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LEADING NORTHEAST GEemulA VOLUME 53. BILLIE CARROLL’ COOD CITIZEN, DIES iJT HOME Mi*. William A. Carroll, one of Gwinnett county’s best known citi zens, died at his home in Lilburn Wednesday morning after an illness of some time. Mr. Carroll was 6 years of age and served as a gallant soldier of the Confederacy. He retired from the mercantile business about ten years ago. Mr. Carroll lived his lifetime near Lilburn and was abeloved citizen of his community. He was likewise a leading factor in county politics and his council and advice was often sought. Years ago he made two rac es for county sheriff. He was a suc cessful farmer and merchant and only ill health caused his retire ment. “Uncle Billie” is survived by the following children: Messrs. Tom and Darling Carroll, Mrs. Henry Har mon, Mrs. Bob Nash, Mrs. Oliver Kelley, all of near Lilburn. His wife preceded him to the grave about two years. Funeral services and interment will be held at Liberty Baptist church, of which he was a devoted member, Thursday afternoon, July 3rd, Revs. Singleton and McConnell in charge. MRS. LENA PARKS CAR i ER. Mrs, Lena Parks Carter, aged 35, wife of Mr. Bob Carter, died sud denly at the home in Carl early Tuesday morning. Surviving her are the husband and two small children; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Parks; grandmother, Mrs. J. H. Hutchins, and numerous other relatives. Funeral services and interment were held Wednesday morning at Appalachee church, Barrow county, Revs. Smith and Harbins in charge. ALVIN HINTON AT METHODIST CHURCH SUNDAY NIGHT Next Sunday night at the Methodist church Rev. Alvin Hinton will preach his first sermon as a licensed preacher. Alvin was granted license to preach at the recent session of the North At lanta District conference, and is one of Lawrenceville’s most popular young men. It is expected that a packed house will be present Sunday evening to hear his first sermon. The order of services Sunday: 10:30: Sunday school. 11:30: Sepmon by Pastor. Lord’s Supper. 7:45: Epworth League. 8:30 Sermon by Rev. Alvin Hinton. MISSIONARY SOCIETY The Missionary Society of the eMthodist church will hold the July meeting at the home of Mrs. R. L. Haslett, oMnday afternoon, July the seventh, at 4:30 o’clock. Subject: “Opening Fields in the Open Country” I. Hymn 604. “There is a Land of Pure Delight.” 11. Devotional—Mrs. W. L. Rog ers. Bible lesson —“The Resources Opened by Prayer.” IV. “Are Our Children Getting Missionary Training?”—Mrs. G. W. Clower. V. “The Illumined Task in the Rural Community—Miss Ida Mitch ell. VI. “The Gospel Ford in the Ru ral Community”—Mrs. J. M. Ben nett. VII. Missionary News—Mrs. C. O. Stubbs. VIII. Business. Roll call. Respond with verse per taining to the country or life in the country from Psalms. Minutes. Reports of officers and committees. IX. Adjournment. UNION GROVE. Auburn, Ga., R. 1, July 3.—Sun day school at this place every Sun day afternoon at 2:30. Everybody is invited. Several from here attended the Sunday school convention at Sharon. Mrs. J. W. Walls’ little twins, Ed na and Edith, are real sick we are sorry to say. Several from here attended the Sunday school convention at Dacula Methodist church. Rev. Ernest Kilgore preached at Sharon last Sunday. Mrs. J. N. Cheely, of Buford, is spending the week with her sister in-law, Mrs. Levie Clack. Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Clack are the proud parents of a fine baby boy which arrived June the 26th. The farmers of this section are about up with then work. The Ne ws-Her a\ ,n GEORGIA POLITICS IS VERY QUIET Atlanta, Ga., June 30.—With the I democratic convention in New York attracting 95 per cent of attention of Georgia voters, and with the opening of the state legislature in Atlanta claiming at least another 4 per cent, there was barely a trace of interest shown during the past week in the various races which are officially un der way in the state, to end with the primary in September. United States Senator William J. Harris, seeking reelection, and ex- Governor Thomas W. Hardwick, his ooponent, did not engage in any ac tive campaigning during the week. It is doubtful if Senator Harris wiL be able to find time for many speech is in the state this summer, but he spen, all of year touring the state, v ; - itirg each county at least once, most ol them twice, and many three or more times. Mr. Hardwick has announced that he will open a vigorous campaign jn July 4, when he will speak at Watso i Springs in Greene county. Governor’s Race Quiet. * in the governorship race the two candidates have had their time en tirely occupied by the state legisla ture. Governor Clifford Walker, seeking re-election, has as yet made no formal announcement regarding his platform, though his annual mes sage to the legislature, delivered last Thursday, was generally regarded as embodying the main issues on which he is appealing to voters. In his mes sage he stressed the need of economy and efficient handling of state fi nances and advocated biennial sessions of the legislature. Herschel H. Elders, of Tattnall county, also a candidate for the guber natorial seat, is a member of the legislature and is entirely occupied with his duties in that body. Races for minor state house places have been correspondingly quiescent. Albert J. Woodruff and O. R. Bennett, who are seeking to depose J. D. Price and John T. Boifieullet, respectively, on the public service commission, are members of the general assembly. Mr. Woodruff, however, is in New York as a member of the Georgia delegation to the democratic national convention. Many Are Opposed. Other state officials who face op position in their races for reelection include State Superintendent of Schools N. H. Ballard, who is opposed by Fort E. Land, of Macon; J. J. Brown, commissioner of agriculture, opposed by George F. Hunnicutt, and C. E. McGregor, pension commission er, opposed by John Y. Clark. Many members of the general as sembly are candidates either for re election or for new offices. L. J. Steele, of DeKalb, is running for congress from the fifth district against William D. Upshaw, the pres ent incumbent. Frank Holden, of Clarke, is a candidate for congress from the eighth district, and Ben J. Fowler, of Bibb, from the sixth. Also Col. S. G. Brown, of Lawrence ville, is a candidate for congress from the ninth district against Congress man Thomas M. Bell, of Gainesville. JULY THE FOURTH. The American nation is 148 years old today. Its history spans so mo mentous an era that there scarcely re mains a material thing to remind to day of yesterday, and none dares prophesy that tomorrow will not out do and forget both. The changing externals under which we live do not subtract from the ver ity of life. Man, of all things created and invented, changes the least. He is the ever-living Adam. His quest is unaltered. At bottom the simplest terms express him and his destiny. He seeks that which is summed up as good; he flees from that which to him is evil. Applied to living he phrases his goal in terms of society, whose operating mechanism is government. What was born on July 4, 1776, was a new effort toward an old ob jective. Alone it remains unchanged by the moving impulses of externals, even as the heart of man is the same now as in all time. Life, liberty and the pursuit of hap piness. Sometimes incapable of ar ticulating his aspirations, these things nevertheless have been the mainspring of man’s noblest works. Simplicity marks those objectives and yet all his tory comprises the struggle to main tain the onward march against forces eager to thwart it. So men have died, but the simple truth has never died. Indestructible so long as humanity endures it came to lasting repose in the bosom of a people pledged to carry it far and high along the road of destiny. Whosoever in the world today thinks of liberty, thinks of this happy land. Its institutions have become the criterion of progress. Civilization looks to it for leadership. Of these things, so precious to the life of the world, so passionately sought through so many bitter centuries of time, every American is inheritor, guardian and priest. LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1924. BUICK BUILDING TWO SIZES OF SIX CYLINDERS One of the most significant facts in the announcement of Buick this week of its Standard Six models is that Buick will remain in the class of builders of moderate price cars. Speculation was rife previous to this announcement as to the likelihood of Buick’s bringing out a car that would be considerably higher in history carefully, however, were more or less prepared for the launch ing of this new car which is taken to be good evidence Buick will not re tre from this division of the six cy linder field it has dominated for so many years. One reason, perhaps, why this rumor persisted so strongly was because Buick was first among price than any it had produced be fore—a car that might be a compet itor in what is known as the exclu sive “fine car” field. Those who have followed Buick’s the large volume producers to equip its cars with four wheel brakes as it did a year ago and likewise to in troduce many other improvements of chassis and lines —all of which gave its cars greater value. A care ful inspection of the Stan, dard Six models shows even the lay man that they are Buick through and through—with the same type of engine, of clutch and r ar axle that have contributed so much to Buick’s record of performance for so many seasons. And what is true of the valve-in head engine principle is likewise true of Buick’s multiple disc clutch, its rear axle with its distinctive third member, its spring construction and the newly designed steering gear. “Keep the good” has always been one of Buick’s mottoes and that is one of the reasons Buick cars al ways have been good cars. That Buick is not blind to the en thusiastic reception its large six cy linder cars have received during the past year may be seen from thejiine of Master Six models which likewise are on display this week for the time. Comment seems to be that these cars will prove the stiffest kind of competition for all manu facturers in the upper portion of the six cylinder field. “BLACK DIAMOND,” NOTED RACING OSTRICH, SLAIN IN HOT SPRINGS FIGHT Hot Springs, Ark.—“ Black Dia mond,” famous ostrich, died Mon day. The passing of the noted bird re calls the memorable event at Green ville, Ohio, 17 years ago, when “Black Diamond” sprinted a half mile in 1:05, setting an American record which still holds. “Black Diamond” was killed Mon day in a fight with six other birds at the farm of Tom J. Cockburn, near here. So fierce was the strug gle, that the heavy fence about the inclosure in which the ostriches were confined, was splintered in several places. Attendants had difficulty in quelling the riot and peace was re stored only after “Black Diamond” lay mortally wounded. .“Black Diamond” was fifty-nine years old. He raced on many tracks from California to New England during a period of fifteen years and he never was defeated. SEND US YOUR JOB WORK ELECTRIC WASH DAY ON THE FARM. ashday on the farm has t'lways been one of the hardest for the farm wife. Washday means the worst sort of drudgery for the farm wife. But within the last few years a new washday has dawned for farm worn, en. Electricity has come to the aid of farm women as well as to their city sisters. Lights of course, are the first thing thought of and the first thing installed. ith light the ndependent electric plant has brought power, too, and perhaps its most valuable use is found on washday. Now an electric pumping system draws water from the well or cistern, puts it under pressure in a tank, and so delivers it to faucets in the kitchen. Then a little electric motor turns the wash ing machine and the wringer. An electric iron, always at ‘ the right temperature, does the ironing quick ly and well. There’s still work on washday, but it’s much easier. The drudgery is gone. SEND US YOUR JOB WORK. PLANTER MUST LEAVE HIS WEEVIL PARTNER Atlanta, Ga., June 30.—The season of the year is approaching when the cotton planter will be forced to decide whether he will continue his partner ship with the boll weevil and divide his crop, or whether he will take steps to dissolve the partnership, it was pointed out here today by J. J. Brown, Georgia commissioner of agriculture. In the past, Commissioner Brown says, the cotton planter has been in i partnership with the boll weevil and has divided with him to the extent of about $200,000,000. This, as he points out, is an unnecessary division, but the boll weevil will continue to collect his share unless the cotton planter acts. The boll weevil, he says, will not dissolve the partnership, for he has been well satisfied to live on the fat of the land at the expense of the farmer. “If the partnership is to be dis solved the cotton planter must do it,” said the commissioner. “Good weath er during the cotton season will help him greatly in getting away from the boll weevil, if he will help himself. Proper weather conditions have al ways reduced the damage caused by the pest, and if there is added to this factor, a concerted effort to control the weevil, the cotton planter can save that part of the crop, which has formerly gone to the weevil. “Poisoning has been proved to be a profitable means of controlling the weevil, and if the cotton planter will just poison his erstwhile partner, he will save a large part of his crop this year.” Eliminate Grade Crossings. In connection with tRe effort now being made to require the railroads to install automatic train control ma chinery, the railroads, it was stated by executives, have prepared statistics to show that the number of persons whose lives might have been saved durng the last five years by the use of automatic train control on all the railroads of the country, is only about one-eighteenth of the number of per sons whose lives were lost in grade crossing accidents. The railroads are making the argu ment that if they are to be required ---<> spend a htrgtr sum of money, suf ficient to install automatic control, it would be far better to spend this money in tjie elimination of grade crossings. Business men say that it is a point well made, and one worthy of consideration in the efforts to con serve human lifd. There is no doubt about the terrible menace of the grade crossings. The railroads’ figures show that in the five years from 1919 to 1923 there had been 422 major train accidents, which were responsible for more than half the deaths and injuries. Of these, only 243 deaths would have been pre vented by automatic train control. On the other hand, in the same five years 9,242 persons were killed and 26,222 persons were injured, at grade crossings. Railroad travel is fairly safe. For every passenger killed, it is shown, 13,200,000 were carried safe ly, and by the laws of average, a passenger could travel—on the rail roads—l9,ooo times around the world at the equator before a fatal accident would overtake him. Negro Migration Checked. The migration of negroes from southern states to northern industrial centers appears to have been checked, it was pointed out by railroad offi cials. Little is heard now of negroes leaving agricultural districts or towns and cities in the south for the north. On the other hand, it was stated, that many of the negroes who left southern homes to try their fortunes in the northern cities have managed to get back into the south and that they are well content to stay here. The negroes have been disillusioned. These who went north and found the promises held out for higher wages, better living conditions and greater social equality were merely the high ly colored fiction of the labor agent. In many instances negroes who went north found wages no better than they had been receiving in the south and in every instance they found living expenses much higher, so much higher in fact that the small in crease in pay did not help in any way. she promise of better ljving condi tions was even more false than that of high wages, for many of the negroes in the northern cities lived huddled in tenements that were crowded with other negroes, unsani tary, without proper light or suffi cient air and no room for children to •play. The social equality promise, of course, was wholly false. This summer, railroad men state, there has been little said of negroes moving to northern centers. In pre vious summers great numbers were reported from various southern states fas leaving for northern cities and the exodus became so great in some states that there was fear of an acute short age of common labor on farms and in the manufacturing plants employing (negroes. There is no hint of such a uhortage now, it was stated. SEND US YOUR JOB WORK BILL TO GIVE GOV ERNOR OFFICE FIRSTOF YEAR Atlanta, Ga.—The house commit tee on constitutional amendments voted 13 to 5 Tuesday afternoon to report favorably the measure chang ing the time of the regular session of the legislature from June to the first Wednesday in January. The bill would have the effect, if it became law, not only of changing the time of year for the legislature, but of putting the governor and oth er statehouse officials elected in the fall primaries into office in January instead of compelling them to wait until June, as at present. This is by reason of the fact that : the con stitution does not set a date foe the inauguration of the governor, other than the first Saturday after: the legislature meets in its regular ; ses sion. The author of the measure is Representative Linder, of Jeff Da vis. The same committte also favored a senate resolution to grant to all counties in the state with 25,000 or more population, the right to place their county officers on the salary system instead of the fee system. This would require a constitutional amendment, and later a local bill for each county which elected to take advantage of the opportunity The resolution has already passed the senate. Representative Linder spoke on behalf of the bill to have the legis lature convene in January, stating that it would be better for the farm ers to leave their farms in the win ter than it is in the sumer, and ad vancing the advantage of having the newly elected state oficials take of fice as soon after September prima ries as possible. W. Cecil Neill, speaker of the house, was invited by the committee to speak on the measure and gave it his unqualified approveal. 'Mr. Neill decalred that inauguration of new state oficors as soon after their elec tion as possible was necessary for preservation of representative gov ernment. The resolution giving the larger counties the privilege of placing their officials on the salary system if they so desire was supported by Representatives Steele, of DeKalb; Rowe, of Richmond, and others, while Representative Culpepper of Fayette opposed it on the grounds that it would add to the. political turmoil in every county in the state. CORINTH. Lilburn, Ga., R. 1, July 1. —There was a large crowd attended the sing ing at this place last Sunday. There was a nice dinner spread. Stone Mountain band was here and there was some good singing during the day. We are glad to say Mr. Jim Fer guson is able to be out again after having the measles. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Garner, of Stone Mountain, Mr. and Mrs. Fed Goza were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Garner and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Garner recently. Miss Susie Ferguson, of this place, and Mr. H. L. Jenkins, of Atlanta, were happily married June 23rd. They will make their home in Atlan. ta. Miss Azzie Lee Robertson and brother, Mr. Alvin Robertson, of near Grayson, were seen at this place Sunday. Mrs. Bessie Knight, of Atlanta, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary Garner. We are glad to know Mrs. Mattie Minor is able to be out again. Misses Lois, Alice, Myra Dean Jones were the guests of their grand father one day last weekin Macks ville, Ga. Miss Minnie Mae Gouge, Mr. Em mett Berts, both of this place were married last Sunday. She was a good Sunday school and church worker and her friends will miss her. We hope she will come back and be with us. Miss Ruby Kate Waters spent a while last Sunday afternoon with Miss Jaffie Sexton. Little W. T. Pounds has the whooping cough. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Waters spent the week end at Washington, Ga., with her brother. Mr. Arthur Minor is with home folk again. Misses Mary, Johnnie Lou Stingth comb, who have been with their sis ter, Mrs. Mattie Lou Waters, have returned home. Strife is costly. People can quar rel while driving along, but they stop the engine when they make up. —Bridgeport Telegram. PUT BUSINESS LIFE IN THE SMALL TOWN New York, June 30.—Approximate ly 100 small town advertising clubs affiliated with the Associated Adver tising Clubs of the World are success fully operating the Neosho co-opera tive sales plan in the United States, according to an announcement made here today by Gurney R. Lowe, direc tor of small city club extension of the A. A. C. of W. This means, according to Mr. Lowe, that thousands of merchants and far mers in these small towns have suc cessfully pooled their advertising and selling efforts through world-wide or ganized advertising clubs to create new business, to stop the waste of money through worthless “advertis ing” schemes, to eliminate the fly-by night, autionper and to keep their money in their own town instead Of letting it go to the larger stores in the towns. The Neosho plan is a co-operative system that puts business life in dead towns and stimulates and creates larger merchandising sales in live towns. While the Neosho plan, commonly known as the golden rule sales plan, brings the farmer, the citizen and the small town merchant together on the golden rule basis, its biggest asset it its cash drawer value to the mer chant, farmer and citizen. Three thing enter the success of this co-operative sales plan. They are: 1. A monthly co-operative sale in which only real bargains are offered. Not more than two bargains are list ed by any one merchant. Each mer chant has a sufficiently large and diversified amount of merchandise on hand to supply ordinary demands. 2. An equal opportunity for the farmer to sell surplus live stock, used farm or household implements or anything which he might care to sell. An auction sale is held monthly to give the farmer an opportunity to sell surplus materials. 3. The establishment in the com munity of mutual interest through bringing people together so that they may find out about and discuss mu tual problems. Plan Highly Indorsed. In addition to being sponsored by the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World, the Neosho sales plan for small towns has been endorsed by the United States chamber of commerce, Mississippi development board, Cor nell University, University of Florida, West Virginia University, and the fol lowing railroads: New York Central Lines, Central of Georgia Railway. Seaboard Air Line railway, Baltimore and Ohio railway, Kansas City South ern railway, Northern Pacific railway, Minneapolis & St. Louis railway, Lackawanna railroad, Erie railroad,, Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic rail way, Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie railway, Michigan Central, Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis 4: Omaha railway. “The Neosho sales plan is a builder of confidence, good will and business,” says Mr. Lowe. “The Neosho sales plan is not new and it is not an ex periment. It was carefully thought out in Neosho, Mo., in 1913, by a group of far sighted business men who saw the value of team work in small town development. Tht-ir plan was to develop not only their own business, but the business of the com munity as a whole. “After the plan was started in Neo sho the town’s trading territory was extended from a few short miles to an area of approximately thirty or forty miles. The plan built up closer relationship and understanding be tween the merchants in the town and the farmers in the outlying districts. Success of the plan was built on good merchandise, truthful advertising, square dealing and service. "What was started in Neosho thir teen years ago has spread to nearly 100 other small towns in the United States and in the majority of cases the operation of these Neosho clubs has built business confidence and has increased .‘■ales for the individual owners and built up confidence in the communities. “This plan is a concrete, workable idea for the extension of the retail trade territory, for building up a better understanding between town and country, all through the medium of making it worth while from the standpoint of financial gain—both for farmer and business man. “From the headquarters of the As sociated Advertising Clubs of the World, 383 Madison Avenue, New York City, an educational bulletin is issued twice a month to all small town advertising clubs, and a monthly publication also is issued to keep the enthusiasm of the small town clubs to the boiling point. “One of the biggest features of the Neosho plan is the community adver tising plan, which is handled through the newspapers and every mercant and farmer has equal advertising space to tell the public of his special bargains.” SEND ys xoyß JOB WORM ISSUED EVERY MONDAY and THURSDAY M’ADOO RUNS TO NEW HIGH MARK ON 42ND Madison Square Garden, New York, July 2.—William Gibbs Mc- Adoo ran to a new high mark in to night’s balloting in the democratic national convention. Hepa ssed the much sought goal of 500 votes by dint of much frantic work and per suasion and maneuvering on the part of his floor managers, who de clared they hadn’t finished their work yet. ' ’• Running close to the 46 and 44 ballot record of the Baltimore and San Francisco conventions, respect ively, the Madson Square Garden exhibition gave promise of setting a new mark. McAdoo hit his high mark in the fortieth ballot when he polled 505 1-2 votes. Smith at that time had dropped a little below his high level, 323 1-2, made on pre vious ballots. At the close of the thirtieth bailot last night McAdoo had stood at 415 1-2 votes. Thus he gained nearly a hundred in today’s balloting and the votes he got were taken principally from John W. Davis who fell to 67 on the last bal lot tonight. Conference efforts to agree on a compromise candidate proved abor tive after adjournment. Neither Me. Adoo nor Smith leaders would weak en to the point of discussing second choices. Prospects were that the conven tion might continue until Saturday before a presidential candidate is nominated. The 42nd ballot was: McAdoo, 503 4-10; Smith, 318.6; Davis (W. Va.), 67; Underwood, 39%; Cox 55; Glass, 28%; Ralston, 30; Robinson, 24; Ritchie, 17%; Da vis (Kan.), 3; Saulsbury, 6; Owen, 4; Spellacy 1; not voting, %. Total, 1,097%. ASSAULT AND BATTERY IS CHARGED TO MERCER . • ■ l " *- Atlanta, —An indictment charg ing assault and battery to Jesse E. Mercer, former federal- prohibition agent and former state game and fish commissioner, was returned Tuesday morning by the Fulton county grand jury. The indictment charges that the aleged attack was •directed agairtst a young Atlanta girl on August 15, 1923. - This is the third indictment re turned against Mr. Mercer in less than one week. Two of them charg ing statutory offenses were returned by the grand jury last Friday, HAGER ACCUSES SEAL OF PROH! VIOLATIONS Atlanta, Ga.—A criminal acusa tion, charging six violations of the federal prohibition act, was filed Tuesday in Federal court by United States District Attorney Clint W. Hager aganst U. S. Seal, assistant custodian of the federal building. At a recent hearing before Com missioner Colquitt Carter on three charges of violation of the national prohibition act, the case against Mr. Seal was dismissed. A bill, submitted to the federal grand jury, also was withdrawn subject to call later. Attorney Hager brought the writ Tuesday against Mr. Seal on infor mation growing out of an investiga tion conducted by George E. Gold ing, in charge of a special unit of the internal revenue departments, and John J. Hickey, an igont in his office. It is alleged that Mr. Seal furnished Mr. Hickey with whisky and had a small amount in his pos ession. Mr. Seal has denied the charge. MARRIAGES. Mr. John Young and Miss Addie Overby were happily married on Sun day, June 22d, by R. A. Brown, Esq., of Hall county. Another wedding to take place on the same day was that of Mr. Carl Cape and Miss Nancy McDaniel, who plighted their troth in the presence of Rev. J. T. Swanson, of Buford. Still another marriage to take place on the fourth Sunday in June was that of Mr. W. O. Cruce and Miss Hattie E. Matthews, who were pro nounced husband and wife by Rev. C. C. Singleton. Mr. Calvin M. Parsons, Jr., of Du luth, and Miss Kate Alford, the at tractive daughter of Mrs. Alvin Al ford, of Gloster, were happily mar ried on Tuesday, June 24th, by Rev. Jesse Warwick. Mr. C. 0. Davis and Miss Addie Belle Dutton were joined in holy wed lock at Lawrenceville last Saturday, J. A. Brown, Esq., officiating. The 'couple bail from Barrow county. NUMBER 65.