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VOL. 72.
FOR SPORT NEWS
ESTABLISHED 1842.
FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 2(5, 1014.
NUMBER 53
MR. DUNSQN DECIDES NOT TO
MAKE RACE FOR GOVERNOR
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
ARE URGENTLY NEEDED
Present Duties Inter
fere with Race
Mr. Dunson Writes His Apprecia
tion of the Kind Comment
The Suggestion of His Name
Has Caused.
May Make Deal
With Power Co.
Mr. John S. Bleeeken, Jr., and Mr,
G. K. Hutchens, of Columbus, re
presenting the Columbus Power Com
pany, were in LaGrange on Wednes
day to take up with the city council I
the matter of selling current to the!
city. So rapid has been the growth;
of business of the municipal plant
that an enlargement will soon be
necessary. The city officials are in
vestigating the proposition of the
power company to determine wheth
er it will be better to buy the extra
current needed, or enlarge the present
plant.
Protracted Services
at the New Church
Elder M. S. Stubbs, assisted by
Rev. A. V. Simms of Valdosta, has
been conducting an interesting and
inspiring series of protracted servic
es at the Primitive Baptist church on
South Greenwood, beginning last
Tuesday.
Much enthusiasm has been evinced
in the meetings and every night the
new church has been crowded.
This church has just been complet
ed and this is the first series oi meet
ings conducted.
Hon. J. E. Dunson, who has been
prominently mentioned as a possible
candidate for the governorship, has
decided not to enter the race at this
time. This decision was made pub
lic in a statement given to the news
papers on Thursday. Mr. Dunson
expresses his deep gratitude for the
compliment, which came as a surprise
to him. He states that owing to his
present duties, which cannot be sud
denly put aside, and also the fact that
the time before the primary is too
short for a thorough canvass, he has
decided not to run for the office at
this time.
This decision will be a disappoint
ment to the largb number of his
friends in this section and throughout
the state, who felt confident of his
election, despite the late start. It
was felt that the people who did not
know Mr. Dunson to begin with, could
not but be impressed by the practical
ly solid support of his home people
which would have been forthcoming;
and that the idea of a business man
for governor would have proven very
popular. It will be noted, however,
that Mr. Dunson states “at this
time.” It may be inferred from this
that there is a possibility of his be
ing a candidate two years hence, if
such should be the will of his friends
at that time.
Mr. Dunson’s statement follows:
The office of governor, is to my
mind, the highest honor that can be
bestowed upon any citizen, but is one
to which I had never aspired, for the
reason that up to three weeks ago it
had never occurred to me that my
friends would think of my name in
connection with the office.
I will not run for the position at
this time, as the duties now engag
ing my attention are of such charac
ter that they cannot be suddenly put
aside without inconvenience and pos- ......
siblv loss to others. Besides, if I Prof. T. G. Polh.ll, pr.nc.pal of the
were in position to make the race I LaGrange Public school, was called to
feel that the time between now and Hawkinsville, Ga., last Friday on
the primary is too short in which to {account of the death of his brother,
make such thorough personal canvass Mr. L. E. Polhill, who was a promin-
of the state as I would desire. ent business man of that city. Prof.
Neither my present connections Polhill will receive the sympathy of
Delegates Return
From Grand Rapids
Chief Todd Reed and Mr. W. A.
Holmes returned last week from a
delightful trip to Grand Rapids, Cin
cinnati and Chicago. At Grand Rap
ids they attended the meeting of the
national association of Chiefs of Po
lice and they report a delightful time,
drinking lemonade, seeing the men
agerie and other innocent diversions
afforded by the big city. Mr. Hatton
Lovejoy, who accompanied them,
stopped at Cartersville on the return
journey to visit relatives there.
Prof. T. G. Polhill
in Hawkinsville
nor private interests however, would
deter me for a moment if I felt that
any duty to the public, or obligations
to my friends called for service on
my part.
I appreciate to the full extent the
kindly comment the suggestion of my
name has caused, and the interest
manifested by my friends in different
parts of the state, and am especially
grateful to my home people, and
those of this immediate section, for
their generous evidences of regard
and esteem.
Whether I ever run for office in
future or not, I trust in any event
to be of real service to my section
and my state, that I may in some
measure justify the confidence of my
friends so graciously expressed.
his numerous friends in LaGrange up
on his sad- bereavement.
Buys Automobile
for Public Drives
Reckless driving of automobiles and the luck of regulations govern
ing the movements of other kinds of vehicles in the city’s streets are
matters that should receive the immediate and effective attention of the
city authorities. Several accidents of late, which providentially were
not serious serve to emphasize the need.
The gieat increase in the number of automobiles renders 'it im
perative that reasonable traffic regulations be consistently enforced.
Also, the growth in business of all kinds demands observance of sen
sible “rules of the road” by drivers of all kinds of vehicles. It is
disgusting to one who has seen how the- enormous traffic of a large
city is handled to observe how, for lack of.any rules at all, a compara
tively small number of vehicles can confuse and congest the streets
of LaGrange. Any time automobiles and teams may he seen traveling
on the left side of a street, sometimes turning one way and sometimes
another when meeting other vehicles; and there is .v similar lack of
system or order with respect to turning corners, For the conservation
of time, as well as to avoid accidents, we should have traffic regula
tions, and should have them enforced. They should he enforced all the
time and upon everybody. There should he no exceptions; no, not even
the doctors. Their pleas of “emergency calls” should not be regarded.
It is well enough to get to an ailing putient as quickly as possible, but
no case can be so urgent as to justify the risk of making another for
the undertaker.
The speed limit of 15 miles per hour should be enforced.
The ordinance against muffler “cut-outs” should be enforced. Exces
sive and unnecessary sounding of sirens or other kinds of alarms
should he prohibited. They should he used when needed, but there is
frequont cause for complaint against motoVists who sound their alarms
lute at night, when possibly the street may lie clear of vehicles its en
tire length.
An ordinance requiring ALL vehicles to “keep to the right” and to
turn corners on the long turn, entering the next street on the right
hand side, should be adopted and enforced. No vehicle should he
allowed to stop in the streets except as close as possible to the curb;
and then only when headed in the right direction. No crossing over in
between blocks should be permitted.
Vehicles meeting should each turn to the right. One vehicle passing
a slower moving vehicle should pass on the left.
All reasonable people who have occasion to use thw city’s streets for
any kind of vehicles will be glad to conform to such sound rules for
the protection of the many.
We hope the city authorities will take action in this matter before a
human life is needlessly sacrificed to the present system—or lack of
system.
Hogansville People
Attend Trial
The following Hogansville people
attended the Eberhardt trial here yes
terday:
G. A. Philpot, Sam Reid, Arthur
Anderson, Bud Reid, Tom Denny, Ike
Woodruff, T. P. Jenkins, C. K. Bass,
Sydney Denny, Frank Rosser, John
Rosser, J. T. Armstrong, J. M. Hurst,
Ector Daniel,W. E. Daniel.
Attending Primitive
Baptist Services
A
Mrs. Frank Kla.rrp, of Savannah,
is visiting her father, Elder M. S.
Stubbs, and attending the meetings
at the Primitive Baptist church.
Mrs. E. B. Seckinger, of Brunswick,
is visiting her father, Elder M. S.
Stubbs, and attending the protracted
meeting at the Primitive Baptist
church.
T. V. EBERHARDT DISCHARGED
OF MDRDER ACCDSATIONS
Mr. C. S. Ward, manager of the
Chero-Cola Bottling Works and who
is operating the LaGrange city park,
has just purchased an automobile for
the conveyance of people to and from
the park.
Passengers will be hauled at the
rate' of ten cents a head and no doubt
Mr. Ward will largely increase his
patronage as this is cheaper than the
usual rate for taxi service.
After being out for about an hour
yesterday afternoon the judges in the
case of the state vs. T. V. Eberhardt,
in the committal trial on a charge of
murder of Charles Partridge, a ver
dict of “discharge” was rendered.
The trial came about by the
peculiar death of young Partridge,
who died in warden Eberhardt’s con
vict camp about ten days ago. It was
charged by the family of the dead
man, that death was due to the brutal
treatment by Eberhardt.
A coroner’s inquest was held over
the body and a verdict of “Involun
tary manslaughter” was rendered.
The Partridge family refused to abide
by this verdict and demanded Eber
hardt’s arrest on a charge of murder.
Trial Yesterday.
A warrant was sworn out for Eber
hardt on the murder charge and a
committal trial was fixed for yester
day. The defense was represented
by attorneys Mooty and Andrews and
New Violin Teacher
at LaGrange College
Miss Alberta D. McCloud of North
Adams, Mass., will teach violin at
LaGrange College during the coming
session. Miss Mcfefloud spent about
five years at the New England Con
servatory, and she has had several
years’ successful experience in teach
ing. Besides being a clever soloist,
Miss McCloud has conducted several
orchestras. Sjhe comes highly recom
mended, and she will doubtless be a
valuable addition to the musical fac
ulty of LaGrange College.
J. L. Bradfield
Off On Vacation
almost to overflowing and very little
surprise was evidenced when it be
came known that Eberhardt was a
freed man.
According to attorneys for the de
fense . the verdict of “discharge" in
the murder charge exonerates Eber
hardt from all charges and he will not
be prosecuted on a charge of involun
tary manslaughter, which was return
ed by the coroner’s jury.
DOCTOR LANE’S STATEMENT.
In a statement to a representative
of The Reporter, Dr. I. H. Lane, phy
sician for Troup county, denies the
statement that he prescribed 25 lash
es for Charles Partridge, the young
white man, who died in T. V. Eber
hardt’s convict camp near Hogans
ville a 3hot't time ago.
Dr. Lane declares that he ansVered
a call to the camp on Saturday and
upon examining Partridge found that
his temperature was normal and
nothing out of the ordinary could be
found the matter with him., He states
Vacancies in The
Military Academies
The Reporter is in receipt of the
following letter from Congressman
W. C. Adampon, in which he states
there is a vacancy in the naval and
military academies at Annapolis and
at, West Point, which he desires to fill.
The following is his letter in full:
The Reporter, LaGrange, Ga.
My Dear Friends:
I will thank you to put a notice in
your paper stating that I have a
vacancy at the West Point military
academy, West Point, New York, and
also a vacancy at the Naval Academy,
Annapolis, Murylund, to fill. I would
like to have four candidates for each
one so as to have the four stand a
Competitive examination , the one
making the best mark to secure the
place.
Yours truly,
W. C. ADAMSON.
Misses Vaughans
Leave for New York
Misses Louise and Clara Vaughan,
the accomplished daughters of Dr. A.
B. Vaughan, left Monday for New
York, whore they will spend a month
with their sister, Mrs. R. P. Glenn, of
Columbus. Dr. and Mrs. Glenn are
spending some time in New York
while Dr. Glenn is taking a post
graduate course.
Mr. Philips Has
Returned Home
There will be services at St. Mark’s
Episcopal church Sunday morning
at eleven o’clock. Mr. Phillips, who
hus been ubsent from the city attend
ing the meetings of the board of trus
tees of the, University of the South
at Sewanee, Tenn., has returned and
will preach Sunday morning upon the
theme “Has the Episcopal church
anything to do with Religion or
Politics?"
Double Page Ad
for Maxwell “25”
IRON FOUNDRY
TAKES ON LIFE
Site on the A. B.&. A.
Railroad
A Purchase* Of The Scrap Metals
From The Burned Callaway
Building Has Already Shown A
Profit.
The LaGrange Foundry & Machine
Company was formally organized at
a meeting of stockholders held last
Friday night at the Chamber of Com
merce offices. After the preliminar
ies of accepting the charter and adop
tion of by-laws, the stockholders del
egated the responsibility for the
management of the enterprise to the
following directors: E. B. Clark, I.
N. Lozier, C. H. Cox, F. J. Pike and
J. D. Hudson. The directors met im
mediately following the stockholder’s
meeting and elected E. B. Clark
president, J. D. Hudson, vice presi
dent and I. N. Lozier, secretary-
treasurer and general manager. C.
H. Cox, formerly with the West Point
Iron Works and who has had wide
experience, in iron casting and ma
chine work, will be superintendent of
the plant.
While corporate organization had
to be deferred until this time on ac
count of the legal formalities of se
curing the charter, Messrs. Clark,
Lozier and Cox have not allowed this
to interfere with the construction
plans. Their report of progress made
WfiS highly gratifying to the stock
holders. 4- s ^ e on the A. B. & A.
rftih’oud in northeast LaGrange has
been secured' on advantageous terms
and a very favorable freight rate se
cured Which will enable the plant to'
compete for business over u wide
radius. Similar acumen has been
demonstrated in the arrangements for
construction., Satisfied that a sub
stantial suving could be effected, they
Tiave bought the materials 'from
lowest bidders and are putting up, the
buildings and the cupola by day labor.
A pleasing item in the report wa9
the announcement of a purchase of
the scrap metals from the burned
Callaway building on a basis which
has already shown a profit through a
careful sorting and marketing of the
various kinds.
Call Made for 50 Per Cent on Sub
scriptions.
It was decided to hold down the
capitalization for the present to the
initial figure of $5,000, this being
considered ample until the company is
Attention is called 'to the large
double page advertisement of Max
well cars in thin issue, which strik
ingly presents the merits of this ex
cellent line'. Messrs. Pharr Bros. & rea dy to install the machine shop de-
Childs & Callaway are local agents,
and after a careful try-out of the
Maxwell, they have become enthus
iastic of its many good features.
Annua! Meeting
at Flat Shoals
The annual meeting at Flat Shoals
will commence on Friday, July 3rd
continuing 4 or 5 days. That veteran
of the Cross, Elder M. S. Stubbs is
expected to assist d,uring the meeting.
Everybody cordially invited to be
present.
thur Greer.
By the request of Judge R. M.
Young, justice of the peace, he was
assisted in the judgement by the fol
lowing men: Hilliard Hightower, of
Mountville; R. H. Utfing, of Hogans
ville; H. H. Green, of West Point.
The trial began at ten o’clock yes
terday morning and the following
witnesses were introduced: Willie
Mr. J. L. Bradfield, principal owner
of the Bradfield-Hutchinson Co., of
this city, has just left LaGrange, for
Dallas, Texas, where he will enjoy a
vacation of several days.
Upon Mr. Bradfield’s return, the
question of the LaGrange midsummer and John Levens, H. G. Hay, Dr. I.
jubilee week will be taken up and | H. Lane, Dr. W. E. Morgan, Dr. D.
with his assistance this will be one of < E. Morgan, J. M. McMichael, D. A.
the biggest events that LaGrange ( Denny, S. N. Reid, Almand Cleave-
has known this year. The “Week” i land, B. S. Spinks,
will be pulled off in the early part of| When the judges returned their
August. verdict the court room was crowded
Jones and Meadows, while the prose- that Partridge claimed a,soreness of
cution was represented by 'Col. Ar- the throat, but that examination dis
closed nothing of this nature.
In Dr. Lane’s opinion the principle
trouble with Partridge at that time
was dejection and sorrow ever his 1
plight. He stated that he told Par
tridge that there was nothing else to
do hut make the best of it.
Upon joining Captain Eberhardt,
Dr. Lane stated that he told captain
that there was nothing apparently
wrong with Partridge and that “it
looked like another case for the
strap.”
“There was no one else around
When I was talking to Captain Eber
hardt, and the man, who stated I pre
scribed '25 lashes’ 3imply lied.”
Mr. Hairston
Here Thursday
Mr. W. M. Hairston of the East
Vernon district, motored to LaGrange
Thqrsday in his new Ford car, driv
en by one of his worthy sons. “Uncle
Billie,” as he is pfljectionately known
among a wide circle of friends, Is one
of Troup county's best citizens. He
practices the doctrine of living at
home. His smoke house is always
well stocked with home raised meat;
he always lias a good garden, as well
as raising all the food stuffs needed
on the farm. Of a genial, kindly dis
position, it is not surprising that he
numbers his friends by his acquain
tances.
HOUSE PARTY BREAKS UP.
The house party guests of Mrs.
Jesse Pike left for their respective
homes Wednesday.
partment. From expressions of those
present, it seems that there will be
trouble whatever about securing
additional capital whenever the man
agement is ready to begin on the ad
ditional departments planned. The
secretary was instructed to issue a
call for payment of fifty per cent on
subscriptions on July 1st.
Messrs. Clark, Lozier and Cox are
receiving warm assurances of ap
preciation and support, in their work.
It is believed that this plant will not
only be profitable to its stockholders,
but will blaze the way for extensive
development of the iron and steel
working industry in LaGrange.
Dancing School
Makes Progress
Mr. Victor Kafka, of New York,
who is a pupil of the famous Vernon
Castle, has begup a dancing school
in LaGrange and so far he has a large
number of students.
The class is tahght at 1 McLendon’s
park.
Mr. Edmondson
Buys Studebaker
Mr. J. H. Edmondson is the latest
of LaGrange’s substantial business
men to succumb to the pleasures,
convenience and health-giving allure
ments of motoring. He has recently
purchased a new Studebaker six. It
is a car of graceful lines and excellent
running qualities.