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LEADING SEMI-WEEKLY OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA VOLUME 53. MISLAID PETITION COSTS PRISONER YEAR OFUBERTY Atlanta, Ga.—A file of papers, dust covered and forgotten, have lain in the office files in the govern or’s office at the capitol for more than a year. Because they had been overlooked, a man has worked as a convict at the state prison farm at Milledgeville and on a county con vict gang for over a year longer than he would, in all probability, have had to do. This situation came to light Tues day, when W. H. Amerson, of Wil kinson county, who is serving a sen tence on a manslaughter charge, wrote to the state prison commission, asking what had become of a peti tion for parole which his legal rep resentative had filed over a year ago. Records at the prison commission showed a parole had been recom mended on April 25, 1923. This re commendation was sent to Governor Thomas W. Hardwick, who was then in office. Why he did not act on the matter, one way or the other, is un known. The whole thing had been forgotten in the turmoil of daily bus iness and the complications of poli tics. Tuesday, however, the papers in the case were found, hidden away in the files. They show that Amerson was convicted for killing a man ov er a private roadway dispute. It was brought out at the trial that the man slain was of hasty temper, could not speak English, but had threatened earlier to kill Amerson. The latter was convicted in April, 1919, and asked for his parole after serving three and a half years of an indeter minate sentence of from 15 to 20 years. A majority of the jury which tried him recommended the parole, as did a long list of his neighbors in his home county; who signed petitions on his behalf. H was shown that all the time he has been a prisoner lie has been a model convict. A relia ble citizen has stated he is willing to give him ajob on his release and be responsible for his good behavior. All of which means that the chan ces are he would have been at liber ty more than a year ago if Govern or Hardwick had passed on his plea. It likewise means that when Govern, or Walker reads the record, he will, in every probability, grant the pa rt a. SAYS TUTANKHAMEN WAS GOOD ADVERTISER « Philadelphia.—King Tutankhamen as an advertiser of note was des cribed Friday by Louis Wiley, busi ness manager of The New York Times, in an address before the con vention of the second district Associ ated Advertising Clubs of the orld. “Tutankhamen knew the funda mentals of advertising,” Mr. Wiley declared. “He had his ownslogar and coat-of-arms stamped on most of his belongings. He accompanied his text with good illustrations, full of life depicting himself in battle, on the hunting field, receiving homage from his enemies. “He knew what people wanted and did not go into too much detail, leaving much to the imagination of the future. Although centuries ahead of his time, he knew the value of mystery and patience.” Turning to present day advertis ing, Mr. Wiley praised the alertness of modern newspapers. — I ; Brief Barber (to little boy in chai' 1 ): “Now, my young friend, how do you vant your hair cut?" Boy: “Off.” Swiss Cows Wrestles for Title An annual wrestling tourney for cows U held «t Martigny, Switzer i land, which.!* attended by thousand* of farmers from ail irctions. ' The cows wrestle until on* trots off in defeat. The final winner is crowned queen and given choice grariny p*- v so on jcsr 1 i.wt. ahow* the final tussle io- -j- ‘.’'.ie The News-Hekau) REV. A. J. WEBB DIES_AT HOME Rev. Andrew J. Webb died at his home four miles from Lawrenceville on the old Snellville road Monday morning at 10:30 a. m. Mr. Webb had been in ill health for several years being entirely help less since last Christmas and his death was not unexpected. He was 80 years of age at the time of his death and had lived at this home for over forty years. He had been a preacher for over fifty years hnd had served many Baptist churches over the country. Mr. Webb had likewise served as J. P. and N. P. in this county for many years, and was an honored veteran of the Confederate cause having served in the Thirty-fifth Georgia regiment. Surviving him are his widow and five children: Mrs. Eva Sawyer, of Snellville; A. W. Webb, of Grayson; J. E. Webb, at home; Mrs. Mae Langley, of Decatur and Mrs. W. B. Cooper, of Grayson. Funeral and interment will be at Friendship, near Five Forks, Tues day afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. G. W. Jackson in charge. MRS. REBECCA RAY. Mrs. Rebecca Ray, aged 82, died at the Gwinnett county pauper farm Thursday and was buried there Fri day. She was a native of Oconee county but had been an inmate of the farm for sixteen years. WIND, HAIL DESTROY CROPS NEAR BUFORD AND UNROOF HOUSES Buford, Ga., May 29.—High winds which struck the outskirts of the city this afternoon unroofed several houses and hail which accompanied the wind destroyed crops in this section. Far mers estimated the damage at sev eral thousand dollars. All crops which were above the ground will have to be replanted. The path of the storm could not be definitely as certained tonight. YOUTH TRIUMPHS, METHODISTS LIFT BAN UPON DANCES Springfield, Mass. —Youth tri umphed over old fashioned concep tions of right and wrong here Tues day when the Methodist Episcopal general conference voted, by a sub stantial majority to lift the church man on amusements and make the issue one for decision of the individ ual’s conscience. While grave faced delegates fin ally voted to banish the old law which forbade a Methodist to dance, play at games of chance, attend the aters, horse races, or circuses, it was the ever broadening, irresistible in fluence, of the modern boy and girl which actually brought about the change. In discussing the issue, leaders of the progressive element explained, the delegates took into consideration independence of thought and action toward religion. The creed that im poses hard and fast restrictions is faced, they said, with the question of adapting itself to the present day tendency for liberal thought m or der to hold the interest of the young people. “The change indicates that the church is keeping up with the times,” one delegate said. The only restriction contained in the report adopted by the conference relates to “such amusements as can not be taken in the name of the Lord Jesus.” There was included, however, a “solemn warning” against “attend ance upon immoral, questionable and misleading theatrical and motion pic ture performances.” LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1924. Owns Black Gold P—>— v ’ 3 r I hf • ;i “■ 7) ' Mrs. R. M. Hoots 9' ..Oklahoma, owner ..of the two year old “Black Gold”—the first western-bred horse to win the Historic Kentucky derby In frtiif vmm EVAPORATED MILK ASS’N. Representatives of almost all of the Evaporated Milk Manufacturers of the country recently met in Chi cago and organized the Evaporated Milk Association. Mr. L. R. Harden bergh of the Carnation Milk Pro ducts Company was elected Chair man; Mr. C. T. Lee of Nestles Food Company, Vice Chairman; Mr. E. G. Annell, Oatman Condensed Milk Company, Treasurer. Other members of the Executive Committee are W. T. Nardin, Pet Milk Sales Corpora tion; C. S. Parsons, the Borden Com pany; H. C. Carr, Libby, MeNeill & Libby; and J. F. Enz, Danish Tilde Milk Products Company. The Association will inaugurate a campaign of education directed to the housewives of America, featur ing the wholesomeness of Evaporat ed Milk; and the economy of distrib uting a billion quarts of milk each year in tin cans. It has taken /'.ore than thirty years of painstaking effort to bring this method of marketing mill Is the present high state of perfection. The new, handy, sanitary tin can now in use, makes possible the distribution of milk of the best quality to mil lions of homes, combining purity with freshness and high quality with lowest possible cost. Mr. Herbert C. Hoks, well known throughout the milk industry, and a member of the committee repres enting the industry, in the Food Ad ministration during the war, has been selected to conduct the activi ties of the new Association. Mr. Hooks has been active as a manufacturer of Evaporated Milk since 1906 when he became identi fied with the Hires Condensed Milk Company at Philadelphia. Having served in all the departments of a rapidly growing business, Mr. Hooks became General Manager in 1911 continuing until 1918 when the Hires Company combined with oth ers to form Nestles Food Company. He recently resigned the treasurer ship of this company in order to ad minister the work of the Evaporated Milk Association. LEEMAN RALSTON FINED SSOO, ALSO TWELVE MONTHS IN JAIL Leeman Ralston, whose store house on West Broad street, oppos ite Alta Vista, was dynamited two weeks ago, was convicted of having liquor in City Court Monday after noon. A* l!* Sentence was deferred overnight, but Tuesday morning he was given a fine of SSOO and sentenced to twelve months in the chaingang. Ralston seems to have handled the forbidden juice by proxy. Carl Little was caught with 100 gallons last September. Monday at the trial he testified that it was Ralston’s liquor and in Ralston’s car. Deputy Sheriff Hopkkins testified to arresting Little and the car and the whisky. Sheriff Crow testified that Ral ston came to his office last fall and offered him S2OO a week, cash in advance, if he would tell him each day where his deputies were going to be that night. The defense introduced several witnesses who swore they would not believe Little on oath. But the jury seems -o have acted on the idea that the biggest liar in the world will tell the truth sometimes, and as Little’s testimony was corroborated by other evidence they found Ralston guilty. Ralston came here from Dawson county. While living there he got a sentence from the U. S. Court of a year and a day for hauling liquor.— Gainesville News. SEND US YOUR JOB WORK COURT MEETS ' AND ADJOURNS With Judge Lewis C. Russell pre siding Gwinnett Superior Court of the Piedmont Circuit met this (Mon day) morning for the regular June session. Judge Russell announced that court would adjourn during the day to meet again the third Monday in August, only divorce and default cases are being heard today. Continued rains have put our planters away behind anl this move on the part of? the court should be a great benefit to them. With the setting of the new date Gwinnett will have court for four weeks in a row as regular September term meets the first Monday of that month. Activity of Southern Manufacturing Will Be Increased by Display at Big Industrial Show. Atlanta, Ga., May 28.—The pro posed Southern Industrial exposition in New York, at which southern states will make showings of their resources and the progress of their industrial life, will do much to in crease the activity in southern manu facturing circles and will help to make the south industrially greater through showing to the world what the south has and what it is doing, in the opinion of Atlanta business men. As pointed oat by industrial leaders industrial expositions stimulate in dustrial activity. The showing of the products of the mills and factories evidences utilization of raw materials that must be near at hand or easily available, and this naturally en courages the establishing of addition al industries and the increased output of those already operating. Diversification in industry has done and is doing for Atlanta, manufac turers asserted, what it has done for many cities that have become great industrial centers. The more kinds of factories and mills a city or town can have, leaders here say, the more cer tain is its prosperity, for it seldom happens in industrial life that all' classes and kinds of industry suffer from depression at the same time. “A slump may come to one class of manufacture, or even to two or three kinds, and still the industrial life of a town can keep up if it has a variety of manufacturing plants,” said an At lanta manufacturer. “Such a thing as complete industrial stagnation, af fecting all lines of industry, is ex ceedingly rare.” Shipping Board to Meet. Announcement was made that the first annual meeting of the southeast shippers’ regional advisory board will be held in Atlanta June 10. The board was organized a yea' 1 ago to bring about a better under standing of the mutual problems of the shipper and the carriers and is one of nine similar boards that have been organized throughout the United Stales. The meeting, which will be attend ed by shippers and representatives of the itilroads from throughout the south, will close with a banquet at which the principal speaker will be James A. Emery, of Washington, D. C., general counsel of the Nation.il Association of Manufacturers, who will discuss “Economic Questions and Poli’ica! Answers.” A. G. T. Moore, ot New Orleans, '.luurii.an, will preside at the banque*'. Other speakers include AV. Sheoly, chairman of the South Carolina rail load commission; Lincoln Green, a.- s.slant to the president of the Sontn fc-R railway, and M. J. Gornt.oy, chairman of the car service division of the American Railway Association. Capitol Workers Bob Hair bobbed hair “wave” is sweeping i ver the staid and sedate old slat? (apitol building and it, bids fair to be cor.e a permanent wave, judging :rom the manner in which the gj*l employes in the ancient structure are throwing themselves upon the mer cies of the beauty parlors. More than half a dozen heads were “bobbed” in one day the current week and the short hair crowd is now largely in the majority. As conservatism is the slogan mong the office holders after they once win a state house job, this con servatism is handed down to the em ployes, hence "bobbed” hair has had rather a hard time breaking into pop ularity at the capitol. But a con certed movement appears to be under way, as the girls are going in flocks and groups to have their curls clipped. Swimming Pools Open Saturday. Youngsters and adults who have been impatiently waiting for the mu nicipal swimming pools to open are getting ready for the big opening splash next Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, when the pools at all the parks will be thrown open for the Backed By Klan Hi • itpinvi * ff*"' y*% Edward Jackson, of -Indiana, xominee-for Governor on the Re publican ticket, who won by a big majority in the primaries through support given by the Ku Klux Klan. COCA-COLA HEAD EXPLAINS SUIT Atlanta, Ga.—Upon learning that the United States government seeks a judgment for $0,833,469.62 in a suit filed Tuesday in district court here against the Coca-Cola company, the Georgia corporation, for alleged unpaid income and excess profit tax es for 1919, Charles Howard Cand ler, presidnet, issued a statement in which he decalerd that the tax re turn for 1019 on behalf of the Geor gia corporation was made by a per son who was recommended as an ex pert tax accountant of Des Moines, lowa, and that the company depend ed upon this expert to make a cor rect return. Accountants and attor neys representing the company bad nothing to do with the return, Mr. Candler said. In his statement, Mr. Candler pointed out that the suit bad no con nection with the present Coca-Cola corporation, which was organized in 1919 when the Coca-Cola company, the Delaware corporation, purchased the entire assets of the Georgia cor poration, against whom the suit is filed. OAK GROVE. Loganville, R. 4, May 28. —Sev- eral from here attended the birth day dinner at Mr. Seb McCarts Sun day which was much enjoyed. Mrs. W. B. Hutchins is spending a few days in Lawrenceville with her son. Miss Ophie Hutchins and Miss Montine Feagins spent Saturday night with Miss Lucille Boozer and sister, Mrs. Aufton Couch, near Ozora. Mr. Rochelle Feagins and Mr. Al bert Wenslett and Misses Delphie and Blondean James attended com mencement at Winder Tuesday night. Mr. Grover James and little sis ter, Newell, have returned home af ter spending a few days pleasantly with their sister, Mrs. Henry Benton, of Hog Mountain. Mr. and Mrs. Bart Maddox and family, of Atlanta, spent Sunday with their daughter and sister, Mrs. Albert Clack, of this place. Misses Annie Lou and Beulah Mc- Cart spent last Thursday with the Misses Blasingame, of Grayson. Miss Lucille Boozer spent Sunday night with her cousin, Miss Mon tine Feagins, of near Ozora. Mr. Ernest Hutchins spent Satur day night with Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Hutchins of this place. Mr. Henry Wade, of Lawrence ville, spent Saturday night with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wade, of near Oak Grove. Miss Mildred Smith was among those going on a picnic Saturday to Stone Mountain. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wade and children, of Lawrenceville, spent Saturday night and Sunday with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wade, of near this place. Several from here attended the ice cream supper at Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Ford’s Thursday night. Mrs. Susie Boss, of near Logan ville, is staying a few days with rel atives of near this pla«e. SEND US YOUR JOB WORK. summer. The same regulations regarding bathing suits that were in effect last year will prevail this year. The com mittee named Mr. Wallis sole censor of bathing costumes that will be per mitted at the pools. FOUR NORCROSS PEOPLE INJURED Atlanta, Ga,, May 26.—Ten per sons—seven of them women—were hurt in a series of automobile acci dents during the week end. Of these, one, Miss Mildred Crisley, 17, of Norcross, was in a serious condition, doctors fearing that her skull had been fractured. Those besides Miss Crisley hurt were: Miss Lois McClure, 15, Nor cross; Miss Leah Rochester, 15, Nor cross; M. H. Davenport, 16, Nor cross, and W. D. Thompson, 5 Bish op street and Vera Moss, negro. Miss Crisley, Miss McClure, Miss Robertson, Davenport and Thompson were hurt when the automobile in which Davenport and the three girls were riding collided with one driven by Thompson at Spring and Four teenth street. Davenport was arrested on a charge of reckless driving and was released under SI,OOO bond. Thomp son’s bond was fixed at SSOO on a similar charge. MRS. JACQUELINE JARRELL, OF DUNWOODY, IS BURIED Chamblee, Ga., May 29. —Mrs. Jac queline Talnephous Jarrell, who died a( her home in Dunwoody last Friday, was buried Sunday morning from Nancy Creek church, Rev. Jame 9 Liv sey and Rev. J. P. McConnell conduct ing the services. Mrs. Jarrell was a resident of Fulton county nearly all of her life, having spent only the last few years in DeKalb. She is survived by six children, Mrs. M. E. Johnson and Mrs. S. A. Spruill, of Dunwoody; G. F. Jarrell, of Hapeville; L. A. Jarrell, of Nor cross; Mrs. I. A. Adams, of 41 Kalb street, Atlanta; Mrs. M. E. Ander son, of Ingleside; also 30 grtnucitß dren, 49 great-grand* hildien, anJ one great-great-grandchild. TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE DEDICATES NEW TEMPLE Houston, Texas, May 29.—Sam P. Cochran, 33 degrees, sovereign grand inspector general to Texas, reoently dedicated the new Scottish rite temple of this city. The temple is one of the finest structures in the south. It is built of granite, with cement floors and the equipment throughout is of he latest style. The banquet hall of the maxi floor will accommodate 1,000 people; the auditorium on the second floor has a seating capacity of 1,250. All ceremonies from the fourth to the thirty-second degree will be held here, letters temporary having been granted for the Houston bodies. Why don’t girls employed in match factor ies get married jour.er than other girls? Opportunities are sensitive, and it sighted on their first vis.t they sel dom caR again. Kind "’entlemar.- “What are you crying for?” Smell Boy: “I forget.” >l. 'j.: “Then why do you cry?” ?. !’.: “’Cause I can't rmember.” BRAZILIAN, 118, FATHER OF 48, TO TAKE GIRL, 23, AS HIS FIFTH WIFE Juiz De Fora, Brazil.—Vincenti Henrique Ferreira, 118 years old and father of 48 children, has just announced his forthcoming marriage to Georgiana Lourdes de Silva, 23. Vincenti already has outlived four wives, the last one of which presented him with two healthy off springs a few years ago. Besides being the oldest citizen of Juiz De Fora, Vincenti is black as the ace of spades and served three masters before slavery was abolish ed. Phofu Jent Over Telephone Wire , Ml aii; 9 v , i ! ' 11 llWrWitnii iMii „ili ■Rif !, , nil, IHBHr 'in, aMßayaMßßlliili. : A MT m iX 8111 ' ip l ■■ u,. '•! , * - mk. JH ■fil it £jg|l| In the "first demonstrations this week of sending photographs over long-distance telephone wires, the picture of was transmitted from Cleveland to New York. The telephono M«b pany promises regular service of sending pictures in the near future— Also that soon you can step, into the nearest long-distance booth and «ai/ nt” jails tt tbs u m Isik ISSUED EVERY MONDAY and THURSDAY MAN TRYING TO RAISE WINDOW IS SHOT DEAD Firing through a window in his home J. R. Cofer inflicted wounds that caused the death of Cobb Reed, the shooting taking place in Puck etts district Friday night.. Cefer was arrested by Sheriff E. S. Garner and lodged in Gwinnett county jail. When seen by a newspaper rep resentative Cofer said he was thirty seven years of age and had lived or the A. J. Crane place, near Buford, for the past fifteen years. His family consists of wife, children and step children. Mr. Cofer stated that he had previously had trouble with “drunks” annoying him at his home and had repeatedly ordered them away. At one time a large rock was thrown through his window as he slept; at another time his house was rocked and he fired his gun into the night which run off the rowdies, Mr. Cofer said that Friday night he was awakened by his wife who stated that someone was attempting to raise the window of a bed room and that she handed him his shot gun, a double barreled twelve gauge, and that he fired one shot through the window. A few minutes later he heard cries for help about twenty yards from the house towards the road and one of his children and his neighbor, M. Roebuck, found Cobb Reed with gunshot wounds in hfe shoulder in a dying condition. The wounded man made a short state ment but did not say why he was seeking to gain admittance into the house. Neighbors of Cofer placed Reed in an automobile and rushed him to Gainesville where he died in a hos pital shortly afterwards. Reed is said to have been about thirty years of ags and resided a short distance from Cofer. An au tomobile, said to belong to Reed, was found in the road attout half a. mile from the Cofer house'. Superior Court being scheduled to meet today (Monday) the ease will probably come up next week and it is believed that additional light will be throw* on the tragedy at the hearing, LUMPKIN COUNTY MAN AND WIFE HAVE MONEY STOLEN FROM THEM Dahlonega, Ga.—J. F. Olivette, who lives in the western part of this county, a few years ago buried $2,- 500. When he went to get it, he found that somebody else had been there first. After some days search,, he recovered most of the money' from some boys in the neighborhood. Last Friday, his wife attended a on the Cochran estate in the same section of the county, taking S6OO along in the wagon with heru She had been in the house but a short time before she discovered that her roll was missing. A search war rant was sworn out and all attendl ing the sale were searched. One man was found with about SSOO in "pock et change,” but no suspicion attach ed to him as the money lost was in bills. I 11 \ OAKLAND CEMETERY. All who arc interested will gather at Oakland cemetery Saturday, June 7th, at 7 a. m., with tools to help clean off the cemetery. There will be Memorial services at Oakland in the morning the-3rd Sunday in June. SEND US YOUR JOB WORK. NUMBER 56.