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Telephone 159 — Covington, Ga,
PUBLISHED EV ERY THURSDAY
JACK L. PATTERSON,
Editor and Proprietor
Official Organ of Newton County and the
City of Covington
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Entered as second class mail matter December 2
1908. at the Post Office at Covington, Ga., under the
Act of March 3, 3879.
Covington, Ga., September 12, 1918.
Tell the truth and shame the devil.
-X
The Newton County Fair, October
1-2-3-4-5.
-—X
• The loss of territory is causing the Ger¬
mans to lose heart.
-X-
“Girls wanted for men’s neckwear,”
says an ad. We’ll take one or two.
BETTING ON ELECTIONS.
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The Atlanta Constitution, in its issue
of last Sunday, carried under lirst page
scare-heads a schedule of 1 election bets that
should be of interest to the officers of Ful¬
ton county and those of the city which un¬
der Chief of Police James L. Beavers, is
supposed to be the most righteous city in
the world. ,
The enterprising reporter who “does”
the Kimball House Lobby should be sum¬
moned to apear before the Grand Jury and
forced to reveal the names of the gamblers
who were openly offering to wager money
on the result of the Senatorial primary,
concerning which he seemed to be fully in¬
formed.
It is equally a violation of the law of
Georgia to bet on elections and play poker
and there should be no discrimination be¬
tween criminals. The near-criminal detec¬
tives of Atlanta climb the skyscrapers for
the purpose of securing evidence against
card manipulators, yet they are unable to
apprehend men in the Kimball House Lobby
displaying money aloft in an advertisement
of their willingness to violate the law.
According to the Constitution, a num¬
ber of wagers were arranged, the author of
the article specifying amounts, and those
present should be compelled to divulge the
names of the gamblers. Betting on the re¬
sults of elections might not be out of order
in any other city in Georgia, but Atlanta
has recently been subjected to a number of
'renovations and such performances as open
Violations of the law are discouraging to
Macon, Columbus, Augusta and Savannah.
It would be interesting to know why
the city detectives never interfere on oc¬
casions of this kind. They seem always to
be on the alert during a convention of crap
shooters, but when more flagrant violations
of the code are in progress they are apt to
be found among those missing, even if they
are not participating in another banquet at
the negro hotel on Ivey street, which seems
to be a popular resort.
‘ The News has no further interest in the
matter than should be manifested by any
other good citizen in the welfare of the Cap¬
itol City, which recently experienced a
“cleaning up” in full accordance with the
sanitary regulations.
A pair of Jack’s—Covington News and
Conyers Times.—Griffin News and Sun.
Anybody want to catch one of ’em ?
POLITICIANS REFUSE TO “ADJOURN”
Co-operating in an effort to “adjourn”
politics during the war, President Sam L.
Olive, of tfie State Senate, and Speaker
John N. Holder, of the House, revised their
political plans for the future with the ex¬
pectation of being re-elected to the offices
they now hold without opposition.
President Olive, according to report,
w T as contemplating making the race for
member of Congress from the Tenth Dis¬
trict, while Speaker Holder w r as practically
in the race for the State Senate from his
district and a candidate for President.
Even before the primary, an agitation
is developing in favor of a certain candidate,
who will in all probability oppose President
Olive at the next session of the Legislature,
in which event the members who w r ere in
favor of “adiouming” politics should sup¬
port the candidate who yielded to their sug¬
gestion.
/ THE IRVINGTON NEWS, COVINGTON, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1918
A CONDITIONAL COMPLIMENT.
The News appreciates the many compli
its that have been so kindly bestowed
its bashful editor by well wishing
even the conditional statement that
have been writing some very timely
interesting editorials; that is if you
wrote them.” The Covington News and
The Conyers Times have but one editorial
writer, who is editor and proprietor of one
and editor, part owner and publisher of the
other and the sole director of their policy,
right or wrong.
Occasionally statistical matter and oth¬
er selections are reproduced in compliance
with solicitations from the Government as
well as editorials compiled from various
Sources of information, but neither news¬
paper is editorially connected with any of
the grape-vine sendees or editorial supply
houses.
Canned editorials that appear simul¬
taneously in a number of Georgia newspa¬
pers are not featured in either of the publi¬
cations with which this editor is connected,
and while they might contribute additional
interest to the editorial pages, he propose
to engage in some other line of endeavor
whenever it becomes necessary for him to
employ somebody else to do his thinking.
Only eighteen more days until the New¬
ton County Fair.
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Of all the evils of this world liquor is in
all probability the most prominent and pop¬
ular.
-X
We collided with a man on the train a
few days since who should join the Pig Club.
Yes, we told him just how we felt about it.
DR. JOE A. SHARP.
The people of Newton county owe them¬
selves the pleasure of forming the acouaint
ance of Dr Joe A. Sarpe, th° recently ap¬
pointed head-master of Emory University
Academy at Oxford. Dr. Sharp is one of
the best known and most successful educa¬
tors in Georgia, having for a number
years been the popular and efficient Presi¬
dent of Young Harris College in the pictur¬
esque mountains of North Georgia.
Dr. Sharp is always at his best, sub¬
scribing to the old-fashioned idea that “any¬
thing that is worth doing at all is worth
doing well.” He is beloved by every stu¬
dent with whom he has come in contact, and
they are legion. The boys would gladly
fight for “Joe” Sharp and he would cheerful¬
ly return the favor.
Newton county and Emory Academy
are to be congratulated upon the presence
of Dr. Sharp at this famouns old institution,
which deserves the support of every person
in this county and section.
Dr. Sharp is striving to interest the
home people in their school and it is ex¬
tremely gratifying to know that he is re¬
ceiving an encouraging response, and unde
his able management a prosperous year is
in prospect.
The fact that all American men are
bom free and equal doesn’t prove that some
of them won’t marry later on.
-LX
JOY RIDING ON SUNDAY.
The News urges a general co-operation
with the Government in every measure cal¬
culated to aid in winning the war and bring¬
ing the boys back home at the earliest pos¬
sible date. Despite the request that there
be no joy riding last Sunday, there were
many cars on the road that should have
been in the garage and it is not improbable
that the request will be followed by an or¬
der.
It is the duty of the local Council of
Defense to report all violations of Govern¬
mental restrictions and The News hopes
that no one will prove delinquent to duty.
It may be difficult to ascertain just how the
conservation of gasoline will contribute to
the success of our army in France, but it
will; of that there can be no doubt.
For several years there has been too
much joy riding on Sunday, anyway, and
more people pass Covington every Lord’s
day on the road to hell than are traveling in
any other direction. A permanent law
against joy riding on Sunday would be a
national blessing, especially during the sea¬
son of w’ar and sorrow.
When a woman will she will. When
she won't she won't. When she does she
does and when she don’t she don’t.
-X
The Red Cross deserves the support of
every patriotic man, woman and child in
Newton county. Do your duty and you’ll
feel better.
-X
All promises made concerning publica¬
tion of unsolicited contributions are con¬
ditional and subject to subsequent develop¬
ments. ’
-X
Judging from the report of the United
States Chamber of Commerce the Federal
Trade Commission is just about as useful as
a Grand Jury.
-X
It doesn’t matter how large or how
a girl’s waist is. in ninety-nine in
tances out of every hundred she can find an
that will fit around it perfectly.—Col¬
Enouirer-Sun. Sure she can, if
wait for us to cQme along. Our arms
adjusted to 5,000 different sizes.
SCORES OF MOLE PREMIUMS OFFERED
or SEWTO N coin F AIR usso*®
DISTRICT EXHIBITS.
Class No.
1 2nd 1st Prize...................$100.00 Prize...................
3rd Prize................... 75.00
4th Prize................... 50.00
25.00
INDIVIDUAL FARM DISPLAYS.
2 2nd 1st Prize....................$10.00 Prize....................
3rd Prize.................... 5.00
3.00
MISCELLANEOUS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Class
J\0. 1st 2nd
3. Best peck of wheat, any variety $2.00 $ 1.00
4. Best peck of oats, any variety 1.00
5. Best peck of rye, any variety 1.00
B. Best display of small grains by one farmer, all
produced on same farm, including wheat, oats
and rye, threshed and in sheaf 3.00 2.00
7. Best ten ears of corn, any variety 3.00 2.00
8. Best half dozen stalks of corn 2.00 1.00
9. Best display of corn on stalk, in ear, shelled
and ground, with any number of varieties 5.00 2.00
10. Best peck of peas, any variety 1.00 1.00
11. Best stalk of cotton 2.00
12. Best vine of velvet beans on stalk of corn
with ears 1.00
13. Best display of velvet beans in vines, shelled
in bunch, with corn, and ground 5.00 2.00
14. Best half bushel of sw'eet potatoes 1.00
15. Best half bushel of Irish potatoes 1.00
16. Best peck of soy beans 1.00
17. Best peck of Sorghum seed, any variety 1.00
18. Best ten stalks of Sorghum, any variety 1.00
19. Best quart jar of Sorghum syrup 1.00
20. Best and largest dozen turnips 1.00
21. Largest pumpkin 1.00
22. Largest three pumpkins 1.00 )
23. Largest watermelon 1.00 j I
24. Best basket of two dozen pears 1.00
25. Best peck of apples 1.00
26. Best five pounds of pecans 1.00 !
27. Best bale of cotton according to grade 1.00
28. Best bale of alfalfa hay 1.00 ' 1
29. Best hand grip of peavine hay 1.00 -1
30. Best hand grip of oat hay 1.00 1
31. Best peck of onions 1.00 .
32. Best half dozen beets 1.00
33. Best dozen carrots 1.00 1
34. Best dozen tomatoes 1.00
35. Best three bunches of celery 1.00
36. Best two heads of cabbage 1.00
37. Best collard plant 1.00
38. Best three gourds 1.00 '■.i
39. Best quart of butter beans 1.00 ■
40. Best quart of shelled table beans 1.00 f
41. Best dozen large peppers. 1.00 V
42. Best dozen rutabaga turnips 1.00
43. Largest potato at fair 1.00
44. Best display of honey 1.00
45. Best peck of peanuts 1.00
46. Best ten ears of popcorn 1.00 (
47. Biggest sunflower 1.00 1
48. Biggest and best cured ham 1.00
49. Best display of cured meats 3.00 2.00
50. Best display of garden seed, well labeled and
in jars as far as possible 3.00
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WHAT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION MEANS.
When you subscribe to a Liberty Loan
you subscribe to the sentiment that the
w-orld must be made safe for Democracy and
subscribe to the fund that is to make the
world safe for Democracy.
You subscribe to the belief that inno¬
cent women and children on unarmed ships
shall not be sent to the bottom of the sea;
that women and children and old men should
not be ravished and tortured and murdered
under the plea of military necessity; that
nurses should not be shot for deeds of mer¬
cy, nor hospital ships be sunk without
warning or hospitals and unfortified cities
be bombed or cannonaded w-ith long-range
guns.
You subscribe to the doctrine that small
nations have the same rights as great and
powerful ones; that might is not right, and
that Germany shall not force upon the
world the dominion of her military masters.
You subscribe, when you subscribe to a
Liberty Loan, to the belief that America
entered this war for a just and noble cause;
that our soldiers in France and our sailors
on the sea are fighting for right and jus¬
tice.
And you subscribe to the American
sentiment that they must and shall be pow¬
erful, efficient and victorious.
What do you think about a man w'ho re¬
fuses to express himself on an issue until
after he hears from headouarters?
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Give the average woman a skirt shorter
than it really oughtto be, a see-as-much-as
you-can waist, a pair of fancy silk stockings,
and a powder puff, and what more does she
want?—Americus Times-Recorder. She
would doubtless appreciate an admiring au¬
dience.
THE NEWTON COUNTY FAIR.
The gates of the Newton County Fair
will swing wide-open to all visitors at 9:00
o’clock on the morning of October 1st, for
which event an interesting program is being
arranged. It is the obvious duty of every
citizen of Newton county to co-operate with
the promoters in making the enterprise a
splendid success, for it is in every way wor¬
thy of the endorsement and support of the
most progressive and liberal representatives
of the people.
The Government is encouraging agri¬
cultural fairs this year and the conditions
incident to the w-ar should not be allowed to
retard the enthusiasm of the farmers, busi¬
ness and professional men. The war will
rage in Europe whether or not the fair is
held, so there is absolutely nothing to be
gained by a refusal of co-operation.
A fair is the one enterprise that is
worth more to a county than any expendi¬
ture that could be made in its inauguration,
but with the proper support no losses will
ensue. Get in line and do your part and
you’ll never regret the action.
The News has already announced
against the effort being made to “fix” the
price of cotton and is glad to know that the
attempt will be opposed b’ T Senator Hoke
Smith from the second largest cotton pro¬
ducing State in the Union.
-X
One thing that can be said of the wood¬
pecker is that while he may have his faults
eh doesn’t try to sing.—Colurpbus Enquirer
Sun. Yes, sir, he does. More than that,
the son-of-a-gun insists on knocking on the
corner of the house at day-break every
morning.
“FIXING” THE PRICE OF COTTON.
The Georgia delegation, according to
report, will be a unit in opposition to the
proposed legislations “fixing” the price of
cotton, in which they will have the united
support of this, the second largest cotton
producing State in the Union.
Reports from throughout the cotton
belt indicate a short crop this, year and the
staple will in all probability sore new high
records equaling the priee of the civil war
period, despite the recent slump, which is
the occasion of little alarm.
When the speculators succeeded in forc¬
ing the price of cotton down to and below
the cost of production in past years, the
Government made no effort to apply meas¬
ures of relief and now that supply and de¬
mand seem to insure lucrative returns it
would be manifestly unfair to deny the far¬
mer the benefit of the natural increase.
The News predicts that there will be a real
fight in Congress when the Administration
attempts to “fix” the price of the fleecy
staple.
SOME BITS YOUR BOND WILL DO.
If you buy a $100 bond of the Fourth Lib¬
erty Loan you are lending the United States
Government enough money to feed a sol¬
dier in France a little more than seven
months. Or you have furnished enough
money to give him a complete outfit of win¬
ter and summer clothing, including shoes
and stockings, and slicker and overcoat and
blankets, wdth enough left over to arm him
with a good revolver. You have done that
much to beat back the Hun.
It takes $35 more to arm him with a
rifle with a bayonet on it, and if you buy a
second $100 bond you furnish him this rifle
and 1,00 cartridges fro it; and there will
still be enough of your money left to pur
case a good-sized bomb to through in a dug
out. or demolish a machine gun together
with the Huns operating it.
I
Now Is the Buying Time
V\ e carry a big line of stationery suitable for all pur¬
poses, including school tablets.
J
It is impossible to find anything better than Water¬
man s Ideal Fountain Pen, of which we have a complete line.
Pure drgus, standard proprietary medicines, fragrant
smokes and prompt service.
‘Drink at Smith’s”- -Agent for Nunnally’s Candy
SMITH’S DRUG STORE
Phone 43 Covington, Ga.
J. I. GUINN’S CASH STORE
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SPOT CASH! New good8 of sea¬
ONE PRICE! son arriving every
BIG VALUES! few days.
J. I. GUINN
Covington, Georgia
