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TWICE-A-WEEK VOLUME 53. FLASHING GUNS SUSPECTS MAKE THEIRESCAPE Atlanta, Ga.—After “flashing guns” on the chief of nolice at Nor cross, Ga., early Friday morning, two suspected robbers backed the orticer est the “Air Line Bive * Southern imivay train at the points of their pistols, bcU him at bay until the train was pulling out and then leaped back into the smoker to ride as far as Doraviile, where they set off down the road lugging four suic cases fill ed with loot, according to reports which stirred three counties Friday. Sheriff J. A. McCurdy, of DeKalb county, sent a group of deputies to Doraviile early Friday morning, while Southern railway officials and Gwinnett county authorities joined in the hunt for the men, who had robbed the store of John B. Brogdon, at Suwanee, of merchandise valued at approximately S4OO. Acting on a telegraphic request from the conductor, who suspected the men because of their ill kempt appearance and the fact that they carried new suitcases, Chief Kinney boarded the train at Norcross and entered somoker, where the men were seated, “Before J' had time to reach in my pocket, they pulled guns and told me to get out,” Chief Kinney said. “There was nothing else left to do, and so I got out. They held their guns on me until the train was pull ing out and then jumped back on board. Tht; men boarded the train at Stripling Springs, between liuwanee and Duuth, and paid cash fares. Conductor Sudderth got off the train at Duluth and wired ahead to the NoreYmss authorities. Between twenty and thirty persons who “commute” to Atlanta each week day were at the station when Chief Kinney boarded the train and many of them witnessed the inicident. After alighting from the train at Doraville, which is a station just up the road from Chamblee, tho rob bers set off down the road and waved their pistols gaily at the passengers looking from the windows. \ According to information obtained over long ditance, a quantity of clothing and suit cases, was taken from Mr. Brodgon’s store at Su wanee. The burglars gained en trance by forcing the bar on a win dow and leisurely ransacked the store, judging from appearance Fri day morning, it was stated. A reward of SSO was offered Fri day morning by Mr. Brogdon for apprehension of the men. Included in the loot, he said, were a number of fine pocket knives. FESTIVAL AT BRADEN. On Saturday night, February 16, at 7:30 o’clock, there will be a box supper and cake festival at Braden school. The supper is sponsored by the Parent-Teacher Association for the purpose of raising money for improving the school. We have re cently added sanitary water coolers, a basket ball and some window shades, but we are badly in need of some other equipment. We wish to make Braden one of the best rural schoos in the county. You should see the start we’ve made. Come and do your bit. It -will be greatly appreciated. We intend to 1 have a short, snappy program be-1 fore the supper. Come and enjoy both. H. H. BRITT, Principal: 'j MORE THAN A MILLION IN PROPERTY SEIZED UNDER DISMUKE RULE Washington,—Property valued at $1,296,222 was seized and taxes total ing $2,067,722 recommended for as sessment as a result of 4,384 prose cutions for prohibition law violations in Georgia during the past two years Director Dismuke has advised the prohibition unit. The property seiz ed included 1,784 distilleries, 3,525 stills, 40,445 fefmenters, 1,292 still worms, 340 automobiles, s : x wagons, ten buggies, 24 mules and five horses ELEVEN POISON VICTUM3 BURIED; TWELTH DYING Albany, Ore.—The funeral of 11 victims of botuline poisoning was held here Friday while a twelth, two year old Horst Ruehling, was hover ing between life and death. Ten caskets, bearing the 11 mem bers of the Gerber, Gerbig and Rueh ling families wha died this week as a result of eating home preserved beans at a family dinner last Satur day, were buried at a single cere mony attended by hundred ox per sons. Tile News-Herald MORE ANNOUNCE COUNTY OFFICES Tom J. Saftimon, of Dacula, an nounces in this issue as aeandidate for county commissioner. Mr. Sam mon is asuccessful farmer and busi ness man and has been urged to for time by many voters to make the race. He takes an interest in the welfare of the county and if elected will make a good commissioner. Another new announcement in this issue is Minor B. Pounds, of near Stone Mountain, who is run ning for sheriff with W. Spence Hol man, Jr., of Pucketts, as his deputy. Mr. Pounds is 'well known and has served as one of the deputy sheriffs of the county for sometime. Mr. Hol man is likewise well and favorably known though he has never before been in politics. In his announce ment Mr. Pounds states that Mr. Homan will be his deputy if o'ected and that they will use the bailiffs of the various districts in their respect ive turns to wait upon the courts. This should prove a popu’ar ticket with the voters and will receive a good vote. Judge Wallace McCamant Ably Ar gues the Question That the State Has the Right to Educate. Washington, D. C., January 31. — Much interest is felt in educational and legislative circles in Washington in the outcome of the court test hi the Oregon school la\Vi This is *so-ctliled “compulsory public sohbol law” which Oregon voters passed by a substantial ma jority, and in the face of determined opposition from sectarian schools. The law, it will be remembered, re quires that ail children (with certain exceptions as to age, distance from school and health) attend Oregon public schools during the school year. The present court test is in regard to an application for injunction to prevent state officials putting the law into effect, on the ground that it is unconstitutional. According to the argument put up by attorneys for the private schools, the compulsory public school attendance law is con trary to the fourteenth amendment in that it interferes with the rights of parents to say where and how their children shall be educated. The attorneys representing the pri vate schools declared that the con stitution is a refuge of the minority against oppression by the majority and that the fact that the law was passed by a large majority vote of the people makes it no more sacred than if it had been passed by the legislature. That the state could not monopo lize education and that everyone had the right to operate a private school, was held to be self-evident. Tbc decision of the supreme court of lowa was cited that the state could not prevent the teaching of Gerrman in schools. It was contended that in the light of that decision the state was plainly barred from closing pri vate schools altogether. The arguments in favor of the con stitutionality of the lav/ were pre sented by Judge Wallace McCamant, and to whose efforts the initiation of the law as passed were largely due. He said, in part: “All presumptions favor the con i stitutionality of this statute. AH doubts must be resolved against the contentions of these plaintiffs. The education of children is a police power function, within the scope of the state’s legislative power. 'Stat utes providing for the compulsory I education of children are found on the books of all states. The validity of these ij universally recognized. “With the power to provide for the compulsory education of children clearly established, it follows that the state also is empowered to select the means for making such education effective. It .may proceed along such lines as will, in the judgment of the legislative branch of the government, assure that every child shall receive the education essential to good citi zenship. The requirement that all children shall attend the public schools is a means adopted to make 1 effective a power that it unquestion ably possesses. “In legislating for the welfare of minors the state has broad and plenary powers and a wide discretion in their exercise. The welfare of the child is the paramount consideration and with this object in view the chil-,' dren may, in a proper case, be takpw from their parents. “The. present law does not inter fere with the religious liberty of any one. The rights guaranteed by the constitution preclude interference with religious belief but do not give immunity from legislative control of actions. The statute in question makes no attempt to interfere in the slightest with the instruction of chil dren in any religious tenets which LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1924. .MASS MEETING ; COURT-HOUSE The as well as business men are very fortunate in having the opportunity of hearing C. A. Whit tle on boll weevil control, Prof. Hum phrey on dairying, Prof. Broach on farm program and Prof. Harvey on horticulture here next Tuesday at 10 o’clock, and I hope a large nurnl ber will be out to hear them. We have a number of problems to solve, and if you will hear from these men how similar problems have been solved by other farmers I am sure it will help you in the solution of yours. A number of farmers are slow about the purchase of calcium ar senate and molasses. Most every mail brings several applications for one or both of these products, and Ti am certainly glad to assist any one in securing a supply of these mater ials at as low cost as possible; but* if we are to continue to get calcium ar- ( senate at 12 cents per pound deliv ered, and molasses in thirty-three gallon barrels at 20% cents per gal lon delivered you must let it be known how much you want by meet ing here at the court house at P ( o’clock next Tuesday morning and get your order in. Farmers to date have bought 44,600 pounds coopera tively at 12 ?ents delivered, and eighty-seven barrels of molasses or a car. If you will get together Tues-; day you can ge,i another car at the tame price; but there is an effort be ing made to raise the price of cal cium arsenate to 14 cents per pound. I hope it will not be done; but if youi want it at 12 cents delivered meet! here Tuesday not later than 9 o’clock and get your order in that car. A. G. ROBISON. County Agent. FIRST NATIONAL BANK TAKES NEW QUARTERS The First National bank has moved into the building formerly oc cupied by the Bank cf Lawrence ville. The building was purchased by the First National and extonriv im provements have bjgen made. j. The bank was organized on March 1, 1921, and has a capital of $50,000 and asurplus and undivided profits of $10,613.09. C. R. Ware is president; J. H. McGee, first vice president; H. H. Pharr, second vice president; R. H. Young, cashier, and R. Thompson, assistant cashier. J. B. THOMPSON, WEALTHY PLANTER, DIES NEAR WINDER Winder; Ga.—J. B. Thompson, 48, one of the wealthiest citizens of Bar row county, died at his home at Thompson’s mill Friday morning. He had been in declining health for several months. Besides his farm of 5,000 acres in this county, he owned and operated farms in Oconee, Jackson, Hall, Wilkes, Clarke and Gwinnett coun ties, and an oTange grove at Titus ville, Fla., where he spent a portion of his time each year. He aso owned real estate in' Gainesville, Athens and Atlanta. He was am ember of Yaarab Tem ple Shrine and an Elk. Four years ago he married Miss Anna Hartley, of Atlanta, who survives him. His only near relative is one sister, Mrs. Eva Thompson Thornton, also of At lanta. TARDY AUTOIST TO PAY HEAVILY FOR LICENSES Atlanta, Ga.—The time for purch asing automobile license tags can not be extended beyond March 1 this year, because of the operations of the new law creating the state revenue department, which assesses a penalty of twenty-five per cent up on persons who do not buy their tags by March 1, it was stated Friday by Charles A. Cook, clerk of the auto mobile department of Secretary Mc- Lendon’s office. Mr. Cook stated that the license on a small passenger car now cost ing $11.25 will cost $14.50 after March 1, as a fee of $1 must be paid the sheriff and the revenue de partment is entitled to a penalty of $2.25. their parents may entertain. “The language of this law is af firmative and not negative, and its purpose is similarly affirmative. It requires the attendance at the public schools of children of grammar school age, eight to sixteen years. The act prohibits nothing. It does not interfere with attendance by children at other schools outside of public school hours.” No decision was reached, the court, after hearing the argument, reserve ing decision and calling for brieil setting forth all the legal prin ciples, precedents and the arguments from both aides. WEEVILS WINTER IN COTTON SEED SAYS BROWN Atanta, Ga.—Boll weevils do not bore into and hibernate in well de veloped cotton seed as a rule, J. J. Brown, commissioner of agriculture, stated in a letter written to D, W. Wilson, cashier of the Bank of Duluth, Duluth, Ga. Mr. Wilson had written Commissioner Brown concerning a recent newspaper story to the effect that boll weevils are found in cotton seed and stater that he discovered this to be the cesc two years ago. “There might be exceptions to the rule where the boll weevils puncture premature bolls late in the season, laid their eggs and the young wee vil lived off the substance of the cot ton seed and hibernated in that way, but this would be an exception,” Commissioner Brown stated. “It is true that they hibernate in large quantities in bulk seed. I have seen thousands of them burrowed into the loose bulk of seed and remained in hibernation until spring. In this way it would be very easy to find large numbers of weevils where those seed had been scattered around in the fields in early spring.” While the freezes have killed large “ umbers of weevils that were ; oorlv hibernated, in his opinion, Commis sioner Brcwn urges that there be not let up in the fight on them. “If I were to advise the farmers as to acreage, my advice would be to plant less acreage than last year,” Mr. Brown said. “By all means not over six or eight acres to the plow. Buy calcium arsenate early and have it in store and begin fighting the boll weevil just as soon as he comes out of hibernation. With a small acreage vsell prepared, planted with select seeit!, and highly ferti lizer, well cultivated, and a persist ent fight against the boll weevil from start to finish, a crop of cotton can be severed' on the acreage sug geste our faith, in,the “cold*”weather "and plant a crop on a large acreage per plow under the system of growing cotton vou'd mean ruin and bankruptcy to the farmers as well as to the business interests.” Editor News-Herald:- I have been requested to have the papers publsh the formula I used to poison my cot ton last year. Here it is: 4 lbs. Calcium Arsenate in 2 gal lons black Molasses mixed in two gallons of boiling water, then add 6 gallons of clear water and use mop, putting one or two drops in the bud. Do not treat the bud roughly, but touch it gently. I used this formula along with Hill’s Mixture and the re sults were the same and will say that Hill’s Mixture gave me perfect sat isfaction. Now, let me stress this point. com mence poisoning when your cotton begins to take on the fourth leaf and repeat every ten days if you see signs or if you don’t see signs and you won’t have any squares to pick up. • Thanking you in advance. C. C. WALL, Lawrenceville, Ga. DEATH OF MRS. JOHN R. HOPKINS Mrs. John R. Hopkins, an aged and beloved woman, died at her home near Norcross early Monday morning, following a few days’ ill ness. The - deceased was eighty-three years of age and was the widow of the late Job P. Hopkins, who resid ed at this pi a e before the civil war. She was the . her of ten children, five of whin > -ceded her to the grave. The surviving children are Dr. J. B. Hopkins, of Jackson, Ga.; Dr. F. T. II >V. , of Decatur; Mrs. W. T. Burn-. , .”! urn; Mrs. Jas. L. McDaniel, of Norcross; - and Leo Hopkins, who resides at the old home plac". SI ■is also survived by twenty grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. The funeral ,■ held at Sweet water church, <.f which she had been a member about sixty years, the ser vices being ennd.icted by Elder Liv sey and Rev. J. L. Mills. Interment wa3 in the church yard. FOR SALE— COW. Six -year old Jersey cow, be fresh in March 23rd, gives 1 gallons milk and IVi lbs. butter. SIO.OO. See or write, T. W. KILGORE, Col., f-14n Grayson, Ga W L. NIX, Attorney at Law, Office it> New Tanner Building LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. WRITES ON MEN ANDWMNGS First let us explain that the follow ing is printed BY REQUEST of a gentleman-married not so many years ago. He, like perhaps others, seems to thmk that the MAN at his wedding doesn’t get the publicity he deserves. The clipping is by Morgan Blake, the Souths foremost sporting authority and a fellow who has never married natureally being an authority on weddings ike the spinster* is an authority on raising children. PRESS AND STANDARD, a well known publication, in “an attempt to raise the bridegroom from the deep oblivion which has enveloped him at his own weeding,” has circula ted a model for wedding writeups during leap year. Blanks are left for the substitution of the names of the parties. We hereby print the model, using the name of Mr. Wey man Wilkins, prominent Atlanta sheik, who will probably marry this year, for the groom. N “Mr. Weyman Wilkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Wilkins, of 638 East North avenue, becomes the bride groom of Miss Equal Wrights at high noon today. The ceremony took place at the home of the groom’s parents and was largely attended. "Mr. Wilkins was attend 'd by Mr. Pubb as gromsman. As the groom ’ipproached thethe thehhh hh hh’n approached the alter he was the cy nosure of all eyes. He was charmin gly clad in a three-pice suit, consist ing of a coat, vest and pants. The coat, of dark material, was draped about the shoulders and tastefully gathered under the arms. A pretty story v/as current among the wedding guest that the coat was the same worn by his father and grandfather on their wedding days. The vest was sleeveless and met in front, It was gracefully fashioned with poc kets, and at the back hold together with strap and buckle. Conspicuous on the front of the vest v/as the groom’s favorite piece of jewelry, a Scottish Rite’s pin, and from the up- per left pocket was suspended 0. large Ingersoll watch, the bride’s gift to the groom, which flashed and gave the needed touch of brilliance to a costume in perfect taste and har mony. “The groom’s pants were of some dark worsted, and were suspended from the waist, falling in a straight line almost to the floor. The severe simplicity of the garment was re lived by the right pantalet, which was caught up about four inches by a Boston-Brighton worn underneath, revealing just the artistic glimpse of brown holeproof hosiery above the genuine leather shoes, laced with strings of the same color. The effect was rather chic. “His neck was encircled with a collar, and around the collar a cra vat was loosely knotted so that it rode up under his left ear with that studied carelessness which marks the supreme artistry in dress. “Mr. Dubb’s costume was essen tialy like the groom’s, and as the two stood at the alter a hush of ad miration enveloped the audie;: e at the complete and wonderful harmo ny of the raiment. Neither Mr. Wilkins nor Mr. Dubb wore a hat at the ceremony. “As Miss Wrights led her groom from the nuptials it was noted that she wore the conventional veil and orange blossoms.” GEORGIA’S FERTILIZER SALES FOR LAST YEAR WERE 679,565 TONS Atlanta, Ga.—There were 679,- 565 tons of fertilizer sold in Georgia during the 1923 season, according to State Chemist S. H. Wilson, in a re port prepared for the agricultural commissioner. Inspection records show that 50,037 tons were analyzed. In analyzing that amount, 4,553 sam ples were collected, according to the report. Of the total number of samples worked, 46 per cent met their guar antee in every particular, the report continued, 38 per cent of the total number failed to meet the guaran mtained the plant food guaranteed by the manufacturer. Sisteen per cent of the total num ber of samples worked failed to meet their guarantee, and were either 3 per cent below the total guarantee in commercial value, or wire more than 10 per cent off in one or more ingre dients, it was pointed out. Total number of samples worked, 4,553; complete fertilizer, 3,152; mix tures containing acid and nitrogen, 138; mixtures containing acid and potash, 57; acid phosphates, 414; potash salts, 236; potassium nitrate, 3; tankage, 19; nitrate soda, 454: cotton seed meal, 36; bone meal, 2; nitrate of lime, 5; ammanium sul phate, 35, and basic slag, 1. 5 JAILED AFTER FREE-FOR-ALL Five men were placed in Gwin nett county jail Sunday night after a free-for-all fight staged oh the Norcross-I.awrenceville road near the home of Robert Smith about two miles from Lawrenceville. A soldier, who acted suspiciously, has been coming to this city for sev eral Sundays and when he tipped the officers off to a fight and whis ky said to be in an automobile Sheriff E. S. Garner stated that he at frist thought he was again being framed. Upon going to the scene he found six men, three sodiers said to be from Fort McPherson, near At lanta, engaged in a free-for-all fight with rocks as the prineipa weapons. Five were arrested and one es caped in the darkness. They gave their names as Joseph L. Massey and Roy L. Davis, of Fort McPher son, and Robert Smith, Leroy Jones and Ross Neice, of near Lawrcnce ville. Several of the men were given medical attention which was badly needed, and all are held in jail here. A small quantity of whisky was saiu to have been found in an auto mobile said to have been driven by one of the soldiers. Growth of Suburban Movement and Removals to Cities Causes Demand for Structures of All Kinds. Atlanta, Ga., January 31.—50 far as the south is concerned, this year has about about run off its first month with indications quite good for a tremendous building program, in the opinion of Heinz, Reid and Adler, Atlanta architects, who are designing many structures through out the south. In this connection, it is logical to reason, these well known architects say, that a large amount of construction will be demanded for the next few years, since it should be borne in mind that there is rot | only a buP.'Mhg shortage, but there are certain unusual changes taking place which necessitate a greater building program than would be needed through the normal increase in population. These phenomena are, as noted by Hentz, Reid and Adler, are as fol lows: The movement of rural popu lation to the cities. The suburbs’,! movement in most large cities as the result of the development of the au tomobile and good roads. The movement from the country districts to the cities, according to the Atlanta architectural firm, has been most intensive during the last two or three years, although during the entire decade from 1911 to 1920 1 it was in progress. While such a movement does not represent any in crease in the population of the na tion it does mean, it is stated, an ab normal increase in the growth of the cities and a correspondingly abnor mal demand for buddings of all kinds. Growth of Suburbs. The growth of the suburban move ment has been going on intensively since the war, as pointed out here, and has meant an abnormal demand for houses of the usual suburban type. In a recent survey of the coun try, as figures made public here show, it was found that 63 per cent of the cities of the country are feel ing the effect of a heavy movement to the suburban districts. The results of such large migra tions of population from more or less congested city centers to the open suburban results, of course, in an enormous increase in the demand for dwellings, stores, garages, schools and other accoutrements of civiliza tion. It also involves, at least, the alteration of buildings from which removal has taken place, and in many cases the demolition of them and their replacement by structure of another type. Big Increase in Wages. Wages in 1843 and those paid to day showing a striking contrast, ac cording to a local statistician. While those given apply to a particular in dustry, doubtless, as the statistician points out, they are fairly represen tative of general progress in wage earning. It is shown that average hourly earnings of employes have increased over 1,300 per cent in the four-score year period, and the average weekly earnings nearly 850 per cent. The average weekly working period has been reduced from seventy-two to forty-eight hours. In 1843 an em ploye received an average of 4.22 cents an hour, $3.08 a week. Now the average is 60.0 an hour and $29.70 a week. These comparisons provide con crete examples of the advance in earnings measured in dollars and the reds nin hours of labor. The sav ing k. hours is absolute. The wage twice-a.week AUTO ACCIDENT IN LAW’VILLE SATURDAY NOON Mr. John Helton, who resided on the Chariie Cooper farm four miles from Lawrenceville on the Grayson road, died in an Atlanta hospital early Sunday after being rushed there from this city where he was struck by an automobile, owned by Ralph Webb and driven by Ernest Hutchins, about 1:30 Saturday af ternoon. According to information gathered from several witnesses the accident was entirely unavoidable. Several cars were parked from the Brand Bank building to the center entrance of the court house square in front of McGee’s Department Store and Mr. Helton is said to have been talking to an occupant of one of the cars. He started to cross the street and at the same time the cut down car of ebb, driven by Hutchins, backed out and started up the street. It is believed the man’s attention was attracted by abuggy that was coming up the street and he is said to walked in the path of the back ing car which struck him about the knees, knocknig him down on the frozen ground. It was seen at once that he was injured about the head and he was given medical attention. Among the crowd that soon gathered was Mr. Charle Cooper, on whose farm Mr. Helton lived and the injured man recognized Mr. Cooper and gave di rection as to his team which was at a grist mill. He gradually grew worse and was started to Atlanta for an operation in a critical con dition. Both Messrs. Webb and Hutchins, who deepy regret the ac cident, gave the man every possible aid and Mr. Hutchins accompanied him to the hospital. An operation revealed that his skill was fractured and he died a few hours afterwards. Mr. Helton, who was forty-ihree years of age, has resided on the Cooper farm for about one and one hif years and bears an excellent reputation as a worker and man. He is survived by his wife and seven daughters, the oldest being about seventeen years of age. Funeral services will be held this (Mo: day) morning at Collins Hill v/ilh interment there. Mr. Hutchins, upon the return from the hospital, requested that he ben laced in jail and later warrants charging manslaughter were out for both Hutchins and Webb. Hutchins remains in jail and We. lias made bond. Both were young men and are well known in Law lenceville where the reride and the accident is deeply regretted by ev eryone. FOR RENT —Two 2-horse farms, fresh land, 2 miles from Law renceville. fi4 c GREEN PERRY. increase is not all gain, though a large part of it is; just what propor tion it would be difficult to estimate, but the vastly improved condition of the working people proves that it is great. Wage Earning Not Slavery. This contrast is a reply to th< who content that wage earning is . kind of slavery. A class that in creases its income approximately te time-- in eighty years is not help!* is or'at the mercy of others. And the c earnings are gained in one-third less time, notable in addition to the other phase of the matter. It is noted also that the advance has been a steady movement with but two recessions in all the eighty years. The progress illustrated by one firm doubtless would be pa-" 1 - leled by others who have been i business for an equal period, . cording to the Atlanta statistic 1 since it embraces but a paragraph the history of wage increase in t’ country. Live and Buy at Home. “Live at home. Buy at home. F • - mers grow home products. To people buy home products.” This is the plea made by Comm sioner J. J. Brown and other offici of the Georgia department of ag •?- culture. One great trouble, as pointed out by Commissioner Brown, is, that ; the scuth there has been a tender to buy away from home many pro ucts which could be raised at hoir in fact, are often raised at home, 1 are not given preference by the to people. Southern farmers are raising ro of the things they use on the fa- , from year to year, according to ' Georgia commissioner. NUMBER 25. - i