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VOL. V. NO. 11
ear filibuster to
I COMPEL CUT IN BILL
[ribble and roddenberry and de
mand economy re¬
duction in STAGGER¬
ING PENSION TOTAL.
The Washington Times in its issue
L last Saturday had the following ac
burnt of a debate on the floor of
Jo fribble tigress in which district Congressman took Sam im
of this an
ortant part:
I “A threatened filibuster against all
jipropriation bills worried the lead
rs of the House when it met today
3 resume debate on the annual pen
ton appropriation bill, which carries
he enormous total of $180,300,000.
this is an increase of $25,000,000
The “economy” Democrats, eighty
f whom recently met in a confer¬
ee to protest against extravagance
h expenditures, have made tentative
Bans to hold up all appropriation
HI Is until March 4, unless the an
Hial budgets are shaved.
Extravagance Scored.
This was indicated yesterday after
Don in the speeches of Congress¬
men Roddenberry and member Tribble. Con
ressman Tribble, a of the
aval Committee, scored the extrav
ranee in the naval budget, and Mr.
joddenberry frankly join in asserted concerted his
rillinirness to a
|emoc”t.‘.je eiusade t o prevent the
k sage of “appropriation bill with
daggering to T als.”
| lioddeubtrry appealed to his col
lagues on the Democratic side to
[and by the economy plank in the
jaltimore platform. Practically even
ill reported by the Democratic
[ouse, he said, had been a violation
: these economy pledges.
If a filibuster develops today
jainst the pensions bill, it will be
pnstrued as the first step in a gen
'al onslaught against large supply
ills. About three score Democrats
■e said to be ready to join in hold
ig up the remaining appropriation
ills until they are sliced a few mil
(Contjnued on page eight.)
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)*sAoT*rjroer tAc m&fting ofa use¬
fulcitizen ^'onAonoraU career's
Our martyred president’s birthday brings to
mind the possibilities that confront the
young man of today.
His advice—always sound and freely
given, to young men, will live for ages, and
have a marked influence on each succeeding
• •
using generation.
McKinley was not a miser—he lived and enjoyed life—
but he always made it a point to put a little aside for the future.
F le attributed his success in life to this early determination to
save.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
We are Steadily Growing-Cima and Grow With us.
@flws @Umimgitw NEW
NEWTON COUNTY MEN
WIN FREE TRIPS.
THREE FROM THIS COUNTY WIL!
ATTEND THE INAUGURA¬
TION OF PRESIDENT
WOODROW WILSON.
Mr. Walter Death who for the past
several years has had charge of the
city subscriptions of the Atlanta Jour¬
nal in Covington, won one of the
free trips offered carriers by that
paper and will attend the inaugura¬
tion of President Woodrow Wilson in
Washington on March 4.
These trips offered by the Journal
are ideal, paying railroad and sleep¬
ing car fare, hotel bills and all the
other nceessary expenses incurred
in attending the inauguration.
Walter Death is one of the most
popular young men in the city, and
is a hustler. He has scores of
firends who congratulate him upon
his successful race for the trip.
Two other young men of the coun¬
ty, sons of Hon. G. C. Adams, of
Mansfield, also won trips from the
same source and will attend the in¬
augural ceremonies.
These tirps mean a lot to the win¬
ners. This event in Washington will
eclipse any ever held before, and will
be attended by citizens from every
nook and corner of America, as well
as by a multitude from other count
tries. From an educational stand¬
point it will mean more than they caa
get out of the average life in ten or
twenty years. Many will attend for
this feature alone.
Besides the boys all over Georgia
who have won these trips there will
be a large aggregation who will go
from every section of the state, and
among them will be some of our best
known men and women.
AGED INDIGENT WOMAN DIES
AT THE COUNTY FARM.
Mrs Amanda Wallace, an aged in¬
mate of the county pauper farm, died
a+ that place Thursday night after
an illness of a long time. She had
been at the farm for a number of
years, and had the sympathy of every
one in her misfortune.
The interment took place Friday at
the Wallace burying ground in Gum
Creek district. Peace to her ashes.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, Feb. 19, 1913.
CONTEST BONUS CLOSES
ON THURSDAY, FEB. 27
Many Working for Piano and Other Prizes.
Inquiries Received Daily about Voting
Getting Subscribers, Etc.
The big prize voting contest is at¬
tracting more attention every day, so
as incentive to all contestants we
have decided to give the following
special votes:
For every seven new subscriptions
4.000 extra, making a total of 8,200.
These subscriptions need not be for
one party for seven years, or for
seven different people for one year,
but must be new subscriptions for
seven years, and must be handed in
all at one time.
For every seven renewal subscrip¬
tions 3,000 extra, making a total of
6,500. These may be for seven differ
ent people, or all for one, but must
be all renewals and must be handed
in all at one time.
The above special offer will hold
good until the first count on Febru¬
ary 27th, at which time votes will be
counted by the judges who will awari
the $10 in gold to the contestant who
receives the largest number of votes
up to the first count. The bal’ot box
will close promptly at 7:30 p. m., on
Thursday, February 27‘th.
Remember the $10 in gold to be
given to the contestant having the
highest number of votes on February
27th is a special prize offered by
The News. It will in no way effect
the stattiding of the winner of the
contest.
A few contestants thought that the
winning of the $10 would effect their
votes for the piano. It will not. All
votes found in the box on February
27th will be included in the final
count, which will decide the winners
of the piano and other prizes.
Remember that each subscription
you receive—either new, renewal or
back—will get a certain number of
votes with an extra bonus vote also.
All votes to be counted must be in
by 7:30 o’clock, Thursday, Feb. 27th.
The following names have been sug
gested as awarding committee and
count the ballots, and if no objections
are offered they will constitute the
committee:
R. R. Fowler, President Fowler
Bros., Co.,
J. O. Martin, County School Su¬
perintendent.
J. E. Philips, Assistant Cashier of
Bank of Covington.
Get busy and vote for your choice.
The contest will be conduced squared
and no partiality will be shown any
one. Do it now and help some one
reap the benefits of the liberal offer.
Remember to have your friends
trade with the merchants who are
giving the coupons. They axe reliabl
tradespeople as follows:
<leo. T. Smith, druggist
Stephenson & Calaway, gen. mdse
M. Levin, gen mdse.
W. W. St. Johns, jewelry.
C. A. Franklin, groceries.
E. H. Mobley, gen. mdse.
Stephenson Hardware Company.
R. E. Everitt, furniture.
The Lyric Theatre.
The nominations so far made are
as follows:
Miss Pearl Vining, City.
Miss Mary Thompson, City.
Miss Rosalie Marbut, Almon.
Miss Ophelia Hays, Hayston.
Miss Nina Brooks, Porterdale.
Miss Lois Cowan, Porterdale. rfd.
Miss Katie Belle Burnett, Almon.
Miss Grace Parks, City R.F.D.
NEWTON COUNTY CLUB IS
GIVEN ITS PROPER PLACE.
The Columbia State had the follow¬
ing to say about the originality of the
Newton County Boys’ Corn Club and
some of its members. The article ap¬
peared during the National Corn ex-’
hibition there two weeks ago:
“Two of the most interesting visi¬
tors to the corn show and two boys
who are exciting considerable interest
are Hugh King and Charles Ogletree,
members of the original boys’ corn
club in the South. The first club wa*
organized in 1904 in Newton county,
Georgia, and the organization was at
the instigation and under the direc¬
tion of G. C. Adams, county superin¬
tendent of schools of Newton county
at that time.
“The two young men, whose pic¬
tures appear in this issue of The
State, have equal distinction between
them. Charles Ogletree, who is seen
on the left of the picture, has the dis¬
tinction of being the oldest member
Miss Dessa McLoy, Porterdale, rfd.
Miss Jessie King, Porterdale, rfd.
Miss Mary B. Thompson, Porterdale
Miss Ruth Boyd, Porterdale, rfd.
Miss Pearl Gardner, Porterdale, rfd.
Miss Robbie Harvey, Porterdale, rf(
Miss Frances Avery, Porterdale, rfd
Miss Ruby Cole, Porterdale, rfd.
Miss Lucile Shaddox, Porterdale,rfd
Miss Ruth Cowan, Porterdale, rfd.
Miss Florrie Aiken, City, rfd.
Miss Sarah Griffin, Starrsville.
Miss Maggie Mask, City, rfd.
Miss Ruth Reynolds, City, rfd.
Miss Iver Yancey, City rfd.
Miss Gace Banks, Starrsville.
Miss Jewel Henderson, Starrsville.
Miss Sadie Harper, Porterdale, rfd.
Miss Nina Ozburn, City, rfd.
Miss Robertine Belcher, Starrsville.
Miss Frances K. Corley, Starrsville.
Miss Ida Mann, Starrsville.
Miss Ethel Piper, Porterdale.
Miss Lurline Thompson, Port’dale,
Miss Chloe Murrelle, Newborn.
Miss Lillie Aaron, So. Circle, rfd.
Miss Ruth Luke Newborn.
Miss Alice Thompson, City rfd.
Miss Mary Hicks, Porterdale, rfd.
Mrs. F. P. Harrison, City.
Miss Ella Ruth Hicks, Porterdale.
Mrs. P. L. Hill, City, rfd.
Miss Grade Parker, City, rfd.
Miss Mellie Pitts, Newborn.
Miss Cora Lord, City, rfd.
Miss Maggie Cowan, Porterdale, rfd
Miss Mamie Reynolds, City, rfd.
Miss Sadie Ruth Beam, Oxford.
Miss Elizabeth Branham, Oxford.
Mi&s Ruth Hendeson, Oxford.
Miss Eva Boggus, Oxford, rfd.
Miss Irene George, Oxford, rfd.
Miss Mattie Lou Owens, City, rfd.
Miss Nina Bowden, Porterdale, rfd.
Miss Dorothy Lee, Oxford, rfd.
Miss Luna M. Elliugont, Oxford, rfd
Miss Grace Poole, Oxford, rfd.
Miss Annie B. Brooks, Oxford, rfd.
Miss Irene Bostwick, Oxford, rfd.
Miss Annie B. Byrd, Oxford, rfd.
Miss Adele Ellis, Oxford, rfd.
Miss Inez Womack, Oxford, rfd.
Miss Leona Cook, Oxford, rfd.
Miss Ruth Fuller, Oxford, rfd.
Miss Gertrude Hyatt, Oxford, rfd.
Miss Trixie Sockwell, Oxford, rfd.
Miss Jewel Lane, City rfd.
Miss Mary Reagan, City rfd.
Miss Mary Sue Ramsey, City, rfd.
Miss Fannie Treadwell, City rfd.
Miss Lemma Biggers, Hayston.
Miss Annie Dobbs, Hayston.
Miss Maggie Simons, City, rfd.
Miss Lois Hays, Hayston.
Miss Myrtle Estes, City rfd.
Miss Rosalind Adams, City, rfd.
Miss Tempie Adams, City rfd.
Miss Katherine Stowe, Newborn.
Miss Sarah Gay, Newborn.
Miss Ola Adams, Newborn.
Miss F tnie Fillyaw, City, rfd.
Miss Louise Duke, Newborn.
Miss Carrie Beck Edwards, City,rfd.
Miss Olyda Taylor, City, rfd.
Miss Grace Grant, City, rfd.
Miss Ruth Roberts, City, rfd.
Miss Elizabeth Elliott, Mansfield.
Miss Mtry Lizzie Cook, Mansfield.
Miss 1. ie Lane, City, rfd.
Miss Mvrtis Bagby, Mansfield.
Miss Sa an Adams, So. Circle, rfd.
Miss Luiline Elliott, So. Circle, rfd.
Miss Gene Patrick, So Circle, rfd.
Miss Ellen Aaron, So. Circle, rfd.
Miss Lottie Darnell, City, rfd.
Miss Pauline Nash, City, rfd.
Miss Mary Dobbs, Almon.
FORMER COVINGTON MAN IS
HERE AFTER LONG ABSENCE.
Mr. Will Rivers, formerly of Cov¬
ington but now of Atlanta, is in the
city with the BellTelephone Company
with whom he holds a responsible po¬
sition. He has a host of friends in
this section who are glad to welcome
him back.
of a corn club in the South, he being
the only member of the original club
who has not outgrown the age limit.
“The second boy, Hugh King, was
the first prize winner of the original
club last year. He is a grandson of
the late Congressman Livingston of
Georgia, who was president of the
Georgia Agricultural society for a
number of years.
“The boys are accompanied to Co¬
lumbia by W. H. Ogletree and J. O.
Martin, of Newton, and are making
their headquarters at the splendid
Georgia booth, which is in charge of
Prof. G. E. Rice, of Augusta, Ga.”
NEWTON COUNTY
VETS HAVE TO WAIT
OLD VETS WILL SOON RECEIVE
A PORTION OF THEIR PEN¬
SION MONEY FROM THE
STATE TREASURY.
With some $600,000 in the State
Saturday, Governor Brown
to pay pensioners as far as
amount would go, leaving the
balance to wait two or three weeks,
until the necessary $518,000 is ready.
Last winter acting Gove’mor John
M. Slaton took this course. With
about half a million dollars on hand
he decided (to pay out that much ait
the time. The names of all the coun¬
ties were placed in a hat, and with
the governor, Pensioner Commission¬
er Lindsey and others present coun¬
ties were draw out until the amount
was absorbed. In all 64 counties Wert
paid then.
Governor Brown decided, therefore,
to pay the counties left out of this
lottery plan last year now, and Com¬
missioner Lindsey checked off the
list prior to submission of the re¬
quest for the warrant.
The amount was sufficient to pay
the counties not receiving pay early
last year.
Newton county having received her
portion of the pension money first
last year will have to wait for two or
three weeks later, or when there is
enough money in the state treasury
to pay off the old soldiers for this
year. Newton’s share of the money
paid the old vets is nearly $9,000.
TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE WILL
BE HELD HERE SATURDAY.
In the article about the teachers’
institute last week, the date read
“21st,” when it should have been
the twenty-second, which is Satur¬
day of this week. The error was
purely typographical and we are glad
to make this correction.
An unusually interesting program
has been arranged for this session,
and every teacher in the county is
expected to be present. The public
is also cordially invited to meet with
them Saturday, February 22nd, at
the school auditorium.
Besides the regular discussions by
the teachers two contests by pupils
will be held.
Do It
Now -
Acquire!
The savings habit and you will have
traversed the roughest part of the road to
success~Open an account with us to-day
-succeeding dollars come easier-and in a
short time you will have a bank account
that will give you new ambition, thereby
enabling you to Make more and SAVE
more.
The Bank of Covington.
Covington Georgia
CAPITAL - - $100,000.00
Surplus and Profits, $10,ooo.oo
=We Invite Your Patronage . 1
Advertise—
For Results-*
Through The News Columns
$1. A Year In Advance.
PREPARING LOTS FOR
SUB-DIVISION SALE
THE SUBDIVISION ON FLOYD
STREET WILL BE VERY AT¬
TRACTIVE WITHIN FEW
WEEKS.
Mr. C. S Thompson, who recently
(purchased the Rheberg property out
on Floyd street for the purpose of sub
division, stated to a News reporter
yesterday that during the present
week the streets would all be laid
off, and tile grading begun on the
sidewalks and other places to be put
in shape before the lots are placed
on sale this spring.
Mr. Thompson has already had the
(entire property cleaned off and put
in condition for surveying. The lots
will practically all have terraces to
the sidewaks, which will give them
the prettiest effect obtainable for
building homes. The sidewalks will
also be pa/cd and a 1 >t of other im¬
provements made before they are of¬
fered for sale.
Mr. Thompson will begin the erec¬
tion of his home as soon as the lum¬
ber can be placed and it will be rush¬
ed to completion. There will also
he erected at once three bungalows
on the property, which shows that it
is to be made a strictly high-class
neighborhood for a home.
An. application has been made to
the Central railroad for a stop at the
foot on the principal street of the
city, and there is hardly a doubt but
that an umbrella station will be had
at that point.
It is the belief of many that as
soon a® the lots are offered fcv^sale
there will be more buyers than can
he accommodated, owing to the de¬
sirability of the property.
SOUTHERN BELL LINE CREW
HERE FOR THE MONTH.
The line crew of the Southern Bell
Telephone company is in the city and
will work on the system in and
around Covington for the next thirty
days. The Bell company maintains
a large force of workmen and believe
in keeping its physical property up
to the highest degree of efficiency.
While here the crew will make a
number of alterations In order that
the service may be maintained, and
improved.
