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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,