
