The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934, April 18, 1919, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text1 The Henry County Weekly A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County. VoL. XLV. MACON MEETING ' FOR 6000 ROADS CONSTITUTION ADOPTED LOOK ING TO NEW ERA IN GEORGIA HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT STATE NEWSJF INTEREST Brief News Items Of Important Gath ered From All Parts Of The State Macon. —Following a session lasting throughout the day, during which good roads history for Georgia was written, the organization of the Georgia High way association was perfected here, and a road building platform which argues well for the future of the road building industry in this state was adopted. The officers elected wer: Iceland J. Henderson, Columbus, pres ident; H. R. Pund, Augusta, vice pres ident; F. Roger Miller, Macon, secre tary; N. G. Bartlett, Dublin, treasurer, and F. H. Abbott, Waycross; Oscar Mills, Atlanta, and I. J. Hoffmeyer, At bany, executive committee. Vice pres idents are to be chosen by local or ganizations for each congressionaal district of the state. Throng Watches Engineers Parade Atlanta. —Marching through human lanes of enthusiastic fathers, mothers, wives, sweethearts, relatives and friends, and passing buildings be decked in the national colors —the Seventeenth Engineers—Atlanta’s own sons —received their official welcome back home in one of the largest street celebrations the city has ever wit nessed. It took exactly forty-five min utes for Atlanta to show her boys j.ust how much she appreciated' their ef forts in making the world safe for democracy. What happened in those forty-five minutes of patriotic demon stration will go down in the records of the city. Every building along the line of march presented the colors of freedom —the red, white and blue. Long before the time scheduled for the parade to commence its triumphal march, every window/ was occupied by some loved one of the boys who marched at attention through the most enthusiastic crowd that ever packed the curbs of local thorough fares. Will Not Condemn State Property. Atlanta. —The bill to condemn the Western and Atlantic terminal in Chattanooga, property of the state of Georgia, which was pending before the Tennessee legislature, has been withdrawn, according to a message received by C. Murphey Candler, chairman of the W. & A. commission. It is understood that the Chattanooga, chamber of commerce withdrew the bill to condemn this property as the result of assurances by Whiteford R. Cole, president of the Nashville, Chat tanooga and St. Louis railroad, that jthe Chattanooga terminals will be ex tensively improved as soon as the federal government turns the rail roads back to the owners. If the bill jn question had pased the legislature and the city of Chattanooga had taken that portion of the terminals that it wants, the terminals would have been jiracicaJly destroyed. The purpose of the condemnation proceedings contem plated by the bill was t» open the way for the extension of Broad street in Chattanooga. * Brothers Slain; Slayers Chased May cross. —One of the most seusa tional killings that has ever occurred in the state was that of James and Truman McQuaig, 18 and 1G years o? age, sons of J. W. McQuaig, tax re ceiver of Ware county, near their home in the northern section of the county. Verando Broxton, age 17, and Ed Waters are charged with the mur der, the weapons used being repeat ing shot guns. The sheriff and posses have gone in search of the murderers. The cause of the killing has not been definitely unde, ucod, but it is report ed that the trouble -a'ose over a trivial matter and that the two brothers were unarmed. 11 - ■ Four magazines with Tri-Week ly Constitution $2.50. This office at once. McDONOUGR, GEORGIA. FRIDAY. APRIL 18, 1919. HENRY COUNTY VICTORY LOAN QUOTA IS $215,950 Above is the total amount of Henry county’s quota of the last victory loan, according to notice from headquarters to County Chairman R. L. Turner. Total loan $4,500,000,000. Rate of interest 4%% on parti tialiy taxable notes, and 3%% on tax exempt notes. The notes run for four years, with the option on the part of the government to take them up after three years. The amount of the loan is 25% less than anyone anticipated it would be. The terms of the notes are more attractive than any thought possible for the govern ment to offer. The rate decided upon will not be likely to depre ciate the former issues of liberty bonds, while at the same time it will give a very fine return. There is every reason why our people should subscribe to these notes to the limit of their ability. They will pay the debt which we contracted in good faith, and which was the means of bringing an end to the terrible conditions in Europe many months sooner than we thought possible. Success of the loan will mean a prompt return of business to its normal condition. This is the last great public loan to be offered by the government. Now let’s finish up the war sched ule and go back to our regular business with the satisfaction of knowing that we did our part in the great work in the same spirit that was shown by our brave boys in France. Sad Funeral of Mother and Son. In the funeral and interment of Mrs. H. S. Williams and her son, Lewis Williams, which occurred here Thursday morning, McDon ough witnessed one of the saddest events of the passing years. Some months ago Lewis was stricken with pneumonia while in Camp Wheeler near Macon. Not -king afterwards, he was honora bly discharged from the service, returning home to Columbus. -Re maining weak from the illness, his brother, John Williams, car ried him to Alberquerque, New Mexico, with the hope of gaining his normal strength. Growing gradually weaker, his mother went to be with him, when she too was stricken with pneumonia and in ten days was a corpse, the end coming last Friday afternoon. At 7:00 o’clock Saturday morning Lewis also breathed his last. Upon reaching McDonough the corpses were carried to the resi dence of Mr. J. B. Newman at 6 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, and double funeral services conducted by Rev. H. C. Emory from the Methodist chilrch at 11 o’clock Thursday morning. Mrs. Williams was the wife of former depot agent H. S. Wiliiams of this city, who preceded her in death about two years ago. In their hour of gloom the stricken family is extended deep sympathy. Dr. Barney E. Horton announc es the removal of his office from McDonough to rooms 301*2 Con ally Bldg., Atlanta., Ga. MORE U. S. TROOPS FOR NORTH RUSSIA ARCHANGEL SITUATION IS EX PECTED TO IMPROVE FROM THIS TIME FORTH ENGINEER FOES ARRIVE Cruisers Galveston And Chester Reach Murmansk With Engineer Units Archangel, Russia. —The American cruisers Galveston and Chester, car rying American engineer troops and Brig. Gen. W. P. Richardson, the. v new commander of the American forces in north Russia. General Richardson is expected to raech Archangel very soon. Expected To Relieve Situation Washington.—The arrival of the American ‘cruisers Galveston and Chester at Murmansk, reported in dis patches, is expected by officers here to relieve the situation among Amer ican troops in the Archangel region, a company of which ten days ago re fused to go to the front until argu ments were presented by their of ficers. No Further Trouble Expected The vessels carried Brig. Gen. W. P. Richardson, who is to assume com mand of the American forces, and two companies of railway engineers. Gen eral Richardson and the engineers were ordered to Murmansk at the time it was decided to withdraw the entire allietf force in northern Russia and their arrival is expected to reassure the American troops and prevent any spread of ihe mutiny. No Further News Of Recent Mutiny No further information as to the mutiny was issued by the war depart ment. It requqires some days for ca ble to reach Archangel and so far as could be learned the had no additional advices. Officers were inclined to believe that the incident reported in the cablegram given out in substance was the only one of the kind that had occurred. Otherwise it was said, other messages would have come in the time that has elapsed since the report was received. BULLETS SPRAYED ON GERMAN “REDS” BY MACHINE GUNS Outbreak Of Sparttacans At Dussel dorf Put Down by Government Troops In Bloody Clash Copenhagen.—ln a new Spartacan outbreak at Dusseldorf twenty-five persons were killed and twenty-five wounded when government troops used machine Iguns on Spartacan dem onstrators, the Lokal Anzeiger of Ber lin reports. A crowd of several thousand assem bled before Spartacan headquarters in Dusseldorf. The police ordered the crowd to disperse, whereupon there was some shooting. While soldiers were being brought up the crowd erected barricades in .the streets. Af ter the fighting in which casualties were sustained the Spartacans fled. Dusseldorf, the newspaper adds, was in complete darkness, the gas and electric works having ceased opera tions. Trains and street cars stopped running. The strike in Brunswick is report ed to be general and the* railway station there is closed. Leaders of the Brunswick strike have sent an ulti matum to the diet demanding that all powers be handed over to the work ers’ council. Workmen in thirty-seven other Ger man towns have gone on strike in fa vor of introducing the soviet system. Zapata Is Killed In Southern Mexico Mexico City.—General Erailiano Za pata, the rebel leader in southern Mexico, has been killed by government troops, according to an announcement made by the Mexican war department. The announcement confirmed an ear lier newspaper report of Zapata’s de mise. A part of the fifth regiment serving under Gen. Pablo Gonzales of the Carranza army returned to Cuaut la with the body of the dead rebel chief. You will find Speer the spec tacle-man at the old stand. MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM. Song—“America”—By congre gation. Prayer—By Rev. Emory. Recitation—By Mamie Kate Gil more, Martha Emory and Jose phine Turner. Male Quartette —Thornton Far rar, Mr. Boyd, Rev. M. C. Liddell, Mr. E. M. Copeland. Introduction of Speaker —By Hon. E. M. Smith. Address —By Hon. Clifford Wal ker. Benediction —By Rev. M. C. Lid dell. Exercises to take place at the McDonough Baptist church. Apiil 26, 1919, at 10:00 o’clock a. in. Dinner on the grounds. Eastern Division Sun day School Meeting. The Eastern Division of the Henry county Sunday School As sociation will hold its second an nual meeting at Timberridge church, Sunday p. in., (2 o’clock sun time) April 27, the fourth Sunday. This is an important meeting, as the record for the standing of Henry county, on the State Roll, depends on these Di vision meetings. The following Sunday Schools are in this Division: Bethany, McDonough Methodist, MeDon ugh Baptist, McDonough Presby terian, Salem, Timberridge and Sharon. Delegates from each school are urged to be present and reoort for same. There will be several good speakers on the program and some fine singing. All are urged to attend who will and we feel sure much good will be accom plished. Respectfully, T. J. HORTON, Pres. E. Div. Rural Carrier Examination The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an ex amination for the County of Hen ry to be held at Griffin on May 6, 1919, to fill the position of rural carrier at Luella and vacancies that may later occur on rural routes from other post offices in the above mentined county. The examination will be open only to male citizens who are actually domiciled in the territory of a post office in the county and who meet tne other requirements set forth in Form No. 1977. This form and application blanks may be obtain ed from the offices mentioned above or from the United States Civil Service Commission at Wash ington, D. C. Applications should be forwarded to the Commission at Washington at the earliest prac ticable date. Big Still Captured by Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff Ward and Deputy Tin gle captured a thirty-five or forty gallon copper still, on the prem ises of Mr. Lon Hinton in Loye’s district, last Friday night. Six firmenters were contained in the outfit, three of which were full, and about 150 gallons of beer was destroyed. ' The fire had not died out, but the still was entirely deserted and the operators of the liquor factory covered up all traces of identity. VICTORY LOAN TO BE $4,590,000,000 MATURITY IN FOUR YEARS, BUT REDEMPTION MAY BE IN THREE YEARS SMALLER MAN EXPECTED Issue Of Six Million Dollars Had Been Looked For —This Will Be Last Liberty Loan Washington.—Terms of the Victory Loan wi re announced by Secretary Glass. They are. Amount four billion five hundred milllion dollars, oversubscriptions to be rejected. Interest 414% for partially tax ex empt notes, convertible into 3%% notes wholly tax exempt. The 314% notes to be issued later, also may be converted subsequently back into 4% notes. The 4%% securities are to be ex empt from state and local taxation, excepting estate and inheritance taxes and from normal rates of federal in come taxes. The 3%% securities ara exempt from ail federal, state and lo cal taxes except estate and inheritance taxes. The size of the loan was much smaller than had been anticipated by most financial observer, who looked for an issue of about six billion dol lars, particularly in view of Secretary Glass’ past statements that the loan would be five or six billions. This will be the last Liberty loan. Secretary Glass explained, although there will be other issues of govern ment securties to finance belated war expenses. These will not be floated by popular ‘campaign. None of the past issues of Liberty bonds are convertible inio Victory Loan notes, and there are no specific provisions in the terms of the Victory issue serving directly to maintain market prices of past issues. KEMAL BAY, TURKISH GOVERNOR PUBLICLY EXECUTED BY A MOB Hanged At Constantinople For Insti. gating Massacre And Deporta tion Of Armenians Constantinople.—JCemal Bey, gover nor of Diabekr, hks been publicly hanged in Bayazid square in Stam boul in the presence of the milit ;•* governor of Constantinople and oilier high officials. Kemal Bey was sentenced to death as om of those responsible for thy Armenian deportations and massacres in the Yozghad district. The former commander of the Gendarmie in Yozg had was sentenced to hfteen years’ im prisonment in the fortress. Sentence were confirmed by an imperial irade. The trial of those responsible for the Armenian massacres by the Turks be gan early in February at Constantino, pie. The prosecutor declared that it was necessary to punish the authom of the massacres, which had filled the whole world with a feeling of horror. Kemal Bey was former Turkish min ister of food. Baxon Troops Lynch War Chief Copenhagen. —Herr Neuring, war minister in the government of Saxony, was killed at Dresden by disgruntled soldiers to whom the minister had re fused a hearing. The war ministry was stormed who dragged out Herr Neuring and threw him into the Elbe, where he w*as shot and killed as he tried to swim to the bank. Wounded patients in the Dresden hospitals, says the Dresden dispatch detail the occur rence, collected in the morning in the theater square to protest against an order issued by Herr Neuring to the effect that the w-ounded in future should receive only peace-time pay. Five or six hundred men formed a pro cession to the war ministry and sem a deputation to see the minister, who refused, however, to receive them. Czechs In Battle With Hungarians London— Violent fighting has taken place between Hungarians and Czechs at TJngvar, near the Moravian-Hunga rian border, says a Central News dis patch from Amsterdam. One hundred end fifty Hungarians were killed. The Czechs also had considerable losses. Highest market price* paid for scrap cotton. J. Olin Kimbetl. $1,50 A YEAR