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GEORGIA’S LEADING WEEKLY
VOLUME 53.
GEORGIA USES
MOST FERTILIZER
Washington. Appoxlmately 2,-
090,000 tons of fertilizer have been
used on the cotton crop this year,
the United States department of ag
riculture estimates.
Increased use of fertlizer is re
ported from all the cotton-growing
states. Georgia used 483,000 tons
this year; North Carolina, 406,000
tons; South Carolina, 358,000 tons;
Alabama, 334,000 tons; Mississippi,
150;000 tons, and Texas, 109,000
tons.
It is estimated that fertilizer this
year has been used on 39 per cent
■of the .coton acreage, as compared
with 37 per cent last year, and 31
1-2 per cent in 1922. Fertilizer was
used on 93 per cent of the cotton
acreage in North‘Carolina, 98 per
cent in Virginia, 95 per cent in
South Carolina and Georgia, 91 per
'<fent in Florida, 5Q per cent in Lou-,
isiana, 45 per cent in Tennessee, 35
per cent.in Arkansas, and on small
fraction?, if tmjy pf the acreage in
ether coton states.
The average cost of fertilizer pel*
Cotton acre this. year, was as high as
$6.03 in. Virginia, $6.01 in North
Carolina, and $4.38 in South Caro
lina. The eost in Georgia* was $3.64,
and less in other states, the lowest
Cost per acre being $2.17 in Mis
souri.
OLD SOLDIERS REUNION.
There will be a reunion at Red
wine Camp Ground, near Gaines
ville, on Saturday, August 2nd, of
the 27th Georgia Regiment U C. V.
All are invited to attend.
W. W. COOPER.
MRS. MIRIAM FERGUSOT
IN SECOND PLACE
Dallas, Tex.—Mrs. Miriam Fer
guson, running as the proxy of her
husband, who was impeached from
the Texas governorship seven years
ago, seemed surer than ever Mon
day night of being in the run off
primary next month with Felix D.
Robertson, condidate of the Ku Klux
Klan for the democratic nomination
for governor.
Robertson, on the basis of latest
returns, held his lead with 157,484
votes. Mrs. Ferguson had climbed
back to second place with 117,562,
which was 4,783 better than the vote
for Lynch Davidson, who was third
with 112,272.
LOUISIANA VOTES
EUGENIC WEDDING
LAW FOR GROOMS
Baton Rouge, La.—Before a man
can obtan a mrariage license in
Louisiana hereafter he must present
to the authorities a certificate from
a reputablep hysician as to his per
sona! health. The bill providing for
physical examination of prospective
brdegrooms, a measure not taken
seriously by its opponents when it
was introduced in the lower house
of the legislature, but which unex
pectedly was passed in both branch
es, was signed late Wednesday by
Governor Fuqua, it became known
today, and now it is the law of the
state.
The measure was ridaeuled when
introduced but was pased by the
house, 57 to 27. It was slated for
slaughter in the senate but wnen it
came up for passage all plans went
awry and only six senators were re
corded as voting against it. Even
then hopue was expressed that the
governor would not sign the bill,
but he has done so.
The law applies only to males.
T. C. CHAPMAN
SCHOOL REUNION
Atlanta. Ga., July 29, 1924.—Af
ter a few years out of 1 the school
room 1 am anxious to meet with my
pupils, so 1 have decided to have a
school reunion at Bethesda church.
Bethesda is on the Lawrencc-ville
and Decatur highway at J. A. Al
ford’s old home place near Gloster.
on the second Sunday in August.
I am going to have an interesting
program and want all my pupils
from Bethesda, Oakland, Luxomni,
Meadow, Beaver Ruin, Pleasant,
Union, Pharr’s Academy and Gray
son High school to be sure and meet
me at Bethesda Sunday, the 10th of
August. Bring you* lunch and spend
the day.
I am arranging to have .a special
song service and some good exercis
es of different varieties.
Come and spend one day with me
and let’s make this a great day.
Bring along your children, neigh
bors and friends.
I am expecting you. Come.
T. G. CHAPMAN.
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SEND US YOUR JOO WORK.
.The News-Herald
NEW COTTON PEST
HEAEBJFOR SOUTH
Atlanta, Ga., July 28.—N0 sooner
has the southern farmer succeeded
in gettipg the upper , hand in the
fight against the bell weevil than an
other kind of weevil is discovered,
according to information received
here by the Georgia department of
agriculture, and the prospect arises
of another desperate battle to keep
the south’s great staple from being
destroyed.
The new cotton pest, state agricul
ture department officials stated, has
been found in Arizona, first in the
wild cotton in the higher altitudes,
later invading cotton fields in the
valleys and spreading its area of de
struction until the state of Arizona
has found it necessary to create non
cotton sections, destroying growing
cotton crops where the weevil was
found and paying the farmers for
the crop's thus destroyed. This work,
it \\‘as stated, has caused discontent
and some planters have gone into'the
courts in an effort to make the state
pay more than it offaresJ.for the cot
ton destroyed,
The Arizona pest is said to be a
hardier type than the boll weevil of
he - :southefjA states, and therefore
more difficult to kill. West Texas
cotton fields, reports state, now are
threatened by it end Texas agricul
tural expert* have hastened into that
region to help fight off the invasion.
Perhaps the western cotton enemy
will be checked before it can destroy
southern, cotton crops, but the out
look thus far is not encouraging, ac
cording to J. J. Brown, Georgia com
missioner of agriculture.
“Probably the only safe plan for
he cotton grower will be to do more
diversifying and net depend too much
in the cotton crop,” said Commission
er Brown.
Hub Dow is Riverside Coach.
Colonel Sandy Beavers, president of
Riverside Military Academy, an
nounced today that Captain William
Herbert Dowis, recognized as one of
the most efficient coaches in the
south, would become connected with
Riverside Academy in September.
Captain Dowis is an A. B. graduate
of Mercer University, was for two
years professor of history and coach
of athletics at the eighth district A.
& M. School, leaving there to accept
a similar position on the faculty of
the Georgia Military College at Mil
ledgeville, where, during the past
three years, he has developed out
standing teams in all branches of col
lege sport.
Captain Dowis as said to be espec
ially proficient as a coach of football
and baseball and will be head field
coach in these branches at Riverside
\cademv. He has a state teacher’s
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certificate and will further perfect
himself for his athletic work by at
tending this 'summer the school for
coaches which will be conducted by
Knute Rockra? of Notre Dame.
Factories 'Sought for Georgia.
To secure for Georgia its maximum
development in the dawning indus
trial awakening of the south is the
aim of the Georgia Industrial Bu
reau, according to announcement
made by F. H. McDonald, managing
editor, who is now pushing the work
of communication with large Indus
trial interest*, outside the state.
“Securing for Georgia the invest
ment from outside the state of new
capita] in the form of manufacturing
plants involves a definite course of
procedure,” said Mr. McDonald. “It
is recognized that a haphazard share
of such investment would be less
than is justified by the advantages
and resources available in Georgia-
Great new factors are influencing a
distant trend into the southeast of
many lines of industry, notably cot
ton manufacture. Established enter
prises in more fully developed and
older industrial regions are alert to
the trend and are locating south
eastern branches or are organizing
new concerns in the state.
“The Georgia Industrial Bureau is
observing large organizations of this
character, particularly in textile
lines. Friendly and confident com
those that are large enough to be in
terested. They are being advised of
the bureau’s ability and desire to aid
in analysis of their requirements as
to raw material, labor, transporta
tion, power, water ar,d other things,
as well as in the application to those
needs of the possibilities offered by
the available sites in Georgia, in or
der that they can choose intelligently
a location insuring minimum operat
ing and distributing costs.”
Mr. McDonald pointed to the fact
that three main features guide the
work of the bureau. These are: first,
to secure in Geygia the investment
of capital from outside the st*se;
second, to develope the manufacture
or processing of Georgia products
now overlooked or partially pro
cessed; third, to develop for greater
profit the industries already estab
lished within the state. The bureau,
it was stated, is a non-profit state
wide organization.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1924.
GASOLINE TAX
OF HALF CENT
Atlanta. Ga.—A house bill provid
ing for an additional state tax of
orte-half cent per gallon on gasoline
was favorably reported by the house
committee on public'highways at a
meeting held Tuesday afternoon.
Authors of the measure, which is a
substitute for house bill No. 902,
explained that, although the slate is
not getting this half cent, the gaso
line consumer is payng A, the mon
ey “going into the pockets of gaso
line companies.”
The Georgia tax at present totals
3Vi cents per gallon and, owing to
the mposeibility of making change
for a half cent oil distributors sim
ply add four 'cents to* the price to
cover taxes, it was pointed out. Un
der the proposed bill the state would
take the full four cent tax, which
is claimed, ; would not raise 'the
price to the consumer at all.
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’The bill was introduced by Rep
resentatives Harris, of Jefferson,
and Jones, of Floyd, and both au
thors spojje for it.
In addition to providing for the
additional half cent tax, the bill pro
vides the extra monev collected shall
go to the state highway department
the one cent portion of the
tax now going to retire the W. & A.
rentals shall likewise go to the high
way department after the necessary
$540,000 per annum to meet this
debt is paid in. Inasmuch as a one
cent tax brings in approximately
$1,000,000 annually, this would give
the state department $460,000 ad
ditional funds.
ZIONS HILL.
Buford, Ga., R. 2, July 22.—Sev
eral from here attended the singing
at Friendship Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Williams and
children and Mr. and Mrs. Clem Wil
liams visited relatives in Forrest
City, N. C., last week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Wilbanks
spent Saturday night with their
daughter, Mrs. Riley Milwood, of
Flowery Branch.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Puckett-sb
nounc-e the birth of a boy on July
Jhe 16th.
IVY CREEK.
Buford,'Ga., R. 1, July’-22.—Mr.
and Mrs. Jewell Wayne and Doro
thy spent Wednesday night with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Wayne,
of Flowery Branch.
Use ice cream supper at Mr. and
Mrs. Burl White’s Saturday night
was enjoyed :by all present. Also the
one given by Misses Leslie and Mi
riam Hawkins, of Shiloh.
Mts. A. W. Brown and children,
of Buford, spent Sunday with rela
tives here.
Mr. A. 0. Bowman and Mr. Henry
Bowman and family, of Hamilton
Mills, visited relatives in Atlanta
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Audrey Pruett and
children visited Mr. and .Mrs. Burel
White Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Cline Burel and Vi
vian of Atlanta, were in :>ur sec
tion Sunday.
Misses Nellie and Julia Pwckett
and Mr. Andrew Bowman were out
walking Sundaj evening.
The bridge crew are busy this
week building a bridge over the
creek.
OAKLAND.
Lawrenceville, R. 4, July 22.
Miss Lola Thompson is spending
this week with relatives in Atlanta.
Little Miss Leaise Williams spent
last week end with Mr. and Mrs.
Vemer Williams.
Mrs. Maude Paden visited her
father at Meadow Sunday.
Mrs. Nora Johnson and children
spent Saturday nigth and Sunday
with the former’s parents at Law
renceville.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pursell and
son, of t.Alanta, were the Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Pur
cell.
Mrs. W. R. Thompson and child
ren, of Atlanta, spent part of last
week visiting relatives.
Miss Susie Paden visited in At
lanta last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wages, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur McElvaney and Mr.
Bennett were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Otis Johnson Sunday.
The two small sons of Mr. and
Mrs. John Daniel, of tAlanta, are
visiting here.
Mr. Eddie Hughes returned to
Monroe Monday.
The young folk enjoyed a social
gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Otis John
son’s Saturday night.
One interesting feature of the A.
E. meeting Sunday night was several
graphanola selections. Little Miss
Louise Williams led the meeting.
A. H. WINGO DIES NORCROSS.
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Norcross, Ga.—Dr. A. H. Wingo,
68, one of the most prominent phy
sicians in this section of the state
and father of J. B. Wingo, of the
Cincinnati Reds, and A. H. Wingo,
of the Detroit Tigers, died here
Wednesday night. Dr. Wingo was
identified with political and civic
movements here for many years.
Other survivors besides his two
sons are another son, J. S. Wingo,
of Norcross, and four
Mrs. D. F. McKinney, Mrs. H. P.
Johnson, Mrs. W. T. Newnan and
Mrs. T. H. Melbone.
Funeral services will be conducted
after the arrival of his sons from
Dertoit and Cincinnati. .
FALL OFF TRUCK FATAL
TO SNELLVILL FARMER
Mr. J. H. Reagins, a farmer of
Snellville, vas killed instantly late
Tuesday when he lost his balance
and fell from his truck as it was
going down a hill two miles from
Stone Mountain on. the Stone Moun
tain-Ingleside road. A rear wheel
crushed his head. Two companions
were riding with him on the same?
seat. ...,,
Mr. Reagins, who was 48 years
old, is survived by his wife and 10
children, all of Snellville.
BAPTIST MEETING CLOSES
TUESDAY EVENING
One of the most successful meet
ings held in Lawrenceville for some
time was that conducted at the Bap
tist church for the past ten days,
with Rev. W. F. Hinesley of Rome,
doing the preaching and Mr. R. C.
Mullins of Fayetteville, in charge
of the music. Rev. Hinesley is a
most consecrated young minister
and all of his sermons were very im
pressive and well received.
Mr. Mullins is a most splendid
conductor of music and he added
greatly to it by singing a solo at
each service.
There were thirty additions to the
church, twenty-four by experience,
six by letter.
GAINESVILLE DOCTOR
ACQUITTf© OF ASSAULT
ON YOUNG WOMAN
Dr. J. R. Simpson, prominent eye
specialist of Gainesville, against
whom an indictment was found by
the grand jury last week for an al
leged assault on a young woman of
this city, was acquitted by a jury
Wednesday morning. The trial op
ened Monday morning and the
charge, was given to the jury Tues
day night. After staying out about
fifteen hours the jury returned a
verdict of not guilty. The court
house was filled to overflowing
throughout the trial.
HOG MOUNTAIN,
Dacula, Ga., R. 2, July 23.—Mr.
Garrett spent last Thursday visiting
near Duncans Creek.
Mr. and .Mrs. ETskin Mooney
spent Saturday afternoon with Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Porter.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cheek and
Miss Fanny Field* spent Sunday :as
the guest ©f Mr. and Mrs. C. M.
Green.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Porter and ba
by visited relatives near Flowery
Branch Sunday.
Mrs. C. M. Green visited her
daughter, Mrs. Floyd Bailey Sui/day
afternoon.
Mr. Sorrell has been sick foi the
past few days.
Mr. C. M. Green and daughter,
Miss Omie, were shopping in Law
renceville Monday.
DOBBINS BRIDGE.
Duluth, Ga., R. 1, July 21. —Miss
Minnie Scruggs, Miss Ellen
Baugham, Miss Mary Reese attend
ed the singing at Pleasant Hill Sun
day afternoon.
Miss Callie Kennedy, of Grayson,
visited Miss Essie Mae Drummonds
Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Vanderford, of
Collins Hill, spent a while Wednes
day with Mr. and Mrs. Bell Drum
monds.
Mrs. L. B. Scruggs spent Mon
day and Tuesday with her mother.
Mr. Hamp Smith spent Saturday
night with his brother, Mr. Charlie
Smith, of near Daeula.
Mrs. Bill Drummonds and child
ren spent Saturday night and Sun
day with her mother, Mrs. Jamie
Vanderford, near Winder.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Herrington,
of near Duluth, spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Hamp Smith.
CLEAN CEMETERY.
All parties interested wi\l meet at
Fairview cemetery Wednesday, Au
gust 6th, to clean off the grounds.
JAMES BLAMES
BOOZE FOR CRIME
Mr. Thomas L. Harris reached
Lawrenceville last Wednesday with
Tom James, arrested at San Antonio,
Tex., wanted in connection with the
daring hold up and robbery of the
Bank of Suwanee in January, 1921.
The prisoner gave the officer no
trouble and readily consented to come
back and take his medicine. He
claims that he was drunk at the time
of the robbery and gave this as the
only excuse for his downfall.
Mr. Harris went armed with a re
quisition from Governor Clifford
Walker on the governor of Texas, but
it was not necessary to get the same
honored after reaching the Lone Star
State, as the prisoner consented to
return.
Tom James, who was sailing under
the alias of Luther Willis, had enlist
ed in the United States army at Fort
Worth, Tex., and had bepn soldiering
for a year and a half.
Carroll Williams and Mark Hagood
Were tried in Gwnnett superior court
in connection with the robbery and
given three and two years respective
ly after conviction’. With credit sos
good behavior both have finished
serving their sentences and are now
freemen.
The daring holdup was one of the
most spectacular ever staged in this
section. After binding Cashier
Dcwis and securing the money the
bandits fled in an auto, which was
tracked irr the* snow across the Chat
tahoochee river into Forsyth county.
After the men had crossed the bridge
they tore up part of the flooring in
order to prevent pursuit and capture.
The capture of Tom James brings
in the last one accused of taking part
in this bold transaction, and he will
doubtless be tried at the August ad
journed term of court and soon know
his fate.
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS.
Mr. P. K. White ana Miss Cather
ine White were married firtey years
ago today. This couple reside near
Grayson and were married on July
30, 1874. They have four sons and
one daughter.
J'
REUNION.
There will be a reunion on the sth
of August at I. R. Petty’s old home
place near Grayson. Everybody in
vited to attend. Come and bring a
well filled basket,
G. T. HANEY.
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LEVEL CREEK.
Buford, Ga., R. 4, July 21.—-Miss
Mary Brogdon had as her guests
Sunday afternoon Miss Fannie Lou
O’Rourke and Mr. L. C. Housch.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter O’Rouke, of
this place, attended the singing at
Friendship Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kennedy, of
Atlanta, visited relatives here Satur
day night and Sunday and were ac
companied home by the former’s
brother, Mr. Albert Kennedy.
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Moore and
children Willie Mae, and Guy, at
tended the eighteenth wedding anni
versary of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Martin
near Buford Sunday.
WEST BUFORD.
Buford, Ga., R. 1, July 23.—Mr.
Keith Durham, pioneer citizen and
Confederate veteran, died at his
home here Wednesday and was laid
to rest Friday.
Mrs. Lena Adams and children,
Miss Mary and Mr. Johnnie Adams,
motored to Stone Mountain Sunday.
Misses Hrtense Stone, Ruth, Paul,
ine Corbin, Ruby and Carroll Wall,
Messrs. Jim Whidby, Cline Stevens,
Johnnie Adams, James Staples, Mrs.
Lena Adams, Miss Mary Adams, all
visited Mr. Bob Boss Friday night.
M isses Ruth Corbin, Hortense and
Linnie Stone, Messrs. Virgil Ste
phens, Clarence Tate, Lloyd Clarke,
were among those going on the ex
cursion to Talullah Falls Sunday.
Misses Mary Wall, Pauline Cor
bin visited Mrs. Essie M. Humphrey
near Sugar Hill recently.
The birthday party given Satur
day night by Miss Ruth Corbin and
Mr. Dewey Corbin in honor of Miss
Pauline Corbin and Mr. Hubert
Phillips, was highly enjoyed by a
nice crowd.
Mr. Olen Philyau, wh> has been
sick, is much better
Mrs. Dan Russell and daughter,
Mrs. Stevens, of Lawrenceville,
were recent visitors to the former’s
brother, Mr. John Corbin.
Mrs. Tim Peevy visited her moth
er, Mrs. Dave Whidby Sunday.
Mr. Mart Welborn has gone to
Charlote, N. C-> to work.
Mr. and Mrs Ernest Boss and
small son, Horace, spent Friday wjth
Mrs Boss's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Johnson, near Old Field.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Reapes were
the Friday night guests of Mr. end
Mrs. Bob Bobs.
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: COTTON NOW USED
IN MAKING PAPER
Atlanta, Ga., July 28 —A new
source of demand has been created
for southern cotton in the south—
that of paper-mak.ng—according to
Atlanta publishers.
The manufacture of paper from
cotton and cotton linters has been
tested out and has proved practic
able, the advices received here state.
A paper manufacturing concern in
Chattanooga, Tenn., is now making
a fine grade of bond and book papers
from cotton and has demonstrated
that cotton answers the purpose as
well as rags and obviates the neces
sity for using wood pulp in the kind
of paper made.
Some years ago, it was stated to
day, experiments were made in mak
ing paper from cotton stalks and it
was predicted that the fibre of the
stalks would .answer for the purpose
and giv.e, commercial value to that
part of the cotton plant which, is
Counted waste. The stalk experi
ments, Atlanta publishers state, do
not appear to have proved success
ful, but the use of cotton and linters
fn the making of the better grade of
pdper is a success and it creates a
new field for the south's great staple
that may add greatly to its selling
value.
“From the viewpoint of the cotton
grower, each new use found for cot
ton is further insurance of the per
manency of the industry, of the
greater stability of the market and of
the certainty of adequate demand to
absorb all production,” said J. J.
Brown, Georgia’s commissioner of
agriculture, commenting on the re
ports received by the Atlanta pub
lishers.
The rapidity with which the supply
of wood pulp is being used up, the
growing scarcity of the timber from
which the pulp is obtancd, and the
constantly increasing use of and de
mand for paper has caused the man
ufacturers of paper much concern
and a world-wide search has been un
der way for additional sources of
timber supply.
Atlanta publishers assert that the
successful use of cotton in paper
making will be a wonderful thing for
the south and for the southern far
mer. As they point out, it, Will add
greatly to the industrial growth of
the south by causing paper mills to
be erected and operated near the
source of cotton supply and will give
an added value to cotton and a double
assurance that the great southern
staple always will have a market and
always will be in demand at a good
price.
PROGRAM
Of Central Union Sunday School
celebration, to be held at Pleasant
Hill church August 9th:
1. Devotional —P. P. Pickens,
Chaplain.
2. Welcome Address—Miss Atezue
Hughes.
3. Response—Col. Weeks.
4. 11 O’clock Address—Governor
Clifford Walker.
C. H. COFER, President.
FAMIL REUNION.
The Johnson reunion will be held at
the “Johnson cemetery” near Snell
ville Thursday, August 7th. All rela
tives and friends are requested to be
present.
F. O. ETHRIDGE, President.
LUCY JOHNSON, Secretary.
SWEETWATER UNION ASSO
CIATION.
The annual Sweetwater Union As
sociaton will meet with Oakland
Sunday school August 7, 1924. We
are expecting all schools to be pres
ent. Public generally invited to be
with us.
J. J. HERRINGTON, President.
MISS ALICE ALFORD, Secretary.
HOPEWELL.
The revival meting will begin at
Hopewell church on the second Sun
day in August. Brother A. M. Fox,
of Winder, will do the preaching.
Brother Fox is said to be one of the
ablest ministers in Georgia.
Tliere will be an all day singing al
so the second Sunday with dinner on
the ground. All song leaders are in
vited to come and bring their books.,
Everybody come and bring well filled
baskets.
D. J. FUNDERBURG.
STRAND THEATRE PROGRAM
FRIDAY, AUG. Ist—Special add
ed vaudeville attraction with regu
lar picture program; Billy J inkle,
Charlie Chaplain’s double, will ap
pear on the stage in person. He
looks like Chaplin, he acts like Chap
lin. He’s a rollicking, rambunctious,
ripsnorting rot.
Saturday, August 2nd:
A Good Western Picture. Look
for the lobby display on this pro
gram. . ’ ,
Added Program: Stan Laurel in
"Brothers Under the Chin.” (Two
reels.)
i AND A HAL ROACH, COMEDY.
ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY
SUE SHERIFF
FOR JAMAGES
Douglasville, Ga.—Sheriff A.
Baggett, of Douglas ceurtty, and his
bondsmen will be made defendants
in actions to be filed immediately
asking damages for alleged injury
and humiliation to Mr. and Mrs. E»
C. Allen of Atlanta, as an outgrowth
of the search of their automobile
Sunday, and the slapping of the
face of Mrs. Allen by the officer,
after the search, according to R. N.
Dillard, attorney of Atlanta. Mr.
and Mrs. Allen will file separate
suits.
The Allen car was halted and
searched for liquor in a most abrupt
manner Sunday just as the party Was
passing through the outskirts of
Douglasvlle en route to Atlanta, ac
cording to Allen, who states' also
that his machine was damaged when
Baggett and a civilian backed'into*
it after it was stopped. *
Both Sheriff Baggett and Allen
pgree that no liquor was found 1 in
the car. <■, « • ■
Allen says that he was stopped,
his car rammed and occupants were
ordered out of his car. He refused
to obey because he had no way of
knowing whether Baggett and hrs
companions were highwaymen, he
says. He was then told at the point
of a pistol in the hands of the ci
vilian to get out.
According to the report, Mrs. Al
len had become nervous at the treat
ment accorded her husband and her
self, and remonstrated. Baggett says
he slapped her face when she abused
him, and that he would “do it again
under the circumstances/'
When Sheriff Baggett was told of
the mpending action, he said that hi»
first statement would hold and that
he had no further comment to make.
He said he would fight the action,
contending that he was acting in the
scope of hs duty and that he dia not
transgress his authority. He said
that he hit Mrs. Allen to defend
himself before members of his fam
ily, who wefe seated on the front
porch of the house near the scene
of the search.
EMERSON OFFICIAL SHU® AT'
AUTOISTS, ATLANTANS SAY
Cartersville, Ga.—Hl J. Water*
and Stewart Wright, of Atlanat,-
were shot at Sunday without wani
ng for alleged violation qf traffic'
laws, as they motored through Em
erson, Ga,, a town about four miles
south of here on the Dixie highway,
according to reports made by the al_
leged victims of the attack Sunday
night. Neithed of the men was hurt. .
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GEORGIA’S FIRST BALE OF"
COTTON IS SOLD FOR '
45H CENTS A POUND
Atlanta, Ga.—The first bale as
Georgia cotton, grown near Omega,,
in Colquitt county, was auctioned
Tuesday in front of the Atlanta:
Commercial Exchange building. L
J. Williamson, of Williamson,, Ih,-
man & Stribling, cotton merchants',
secured the baie on a bid of 45%
cents. Mr. Williamson donated the
bale to the Near East Relief, and
it will bo sent to New York and ee
auctioned and the proceeds turned
over to the Near East Relief or
phanages.
CLEO CARLISLE
TO SUCCEED TY
Charlotte, N. C.-—Cleo . Carlisle,
right fielder of the Charlotte South
Atlantic league, recently purchased
by the Detroit American dub, will
succeed Ty Cobb in the outfield,
when the latter retires, accord'n# t&
a statement made here Tuesday by
Edward J. Herr, Tiger scotit.
“He will take Cobb’s place i n the
outfield when that great bail player
retires,” said Herr, “and in fy opin
ion he will shine with almost as
great lustre as that wonderful field
er and batsman. The Detroit dub
would not take $50,000 for Car
lisle.”
Carlisle has been batting lately
at .346.
The friends of this Gwinnett
county boy, born and reared at Nor
cross, will read the above with in
terest, and wish him success.
NOTICE TO JURYMEN.
All jurymen drawn to serve the
first week of June term are hereby
notified to be present for, duty at
the called term of court to he held
on the third Monday in August and
all jurymen drawn for service of
the second week of June term are
notified to be present on the fourth
Monday in August.
E. S. GARNER. Sheriff.
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NUMBER 69.