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The Wise Advertiser
Never Whispers—
He Shouts.
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|hiel Spell-Binder Disagrees
With W. J. Harris on a
Number of Important
t
Issues.
Judge John W. Bennett, of
teycross, spell-binder-in-chief Harris,
ji-Hon. William J. can
idate for the United States Sen¬
te, limited, delivered an address
i the Newton county court
ouse on Thursday morning of
st week to fifty-two people, in
uding one boy and seven or
ght men whose offices are in
ie building.
i Judge Bennett was introduced
b the assembled voters by Dr.
like Robinson in a few appro¬
bate remarks and he immed;
;ely began an interesting dis
ission of the senatorial situa
on, making the best argument
lat could be made from the tex.
hich he had selected.
| For the one speaker hour and held fifteen the min
;es re
lectful attention of the faithfn.
fy-two, presenting in an abk
anner the thread-bare fine ol
[ought that has been adopte
the Harris headquarters anc
lich has been sadly over-
3rked.
Realizing that he was among
iends of Congressman Howard,
e Judge did not indulge in the
use of that gentleman that
is characterized his addresse
South Georgia and othei
lubtful lcasion territory, being on this
much fairer than the
lerage soap box orator.
Violent Inconsistency,
kludge his criticism Bennett was vehement
of Congressman
>ward for holding one offici
tile making the race for ar;-,
her. It will be remembered
at he was floor-manager foi
inator Thomas W. Hardwick at
e infamous State Convention
1914 in Macon, contributing
aterially to the defeat of Hon
loans Swift Felder, who re¬
nted the office of Attorney
meral to make the race agains f
nator Hardwick and Governor
M. Slaton, who did not resign
e offices which they were
tiding. Senator Hardwick was
mgressman from the Tenth
strict and ran second in the
ce, his nomination being se
red through doubtful conven
)n methods engineered bv
fdge Harris, Bennett who and Hon. William
|e personal was regarded a '
■resident representative of
|rsed Wilson, who had en
the candidacy of Senator
brdwick.
This record is offered as a sub
antiation of The News’ claim
iat a large majority of the Har
s supporters are more incon
stent than April showers.
Disagrees with The Patriot.
Jt was a significant fact that
ie speaker disagreed with Mr.
pi’ris in his silly criticism of
pgressman R. Smith Howard and Hon
in connection with
overnment contracts in Atlan
l - stating that it was a legiti
ate business deal concerning
mch there was no suspicion of
‘ a .• When reminded by
friend that Mr. Harris had
,en ut to criticise both the Con
ress.nan and contractor, Judge
ennett replied: “So I have been
farmed, but I differ with him
1 that point.”
Harris no Speaker,
l he speaker admitted that Mr.
an is was incapable of making
aimed interesting speech, but
that he was a worker
a man of brains, both of
ah statementsTiave been con
the I recent revelation 1
nited States Chamber oi
»mmerce, which this week de
sunced the Federal Trade Con
ussion of which Mr. Harris ha
pa member since its organi
ieo° n aying ' ' ncom Petent other and things: use
I “Tu ai P on K
1 he commission has begun
n of im Portant
ims. but because situa
ests of vaccillating
or for other reasons
J «t its work incomplete:”
iiljc Covington 55
* s
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
Was President of the Bank of
Covington and for Years a
Business Factor.
Mr. S. P. Thompson, one of
Newton county’s most promi¬
nent and highly respected citi¬
zens, died at his home on Usher
street at 4:00 o’clock Wednesday
morning at the age of sixty-si.-:
'ears, leaving his widow and or.e
hild, Mrs. Count D. Gibson, a
•>on-in-law, Count D. Gibson, ore
grand-child, Samuel Thompson
Jibson, and one brother, D. A.
Thompson.
While it was known that Mr.
Thompson’s condition had been
the source of much anxiety to
his relatives and friends for sev¬
eral weeks past, the news of his
leath cast a veil.of gloom over
the entire community, throuv’
>ut which he was well and favor¬
ably known.
For a number of years Mr.
Thompson was prominently and
nfluentially identified with va¬
rious business, religious and edu¬
cational enterprises, being at the
ime of his death president of
he Bank of Covington.
The funeral will be conducted
>t the Presbyterian church, of
vhich the deceased was long
consistent member, at 3 o’clock
Thursday afternoon by the min¬
uter, Rev. J. B. Ficklen, and the
'nterment will be made in West
View Cemetery.
TWELVE SELECTMEN TO
ENTRAIN IS WEEK
Four will Go to Camp Gordon on
Thursday and Eight to
Camp Wheeler on Friday
Morning.
Two white selectmen from
Newton county will entrain for
Tamp Gordon on September 5th
<nd eight will entrain for Camp
Vheeler on September 6th, as
follows:
To entrain September 5th: Ar¬
bor Cheek, Porterdale; J. El
wood Stokes. Mansfield. Alter¬
nate : Emmett Barnard Loyd.
To entrain September 6th:
John Henry Dawkins, Covington.
Ga., Route 1 ; William S. Jordan,
280 E. Georgia Ave., Atlanta;
Floyd Collier. Porterdale; Rob¬
ert White Aiken. Covington, Ga.,
Route 5; Felix Hardeman
Wrieht, Covington. Ga., Rout 13
1; Thomas Milton St. John. Cov¬
ington. Ga.. Route 2; Branham
Reed Haden. Mobile, Ala.: Rain¬
ey Herschel Bird. Oxford, Ga., R.
F. D. Alternates: James Zach¬
ary Thomnson, Covington, Ga.,
Route 7; Maud Gordon. Porter
^ale, Ga.: James Monroe Bates.
Starrsville. Ga., Route 1. F.morv
Sneer Cook. Mansfield. Ga.. R. F.
D.; James Hopkins, Covington.
Da.. Route 3; James Frank
Rrooks, Atlanta, Ga.
Direct reference was made to
wo of the members as candi¬
dates for other offices whi v
drawing pay as members of the
commission.
No New Features.
Judge Bennet did not intro¬
duce any logical reasons in bc-
1 alf of Mr. Harris, but stated
that the wishes of the Presidem
should be respected. He assert¬
ed that Mr. Harris was a man of
unusual ability, but submitted m
nroof, leavine his hearers t >
wonder how The Patriot had suc¬
ceeded in keeping his lamp und r
v bushel all the years that he
^as been known to the people o
Georgia.
The speaker was applauded
'umber of times by the six oi
seven Harris supporters present
• nd a number of patriotic ex¬
pressions elicited general ap¬
proval.
It may be safely assumed
however, that Newton is still in
the Howard column, even should
r very person wV»n heard Judge
Bennett be allowed to vote fou r
times for Mr. Harris.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBERS, 1918
« GROSS
WRITKJTO LADIES
Urges a More General Co-Opera¬
tion with Those who Assem¬
ble in work room to Aid
Government.
Covington, Ga.,
August 31, 1918.
Editor Covington News,
Covington, Ga.,
Dear Sir:
“A little bird has told me”
i.hat the good women of our good
town are not giving the work
room of the Red Cross in Coving¬
ton the loyal support that is to
be expected of such women as
our town boasts. If this is true,
I fail to understand the reason
for this indifference, for surely
there i$ no greater opportunity
for personal work than is found
there. If it were possible for
any woman in Covington to be
unpatriotic, and to be opposed to
the present war plans of our
Government, or if there are
those whose religious scruples
would prompt them to withhold
their help from the Government,
surely they would be ready to
help suffering humanity whatev
er the cause of that suffering,
and wherever it is found.
Anyone who would turn a deaf
ear td the cry of suffering hu¬
manity, would have to preach to
me a long time before they con¬
vinced me that the love of God
is in their hearts.
We parents of the privates in
the Army and Navy have an
abiding interest in their *
which I am willing to admit is a
selfish interest, and it will be
hard for these good women to ex¬
plain their lack of interest to us,
but it will be infinitely harder to
explain to the boys and men that
chine home.
It is hard to think of any wo¬
man that fails to do her whole
duty, for they have always been
the most self-sacrificing, the
greatest sympathizers, the lead¬
ers in all the good works in their
respective communities. Of
course, there are busy house¬
wives who have not the time to
give to any work but the house¬
hold duties. To these I have no
word of complaint, but there are
women in Covington who can
leave their homes for pleasure
• ides and social visits, and yei;
have not time to give two or
three boors a week to the work
of making the wounds of boys
in France and Italy less danger¬
ous.
It seems to me that to know
that I had made one garment, or
surgical dressing that had made
one wounded soldier more com¬
fortable. or stopped the blood un¬
til the surgeon could attend the
wound of one soldier v^ould woman), com -
oensate me. (were I a
for several days of work, to sav
nothing of a few hours. I don’t
think these good women are
“slackers,” but they surely have
not realized the great opportuni¬
ty for real patriotic endeavor.
The opportunity is yours, good
women of Covington, will you
!take advantage of it? Under
I the new draft some husband
I and fathers will go from Coving¬
I ton, as well as young boys, an<
should they r e wounded, it will
be some comfort to you to know
that maybe vour bandage, or
your hospital garment tmms
tered to the comfort of yo'.r
loved one.
Member of the Red Cross.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Col. and Mrs. J. R. Irwin, of
Conyers, were visitors in Co
ington Monday afternoon.
Hon. Josiah Basingame, o;
Jersey, candidate for the Staf
Senate from the Twenty-Seventh
District, was mingling wit)
Covington friends Monday.
The Covington News two
years for $2.50. All subscrip¬
tions that have expired must be
renewed by September 15th or
the paper will be discontinued.
ILL
BN SEPTEMBER —
It is Urged that Citizens Co-Op¬
erate with Government in De¬
termining War Strength
of Newton County.
In compliance with the recent¬
ly enacted amendement to the se¬
lective service law, a registra¬
tion will be conducted in Newton
county on Thursday, September
12th, for the purpose of register¬
ing all men coming within its
provisions, meaning those be¬
tween the ages of eighteen and
forty-six years who have not
registered under the old law.
Men between the ages of eigh¬
teen and twenty-one years and
thix-ty-one and forty-six years
will be required to register on
this occasion, it being supposed
that all between the ages of
twenty-one and thirty-one years,
inclusive, have already regis¬
tered.
The News presents below the
names of the registrars in the
districts and urges the co-oper¬
ation of the people in the work
of ascertaining the war strength
of-the county.
Leguin: Elbert Lassiter, Jim
Coegins, Ben Smith.
Cedar Shoals: R. B. Davis, Joe
Osborn, R. P. Loyd, R. E. Cowan.
Gaithers: A. M. Griffin, Hor¬
ace Adams, R. F. Dick.
Brewers: Walter Pope, Joe Bo¬
hannon, Levi Baker.
Gum Creek: Robert Bostwick,
David Guinn, Woody Boggus.
Rocky Plains: Boise Davis.
Boyce Harvey, Jim Thompson.
Downs: L. W. Jarman, T. B.
Black, Lon Brown.
Stansells: Coe Ramsey. Albert
Ellington. Wood Piper.
Almon: W. B. Ficquet, W. S.
Marbut, J. R. Henderson.
Wyatt: W. H. Boggus, Homer
Guinn.
Brick Store: R. W. Campbell,
P. T. Dver, C. W. Adams.
Hays: P. B. Hays, Walter Cor¬
ley, Cliff Belcher.
Newborn: John Carter, E. B.
Nelson, Capers Robertson, H. G.
Smith.
Mansfield: C. E. Hardeman,
W. E. Hanvell, J. W. Henderson.
Oxford: J. Z. Johnson, D. T.
Stone, Frank Henderson.
Covington: J. W. Harwell,
Henry Pickett, Otis Nixon and
five more to be selected.
Porterdale: R. B. Davis and
seven more to be selected.
A meeting of the registrars
who will serve on September 12,
will be held at the office of the
local Board on Thursday, Sep¬
tember 5. These men are expect¬
ed to serve gratuitiously on the
day of registration, and while a
gqodly number have already vol¬
unteered to serve, there will be a
few who will not be able to give
one day’s free service to their
Government All who wish to
serve voluntarily as registrars on
September 12th will please regis¬
ter their names with Albert B.
Meador at the office of the local
board or with any of the board
members.
RED GROSS S DOING MUCH
WORK FOR HE SOLDIERS
August Allotment for Local
Chapter was Two Hundred
Comfort Kits.
Since June 1st, when the last
report of the Newton County
Chapter of the Red Cross was
published, the following articles
have been finished by the vari¬
ous branches and shipped to At¬
lanta :
Mansfield: 70 pairs undergar¬
ments, 14 sweaters, 12 pairs of
socks, 12,000 gauze wipes.
Oxford: 38 pairs undergar¬
ments.
Covington: 172 pairs under¬
garments, 30 sweaters, 14 pairs
of socks.
West Newton: 13 pairs paja¬
mas.
The August allotment for this
chapter was 200 comfort kits.
Of these Mansfield furnished 75,
Oxford 40 and Covington 85.
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HONOR unMnD OF nc JOHN ,nuu Df
Program Includes Address by
Former Teacher of Newton
Boy Killed at the Front.
Impressive memorial services
will be held at the Covington
Methodist church at 8:00 o’clock
next Sunday evening in honor of
John Bower, the first Newton
county boy to lose his life in the
great war raging in France.
The young soldier, a son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bower, of
near Covington, sailed for France
on May 17th of this year and was
killed on June 17th, the news of
his death casting a veil of sor¬
row over Covington and Newton
county.
The program Sunday night
will include a brief address by
Prof. Count D. Gibson, & former
teacher, for whom the deceased
entertained the highest esteem.
The invitation to attend is open
to everybody and it is expected
that a large audience will wit¬
ness the exercises.
CARD OF THANKS.
We desire to publicly express
our sincere appreciation of the
many acts of kindness extended
us during the recent unexpected
death of our wife and mother,
Mrs. Laura E. Flowers, and for
the beautiful floral tributes.
Such thoughtfulness can never
he forgotten.
J. C. Flowers and family.
F. 0. HURD WRITES
CARD TO THE
Tells of His Work in the Recent
Session of the Legislature.
Opposed to High
* Taxes.
To the voters of Newton county:
I wish to express my appre¬
ciation of the favors which you
have so kindly conferred upon
me in the past and for which I
shall ever feel grateful.
I have held three offices in
this county and do not hesitate
to say that I feel that I have per¬
formed the attendant duties to
the best of my ability. I am
basing my candidacy for re-elec¬
tion to the Georgia Legislature
upon the record that I have made
as your servant and if you thins
that I have represented you hon¬
estly and intelligently I would bt
more than glad to have your sup¬
port as an endorsement. I have
endeavored to keep every pledge
and have at all times supported
such legislation as seemed to
guarantee equal rights to all and
special privileges to none. 1 '
advocated measures that I con¬
sidered for the best interests of
the greatest number of people
and have in every way possible
kept my pledges to my constitu¬
ents, in which I have more than
once made the fight of my life.
I have opposed every appro¬
priation that I considered un¬
wise and have voted against
what I though to be the untimely
advance of salaries, including
the ner diem of the members of
the Legislature, as I did not be¬
lieve that they were entitled to
a larger share of the hard earned
money of the tax payers.
I voted against the appropri¬
ations bill which would have pro¬
vided for the expenditure of a
sum more than two million dol¬
lars greater than the available
revenues.
I have at all times favored the
promotion of the interests of the
public schools and I have voted
against raisine taxes to raise
salaries for office holders to live
in luxury at the expense of the
honest tax payer.
F. D. Ballard.
Cohen Will Close Saturday.
Our store will be closed Satur¬
day. September 7th, which is l he
Jewish New Yea * and generally
observed as a holidav.
W. Cohen.
Worth Four On
The Fence.
$1.50 Per Year in Advance
OPPOSED 18 YEARS
Voted Solid Against Forcing a
Boy to Fight Before Allow¬
ing Him any Civil
Privileges.
By James A Holloman in Atlan¬
ta Constitution.
The Associated Press news re¬
ports the other day carried the
story that the new draft bill, ex¬
tending the age limit from 18 to
45 years, had been passed by the
ower house of Congress with on¬
ly two dissenting votes. That
story was true; but the Associ¬
ated Press did not carry—and
it would be unusual to do so—
the votes of the various members
during the battle on the floor,
when the bill was being consid¬
ered by the committee of the
whole house on the state of the
republic.
It must be understood that the
question of accepting the com¬
mittee report, with or without
amendements, and the question
of placing the bill on its passage,
has to be fought out with mem¬
bers of the house resolved into a
committee of the whole, with a
chairman from the membership,
selected by the speaker.
In the whole house committee
consideration of this bill I am
reliably informed that the Geor¬
gia delegation voted solidly ev¬
ery time against reducing the
ages of boys subject to conscrip¬
tion to 18 years; and as a matter
of fact ’to any age below 21
years.
Several of the members who
were in their districts in the in¬
terest of their campaigns hur¬
ried back to Washington to op
nose this reduction of the age
limit. Congressman Brand, of
the Eighth, was one of those
who returned to the capitol for
that purpose.
After the committee of the
whole house had threshed the
matter out to a finish and decid¬
ed to recommend for passage,
without amendment, the original
Pill, fixing 18 to 45, then on its
nassage by the house the delega¬
tion voted to sustain the commit¬
tee recommendation—that
for the bill.
Unless one understands parlia¬
mentary practices in enacting
mch measures, a recorded house
vote is some times misleading as ,
to the position by a member, or
by a delegation of members,
where they vote with accord, as
the Georgia congressmen did ii
this instance.
STONE MT. BAPTISTS
CONVENE IN CONYERS
Dr. J. A. Reiser Elected Mod¬
erator and R. F. .Smith Sec¬
retary. Every Church
Represented.
The Stone Mountain Associa¬
tion of the Missionary Baptist
church, including about twenty
•'* charges, was in session with
the Baptist church in Conyers on
Tuesday and Wednesday of this
w ek with Rev. J. A. Reiser, of
Lithonia, the newly elected mod¬
erator, presiding, and R. F.
Smith, of Decatur, acting as Sec¬
retary. *
Dr. C. W. Daniel, pastor of the
Firts Baptist church of Atlanta,
delivered a highly interesting
sermon at 8:00 o’clock Tuesday
evening to a large and appreci¬
ative congregation.
The annual missionary sermon
was preached by Rev. B. J. W.
Graham, editor of the Christian
Index, at 11:00 o’clock Wednes¬
day morning, being a forceful
presentation of the cause of mis
dons and the good work being
accomplished by the denomina¬
tion.
Every church in the Associa¬
tion was represented by messen¬
ger and the reports indicated a
prosperous year along all lines.
