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TWICE-A-WEEK
VOLUME S 3.
MANY NEW
CANDIDATES
COUNTYOFFICES
This issue carries several new an
nouncements for county officers and
many other gentlemen are seriously
considering casting their hats into
the ring.
M. H. Teague announces in today’s
paper for re-election to the office of
tax receiver. Marshal Teague is
a life long citizen of the conuty, a
son of Mr. W. S. Teague, and a most
excellent officer. Mr. Teague is
serving his first term and his books
and records have received much
favorable comment. He lost his
right hand in 1909 and up to 1920
when he took office was a prominent
farmer of his section. Many friends
have pledged him their support for
re-election.
O. F. Norton likewise announces
for re-election, Mr. Norton is serv
ing his first term as treasure and
the office has been on a salary all
during his term. He has made a
good treasurer and has a large follow
ing of friends throughout the county
who predict his re-election as an en
dorsement to his efficeincy.
S. J. Eesha, prominent citizen of
Buford, announces for county com
missioner. Mr. Busha is one of the
best known men in Gwinnett county
and his business ability is unquestion
ed. He should receive a large vote
and if elected to one of the places
would niake a good commisioner.
Prof.K. E. Tayor is the first to
announce for county school su
perintendent. Kope Taylor has
taught in the school of Gwinnett for
fifteen years and has likewise serv
ed his district as trustee. Mr. Tay
lor resides in Dacula where he has
been mayor the city several terms.
He is known as a good school of
ficial and should make a good race.
In announcing for Sheriff W. T.
McGee states that Charlie F. Gris
well, of Dacula, Joe R. Shadburn, of
Buford, and J. Darlin Carroll, of
Lilburn, will run as his ticket as
deputies and in case of election
will be his only deputies. All these
gentlemen are well known and the
ticket will receive a large vote. Mr.
McGee has served the count} five
years as chief deputy sheriff having
twice been elected on the ticket of
Sheriff E. S. Garner each time for
four years. In asking for the sup
port of the voters he states that facg
and also that he was wrongfully dis
charged by the present sheriff and
prevented from serviig out the last
term to which he was elected. Mr.
McGee made a most excellent deputy.
Charlie Griswell is a farmer living
near Dacula and made a good race
for sheriff four years ago. Joe
Shadburn is giving credit for being
a fine officer and has served the
city court of Buford as sheriff
ever since it was created several
years ago; at present he is
chief of police of the city of Buford.
Darlin Carroll is one of Gwinnett’s
best known farmers and has many
friends throughout the county. This
the first announced ticket for sheriff,
if not the winner will be among
the first at the finish of the contest.
W. Joe Williams announces for
ordinary and states that if elected
he shall endeavor to be as courteous
and accomodating as any one and
otherwise serve to the best of his
ability. Mr. Williams is a well
known farmer now residing in
Lawrenceville and farming near the
camp ground. He has many friends
who will give him their support.
Friends of Judge John P. Webb
are urging him to make the race for
ordianry of Gwinnett and he will
probably decide one way or the other
within the next few days. Judge
Webb is well known throughout the
<county and served as ordinary for
several years. He is an Confederate
veteran and would receive a good
vote should he decide to enter the
race.
H. J. Hinton is being spoken of as
a candidate for tax collector and
is seriously considering making the
race. Jack Hinton is well known
and has had considerable business
expereince.
Two other prominent gentlemen
are being mentioned as candidates
for sheriff. Minor Pounds and N.
S. Robinson are said to have the race
under advisement and Mr. Pounds
has publicly stated that he would
announce at an early date. Sheriff
E. S. Garner has stated that he
would not again run for the
sheriff’s office but is considering
making the race for county com
missioner. All *are well known
gentlemen with many friends who
would give their race untiring sup
port.
Esq. E. S. Wages of Harbins di
strict is also being mentioned as a
The News-Herald
calls! Hows fb
ME® AT NORCROSS JAN. 2(i
Will you please allow me space in
your valuable paper for the purpose
of calling the attention of all the old
members of Norcross lodge of Odd
Fellows No. 189, I. O. O. F. Those
of you who did not merge with Bu
ford lodge and who have the interest
of the order at heart and want to
get back into the order, I want you
and each of you to meet me at Nor
cross on Saturday evening, January
26, 1924, at 2 o’clock, at Brother J.
R. Garner’s store, and we will see
what can be done in regard to get
ting you all back in the order. And
I want each of you boys to bring as
many with you as you think would
be interested in the order. I truly
hope that every one of the old mem
bers will meet me there on that day
with their minds made up to come
back into the order, and help to
carry on the good work that is being
done by Odd Fellowship today in the
state of Georgia. Don’t forget the
day, and come.
Respectfully yours,
J. B. RAINEY,
D. D. G. M., Tucker Lodge 505,
I. O. 0. F.
DOG STANDS GUARD
WHILE AGED COUFLE
COMMITS SUICIDE
Kansas City, Mo.—A bull dog
stood guard while an aged couple
committed suicide by swallowing
poison in the shabby quarters of an
old rooming house here early Tues
day.
Neighbors who heard the groans
of Mr. and Mrs. Myron Sherman,
tried to enter the rooms to aid the
couple, but the dog growled and
snarled his disapproval. When police
arrived the two were dead and the
dog allowed them to enter.
The Shermans were without food
aijd money for the rent, which was
due today, neighbors said. They
came here from Omaha three years
ago.
BOY AND TWO GIRLS
FROZEN HILE IN AUTC
Litle Rock, Ark.—Two y ung
women anda youth were found dead
in an automobile on the Viionia
pike, eight miles east of oCnway,
when another member of the auto
mobile party, Fred Wallock, of Lit
tle Rock, staggered to the main high
way and hailed a passing car. Wal
lock appeared in a dazed condition
from cold and exposure.
The three persons found dead,
Miss Annie Mae Bailey, of
Little Rock, Miss Dovey Woods, stu
dent at abusiness college here and
Ernest Mann, of Little Rock, are
supposed to have frozen to death.
The automobile in which ihe three
bodies were found was frozen in
mud ruts several yards off the main
road.
Wallock said he and his com
panions left North Little Rock Sun
day afternoon to drive to Conway.
$250 REWARD OFFERED
FOR ESCAPED SLAYER
Atlanta.—A reward of $250 for
the apprehension of Mack Empree,
who escaped from Madison county
jail after being sentenced to be
hanged for murder, was offered
Thursday by Governor Walker. De
tails of the escape were not given
in the communication asking for
the reward.
OLDEST OMAN IN U. S.
DIES AT AGE OF 135
Segundo, Col.-—Mrs. Roberta Mq
rez, recognized as the oldest woman
in the United States, is dead at her
home here at the age of 135.
Mrs. Marez was born in Mexico
in 1789, according to family records.
Three grandchildren, over 40 years
of age, and a number of great
grandchildren survive her.
jr.ndidate for ordinary. Mr. Wages
■an for this office four years ago
md is again considering making the
race.
A number of prominent gentlemen
are being spoken of as candidates for
county school superintendent a
moung them being Mr. Harmon of
Lilburn, Mr. Herring, of Grayson,
Supt. Merriwhther, who will prob
ably ask for re-election and Mr.
Crock of Lawrenceville. All are
well' known and would receive good
support from their friends.
Friends of Mr. Tom J. Samroen, of
Dacula, are urging him to make the
race for county commissioner. Mr.
Sammon is a well known farmer who
akes a good interest in his county
ind would make an exexcellent com
missioner.
Rev. R. L. Lawson, of Buford, is
another gentlemen thinking of an
nouncing for tax receiver and will
probobly issue his official announce
ment soon.
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LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1924.
SOUTHEASTERN
MID-MONTH
CROP REPORT
(Compiled by the local statistic
ian, -Z. R. Pettet, from reports of
the statisticians in N. C., S. 0., Tcnn.
Ala, Fla., and Ga., covering the per
iod from January 1 to January 1 sth,
1924. Issued by the Georgia Crop
Reporting service, a union agency,
Federal, State and College.)
OATS
The freeze of January sth killed
oats to the ground in most of the
Southeast, except Florida Pari of
the oats may come out, if weather
conditions are favorable. On ac
count of the failure of this crop, a
prospective shortage of feed si al
ready affecting the plans of the far
mers in Georgia.
WHEAT
The damage to wheat varies, from
a small amount of injury in North
Carolina, and South Carolina, to
rather severe in Georgia.
RYE
Rye withstood the freeze better
than the other grains. The acre
age is about the same as usual in
North Carolina. A considerable
amount was planted for grazing in
Georgia.
SUGAR CANE
A small percentage of the crop
for syi-up had not been cut in Flor
ida, and was. lost during the recent
cold snap.
TOBACCO
Seed beds are being prepared in
Georgia and Florida. North Caro
lina prices were not very satisfact
ory, and there is talk of reduced
acreage in that state. In Georgia a
.heavy increase in acreage is certain.
A dozen new counties are preparing
to grow bright tobacco.
COTTON
The farmers are scrapping the
crop very closely in North Carolina
on account of the high price. The
yield was a very good in that section
on account of an extremely favor
able season. An increase in reage
is expected in that state.
LIVESTOCK
Range stock is showing me results
of the cold, ork stock is in bad
shape where the cotton crop was
poor and the feed crop short. Con
dition of all live stock reported ex
cellent in North CaCrolina.
LABOR
, The demand for field labor is on
Ihe increase in Florida, and greater
than last year in North Carolina. A
shortage is being felt in Georgia.
GENERAL FARM CONDITIONS
Farm operations have gone for
ward with vigor in North Carolina,
and a large amount of plowing has
been done. However, not murdi has
been accomplished in Georgia, Ala
bama, South CaCrolina and Tenn
essee in the last two weeks. Many
farmers are waiting to see if the oat
crop will recover from the damage
suffered.
General financial conditions are
excellent where a good cotton crop
was made, but very bad where the
•otton crop was a failure.
North Carolina is extremely pros
perous.
TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF PROS
PECT METHODIST CHURCH.
There will be a meeting r>! the
jhupch Saturday, January 26, at 2:30
p. m. for the purpose of perfecting
the plans for painting and repairing
the church. Also would b% glad to
have any painters to meet with us for
the purpose of bidding on the con
tract.
A. WARWICK,
Pastor in Charge.
“PETE”PEEPLES MAKES
INITIAL TRIP FOR
JOHN B. DANIEL, INC.
“Pete” Peeples, new salesman for
John B. Daniel, incorporated, made
his initial trip last week. “Pete” was
accompanied by Joe Cobb, manager
of the cigar department. A number
of good orders were received from
them, according to L. E. Gillespie,
general manager of the firm.
C. W. Rowland, the traveler along
the West Point route, has been send
ing in an exceptionally large number
of orders since the first of the year.
Before going back on the road after
the Christmas holidays, Rowland
made the statement that he was go
ing to break his 1923 record for busi
ness. He has made a good start in
the right direction.
Since the completion of the inven
tory and the closing of the books for
the year 1923 everyone at the firm’s
office have settled down to make
1924 a banner year for business. The
records for 1923 show that business
made a nice gain over the preceding
year, Mr. Gillespie said.—-Atlanta
Journal.
HUGE GAIN IN CIGARETTE
SALES LAID TO INCREASED
SMOKING BY WOMEN
Cicago.—More than fifty billion
manufactured cigarettes were smok
ed in the United States in 1923, to
say nothing of the billions that were
rolled. This is seven billion more
than were consumed in 1922, ac
cording to the eSars-Roebuck agri
cultural foundation. The increasing
use of cigarettes by women is held
responsible for the additional bil
lions, according to statisticians.
Production of cigarettes, cigars
and smoking tobacco has increased
steadily in late years, according to
the statistics given but the lowly
chewing tobacco is on the decline,
having reached its maximum pro
duction in 1897.
OPERATION REMOVES
TACK FROM LUNG OF
8 MONTH-OLD BABY
Philadelphia, Pa.—A carpet tack
was removed Sunday from the lung
of eight months old Cletus Moore,
of St. Louis, and tehre is every in
dication that the baby will complete
ly recover, Dr. Chevalier Jackson
who performed the operatoin at the
University of Pennsylvania hospital,
said.
The operation required exactly
for and ones-haif minutes.
After the tack, which was ihree
quarters of an inch long, had been
removed, a suction tube was inserted
and the lung cleaned. Five minutes
later the baby was sleeping peace
fully.
AGED GOLD PROSPECTOR,
SQUANDERER OF RICHES
IN MINING CAMPS, DIES
Cripple Creek, Col—W. L. (I.afe)
Fyffe, 65, maker and squanderer of
fortunes estimated to have totalled
$16,000,000, is dead at his home
here.
A picturesque character of teh old
boom days, Fyffe spent his entire
life prospecting in the mining re
gions of Colorado.
“I’m not happy unless I’m tramp
ing the hille with a pick on my
shoulder and grub on my pack
horse,” he often told his friends who
chided him about his wasting of
money in the Leadville and other
mining camps. “I feel unoomfertu
ble with money.”
FORD BUYS SCHOOL
WHERE HE TRUDGED
IN BOYHOOD DAYS
Detroit. —The little red school
house where Henry Ford half a cen
tury ago picked up what limited
“bok learning” his youth yielded
him has been purchased by the De
troit manufacturer, it was learned
Friday.-
The school, typical of hundreds
of others in use fifty years ago, with
sharp sloping roof, bel cupola in
front had short steps leading to the
dor that is set primly in front, has
not been in use for two years. The
windows are broken, the bell that
used to peal' its summons to “Ford’s
oldest boy, Hank,” is crusted with
dust and the lot on which the school
stands is neglected.
It was not explained what Ford
plans to do with the school house,
which is on Warrren avenue, a few
miles outside Detroit and two miles
from the farm on which Ford lived
in his boyhood days.
PEACHTREE CITY.
Norcross, R. 2, January 21.—Mr.
Joe Holbrok, of Dallass, Texas, is
spending some time with relatives
here.
Mrs. Oma Stephens has recently
moved to Ellenwood to reside.
Mrs. Althea Hunter, of Atlanta,
was a weex end visitor of relatives
here.
Mrs Matfie Roberts, of Birming
ham, .'.la., ic visiting err' si ter, Mrs.
M. W. Ray.
Miss Cleo Young spent several
days of last week with Miss Pauline
Ross.
Mr. Ernest Dempsey, of Atlanta,
spent a part of last week with home
folk.
Mrs. Pearl Martin, of Atlanta,
came up last week to see her moth
er, Mrs. J. J. Maloney, who has
been very ill.
Miss Lillian Ray entertained at a
very enjoyable spend the night par
ty ednesday night. The guests in
culded Misses Mary Lee Burns, Al
ice Dempsey and Vera Young.
Mrs. Jack Young, of Buford, spent
Thursday with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. E. Reeves.
Mr. Aurthur Young, of Atlanta,
spent Sunday with home folk.
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE —Milk Cow. See or write
J. D. TEAGUE
Lawrenceville, Ga.
TOTAL DISABIL
TY ALLOWED TO
MAN CANT WORK
Under the Georgia compensation
law, a workman who is hurt in the
performance of his duty must be re
garded as totally disabled if he can
not resume his former employment
or find some other work suitable to
his reduced efficiency, the Georgia
court of appeals held Thursday in
the case of the Austin Brothers’
Bridge Co., of Atlanta, against W.
D. Whitmire, appealed from the
Dougherty superior court.
According to the record, Whitmire
fell from a bridge over the Flint riv
er, strkiing a pile of rocks and suf
fered a fractured skull, a fractured
jaw, a dislocated shoulder, a frac
tured arm, a cut from his chin to his
mouth, a lacerated nose, a 3-inch
scalp wound, a lacerated left hip, a
lacerated and contused left thigh, a
fracture at the base of his right
thumb, and other injuries. He was
unconscious for two weeks, and the
company paid his hospital bills and
full compensation for the time he
was totally disabled, which was
from December 28 to April 7.
Whitmire contended that a stif
fened thumb rendered him unable to
resume his former employment, or
to get other employment, and asked
for full disability compensation,
which the state board denied, allow
ing him only one-fourth compensa
tion after he was able to hunt for
work. The Dougherty superior court
reversed the board’s ruling, and the
court of appeals affirmed the deri-
PUPIL WIFE WHIPPED
BY KENTUCKY TEACHER;
GRAND JURY TO PROBE
Stanford, Ky.—Melvin Wright a
teacher at the Pleasant Point school,
has been held to the grand jury on
a charge of having whipped his wife,
who is one of his pupils. He has been
unable to give SSOO bond and is in
jail. The. incident had a recent coun
terpart in Bourbon county, where
a teacher whipped his wife, a pupil,
before the schol, for drawing a ca
ricature of him on the floor, but
ohere was no prosecution.
BUTLER TO PROMOTE
FIRST POLICEMAN
WHO KILLS BANDIT
Philadelphia.—The first police
man to kill a bandit will be pro
moted, is a promise made by General
Smedley D. Butler in his campaign
to clean up this city.
“I’m tired of reading of messen
gers being killed by bandits,” the
general said, in making the an
nouncement. “The $16,000 defense
fund donated by policemen for legal
protection in event of their arrest
;n the performance of duty will be
done away with. The city hereafter
is to defend it spolieemen.”
South Leads in Surfaced Roads.
Eight southern states—Alabama,
Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Louis
iana, Tennessee, South Carolina and
North Carolina surfaced 6,615
miles of permanent roads in 1922,
or more than 18 per cent of the na
tion’s total, according to figures re
ceived by the Geoigia Highway De
partment.
Throughout the whole country,
the figures show. 35,360 rules of
roadway was surfaced in 19a2 and
that this record will be equaled if
not surpassed when the figures art
all in for lasi. year. The 1924/ pro
gram, not only in Georgia, hut
throughout the south, calls for ex
tensive permanent improvements.
TAX RECEIVERS FIRST ROUND.
I will be at the following places
on the dates below for the Purpose
of receiving state and county taxes
for 1924::
Berkshire, Saturday, Fob. 2.
Garner, Monday, F’eb. 4.
Lawrenceville, Tuesday, FFeb 5.
Cates, Wednesday, FFeb. 6.
Rock Bridge, Thursday, Feb. 7.
Bay Creek, Friday, Feb. 8.
Dacula, Saturday, FFeb. 9.
Martin, Monday, Feb. 11.
Pinkneyville, Tuesday, Feb. 12.
Duluth, Wednesday, Felx 13.
Suwanee, Thursday, Feb. 14.
Goodwins, Friday, FFeb. 15.
Sugar Hill, Saturday, FFeb. 16.
Rockey Creek, Monday, Feb. 18.
Duncan, Tuesday, Feb. 19.
Puckett, Wednesday, Feb. 20.
Hog Mountain, Thursday, Feb. 21.
Harbins, Friday, Feb. 22.
M. H. TEAGUE, Receiver.
FOR RENT
Good five-rom house, all conven
iences, on East Pike street for rent.
Possession January 23rd. See or
write, W. E. SIMMONS.
WOODRUFF DENIES PURPOSE
TO BAN CIGARETTES
I have just returned after a several
days’ trip, which included a stop
over in Washington, D. C., in the
interest of my DeKalb county con
stituents, and was very much sur
prised to find that a number of the
papers over the state had been car
rying a news item stating that at the
next regular session of the Georgia
legislature I would introduce a bill
to prohibit the sale of cigarettes.
I have never, and do not now ex
pect to consider the introduction of
such a measure.
The Woman’s Christian Temper
ance Union of Georgia that has done
so much for the moral uplift of the
state, and for which I have the most
profound respect, has never as an or
ganization, nor by individuals, ap
proached me on the subject.
The many weighty matters now on
the calendar of the incoming legis
lature, including my anti-pool room
bill, are sufficient to consume most
of the fifty days allotted to us.
Again thanking the noble people
of our state for the generous sup
port I have received through their
co-operation in matters intended for
the benefit of the state, I am,
Yours for service,
ALBERT J. WOODRUFF.
Decatur, Ga., January 17, 1924.
19-YEAR-OLD MOTHER
SUING FOR CUSTODY
OF 8-YEAR-OLD SON
Salisbury, Md., —Mrs. Paul Uasti
ings, nineteen-years old, today is
suing for the exclusive custody of
her son, eight-years-old. The story
of her elopment at the age of ten
and the birth of her boy before she
was eleven was told in papers filed
in her suit against her first husband,
Traney Lewis, of Salisbury, who now
has custody of the son.
Lewis and the girl eloped from
Pocomoke to Princess Anne. Three
years afterward they were divorced.
The court awarded custody of the
boy half time to the father and half
time to the mother. During the
Christmas holidays the mother ask
ed to have the boy, but the father
refused.
The mother recently has married
again. Her second husband is Paul
Hastings, of Pocomoke, who is back
ing his wife in her court action. The
couple are liveing near here.
WOMAN IS CAPTURED
- AS OFFICERS RAID
LUMPKIN COUNTY STILL
Gainesville, Ga.—Prohibition En
forcement Officers Kimsey, Gastley,
Allred and Weaver and Deputy
Sheriff Hopkins left Gainesville
Wednesday to stage a general and
comprehensive raid in Lumpkin
county.
They visited Nimblewill district,
and bagged seven stills, ranging in
size from 75 to 50 gallon capacity.
They destroyed 145 gallons of li
quor and 26,000 gallons of beer. Two
men and ayoung woman were cap
tured: S. P. Bennett, Raymond
Chester, and Miss Annie Fricks.
When the officers neared the still
where Miss Fricks was working the
men were just vanishing in the bush
es, but the maiden grabbed the still
cap and ran with it. Thus encumber
ed, she was easily captured. Her lit
tle sister, ten years old, was also at
the still, but the officers let her be.
The two men and the girl were re
leased on bond.
The stills destroyed occupied a
radius o fabout 12 miles. At five of
the stills no one was found, but the
fire was going and the pots boiling.
The workers had been warned by
the firing of guns that the officers
were approaching in the distance.
“HONEST MAN” WOULD PAY
AUTO TAG TAX FOR 1923
Atlanta Ga., —Secretary of State
S. GUYT McLendon said ednesday
that he has discovered another hone
st automobile owner. He said. W.
Pittman, of CCoClumbus," Ga.
Mr. Pitman wrote a day or two
ago, enclosing check for $11.25, in
payment of his 1924 automobile li
cense tag tax. In the letter he said
that he recently had occasion to re
move the spare tire from the rear of
his car and was supprised to find the
tag, which had been partially hidden,
was a 1922 tag. Therefore he wrote
asking the secretary to have an ex
amination of his records made and
find if he had ever paid the 1923
tax.
Records disclose that Mr. Pittman
had not paid thetax for last year,
and receipt for his 1924 tax has been
forwarded, with the request that he
send check for $11.25 for the 1923
tax.
However, it is plain that Mr. Pitt
man has excellent luck with his tires,
for evidently he has had no reason
for disturbing his spare for twelve
months or more.
TWICE-A-WEEK
CHM. PATTERSON
ISSUES CALL FOR
FEBRUARY STH
The democratic executive commit
tee of Gwinnett county is hereby
called to meet at the court house on
Tuesday, February sth, at 10 o’clock
for the purpose of fixing the date for
the county primary. Each member
of the committee is urged to be
present. ,
After the committee is organized
the candidates will be invited in, and
the primary date will be named that
suits a majority of those running for
public offiee.
B. L. PATTERSON, Chairman.
Personnel of Committee.
Lawrenceville—B. L. Patterson,
Dr. G. S. Kelley, J. A. Brown.
Bay Creek—J. E. Jacobs, S. S.
Brand, J. W. Ford.
Berkshire—R. C. Harmon, R. P.
Pickens, O. S. Phillips.
Cates—W. C. Britt, W. A. Cole,
J. F. Phillips.
Dacula—J. R. Hood, C. F. Griswell,
J. 11. Hamilton.
Duncans U. G. Sloan, J. T.
White, Jr., M. C. Cain.
Duluth—J. E. Lowe, C. It. Pittard,
I). W. Wilson.
Garner—J. A. Jordan,. VR. Wil
liams, B. T. Juhan.
Goodwins—J. H. Collins, Walter
Teague, D. J. Funderburg.
Hog Mountain—J. P. Hadaway,
L. M. Whitlock, R. V. Kimsey.
l’inkneyville—C. J. Bolton. J. E.
McElroy, C. H. Cofer.
Rocky Creek—l. G. Clack, R. L.
Wiley, R. P. Simpson.
Suwanee —Ilamp Edwards, E. N.
Stonecypher, Paul Sims.
Sugar Hill—W. M. Shelley, J. R.
Shadburn, E. W. Vance.
Harbins W. E. Hall, E. S.
Wages, O. C. Sims.
Pucketts —R. A. Wilbanks, J. N.
Puckelt.
Martins —S. F. McElvaney, Walter
Alford, J. W. Guthrie.
Rockbridge—R. L. Shell, T. C. Rut
ledge.
WIFE NAMES PASTOR,
HUSBAND GETS DIVORCE;
DEACONS CLEAR DIVINE
Chicago.—A divorce will be
granted Albert R. Leland, wealthy
maufaeturer, Judge Charles M. Foell
has indicated on the basis of an al
leged confession made by his wife,
naming the Rev. aCrl D. Case, pas
tor cf the First aßptist churc of
Gak Park, although te minister, who
denied the charge, was exonerated
of all blame by a committee of dea
cons of the churc.
The deacons stated they made an
investigation of the charges two
months ago and expressed the be
lief Mrs. Leland was suffering from
halucinations. Leland, testifying be
fore Judge Foell said he had carried
letters from his wife to the minis
ter, thinking they referred to church
affairs and learned of his wife's in
fatuation when he read one he for
got to deliver.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank the frineds and
neighbors who were so kind to us
during the sickness and death of our
dear mother, Mrs. M. E. ritevenson.
J. H. STEVENS
AND FAMILY.
QUADRUPLETS 'SCARCE IN
FAMILIES SAYS PROFESSOR
\
Baltimore, -r- Quadruplets were
born only once in every 371, 125
births, according to an investigation
completed by Professor R. P. Cowles
of the department of biology at the
Johns Hopkins University, follow
ing birth of the Wittig quadruplets,
2119 Moyer street.
Howard Jackson itig lived up to
all known traditions. Prolessor
Cowles said in remaining distinctly
in the minority. Thep roportion of
males decreased as the number born
simultaneously increases, he said.
Based upon health department’s
figures, te Wittig family is sched
uled to old the laurels in Baltimore
for more than twenty years.
Nowhere in his study of ancient
history has acase of triplets or of
quadruplets come to his attention,
Professor David M. Robinson, prom
inent archaeologist said. A number
of pairs of twins have figured in the
istory of Greece and Rome.
Among the Wittig quadruplets
Marion Davies Wittig is going to be
a financier. Of this, eGorge L. Wit
tig, proud father of tile quadruplets,
was certain. For Marion Davies Wit
tig blinked both eyes deliberately
and distinctly when she was shown
the newest addition to her bank ac
count, which now totals SSO, the
gift of Marion Davies the motion
picture star.
NUMBER 25.