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VOLUME LXII } NO. 52
HARDING'S REMAINS i
ARE LAID TO REST
MARION, Ohio, August 10. —A one
time country editor came hack today
to sleep for a night again under
his father’s roof in Marion. And
with him came the grief of the na
tion, of the world, that he was dead.
Warren Harding w r as back again
among the neighborly folk of his
home town. The brief day of his
greatness was but a memory treasur
ed by the nation. His life work
was done. The home folk came
eagerly to look their last on his
dead face, peaceful with the calm of
eternity.
Along the same tree-bordered Cen
ter street over which he rode his
white mule into Marion forty years
ago the body of Warren G. Harding
was borne in a massive black hearse
behind a double span of coal black
horses.
When the stripling Harding slipped
shyly from Caledonia into Marion on
that earlier summer’s day he went
first to the court house square, tied
his mount to a wooden hitch rail
and then set out in search of the
first job in a succession that ended
with the most exalted in the world.
On Thursday, his way being end
ed, Warren Harding’s body was car
ried to the old-fashioned brick home
of his father, Dr. George T. Hard
ing, for the final tributes of respect
from the city that he honored and
the nation he served. Here a pro
cession of 40,000 people viewed their
beloved dead.
It was Mrs. Harding’s idea that
the late president’s body should be
carried in a hearse rather than on a
caisson. Previous presidents have
been given military funerals in tok
en of their places at the head of
the nation’s military arms. But the
formality and circumstances jarred
on Mrs. Harding’s sense of the pro
priety of this occasion.
“I want Warren buried as a citi
zen of Marion, not as the president,”
she told those on the funeral train
who were supporting her in her
great trial. “He was given the hon
ors of his office in Washington. In
TRUE ECONOMY
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WE HAVE
large assortments, competent
salesmen, economical prices.
SHOPPING HERE
is both a pleasure and a
benefit.
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THREE CENT TAX ON 1
GASOLINEJS PASSED
ATLANTA, Ga. —The Mann bill,
levying a three cent tax on gasoline
has been passed by the Senate.
The bill already has passed the
house and it now goes to the gover
i
nor.
The bill provides that one cent of
the tax shall go to the state high
way department, one cent to the
counties for road building and one
to the general treasury for the
payment of discounted rental notes
of the Western and Atlantic rail
road, and then goes to the road de
partment.
Governor Signs Measure.
Atlanta, Ga., August 13. —Governor
Walker today signed the bill increas
ing the tax on gasoline in Georgia
from one to three cents a gallon.
Marion I want him to be honored as
a private man and a neighbor.”
The Trip Home,
Almost two hours behind schedule,
the train bearing the body of Pres
ident Harding was slowly moving
across Ohio to Marion.
Thousands of persons waiting to
pay homage were gathered at other
points where the train was to pass.
Everywhere along the way the
passing of the train was marked by
an almost continuous throng. They
were gathered in the villages, they
stood at the road crossings, and
many looked on from corn and oat
fields and pastures. All came to
1 pay a final tribute to the dead in
■ the last car, who in life had known
! so many of them and so well that
■ he called them by their first names,
• and they spoke of and to him not as
‘Mt. President,’ but as ‘W. G.’
The Burial Service.
Slowly, solemnly, accompanied by
the muffled beat of drum, the flag
draped casket containing the mortal
remains of Warren Gamaliel Hard
ing, twenty-ninth president of the
United States, was borne Friday af
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING AUG. 16, 1923
| THINK OF IT! |
Shoes that sold as high as $12,00, going now QO
a pair yZ*7O
Shoes that sold as high as SB.OO, going now iQO
a pair ' *7 O
BARGAINS LIKE THESE
Run through our entire stock, from Silk Dresses and fine Hats for
Ladies’ and Children, down to the smallest item in our store.
SEE FOR YOURSELF
C. L. TABB & CO.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
CENTRAL SAVES BY
CURBING FREIGHT LOSS
A reduction of 66 per cent in the
amount paid out for loss and damage
to freight has been brought about
by the Central of Georgia Railway
in the past two years, and this item
i of expense has decreased $400,000. In
a statement published today, Presi
dent Winburn discusses the import
ance of good freight service to the
public. He says that losst and
damage claims are an unnecessary
drain upon railway revenue and add
to the nation’s transportation bill.
He points out some of the diffi
culties and hazards connected with
transportation, which are not usually
understood by the public. He ex
plains that a special department is
maintained for the purpose of seeing
that freight is properly handled to
its destination in the same condi
tion as it leaves the point of origin.
This is part of the service to shippers
that has resulted not only in a re
duction of monetary loss but in
avoiding interruptions to business
because of damage and delay to
shipments.
Acknowledgement is made of the
co-ogeration of shippers by correct
marking on bills of lading and pack
ages; by careful packing, wire strap
ping, and the use of proper contain
ers. Mr. Winburn points out that
insecure packing is an invitation to
theft.
Few railways in the country have
a better record in handlilng freight
than the Central of Georgia, but its
employes are pledged this year to
give even better service than in the
past, and with the co-operation of
the road’s patrons, new efficiency
records are being established.
Mrs. Lytle Sues for Paper.
THOMSON, Ga. —Mrs. Alice Louise
Lytle, for many years managing ed
itor of Thomas E. Watson’s paper,
the Columbia Sentinel, today filed a
claim in court for full ownership es
the publication. She said she al
ready owned one-half of the stock
but now claims the other half in
payment of money owed her by the
Watson estate. The paper has sus
pended publication pending adjust
ment of the claim.
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Brick, Lime, Cement
HOUSE FURNISHING MATERIAL
SCREEN DOORS A SPECIALTY
HALL-BALKCOM LUMBER COMPANY
Blakely, Georgia
NOTICE!
To Farmers of Early County:
The ginners as heretofore have always
used 2 lb. bagging, but this year I am using
3 lb. bagging, which will give you 6 lbs.
more to each bale, and at present prices will
amount to $1.25. We have our gin in first
class order, equipped with super-cleaners,
which will give you a sample that will in
crease the value of the bale $5.00. If you
want to save money, gin with Early County
Gin Company.
T. S. CHANDLER
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
$1.50 A YEAR