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'OLUMK 13 NUMBER 16.
" HOOPER ALEXANDER
A VS CONSTITUTION
MADE THE ERROR
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\tlunla. < la. March 23.-Messrs. A.
Loy ,l. ordinary. B. L. Johnson,
sheriff' Joe W. Wright, County M. Neely, Treas
o. O. ,\ixon. Clerk, <).
Collector, H. I- Norton, Tax Re
Tax Middlebiooks, J. P., W. M.
ctnver, j>. ic, J- Neely. J- H.
,r v \V 1. Moon, J.
Carroll. and 1C D. Ballard, County
Commissioners. Jackson Harwell. Cor¬
and others, Covington, Ga.
oner
Gentlemen: spirit of
l am much obliged for the
moderation shown in your card in Sun
oaner. If l had intimated, as
*be Constitution said i did, that the
people of Newton County knew all
about the matter and were concealing
what they knew, you would have had
just grievance, and would have been
a
warranted in using stronger language
j„ reply than you did use.
As a matter of fact, however, I neith
i,.,. thought nor intimated that such was
lhe case, and in what I said, 1 put my
Tell' L exactly in tire same position that
pm the people, and the Coroner's
jury of Newton county in.
hi other words, L said that the jury
Las without legal evidence on the sub¬
net. and so was I. I said, however,
I, Hat. while I had no legal evidence
bbout it, i was morally certain as to
[where [why the negroes came from, and
they were murdered, and that 1
Lad no doubt that half the people of
■he County felt equally as certain as
B did about it.
I ii 1 feel confident now, that you gen¬
lemen, to whom this letter is addres
led, Shis will agree among yourselves that
is true, and that you have a defi
bi lu ite opinion on the subject. To say
is not at all an intimatoin that you
lire [ concealing anything,
If the Constitution had printed what
B said exactly as 1 said it, there would
level have been any misunderstanding
liliout l it. What I said, I put down in
riting, in order I hat I might not be
Lisquoted, Lords, hut they struck condition,” out the
Lid I am in the same
[hat then charged me with intimating
the people of Newton county knew
the truth, and were concealing it. It
Las my opinion when 1 saw the Satur
[lav tution morning did this paper, for the that the purpose Consti¬
L express
doing me an injury, and I immedi¬
ately wrote the editor a personal letter
km Lyself the subject, in which I expressed
in emphatic language about it.
His correction in Sunday’s paper was
made before he got my letter, but af
Rer he learned from other sources of
any resentment. He worte me on Mon
fiay, disclaiming any purpose to mis¬
represent ti me, hut 1 realize that when
newspaper does a thing of that sort.
■ He injured person is never able to com
liletely I correct the wrong.
Thanking you again for the inoder
tion of your reply, and sincerely hop¬
es that you correctly understand my
ttitude, 1 remain,
, Yours very truly,
Hooper Alexander.
■•HI RECEIVES TWENTY OFFERS
<H marriage; IN REPLY TO
HER APPEAR.
Trenton, X. ,J., March 22.—Twenty
nets of marriage, a prominent box-
1 s proposal to battle in the ring for
er benefit and a job for her father
' ave keen the results thus far of six
’' n > ear-old Dorothy Miller's appeal
" r some one to put up $1000 to de
|J the now
) costs nf an operation her
'»ust undergo Easter Sunday,
1 marriage to Dorothy two years
vrii'e as the reward.
Although Dorothy went to bed last
without having received a single
1,1 her plea, the score of offers
''‘j > this 1 iis morning, many letters the replies bright being and
' evenly divided between New
,'u " a el ,' K tehm Philadelphia. would receive The girl said
,nt 'hat no atten
she would answer others,
hi- vih" ' he lf, tters was from an ac
'
u> appear at a theater here
week. He said that he would
A 1 ', ‘"Id her have the money
h.i. after seeing him she could
s lo the rest of the contract.
I™ 1 ' CHURCHES. •
iiterL, U , d ?‘ rvi, , ndance ' x are increasing ,{ecently Dr in
LeshvLii Stafford of rvHr was ’ with the local -
iinuL'fin"' L! 8<,, deUVeiinK ' mons on l>fc cx<ep- of
m-tiv,! nul ' '; nUng , the objective
,y e sw ; >es. [ and sub
;. . t W as [a “Paulinian,
.......»*
iL‘\ b ! the same Scrip
s roasterful message.
' 11 h;lS d i8< ussed the Port of
E-S(L '
e Li’t T| 7 ° lhei „ Wav- r The Truth and
jiriru> sermons with in
Ggtuioi! a K :.u' e < "J t lbs ! eat is in . Riving those his con¬
ditions S| ,. nda miracle
rsl was ' >' mornings. The
■vond th*. v , Carriage at Cana, the
T an ' S S There
V" others m ° n are
1I-IS^..I... " vessivc 10 follow in the next five
North ,. Sabbaths. wn
"s favor, o' ‘ ,IS ’ L havin ton g -Methodist Rev. J. B. church Fick-
11 Suiuhv ■“'•rung. His discourse
1 " " T Prayer” ‘ ‘
helpful. "as uplifting and spirit
,n,f h oming ANI)
day, ADVOCATE
Ntarrsviih Mv.UHHiist church
will
“■ v next Sml, n ', nK a " (i Advocate
1! * Vll Remeinhl ull 5 : mem March bers 27th. at 11
'■ -wi especially
Bin, Pastor ^ the C. S.
For Newton County and Her People
COVINGTON. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 24. 1921
UNION CITY GEORGIA
PLANS CELEBRATION
Union City, Ga., March 21.—Senator
Thomas E. Watson and Governor
Thomas W. Hardwick will be the piin
eipal speakers at Union City on the
Fourth of July, at the biggest fish fry
arid chicken feast ever given in Geor¬
gia. according to plans of the Camp¬
bell County Farmers' Union and other
citizens of the county. Both distin¬
guished Georgians have accepted the
invitation to -deliver addresses.
A huge tank has been built at Un¬
ion City in which 10,000 river catfish
will be fattened for the feast, and the
farmers are raising more lhan a thou¬
sand chickens to be. fried for the oc*
< as ion.
Charles S. Barrett, president of the
National Farmers’ Union, and other
men of national prominence, will be
among the honored guests. The hosts
extend an invitation to the “state-at
large" to be their guests on this oc¬
casion.
(.I N CLUB HOLDS SECOND SHOOT
The second registered trap shoot of
the Porterdale Gun Club was held Fri¬
day, March 11, at 4 P. M. There was
a large attendance of the most promi¬
nent people of our community, and
all were intensely interested. Mr. W.
B. Bailey let the score and got the
cap and sent Mr. Kyser home bare¬
headed. However, Mr. Kyser declares
he will return the compliment to Mr.
Bailey in the next shoot.
Dr. Lovelace has bought himself a
$110.00 Winchester that he says will
carry the honors of the day hereafter.
Mr. 11. A. Holcomb of the Macon Of¬
fice became a member of the club, and
also shot on the above date, and he
says that if he cannot carry the honors
for Macon he will send Mr. John Com
liter up to show us a thing or two. We
will welcome any of the Bibb people
at any time to shoot with us, we will
only request that they don’t get dis¬
couraged- when they are beat. The
following is the score made at fifty
target and there are quite a number
who never shot at the traps before:
W. B. Bailey ........4____ ____ 38
W. B. Kyser ............. ____ 30
C. B. Bailey ............. ... 36
Major Cason .............. ____ 36
Dr. J. C. Lovelace ...... ____ 34
Arthur Kelley ............. ____ 33
A. J. Rainey ............ ____ 30
W. C. Fraxier ............ ____ 28
D. Weaver ............... ____26
Jack Hunt .............. ____ 24
J. H. Smith .............. ____24
11. A. Holcomb ............ ____ 24
Mr. Bearing .............. ____ 24
Ray Mills ................ ____ 22
Oscar Mills .............. . . . . ttu *> *;
Dock Y inning ........... 20
Mr. Henderson ........... . . . . J.4
Third Gun Shoot.
The 3rd registered shoot of the
terdali- Gun Club was held last Friday
afternoon.
There was more interest in this shoot
than any of previous dates. Mr. Ky¬
ser did the club honor by smashing 46
out of 50, and Dr. J. C. Lovelace was
3rd, with 41 out of 50.
The club has installed a new machine
trap that throws a standard target.
Mr. Kyser is anxious to do the club
the honor of breaking 50 out of 50
straights, but he has not. named the
date when he will do this. The club
will furnish some of the best shoots of
the state after they have practiced
a while. A lot of the shooters had nev¬
er shot at the traits before. The fol¬
lowing is the score made:
W. B. Kyser.......... 46
O. m. Porter .......... 43
J. C. Lovelace ......... 41
Dr.. Travis ............ 38
W. B. Bailey .......... 36
C'. B. Bailey .......... 30
A. J. Kelley .......... 30
S, D. Wates .......... 30
D. Weaver............ 80
G. W. Rogers ......... 30
J. M. Wingate r........ 28
B. C. Chapman ......
W. C. Frazier ........ 28.
P. 1'. Walker, ....... 20
Oscar Mills . . 24
P. Bearing ... 24
Fred Barm s, . 9 9
J. A. Raifiey 22
James Carroll 16
G. \Y. Andrews 15
MANSFIELD NEWS
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Harwell are glad to know that their
son Charles is steadily recovering.
Mrs. A. B. Thompson went to Atlan¬
ta Tuesday on business.
The many friends of Mr. J. T. Greer
are glad to know that he is improving.
Miss Bessie Lundy, Miss Jewel Free¬
man, Miss Dorris Potts, Mr. Louie
Jackson and Mr. Charles Stokes re¬
turned from Fort Valley where they
have been attending the B. V'. P. L7.
convention, and they state that they
had a very nice time.
Mrs. S. P. Potts and Mrs. E. N.
Reynolds spent last Saturday with Mrs.
Potts’ brother, Mr. John Outnnard of
Rocky Creek.
The friends of Mr. Charles Haidman
are glad to know that he is able to
l>e up again.
The many friends of Mrs. Thomas
Greer are glad to know that she is
still improving.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Combs of Brough¬
ton spent Sunday with Mrs. J. D.
Shepard of Mansfield.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Ozborn had quite
a number of friends and relatives
spend last Sunday with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherrod Smith have
returned to New York where he will
take up ball playing again this year.
There was a large crowd out
at the Baptist church to hear Rev.
Bonner deliver his interesting sermon.
There will be preaching at the
odist church next Sunday by Rev.
Cherry.
The churches of Mansfield are
ly blessed to have such good
to deliver sermons to them.
Mrs. Sam Hays spent a few
tilts week with friends and
at Mansfield.
Mrs. Matthews is spending a
days with her mother, Mrs.
Greer, Sr., who has been very ill.
The B. Y. P. U of Mansfield is
paring to have a play real soon
hope that it will be enjoyed by a
crowd.
MYSTERY MURDER
WITNESS IS FOUND
MICRO FROM JASPER GIVES V\l
LARGE INFORMATION. MYNA
COMPLAINTS RECEIVED B\
GOVFKNOK
(Atlanta Constitution, 22 1st.)
The mystery surrounding the recent
discovery of the bodies of two negroes,
chained together, in Yellow river, and
the subsequent finding of the body of,
a third one in South river, a short
distance from teh scene of I he first
discovery, was believed to be near a
solution Monday night, following th.
visit to Atlanta of a negro, who ap¬
peared at the federal building during
the afternoon and sought protection,
declaring an attempt had been made
to murder him a few nights ago, caus¬
ing him to leave Jasper county.
After making a record of the negro’s
story, which is said to involve well
known citizens of that county, depart¬
ment of justice agents accompanied
him to the office of Governor Dorsey,
where his story of alleged cruelty was
again related.
(lives Valuable Information.
Although no details as to the negro’s
charges have been given out, it is said
his statement gives considerable light
as in the manner, time and place in
which the three men met their death.
The name of the man was withheld by
officials, whostated lhai his life is in
jeopardy..
Governor Dorsey declared Monday
night that if the county authentic
would make the proper investigation
into the three deaths they would prob¬
ably find out the truth as to the per¬
petrators of the crime.
It was learned Monday that the gov¬
ernor has furnished the solicitor-gen¬
eral of the circuit, embracing Jasper
county, with the names of six men
against whom he asked indictments
charging murder in connection with the
recent lynching of Eugene Hamilton,
which occurredin that section. Harnii
ton met his death at the hands of a
mob of sixty men, it is said, and Gov¬
ernor Dorsey claims to have in his pos¬
session first-hand information as to the
identity of six of the party.
Case at the Capitol.
“We have a negro working right
here at the capitol building wfyo is a
victim of treatment ot the most brutal
type," the governor said. “He still
bears gashes about the hands and arms
where he was slashed with a knife by
a man from whom he attempted to run
away.
“No indictment has been returned
against the man for attacking the ne¬
gro. but instead, the man secured an
indictment against the negro and sue
eeeded in having him given a chain
gang sentence on the claim that he
was $5 in debt to him. When the case
came to our attention, we got the negro
out on probation, and gave him employ¬
ment here at the capitol.
"Conditions have arrived at the dis¬
graceful stage, where after a negro has
run away from his country home he
is forced back to the farm by the city
detective ■ department because he can¬
not find employment.
Xegor Refugees Here.
“1 know positively of 50 negroes here
who are refugees. These negroes, some
of whom are women, have related most
pitiful stories of their sufferings and
they are in constant fear of their
lives because they ran away from then
communities.”
The federal government is continu¬
ing to investigate all complaints re¬
ceived by the bureau of investigation,
for the purpose of prosecuting viola¬
tions of the federal peonage and slav¬
ery acts. The grand jury will con¬
vene on April 4. and during the - ses¬
sion probably will have J—asper coun¬
ty conditions brought to its attention
by the district attorney’s office.
The approaching trial of Sheriff Per¬
sons of Jasper county, who, together
with his nephew, was indicted by the
federal grand jury a few days ago on
a charge of kidnapping and remanding
to slavery a former farm hand employ¬
ed on the nephew's plantation, prom¬
ises to be of unusual interest. The
trial is set for April 4, on which date
Willard Connell, wealthy Pike county
farmer, under indictment for peonage,
also will be tried.
TIRE LOST—Between Covington and
I.oganville, 30x3 1-2, tire and rim,
pumped up, ready for use. Finder re¬
turn to Dr. J. R. Sams, and get tv
ward. 1 tp
NEWTON COUNTY FARMERS AT¬
TEND STATE FARM BUREAU
CONVENTION
Among those attending the .Annual
State Farm Bureau Convention in At¬
lanta, March 10-11, were Dr. T. U.
Smith, Messrs. C. U. Skinner, \V. (5.
Benton, S. H. Avery. C. C. Epps, Vir¬
gil Veal. C. C. King. Lawson Hooper.
G. C. Adams. Evans Lunsford and Hu
liter Guinn.
Much information was gained from
the address of Pres. J. B. Howard of
the American Farm Bureau Federa¬
tion. which has a membership of one
and a half millions.
He told of the plans the grain grow¬
ers have formulated to market all tIn¬
grain co-operatively, this year.
Mr. S. C. Moser. Secretary of the
Texas Farm Bureau of 40,000 members
gave a very interesting address, and
discussed the plans by which the Farm
Bureau of Texas expects to sell, co¬
operatively, a million bales of cotton
direct to the spinner, this year.
The Georgia Farm Bureau Federa¬
tion is gaining steadily every week, it
already has a membership of 6.000,
from forty organized counties, and new
counties are beginning campaigns.
Newton County was highly honored
when Mr. J. B. Reeves was elected
vice chairman of the State Farm Bu¬
reau Federation.
VVe are indeed elated over the honor
I hat mines to our county and it is
with a feeling of pride that we can
truly say a more efficient person titan
Mr. Reeves could not have been given
this position.
NOTICE.
The Federal Farm Loan Bank is now
lending money to farmers on farms at
6 per cent interest, on five to forty
years time. First come, first served.
Apply at once to Reuben M. Tuck, Cov¬
ington, Ga. tf.
1 METHODISTS HAVE
SELECTED FINAN¬
CIAL DIRECTORS
Rev. J. E. Ellis of This City and
Pastor of the Local Church
hosen for This District
Th- ippointment of district finan¬
cial din, tors in the North Georgia
ciinl'i-'-i nee. for the $33,000,000 Christian
education campaign to be conducted
by hi .Methodist Episcopal Church,
South. May 29-June 5. has been com¬
pleted, according to J. H. Ewing, of
Atlanta conference financial director,
and arrangements have been made for
h -hiing district Set-Up meetings in
each o the twelve districts.
Th men who will head the district
-a.loialg;, organizations in their res
iM ,-u-i- V ricts are: Augusta district,
M !'. H'-ndee, of Augusta; Athens
district. Dr H. G. Slaughter, of Ath¬
ens: Dalton district, E. P. Hall. Jr., of
La - - -1 - ; Elberton district, C. G. Pow¬
er of Uartwi-11; Gainesville district. W.
JL Ho; U of Gainesville. Griffin
dis; l, T. G. Scott, of Forsyth; La-
1 •; v. • district. Col. Hatton Dove joy, of
La( a - Marietta district. Col. B. T.
Fi oi Marietta; North Atlanta dis
t.if-t, it. A. Broyles. Sr., of Atlanta;
io.fo-fi district, Rev. J. E. Ellis, of
- . Rome district. R. C. Sharp,
nth Atlanta district, M. M.
Davies of Atlanta.
fh-v. J. E. Dickey, of Atlanta, con
fei ducational secretary, at a re
a wo m--cling with Mr. Ewing and the
]-; . , elders, arranged the follow¬
in'. I-"ilule of district meetings for the
p.- : j'i eg >f plans for local organiza
>in: Avgusta, March 29; Union Point
•Ma U 3<i; Toecoa, April 1; Woodstock,
Ap.il 5; Gainesville, April 6; Shady
Dai- Auril 7; Barnesville. April 12;
Chip! 14). April 13; Cedartown, April
Calhoun, April 19; Atlanta, North
a a i i April 21; South district, April
99
Th quota for the North Georgia
-a, -i -ii, e is $1,765,000. The nine
M- ’.la a - - educational institutions loc.a
( . Georgia arc to receive more than
- 7 ,000. ofKl of the $33,000,000 fund.
A PROCLAMATION
Georgia, by Hugh .YI. Dorsey, Governor
of said State.
\t cas, Official information has
• n l ived at this department that
• wo unknown, unidentified bodies of
t --..vs, chained together and fastened
■ -ack of rocks were found in the
!,,*• River in Newton County, on
.-'ii..,:. y, March 1.3th. 1921. the perpe¬
tration '.f the crime being unknown,
hi' \ • cs.-aped and they are now fugi¬
tives Rom justice.
I have thought proper, therefore, to
issue this my proclamation, hereby of¬
fering a reward of Five Hundred Dol¬
lars each for the first two and Two
Hundred and Fifty Dollars each for
the next three, total $1750.00 dollars
for the apprehension and delivery of
said unknown parties with evidence
ufticif nt to convict, to the Sheriff of
Newton County and State.
And I do, moreover, charge and re
»:m- ill officers in this state, Civil and
Military to lie vigilant in endeavoring
i. apprehend the said unknown par¬
ti- s in order that he may be brought
to tri .l for the offense with which he
stands charged.
Oh' n under my hand and seal of the
State, this the 16th day of March, 1921.
HUGH M. DORSEY, Governor.
By the Governor.
s. g. McLendon,
Secretary of State.
FAR.’ BUREAU ACTIVITIES.
Hopewell s liool building was the
nt of an enthusiastic Farm Bureau
meeting Monday evening.
There were fifteen farmers present.
Mr. J. C. Stewart presided and Mr.
R. P. Boyd acted as secretary. Many
phases of farpi life were discussed.
Mr. J. K. Lu'-k, county agent talked
i various subjects. His zeal and un¬
abated efforts are inspirational.
Plans were discussed for a diversity
of crops. Potatoes will be raised for
sale as well as home use.
Arrangements were made for the
corning Farm Bureau Drives. Two
expert canvassers will be in Newton
ountv for the campaign. This pro¬
ject will he more fully outlined in
next Week’s News.
Farmers are well up with their work,
and are rejoicing over Thursday’s
shower, it heralded planting time.
A big terrace demonstration was held
is week on the farm of E. T. Hull,
in the Oak Hill District. Twenty men
•.ave a whole afternoon in observation.
A tractor and modern ditcher built a
broad base type terrace. These suc
i-ssful operations were under the care¬
ful supervision of Mr. Luck, Newton’s
• la: c, wide-awake Demonstrator.
Prof. G. C. Adams and county agent
in k have visited all the Newton
county schools in the interest of club
work.
One hundred and fifteen boys have
been enrolled in the Pig Club. The
pupils will use for the next ten days
club Bulletins as the text book on ag
it ulture. Prof. Adams is lending the
io artiest co-operation in the move¬
ments for instructing and inspiring the
youth of this section.
Why “Hoosier” State?
The Indianapolis News, replying to j
a correspondent, gives the following
explanation of Indiana's nickname, the
lloesier state: In the early days of
tjic state the people were called
Hoosiers. There is a wide difference of
opinion as to why they were called
Hoosiers. Meredith Nicholson, in his
book. "The Hoosiers." says in the
course ef an extended discussion of the
origin of the word : “Both Gov. Wright
and O. H. Smith were of the opinion
that ‘Hoosier’ was a corruption of
‘Wile's here' (yere or hyer).” It is also
thought to he a corruption of hussar,
and other explanations are advanced.
EXEC. COMMITTEE
HOLDS MEETING
.MINUTES OF EXECUTIVE COMMIT¬
TEE OF CENTRAL ASSOCIA¬
TION HELD IN MONTICEL-
1,0 TUESDAY. MCH. 15.
The meeting of the executive Com¬
mittee of the Central Association was
called to order by E. T. Malone on
Tuesday P. M., March 15th. 1921. Pray¬
er by Rev. S. J. Ezell.
E. T. Malone was elected chairman:
R. L. Oxford, clerk, and J. M. Gil¬
more. assistant clerk.
Rev. W. F. West. Thompson, Ga..
one of the Enlistment men of the Geor¬
gia Baptist Convention, was present
and led in the discussion of matters
transacted.
Motion carried to pul on Enlistment
Campaign of Education.
Agreed that Four-Minute Speakers
be sent to each church on the regular
day of service from now until May
1st. 1921.
Motion carried that E. T. Malone ite
Chairman of Speaker’s Bureau and
tha teach member of Executive Com¬
mittee be responsible for Four-Minute
speakers in his district. Also that he
report each Monday morning to E. T.
Malone the name and place of Speakers
for the Sunday preceding.
H. H. Wilson was elected Chairman
of a Committee to organize the Asso¬
ciation as directed by the report of
Executive Committee to the last ses¬
sion of the Association. (See Minutes.
P. 11). Composed of:
Prof. J. E. Muldrow, for S. S.
Monroe Phillips, for Laymen's Move¬
ment.
Mrs. S. J. Ezell, for W. M. U. Work.
.1. M. Gilmore, for B. Y. P. U.. Work.
Rev, C. B. Jones, having moved
from ihe Association and leaving the
Association without a p. Y. P. U.,
President. Rev. J. M. Gilmore was
elected to fill the unexpired term.
Rev. S. J. Ezell was elected Chairman
of Committee on Evangelism. The
pastors of the Association to compose
this commit teq. A meeting of this
committee is to be called at the earli¬
est date possible. Also to confer with
Rev. B. K. Bailey and arrange if pos¬
sible, to put on an evangelistic cam¬
paign during the summer months, us¬
ing the State and Home Board’s evan¬
gelists.
Adjourned to meet on Tuesday after
the 4th Sunday in May.
E. T. Malone, Chairman.
J. M. Gilmore, Clerk.
THE CENTENNIAL
OF NEWTON COUNTY
Editor News:
Just one hundred years ago in De¬
cember next, the good old county of
Newton saw the light of day for the
first time and as one of her loyal daugh¬
ters 1 write through your widely cir¬
culated columns, to bring Ihis fact to
the minds of every citizen of Newton
county. In January, as Regent of Ser¬
geant. Newton Chapter, T received
from Mrs. Carrie Soekwell Mobley a
letter calling my attention to the fact
that 1921 or 1922 was centennial year
for either Newton county or Covington.
I called on Col. A. D. Meadors and he
told me that the Legislature of Geor¬
gia had the county of Newton mapped
out in 1822. There were five commis¬
sioners, to wit: Geo. Cunningham, Sr..
Larkin Dunn. Samuel D. Echols, Wil¬
liam Hammett add Henry Lane, ap¬
pointed to purchase and lay out a town
site for this county. Many of the de¬
scendants of these worthy pioneers are
still living in our county and in cele¬
brating our centennial year we will
gladly do them honor on this occasion.
The plans for our great centennial,
must be in the minds of the people of
Newton county, and let every citizen,
young and old. of this grand old coun¬
ty of Newton begin b> plan for our
centennial. This must lie the greatest
occasion that Newton county has ever
known, and we beg that every citizen
of this county will feel. “Well, this is
MY celebration, this is MY show, and I
shall do all in MY power to make this
occasion the Greatest Birthday that
any county has ever had.”
Thanking you in advance for all the
courtesies which your columns will give
us. for our Great Centennial, believe
me, most respectfully yours,
Mrs. Wm. C. Clark.
Regent Sergeant. Newton Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revo¬
lution.
ADVERTISING PAYS.
The saying is trite. No doubt, it
originated along with Aesops' Fables.
Certainly came into vogue with all
those good old adages: Knowledge is
power. Luck is pluck; Honesty the
best policy; Perseverance and patience
accomplish all things,” etc.
Advertising does pay. Last week,
The News carried a half page “ad,”
P. J. Rogers' Fordson announcement.
A few days later, <he firm sold a
tractor. The customer remarking: “I
ought to have had one of them there
things long ago, but I didn’t know
they were so cheap, 'til I saw that ad
in The News.”
floral: Advertise honestly, adver¬
tise constantly—then you'll advertise
surely.
$2.00 Per Year in Advance
EVERY EFFORT BEING
MADE TO FIND
NEGROES’ SLAYERS
GOVERNMENT OFFICERS IN COUN¬
TY THIS WEEK MAKING IN¬
VESTIGATION— GRAVE OF
NEGROES OPENED UP
WEDNESDAY.
Two Government officers from Atlan¬
ta who are making a most thorough
investigation of-the crime of and mur¬
der of three negroes that were found
thirteen miles from this city, in Yellow
river a week ;ten. were in the city
Wednesday.
The men brought down from Atlan¬
ta two negroes who it is thought had
some valuable information as to whom
committed the murder, and were taken
before the Newton county grand jury
where they were questioned for some'
time, and while it is not known outside
what this evidence will amount to,
the citizens of this county are in hopes
that the perpetrator of this crime will
in some way he brought to justice.
The negroes testifying in the matter
are from Jasper county and it is said
they have told of being held in bond¬
age by white farmers of that county,
and emphazied the crudl treatment
they were compelled to endure while
held as slaves.
The grand jury is doing everything
possible to get evidence that will be
sufiicienI for an indictment against pat ¬
ties who are guilty of the crime, while
the other officers of the county are hard
at work on this case.
Wednesday evening the grand jury
ordered the grave of the negroes open¬
ed up that other evidence may be
found that would connect with that
already before them. Sheriff Johnson
and his deputies, the County Police,
Nixon, and the two Government men.
went down to Yellow river and had the
grave of the two first negroes found
opened up. One was a large negro
and as far as could be determined was
of the yellow or mulatto type while
the other was a short black negro. It
was difficult to tell much of the features
of the dead bodies, on account of the
time they had been put away. After
this investigation it was decided bv
some of the grand jury to take a cer¬
tain witness to the. grave today whom
they thought wise to hold until after
the first visit.
The negroes had scarcely any robe
on them, presumably being torn from
them by the parties who had them in
their power when getting them ready
for the watery grave. The place on
the iron bridge where it is supposed
the bodies were thrown over shows
marks where the rocks used as weights
struck the iron bannisters. A man
who lives in that section and does a
great deal of fishing kept one of his
drag nets near the spot the bodies
were found and several days before
the -discovery was made by a small
boy his net caught on some object,
and by persistent effort it came loose
and it is supposed that this net caused
a release of one of the men’s feet from
the wire which held them, and no
doubt if this had not happened the
bodies would never have been discov¬
ered.
Tliis crime has been thrown on
Newton to a certain extent has caused
much excitement on the part of the
better element of its citizens, and fear
or no fear, it is a poor citizen that
will stand by and not lend a hand to
bring to justice those criminals and
perpetrators of the dastardly crime in
question if it is possible to give any
evidence that would help to run them
down.
Williams Indicted
Just before going to press wc learn
that the Newton county Grand Jury
found a bill of indictment against a Mr.
Williams, of Jasper county charging
him with first degree murder in con¬
nection with the murder of the negroes
that were found in the Yellow river. .
Wanted—Two rooms furnished for
light-housekeeping. Must he in priv¬
ate home. <‘a!l this office.
PRICE OF COTTON
MAY ADVANCE.
That an early re-entrance of the
New England Spinners into the cotton
market ought' to take up some of the
slack in the price of the staple, and
may reasonably be expected to give the
market an upward turn, was the opin¬
ion expressed in an interview pub¬
lished in the eurent issue of the Tex¬
tile World, of New York, by Beaumont
Davison, of Atlanta, who is recognized
as one of the best informed men on dry
gauds conditions in the United States.
The spinners have virtually used
up all their surplus cotton, accord¬
ing to Mr. Davison, and will be com¬
pelled to shortly re-enter the market
if they fill the orders that xvill be
placed for cotton goods between now
and the first of April. Merchants are
expecting x to pay higher prices for
cotton goods they purchase now, and
it is likely that there will be a fifteen
to twenty per cent increase in the re¬
tail prices.
Old Stuff.
An exchange predicts that artificial .
tisses will be the next modem inven
Son. But that’s old stuff—women
iave been using ’em on one another
tor years.
