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DOUGLAS COUNTY SENTINEL, DOTFQLASVILLE GEORGIA.
DOUGLAS COUNTY SENTINEL
VOLUME XV
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DOUGLASVILLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, GEORGIA,, FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1919.
NUMBER 11.
My Dear People : Please lend?paper etc., have such wicked des-
rne vour ear. and allow me to com- igns on us.
meat somewhat on the article ot’| W Imd hoped since Billy Sunday
W. I. D. and others regarding the!saved all our souls; since religion
bonded highway eontroversey.
I.must in all fairness admit at
the outset, 1 am ignorant as to
most of the W. L D. allegations,
gained such headway; since prohib
ition raised her victorias head
o’er all the world add since Wilson
saved Democracy (for the Repubs
so I’ll merely try to base my re- lieans) and also brought our din
marks on a common sense line, and ner to us one hour earlier than
let her go at that, with probably a
little mixture of sarcastic good
humor, and I trust all will receive
it in the same friendly vein in
which it is written.
We are all agreed that we need
better roads, especially those of us
using Ford trucks.
How are we to got them?
Not It any of tl o old systems
most asuredly.
Of course our roads base shown
a grcal evergrowing impio'ement
the past few years, yet they are
not permanent, and must be gone
over too often. In the end we’ll
waste enough to build roads like
those of Cobb and Fulton and still
be traveling poor roads. Hence
we need enough money at one
time to build a network of perma
nent highways. Some that will
still be here in the event we should
come back here 100 years hence.
How are we to get this money?
Bonds is the answer.
Of course it wont suit everybody
ever God had planned; yes, since
all these kings came to pass, we
confidently and with good reason,
expected everybody, to join tlhe
“Holly Rollers” causing satan tto
abdicate his job in favor of the
Kaiser.
'And now to be enfronted with
all this conglomeration of sin cor
ruption and intrigue.
Its enough to mak the angels
weep. Alas! 1 fear we’ll have to
kiss the Pope’s rusty big toe, or
wear one of Aimes’ bones around
our neck, and be sprinlfeled with
holey water, before getting admit
ted to the abode of the “Lord’s
'Annointed. ”
But see here! How the Sam Hill
could it benefit the heartless oil
or auto trusts for us to vote bonds
to build highways, which everyone
knows cuts down, garage, gas and
oil bills?
Seems to us it. would benefit
them more for us to go jumping
over rocks, holes and ditches,
well do I remember the dire pre-i 81 } 0 * 1 88 be between hejre and paul-
dictions fo the doubting Thomases; bbm- Us a wonder they dont
When we issued bonds to build our I dynamite all first class highways
Up todoate Court House. jand compell us to do this.
But they say nothing when the I No douht since working under
Calamitous Prophecies fail to ma- them so long 'Messrs. ■ Griffith,
tearlize. A blind man can see Johnson, Bomar(with Harve Baker
Democracy is blowing numerousj 1° help) would do the job at,a rea-
bubbles that are bound to bust. sona'ble figure without ny qualms
We realize now the Republicans' 0 *' conscience,
we used to lambast for extravagenI And Holy Moses! Since our oli-
ttly spending our money were only tuse mind began dwelling on the
amatuer Pikers. iwtul propensities for evil, of those
Millions have been approapera I base oil and auto companies, the
ted to be applied on roads on the | awful thought arises and will not
50-50 basis. We get a dollar from | down, What if,Oh I what if their
the government for every one we: destroying tentacles have closed
put up. Disposition of this fund : roun( t choked, and smothered to
should be in the hands of the Codnj death those high principles of tru-
ty coinmisioners. Jlh and honor, which we teel ssured
It~seems our beloved democrats j 'lid once animate the hearts and
kindly overenehed themselves or n| h‘ the lives of our Moved, if
something in creating and assum- ..misguided townsmen, Duncan,Sel-
ing powers unwarented by lifwyan j man and James in their younger
the result is about What should be days of bright roseate prospects
expected—a Republican House and and radiant promise? Oh! Iiorri-
■ Senate. Some of you may not like ble thought; Boys, I am afraid that
this but why close our eyes lo per-!they arc gone up the spout, since
t,incut facts ? , ’ J reading the SSnttiuel.
There shall shortly come chan-!. ^ 11 cannot comment, biograph-
ges lint just now Democracy has a 'rally, on the sail late ol lie local
limited supply off salt pork in the j pblotieimis who are so sinful, past
shape of t'lis road fund aud while redemption, since we don't
she is blowing, why not issue bonds know exacttlv who they are and
and have our part blown on Doug- lv not going lo be unkind on -
las county roads? We better grab ""V' 1 tto ask. intimate or suggest
this pork from Democracy’s bar-l^'at they might be, yes. Might Be
re) while there is yet time. See s """' miscrah,* crook who had got
t(te pint? You better cause after Die best of W. 1. I). in some politi-
July 1st. there will lie no more qts.,‘‘"1 bout.
1 must neecds rule the Kditori . ^' 1 v friends, on whichever
iri error on one of hi is pints. In s *'le you stand, let us lie thankful
mistakenly supposing friend W. 1. Die War is over, the boys coming
D. is compelled of necessity to mo- hack and we can now express our
Hey away off over in. Paulding opinions without going to jail.and
after moonshine. The Editor is so< "i lick two cent stamps again,
absent minded indeed, to so soon Dot '" s 1 1 ite of all we can do, it
forget the (dose proximity to W. 1. aia u>s "s fee] a little disannulled
D. in which the Sheriff found a eer 111 0111 ' selviw.and toe wdrld in gen-
tain little coffee pot aparatus. Too ’’ 1 H *• *" .have unkind people poke
close indeed to warant that Paul- lf 1,1 - v °ur ffcee that vour beloved
ding moonshine supposition. demoerats,aint aliit p sponsible for
ft’ friend. Baggett would only 1 "' s,> bettered conditions. Publicity
lend us this little contraption a Ul " wonders. Si spending
fewsli's. we don’t think it would 80 lon " " time in wide o»en Eti-
t.ake any great stretch of the imag- '"I 1 ’'- President AA ilson reverses
matron to see this matter .from the bis prohibition views. T • Pres-
W L D. or any oilier standpoint, ident knows a
We are so grieved to leant those j, Selah
rations.ass-
.'UST AS I SEE IT
By Bill Blue
Bvery about ouce and so often,
ive see or hear of some ecclesiasti
cal sanctimonious Doctor of Di-
venity turning himself loose with
a yell and trying to kick the hinges
off the Pearly Gates and tell the
Almighty what slioull be done with
people here on earth who do not
trot along with him down his little
pig-trail
COME TO DOUGLASVILLE FOR
BIG FOURTH
Next Friday promises to be the
biggest day Douglasville has ever
had. We will have the usual big
singing tthougli it is expected to
lie bigger than ever. , The best
Bitigers from all over Georgia and
from several other states will lie
here.
A special feature of the occas
ion will lie a parade of the Con
Just now it is the Rev. Dr. J.'Tederate Veterans and the boyswho
Wesley; Hill, of New York, that
opens his mouth and' lets loose the
following good deeds that lie
would do if lie had the power. He
says: “1 would arrest and deport
every man and woman who loves
the red flag, the black flag, or any
other flag more than the Stars and
Stripes. I would load them on a
ship with sails of lead, the wrath
of God for a gale, an dhell the
nearest port”—(Leslies Weekly.)
1 don’t know wliut the Rev. Dr.
Hill knows about Heaven or hell,
but lie will probably know some
thing about the latter place in the
future. Neither does lie seem*to
realize that if God wanted those
people in hell, Me has only to speak
and hell would open its mouth and
receive them.
The
trouble with Dr. Hill, and! portunity
have returned home from tile re
cent war. All soldier hoys are
asked to wear their uniforms.
The ladies are nrraning to serve
dinner to the soldier hoys and old
Vgts at the park. This is not to he
a public dinner and onlyold vets
and boys in uniform will be admit
ted.
Every hodyelse is urged to bring
for themselves and, enough for one
or two of flic visitors as the visit
ing singers must have dinner, but
there wil npt be a public spread.
At 10:30 o’clock Attorney Gen
eral. Clifford Walker will deliver
a patriotic address that will lie
worth emiiig miles to hear He is
one of Georgia’s most gifted orator
and few of our people have ever
heard him. Don’t miss this op-
tliousniids of others like him
that he has let his patriotism and
religous zeal run out to the ex
treme frazzle end of nothing. His
reasoning is all lop-sided; his brain
is curdled, and lie is browsing a-
I’oinid in the devil’s thistle patch.
What lie needs is a dose of good 1
“boss sense” (about 40 horse
power) mi I a life-time Vacation
from the pulpit.
Brother, when will the immortal
truth begin to bore its way into
some ol the block-heads here oil
earth that the fear of God is tile
beginning of wisdom? When will
preachers quit meddling in polities
and preaching hatred among peo
ple?. They preach war, hell and
'damnation, and most everything
else under the sun except Christ
and Him crucified.
Don 'l the Doctor and anybody
else with one eye and half sense
know that when God calls a man
to preach, He expects him to come
out and lie unspotted from the
world 1 ? Don’t tile Doctor and
every other preacher know that
Dol don’t, recognize any color of
flag or people? He don’t, recog
nize any creed or denomination.
He says: Come ye out from among
them, stand on the Lord’s side and
he a t'hristian ; and if you preach,
nr each the gospel of-'christ ami
Him ernsified."
Cod says that He so loved the
world, lie didn't say lie so loved
the Americans. English or French.
Ill' didn’t sav ITc so loved I In*
preachers, priests or professors.
ITc lidn’t say lie so loved the
white, black or yelfow people.
But said He so loved the world.
And He meant the whole world,
or II,. would have said otherwise.
let. we have some people who
are so self conceited that they act
and talk as if God ought to feel,
under obligations^ them for con-
■' tiding to ive here on earth!
The ladies will launch a campai
gn that day to lmild a memorial
hall in honor of our soldier boys
They have conceived tile idea that
instead of building a monument
that would he valueless,' a hall
that can lie used ns public library
and rest room with a marble slab
containing names of all eiilistedme
from Douglas county, will be a
lasting monument and at the same
time lie a great service to the peo
ple.
To start this fund on tile fourth,
the ladies will make this a tag day
and when you are approached by
-goineotie with a tag, make your do
nations as liberal as possible for
1 his wort by cause.
We jp-e still hoping to have an
airplane" ; sometime during
the day. Lieut. Watson is endov-
ering to.gel one and we,are still
expecting the arrangements to
he made t.hougn we cannot ye 1 say
clefinetly that it will be here.
Indications are that there will
lie the biggest crowd ever in Dou
glasville ar.d a good time is a.ssur-
red for everybody.
LITHIA SPRINGS
ATLANTA WEEKLY NEWS LETTER
Declaring facetiously that unless a ™*» r on ldm recentl 5 r wit >
Atlanta is on her guard Macon ,ata , and a BU<!C « ssor »
will soon be launching a drive to j wa - nteti -
pick up Stone Mountain by the
The Emory University sum met*
roots and transplant it on the , """"J
I,, .. , school opened its annual session
fstHei | ",T Wednesday, June 24th. with the
district., and seriously that t-heii . ,» ^ • •*. . • .
surest method of stopping Egress if'i T"' 1 ,™ 11 *
will be to throw the state into hoJ Bl8h ° P ( a "dKr preached the va *
tile »nt n „ nn i 0 „, „„i .:„.. i !P er Snday,.afternoon ami
antogonism anl sectional 1
hatred through a referendum of
the deans of the respective colle-
this proposals to move the Capitol^" 8 had ««■
.. K .. . .. __ ynpitui lmonles ineidenal to the opening.
to Macon, Dr. L. N. Huff, well-
known optometrist of Atlanta, de
clares that, the Capitol removal
project lias gained great headway
recently.
‘Atlanta has failed to take Ma-
A score or more Georgia women
workers for the W. C. T. U. spent
the week in Columbus Ohio, att-
endng the Centenary celebrations
of the Methodist church at Coluru-
mnvj'inent nftli f e q fl 1” t0 *j tx' 8 P ,U8 ’ ^* Teinperence day will be
tt,.o', .ifn. „ apitol said Dr- .T,dy 1st. ami secretary of the Navy
t tn h n ' “T S " l,V lf i Daniels, General Leonard A. Wood
nH J T al l S ? m A a “ lf « , t and William Jennings Bryan will
J2»Sr2?iE&-*i££2S
Behold the result I Macon by per
sistent agitation lias got underway
a propaganda. Capitol removal
is quite the talk all fiver South
celebration, which started June,
20 will continue through July 13.
(Woman”s day was Wednesday,
June 24.
Commisioner of Agriculture J.
sister city was agitating mainly
for advertising purposes, Atlanta
lias paid too little attention to
Macon’s campaign. Wliil
the farmers to write their cong
ressman protesting against, the im
position of a high protective tar-
have Stnmt . - we |iff <m potash from Germany. Ho
iestie and' self-suffiei l de0lni ’? S t,lat d wil B reiltI y increa-
reiraedimr n,. ' !', ! Ise their fertilizer bills next year,
file Canitol M 0 , ' e "' nvf ‘ j espiealv since, with the signing of
and aggressively.” h“ SSS m’* 1 "’" thoU8ands . of l0M
tl,,it \i ’ • U i , let'ilizer in Germany awaiting ex
l2.lfc wRirZr l Ti ,,g t0 1 tl "‘ Mr. Browh also declares that
dei’init lev CO dtt . j S ^ mfiml, r rs ! there is no* a chance for American
her bill in e .in , t! r '•?*', B>1 ,' ’ ldar 'l ime ntries to catch up in
that ' lhe tim/l,!,' ' ""'i P. rnd ' u ‘ io " with those abroad aud
Atlanta to descend f,"'"' ° r “■ ,f if Ia "Ueupted, many millions
nene i* ' S a'' 1 ^"’" 1 ,>ur '‘""-'will have to be [.aid before it is
in m e ot selt-sutiieienee and meet done,
the issue face to face.” ,
this week on"l, Cr 'c r!;i ‘' t A ^" r, ? ad \ ^(Pita a hard blow the early part
nesd'nv anH „ V | °l th ' aeeonling to reports
muMe",. d tlu w k Xal nt **■
the leirisliitiv. l.L l .frt, ? lf ’ e * Already the roeees are limit-
Constnietive leu ot . td, - v , mg customers to two pounds at a
of the tax system of the state and'! ^ 8tl ' )n k .
highway bond issue are | roM v1whh ,,estnct J ons laerfil1 -
the most important ma'ttcaT £
expeetell thatVlmr'^willT'' i" • '' l,f ' D'e .Atlanta merchants,
-ml SSTrJ'KlSt L-ai-ned of the .shortage!
.aan’s Suffrage amendnmnt h-*
(.onstitution to lie followed by the
government has a lar.
required vote, with chances favor-1 an.Ut'isW' 1 '’ (andlet ' wftreht>llS8
in,, i| l( , i ? | ,,u, ‘ " "oped the war depart-
alh'iloXt lMtS! r' 1 ' "7" r" '' fl > ash «rt
Hi-.* ti. , i ' ,ue,s |wlncli is cjiuseii by thp faof
H'at they have not yet Conceded that .he refiners have cloeed down!
is prolia.iy Tlie demand for sugar has been un-
I i-oads sl ! l 0^, ’ " s ""l during Ihe canning and per-
'ails uiLHsuterg than serving season
any other one sulyeet, although! .
the lax revision amendment pml,-1 I',- 0 lessor Irvin Fisher remarked
al.lt ts t he most important f.*»n, | some weeks ago that readjustment
that result, i'll
more interest in among the solons
d
among common folks for a while,
? on may go to church and pray
a double-header with forty-nine
Lori grants” and a dozen
“Aniens” hut you will never sit
with Abraham Isaac and Jacob in
the Kingdom until you can learn
to live right, act right and do to
Others as you would have theme (Jo
to you.
Miss Ida'May Kamho, of Koine
is the guest of Misses Ana and
Rena Keek this week.
Miss Ellen Winn went to Atlan
ta Monday to vsit her grandmother
Mrs. Ana Blair. —
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy I’lmrr of
Eastman, are sending some time
with their parents, here Mr. and
'.Mrs. J. I>. Pharr.
Mr. and Mrs! Henry Richardson I
had as gusts last Sunday, Mr. and j,
Mrs. W. L. James of Ellenwood, ,
and Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Selman of
Douglasville. ds'7, 'T ° r ,""i "■“'•!< m|,ieS of I '»> the slack, and the counts is set
-Me. and Mrs. R. H. Patterson I 8 1 C .n m T '''''T !° t, ‘ lli “K‘ dow 'i the assuranee that
and ehildrn have returned home ’ , , , ‘ 1 ' odl,, ’' ni l l 1 "’ 111 ; matters mv citing stabilized.”
from A rtville Ala. I " * ' • as 1 K«l|llis statement is so recent that it
Mr. Jamie Watson of Atlanta. I „fr* m, n *'. * 'I’""," 11 , - 1 !, 1 !!' ,M ’ < ’ onsll '" l ‘d as the afterma
,rM' -vesis
■'ll'" ',,',' "I BM Wall; ! ; " .S™ V ““ tor
• candidate for govern,,-, was : sen
■.•ndy parf 7Z a - taking
'•rotary lied field ob-
: tliat little by little the indus
was the week end guest of Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Watson.
Mr. and Mrs. W. I). Rutherford
and family visited relatives in
| Marettu Sunday.
j Miss Francis Maxwell is attend
ing a house.party in Atlanta, giv-
'*» by Miss Elizabeth Wesley, on
1 Spring St.
{ Mr. and Mrs. A,. F. Adamson,
hicin
and answers as to
which came tlirou
The report of which 2,500 fp ,,
were printed, are the most club- s l le . r-
oride any state offi-er ever issued ’eminent
and cost the state fifty cents each, hold the
Tl:
J. W. II
d thing
1,at
iil and auto
isteil by local politicians, little new
Jo
IT. Keatc
WHY NOT THIS, BRO. W. I. D? Spend your time counting yourj
’ ’ ! money, chasing game and enjoy-1
Just take one sweet ride on the ing the fruits of vour -many veers
band wagon of progress; write,; ,,f progress.
talk'and, when voting time comes! AYh.m night, comes, lav down!
vote for bonds—for good roads. ;(n ,| listen to the sweet sounds of
Then if your taxes become too the wild animais—or perchance a !
heavy and burdensome after a few screech-owl begin hi-- doleful tune:
years trial ol progress, sell your arise, and turn vour jioekets wr.mg j
property, Which progress has ad-1 side out: then'listen to the Inly'-’
va need its value to double its pres- mg 0 !' tile woh|§. the barking'of
flit value, aud hunt the haunts of I the foxes and tTm hooting of the
the W Ives, foxes and owls. There {owls to your soul's content,
in that isolated place build you a j ^ f, tx. AA'.
log Cabin, then exchange your ’ :
buzz-wagon for an old-time wagon {NOTICE CONFEDERATE VET-
atid yoke of oxen(some good fel- , ERANS
low pf South Douglas "will give |
you a bucket of tar to hang on the | All members of Douglas Coun-
conpling pole) pack your chests |ty Camp s Confederate Veterans
high with the bucks progress i are urged to be present Doug-
seattered at your feet, travel to lasville at tlie Court House at It
o’cloek on Friday,Ju
Christ s^ys: “Do,injury to no I
.nuiii, by word or 1.” Christ
never sanctioned the shedding of j
one drop ot blood. Yet some
p-eaeli"rs Whooped up for the war!
and yelled “to hell with'the kai
ser." Believe it or not, but there;
is something radically wrong with !
that kinl of a preacher. AVe have!
our laws and our courts, and a!
gracious plenty of pul,lie officials!
to look after them, and* we have!
plenty of'tin-God heroes^'to look!
after-id! our wars, and tumors of
job and the preacher run his. I
this lonely place; there carefully
prepare for the protection of your
cattle, pigs, .chickens uad dogs.
mess ot importance
A, R. Botnar,
Jsly 4th, Bus-
maader.
Just as we go to pre
'.hat the contract has
the Winston to Dougl
i' n .of the Bankhead Highway to i
firm from Ala. at a very satis
ory price.
•of (.'ullage Park, were the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Julian Adamson
Sunday.
Mrs. W. AY. Lane of Atlanta, is
visiting her daughter; Mrs. T. L.
Harbin.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Kennedy and
children, Nancey, and Xherrard.
will leave shortly for i two weeks
stay at St. Simons Island.
Mr. High Blair of Atlanta, was
the week end guest of Mr. P, II.
Winn's family.
Mrs. J. M. Pi
lives at Tate, Li
Mrs. F. T. Stephenson and .Mr.J
> I Stephenson of Albertville Ala. art
ss, we learn 1 th,. guests of Air. an Airs. R If
been let for Patterson. ,
>b=‘"vatic,is of Prof. Fi-
The two viewpoints froi.
ourci's. eiiinuatical'y tip
e eouclusion that the “liigh-
"vels’ are here to stay.
Vial wh'dlibr we wish it, or not
of fill eoininbdies—railroad,
.. . res, lighting, rent,
rei'i'cation eonnnitee on the chain- el.ithin'g -luxuries and necessities
”’ 1 ' '{> t-li.-irt efforts! of all .kinds, ineluding the moving
to work out a plan fur the opening hound to lie stabalized, at the
ot l‘lo‘S ui'A'ing picture houses in i world *s apex of prices.
Atlnta on Sunday. The (’lininbei'| Another few years may bring
is working in connection with the! about e<
general miuisteral association political
tvhieli it is claimed is ill sympathy the priei
'■vith the idea of wholesome rec— was real
'•Cation on the Sabbath.! The A!"t- file Cjvi
Atlanta Methodist .Minis.
Association have^ joined Rev. 1 ]>riee:.
on in Ins attack on the 1 street
oiiomie, industrial and
changes that will lower
levels. Such a period
1 several years after
lAA'ie '
is visunu
I"i«list. however, will eoiintenaiie.
nothing of the sort and take ;
stand for a strictly church Sab
.hath. The denounced Sunday !>a-
hall, now being played in Atlanta
but that, is conducted on the gov
'•'"'ment reservation beyond 1 l*ci
control.
A\ av.'' But the stern
i»•;ilit \ o ti e present might just as
w.-ll be faced because tile facts are
incontrovertible—and there isn’t a
scintilla of reason to hope for any
thing in the nature of lower costs
ot living under the present exist-
otiditions. Trim your sails
Rev. Marvin Williams will lie
series of Revival services at the
here Sunday July 6th o begin a
Methodist, church. There has nev
er been a more popular preacheriu
Douglasville than brother Will
iams.
aceorlingly.
■Asa G. i a ml lev Jr. And Bill
Stoddard have put in their orders
!or pile of tlie latest model air
planes. accordin to reports, and
* upward ’ | will , in a sfiort while, he taking
'J he Bnlaseo llieatrie.'il interests
? advertising for a “Big Nigger”
‘"t-; .dre. Walter McElreath of Atl- hand there is a chance for a Geor-
i j nta. is her.- for the week, with her gia darkey “se,ven f
1 sis \|r M ,!;: lr | t0 .r* j ° b a show.lpleawre-spins in the air while d
Mi. ail-, Mis. Nesbit Harper.: which pays him sixety dollars a > less t'orttu" brothers a-e so,
entertain •, at a picnic luncheon j tveek. The “Chin 01m C how” ceding it on the dirt tracks arou!
at the Si,rings Saturday. Their |"ommiy, whiel, needs a blaey giant ml Atlanta. They plan ro train
Tr'.'Trt "Tit , ! r '. il ir //'m 1 ' J -i m !ls cast * sotja negro several [for licenses at the Candlei; land-
Tleely L an* :I n pci* Heeljf oh Jones-1 Years ago from Dublin named Geo. j ing field for licenses, the old auto-
H,
h uo Air. end Mrs Henry Harper. Bell 7t. 4m. tall. He was work- mobile speedway, and hope to be
gr Albany and Mesdames IT. M. mg tor tDr. L. N. Huff, the well!the first men iu town tto own ma-
Heeloy u"" p. L. Thompson ot bt. | known oppitieian, at the-time and] chines built aud operated solely
i/ouifr ilo. Dually went to tlie show. His wi£e for pleasure.