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I Reduced Prices on Spring Merchandise
COMMENCING FRIDAY, MARCH 14th.
1800 yds. 25c Spring Thousands of yards New Goods SILK HOSE—NEW COLORS—
22»S'v";. h "U s„,™ ft «* -“ k - 51.50. $2.00 and 82 BO
Ginghams —— MANHATTAN SHIRTS—
-25 Towels. 0 only rh,Sh 29c Big lot of New LaCeS The new spring colors with and
50 dozen 15c Huck 11 r without collars
95cP°u*e Lin 0 en y shrunk from SPRING SHOES S3 ' so t 0 8400
46 in. to 36 in. wide—ll
different colors. Linen is Three big shipments of Spring Shoes LOT LADIES’ SPRING HATS—
spnng V yard 09 r 95c for Ladies’, Men and Children. 89c to $2.98
We have just received about $7,000 worth of new spring goods, clean and fresh from the Manufacturers.
LEADER IN XT A XT 5 LEADER IN
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MERIFF DAVIS
PLEADS FOR M’ADOO
Mr. Hub Davis, former sheriff and
highly respected citizen of Calhoun
county, in the past issue of the Ar
lington Courier made the following
plea to his fellow citizens to vote
for William G. McAdoo in the com
ing primary, being the first time
Georgians have had an opportunity to
vote for a native son who is a real
contender for the presidency. -Mr.
Davis is a former school mate of
the distinguished Georgian. He
writes:
To the Voters of Calhoun county and
the State of Georgia.
1 am proud to say to you that I i
have the privilege of voting for a '
tried friend and schoolmate in Billie
. G. McAdoo. And I take this meth
od of saying to the voters why 1 am
so enthusiastic over the opportunity
that is given me to vote for Billie
G. McAdoo.
In April, 1866, at the evacuation
of Petersburg, J was wounded, and
l went to Danville, Va., for hospital
treatment. From there I returned
home the Ist of M'ay. In June,
1865, while still suffering from a
wound, I was imposed upon by a
negro and had to shoot my way out
and as a result had to leave home.
I was thrown with a yankee garri
son at Milledgeville, then the state
capitol. When I found out I could
not, remain at home because of the
yankee garrison, (if you said a cross
word to a negro you were arrested
for it) my father saw proper to sen"
me to school at Milledgeville, think
ing 1 would be least suspected or
apprehended near the yankee head
quarters.
I was there and could form hut
few friendships. In passing to and
from my hoarding house to school i
often saw an old gentleman working
on his flower garden. After passing
there daily for twelve months, the
old gentleman stopped mo one. day
and introduced himself as William
G. McAdoo. He was a learned at
torney of the city. He questioned
me closely as to my secluded way of
living. Within three or four weeks
he convinced me that he was a true
Southerner and had all sympathy for I
the confederate soldiers, and I then!
and there confided in him and told j
him all of ray troubles. Whereupon i
in true and tried confidence he offer-1
ed his full service to me should 1 j
• need it in case of apprehension and !
without cost to me.
He and his sister. Miss Kate Me-!
Adoo, who kept house for him, and'
l became very close and trusted j
friends. In about three months after j
this. Col. McAdoo came to my room'
one night and asked me this ques !
tion: “Young ntan, would you like
to go home to your mother and sis
ters?” With sobs and tears I t<?ld
him I would give the world to do so.
Then he drew a paper from his pock
et and handed it to me. He had gone
before the yankee officer in command
and obtained a pardon for me. He
loaned me the money to come to my
home in Calhoun to meet mv dear
mother and sisters.
Now, dear voters, 1 ask and ~be«
you to help me repay that debt of
kindness by voting for his son and
my friend and school mate, Billie
G. McAdoo, for Presiuent of the
Cnited States on March 19th, 1924.
Rospectfullv yours,
HUB'DAVIS, Ex-SherifT.
Calhoun County, Ga.
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Money back without question
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(Hunt'* Salve and Soap Mail in I |
the treatment ofltch, J 11
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Blakely Drug and Beed Store
Blakely, Ga.
TO THE DEMOCRATIC
VOTERS OF EARLY COUNTY
A Presidential Preference Primary
will be held in all the precincts of
Early county on the 19ih day of
March. All white persons otherwise
qualified who will in good faith
support the nominees of the Demo
cratic party in the 1924 presidential
election next November are eligible |
to vote in said primary. The same'
managers who held the recent county j
primary election are requested to
hold this primary and send the re
turns to the county seat on the |
20th inst. for consolidation.
R. It. MCLENDON,
Chm. Dem. Exec. Com. j
W. W. FLEMING, Secretary.
DEATH OF MRS. ANNA C.
TAYLOR, AT MACON !
I
Deceased Formerly Owned Thousands
of Acres of Land in Early.
Mrs. Anna C. Taylor, widow of I
W. H. Taylor, and one of the wealth
iest and most prominent women in j
Middle and South Georgia, died at |
her home, 347 Hardeman Ave., short- \
ly after 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon.
She was about 80 years old.
Mrs. Taylor’s death came only four |
hours after friends had found her
in an unconscious condition in her
bedroom. Mrs. Taylor had been miss j
ed for two full days by intimate j
friends and it was Mrs. V. E. Scho
field, 190 Vineville Avenue, who in-j
stituted the search for the aged wom
an. Her first attempts were unsuc
cessful and she called friends, in
cluding Paul Thrasher, a Mercer stu
dent, and Mrs. M. R. Sliurley, 360
Hardeman Avenue. j
Together they forced an entrance j
to Mrs. Taylor’s bedroom and found!
the aged woman stretched agross her 1
bed, her head hanging over one side.
Mrs. Taylor apparently had not been
cared for in forty-eight hours, friends |
said. The search was made at 11:30!
o’clock.
Physicians were summoned immo- j
diately but all they could do failed j
to aid her. Death came shortly af
ter three o'clock from natural causes.!
Doctors stated that Mrs. Taylor had j
j been ill for three days and that her!
• death probably was due to old age, ‘
j ov natural causes.
Mrs. Taylor came to Macon many j
! years ago from Dougherty county and .
j since her husband’s death had lived
| alone at*347 Hardeman Avenue. She
I had cultivated many friendships
j among the older people of her neigh
borhood and was loved by hundreds,
i As Miss Anna Maumond she was
| one of the most popular young women
in Dougherty county. Her family j
! were pioneer residents of that coun
-1 ty and Mrs. Taylor is said to have
valuable lumber holdings in Dougher-1
ty county at this time.
Friends could make no estimate j
last night of the value of Mrs. Tay-!
lor’s estate.
Mrs. Taylor is survived by a sis-
Mrs. Sallie Davis, of Atlanta; a
nephew. William J • Davis, president
of the Atlanta Title and Guaranty
Company, of Atlanta, and a niece,
Mrs. Sena Whitehead, of Albany,Ga.
The body was taken to Albany for ;
interment. — Macon Telegraph.
Mrs. Taylor owned several thousand
acres of land in Early county, which
was willed to her some years ago
bv the late Mr. Julian Ransone. The
bulk of it lays along the Arlington
road and reaches from almost the
edge of the city limits to ten miles '
or more eastward.
FOR SALE—Standard bred Barred j
Plymouth Rock eggs for hatching at j
5c each, delivered at Blakely, Ga., in
lots of one hundred or more. PROF.
F. O. MARTIN. Cedar Springs, Ga. 2tp
EARLY COUNTY NEWS
8 I *
Sciatic
Pain *
yields to this treatment. Apply
Sloan’s gently without rubbing.
A tingling glow, a comforting
warmth tells you that the lini
ment is taking effect. The pain
ceases then how welcome!
grateful relief. Get a bottle from
your druggist today—3s cents.
Sloan's Liniment—M/s p ain!
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j CAB BA G E PLANTS—Now ready,
(25c per 100, $1.25 per 1000. MIKE
MATHEWS, Edison, Ga. ltp
FOR RENT—Twelve acres good
i farm land inside city limits. See
j HOWARD ALEXANDER. It
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The Central of Georgia Is Encouraged By
State of Public Sentiment ,
The Central of Georgia believes that the railways of the United States are in the best condi
tion in their history, both physically and in the place they today occupy in public opinion. As to
the first, the railroads gave ample evidence by transporting, without a car shortage, during 1923,
a traffic that broke all records. As to the second, the public is displaying a spirit of fair play and
of appreciation of transportation's achievements that is most encouraging to railway manage
ment. - 4 .
The spirit is manifested in many ways; by the voice of the press, by utterances on public oc
casions, by the correspondence of shippers with carriers, by resolutions of civic organizations in
support of a sound public policy toward the railroads. All of these indicate a better understand
of transportation affairs and a resultant sentiment against legislation that would frighten capital',
stop improvements, and disturb business. Informed public opinion seems definitely to have crys
talized in favor cf private initiative and competition under reasonable regulation. Public opinion
appears to be unmistably against Government operation under political a.pd. partisan conditions
that so often bring unfortunate results. * -
The only exception to thflfprevailing sentiment seems to be on the part of those radicals who
are advocating an impossible pro-gram of rate-reduction coupled with wage scheme
of theirs is to reduce, by some arbitrary method, the valuation of the railroads; as fixed by the
Interstate Commerce Commission, by approximately one-tbird and thus decrease by one-third the
net operating income that the railways are legally permitted to earn. Net operating income in
1923 amounted to but 15 per cent of the total railway earnings. That is to say, the owners of rail
way stocks and bonds participated in only 15 per cent of' the revenue from the rates charged
(which represents 5.1 per cent on the valuation of the railroads), the remainder being consumed
by operating expenses. Therefore, a reduction of one-third of i 5 per cent, or 5 per cent, in rates
is the utmost that the rate-paying public could gain from this socialistic plan,while it would throw
many railroads into bankruptcy and seriously impair the credit of all. I his policy would ultimate
ly lead to Government operation, with deficits to be made up by the already over-burdened tax
payers.
The Central of Georgia does not believe that the farmers, the business men, the shipping and
traveling public generally, favor the radical program that has as its first step the confiscation of
invested property, then Government ownership of railways, and finally the establishment of some
form of Socialistic government in America. We believe that the people realize their need for more
efficient and dependable transportation rather than cheaper transportation. We believe tnat the
people favor of a policy that will permit the railways to expand and thus keep pace with the de
velopment of the country.
We consider it our obligation to seek in every proper way to enlist public interest in the fu
ture of the railways. We shall continue to give out accurate information to the public and shall
await with confidence its verdict upon transportation affairs.
Constructive criticism and suggestions are invited.
L. A DOWNS,
President, Central of Georgia Railway Company
Savannah, Ga., March It, 1924.
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