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Douglas collty sentinel
VoL XII1,
DOUGLASVILLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA.. August 10, 1917.
No. 18
RED LETTER DAY FOR
MASONIC MEETING
The 5th District Masonic Con
vention met in Douglasville
Wednesday and notwithstanding
the rains of Monday and Tues
day, it was one of the most
largely attended conventions the
district has ever had.
A large number of visitors
came in on No. 23 in the morning,
others came in cars.
To accommodate the large
crowds, the meetings were held
in the school auditorium, begin
ning at 9 o’clock with District
W. M. V. 0. Kimsey of Decatur,
presiding.
The morning program con
sisted of degree work. The B.
A degree was conferred by a se
lect team from Gate City Lodge
and the w. rk was most impres
sive and instructive.
At noon the craft adjourned to
James’ grove, where a regular
picnic basket dinner—furnished
by the three lodges in Douglas
county, viz: D uglasville, Wins
ton and Flint Hill and other-
public spirited citizens, was
served by the ladies. Long
tables were laden with every
thing good to eat and we are
sure that not a visitor present
ever partook of a more bounteous
repast.
At 2 o'clock Hon. Chas. L.
Bass, Senior Grand Worden of
Georgia, delivered an able public
address.
After the addreos, the F. C.
Degree was conferred by a team
from Piedmont lodge of Atlanta,
and the first section of the
Master’s degree by Lebanon
lodge, also of Atlanta.
At 6 o’clock another bounteous
repast was spread before the
visitors and at night the second
section of the Master’s degree
was conferred.
The degree work was excep
tionally good throughout and the
local lodges were greatly bene
fited and our visitors left full of
appreciation for the splendid
entertainment given them.
Except for the rain the day
was a most enjoyable one.
The following were elected
officers:
John F. Bradley of College
Paik; W. M.; Joseph Gregg of
Atlanta, D. W. M.; Dr. Bullard
of Palmetta, S. W.; J. Ben Dan-
iell of Atlanta, J. W.; T. P.
George of College Park, Chap
lain.
The next meeting goes to Col.
lege Park.
Vansant Reunion
On Wednesday, August 22nd,
the annual Vansant reunion will
be held at the old home place of
John Vansant. All relatives and
friends are cordially invited to
attend this reunion.
Dinner will be served on the
ground and a special program
has been arranged for the after
noon, beginning at two-thirty
o’clock. Addresses will be made
by different ones. Last year
several hundred of our own
people and friends attended this
reunion, but we are expecting
many more to be with us this
year who were proyidencially
hindered last reunion.
Promotions
The managing editor of The
Atlanta Journal is John Paschal
formally city editor, who began
newspaper work as a cub report
er and has worked his way up to
the top. He is a Vanderbiltgra-
duate and has a host of friends
in the south. On the death of
the late James R, Gray, editor
of the Journal, Major John S.
Cohen, managing editor, succee
ded to Mr, Grays position, and
Mr. Paschall succeeded Major
Cdhen. The city editor of the
Jonrnal is now Harllee Branch,
In Memorium
On/Tuesday morning, May 1st,
as the sun was rising, the spirit
of death visited the home of
Brother Rome M. Smith and
carried the spirit of his mother,
Sister Margarette Smith, home.
Sister Smith was Miss Marga
rette Stewart,~ The date of her
birth is unknown hue she had
reached a ripe age, somewhere
near 80 years old. She married
Mr George Smith of Campbe 1
county about 58 j ears ago. She
was a great lover of truth, very
industrious and a geod neighbor
and Christian She admired and
loved her neighbors. One of the
greatest burdens of her last days
was that she had to depend on
others and she seemed ready and
willing to die at any time. She
would often remark: “I don’t
know why I am permitted to stay
here to be waited on. ”
She joined the Missionary Bap
tist church about 1875 at Enon,
Campbell county and was bap
tized by Rev. Geo. R. Moore.
She remained with that church
until she moved to this county,
when she joined at Prayes Mill.
Besides a number of grand
children and other relatives she
leaves three sons, Joe of Okla
homa, Lem of Campbell, and
Rome of Douglas county, asister,
Mrs. Rebeacca Smith of Camp
bell, a brother, Lewis, of Fair-
burn, and many friends who will
mourn their loss, which we be
lieve is her gain,
Prayes Mill Baptist church ex
tends sympathy to the bereaved
and join them in the hope and
belief that when all trials are
over in this world of disappoint
ment and short-comings and we
reach a home of perfect love and
peace, there, basking in the sun-
ligh of God’s love, we will again
meet our dear sister.
Mrs. Rilla A Lambert
Mrs. Mattie Daniel
L. W. Mason
Committee.
Wh«r« Courtships Are Long.
Young ladies in Russia are not at
all averse to long engagements, and
uso ’all sorts ^of artifices to stave off
the wedding day as long as possible,
but in no country in the world are
courtships so abnormally lotig as In
Bohemia? where engagements* com
monly last from fifteen to twenty
years. In fact, there recently died
there, at the age of ninety-nine, an v
uuuiiiai 10 uuttr ixamcc AJiauuii, M man who had been courting for 1 road "' a petition with the state
formally capitol reporter and po-| 75 years and who was married on railroad commission for permission to
liticial writer of the Journal, 1 ki® death bed. __ - j discontinue six.otjts passenger trains j J; H. Hudgens, Villa Rica
MORE MEN MUST BE CALLED
TO FILL QUOTA OF ATLANTA
Four Out Of Five Examined May Be
Exempt—Four Thousand May Be
Summoned To Get 882
• Atlanta—
The task of selecting Atlanta’s quo
ta of 882 men for the first national
army has only begun.
The 1,764 men ordered to report for
the examinations in all but two of the
seven divisions of the city aren’t near
ly enough to furnish the required quota
for the city.
Hundreds of additional men must be
called and more examinations held be
fore the-necessary 882 men—-the city’s
representation in the first national
army—will be chosen.
It is almost the concensus of opin
ion among local board members that
four out of five of the men summoned
will be exempted from army service
as physically unfit or the sole support
or dependent wives, parents or young
er brothers or sisters.
If this opinion is homo out by the
facts, over four thousand men
have to be called sooner or later be
fore the city’s quota of 882 is com
plete.
But it is impossible to tell yet what
percentage of the claims to exemption
will be granted. As members of the
local boards.are pointing out, a claim
to exemptions and the granting of the
exemption are not synonymous. Every
claim must he proved, must offer a le
gitimate, bona fide reason, supported
by affidavits, before it will be granted.
Already the boards are at. work con
sidering the many affidavits submitted,
and it is known that in one or two
instances the claims have been re
fused.
But at that many more men must
he called before the city's quota is fur
nished.
Russians Greeted By State Leaders
The climax of two days of enter
tainment for tho Russian mission came
at an eh)borate banquet 1 at the Capital
City Club, at which stirring patriotic
addresses were delivered'by Gov. Hugh
M. Dorsey, Speaker Jr.hn N. Holder,
Gen. Vladimir Roop. of rthe Russian
mission. Mayor Candler and President
of * the Senate Sam: '^Olivo, all of
whom professed the utmost, confidence
in Russia’s ability to recover from her
present losses, and regain her place as
one of the world’s most vital fighting
forces.
“The friendship which has existed
between Russia and America,” said
Mayor Candler, "has lasted more than
a generation. We have been taught to
look upon Russia as one of the world's
greatest peoples, and the distinguished
visitors who are with us represent one-
sixth of the entire world’s population.
Russia, in time,* will recover from her
present disasters and strike another
blow against the Germans.”
Governor Dorsey spoke of the ideals
for which Russia is now fighting,
which, he said, are as great as any of
those for which America has strug
gled. When the war is over—a war
“we cannot lose”—he said, America
and Russia will be closer united than
ever before.
“I come from the. Russian front,”
said General Roop, “and I bring to you
greetings from democratic Russia. In
the six weeks I have been here I
have seen with amazement the great
part America is doing in such a short
time, and I have the full conviction
that America is doing in such a short
time, aids in bringing the war to a
successful termination.
“Long live our great democratic sis
ter, America.”
Select Routes Frorr. Here To Memphis
To select one of three routes from
Atlanta to Memphis, Tenn., as a por
tion of the Bankhead Highway, the
“Pathfinders,” a scouting and locating
committee of the Bankhead Highway
association, w.ill make a tour of the
roads connecting the cities beginning
Tuesday, Augirat 14. The original
idea of the association was to connect
Atlanta, Birmkigham and Memphis,
but the plana were enlarged to em
brace Washington, D. C., and Little
Rock, Ark. It is now, proposed to ex
tend the highway to Los Angeles.
Georgia ’Wants To Cut Out Six Trains
Alleging that the army corps and
cantonments soon to be put Into oper
ation at- Atlanta, Augusta, Macon and
other points along Its lines will make
such demands on Ite equipment that
It will be no longer possible to main
tain its present passenger service, and
that it is now having such difficulty
getting coal that it is almost a day-
to-day proposition,.the"'Georgia rail-
SHOULD MEET DEFEAT
Hardwick Says Draft is
Constitutional
Special \ press dispatch from
Washington quotes Hardwick as
advising Georgians not to resist
the draft. He is quoted as say
ing: “I told the people of Geor
gia at mass meetings and thru
the newspapers that no matter
how bad the law, they should
obey it implicitly. Some of these
think they can have recourse to
the courts. I do not thiuk so.
While I believe the law opposed
to American institutions and
principals, I believe it constitu
tional. I do not think it will be
overthrown in the courts.”
He is further quoted as saying
that his bill to repeal the dralt
law will be reported adversely.
Despise Not The Peanut
According to some gentleman,
who has looked into the matter
and thinks he speaks with au
thority, the prospective crop of
peanuts in the South this year is
seventy million bushels. -This
will be about twenty quarts for
every man, woman and child-
white, black and Indian—in the
entire country.
In Texas 600,000 acres have
been planted to peanuts, and
Georgia is second with 420,000
acres. Here in Southwest Geor
gia the crop is very promising,
and will soon be on the market.
In 1914 the United States im
ported 1,332,108 gallons of pea
nut oil and 44,549,789 pounds of
nuts. These importations went
mostly to Chicago, and were
used in the manufacture of
oleomargarine and soap. The
oil brought more than cotton
seed oil. One manufacturer of
peanut but ter last year worked
up 200 carloads of shelled nuts
into his products.
Prices will be unusually high
this year because of war con
ditions.—Ex.
A bill,known as house bill No. 1
376, introduced by Representa
tive Hall of Bibb, and recom
mended by General Judiciaiy
Committee No. 2, is, in our
opinion, a most dangerous bill. 1
This bill, supposedly fathered
by the electrical power company
which is operating throughout
the slate and would prohibit the
establishment of public utilities
anywhere by private parlies or
municipalities without securing
the b. rn ission of the Railroad
Commission and establishing the
fact that such is needed.
No town or community could
establish its own lighting plant
or other utility. Just as well
pass a law prohibiting compe
tition in banks or in the mercan
tile business.
Below is the bill in full:
House Bill No. 376 General Ju-
dicary No. 2.
By Mr, Hall of Bibb. Read
1st time July 20, 1917.
A Bill
To be entitled an act to require
the approval by the Railroad
Commission of this State of thi
construction or operation of
duplicate public utilities in this
State, and for other purposes.
Section 1.
Draft Examinations
Eaminations of the first 146
called for draft began Tuesday,
49 being examined that day; 49
on Wednesday and 48 Thursday,
At the time we go to press we
are unable to secure the names
of those who passed the medical
board.
Quite a large percent of those
being examined are filing ex
emptions and it is certain that
another list will have to be called
for examination in the next few
days.
Subscription Honor Roll.
The following have paid sub
scription since our last issue:
B. B. Beall, Hiram
J, K. Rutherford, Rt 1
J. C. Joyner, Lithia Springs
A. L, Campbell, Rt 6
C. G. Brown, Douglasville
J. A. Pittman East Point
NEW SUBSCRIBERS
W. T. Winkles, Winston
Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Georgia, and it is
hereby enacted by authority of
same, That from and after the
passage of this Act no person,
association, company, or corpo
ration, public or private, shall
establish, construct, or operate
for the purpose of furnishing
service to the public, any street
or suburban railroad line or sys
tem in any city, town or militia
district in which there is at tile
time in operation any street or
suburban railway line or system;
or any telephone line or lines or
system in any city, town, or
militia district in which there is
at the time in operation any tele
phone line or lines or system ; or
any plant or line or system for
generation or distribution of
electric current for light or
power or any other purpose in
any city, town, or militia district
in which there is in operation at
the time mjy plant or line or
system for tile generation or dis
tribution system for the manu
facture or distribution of gas for
light, heat, or other purpose in
any city, town, or militia district
in which there is at the time in
operation a plant or pipes or
lines or distribution system fop
the manufacture or distribution
of gas; without first obtaining in
each of tlfc aforesaid cases from
the Railroad Commission of Geor
gia its approval of the construe-
tion, establishment, and oper
ation of such new utility, and its
certificate that the public con
venience or necessity require tire
construction, establishment, or
operation thereof.
Section 2
Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That all laws
and parts of laws in conflict
with this Act are hereby re-
j pealed,