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TWICE-A WEEK
VOLUME 52.
FOUR DRY AGENTS
SUSPENDED; SHOT
INTO GIRLS’ AUTO
Washington.—Four South Caro
lina prohibition agents who shot at
an automobile containing two Ashe
ville young women Y. W. C. A. work
ers on the Greenville-Asheville pike
April 8, were suspended for sixty
days by Brohibition Commissioner
Haynes.
The agents suspended were Thomas
P. Tolbert, acting state prohibition
director; Leon T. Queen, acting head
of the South Carolina field forces;
J. H. Palmer and M. L. Wright. The
suspension, without pay for sixty
days, were recmmended by Commis
sioner Haynes and approved by
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Blair, it was said, in response to pub
lic resentment against the conduct
of the agents in shooting at the
young women’s car.
The practice of promiscous shoot
ing by prohibition agents at suspect
ed automobiles, it is said at Com
missioner Haynes’ office, was not
approved and in the South Carolina
case it was proposed to set an ex
ample for prohibition agents through
out the country
The young women miraculously
escaped injury when they failed to
obey th order halt. Thinking the
prohibition agents were highwaymen
they sped on and bullets sent into
their tires careened their automobile
into a ditch. The prohibition agents,
who had been lying in wait on the
road for liquor runners, said they
shot at the tires and not at the
passengers after th excited young
women had put on speed in an
attempt to escape.
Illegally Served
With Subpoena
Says Phillips
Washington.—John L. Phillips,
Republics* state committeeman from
Georgia, 'who was named a defendant
in an eqxity suit -filed by the United
tates government to recover $1,500,-
000 claimed to be due because of al
leged trickery in the disposal of sur
plus lumber, filed a motion yester
day in the district supreme court to
quash service made upon him by
subpoena.
He claims that he could not be
legally served out side the district,
but was served in such a manner,
Phillips was also indicted along
with jthers in what is known as the
Phillips lumber cases which grew
out of the same business transaction
as tb® -equity suit. The indictment
charged conspiracy.
INSURANCE CO.
LOSES IN SUIT
Athens, Ga. —A verdict in favor
of the plaintiff for the lull amount,
SIOO,OOO, was returned here late to
day by a federal court jury, in the
case of L. T. Pennick, of 4he Pen
nick Warehouse company, <of Madi
son, Ga., who sued the Camden In
surance company for the amount al
leged to have been Ist in a fire in
1921, when 1,1000 bales f cotton are
aaid to have been destroyed.
The insurance company charged
fraud in the statement as to .thee num
ber of bales lost in the fire, and that
valves to the sprinkler system were
cut off before .the fire.
WOMAN HAS HAD
37 HUSBANDS
Athens.—The arrest here of Mme.
Alexandria Foscana for defrauding
a shopkeeper in Salewika of a small
sum has revealed her as a remarka
ble adventuress. The police have
learned that the young wman, now
only 28, has had 37 husbands. Of
tfcese, four were Englishmen, seven
teen Frenchmen, fur Italians and
three Austrians. The nationality of
the other nine is not known. As
her first husband is still living, 36 of
her marriages were bigamous. It
has been ber practice to marry and
then rob her husband, fleeing to an
other country and bunting were vic
tims.
RAIL NJGHT WATCHMAN
ACQUITTED MURDER TRIAL
Athens, Ga.—After seventeen
hours’ deiberation a superior court
jury Wednesday returned a verdict
acquitting Harvey Seagraves, rail
road night watchman, of the murder
of Paul Smith, another railroad em
ployed on December 31, last
Seograves, it is claim, shot and
Jfillfd Smith in self defense.
Xhe News-llerald
RADIO LECTURE
ON SWINE RERE
Prof. M. P. Jarnagin of the State
College of Agriculture will deliver a
radio lecture from the Atlanta Jour
nal Station WSB on Swine Produc
tion in the southeast, on Wednesday,
April 25th, at 12:30 p. m., Atlanta
time, or 1:30 p. m., Eastern time.
It is hoped that as many farmers
as possible will hear this lecture by
radio on hog production.
The First National Bank of Law
renceville, Buford Pharmacy, as well
as other business houses in most ev
ery small town in the county has sta
tions that I am sure they will be
glad for you to visit and listen to
this lecture over. Many of the Delco
Light users of the county also have
-stations in their homes that can be
used.
Let’s try to all get out to some ra
dio station next Wednesday, April
25th at noon and hear this lecture
over radio. This is the first time a
farmer has ever delivered a lecture
over radio to farmers in this state.
Georgia farmers are marketing 30
per cnt less hogs this year than they
sold through commercial channels in
1922. This industry must not go
backward.
Yours very truly,
A. G. ROBISON, County Agent.
“Bumper Position”
Fails to Disturb
This Carolinian
Asheville, N. C..—After riding on
the bumper of an automobile operat
ed by a pretty girl whoes indentity
was not learned, J. E. Bqyd, of
Statesville, much calmer than the
scores of excited personh observing
his ride for about 30 feet on Patton
avenue, informed the frightened girl
that he would perfur to ride on the
inside of the car since it was a bit
breezy outside.
Mr. Boyd, who is deputy ewnmis
sioner of internal revenue for the
state in charge of the western dist
rict, was crossing the business
throughfae in front of the postoffice
when the large touring car picked
chim up on the bwwjwwund Comfort
ably wedged him between the bum
per rod and the radiator.
Observers said Mr. Boyd betrayed
no fear or excitement, but after rid
ing about 30 feet on the bumper
smilingly turned to the driver and
suggested sharing the unoccupied’
seat next to her.
HOGS IN SALE
BRING $5,000
Tennille, Ga.—Six cars of hogs, a
total of 73,000 pounds, were sold
here Thursday by the farmers of
Washington county, through the Co
operative Live Stock assciatiox., sale
being made to Armur & Co., of Jack
sonville, Fla., fr 7.95, basis No. 1.
These netted over five thousand dol
lars that will be distributed into
banks and trade circles.
H. J. FVance, county agent* is en
thusiastic and believes Washington
county soon will be a leader in mar
keting hogs. Mr. Prance is being
assisted in this work by J. F. Frutel,
of Tennille, and they ae haring the
cooperation of leading farmers and
business men.
KILLED BY FALL
FROM A WAGON
Cordee, Ga. —The 12 year old son
of W\ T. Huckaby, farmer, on the
plantation of N. G. Harrison in the
Bay Springs community, whose
skull was crushed when he fell from
a wagon, died late Thursday after
noon at Arabi.
The boy was accompanying his
father to twn in a wagon. A pile
of hay on whieh they were sitting
upset and both fell.
The father was badly injured, hav
ing been dragged some distance-
CARNEGIE ANNUITY HELD AS
REASON FOR TAFT’S REMOVAL
Washinton,—Removal of Chief
Justice Taft because of the SIO,OOO
annuity be receives from the estate
of Andrew Carnegie is asked by
Marvin Gates Sperry, president of
the Private Soldiers' and Sailors’
legion, in a letter to President Hard
ing.
“We believe that his usefulness has
been ended by his receiving an an
nuity, derived from the earning of
the steal thust, and that he has
brought disgrace upon that honor
able body in accepting it,’’ Sperry
wrote.
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LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1923.
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Otto Wenger, of Do.vlestown. Pa..
<wtr years ago an Immigrant to
America, worked hard for gradiia
’lon day at Agricultural College.
This cow took sick on the eventful
morning so Otto stayed with her on
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toe l it* tor him to don his new
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900 ARE NOTIFIED
OF ASSESSMENTS
UNDERBOOZELAW
Atlanta,Ga. —First action by the
government toward collecting be
ween $1,000,000 and $2,000,000
from Georgia bootleggers and moon
shiners was taken Wednesday morn
ing with the mailing of notices of
assessments of taxes and penalties
under provisions of the national
prohibition law to 900 persons in
the state, J. T. Rose, collector of
interna) revenue for Georgia, an
nounced.
n announcing the first steps in
the government campaign to extract
money from the alleged dealers in
whiskey, Mr. Rose intimated that the
movement might be another effort
of the government to curb violations
of the prohibition act.
The notice advises that persons
assessed may file a protest against
the proposed assessment, and if
they so elect, also may request a
hearing before the collector to show
cause why the assessment should
not be made. The notice further
sets out that percons assessed are
privileged to submit an offer in com
promise or settlement.
The property of all pers ns noti
fied, who do not protest against the
assessments will be levied upon.
“The government does not intend
to be thwarted,” said Mr. Rose. “We
want every one who has been noti
fied of assessment to come here at
once and do something about the
matter. If they do not, however, we
immediately will lsvy upoa their
property, and even though they have
no property the attachment always
will stand until they settle. If we
fail to collect we always will hold it
over their* heads, and while we may
jot be able to send them to jail, we
at least will destroy their credit. By
coming in now, however, all lie trou
ble can be avoided.”
GET-TOGETHER DINNER
IS HELD IN COMMERCE
Commerce, Ga.—-Citizens of Com
merce gathered in the school audit
orium here Tuesday night at the in
vitation of Mayor John B. Hard
eman for a big get to gether danner.
The object of the gathering was
to discuss the advisability of organiz
ing another civic trade body here.
Several talks were made, it finally
being decided to meet again on May
1 and at that time decide whether
to reorganize one of the long defunct
organizations, or to form a new club
looking toward the continued groth,
prospority and success of Commerce.
FIND DEAD BABY IN PARCEL
OPENED AT POSTOFFICE
Duncan, Okla.—The body of a
baby, apparently only a few hours’
old when died, was received by the
local postoffice yesterday crammed
into a pasteboard box which made up
a parcel post package. Miss Ethel
Martyn, to whome it was addressed,
has never been known here.
The package bore the Vicksbarg,
Miss., postmark.
An undertaker took charge of the
body while authorities are investigat
ing.
LOCAL KIWANIS
KEEPS GROWING
An unusually interesting meeting
of the Kiwanis was held Friday night.
One new member was added to the
roll.
Mr. T. L. Harris, clerk county
commissioners; Mr. A. G. Robison,
county agent, and Mr. E. B. Rock
more, w-ho attended the meeting of
the Bankhead Highway officials held
in Greenville, S. C., last week, all
made talks telling of their trip and
meeting and about the plans and
aims of the highway association. Mr.
Furgerson, of Winder, a Bankhead
official, was also present at the con
vention.
Lawrenceville has just taken a
membership of twenty-five and the
county twenty-five, making a total
membership of fifty for Gwinnett
county in the Bankhead Highway as
sociation.
Lawrenceville is on the main
route of the Bankhead Highway
which reaches from New York to San
Diego, Cal., the port of Los Angeles,
and should be proud of her mem
bership in this great organization.
The local Kiw’anis is standing back
of road improvement in this section
and has just selected as a camp site
for tourists the ground next to the
Smith Filling station.
State Officers
Made Defendants
In Federal Court
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Atlanta, Ga.— Officers of the
state of Georgia will be defendants
in two suits to be heard in the Unit
ed States district court in Atlanta
Saturday before Judge Alex C. King,
of the court of appeals of the fifth
judicial circuit; Judge Samuel N.
Sibley, of the northern district of
Georgia, and Judge William H. Bar
rett, of the southern district of
Georgia.
In a suit filed by the Southern
Railway and the Georgia public
service commission is defendant,
while in an action brought by stock
holders of the Lawrencevitle bank,
State Superintendent of Banks, T- R-
Bennett isT defendant. Both suits
questin the legality of actions of the
state officers, and in each instance
a permanent injunctin is sought.
The railroads ask that the public
service commission be prevented
from putting into effect continuous
mieage rates on railroads controlled
by another railroad with lines in the
same state. The bank stockholders
seek to restrain Superintendent Ben
nett from levying on their property
for indebtedness of the bank.
BALL GAME WEDNESDAY.
The married and single men will
open the first game of the season
for Lawrenceville Wednesday at 4
o’clock.
They promise you a good game as
well as hoping to put some pep into
the Lawrenceville ball fans and we
hope that this game will get some of
the old heads in the notion of having
a ball club in Lawrenceville like
we’ve never had before. So, why
not come out and if you don’t like
the game learn to like it.
A town like Lawrenceville should
be able to have a club and could if
we would start off at the start and
stick to it.
The married men or sipgle men
will not play any men who play on
the first nine. This gives each team
the same chance. But all men are
urged to be over at the ball park
Wednesday at 4 o’clock.
Grover Montgomery will be man
ager of the married men and Way
man Gower will be manager of the
single men.
There will be no charge for ad
mission to this game so all men, wom
en and children be sure and come.
Married men: F. Sims, J. G. Pat
ton, W. F. Pentecost, H. G. Robin
son, H. Garner, I. Hagood, J. C.
Houston, R. H. Young, J. C. Jen
kins, F. Ethridge, G. C. Montgomery,
A. J. Poe.
Single men: J. A. McKelvey, R.
Brown, R. Thompson, W. M. Gower,
P. Strickland, E. Brown, Dick Gar
ner, Latham Winn, R. Lee, Oakes, C.
W. Powell, James Comfort, E. Huff,
H. Ethridge.
All men whose names are not on
the line up be there and be ready to
play.
W*w and Second
Hand Fords.
H. P. Stiff Motor Co. Ca«b or credit
F. Q. SAMMON,
Funeral Director and Scientific
EMBALMER,
I carry a full line of Coflni, Can
keta, Burial Suita, Robes, Etc.
Calls filled Day or Nifbt.
Free hearee to customers.
White House Doesn’t
Tempt Mrs. Ford
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"1 have no desire to live in tin
(Vhite ''House,” says Mrs. Henrj
B'ord, r, s interviewed here About th<
presidential boom for her husband
“1 don’t know where it started am
I’m not even interested," aays Mr
Ford.
SHOULD A MAN GO
TO ASYLUM FOR
WADINGJOR 40C
Poor old John Shankle, colored,
seems to have got the rough side, of
the deal Monday, when he was
brought into the court of insanity
by his relatives for examination as to
the soundness of his mind.
One of the charges against the old
man’s mental equilibrium was that he
often wandered around and got lost.
But what does that amount to in
light of the fact that some of our
most, reputable citizens do that some
times?
But the most effective allegation
against him was that he went out
every day and waded in a creek look
ing fr 40c that he said he had drop
ped in the water.
We should worry if that isn’t aw
ful! Many a man has killed his fellow
for less than 40c. If a person wades
in cold water for 40c it doesn’t prove
that the wader’s mind is out of fix.
Of course, it looks foolish, but
many things that sane men do look
foolisher. Caesar almost gave his
throne to the Egyptian queen for a
kiss worth much less than 40 in real
money. Samson, the John L. Sulli
van of the Hebrews, sold a perfectly
good head of hair for less than 40c.
Hercules, who could lick a bullpenful
of Dempseys, was led into the parlor
of a Grecian flapper and put darning
stockings at 40c a dozen.
Why, were you to go up in an air
plane some day and look down on
this town you would see an anthill
with myriads of poor blind ins cts
.currying hither and thither in their
insane jostling of each other an 1 al
most flying at each other’s throats
fr 40c. And many of them roustnig
out their sleepy families to get
breakfast—to go *ut and get 40c.
Now brethren, what would you
think of a man with 1,000 neckties
getting up before the chickens to go
out and get another necktie? Or a
man with 1,000 walking sticks losing
his health and temper in a scramble
to get another walking stick?
And then think f this poor old
darkey sent to the mad huse for
wadding in the creek for 40c!
Don’t it get your goat?—Gaines
ville Eagle.
“CANNED HEAT” SALE
MYSTERY IS SOLVED
Albany, Ga.—Mystery surrounding
an unprecendented and rapid grow
ing sale of “canned heat” to negroes
by Albany drug stores was solved to
day when one of the purchasers ex
plained that it was used to mix with
ginger ale and other soft drinks.
“Boss it is stronger than stump
likker, and a whole lot cheaper,” said
the negro, when the drug clerk in
quired as to the cause of the enor
nous demand. One drug is said to
have sold more than 500 cans, within
the last week. The “canned heat,”
it was explained, contains grain al
choil.
MAN WANTED
With conveyance to sell and col
lect. Good proposition for right
man. Apply to Singer Sewing Ma
chine Co., Decatur, Ga. ts
LIQUOR BANDITS
HOLD UP GARAGE
Atlanta, Ga.—Another 'unique an
gle was added to the already complex
banditry and counter banditry sys
tem of the liquor traffic around At
lanta when two unmasked white
‘high binders” early Thursday morn
ing held up W. L. Braswell, night
watchman of the Gammon garage,
J 9 Houston street, and calmly trans
ferred 27 gallons of contraband fluid
concealed in an automobile stored in
the garage to their own car.
The liquor bandits made their es
cape and have not been captured.
The night watchman told police that
he had no idea that liquor was stored
in any automobile parkd in the ga
rage, adding that the precision of the
bandits’ movemnets showed plainly
that they knew exactly what the car
contained and where it was located.
The unique robbery brings to mind
a legal question as to whether the
thieves could be prosecuted for steal
ing the whisky cargo. Information
elicited from legal quarters tended
to show that, whil liable to charges
of ‘‘pointing a pistol at another” or
"carrying concealed weapons,” the
bandits are not open to prosecution
for theft of the contraband fuid, title
to which is not recognized by state or
federal laws.
The police wre highly interested
in the new “riffle” in the rum traffic
ring, regarding it as an indication of
civil warfare among the various
classes of rum runners and bootleg
gers. They declare that this is the
first report in this section of opera
tions of “high binders”—men identi
fied with the trade who steal whisky
from other bootleggers.
The robbery, which was investi
gated by Police Sergeant Robert L.
Waggoner and Call Officers J. Wal
ter McWilliams and A. B. Noles, was
“pulled off” in true western style,
according to the night watchman,
who told the police he considered
himself lucky to be alive.
Chinese Members
Bar White Men
From Their Outing
New York, —Four hundred Chi
nese, members of the Chinese
Merchants’ association, look sanguin
ely forward to returning home from
their annual outing at Bear Mounta
in, up the Hudson, next July, with all
their watches at the ends of the
chain, and the purses in their re
spectixe pockets.
No white man has been invited to
attend the outing.
This was announced today by one
of the prominent members, Foo Joe
Foo, who explained:
“Two years ago plenty white man
wh g alng with Chinese up the
Hudson, to have good play time,
What happen? Plently pocketbook,
plenty money, plenty watches no
can find in pocket of Chinese when
come back. So last year, we say
no white man with out card form as
sociation can come play. Better, but
not alright. Ninety-seven- watches
missing. So now, this year, no
white man comg ‘long. That more
better. Maybe keep watches.”
DIDNT PLEASE;
KILLED HERSELF
San Francisco, Ca.—A pitiful note,
“Tried to please but failed—place
flowers on my grave* dear,” and ’ a
few mre wrds, the last ever written
by Mrs. Michael Minor to her hus
band here, so grieved him he could
not attend her funeral services
Thursday.
A former husband, Dr. William P.
Meyer, divorced from Mrs. Minor
seven years ago, was present, the
sole mourner at the ceremny for the
little woman who killed herself be
cause she failed to please Michael,
whom she said she “loved to dis
traction.”
Michael, it was said, forgot to give
her flowers on her birthday, where
at she drank poison.
CHILD BURNS
FATHER IN BED
Marseilles.—Night after night for
many months Bertrand Martine had
beaten his 10 year Id son, Pierre, un
til the child’s love for his father was
turned to hatred. When Martine fi
nally drove his wife, Pierre’s mother,
from their home the boy would
stand no more. That night he bound
his father as he lay sleeping and set
fire to the bed. Firemen were un
able to save the house and Martine
was burned to death. The boy had
fled, but was arrested and confessed.
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TWICE-A-WEEK
SMALL TOWN AN)
FARM WORKERS
GO BACKTO CITIES
By ROBERT FULLER
Washington, D. C.—Small com
munities and agriculture are going to
feel the effect of immigration lim
itation before t he year is ut. It
woill nt be surprisinug if the Farm
Bloc is back of measures to open the
gates t Eurpean laborers before a
November sun shines. These opin
ions are freely expressed here by
gvernment and national economic ex
perts.
Farm labor is ging to be as scarce
(almost) as during the war period.
There is an additional fly in the
ointment in that the buying power
of the farmer has not yet shown
signs of getting in line with the bus
iness boom which is now with ns,
and which is general throughut the
country.
The announcement of the United
States Steel Corporation of a gener
al wage advance last week is dis
counted in that the steel companies
made the mistake of forcing wages
too low during the period of depres
sion, with the result that many of
their workers sought employment
elsewhere. Wages had to come ap.
According to reports of labor bu
reaus, never before in peace time
wages gone as high or as swift*
ly as during the last few months.
More than two hundred advances in
various lines of business were re
corded during March,
common Labor Twice •• Much ••
Before War.
Wages of common labor are al
most twice what they were befre
the war. In the building trades the
general advance has been about 109
per eent—apd common labor has
been even greater. Tile layers*
helpers who were getting $3 per day
in 1914 are now getting $7 per day.
In mining districts of the West the
advance has not been so great. In
Montana, Utah and Arizona the pre
war wage was $3.25 to $3.75. Now
it is $5.26 to $5.76 per day. ,
That freight rates will come down
this year is doubted by all. The next
wage advance is likely to be made by
the railroadds to lower priced labor.
This will be necessary in order to
attract workers and keep the lines-,
in operation condition. It naturally
follows that passenger or freight
rates (maybe both) will go up to,
meet this higher operating cost- ,
Finally, with all the recent wage
advances announced, it is a notice
able fact that the increases have
gone in the overwhelming majority
to common laborers —and not to the
trades and skilled labor. This can
mean only one thing, that ail down
the line—and especially agTwud.tuxe>'
—labor is scarce. The cost of pro
duction will be correspondingly high.
U. S. Badly in Need of European
Laborer*. m »
The scarcity of common labor in
many major industries has h«cn
quite acute for many weeks. This
includes steel and iron trades, min
ing, motor car manufacturing and in
rough construction work..
Many causes have been- charged
with this labor shortage, but the
truth is, the reduction of the inflow
of common laborers from Europe.
Farm Bloc leaders im Washington
have already anticipated a Harm la
bor shortage as it Will exist in rural
America before fall months arrive.
What they need is the demands of
their home folks to get into action
f relief is tq be felt in tim« to be of
any real value this year.
Even if immigration limitation is
lifted there will still be plenty of
work and prosperity for all.
AMERICA CITED
BAD EXAMPLE
London.—America was cited as »
“horrible example” of what prohibi
tion will do to a country during de
bate in the house of commons which
preceded the defeat of the Scrym
geour prohibition bill, 238 to 14.
The debate on the bill, fathered by
Edwin Scrymgeour, the dry crusader
who defeated Winston Churchill in
the Dundee district, demonstrated
that latest American bootlegger
jokes are just as apt to be found, in
the house of commons as elsewhere.
Every speaker quoted American
statistics—some proving the! the
United States has been ruined by
prohibition and others deinonstWit
ing with equal conclusiveness that
America has been so benefitted by
prohibitin that a new race of super
men is in the making.
R. N. HOLT, )
Attorney-At-Law,
Collection* and winding uy mlott* a
specialty.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA
NUMBER 52.