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Douglas counw sentinel
Vol. XIV,
DOUGLASVILLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA., August 16, 19IS.
No. 19.
From “Over There”
[The following letter from P.
N. Kirby, to bis sister, Miss Net
tie, will be read with interest:]
Somewhere in France,
June 30, 1918,
Dear Nettie:
1 happened to be looking tlnu
my personal possessions today
and found to my pleasure and
suiprise a whole page of one of
your letters that I somehow over
looked when I read your letter
the first time, I was vexed with
myself at first, then glad, for by
reading all again it was almost
as good as a new letter. Mail
comes in batches over here hut
its generally a long wait be
tween.
I hope everything is o. k. with
you all. I hope more than any
thing that you not worry about
me needlessly. I am alright. I
utilize my spare time in reading
and writing. I never play cards
any mor , but I occasionally en
gage in the well known game of
checkers. I think I am entitled
to the championship of the army
as I don’t remember ever being
beaten since enlisting. I have a
few friends with whom I spend a
little time now and then. 1 never
see anyone whom I knew in civil
life. Of course you know there
are several newspaper men over
here -former practitioners of the
“art creative of all arts”—whom
1 formerly knew through the
print shops of Georgia, but they
are not in the same camp I am—
and if they were ’twould be the
same thing as they are all offi
cers—naturally. But I’ll get
along just the same as it I were
in daily touch with old friends.
I’ll “muddle through” as the
Tommies sa.v, because 1 always
find something to do, which
helps a lot to scare away the
blues.
Speaking of the Tommies I’ve
had occasion to alter my opinion
since getting on speaking terms
with them—and so has that
tyrant at Potsdam. You know
the Kaiser and his coterie used
to amuse themselves by casting
contemptuous slurs at the En
glish fighting men. “An army
of mercenaries is the way he
put it once, implying that the
English were not soldiers, but
hired men, fighting for their
pay. Then came the memorable
and never-to-be-forgotten battle
of Mons, where in defiance of
the axiom that “he who retreats
inaction dies,” the Tommies,
falling back, fought to the last
man—and death, but gave the
main body time to make the nec
essary maneuvers to save the
allied army from sure defeat.
But thq little poem in which E.
A. Housman immortalizes these
soldiers tells it better than I can.
I saw it in the London Times
under the title of “Epitaph on
an Army of Mercenaries’.” And
as it is by far the best expression
in poetry, bearing on the present
war, I am copying it for you.
Here it i«:
Those, in the day when heaven was
falling,
The hour when earth’s foundations
fled.
Followed their mercenary calling
And took their wages and are dead.
T eir shoulders held the sky suspen
ded;
They stood, and earth’s foundation
stay;
What God abandoned, these defended,
And saved the sum of things for pay.
Think over the last two lines
EUGENE AULT
For Solicitor General--
What Those Who
Know Him Best
Think of Him
In our issue of July 11 we were
honored with the pleasure of
publishing the formal announce
ment and a letter from the Ron.
Eugene S. Ault to the public.
Almost two weeks have passed
since then, and we had time for
due consideration and reflection
concerning the man, his charac-
and his ability to fill this impor
tant office.
Thinking back over a period of
almost twenty five years, for
which length of time we have
known this excellent gentleman,
we arrive at the decision that the
people of the Tallapoosa Circuit
should feel it a privilege to have
the opportunity to support such
a candidate as Colonel Ault for
the position pf Solicitor General.
When first we mot and learned
to appreciate the true merit of
this man he was in the office of
Hon. Price Edwards, Buchanan,
who latei became judge of the
Tallapoosa Circuit, and in our
opinion the most able jurist that
has graced that.seat within the
past quarter of a century. It
goes without saying that Colonel
Ault received the best of train
ing to which he has added years
of practice and experience,
which pla es him today far ahead
of any one who has ever held the
office of which he asks the honor
of filling.
It is not a matter of specula
tion as to what his ability is to
succeessl’nlly fill this office; for
several years he has assisted in
the prosecution of criminal cases
in the city court of Polk county
and every casd handled was mar
ked with careful preparation,
which resulted in verdicts most
satisfactory.
His political career is clean,
there is nothing’in his past rec
ord that should cause those who
supported him to regret their
action, and if he goes into office
this time he will go unfettered
by promises and obligations other
than to perform his duty with
out fear or favoritism.
Eugene S. Ault as a citizen is
clean, upright, industrious, a
true man, as an official he is the
same. Without hesitation we
gladly support him and ask your
consideration of him. If you
are not personally acquainted
with him we suggest that you
make a thorough investigation of
him, his merits and ability,
before pledging yourself to an
other.—Roekmart New3.
Tax Levy for 191H
STATE OF GEORGIA—Douglas
County.
Douglas court of County Com
missioners of Roads and Revi-
liues of Douglas County, sitting
for County purpose.-,
It is ordered, considered and
adjudged, that there be levieo
as County taxes for the yeni
1918, the following per centum
to-wit:
For general county purposes,
twelve cents on each one hun
dred dollars of the taxable prop
erty of said county.
For bridges, thirty cents on
ach one hundred dollars of the
taxable property of said county,
For support of the paupers,
eight cents on each one hundred
dollars of the taxable property
of saief county.
For jail fees, five cents on
each one hundred dollars of the
taxable property of said county.
For court house and jail re
pairs, thirteen cents on each one
hundred dollars of the taxable
property of said county.
For salaries of officers, seven
cents on each one hundred dol
lars of the taxable property of
said county.
Making in all, a tax levy for
county purposes, seventy-five
cents on each one hundred dol
lars of the taxable property of
said county.
It is further ordered that there
be levied on each one hundred
dollars of the taxable property
of said county, forty cents on
account of the public roads of
>aid county.
It is further ordered that there
he levied on the following school
districts for schools of said dis
tricts, of each one hundred dol
lars of the taxable property of
said districts to-wit:
2nd School District,
3rd
5 th “ “
10 th
15th
17th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
in the last verse and see if you
find their meaning.
By the way. I met a "Kirby”
in the regiment not long since
whose home is in Iowa, but he
knows the Kirbys in Little Rock,
Ark.
Live my love to papa, mama,
and all the kids, I dreamed that
I was at home last night and in
the dream I thought, I put Jim
and his cats in the sink and
turned the water on. I was hav
ing a good time when revellie
sounded. Gosh. What a world!
Write soon to "
Your brother,
Reuben.
For interest on school house
bonds oi the 22nd s hool district,
twenty seven cents on each one
hundred dollars of the taxable
property of said district.
For the maturing school house
b mds of the 22nd school district,
eighteen cents bn each one hun
dred dollars of the taxable prop
erty of said district.
Order gratit*j, this. 6th day of
August. 1918,
A. S. Gresham. Chairman.
S, L. Hembree, Commissioner
I. IT. Willou; ;ibv. Commissioner
GEORGIA—Douglas county.
1, J. H. McLarty, Clerk of the
Board of County Commissioners
of R 'ads and Revenues of said
County, do certify that the above
and foregoing is a true extract
from the minutes of said Board
of Commissioners.
Given under my hand and sea!
of office, this 7th day of August
1918.
J. H. McLarty,
Clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners of Douglas
County, Georgia.
LOST—In depot July 4 a white
jivorv handle mirror. Please re-
| turn to Sentinel and get reward
i 19 3t
EDGAR WATKINS,
Candidate for Congress,
Would Prevent Dan
ger of a l.o:a Price
for Cotton
In his opening speech at Doug-
lasvil’e June 29, and in all his
speeches since. Hon. Edgar
Watkins pointed out the mistake
of stating an unqualified oppsi-
turn to a price” ou colt hi. He
made it plain that no limitation
on the cotton grower’s right to
get the highest market price
should he permitted, and he
s owed 11 a looaitions might
make the marketing of our cot
ton, not needed in our country,
i npossibie. If such conditions
should arise, he said that he
would advocate the adoption of
means to guarantee the farmer
a fair minimum price tit vvl icli
he could, if he chose, always seli
his cott n. Mr. Watkinss h .s
furnished us a card on this sub
ject, which is as follows:
To the People of the Fifth Con
gressional District:
Having it; mind conditions in
U'14 and the fact that ships that
might otherwise he used to send
our cotton abroad were being
taken in necessary and proper
military relations, I have alone
of all the candidates for Con
gress, favored such, action by
Congress as would guarantee
protection not only to the far
mers but business, banging and
labor, It may be the fact that
! am interested in a faint which
produces cotton, caused me to
give more thought to the subject
than those not so interested have
given: but my idea is tiiat pro
tection for the farmer is a pro
tection for our whole section
because our prosperity depends
on the farmer.
I have been highly gratified at
tiie practically unanimous appro
val of my position. I have talked
with farmers, business men and
city laborers in every section of
this District and! have not had
one to tell me that he did not
agree with me. Some, possibly
those who had not thought if the
idea, have endeavored to mis
represent what I have said. I
do not beheve that these false
statements of my speeches will
deceive anyone. Those who wish
have an opportunity to read what
I said in the Journal and Geor
gian of August 3 and in the Con
stitution of August 4. I have
not slipped around stating pri
vately what I favor. I have toid
you publicly what I advocate.
If by reason of the needs of
war cotton should go down below
the cost of production, Congress
should provide means by which
the farmer may gt-t a fair price
for his cotton. A leading farmer
of Georgia, a citizen of Rockdale
county, who keeps accurate
iccounts, told me that less titan
30 cents a pound would mean no
profit to the grower. Whatever
i; shown to be fair, a price that
j ^ill cover cost of making with a
! proper return to the far net-,
should be guaranteed. When this
j is done the grower need not hold
. because he could borrow nearly
; up to the guaranteed price. He
could meet his obligations and
still hold for the higher price of
40 to 50 cents which will follow
when peace comes. The wheat
farmer has a guaranteed mini-
Ctippings From the Mis-
sionary Bulletin
BIBLE INSTITUTE IN WANSON,
KOREA
We are now nearing the close
of our Bible Institute. We have
had an enrollment of fifty women
and it has been a great joy to
teach them the Word of God.
We will liav • eight graduates.
One of them is my volunteer
Bible woman, who is a splendid
character. She works for the
Master without salary and is in
charge of the Bible woman’s
work at om- Sangni Church.
The women are attending our
evening Bible classes in the
various neighborhoods of the city
and studying the Bible with
earnestness. Our missionary
societies are also doing good
work. We are soon to have a
union meeting of the two soci
eties at Chungm and Sangno
churches. We have missionary
-societies in our country churches
that are helping to support oar
two Bible women whom we send
out in the fa'l and spring. When
we gather all the offerings to
gether, we have more than we
hardly hoped the women would
he able to give from their scanty
means. We are trying to use
the opportunity God is now giv
ing us to give the gospel to the
Koreans.— Miss Sallie Kate Coo
per.
OUR BAPTIST SISTERS GIVEN FULL
MEMBERSHIP
At the recent session of the
Baptist Convention full member
ship was granted to the Baptist
women, which gives them seats
in their General Conventions.
The officers to the Woman’s
Missionary Council of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, South,
wired congratulations, to which
the following telegram replied:
"Woman’s Missionary Unon,
Auxiliary to Southern Baptist
Convention, appreciates and re
ciprocates congratulations of the
great body o Methjdist women
Szmth. We pray that this privi
lege bestowed upon us may be
received in the spirit of Paul
when he wrote Galatians iii. 28
and lead to fuller service for the
Master.”
Mrs. Wright Entertains
Mrs. J. C. Wright entertained
Wednesday p. m. in honor of her
guest, Mrs. Jackson, of Winder?
with three tables of progressive
rook. After the game a delicious
salad course was served fol
lowed by a refreshing ice course.
Notice to Odd Fellows
The Douglas County Odd Fel
lows Convention will meet with
Flint Hill Lodge No. 474 on the
fourth Tuesday night in August.
All brethren urged to be present.
L. E. Bartlett, Sec.
mum hut he gets more. Give
the cotton farmer a guaranteed
minimum and he and our whole
section will be protected. Such
a guarantee would prevent the
cotton gamblers from lowering
the price and give opportunity
for higher prices.
My plan is just and fair to all.
Others may falsely and privately
misstate what I have said, hut no
candidate tor Congress will dare
say publicly he would oppose
what I propose.
Yours sincerely,
EDGAR WATKINS.