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DOUGLAS COUNTY SENTINEL
YOLUME XVI.
DOUGLAS COUNTY SENTINEL, DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA FRIDAY, JANUARY 21 i$2i
NUMBER 4a
EX-SOLDIERS ARE
ENTITLED TO FREE
U DENTAL TREATMENT
\
Dr. R. A. Rainer, dentist,
whose office is in the Hutcheson
Building, has received the ap
pointment as dental surgeon for
the Government in this county.
Any man who served in the
army, navy or marine corps is
GROUCHY “CON” WANTS
GIRLS TO PAY FOR RIDE. (
A certain ecu .
himself about 1 J R-ilcl ariv "t, , n nii n
the local girls' CjJVC
travelers on the accommodation On IU
Electric Spanker for Unruly Children
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 18.—In a
| statement issued by the State
train to Atlanta as a Democrat
is in Marion, Ohio.
Monday morning this official
| happened to be in anything but | R . h Department it is point-
a pleasant mood. Maybe his wife. , • j
made him do the week’s wash ' 0( i ol, t ^bat there can be no deli-
before he went out on his run, I nite announcement as to the
or perhaps somebody had pick
ed the lock on his cellar door, or
.it*might have been something
entitled to tree dental work un-j e j se e q Ua iiy as unpleasant—on
er the conditions laid down by hotly knows what, or why, but
4 he Government. | this is what happened:
All that is required of any 1 . Pausing beside each of- the
... , . ., 7 girls he first collected their tick-
person entitled to tli s setwee ^ the n asked for the fare to
is that he write to the U. o. 1 ub- Atlanta. Astonished, they pro-
lie Health Service, Atlanta, Ga. tested that he had just taken
They will send him a blank to their tickets. “N. G.".quoth he,
highway construction program
for, the twelve months beginning
July 1, 1921, because of the fact
i hat Congress has not yet taken
final action on the McArthur bill
which carries the appropriation \
of federal funds for good road
purposes. Many inquiries are
being received by the depart-
j ment as to the program for the
:t fiscal year, but until the
ional legislative body takes
m the McArthur
' e filled in and returned, after which means “no good.” Then | decisive action, on the McAri hi
, . , „ ,, the racket started. "'toil 11 measure, highway constructu
which Dr hainei will do Ihe nej.- , t chiU . ge u,” sa id one. "'I i plans must be held in abeyant
« , m f ( :°e Oflknow my''ticket is good, ’cause I says the department.
»ent s expense and lice ot rode 0I1 it ] ols 0 f times last The hill 111 question appropi
Aarge to the patient. S100.n00.000 in federal a
Harge to the patient.
It is expected that every ex-
Mldier 'will take advantage of
tkis opportunity to secure first-
•toss dental work free of charge.
year,
“The
ash
sang one fair passenger
er.y idea!” "Can you
check?” “The mean ol’
ates 1100,000,OOf) in federal aid
to be distributed to the several
under the good roads act.
t? ■
NO UNNECESSARY SURVEY
ING, SAYS ENGINEER.
When asked by a representa
tive of the Sentinel if it were
true that mistakes made in a
termer survey had made it nee- CHARGEg F0U OBITUARIES
rssary to le-suivey the loads ot ; .. .nnc np THANKS
The county, as has been suggest-, ANU LAUDS Ol 1 nAiNivs.
ed by a number of citizens, an The rules under which the
engmeer ot the company now | blisb obituaries
r c * rih "• u " ,,k ”*■ M -
thing,” and much more along I As originally drawn, the menu-
thal line could be heard in the ure provides 8100,000,000 annii-
lull that came as the train rolled j ally tor a period ol live years,
into the Terminal Station, and but in its present form, only one
the ladies, naturally, having the year's appropriation is provided,
last word in the argument, the j The state highway construction
conductor didn’t have time to program for the present liscal
get even.
MUNICIPAL RACE
Interest in the city primary
to be held January 29 centers in
the offices of clerk and marshal,
I very little being said about the
Jf| | councilmanic jobs. It is not
j; ; thought that Judge McLarty
j ; 1 will have opposition in the race
; j for mayor, and positions 011 the
council lack remunerative incen-
X 1 live to make them particularly
desirable plums.
J. T. Giles, the present clerk,
is opposed by That McKoy, and
interest in this race is 011 the
For marshal, Messrs. Wallace,
Hopkins and Wortham have an
nounced formally, while it is ex
pected that 11. G. Hall will an
nounce this week.
J. E. Phillips has not announc
ed, but it is understood that he
will make a definite decision
soon.
It has been rumored that J. E.
Davis might enter the race at
the last minute.
Children, beware! Science has contributed the electric spanker, doing
away with the cat o’ nine tails. Operated by ordinary electric current, such
ac is tound In most homes today, the machine works silently and effectively.
BEULAH NOTES.
lows:
The first two hundred words
of ail obituary will be published
free; every word in excess of
stale highway engineer, before
the Georgia Automobile Asso-
the present time is a continua
tion of the work-begun some
/months ago, and is a very vital
rart of our contract with the
aunty. If the i at the rate of one cent a word. I proval by Governor-elect Thos.
Part it would not cost the | < -< ar( j s 0 £ thanks must be paid j W. Hardwick. The department’s
for at the rate of one cent a | statement calls attention to the
year bus yet more than five T!1 IE\ ES ACTIVE AGAIN
months to run, and as Congress THIS WEEK.
takes the necessary action in \
providing additional federal aid After locking him and his
hinds, the new program wdi be j Clom p nni o n in 0 n e end of the
perfected, it is announced. . j building, robbers a few nights
Special emphasis is being laid | a g 0 took a pair of trousers and
by the department on the enun-| ? | 0 in cash from j. T . (“Uncle
the blind man
store next to J.
I ., . I . j ipflU 111 Lcloll LIUII
cult 1011 ot policy as contained m Rucr) Pi i gr jm,
the recent address of W.R Neel, who operate a B
two hundred must be paid for i ciation and given cordial ap
word.
This rule seems to us fair and
we feel sure wur readers submit
(such matter for publication
|when the occasion demands.
, on our.
county anything for the extra
work entailed, as that is cared
f*r in the contract between the
. county and the engineering com-
Fany.”"" 1 - ' - ...
FLOYD WATSON WINS
ELECTION. -
1 Weeds and Flowers Serve
Mr. M. B. Watson has receiv- as Nature’s Barometers
ed a letter from his son, Floyd I - 1 —-
li. Watson, which contains the 1 ciilcloveetf ls air excellent thing by
interesting information that 1 which to get n forecast of the weather.
Plcyd has been elected as a coun- When the flower expands fully we are
cilman of the City of Cochran. ! pot to expect ruin for several hours.
YfWntonn h-iw rositloil ill Should it continue In that state no
Mr. Watson has le. a rniu W ill disturb the summer’s day.
Coen ran several yeais, uut this , When it half conceals its miniature I the earliest possible date, male
is the first intimation that no : flower the day Is generally showery; blg j( s construction conform to
was taking an active interest 111 i,ut It it entirely shuts up, or veils the I un if orm „| an s0 that when the
the town’s development. His J white flower with its green mantle, It
friends are glad for his success ; is u sign of u very wet day. dlf-
in this direction.
open
R. Duncan’s garage. The pants
were discovered later in the rear
of the store, but the thieves and
the money have not been appre
hended. ’
While II. G. Hall was hauling
a box to his home to store.some
fresh meat, somebody came ill
MOB GETS J. C. THOMPSON
AT' LUMBER CITY
. 1 , , , .. ,! birthday party Sa
An angry mob, who had fixed Everyone repor t e d
a rope about the neck of J. C.; jy Rss Louise lie
Other petty robberies have
been reported within the past
week.
BANKS CLOSED FOR LEE’S
BIRTHDAY WEDNESDAY.
fact that in its work for the
completion of the state highway
system, the underlying prinei- j and t ook away part of the meat
pal is the opening up of tile en- 1
tire system to serve the whole
state, rather than the construc
tion of small stretches of theo
retically correct road in isolated
spots.
“The first consideration is
that the whole state shall have We( , nesday , January 19, was
transportation service, says the the , )irthday ° of Robert E. ’
department statement. Oui |>. ud;s c i oaed a nd the schools
problem is to put 1 he whole sys- be j d commemorative exercises
tem into passable condition at thl . ou ,, hout the Southland.
The birthdays of two other
famous Americans also occurred
, , .. x,„,i 1 this week, namely, Benjamin
work is (inaHy compiete.jt shan | Fr . ud . |iMj born January IT, 1706,
mid Stonewall Jackson, horn
A great deal of moving is go-
_ ; ing on in this locality. We are
(glad to welcome newcomes into
our community.
! Miss Liiinie Lockridge gave a
birthday party Saturday night.
1 nice time.
, . . , , Hendrix had as
Thompson preparatory to lynch- bel . v j sdor Saturday night and
ing him for the murder of Rob- Sl ,nd a y Miss Lizzie Lou Grif-
ert Wilcox, of Telfair County,j ^
Wednesday secured a confession , E ’ u|a Evans and Linnie Loc k-
Irom him in which he admitted | r j dge S p en j Sunday with Nell
his own guilt and implicated an- Thomas.
other young man of Lumber Quite a crowd came out to
Sunday school Sunday, but we
The mob released Thompson |, to see a large d crowd next
after his confession and went 111 1 ^ unda y
search of the man whom he said ;' M r. Otis Burkes of College
was a party to the crime. |p a rk was the week-end visit*
Thompson spent several weeks | of Mr Sylvester Rutherford.
Douglasville last year. A Mrs _ Walter Huey is on the
check which he gave a local ho- j sick list at this writing,
tel turned out to be worthless, Miss Ellie Griffith, Messrs,
and was reported to the authori- Fred Huey, Marion Thomas, Roy
WOMEN REGISTER EOR THE
CITY PRIMARY.
Douglasville women are regis
tering for the primary January u also a spbd
be welded into one harmonious
whole.
Cerent species of trefoil always contract
their leaves at the approach of a storm.
So certainly does this take place that
these plants have acquired the name
of the nurseryman's barometer. The
tulip and several of the compound yel
low flowers all close before rain. There . 1 ,? Miiuearlinn Al-
>f wood sorrel which toi people Ot IVLURcaclinc, Alt...
before a storm. Thu ! especially the railroad men. Two
January 21, 1824.
FREIGHT TRAINS COLLIDE.
Monday was an exciting day
AIKS. WILSON DIES DAY
AFTER HUSBAND’S
DEATH.
ties, but.no trace of him had
been found until the incident
tbove mlentioned.
Post Offices Liken Unto
Miniature Barnyards as
Farmers Ship by Mail
Meadows and Mason Hendrix
were visitors Sunday morning
of Miss Louise Hendrix.
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Ruth
erford are the proud parents of
a baby girl.
Ernest McIntosh was a visitor
in Atlanta Saturday and Sun-
Cat calls and barks ot M,-. Elbert Mitchell and fami-
canines will mingle with the crowing , .... Q i
of fowls In the country post nfllces in l.v spent Sunday with S. L. Hen-
the near future. Live tilings of noisy dl’ix.
ace may now he sent liy rural parcels ’That! iKlgOl'e spent the week-
post as a result of the new ruling °f j en,l with homefolks.
of (he postnmsler general, extending 'f| le Beulah School is pro-
the service which heretofore has re- gress j Mg nicely under 1 lie SU-
jected live things except germs in f 10 „ >riuiml „ f Misses Mary Huey
29 and the supposition is they l.'l.rmouniain ebony, capia, and j heavy freight trains had a head- j family'will regret to learn
will be permitted to cast their i o“b er sensitive rfauts observe the s"— o. c—* -r 1 ^n lanniy win regiet
ballots. . [ habits.
J. W. Baggett, tax collector, ,
has the registration book and
invites all women to register if
they wish.
TO THE POINT
S4
TO BENEFIT BY PEN
SIONS THIS YEAR.
$10,480.00 will be paid to 81
people entitled to pensions about
May 1. Fourteen have $100.00.
due them for last year, which
will be paid about March 1, ac
cording to Ordinary J. H. Mc
Larty. Later in the year those
who will receive the $100.00
payments March 1 will he paid
their pension for the year of
1921.
The most difllcult things to
understand are frequently the
explanations which some men
make.
Prices may be high, but we
don’t see the cost of living
scaring any young folks who
have made up their minds to
get married.
The rich man In the box may
be a little more comfortable,
but he doesn’t get any more fun
out of the show than the gal
lery gods.
Keeping out of debt beats ’
getting out.
The many friends of the Wil-
satno on collision right in front of the ^' the death of Mrs. It. M. AVil
depot. The damage was consid-, s of Virgini a, which occurred
<:lu j e ’ jut n °b°dy H ot - hint. n be da y following the death of
her husband, Mr. It. M. Wilson,
at his Douglasville home last
week.
Marriage a Matter of Business.
Hiring Finnish men to marry Uus-
shin women to enable Hie latter to get
out of Kussln lias become a popular
and lucrative business In border towns.
The ungalUmt Finns exact a high price,
but the method Is unfailing. It makes
II Finnish subject of the woman, and
is recognized as lawful by the two
countries, which have assumed diplo
matic relations. F.ndless trouble en
sues, of course, if the woman tlms
freed of Russia refuses to part with
her pseudo-husband.
thing
sealed bottles, unc
The now service h
clusively to rural motn
mill country motor oxi
then only when ddivci
ed on the route where
connecting rural mole
route or country mum
Interpretation of t hi:
n<*-day-old chicks
iiimcd
res
j pervision
ami Inez Baggett.
end A. T. BRITTAIN PURCHASES
^ LITTLE GEM CAFE.
express 19
ruling do
vis and li
STATE NAMED BY EXPLORER ami
It the receiving of f«
animals for shipment between
where delivery b.v train and innn
handlings would he necessitated, we
ll very must he made within IS hours,
is and animals must he carefully
t the
e the
li rely
Why Territory Was Called’'California" Rov y Men SllOllId Dl’CSS
Was Long a Puzzle to Even Pro- i t (, e MOITling Wedding
found Scholars.
MATRONS’ CLUB.
Mrs. F. M. Stewart entertain
ed the Matrons’ Club in a very
charming manner Friday after
noon. The rooms of the lower
floor were thrown together and
rook was enjoyed for some time.
The rook tables had on them
baskets of yellow and green, rep
resenting jonquils, these being a fertilizing cartridge which blasts n
filled with salted peanuts. The 1 cavity nlmut a yard deep. After the
score cards were also in jonqils. snil lins absorbed the gases produced
Later in the atternoon Mrs. by the explosion
Stewart, assisted by Misses
Stewart, Duncan and Greer,
Fertilizing Explosives
Bring Excellent Results
Two experimenters have endeavored
to apply the lesson they learned dur- |
Ing the war. They were struck by the
fact that vegetation grew in profusion
In shelf holes, and when they returned
home gave much thought to the sub
ject. As ii result they have designed
Overtime."
to be the first
ever filed by a
presented by r
io served a terra
Saule prison, France. There
wo Marlins serving ■«ntenee«
same Jail, for different period*,
expiration of one sentence the
Martin was released and the
as not discovered until a
Convict Claim
! What is belIevei
claim far ‘‘overtimi
convict has just be
man named Martin,
In the
No
eek Int
•tallied Is demanding
ie rate of $10 a day.
he Martin who was
ert line” at
served a most delicious salad
course, with bananas, pickles,
sandwiches and hot tea.
The club will meet next with
Mrs. Suttles.on Friday, January
28th.
tree is planted in i
the hole. Working with cherry trees,
the experimenters have recorded a gain (
of 100 per cent.
Daddy’s Own Fault.
Hetty and June were playing with
oir father.
.Tune was so rough her father said:
U you should have iTeen a boy.”
To which she replied: “Why didn’t
>u t>}\v more and gel. one?”
Flax in Australia.
Flax raising In Australia has pnssiil
the experimental stage and the indus
try Is becoming firmly established.
Starling Nested
j When a line she
( on an Australian
nest with one eg:
wool; at least so
the newspapers
in Sheep’s Wool.
L*p was lining shorn
farm a slarling’s
: was found In lt»
It was reported to
In “The Natural Wealth of Cali
fornia," _ Tims Fey Cronise says:
"There are few countries, the names
of which are Involved in as much mys
tery as that of California. A com
pound of Greek and Latin, It is not
positively known by whom or when
compounded, nor I ho reason why, at-
J though ninny profound scholars ill Ku-
! rope and in the Fnited-States have
endeavored during the past century to
trace Its origin.
To substantiate tills claim of dis
covery 1 lie historians generally refer
I to a letter written to King Carlos V by
Cortez, dated October 15, 1524, In
which Information is given of the re
ported discovery of an island of Ama
zons,
! Geronimo, an Indian student, who I
spent months In searching Spanish
j hooks of ancient date, declares the j
name was Invenled by Cortez fol. |
lowing a report of an island Inhabited I
] by women only off the coast of j
J what is now California. He looked
on the calendar or saints, and Hnd-
Ing Saint Callflo and Saint Fortiinutn
l there, he combined tlie two by us-
| ing the first pari of each name, and
t added the suffix "nia." With this “Cal-
! Ifoniia” he started oat to find I lie
J Island and bestow his invented name
I upon it.
. L. Holloway, proprietor of
Little Gem Cafe, has sold
restaurant to A. T. Brittain,
’h| who operates the general mer-
1S (chamli.se store near the Masonic
! Hall, according to a statement
"given to the Sentinel Wednes
day.
II is not known whether Mr,
Brittain will continue his store
or combine his grocery stock
with the restaurant. Mr. Ilollo-
wav said he had no immediate
i The essential dress for the bride- ,V“ ‘..’"i
! ..room at the morning wedding consists | plans tor the llltlue
of a black or dark blue frock’ coat, a
waistcoat that matches the frock coat j
or a white pique one, gray trousers,
white linen, a white silk or satin tie,
! pearl tie pin, gray suede gloves, patent
I leather shoes and a top hat. The best
' until generally follows the groom’s ex- j
ample. Ushers usually agree among ,
themselves to dress us nearly alike us |
possible. They should be fully gloved
while serving In the aisles. Tuxedo
coats should never be worn In the
morning. Plain dark business suits
may be worn by any mule guests not
of the wedding party who wish to be
Informal.
Says Moon Has No
Effect
IHinois Weather Prognosticator
Ridicules Old Theories
H. M. Willis, official weather prog*
nostleator at Springfield, Ill., throws
a harpoon Into the pet theory that the
30,582 Belgian Soldiers Killed,!"" \^m,. d ta 0 » ^
Of the 14.000 officers and 365,0001 is all bunk, he says. Hark*
men mobilized by Belgium during the j „ We lm * ve cnlN cvery day seeking
world war, 1)8” officers and —men thg hftse of the , n0 on from people
were kjlletl, according to “^^"'“kvho'lin- contemplating planting some,
printed in the Deutsche Allgemeine th(ng m wh0 belitve it ),„ a some ef.
Zeltung, quoting from an alleged olh- ( on human lltl , T| 10 moon has no
dal report given out In Brussels. j cm , et f m lif „ on th( . earth’s suri
n . face. The only effect it has on condt.
First Roller Coaster. t | ous 0I1 n le earth’s surface Is that II
I draws the tides. Under proper condl*
The first roller coaster was built at tions of t fie sky, the only way the
Coney island in 1S84, only 450 feet long j m00I1 ca n affect human life is tq
and with the longest drop but 10 feet, j furnish'moonlight for young couples."