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TWICE-A WEEK VOLUME 52. FINE FISH FRY HELD BY THE KIWANIS CLUB The fish fry held at the weekly meeting of the .Kiwanis Club on Fri day night in, the Sammon building was a huge success and thoroughly enjoyed by the large membership present. •* At its business session a motion carried asking the city officials to use the annex *f the old school building for a community house to be used by the Woman’s Club, Par ent-Teachers’ Association and like civic bodies. The feature address of the even ing was the talk of Mr. Joe Wood ruff kho spoke on the Georgia Co- Operative Cotton Association. Mr. Woodruff, brother to the Woodruffs of Winder, has been engaged in ag ricultural work for many years and is now living in Randolph county, where he is a successful planter apd cotton raiser. For the next several weeks he w?l have efcarga of a . team of workers who are signing up more Gwinnett farmers in this movement. His address was instructive and highly enjoyed. The body meets again on the night of Friday, July 20th. M. E. Publishin House Shows Big Increase Business Dr. A. J. Lamar and John W. Bar ton, publishing agents of the Meth odist Episcopal Church, South, in a recent statement concerning the publishing houses of the denomina tion say that the showing for their fiscal year recently closed is grati fying and that progress has been made in all lines. The report of the agents shows the assets of the Publishing House, including the central plant at Nash ville, and the branch houses at Dal las, Richmond, ajid San Francisco tp be'^2,262,000 an increase over last year of SIOI,OOO. The total sales for the year were $2,187,297.97, which is an increase over the preced ing year of $41,031.99. In. line with the policy of the M. E. Church, Soutty, that the superannuat ed preachers and their dependents share in the prosperity of the Pub lishing House, $30,000 of the pro ceeds of the past year was appropri ated for the benefit of superannuat ed peaehers snd widows and or phans of preachers. Other marks of advance for pub lishing interests during the past year are reported, among them being the adoption of a press name for books intended for -voider circulation than within the bounds of this purpose was “Cokesbupy Press.” The posi-' tion of purchasing agent for ftie four publishing houses has been es tablished, with P. L. Turner, of Dal las, in charge; a/department of cir culation with H. H. Ahrens, of New Orleans at its head, has been inaug urated and a nfew factory building is being erected in Nashville. Recent publications have yielded satisfacto ry profits, it was reported. MAN IS KILLED THIRTY HURT Memphis, Tenn.—One man was killed and about thirty* others in jured, some seriously, early Friday, when the Memphis, Special on the Southern Railway was derailed two miles east of Larkinsville, Ala., ac cording to reports received here. Ten of the more seriously injured are in a hospital at Huntsville. Fpur Pullmans and two coaches of the train, which was en route from New to Memphis, were torn loose from the engine, mail, express and combination cars, and hurled down the embankment, overturning. Jigr CLAYT W. ROBSON YIELDE TO DEATH Atlanta, Ga.—Clayt W. Robson, of Miliedgeville and Atlanta, one of the most widely known figures in the political life of Georgia for last quarter century, died at 6 o’clock at his suite in the Kimball House Sun day. Mr. Robson’s health began to fail about a year ago after an operation for appendicitis, but following a few month’s stay at the home of his mother, Mrs. S. E. Robson, in Milled geville, he greatly improved and for a long time it was believed that he had practically regained his healthy jii*. ,Robson was bom on July 25, 1879, at Sandersville, Washington county. He attended the same school during his boyhood days with for mer Governor Thomas W. Hardwick. The News-Herald CONSOL. SCHOOLS FOR WILKES CO. Washington, Ga.—Everything is in readiness for the draft of the local blls that will abolish the city and county boards of education and pro vide for the reorganization of the educational systems in the county under one governing board, since ac tion was taken by the joint commit tee from the city and county boards of education on Tuesday approving the plaji of consodidation that was pronounced to be most nearly per fect by Hon. Lawton B. Evans, sup erintendent of education in Rich mond county, a recognized authority in the state on the subject of consol idated schools. , The repealing bills and that to ' substitute a consolidated system of schools of the county for ratifica tion in a special election for that purpose, will be drafted by the spe cial committee consisting of Mr. Wih heit, from the city board of educa feon and Mr. Callaway from «the county board ;rof education, and an attorney to be engaged by the com mittee, and passed on to the mem bers of the Wilkes county delega tion in the leislature with the re quest that gthey be passed at the present session of the general assem bly, it was said Tuesday No difficulty is anticipated. In the way of opposition from th,e'-‘county’s legislative delegation because*, the bills will provide for a referendum to the voters of the county. Newspapers Have A Special Appeal To All Women The following information was ob tained through the questionnaire conducted by the Women’s Adver tising Club of Los Angeles, Cal : Do you read: V«* No Newspaper Advertise ments? 1 83 .06* Circular letters?!-,- 33 40* Billboards? f-'-l -.54 23* Which of the above advertising me dia influence you most? Newspapers? —i*—-t- .36 Circular letters?l , 01 Billboards? i. —— ,04, Do you prefer a<jvs. with illustrations?./- .! 64 .16* Do you like mofe statement of facts and prices?, 60 .20* Have you faith in compar ative prices?./-.-,—i— .35 .30* Where possible do you' spe cify “home products?'’ 42 .21* Have you confidence in ad vertising generally?—. .73 .10* * Balance repesdnts percentage who read but occasionally or did not an swer. WILL DOUBLE AUGUSTA HOS. Washington. l —As a result of the study now being made by the vet eran’s bureau the existing facilities of 300 beds at, the Neuropsychiatric Hospital at Augusta, Ga, will be in creased to about 500 beds, Director Hines announced Friday. Director Hines’ personal survey of the tubercular institution at Oteen, near Asheville, N. C, discloses, he said, that certain changes will have to.be made of the temporary build ings to bring the institution up to the standard. The Oteen Hospital harbors 800 patients, the largest number of this class in any veterans’ bureau hospital. GEORGIA HOGS MAY ENTER TEXAS MARKETS IN RE DUCED SHIPPING RATES Washington.—Railroads were or dered by the Interstate Commerce Commission Thursday to reduce by from 5 to 7 per cent rates on hogs grown in Southeastern states and destined to packing plants in and -ound Port Wou l , Texas. LULA OPERATOR IS SHOT AND ROBBED Lula, Ga.—Mr. Ben Ricks, railroad telegraph operator at Lula was pain fully shot, and his office robbed, Sunday night, in a most daring and coldblooded manner. When shot Mr. Ricks fell over as though dead and remained quiet un til the outlaws robbed his office and took their departure. After they had gone and gave such a description of them as to cause three suspects, giving their names as F. L. Meeks, H. B. Hammond and Mar shall Neally to be arrested at Green ville, S, C., while riding on a north 'bound freight train. These men are being held for investigation. LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, MONDAY, JULY 16, 1923. NEW MEASURES BEFORE BODIES The bill aphorizing the mayor and aldermen inf the city of Savan nah to float ajbond issue of $3,000,- 000 for the election of a municipal port terminal whs reported favorab ly by the senate Committee on con stitutional amendments Friday. In the senate bill was given its second readng will be placed on its passage Mondhy, when it is ex pected to pass without any oppo sition. Substitution of the electric chair for the scaffold for the exectution of capital offenders against the crimi pal laws of Georgia is favored by the House penitentiary committee in recommendations which it will make to the General Assembly Fri day. The committee expressed this po sition in voting Thursday night to the Perkins bill providing for the abolition of the hangman’s noose in Georgia and that in the future all legal execu tions shall be by electricity. The bill also provides that death sen tences shall be executed only at the state penitentiary, with the warden of that institution as exe cutioner. Representative Flower’s bill to permit railraod corporations in Georgia to appoint their employes as special policemen also was fa vorably acted upon by the commit Much interest is centering around Representative Arnold’s measure de signed to place all appellate judges in the state on a retirement list, if they so desire, with full salary, after having reached the age of 70 Snd having served twenty years on the bench. Acceptance by any retired judge of appeals and the superior court of the state are the appellate courts The retiring jurist may have served as judges in any one of these courts or all of them in compiling his serv ice record for continued compensa tion. “Any judge entitled to retirement on full pay under the provisions of this act and who takes the benefit of same by retirement from office other than by impeachemnt or removal by the general assembly,” reads the bill, “shall have a vested right for teh balance of his natural life from the time of such retirement in and to the salary payable to him under this act.” General judiciary committee N 0.2 will consider the>*easure at an early hearing. PRESBYTERIAN CAMP MEETING YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONFERENCE The Presbyterian Camp Meeting and Young People’s Conference will be held at Smyrna Camp Ground, near Conyers, Ga. Following is the program. Camp meeting July 27th to August sth, 1923. Classes as follows; Ex pert Endeavor, S. Wilkes Dendy; Junior Work, Rebecca Brown; Wom an’s Work, Mrs. W. A. Turner; Teacher Training Course, Miss Maud King; Stewadship, W. Huck; Home Missions, J. E. Hemphill; Music in charge of W. R. Buhler and Irving M. Ellis; Recreaton under direction of Rev. S. B. Hay, of Covington, Ga. Bring bathing suits and hiking clothe?. Entertainment free beds. Hotel rates; Day $1.50, week SIO.OO, meals 50 cents. Or bring own food and do cooking in camp style. Bible hour and evangelistic mes sages by Dr. Robert King, of Ten nessee. Other inspirational speak ers will be heard. Open to all young people in the churches of Atlanta Presbytery. Plan to come, pray for blessing, push for a large delegation. WEEVIL POISON BY AIR PROVES SUCCESS , IN TEXAS TRIAL Corpus Christi, Tex.—Fifteen cents an acre is what a commercial aviator charged to distribute poison over cotton fields and the plane re qured only three hours to dust the 60 acrAfield. The farmer who em ployed the aviator said it would take more than three days to dust the cot ton in an ordinary way. JUNIOR CLUB MEET. The Lawrenceville Junior Club will meet at the club room Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Well Named Visitor—“ Rastus, why for you all call that chile ‘Europe’?” Rastus—“ Unsettled—so all pow’r ful unsettled.” Saving Money Is The Key To Door of Success Russell Sage sa!(Jt “The easiest way to get money is to save it.” . John Wanamaker said: “The dif ference between the clerk who I spends ai his salary and-the one who saves part of it is the difference— in ten years—between the owner of a business and the man out of a job. Theodore Roosevelt said: “If you should be sure that you are begin ning right, begin to save.” James J. Hill said: “If you want to know whether you ftre destined to be a success or not, Vou can easily find out. The test israimple and in fallible. ' Are you able to save mon ey. If not, drop out. You will lose. You may think not, but you will lose as sure as fate, for the seed of suc cess is not in you.” U. S. Compared To a SrryaU Pup By Ambassador Paris.—“We must take our place in the world. We arm not conscious of our obligations, we must be soon. We are like a Newfoundland pup, upsetting and breaking dishes, but we will learn.” Thus American Ambassador Her rick characterized America’s posi tion in world affairs in an address Monday night before a banquet of American bankers touring Europe. With Homer Cummings, who also spoke from the same platform, he made an indirect plea for American entrance into European affairs. Replying to criticism />f America’s wealth, Herrick said: : “We have plenty of and they are clean idealistic dollars —but we haven’t any to throw away.” Cummings declared that “litera ture, art and science are interna tional, I hope that som* day law will be international also.” His statement was construed as referring .to the wprldjjptfrt. CONFEDERATE VET IS FREED Savannah, Ga,—J. C. Hunter, the only Confederate veteran confined in the penitentiary system of Geor gia, was recommended to the gov ernor by the prison commission for parole yesterday. It is expected Governor Walker will grant him his parole in a short time. Hunte rwas sent up from Chatham county fourteen years ago on charg es of murdering his wife and two other women in a house on the cor ner of Perry and Montgomery streets. He has for the last several years been employed as a waiter and general helper around the Confed erate Soldiers’ Home near Atlanta. It is recommended that he be pa roled in the custody of Maj. McAllis ter, superintendent of the home. He is to remain at the home as a free man, according to a statement given out by Major McAllister a few days ago. The parole has been recom mended upon the appeals of Mr. Lawrence, the chairman of the board of trustees of the home, who is the father of A. A. Lawrence, and Maj. McGregor, the pension commissioner of the state. They and a Savan nahian appeared before the commis sion on Tuesday to make a last ap peal for the old man. I. O. O. F. ELECTED NEW OFFICERS MONDAY NIGHT Li.wrenceville lodge No. 21, Inde pendent Order of Odd Fellows, elect ed and installed officers for the en suing six months Monday night. The local lodge is a strong one and has made rapid strides recently. Following are the new officers: Noble Grand, Ira Love. Vice; Grand, J. F* Atkinson. Corresponding Secretary, J. P. Tai rer. Financial Secretary—lverson Rus sell. Treasurer, R. L. Robinson. Warden, L. H. Town ley. Conductor, W. H. Patterson. Inside Guard, A. A. Teague. Outride Guard, Peter Smith. Chaplain, J. H. Shackelford. R. S. to N. G., J. T. Simpson. L S. to N. G., G. W. Gilbert. R. S. to V. G„ M. M. White. L. S. to V. G., A B McKelroy. R. S. S., J. D. Williams. L. S. S., Ed Shackelford. WOMAN’S CLUB MEETS. The Lawrenceville Woman’s Club meets Wednesday afternoon, July 18th at 5 o’clock. A full attendance is urged. RAILROAD WINS IN DAMAGE SUIT Americus, Ga.—The Sawyer dam age suit, which has been in the courts of Sumter county for the past three years or longer, ended here Wednesday, when the jury returned a verdict finding for the defendant railroad. Following the destuction by fre of their machine shops locat ed upon the line of the Seaboard Air Line railroad, W. H. Sawyer Sons company filed suit in city court of Americus seeking to ecover dam ages to the extent of the loss sus tained, alleging the fire was due to negligence upon the part of the rail road. Judge W. M. Harper, dis qualified in the case, which has been tried several times, two juries being unable to agree, and one jury bring ing in a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $25,000. The $25,000 verdict was set aside by Judge Z. A. Littlejohn, of Sumter superior court, who presided during the trial of the case, and the hearing here this week was conducted by Judge R. L. Greer of Oglethorpe. The case had been a hard fought one since its inception, and because of the large number of witnesses examined, great interest has centered in the outcome. John Henry Hardin, Caller ‘Shiner King/ Ends Prison Term Atlanta, Ga.—John Henry Hardin, alleged “king of Georgia moonshin ers,” Thursday completed a two year term at the Atlanta federal peni tentiary on a charge of bribing a revenue aent. Shortgly after leav ing the prispn he appeared before United States Commissioner W. Col quitt Carter and took a pauper’s oath to cover a fine of $1,500 im posed in the same case. Hardin’s sentence was reduced through time allowed for good be havior. In the presence of federal officers Thursday he was reluctanTTh'talk. He admitted, however, that he was fifty-eight years of age, and that four out of the last five Christmas days have been observed by Him in prison. / LAWRENCEVILLE WINS FROM DEKALB ALL STARS Lawrenceville opened her baseball season Saturday'afternoon with a victory over the DeKalb All-Stars. The score was 8 to 2. The result of tfce game was never in doubt as the DpKalb boys put up a mighty miserable fielding game, and their batting was under par. Ed Watkins, the DeKalb pitcher,, had plenty of stuff but his support faltered and as a result the magni ficent pitching h« put out went to waste. The entrie Lawrenceville team put up a mighty good game, and de served to wjn. Their hitting and fielding bordered pn the sensational. The grand stand was crowded with enthusiastic fans. Total gate re ceipts were $4.30, Lawrenceville returns the DeKalb game next Saturday, and will have some interesting announcements for the fans regarding future games. A PROCLAMATION. GEORGIA: By Clifford Walker, Governor •of said State Whereas, Offcial information has been received at this Department that on July 5, 1923, Victor Dowis, former Deputy Sheriff of Gwinnett County, was murdered from ambush near his home in Gwinnett County by unknown party or parties, who have escaped, and are now fugitive from justice. I have thought proper, therefore, to issue this my Proclamation, here by offering a reward of Four Hun dred Dollars for the apprehension and delivery of said unknown party or parties with evidence‘sufficient to convict, to the Sheriff of Gwin nett County and State. And I do, moreover, charge and require all officers ni this State, Civil and Military, to be vigilant in endeavoring to apprehend the said unknown party or parties in order that he may be brought to trial for the offense with which he stands charged. Given under my hand and sea’ of the State, this hte 11th day of July, 1923. CLIFFORD WALKER, Governor. By the Governor: S. M. McLENDON, Secretary of State. Jlaw and Second jmSmmBBT Hand Ford.. H. P. Stiff Motor Ca. Ca.h or crodit PROHI AGENT IS i UNDER CLOUD Howard W. Key, of Columbus, Ga., has resgned from the federal prohi btion enforcement forces in Georgia as a result of charges alleged to have been made against him by A. L. Tosh alias “Red” Jones, who is said to have accused the former officer of having povided him an automo bile and sent him ot Florida to get a load of whisky. Frederick D. Dis muke> -federal prohibition director in the state, who made the resignation public, said Key’s action was by re quest. Charges against Key were made by Tosh, it is said, after he had been incarcerated in the jail at Fernan dena, Fla., on a charge of liquor running. Tosh is alleged to have charged that the automobile, as well as the liquor, belongs to Key. Tosh or “Red” Jones has aided federal prohibition agents in Geor gia on several occasions. He was the alleged “go between” in the case made by the government against Sheriff E. S. Garner and four of his Gwinnett county deputies, in which conspiracy to violate the prohibition laws was charged. He was also used by the government n working up the case in Atkinson county against oth er state officers, against whom the same charge was made. Tosh and Key became acquainted on the Atkinson county trip, Mr. Dsmuke sail, Key being one of the agents who assisted the director in the case. Key, according to Mr. Dismuke, admitted that the car used by Tosh when captured as a’ liquor runner was his property, but said he had turned it over to Tosh and a man named Turner as a passenger bus between Jacksonville and Ormond Beach. . Great Wealth From the Little ' Adlets Grow The following first appropriation figures, taken from Printers’ Ink Monthly, show how humbly many well known advertisers began: Hupp Motor Corporation $ 100.65 V. Vivarfou, Inc 12,000.00 The Proctor & Gamble Co 1f,543.00 Armstrong Cork Co 3,000.00 International Silver Co 10,000 00 Hills Brothers Co ... 16,000.00 L. E. Waterman Co 62.50 The Joseph Campbell Co . 4(264.00 Wm. Wrigley Co (total capi tal 32’.00 The Charles E. Hires Co . 700.00 The Elcaya Co. (total capi tal , - 4.50 Northern Warren Corp.— 2,600.00 lifhe Borden Company ... 513.75 CVhn & Fink, Inc ... 5,000.00 ELKS RETURN AFTER CON. Atlanta, Ga.—“ Hello, Bill,” the greeting that has runfj through At lanta’s streets since Monday, was supplanted Friday by “Goodby, Bill,” as visiting Elke departed for their respective homes throughout the United States after participat ing in the fifty-ninth annual con vert|fen£".»f the P- O. E. Every train leaving the city Fri day carried Elks, and the highways leading from the city were thick with motoring parties of delegates. On every hand Atlanta lodge No. 78 was warmly praised for the hos pitable and efficient manner in tvhich the local Elks handled the Re union. Judge L. F. McClelland, exalted ruler, declared Friday that he and other offcers were happy sv er the great success of the gather ing. COMMISSIONER CITED ON CONTEMPT CHARGE FOR REFUSING AUDIT Mcßae, Ga.—Because he refused to turn over his books to account ants to be audited, County Commis sioner Thrasher has been ordered to appear in Telfair superior court to answer a charge of contempt of court. Auditors arrived during the week from Atlanta to audit Thrasher's books. He declined tp give them the keys to the vaults where the records were kept. The presiding judge of the Telfair superior court then is sued an order for Thrasher to turn the keys over to the auditors. Thrasher is alleed to have grefused to do this and in consequence the auditors returned to Atlanta and the commissioner was cited for contempt of court. £END US YOUR JOB WORK. TWICE-A-WEEK WHISKY FOUND . IN AUTOMOBILE OF R. B. FORTUNE About 9:20 o’clock Friday night Sheriff E. S. Garner, assisted by local officers, stopped the Ford "be longing to R. R. Fortune, well known citizen of Lawrenceville, on Pike street at tl>e site of the old Patterson blacksmith shop,, and after a search revealed a grip and suit cajj* containing seven gallons of corn Vmisky. The booze was poured out and the party proceeded ,to the county iail. In a short time Fortune was re leased. Mr. Fortune stated to newspaper men Saturday morning that he had no statement to make at this time but would do his talking at the first trial of the case. His car remains, along with other whisky cars, in the jail yard. Since writing the above in regard to the Fortune liquor charge made aginst him by Sheriff Garner and deputies, Mr. Fqrtune informs us that he will very likely ask for a preliminary hearing on Wednesday afternoon in hte .court house, and asks that the people of Gwinnett withhold judgment* until all the facts are developed. He states further “that he will immediately after the trial give the public and press some interesting history of the whisky situation in Gwinnett county; the farcical en forcement of the prohibition laws by Gwinnett county officials; how the big stick" is held over the heads of all who dare oppose their modus operandi; how he has been not only prosecuted but persecuted and hounded by Samp Garner and his bunch.” He intimates that this is a fight to the finish, against what he , terms unlawful deals made by of ficials of our county. Sheriff Garner stated Monday morning that he had no statement .to make; saying that arrested Fortune, removed seven gallons of whisky from his car and that pre liminary hearing would immediately be given. Yynch Speeders Killing Children Minister Urges 1 *'* \ t ,u Kansas City, Mo.—Hanging by mobs for automobile speeders who kill was advocated by the Rev. U. C. Clark, of the Agnes Avenue Metho dist church. “1 am ready to pull the rope for any speeder who kills a child*” he said. The pastor's remarks Were made in discussing the killing of Margaret Lakin 10 year old daughter of the pastor of the Oak Park Christian church, by a speeding auto. “I’m from Mississippe,” Mr. Clark said, “and in Mississippi we have a method of direct action. I’m in fa vor of investing my money in a coil of good, hard, herpp rope, wrapping my fingers around one end and pull ing it—providing the body of some fiend such at the murderer who I drove the car which killed Margaret Lakin is hanging at the other end. “It is only by such methods, dras tic as they may seem, that we will •make this community safe for child ren.” PREACHES ON 93rd BIRTHDAY Athens, Ga.—Rev. J. V. M. Mor ris, beloved -Athenian, will celebrate his 93rd birthday Sunday, July 14, by preaching at Young Harris M. E. church at the* morning service. Dr. Morris is one of the oldest ordained, if not the oldest Metho dist minister in the southern church. He was a member of the North Caro lina Conference continuously for fif ty years and attended nearly every conference meetig. Dr. Morris is still hale and hearty and enthusiastic in his work. $150,000 PROPERTY DAMAGE . IN FIRE AT DOUGLAS, CA. Douglas, Ga.—The freight and passenger depot of the Georgia & Florida Railway, six dwellings and a grocery store were destroyed by fire late .Thursday, causing a loss of $150,000 with partial insurance. Thousands of dollars’ worth of freight was stored in the depot and this, together with a number of freight cars, were also consumed. Origin of the fire unknown. Many persons have expired the belief that arson was at the bottom of the original fire. NUMBER 74.