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DOUGLAS COUNTY SENTINEL
VOLUME XV.
DOUGLASVILLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, GEORGIA.,
FRIBAY, APRIL 2. 1920.
NUMBER, Sit
MANY UVES AND MUCH PROPERTY
DEi.i n uVui D ! TERRIFIC
Hundreds Are Made
Homeless At
LaG range
WEST POINTILSO HIT
Last Sunday will long be remem
bered as a sad day, when portions of
the country were visited by a tornado
which carried death and destruction
in its wake.
At West Point, 8 were killed 20
severly injured . Properity loss
$25,000.00.
At LaGrange, 22 were killed with
80 at the various hospitals.
M. E. GEER CELE-
51
Mrs. M. E. Geer, whose reputation
for. successfully piloting social func-
tives to a successful conclusion, sur
passed all former efforts on Tuesday
evening when she planned a surprise
for Mr. Geer in commeneration of his
51st birthday. Figuring a trip to
Atlanta on an Easter shopping, Mrs.
Geer camfolouged the “guest of
honor.” and purchased the articles
needed for such occasions. After this,
twenty-one of Mr. Geer’s closest
friends were notified. So far, so good
Baker Sent To >
Fulton County
Frank Baker, the negro who was
recently given fifteen years for enter
ing the house of J. Groodzinsky, was
taken to Atlanta Wednesday by
Fulton county authorities, where he
will serve his sentence.
Get Ready for
Clean-up Week
Clean»up week will soon be here
and should be thoroughly observed in
every way, possible: With the hearty
: forced to let the cat out of the sack co-operation of our esteemed mayor
and council the cleaning up around
Both of the cities claim to be able ‘ l ’ ut at . the last moment Mrs. Geer was
to cope with the situation, and have i
declined all outside offers of assist- in 01 ' der to kecp him from takin F », . , . , , ...
ance acceutimr onlv the assistance business trip of several days’ duration. stOTes ’ busipss houses and public
r " upact the planned ! p > a - »« be,.n atONCEand he
Hi. , . . “ , B , annivprsnrv nnH -ill v.pv i.,w 1 kept in a sanitary condition through-
cellent work in caring for the wound- i dnniversa L v * anc * a • ael ,a "° l wouiu ,
e( ] I have availed naught. j rne ^ ear#
The Salvation Army are also doing | The houso was appropriately deco-, ‘
valiant work in assisting in feeding , rated and a sumptious supper was Ql-ippiol A ttmrtiOH
and sheltering the homeless. j served at which mirth and music were I 1
Government tents were set up in i ver y much in evidence. Those were
LaGrange, about 100 in all, furnished J s0 fortunate to be among the favored
with eots and bedding, and ample to'< fucsts WGre; Dl - ”• Houseworth, Dr. | —
shelter the 350 homeless ones. ■ «• Stewart, P. I). Selman, O. T. j Lovers of the movie drnipa will he
The water and lights of both of the Solman, T. H. Selman, N. I). Duncan, offel ed “ tlGa t Satin day night rmely
Joe Aliercrombie, J. F. Long, M. A. j enjoyed m towns the size of Dong-
Marrett. E. M. Hagan, IT. M. Upshaw, kisville, and are rarely seen outside
•T. F. Marchmnn, D. W. Peace, Thad ! the torn* cities. On this occasion
McKoy, V. R. Smith, Dr. T. R. Whit- i Lillian Walker, wlio has won several
lev, Rev. W. M. Sutters. Rev. W. 11. prir.es in beauty contests, and also
which the tornado passed put the 1-Olurk, R. E. Edwards, G. T. Mcl.arty, i ™o of Die highest-salaried artists of
death toll at 247, with a possible in- William Geer, Mrs. J. F. Long. Jwr profession, "'ill present Grain
. J of Dust” ill eight reels, supported by
NO “FORTY-NINE” SHOW
FOR DOUGLASVILLE
W. B.
TRIAL FOR FAIRBURN
BONK BOBBERY
Sensational Testimony In«
troduced Showing the
Cashier Went Wrong
For Woman.
The trial of Wm. B. Green, ex*
cashier of the Fairburn bank, and hi9
paramour, Mrs. William Bradstreet*
began at Fairburn Monday. The firal
testimony is nauseating, and ere thft
trial ends we opine that all decent
people will hold their noses to avoid
the stinch arising therefrom. But
lest we forget, some people are never
more delighted than reading the dis
gusting biography of some diamond*
bedecked demimondi, whose doing’s
cause many an innocent girl to be
come a victum of the underworld. ,
THE ANTI-WILSON PROPAGANDA
Mayor Mf Larty Opposed
To Show for Males
" Only.
| at the Kozytorium ^
above cities were temporary put out
of business, and candles and lithia
water from drug stores were the only
available lights and thirst quenchers.
Reports from the eight states over
precedent that he will keep up. Doug-
lasvilTe’s moral is of the- best, and
Whoever is responsible for the
present nefarious effort to spread the
last Monday the town wus all
by the appearance of a show
and the small boy as well as
the gray-haired sire was in high glee.
The former take in the show, and ' mall
the latter wanted toWftee the animals
(?)—only. The show unloaded . News
quickly, and reloaded in the same j again
length
not be polented by fake shows of! report that Woodrow Wilson, presi-
shall not be polunted by fake shows of ! de,U of the United States - is in3an «
demimondes and gamblers. j and th? government of this country is
being disrupted by the cast of a mad*
THE IRISHMAN IS HERE
Whoe
crease when all reports are in, while
the wounded cannot be accurately
told, hut is supposed to he heavy. !
The loss in property is expected to | The
run up into millions, while thousands! son, a
are rendered homeles
Wire connection
MRS. MATTIE SIMPSON DEAD
mains of Mrs. Mattie Simp-
ved from Chattanooga, Mon-
! day night, and the burial occured at
the affected County Line church Tuesday.
an excellent cas
love and sacrifi-
while carrying
gotten
The play is one of
nid appeals to all,
rrying a moral never for-
Special music will be ren
dered on this oc
Man Found
areas is being restored, and is expect- ( Simpson was formerly Miss Mattie , ^^7^OflcVS TVl0cltT0St
ed to aid in clearing the extent of the Ilerrod of this city, and her death
destruction and the total number of; will be mourned by a host of friends
those who lost their lives. ! and relatives. She Is puwivcd bv a
i husband, mother, find tjirde brothers
land two sisters, to whom deepest
Oryiil^ 00CI j sympathy is extended.
of Dwellings
HER POINT OF VIEW
The house where granny lived
The Soperton News office was re
cently destroyed by fire. The next
! issue of the paper, gotten out under
many difficulties, contained this
! notice: “The gentleman who stepped
into our office and paid his subscrip
tion* just before the fire started Satur-
W. C. Pollard who was for-
one of the Sentinel employees,
hut more recently on the West Point
i Henry County Weekly has
cepted a position on the Sen-
<1 tune, owing to the edict of j tine] and entered upon his duties this
mayor McLarty, who informed the j week. ^
management that 40 shows or earni-1 Mr. Pollard is an experienced news-
val- were not wanted here, to de- j paper man having published a paper
mo raize our youngsters and bring n many years himself and has been con-
olush of shame to the older ones, j nected with several of the best papers
Douglasville is always ready to pubro-: in Tennessee and Georgia,
nize a show which ladies can attend j He is an active Odd Fellow and has
with mpugnity but when one comes j many friends not only in the town but
along for males only, they are made throughout the county who are glad
to high-ball instantly. Mayor Me- to know that he has returned.
Lart; was right, and is being com- i Mrs, Pollard also has many friends
mended on all sides for his action, and J here and Douglasville welcomes them
it is hoped that he has established a ; both back home,
Wanted, A Platform
At this time there is nothing, per
haps, which Douglasville needs more
than more dwelling houses. There is saal to he haunted, nnd fifteen-year- j day and rusho d to hc . bank during the
not a house in town that we know of old Eric was rather nervous of sleep- fjre and ordered paymcn t of check
no^ which is vacant. Every now and . ln F alone ln During the first night st d can Ret said ( . heck by app iy.
then there is almost a figrht between | he fancied he heard ail sorts of j in(f to the editor in person.”
The man who would pull off such
!a stunt as this wouldn’t hesitate to
dead nigger’s
ByvBILL BLUE
r. Editor here is a wide open eternal ol,d Harry, if they ain’t about
epistle fresh from the political donkey. j a hundred ready to straddle and ride
He seems to be in various kinds of
he heard all sorts of
two people as to which one will get a strange noises, too.
certain vacant house. | So in thp morning he tackled the!
What inducement then can we offer j °Jd lady. | R teal coppers from
a prospective new comer to take up i ‘ y° u believe in spirits, granny ? e y es
his % abode within our midst? None, j be asked. I
Right at this time the writer knows The old lady thought deeply for a| TWELVE FOOT SNAKE
of several who would like to move here moment, then suddenly her face |
if they could rent a house to live in.
Without more houses we can not take
care of a populatin which a growing
town brings within its lin\is.. With
out sufficient houses the town can not
freely take the strides of progress for
ward.
True, it costs a good sum of money
to build a dwelling house now adays.
But there is no prospect of the outlook
becoming better soon. The time is
coming when we shall have to have
them, regardless of the cost. Cer
tainly there ought to be a unmber of
citizens in Douglasville
brightened and she said slowly:
“Well, they do say that whiskey’s
good for rheumatism!”
DIDN’T KEEP THE SON OUT
NOTICE
The state organization of Lone
Scouts has been successfully organ
ized, and it becomes my duty as county
deputy to collect the names and ad
dress of every scout residing in Doug
las County. Drop me a card at once.
V. R. Chapman, County Deputy,
who have j Wincton, Ga.,Rt. 1.
vacant lots, and can afford to build a
few dwellings which would help us
take care of the people who want to
move here and help us make the town
"bigger and better.
Easter Services at
Baptist Church
Dr.
Mr. L. AI Souter, of Atlanta, form
erly a citizen of Douglasville, was
transacting business in the city Mon
day. Mr. Souter stated that some few
days ago while engaged in making
some repairs on the graves at County
Line Church cemetery he saw one of
the largest snakes he had ever seen,
He stated that while walking through
a piece of ground that had just been
burned he 1 saw something which he
took to he a limb, but upon advancing
nearer he discovered it to be a coach
whip, which he estimated to be about
12 ft. long.
Mr. Souter stated it would be i
good idea for the people of that com
munity to he on the alert for it as he
failed to kill it.
Jack a very little boy, asked his
mother why Mrs. Smith kept her
shades down during the day. His
mother replied that the shades were
down to keep the sun out. A few
minutes later Jack’s father came in
and said that Mrs. Smith had a very
new little sop at her house. Young .
Jack looked up at his mother and celebration of Col. Geers, the truest*
NEW CLUB ORGANIZED
As an aftermath of the birthday
said, “It didn’t keep the son out after
all,, did it mother?”—Dallas New Era.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
'Sunday School at 10 o’clock
,J. F. Marchman, Supertindent.
Special music and program.
The ‘ Red Hot” contest between
classes Nos. 3 and 4 are not only draw-1 ‘ . .
ing many new members to these re-| The second puarterl y conference of
speetive classes, but the entire Sunday j
School is being benefited.
Devotional services at 11 o’clock
W. M. Suttles, Pastor.
Subject: The Risen Lord.
We invite all, but especially our
membership, to attend church Sun
day. ^
“I was glad when they said unto
me, Let us go into the house of the
Lord.” Psalm 122:1.
| the Douglasville charge will he held
next Sunday afternoon, at three
o’clock. The Presiding Elder will
preach at the evening service.
There will be special music and an
Some of the boys who are now run
ning for office will at least get a hit
of healthy exercise and after the race
present went into executive session
and formed a club, the object of which
will he to bring about a closer re
lationship between the men of Doug
lasville both from a moral and relig
ious standpoint, and a harder pull than
ever before for the upbuilding of
Douglasville and the betterment of the
peonle.
The club was permantly organized
by the election of Dr. T. R. Whitley
as president, Thad McKoy, secretayy
trouble here of late, and is sending out
the S. O. S. calls to anyone willing to
help harness him up for another four
years drive. I don’t know why he
writes me, for I have never shined up
to any political party close enough to
singeing hair, cause I want some sort
of a chance in the hereafter. You
being an Editor, probably can help I
him. His case may not be commen-
deble, but it is lamenteble. Here’3
this letter:
Democratic Stables,
Washington, D. C.,
Month of March.
Dear Bill, Dear Old Bill:
I would come down and see you and
tell you all about it, but I’ve brayed
around over the whole world until my
lungs are sore, and my digestive acoot-
erments are almost beyond repair.
They have fed me on peace soup,
Hooverized treatys, league of nation
bones and Wilson noes, unil I am in a
mellofakers. I am so discouraged and
out of sorts, I can’t agree with my own
shadow. And Bill, there’s that dad-
gum G. O. P. elephant still noseing
around my good warm stable. Wants
to get his old snout into my feed box,
I guess, and if they don’t nail some
solid planks on this old door, he will
come ding nigh doing it, and then
there’s a lot of fellers scattered over
the country called “Reds,” radicals,
Bolshevic and such, and they make the
dickens of a racket. They keep up so
much fuss I can’t sleep, my nerves are
Easter service at the morning hour, j and treasurGr-
T * TVdT'Vlo ! Rev. W. H. Clarke. Rev. W. M. Sut-
J-/01S IVIlliS DUy |t e r and T. H. Selman were appointed
’GVici+cit' T) t0 sele,,t a namo for thp club ’ and to
Jx JLvColLlC/lIV^t/ re p 0r t a t the next meeting, to be held
The Lois Cotton Mills bought
through D. S. Strickland & Co., last
week, the Mrs. W. B. Foster residence
one month later.
the minute he's off. Now If any
of them fellers go to pouring grape
juice or rubbing my hair the wrong
way, I’m going to ram an umbrella
down his throat and spread it. I may
have done wrong; in fact, I know I
have, I have busted things up con
siderably, busted most everything but
the right thing. My platform is
busted and I need a new one. I have
written thi3 little song in hopes fo
getting one, and Bill, wont you write
some music to it and I’ll get that fel
ler Hoke Smih or Bill Bryan to sing
it and maybe we will land back in
the hay for another spell.
So long Bill, keep a stiff upper lip
and don’t forget to bray for me.
Your Muley Headed Donkey.
It was a glorious platform
That four years ago I made,
A.nd while we drank unto our health
The band it came and played,
The planks were joined so neatly
That the carpenters agreed,
It was the best thing ever built
For such a noble steed;
We stood with feet on every plank
Declaring it was good,
And now there ain’t enough of it
For campaign kindling wood.
Oh. for a good new nlatform
To hold up my shaking fears,
Until I'm landed safely back
For four more coming years;
Now if you have some campaign wood
At prices not too high fc
Just send it to me, and you will find
The country’s not so dry.
My* old platform has gone to rot
a traitor to his country,
er, for gold or hope for of-
i fice, is spreading this propaganda, is
! worse then a traitor—he is a tool of
traitor, too mercenary to think for
: himself, too gready to know the mean
ing of patriotism.
The charge of being responsible for
] tU is nefarious lie is too serious to be
! laid lightly at the door of any man.
i It could he established only with tha
| greatest difficulty, and it is so dam-
j nable that, while there lingers a
i single doubt as to its justice, it should
j not he made against anyone,
j But responsibility for the circu-
* ration of this cowardly and traitorous
I attack on the foremost man in Amer.
| ica is rot so difficult to fix. And it
; ju.st i;- much, a crime to circulate
j-:i sbuvlo-r a- it i- to magnate it.
! Pause “ a' -minute, • Mr. American,
| Look ( it over this country and see
, who it i: that is attacking the presi?
i dent 3 sar.ity. Listen to knowing
words of the hired agents of the ro-
| publican national committee. Glance
j down the criumns of the national com
mittee’s subsided newspapers. Do you
r.ot find the same sentences, the same
words, coming from the same source?
And when th American people,
vriiose sound judgement has never yefc
failed to grasp'the problems of the
day, no matter how much they hav*
been addled by the use of taintel
money and individual greed, realiai
the depth of depravity to which th&
opponents of Woodrow Wilson havt
gone to discredit his long struggle for
a permanent world peace, God help
the breed that seeks to spread this
insanity poison.—Indiana Daily Time*,
Civic Club News
Mrs. N. M. Hawley will entertain
the Civic Club Tuesday afternoon,
April the 6, from 3 to 5: Every mem
ber and those interested in the club
k are cordially invited to b6
present. \ ,
& The memorial trees for our soldier
dead have been planted, and the plat®
with the names have been ordered!
When they come the memorial ser
vice, pospneod some weeks ago will
be held.
all to pieces, and sometimes. Bill, I
get so mad I just want to keel over on I woa 'd lf 1 cou,d -
•my back and with my devoted hind But now there ain’t enough of it
legs, kick the rafters ofen the ele- For campaign kindling wood,
ments. Yes, Bill, I need great gobs | Where are those donkey speeches
of sympathy, and I want you to bray ; And sentiments sublime
for me. Why Bill, do you know hat jTh 0 s e good old tunes braved outof key
there feller. Woodrow, wanted me to , ^ m ont of time?
feed out of the same box with the . .
British lion and a lot other furin ani-! f -oue with all my promises
mals. Yes, sir, wanted to hitch us all 11.ayed high upon the shelf,
up together and have us pull the whole i My platform planks have petered out
world around and him be the boss
driver, and by jinks I wouldn’t do it,
I liked to kicked clean out of the harn
ess and have been kicking ever, since
After all. what if we do overpraise a
... man when he is dead, doesen’t he get ....
on Campbellton street. The price paid I lots of undeserved abuse while he island now, Bill. I am about to get that
some of them are due for a long race, j W as $2250. |living?—Boston Transcript. ' Wrorfniie o'er. back, and by ,h: For campaign kindling wood
As I have done myself.
I would donate new candidates
Some cplinters if I cou’.d,
Put now th'-rs ain’t enough of it
SUBSCRIPTION
HONOR ROLL
NEW SUBSCRIBERS
JL'W. A. Milam, Rt. 2.
J. W. Shaddix, Berry, Ga.
Mrs. Mary Carver, Rt. 1.
Charley Wyatt (Col.), Rt. 4.
S. J. Smith, Whitesburg.
Mack Bankston (Col.) Rt. 1.
H. N. Kemp, City.
RENEWAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
O. M. Harper, Lawrenceyilla.
O. T. Selman, City.
Nesbif Harper, Lithia Springs.
C. W. McLarty. City.
R. R. Spier, City.