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LEADING SEMI-WEEKLY OF
NORTHEAST GEORGIA
VOLUME 53.
NEWS-HERALD
TO BE ISSUED
ONCE EACH WEEK
Today’s paper, Monday, June 30,
is the last News-Herald to be issued
on Monday, the management having
decided that in the future the paper
will be printed as a weekly being
published every Thursday and reach
ing the subscribers on Friday morn,
ing.
A better county paper in every
way will be the aim of the publish
ers who will spare neither time or
money in the publication of a week
ly that will be a credit to our coun
ty.
From many angles a good weekly
paper is more to be desired than a
paper issued oftener but smaller and
with news in brief. The page size of
twenty-two inches deep by seven
columns wide will be continued and
as many pages as necessary to carry
all county news and desirable state
and national news will be issued.
Subscribers will during the course of
their subscription receive as many
inches of news as though the paper
was issued twice each week.
Issued as a weekly the paper will
also contain Arthur Brisbane’s col
umn, the best of cartoons and comic
strips, and the latest news pictures
of the U. S.
Our county correspondents, now
fifty in number and the best writers
of community news we believe that
any county paper can boast of, will
in the future mail their letters so as
to .reach this office by Tuesday, thus
assuring their appearance in the is
sue of the same week and giving our
subscribers the happening of the fif
ty communities represented while it
is still “news.”
Advertisers will have their copy
in our hands by Tuesday in order
to get their advertisements in all
editions to be dated Thursday of the
same week.
The price of the big county week
ly will be $1.50 per year payable in
advance, or six months for 75 cents.
This is about actual cost of publica
tion.
'Our job and commercial printing
department, now doing the biggest
volume in its history, is being l
strengthened and we will appreciate
your 'orders.
MR. DAN CHILDERS
DROWNS AT PORTERDALE
Mr. Dan Childers, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Childers, of Lawrence
ville, who had resided at Porterdale
for some time, was drowned m a
pond there early Saturday morning.
Mr. Childers had entered the wa
ter with two other young men and
was suddenly seized with cramps,
death resulting from strangulation
according to attending physicians.
He was 21 years of age, twice
married, and leaves a widow aad
two children.
Funeral services will be held this
(Monday) morning at Prospect, Rev.
L. E. Smith on charge.
J. S. BROOKS DEAD.
Mr. J. S. Brooks, prominent plants
er of Between, Walton county, died
at his home early Saturday rooming.
He is survived by a widow, and
several grown children.
Funeral .and interment will be held
•today (Monday) at Sardis.
MRS. P. L. GRAHAM.
Mrs. Temyiie Roan Graham, ihe
ji/ty-foui year old wife of P. L. Of«a
h.ini citi at their home in Rocklale
c>un v Tuesday, and iher remains
were Lid to rest, at Bethel church
Wednesday. Her maiden name wis
Gamp. She is survived by her hus
band and sveral children.
F. Q. Simmon, our efficient under
taken, had charge.
HOLD FINAL SERVICES
FOR MISS BRAND TODAY
Miss Eddie Brand, 17, died Sat
urday at her home in Loganv'lle af
ter a short illness. She was stricken
with typhoid fever soon after her re
turn from college, a few weeks ago.
Miss Brand was a cousin of Con
gressman Charles H. Brand, of
Washington, D. C., and L. M. Brand,
of Lawrenceville. She was a member
of the Methodist church and an ac
tive Sunday school and church work
er.
She is survived by her pai ents,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brand; a twin
sister, Miss Ethel Brand, and three
brothers, Hubert, Joetylr and Bose
Brand, all of Loganville.
Funeral services will be held Mon
day afternoon at Loganville, with
Rev, R, A. Broyles, Jr., officiating.
The News-Herald
WEEVILS & SQUARES
i COMING TOGETHER
801 l weevils have begun to show up
in a number of cotton fields in the
past fe-.v days, and farmers should
keep a close watch for their appear
ance.
They can be found in the buds of
the cotton plants, and where they
have been out a few days they begin
to puncture the tender leaves of the
buds. Do pot depend on this damage
to the bud as squares are being
formed, and the weevils will feed
there.
Of course, it is useless to apply
poison until you know you have wee
vils, but as soon as you can find as
many as ten' weevils per acre there
is likely to be that many overlooked,
and poison should be applied. You
must look on calcium arsenate as a
means of controlling the weevil, and
if you are to make a success with it
you must keep a close watch on your
cotton and apply it when the weevils
get there, and unless you get them
make another application in four to
dust form.
The same methods used this year
will not likely give the results they
did last year. Last year most of the
weevils were out of winter hiberna
tion before any squares were formed.
This year the weevils and squares are
coming at the same time, which will
require much closer watch of the
cotton fields.
With the size of the cotton now and
the way squares are being formed I
am sure the best results this season
will be obtained by applying in the
dut form.
There is plenty of calcium arsen
ate and the price is a little cheaper
than it was some time ago. Watch
your cotton closely. It looks like we
are in for a lively fight this time, so
start in time.
A. G. ROBISON,
County Agent.
SHERIFFS IN FAVOR
OF ELECTRIC CHAIR
Atlanta, Ga.—Substitution of the
electric chair for the gallows in exe
cutions in Georgia was urged upon
the legislature Friday in a resolu
tion adopted by the Georgia Sher
iff’s association.
» President J.. A. Beard, of -Musco
gee county, declared the chair was
a more humane way to take the life
of condemned persons than hanging,
and said that most of the sheriffs of
the state were of the same opinion.
The following officers were re
elected: J. A. Beard, president; C.
O. Noble, Tift county, vice presi
dent; H. G. Bradley, Atlanta, secre
tary and treasurer.
MERCER IS INDICTED
ON GIRL'S CHARGES
Atlanta, Ga.—True bills charging
two serious offenses ho Jesse Mer
cer, former state game warden, were
returned by the Fulton county grand
jury Friday. The eases relate to dis
closures said to have been made by
a ymmg girl, the details of which
have been withheld.
Mercer, who resides at the Kim
ball house, was out of the city Fri
day anti had m>t been arrested on
the bench warrant that issued under
the indictment early Saturday morn
ing. -Efforts to locate him for a
statement failed.
He was formerly connected with
the federal prohibition department
of Georgia.
No disclosures as to the alleged
offenses or She perswns upon whose
representations they were charged
could be obtained at the offices of
the solicitor general.
MERCHANTS WINS SBOO
DAMAGES IN SUIT
AGAINST DRY AGENTS
Atlanta, Ga.—A verdict of s6oo'
damages was awarded C. D. Bridges,
plaintiff, by a jury in federal district
court Thuisday in a suit brought by
Mr. Bridges against F. D. Dismuke,
federal prohibition director, and J.
W. Powell, federal prohibition agent.
Damages are to be shared equally
by the defendants. The jury was out
40 minutes.
The defendants announced Friday
they will appeal th* ras^.
Suit was brought against the fed
eral agents on the charge that they
had maliciously caused a warrant to
be issued by United States Commis
sioner W. Colquitt Carter for the
purpose of searching a storehouse at
425 Grant street, which Mr. Bridges
owned and where he carried on a
grocery business.
Hooper Alexander represented Mr.
Bridges. Robert B. Troutman, of the
firm of Troutman & Troutman, con
ducted the defense. , ■
For hntue screening, windows or
doors, new er repaired, see
j2Sp W. T. BRACEWELL,
Clayton St., behind the jail.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1924.
RACING AND
FIREWORKS FOR
ATLANTAJULY4
Atlanta is preparing to celebrate
the Fourth of July with an unusual
ly interesting program this year, the
feature events being automobile and
harness racing and a big fireworks
display.
Already more than forty horses
are reported on the track at Lake
wood Park training for the big day,
among them the best pacers and
trotters to be seen in the south. The
track at Lakewood is in fine condi
tion and great sport is assured for
the midsummer meet.
The auto racing will show a dozen
of the fastest cars and most fearless
drivers on the track. The purses put
up by the management have brought
entries that will make the competi
tion very keen in the speed events,
and the fans who saw the races of
last July 4 still remember the thrills
they got out of the afternoon.
The day will be closed with a won
derful pyrotechnic display over the
lake which is peculiarly suited to the
spectacular showing of fireworks.
Band concerts and patriotic speak
ing will also feature the day. Im
provements of the grounds make
Lakewood Park an ideal picnic site
and basket parties are especially in
vited.
COLLIE BATTLES ANGRY
4 BULL TRYING TO GORE 4
FARMER TO DEATH
Springfield.—A collie dog Tues-"
day saved the life of George W.
Smitt, farmer, residing at Butler,
near Litchfield. An angry bull
charged Smitt to the ground and
was goring him when the dog leaped
to his master’s aid and battled the
animal until L. H. Ernst, a neighbor,
arrived and rescued Smitt. The lat
ter, while seriously wounded, will
recover.
A. O. VENABLE DIES
AT STONE MOUNTAIN
Atlanta, Ga.—A. O. Venable,
prominent Stone Mountain business
man, died Sunday morning at the
residence, following an illness of
three weeks. He was a brother of S.
H. and \V. L. Venable, prominent
Atlantians.
Mr. Venable, who was 64 years
old, was a native Georgian, and had
resided in this state practically all
his life. Since 188.6 he has been en
gaged in the state quarrying busi
ness at Stone Mountain.
Funeral services will be held at 4
o’clock this afternoon from the res
idence of S. H. Venable, near Stone
Mountani, with Rev. R. O. Flinn,
psator of the North Avenue Presby
terian church, officiating. Inter
ment will be in Stone Mountain cem
etery.
SUWANEE.
Suwanee, Ga., June 23, 1924.
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Duncan and lit
tle son, Hope, have returned from
visiting relatives in Birmingham,
Ala.
Miss Carfax Baxter left Monday
to attend the summer school at Ath
ens.
Mr. Carl Braziel, and Mr. and
Mrs. Burrel Braziel, of Detroit,
Mich., are visiting here.
Dr. and Mrs. John Jacobs and
little son motored from Gainesville
Sunday afternoon to visit her moth,
er, Mrs. Lillie Rhodes.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Kittle are the
proud parents of a baby girl.
Miss Ommie Buiee, of Buford, is
spending several days with relatives
and friends here.
We are very sorry to relate the
news of the death of Mr. Newt
Jo-nes, who died Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. P. A. Crunkleton and son,
P. A., visited her brother, Z. B. Dil
lard, and Sunday they visited their
brother, who is in the Alto sanita
rium.
Mrs. R. A. Whitlock and daugh
ters, Loy and Butrelle, motored to
Buford Monday afternoon.
SINGING.
Everybody is cordially invited to
attend the singing at Pleasant Hill,
near Tucker, the first Sunday in Ju
ly. We expect to use “His Voice of
Love” and “Crowning Hymns No.
4” books. All leaders are especially
urged to come and bring books.
There will also be an all day sing
ing at Fellowship at Tucker, the
second Sunday in Juyl. Here the
“Old Sacred Harp” books will be
used.
All music lovers will surely en
joy the day at both places.
FRED H. BRITT.
ENTRIES TO CLOSE
MONDAY, AUGUST 11
At the call meeting of the Gwinnett
county democratic executive commit
tee, held at the court house Thursday
afternoon, they fixed the date for en
tries to close and also assessed the
candidates for defraying the expenses
of the primary to be held on Septem
ber 10th.
Candidates have until Sfondsy, Au
gust 11th, at 12 o’clotk Woon, in which
to pay their assessments and qualify.
Col. John C. Houston, who has been
acting chairman since the death of
Chairman B. L. Patterson, was elected
permanent chairman.
The three committee members re
siding in Lawrenceville aru to have
the tickets printed and the election
blanks gotten, out, which will be sent
to the various precincts in time for
the September primary.
All fees are to be paid to J. A.
Brown, secretary, Lawrenceville, Ga.,
and the assessments against the can
didates running for the different of
fices is as follows:
For congress ; $40.00
For judge 49.00
For solicitor general 40.00
For representative 25.00
CONGRESSMAN BRAND IN
RACE FOR RE-ELECTION
Hon. Charles H. Brand is a can
didate to succeed himself in Con
gress from the Eighth district and
his announcement appears elsewhere
in The Tribune today. Judge Brand
is one of the ablest and most popu
lar members of Congress from Geor.
gia and has rendered his constituen
cy active, intelligent and creditable
r service. Extremely 'popular all over
the district, he will befcordially sup
ported for reelection, and friends
confidently predict his success.
The Tribune is delighted to learn
that Judge Brand is ! now enjoying
better health than he has in some
time.—-Walton Tribune.
ROBERTS ACADEMY.
Lawrenceville, R. 3, June 25.
The ice cream supper given by Mrs.
E. C, Long was enjoyed by a big
crowd, -ifHI ; >
Mr. Albert Henderson siwinjlffeht
urday night with' Mr. Hoke Norton.
Miss Louella Long and Mr. Hoke
Norton spent a while Sunday after
noon with Miss Nellie Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Long spent
Sunday night with her mother, Mr*.
Robertson.
Misses Mary Kate Bennett and
Effie Moon spent Saturday right
and Sunday with Misses Laura and
Verlon Johnson.
Miss Louella Long spent Satur
day night with Miss Azzie Lee Rob
ertson.
Miss Lucille Rcibertson spent Sun
day with her sister, Mrs. Claude
Long.
Misses Omie Hutchins, Delphia
and Blondean James were in this
section Sunday.
Mr. Herbert Day from Rosebud
was at Sunday school at Roberts
Academy.
Miss Robena Wade was the guest
of Miss Azzie Lee Robertson Satur
day night a week ago.
Mrs. Neal Cagle spent Saturday
afternoon with Mrs. Bob Roberts.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Long spent
Saturday night with Mr. .and Mrs.
R. L. Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Pink Hogan, of At
lanta, are spending the week with
his father and family.
Mrs. Edith Tuck and little daugh
ter, Mozelle Tuck, have returned
home after spending several months
with her brother in Alabama.
Mr. a'd Mrs. John Bradford spent
Tuesday evening with his father.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. M. Allen gave an
ice cream supper Saturday night
that was enjf ad by a large crowd.
Sunday school every Sunday af
ternoon at 2 o’clock. Everybody
come.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Camp spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. H.
E. Buchanan at Grayson.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Weeks and
children from Atlanta spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Harvil Ben
nett.
Mr. Claud Ford spent last week
in Atlanta.
Mr. T. S. Thomason, of Lawrence
ville, was in our community last
week.
Mr. Hubert Drummonds and fam
ily spent Saturday night and Sunday
with Mr. Jim Drummonds.
Mr. DeWitt Haney from Mount
Zion spent A while with his father,
Mr. G. T- Haney Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Lowery from
Pleasant Grove spent Tuesday night
with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Drummonds.
Mr. and Mrs. Dee Brooks, of Gray
son spent a few days last week with
Mrs. Jay Wood.
Mr. C. Drummonds and family,
from Pleasant Grove, spent a while
Tuesday evening with his father.
GEORGIA DELE
GATES GUESTS
OF SEN. GEORGE
Madison Square Garden, N. Y.—
After sweltering in Madison Square
garden all day and listening to itera
tions of the merits of light and dark
horses in the race for the Democratic
nomination for the presidency, mem
bers of the Georgia delegation re
laxed delightfully at a dinner given
them in a private room of the Wal
dorf-Astoria hotel Thursday night
by United States Senator Walter F.
George, of Georgia. The occasion
was the most delightful social af
fair yet tendered the Georgians in
the metropolis, and it was enjoyed
immensely.
Senator George had given orders
for the famous Waldorf chef to try
himself on the Georgia delegation,
and the menu was sumptous and
southern in character and prepara
tion. It was a six course dinner
served to about 100 present and for
mer Georgians, as the invitations
extended by Senator Geoige includ
ed the .entire Georgia party attend
ing the national convention.
Senator George is not one of the
most talkative men in the senate,
but he is always on the job, and is
especially effective in committees
where the real work of the senate is
transacted,” Mr. Tiller said. “You
know senators are something like
women. If they do too much talking
they are poor housekeepers.”
Major John S. Cohen, national
committseman-elect from Georgia,
lauded the women of the Georgia
delegation as the most dignified, the
most reserved, the most ladylike and
the most aristocratic of any delega
tion in the national convention. He
congratulated Senator George on his
wisdom in the appointment of his
secretaries, Mr. Wilson, Miss Orr
and Miss Morris, who were the as
sistant host and hostesses. H. H.
Dean, of Gainesville, called upon
George Carson, of Commerce, Con
federate veteran and honorary dele
gate-at-large, for an old fashioned
rebel yell. Mr. Carson called for a
show of hands of all present who
were direct descendants of Confed
erate veterans, and every hand in
the room went up.
The Georgia delegation went
through some trying times during
the specially prepared demonstration
for A 1 Smith Thursday afternoon,
as the Georgians are regarded as the
leaders in the cause of William G.
McAdoo. There had been a plan to
grab the Georgia banner and carry
it in the Smith parade, but when the
East Siders found the banner sur
rounded by Senator O. A. Nix, Char
lie Brown, Albert Foster, Sidney
Camp and other upstanding and out
spreading Georgians with their jaws
set for any eventuality, they decided
to merely taunt and jeer as they
marched by the silent Empire State
delegation. There had been a plan
to sweep all opposing delegates off
the floor and out of the hall, but
this plan also ha'd to be abandoned
because the south and west refused
to be stampeded.
Many Georgians who have been
regular visitors on the convention
floor and had honest-to-goodness
passes were refused admittance
Thursday, while A 1 Smith supporters
were let into the hall on no other
credentials except Smith buttons. Al
most the entire police department
was present to see that every one
except the Smith supporters be
haved.
Strange as it may seem, the Smith
demonstration was gratifying to the
Georgians, for they saw the New
York governor could muster only
thirteen state banners in line, while
Williem G. McAdoo had gathered
twenty-eight on the preceding day.
James D. Robinson and Albert
Howell, of Atlanta, were on the
stage during the Thursday proceed
ings.
There was another special show
for the newspaper men covering the
convention at the Columbia theater
Thursday night, with many of the
Georgia delegates present. It started
at midnight and lasted until daylight.
«
The Georgia delegation went into
the fourth day of the convention de
termined to lead in the fight of the
McAdoo supporters for early ballot
ing on the presidential candidate,
following a declaration by Mr. Mc-
Adoo that social engagements should
be cut out and business attended to.
It has been known for some time
that the plan of campaign of the Al-
Smith supporters was based on tac
tics that would delay voting and
wear out the delegates who have
come from a distance. Most of Gov
ernor Smith’s strength is in the com
muting district of New York City.
FARMERS ARE AIDED
BY COUNTRY BANKS
Atlanta, Ga., June 26.—Country
j banks which have joined the federal
reserve system and thereby given
themselves access to a large reservoir
of credit are taking a big hand in
community agricultural development,
in the opinion of leading Gecrgia
agriculturists.
The smaller banks which have a
membership in the federal reserve
system, it was pointed out, are in a
better position to aid. the farmers
than those outside the system, and in
nany instances are meeting agricul
tural needs which hitherto found it
necessary to deal direct with the big
city banks.
The Federal Reserve Bank of At
lanta, which covers the sixth federal
district, composed of the states of
Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennes
see, Mississippi and Louisiana, pro
vides large credit accommodations to
the agricultural interests, but in ev
:ry instance these accommodations
are handled through the member
banks scattered throughout the six
states. M. B. Wellborn, governor of
the Federal Reserve Bank here, said
today that agricultural paper carried
by the Atlanta hank showed beyond
question that the smaller banks of the
district are rendering great assistance
to the farmers, much more than they
could possibly do as non-members
with restricted credit.
“Country banks are doing a big
work in promoting better methods of
production in their respective com
munities,” said Governor Wellborn.
“And there is no dsputing the fact
that these banks by helping their
communities also help themselves.
Bankers and farmers in many sec
tions of the south are getting closer
together for their mutual growth and
protection, and it will be the policy
of the federal bank, as it has been in
the past, to render every possible as
sistance to its members which in turn
are extending a helping hand to the
farmers.”
Among the things being done by
country banks are financing the im
portation and distribution of pure
bred cattle, developing the interest of
>oys and girls in better farming by
organizing pig, sheep, calf, poultry
md garden clubs, promoting greater
crop diversification, promoting local
dairy, financing creameries, and gen
eral agricultural development. Banks
in a number of sections, it was stated,
have increased their deposits many
times as the result of community ag
ricultural development.
“No fair-minded man will dispute
that the present unfortunate plight of
the American farmer is largely the
result of discriminating legislation,”
said C. W. McClure, Atlanta merchant
and capitalist, in a statement made to
the correspondent of this news ser
vice. “So long as the judiciary, legis
lative and administrative branches of
our government are composed of only
3 per cent farmers, what relief can
be expected ? Here again the far
mer’s salvation is in his own hands.
Mr. McClure, who is a recognized
political leader of many years’ stand
ing, takes the position that farmers
should stand together in political
movements and strengthen the farm
bloc in congress by electing more far
mers and business and professional
men who have the ability and sym
pathy to aid agriculture with reme
dial legislation; and fewer profes
sional politicians and lawyers.
STRAND THEATER.
MONDAY—“The Silent Strang
er” with Fred Thompson.
This picture is a new release, and
Fred Thompson displays some real
horsemanship. His remarkable trick
horse, Silver King, does' some un
usually good stunts.
A two reel comedy.
TUESDAY—RudoIph Valentino
in “Blood and Sand” supported by
good cast. This picture is acclaimed
by Mr. Valentino as his best produc
tion.
THURSDAY—-“Can a Woman
Love Twice?” with Ethel Clayton.
A photodramatic searchlight
piercing lytarinde on a question vital
and absorbing to every man and
woman—the powerful story of a
young mother’s battle for the fu
ture of her baby son, and of a self
sacrificing lie which ultimately
brought her second love.
Also a two reel comedy.
FRIDAY, JULY 4th—Lon Chan
ey, Billie Dove, Malcolm McGregor
and others in “All the Brothers
Were Valiant”, a great sea story
with many thrilling scenes and ac
tion. Lon Chaney, the star of this
picture, is also the leading character
in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”
just finished in Atlanta.
Also a 2 reel Buster Keaton com
edy.
GET YOUR
Fall seed Irish potatoes, Lookout
Mountain variety, from
’ J. BEN DAVIS.
ISSUED EVERY
MONDAY and THURSDAY
M’ADOO, SMITH.
UNDERWOOD
MAY DEADLOCK
New York, June 29.—The demo
cratic national convention will reas
semble Monday morning in a con
siderably chastened mood to begin
balloting on presidential candidates.
There is every indicates .that the
big three—McAdoo, Smith and Un
derwood—wll be deadlocked after a
few ballots and that the party lead
ers will get together on a compro
mise candidate. Talk Sunday favored
Samuel M. Ralston, of Indiana, as
the man, but several others will be
considered, including Senater Carter
Glass, John W. Davis, James M. Cox r
and Senator Robinson, of Arkansas.
Delegates woke up late Sunday
in a somewhat remorseful mood. It
was the inevitable result of the Sat
urday night orgy when the conven
tion, in a riotous session lasting un
til 2 a. m., Sunday, came within o - e
vote of adopting a platform plank
denouncing the Ku KJux Klan by
name.
In the first throes of the hang
over the delegates were expressing'
regret that the party had permitted
itself to indu’gc. n such a fcrav/i as
was witnessed in Madison Square
Garden Saturday night and Sunday
morning.
Republican newspapers here were
expressing great glee at the specta
cle whch the democratic cof'V'jrtiora
presented and the democrats were
admitting privately that a big mis
take had been made in fanning the
flames of religious prejudice.
For hours Saturday night speak
ers were playing on the religious and
racial prejudices of the great crowd'
which jammed every inch in the gar
den. The result was the breeding of
ill feeling and the threatened aliena
tion of thousands of votes out in the
country. Democrats admit this pri
vately. Some are remarking cynical
ly that it is another case of Coolidge
ulck that the party should have been
given the opportunity of a lifetime
by the administration at Washing
ton and then come here and fritter
it away in an argument over reli
gion.
Several anti-klan leaders; realiz
ing that the best thing to do Is to
forg2t the whole matter is possible,
declared Sunday that they would
squelch any attempt by overzeatous'
anti-klan delegates to reopen the
question. Some thought that if a re
consideration could be forced, they>
might swing the one vote necessary y
to carry the question.
The temper of the convention ■
seems to be swinging in the oon-./
trary direction and it is extnemely
doubtful if a motion to reconsrifcc
would carry. It probably would be
howled down.
■
NEGRO DELEGATE "' r
IS GIVEN SEAT;
BREAKING RECORD
New York.—For the first time m
negro has taken a seat as a delegate
on the floor of the democratic na
tional convention.
Dr. Paul A. Collins, a negro resi
dent of the Harlem district of New
York, has been seated as a delegate
in place of Murray Hurlburt, presi
dent of the board of aldermen' of
New York, who has gone to Europe;
Collins was an alderman for the 21st.
New York district, and now becomes
a delegate.
AUGUSTA WOMAN HEADS
GEORGIA EASTERN STAR;
ATLANTIAN IS HONORED
Macon, Ga.—Mrs. Mamie S'. John
son, Augusta, was elected worthy
grand matron of the Georgia grand
chapter, Order of the Eastern Star,,
at the annual election Wednesday.
She succeeds Mrs. Eva W. Sutton, of
Macon. The officers were to be in
stalled at the closing of the grand
chapter tonight.
Other officers elected were: Dr..
A. D. Echols, LaGrange, worthy
grand patron; Mrs. Julia Turner, At
lanta, associate grand matron; J. L..
McLaren, Decatur', ‘associate grand"
patron; Mrs. Wattie Colquitt, Cor
dele, re-elected grand treasurer;.
Mrs. Annie Bullock, BullockvilJe, re
elected grand treasurer; Mrs. Sallie
McElroy, Norcross, worthy grand
conductress. The other officers are
appointtive and the appointments
will be made by Mrs. Johnson in a
few weeks.
The annual lodge of sorrow was
held Tuesday night for all deceased,
members. A number of committee
reports were heard Wednesday in
connection with the election which
showed the Georgia chapters have
enjoyed a splendid year.
NUMBER 64.