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TWICE-A-WEEK VOLUME 53. REGARDING THE WOMEN REGISTERING AND VOTING Letter From Comptroller- General and Ruling of the Attorney-General. Below is published the letter writ ten the county tax collectors by Hon. Wm. A. Wright, Comptroller-Gen era', and the ruling of the attorney general of Georgia in regard to the registration and voting of women and the paymnet of poll tax by them. Dear Sirs: There appears to be such a div ersity of opinion regarding thti law with reference to women registering and voting, nd Hon. Jas. B. Park, Judge of the Ocmulgee Circuit, hav ing sought from the Attorney Gen eral has made a formal ruling. I enclose herewith for your informa tion and direction a full text of the ruling, from which you will observe that women are not required to pay any poll tax if they have not here tofore registered, or having register ed have availed themselves of the act which uthorizes the Tax Collector whereever application is made for re lief—to give them a certificate show ing that they have been sricken from the registration list. Yours very truly, Wm. A. WRIGHT Comptroller-General Hon. Jas. B. Park, Judge of the Ocumulgee Circuit, has written the Attorney-Gerteral an interesting leefter at some length, in which he set out his views regarding the pay ment of poll-tax by women, and some - possible unconstitutional and inconsistent provisions of the law, and proposed this question: “In view of the incosistency of the provisions of said mentioned act in connection with the other laws of Georgia as to the payment cf the poll-taxes by the female inhabitants, I desire respectfully to ask jou the question, what poll-taxes must our female inhabitants py in order to register nd vote in the Democratic primaries-to be held this spring for county officers and pre.-id~T.lia l can didates”? The following is the opinion of the Attorney-General, in reply to Judge Park’s letter, in view of the many questions which are being raised concerning the right women to re gister and vote and their duty to pay poll-tax, under the several amen dments to the law giving the women the right to the ballot, this reply will be found of general interest. “An amendment waas passed by the extraordinary session of the Legislature, and the law in reference to the payment of poll taxes by females has now been reduced to a single paragraph and sub-scsction (a) of that paragraph, which is as folhiws: “Upon each nd every inhabitant of the Staate between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years, on the day fixed for the return of property for taxation, a poll-tax of (1-P0) dollar, which shall be for educational purposes, in instructing children in the elementary branches of an English education only, providied this shall not be demanded of blind persons, nor crippled, maimed or dis able Confederate veterans relieved of such taxes under and by authority of Section 766, Vol.l of the code of 1895 nor sahll this tax be required or demanded of female voters in habitants of the State who do not register for voting. “(a) Provided further, That those female inhabitnts who have hereto fore registered may avail themselves of the benefits of this Act and be relieved of said tax, by aapplying to the tax collector of their county, and have their names stricken from said registration book: and it shall be the duty of said tax collector to issue such females who may apply to have their names so stricken certi ficate, which certificate shall bear date when issued and shall give the name of such females, and state in substance that said named female has been stricken from the regist ration book, and is no longe- a re gistered voter for that year.” ‘“My conclusion is, that a woman who has not heretofore registered to vote, can now register for an ap proaching election without paying any poll taax for either 1922 or 1923 and the aw allows her till December to pay her poll tax for the current year. “I think you are clearly correct in your conclusion with reference to the payment of ad va valorem tax, for the reason you so acurately state. A woman would need to pay ad valorem taxes accruing prior to January 1, 1923. Just as men are required to pay such taxes. “And if a woman had registered THE N ews-llerald Woman Is Elected School Superintendent In Turner County Ashbum, Ga.—The county pri mary held here Thursday was unique in many ways. It was the first county election since women were given the vote. There was one woman candidate in the race and she nearly doubled the majority over her two opponents, one being the nicumbent. A number of new candidates were successful over the old officers. The Australian ballot system was used. In the cases of sheriff and tax re ceiver, a run-over election will be held, the t # wo leading candidates making the race. Forty Congressmen To Launch Fight For 2.75 Per Cent Beer Washington,—Forty members of the house jointed today in an an nouncement that next week they each will introduce a bill ti legalize the manufacture and sale of bever ages with an alcoholic content of 2.- 75 per cent by volume. The announcement was made in a letter sent to all other bouse members calling on them to join in the movement to modify the Vol stead act. National Organization With Which Atlanta Will Co-operate. Atlanta, Ga., February 26. —Fight against the ever increasing number of traffic accidents in American cities has been taken up by national organizations, and Atlanta has been designated as one of the co-operating cities. The national organization is made up of representatives of the great manufacturing companies comprising the automobile industry, and this committee plans to make a thorough study of the cause of accidents in or der that it may best determine meth ods for preventing these accidents. This information, which is consid ered vital in the fight, is to be col lected through the newspapers, auto mobile clubs and police departments of the United States and sent to the national headquarters and will show what percentage of accidents are attributable to set conditions. Tbe automobile industry is deeply concerned over the increase in traf fic accidents and is eager to apply the limit of its resources to their pre vention. The committee announces it is in hearty accord with the strict l enforcement of the law and the dras tic punishment of offenders, and the applying of preventative measures such as the elimination of dangerous curves; better street lighting, crea tion of more playgrounds and the like. As the data is compiled reports will be issued for publication giving the causes of the greater percentage of accidents and thus educating the drivers and tho pedestrian to avoid the causes of accidents. W . L . HI X, Alioruey at Law, Office in New Tanner Building LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. to vote for the year 1922 or the year 1923, he would need to pay her poll taxes for that year or years in which she registered to vote. She could not legally vote this year without paying such taxes. “However, she can register off as a voter aand be relived of the taxes, but she would then be a non voter. “It maybe possible that the pro vision that a woman can register off and avoid the payment of poll taxes is an unconstitutionl provision, as you suggest, because of the lack of uniformity in its operation; but in asmuch as the law says these women may be relieved of payment of poll tax who have Heretofore registered for voting, the opportunity is un iform as to women: and blind per sons and others are exempted. This exemptoin shall not be allowed, apparently, to those womeg who re- gister for voting hereafter. In other words, it would seem tljat this privilege is to be exhausted upon such women as have heretofore registered for voting who should now wish to register otf and thus avoid the payment of poll tax. “As I see it, the payment of poll taxes by all citizens who are allowed the exercise of the elective franchise, is n obligation, and not an option. “Our law-makers, however, seem to have been inclined to encourage only those women to register for voting who are able to pay the poll tax.” LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MARCH 6, 1924. HORRIBLE DEATH OF YOBNfi MAN After three days of suffering Davis Woodward, young farmer living at the old Woodward home place, died Tuesday night, his payi being so graet that neighbors had to be called in to hold the young man. About two weeks ago a dog belong ing to Mr. Woodward had a fit and he kiklled it. He alsoj decided to shoot his cat and in catching the animal up was scratched on the hand. Ten days afterwards his suffering started and doctors were called in. The young man grew worse and was being attended by a number of doctors and a specialise, it is re ported, when he died. Mr. Wooiward was tee youngest son of Mr. Wick Wvodv.ard, of mill on the Bufer. Lawrenceville roccl. sm was about twenty-two years of age. Hs was married to a dughter of Mr. Rufus Mhaffee, of near Lawrenceville, and was an excellent man Besides his widow he is survived by a brother, Frank Woodward, and three sisters and his father. Funer. services were held at Rock Springs an Thursday morning and the tiody was buried besides his mother who died at his birth. Laddie Boy’s Double Saves Six From Fire , In Community House Chicago,—The lives of six persons were saved by a dog here when fire threatened to trap them in the com munity house of the Edgewater Presbyterian church. The dog slept in the same room with the two children of the as sistant pastor of the church, the Rev. W. S. Carpenter, while the pastor and his wife were in an ad joining room and the sexton and his wife were in a room on the floor above. The first indication of any thing being wrong came when Lad die Boy, namesake and double of the late President Harding’s airedale, scratched at the the bed clothes of the minister’s bed. The minister found the house full of smoke and immediately removed his wife and children from the burning building. He then started back for the sexton and his wife but found his escape cut off. In the meantime, however, Lad die Boy had made his way up to the top floor, had awakened the couple and w r hen firemen arrived they found all three perched on an out side coping with the dog bartdng a continuous alarm. They were reseed. MR. WILSON WILL SPEAK AT COURT HOUSE NEXT MONDAY Hon. John B. Wilson, of Monroe, who was to have spoken at the coui v house last Monday, has postponed his speaking date here until next Mon day, March 10th, wh;n he v.'iP sd dross the voters of Gwinn- r t irunty at the noon recess in the’ in rest of tho candidacy of Senator Osc< r Un derwood for the presidency Mr. Wilson is a me -er of the general assembly from Walton coun ty end was reared in on • neighbor ing town of Loganville. He is a splendid young man and is an en thusiastic Underwood man. The ladies as well as the men are invited out to hear Mr. Wilson speak next Monday. NEW YORK BONUS BILL SIGNED BY GOVERNOR Albany, N. Y. —Governor Smith Thursday signed a soldier’s bonus bill, providing for the distribution of the proceeds of a $45,000,000 bond issue among New York state citizens who served in the World^war. Watermelons Will Be Plentiful. A bountiful' supply of red-hearted watermelons in Georgia is'promised during the coming summer, accord ing to reports received from melon growers. The Scwegar Melon Associations following a meeting at Adel, Ga., re ports state, are preparing to enter upon another active season of grow ing, gathering and marketing water melons that, as stated, “grow in south Georgia as in no other sec tion.” It is announced that arrangements have been made for the handling of the fruit by an organization that will see to its wide distribution. ”We hope this is so, for we should dislike very much to have anyone denied the joy of the Georgia waterd melon because of the inability to have it transported from the field to the table,” is the way one editor puts it. FOR SALE—USED CARS. Several used FORDS at a cheap price. H. P. STIFF MOTOR CO. LOCAL OTOFLOW Miss Mcßay of Winder is teaching ]“Expr-»rioi" here { n the a*'uol. Miss Lois Matthews will spend the week-end in Atlanta, w’th fr;cnds. Rev. L. E. Smith taught in Mr. Brock’s place at school, Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr. Charlie Knight, of Crayson Route One spent Tuesday iti Law renceville. Mr. Hoopough of Auburn it the guest of his daughter Mrs. G. G. Robinson. Mrs. Elise Craig Wilson,a fter spending a few days in Lawrenceville has returned to Taccoa. Mr. J. C. Flanigan, who is teach-' ing at Ludowici, is spending a fOw days at home this week. Miss Ola Ethridge of Grayson spent Sunday in Lawrenceville, the guest of Milk Edith Gilbert. Mr. and f'rs. Bob CriPn and lsnta, mot>r*4 over ar. 1 spent Sun dry afterno >n with friends in our city. Mr. C. L. \ ontfort spent Sunday in Tort Vs 1 *>y. He was ceompanied home by IW’S. Montf.’o, >lO had been there for several da', s. The friends of M \ and Uit,. Cleve Webb of Atlanta, w:il legret to know that their son, cleve , Jr., was run over by an automobile recently. Mrs. E. T. Dorris, of U >ctur spent several days of last weekk here theg uest of her sisters, Mrs. G. C. Montgomery, nd Miss Eula Cain. Mrs. 1. J. Phillips Jr. and baby, and Miss Phillips of Hartwell, spent Sundy night and Monday night with Mr. nd Mrs. J. H. McGee. They spent Monday in Atlanta. CIRCLE NUMBER 3 OF W. M. S. OF BAPTIST CHURCH MEETS WITH MRS. L. E. SMITH Circle Number 3 of Baptist church held its regular meeting with Mrs. L. E. Smith, Monday afternoon at the pastorium, at 3:30 o’clock. Subject for study was: “The Foreigner in our Midst.” Quite an interesting program was carried out. Several matters of business were attended to. after wlfich a social half hour was enjoyed. The hostess serv ed delicious refreshments. Mayor Sims Will Visit Cuba,, Dr. Clrence J. Owens, of Washing ton, D. C., it is expected, will visit Atlanta within a short time in an ef fort to interest business men of this city and other southern cities in a trip to Cuba to build up trade rela tions between the island and this country. The trip is to be made un der the supervision of the industrial division of the ■ Cuban trade com mission. Hon. Walter A. Sims, may or of Atlanta, has accepted the post as chairman of the and will make thp trip. Hon. Wm. Jennings Bryan, of Florida, is honorary chair man. Conferences will be held daily with the agencies of business and govern ment in Cuba. Visits will be made to many parts of the republic and inspectiohs will be - made under ex pert direction as to agricultural, in dustrial and commercial advantages and of the port facilities of Cuba. Tfav.- and Second Hand Ford., H. P. Stiff Wo tor Cc. C«»horcred : ’ LOST Lost-Sunday March 2 on road from Grayson to Snellville large pockety book containing thirty-one dollar bills, one silver dollar and about two dollars in change. Finder will please leave same at News-Herald office or get in touch with W. R. Parker, Con yers, Ga., Rout Three, Box 92. Liberal reward will be paid for re turn. FOR SALE. Pure bred Rhode Island Red Eggs for sale. SI.OO for setting of fifteen. MRS. W L. NIX, ts Lawrenceville, Ga. FOR SALE Throughbred Barred Rock Eggs, $33.00 for fifteen. (Mrs.) B. L. EXUM, ts Lawrenceville, Ga. EGGS FOR HATCHING. Thorughbred Thompon Strain Bar red Rock Eggs for sale. 75 cents for fifteen. Also have some nice hens for sale cheap. See or write. t HARLIE KNIQHT, mlOp Grayson, Route 1 SUPERIOR COURT HOLDING FORTH Gwinnett superior court of the Piedmont circuit met Monday morn ing nd all regular court officers and attaches being present court was opened with pryer by Judge Lewis C. Russell. After the grand jury was charged Hon. B. L. Patterson was elected forman nd Esq. AA. D. Moore clerk of that body. The juries both grand and traverse thi term is com posed of unusully able and strong men. The first case tried was Lillit M. Wilson vs. Ben F. Wilson total di vorce was granted. Floy Marr vs. Paul Marr, total divorce granted. Ida Belle Anderson Almond vs. Ernest Almond, total divorce grant ed. Mrs. H. V. Jones vs. Nim J. Guth rie, verdict for plaintiff $17,029.98 principal, $6,676.65 interest and $2,- 270.66 attorneys fees. This was a suit on notes and grew out of a land dael. Mrs. H. V. Jones vs. W. W. Pirkle, suit on note, verdict for plaintiff $5,450.00 principal, $1 816.- 66 interest and $766.66 attorneys fees. Universal Garage Co. vs. Roy Martin, suit on ccount, verdict for plaintiff. ■ Beck & Greeg Hdw. Co. vs. Rut ledge and Summerour, suit on note, verdict for plaintiff. Leroy Glazier vs. Eudor Glazier, divorce granted. Annie Lou Robinson vs. Emory C. Robinson, divorce grnted. Elton Hix vs. Era Hix, divorce granted. On Tueday morning the court ap ponited Col. W. H. Quartermnn to act as solicitor in the pice of Solici tor General P. Cooley, who is away on account of illness. W. E. McCart vs. C. M Davis, contract rescinded and vverdict rendered for plaintiff At the time we go to pres: this (Thurs !• > ) morning the case of Johnson v\ Johns n is before the jury. Offered Sweets, Girl Forgets Pins In Mouth And Swallows Them Toledo, Ohio, —Miss Adelle Urban, a department store clerk, is in a serious condition in St. Vincent’s hospital as a result of swallowing sixteen pins, it was revealed a few clays ago. While at wjrx iiatui 'ey she had the pius in her mouth wn i ’. a dork offered her sori-v can fy. She put the candy into her n >ntii and swal lowed the pins 'a: , > it. The girl screamed and clert: rushed to her aid. She was hastened to the hos pital, whe*e an Exray examination revealed the pins in ner st>i?!.»d- No attempth has been made to re move the pins. EGGS FOR HATCCHING Throughbread White Leghorn eggs for hatching SI.OO for fifteen Phone, write or see, MARK FORRESTER Lawrenceville, Georgia. WASHINGTON SLATED TO BE HANDSOMEST CAPITAL Washington, D. C., February 25. That the city of Washington, Dis trict of Columbia, should be the handsomest capital city in the world, is the unalterable belief of many high in the councils of the' government. That public money should be spent for rents, rather than buildings, seems to be the opinion of* a many congressmen. Between these two extremes the capital of the na tion receives such growth as con gress can give it. President Coolidge approves the plan to expend $50,000,000, over a ten-year period, for public buildings, which the government must have, or continue to pay rents which are in terest on a much larger sum than $50,000,000. One feature of the building pro gram which has been suggested is a national gallery of art. That name, national muspum, where a $5,000,000 collection of paintings is housed as an adjunct to the museum. Another suggestion is that if the government seriously considers the establishment of a national university, the buildings be erected on “the Mall” and not, as has otherwise been proposed, on a tract of land to be acquired on the f outskirts of the city. Senator Smoot, chairman of the public building commission, has drafted a bill covering the govern ment needs, somewhat along the lines suggested and approved by President Coolidge, which has been introduced and referred to a subcom mittee. THIRTY-FIVE CANDIDATES QUALIFY FOR THE PRIMARY Speculation Blamed For Cotton Price Drop; Brown Urges Probe Atlanta, Ga.—The drop of S4O per bale in the price of cotton with in the last few days is due to specu lative transactions on the cotton ex change, and ought to bring about an investigation by congress, according to J. J. Brown, commissioner of agriculture. Mr. Brown declared that the present price of cotton is below the cost of production. “There is absolutely no reasona ble cause for such a decline,” Com missioner Brown stated. “There has been no increases in the visible supply, no lorger acreage prepared, and the consumption is setadily ex hausting the supply to band. “The farmers do not want unrea sonably high prices for their products, but a fair, just and legit imate profit above the cost of pro duction.” Mrs. Marvin Williams Heads Wesleyan Drive Macon, Ga.—Mrs. Marvin Will iams, graduate of Wesleyan college, in the class of 1891 has been made alumnae chairman of the Greater Wesleyan campangn. Mrs. Williams is the wife of the pastor of the Wesley Memorial church, of Atlanta, and is a vice president of the national W. C. T. U. Mrs. Alexander Akerman, of Or lando, Fla., has accepted the Florida chairmanship of the campaign. Mrs. Akerman is a former Macon woman. Foreign Spinners W’ill Take One Hundred Million Dollars’ Worth of Staple During Next Season. Atlanta, Ga., February 25.—A i market for southern cotton that has been closed since the starting of the world war is now being reopened through the reviving activity of the German textile mills in buying and making use of many thousands of bales of cotton from the southern states, it was stated today by At lanta cotton men. This, it w?: claimed, will result in German spin ners taking one hundred million dol lars’ worth of cotton in the United States during the coming crop year, thus creating a demand for the south’s cotton in a field that has beei closed for nearly ten years. Up to Janury 1, of this year, i‘. was pointed out hpre, Germany hac purchased 500,000 bales of cotton ir America and representatives of the cotton spinning industry there have it is tdaimed, established a SIO,OOO. 000 credit with American banker* It is added that at least 200,000 bales in addition to the 500,000 bales already recorded sold, will be re quired by Germany during the new crop year. Germany as a nation is bankrupt and millions of German people are in dire want, according to Atlanta bankers, but German financiers and captains of industry still are able tc finance industry in that country, and really the rehabilitation of German business and industry, it was point ed out, is about the only thing than can give relief to the masses in thafl counfry through affording employ ment to them at something like living wages. $15,000,000 Peach Crop. The prospects are now good for u $15,000,000 crop of Georgia peaches, according to reports received here by the agricultural department of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway. • About 8,000 cars constituted the Georgia crop last season, it wa< stated, but there are so many young trees coming into bearing this yea* that it is estimated it’will take 18,000 cars to move the crop the coming season. Many trees, in recent years, have been planted along the lines of the A. B. and A. railway. The peach belt that used to ter minate at Fort Valley has extender itself, until it has taken in Jones j Hancock and a number of middle Georgia counties. These middle Georgia counties are claiming that the fruit they produce is of a fines flavor, firmer and is a better ship per. The extension of the peach acre age and the resulting increase of th» peach production will require eo largement of the marketing facili ties and increased area covered by the Georgia peach, in the opinion of the railroad agricultural experts. EGGS FOR HATCHING Throughbred White Leghorn Egg? for Hatching fifteen for SI.OO Phone, write or see R. R. HOLT I Lawrenceville, Georgia TWICE-A-WEEK All Announced Candidates Get on Ticket and Three More Come Forward Ask ing for Coroners Place. Esq. J. A. Brown, at the meeting of the Gwinnett county democratic executive conimittee held here Tues day, March 4th, reported to the com mittee the nines of thirty-five citi zens who had paid their enterance fee and desired to ask for county office at the primary of March 19th, and their names were ordered plac ed on the ticket. Mrs. Mary Hagood, of Lawrence ville, qualified to make the race for treasurer, being the only woman to ask for the vote of the people, arid tbirty-four gentlemen from various parts of the county will likewise the race. G. L. Veal, county sur veyor, being the only unoposed can didate. 1 The Committee adjomed to meet again at d early date on call of the chairman, Hou. B. L. Patterson, at which time details for the coming primary will be worked out. Following re those seeking the different officers: * For Clerk of Court—W. G. Holt and W. G. Green. For Ordinary—G. G. Robinson, W. J. Williams and Emory S. Wages. For Sheriff—W. T. McGee, J. M. Bullock, Minor B. Pounds and N. S. Robinson. For Ttx Collector—H. J. Hinton, J. T. Simpson and Harod J. Camp bell. FFor Tax Receiever—Conard O. Wood, R. Ed Bowen, M. H. Teague and Robert Lawson. For Treasurer—H. T. Ethridge, O. F. Norton and (Mrs.) Mary Hagood. For County School Superintendent K. E. Taylor, L. F. Herring, J. J. Brock and H. I). Meriwether. For County Commissioner—VV. B. Hopson, S. J. Busha, P&ul Sims, E. S. Garner, J. D. Miller, T. J. Sam mon, T. L. Harris and J. K. Jack son. (Three to be elected.) For Surveyor—G. 1. Veal. For Coroner —Joe McGee, Pctqr Smith and J. F. Langley. BELOVED CITIZEN OF BUFORD DIES Mr. Charles G. Power died at his home in Buford Thursday morn ing at nine o’clock after a brief ill , » ness of pneumonia. Mr. Power was about seventy-five years of age nd ws well known and greatly beloved throughout the county. He had made Buford his home for many years. His surviving children are: Mr. Clyde Power, of Buford; Mr. Hu bert Power, of Gainesville, and Mrs. Everett O’Kelley of Buford, with whom he made his home; a brother, Mr. James G. Power, and three sisters, Mrs. J. A. Ambrose, of Law renceviile; Mrs. A. J. Street, of At lnta,‘ and Miss Emma Wilson, of Buford, and a large number of neph ews and nices. The funeral will be held Friday morning t Buford. FIFTY-EIGHT YEARS OLD IS PROUD FATHER OF FINE EIGHT-MONTHS SON Among the visitors at Lawrence ville Monday calling at this office was Mr. S. H. Bennett, prominent farmer living on Suwanee, Route 1, and accompained by his father was a young son eight-months old Mr. Bennett iS fifty eight years of age. His first marriage, the union of which was thirty years bore no children. Mr. Bennett’s second wife was Mrs. Ida Braswell, daughter of Howard Maughon, of near Law renceville. The young son, who bears a re markable resemblence to his father, was named Homer Patterson, Mi. Patterson being the belovd pastor serving the churches at Duluth am. Level Creek, and a warm frined o i Mr. and Mrs. Bennett. The father took the little fello\ to have his picture made, at eight months he weighs twenty-four pounds, and was proudly displaying this healthy young American. GEORGIA MARSHAL IS CONVICTED IN KILLING Chattanooga, Tenn.—Walter Bran don, deputy marshal, of RossvilJe, Ga., a suburb, was snetenced to two years in the penitentiary at IjUFay ette Friday for the killing of Rosco; Martin a few months ago. Erandon had placqd Martin under arrest o i a liquor charge, and when he attempt cd to escape shot and killed him. NUMBER 32