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DOUQI AS COUNTY SENTINEL
VOLUME XV
DOUGLASVILLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, GEORGIA., FRIDAY, JUIY 4, 1919.
NUMBER 12.
LETTER FROM THE
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(By Congressman W. D. Upshaw)
Evejry dfliy a sense of both the re-
Bponsbility and the pleasure of rep
resenting the Fifth District of Geo
rgia in Congress, grows upon me
And the thought has come to me
that my constituents might he inter
ested in an occasional letter from
their representative, concerning
national affairs. Because of the
heavy demands upon my timed can
not promice dr write for the county
papers in my District every week
hut if acceptable to the editors
it is my promise to write an occas
ional letter from the Nations Cap
ital, dealing with questions and in-.
cikientis in which“the folks at horn,, better schools, better el
of inactivities, now its ramifica
tions of many-sided work for the,
general uplift and efficiency of
the rural masses are almost amaz
ing. Here and there some repre
sentative of vested financial inter
ests in the big cities would fight
to cut down appropriations in the
Agricultural Bill, but upon the
whole there was a wide spread
feeling among the memlber.s of (’on
gross that thj; farmer ought to
have everything he needs to help
him he a prosperous pVpduu.er.
Aand I believe that the, brightest
iJays of American Agriculture are
still ahead. Good roads also hold
the-interest of patriotic Congress-
urii in both parties, for they know
hat uati j.uit legislation in favor
'f good rood- -vrll encourage local
and ittate legislation, and ' tin
.ood I- " ■■■ better markets
will doubtles be interested. This,
of course, will ad to the tasks of
an already-busy man. for, as my
distinguished processor, lion Wil
liam Schley Howard, said: “It is
a mans job to represent the big
gest business district in the south
ip Congress.” The demands up
on mivalready are so heavy that
my office is often compelled to
call I in extra stenographic help,
and sometimes we stay until near
iy midnight, trying to keep up
with the rgular line of official
duties. If letter is not promptly
answered, or some request for dap
artmcntal work Is not immeadidt-
ly granted, It is to lie remembered
that the machinery of the govern
ment is tremendously big, and sin
ce the country was put on a war
basis, with more than 'a hundred
thousand workers added to the al
ready large army of government at
taches, it is more an dlmore diffi
cult to make all of this ponderous
machinery revoke just as rapidly
and sometimes as satisfactory as
weVish. However I am delighted
to report the unfailing courtesy
that I have found among the heads
of all Departments. Every man in
authority seem to In a patriot and
gentleman and genuinely anxious
to serve Congressmen and Senators
as they seek to do things for their
people.
Congressmen Average High
Tli first thing that impressed me
after entering Congress was the
high ehnrecter personnel of Cong
ressmen as a whole. Of course, 1
do no 'mean to say that every man
in Congress is what lie ought to he
but for the most part they are men
-of noble and patriotic ideals; most
of them are God-fearing men,wh
ile those who have been elevated
to places of leadership are enjoy
ing their positions whether Dem
ocrats or Rpublicns, because of
their stalwart character and their
unselfish pariot.ism. It is highly
interesting and impressive to note
the quiet reverence with which
these lawmakers stand, when the
speaker’s gavel falls, and good old
Dr. Couden, the beloved blind chap
lin, lealds th morning prayer
flunk 1 never saw a baptist conven
tion, Amethorist Conference, or
a Presberteian Synod more rev
erential during an hour of worship
It is refreshing to find among my
•colleagues so many ernest chris
tiuns but in the kingdom of God as
the dheif foundation of that rich-
eousness" that exal teth a nation
And while talking about Cou-
■ gressmen I must he allowed to tell
a delightful fact concerning the
Congressman who represented this
distrie for the past eight years. It
seems everybody loves “Bill Sch
ley” Howard. His unfailing good
•'humor, his genial smile, his hearty
handshake, his unforgotton “God
bless you,” his forceful and inter-
taining speeches on the floor of
the House and his tireless work for
his constituents have all combined
to make his name effectionatly ch
erished! among his colleagues in
‘Congress, and the heads of the de
partments of government, where
ever I have gone. Verily, the flow
ers seem to be bloomng everywhere
Howard stepped.
Farmers Had The Center of The
Stage
Among the six big appropria
tion bills, which the sixty-sixth
Congress inherited from the great
War Congress that died: at noon o
the fourth of March (bills that
were passed by the House, and
would have been passed in the
Senate, accept for the obstructive
ind destructive filibuster of sev
eral Republican Senators), the
fact that, whereas a few years ago
•the Department of Agriculture was
comparatively small in the scope
" nappiei- people.
SIGNING OF PEACE TREATY
CAUSES GREAT ENTHUSIASM
It was a thrilling hour in the
American Congress today will'll
the masterful message of presid
ent Wilson announced that rep
resentatives of tile German Dover
nment'had signed the Pence Treaty
without reserVation. If th ebrave
American boys, whom the Presid
ent has called ((the soldiers of
freedom) and who either sleep be
neath the poppies of France or
the trueeless waves of the sea. or
mayhap stagger hack to us with
dismembered limbs or sightless
eyes, as the priceless price of their
could line risen vfrom the dead
or crowded the galleries of Cong
ress from the ranks of the liing
they would have felt in a measure
repaid, as the members of Cong
ress stood up and cheered again
and again. It was.J'itting that
President Wilson should declare
that however sever I lie terms im
posed upon Germany, they are not
sever enough to adequately remind
her of the unspeakable crimes coin
mitted against the very heart of
civilization itself. To have allow
ed Germany to go unwhipped of
justice, would 1 have been a crime
by the Allies and Amerea against
humanity for all time.
Only one thing was lacking in
that great moment to-dav some
Benjamin Franklin ought to have
risen as he did during the travail
of that anxious hour that preceded
edi the full birth of theConstitution
of this Nation, moving the chair
man that some God fearing -man
be called upon to carry the nation
builders to the throne of God.The
great GGod-fearing Premier of
England called Parlament from
the Halle of Legislation to the
House of Prayer and Thanksgiv
ing when the armfatic was signed
and surley our own nation, which
rose from its knees on the Dny of
Prayer to which President Wilson
called them-rose to see the enimy
fleeing and the tide of battle turn
ing to Freedom’s cause, ought now
in the hour of peace to be called
to remember how our country has
been cradlelcd in the Arms of the
Almighty, and now, with all friv
olous gayety forgotten, we ought
to he called to a great National
Thanksgiving Day, and cry unto
the God of Nations ns a people.
God of our Fathers, be with
us yet-Lest we forget^est we for-
KEATON’S COMMENTARIES
HANDSOMEST LINER .the Southeastern Sates and Sum
IN SOUTH ATLANTIC America. She will ply hetwee
jthe ports of C-liiirlstoii, Ja-eksoi
... ,, -i ,, i villi-, and Rennes Au-es.
All the south euiv well: , , , • , ... ,, ,
. , ,. I ('ll her trips she will My the red.
take pride m the 'S wuldeii the .vb'tiMmd blue peunniir of the soil
new il.000 ton freighter built hv th Atlnr.thi Maritime Corporation.
Hie United States Shipping Board the quasi-public shipping organiz-
for the. South Atlantic Maritime | ation formed bv tin- five ports
Corporation and assigned the lat-1 pf Wilmington, Charleston. Siivan-
ter ti, the export trade between; na.h, Brunswick timl .Iiu-ksniiviile
the four South Atlantic states and for the developoinent of trade with
the Argentine Republic. i Latin America. Matthew Hale of
For not only lias the Walden j Boston is president and the idee
been pronounced by Shipping j presidents are William H. Sprunt
Board experts “the handsomest.,of Wilmington. R. G. Rliett of OIih
liner in the South Atlantic” hut Heston, George F. Armstrong of
her 'distinction goes further than 'Savannah, F. I). M. Straelian. of
that. Strange as it may seem to Brunswick, and M. F. Coachman
those familiar with the energy and of Jacksonville, Other ships and
the commercial growth optlie“new other routes are assigned to the
outli” the Walden is the first liner oiler ports, depending upon the liar
to run in the export trade between bor mid freight faculties.
DEATH OF MRS. HAYNES COULDN’T . RECITE
LORD'S PRAYER
A few days ago the sad niews
reached here of the death of Mrs.
I. .1. Haynes of Tulsa Okla. She
was living with her daughter,Mr
'THE
Colonel Bailey tells the follow
ing story about, a Doctor in the
famous Second Division, which
Norn Rivers of Anniston, Ala and j stopped the Hun drive on Paris
Of T.. Dixon in Tulsa Okla. at the jnt Oliateau Thierry last -June. It
time of her dleath. ' j happened Burin a lull in the Amer
She left two daughters, Mrs. jiean advance. For two days and
Mrs. 0. T. Dixon, of Tulssa Okla. j nights Doctor Hess, who was with
and three sons, Mr. -I. L. Howell Major Bailey’s Battalion in the
of Atlanta, 'Mr. Boh Howell, of'Fifteenth Artlei-y, had been work-
Tamlpa, Fla. and Mr. Leon How- ng wthout food or slleep. Colonel
ell of Gainsville Texas. Iltaley had taken ad ventage of the
She also leaves three sisters Mrs I lull to establsh a temporary P. C.
A. G. Weddiingtou, of Douglasville j (Post of Command)n a ruined
Si rs. Tom McLnrty&Mrs. Isabell j bidding, in the scant shade of wli-
Gnrner both of Hope Ark. lose walls, the wounded were being
The interment took place in Powflaid until they could be sent to the
der Springs, the funeral being pre-1 rear. Colonel’s Baileys work at
ached b Rev. Jenjrins pastor of
the Methodist Church
AN OFFICIAL SUGGESTION
There is always more or less dan
his telephone was interrupted by
the sound of weeping. He looked
up to see Dr. Hess, and he was a
forlorn-looking sight.
The knees of his once immaculat
uniform were worn through from
get.
GEORGIA DOUGLAS COUNTV.
To all whom it may Concern:
Take notice that J. II. Jaimes,
W. T. Williams, E. E. Mozley,. et al
have applied for an order seeking
the establishment of a new road,
which has been laid out and mar
ked confomably to law by com-
misioners or reviewers duly appoin
ted, and a report thereof made on
oath by them, said road commenc
ing about two hundlred yards west
of Jessie Renfroe’s residence, then
ce through the land of W. T. Wil
liams and by his" residence, throu
gh the land of J. H. James and E.
E. Mozley, intersecting the road
about two hundred yards east of
the residence of Albert Howell;
now, if no good cause be shown
to the contrary by persons inter
ested in this matter, the order will
be granted by the Board of County
Commisioners of Roads and Reve
nues of Douglas County, at their
office in said county, op the 5th
day of August, 1919, establishing
said new road.
This lit day of July, 1919.
J. H. McLarty, Clerk Board of Co.
Oommisioners.
Joe. 8. Abercrombie, Chairman
Board of County Conunisioners-
, m , ... r . , ., , |constant kneeling over men who
ger of Typhoid Fever and the med-1, wmlnded , on t , le Battle Field
,eal world has learned that .t can Di ,. t and blood staiu8 lllld doubt .
be abso utly prolututed. i le8S r ips f ro ,n brambles and barb-
The UrutedStates army tms goU (;d wire furthur disfif , ured , lis clo .
ten rid of it entirly and what «hel thi T|le tearg e * ursed down
army has done, towns and common , his oheekes over „ three days gro .
Uies can tin. . wth-of beard and accumilation of
The Typhoid Vacination or Anti 1 - me
toxen can be procured free and ev-, Colonel Bailey had , been as lo
ry family shuld avail the.nse IveS | wiWront food or sleep a8 had beeu
of the opportunity of making them hp Doctor> and : , lis nervous
selves iminiune. Item was strained beyond the poi-
Dr. J. L. Selman informs ns that Qt whel . e he c(mld benr the latters
m eight years use of this vaccinat, br(>akdowu with equaniraity
,ou in his practice, he has never, .., n heavens name 8t that
had another case in a family that : <lamned | )a , w ij ug .” he burat out at
had l>een vacinated. last. You’re getting on my nerves
Cities and towns everywhere are- ..j c . eunt stop » wailed the me<1
requiring all scohol children be ieal offil . er . “ |t’s got my goat at
treated before allowing them to go ] ast bere ’ s u , boy j us t been brou-
to school. It will soon ne the law 1
, , . A1 . ght up who’s shot all to hell. He’s
everywhere and we suggest thati, broken into llittle piece8> and he
DuglasviHe people begin now and I ^ me t0 rgcite tlle Lord . 8 p, ay
have every child within school age t0 him And danm my rotten
made immune before school opens., ^ j eould! „. t do it »
It is important and may be the sav
in'g of many lives. !
Z. T. Dake, Mayor.
(We take this metliod to thank
WHITLEY PHARMACY MAKES our raany fiends and neighbors
for their many acts of kindness
and words of sympathy during
CARD OF THANKS
CHANGES
Dr. T. R. Whitley has completely
overhauled' his drugstore building,
converting the upper story into
living rooms, part of which will be
occupied by the manager, Mr.
Grady Davis, and bis wife. Other
rooms will be made intao a rest
room for ladies from the country,
while shopping in town.
The main store room will be par
titioned, having the drug store on
one side and Mr. L. E. Roberts will
open a cafe on the other-side.
the recent illlness and death of
our dear baby. May God bless
each and every one of you.
Mr, and Mrs. W. R. Burnett.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Flat Rock Oehool has a new
steam pressure Cannery this year
and will be in posotion to can all
kinds of vegetables on the same
terms as last year,- on halves, all
beans must be strua.
Deni- Friends: A feeling f lonliness
induces me to spend this sabbath
P. Al. conversiig with you.
"' IJilI Blue" ynii are some cutter
■'Baine here” is my reply to your
letter.
There has always been wars,
God Permitted them to do so. but
I (loot rend where “ He” approved
or sanctioned them. v
War is the nearest incarnation
of he'll the devilish ingenu'-itv of
man could ever invent, consequen
tly the devil must have been in
the author of them all
I’m so glad that this is the last
war. my poor heart rejovhes to kn
ow" The League of Nations” will
make another impossible.
I remember a few years ago em
inent. preachers talked against war
and asserted all future difficult
ies were to he setteled liyai'bitiat-
ions or some other preventative.
-The late war proves these gen
try leftew not whereof they spoke.
One day 1 read in my Bible som-
tliing like this. There shall 1-oine
wars and rumors of wars, up to
about thejaxt day. and 1 was sor
rily grieved you see that was befor
I had read after the wise men of
lern times, before T learned that
men could by forming a league, eh
mge the course of the hilile prop-
when n my ignorance 1 th
ought, everything recorded in the
hilde must come to pass just as
tilted.
It would have expedited mat
tens wonderfully in the beginning
f the “Almighty” could have lin'd
just one of these modern wiseasres
it hand to assist with suggestions
in Shaping the worlds destiny. I
must pass on.
1 know 1 was not wearied with
,T nc-le A. S. Gresham as County Co
misionpr I must say though, our
ople are to he congrtulated on
(ting a loan with the pep and
punch of Mr. J. R. Abercrombie
to take his- place.
Those Abercrombies aremen who
do tilings No whining and ealamin-
iity liowlin about them. They have
milt up a stock business here for
honesty and square dealing sec
ond to none in the state.The world
uows hose Virtihi'es are l-iire am
ng Stock dealers, and yet the feel
ing that they are safe in dealing
with test- boys yearly bringing hun
(Ireily.,ol..bnVei-s here, and tlieres
i reason.
Last year T was spending one
night in Atlanta at Airs. Cooks
boarding! house Where 1 came in
ontaet with a 'Mr. At orris of Dalla
Ga. nd l lie nnquired into my nff-
irs pretty closely, and T just told
Inn in my off hand way of Mr
Clauds’ God sent assistance which
alone enabeled ine to do business
and prosper as never before
He asked if Mr. Claud wah tile
mule man. and after my answer
in the neative. stated, one of his
neighbors, who a few years ago
was standing on the very bottom
rung of life’s ladder, caine to Dou-
gbisville, bought a pair of mules
on time and was able to make only
small payment the first year. He
said Air. Claud told his friend to
go home and try again. Mr. Morris
said his neiglibr began building
up from that good hour, and is to
day worth thousands, all due U
Mr. Claudes’ big hearted goner-
onsity in the crucial hour of n.-ed
That man : s the history of hundred
nd maybe thousand
Few realize what a tremendous
loss Mr. Cbnid'es removal to Ariz.
is to our town and county.
It is some satisfaction that big
hearted and popular Ralph 'Morris
is carrying on the business under
the firm name of Morris & Abercr
ombie. I am heartily glad Mr. Ab
ercrombie is with us again even if
only for two months.
The very sight of him is salve
for sore eyes.
I notice Wilsons threat to stand
for a thirn term, if his league plan
fails. Thats only bluff. No one
is better aware of what last Nov
embers Congressional and Senator
ial elections portends that the pres
iden himself.
I’m greatly ammused atthe loyal
sponsors of the daylight saving
law. The idea of a statue adding
or taking away one hour of day
light is ludic rous to say the least
why have a row in Washington
about itt Why not let the people
-and sections it suits abide it, and
those it dont' suit ignore it, The
-Militarist can, it sems hardly rec-
onsile themselves to the fact that
■the war s over nd! they are no long
OFFICIALS WORKING
P
The County, Commisioners, at
Tuesday’s meeting, had u committ
e of prominent citizens of differ-
nt sections of the county before
them to discuss plans looking to
wards good roads for the county.
They have a rough diagram
which they will make into a map
bowing all the important roads
,^o constructed that, every eominim-
ifv will get a road and it is thou
ght no mail in the county will live
fartlmi- than a mile away from one
of these leading roads.
As soon as it can he arranged a
map will In- made so that the peo
ple can understand it and 1 at the
next meeting perhaps an election
■vill In- calod for a bond Lsu» to
i i heir roads if the people want
them.
SHERIFF MAKES 3IG CATCH
Last Stnrday afternoon Sher
iff Baggett received information
Hit a Ford ear containing whiskey
was on its way towards Atlanta,
and with liis usual promptness Sh
eriff Baggett accompanied by Dep
uty Sheriff L. Bartlett and Mr.
George Smith went forth to meet
the approching guests.
A man who gave his name n.ft
Ed. \1 ii Hi mi x of Atlanta, his wife
and ten gallons of whiskey was the
'■esult all of which the sheriff still
has in bis er.itoily-with Alullinax
behind tin- bars not having made
hon dat this writing.
AN EXPLANATION
Our good friend W. 1. D. having
misjudged our intentions in our
humerous reference to his having
been under die infhim-e of Paul
ding Moonshine and fearing that
others may take .the same view we
wish to state that it was only ment
as a good natured jab We have
been pretty closely commented, wih
him for die past seven years and
have never known him to be other
than strictly sober physically. Its
only politically that his-actions tie
come wolrlv.
The Editor.
CARD OF THANKS
ft is with sad hearts that, ws
take this method ot- thanking our
many friends for their many kind
ness. and sympathy in the sick
ness and death of Jakie who died
June 8th, and Dorothy who died
June 18th, nd the very serious ill
ness of Sallie Frank. v
It is with sincere gratude we
recall each kind deed a ref kind
word and espically do we wish to
thanlk Dr . R. E. Hamilton for his
kindness and fathfullness in th#
sickness and the other Drs. Dr.
J. D. Middlebrook and! Dr. D. Hous
worth.
We ^iuc-erly hope and pray Gods
richset blessings and comfort upon
each one i n such sad and trying
'hours.
G. C. Clonta.
Mrs. G. O. Ulonts and Children.
QIVB HOQS MINERAL.
[National Crop Improvement Service.]
Famish your hogs with mineral U
some form. It Is essential tor tM
maintenance of their bodlei, and fa
facilitate digestion and to product
bones. The Colorado agricultural col
lege recommends the following mix
ture. stating that It Is especially good
for hogs In that It furnishes salt, sad
at the same time rids the animals at
worms:
1 bn. soft coal.
8 lbs. salt.
4 lbs. atr-slaked lima.
1 bn. ashes.
4 lbs. sulphur.
2 In. copperas.
Mix all of tha Ingredients except tfcA
copperas^# Dissolve the copperas la a
quart of warm water and add tn tM
mixture. This mixture should be kept
tofore the hogs at all times. A salt
reeder compartment, or a trough, ceA
be used for this purpose. ,, *
lation. Its Amlusing how men ia
higlt authority often get the idea
they are the whole show.
The president and' his agents I
fear regarded all their political
enemies as traitors to th country.
They seem to regard the admin
istration and the Government as
one and the same thing, but slowly
their eyes are opened to th# diffof-
er the Autocratic Arbiter of the ] euge.
lives and fate of our civilliaa popu | John, H. Keaton. .