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FRIDAY MORNING, «UU 3, 1922.
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MILLEDGEVILLE. Ga.
THE MILLEDGEVIu- AM&
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H, E. McAUElFFE, Ecff’or « d Mgr
AN ACT OF CONGRESS PASSED AUG. 24, 1912:
All editorial or other readme matter published in
any newspaper, magazine or periodical for the pub
liration of which money or other valuable consider
ation is paid, accepted or promised shall be plainly
marked “Advertisement.” Any editor or publisher
printing editor.nl or other reading matter for which
compensation is paid, accented or promised without
go marking the same shall upon conviction hi ary
court having jurisdiction be fined not loss than fifty
dollars ($50) nor more than five hundred dollars
($500).
Our Out-SDoken Policv.
The Mllledgeville News, in Its issue of the llth inst.,
took occasion to come out clearly and state its position
in regard to the present county commissioners race and
pince its publication of the editorials in question we have
beeu the recipients of many words of commendation from
many sources.
Of course, we are very appreciative of any and ill the
encouragement shown us in our endeavors to bring a out
any sort of constructlvcncss. The offering of encourage
ment to a newspaper in its undertaking to uncover false
impressions and bring to light scehmes intended to serve
only selfish ends is not very generally indulged in by the
public, even though such undertakings on the part of the
newspaper are very much relished by the people as a whole
However, in regard to our expressions in the last issue of I
The News we had to come to us words of approval of the
stand we are taking in this instance from friends far and
jsear.
It is nothing more than natural for the people of Bald
win county to want able administration of our public af
fairs. We should not be surprised to learn that our peo
ple are desirous of putting into office men whoso political
fortunes are not backed up by political scheming and hob
nobbing with political plum seekers. Representation by
those using as main planks in platforms radical recommen
dations for the express purpose of appealing to the popu
lar wave of the moment cannot well be relied upon us being
Intelligent, conscientious and reliable.
By what good right has a public official of Lialdwtu coun
ty to Tnake the assertion that any particular tax payo^ shall
not be giv^n any consideration whatsoever? By what
good right has any of our public servants to boldly and
blazoniy state that from his hands a few shall be favored
and granted consideration while others shall to pressed
to the full extent of complying with the httar of the law?
if this has not boon done by certain members of our pres-
■ent board o* county commissioners, we have been misin
formed—and we are heal lily inclined to give credence tc
the source of our information.
We have the Information that some of our county com
missioners have turned down offers to purchase products
from certain persons at a price astually lower than was paid
to others. We would say that such representation and
( ir,anagement would have a tendency to / bankrupt a pri
vate enterprise and in view of this fact it cannot be held
otherwise than that such management is detrimental se
riously to our county govorumei t and the people. Merely
in view of the fact that a levy can be made upon the peo
l.le to make good any deficiency caused by the lack ol
proper management is no reason why we should be forced
to put up with such tactics.
For any citizen or taxpayer of Baldwin county to be told
that nothing he has can be sold to the county, even though
such products us might be offered by such taxpayer might
be needed in the conduct of our public affairs, is au out
rage and should he met wita the condemnation o;’ the jp b-
lic. For one of our officials empowered tu i>.
plies for the comity to advise any one of our taxpayers
that he miwt charge moie for his (the taxpayers) pro
ducts in order to make a sale to the official in question
ought to be sufficient ground for impeachment. Such
dillydallying, if allowed continued, is a reflection upon our
people. If such acts have not been indulged in by some
of our present county commissioners, we have been mis
informed, and we are rather inclined to gi.e credence to
our source of information.
The game of politics is not a new one by any means and
while some of the least intelligent win out in some such
races, sincerity and genuine constructiveness is called in
to action sooner or later to supplant petty tactics. The peo
ple In the long run are prone to give to those whose mo
tives ar e backed up by the best intentions and whose
intentions and ability might be relied
The death Monday of Viscount ..oitucUil created a deep
Impression taut throughout the various civilized nations ot
the world and it is generally conceded that the passing
c* the noted pub.icist is likely to cause the onngiag about
of many changes in the pubkj affairs of U-.^ianu,
Lord .N’orthc.life's influence for many yca.s has had
much to do with the moulding of public opinion in Uicut
hr.tian,
He wa.3 recognized as the world's greatest publisher und
nis ri«ty publications cf a con,bintd circulation > f nveuty
million copies pia ed a great iuit in trnr.iing the policies
of the English government roletive to the gieat World
war.
The great publicists reference to the Fnited States gov-
rnu.tiu during our struggle with Germany in which he
stated that England's poIKKs in waging the war upon the
Teutonic allies was far inferior to the policies pursued
by our government was a distinctive compliment, .'lav-
nig declared war upon Germany nearly three yearB -before
this country was forced to take a hand in the struggle,
Great Britain, according to Northciilfe, obtained from us-
ide3 that had not before been put into practice and a
.csuit of the ccpy.ng i,i our manner of waging war luo ji.
lation of .he strife wa3 greatly lessened.
The death of Lord Northcliffe has revealed former state
ments of the world-famed publisher in which noteworthy
compliments were paid to President Woodrow Wilson
.fortlicliffe in attacks through the London Times and his
other newspapers of the policies pursued by England dar
ing the war upon Germany freely declared that the Unit-
jd State, almost immediately after entering the struggle,
advanced theories that far surpassed the methods used
by Great Britain. He condemned the government of
Great Britain for failure to enforce conscription and at the
time referred to the United States as the only country
of the Allies employing practical ideas intended to bring
about an early end ter the wholesale bloodshed in Europe.
DEEPSTEP NEWS
Miss Mary Julia Harrison of San-
dersvijic is spending a fuw days of (his
week with Mrs. Aunzo O. Veal, attend-
n:; ; rot:aUeU services at Docpstep.
Misses Annie sulia O'Quinn and Lil
lian Avant sp nt Sunday with their
at r.t, Mrs. L. S, Andrews.
Airs. Mary Green und two daugh-
tcis, iviu.y and bJ3ie Giecn, of Atlan-
sts of Mr. and Mrs. .). A.
N. F. Andrews were
uid Airs. \v. H. Avant
Milledgeville’s Constructive Work.
t.i ur
Mickiin.
A.:\ and Mrs
.ucbis of Mr. i
ouuday.
M.S3 Ruby Mayer, who has been vis
aing Alisa Laura Veal, left Monday
.or her hoin 0 ia Atlanta.
Air. Alonzo G. V eal visited Mr. and
Alia. Hunter at Kensington, Ga., last
week. He leturued Saturaday.
Air. anil Mrs. u. F. Veal of Milledgo-
vil'e, iwrs. Tom Hodges and Air. Lewis
Wood from near Teumlle and Mr. W.
»». Higgins weie dinner guests of Mr.
....u ,urs. j. Hail buiiuay.
Dr. and Airs. u. -L. Helton enter
tained a little sou at their home. He
i.ame August llth.
Mr. W. H. Franklin made a business
trip to .widvilie lust Friday. He re
turned Saturday.
Mr and Mrs. Rudolph Stacer ol
Flint, Mich., weie guests of Dr. and
Airs. B. L. Helton Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Mirlau P. Bradley and
Miss Henrietta Bradley ot White
Plains and Miss Cora Bradley of Wash
ington, D. C., were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Emmltt Hall Tuesday.
Miss Ruby Cullins front near Dub
lin is the guest of Miss Mattie Belle
Bateman this week.
We are told that there is more building going in in M 1
ledgevllle right now than has been in progress here at
any one time in several years.
This builidng boom should be looked upon as a means
of providing material growth for this city. Practically all
ue ccnstructive work in progress embraces the erecting
of residences and whatever else might be needed n Mil
ledgeville, new homes take the lead over all other require
ments.
For several years past we have been seriously handi
capped on account of lack of residences. VVe are aware of i
tlie fact that on numerous occasions families desiring to
move to .vrilledigevUle have been kept away on account
jf there beng no available homes. We must provide
hemes foremost of everything and when we have done this |
.ho esiaoblish'ng of additional industres will naturally fol- j
low.
In the face of the fact there is haydly a possibility of |
oven a single outside family obtaining suitable quarters
in Milledgeville at this time, it stands for rorson that we
tVe seriously in need of more new homes. It »3 indeed
giatifieng to know that some worthwhile movement is on
foot to bring about a relief from the situation that has
so long resulted in a holding up of progress.
FOR JUDGE SUPERIOR COURT
Greensboro, Ga., June 26, 1922.
To the Voters of Baldwin County:
I announce my candidacy for re-
election to the judgeship of the Oc-
mulgee Circuit in the Democratic
,,..ii.ary to be held on September 1C,
1922, and w:ll highly appreciate your
support. If elected, I promise >oj
to discharge the duties cf the off.ee
t'a,tnfully and impart ally and will
treat all persons With courtesy, fiir-
r.ess and k ! nd cons ; deration.
Yours sincerely,
JAMES B. PARK.
The bill befoe the General Assembly calling for the cre
ation of a pemanont state bead of foresty and the crea-
ilon of the office of State Forester passed the Semite on
Monday. Although there is little pobability of its becom
ing law at this session of the legislatue, there is consider
able satisfaction in the knowledge that the untiring efforts
of the fen who have had teh protection and perpetuation
of the states timber supply at heat, have at last awakened
in the minds of the legislators a realization of the state's
needs along this line.
DON’T HAFTA
Is law VOLATION a passing fad? Let us hope so.
Extremely dangerous in the passing.
Neither the war, nor prohibition, nor radical legisla
tion, nor lax morals, nor automobiles are chargeable with
responsibility for the unprecedented rebellion of human
nature against all restraint.
To illustrate: A bunch of seven year old boys, th 1-
dren of the tlr3t grade, rushing to the street ut the close
of the day’s session, voiced what is in the public mind,
*n the very atmosphere—I hope not In the soil. "I don’t
hufta.', and the echo came from the others of the came
ago, "I don't hafta," witli the filial exclamation front one,
them, evidently expressing the mind of all of them,
“I don't hafta do anything— bu die!”
The infant, the school kid, thu flapper anl her broth
er, the flopper, and the rest of us feel it in the blood
even if we do not say, “1 don’t hafta do anything—but
die.”
The mooshiner, retreat ng at the approach of a rever-
uer or sheriff .moves on because he doesn't "hafta” stop.
I The runt runner hastily deserting his car, being
chased by the officer, doesn’t "hafta" wait for the off cer.
Th e highwayman slays and rebs hiH vict'm because
upon to con- ’lie feels that he doesn't have to earn a living u an honest
iluct successfully and conscientiously enterprises that re-| »av; prefers to take It Xrom his brother, more industrious
quire the greatest amount of intelligence and known and and more frugal.
proven ability. | The lounge lizzard and the parlor Bolshevik doesn’t
VVe would not have it understood that it is our pur- have to engage in a useful employment; prefers to be a
pose to attack anyone in our stand relative to the present [dead beat, and finally a thug.
political campaign now being waged in Baldwin county. I The sorry lawyer defending these outlaws doesn’t
If such was our Intention we would be beard from quite I have to conform to any honorable rules of practice, but
differently and we would have in all probability a great j secures release of his criminal client by deception, sharp
deal more to say that we have said or will say between I practice, perjury procured and dishonesty.
new and the 13th of September.
What we are after and will continue to demand is fair
ness and squareness in the conduct of our public affairs
ami an intelligent and constructive administration of our
public office. When the people are afforded justice to this
extent we shall lie quiet und content as anyone. But so
long as any man in Baldwin county holding a public
office, persists in domineering and insists on falling to give
due and proper consideration to all the people alike we are
geing to continue to be heard from and heard from in no
limited way.
No. there is no doubt as to just where we stand In re
gards to our political opinion, and say we could say a great
deal more regarding the question under discussion, we feel
that we have gone into details sufficient to bring about
an understanding of our motives.
The whole system has degenerated and before w e see
ilie limit of a better day we must be legonerated
Every honest man who earns Ills living through hon
est labor and effort niuat learn that every one of these
drones, vagabon Is and thugs adds to his burden. Every
rood citizen who respects the law and supports the courts
must understand that every outlaw adds to the menace,
the Insecurity of his home, his loved ones, his property
and hts life.
Until then we may not reasonably expect a return of
orderly conditions.
The pr e ss and the pulpit must not let up on the Job.
Organized Christian citizenship shall finally s'and as our
I test protection ngain8t<mrganlzed outli*vry and crime
JESSE E. MJ5ROKR, Secretary,
Georgia League for Law Enforcement.
PETITION FOR CHARTER
GEbRGIA—Baldwin County.
To the Superior Court of Said County:
The petition of Charlie Phillips, Ber
ry May, Alack/iill, of Baldwin county,
Georgia, and Sidney Curry of Jones
county, Georgia, respectfully shows: I
Paragraph 1. That they desire for j
themselves, their successors and asso-1
elates, to be incorporated and made j
a body politic under the name and |
style of "Sons of Wisdom and Daugh- |
ters of the Light, No. 2“ for the period |
of 2j) years, with the privilege or I
renewal at the expiration of that time.
Paragraph 2. Said corporation or
Society has no capital stock and is not
organized for pecuniary gain, but is a
Society for the purpose of mutual aid
and help to its members.
Paragraph 3. Petitioners desire to
sue and De sued, to plea and be im
pleaded.
Paragraph 4. Petitioners desire Cor
porate authority to enforce good con
duct in and around the premises of
their meeting place, both on the part
of the members and on the part of vis-
tors.
Paragiaph 5. Petitioners desire the
right to receive donations, make pur
chases, not for the purpose of profit,
but for the purpose of promoting the
welfare of the fraternal order or so
ciety and the welfare of its members.
Paragraph 6. Petitioners desire the
r.glit to charge and collect dues from
Its members for the purpose of in
demnifying its members against sick
ness and in order to bury its dead,
and give any other aid necessary to
the relief of its sicl: and disabled mem
bers.
Paragraph 7. Petitioners desire the
right to do any other acts not incon
sistent with the laws of Georgia, nor
In violation of the private rights in
me fui Clierance of this society und its
benevolent purposes
Paragraph 8. Petitioners desire the
right to issue indemnifying certifi
cates and to give and take receipts
for money paid and received.
Paragraph 9. Petitioners desire the
right to amend their charter at any
time and in any particular not incon
sistent with the laws of Georgia, und
to have by-laws and a constitution,
and to make any and all other rules
and regulations that may be required
and that petitioners have all the other
rights, powers and privileges allowed
other societies of like character under
the laws of the state of Georgia.
Wherefore, petitioners pray to he In
corporated under the name and style
aforesaid, with all rights, powers and
privileges therein set out and that are
now and will hereafter be allowed a
corporation of similar character.
D. S. SANDFORD.
Attorney for Petitioners
Special closing out
sale of silk gloves—
two but ons, all-colors
worth up to 51.00, to
close out at 39c
Our s'ore will close at I
1 o’clock on Thursday
afternoons during the
summer months. I
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BELL’S
SIM mens SHE
All summer goods must go
which means extraordinary
bargains throughout our
store. Take advantage of this
opportunity to shop at a
great saving. J
COAT SUITS
TO CLOSE OUT AT A GREAT SACRIFICE
5 tweed suits worth up to $20.00 to close at.. $7.50
5 tricotine and Paired twill suits, navy,, worth up to
$50.00 to close at $25.00
To Close Out All Sport Suits
7 Sport Suits, reds, greens and navy, worth up to
$25.00, to close out at $10.00
25 Sport Dresses
Crepe, Georgettes and Crepe knit, some with capes
worth up to $25.00 your choice at $10.00
19 Sport Coats
New styles, in reds, greens and mixtures to close at ....
$10.00
40 Children's and Misses
Gingham Dresses
Worth up to $2.00 to close out at $1.00
50 ladies gingham dresses, some worth $4.00 and
$5.00, to close out at $2.98
Georgette Shirtwaists
50 Georgette waist worth up to $12.00, to close out
at' + $6.50
25 Georgette waist sold at $6.50, to close at ..$3.98
50 Wash Skirts
Worth up to $3.50 for quick selling $1.98
Remnants
Organdies, lawns, voiles and white goods. See our
middle counter. Some for half and less than half their
former price.
100 Pair Ladies Oxfords and
Pumps
Blacks, brown and whites, worthy up to $7.00, mostly
high heels, to go in our clearance sale at - 98c
If you want the best and want to be sure of getting
the lowest prices, shop with
E.E. BELL