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TWICE-A-WEEK VOLUME S 3. LARGE SUM FOR FARM MONEY BILL Washington, —A total of $56,758,- 518, of which $17,|00,000 would be available for improvement of high ways during the coming fiscal year is carried in the annual agricultural bill reported by the house appropri ations committee. The total is $18,082,940 less than the appropariation a yfar ago, when $32,300,000 was allotted for state aid road construction and is $471- 312 less than budget estimates. For the enforcement of special laws by the department of agricul ture the bill carries $2,027,000, the items including: Packers and stock yards act $462,540: grain futures act $104,460; plant quarantine act $324,426; insecticide act $140,575; grain standards acts $185,000; ware house act $163,000; cotton futures and cotton standards acts $185,000; fpod and drug act $716,000. An additional $1,071,150 is p v ovid ed for meat inspection, $308,000 for market inspection or perishable food and $682,480 for the department’s news service of fruits and vegetables An appropriation of $20,000 in au thorized to enable the, weather bu reau to give warnings throughout the country to fruit growers as to frost and advice on harvest weather and fruit spraying conditions. The bill carries $3,227,600 for ication of tuberculosis among cattle the major portion of it to be spent in indemnities; $660,000 for eradicat ing cattle ticks; $184,000 for eradi ating hog cholera; $5328,480 for blister rust control; $411,815 for preventing the spread of moths and $216,350 for preventing the spread of the European corn borer. Provisions is made for appoint ment of delegates to the internation al seed testing conference to be in England during 1924. The committee’s report in dealing ■with expenditure of federal funds for highway improvement brought out that since 1917 federal appropri ations to the amount of $392,817,- 500 have been made available to the states of which $284,380,339 had been paid to the states prior to Jan uary 1 last. Estimating that ex penditures are being made during this fiscal year at the rate of $6,000, 000 a month, the committee went on the theory that $72,437,160 would be available July 1 for expenditure in the coming fiscal yearir.additionlothe the coming fical year in addition to the $17,700,000 carried in the lull. The bill carries $381,910 for the eradictation of the pink boll worm, $29,490 less than was appropriated last year. Anapp'ropriation of $206- 920 or $41,910 more than last year, was recommended for combating southern field crop insects and $124, 740 for dealing with cotton and truck diseases. The department of agriculture, the appropriation’s committee was in formed, intends during the coming fiscal year to spend $8,860 of the total appropriated for pink bool worm eradication for work in co operation with Mexico, and $5,000 for investigation in Mexico and els where of the pest as a basis for con trol measures. The bulk of the ap propraiton would be expended in conducting surveys and inspections, chiefly in Texas. On motion of Representative Byrnes, democrat, S outh Carolina, the appropriations committee, ap proved the following limitation to the bill: “Provided further that no part of the funds herein appropriated shall be available for any expese incident to ascertaining collecting or publish ing a report stating the intention of farmers as to the acreage to be plant ed in catton.” Mr. Byrnes later said that the ‘sec retary of agriculture had given as surance that such a report would not be issued this year. The limitation approved by the committe would pre vent issuance of such reports during the fiscal year begining July 1. SIOO INHERITANCE SAVES MAN’S BODY i FROM DISSECTION Kansas City, Mo.—The body of Jon W. Fahrney, found in a shack hee February 14, escaped the dis secing table of a medical school be caue a letter ws found which told of hn inherting SIOO. Tie missive said a five year’s searb for the aged man had been madeand mentioned his small inher itanct left by a grother. Negroes who hd befriended Fahrney brought the leter to the undertaking parlors Where iis> body was being: held, pend ing shtment to a school. i " "'iT' §EN* US YOUR JOt> WORK The News-Herald TO LAND OF PROMISE. FORCING YOUNG MINDS. RAMSEY AND HIS PAY. THEY KILLED GEE JON THE PLACE FOR ALCOHOL. Everybody on this train is going to Pakn Beach, via tha Seaboard Air Line. A solid row of twelve Pullman cars left New York via the Pennsylvania Sunday evening at seven-five, with everything full. Back in your little room. You study the map, an drealize that these pilgrims of fashion all tes tify to unseen wisdom. They are taking their money to be spent in developing a magnificent Stete. They will retur nto make known a marvellous climate, the wonderful lan dos Florida, with its sensible, industrious people, the land that in years to come wiil be a great garden for the nation, a marvel ous playground in Winter for mil lions of real workers, the perma ment abode of contented, prosper ous ten of million^. The train travels aong the edge of the Atlantic, carrying its pre cious freight, of which 98 per cent, would be about as useful in heaven as it is on earth. Philadelphia, Washinton, Richmond, fly past, and Jacksonville, that one dav may be greater than all of them, as the seport of southern empire. Ethel Jager entered public school at six and in eighteen months did three year’s work, ad vancin gfro mone class to another rapidly. In additio ,nthe child took piano lessons an dstudied classic dancing. . The little girl will be praised, fbe father and mother will be proud. But that is flase education. A child with a superior mind shout'd be held back. Children would Be better off as a whole if allowed to devote their first ten years to outdoor exercise, and , learning through their eyes, not teaching them even to read until ten or twelve‘years of age. Ramsay MacDonald, British La bor Prime Minister, gives up one of ttwo $25,000 salaries to which he is entitled. x - The English have brains enough to pay well men to whom they give important jobs. This makes it unnecessary for oil companies or others to pay them after they LEAVE office—for services render ed while IN office. Good news is that Generag motors, big automobile makink company, broke all records last years, selling $698,000,000 worth of cars, Many Americans are getting fresh a'r that didn’t use to get it, plus the health that comes from fresh air. Nevada killed Gee Jon, Chinese tong murderer, with hydrocyanic gas. Jon, according to guards, “wep a little as he was placed in the chair.” His tears seem to ask, “Why pick on me?” Doctors say death was painless, but they don’t know. Gee Jon liv ed six minutes after he began breath ing the deadly gas. Where is he now? Somewhere in space telling Confucius about it? In a race against American cars at Stockholm, last week, a Swedish car driven by Swedish fhotor alchol, beat all the American cars. The latter used gasoline imported from the United States. That’s good news. Unlike oil wells, the supply of alchol never can give out. We could get enough alchol out of corn stalks in the United States, and other vegetable matter, to run all the machinery of the United States. There is power inexhaustible. And the inside cf an an explosive engine is the right place for alcohol, not the inside of a man. CARD OF THANKS. We desire to take this opportunity to thank our dear friends, one and all for their untiring efforts to help and continued kindnesses during the prolonged illness of our entire fam ily ad the death of our darling son, Ernest. Dear FFiends; we love you, and may God bless you, is our prayer MR. and MRS. BUL BURKE. LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1924. PEACE OF FAMILY NOW ENDANGERED BY SMOKE SCREEN Kansas City, Mo.—A delicately perfumed smoke screen threatened to envelop the marital peace of Jack Conroe and his pretty wife, here Tuesday. Mrs. Conroe didn't stutter when, in municipal court, she declared that she enjoyed a “fag” after dinner and several at different intervals intervals during the day. She had ardered her husband arrested for non-sppport Did the judge think it was wrong lor her to smoke? “This is an age of equal rights, young man,” Judge M. J. Kilroy ad dressed Conroe. “If you smoke your wife has a right to do the same,” Conroe grinned broadly. “That’s just it, Judge," he an swered. “I don’t object to her smoking, but she won’t use the same brand I do. She won’t use the same brand I do. She wants better cigar ette. If we’d use the same kind I could cut down expenses. I don’t make enough money to keep her in the cigaretta she desires.” Judge Kilroy, after considerable thought, gave Mrs. Conroe seven days to adjust her taste to the brand of cigarstts her husband uses. COMPULSORY STOPS BY AUTOMOB ILI STS AT CROSSINGS ADVOCATED Atanta, Ga. —Urugin that a law be passed in Georgia requiring auto mobiles to come to a full stop before proceeding across railroad grade crossings. Robert Scott, director of safety and insurance of the Atlantic Coast Line, told members of the Atlanta Safety council Wednesday that such laws in other states have reduced the number of crossing accidents at least 75 per cent. A. L. Bell Isle was appointed chairman of a committee ho repre sent the safety council at a hear ing on the proposed new traffic ordinance before the ordinance com mittee of the city council on Fri day afternoon. THIRD AND FOURTH CLASS POSTMASTERS Bills are now pending in congress for better pay for third and fourth ssalcspo DLL xzfiflff. .. xzfiflft zfifl class postmasters htroughout the country. These government are the poorest paid class of all of “Uncle Sam’s” employees. In fact the third class post office, in some instances, pay less than one hundred dollars the year. In the fourth class the salaries range from on thousand dollars to twenty two hundred aollars per annum, the postmaster being re quired to furnish fixtures for the office and clerk hire. When this ex pense is paid from the salary rllow ed there is little left for the post master. One capable of serving as postmaster under the civil service re quirments, is capable of earning more in other line of employment and without the responsibilities at tached to the postoffices. It is be lieved that when the proper presenta toin of the claims of these post masters are presented to congress that the bills will be passed and these worthy and efficient employees: of the government paid "rn keeping with the services rendered. Our congressmen and senators should see to it that the 'mea- ures are passed which would give to the public that service which they are entitled to even in the smallest offices. W*«- and SecocJ Haad Ford*. H. P. Stiff ptelor Cc. Ca»h or cre.b* BORN IN SNOWDRIFT AFTER MISHAP; BOTH DOING NICELY’ New York, —A baby was born in a snowdrift Wednesday after the se dan in which its father was hurry ing its mother to a hospital had been hit by an express train. Botth mother and baby, the for mer with a dislocated right elbow, sustained in the crash, were report ed “doing splendidly.” Early Wednesday morning Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Elman set out in the family automobile for the North western hospital, Westchester. De scending a steep ice-coated grade toward some railroad tracks, Elman heard the shrill whistle of a loco motive on the fast Rutland milk train. The brakes failed to check the car which swung onto the tracks and was struck by the flying train and driven against a snow-banked curb. Neighbors, the train-crew and an anxious husband assisted Mrs. 'Elman from the sedan. ' BOSSES’ THREATS TO FIRE BONUS SUPPORTERS RAPPED Washington,—Threats from busi ness interests to dismiss employees upon failure o petition congress for enactment of the Mellon tax bill and for defeat of bonus legislation were denounced Tuesday by the white house as “utterly un-American, sub versive of the very fundamentals of democracy and Calculated to arouse hostilities between employers and employees.” • C. Bascom Sletnp, secretary to President Coolidge, in a letter to Harlow W. Ross, editor of the American Legion Weekly, criticized sharply a purpoded circular letter sent' by the Aeolian company, of New York, to its employees, the letter as quoted by the legion period ical in a request issue asked employ ees to request their members of con gress t-o vote for the Mellon bill and defeat the and ended with tha declaration that the com pany would check its pay roll within the next couple of weeks to find out those who have written and those who have not” Such Method, Unfair. “The president desires me to say,” Mr. Slemp’s leter said, “that while he is opposed, to the granting of the solider bonus, he is completely to sympathy with the protest which the American Legion Weekl voices against this kind of propaganda to defeat the bonus measure. He feels strongly that such support for his policies is certain to be injurious, rather than helpful. His own at titude about the bonus is well known. He has said with all earnestnes? that he does not believe it represents the real interest of the ex-serviee men themselves. ( “But he believes also the efforts to organize an apparent sentiment against the measure, such as are rep resented by the circular quoted, are utterly un-American, subversive of the very fundamentals of 'democracy and calculated to aiouse hostilities between employers and employees. Convinced as he is that the bonus ought not to be granted, he feel keenly that his position in this re gard will be infinitely more difficult to support, if suofcsinethods are to be adopted by those who wish to hold up his hands. “This question of the bonus is a public question. Every American citizdn is entitled to entertain and express his own opinion regarding it. No interest or authority has the right to mislead congress, by per version, the expression of honest judgement. “There is no higher duty under such government as ours, than to keep pure and undefiled the, sources and channels of public sentiments. The president has claimed for him self, because he believed it his duty, the right to disagree with many members of your organization and many other citizens, regarding the bonus. But he insists that every other citizen shall have the same right of absolutely independent judgement that he demands for him self.” WOMAN LOSES ALIMONY BECAUSE SHE REFUSED TO MOVE WITH HUSBAND Atlanta, Ga.—The refusal of Mrs. Odah Perkerson to move from At lanta tot Austell when her husband C. C. Perkerson, became cashier of a bank there, cost Mrs. Perkerson S4O per month alimony that had been awarded her in Cobb superior court, under a decision of the Geor gia supreme court, pendeded Sat urday. , “When a husband finds it neces sary to move to an adjoining coun ty and accept a business situation and the wife, without sufficient grounds, refuses to go, such a condi tion amounts to abandonment and she can not recover alimony on the grounds that her husband deserted her,” the opinion stated. Mrs. PerkersciT’s claim was that she remained in Atlanta to educate two daughters by a former marriage. McADOO AND SMITH DRAW SOME BETS FROM WALL STREET New York-r-William G. McAdoo and Governor Smith of New York are now nip-and-tuck for the demo cratic nomination for president, on the basis of wagers offered by W. L. Darnell & Co., Wall street betting commissioners. The firm reports wagers of $5,000 to $15,000 on the chances of both men. Smith’s chances for election, however remain 1 to 12. President Coolidge continues to be quoted at even money to succeed himself. Other wagers offered include sl,- 000 to $6,000 that Underwood will be nominated as president. * GEORGIA DAY IS ON RIGHT DATE. SAYS DR. JACOBS In the Constitution of February 13 there appeared an article concerning the previous day’s celebration of Georgia day in Atlanta. In that story, the question was asked as to what was the exact date on which Oglethorpe landed in Savannah—or rather, it develops, at Yamacraw Bluff, the site of the present city of Savannah. Now comes to the rescue Dr. Thornwell Jacobs, president of Ogle thorpe university, with the desire information. In the atory df February 13 it was pointed out there is in existence a letter dated “Savannah, February 10, 1733,” signed by Ogletbrope, in dicating he must have been there be fore February 12, the date named in hi* honor and gupposed to be correct. It also wag pointed out that in 1752, almost 20 years ’ from the British empire changed from the Julian calendar to the Georgian, making a considerable difference in dates and it was wondered whether this had been taken into account in fixing February 12 as the date of the landing. It ,\Vas says President Jacobs. In November, 1732, Oglethrope left England, he continued. He landed at Charleston, S. C., on January 13, 1733. From there the little band of colonist went to Beaufort, S.C., ar riving on January 20. Here General Oglethrope let the colonist, going to explore -he Savannah river to de cide the best location for his settle ment. In a letter he wrote Feb ruary 10, addressed to the trustees of the colony, in England, he states the colonists 51l arrived on February 1. Now, when the chang of calendar took place, eleven day were dropped says Dr. Jacobs, therefore making February 1 by their calendar, Feb ruary 12 by ours—which means the date we celebrate, February 12 is right, after all. MELTON S GARAGE READY FOR EUSINESS E. A. Melton states in an advertise ment in todays paper that the E. A. Melton Garage is now open to the public and ready to give satusfactory service. \ Mr. Melton has built an new build ing on the old Wilson lot next to the General Implement Company and designed for the better class of work in general automobile repairing, battery work and vulcanizing of tires and tubes. Melton’s Garage are also dealers for the PeYfection Storgae Battery and Falls Tires and Tubes»and will be glad to have their friends and customers call at this new pia;e. MOTHER KILLS HERSEF AS FOUR CHILDREN PLAY IN THE YARD Thomaston, Ga.—As her four four small children played in the yard Sunday afternoon, Mrs. Carrie Reece, wife of Fred A. Reece, well known young merchant of East Elli jay, ended her life with a shotgun. It is believed that her mind had be come afflected by her constant worry over religious subjects, She was a tireless church worker, and is said to have spent most of her time read ing the Bible. She is said to have gone out into the yard and bidden her children good-by before going into the house and killing herself. A note left in her Bible stated that “I am tired of this old sinful world. Meet me in heaven.” MAMIE POE DYER IS BURIED SUNDAY Mrs. Mamie Poe Dyer died at the home in Atlanta Friday m irning and the remains were brought to the home home of Lee Jones at Meadow and buried at Trinity Sun day. Mrs. Dyer, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Poe, was born in Lawrenceville and was this cities first telephone operator. She was married to Mr. Charlie Dyer and moved to Texas several years ago. Being in ill health she expressed the wish to return to Georgia before she died and the family moved to At lanta just before Christmas. She is survived by her husband, a daughter eleven years old; Sam C. Poe, her grandfather; R. L. Robinson A. J. Poe and J. W. Robinson, uncles a sister Mrs. Annie Poe Martin and an aunt Mrs. Anna Harvel; a sister Mrs. Annie Poe Martin, and James Robert Poe, a brother. The funeral was conducted 'at Trinity Sunday Rev. Patterson in charge and the body was interred in the cemetary there. ATHENS MEET TO START SOON Athens, Ga.—Athens is prepared for the enteryainment of the oasket ball fans of northeast Georgia who will gather here Wednesday to wit ness the thirty-two teams in North east Georgia High School Basketball Tournament compete for honors of this section. The tourney opens at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon with sixteen games scheduled for the first day as follows: Washington-Eastonelle; Greesboro -Canton; Balwin-Warrenton; Baford- Amoldsville; Elberton; Maysville; Athens-Jefferson; Commerce-Dacula; Winder-Mansfield; Lawrenceville- Reed Creek; Cornelia-Loganville; Watkinsvilie-Grayson; 11a-Bogart; Carnesrille-Cumming; Royston-Hart well; Lavonia-Braselton; Colbert- Dainelsville. s7* DROP IN COTTON COMES UNDER PROBE Washington, —Causes which have contributed to the break of $75 a bale in cotton during the past two months will be discussed at a con ference between senators from the cotton producing states and Director Steuart and Statistician Zimmerman of the census bureau. Decision to inquire exhaustivey into this subject was reached at a conference late Wednesday of the senators from cotton states. The meeting was called by Senator Smit of South Carolina, who presided, and the senators examined into many of ficial and unofficial documents bear ing on the whole subject. Senator Smith said Mr. Steuart and Mr. Zimmerman would ques tioned as to the methods of tabuat ing cotton statistics relative to sup ply and distribution. They will be askked particularly, he added, about an item of 579,405 bales carried in the last August report under the heading, “to balance distribution,” and presumed to be included in the ginning figures as of February 1, last. , . .... .. . “I don’t think those bales ever existed,” Senator Smith said, “their inclusion in the report undoubtedly helped to break the price of cotton. In explanation it is claimed that a part of this 579,405 bales is so called city crop—that is, samples taken from bales and then re packed.” Largest Pecan Orchard. Atlanta, Ga., February 21.—Class ing Georgia apples with. the finest for flavor, color, keeping-qualities and market-ability, that are to be found in America (Virginia, New York and Washington state not ex cepted), Charles R. Porter, Rome (Ga.) capitalist, says Georgia apples should be entered in the race with Georgia peaches and watermelons— to become as famous as the citrus fruits of other states. Mr. Porter.; head of the Porter Brothers Farm Corporation, which owns the im mense orchards at Esom Hill, near Cedartown, says Georgia can raise apples; ought to let the world know that she is raising apples and can raise more. The fact is, according to horticul turists here, Georgia apples are fast making their way to celebrity, having won in years gone by some, of the highest awards at national expositions. In all branches, indeed, Mr. Por ter shows, Georgia’s fruit-growing industry is an infant Hercules. I?< was not a gredt many years ago when peach orchards in this state were a family dower rattier than a commercial pursuit. Today they number millions of trees and yield a yearly revenue of many millions of dollars. The largest pe-an orchard on earth is in Georgia, and the famous “pa|?er shells” have brought a fortune to far-sighted investors. Forty-six different varieties of fruit can be successfully grown in Georgia, according to Mr. Porter; and, as he points out, the majority of these have been brought, or will be brought, to as profitable a stage of development as the apple and peach now enjoy. The fabled Hesperides were never so wonderful in fruits as the hills and valleys of Georgia, Mr. Porter declares. At the regular meeting of the Eastern Star Thursday afternoon Mrs. C. R. Thompson, on behalf of the chapter, presented Miss Myrtice Kelley, past worthy matron, and re tiring Worthy Patron C. M. Morcock with suitable tokens. Each respond ed feelingly to the kind remem brance. TWICE-A-WEEK JACKSON ASK FOR RE-ELECTION l i Iri this issue appears the annonne* ment of Mr. J. K. Jackson, who asks for re-election as a member of the board of county commissioners Mr. Jackson has been in bad health for some time and was only able to return to his home a few days ago. He has now completely recovered and will wage and active campaign for re-election. With Mr. Jackson entry all the old members of the board are asking for re-elec tion, Messrs Harris and Mi lie' hav ing already made their formal an nouncement. J. K. Jackson is a well known citi zen of the county and for years has taken an interest in its betterment. He is known as the "watch dog” the finances of the county coming through the commissioners office ar.4 has made many hew triends since serving as commissioner. As states in an article in oar last issue Gwinnett county has prospered and made rapid strides with-.n the past adminßtration and the com missioners have many warm sup porters in the race this year. This Is Better Mailing Week. Apropos of better mailing week, which is now being observed in At lanta and throughout the rest of the country— In the fiscal year ending June, 1923, 17,000,000 letters were de stroyed by the dead letter office, most of them failing to earry through because of incorrect or inadequate address or absence of sender’s ad dress. More than 17,000,000 writers sent letters that never reached those to whom they were written and mailed. More than 17,000,000 per sons failed to 'receive communica tions addressed to them. The makings of tragedies arc in those figures—figures made public here by postoffice officials. Thous ands of the destroyed letters were of great importance. They carried information or asked questions that might have affected the lives of many; that might have explained away torturing misunderstanding; ’.-.light have cased heartaches, might have lightened loads on weary minds; might have chased shadows from groping spirits. A few more strokes of the pen, a little more care in writing the name of addressee or city or street or in marking the number, and most of these letters would have gone through. If a letter is worth writ ing, it is worth addressing properly. More Cotton per Acre In Slogan. Very generally, it appears, Geor gia farmers are becoming convinced that greater cotton acreage is a mistake and a greater yield per acre is a necessity, according to J. J. Brown, Georgia’s commissioner of agriculture. He says that the farm er who increases his acreage because of the increased price of cotton fails to consider very important things in connection with it—the boll weevil and the expense and labor cultivat ing more acres than he should have. Experience during recent years has shown farmers, Mr. Brown says, that the man who profits most from the higher price of cotton is the man who has raised his cotton with least expense and whose acreage has been curtailed to the point where he could make an effective fight upon the boll weevil. A large acreage merely gives the boll weevil an opportunity to get ahead of the farmer, Mr. Brown says. The cotton farmers of Georgia and the south have adopted a slogan, Mr. Brown says, which, if lived up to, will hasten greatly their inde pendence and prosperity. “Not more acres' in cotton, but more cotton per acre,” is a slogan that will mean for the farmer cotton produced more cheaply, in less danger of loss from weevils and army worms, picked more cheaply, and handled through out the season more economically and more intelligently. Add to this the other slogan, “A sow, a hen, a cow,” Mr. Brown says, and the far mers of Georgia and the south will begin to realize upon their oppor tunities. More “sows, hens and cows” and better grades of each of them will help any farmer to get ahead. In the past, ;Mr. Brown says, too little attention has been paid to these im portant branches of the furming bus iness and the farmers have been los ers thereby. DINNER AND SUPPER. The ladies of the Methodist church will serve dinner and supper to the public in a building adjacent to th postoffice on Tuesday, March 4th. Everybody invited. Got a good mca at a reasonable price. __ \ SEND US YOUR JOB WORK NUMBER 29.