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About The Columbia sentinel. (Harlem, Ga.) 1882-1924 | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1920)
2 THE COLUMBIA SENTINEL, Issued Every Monday at Harlem, Ga. Entered in Post Office at Harlem, Ga., as Second Class Matter. — SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR ; when sent in dubs of f.ve S7.50. RATES TO NEVVSDEALERS-Three cents each, cash to accompany order. Thomson address of The Columbia Sentinel I 5 . 0. Box 393. THOS. E. WATSON, Editor. ALICE LOUISE LYTLE, Managing Editor. Harlem, Georgia, March 29,1920. Can the product of those gas-pipe stills in New York be properly classed as "moonshine "i «* When the Senate returned the Peace Treaty t:i its daddy, did Air. Wilson say “Welcome home? ' France is cleaning up enough to hope for the usual American pilgrims with fat wallets, to help her clean up some more. It cost about as much to convict Senator Newberre of Michigan of fraud in his election, as it cost him to put over the election. These Ferris wheel governments of Russia and Germany are a hit confusing: wha's* up today in the seat of control, is down tomorrow Dear Suds: even with a,y the real jobs on hand, this great little old government has found time to "standardize * American raised peanuts." Spain proudly announces she has had eight changes of government in two years. Maybe so, but. little Alfonso stood at the head of the ring all the time. Watch your vote, ard don't pledge yourself until you have studied—as you never studied be¬ fore,—the thing put over by this most un-dein cratic of all Democratic administrations. Now the item has trickled through the cables that Bill the Butcher is "drinking heavily." And he probably finds that the things he is trying to forget float like corks on the top of every drink. * * * * We are assured that “reforms are to b'e made in baling cotton." Another reform that will helj the planter, will be the abolishment of the hoggish j samples most of the cotton buyers swipe every year. Whoever thought that Uncle Sam would devel¬ op into a pawn-broker for the whole world. But at. that, the securities offered—and accepted— wouldn't have fooled any of the professional pawn¬ brokers. Senator Owen said a hat full when he re¬ ferred to the fact that Mr. Wilson was the first President the country ever had, who not only ig¬ nored the U. S. Congress, but laid his plans before —and took advice from—foreign governments. George Washington said: “Government . . . , never for a moment should be left in irresponsible bands. And it Bn t hard to gue:-s he meant irresponsible heads, as well. And the sick man at the White House looks a ,!ong way from respon sible, * * * * The Germans have built up a healthy trade with South America, and if is noticeable that, even if our Congress has donated a. million or two to help G nnan industry, the goods were de livered in tenth America, be for. the arrival of the U. 8. credit in Germany. * * * It sometimes happens that we overestimate the dun \\.' owe th- dead, and overlook that whirl, we owe to the living. Our dead soldiers in Fvaiv. an at rest: why net diver, the money { to l.e used to bring back their mutilated bodies, in earing for the mutilated bodies of those who are alive, at home: ***** Daniel Webster said: "Given a free press, ve mav defy open or insidious on: mips of liberty.' And tin Roman Catholic Hierarchy, now so firmly cr.trer.i rr d in this country, is making every effort to ( 2 a free press. One of the bills which th y attempted to slip through Congn,- was rela¬ tive to tin very thing', but net one per.-,on out of a hundred knew of it. « * • • Maybe if a u-x-dly delegation of our Senators I and (', tig'i'e- -n-ii were sent to tl .- cities near which are located the hospitals, where the wrecks of our ”100 per c('tit Americans" gassed', maimed, blind and diseased, are being treated, it might hasten tlm cutting of (lie red tape which keeps these men from getting what had been promised them, and which they more than deserve. r risi Cv/lU.omiiA i r % in LL, 1. LLM, GA. Managing Editor’s Column Complaints continue to come in by the dozen, in every mail, relative to the non-arrival of The Columbia Sentnel; we have traced each of the "kicks," and some of the reasons are: In changing the address, some subscribers fail to give the old as well as the new; it would be utterly impossible to run over a mailing list as large as ours, and locate the proper John Smith— there are so many of him. So—if you have moved, and vou don't get your paper, when von write again, give us both your old address, and the new one. Then: if you live on a rural route, it may be that your carrier likes to read the paper, and some time he forgets to give it to you; or sometimes— and we have been told this happens—he gets >o mad at what is written, he tears the paper up, and considers that he has done his duty to the govern¬ ment. And again: the Roman hierarchy is so well en¬ trenched, evry mail train has at least one clerk who believes in utter devotion to his church, an.1 ignores the claim of the State; this means that he aleo considers it his duty to keep the things we say from getting to where they have been paid to go. And once more: if you have given your name with a club, find out if the club-raiser got your name to us; it frequently' happens that a man may hand his subscription to a man who •‘hasn't a pencil handy," but who will be sure to remember —and frequently Ire doesn't; and that's how that happens. And lastlv. dear Brethren and Sisters, see if you have not been a little forgetful yourself, be¬ fore you write us one of those “if-I-can't-get-my pa per, pleasesend-my-money-back" letters. Glance at this list, and see how the paper is being "advertised by its loving friends": . R. W, Sfonestreet, Miss., 5; R. T. Farr, Ga., 5:E. E. Smith, Ala., 5; M. M. Allen, Ga-, 10; Rev. J. A. Hogue, Ga., 5; J. R. Arnold, Ga.. i— ; J. R. Whaley, Ga.. 5; Henry Hudgins, Ga., »o : Jno. T. Waters, Ga.. 5; Paul Coney, Ga.. 7: W. B. Weaver. Ga., 0; T. E Kirk, Ga., 5; D. A. Tar¬ ver, Ga.. 5; A. M. Arntzen, Minn., 6; N. E. Denny, Ga.. 7; D. A. Tanner, Ga., 5; D. H. Smith. Fla., 6; G. W. Broan, Ga., 5; R. P. Simpson, Ga., 5; R. L. Garrison, Ga., 5; M. F. Morrison, Ga., C; P. IV. Quattlebaum, Ga., 5; I)r. C. H. Ivittrell. Ga.. 10; J. M. Stribling, Ga., 10; M- J. Thompson. Ga., 5; C. D. Pittman, Ga., 5; Wm. F. Herrin, Cal.. 6; Lewis Brantley, Ga.. 5; A. S. Willingham, Ga., 21 (the banner list for the week); H. H. Turner, Ga.. 6; G. IV- Brewer, Ala., a; C. L. Sheppard, Ga., 5; C. A. Rouse, Ga., 5; our old 5; I). A. Henderson (another of the stand-byes), Timer, G. TV. Seals, Ga., (>; A. B. Weakley, Okla., Q a . t 5; & h. Harris, Ga,. 6; S. R- Tarver (still anot her of the Old-Guard), Ga.. 10; Hiram Mullis, Ga., M. 13; Jolley. A. V. Ala.. Poole, Ga-., T. H. 5; Dekle. J. F. Lupo, Ga.. Ga., a; J. 5; 5; A J-. Baeheler. Ala.. M. X. Wertz, Ga.. 6; W- A. D. Nelson, Ga., 10; 8. II. Brant,ley, Ga., ,>; T. R. Phillips, Ga-, 0 Men and Women—Fiffy-Fiffy LAI,. A woman will spend hours trying to make herself look youthful, ind assure herself it is for t sake of her husband; But—if a man shaves off his whiskers, gets an up-to-date haircut and a youth fn) collar. Friend Wife immediately begins to wonder who the "Other Woman" is. A woman will rip up a last year's hat. buy ten dollars worth of trimming for it and call it economy; But—a man will give his last year's suit the once-over. decide a few buttons and some new lining’ and a gasoline bath will make it do, and then Wow the price of a new suit in, on a cele Oration at saving the old suit, * * * * When a man feels the need of economy, he first buys himself all the things he wants, then tells the Wife that, she must cut down expenses: But—a woman's idea- of following these di reetions is. to cut down on the family eats, and then tell her neighbors how little she" manages” on * * * * When :i woman lias to ask her husband for every penny she spends, she generally is married to the sort of man who likes to give her a five dollar bill when some one is looking: But- that brand of husband usually asks foi the change, when tin* company is gone. * * * A man's idea of a sympathetic wife is the one who believes him when he tells that if it weren't for his management of the Boss' business, the Senior Partner would be sure to find the Sheriff in possession if Friend Husband missed going on the job for a week or so. * ❖ * 3 A woman will take great pride in telling the neighbors what a smart man her husband is: But when one of those little family session-. 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Husband feels as though lie were related ><* all the worms that ever crawled, • * * * A woman will go to see “'Fast Lynn" and won¬ der why such women as the tearful heroine were ever misunderstood an they arc: But if hubby complains of the lack of real food when he gets home, she is willing to pack and go home to mother by the first train. * * » * A man will assure his wife he is too tired at the close of the day's work, to talk to her, - or to tell her the news of the office: But—he will go to a Saturday baseball game, and howl himself so hoarse, he won’t be able to go to church the next day because he couldn't say “Amen” above a whisper. *'* * * Many a man knows when the magazines that appeal especially' to women, have arrived for the current month, and most of him goes to a restau¬ rant for some real eats, before trying to tackle the papery tilings the wife has tried to concoct from the "Menus for the Week.” The man who talks most about the way he “manages his family,” is usually the one the chil¬ dren refer to as "the Old Alan.” Bonuses for Ex-Soldiers; Why Not? (By L. M. Johnson.) In a recent issue of the Atlanta Constitution there appeared an editorial against additional corn pensation for ex-service men. This editorial, from the. able pen of the Hon. Clarke Howell, stated, among other things, that the majority of the men are opposed to additional compensation; that they considered they had done their duty and were pa¬ triotic enough to let it go at that. A few days ago I wrote Editor Howell, stating that his assertion was true only as regards ex-of¬ ficers, many of whom had the best jobs of theii iives while the war lasted; that I had personally consulted hundreds of ex-enlisted men and to a man, all were not only in favor of additional com¬ pensation. but are actively supporting any move ment tending to secure same. I also told him that, insofar as compensating us for the hard¬ ship and suffering we endured on the battlefields, it could never be done in dollars and cents; that the majority of us asked for only enough to partly compensate us for our Joss of time while in the army. To date he has not seen fit to publish my let¬ ter and I am appealing to you, Mr. Watson, for enough space in your valuable paper to set forth the cause of thousands of ex-service men, who have not the time nor the patience to do so for themselves. To begin with, T will say that the' principal opposition to the bonus system is coming-from the American Legion, and the question arises, “What is the American Legion?” Well, it is supposedly an organization of patriotic Americans, but it is really a few Catholic-ruled, sissy ex-officers and a bunch of badly deluded and mis-led ex-enlisted, men. What has the American Legion done since its inception? Principally attempt to balk working men in their efforts to secure better working con¬ ditions and more wages. What did they do when the over-worked and under-paid railroad switch¬ men of Kansas City struck for a decent living? Scabbed on these honest men's jobs and did more to cause them to lose their fight than anything else. And what did they do here in Atlanta last week when the street car men struck for a living wage? The name of the “Boss’’ of the American Legion of Georgia appeared fifth in the list of men who would have gone on the cars and have taken these poor men's jobs, not because they loved the dear public so much, as they stated, but just because they couldn't hear for a bunch of working men to get their rights. The cry has gone forth from the halls of Con¬ gress that the U. S. Treasury cannot afford to pay the men an additional bonus at this time because the vast ness of the amount necessary to be paid out would depreciate the value of Liberty bonds and otherwise strain the credit of our country. It is very strange to me. indeed, that the country has become poverty stricken so suddenly, when money was poured out like water while we were at war. Just think of the vast amount that was loan¬ ed to foreign countries for the purpose of pushing the war against Germany—TEN BILLIONS OF DOLLARS in round numbers! And while I am, on the subject of foreign loans, will say that T understand from the daily press that England and France are right now making preparations to pay us back the money we loaned them- Just one-fifth of this amount distributed among the ex-service men would make a tidy sum—enough to keep the wolf from the door for some time at least! It is a well-known fact that every Congress¬ man who went into the army not only drew his salary as a soldier, but pulled down his salary is Congressman all the while, as well. Every other worker on the. Government payrolls is making a big bonus in addition to his regular salary. This lias been going on for some time. Understand. I am not contending that tiie Congressmen nor the other Government employees are receiving or have re¬ ceived one penny that they should not have re¬ ceived, but I do insist that all ex-uervioe men should be paid a substantial bonus of some sort, cither cash or Government securities. In reference to the suffering of the men in France and other countries!, both mentally and physically, will say that many times have I seen and smelt rich, palatable foods going to the officers mess, while I sat down to rotten “slum", stale bread, coffee, (sans sucre, sins lnit), sometimes a little rancid oleo and bread pudding that 1 had to comb the hairs out of before I con'd eat it. else it would have choked me to death. Fathers, mothers, and wives back home were bending their backs with toil, fondly believing that their precious boys overseas were getting the best of food, clothings etc., while the officers were getting the best and the men were getting what was left. In my own company two of the brainiest and most intelligent men committed suicide, rather than stand the ins suits and goading of their officers, but one of them, a former bank clerk fro mBirmingham and a buck private, by the way, (they hardly ever promoted men who showed many symptoms of intelligence)^ shot and killed the first Lieutenant at the same timo he killed himself. I would like to receive a letter from every ex service man who reads this article, whether you ace in favor of bonusses or not. 1 will not promise to answer all, but wilfl do the best I can. L. M. Johnson. Box 201, Atlanta, Ga. One of the Old Timers Back on the Firing Line* Dear Sir: Upson County is wanting a share of the truths given bv The Columbia Sentinel^ editor and staff. Yours in the work to stay. Ga. D. C. Ellerbee. P. S. As usual he sent a club. A. L. L. T. E. W. Always Knew When He Was “Whipped” Dear Sir: I was so tickled over your piece in the last issue of your paper I will write you a few lines about it. About the scrap you and Jim Perdue had a long time ago. I always admired you for your honesty, and now I know you are honest, for I thought all the men who had been! whipped were dead as they never own up to it. You just tack'ed him the wrong way. I couldn’t put you against any man physically, but I will put you against any living man mentally, if they will let you be on the side of justice. Keep the good work going. From a true Tom M atson man, Ga. John J. Weaver. DO YOU WANT TO GOTO CONGRESS Or help name your next postmaster, or go as a delegate to Chicago, or vote for Harry S. Ed¬ wards for the U. S. Senate, or to have two white parties in Georgia ? Remember anything may] happen this year. If you wish to do any one oy all of these things, write today to James L. Sibley^ Chairman 10th Dist., Milledgevijle, Ga.—Advt. 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Prospective buyers when visiting Moultrie, will be shown every courtesy and consideration by my associates, and an opportunity to visit these attractive farms. Also, improved and tin-improved property *» the city of Moultrie is offered for sale. If you are interested in South-west Georgia, write me. , GROVER C. EDMONSON, MOULTRIE, GA. FOR SALE. My herd Boar , age 3 years, and Poland China pigs. J. L. YAIJN, Chauneev. Ga. GROVER C. EDMONDSON ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW Will handle litigation anywhere in Georgia t Offices: Moultrie, Ga. 1 How many free . sample copies will you distribute? THE SENTINEL Box 393 Thomson, Ga PLANTS, PLANTS! Cabbage Plants ready: 500, $1.25; 1000, $2.00. Nancy Ilall Porto Rico Potato Plants, March 20th forward: $2.50. 1000, Mail or Express. SEXTON PLANT CO., Royston, Ga. Tallahassee, Fla. Valdosta, Ga. THE RAIL SPLITTER, Wm. Lloyd Clark, Editor and publisher. Red hot Anti-Catholic. Sample copy and good assortment af circulars for 10c. One year 25c. 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