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LEADING SEMI-WEEKLY OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA VOLUME 53. JUDGE LEWIS C. RUSSELL ASKS ENDORSEMENT In this issue appears the announce ment of Judge Lewis C. Russell, of Winder, to succeed himself as judge of the Piedmont circuit. The new circuit was created by the legisla ture in 1923, and Judge Russell was named to fill the high and important office of judge in August. He has been judge less than a year, but in that short time he has impressed himself upon the circuit in such a way as to reflect credit upon him self and upon the governor of this great state in choosing him for this honorable position. Prior to becoming judge, Lewis Russell, as his friends know him, had by energy and ability and fidel ity to his clients, acquired a very large and successful law practice over the old Western circuit, where be had lived and practiced for twenty-five years. His appointment as judge gave him a broader field for service and his administration has justified the prediction of his friends that he would fill the office with distinction and with fidelity. The new circuit was created to re lieve a congestion of cases which was a serious menace to the proper rights of litigants and a hindrance to the enforcement of law. With characteristic energy, Judge Russell began his work and the congestion in-civil and criminal matters is fast disappearing to the benefit of the people of the circuit and a healthier respect for law necessarily follows and prompt dispatch of the business of the courts. By experience and training Judge Russell is a ripe and well rounded lawyer; by hie work on the bench he has shown himself a worthy suc cessor to the line of good judges the old Western circuit has had and as the first judge of the new Piedmont circuit he has by the prompt and ef ficient dispatch: of public business and sane enforcement of th| law earned the respect of the bar and of the people. OAK GROVE. Loganville, Route 4, June sth. Edna Boss and Annie Mae Brand* of* near this place, returned home Saturday, after spending a week delightfully with the former’s sister, Mrs. Weyman Guthrie, of Monro'e. Mrs. Henry Benton and children, of Hog Mountain, spent the week end with her mother, Mrs. Ethen James. Miss Ophie Hutchins has returned home after spending a few days with her brother at Lawrenceville. Misses Effie and Vernice Wade and Mr. Audie Wade spent Tuesday night and Wednesday with their brother, Mr. Harvey Wade, of Five Forks. Miss Grace Hutchins was the din ner guest Sunday of Miss Blondean James. The pound supper given by the Misses Wade Saturday night was highly enjoyed by a large crowd. M>ss Berta Hutchins and Miss Lil lie Mae Stovall left Monday morn ing for Atlanta, where they are spending ths week with relatives. Miss Flossie Lee Bennett was the Saturday night guest of Miss Mon tine Feagins, of Ozora. Miss Dulphie James and mother spent Tuesday in Lawrenceville. Mr. Ernest Hutchins spent Satur day and Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hutchins, of this place. USED CARS FOR SALE FOR SALE —Several used FORDS at bargain prices. H. P. STIFF MOTOR CO. If you have anything to *ell, buy or exchange see me at 219 Peach tree Arcade, Atlanta. jt26 P J. W. SUMMEROUR. SEND US YOUR JOB WORK FOR JUDGE PIEDMONT CIRCUIT. 1 hereby announce my candidacy to succeed myself as Judge of the Piedmont circuit, subject to the re sult of the primary of September 10th, next. The circuit was creat ed less than a year ago and I have since then as judge given to the service and the enforcement of the law my full measure of energy and ability. , I trust that my administra tion for this short period merits the usual endorsement term and I would appreciate your votes u-.d influence, in giving me this endorsement. LEWIS C. RUSSELL. | June 4, 1924. . t j The News-Herald |||wK|b • |B J ' fl| LEWIS C. RUSSELL. HON. J. J. BROWN SPOKE H MON. Hon. 3. J. Brown, commissioner of agriculture, addressed a large audi ence of Gwinnett county voters here Monday, during the noon re cess of Gwinnett superior court. Mr. Brown was accompanied by Hon. Fred T. Bridges, assistant com missioner. who formerly lived at Auburn, Georgia, and who married a Gwinnett county girl. Commissioner Brown was intro duced by Col. John I. Kelley, who paid Mr. Brown and his department a high tribute for the work they are carrying on for the agricultural in terests of the state. Mr. Brown gave an account of his stewardship in office and told of how he expects to accomplish much good for agriculture through the agency of the department es the bureau of markets. The speaker showed how the state has lost in wealth because of the fact that adequate facilities have not been provided for the marketing of farm products. He cited facts, and figures to show that our cotton* has not been selling according to the law of supply and demand but has been controlled by the cotton gam blers of New York 'and Liverpool, the price changing every few hours, when there has been no change in production. He showed that the price of other things have not come down but that farm products have not been selling in proportion. He hopes to remedy this defect by the work of the bureau of markets of his department, which is bringing the buyer and seller in close touch with one another, and is opening up markets for all kinds of farm prod ucts. Commissioner Brown’s address was well received and he made a profound impression on the audi ence. Most all gardens in the county seem to be infested with the bean beetle, and the beans, will soon be destroyed unless this pest is killed out. One pound of calcium arsenate, one pound of sulphur, and seven pounds of air slacked lime mixed thoroughly together and dusted heavily on the bean vines will keep the weevil under control. This treatment should be ap plied at once before a large num ber of eggs are deposited o» the underside of the leaves. This mix ture can be applied after ,the beans come on the vines without danger, as it will wash off in preparation for cooking. A. G. ROBISON, County Agent. DUNCANS CREEK. Dacula, Ga., Route 2, June sth. Mr. E. W. Bennett and Mr. M. J. Rolin motored to Lawrenceville Monday. Mrs. M. J. Rolin and daughter spent Monday with Mrs. Charlie Luther. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Waycaster spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brackett. Miss Ora Rolin spent Saturday afternoon with Miss Eva Waycaster. Mr. Lee Banigter attended the fu neral of Mr. Cobb Reed Sunday at Poplar Springs. Mr. E. M. Tuggle and Mr. R. E. Mauldin motored to Lawrenceville Tuesday. Mr. Ben Wallace passed through our burg recently. Mrs. M. J. Rolin and daughter, Ora, spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. R. S. Waycaster and daughter Eva. Mr. and Mrs. Cline Hays passed through oqr burg Sunday. LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, MONDAY, JUNE S, 1924. CONGRESSMAN C. H. BRAND SPEAKS ON GERMAN LOAN Mr. Speaker, the purpose of this resolution is to authorize the govern- I ment of the United States to make a gift ol’ $10,000,000 to Germany with which to purchase foodstuffs for the women and children of Germany, who are said to be suffering for the j want of sufficient 'food for their support and maintenance. From my point Of view this proposition, for many reasons is inexcusable and in defensible. It is clearly unconstitu tional. Article I, section 8, of the Con stitution declares: The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, re ports, and excises, to pay debts, and and general welfare of the United States. It is very questionable whether any rights under the “general wel fare” clause were ever intended or can be extended to embrace persons outside of these United States and its possessions who are not citizens of the United States. The question may also be asked how it would pro mote the general welfare of the United States to make a gift to the people of Germany of $10,000,000, when the German Government at this time owes the United States $255,000,000 for the occupation of the Rhine by the American soldiers, a debt it is amply able to pay but which it manifests no willingness to pay. The proponents of the proposition probably know or care nothing about the Constitution, though the support, ers of the same in the House base their support upon the ground that the "general welfare” clause of the Constitution includes authority to make this gift. For this reason I will not undertake a general discus sion of this question. It is only ne cessary, as it seems to me, to quote Judge Story on the Constitution, who is one of the strongest defend ers of the “welfare clause,” to show that giving this money to Germany can not be included in it. To come under this “general welfare” clause swell welfare must be that which, af fects the whole people, not a part, ;not dclass, but all the people. It must general, not partial or spe cial. A law to assist the people of a state or a class of people would not be “general” but “special welfare.” In his work on the ConstituUon he A power to lay taxes for the com mon defense and general welfare of the United States is not in common sense a general power. It is limited to those objects. It can not be con stitutionally transcend them. If the defense proposed by a tax be not the common defense of the United States, if the welfare be not general but special or local as contradistin i guished from national, it is not within the scope of the Conslitlu tion. If the tax be not proposed for | the common defense general wel fare, but for other objects wholly I extranemis —as, for instance, for ; propagating Mohammedanism strong the Turks o' giving aids and subsi lies to nation to build pal acies ftfr its sings or erect monu ments to its laeroes—it would be; wholly indefensible upon corstitu- ] t’onal princip os| fi? Congress has no rights to give ! away the people’s money. The gov-1 eminent owns no money. It has not 1 .*» dollar. The money which is in the treasury belong to the people. The only way it gets any money is by taxing the people. If $10,000,000 is given to Germany it will be the peo ple’s money, and it is taking it away from them without their consent. It is not only a misappropriation of, the people’s money, but being an exercise of assumed power, it is usurpation. Unless there is some stop to this sort of legislation there will be a revolution in this country which no power on earth can terminate until and unless Members of Con gress observe the Constitution of this Republic which, with uplifted hand, they have sworn to support. In 1914 when cotton was selling at 4 and 5 cents per pound, the farmers of Georgia and other cotton growing states appealed to Congress for temporary assistance to enable them to tjde over the financial storm which ther, confronted them. Agents from the cotton growing states came to Washington to plead the cause of the people before the President apd Congress. They were told to assist the farmers as was requested was class legislation and that Congress had no authority to enact class le gislation. These people did not ask the Government to give them any thing, or to make them a present of any money. They only asked that some machinery be set np by Con ■ gress, or put in motion by the Pres- I ident under existing laws by which they could borrow money to pay their debts and support their fami lies until the storm passed by, and yet no help was given, no hope was held out, and nothing was done, but now a Republican Congress, sup ported by many Democrats, sees no class legislation ghost to frighten them, and while unwilling to make ! a loan to our own people when in ] distress, are willing to give the peo ple of Germany $10,000,000. Such inconsistency is repulsive to me. The German people can take care of their suffering women and child ren without this gift. Mr. Phillip A. Kauffman, a noted writer who has been to Germany, in an article in the Washington Star says: Germans are leading lives of lux ury and extravagant ease and com fort, not in Germany alone but in every country of the European con tinent. A member of the American con sulate abroad estimates that Ger mans traveling abroad for pleasure have spent 10,000,000 American dol lars. . The Dawes committee reports that millions and millions of dollars belonging to the German people have been removed from Germany. Regi nald McKenna, formerly Chancellor of the Exchequer, states in the Unit ed States alonefthere is no less than $1,300,000,000 invested, outside of the German holdings in England, Switzerland, Italy, Holland, Spain, the Scandinavian countries, South America, and the Orient. Hon. A. P. Andrew, of Massachu setts, in a speech delivered in the House said: “I was in Germany last October and spent some time in the Ruhr. I found food in variety and abund ance everywhere in the restaurants. I talked with many Germans of dif ferent walks in life. And the conclu sion that I came to was that Ger many was suffering not from a lack of food or wealth, but fropi its’ mal administration or maldistribution. The country as a whole had more wealth than it ever had before.” -Mk-Maxiißiiia#t -groat Ger man editor, made this statement in an interview published in the Amer ican Hebrew: “Germany is literally crammed w-ith food. Half of last year’s har vest is still untouched. If I were Mr. Hoover, I would not send a single bushel of grain until the stocks now in Germany were consumed." A New York Republican Congress man is the author of this bill. It is generally believed that poliites is be hind the proposition and if this were not a presidential year this bill would never have been introduced, the end to be accomplished being to capture the German vote not only in the State of New York, but in other states where the German vote is a factor. One of the issues of a Washington newspaper entitled “The woman patriot,” which is “dedicated to the defense of the family and State,” entertains this view, in the issue which is devoted to the pro posed gift, this paper says: “The appropriation of $10,000,- 000 of the American people’s money in the Federal Treasury as a politi cal bribe to voters of one nationality in the United States, is the most ob vious outrage on the Constitution and the taxpayers of the United States, and if not killed in the Sen ate, or vetoed by the President, or stopped by the courts, this outrage will serve as precendent for any other misappropriation of funds the most unscrupulous political corrup tionist may desire.” If in good faith this gift is to be made fn the name of charity, then I Contend the mothers and children who are suffering for the necessi ties of life and the poor of our own country should be the first objects of our compassion and should have the first call upon this Congress. The mothers in this country whose sons were called to engage in the World War, many of whom fought and died to defend it, are entitled by every rule of fair play and jus tice over the mothers of Germany whose sons fought and destroyed hu man lives in order to conquer it. The mothers in this country gave their sons to engage in this war in order to keep the world free, while the people of Germany willingly sent their sons to the battle lines in order to enslave it. While I am not unresponsive to human suffering, wherever it may exist and whatever may be the cause, yet I can not concaientiously reach the conclusion that the money of the people of the United {states should be sent to a foreign nation and to an antagonistic people for any pur pose whatsoever. If the situation in Germany pre sents a real case of charity which i ESCAPED CONVICT SWIFTLV CAUGHT After an exciting chase in swiftly driven automobiles on the Decatur road Sunday night local authorities captured an escaped convict, said to be Williams alias Hopkihs'from the Banks county gang. The convict, a white man about twenty-two years of age, small in stature and red. headed, escaped from the Banks gang early Sunday J morning. It is said that he made his Way almost to Jefferson and about dusk Sunday entered a house and stole a coat and overalls and at the next residence stole the Buick five passenger automobile of Mr. M. H. Nunn. It was stated from Jefferson that the man was serving his fourth year of a ten year sentence and had been sent up from Columbus fpr burglary when he was eighteen years of age. Sheriff E. S. Garner and Deputies Howard Garner and Lum Brown were on the lookout, but a clever ruse almost succeeded in the es caped man getting through Gwinnett county. When he reached the city limits he stopped a man walking to wards town and invited him to ride with him. The officers, were close ly observing every passing car and when the Buick passed with the driver and a local man as his pas senger the ru6e almost worked. But the local citizen asked to be put on a prominent comer of the city and the driver drove past and then put him out at the last filling sta tion and the officers gave chase. The flying car and driver were cap tured seven miles from Lawrence ville on the Decatur road, about nine o’clock. Upon being brought back to renceville the prisoner confessed to being the man wanted and was placed in jail, where he remained until Monday morning, when the Banks county warden carried him back to the gang. - A REUNION. The first Sunday in June will long be remembered by the friends and relatives of a certain man and his family who reside on the outskirts of this city, or at least by those who were present. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reeves was then the scene of a happy reunion of friends and rela tives who had met by invitation to enjoy with Mr. Reeves the celebra tion of his 66th birthday. By nine o’clock they began to arrive and by eleven the house and yard was full. The love and esteem held for Mr. and Mrs. Reeves and their splendid family was plainly manifested by this full fesponse to their invita tions. jk hundred or more were present and many sent regrets that they could not come. Uncle Charles, as most are in clined to call him, whether kin or not, was kept busy answering the many congratulations extended him. His health has much improved in the last few months and his weight has increased. He said , that his old clothes would not fit him now. His guests found him with a big heart as well as an improved body. Noth ing was omitted by him and his good family to make everyone have a Jgood time. Yet amidst all the joy Uncle Charles forgot not his Maker, the One to Whom all praise was due for the blessings which were his that day. He wansed to have a service of worship and he asked Rev. S. F. Huff to take charge. At eleven o’- clock Brother Huff offered a very in structive talk about the birthdays recorded' in the Bible. He put spec ial emphasis on the birthday of the Savior and what it meant to God’s people. Brother Bob Chandler con cluded with a good talk in line with Brother Huff, and showed that the government of all things is upon Christ’s shoulders, and how helpless man is ta do anything. But no one seemed happier than Mr. Reeves himself, and every body went away wishing him many ■-eturns of such a pleasant and happy birthday. A FRIEND. their government can not cope with, the people of this country can give out of their own pockets and of their own means, as they have heretofore frequently., done, particularly when the earthquake broke upon Japan. For Congress to give away the money of the people to a foreign country for any purpose is illegal. Td give the people’s money away to a foreign country in the name of charity is likewise illegal. To give the people’s money to Ger many in the name of charity to serve political purposes is not only illegal but infamous. BANK GRAYSON CLOSES DOORS: I PRESIDENT GONE Three directors, pasting a signed statement on the doors to the effect that “this bank is in the hands of the state superintendent of banks”, clos ed the doors of the Bank of Gray son, Grayson, Georgia, Saturday as- J ternoon as depositors were seeking admittance to draw out their depos its. The run on the bank, which start ed on Wednesday, after President W. T. Roberts had failed to show up for business that morning termin ated four days later when a depos itor sought to draw out *I,BOO and only S3OO was in the bank’s vaults. W. T. Roberts, besides being pres- 1 ident of the Bank .of Grayson, was owner of an insurance agency, sold fertilizer and was also a dealer in locel real estate. He was a leader in this little city of 800. Tuesday, June 3rd, being a legal holiday, Mr. Roberts left Grayson for Lawrenceville after work Mon day telling his wife that he was going to Atlanta and would be back Tuesday night. Failing to return he was expected Wednesday morning and still not returning a run was started on the bank and though assistance was rushed so many of the depositors withdrew their accounts that the bank was forced to close. On Friday a directors' meeting was held and A. W. Webb, of Gray son,* was elected president, and N. S. Robinson, of Lawrenceville, cashier, .Miss Thelma Johnson was retained as assistant cashier and the officials ihimediately began to take renewal' of outstanding paper and other steps for the aid of the bank. The state department of banking was also notified and two examiners sent to Grayson. An r.udit of the affairs of the bank was in progress when The run closed '.heir doors. Just what the audit will show remains to be seen but the general opinion in Grayson is that “Tom Roberts is not short” and many citizens expressel the be lief that ‘•‘nobody will lose anything” and the doors will soon'again be opened: Grayson, five miles south of Law renceville, organized this bank about eighteen years ago and up to the re cent decline in business conditions due to the slump in the cotton crop of two years ago the bank had pros pered. The Bank of Grayson was capitalized at $40,000 and had $lO,- 000 surplus. The average deposits subjects to check was around $9,000 for this time of year. The bank was a Federal Reserve member. The di dectors were A. W. Webb, J. A. Ja cobs, T. A. Pate, W. R. Roberts and W. T. Roberts. W. T. Roberts had sen ed many years as cashier and after being in Florida where he was in the insurance business for a few months, he returned to Grayson as president and cashier about three years ago. During the past depres sion several Gwinnett county banks had closed their doors but the Bank of Grayson had succeeded though the headway was small, It was stated that the missing president had wor r ried no little about conditions dur ing the past few months. The belief that this worry caused Mr. Roberts to become temporarily mentally unbalanced and the belief that he would soon come back was expressed by his wife, who with her three small children, are anxiously awaiting his return. Mrs. Roberts said she at first suspected foul play, but since almost a week had passed since the mssing husband left home she believed that he was still alive. Mr. Roberts, who has a brother-in law in Atlanta, W. W. Pharr, was seen on Atlanta streets in a taxicab for the last time on Tuesday night. The police and other sources have since been conducting a hunt for him and jt is believed that he will soon be found. Tom Roberts is thirty-eight years of age, light eyes and hair, small and chunky, weighing nearly 200 pounds. He is a member of the Gray son Methodist church and is a Ma son, Shriner and Odd Fellow. His father is W. R. Roberts, of near Lawrenceville and he has a brother Glenn Roberts, in Atlanta. Those closest to him state that for the past several months he has been despond ent and had not been himself some times for days at a time and it was their belief that he was suffering at least some temporary insanity. It wsts stated at the bank on Sat urday afternoon that the audit and a complete investigation by the state banking department, who now ha>e the bank in charge, would get ISSUED EVERY MONDAY and THURSDAY ■m W. T. ROBERTS. SAYS FEW BOLL WEEVILS FOUND Few boll weevils have been fonnd in different sections of the county up to the present time, and it is hoped the infestation will not be so great a* it was last year; but the weevils are sure to be with us again this year for his share of the cot ton crop. Many farmers will use calcium arsenate for the first time thisTyear, and they must be very cautious not to use too much. Do not try to kill these old weevils that are and will be in the fields in the next few days as most of them will die before any squares are formed for eggs to be deposited in. The weevils that are going to do the harm to the cotton are the ones that jp?e coming out of hibernation about the time the cot ton is ready to put on its first squares and after the squares are formed. ' Your success in the use of poison will be in proportion to- close observation you give your cotton field and how much you know about how many squares are being punc tured at any time. A elose watch must be kept, and when the weevils appear (and squares are being formed) poison must be applied to kill them; but be sure you have weevils before you go to this ex pense. 1 have reeeived quite a number of inquiries about several commer cial preparations that are being sold. Calcium arsenate is the cheap est and most effective method of boll weevil control yet found. It contains not less than 40 per cent arsenate pentoxide, and .the con tents of any mixture should be com pared to it. A. G. ROBISON, County Agent. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. The Building Committee of Cen terville Community School are ready to receive kids for the erection of school building. Blue prints and specifications may be seen by ap plying to B. F. Booth, Lithonia, Route One. Bids will be received from now until July sth. B. F. BOOTH, J. E. FREEMAN, C. W. JOHNSON, Building Committee. June 9, 1924. Merchants in average towns which complain of “dull business” are al most entirely responsible for this condition. This statement is not in tended strictly as criticism. It is merely the utterance of a fact. Poor trade and dull times are invariably the companions of business houses that wait for a “flush” season to advertise, while active business and general optimism characterize the towns in which merchants advertise liberally and regularly. The man who says there is no business to be had only displays his ignorance. There is business for every merchant who goes after it with properly di rected effort and publicity.— Con yers Times. / NOTICE. Why throw your old rugs away when they can be made as good as new again. Also I do general house cleaning, porch chairs and swings re painted; pressing and dyeing suits for ladies and gentlemen. All work done by experienced hand. See "Bill the Presser.” Close in, handy oa Perry street, first door from Hotel Ewing. W. H. GHOLSTON, jl6c Proprietor. under way on Monday mroning. It is known that an effort will be made to reopen or to organize again in this thriving little city within a short time. NUMBER 58.