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TWICE-A-WEEK
VOLUME 52.
OLDNEGROCOMES
FROM S. C. TO SEE
MARSE JENNINGS
On Wednesday of last meek /there
arrived in Winder an old negro, to
be exact, 83 past, and asked about*
Mr. Pat Jennings. Upon being in
formed where Mr. Jennings lived,
the old negro made his way thither.
This old negro was 'Uncle Dan
Washington!, of Utahvilie, S. C., who
had heard <of the illness of Mr. Jen
nings, and was determined to ?ee
him and 5* at his bedside just as ta
was during the four years of the
war. A mows man -talked to Uncle
Dan, who Is quite Interesting, and
learned afhat he behmged to Mr. Pat
Jennings’ father and when the war
broke «ut :hc wenn 'with his young
master -and was hrv his side iin !ihe
first battle of Manassas. And
throughout the four long years of
the bxngdble and oaruel sufferin'*, Un
cle Dan stayed with his master and
said he slept by his side like broth
ers.
Uxrch 'l)an saii Ihe was, the 'father
of 30 children, but only nine were
now living. We inquired of him if
he map taking «e-anoth
er, when he replied. “I dunne; these
young niggers are mity soar:- trash,
and a woman what doan haw more
en 12 or 15 children ain’t wuf her
feed.”
It dsdkmhtful ts uUncle Dar. 'svas ev
er before out of Calhoun or Orange
burg .counties, S. €., except the time
spent in the war, before making this
trip to'Winder. iH* said.heihad SBOO
in the bank and paid his own fare
and was coming back again if Marse
Pat needed him.
We asked the old negro wbut Un
cle flat aaid’when he walked is - “He
didn’t .'said nmthin’— r jist cried, -and I
cried tao, hut didn’t cry out loud
like I&arse Pat”’
Mr. :Eat Jennings, <qut lielLow
townsman has been quite ill for some
days, Taut we tunderstand he is mow
improving, and no doubt he enjoyed
and appreciated the interest and love
of this tiild negro—a ifmrmer slave in
the Jennings family.—'Winder 'Sews.
FLOYD CiDUNTY MEN
OFFER PRAYER IN FIELD
IN FIGHT Q« WEEVJL
Rome, G&.—For the first Jime t-ince
the ball -weevil appeared in Floyd
county men assembled in a cotton
patch on the outskirts rdf Rome Fri-;
day and bowied their heads in pray
er for Divine guidance in combating
the pest thal for two years .has des
troyed the arwp.
Declaring that he believes a God
given opportoraty now (exists -.to an
nihilate the boll weevil :in this -coun
ty,H. W. Gsdlins, county agricul
tural agent, caiUed on E>r. .Jofcn H.
Woods, pastor o£ the First Christian
chureh, to lead in prayer that the
method to be ffsftlowed will be -s»c
cessful. More than fifty -Rome bus
iness men uncovered their beads and
bowed vas the minister invoked Di
vine blessings upon the effort. He
prayed that God forgive the people:
for their laziness and their indiffer
ence and put into their heartt and
minds the will to conquer the des
troying pest.
LOUISVILLE FO^MS
NEW KIWANIS CLUB
Louisville, Ga. —"The Kiwanis Club
,of Louisville vas organized Tnurs
day, when George Jselig, represent
ing the national headquarters of the
Kiwanis was present and aided in
the perfection of ihe local club. Mr.
Selig stated that the Louisville club
is the forty-third to be organized in
Georgia made the 1,050 th of thq
clubs scattered throughout the Unit
ed States and Canada.
At the organization meeting, which
made the Louisville cl«b a part of
the National Kiwanis, the standing
committees -were named and their
duties designated. The 'Louisville
club consists, at present, of fifty
members, who ae most enthusiastic,
and anticipate a great club.
At an early date the charter will
be received, at which time an event
of much pleasure and entertainment
will be had, and membee from neigh
boring clubs of the Kiwanis will be
present and invited to take fart in
the progam cf the evening/
TRAMP KILLS OFFICER,
STEALS MOTORCYCLE,
BREAKS NECK IN CRASH
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Freeport, ITl.—Clarence Frueh,
member of the Freeport police force,
was shot and killed by an unidenti
fied tramp whom he arrested. The
tramp, in attempting to escape on
the officer’s motorcycle, crashed in
to 8 curbing and broke his neck.
The News-Herald
Negro Loses
Auto Towing
It Into Town
Aiitinta.—Lee Wayatt, a negro,
star-tod to tow an automobile from
Buc&head to Atlanta, fcvfct 1 when he
reached Pryor and Decaturs- streets,
be had only the bu»J«fr~?T , ailing be
hind his wagon. Also, he was sleep
ing soundly. Consequently, he can
.sleep for thirty nights, along with;
thirty days wo*i at the stockade.
Office McGee interrupted Wuyatt’s
clumbers 'as W started to cross T>e
cature street with the bumper clang
ing behind «n the povement. He
doesn’t know where he lost the Mfto
mobile, but Recorder Johnson Told
him he c«ald go out and look ffOr it
after the Khlfty days has expand.
GEORGIA MELONS, SOLD
THROUGH ASSOCIATION,
BRING $762.5* A CAR
Ade! Ga.—The highest prices ever
known for Georgia watermelons
were realized though the -Southwest
Georgia Watermelon Growers’ asso
riatio*".Tuesday when tifaae «s»oci*tion
mailed returns to its members for
thirty:pound average mctaes-at the
rate df $762.50 per car, which was
net cash to the growers after de
ducting all selling costs, 6tc.
It is understood that ttoe associa
tion is now selling its shipments for
even more than that, and is mail
ing {cut returns almost daily to a
most satisfied membership
REX ROY E. DAVIS
DEPOSED AS HEAD
OF FARMERS’ UNION
Macon, Ga.—Rev. Roy E. Davis,
president of the Georgia Farmers’"
Union was removed ffum-efiffiee at a
■meeting of the eMaansive
of that organization here Saturday.
The executive committee an
noErreed that it had been found by
its ’rarestigators that IDavis had
been cconvicted t«a it he eboarge of
cheating and swindling in Wise
county, Texas, in 19117:; that he came
to Georgia and toeik (the name of
“PraiM_sor Lon Davis, singer,” later
beeeimiag pastor al ,a t-hurch at Ac
worth, Ga.; that he was riv moved
by the congregation for “(sonduct
unbecoming a ■mfeter,"’’ arid that
he had deserted a wife and four
children in Texas.
The 'executive tMimite :6i the
Georgia Farmers’ union announced
at 11 o'clock tonight that .’J. D.
Weaver, «jf Dawson, Ga., tme of the
largest farmers in jwuthwest "Geor
gia, had teen elected president of
the organization. Weaver accepted
tfihe office.
DISABLED WETERAXS
NAME GEORGIA MAN
NATIONAL COMMANDS*
W‘mneap©lK_—James A. McFar
land, of Dalton, Ga., was unanimous
ly dtefted •n»Ab,';nal commander of
the Disabled American Veterans of
the werld war at the closing session
of the annual convention here Sat
urday. Mr. MtiPiadand’s name was
the only one placed in nomination.
William J. O’Coinwar of San Fran
cisco was elected vice commander.
ELEVEN STRIKING
TELEPHONE GIRLS
IN HAiNDS OF LAW
Bivston,—Eleven girbs were unde*
arrest here today as the strike of
telephone opemators, called in five
New England states, entered its
fourth day.
Service was reported almost normal
except in Pawtuekett and Provi
dence, R. 1., and in Worcester,
Springfield and several of tjv- Mas
achusette cities where large numbers
of girls are out. In Boston zerviee
was only slightly hampered.
The girls under arrest were charg
ed with inciting to riot after a clash
with the police last night.
TESTS ANNOUNCED FOR
GEORGIA POSTMASTERS
Washington.—The postoffice de
partment Thursday requested the
civil service commission to hold ex
aminations for postmasters at Davis
boro and Stone Mountain, Ga. The
dates have not been announced.
BOY IS NAMED U. S. CHAM
PION MARBLE SHOOTER
Atlantic City, N. J.—Harlan Mc-
Coy of Columbus, Ohio, Saturday
won the mable shooting champion
ship of the United States, defeating
eleven year old Sammy Schneider,
•The Shootin’ Flash,” of St. Louis,
in the final round of the national
tournament.
Picas* rcocw your subscription.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, MONDAY, JULY 2, 1923.
Three Children
Escaping Set Fire
To Detention Home
Shreveport, La—Three girls and
one bwy, ranging in as* from niip to
five years, attempted to elscapo f?oni
the juvenile detention home here last
night and succeeded With their plot
to 'the extent of setting the place on
fire, officials announced today. The
youngsterrs raked vs pap<f and trash
fdtti garbage cans, -added a blanket
from one of the beds, piled the stuff
in one coner in the'tear'of the build
ing and fired it.
Then they dadhed dk> the fence in
the rear. Tessie Love, 9, got away
safely, but May I'Utw, 9 Lilly Duke,
7, and John Ikoke 5, were captured
as they attempted to clambc over the
barie.
The children bod talked too much
ass they gathered the fuel* so thei
conflagration ai»3 their voices had
aroused the matrm. She appeared on
the scene just sifter the blaze got
under way anti caught a gbnpse of,
the fugitives -as they snurrried
across the yad. The fire depatmertt
put'out the litre. The dSMttge w*s
trivial. ,z
UPSHAW ANNOUNCES
HE WILL NOT ESTHER
U. S. SENATE RACE
Atlanta, Tin.—On the <ev r e of leav
ing Atlantaiffor New York, wfioi a on
Tusrday 'lit will enM Scr Getten
■ barrel, Swetkn, Congressman William
D. Upshaw-.Saturday issued-fe state
ment to the voters of G««orgie.~to the
dfkact that Ike will not -outer kbe race
far United estate wzraawr 'because
his xvork ;in the lower .bouse -ts con
jrwkbr has aw.t been owngiletefi. The
omgpressmai said he bad r. received
ana tv requests to enter the''race.
Gingressa.an Upshaw is going to
JBcaradinaviz as the wane e-bfcairman
off ithe cow mercial committee to
Scandinavia of the Southern Com
rmenr ial Congress wkntifc "wiilrimake an
iritestive study of fonestration and
imanSteting. The congressman will
She accompanied by tes wife and
daughter. Other Atlantan; s who
wiili anake.kte trip are Bt.; and Mrs.
iGeasjge Walker, Mr. laid .»Lrs. Car)
Hutcheson and Rankin Manly.
ElOaSiT BY IKEGRO FA3LS TO
PREVEtJT ELECTROCUTION
Wsiycoss, (Ua.—Boasting that he
was .to more afraid of electric wires
tiaain hie was nff any otter., Bohn Ar
line, 19 year .w!d negro boy caught
hold o;f an irwr railing and leaning
forward gathered up ass armful of
circuit wires on the roof icf the He
bardville Cypress company’s mill
Satmnitey. Eleten thomsanti volts
passed through the negro’s body,
death being inSinntaneon?-,
At the time off title accident, A i line
with another negiro was sweeping the
roof ipf fthe plaic. He had been
• warned ftg his cwmiade to stay away
.from the wies, but although he had
been emjxU yed by the same fcbid of
work for several years, he failed to
heed the warning.
The elevtsicity pans-ng through the
body of the siegro caatsed a short cir
cuit, which cat off the power for a
large part off the city. Approximate
ly 1.5 seconds * fter Arln e had sedued
the wires, the current was cut ttf f
from ..the plant, but the megfo’s body
had burned behind recognition.
ROME NEWSPAPERS
ANNOUNCE MERGER
Rome, Ga.—A consolidation was
ea'fected Friday afternoon, between
the Rome j&Jews and Rome Tribune-
Herald. Hereafter there will be but
one newspaper published in Rome,
under the name of News-Tribune,
which •will be published every after
noon except Saturday mad on Sun
day morning. The following an
nouncement will be made in The
nvirning:
‘‘Announcement is made that a
consolidation has been made between
the Tribune-Herald and the Rome
News, and after this date the com
bined papers will be issued under the
name of “The News-Tribune, every
Sunday .morning and each afternoon
except Saturdays.”
SEABOARD GRANTED
PERMISSION TO ISSUE
$5,146,000 IN BONDS
Washington.—The Seaboard Air
Line Railroad got permission from
the interstate commerce commission
Saturday to issue $5,146,000 in
bonds and to deposit them with the
treasury as collateral for a govern
ment loan already made. The Sea
board company will also deposit $3,-
000,000 in b.onds of the Florida Cen
tral and Peninsula railway, a sub
sidiary.
ONE DIVORCE TO
HVE MARRIAGES
IN CHICAGO 1923
Chicago,—One divorce has been
granted for every five licenses is
sued in Chicago during the first
three months of this year, and in
the last ten years the ratio cf di
vorces to marriages has nearly
doubled.
Judges who have heard from 2,000
to 6,000 divorce cases, ascribe the
increasing number «f marriage dis
solutions to changing economic con
ditions.
In January, Febuary and March
7,500 marraige licenses were issued.
Daring the umc .period, circuit and
superior court judges signed 1,588
divorce decrees. In 1922, 38,094
marriage licenses were issued and
7,285 divorces granted. Divrrces
ihave doubled in the last eight years.
While marriages have increased ?sie
‘eight.
Bad im IMS.
For every thousand Marriages the
following number of divorce degrees
have been entered: 1905, 117; i 914,
106; 1915, ISO, and 1922, 191. In
1885 the ratio was one divorce for
every seventeen martsiges.
Can rev
Some off the Teasans advanced for
divorces by the judges are:
Entrance of -women into the fields
of commerce, indurirry and holiness.
Too much “jazz. 5 ” too mudh xcab
areting and liquor itdting.
Tendency of young married couple
to live with their parents, thus be-,
coming susceptible *to their influence
Falkare cuff the contracting parties,
to regard the solemn bonds,
of matrimony.
Two little religion in the home.
Poor cooking, >resulting from wo
man’s desire to leave the home fires
for .» busmeas career, and makeshift
■delicatessen dinners.
Economic marriages, where both
faushand and wife work, the figures
indicate, rare a 'zancess as tike 'prin
cipals rarely seA dissolution of the
«
unutaiimonial bonds.
MEETING LAWRENCEVILLE
/ARHOCMLTION (FIFTH lEBJNDAY
Frf! owing is the program f t- the (
Fifth Sumkry meifcii.ng of "Lswrence-,
ville Association to be held with’
Pleasant Hill chirr el on Friday, Sat-,
un-day and Sunday, embracing the
fifth Sunday in IWJy:
Friday Morning.
1(>:S0. Ifc-votion, by Rey V. H.
Bnltt.
10:45. Organizafe-on.
lfliM.’. I'Ctt-istian ‘Cooperat/on as
needed in our Association, led by Rev.
J. T. :-Swanso-t and Rev. R. L. Law
anan.
II jIX Sermon, Rm. S. F. ilwwis.
Adjourn 'fm Dinner.
2:)WU. Devotion conducted by
Rev. Hurry Garner.
2:15. What .is the grreatest -need
for -development in th“ Lawtxaic*-
viDe Association and haw to accom
plish it, Hoed byißevs. V. H. Britt B.
W. Merdier and J. P. M* Connell.
Adjourn.
Saturday.
10:30. Devotion, Brother .1 Y.
Singleton.
10:45. How have a Spiritual Re
vival which will awaken the uninlist
ed churclnntrriber «i»d save 2*:ose so
whom Christ died? Led by .Revs. L.
F. Herring and W. H. Faust
11:45. Serwion, 'ltev. F. (C. Mc
(Connell. *
Adjourn for dinner.
2:00. Devotion, Rev. A. S. Mas
sey. ‘ **'
'2:15. The doctrinal expression
of baptism and its importance, led
by Reves. C. C. Siaglet«» and C. W.
Johnson. <
Business session of the Executive
Committee.
Adjourn.
Sunday.
10:00. Sunday school.
Close of Sunday school. Duty of
church to teach Word of God. *ed by
Brother T. E. Johnson.
11:35. Importance of our Y« ung
People Work, led by S. F. Dowis.
11:45. Sermon, Dr. B. S. Bailey.
Adjourn for dinner.
2:00. Sinuger of old time >ongs
only, led by Brother A. A. Johnson
and others.
2:45. To be supplied.
THE GIRL’S JUNIOR CLUB.
The Girl’s Junior Club of Law
renceviile, will meet at the club
rooms Tuesday afternoon at 5
o’clock.
Business of importance will be
discussed and all members are urged
to be present.
WRHAhhb New and Second
jß&mmT Hand Ford..
H. P. Stiff Motor Co. C»k or credit
Houston Gives
Interview On
The Tax Question
V
The following is clipped from The
Atlanta Journal’s Fiday issue on
views of Georgia solons on legisla
tion:
John C. Houston, of Gwinnett
county, marks tax feviston as by
far the biggest problem for the leg
islature, listing highway legislation
and biennial sessions as next in or
der. He says:
“The passage of a just and
equitable tax law is unquestionably
the most important legislation that
will come up this summer, because
it affects every citizen of the state.
The constant and continual agitation
of this question, which occurrence,
is injuriouss to businesss and tends
to aggravate unsettled conditions.
Therefore, it should be nettled right.
I think the members of the assembly
should show a spirit of co-operation
in the solution of this question, but
I fear, form advanced reports, that
too many plans will he proposed and
fostered. This will result in lots of
eonfasskon and Will end in failure
unless we are very careful. The
success of the session, in my judge
ment, depends upon the manner in
which this big questionis handled.”
NWRCROSS CORRES
PONDENT WRITES
CLIPPING ATLANTA / GEORGIAN.
Richard B. Russell, Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of Georgia, is;
benig talked about somewhat ex
tensively throughout ithe state as a
candidate for the United States Sen-;
ate, in the primaries of 1924.
The judge’s last face for the Su
preme Owurt demonstrated the fact
that he Isas a large «nd aggressive
following in Geogia; he was elected
to the chief justiceship, -easily
enough.
Calls .to mind a story I heard in
connectiun with his -last campaign.
One constituent, importuned politely
to vote Tor the judge, replied: “I
shall do nothing of the sort, although
I have no objection whatsoever to
you being Chief Justice; I think you
are qualified for the.job. The trou
ble with spciu, Dick,/is grou won’t ‘stay
set.’ No sooner will you get seated
in the Cifcef Justice’s chair than you
will begir, running -ff>or something
■else!”
The jiißge has been Chief Justice
since January 1, 1923.
However, for those interested we
relay this bit of editorial comment
from the Vidalia Advance, in the di
rection it is intended to go: “To
Bill Upshaw, Dick Russell et al- Bet
ter let Bill Harris alone!”
Senator 'Harris is a hard worker,
knows how to get things done, has
the experience, is loyal to his con
stituency. Would it be wise to send
a new man to the United States Sen
ate from Gwgiaito trail’.atfull term
ami even then not measure up to
Harris’ record, which -would most
likely be true df any -man 'Georgia
might send in place of the r.mpire
State’s senior Senator. No, let’s not
change while the incumbent serves
this commonwealth so faithfully and
effectively.
Geographically speaking the two
men mentioned for Senatorial honor
are our neighbors and we feel most
kindly tinward thenn and acknowledge
in them integrity and ability.
Three hundred beautiful ’ roses
were thrown from an airplane «over
the top OS Stone Mountain during
Hue ceremonies by F»ancis E. Price,
The Constitution staff photograph
er, as a part of the program c-n the
occasion of Hhe beginning of actual
carving of the memorial. The plane 1
belonged to B*,na Allen, Jr., of Bu
ford, Ga., and was piloted by John
R. Taylor.
eally, we gue«* very few counties
in the fjtate could lay claim to an
airplane being owned by one of its
citizens. Buford, where Mr. Bona
Allen, Jr., lives is in Gwinnett coun
ty. So it Lawrennrville and Nor
cross as to that, but so far as your
correspondent knows, neither place
sports a plane.
FIRST CAR OF MELONS
Moultrie, Ga.—Colquitt’s first car
of melons of the 1923 crop was load
ed at Eilenton Thursday. The mel
ons had an average weight of 26
pounds and the car sold for S4OO f.
o. b. the loading point. This is con
sidered an exceptionally good price
for 26 pound melons. Buyers here
assert, however, that the demand
for Georgia melons is heavy and ex
press the opinion that prices will be
good until around July 4. The move
ment of melons is expected to be
heavy next week from the Moultrie
territory and several cars are expect
ed to go forward from this section
Saturday. '
First of Liquor
Tax Hearing In
Georgia Started
Atlanta, Ga. —The first hearing of
a seies to be conducted by the gov
ernment in an effort to collect
moe than $1,000,000 in tax penal
ties from alleged moonshiners and
bootleggers of the state was held
was held here Fiday morning-before
G. R. ace, nited States deputy col
lector internal rqvenue.
Clayt Findley, of Elijay, Ga., was
the first man to be given hearing.
He contended that he was not liable
for assessment of the tax penalty,
while the government, although
Findley neve had been convicted in
any court, charged that he had vio
lated the fedeal prohibiton law and
and was subject to the assessment,
The case was- prosecuted jointly by
the federal prohibition enforcement
department. Besides Mr. Pace,
Arther Ackin, chief field deputy of
the internal revenue department in
Georgia, represented that office at
the hearing, while J. W. Powell,
chief legal adviser of the federal
prohibition force in Georgia,
represented that branch of the
government service.
The case was the first of the kind
ever heard in the state and repre
ever heard in the state and repre
sents the second step of the gov
ernment to collect penalties assessed
against all alleged violators'of the
federal prohibiton law in the state.
The assessments were made several
months ago by Internal Revenue
Collector Rose, and all persons as
sessed were asked to make an offer
in compromise. Hearings are to be
held in cases where offer in compro
mise is not made or is not acceptable
to the department in Washing* >i, it
pi suited. /
No decisions will be made in the
case up for hearing by local offi
cials, it is stated, but transcrips of
the testimony will be sent to Wash
ington and a decision announced
fom that point.
THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD
GEORGIA BOY HOLDS
MARKSMANSHIP RECORD
Albany, Ga.—Mason Reid, 13 yeai
old son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Reid,
has a record for marksmanship said
to be unequalled by any other boy in
Georgia.
He has been presented with a
gold medal which he won as nr ex
pert rifle shot in the Junior Win
chester Rifle corps. Mason, who is
a member of Troop 5, Boy S-’-iuts,
made a prefect record on 500 bulls
eyes.
HARDWICK FORMS LAW PART
NERSHIP WITH MAJ, JORDAN
Atlanta, Ga.—lt is not the purpose
of Governor Thomas W. Hardwick
to give up his residence in Georgia,
or permanently leave the state, upon
the expiration of his term next Sat
urday. The governor on Wednes
day morning issued a brief state
ment, announcing that he had form
ed a law partnership with Major
James K. Jordan, and will maintain
offices in Atlanta, in the Citizens’
and Southern bank building. The
Sirm name will be Hardwick Jor
dan.
Major Jordan was associated with
Governor Hardwick and Judge Jas.
K. Hines, now of the state supreme
court, in the practice of law prior to
Mr. Hardwick’s election as governor
and Judge Hines’ elevation t(. the
supreme court bench.
MRS. J. R. IRWIN TO BE
BURIED AT CONYERS
The funeral of Mrs. Lizzie Peek
Irwin, beloved Conyers, Ga., woman,
and wife of J. R. Irwin, former mem
ber of the s\ate legislature from
Rockdale county, was held at the
Conyers Presbyterian church Sun
day morning, at 11 o’clock . Mrs.
Irwin, who was sixty years of age.
died Friday afternoon at an Atlanta
sanitarium.
Mrs. Irwin was formerly Miss
Lizzie Peek, of Conyers, where she
made her home practically all her
life. Besides her htlsband she is
vived by three sisters, Mrs. E. L.
Almand, of Social Circle, Ga. Mrs M.
D. Irwin, of Lawrenceville, Ga. and
Mrs. H. I,.Smith, of Dalton, Ga. and
two brothers, E. L. Peek, of Conyers,
and H. H. Peek, of Chattanooga,
Tenn.
AT THE STRAND THEATER.
THURSDAY and FRIDAY—Anita
Stewart ir. “Woman He Married.”
SATURDAY—WiIIiam Russell in
“.♦ixed Faces.”
SEND US YOUR JOB V'ORK.
TWICE-A-WEEK
GOV. WALKER
TOOK HIS OFFICE
LAST SATURDAY
Atlanta, Ga.—Governor Clifford
Walker’s recommendations for solv
ing Georgia’s' tax question will be
placed before the legislature’ this
week, he announced shortly after
his inauguration Saturday.
The new governor 1 advocated the
repeal of the tax equalization law
in his inaugural adress,*’') but di<jl
not suggest a system of taxation to
suplant it He announces that he
will send the general assembly a
message dealing with the situation
in detail and making specific rec
ommendations for setting up new
taxation machinery.
One of the largest crowds ever
assembled in the state capitol wit
nessed the inauguration of Georgia’s
new governor. He was sstbra ia on
his* mother’s birthday »n*f Just four
days in advance of his bwn-forty
sixth birthday.
The house and senate went into
joint session for the ceremonies,
which were impressive, but brief
and simple. Every seat and eWy
inch of standing room in the Mg
hall of the house of representatives
was taken when, at 11 o’clock, ush
ers cleared the middle isle for the
inaugural party.
The governor-elect and Governor
Thomas W. Hardwick, Who retired
after two years of service, entered
together and took their places on
the rostrum with George. H. Cars
well, president of the seate; and W.
Cecil Neill, speaker of the house.
All the state house officials and
the jurtices of the supreme court
and.the court of appeals, together
with the citizen’s inaugural commit
tee and a large delegation nf Mr.
Walker’s fellow- townsmen ffrofn
Monroe, entered the hall behind the
incoming and outgoing governors and
stood in the aisles during the cere
monies. •
As the governor-elect took his
place on the rostrum, the audience
gave him his first ovation of the ex
ercises.
Invocation was offered by the Rev.
L. A. Henderson, of CofUmhus, who
asked that “less politics and more
statesmanship” mark the im»w ad
ministration.
President Carswell, who presided
over the inauguration, then intro
duced the governor-elect and sum
moned Chief Justice R. B. Russell,
of the supereme court, to the plat
form to administer the oath of of
fice. •
After the oath of office had been
given, Governor Hardwick took
from S. G. McLendon, secretary of
state, the great seal of the state of
Georgia, and handed it to has suc
cessor, who in turn passed it back to
Mr. McLendon for safe-keeping, i
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SEND US YOUR JOB WORK.
CHEWING GUM DENIED
ZOO ANIMALS AFTER
BABOON IS CHOKED
Houston, Texas.—Monkeys, bs
tiehes, alligators, baboons and other
inhabitants of the city zoo have been
prohhibited the use of chewing gum.
An announcement by Dr. Asa C.
Chandler, of Rice institute, that the
death of a baboon in the local zoo
was caused by a slice of chewing
gum, which became stu. k in its
throat, brought about the -tringent
prohibition measure.
The zoo will be closed after dusk,
so that none of the contraband can
he smuggled if).
Ple*ie renew your luoicriFticß.
BERRY SCHOOL FARM
CULTIVATED AT NIGHT
Mt. Berry, Ga.—Like the hum of
an airplane in Flanders through the
night is heard the “br-r” of the trac
tors on Berry' schools’ farnj every
night. During the past two weeks
the Berry schools haw been trying
to take advantage of every bit of
fair weather to turn .undtu the va
rious cover crops and tfi prepare the
ground for planting.
As a result the boys have been
given an opportunity to ear o extra
money which is to be applied to their
expenses, by running the tractors at
night. Berry schools’ farm, al
though located in the flat'roods sec
tion, is said to be the finest ir> north
Georgia. Lass year, the Berry schools
raised a record cotton crop, and this
year they are going at it in a man
ner which promises »be breaking of
that record.
‘ THRU PULLMAN
TO COLUMBUS
Leave Lawrenceville 42j P. M,
Arrive Cclumbur __ # , ffi93 P. ML
NUMBER 71.