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TWICE-A-WEEK
VOLUME 52.
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We have been requested to print
the above cut of the Lawrenceville
baseball team.
It is a good likeness and the Law
renceville Baseball Team which has
a wonderful record for the season.
In Order that you may recognize
'your favorite player their names are
printed above them. This team start
GOVERNOR TO
APPOINT 12 ON
TAX COMMISSION
Atlanta, Ga. —Governor Clifford
Walker, back at his desk after a
week of rest spent at his home in
Monroe, Ga., was busy Tuesday pre
paring to complete the commission
whjeh he is to appoint for study of
Georgia’s financial needs and to
recommend the mose desirable sys
tem of tax reform for the State
which they can work out.
The governor stated that he was
not yet ready to announce the per
sonnel of the commission, largely on
the ground that he wants to be as
sured that every man named on it
will be willing and able to serve.
The commission will in all prob
ability number about 12. It is the
governor’s present intention to
name possibly two members to rep
resent the banking interests of the
state, two from the ranks of the
manufacturers, two general business,
men, two farmers and two members
each from the house of the repres
entatives and the state senate.
The only names yet mentioned as
possible members of the commission
are H. J. DeJarnpttie, of Ea'tonton,
former member of the state senate,
and Dr. J. H. T. Meffierson, of the
faculty of the. University of Geor
gia. Both of these men are well
known as students of the principles
of taxation and it is known that they
are very highly regarded by the gov
ernor for their knowledge of the
subject. They both appeared dur
ing the last session of hte legisla
ture before committees studying the
general tax reform problem.
It is the governor’s desire that the
commission he shall appoint give
practically all of September and Oc
tober to study of the subject and be
ready to make a comprehensive re
port to the legislature when it con
venes in etraordinary session on No
vember 7. He will probably direct
that public hearings be heard in va
rious sections of the state, thus giv
ing every one the opportunity to lay
his ideas on taxation before the body
for its consideration.
The commission also, of course,
will have the benefit of the lengthy
study of the- question which the gov
ernor himself made previous to his
inauguration. He traveled 'over
many states studying their tax sys
tems and it is believed, with this in
formation available, the commission
will be able t devise a plan for rais
ing Georgia’s needed revenue which
will at least prove acceptable to a
large majority of the people of ,the
state.
The governor took no Tues
day on the appointment of a state
game and fish warden, to succeed J.
Frank Rhodes, whose term expired
on September 1. It is understood
that there is a possibility Mr. Rhodes
may be Teappointed, at least for a
time, and many of his friends
throughout the state are urging this
course.
PREACHING SUNDAY
AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
_ We have been requested to an
nounce that Rev. John V. Thomas,
of Auburn, pastor, will preach both
noon and evening at the Lawrence
vill Christian church.
f- A cordial invitation is extended
everyone to -.come out and worship
with them and all members are
urged to St 6 present,
The News-Herald
ed Jate but arrived; “better late than
never.’’ They have been selected by
the fast Winder team to play them
in a game held in that city by when
»itheir big celebration will be held,
Thursday, September Cth, and will
doubtless perform before more than
3,000 wild'eyed fans composed most
ly of the team’s admirers. It is not
‘Starving To Death/
Pleads Girl Burglar
Caught Taking Food
Savannah, Ga.—“l was starving to
death,” was the excuse Helen Ward,
a negro girl only fourteen years old,
arraigned Tuesday before the court
here on a charge of burglary of a
downtown grocery store.
She was caught in the act of tak
ing cheese and other food articles
after breaking into the store. She
Was bound over.
FACTS IN THE HISTORY -
OF ROAD BUILDING
Good roads were first built by the
more active and prosperous townsjpr
townships. The larger centers of
population attracted the road traf
fic of adjacent communities. Such
traffic did not help build or main
tain the roads.it partly destroyed.
This destruction resulted in a de
mand for county appropriations for
road building. The moneys, werb first
distributed among the towns or
townships on some agreed plan,, and
were spent by them, or under the
joint authority of county officials.
Under these conditions most of -such
moneys went into politics, and not
into roadc, and there was - no uni
formity in construction or care.
As a result there was a reaction
in favor <f countyroads built and
maintained by the county officials.
Then, and only then, did the bulk cf
such appropriations get into roads,
and there was a beginning of effic
iency and uniformity.
But nistory repeated itself. The
more acti o and prosperous coun
ties buTt and maintained good roads
these were again destroyed by the
traffic from adjacent counties. This
traffic did not help build or care for
the roads it estroyed. There follow
ed a state'wide demand for state ap
propriations toward road building.
Again history repeated itself in the
form of satte aid to trie counties
and towns, to be spent by them, or
under joint authority of the state
officials. And again most*of such
moneys went into politics, and not
into roads, and lack of efficiency
and un|ormity persisted.
Those states which now have the
best road systems have a three fold
system, each under the exclusive ju
risdiction of its properly constituted
authorities. This has produced the
largest mileage of good roads for
the least expediture. It has brought
efficiency and uniformity out of
chaos, and the money has gone into
roads.
By this four fold system of roads
there will be an impetus, as yet un-
, thought of, given to road building
throughout the Nation. Authority
and responsibility will be logically
and economically divided and fixed
without conflict arising. Uniformity
and efficiency will be established.
Standards of construction and main
tenance will be raised. The entire
nation will be given “Good Roads
Everywhere” by a well balanced,
connected system of National, State,
County, and Town Highways leach
ing out to the most remote parts.
They will be built; in the shortest
possible time and with the utmost
economy. The money will get into
roads, where it belongs, and the
cost will be equaly distributed upon
those communities best able to bear
the burden. In other words, the
farmer will thus get what he needs
and what he wants. He has not
: been getting this “Federal Aid.”
LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBERS, 1923.
expected that the fifty piece band of
the eGorgia Railway and Power
Company will rattle them.
The original of . this cut has been
framed and hung in the spacious lob
by of the Strand Theater, this city,
and copies may be secured by cutting
from this paper or applying to Peck
Thompson. Don’t crowd; stand in
line, first* come, first served.
HERALD ADV.
GETS BAG BACK
“LOST—Sunday, August 12th,
between Buford and Lawrenceville,
Narown traveling bag containing
money, gold cuff buttons engraved
“G. XV. N.,” night clothes, silver en
graved “N,” glasses and other per
sonal belongings, mostly wedding
presents. Finder please take re
ward from the money and leave the
rest at The News-Herald office.”
Such is the advertisement, forty
nine words, costing 49 cents, run
ning in The News-Herald one time
nat recovered a bag and belongings
worth over S2OO to Mr. and Mrs.
Guy W. Norton, of Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Norton, with their
two interesting children, passed
through Lawrenceville on August
12th, traveling in their automobile
to Lakemont, where they were to
spend a vacation. The bag was lost
before reaching Buford and search
lasting practically all day was made
for it. Mr. Norton, who is Sunday
editor of the Atlanta Georgian,
telephoned the advertisement to the
Atlanta papers, but heard natbing
of the bag.
The party returning home ten days
later stopped at this office and in
serted the above advertisement.
Numbers of people read it, but no
one knew of the bag.
Three weeks later while r.-bbit
hunting on Wild Cat Creek, three
miles from Lawrenceville, the son
of Mr. W. A. Oliver and his com
panion, a son of Mr. Flanigan, found
a bag in the creek half a mile from
the crossing.
The boys carried the bag to the
Oliver home, where it was opened.
The News-Herald advertisement hav
ing been read,, in the community im
mediately brought the bag in mind'
and Mr. Oliver, who is .a prominent
planter and honorable citizen of his
community, came to this office with ;
the story of the find.
Mr. Norton was telephoned and
came to this city Sunday, where the
trip was made with a representative
of the paper to the home of Mr.
Oliver just off the Buford road.
Mr. Oliver and his family had
everything in tip-top shape, the
wearing apparal and money having
been put out' to dry and the ar
ticles cleaned. Everythin gin the'
bag was intact.
The Norton family was more than
delighted, the bag having contained'
many things that were associated
with time and could not be re-'
placed. The Oliver family was de
lighted at having done a good deed
and found the owner. We were
satisfied at the .result of the adver
tisement.
Over sixty dollars in bills was in
the bag. A kodak, t-he lense, a
present from a friend and worth
$05.00 was good as ever and the
family silver and wedding presents
were slightly damaged. The total
worth was well over $200.00.
The young boys were given $-10.00
for their kindness and honesty, and
we believe that Mr. and Mrs. Norton
were really about as happy as when
they were married thirteen years
ago.
STRAND THEATER.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Charles Ray in “Smudge.”
SATURDAY— William Russell in
“Man’s Size.”
SEND US YOUR JOB WORK
iOUR NEW JUDGE
i OPENED COURT
S WITH PRAYER
The New Judge • j!V! - > .Delivered an
Able Charge |t<> the Grand Jury.
JLa. —
The first session jcf Gwinnett super
ior court, si'hoe tjie- cfeatiou. of the
new Piedmont circuit. conveneVL.Mon
day tporn:ng at .10 o’clock,. Judge
Lrwi s C. Russell presiding” gnd -Sol
icitor.-P. Cooley looking,' aftifer the
state's interest. "S.
There .was a large .’crowd present
to greet the arttf solicitor,
who gave the : attention to his
charge to the graftd jui‘y, after the
apriience, -had hew led in a ferverit
prayer bjf’jtm'ge -flfcsseil,
The grand jury was organized with
Mr. D. \V. Wilsoji. of Duluth, as
foreman, and Mr. :C. E. Strickland,
of Duluth, clerk.
Judge Russell’s charge to the
grand jury, in pary, was as follows:
In asuming for the first time the
responsibility which rests upon the
court, he is, not unmindful of its ex
treme gravity. It js not the purpose
of the court to disyuss with you at
length the duties devolving upon
you as a grand jury.
Grave Situation.
However, the court does not feel
that it would be .gmiss to impress
upon you, the officers of the court,
members of the bar and the public
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generally, the grave responsibility
upon each of us.
It is needless to say to you that
the condition of the country is unset
tled, and no just what might be de
sired; this applies to financial, eco
nomic, agricultural and business
conditions, as well as to the admin
istration of justice through the ju
dicial department.
The overburdened taxpayer real
izes the seriousness of the situation,
and is demanding, as he has a right
to do, some sort of relief. There is
a demand for rigid economy.
Complaint has been made, and
sometimes justly, that the courts
were too slow in the punishment of
infractions of the criminal laws. It
was to meet the demand for a more
prompt and speedy trial that the
new Piedmont circuit was created.
Heretofore it has been impossible
for more courts to be held, or the
Georgia’s Quota
For Jap Relief
Fixed at 530,000
Atlanta, Ga.—Georgia has been
asked to raise $.10,000 for the re
lief of stricken Japan. In a tele
gram received Tuesday night at
southern division headquarters, in
this city, from the national organiza
tion, this amount is named as the
state’s part in the eight southern
states of the division.
‘The president of the United
States, by his proclamations, has
placed the responsibility of repres
enting America in this crisis square
ly upon the American Red Cross, and
the organization must meet the
call,” the telegram stated.
Assignments fdr the other south
ern states were as follows: Ala
bama, $30,000; Florida, $20,u00;
Louisiana, $50,000; Mississippi,
$20,000; North Carolina, $25,000;
South Carolina, $25,000; Tennessee,
$50,000:
No appeal for clothing will be
made, and the public s requested to
make all, donations in money, as the
National Red Cross has stated that
clothing could not be used to advan
tage at this time.
New Lawrenceville High School Opens;
Just Completed at Cost of $35,000
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School opened here Monday morn
ing with the brightest of "prospects.'
The splendid new school building
was thrown open to patrons and
pupils alike. The whole hillside
was f- ted with the automobiles of
pe.T jns, and the >nti, ? building
was ti.rcnged with pupils and vis
it, rs, end yet the form .-r aie under
-uch excellent contrd there was
not the slightest confusion. Each
room was marked and the pupils
found their way, it seemed, auto
matically to where they belonged.
Practically every recitation room
was filled, there are only a very few
more seats left. And later when
the classes marched to the auditor
ium, where very interesting exer
cises were held, the seating capacity |
was almost exhausted.
There were on the platform -.vitn
Superintendent Stubbs and his spier
did corps of teachers several of thJ I
board of education, Rev. Marvin |
Franklin, pastor of the Methodist I
FOREIGN LABOR
IS NOTWANTED
Atlanta, Ga.. September 3.—■“Wei*
:ome” is written in blazing letters
act oss southern skies for the New
England textile capitalists who are
eading the long-anticipated invasion
of the land of milk and honey—a
large party of whom will visit the
outh shortly—according to. industrial
leaders here, but the latch-string is
not on the outside for the foreign
aberers they employ in their plants
’n. the east, it is pointed out by At
lanta business men.
As asserted by business men. this
frank presentation accurately sum
marizes Dixie’s public opinion.
Southerners also believe, industrial
eaders and business men pay, bas
ing their beliefs on years of prac
tical experience, that the new mill
owners will not be able to manage
then southern labor in the same
more or less autocratic fashion as
that in which they have managed
mill labor in the east.
If, however, the newcomers wisely
choose from the ranks of southern
mill men the executives who must
come in contact with the workers,
an 1 if they use southern labor to the
exu'usion of foreigners, it is not dif
ficult to foresee for them a future
holding much of good.
Thinking southern citizens, includ
ing mill executives and mill opera
tives, apparently are united almost
to a man is the hope that the wel
come New Englander will see the
light and leave his foreign labor be
hind. For, to reiterate, it is claimed,
he would find that with them would
come troubles in abundance for the
south and troubles in even greater
abundance for,himself.
Editors in various cities in Geor
gia, Alabama and other southern
states are pointing to the fact that
various section's are Wide awake to
the rich opportunities for securing
new cotton mills and other manufac
turing plants that are seeking new
locations in the peaceful fertile
south. I
lengths of the terms extended.
This is no longer the case and this
court stands ready to expedite mat
ters by holding court in *h • four
counties of the new circuit as often
as may be neces«aiy
It is often a matter of common
knowledge that throughout ou>' be
loved state there have been instances
of mob violence There are cases
in which men woulu engage in a
cornor. purpose to aeal out punish
ment, and sometimes d.* ath, to those
charged with crtine, and 'bus by
• heir i cts rob the courts of ‘..itit ad
ministrative authority.
The taws are your laws; the offi
. <rs el arged with admin.storing
these taws are your owi clf.cers, se
lect'd vn the way and manner you
rave prescribed; and wl.rn vnu say
by your acts that your 1;. .vs ere not
good iaws, and that thg oficers chos
en by you in the way you have elect
ed to choose them are not seed of
fi.ers, then you say you arc* Luapa-
church, 1 Rev. L. E. Smith, pastor of
the Kftptist church.,
ReVV'Franktiri conducted the de
votional and was followed by short
and inspiring talks by Mayor F. Q.
Sammon and Mr. J. H. McGee,
member of the board of education.
Mr. W. L. Brown rendered a bari
tone solo, being accompanied by
Mrs. G. S. Perry. Supepintefldent
Stubbs spoke in a happy manner
and Miss Mikel, teacher of expres
sion, gave a reading. The 'exer
cises were thoroughly enjoyed and
closed with everyone singing
America.
The building has just been com
pleted at a cost of $35,000 and is’
a, credit to the city. The money
was raised by a bond issue in which
the women of the town voted for
the first time and bonds carried al
most unanimously.
The following gentlemen compose
the board of education: Chairman,
I. L. Oakes; secretary and treasur-
Little Girl, Visitor
At Movie Studio,
Killed By Bear
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Los Angeles.—Five year old Thel
ma Holingsworth, daughter of Dick
Hollingsworth, magazine editor, vis
iting a motion picture studio Mon
day, persuaded an attendant to ad
mit her to that part of the lot where
wild animal “actors” awaited their
turn in front of the camera.
She died Tuesday of a “basal skull
fracture” sustained when a half
grown bear struck her with its paw.
O ' of self government, hut n, ed to
be ruled by a king, an emperor, a
czar or a kaiser.
There may have been a period fol
lowing thecivil war, at yhich time
all branches of our government were
in the hands of carpet baggers and
scalawags, who, by unfair and illeg
al methods, and by force, had taken
charge of our governmental affairs;
when our forefathers were amply
justified in banding themselves to
gether and performing the functions
of government and taking the af
fairs in their own hands; but,has not
this occasion ceased to exist when
we are absolutely in charge of all
branches of government? To an
swer this question in the negative
would be to affirm that we are in
capable of self government, and God
forbid that any should be able truth
fully to make such a charge against
us.
The court appeals to you to come
to his assistance in administering
the laws, and not to allow anyone
else to take into his hands the func
tions that legally .belong to the
court and its officers.
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The following cases have been dis
posed of through Wednesday night:
I.ola Ilelle Smith vs. Tillic J.
Smith, divorce, first verdict granted.
Eunice Bluckstock Shellnut vs.
Esco Shellnut, ,otal divorce granted.
Fannie E. Bolton vs. W. Ira Bol
ton, total divorce granted.
Cora Nichols Dunagan vs. Joh,n
Dunagan, first verdict divorce grant
ed.
Georgia WoodlifF vs. Oscar Wood
liff, first verdict divorce granted.
Callie Carter vs. Francis Pe-ton
Carter, fir. , verdict divorce granted.
Mrs. Minnie Davis vs. H. B. Davis,
total divorce granted.
National Park Bank vs. Geo. W.
Williams, suit on note. No defense
being filed judgment was rendered
by the court in favor of the plaintiff
for $1,907.44 and interests and costs.
James H. Cantrell vs. Letha Can
trell, first verdict divorce.
Hattie Smith, col., vs. Truman
Smith, col., first verdict divorce.
Mattie Williams vs. Verner Wil
liams, first verdict divorce. *
Bank of Duluth vs. Mrs. Mary M.
Hayes and A. E. Hayes, suit, on note,
verdict in favor of the plaintiff for
$1,984.00, interests and costs.
The First National Bank of Cop
perhill, Tenn., vs. G. W. Jackson, G.
W. Nash, W. C. Horton, suit on note,
verdict for the pontiff of $1,250.00,
TWICE-A-WEfiK
er, J. H. McGee; Mr. L. R. Martin,
Mr. C. R. Ware and Dr D. C.
Kelley. .
The faculty is as follows:
Superintendent, C. 6. .Stubbs.
Principal, J. J. Brock.'
Coach, C. E. Monfort.
M. C. Austin, teachej’ of Latin
and science.
Miss Gladly Younghloyd, English
and French. ’ ’ ‘ '
Miss Irene Ballard, Mr,si Lillie
Exum and Miss Lois.. Matthews
teach department work in fifth,
sixth and seventh grades.
Mrs. Clayton Webb, teaeftcl? of
fourth grade.
Miss Jewell Campbell, teacher of
third grade.
Miss Maud Keown, teacher of
second grade.
Mrs. G. K. Bagwell, teacher of
first .grade. •
Miss Bertha Peeples, overflow.
Miss Ruth Willis, music.
Miss Kate Mikel, expression.
THOUSANDS ARE
DEAD THROUGH
, OUT JAPAN
Newspapers bring daily fnereas
in|r number of loss of life, and- des
truction of property throughout Ja
pan, which suffered horribly from
an earthquake Saturday.*
Many cities are reported to he .vir
tually in ruins and some of their
most important trade centers com
pletely isolated.
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The earthquake, which, .was felt
throughout Japan, was horrible in
the extreme and many fires started
from it. Loss of life is estimated at
500,000. Property damage cannot
be estimated and it is known that
over 300,000 houses burned.
Prisoners wer freed to escape the
fire. In some cities the tempera
ture is said to register 150 degrees
Fahrenheit as a result of conflagra
tions. s*
Several large steamships were
sunk by tidal waves and the United
States Consul, *his wife, and a num
ber of Japanese officials are re
ported killed. Many cities cannot
make disposal of their dead. The
schocks, according to reports, seem
ed to have have centered in the Izu
peninsula.
interest and costs.
Pan American Life Insurancg. Com
pany vs. W. A. Holland, suit on note,
verdict for the plaintiff $1,800.00,
interest and costs.
State and City Trust Co.' vs. Wm.
T. Nash, Jr., suit on no e, verdict for
the plaintiff $618.32, interest and
costs. ' ' 4
Hollow & Parlow vs. Geo. W. Wil
liams, suit* on account, verdict for
pi?:nt:ff $210t24, interest and costs.
Georgia Wholesale Co. vs. J. E.
Pickens, suit cn note, verdict for the
plaintiff of $173.56, interest and
costs. ■>
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Duluth vs. S. W. Knox and E. H.
Mc Gee, suit on note, verdict *for* the
plaintiff $325.00, interest and. costs.
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Duiuth vs. A. E. Hayes and O. E.
McGee, suit on note, verdict for. the
plaintiff $488.23, interest and .costs.'
Mechanics & Metals National Bank
vs. Geo. Nesbit and J. W. Ne.sbit,
suit on note, verdict for plaintiff for
$164.24, interest and costs. ....
Mechanics & Metals National Bank
of N. Y. vs. H. M. Johnson, suit on.
note, verdict for plaintiff for $105.85,'
interest and costs.
Mechanics & Metals National Bank
vs. O. S. Phillips and R. S. McDaniel,
verdict for plaintiff for $112.32, in
terest and costs.
Mechanics & Metals National Bank
vsl. H. J. Jordan and L. T. Garner,
verdict for plaintiff $692.84, interest!
and costs.
Swift & Go. vs. Albert Patrick, suit
on note, verdict for plaintiff $112.36, ■
interest and costs.
Swjft :& Go. vs. J. W. Fields, said
(Continued on Page 3 ,
NUMBER 89.