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TWICE-A-WEEK
VOLUME 52.
TWO GEORGIA GIRLS LOVE SAME
MAN; WOULD WED AND SHARE HIM
Marietta, Ga.—Ruth Webb and
Ruby Webb, twins, are in love.
They both love the same man. And
the man, they say, loves both of
them.
He can’t tell Ruth from Ruby,
Ruby from Ruth. He can’t telL
which he wants to marry. When
he makes love to Ruth he can t tell
her from Ruby and when he makes
love to Ruby he’s not sure whether
she’s Ruby or Ruth.
The question is: “Can three live
as cheaply as one?” And, if so—
where?
“We’d both marry him,” the Webb
twins say, “if the law would let us.”
He would, too, they say. He’s in
New York, and he writes them regu
larly. Every time he Writes he has
to write two love letters, one to
Ruby and one to Ruth. The letters
are different—not mere mimeo
graphs!—and each just exactly as
ardent as the other. No favoritism
ORE. SCHOOL LAW
BEFORE PUBLIC
Washington, October 4.' —The Ore
gon school law, which may be taken
to court for test as to constitution
ality, attracts much attention from
national capital educators.
That the law is misquoted by its
enemies, and not well understood by
the general public, is contended by
its friends, who maintain that it will
not, sa charged, abolish the private
school.
In support of this contention many
quote the phrases of the law which
state, not that a child may not at
tend a private school, but that par
ents or guardians must send children
to the public school during its term.
Nothing is said about not sending a
child to a private school at other
times. A further quotation showing
that the private school is not elim
inated by the law reads that “in the
foliowing cases children shall not be
required to attend public schools. . .
"Any child who is being taijght for
a like period of time by the parent
or a private teacher such subjects
as are usually taught in the first
eight years in the public school; but
before such child can be taught by a
parent or a private teacher, such
parent or private teacher oust re
ceive written permission from the
county superintendent, and such per
mission shall not extend longer than
the end of the current school year.
Such child must report to the county
school superintendent or some person
desrgnatel by him at least once every
three months ami take an examina
tioi til the work covered. If, after
such examination, thi county super
intendent shall determine that such
child is not being properly' taught,
then the county superintendent shall
order the parent, guardian, or other
person to send such child to the pub
lic school the -emainder of the
school year.”
PROMINENT GEORGIANS
WED IN WASHINGTON, D. C.
Mi*. George Williams entertained
at dinner Saturday, evening at the
Chevy Chase Club, Washington, D.
C.. in compliment to Miss Elizabeth
Evans and her fiance, Mr. Ra’ph
Graves, whose wedding will be sol
emnized at St. Andrew’s Episcopal
church October 4th. The wedding
party of which Mr. Williams is a
member, and a few additional guests
were invited.
Both Miss Evans and Mr. Graves
aie prominent Georgians who reside
in Washington, the former a daugh
ter of General Evans and a graduate
of Agnes Scott; the latter a graduate
o' the University of Georgia and now
associate editor of the National
Geographic Magazine.
Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Harmon, for
merly of Atlanta, gave a dinner on
Sunday evening; Mr. and Mrs. Theo
dore Tiller, formerly of Bainbridge,
a dinner Tuesday evening, and Mrs.
Jack Corrigan a buffet supper after
the rehearsal on Wednesday evening.
Misses Mildred and Eloise Brown, of
Atlanta, entertained at a large tea
for Miss Evans and Mr. Graves on
Tuesday afternoon.
MISS EULA GITTHRIE
Miss Eula Guthrie, the sixteen year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will
Guthrie, died of appendicitis at the
home of her parents near Lilbum
Monday night, October Ist, at 11
i’cbck.
Besides her parents she is survived
by one sister and three brithers. Her
mother was Miss Lula Bryant be
fore marriage.
The funeral and interment were
held at Camp Creek church Thurs
day morning at 11 o’c’bck, Rev. C.
C. Singleton having charge es the
services.
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The News-Herald
Ruby and Ruth are 21. They’re
blondes. They fell in love “at first
sight.” You see, they both saw him
at exactly the same moment. He saw
them both at the same moment. He
rubbed his eyes and looked again.
Yes, there were two of them! From
that instant his perplexity began.
“I wish,” says Ruby, “there was
a law legalizing polygamy. We’ve
simply got to marry the same man.
All our lives we’ve shared every
thing. Why shouldn’t we share a
husband?”
‘Why not, indeed?" says Ruth.
“We wear the same clothes, and
we never quarrel about who's to wear
them, e’d share a hnsband happily,
and we wouldn’t quarrel over him.”
Rubby and Ruth have sever been
separated, day or nighth, in their
lives. j ' ' \
The Misses Webb are well known
in Lawrenceville visiting the family
of Hon. J. P. Webb frequently.
DUGGAN TO LAUNCH
STATEWIDE SURVEY OF
SCHOOLS IN GEORGIA
Atlanta, Ga.—A statewide investi
gation of school conditions under the
direction of M. L. Duggan, state ru
ral school agent, will be launched
this week, according to announce
ment made Saturday at the office of ;
State Superintendent of Education j
Ballard.
The survey will cover the public
schools in every city and county of
the state, it was declared, and is de
signed to furnish the people of Geor
gia an accurate and comprpehensive
idea of the strength and weaknesses
of their educational sysstems.
Mr. Duggan will be assisted in the
work, which is to be started in Ra
bun county by State Supervisors D.
O. Martin, I. S. Smith and George
O. Goddard, State High School Su
pervisor Walter B. Hill and State
School Auditor W. B. Wisdom. The
Peabody College of Teachers at
Nashville, Tenn., will aid in the woik
by supplying the services of Miss
Euri Bolton, a student there, to help
the investigators.
County school snperintedents also
will be expected to cooperate as far
as possibble in the conduct of the
survey.
CO-OPS STOP
SALE OF COTTON
Atlanta, Ga.—A temporary in
junction restraining J. B. Roberts,
of Jefferson, Ga., from selling his
1923 cotton crop outside of the as
sociation was granted Saturday by
Judge Lewis Russell, of the Pied
mont circuit, Winder, Ga. Hearing
on a permanent injunction was set
for October 27.
In addition to asking for an in
junction to prevent Roberts from
selling his 1923 cotton croop other
than to the association, the cotton
co-operative filed suit against him
for 3 cents per pound on approxi
mately fift bales of his 1922 cot
ton, which it is alleged he sold
in violation of his membership last
year.
The petition of the association al
so prays for a decree of specific per
formance which wil require Roberts
to carry out his contract and deliv
er his cotton to the co-operative mar
keting association.
The association was represented
by Aaron Sapiro, Bryan & Middle
broks, of Atlanta, and P. Cooley, of
Jefferson, Ga.
JURY DISAGREES IN CASE
OF MRS. RUTH BULLARD
Marietta, Ga.—After • eighteen
hours of deliberation, the jury in the
case of Mrs. Ruth Bullard, charged
with intent to murder her husband,
D. D. Bullard, Powder Springs
farmer, had been unable to reach a
verdict, and Judge D. W. Blair or
dered a mistrial Saturday at i 1:35
o’clock. The jury is said to have
stood 8 to 4 far conviction.
Statutory charges are pending
both against Mrs. Bullard and Sim
Edwards, a neighbor, who was con
victed Thursday of assault with in
tent to murder in connection with the
shooting of Bullard. These cases
will be tried later.
The case was given to the jury Fri
day night at 6:3$ o’clock after bril
liant arguments by counsel and a
clear charge by Judge D. W. Blair.
DEATH OF LITTLE GIRL.
Annie Liu Graham, thirteen years
if age, died at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Graham,
who reside near New Hope church,
Oetober 2nd, at- 10 a. m. The funeral
and interment weree at New Hope
church October 3rdd, Rev. M. L.
Still officiating.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1923.
MAINTENANCE
OCCUPIES AT
TENTION BOARD
Atlanta, Ga.—Although the state
highway department is looking for
ward to the greatest program in its
history for 1924, it is not overlook
ing the maintenance of rooads al
ready constructed, and maintenance
work will be kept up throughout the
winter months, according to Cnair
man John N. Holder, of the state
highway commission.
Chairman Holder stated Saturday
that criticisms are being received as
to the maintenance of rooads in some
sections of the state, and all the
complaints are being investigated
and the maintenance engineers in
structed to remedy the situation.
The same maintenance appropria
tions have been made for October,
November and December as for the
summer mqnths, Mr. Holder stated.
In the monthly bulletin issued by
the state highway department Sat
urday, the attention of all workers
was called to the importance of
maintaining all rooads in the state.
Suggestion* Welcomed.
“The State Highway department
welcomes suggestions and construc
tive criticisms that will help build
rooads or better their condition,”
Mr. Holder said.
The plan of the highway depart
ment for 1924 is to build a greater
number of miles of state aid roads
than have been constructed in any
previous year, it was stated, and an
effort will be made to maintain the
highways more thoroughly and effi
ciently..
The 1924 program of the depart
ment was outlined as follows:
“The construction program calls
for at least fifty miles paved: one
hundred and twenty-five chert or
gravel and six hundred miles of
sand clay or soil clay roads. Of the
dirt roads onehalf will be betterment
work, that is, roads that have been
partly improved and are in fair con
dition will be bettered by some re
locating, some widening and by ad
ditional draining and surfacing. ~
Georgia’* Quota.
“Georgia’s quota of federal funds
for next year will be in round num
bers two millions of dollars. The
gas tax for the three months in 1923
and the year 1924 will probably be
one million dollars. This can be used
only for construction and for match
ing federal funds. Pledges to use
the gas tax funds will not be made
by the State Highway board until
a thorough review is made of the
entire Stale Aid road system.
“A careful study is now being
made of the entire state system with
the purpose of ascertaining where
the gas tax money will be of great
est benefit to the state system in
building links so sa to have a con
necting system; in giving assistance
to counties that are financially weak
and in helping counties that have
thus far not had state or federal
funds on their highways. Since the
gas tax will supply onely one-half
the amount necessary to match the
federal funds allocated to Georgia,
the counties of Georgia will be asked
eo supply the other half.”
HOUSE WARMING GIVEN
REV. JAMES G. PATTON
Atlanta, Ga. —A reception aqd
house warming was given at the
Pryor Street Presyterian church
Tuesday night, in honor of the new
pastor, the Rev. James G. Patton.
Addresses were made by William G.
Marks, the Rev. J. Edwin Hemphill,
secretary of the Atlanta Presby
terian Ministers’ association, and
others.
Dr. Patton has come to Atlanta
from Lawrenceville to take charge
of the pastorate formerly occupied
by the Rev. R. L. Bell, who has been
called to Union Springs, Ala.
HEART ATTACK FATAL
TO MR. J. L. HERRING,
TIFTON, GA., PUBLISHER
Tifton, Ga.—John Lewis Herring,
editor of the Tifton, Ga., Gazette,
and author of Saturday night
Sketches, died at his home here
Saturday afternoon at 6 o'clock.
He was stricken with acute dilation
of the heart Friday night while at
tending an entertainment of the
Kiwanis club, of which he wass pres
ident.
Mr. Herring was fifty sevfen year 3
old and had been publisher of the
Tifton Gazette for about thirty
years. He is survived by his wife
and ten children.
New and Second
Hand Ford..
H. P. Stiff Motor Cc. Ca.h or credit
ATLANTA BUFORD
ROAD AID URGED
A committee oj citizens from Ogle
thorpe, Chambleei Norcross, Suwanee
and Buford Friday afternoon appear
ed before the Georgia Highway board
to request that road from Atlan
ta to Buford be improved and includ
ed in the state highway system of
roads, as part of the highway from
Atlanta to Gainesville.
The present Atlanta- Gainesville
highway goes by way of Decautr and
Lawrenceville to Buford, and it was
pointed out that the Chamblee-Nor
cross route is about seven miles
shorter.
The highway board, however, was
unable to accede to the request of
these citizens, by reason of the fact
that it has absorbed ail the mi’ekge
allowed for road construction under
both federal and state laws, that its
state highway system as now laid out
has been apporved and recorded in
the office of the secretary of state
and at ashington, and that it is
therefore impossible to undertake
any additional highway construc
tion or to change the houtings.
Under the federal law, only seven
per cent of the post road mileage in
the state can be improved under the
federal aid program. This seven per
cent has already been allotted in full
for Georgia.
The state highway system is also
limited to a given mileage under the
law, and it was, therefore, pointed
out by the board that no new con
struction projects can be considered
until the law is amended to allow
for them.
Members of the board expressed
themselves as heartily in sympathy
with the desires of the committee
which waited upon them insofar as
the desirability of improving the road
in question is concerned, but clearly
showed its helplessness to undertake
any new road construction, outside
of that already mapped and approv
ed, for a number of years to come.
There were between thirty and
forty citizens who waited on the
board for this hearing, which was
held at the East Point offices at two
o’clock Friday afternodn.—Constitu
tion.
Financiers Returning From National
Convention Sound Note of Opti
mism—See Prosperity for South.
Atlanta, Ga., October 4.-—Return
ing from the meeting of ithe Ameri
can Bankers Association at Atlantic
City. Atlanta bankers and other
financiers who passed through here,
are agreed upon one vital point, as
gathered from their talk—the busi
ness outlook is good.
The bankers see continued pros
perity in business and industry. The
Cities are in fine shape financially
amd their business men are doing
well- But the bankers also have
noted a cloud.
There has been too much rural de
pression. The farmers have not
prospered with the business man and
manufacturers of the cities. Crops
have not been what they should be
and prices of farm products have not
kept pace with the advancing prices
of the things the farmer buys.
But the bankers say this is chang
ing. Rural depression' is passing.
The parts of the country hardest hit
b ; this rural depression are recover
ing.
With the famring situation' more
promising and with business and in
dustry distinctly on high and safe
ground, the bankers are optimistic,
according to John K. Ottley, presi
dent of the Fourth National Bank
of Atlanta, whose bank, as well as
the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta,
in which he is a director, keeps in
close touch with agricultural condi
tions throughout the south, rendering
extensive financial aid to farmers.
Mr. Ottley secs continued prosper
ity in the country at large. He is
able to note that, if there has been
a seasonal slump during recent
weeks, it is nothing to worry about,
for beneath is a business and great
er industrial activity than this coun
ts has known since before the world
war.
It is pointed out, and verified by
the bankers, that the highest wage
in history are being paid in the
cities asd by industry there is more
constructive work in progress this
year than for many years, possibly
no previous year equaling it; manu
facturing is active and there ap
pears a good and steady demand for
all manufactured articles, and mer
chants are showing their confidence
in the future by placing targe orders.
Building Annex to Grady Hospital.
IVork on the new Jacob Elsfj out
patient clinic annex to Gradj hos
pital in Atlanta has begun. Coun
cil approved contracts for the build
in r, which is to cost about $50,000,
fol'owed by official approval of
Mayor Walter A. Sims.
Th. ■•'inic is the gift of Jacob Ei-
DEDICATION SU
waneebapust
CHURCHSEPT. 30
From The Christian Index.
The editor is grateful for an oppor
tunity to be at Suwanee last Sunday
and to have participated in the
dedication of the new house of wor
ship there. It was the culmination
of one of the most remarkable pas
torates that Georgia has ever known
and one which will never be forgot
ten.
Rev S. F. Dowis came out of Mer
cer University and went Into the
army camp to do hi 3 bis in great
war. Following the armistice he ac
cepted a place with the Baptist $75,-
009,000 campaign field force in 1919
and later accepted a pastorate in his
native community in Gwinnett coun
ty. He sat out at once to erect
houses of worship at Duluth, Suwanee
and Norcross. The stress of hard
times came, but he did not falter.
The faithful members of these
churches questioned their ability to
go forward with the ambitious pro
grams, but he did not falter. That’s
the secret of his great life, he does
not falter. The years have passed
and now he is resigning his work and
has entered the seminary at Louis
ville. He came back last Sunday for
his final service and it was to dedi
cate this new house of worship.
The building was packed with peo
ple as few auditorihms have ever
been filled. I have never seen any
thing like it. Asd the beautiful thing
about it all was the fact that there
were people there from both his other
pastorates where he has erected
houses of worship, both from Nor
cross and Duluth.
As the service developed they had
the presentation of some memoria's
and to my great surprise and delight
they presented a beautiful Gained
glass window as a memorial to Pas
tor S. F. Dowis. I think I have never
seen it on this fashion before. And
when this memorial was presented
b / one of the deacons, the great audi
ence was in tears that sprang from
deep emotion. Fallowing the preseru
tation of the memorial window came
the presentation from the women of
the church of a beautiful silver lov
ing cup. Here again is something
new to me. I have seen' many gra
cious expressions of the affection of
a peop’e for their pastor, but never
before have I seen this idea used
so effectively.
And he is Si ill a very young man.
It is most enheartening to see such
affection oni the part of a congrega
tion for a pastor who has done his
best to be a shepheld of the flock.
We sincerely trust that he will come
back to Georgia when he completes
his work at the seminary.
MEETING P. T. A.’S
The regular monthly meeting ct
P. T. A.’s was held Thursday after
noon at the school auditorium
The meeting was called to order
by the President, Mrs. Walter Nix,
after which the following program
was carried out:
Song, “America the Beautiful”.
Prayer by Rev. Franklin.
“Health Play” by children of 4th
grade.
“Talk on Health”—Dr. D. C. Kel
ley.
Paper on Dentistry, written by
Dr. Nicholson.
Reportof different committees.
Much business was transacted. The
report of committee that solicited
fundsfor school house equipment, re
ported about SIIB.OO collected^
A number of entertainments are
being planned, among them being a
bazaar, which will be held in D.-cem
.
All of those interested in the
school are requested to make some
article, as a contribution to the ba
zaar.
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sas, wealthy Atlan. 1 ian, ar.d will bd
used to treat patients who are not ill
enough to be confined to hospital
beds, but who require medical treat
ment that they can not afford them
selves. The new annex will be com
pletely equipped and the Grady staff
of physicians will care for patients.
The Jacob Elsas clinic will be the
first major expansion project to
ward the “Greater Grady” hospital.
The Albert Steiner cancer hospital
will be built within the next year
with the bequest of Albert Steiner,
and is to be the only institution o f
its kind in the southeast. Both the
Jacob Elsas clinic and the Steiner
hospital were designated by Hentz,
Reid and Adler, Atlanta architects,
who now have supervision of Shrine
hospitals throughout the United
States. Mr. Hentz, of the architec
tural firm and Mr. Forrest Adair
Sr., secretary of the nafonal board
of trustees of Shrine hospita's ir
various parts of the country.
FOUR KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE
AT DULUTH SATURDAY NIGHT
Duluth, Ga.—Four men were killed
and two more were injured, one of
them probably fatally, as a result
of an automobile accident here Sat
urday night, when north bound
Southern train No. 14, struck a tour
ing car at a railway crossing near
the center of town.
The dead are:
Willis Strickland, twenty-six years
oid.
Robert Chadwick, forty years old.
J. G. Jones, seventeen years old.
Matt Brumbaloo, eighteen years
old.
The injured alre Charles Chadwick,
driver of the car, sixteen years old,
son of Robert Chadwick; and Charles
Jackson, twenty years old. Both are
in a hospital a£ Gainesville, Where
they were atjfcten immediately ‘after
the WrWclt. Chadwick is expected to
die from his injuries, while Jackson
will probably recover.
Hoyt Langston, the seventh pas
senger in the death car, jumped and
escaped injury.
All the men are farmers residing
within a few miles of Duluth, and
are well known throughout this sec
tion.
They were leaving Duluth for
Langston’s home, after which they
FORD THRESHES OATS
WITH MACHINE THAT
INSPIRED HIS GENIUS
Detroit, Mich.—Running the ;-ame
machine which he had operated on
tjjp farm of John Gleason in 1882,
Henry Ford Thursday threshed oats
on the farm of Jim Gleason, broth
er of the original owner. Ford
worked the tractor all day while
Gleason fed bundles into the ma
chine. During she day 780 bc-hels
of oats were threshed, and when
evening came Ford asserted that he
would be back Saturday to finish the
work.
Several years ago Ford decided he
would like to see t he old machine
and began a search for it. The only
identification he had was the num
ber “345”, which he recalled. After
f. long search, the machine was
found, in disuse, on a farm in Penn
sylvania. The farmer wanted $lO
for the machine and Ford purchased
it, presenting him with an automo
bile in addition. He had it sent hack
to his factory, repaired, and put in
working order. A few days ap
Ford sent the thresher to the Gleav
on farm and Friday he appeared to
run the machine which he says in
one of his books, was the one that
gave him his first idea of building
an automohile.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank our neighbors
and friends who have been so knid
to us in the sickness and death of
our loved one. We also thank Dr.
McDaniel and Union Sunday School
for the respect they showed Eunice.
May the Lord bless each and every
one is our prayer.
MR. and MRS. W. M. GUTHRIE
and FAMILY.
COTTON SEED WANTED
Just drive your Cotton Seed on
down to our warehouse and wa will
always pay you the highest cash
price for them. r
Lawrenceville Colton Co.,
NIOc W. O. COOPER, Mgr.
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Chum of Great-Grandson
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were planning to go to Atlanta.
( harles Chadwick, a$ the wheel, is
said to have been somewhat inexpe
rtenced in driving an automobile and
approached the railroad crossing at
a rapid rate of speed. Seeing the
passenger train approaching, he at
tempted to stop the car, but the
brakes failed to work properly and
the machine rolled on tracks.
Gasoline Explode*
The locomotive struck the car
broadside and carried it about 10T)
yards, hurling the occupants in all
directions. The gasoline tank Ex
ploded and set fire to tfte wreckage,
burning Striefcfand’s' body.
The train had slowed (|own to stop
at the station here,’and'the injured
men were taken aboaiSJ,' after first
aid had been given, and taken to
Gainesville. Strickland had been
killed instantly, but Robert Chad
wick, J. C. Jones and Matt Brumba
loo died in the hospital.
Robert Chadwick leaves a wife and
six children. The other victims were
unmarried.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed, but it is understood
that Robert Chadwick will be buried
at Marietta, his old home, and Wil
lis Strickland at Duluth.
TREE CRUSHES HOUSE;
ATLANTA FAMILY HAS
REMARKABLE ESCAPE
Atlanta, Ga.—Mrs. A. G. Shackel
ford and her three small children,
Phillip, 2 years old; Austin, Jr, 6
years old and one month old Hilton
lona, miraculously escaped death or
serious injury Saturday morning
when a huge pine tree fell on and
demolished their home on C Lyons
avenue.
Phillip was playing near the re
frigerator. When the tree struck,
the refrigerator toppled. Phillip was
directly under it, but the door flew
open and the child fitted safely into
the opening. He was cut, it was
thought, when dishes contaniing food
in the regrigerator broke,
Mrs. Shackelford told the policb
she had employed a negro to chop
down the pine tree, hen the negro
terted to work she said the wind
*-as blowing away from the house*,
ui after he had chopped half way
he wind changed. Realizing the
anger, she said, the negro quit cut
but the trunk had half
revered and a heavy gust of wind
fraught it crashing down,
The negro shouted a warning, she
said, and also assisted her in extri
cating Phillip from the Refrigerator.
As neighbors gathered, however, he
left the scene, she said. She drij not
rr:t’l hi* cr.sr.e.
GWINNETT COUNTY CL Id.
The Gwinnett Cour.ry «;iub at the
State Normal School, Athens, Ga.,
was called together for the purpose
of electing new officers. The fol
lowing were elected.
President, Louise Kelley, Lilburn,
Ga.
Vice President, Gladys Oakies,
Lawrenceville, Ga.
Secretary and Treasurer, Virginia
Thompson, Lawrenceville, Ga.
e have the largest county club in
school.
The club meets once a month and
study about our county.
NUMBER 98.