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The COVINGTON NEWS
Official Organ of Newton County
and the City of Covington.
Published every Thursday by the
* News Publishing Company.
W. E. LIGHTFOOT, - Editor-Mgr.
Entered as second class mail matter
December 2, 1908, at the Post Office
nt Covington, Ga., under the act of
March 3, 1879.
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“THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1922
“NOTHING UNUSUAL”?
In his statement to the Prison Com¬
mission, Warden Dunaway, of the state
farm, says that there was nothing un¬
usual or irregular in allowing John S.
Williams to go to his home in Jasper
county. The more we study this re¬
markable assertion of the warden, the
more we wonder as to its meaning.
Does it mean that is was customary for
Williams to enjoy his week-ends at
home, or that it was a regular thing to
allow any prisoner who might desire an
outing to satisfy his wishes? Or does it
perhaps include both of these meanings?
If a prisoner is to be allowed to leave
the prison at will and wander about
through the country some scores of
miles away, of what use is it to put a
criminal in prison? It would seem that
the state might save considerable mon¬
ey by abolishing the institution alto¬
gether, and having the “prisoners” re¬
turned to their homes every night,
instead of only once a week. A prison
is commonly thought of as a place
where criminals are sent to insure the
safety of society in general from their
pernicious activities. To have this effect,
it would seem essential that they be
required, and if necessary even forced,
to remain in the place allotted to them
by the courts and the state. In what
manner is society protected when mur¬
derers are allowed'to rove about the
highways and bypaths of the state on
their vacations from the strenuous farm
work, in which they take so much in¬
terest?
Of course, where there does exist a.
very close personal interest in the farm,
such as Williams is reported to feel,
there is no danger whatever of a pris¬
oner deciding to make his leave perma¬
nent, but some of those who might prof¬
it by such a system of liberty probably
do not understand or appreciate the
beauties of the inside workings of the
state farm, as Williams so evidently
does, and consequently we could not be
surprised or offended at their taking
French leave from a scene of endeavor
which might so easily become distaste¬
ful, and even irksome, to some of them.
Williams is a trusty, and is very val¬
uable to the state because he has been
a successful farmer. But we wonder
whether he uses the same methods in
making a success of the state farm that
he employed on his own property? He
has the same material to work with—
■negroes who are unable to pay their
fines, and so must serve out their time.
If there is a river handy, that is ail
that is needed, and the state farm may
easily become an unprecedented success,
indeed. But the state might save some
money there, t^o, by sending all con¬
victed negro murderers to the farm, in¬
stead of hanging them in the various
county jails. Certainly Mr. Williams
could he depended upon to work them
to the utmost of their ability for the
state, and then a tap of the hoe on their
heads when they fell exhausted at the
end of a day would save the state the
service of a hangman.
Up to this time, when we have met
on the road the official cars of any of
the departments of the State of Georgia,
we have always given half the road and
thought little of the meeting, hut here¬
after we shall take to the woods or the
fields, and give these state cars the
whole road and' both of the ditches—it
might be "Mr. Johnnie”, or some other
equally active, tho less famous guest
of the state, out taking his week-end
vacation. We won’t take any chances!!
In a small southern town the greater
part of the business section was de¬
stroyed by fire. The next morning a
sign appeared in the window of one of
the few remaining stores: “STILL
HERE AND DOING BUSINESS.” The
police force walked down the street,
took a look at the sign, and hurriedly
etor entered the side store. he Drawing the propri¬
to one whispered:
“Sam. now you know that I ain’t
never raised objection to yo’ runnin’
that still, but doggone if I can let you
go advertisin’ it out in public that-a
wuy. That sign ’ll have to come down.”
It has been said that many men owe
their success to the opposition they have
met. While this may be true, there are
thousands who owe their misfortunes to
a similar cause. However, the man who
has the nerve to push ahead over all
obstacles is the man who wins and rises
above his surroundings to heights of
fame that the weaker and less determin¬
ed ones never reach. Set your mark
high and go to it! If you fall, get up and
go at it again. There is plenty of room
at the top, and the nearer you come to
reaching the pinnacle of your ambition
the less opposition you will have, for
you will be leaving the struggling mul¬
titude that impeded progress far behind.
THE COVINGTON NEWS, COVINGTUm,
GREAT DISASTERS
The loss of 28,000 lives at Swatow,
China, in a typhoon and the tidal wav#
that followed it is a calamity that fills
our hearts with sympathy and horror,
yet disasters of this kind are not uncom¬
mon in the China Sea and in the Indian
Ocean. They are likely to occur at any
time during the months of July, August,
September* and October, and many a
good ship has foundered in the terrific
storms that sw r eep those seas during
that period, and many thousands have
perished in the hurricanes- and tidal
waves that have swept the coasts,
spreading destruction in their path.
Swatow is a city of 75,000 on the south
China coast, and ttday the greater part
of it is in ruins, or has been swept into
the sea by the receding waters.
In 1881 300,000 persons lost their lives
in a similar storm in Haifong, China.
In 1737 thirty thousand people were
killed by a typhoon in India, and in
1876 a typhoon swept South Bengal, In¬
dia, killing 215,000 persons.
There have been disasters of many
kinds that have taken a great toll of
human life. The eruption of Mt. Pelee,
in 1902, caused the loss of 40,000 lives.
In 1908 an earthquake at Messina, Italy,
caused a loss of 200,000 lives, and in
1915 another earthquake in Italy killed
35,000. History records hundreds of
great disasters that have taken a heavy
toll of human lives.
In the United States the Johnstown
flood is still fresh in the memory of the
people, and the San Francisco earth¬
quake is a horror that will not soon be
forgotten. The great storm that destroy¬
ed a portion of the city of Galveston,
Texas; the great fires in Chicago, Bos¬
ton, New York and other cities of this
country swept away untold millions of
dollars worth of property, and destroyed
the lives of many people. The Jong list
of marine disasters, train wrecks, fires
and the crumbling of great buildings
have added to the horrors that will not
be forgotten by the generations now
living.
The epidemics of diseases that have
swept this country from time to time
may be included in the list of disasters.
The epidemic of influenza that went
through the country during the world
^var was a calamity of enormous pro¬
portions, and filled the land with mourn¬
ing from coast to coast.
The greater part of these disasters
were unpreventable. The^ came without
warning, and their toll of human life
was dreadful. Science will find a way of
preventing the spread of disease. The
building engineers will make public
buildings safe, but there is no way*
preventing the disasters that have
counted for the greatest loss of life,
when typhoons, cyclones, earthquakes,
volcanoes, tidal waves and floods have
come without warning to spread de¬
struction and death.
There is no way to construct buildings
to make them quake-proof, no way to
prevent a volcano from pouring forth
its fire and smoke, its poisonous gases
and molten lava, no way to prevent the
ravages of the typhoon or the cyclone,
no way to prevent floods or the torren¬
tial rains that cause them, no way to
keep a great tidal wave from invading
the coasts and destroying the cities that
may lie in its path.
Marine disasters may be lessened,
fire-proof buildings may lessen the loss¬
es by fire, but these cannot be entirely
prevented, and neither can trains be in¬
sured against disaster.
THE IMPOSSIBLE
There is a movement in Canada for
the establishment of a legation in Wash¬
ington, and through it direct diplomatic
relations with the United States upon
the same basis that America deals with
independent nations.
Such a body cannot be made to
tion. This country cannot deal
matically without the knowledge
consent of England. Canada is not
nation. It is a dominion, a
of Great Britain, and as such is
the British flag—a British province
fact and in allegience.
If the time ever comes that
becomes independent of Great
and sets up a government of her own
we may treat with her then as a nation
but until that time such a thing is
tirely out of the question.
There may be some who look
this in a different light, but we can
more deal with Canada as a nation
England or any other nation can deal
with the Philippines or Hawaii as inde¬
pendent powers without the consent
this government.
The quicker the supporters of
Canadian plan for the entertainment
and treating with such a legation banish
the idea so foolishly advanced, the bet¬
ter for us and for Great Britain.
Great Britain is now a friendly power,
and in order that we remain on friendly
terms with her, it will be necessary for
us to adhere to the principles of inter¬
national law and reason.
A Macon woman sues her husband for
divorce because he hit her with a brick.
What did she expect him to use—a
piece of Stone Mountain?—Savannah
Press.
Eighty per cent of Oregon’s farmers
have telephones.
J. L. PHILLIPS REELECTED
‘o. O. P. CHIEF FOR
GEORGIA
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 23.—-Newspapers
here and in other sections of the state
and of the South are commenting edi¬
torially on the victory which attended
the re-election of J. L. Phillips as state
chairman of the Georgia Republican
State Ceptral Committee. The G. O. P.
chief, as is generally known, has been
dispensing the choice plums of federal
patronage in this state for a year or
more. He was recently indicted at Wash¬
ington for alleged irregularities in con¬
nection with lumber contracts during
the war. He protests his innocence, de¬
claring that he will be exonerated in
due course. That his friends, of which
he seems to have many, believe he is
innocent is attested by the large ma¬
jority with which he was again placed
at the head of the party in Georgia
by the vote of confidence given him at
the meeting of state leaders.
The Atlanta papers, particularly
Atlanta Constitution, a strong demo
cratic newspaper, carry strong edito
rials on “The Phiillips Victory”,
much as the Republican situation
Georgia has attracted more or less
tional attention.
Game Fight of Phillips
“It is needless to say that the
stitution has no part in the
politics of the state, but even a
critic can with propriety admire
game fight of a political opponent.
“In this spirit The Constitution
occasion to felicitate the
Chairman of the state committee,
J. L. Phillips, upon the completeness
the job done by him in steamrolling
opposition which has been following
tracks for the last year or so.
“Notwithstanding the assurances
the irreconcilables in Mr. Phillips’
ganization that they had made their
rangements to demolish him upon
assembling of the committee, and
they had taken the state into their
dence in their deliberations to that
the encounter resulted in their
rout, and Chairman Phillips had the
isfaction not only of ejecting the
sition by the back door, but of
the approval of his state organization.
“This was a considerable job, but
was neatly and expeditiously done,
it leaves him unquestioned master
the Republican organization in
state.
“Even Democrats will derive some
isfaction out of this situation, for
questionably the opposition to‘ the
publican chairman has made many
below the belt, and the
spirit of the Democratic opposition
not help but approve the manner
which he has overwhelmed his
ries and vindicated himself.
“Ordinarily we view with much
isfaction Republican entanglements
every possible variety, but in this in
stance it is but fair to the
chairman to say that he has
himself with becoming propriety in
ing and overcoming the opposition
which he has had to contend.”
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
In private the female of the
is acknowledged to be more
than the male. But let it be said to
credit, in public sh# is much less
some than the average male
She usually prepares her
which is well worded and to the
and not unduly long. She does
have a lengthy preamble of
personal allusions and family
nor does she continue talking after
has covered the ground. The same
not be said of most men who are
dicted to the talking-in-public
They are often very boresome
they lack tact. We have suffered
from long-winded speeches and
that our life will be shortened
—Cuthbert Leader.
SENATOR FOY SAYS HE
SEE K. K. K. IN II—L BEFORE
HE’D VOTE FOR VALENTI¬
NO’S MEASURE
Atlanta. Ga., Aug. 17.—Senator
of Savannah, on Thursday made
two telegrams from the Savannah
KIux Klan demanding his support of
bill by Mr. Valentino, of the
delegation, providing for election by
people of the Chatham County Board
Education.
The first telegram was dated
ust 16 and read as follows:
'.Savannah Klan of the Ku Klux
demands your support of
school board bill. Citizens shall
right to name this board.
(Signed) Homer F. Geiger.”
Second Wire
Senator Foy made no reply to
telegram, he stated, and on the follow¬
ing day he received a second telegram,
which read:
“We request the courtesy of a reply.
Are you going to support the bill or not?
(Signed) Homer F. Geiger.”
* Senator Foy said the Ku Klux Klan
of Savannah had chosen the worst pos¬
sible way to induce him to vote for the
bill.
“I don’t know who the Ku-Kluxers of
Savannah are, but I would see the last
one of them in hell before I would rote
for the bill,” said the senator.
Homer F. Geiger, the senator said,
is a Savannah hotel man.
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