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The COVINGTON NEWS
official Organ of Newton County
and the City of Covington.
7 Published every Thursday by the
News Publishing Company. *
W. E. LIGHTFOOT, Editor-Mgr.
Entered as second class mail matter
Pecember 2, 1908, at the Post Office
St Covington, Ga., under the act of
March 3, 1879.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1922
NEW COUNTIES
The people of eGorgia, that is the ma¬
jority of them, are not in favor of mak¬
ing any more counties in this state.
The reasons are simple. The state has
enough expense without letting a few
politicians put over a new county. The
state has not the money to waste for
a new county, for it would cost a large
amount, without doubt. A new county
means more petty officials, a jail, court
house, and such like, if the state needs
any one thing, it is economy, and you
can’t get it by voting for every new
county that hobs up. We have enough
of them now.
On November 7th the opportunity
will he at hand to kill the Peach county
proposition, and no i>etter opportunity
will come to put a stop to creating new
counties in a state that has too many
already—Georgia.
Before the ban was put on the manu
facture of wine, the owners of vine¬
yards were scared blue over the pros¬
pect of the loss of their business in the
failure of a market which had been se¬
cure for many years. Their fears were
groundless, however, for since prohi¬
bition went into effect grapes are in
better demand and are bringing higher
prices than when the wineries were
taking the crop. This year the country
has one of the largest grape crops in
its history, and the demand is greater
than the supply. The car shortage, aiso,
is a serious handicap o the movement
of the crop.
According .to information compiled
by women’s organizations at Washing¬
ton, more women are seeking public
offices this year than were ever before
in the history of this country. Twelve
are seeking to win seats in the Senate,
the House or state governorship. »Weli,
why not? Women have demonstrated
that they are capable in many lines of
business, dependable and trustworthy,
and if they can succeed in mercantile,
industrial and professional pursuits,
they are very likely to succeed in po¬
litical and governmental positions. In
any event, those who have had an op¬
portunity to prove up have been found
as capable and worthy as the so-called
“sterner sex”.
Russia is the only country in the
world where the penalty for counter¬
feiting is death. That sentence was re¬
cently passed upon an offender who had
raised a million rouble note to ten mil¬
lion by engraving another nought. In
consideration of the vastness of Rus¬
sia's circulation, the addition of a few
more billions should have made little
appreciable difference in the financial
situation. None of this paper money
will ever be redeemed. Its redemption
is beyond the possibilities of Russia,
and with a circulation many times in
excess of her real and personal valua¬
tion. the printing of roubles might have
been considered as a pastime rather
than as a crime, provided the offender
had the money with which to buy the
necessary paper and ink. and the tigie
to print the useless currency. It looks
as if Renine insisted upon a monopoly
in the printing business.
Eastern Thrace goes to Turkey by
d< eree of the Allies, and Greece will
withdraw her military forces from the
district, reluctantly, it is true, but not
without a hope that the time will come
when they will return, and all Thrace,
including Constantinople, will be under
the Hag of Greeee. The Allies are, in
making this agreement with Turkey,
only putting off to another day the
spilling of blood in the settlement of
tiie Eeastern question. Turkish occu¬
pation of any portion of Europe, how¬
ever small, is a menace to the peace of
the world. Europe wants no more war,
and at the present time is in no condi¬
tion for war, but the return of Thrace
to Turkey means war at some not re¬
mote period, just as sure as the sun
shines. No Christian population cares
to live under Turkish rule. The Allies
claim that the present arrangement
could not be avoided without war, and
it cannot be executed without war far
more terrible than would he necessary
to have prevented the Turks from de¬
feating the Greeks and depriving civi¬
lization of the fruits of victory. Soldiers
may win battles. the>\ may fight and
die for the cause of humanity, and dip¬
lomats may wrangle and spoil the
fruits of their glorious victories.
THE COVINGTON NEWS, COVINGTON, geiv»«u>
MILITARY PREPAREDNESS
General Pershing's appeal for a lar¬
ger standing army is likely to be an
issue in the next Congress. Senator
Warren, of Wyoming, in supporting
General Pershing in his appeal, makes
the statement that “Changes in modern
warfare demand a larger standing ar¬
my in the interest of national * safety
than at any previous time in the his¬
tory of our country.” Senator Warren
state further that “billions of dollars
were lost at the outbreak of the world
war because we did not have trained
men to form the nucleus of these new
branches of the service”, which he cites
as chemical, machine-gun, anti-aircraft,
tank and aviation.
Senator Warren makes the state¬
ment: “Had we been prepared in 1!)1?
this nation probably would not have
entered the world war, for Germany
then would have feared our power.”
It may he that Germany would have
feared an additional 25,000 men, which
is the increase asked for, but the prob¬
abilities are that the Kaiser and his
military advisers would have looked
upon the* American army as a jok",
even with five times that number of
trained men in America.
The German idea was that it was im¬
possible for this government to trans¬
port its troops to Europe, and that even
if the attempt was made, the subma¬
rines would sink the transports as fast
as they came within the sphere of the
German naval activities.
Germany seemed to have no great
fear of America in the war, and it was
her underestimation of the power of
this country to mobilize and transport
an army that proved to be her undoing,
after she had violated international law
and resorted to acts of piracy upon the
high seas
Germany believed her army to be su
periar to any military organization in
the world, and doubtless it was, but it
was not equal to the task of subjugat¬
ing the whole world, and therein lies
the secret of Germany’s failure.
A standing army is no security
against war. It seems to be, on the
contrary, a menace^ of war. France was
prepared, yet the German legions swept
over a large section of French terri¬
tory and spread destruction like the
blast of a fiery furnace. Other Euro¬
pean nations were prepared, or partial¬
ly so, and yet their preparation was no
guarantee against war.
Preparedness is no safeguard against
war. On the other hand it is a menace.
When one nation prepares for war,
other nations feel that their safety de¬
mands military preparedness, and with
such military activities there comes a
feeling of suspicion and jealousy, and
the nations are no longer friends. They
may keep the peace for a time, but the
smoldering fires will break out into
devouring flames, consuming the re¬
sources and energies of the people and
leaving an aftermath of wreckage.
Had there been no military prepara¬
tions beyond such as are necessary to
preserve domestic tranquility, peace
and prosperity would have reigned su¬
preme where now there is devastation
and destruction, poverty and misery.
War is sometimes a necessity, but il
should he avoided by all means consis¬
tent with national honor and the pro¬
tection of the rights and privileges of
the citizens of all nations. >
If the United States builds a great
navy, other nations Will also build great
navies. If thg United States organizes
a great military force, other nations
will do likewise. All will spend their
resourara in war preparations, burden
their PT.ple with taxes, and in the end
have the wars that the militarists tell
us standing armies will prevent.
DELAYED JUSTICE
When the Supreme Court of the
United States took its summer recess
last June there were 437 cases upon
its docket. Since that time the number
has increased to 650. This means that
the court is at least two years behind
in its work. This condition would not
he permitted in any other vocation.
Speedy justice is as necessary as is
speedy action in industrial and com¬
mercial enterprises, and court delays
may and frequently do make import¬
ant changes in commercial and indus¬
trial enterprises, to the great loss of
the parties interested, and often to the
public in general.
It may be that the court does the
best it can, but if it does other courts
should be established to supplement
the work and to hasten judicial decis¬
ions in the interest of the litigants and
of the public.
Two years delay is altogether too
much, and frequently means loss to
litigants, and often the changing condi¬
tions render any court decision of the
case pending of little or no value, when
at the time such decisions would be of
inestimable value.
Justice is far too slow in this country
and some means should be provided to
dispose of cases with greater rapidity,
while the interested parties are alive
and the witnesses not too widely scat¬
tered to make court proceedings need¬
lessly expensive.
AVERAGE INCOME
According to figures compiled by the .
Bureau of Economic Research
average per capita income for the
United States is 3629 per year.
is the amount that each individ¬
is supposed to earn, and the head of
average family should earn that
for each member of his famliy.
do and some do not, but unless
do they are falling below the av¬
and should speed up in their
power.
This average of course includes the
of all classes, and were^it not
the high salaries of the compara¬
few, the average would be con¬
lower than it is, and the man
a family of six on his hands would
be shown as earning six times $623
$3,774. That sort of reckoning will
go in this case, for the man with
large family may not be earning as
as the man with no family at ail.
The average earnings are not the
in each district. In New England
average earnings of the farmers are
per annum, while on the Pacific
they average $2,800 and in the
north central states $2,300. New York
averages $874 per capita against
$346 for the states along the Gulf of
Mexico. This is accounted for by the
fact that the gulf states are largely ag¬
ricultural while New York is commer¬
cial and industrial, and the high sala¬
ries of many of the inhabitants of New
York City put up the average.
The different averages for the several
states proves nothing in favor of any
of them having the highest average
being the best for the average man.
Living conditions vary as incomes are
more or less, and in states where the
average earnings are low, the cost of
living is correspondingly low. The earn
ings of the bunch of multi-millionaires
in and about Pasadena, California, has
a tendency to raise the average of that
state, but they do not signify that the
common laborer is receiving any more
than common labor in any other sec¬
tion of the country, and the chances
are that in some of the states showing
a low average, common labor is better
paid than in California. The farmers
in the Central West and the operatives
in the mills of New England undoubt¬
edly have the common labor of Cali¬
fornia beaten by quite a substantial
margin.
Young man, take your choice in se
lecting a location, hut wherever you
may go you will find that the price of
success is hard work, thrift and good
judgment. Wherever you pitch your
tent, be it east or west, north or south,
make up your mind that the elements
of success are within yourself. Few find
fortunes awaiting them, more find op¬
portunities. and if they have the right
spirit of go-get-it, they will succeed.
The average wage or income has noth¬
ing to do with the average man, but en¬
ergy, determination, honesty and good
fellowship combined with thrift and
self-denial will win something far above
the average for any man or woman
who has good health and the disposi¬
tion to work for something better.
DEPRECIATING CURRENCY
Once the Russian rouble was worth
49 cents, or about two for a dollar of
American money. Today one good
American dollar will buy 7,000,000 Rus¬
sian roubles, and one American cent
will purchase a packet full of German
marks. It is very gratifying to have
money and plenty of it. but when the
ta.be value of the currency is less than
the market value of the paper it is
printed on, there is not much satisfac¬
tion in visiting even a ten cent store.
The American dollar and the Cana¬
dian dollar are the only currency which
is good for its face value in either gold
or paper. National credit is a desirable
asset, and is the only sound basis of
modern business. Nations that have
gone the limit in borrowing and have
issued a cairculating medium nearly
up to -or in excess of their national
resources are not, so far as their cur¬
rency is concerned, in a very good con¬
dition to do business. Their currency
is fluctuating in value, and due allow¬
ance must be made for future condi¬
tions. Thrift and sound financial engi¬
neering will puli many of the nations
out of their difficulties, hut some of
them, particularly Russia and Ger¬
many. are so deeply involved in wild¬
cat money schemes that their cases are
hopeless, and the time will soon come
when the whole fabric will break down
with a crash that will bring sorrow
and trouble to millions. There was a
time, not many years ago, when cer¬
tain political parties in Amefica were
advocating an unlimited increase of our
circulating medium, or an increase to
be based on the resources of the nation.
Good sense prevailed to defeat the pro¬
ject. and today America is the sound¬
est financial nation in the world. Its
paper currency is good for its face
value, and no man hesitates to take a
United States note for all that it rep-j
resents. J
One reason for Central giving tendency! so i
many wrong numbers is the
of so many people to gargle a number [
into the transmitter.
This is an age when young men are j
for every active enterprise, and !
old arid faithful workers are laid !
because they can no longer keep
the pace required by modern busi¬
The old man may have a more I
thorough knowledge of the business:
the young fellow, but he has lost
spring and his productive power to
extent that he is no longer needed
a younger and more active man is
the place the old man has so
and faithfully filled, while Father
was measuring out his allotted
Young man, in taking the place of
elderly person whom you are call¬
ed upon to succeed, do so with the
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greatest respect for the older person,
has served many years faithfully
and well, and he is entitled to all the
respect and consideration you can com¬
mand. You are taking up his work, not
you are a better man than he
has been, but because it is the hope of
your employer that you may do as well
as he has done. You have a great deal
to learn, and your employer is taking a
chance at your education, hoping that
in time you will be what is required,
therefore do not take the old man’s
job with any spirit of elation or feeling
of superiority. Bear yi mind that you
are simply replacing a wornout part
in the great industrial machine, and
remember also that the new replace¬
ment is wholly untried and that it may
prove to be faulty, in which case it
may not last‘as long as did the old man
in the respect and confidence of the
employers. He was a good and a com¬
petent man. He did all tliat was requir¬
ed of him, and he did it well until ad¬
vancing age reduced his production.
Remember that hoWeveij well you
may fit into the job of your predecessor
he may have been a better man than
you will ever be, and the fact that he
has held his job for many years is suf¬
ficient proof of his value to those who
employed him. Be respectful, then, and
remember that the old man knows
more than you do, but he has lost speed
as you will lose it if you last as many'
years as he has, and it is not his fault
that you are given his job. It is only
the result of the wear and tear of hu¬
man energy. Be polite, respectful and
helpful, and the chances are that the
old man will help you to a knowledge
of many things that will be of great
value to you.
VOTE AGAINST PEACH COUNTY
There seems to be no end to the cre¬
ation of new counties in Georgia. Al¬
ready we have one hundred and sixty,
and now we are asked to create an¬
other. Furthermore we are told that if
this amendment is passed in the ap¬
proaching election that there are at
least three more new counties on the
hook, to be presented to the next gen¬
eral assembly of Georgia. Unless we
call a halt to the creation of new coun¬
ties in Georgia, the time will come
when Georgia counties will not he lar¬
ger than militia districts. Every little
town will want a new county, unless
the voters rise up and put a stop to the
new county craze. Reports that come
to us as to the lobbying, the expendi¬
ture of money and the booze that goes
down the throats of members of the
general assembly, furnished by the ad¬
vocates of the new county, is absolute¬
ly disgusting. It is alleged that during
the session of the last general assem¬
bly, new county advocates, spellbind¬
ers and paid lobbyists, ran an open bar
room in one of the Atlanta hotels, and
that on the day of the election mem¬
bers of the assembly had to be carried
to the assembly hall so drunk that they
could not walk to the capitol, and when
the time came to vote some of them
were so drunk they did not know how
to vote. Moreover it is said that in the
capitol TfSelf booze van like water,
dished out by paid lobbyists, and every
member who wanted money or would
accept it got it. Such a condition is a
shame and a disgrace to the genera!
assembly and to the state of Georgia.
It is a fact that no new county amend¬
ment has ever failed of passage in the
state. The voters are to blame. In
many instances voters pay no atten¬
tion to such amendments when they go
to the polls. We can, if we will, put a
quietus on this new county business on
November 7. Let’s do it: Vote against
Peach county. The advocates of the
creation of this county are so brazen
and defiant that they openly state that
the voters had just as well let it pass
now and save further expense to th»
state. Vote for it. they say, not because
it has merits; not because it will reduce
taxes; not because you want to vote for
it, but because, if it fails to pass, we
will go right hack to the Legislature
and renew the battle. The News is in
receipt of just such a defiant letter
as this from the promoters of the new
county. We shall vote against Peach
county, and we trust that every voter
in this section will do likewise. Let's
kill one new county amendment when
we got to the polls.—Commerce New
A man nowadays goes into marriage
with his eyes closed. When he walks
down the aisle he ought to keep at least
of them open.
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My son, if sinners entice Prov. thee, con¬
sent thou not. i:xo
:es.
Always a
SL Safe Quide
Every driver of -an automobile
Knows the importance of keep,
ing on the right road. A wrong
turn at a fork will take the
tourist miles from his destina¬
tion—unless he discovers the
error and cuts over into the
right road. The church exists as a-help in life to every
man, woman and child in this community. It helps
show which is the turn to make when the sign posts on
life’s road are indistinct. It also points the correct way
when we have taken the wrong turn.
Regular church attendance is the best way to keep
in touch with the influence which hold us to the right
course.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
YOU ARE WELCOME
Rev, Walker Combs, Taatov
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We are pleased to announce that our expert optometrist,
Mr. Chas. A. Green, of the Chas. A. flreen Optical Co., At¬
lanta, Ga., is to be here again on Friday, November 3.
If you are having eye trouble that requires glasses, we
would be pleased to have you call in and <see him.
REMEMBER THE DATE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3
ONE DAY ONLY
Geo. T. Smith Drug Company
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