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VOLUME 42.
STATE COLLEGE EXPERTS COME TO WAYNESBORO NEXT SATURDAY FEBRUARY 23 TO
TALK TO BURKE COUNTY FARMERS ON PROBLEMS CONFRONTING THEM TODAY
Waynesboro No. 96
to Observe 60th
K. P. Anniversary
Waynesboro Lodge No. 96 Knights
of Pythias have arranged a program
for the celebration of the 60th anni
versary of the founding of the order
for next Tuesday night at the Masonic
Temple. In addition to a splendid
program the members of the Lodge
and their ladies will enjoy a barbe
cue supper in the banquet hall at 7
o’clock. The supper comes first and
atfei wards the public is invited to be
present at the public exercises which
w jU be held in the lodge rooms. Sev
eral prominent members of the lodge
will make addresses upon founding of
the order, its mission and its growth.
McNair Is Elected
District Keeper of
Records and Seals
In the election of officers of the
Sixth District Knights of Pythias held
at the district ccnvention at Swains
boro Tuesday, Mr. J. D. McNair was
elected Keeper of Records and Seals
and J. Fred Claxton, of Girard,
elected Inner Guard. The Burke
county lodges were well represented
at the convention and their represen
tation in the list of officers attests
the interest manifested by them in
the order.
Those who attended from Waynes
boro were B. H. Jones, E. B. Gresham,
L. H. Wallace, H. C. Hatcher, Frank
Gray, J. D. McNair and Rev. T. M.
Stribling, and they give a glowing ac
count of their trip.
Augusta was selected as the next
place of meeting which will be held
on the second Wednesday in April.
The program began with hte invoca
tion by Rev. W. H. Wilcox, of Swains
boro, who was followed by Mayor C.
H. Thompson in an address of wel
come. lie was responded to by Hon.
E. B. Gresham, of the Waynesboro
lodge. A woman's quartettte sang
several selections, Mr. F. C. Wil
liams, Chancellor Commander of the
Swainsboro lcdgtwnade the address of
welcome in behalf of their lodge, and
Mr. George Scliaufele, of Augusta, re
sponded to his address. A composite
choir from the Baptist and Methodist
churches sang and they were follow
ed by i general address by Mr. Walter
F. Gray.
The officers elected were:
President—C. S. Brcwn, Augusta.
Vice President—R. L. Bethea, Louis
ville.
Prelate—W. M. Hobby Sylvania.
Secretary-treasurer—J. D. McNair,
Waynesboro.
Master-at-Arms—J. E. McCroan,
Statesboro.
Inner Guard—J. Fred Claxton,
Girard.
Outer Guard—W. A. Brinson, Guy-
Legion Wants
125,§08,080 for
Wilson Memorial
Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 12.—A naticn
a memorial to Woodrow Wilson, ccst
n , Uot 1683l 683 than $25,000,000 and sur
in gra<ieur and magnificence
r , s dte lmst yet built to any ruler or
nn>m U ite . of earth * represents a move-
here Mondry by Tenn-
Sior dlv s * on °f the American Le
ofJr«- 9 ulnn . national commander
refill*- gion ’ was present, asked the
on t ?ll° n u ail °Ption, and will pass it
th P L *. e lea(ls of the organization in
D "°us states - He will likewise
commit* e matt er to the executive
at 1,,.,.- ee of the legicn when it meets
folio‘S P , olis - May 18 and 19, to be
for funds I f h adopted > by a campaign
simiinv “ ' e most stupendous for a
has never
the V I!!, !n^, to the Pfan as preposed,
banks of the p ? UH be located on the
President h! otpl pac, where the war
his life lOke bis health and gave
K. T Frit I 'l ea f Wa3 conceiv ed by William
of Dnvia’vi ( ’battanooga, commander
— King Summers post.
Movement to Erect a Memorial By the
White People of City to “Aunt Creecy”
k- white people of Waynesboro axe
ZZ * t 0 erect 80me «rt of ouita
weii-J' * alt 0 old Aunt Creecy, the
a few n ° V ‘ n col °red mammy who died
iz y ays ago - 1
boro am/fi'iirtl entlre llfe in Waynes
fervor was CoUnty; her religious
She was a Wn all over Georgia,
all times nrt £ SCientous Christian at
at the indim as . a re snlar attendant
she was nearlv ftV ngß cam P meet ings;
chuhch serv Jes r y9 Present at the
church in w avn Ik® 0 " 16 one of the
ways present in bor ° and was al "
shouted wheJele/!w IVal services ’ an «
She " ever she went.
the sick her USU >?4 lly good In
was a famii!! W , h tur banned hea d
WayneX* I V' “ the Btreets of
ways
ve ry seldom wen?fnto° n he £ hrm and
fc he did not <r n 0 U mto any home that
full of E o°odfhtn aWay With her
rood things to eat, and which
City Will Continue Anti-Malaria Work
Begun Last Fall, With Renewed Energy
Mr. L. M. Clarkson, assistant sani
tary engineer, representing the state
board of health, was a visitor In the
city Wednesday to confer with Mayor
Palmer and the City Board of Health,
regarding the anti-malaria work
which was begun last fall. Mr. Clark
son was assured by the city that the
work would be taken up with renew
ed energy by the same force that did
so well last fall. This work was hand
led by Mr. Judson McElmurray, acting
sanitary engineer for the city, and the
result of the work at that time was
very noticeable and it is expected be
Young Joiner Killed
in Auto Accident
at Perkins Thursday
Reports reaching The Citizen are to
the effect that a young man named
Joiner, who lived at Millen, was killed
in an automobile accident near Per
kins Thursday afternoon. Rumors al
so state another young man had his
collar bone broken, and that another
young man was killed .
It is learned that Mr. Joiner died
on the operating table at Millen hospi
tal last night.
It is stated that the two cars were
racing and struck a sand bed which
caused the accident, but nothing defi
nite can be gained at the hour of go
ng to press.
Hill's Mixture Co.
Is Re-organized
Augusta, Ga., Feb. 13. — A complete
reorginization has been made of the
offices and directors of Hills Mixture
Corporation and operations hive been
resumed, according to a statement to
day by S. C. Jones, secretary sad
tresaurer.
On October 15, 1923, a voluntary pe
tition in bankruptcy was filed by the
corporation, which was due to the
bankruptcy of Barrett & Co. Since
that time a: new organization of the
personnel has been made and a tender
of a part of the company’s indebtd
ness was made to the creditors and an
acceptance of it has been agreed up
on. A deposit has been made with
Judge Joseph Ganahl, referee in bank
ruptcy, for the creditors.
Weekly Industrial
Review of Georgia
Atlanta—sl,2oo,ooo being spent for
new negro school buildings.
1,500,000 baby chicks to be hatched
by commercial hatcheries of south
Georgia before June.
Decatur—Repairs on Oakhurst
Presbyterian church nearing comple
tion.
Ingleside—sl,soo,ooo to be spent for
improvements and establishment of
model residential suburb.
Atlanta—New' municipal market
building under construction.
Albany—s2oo,ooo bond issue voted
for erection of new city-county high
school building.
Ludowici—Roads in vicinity of Al
tamaha rvier to be raised two feet.
Summerdale —Farmers in this vici
niyt mnking preparations to plant
early Irish potato crop.
Cotton ginned prior to January 18
amount to 608,916 bales.
Fort Valley—lnstallation of boule
vard lighting system planned.
Augusta—Sickgraf Lumber Compan r
of Denmark, S. C., and C. F. Korn
Lumber Company of Sumter, S. C.,
lease plant sites on Belt Line( opera
tions to begin April 1.
Macon —Waterworks department
purchases new equipment.
Quitman —Hydro-electric company of
Valdosta signs contrat to furnish
electric power here, transmission lines
to be constructed.
Farmers will produce some 10,000,-
000 bales of cotton this year. Opin
ion expressed that America’s prac
tical monopoly of raw cotton and its
possible high price will go a long
way toward keeping for this country
in 1924 and in later year and internat
credft balance.
—Expenditure of $25,000
for road construction in Muscogee
county proposed.
Quitman —Work progressing rapid
ly on paved highway from city limits
to Florida line.
she divided with the sick of her own
race, many times returning home emp
ty handed
The pastors of all the churchea and
the Sunday schools announced on
Sunday a special collection will be
taken for this memorial. It ia thought
that a very handsome amount will be
given. There will be a competent
committee appointed from all the
church to select a: suitable monument
Several suggestions have already been
made, a tablet at the courthouse, a
monument marking her grave, or a
drinking fountain at the colored
school. It is very likely that a drink
ink fountain will be choaen aa the
most appropriate monument for her.
This movement is one on the part
of the white people and it started
among some of the women organiza
tions as simply a desire to remember
a very simple old colored mammy
whose life waa spent In trying to
make everybody good and k*»py.
®ht % rue Citucii
*
fore the mosquito season this year to
have them in hand so the summer
months will be free of this pest, and
malaria lessened. There has been at
least an 85 per cent reduction since
1922, and with the city taking charge
vigorously before the hatching season
■of the mosquito that Waynesboro will
,practically eliminate him as a pro
ducer of fever.
Mr. Clarkson has a number of towns
already doing this work and he ex
pects Waynesboro to soon realize the
economic value of the eradicaton of
the mosquito.
Stone Mountain
Memorial Plans
On April 20, 1923, the xkssociation
launched the Memorial fund with a
conference of southern governors at
tended by the governors of al‘ the
Comederate States or their delegated
representatives. At that conference
the support of the entire soutn was
enthusiastically and unequivocally
pledged to the Association. Announce
ment of the fact that the Association
was ready to begin raising funds and
start work on the mountain immediate
ly brought substantial contribuions,
and since he conference of governors
there has been steady progress.
At the suggestion of many contri
butors, the Association established a
Founders Roll, to be composed of in
dividuals, family groups and organi
zations who subscribe SI,OOO or more
to the fund. Each contrioutor or sl,-
<OOO has the privilege of designating
a member of his, her or their iaiaiiy
who served the Ccnfeueracy, for per
petuation on a bronze tablet to be plac
ed on the walls of Memorial Hail,
each tablet to be separately cast and
to show the name and record of the
deeds of the one in whose memory it
was dedicated, as well as the name or
names of the donor. In hte case of
an organization, such as a U. D. C.
chapter, a Ladies’ Memorial Associa
tion, or a military company, they have
the right to dedicate their tablets to
an Individual, or a company, regiment
or battalion of the Confederacy. A
large numbers of Founders Roll sub
scriptions have been received, as well
ascontrobutions of less than SI,OOO.
A contribution cf any amount of
course, is acceptable.
Cost ef Entire Plan Estimated at $3,-
500,000
The estimated cost of the entire Me
morial, including the Panorama, the
Memorial Hall and the Amphitheater,
is $3,600,000. This money is being
raised by public subscription. * Mr.
Borglum estimates as stated above
that the time required to complete the
work will range between six and eight
years, with the aid of the hoisting ma
chinery. He is finishing as rapidly as
possible in his studio in Stamford,
Conn., all other work which he had
under way when the Memorial was
started, and will devote his entire time
to this stupendous undertaking, which
is not only the greatest cf his career
as a sculptor but the supreme work
of art in all history.
In 1915 Mrs. C. Helen Plane, or At
lanta, the widow of a gallant Confed
erate officer who was killed in battle,
and a charter member of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, wrote
Mr. Borglum a letter inviting him, cn
behalf of the U. D. C., to visit Stone
Mountain and pass judgment upon the
idea, which had been suggected by
various people and given considerable
publicity, of carving on the precipice
a colossal statue of Robert E. Lee.
When the sculptor gazed upon the
mighty background, almost a thousand
feet in height and more than three
thousand feet long, he instantly re
ceived the impression that a single
statute represeting one man would be
too small. He frankly told the ladies
that in his opinion a figure of Lee
alone would be dwarfed into insigni
ficance by the mountain. They chal
lenged him to produce a greater plan
which would be in keeping with the
magnitude of the precipice.
Nothing Else in History Approaches
This Memorl:il
After studying the mountain for
days, examining its contours from all
angles and making many measure
ments, he produced the plan of utiliz
ing the whole enormous sweep of the
precipice as the background not of a
single statue of Robert E. Lee, but of
a great panorama in which would be
portrayed the entire militory forces of
the Confdeeracy.
Publication of Mr. Borglum’s report
to the U. D. C. ladies attracted atten
tion throughout the country and
across hte seas. In all the history of
art there had never been proposed
a thing so great, so splendid, so dar
ing, so indestructible and imperish
able. The nearest approach to it was
the dream of Alexander the Great of
transforming Mount Athos into a
scluptured monument t <>his vani
glorlous conqusets.
Miss Grace Scott
Spoke Wednesday
Miss Grace Scott, a national W. C.
T. U. worker brought the students of
the high school a most helpful mes
sage on “Social Morality,” at the chap
el hour Wednesday. She was con
nected with the Y. M. C. A. during the
,war period in France and the young
people were given the benefit of her
war experience. She also addressed a
large gathering of mothers and young
er women under the auspices of the
'Wiaynesboro W. C. T. U. at the Bap
tist church Wednesday afternoon, Mrs.
11. k. Miller Introduced her.
Waynesboro, Ga., February 16, 1924
Work Started on
Sewerage System
Across Railroad
The city begun work on a sewerage
system acioss the Central Railroad
Monday and a force of hands are busy
excavating preparatory to laying
about 4,000 feet cf sewer. The system
will begin on the top of the hill near
Scharfer’s store and run almost the,
thence across to Sixth street, down
Sixth street and thence to the main
sewerage system joining at the man
hold just across the railroad near
the city electric plant.
The Wallace street section of the
sewer will join the Seventh street
section.
This improvement is one that will
be welccmed by citizens in that sec
tion of the city, and was much need
ed.
The city is to be congratulated upon
its policy of public improvements and
the good work should be kept up as
rapidly as possible until every section
of the city has proper sewerage and
water connections.
Grady School of
Journalism Prints
Southern Drawl
Athens, Ga., Feb. 14.—The Southern
Drawl, new University of Georgia
monthly magazine sponsored by the
Henry W. Grady School of Journalism
has just appeared in its initial issue.
The periodical is a new venture in
the m gizine world and is designed to
have an especial appeal to the peo
ple of the south. The contents of the
magazine are so arranged that in each
issue there wlil be one article of
especial appeal to a particular group,
with the remainder so balanced that
all will be pleased with it.
Edited and published by the Henry
W. Grady School of Journalism, both
faculty members and students co-op
erating in the enterprise and natural
instincts are best prepared for the
publication of a high class magazine.
Bearing the imprint of the University
of Georgia, it is guaranteed that the
south will be the audience to which
the appeal of the publication will be
mode.
Those who have seen the new maga
zine agree that it combines the good
features of the majority of the best
magazines in America, but is more
effective in that its is limited
to a particular area rather than to a
wide territory in which there is such
a homogeneous mass of people, each
with a different taste. One person,
a well known writer, terms The South
ern Drawl a combination Saturday
Evening Post and American Magazine
fer the South.
The initial number contians a num
ber of important articles, short stories
plays, memories, poems, discussion of
books, illustrations and humorous
matter. I H. Qranath, of Atlanta, is
the editor-in-chief; W. G. Johnson, of
Thomaston, business manager; T. E.
Merritt, of Macon, circulation mana
ger; and E. P. Lawton, of Savan
nah, assistant editor. Dr. S. V. San
ford and John E. Drewry, teachers of
Journalism at the University are the
advisors of The Drawl. The Drawl is
cn at the local bookstores and
news stands.
Simmons Sells
His K. K. K. Job
Atlanta, Feb. 12.—The formal con
tract and agreement by which Wil
liam Joseph Simmons, emperor and
founder of the Ku Klux Klan, dispos
ed of his right, title and interest in
the “invisible empire” and renounced
his monthly anuity of SI,OOO for a con
sideration of $145,500 in cash, was
mede public today by Paul Etheiidge,
rniperial klonsel and chief of staff to
Imperial Wizard Hiram Wesley Evans
Under terms of the agreement as
made publis, Colonel Simmons agreed
to cease all opposition to the Ku Klux
Klan and to the administration of
Imeriial Wizard Evsns, and promised
not to take part in any organization
or movement having for its purpose
the disruption, disorganization or in*'
terference with the Klan. He retains
“Klan Krest.” the home on Peachtree
Road, which the Klan gave him sev
eral months ago.
All pending litigation against the
Evans faction and the Klan is to be
dismissed. Colonel Simmons also
agreed to resign from the Klan and
from the Knights Kamelia, Inc., which
he organized. His resignation from
both organizations accompanied the
agreement and it was accepted by Dr.
Evans.
At the same time that he announced
cznsummation of the agreement, Mr.
Etheridge declared that Colonel Sim
mons had gone to Jacksonville, Fla.,
and formed a new organization to be
known as the “Knights of the Flaming
Sword” and placed himself at its head
He said the contract and agreement
were signed last Saturday and the
new organization formed in Jackson
ville yesterday.
The contract was signed by Colonel
Simmons and his wife and Dr. Evans
after it had been approved by the Im
perial Kloncilium.
It is understood that the amount
Colonel Simmons received was arriv
ed at by an actuary who figured the
total amount of annuities he and his
wife would receive if they lived out
hteir expectancies.
FIRST HEAVY SNOW OF
WINTER IN NEW YORK
New York, Feb. 10. —New York’s
first heavy snow of the winter, a blan
ket of two and at half inches, fell ear
ly today, but by late afternoon .it
partly disappeared in a breath of
spring.
Congressman Moore Introduces Bill
For Waynesboro Post Office Building
Washington, D. C., Feb. 12. —Five public building bills were introduced
today by Congressman R. Lee Moore of the First Georgia District. Four of
them authorized the purchase of sites and the erection of federal buildings
at Sylvania, Millen, Claxton and Metter, at a cost of net more than $75,000
in each case. The fifth authorizes the construction of a federal building at
Waynesboro, at a ccst of not more than $75,000 on the site already pro
vided.
Mr. Moore is introducing these bills, in order to be ready in case there
is an omnibus public building at this session of Congress. If there is no
such a bill, there will be no chance for the enactment of individual
measures.
legion Meeting
Monday Night
Interesting One
B. L. I. Post American Legion held
a very enthusiastic meeting Monday
night at the Masonic Temple and ov
er forty members were present. An
oyster supper wes served by the Wo
men’s Auxiliary of the post and a
general get together meeting was
had. Songs and music during the sup
per enlivened that part of the pro
gram, after which a business meeting
was held. Little Miss Mary Lou
Cook played a number of instrumen
tal selections on the piano and ac
companied the songs. Rev. John Page
Jcnes, who comes to this post from
Danville, Va„ made an excellent talk,
following by Preston Lewis. The
membership of the local post its grow
ing right along, but if you have not
paid your dues or become a member
of the post get cn the band wagon and
help Dr. Morton get his 150 members
for 1924. You fellows can do it, and
the local post should grow larger and
better every year. The next meeting
will be held on the second Monday in
March. Don’t miss it.
Girard Knights to
Observe Diamond
Jubilee on 21st
Girard, Ga., Feb. 14th.—The mem
bers of Ira Lodge No. 206, Knights of
Pythias, of Girard, are preparing for
the diamohd jubilee celebration cf the
60th anniversary of the order. The
occasion will be h£ld in the form of a
smoker on Thursday night, Feb. 21st
and an interesting program has been
arranged. Among the speakers to be
present are Rev. L. A. Brown, Prof.
H. T. Murphy, Rev. H. G. Shearouse
and Hon. Cliff Hatcher. Light re
freshments will be served. All mem
bers cf the order are requested to at
tend, and men old and young, not
members are cordially invited to be
prescene at 7 o’clock on the evening
of Feb. 21st.
“A Great Man Has Falien” Subject of Rev. T. M. Stribling’s
Sermon Last Sunday as He Reffered to President Wilson
(Rev. T. M. Stribling, Pastor of Way
nesboro Presbyterian Church.)
This nation mourns the death of its
recent leader and the world sympa.-
thizer. Mr. Wm. T. Ellis world trav
eler and well known writer says, “Mr.
Wilson was the best known citizen of
the world.” That means that he was
known by man better than any other
man in the world’s history. Yes, the
most striking figure of this age has
passed. His great personality was
acknowledged by all. Truly “A Great
Man has Fallen.” Mr. Wilson came of
gcdly ancestry. His father, Rev.
Joseph R. Wilson, D. D., was of Scotch
Irish discent, his mother, Jessie Wood
row who was the daughter of a min
ister of Scotch pedigree. A child of
the manse, he ratified its teachings
■3.nd became an honored ruling elder
in the Presbyterian church. When his
father was pastor of the First Presby
terian church, of Augusta, Ga. Mr.
Wilson, then known as “Tommie”
went to school at Richmond Academy.
He later attended at Columbia, S. C.
He matriculated at Davidson College,
of N. C., nad later at Princeton Uni
versity, where he took his baecalaur
ate degree. He began the practice of
law at Gainesville, Ga., then moved to
Atlanta, but later, yielding to an in
clination to pursure his academic
studies further, he secured a fellow
ship ait Johns Hopkins University,
taking a course in political economy
leading to the degree of Ph. I). About
this time he was married to Miss
Ellen Axson, a daughter of Dr. Axson
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Rome, Ga.
Educator
Mr. Wilson was elected to the chair
of history and political economy at
Bryn Mawr, which position he held
for three years, ending in 1887. He
held ai similar position at Wesleyan
for the following two years, when he
was called to the chair of Jurihpru
dence in Princeton. For twelve years
he made a brilliant record in Uus
position and at the same time wrote
a series of articles for various peri
odicals on political economy, politics
and international law. His writings
pere persued by an ever increas'ng
circle of interested readers. When
Dr. Francis L. Patten resigned the
presidency of Princeton University in
1902, Prof Wilson was promptly elec
ted to succeed him and served this
honored institution with distinction in
this capacity until 1910, when he was
elected governor of the state of New
Jersey. This ended his brilliant ser
vice as an educate r.
Executive
When the nomination for governor
of New Jersey was tendered Mr. Wil
son some thought it an empty honor
as this state was normally Republican
but Mr. Wilson threw himself into
Woman’s Club
Outlines Big
Program for 1924
The most enthusiastic meeting of
the Woman's Club that has been in
several months was entertained yes
terday at the heme of Mrs. Charley
Evans. There were several import
ant matters considered in addition to
aiHesaant Georgia Day program con
sisting of Mrs. Red, “Georgia;” Song
Cherokee Rose” by sixth grade pupils
of the school; two readings by Miss
Durham. After the pregram then busi
ness meeting was taken up and the
tollowing important items passed: A
committee consisting of Mrs. Hugh M.
Blount, Mrs. Arthur Evans, Mrs. Todd
Seeger and Mrs. Dade Durden will col
lect books and give the school library
a book shewer on the 22 of February.
These women hope to get a large num
ber of useful books for the library.
They will undertake to sell one hun-
dred dollars worth of coupons each
mouth for the fienefit of the Masonic
Temple. The Temple has not yet been
paid for and the women feel that the
building is a community asset and are
helping the Masons to settle the out
standing obligations. The third im
portant item of the Woman’s Club
was the resolution to have Mr. Skin
ner a landscape gardener of Augusta
will come to lay off the city park
Mrs. Dade Durden is the president of
the Woman’s Club and the above ac
tivities speak for her leadership.
Isaac Peebles, Jr,,
Out for State Sentae
Augusta, Ga., Feb. 11.—Formal an
nouncement was made today by Isaac
S. Peebles, Jr., of his candidacy for
the Georgia senate from the Eigh
teenth senatorial district, comprising
the counties of Richmond, Jefferson
and Glascock.
Mr. Peebles is the first candidate to
announce for this office. However,
there are five candidatc.3 In the field
for the house of representatives from
Richmond county.
the campaign with so much earnest
ness and zeal and power that the state
went Democratic by about 40,000
majority. So doubtful had his party
thought the result of the election that
the nomination for U. S. Senator al
most went begging. After the elec
tion cjie Mr. Smith, very close to the
interests would be senator, but fciefore
his inauguration Mr. Wilson made an
open fight on him in favor of Mr.
Martine, the nominee and Smith was
defeated. This added to Mr. Wilson’s
prestige and was another factor in
bringing him into favorable considera
tion for hte presidency. He was elec
ted president of the U. S. and be
came its 28th president in 1912. He
then revived an old custom by deliv
ering his message to congress in per
son which caused much comment at
the time. The two most notable legis
lative achievements cf his first admin
istration were a revision of the tarift
downward and the enactment of the
law creating the Federal Reserve
Banking System, which latter, many
thinking men of today consider the
greatest constructive piece of legis
lation enacted since the war between
the state. Next came the unpleas
antness with Mexico and Mr. Wilson’s
policy of “Watchful Waiting” was
roundly critizised then, but approved
later. This matter was amicably by
the “A B. C. Conference,” in which
representatives of Argentina, Brazil
and Chili, by inquiry, ascertained the
l’cts, made recommendation and
brought about a better understand
ing between our government and Mexi
co. Mr. Wilson was known, and de
sired to be known as the Peace Presi
dent, but the irony of fate transformed
him into the “Great War President.”
When that spectacular conflagration
burst out in Central Europe there
were many who clamored for this
country to enter it, but Pres. Wilson
again pursued his policy of “Watch
ful waiting’ ’until conditions became
unbearable and he then delivered his
message to congress advising ai de
claration of War. Congress promptly
acquuiesced in his judgment. One has
said “Beware the fury of a patient
m -ii.” Mr. Wilson illustrated this say
ing. Though our country was unpre
pared, never were preparations made
faster. It was volunteer, draft, mobil
ize, train, equip, victual, transport,
and in an incredibly short time our
boys were in the trenches and the
fighting began. The central powers
said they need raw recruits and could
net stand before their seasoned vet
erans. They soon learned their mis
take and were ready for an Armistice.
Mr. Wilson now brought about a ces
sation of hostilities and the army was
again demobolized. As an executive
Mr. Wilson ranks with the best our
country has produced.
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NUMBER 48
Agricultural
Development
Program Feb. 23.
The Georgia State Agricultural Col
lege Is sending a crops of agricultural
speakers thruout hte state and among
them are G. V. Cunningham, boys
club work for 1924; R. J. DeLcach,
boll weevil control; C. A. Cobb, farm
program 1924, and several on the ag
ricultural of the railroads,
presumably to come here, Mr. McWhor
ter of the Central Railway, who will
talk on livestock or crops. These men
the scheduled to resch Waynesboro on
February 23, next Saturday, and our
people should turn out to hear them
They have a message Burke county
needs.
The program commences at 10 o'-
clock in the morning and arrange
ments have been made to use the
court house.
Waynesboro farmers and those inter
ested are urged to be present at this
meeting.
Jenkins County
Primary Results
Yet Undetermined
Millen, Ga., Feb. 14. —By far the hot
test county election the county cf
Jenkins h:s ever known was held yes
terday and at 1 o’clock this morning
definite results regarding the fate of
some of the candidates was still un
known.
Following is the result of the con
solidated precincts in the county, with
Millen to be heard from:
Judge of City Court —W. Woodrum,
618; Reynolds, 125; Rabb, 458.
Clerk of Superior Court —Ellison,
537; Simpson, 652.
Ordinary—Edenfield, 462; Barney
Lightfoot, 355; McComb, 131; J. Z.
Daniel, 109; D. A. Bragg, 98.
Sheriff, Aycock, 486; Marback, 620;
J. W. Lightfoot, 88.
Superintendent of schools, Lanier,
659; Oliff, 546.
Tax Collector, Turner, 317; Brin
son, 368.
Tax receiver, Louis Taylor, 677;
Carl Waters, 321; Gregory, 132; M.
Brinson, 110.
aissioner of roads of
E. 0. Mays, 863; C. M. Gay, 538; Aaron
536; J. G. Perkins, 455; H. A. Proctor,
440; F. A. Grimes 286.
J. W. Lester defeated L. D. Clem
ents in the race for coroner.
The issue of having a county dem
onstration agent was defeated.
OYSTER SITPER FOR
BENEFIT OF SCHOOL
Gira,rd, Ga., Feb. 14th.—There will
be ,an oyster supper and other attrac
tions for the benefit of the Girard
High School on the night of Friday,
February 22d. A cordial invitation is
extended to the to patronize
this worthy cause.
Diplomat
Mr. Wilson’s name was new on all
lips. As a diplomat he became a world
figure. First his “fourteen points,”
then as the head of America's peace
commission he took his seat at the
peace table—Together with Lloyd
George and Clemeneeau as the Big
Three they prepared the articles of
peace. As it was said McGregor cf
the Scotch clans, so it was with Wil
son at the peace to be for whensoever
Wilson sat, that was “the he d of the
table.’ ’He was largely instrumenti! in
forming “The League for the Preser
vation of Peace.” His w s success “ov
erthere” but petty polticians at home
were jealous of his fame and stasrted
an agitation to prevent our country
from taking its wonted place in that
much needed body. The senate re
fused to give our country right to par
ticipate in the League. Mr. Wilson
then appealed to the country and
started on a speaking tour tc acquaint
the pecple with conditions. He had al
ready overtaxed his strength end this
added strain proved too much for his
weakened constitution and as he rear
ed Cichita, Kan( on his return trip
his strength gave way and he later
described himself as “a broken piece
of machinery” with his pen he con
tinued the fight until claimed by the
grim reaper.
Idealist
Mr. Wilscn was an idealist. He
gave expression to Christian idealism
The man gave weight to the message.
His mission was to uplift th world
and if possible to secure its peace.
He knew the horrors of war and de
sired to make war improbable, if not
impcssible, for the future—all the
power of his brilliant intellect was
focused on this problem. He had faith,
courage, earnestness, determination.
With him a thing was right or wrong.
He knew no compromise, no give up.
His was a sensitive nd unjust
criticism chafed him exceedingly. His
diplomacy was open and he champion
ed the cause of the weak. His
strength was spent in behalf cf what
he believed to be right. He give fiis
life for principles he considered just.
He died fighting, defiant, unconquered,
hopeful. Some say he was a, failure—
was he? True his effort in behalf of
the peace league has not yet succeed
ed—who says it will not! Some say
he has not yet succeeded —who says
it will not! The world is not yet sav
ed, was the effert to save it a failure?
Frequently what men deem ai failure,
God counts a success. We believe the
common judgment of history will give
a just estimate of Mr. Wilson as a
man and as a world figure. He has
yielded his spirit to the God who gave
it—when the summons came he said
“I am ready.” He did his best, man
can do-—God requries, no more.
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