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Page Two The News-Herald Georgia Published Monday and Thunday $1 50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE. D. M. BYRD. Editor V. L. HAGOOD News Editor and General Manager J. L. COMFORT, Supt. Official Organ Gwinnett County, City of* Lawrencerille, U. S. Court, Northern District of Georgia. Entered at the Post Office at Law renceville, Georgia, as Second Class Mall Matter, under the act of Con gress pf March 3rd, 1&79. THE CAUSES OF CRIME. Jtnige Ogden Persons of Forsyth, once president of the Senate of Georgia and now judge of a Superior court in Butts county and making ofCourt circuit, has been holding some interesting observations t> the grand jury thereof. Judge Persons is one of the new judges of Georgia and has some original views. He told the grand jury in Jackson, the county seat of Butts, the other da> that the State of Georgia could re duce its court expenses from 90 to <J& per cent, by the rigid enforcement of' the prohibition law and the law against carrying concealed wepons. He declared that a large proportion of all crimes is due to whisky and pistols. The enormous court ex penses, he thought, couid be reduced by enforcing the laws against carry ing concealed wPpons and selling whiskey. Judge Persons made an interest ing statement in this connection. It ,vas that where the prohibition law is striekly enforced, bootleggers soon move out. They desert and stay a way from a community or a town where they are vigorously prosecut ed. The judge is probably correct in his conclusion relative to the pre ponderance of crime placed to liquor and pistols. As a rule, a man who sells liquor tarries a gun, and it is an Invariable rule that the man who makes it goes armed. And a little of this homemade Georgia liquor goes a long way toward making a man quick on the draw. He shoots without considering the consequences and his victims can be found in all sections of the State. Judge Per sons’ conclusion is probably correct, the difficulty is to educate the people up to the point where they will give rup the habit of liquor making and pistol toting. It will take a great campaign of eduction and enlighten ment to bring this about.—Savannah Press. attractive Farm life. Making life on the farm attractive has been a problem since man first began to till the soil. It is hard to prevent the boy on the farm from answering the call of the city 01 even the smaller town. Boys are constantly finding excuses for gett ing away from the soil. Toung men would rather run a trolley car through the streets of a crowed city aH day with a .chance to go to the movies than to plow in the fields during the daylight hours with noth to do in the evening except sit aroud a dingy living room or go to bed. In view of this situation a discus sion recently led by Mr. E. E. White, director of a committee seeking to lighten the drb existence of the man in the country, is of interest. Dr. White says thht we acre building’a civilztion and it is unthinkable that we should ot make life in rural dist ricts as pleasant as possible. He says the way to do this is by an intelligent application of elcctrial power. Dr. White holds that there are no insurmountable engineeriing difficulties in the path of elcctrict services for the farm. It iss essenti ally an economic problem, one of finding what are the maximum uses for this service in the rural field. The farmer uses a large amount of power. For just how much of this work electricity can profitably be us ed is not known, but there is every reason why we should find out. Through the use of electricity the farmer may have light for the home power for running various agricultu ral implements, and many other comforts denied to tillers of the soil of another age. Electricity may be made to pump water and distribute it through the dwelling, as well as the outer buildings. It can supply the power for all the machinery used about the farmhouse, from turning a grindstone to sawing wood. There are other comforts, too, to which the farmer is entitled. These include the daily papers, which, thanks to the rural free delivery, can be put into the farmhouse a few hours ater their publication; and also the use of for gathering useul i% formation and supplying entertain ment. Add to these the phonograph with a collection of up-to date records and the living room made brilliant through the use of electric light, and life on the farm should aot be so bad. tier.- and Second HI.IJ Ford*. H. P. Stiff Irfotor Cc. Cash or credit RECKLESS driving of automobiles During the past few weeks a nu mber of near-serious accidents have occurred in this city. Drivers of automobiles are growing careless and seem to have no regard for the safe ty of their own lives to say nothing of the other fellow. Another noticeable violatio of the traffic orddinanees is the failure of auto mobilists to burn rear lights especi ally when cars are parked. , A cam paign for the enforcement of all traffic ordinances should be com menced and fines of more than the ordinary amount should be imposed for such violations. Drivers pf auto mobiles are prone to become care less and reckless in driving and in obeying the ordinances restricting the use of automobiles on the high ways and in public places. A remin der from the police court will prove a splendid remedy for such violations Every owner and driver ol an automobile should be considerate of the other fellow, and be willing to give up a part of the Street and make allowances w r hen one tries to take the lead at crossings regardless of which has the right of way. Just a little care and thought on the part of operators of cars will prevent accidents, and in some instances may -ave a life. A life is worth more to the community than a funeral. Let us hear this in mind and practice “safety first.” We will all be better off for having done so. Try and see if we do not have fewer accidents. School Hours in California, Ac cording so Ruling of Attorney Gen. Washington, D. C., February 28. The United States is founded upon the rock of religious liberty, and con sequent separation of church and state. Despite this doctrine, ex pressed in the constitution and many laws, many religious instructors are "ontinually attempting to ,( get around” the legal provisions, and in clude religious instruction in connec tion with public school education. In California, a group of church men of four denominations asged the State Attorney General for a ruling jh the question of whether it was lawful for school children to spend an hour or two a week away from school to receive religious instruction which, under the state law, cannot be received in school. After quoting the constitution of California, which provides that no “sectarian or denominational doctrine be taught or instruction thereon be permitted, directly or indirectly, in any of the common schools of the state,” Ulysses S. Webb, the attor ney general, ruled as follows: “We understand fully the point of 'dew of permitting parents to have the moral character of children mold ed through the aid of religious in struction in a manner that cannot be done in the public schools themselves. But we conclude that the spirit and intent of the statutes of this state do not permit of any procedure which either directly or indirectly would amount to a discrimination of any character whatsoever against the children of such parents or guardians as might not desire to have religious instruction so given to their children. ”If the suggestion is carried out of compelling children whose parents or guardians do' not desire religious in struction to remain in school while the others are absent from school, there is here, in our opinion, what the law of California would regard as an unwarranted discrimination. The appropriation of state school funds to the different local school districts is made dependent by our school law upon the attendance of the pupils of these districts. “It is, of course, obvious that the hour during which a child is absent receiving religious instruction could not be counted in favor of the district for the purpose of crediting that dis trict in the matter of school funds to which it may be entitled. “The course of religious instruction outside of school hours would have to be so arranged that there would be a minimum number of hours of attendance at school, as required by the school law. A child would be attending school, not as other chil dren under a uniform rule of attend- ance requirement, but because of the fact that its parents or guardians were of the opinion that the child should not receive religious instruc tiori. “Other children whose parents were of a contrary mind would be re leased from school authorities by rea son of the fact that their parents or guardians were of the opinion that these children should receive reli gious instruction. This is not the carrying out of the controlling pur poses of the California constitution and statutes as we understand them.” WILLIAM ROY MEADOWS BURIED AT NORCROSS William Roy Meadows, of Norcross, died at an Atlanta hospital Wednes day night. He was twenty-three years of age and is survived by his, parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Mead ows; two brothers, Herbert and Ross, and two sisters, Gladys and Ruby Meadows. The funeral was held Friday after noon at the Norcross Methodist church, Rev. J. W. O. McKibben, the pastor, officiating. Interment was in the Norcross cemetery. 50,080,000 POUNDS FREIGHT DAILY AT FORD PLANT • Detroit, Mich., February 28.—More than half million freight cars, one fifth the freight car ownership in the country, are used annually by the Ford Motor Company’s main plants and various branches, according to figures just gotten out here. The average freight charges paid through the Detroit offices direct to railroads, that paid by branches on minor shipments, and freight charges on direct shipments made from man ufacturing institutions to branches approximates $78,200,000 annually. Adding to this about $75,000,000 paid by dealers on shipments of autos re ceived by them, brings a conserva tive figure of $150,000,000 paid every year in freight charges through the instrumentality of the Ford Motor Company. An average of 860 car loads of Rouge plants alone, and it is esti mated that on the Ford Motor Com pany’s account 50,000,000 pounds of in car load lots are handled every day in the Detroit district. Employment in the Ford Motor Company organization is now at the highest point in the company’s his tory and reflects in a general way the prosperous condition existing in the country* as well as in the auto mobile industry. There are approximately 157,000 workers'employed in Ford industries in the United States, according to re cent figures. Of these, more than 24,000 work in branch assembly plants. i Georgia Leads jp Sweet Potatoes. The greatest crop of sweet pota toes from any one state this year Will come from Georgia with 11,782,000 bushels, according to figures based on national statistics made ffcblic here today by agricultural agents of the A. B. and A. railway. Sweet potato production willl reach 97,429,000 bushels in the enlire Spited State?, it is estimated. Hence Georgia is a leader in producing the luscious yellow yams, which may be found in such abundance on the fer ule farms along the line of the At lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad. Peanut production in the United States, according to the advance es timate—and Georgia is one of the largest growers of peanuts in the southern states*—will total 647,589,- 000 pounds. Total production of apples in the entire country, and an increasing number is being grown in Georgia every year, with its rich orchards in Habersham, Polk and Haralson coun ties, wll be approximately 33,522,000 barrels. The yield of the Porter brothers farms at Esom Hill, near Cedartown, is expected to break ail records in apple growing another season, according to owners. “Slowly but surely Dixie is learn ing to live at home and board at the same place,” said agricultural agents of the A. B. and A. railway, in a statement issued today. “We are now diversifying crops so generally that we are not forced to depend en tirely on other parts»of the earth for all of our living necessities.” Arrested for Stealing Own Auto. Failure to report the recovery of his automobile when he found it sev eral days after stolen from him early in January, caused L. S. Brawner, a youth living at the Y. M. C. A., the embarrassment of a night’s incarceration in the police station and the necessity of proving to police that he was really himself. Brawner, who was released after he had established his identity, was arrested by detectives. At the time of the arrest Brawner was driving a car that had been reported stolen sev eral weeks before, the car still standing on police records as “un recovered.” Brawner was taken to headquar ters, insisting all the time that he was the owner of the car, but the de tectives had heard that explanation by apprehended suspects before and insisted on complete identification. Brawner, who jitney line with three cars on Highland avenue, said after his release that he was converted completely to the effi ciency of Atlanta police. 82-YEAR-OLD PASTOR IS STILL ON THE JOB j i One of the most striking illustra tions of the spirit of liberality that has characterized the pioneer Bap tist preachers $f the south is fur nished in the case of Rev. W. H. H. Lawhon, of Corthage, N. C., who is now eighty-two years of age, but still active. He has spent fifty-four years in the ministry, has baptized more than 1,000 people, married 200 couples and buried 400 persons. He has attended fifty-three annual ses sions of the Sandy Creek Associa tion in succession and has attended twenty-five sessions of his state Baptist convention. Although this veteran minister ha? drawn an average salary of about S3OO, he and his wife made liberal subscriptions to the $75,000,000* campaign and have paid in advance. They have already paid up their subscriptions and he has made art extra offering to each of the three churches which he is serving. SEND US YOUR JOB WORK THE IffcWS-BZItAI,*. L.wr«.r**«*. •****» I Got a Bank Book Note the happy smile, the expression of pride in the possession of a Bank Account. Has your boy made this start touard a successful life ? If not, now *fs tjie time t» help him get started. Send him in and let us talk to him. Brand Banking Co., Lawrenceville, Ga. OZORA. Lawrenccville, Ga. R. 2. Feb. 26- Mi'3. Emma Legg died here Tuesday \fternon, and was buried at Zion Hill Thursday, she was seventy five years old. The party given by Mr. Tom Haney Saturday night evas enjoyed by a large crowd. Misses Mae, Minnie and Ruby flvmp, attended the funeral of Mrs, Emma Legg Thursday at Zion Hill. Mr. H. M. Camp spent Saturady in Lawrsnceville. Mr. John Camp spent Saturday in Lawrsnceville. Mr. Paul and Barnett Barrier at tended the party at Mr. Tom Haney. Mr. Gains McMillian, of Atlanta, spent Friday with Mr. H. M. Camp. Mr. J. J. Camp, of East Point, spent Sunday with home folk. Mr. H. M. Camp and wife, spent Thursday night with their parent’s, Mr. J. R. McMillian, of Loganville. CROSS ROADS. Lawrenceville, Ga. R. 3. Feh. 27 Misses Nora Brownlee and Etta Ben nett spent Saturday with Mrs. H. T. Hansard Mrs. W. R. Doby and daughter, spent Sunday afterhoon with Mrs. J. B. Brownlee. Mrs. W. J. Butler and daughter, spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. H. T. Hansard. « Miss Birtie Butler spent Sunday afternoon with Miss Pauline Clack. Mrs. Eliza Mitchell, of Winn Cross ing is spending this week with her daughter Mrs. J. B. Brownlee. Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCemore spent Sunday with her mother Mrs. Huwett, of Lawrenceville. Mr. Gordon Letherwood, of Lone Some Vavvie, spent Saturday with Mr. Jessie Corner. Mr. O. A. Nix and son, of Law- spent awhile Sunday after noon with Mr. W. J. Butler. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bennett spent Saturday with her brother, at Centerville. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Bowen and children, spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Darling Britt. Mr. Emmett Doby spent Saturday with his sister, Mrs. Lauson Bennett, at Luxomni. Mr. Hoke Mereier spent Sunday Always Something New AT The Laivrenceville Ten Cent Store SPECIALS THIS WEEK: A Small Lot Wool Serge at..soc yd Last Call on Children’s Union Suits 39c $1.25 Heavy Weight, Good Qual its Boys’ Union Suits, sizes up to 16, at 79c Lisle Hose, All Colors, at .^.25c $1.50 Ladies’ Pure Silk Hose 79c 25c Value Outing at 15° Good Ginghams at 19c yd. EVERYHING YOU nAeD IN CROCKERY, TIN-WARE, ENAMEL WARE, ALUMINUM WARE, GLASSWARE, OIL CLOTH, WINDOW SHADES. * Jsf *77 YOU SAVE HERE. Lawrenceville Ten Cent Co., LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. «• R HALE ’ Curtain Scrim 9 3 Ac yd- % with Mr. Ijtohert Craig. Mr. J. B. Brownlee spent Wednes day with Mrs. W. R. Doby. Misses Bertie and Hallie Butler spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. J. P. Clack and daughters. $i;000 Left To Parrot For Coffee, Potatoes Poartland, Ore.—One thousand dollars for the care of hi. - parrot was provided in the will of the law Thomas B. Whitney, former hotel owner of California and Oregon, on file here. Since his wife died he has lavished all his attention on his parrot, said C. W. Kern, to whom the money for the care of the bird was bequeathed. The bird is accustomed to ho* - cof fee and hot potatoes once or twice a day, Kern said. Old Folks’ Ailments “I began taking Black- Draught over fifty years ago and my experience with it stretches over a good long time,” says Mr. Joe A. Blake more, a Civil War veteran and former Virginian, who is now a prominent citizen of Floyd, Texas. “It is the best laxative I know of for old people d . A good many years ago, in Virginia. I used to get bilious and I found that Thedford’s BLACK-DRAUGHT was the best and quickest re lief I could get. Since I came to Texas I have these bilious attacks every now and then— a man will get bilious any where, you know—and I find that a little Black-Draught soon straightens me out. After a few doses, in little or no time I’m all right again.” Thedford’s Black-Draught is a purely vegetable liver medicine, used in America for over eighty years. It acts on the stomach, liver and bowels in a gentle, natural way, as sisting digestion and reliev ing constipation. Sold every where. E-102 Good Grade Chambray, special... 19c 1 Big Lot Ladies’ Spring Dresses, Good Styles and Fast Colors. .$1.98 A Few Wool Serge Dresses at. $6.50 Boys’ Play Suits 98c Boys’ Union Alls, up to size 8... .98c A Small Lot of Printed Voile. .10c yd Cups and Saucers, per set SI.OO 8 inch Plates, per set SI.OO 9 inch Saltid Bowls 50c 220 Blue Denim Overalls $1.50 For Sheriff of Gwinnett County '/■ $ IIH *Jy >r 4J vmPli; ref W r flgSF '\!.^P)^^^ : ” To the Voters of Gwinnett County: I am a candidate for Sheriff, subject to the democratic primary. If elected to this important office Mr. W, Spence Homan, Jr., wi.l be associated with me as deputy. I will have only one deputy and will wse the bailiffs to wait upon the courts. » Both Mr. Holman and myself were boro ar.d reared in Gwinnett county and will appreciate your vote and influence, and, if elected, promise a clean, efficient and faithful discharge of the duties of the office. ® Respectfully, MINOR B. POUNDS, Stone Mo»ntain, Ga., Route 2. Hustings' Seeds This is the greatest and most accu 1 rate Seed Book’ever published for th< South. 100 pages, full of actual photo graphic pictures, handsome covei pages in full colors, accurate descrip tions, valuable culture directions anc the most useful Seed Book there is ( It is absolutely free, and we wan! you to have it in your home. Hast ings* Seeds!* “The Standard of thi South,’’ are, as always, the best seeds grown. Garden,, field and flowei se°ds, plants and bulbs that do web in South are all fully describod witt 1924 attractive prices, the lowest we can possibly sell good seeds, plant; and bulbs. All our 1924 customers will get 5 seed packets erf beautiful flowers absolutely free. The big new 1924 Seed Book tells all about ft Write for it today. , H. G. HASTINGS CO, SEEDSMEN, ATLANTA, GA. . DUNCANS CREEK. Dacula, Ga. R. 2. Fee. 24 - Preacher Thrasher filled his regular THINK WHAT 10 DAYS EARLIER MATURITY MEANS! G. A. Huff, of Lawrenceville, Ga., used AR MOUR’S BIG CROP 12-4-4 on his poorest land compared to 10-2-2 on his best land, and says the 12-4-4 cotton planted ten days later, matured earlier and made again as much cotton. Think what 10 days earlier maturity means under 801 l Weevil conditions. You can only afford to use the best — Insist on getting— j /g/’f/Z/zg/'s j More per acre of High Analysis goods, if its ARMOUR’S BIG CROP FERTILIZER, will make every acre do its best. % 'Use 600 lbs. peY acre of ARMOUR S BIG CROP 12-4-4 FERTILIZER on your crop. If you used it the past season, ask the man who used it. Every last man was pleased with it. See our Local Agents G. W. CLOWER C. G. CRAIG LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA MAKE Your application for a Federal Land Bank Loan. $50,000 on hand now. Interest 5 1-2 per cent. Term 33 years. No Commission. C. R. WARE, Sec’y-Treas. MONDAY. MAtCH i. fU. VOTE FOR MINOR B. POUNDS For Sheriff of Gwinnett County W. S. HOLMAN, Jr., Deputy appointment haie Saturday and Sun (•qy- | Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Bute! attend ! ed preaching at. this place Sunday, j Mr. and Mrs. John Kirkpa'rick spent Saturday night with his j parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kirk | Patrick. Miises Tiney Tuggle and Eva Way caster attended preaching at Dun cans Creek Saturday. Miss Orah Rulin' spent Sunday p. m. with Miss Tinney Tuggle. Misses Eser and Gopoline Mauidin was at this place Saturday. The little d&ughfcer of Mr. and Mrs. Bud Patrick is very ill at this writing \ve_hope heir a soon recovery. Mr. Hoke and Homer spent the night with- their unde Mr. Dave uyeaster, of near Zion Hill. Mr. M. C. Cain and daughter, Lucile, of Auburn attended preach ing at this place Sunday. Mr. Belt Frasher. and Billy Irvin past through our burg Sunday. Misses Ruth and Mary Alice Ethridge, of Grayson, spent Satur day night with their sister, Miss Alba Ethridge, wlfw is teaching school at this place.