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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 ................ EDI TOR-MANAGE Li
Entered as second class mail matter December 2, 1908, at the
Post Office at Covington, Ga., under the act of March 3, 18id.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1923.
BRITISH PROPAGANDA
There is altogether too much pro-British propaganda
spread throughout the United States. Those tv ho
b^ing achieve¬
are promoting this pernicious scheme to belittle the
ments of the American colonists and the heroes whose
are dear to every American should be considered as
names
enemies of the United States and treated as such.
Our school histories have been poisoned by the intro
dnotion of scandalous pro-British versions that are clearly
intended to destroy American patriotism and instill in the
minds of the youth of America the idea that the American
colonists were a mob of rebellious subjects; that their lead¬
ers were men of questionable character, and that they were
not in any manner justified in opposing the oppressive au¬
thority of England, and that in doing so they were nothing
less than traitors, mutineers and non conformists, who re
belled at authority and every form of law and order. 1 hey
endeavor to teach that England was ever a friend of Amer
ica and treated her subjects on this side of the Atlantic
with unusual kindness and leniency. They would have us
believe that the war of 1812 was an error, and that the
voung republic of the United States should have submitted
to the insults and the authority that Britain endeavored
to enforce, with passive submission, and that we should
at that time have gone back to the so-called mother coun¬
try,” begging that our “error” be forgiven and that the
Uijited States be restored as a colony of the British crown
They would have us believe that, notwithstanding our re
fusal to give up our independence and become Biitish sub¬
jects, Brittain has always been friendly disposed toward us;
that during the civil war in America England stood as the
firm friend of tire Union; that in the Spanish war the battle
of Manila was won through the aid of British influence;
that in perpetuating our national independence we are
holding aloof from an opportunity to join hand with Eng¬
land in the forming of a great English-speaking nation that
might dominate the world.
This pro-British propaganda is injurious. It is per¬
nicious and it is an evil that should receive prompt and
decisive attention, in order that it may be stamped out, and
that the United States may preserve its heroic history un¬
sullied by the contemptible efforts of the spineless traitors
to American liberty to besmirch the records of the brave
men who were instrumental in the institution of this great
republic that has served as a model to the king-ridden
nations of Europe and inspired them to throw off the yoke
of autocracy and establish governments in which the
•voice of the people is the supreme law of the land.
Already efforts are being made in a number of the
states in this Union to stamp out the pro-British propaganda
that is being written into our school histories and which
for a number *f years has made its appearance in many
ather ways as a deplorable insult to this nation, and one
v' hk’h our government should resent and strongly oppose
and punish the traitors with banishment or with the more
severe penalties that they richly deserve.
This is the United States of America. For an hundred
and fifty years we have preserved out national independ
cnee, notwithstanding the fact that it has been challenged
by Great Britain, and we expect to go onward and upward
to achievements that mo European nation can reasonably
hope to achieve. We have held the door wide open to re¬
ceive the oppressed subjects of the old w T orld who have
found under the American flag opportunities that do not
exist beyond the seas. It has been necessary to limit im¬
migration; but the people who have come to America are
tree to enjoy the privileges of a free and independent nation
that needs no British or other European affiliiations. We
weed no political aid from Europe and we should not mingle
wi its affairs.
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ANGEL OF MERCY
On June 5th the one hundredth anniversary of th
birth of George T. Angel was celebrated throughout the
country, by the various humane societies, with fitting cer
emonies. Mr. Angel was born in Southbridge. Mass., in
1823 and he died in 1909, after having contributed to the
world a sentiment that has done a great deal to alleviate
the sufferings of dumb animals.
Mr. Angel was a graduate of Dartmouth college, and
was admitted to the bar in Massachusetts in 1851. In 1868
he rganized and obtained a legislative charter for the
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, and immediately began the publication pf his
magazine, “Our Dumb Animals,” the first periodical of Its
kind in the world. He went to England and was instumental
in the organization of two humane publications that have
done much to create a more humane sentiment in Great
Britain. The Illinois Humane Society was founded in 1870,
following his visit to Chicago. The Wisconsin Humane
society, The American Band of Mercy, the St. Augustine.
(Fla.) S. P. C. A.. The American Humane Educational Soei
i t y and many others are the direct result of his labors.
Since his death at the age of 86, which occurred in Boston
in 1909, other humane organizations, including the free
tlinio for animals in Boston, the Angel Memorial Animal
hospital, the Nevens Rest for horses and the Shelter for
small animals, the last two at Methuen, Mass., have been
dedicated to his honor.
The institutions that were started by Mr. Angel have
been a great blessing in many ways. They have not only
served the purpose for which they were organized, but
they have served as an object lesson in humanity that has
softened the hard features of humanity and brought to the
minds of men and women a realization of the fact that ani¬
mals have feeling and that some have souls and that there
is no excuse for cruelty. His efforts have resulted in the
1 assage of laws for the prevention of cruelty to animals in
practically every state in the Union.
If greatness ran be measured by acts and devotion to
duty, Mr. Angel deserves a niche in the hall of fame; for
he has accomplished a great deal in the way of changing
human nature and bringing to the surface the finer quali
tifS of humanity, and could our dumb animals speak the
*«me of Dr. Angel would be upon the lips of every one, as
a benefactor.
i he farmers who raise beets and the planters who
ti.ise sugar cane are mot profiting in the present sugar
p ii es. The beets and the cane passed out of the hands of
the producers a long time ago. and It is the manufacturers
ei the market manipulators who are doing the wholesale
profiteering.
THE COVINGTON NEWS, COVINGTON, GEORGIA
DEADLY ENEMY OF MANKIND
The following article from the Atlanta Georgian on the
common house fly gives some facts you should know. Read
every word of it and don’t stop at that, resolve to fight
the fly the rest of your natural life, and you will have done
a great good:
You should kill flies—Reason No. 1: The fly is the most
dangerous insect on earth. It is more deadly than the
cobra, more dangerous than the tiger.
It is your duty to kill flies—Reason No. 2: In Atlanta
alone the fly causes scores of deaths a year from typhoid
fever.
All good citizens must kill flies—Reason No. 3: The fly
causes thousands of deaths annually in this one State Oj.
Georgia alone from intestinal diseases.
The dead fly means good work—Reason No. 4: An ex¬
pert examined a fly found in Whitehall street. It was car¬
rying on its legs and in its mouth more than 100,000 bacteria.
It had been walking over filth. The expert caught it
on the edge of a glass of milk.
Please kill flies—Reason No. 5: Every autumn there is
a rise in the death rate from typhoid. This rise is traced
by the scientists directly to the fly.
We beg of you kill flies—Reason No. 6: The fly kills
tens of thousands of children in this nation every year.
The fly spreads every known disease to children and to
adults, for it frequents every disease-breeding spot and
hunts purposely for filth.
Early in the season KILL FLIES. In the middle of
the summer KILL FLIES. And in the autumn and in the
winter, if you can find them, still KILL FLIES!
Treat the fly as our ancestors in the old days treated
the bad Indians and the wolves. First, shut them out of
your house, make sure that they won’t get in; then kill
them off as rapidly as possible and pray for the day when
you will no longer have te protect your house against them.
Screen your windows. Screen your doors.
New fly screens, made of wire netting that will not
rust, are more important than a new coat of paint or a
new automobile, for fly screens mean protection for children.
Protect your house from the flies as absoultely as pos¬
sible. Protect your food supplies and protect your babies’
faces separately. As the child lies asleep, keep mosquito
netting over it.
Keep your sugar bowl, butter dish and food supplies
covered.
Don’t forget that if you see flies, their breeding place
is nearby filth. It may be behind the door, under the tabie
or in the cuspidor. If there is no dirt or filth there will be
no flies. If there is a nuisance in the neighborhood, write
at once to the Health Department.
Do not allow decaying material of any sort to accu¬
mulate on or near your premises. All refuse should be
temoved at once or covered with lime or kerosene. Keep
all receptacles for garbage carefully covered and the cans
cleaned or sprinkled with oil or lime. See that your sew¬
erage system is in good order. Pour kerosene into the
drains.
Cover food after a meal. Burn or bury all table refuse.
Screen all food offered for sale. Buy no food that has been
exposed to flies.
It is only by earnest, intelligent co-operation that the
fly can finally be abolished.
Citizens should combine, the national, state, city and
village governments should combina with them, t» wipe
out the unseen enemies of man—the flies that carry all the
diseases (or very nearly all) and the mosquito that alone
infects men with malaria and yellow fever.
The thing can be done, for it has been done by govers
ments in Cuba, in Panama and in New Orleans. The trouble
is that the country will not take the matter seriously.
Darwin told us that one single pair of flies in 48 hours
the quick-breeding African fly—will lay enough eggs and
breed enough maggots to devour a lion, leaving nothing
but the white bones.
A few flies surviving through the winter start the
plague afresh the following year. And one careless citizen
leaving a breeding ground for mosquitoes supplies enough
to infest the whole country.
Fortunately, for several years many intelligent people
have been alive to the fact that their enemies are the tiny
fly and mosquito and the invisible disease germs—enemies
more deadly and dangerous than ever were the great mon
st rs of prehistoric times or the wolves and lions of our day.
The whole country must realize the danger and the
duty. Children must be taught that the killing of flies is
a good and necessary act, painful as it is to take life. Do
what YOU can to arouse public feeling, for the sake of
public safety.
And in the meanwhile, do what you can individually.
KILL THE FLIES!
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WHY NOT A CITY BEAUTIFUL
Every municipality should employ an engineer or an
architect or both to make plans for its future, and it should
also enforce certain regulations to compel its citizens to
develop the city along lines conforming to the plan; so
that certain streets that are designed to be beautiful and
lined with nice residences to conform to the design of the
architect may not be marred by unsightly structures.
Every city should have, as far as possible, broad, straight
streets lined with trees and ornamented with shrubs. There
should be clean, fire-proof buildings, green lawns, shady
parks and spaciows plazsa. Provision should be made for
public buildings surrounded by green lawns, with here and
there a place for such statues as may from time to time be
set up, and these areas should not be surrounded by un¬
sightly buildings. There is no excuse for the narrow,
crooked streets, dirty little courts and fire-trap buildings.
Plan ahead and live up to the plan.
SUPREME COURT—WORLD COURT WHICH?
The Supreme Court says that foreign ships can not
bring alcohol into American ports. Europe says the decis¬
ion must be referred to The Hague Court of Arbitration
We are not bound by Tbe Hague Court. Our Supreme
Court would rule here regardless of The Hague Court and
1 he Hague Court decisions.
But suppose we go into the World Court. And suppose
that World Court should hand down a decision, as it proD
ably would, directly contrary to those of the United States
Supreme Court. What then?
Would the President, as executive, use the forces of
the nation to enforce a decision of the United States Su¬
preme Court, or would he consider that decision overruled
by higher power, and enforce decisions of the World Court
which he advocates? That might create an unpleasant
situation.
Why not let that World Court rule DISUNITED States
of Europe and our Supreme Court rule in these United
States of American?—Arthur Brisbane.
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Those Italians who. having lived for a greater or less
time in America, have gone back to Italy to find a sugar
shortage in their native land, will miss their ice cream.
FORMER STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
DR. M. L. BRITTAIN
By J. O. MARTIN, State Supervisor of Schools.
Perhaps the most noted educator that Newton county has furnished dur¬
ing this generation is Dr. M. L. Brittain, former State School Superintendent
who elected president of Georgia School of Technology last June. He is one
was thir¬
of the most noted educators of the country. He held his former position
teen years before taking up his duties at Tech.
He is who has given practically his entire life to the cause of edu¬
a man
cation, its advancement and progress. Since he was graduated from Emory
college he has been closely identified with the educational system of Georgia
in one connection or another.
After leaving Emory he supplemented his training by a course at the Uni¬
versity of Chicago and he has been a practical teacher as well as an adminis¬
trator of educational systems and principles.
He is the author of “Introduction of Caesar,” “The History of the SeconJ
Baptist Church, of Atlanta,” the “Blue Book” of Stories, and, for a number
of years, he was editor of the Sunday school lessons for the Southern Baptist
Association.
It is no wonder that when the trustees of Georgia Tech were looking for
a successor of Dr. Matheson they should turn to Dr. Brittain. His record as
a practical educator and as a Christian worker fully qualified him for the
position.
No one knows better than his co-workers of his unusual ability and ac¬
complishments, and much of the success and advancement made along educa¬
tional lines in this state since he became Superintendent resulted from the
loyalty of the members of his organization, and! the results they accomplished
through their high regard for him and his ability.
This is true also of those with whom he came into contact indirectly and
unofficially, and is attested by fact of the large number of honorary positions
to which he was named during this time.
For eleven years he was president of the Georgia School Officials’ Associa¬
tion. He was also president of the Georgia Educational Association, the
Southern Educational Association, and of the Superintendents Council of th?
National Education Association.
He was twice named superintendent of the city schools of Atlanta and
five times as president of various colleges of Georgia.
Dr. P. P. Claxon, former U. S. Commissioner of Education, in speaking
of Dr. Brittain had the following to say:
“Mr. Brittain is considered in the United States Department of Education
one of the most efficient of State Superintendents and he is, without a doubt,
the naost cultured and polished gentleman of them ail.”
Dr. Brittain during the time he was at the head of Georgia’s school system
did not overlook the fact that legislation was necessary for the advancement
of education and gave much time and study along this line and many splendid
bills resulted from his efforts, some of them being as follows;
A Text-Book Law, requiring school books to be sold at as low prices as
anywhere in the United States for a period of five years’ adoption, and law
permitting School Boards to sell, rent or give books to children.
Qualifications of State and County School Superintendents raised;
County School Superintendents’ office put on a salary basis;
Prompt payment of teachers through school warrants;
Provision for voting bonds for school house construction for district or
county;
Certification of teachers according to grades;
Constitutional amendment providing county-wide local tax levies;
Law requiring institutions of higher learning to meet standard qualifica¬
tions before securing a charter;
Creation of Office of State School Supervisor
Creation of State School Auditor;
Barrett-Rogers Act, enabling State aid to be given for consolidation and
transportation;
Compulsory School Attendance law with provision of truant officer;
Health wrk and physical training in schools;
Provision for Vocational Education;
Courses in Agriculture, Trades and Industries, Home Economics and
Teacher-Training;
Aid for training persons disabled in industries or otherwise;
Creation of the State Illiteracy Commission through the influence of which
36,000 illiterate adults were taught in one year;
Law legalizing State aid for High School work;
State appropriation for common schools increased from $2,250,000 to
$4,500,000;
Increase for common schools from all sources $4,600,000 to $14,567,000;
Mr. Brittain hds secured for the State through General Education Board,
the expert services of three additional supervisors, and one stenographer.
L. W. JARMAN
MISS EVA STEPHENSON
Announce the opening of their
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IN STAR BUILDING
We want a share of your business.
This department is under the capable man¬
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COVINGTON, GA.
GOODYEAR
GRAND CELEBRATION
Fourth of July at Lakewood Par,;
Atlanta. Come and see the speed kings
of auto track, fastest harness horses
south and great fireworks.
Arrange to bring the family an! I
spend the whole day on the grounds
Every convenience and comfort 1
your own home for picnics and bask t
dinners.
Five acres of shelter, with ice wi-j
ter and shade for the thousands. Spend
the biggest day of the year at Lake
wood. General admission, 50c; children,
25c. Automobiles free.
Band concerts—Great Midway.
Our expert optometrist from the
Chas. A. Green Optical Company, At¬
lanta, Ga., will be here again on M i
day, July 2. If you are having eye
troubles that require glasses, wo would
be pleased to have you call in to 5 ;#
him.
CITY PHARMACY, Covington. Gil
NOTICE!
We have taken a census and there I
are 60 young Baptist people thsij
should be in our B. Y. P. U.
We are going after them. Watch s|
get them. B. Y. P. V.
In the Span of Life.
Tropical midges of sorts live lessl
than a day—sequoias have felt their I
thousand sap quicken with the warmth of three| J
springs. Somewhere between
these extremes, we open our eyes, look I
about us Modern for a time, and close them and J j
again. political g . -jy; ophy
shift of government give us Methusa
listlc feelings; but a glance at rocks I
or stars sends us shudder jug auiouf I
the other motes, which fora
moment in the sunlight and men van¬ |
ish.—William Beebe in the Atlantic
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