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VOL. 72.
ESTABLISHED 1842.
FRIDAY MORNING. JULY 17, 1914.
ARMED POSSE SEARCH FOR
ASSAILANT OF YOUNG WOMAN
GEORGIA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE OPTIMISTIC
Wounded Girl Ac-Expert With
cuses White Man
18 Year Old
Lung
Girl Shot Through
I Returning from a trip of ton duysiagement of small industries and the
! through middle and south Georgia keeping at home of some of the $370,-
in the interest of the Georgia Cham-j 000,000 annually sent to other states
« • i I er of commerce and a directory of by Georgians for goods much of
INeW I OU HU ry : Georgia Producers and manufactur-1 which can I
lirs, which the state chumber is com- well and as
Mr. Otta Parkerton, who has been I'^Uig, Secretary-Manager Albeit M.|
with the Cole shops at Newnan for! Smith > sports every community he
e produced
cheaply,
at homo
Bv Pistol Tuesdnv At! a number of years, has accepted u ! visited, unanimously in favor of the
by NSTOI I .y | position with the I(aGransre lron llnd directory as a practical means otput -
Cedric, Ale., Decleres She Machine Co., of this city and will beating into effect the Vnovement m-
_ one of the company’s expert pattern aviguruted last fall by the state charn-
Uy I makers. Mr. Parkerton comes hjgh-' ber o£ CO mmerce in the Georgia Pro-
Young White Man. Suicide IlTtC . >» «-• «»-
man | building of homo industries.
Elsewhere in this issue we are puli-1 “I found everywhere,''" said Mr.
lishing an advertisement from the Smith, “evidence that the crop of this
. ;u i„„,i,„i with an arm- new LaGrange firm stating that they year will surpass in abundance
‘ 11 ‘ . are now ready to begin operation, those of any other year in the history
This is an industry, though small iof the state. There will be the larg-
rtow, will no doubt develop into one est cotton crop ever raised in Geor-
of which the citizens of I.aGrange gia, and, best of 0,1 f “ ,m “ r “
Was Criminally Assaulted
Man.
Theory Advanced
ed posse of five prominent fanners
from near Standing Rock, Ala., ar
rived in LaGrange Tuesday morning
about eleven o’dock in search of a
young white man, who, it was alleg
ed, criminally assaulted and shot an
eighteen year old girl, of Carrollton,
who was visiting at the home of H.
J. Stokas at Cedric, Ala., a little sta
tion three miles west of Standing
Rock. The crime was declared to
have been' committed about six o'clock
Tuesday morning.
The girl, who was shot through
the left lung, and who is dangerously
wounded, succeeded in giving a brief
description of her assailant to attend
ing physicians.
Gives Following Account.
The following account of the affair
was given The Reporter in a tele
phone conversation with a prominent
citizen of Standing Rock:
About six o’clock in the morning,
the girl, according to her statement,
had been left alone in the house by
her relatives, and when the man first
approached her she was in the act of
making up a bed in one of the rooms
of the house, that had only one out
let, this dibor opening on the front
porch. A young white man, wearing
boots and a dirty tan shirt, appeared
at the door and asked her if she were
alone.
She answered him in the affirma
tive, and he then stated, “Well then,
you will have to do what I want you
to.”
A pistol, which hud been left at
the house for the girl’s protection,
vvas lying on a table in the room.
After being accosted in this man
ner by the stranger, the girl stated
she attempted to reach the pistol, but
was prevented in a struggle with the
man.
This was the limit of the girl s
memory of the affair.
Is Found by Negro Woman.
the house about thirty minutes later
to help clean up, found the girl lying
on the bed, unconscious from the
wound, her clothes crimson with
blood. r —
with one empty shell in it.
The negro quickly circulated a re
port of the tragedy and three phy- a „ wm, pnuu* vi w.c "“■■■c-
sicians were called, one being Dr. feast were ecstatic in their praise of
Will Morgan, of this city. They the hospitality of Commerce people
found that the bullet had penetrated as well as their knowledge of the fine
her body, going through her left art of serving food.
_ g m , »nu, u™. all, the farmers,
will some day feel proud. This city merchants and bankers are respond-
has long needed an up-to-date iron ing to the appeals of the Georgia
foundry and machine shop and it Chamber of Commerce with the rc-
should receive as much of the Local suit that fully twenty per cent more
patronage as possible. small irrain will be raised this year
small grain will be raised this year
in South Georgia, and people in every
county are engaging in the raising of
cattle and hogs. In the territory in
(South Georgia in ifvvhich the boll
weevil will gain a foothold this year,
the farmers are preparing to discount
the losses of next year, and subse
quent years by diversifying .their
Mr. Grady Traylor, who has held a crops and making their farms self
j-esponsible position in the offices of sustaining, and they are being en-
♦ Vin n i vin f am \fi11u n f f i a n n/1 nirla/1 l\V fhfl nil'l'clllllltS
Grady Traylor With
LaGrange N. Bank
the Dixie Cotton Mills, of this city,
for u number of years, has accepted
a position in the LaGrange National
Bank, and entered upon his new du
ties lust Wednesday morning. Mr.
Traylor was succeeded at Dixie by
Mr. Lehmann, who has been with tho
Shawmut mills for a numhe« of years.
WEEKLY EDITORS
HAVE BIG TIME
Over at Commerce this week the
weekly contingent of the mighty
wielders of the pen are having one
grand glorious time, free from the
cares of the dusty desk and the toil
of the grimy printer’s ink.
This paper has been represented by
its editor, Mr.. J. A. Perry and a
dispatch to The Reporter from him,
yesterday morning states that the
meeting of the Georgia Weekly Press
Association at Commerce has been
one of the most enjoyable and suc
cessful in its history.
About one hundred and sixty mem
bers attended and leading citizens of
the progressive town of Commerce
deserted their ordinary occupations
and spared nothing to show the
editors one good time after another.
The visitor*, upon their arrival
Monday night, were met by the pubjic
spirited citizens with automobiles and
the work of carrying them into the
hearts and homes of the town was
accomplished with a celerity indica-
An old negro woman, who came to tive of careful advance preparation.
t. minnfoe lulAI* T'iiai-yIou Al'llln O' URltt UDPnf llV I.HP
couraged and aided by the merchants
and bankers.
Everyone in South Georgia seems
to recognize the value of the work to
that end done by the state chamboi
and is in hearty accord with it, be
lieving that the value of the organiza
tion for the upbuilding of Georgia
will be inestimable.
“Walking down the street in one
of the smaller towns, I heard a far
mer tell another that he had not
bought a bushel of oats in five years
and never expected to buy any. That
'is thd ispirit found everywhere—-a
pride born of a feeling of indepen
dence.”" , , ,
Mr. Smith stated that, with such
an awakening to Georgia’s possibili
ties and needs, it is no wonder that
the "people are responding to the pro
posal of the state chamber to issue
a directory to every buyer in the
state giving him information of all
products made in Georgia and where
and from whom they may he had; and
that, without state pride, self inter
est would impel an enlightened and
awakened people to resDond to a plan
so intensely practical for the cncour-
Tuesday morning was spent by the
.j.,,* newspaper men in dispensing elo-
from the quence on the various trials incurred
ner uiuliiuh tuuuion with in the newspaper game, and remedies
The pistol was on the floor were offered and approved.
*— At noon Tuesday the visitors were
tendered a delightful barbecue, and
all who partook of the sumptuous
lung.
Girl's Story Infuriates Men.
As soon as the girl’s wounds were
dressed and she had returned to con
sciousness, she told the story of her
assault. Her statement so enraged
the citizens of the little village, that
a group of infuriated men, armed
with various kinds of weapons, se
cured two automobiles and instantly
began to search every nook and
corner of the surrounding section.
Several of the neighbors had seen
a man on a bicycle, who answered in
some degree the description given
bv the girl of her assailant.
‘The trail of this lone man on the
wheel was quickly followed into
Troup county and the suspect was
caught near Antioch about one o’clock
Monday afternoon.
Proves To Be Wrong Man.
The man. Will Bohen, who lives
near the state line, was carried hack
to the scene of the shooting and made
to face the girl. The girl declared
that this was the wrong man. The
bicycle tracks on the road in front
of the house also showed that Bohen
did not stop when he passed, and he
was thus exhonerated of the charges.
From the girl’s scanty description,
no one else has been accused of the
crime and the armed posse have ceas
ed their vigilance.
Advance Theory of Suicide.
The fact that no one else that
might answer the description of the
girl, was seen by the neighbors in
that community on the morning of
the shooting, and the fact that the
girl has been in a despondent mood
for several weeks, has lead many to
the belief that the shooting was an
attempt at suicide.
Late reports from the bedside of
the girl are that there is a probability
of her recovery.
An automobile ride over the city
and country Tuesday afternoon and a
reception Tuesday evening made up a
delightful program of general en
tertainment.
On Wednesday the editors were the
guests of Athens and were delight
fully entertained by the Classic City.
After cordial exercises of welcome
at the University chapel they were
carried to the Normal school and
served a splendid barbecue. An en
joyable visit was then made to Geor
gia’s great agricultural college.
At a business meeting, which ter
minated the enjoyable stay at Com
merce, all the old 'officers were re
elected with addition of Paul Harher,
editor of the Commerce Observer as
vice president.
After receiving cordial invitations
from the Carrollton, Fitzgerald and
Eastman press, the association ac
cepted the latter place as the next
rendezvous.
The press party left Commerce
yesterday morning for Tallulah Falls.
Clayton and Mountain City,-and will
return to their respective homes the
latter part of the week.
Mr. V. R. O’Neal
Returns Home
Mr. V. R. O’Neal, the well known
insurance and real estate man, of this
city, has returned from several weeks
stay in Fitzgerald, where he has been
engaged in shipping canteloupes. Mr.
O’Neal and Mr. N. E. Marshburn, of
LaGrange, are interested in exten
sive farming of this kind in the South
Georgia section and Mr. O’Neal states
that they have done a prosperous
business this year.
DIES FROM RESULT OF FALL
Amos Voyle, 11) year old son of iVr.
and Mrs. J. J. Voyle, who live abcut
eight miles noorth of LuG,range, died
of blood poison last Monday night,
which came as a result of a fall in
which the young man dislocated one
iof his hips.
Funeral services were conducted
from the residence Tuesday after
noon at 3:15 o’clock, Rev. J. G. Hern
don, of this city, officiating, and in
terment was made at Harrisonville
cemetery.
i The death of young Voyle causes
deep grief to his parents as well as
his many friends in LaGrange and the
\neighborhood in which he lived. The
unfortunate accident, which caused
his death happenSTl only a few weeks
ago, and for awhile it was not
thought to be serious.
FIVE CENTS A COPY.
Gaines Edmundson
i Has Store Robbed
The store of Mr. Gaines Edmund
son at Abbottaford was broken into
and robbed of several dollars in |
money and much clothing and other'
merchandise last Sunday night.
Two section hands on the 4. B.&. a.
railroad, who were discharged frbmj
the employ of the railroad Saturday)
night, are suspected of the crime and
are locked up in the Troup county,
jail. I
Monday moi ning when the theft
was) discovered police officer, John
Upchurch, went to the village and ar
rested the two men, L. H. Redding
and a young man, Horn, suspecting
them from the fact that they had a
number of pennies for exchange and
this denomination of money constitut
ed to a large degree the money stolen
from the store.
A trial of these men will be held in
jl.aGrnnge today, Mr, Gaines Ed
mundson is a son of Mayor John D.
Edmundson, of this city, and is'well
known in LaGrange.
FOR SPORT NEWS
NUMBER 59.
Slaton Discusses
New Tax Law
Elsewhere in this issue is published
the address, in part, which Governor
John M, Slaton delivered to the mem
bers of the Georgia Weekly Press As
sociation at Commerce lust Wednes
day night, relative to the new tax
equalization law.
Governor Slaton defended this law,
in an eloquent speech, and by valuable
statistics already obtained from re
ports of the different counties, he
outlined the vaBt amount of good this
law has done and will do for the state
of Georgia.
The statistics show that the coffers
of the state will be greatly increased
by taxing property not heretofore on
the tax books, and it is the prediction
of "the Governor that the financial
condition of the state will be so im
proved from this apprehension of the
tax dodgers that the rate of taxation
will be decreased in the near future.
Whether yo-u are in favor or op
nosed to the new tax Jaw, it wijl be
interesting reading to turn to the .ad
dress of Governor Slaton and study
the figures and facts given.
Admiral Dewey, Who Is
Now Writing His Memoirs
Photo copyright, 1914, by American Press Association.
A DMIRAI, GBORGB DEWEY, as the accompanying photo, hla vepy latest,
i^ shows, Is holding his own remarkably well against advancing years.
/■% He is now seventy-seven years old. He la spending the summer at
Manhattan Beach, New York, as he believes the sea air to be bene
ficial to him. The admiral Is spending his spare time in writing the,
Of his interesting and varied career afloat and ashore.
memoirs
GRANDTHEATER
BUYS OUTELTON
Will Operate.Grand
Only Twice Weekly
% ——————
Market Bros, Owners of Grand
Now Proprietors of Both Local
“Movies” Will Make Consider
able Improvements. The Grand
Theater will be run regularly
for Several Weeks.
Dies Wednesday
Of Typhoid Fever
Miss Fannie Lou Satterwhite, the
fourteen ear old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Satterwhite, died at her
home in the Unity Mill village, Wed
nesday afternoon after several weeks
illness of typhoid fever.
Funeral services were conducted
from the residence Thursday after
noon at three o’clock, and interment
followed at Hill View cemetery.
The little girl had a large number
of friends, who mourn over her de
parture and the purents and relatives
l)ave the deep sympathy of their
'neighbors and friends.
WILL LAGRANGE
WIN PENNANT ?
At the time of this writing, Thurs
day, LuGrange is in fifth pluce in the
percentage column, having a record
of 525, sixty-six points behind the
league leaders, Newnan, who shdiv
591.
Selma is next to Newnan, with a
percentage of 571, Rome next with a
score of 565, then Opelika, just ahead
of us, 540. Anniston, Gadsden and
(Talladega grade off to the bottom,
showing considerably less than the
five hundred mark.
Now what are the chances for La
Grange? Will we carry off the pen
nant with flyirig honors as we did the
(attendance trophy, or will we be one
of those, who also ran ?
Its a little hard to tell. Some of
tthe loyal fans are persistent in their
belief that Jim LaFitte is going to
lead hiH team to the front, patching
up the weak places, and make up for
the lost games that have “dragged
and dragged us down.”
While there are others, who believe
we are on the eiown hill slide and
(smile sarcastically when one talks of
the probabilities of our copping the
.rag.
According to this dope slinger, the
two teams in the league we will have
to over ride are Newnan and Rome.
It looks like these clubs, more than
any others, have our angora by the
horns.
Newnan has a good bunch of en
thusiastic sports behind their club
this year, and this little sister city is
going to do her darndest to keep us
from getting what looked like an easy
matter the first few weeks of the sea
son. Newnan’s strong point is un
questionably her pitching staff. That
young fellow May is a bird. .So is
Elliot, their new man.
Rome’s saving virtue is her slug
ging. On our last trip to that place,
they seemed to make monkeys out
of our pitchers.
LaGrange's weak point, however is
.not in hdr pitchers, hut in batting.
Jim has a good bunch of nitchers and
the addition of McCrary looks like a
good move. We also have about as
good fielding bunch as can be found
in the league.
What we've got to do in order to
win the pennant is bat and then hat
some more.
It is a notic"l)Ie fact that LaGrange
very seldom gives up but a few runs,
and until Rome ran away with us the
other day to the tune of fourteen to
one, we have nearly always held our
foes down to five or six talleys. On
the other hand we never make but
very few runs. In the games we win
the score usually never reaches over
four or five runs. So it seems that,
in order to get a running start now,
we will have to do a little batting and
make a few runs rather than spend
toll our thoughts on keeping the oth
er side from hitting our pitchers. No
matter what kind of pitchers we have,
no matter what kind of fielders we
have, unless there is a little batting
•done regularly our chances for the
pennant are going to be just a little
slim.
But anyway, we have the satis
faction of knowing that old Jim La
Fitte is doing his best and he has
■ been doing some star batting also
■lately. Let us all hope for the best
and encourage the boys, for if La
Grange wins the pennant this year it
will be a gay plume in our bonnet.
The Grund Theatre, the well known
local movie, which is owned and
operated by Messrs. W. H. and C. E.
Market, of this city, has purchased
the Elton Theater on Bull street, and
in the future, both houses will be
operated by the same management.
It is intended by Market nroB. to
greatly improve the Elton installing
u more modern ventilating system aa
well as applying fresh coats of paint
and decorating the place in more ar
tistic manner.
When the deal was consummated it
was the original intention of operat
ing the Grand on Vernon street
regularly, showing feature films only
at the Elton on Mondays and Satur
days, but owing to the fact that Mr.
Howard Park, owner of the Elton
building would not lease the place
unless the theater ran regularly, this
plan was abondoned and as soon as
the Elton is improved, the Grand will
be used for the feature films.
Mr. Park stated that he intended
to build more stores in the vicinity of
the theater in a short time and clos
ing the theater would curb the pop
ularity of this particular part of
town.
Mr. W. H. Market, who has active
management of the Grand, is a live
wire as well as a good “movie” man.
He deserve}) much credit for the re
markable progress made by the
Grand Theater within the last few
years.
Extended Tour
Through Fldrida
Capt. J. Barnard, Miss Mary and
Mr. and Mrs. Moreland Zellars of
Grantville, left , this week on an ex
tended motoring trip through Florida.
Wilmington Island will be one of the
(points of interest visited before re
turning home.
Mr. Bradfield
Visits LaGrange
Mr. Arthur Bradfield, who holds a
responsible position in Birmingham,
is spending his vacation with his
mother, Mrs. E. R. Bradfield, Sr. His
many friends in LaGrange are glad to
have him in their midst.
There’s a Right Way
To Do Everything.
Napoleon Knew This
By MOSS.
-N >• M u - business
I”! MAN, don’t
y ditch tills. READ
IT.
Advertising con-
si sts of HAM
MERING AWAY
nt tile same point
until the inert cov
ering of the public uiiuil is pen
etrated.
Advertising is the SYSTEM
ATIC sowing of seed, not the
scattering of salt on the desert.
Advertising Is the STEADY
plying of tlie ax of publicity
upon tiie tree of obscurity until
the tree is cut down.
Perhaps you are the kind of
merchant or manufacturer who
Iras heretofore bought space for
one insertion of an ad. uud then
resisted all efforts of our solici
tors to get you to follow it up,
or you have followed It up when
too late.
One tap of the hammer, one
blow of the ax, is not enough.
Scattering a handful of seeds
never raises a crop in rows.
You can't CONVINCE people
that your goods are reliable if
your advertising is UNRELIA
BLE.
Napoleon upver would have
been Napoleon if be > bad not
been the most DARING, most
CONSISTENT planner nnd cam
paigner of the age.