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TWICE-A-WEEK VOLUME S 3. HUSBAND IN PEN, WIFE PLANS FOR GIDDY WHIRL Cincinnati, January 24. —Attired in a natty suit of pearl gray with hat and overcoat to match and with several large diamonds valued at thousands of dollars flashing from necktie and hand, George Remus, millionaire convicted “bootlegger” king, called on officials of the gov ernment building in this city. He sought to delay his trip to the federal penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga., where he will serve a two-year term. He asked for aweek’s stay of exten sion to enable him to complete his income tax report to the govern ment. He learned that it might be posible to delay the trip for a week but that he would have to remain in the county jail. So Remus decided he would go to Atlanta tonight with the rest of his eleven wealthy asociates whom he referred to as “his boys.” Remus said he had expected a reprieve in view of the fact that he might get execu tive clemency soon. He sadi he had his extensive distil lery and wholesale drug business af fairs in such shape that he will suf fer litle financial loss during his absence. He was in good shape and joked about his “winter in the south.” I always had hoped to pass a winter in Atlanta and the south if lever got enough money to afford it,” Remus said. “I have been working hard on this case to get a new trial and I feel I need a good rest.” Stanley Borthwick, U. S. marshal, made it clear that Remus will get the same kind of treatment at the feder al penitentiary at Atlanta that is given all government prisoners there He said he had engaged as pecial private railroad car for the trip be cause he found that it would be cheaper and absolutely private in view of the many prisoners and guards. Mrs. Imogene Remus, wife of hte chief defendant, said tonight that she wil go to tAlanta in a day of "'two -aft» "her isiry^'itUEbsa* started his prison term, to see about taking up her residence there during thetime her husband is incarcerat ed.. She will determine when she ar rives at tAlanta what house in the fashionable district she will chooose for her home. She stated that while she would miss some of the comforts of her magnificent home here, that she ex pected to entertain considerably her society friends from this city, Chi cago, and other cities. Her palatial home here has aswimming pool which she said cost SIOO,OOO to build and is said to be the most elaborate of any in an American private home. DeKALB AGAIN ORDERED TO PAY INTEREST UPON PAST DUE WARRANTS Atlanta, Ga.—“ Common honesty and good morals apply as much to any branch or subdivision of govern ment as to a privvate individual,” Chief Justice Russell, of the Ge:mgia supreme court, declared in writing a majority opinion of thee ourt hold ing that DeKalb eeranty must pay interest on county warrants that were not paid at maturity. The case was that of Neal Hartley against L. T. Y. Nash, DeKalb county commissioner. Presiding Jus tice Beck and Justice Hill disserted. Hartley sued for seven per cent in terest on county warrants issued to him for public supplies by R. J. Free man, former DeKalb commissioner. Commissioner Nash paid the princi pal but refused to pay interest, con tending his predecessor left $309 000 in outstanding warrants when he re tired from office, and if he paid in terest on one warrant, he would be required to pay interest on the en tire amount, despite a lack of funds. The opinion quoted the law passed by the legislature on July 24, 1920, •irequiafingr al] oouttttes to pay the legal rate; of. interest on unpaid warrants, aqd''Stated- that this law did \natvhind thd 1 court, as it was passed after the DeKalb county warrants Were issued, it did indicate the under standing of the general assembly as to the true law in' Georgia. W. L. NIX, Attorney at Law, Office in New Tanner Building LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. CALCIUM ARSENATE AT 12 CENTS POUND We have a car of Calcium Arsen ate priced at 12 cents CASH. Better get yours now. Lawrenceville Fertilizer Co. The News-Herald CATCHI -E RUING FIELD In today’s issue appears the an- I nounrement of H. J. Hinton for tax rollertor. Jark Hinton is well known throughout the lounty and has many friends. He is known as hones; and capable and would make a good col lector if elected. Many friends have pledged him their support and he will immediately start an active cam paign. Paul Sims, of Suwanee, announces for county" commissioner today. Friends have been urging Mr. Sims to make the race for sortie time and many feel that side of the county is entitled to more consideration in public offices. Mr. Sims is a prom inent farmer, a brother of our fel low townsmen, Walter and Fate Sims, and will receive a good vote. E. S. Garner announces today for one of the places on the board of county commissioners. Samp Gar ner is thoroughly qualified for the place; has worked public and pri vate labor as a contractor for years, also has served his county as sheriff for several years, Mr. Garner stated this morning that he would get out and make an active race in a few days. He has many friends who will beu ntiring in their efforts to elect Other prominent gentlemen throughout the county are - being spoken of as probable candidates for commissioner and next week will doubtless bring new announcements. J. J. Brock in this issue announced his candidacy for county school su perintendent. Prof. Brock is a native of North Georgia and well known school official. He is an A. B. grad uate of Mercer University and has for the past several years attended the summer schools at the Universi ty of Georgia. Mr. Brock has an ex perience as teacher and superin tendent for the past twenty years and would make a good official. Many friends would be glad to see him elected. L. F. Herring, of Grayson an nounces his formal candidacy for. su perintendent of schools. Prof. Her ring has an enviable reputation as a teacher and should make a good race. He has been a teacher and su perintendent for the *past twenty years and at present is serving the Grayson school which has made rapid strides under his management. Prof. Meriwether,, our present superintendent, states that he will make his formal announcement for re-election immediately after the date of the primary is set by th ex ecutive committee. Supt. Meriwether is serving his first term as county superintendent and the schools of the county have made many forward steps under his supervision. He is an excellent official and mar.y friends will rally to his support. WINDER PLAYED BASKET BALL HERE TUESDAY The local boys’ quintet suffered a defeat from the Winder five Tuesday by the score of 26 to 17. The game was fast played from beginning to the end. At the end of the first half the score stood 8 to 10 in favor of the locals, but at the be ginning of the second half Wilson 1 and Herring, for the visitors, were | lucky in dropping in several long | ones and put the visitors in a lead that the local boys were unable to overcome. Although the local boys had pos session of the ball as much as the i visiters during the last quarter, they were unable to find the goal. Harris was the high scorer for the locals, getting 8 out of the 17 points, one of which was past center of the court. King and Pruett played a fine game on the defense. Captain Smith, who was out on ac count of sickness, was a loss to the, team, but Cooper played a good game and has no black mark coming against his name. There is one more “whack” at, Winder and the locals jippp to get their scalp. Give ’em support, cheer for the defeats and then watch ’em go. ~ The lineup: , „. . Winder L’ville. , Herring (10) F.. .7 .Holland (5) Wilson (12) F Cooper (4) Perry, W. R C.... Harris (8) Camp (2) G Pruett Harris G , .King Substitutes: Winder, Perry, J. T. (2) for Perry, W. R. Lawrenceville: Tanner for Pruett. We hope that the freeze destroyed the whole boll weevil generation, but what’s worrying us is that it al so wiped out the winter “potlicker” crop. Truly, it’s a poor living with out Goergia “greens.”—Worth County Local. LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1924. GASOLINE PRICES BE INVESTIGATED Atlanta, Ga.—Conditions respon sible for two recent increases in the price of gasoline which brings the retail price in Atlanta to 22 cents per gallon are being investigated by Attorney General George M. Napier, it was learned Thursday. “I am making an investigation of the price of crude oil to see whether fluctuations in that commodity au thorize advances in prices of gaso line, as distributors elaim,” the of ficial said. “At present I have no information along that line, but I expect to know shortly if there is any foundation for the advance in Georgia,” he said. Mr. Napier was one of a group of staet attorneys general who made an exhaustive study several months ago of the conditions responsible for wide fluctuations in gasoline prices in different parts of the country, and for frequent changes in price. In the midst of that investigation, sharp drops in price occurred, but the investigation was continued in order that necessary data compiled might not be lost. The information secured at that time will undobtedly be used by Mr. Napier in his present investigation of the recent 4-cent increase in re tail price of gasoline here. 3-INCH NAIL TAKEN FFROM CHILD S LUNG Macon, Ga., —A wire nail nearly three inches long after being in the lungs of Jonny Frank Singletary, 8 years old, for nine months, was re* moved by doctors at a local hospital Wednesday. The X ray picture showed that the nail laid head down ward, from the fourth to the seventh rib, in the lower right lobe. The operation required two and a half minutes. The child is the little son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Singletary, of Cairo, Ga. According to the father, who was at the bedside of the boy, they were riding in a wagon nine months ago, when the child sucked a nail that he-hii«L-i«~hi» mouth into the windpipe. The boy had been having fever, at intervals, the parents re ported. A bronchoscope was used in the removal of the nail. In the after noon the child took nourishment as though noth had happened. JAILER WHO ALLOWED PRISONER TO VISIT SICK FAMILY FINED Anniston, Ala.,- —W. 11. Farrell, former warden of the Calhoun coun ty jail here, was fined S3OO in fed eral court late yesterday by Judge William I. Grubb on a charge of contempt of court growing out of the allegation that he allowed a gov ernment prisoner in his charge to pay frequent visits to his family un accompanied by a guard. W. E. Parker, ex-sheriff of Cal houn county, charged jointly with Farrell, was acquitted after the lat ter had admitted the charges and as sumed full responsibility. The ex-warden, while admitting that the prisoner had been allowed to make the visits as charged by the prosecution, denied any intention of flouting the law. He declared that members of the man’s family were critically ill when he was permitted to visit them. Judge Grubb in imposing the fine, declared that he did not believe Far rel had acted with other than the best of intentions, but that he could not allow the “administration of justice to be made a joke.” Rural Carriers to Handle Produce. Agriculturists here and in other sections of the south, judging by 7 im ports received at the state capitol, are intensely interested in legislfcion, now before congress, to reduce par cel post rates on farm products and at the same time, by allowing the mail carrier a commission, to in rcreaee the sales. . The legislation was proposed by U. S. Senator W. J. Harris, of Georgia, who appeared before the senate post office committee and discussed the plan in detail. The committee agreed informally to report the Harris bill favorably with the plan to be tried for one year. The postoffice depart ment has agreed at a conference with Senator Harris to try out the experi ment. The Georgia senator prvi-jjjs to handle the business at special rates on the route, with the mail carrier getting a spe ,! al commission It will not involve additional appropria tions as the mail carrier is already provided with facilities. 1 SEND US YOUR JOB WORK GET MOLASSES CHEAPLY NOW A number of farmers from all parts of the county have requested me to get prices on Blackstrap Mo lasses and I now have a price of 20% cents per gallon delivered at Lawrenceville ip thirty-three gallon Georgia cane barrels, in car Kits. This material has a small amount of calcium arsenate in it so as to be shipped at the one-half freight rate; the molasses will not be suitable for any other use except cotton, but more calcium arsenate will have to be added. It will take seventy-three barrels or more to make a car, and I am sure that amount will go in a very short time so if you want any be on time with your order. We wil! have it shipped in March or April as thought best. There seems to be no material difference in the results obtained in small cotton early in the season with this liquid syrup mixtures and dust ing as ageneral rule if the dust is applied when the cotton gets to be large. There also seems to be no ad vantage of the bought mixtures over the home made mixtures only they are much higher in price. These li quid mixtures dan be mopped on early in the season on the small cot ton by children while it requires a man to apply the dust, and for that reason the liquid mixtures will be of advantage to many farmers early in the season. As there is to be a meeting here February sth and doubtless many farmers will attend, I think it best to save some trips here that all larm ers who want to buy these molasses get together just after the other meetnig adjourns here February sth, and arrange about the car load of molasses. All who are interested will please meet here that day just after the other meeting, and let’s get a supply of this material as cheaply as possible. A. G. County Agent. NORCROSS NEWS. Nor cross, Ga., ■'January 21, 1924. —We rather envy our historic little neighbor city, Roswell, with her Bar rington Hall, (the home of Pres. Roosevelt’s mother) after moving from Darion, Ga., as Mattie Bulloch, now since the late owner and brides maid at the Bulloch-Roosevelt wed ding died. Your correspondent ven tures the statement that our esteem ed fellow townman, C. Pinkney Lively, now past 80 and a full siege follower of Lee in the sixties, is in a class by himself as regards social functions in Roswell vicinity, many of which were graced by a young la dy whose son became President of the U. S. At one of these gather ings our fellow townman met, and as they used to say, waited on the young mistress of Barrington Hall even then, however it was under stood that she aod Mr. Roosevelt, then employed as machinist at the cotton factory, were engaged. So, had the dashing young cavalryman of General P. M. B. Young’s bri gade been introduced to Miss Bul loch, Pres. Roosevelt’s mother, be fore the Master Machinist from the Bast came upon the scene, things might have been otherwise. Now that eGorgia has a chance to furnish another President, who if not eGorgia born, at least lived in the Empire State of the South in the good old county of Cobb, city of Marietta, let’s get busy with our friends and at the Presidential Pre ferential Primary cast our ballots for the distinguished former Cab inet Member William G. McAdoo. As a native Georgian, Mr. Mc- Adoo hopes to attend the homecom ing celebration in Cobb county, to which he has been invited. It i: this desire, also, to visit Milledgeville, he scene cf his boyhood, and there deliver an address. The former cabinet officer out lined these desires in a telegrmn re ceived Tuesday morning by Thomas J. Hamilton, of Augusta, who ha been elected state chairman of the McAdoo For President Club of Geor gia. Mr. Hamilton plans to open headquarters in Atlanta immediate ly, and announced that an active campaign will be waged in Mr. Mc adoo’s candidacy. Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 22.—M. A. Dinsmore, Birmingham attorney, who is opposing Oscar W. Under wood and L. B. Musgrove in the pre ferential presidential primary, de clared for William G. McAdoo as the Democratic nominee in a speech here last night, McAdoo is the only Democrat who has a chance to de feat President Coolidge and should have the support of the Alabama delegation, Mr. Dinsmore said. CLARKE COUNTY TO PAVE 4 MILES Athens, Ga.—Clarke county will get the $30,000 for her roads claim ed due from the State Highway De partment, which was the main topic of discussion at a conference here recently between local aad state highway officials. The money will come in the na ture of additional paving and means that the Bankhead highway wi'l be hardsurfaced through the county, the first project to be added to the stretches'already improved to he to wards Bogart and to extend to the Oconee county line. Agreement to this effect was reached last week when a second conference was held in Atlanta by the local commissioners and the state highway officials. As a result of the conference it was agreed for the state, county and Federal aid to pave four and one half miles of this highway in Clarke county as soon as Federal funds are available which will be about July first. The first hard surfacing to be done will he to carry the Athens-Bo gart road from the end of the im provement beyond Mitchell bridge to the Oconee county line four and one-half miles. The project towards Danielsville will be taken up later. With the completion of this pro ject and of the projects already un der way a hard surfaced road is as sured from Atlanta to Aithens with the exception of the strip between Lawrenceville and Winder, to Bo gart. This last with Barrow county’s help, we hope will soon be one of the projects under consideration. Courts Established by Juvenile Pro tective Association Helps to Re claim Many Delinquent Children. Atlanta, Ga., January 21.—Child welfare workers in Atlanta today expressed great gratification over the records of juvenile courts, as set forth in figures received here from the National Probation Asso ciation, and which, they claim, bears Out remarkable re.Tcrlts done by the Juvenile Protective Association in the south. Figures, now being analyzed show that 200,000 children under eighteen years of age, passed through the juvenile courts of the United States last year. More than 75 per cent of the children were placed on proba tion and given an opportunity under proper supervision to prove that they were not basically bad and 80 per cent of those placed on proba tion made good. Establishment of juvenile courts in Atlanta and in many other cities during the last few years has been largely due to the work of the Ju venile Protective . Association, of which Rev. Crawford Jackson is general secretary, with headquarters in Atlanta. It is stated that all but two states in the union, Maine and Wyoming, provide for specially or ganized juvenile courts with proba tion work as a cornerstone. In addition to its work of estab lishing juvenile courts and the pro bation system, the Juvenile Protec tive Association has recently launched a movement of the building of the Republic of the South, an in stitution for wayward boys and girls. One hundred thousand dollars will be raised for necessary buildings and other equipment. The site ol He institution, or model village, as it has been called, will be at Ben Hill, in Campbell county, fourteen miles from Atlanta. It covers 103 acres. Soda and Calcium Arsenate at Cost. Because of the uncertain legisla tive situation and the opposition in many quarters to the aid offered to the southern cotton farmers, it is considered doubtful at the national capital that action can be secured by congress on legislation for sell ing farmers at cost supplies of ni trate of soda and calcium arsenate. Measures on the subject are before both the national senate and the house. Senator W. J. Harris intro duced a bill calling for a revolving fund of $10,000,000 to be used and it is now before the senate commit tee on agriculture. A similar bill was istroduced in the house by Con gressman C. H. Brand, of the eighth Georgia district. It will be recalled that the revolv ing fund bill passed the senate at the last session but failed in the house in the closing days. It was first proposed to sell only nitrate c* soda, but Senator Harris amended it to include calcium arsenate. Require Record for Child Birth. Is your child’s birth recorded? It is important that it should be. To prove his age and citizen >hip. To prove his right to go to school. To prove his right to work. To prove his right to an inherit EMORY STUDENTS BANQUET HERE The Emory University students hied abanquet at the Hotel Ewing in Lawrenceville on the evening of the 25th and organized an Emory University Alumni Association for Gwinnett county. Dr. W. F. Melton, Professor of English, of Emory University, was present and delivered an address to the body in which he spoke of the growth of Emory and the extensive work it was doing. His address was very much enjoyed by all present. Professor H. P. Meriwether, County School Superintendent of Gwinnett county; gave us informa tion regarding the public schools, spoke of the needs of our public schools, and his talk was enlighten ing. Mr. Sam G. Brown spoke of the need for better rural schools and better country roads, this being the only solution to better conditions on the farm. All present gave short speeches which were both instructive and helpful, and the evening was spent most pleasantly. It was agreed by all that the country needed consoli dated schools with good teachers for different grades. Thosep resent were Mr. W. T. Tanner, Prof. C. O. Stubbs, Profes sor M. C. Austin, Dr. W. F. Melton, Mr. Sam G, Brown, Rev. M. A. Franklin, Rev. Adrian arwick, Prof. H. P. Meriwether, and Mr. Dean Rogers. Officers were chosen for the Em ory University Alumni Association of Gwinnett county for the ensuing year as follows: Mr. Sam G. Brown, president; Rev. M. A. Franklin, secretary and treasurer. Madison Officers Believe Ring Deal ing in Stolen Cars and Liquor Is Operating With Oconee as Base. Madison, Ga., January 23.—Infor mation gained from auto thoft sus pects here today, in the opinion of local officers, explains in part what has been done wiin many of the au - tomotritesf stWteTr'tfi •Atra'fiMTYe’t'efifryr A negro, a white man, and five white youths are held in Morgan county : iil here as the result of activities of local officers last night, and the sheriff was in search of more sus pects today. According to the prisoners, cars are stolen in Atlanta by twos. Thte cars are driven to the lower section; of this county to a community known as Strattonville, on the Oconee river between Morgan and Greene coun ties. There one of the cars is traded for a load of whisky for the other one, which then is returned to At lanta, the liquor disposed of. another ca. stolen, and the two b.'/.ighY back to the river .'or' another trsn* action. Officers here believe that this practice has been going on for some time. About 4 o’clock Wednesday morn ing, a negro, Alonzo Lee, claiming to be from Atlanta, inquired here for material with which to fix a punc tured tire. The night police became suspicious and went to look for the car. They found a Ford with “city of Atlanta 125” 1 painted on it. Two white boys in it at that time fled and escaped. In the car were found eighty-five gallons of liquor. The negro told officers that more cars could be found in the Strattonville section. Officers went there and seized two practically new Ford cars, one tour ing and one roadster, one man and five boys. Grady Kines gave his home as Loganville, Ga., and the others, Henry and Paul Johnson, Thomas Bradley, Frank Mills and J. Gurley, said they lived in Atlanta. Gurley, who had a revolver on him, gave his age as thirty-four, but the others are boys about eighteen years old. FOUR CENTS FOR S2OO 000 Liverpool.—A Liverpool business man lent $2000,000 to a German be fore the war to start factories has been repaid with marks actuall worth 4 cents. SEND US YOUR JOB WORK ance. To prove his right to marry. To secure his right to a widow’s pension. (Provisions of birth registration laws.) The law requires that the baby’s birth be reported by the physician, the nurse or midwife to the health officer, who reports it to the stute board of health. If you are not sure that this has been done, call on the health officer and if no record, he will furnish y„u with the necessary blank. It is not too late at any time and may be very important for your child in the years to come. TWICE-A-WEEK MRS. HUGHES IS FIFTH WOMAN TO HANG IN GA. From Atlanta Constitution. Mrs. Ida Hughes, condemned slay er of her aged mother-in-law, the fifth white woman in the history of Georgia to receive the grim verdict of death on the scaffold. Should the sentence be carried in to execution, she will be the third white woman in criminal annals of the state to pay the supreme penal ty for murder. Of the four women who have been condemned to death, two have been convicted and sentenced in Fulton superior courts within the past two years. Prior to that time, no white woman in Georgia had incurred the death penalty since daysp rior to the civil war. Records of The Constitution show that in the entire criminal history of Georgia, only two white wounn have been hanged. They were Mrs. Polly Barclay, of Wilkes county, who met death sometime between 130 and 150 for the murder of her husband, and Susan Eberhart, of Webster county, who paid with her life for conspiring with a man nam ed Spann to kill his wife. The two choked the woman to death, and the Eberhart woman was hanged just prior to the civil war. Another case of a white woman in Georgia, who has heard the dread sentence, is Mrs. Cora Lou Vinson, of Atlanta, who, on March 30, 1922, drove in ataxieab to the Marietta street drug store of her husband, Dr. W. D. Vinson, and shot him to death in broad daylight. Mrs. Vinson came to trial in Mayv 1922, and on June 4 of the same year was found guilty without re commendation. She was sentenced to hang on July 2, 1922, by Judge John D, .Humphries. A peculiar feature iiri aonnection. with the Vinson ‘ease was that So licitor eGneral Jhon A. Boykfft’ and Assistant Solicitor Ed Stephens did . uMLJidkJ-feS, alty. saucuoir Boykin stated to the jury that he “had never asked that woman Ibe hanged and would not do so in this case” despite his belief that the crime was cold blooded and pre meditated. Despite this fact, however, the jury returned a verdict of first de cree murder, ignoring Mrs. Vinson’s, claims that her husband had cruelly mistreated her for 19 years, that he had made her adope fiend and hac caused her to contract a social dis ease, and that he had made her the victim of malpractice on five oc casions. Mrs. Vinson appealed her 'case to the supreme court, which declined to interfere with ihc decision of the lower court. Prior tc the date of her execution, the death sentence wa* commoted to life, imprisonment by Governor Thomas \\. Hardwick, and the is now serving time at the state, prison farm at Millvdgeville- Still another condemned Georgia woman who has escaped death by the noose was one Kate Southern, who, in a fit of jealousy, cut the throats of a young woman at a dance at the foot of Sharp mountain in Jasper county about 1877.,1t is said that the slain girl was receiving atten tions from the Southern woman’s sweetheart when the trqgedy oc curred. The Southern woman was tried and condemned to death, but wom en all over the nation became inter ested in her case and plied the then governor of Georgia with lengthy petitions for commutation. Her sen tence was changed to life imprison ment, and it was stated that Henry W. Grad’s writings in The Constitu tion figured prominently in the ac tion cf the governor. Records are also available to show that at the beginning of the civil war a negro woman was executed by law in Marietta, Cobb county, but details of the case ar t not at hand. SEND LS YOUR JOB WORx MAN MUST NOT RIDE IN AUTO FOR 12 MONTHS Rome, Ga.,—On a plea of guilty in superior court to the charge of dirv ing an automobile while intoxicated and being drunk on a public high way, Roy Harris was sentenced to seven months on the chaingang, and John Goodwin was put on probation for twelve months under orders not to take a drink or ride in an auto mobile during that time. He is also to pay the probation officer $5 a week during his probation. SEND US YOUR Juß WORK. NUMBER 28.