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SEE 3rd Page FOR FARM NEWS jt' SEE Back Page FOR SPORT NEWS 'VOL. 72. ESTABLISHED 1842. FRtliAY MORNING. AUG* 2.8. 19H FIVE CENTS A COPY. NUMBER 73 MEET AT MACON TO DISCUSS FINANCING OF COTTON CROP GENERAL JOFFRE OF THE FRENCH ARMY Crop Diversification Will Be Urged Troup County Delegation Joins Business Men from Other Sec tions of the State in Important Meeting. i For the purpose of discussing a plan of financing tne 1914 cotton crop and the curtailment of the crop next year, a large delegation of Georgia busi ness men and farmers arc gathered at Macon this week. The meeting has created wide spread interest and people from every part of the state, realizing the neces sity for prompt action, in tne matter of providing a market for cotton ate joining forces for the advancement of some plan. It is the opinion of business men that the farmers, now if ever will re alize the absolute necessity of diver sifying crops and growing foodstuffs at home and at this meeting the im portance of this plan will be impress ed. Messrs. S. A. Davis, H. B. Darden, S. N. Reid, Chas. Hightower, J. S. Jones, and Mr. North, all of Hogans- ville attended the meeting from Troup county. Will Be Big Surplus Crop. There is almost a certainty of a sur plus of several million bales being left over from this year’s crop. Ex perts estimate that the surplus will be in the neighborhood of 4,000,000, and they argue that if next year’s crop can be held down the price of not only the surplus but the actual market crop can be controlled. At a I meeting in Dublin, Tuesday night, ’farmers and bankers in that section recommended a production tax of 3 per cent, believing that such a tax will keep production down to a point where normal demand will be great enough to keep the price in the neigh borhood of 12 cents. John D. Walker, of Sparta, chair man of the temporary committee, has returned from Washington from a conference with Secretary McAdoo, and Senator Smith wires that he is more optimistic than ever over the prospect of a speedy solution of the cotton situation. He will be at the Macon convention to report what steps the government has taken to give the farmers aid. Chairman Walker believes that with federal aid and with the co-operation of farmers, bahkers. business men and merchants, it will bfe possible at Ma con to devise measures to prevent a sacrifice of the crop. Georgians Relate War Experiences Long Calendar for City Court The following is the calendar for the September term of the LaQrange city court, which convenes Septem ber 14th: Monday, September 14, 1914. 1. D. M. Allen vs. M. E. Stevens. 2. W. H. Spivey vs. Willie Phillips, Hogansville Dry Goods Co., claimant. 3. Robert & Norman vs. R. L. Crowder. 4. Johnson County Savings Bank vs. Thomas R. Traylor. 5. *Mrs. Minnie ititchens vs. W. R. Houston. ‘ " .-6. C. V. Truitt vs. N. C. A. St. L. R. R. 7. Park A. Dallis vs. LaGrange Female College. 8. J. W. Smith vs. James A. Daniel. Tuesday, September 15th, 1914. 1. J. M. Whaley, Admr. vs. J. M. Henning. 2. Foote A Davies vs. Boozer & Copeland. 3. Foote & Davies vs. Copeland & Copeland. 4. Mrs. C. A. Burdett vs. City of West Point. 5. Alex Poolos vs. R. B. Mullins. 6. Mutual Film Corporation vs. R. L. Crowder. 7. S. H. Johnson vs. George S. Cobb. 8. Bernheim Distilling Co., vs. J. D Daniel. B. J. T. Barbee Co. vs. J. D. Daniel. 10. Gus Laimas vs. Geo. Pappas. 11. F. L. Hudson vs. J. E. Hudson. W’ednesday, September 16th, 1914. 1. Goe B. Boddie, T. A. Glanton vs. T. A. GJanton, at al. 3 cases. 2. J. E. Carlisle vs. Bank of La- G range. 3. C. V. Truitt Company vs. Char lie Bradfield. 4. J. O. Perry vs. J. P. Jordan. 5. T. J. King vs. Joe Truitt. 6. LaGrange Grocery Co. vs. Mis souri Jenkins. 7. Constitution Publishing Co., vs J. O. Perry. Thursday, September 17th, 1914. 1. Robert Johns vs. D. J. Lehan & J. C. Prather. 2. Della Smith vs. Chas. E. Hill. 3. Mrs. Kate Sanborn vs. J. C Prather. 4. E. B. Clark Co. vs. J. T. Holli day. 5. J. E. Dunson Bros. vs. J. T. Holliday. 6. LaGrange Grocery Co. vs. J. D Daniel. 7. Miller F. Bixler Co., vs. C. J Parham A Co. 8. R. L. Cotton vs. W. F. Hogg. 9. Royster Guano Co., vs. J. W. Wray. 16. Royster Guano Co., vs. J. T. Holliday. 11. Howard S. Wooding vs. Arnold Dry Goods Co. District Sunday School Sept. 6th There will he a district Sunday school meeting at the Union church in the Unity Mill village Sunday af ternoon, September, 6th, at 3:80 o’clock. The following Sunday schools will be represented: LaGrange, Loyd’s, East Vernon, Antioch, McLendon, and Pool’s Mill. All of the above mentioned Sunday schools are expected to send delegates and teachers and the superintendent of each is expected to be present. The Sunday schools are requested to make their selection of delegates ana all preparations for the meeting next Sunday. Tax Rate Reduced from 5 to 41-2 Mills Charity' , Concert at M. E. Church Photo by American I’reaa Association. £ < The commander in chief of France'* lead fighters le here shown at hi* field headquarter*. 6 Generations Have Big Family Reunion One of the most jemarkable family gatherings ever heard of in-this sec tion was the birthday celebration' of “Uncle Lewis” Culpepper, at Stand ing Rock, Ala., last Tuesday. Fully sixty-five relatives a'hd friends' of the family were nresent and'.all Wrought dinner, which Was spread out-of-doors on a table fifteen feet long. “Uncle Lewis” Culpepper is 98 years old and of this family there are six generations living. One of the features of the occas ion was the talk made by Mr. Joseph Culpepper, of Americus, a son of “Uncle Lewis,” who is seventy-four years old. After the sumptuous feast this aged There will be an unusually interest ing and varied program Friday night at eight o’clock at the First Metho dist church when a charity concert will be given. The admission will be -13c and #5c. This money will go straight to poor families hefe in La- ,Grange and will accomplish a great ■deal of good. Th“ program, in itself, Which is. as follows, assures a good attendance: v Old songs—chorus; song,. Mrs. Harvey Reed; organ solo, Miss Juclle Jones; song, Dr. F. M. Ridley, Jr.; reading, Miss Ruth Pike; violin solo, Miss Claude Dunson; song, Miss Hal ite Smith; old songs, chorus; reading Miss Kathleen Witherspoon; song ■H M Mrs. J., L. Bradfield; violin sdlo,'Mr citizen arose before the gathering 1 Joe Frosolono; song, .Mrs. Harvey That the tax rate for Gieorgia would be lowered on account of the new tax equalization law web predicted in a speech made in LaGrange by Gover nor-John M. Slaton a snort lime ago and the following announcement from the Atlanta Constitution, of Tuesday morning shows that the governor had sufficient grounds for his belief: As the direct result of the tax equalization act, passed by the 1913 session of the general assembly, the tax rate of the state of Georgia has been lowered from 5 mills to 4.50 mills, .or $4.50 for each $1,000 of tax able property for 1914. This means a direct saving to the people of Georgia of approximately $1,000,000 a year. As required by law, Governor John M. Slaton and Comptroller General Wright met Monday afternoon and the rate was formally fixed at 4.50 mills. At this rate the revenue of the state 1 from this source, less the cost of col lection, will be $4,030,280. Revenue from other sources, such as the lease of the W. A A. railroad, amounts to $2,069,318, making a total of $6,099,- 598. The regular appropriations for 1914 amount to $5,939,878; extra ap propriations. amount to $134,720, or a total of $6,074,595, leaving n balance of $25,003 after all appropriations are paid out. This is the first time in years that the. tax cate- has been lowered. Governor -Slaton Elated. Governor StAtort was elated at the result. He said: “T had predicted this all over the state in the speeches I made on the tax equalization law. “My promise to the people of Geor gia has been fulfilled. Atlanta, Aug. 27.—Every day the war in Europe is being brought home more forcefully to Georgians, as friends and relatives reach home with stories of carnage and terror and strange scenes in foreign lands. The old chatter of how “we had a rough passage but 1 wasn't seasick a minute,” and descriptions of visits to Stratlord-on-Avon and the tomb of Napoleon no longer bores the stay-| p rv Goods Co, at-homes when a friend gets home An{ | other cases as they appear on from Europe. They bring stones^ in- j the docket. Friday, September 18th, 1914. 1. John D. Sutton Co. vs. Arnold marching of bands stead of armed forces through crowded streets, playing and frenzied people shouting; ' of perilous passages through guarded ports, of slow journeys stopped mile after mile by suspicious sentries. Evidently Europe in war time is no pleasure resort for a foreigner. V Some of the stones the travelers bring home seem more illuminating ' than pages of cable news. It is dif- ficult to grasp the fullsignihcanceof “Ten Thousand Slain in Battle, but when a woman you know sits on hot- front veranda and says: 1 paused by vthe roadside as I was fleeing to the ^>ast to give a drink of water to a ^ing soldier. His legs were shot away above the knees,” it seems li c truth. It is something one can grasp H R Callaway, vice president oi a largii wholesale firm, returned yester day from a visit to Carlsbad, whence be fled on the last tram. He had gone there to “rest” but he didn t find much rC Expecting to sail from Hamburg on the Imperator, he learned that the big German ship would not sail. He sue- ... ceeded in getting a place on a ttam for London but his trip was in . r " rupted so often that it required twenty hours, and in that time he had not had so much as a dnnk or water. In London, weakened from rtl- and hunger, he met his brother; Fuller Callaway, of LaGrange, and other Georgia folk. They booked passage on three ships before they found one which would actually sail. This, the Philadelphia, an American boat, gave them accomodations in the steerage. The boat was equipped to carry only 400 passengers, and there were 1,400 on board. The postoffice informed Georgia folk today that letters written to (Germany will never be delivered there. Post cards which may easily be read 2. T. C. Evans Co., vs. B. G. Swanson, Jr., J. E. Dunson, Admr., of W. L. Williams, garnishee. The criminal docket will be called on the first Monday in September and civil docket on second Monday. The appearance docket snd motion docket will be callea on Saturday of the first week of court. Party off on Motor Trip Mr. H. H. Childs, Col. Hatton Love joy, Prof. C. L. Smith and Mr. T. H. Nimmons left LaGrange in an auto mobile Thursday morning for Griffin and High Falls, whore they will spend several days vacation. The party is expected home Saturday night. and beginning with the time, when he was a boy, told of the remarkable progress that he had seen accomplish ed. It was like reading history to hear this man speak of his childhood. He told of the advent of the telephone, the telepraph and other wonders of science which had been made during .his lifetime, and .predicted a like ad vancement during the next century. Part of his speech was a tribute to the American boy on whom he stated our future progress would de pend. The parents present were urg ed to encourage their sons to have high ideals and strive to make their lives a blessing. The young men wert' inspired by a number of pictures, of the speakers own composition, which were used to illustrate the impedi ments which would be encountered In life and which must be overcome in order to attain success. Before closing, Mr. Culpepper read a poem, which he had written and de dicated to “Uncle I^wis.” The latter sat a few feet away, too feeble to take much part in the celebration, but ‘eagerly absorbed everything going on. At a late hour in the afternoon the guests departed, having immensely enjoyed the day’s event Mr. H. D. Phillips Buys Ford Car Reed; -old songs, chorus. School Opens .September 7th Over 1,000 white children In the erty of LaGrange will bid goodbye to the freedom of vucation and get down to work for the fall term of school on September 7th. The prospects are good this year for a large attendance and work is already in progress on the high school building and grounds preparatory to the opening Monday week. Progress is also being made on tho new high school building on Green wood street and it will be ready for occupancy by January 1st. Accepts Position in LaGrange Mr. Bari Chandler, of West Point, accepted a position in the new store, which Milam Bros, will open on the southeast corner of the square in a short time. ’ Chandler is well known in La Qrange and his friends here will be gfad to welcome him as a new citizen. * number of cars sold by these dealer* recently. / b v the censors have some chance of reaching their destination. To prove that Germany is as ef fectually cut-off frqmJ^aerican news as we are from German Intelligence, a Berlin paper yesterday published a “report” that Mrs. Woodro# Wilson not be confirmed. ,l “‘ .hi, —| Mjiam Buys Out The last shipload of dolls from Germany landed at Norfolk a week be fore the war started, and no more will reach America before Christmas, according to a local wholesale man. There will be a shortage in the toy market when Santa Claus time ar rives. Dr - Erich - Zoeppffel-Quellenstein the Atlanta consul for Germany, has received cables teljln* of. great Ger man victories.- -tie la confident that the Kaiser wilt' eventually triumph over the allies. , Contests Held at the Fair Grounds Three Days of Racing Began Wednesday. Fine Horses At tracted to City. Large Crowds Enjoy Test of Horse Flesh. The three days of horse racing at the Troup county Fair Grounds be gan Wednesday afternoon and large crowds ‘from every section of the county were here to witness the sport. There were--two contests Wednes day, constating of' a pacing race of ibest two out of tnree for mile heats and a trotting race of best three out of five for half mile heats. I Winners of the pacers, for which a purse of |100 was offered, were Black Diamond, 1st, owned by Bud Latimer of Carrollton and driven by George Robertson; and Blue Boy, 2nd, owned by Ed Lone and driven by H. H. Brown. Winners of the trotters were Rid ley, 1st., owned and driven -by Dr. Joe Lane; and Sambo, 2nd, ownfed by- Jim Freeman and driven by Anthohy Robertson. A $60 purse was offered for this race. The races Thursday afternoon were for horses three years old or younger. At the time of going to press the win ners of the Thursday’s races have not been announced. Some of the prettiest horses ever seen in LaGrange before 1 'have been attracted to the city by the purses and a great deal of interest has been evinced in the contests. Dr. L. G. Hardman V , t * A Expresses Thanks Commerce, Ga., Aug, 26, 1914, To the people of Georgia; I wish to express to the people of Georgia my high appreciation of the splendid .lupport which was given me in my race for Governor, in the pri mary of August 19th. , It is a genuine pleasure to recaU the hearty ovation which the people gave me all over the state during my campaign. Not in a single instance, Every county in the state should did one thing occur to mar the pleas- cut its tax rate. * ur * race - • “This is the first time in vears that| It will be one of my cherished mem- the tax rate has been cqt- late the people of Geoi. legislature on the result. The control of appronriations is now restored to the people of Georgia who pay the money. “The tax eaualization act is the best law passed by any legislature in fifty years.” . , 1 coneratu- j ories to contemplate the" hearty ap- -rjria and the proval which the people of Georgia ‘ gave the high ideals of campaigning and righteous principals of govern ment for the uplift of the masses of citizens. It occurs to me , to-day, as it did before I entered the campaign for Governor, that there is an opportu nity for Georgia to set the pace for other states in high ideals of law en- i forcement and in providing more i ample legislation for the protection />n i- i _ _ r; and restraint in the waste pf human LatClIGS I I lG i life. A noble movement this would , be and I hope for this through our I governmental authorities. Fire, which broke out in a negro, j de8 i re congratulate Judge Nat cabin at the corner of Whitesville and; E Harris anf j Hon. Randolph Ander- Hamilton streets last Wednesday'^ for their maK nificent race aa morning created considerable excite-; We |, ag for their kind and gentleman- ment in LaGrange, although ve_ry ^ treatment of their opponent; and I Negro Cabin little damage was done. As the fire wagon rushed out to answer the call, a parade of fine race horses was being made on the square, and the noise and excitement caused much confus ion. The firemen reached the scene and extinguished the flames before the fire had gained much headway. Trees on Main Street Removed Dr. A. B. Vaughan Returns to LaGra nge J. A. A Cline Bagwell, the progres sive automobile dealers of this city have just sold a Ford roadster to Rev. Henry Phillips, pastor of the Epis- ... , . copal church. This 4s only one cd.jajk. vDr. Av B*’Vaughan returhed^W #dl Pressing Club |lr. Hunter Milam, a well. known young man, of this city, has just purchased, the pressing club and dry cleaning .business of J, S. White, and has moved his equipment to one of the store house recently erected on :y avenu(e,. The business will be n in the future as the Sanitary Cleaning and Steam Pressing t. nesdhy night from a vacation of'sdvt- ral day* ' in North Georgia. His fronds are glad to know that he has Return from Fishing Trip < The trees at the front of the new Pike Bros, and Edmondson-Christoph- er Co., buildings on Main street have been removed and the stores are shown off to a much greater advant age. Although both firms were re luctant to destroy these beautiful trees, it was necessary: for a proper display of the pretty fronts of the buildings. baseball Boys v/.'o SayGoodbye iW»f( V K * '*■ . LaGrange fans bade fareweOi to the pienoB are B.W1 LaGrange fans bade farewell to the been greatly benefited by -the vaca- pj^y^^s last Wednesday night, tlo 9- ' * < until the 1915 season. The boys ar rived in LwGarange Wednesday morn ing after finishing the season at An niston. Wednesday night they parted for their respective parties, many to accept positions in other lines fj>r the winter. lro *' A . ' ri Thejr made lots of friends in La Messrs. A. Leh mann and Howard week from a fish: .days on the Chai port a fine time as and the -recreation able. nn, Willie Leh- Grange this’year and tfte witertain returned this trip of several They re- were plentiful as highly enjoy- sentof baseball iB going tf£he gresf,-/ y missed. Ji^i LaFitte had a anlen- lid bunch Of boys on th| wb a™ ‘W aGrange fans ate'loofcmg forward , the time when they will odce more assemble on the diamond for combat. want to extend to them my profound sympathy in the bereavement which came to them during the progress of the campaign. I wish for each of them a most happy and prosperous future. , Yours ver v truly, L. G. HARDMAN R. F. Beasley Has Barbershop Painted Mr. R. F. Beasley, who operates the barbershop next to the Bostick hotel, is having the interior of his shop re painted this week. The taken on a much neater appearance. Mr. Beasley has been in. LaGrange for about a year and during that time he has made lots of friends and cus tomers for his business- • m i -- 6 Frightened Mule • Causes Excitement 710--T - *> - ■ , — '' SeVqfab<. pccsons miraculously re- caped .'injhryi last Tuesday a£temoO« when » mule hitched Bradfield Drug Company dray hecama; frightea- l ed at the front of the store and dash ed through a Crowded thoroughfare for a distance of about lw feet. _ The mule became frightened, when a delivery boy in- lifting a ten gallon pail of milk, from a nearby bugfnr, dropped it a» tho pavemwt W* can clattered at the-mules feet.. . , ^ /, (The animal ran between ‘severe* automobiles and came near coHmmg with them, but,as lack would havuit, he, missed each di>e mfew iiwhes. The mule was-,finallyrstopped and no harm i resulted.