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THE GAINESVILLE EAGLE.
» 8y the Eagle Publishing Company.
VOLUME LV
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—appropriate forlunch
_ eon, tea and dinner.
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Crisp, tasty and ■
strengthening. Fresh
baked and fresh de
livered. io cents.
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»X'.\ iI.SON’S FRECKLE CREAM is a fine, fra
\ grant toilet cream. Doesn’t cause hair to grow,
■ ■ does positively remove TAN and
1 RECKLES. Try it at our risk. Price 50c—
sent by mail if desired. Mammoth jars SI.OO.
WILSON’S FAIR SKIN SOAP 25c. Wilson
Freckle Cream Co., Charleston, S. C., makers.
For sale by
Piedmont Drug Co.
WOMEN :
Women of the highest type I
women of superior education and |
refinement, whose discernment |
and judgment give weight and |
force to their opinions, highly <
praise the wonderful corrective ;
and curative properties of Chazs- !
berlain’s Stomach and Liver Tab* i
lets. Throughout the many stages
of woman’s life, from girlhood. |
* i through the ordeals of mother-1
\ hood to the declining years, there «
is no safer or more reliable med- •
icine. Chamberlain’s Table are ‘
sold everywhere at 25c a box. I
aJRUIT and ORNAMENTAL
iJFREES, GRAPEVINE S, ETC
Also Simmons’ Seed Corn
tor sale. Samples of Seed Corn
and Irish Junipers can be seen
at the Piedmont Drug Store.
Fo r prices phone or write
P. B. Simmons, Gainesville,
« Ga. Phone 2704.
ATLANTA TO NEW/ YORK
HIKERS PASS THRU CITY.
Just Taking a Hike for the Fun of Across
Country—Will Cross Blue Ridge
Mountains.
Two hikers from Atlanta to New
York, Mr. and Mrs. J. Heindel,
passed through Gainesville Tuesday
morning, and from the pleasant
manner in which they greeted an
Eagle reporter, they are having the
time of their lives and are enjoying
good health.
They left Atlanta last week with
the firm intention of hiking to New
York, and if nothing happens they
will be there —oh, sometime, for
they say they are in no hurry—just
out taking life as they come to it,
and are often, in their travels,
looked on with suspicion, Heindel
himself having been taken for Leo.
M. Frank farther down the road,
and coming near being locked up.
But he has plenty of identification
cards on his person, and there is no
danger ofjhis havingto submit to an
officious constabulary from that
phase of the hiker’s life.
They stopped over at a local drug
store and partook of light refresh
ments, before going to the postoffice
and writing card to their various
friends in Atlanta and other parts
of the country whom they are keep
ing in touch with each day’s new
adventures.
They left Gainesville for Dahlone
ga, from whence they will cross the
mountains, Mrs. Heindel saying
that it was the hight of her ambi
tion to climb the lofty Blue Ridge,
and take a course alongside of the
mountains in the direction of New
York.
They are the most genial globe
trotters that have passed through
Gainesville for a long time, being
very willing to tell you from whence
they were and for what points
bound, and why they w’ere taking
the hike.
Some Hog.
Mr. J. H. Westmoreland of Route
One Oakwood is some hog raiser
himself. Last week he killed a pig
at nine months of age that weighed
300 pounds. It was of the Berkshire
persuasion.
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Now Court Stenographer.
Judge Jones has appointed Mr. E.
P. Kingsberry of this city Court
Stenographer of the Northeastern
I court, to succeed Mr. Ed Cooley,
I resigned. Mr. Kingsberry is a man
i that is amply fitted for this position,
I and has many friends who will be
i glad to know that he has taken this
position.
Hurt at Flowery Branch.
Mr. Carl Reynolds, an Atlanta
man, was seriously injured by
; Southern train at Flowery Branch
; yesterday, and was brought here for
; treatment.
It is feared that his right leg and
; arm will have to be amputated to
i save his life. He is at a local sanita
rium for treatment.
Rev. Benson in Jefferson.
Rev. W. W. Benson is this week
assisting Rev. Dunbar of the Jeffer
son Methodist church in a series of
Revival meetings that will be held
there for ten days. Therefore Dr.
Benson w ill not fill the pulpit at St.
Paul Wednesday night, Sunday or
Sunday night. However there will
be preaching at St. Paul Sunday,
announcement being made later.
Dr. Benson is a forceable man,
and that great good will be accom
plished in this meeting, goes with
out the saying.
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Mr. J. R. Thompson
Died at his home on Brown’s Bridge
road March 14, age 69. Mr. Thomp
son was a member of the Methodist
church.and a consecrated Christian.
Having joined the church at the
age of 21, he gave the best part of
his life to the Lord.
The funeral occurred from the
residence Sunday afternoon at 2 p.
m. and the remains were interred in
; Alta Vista, the Revs. W. W. Benson
I of St. Paul Church of this city and
' R. Foster of the First Methodist
Church of Hoschton having charge
of the funeral services.
Mr. Thompson was a familiar fig
ure around Gainesville for a num
ber of years, where he numbered his
friends by/,the multitude, and will
be greatly missed for his pleasant
manner and friendly smile upon his
associates.
Mrs. E. M. Montgomery spent last
week in Atlanta visiting friends and
relatives.
GAINESVILLE GEORGIA, THURSDAY MaRCH 19. 1914
JOHN FREDICK DOWNES HAS
HIS SAY REGARDING HIS
INCARCERATION HERE.
Denies Many Allegations Set Forth in the Story
of His Past Life Published in the Eagle
Last Week—Hasn’t Exalted Opin
ion of County Officers.
The Eagle published an account
of one J. H. Downes, alias Brown,
alias Pro Bono Publico, last week
and since then Downes has seen fit
to make a statement of his past
which we print below, the statement
shorn of aliases, being signed John
Fredick Downes:
Special to the Gainesville Eagle.
“Yes, I am in Gainesville, Hall
county jail, of Georgia. I was born
in Warren county, Oak Ridge, Mis
sippi, March 7, 1892. I ran away
from my father and mother when I '
was 16 years old.
As for me traveling over this
world a deadbeat is false. I worked 1
for the Rockland railroad in 1907
and 1908, employed as flagman out
of Eldorada, Arkansas, and quit
there and went to work for the Kan
sas City Southern railroad in 1910.
and left there and went to Wyatt,
Louisiana, and worked for Hender
son & Bennett Lumber Co. as team
foreman in hauling logs.
The year of 1911 and 1912 I worked
for Hickory Jones Lumber Co., at
Graysport, Mississippi—went back
home, Warren county, Miss., and
went to work for Vicsburg Traction
Company, as mortorman on street'
car. Never was in Georgia before
in my life until Christmas day. Fol
low it back and see if it is not true.
As far as Sheriff Spencer captur
ing me —the way he captured me
was after I was locked up behind
the bars—l don’t see where that is
much fame.
If any officer deserves the credit
for catching me, it is the little po
liceman at Buford. Any horse will
eat its corn after he is fed.
And as for me stealing two suit
cases and jumping out the window
that is false. As for a minister touch
ing me on the shoulder; no minister
has touched my shoulder since I
been in jail.
I know that the officers of Hall
county will crawl on their knees on
ice from Gainesville to New York
to get witnesses to convict me.
As far as Uncle Sam is concerned
he doesn’t want me any place but
here.
Yours respectfully,
John Fredick Downes.
Last week’s Eagle published the
history of Downes as it had received
it from time to time.
And now comes Downes with his
story, and we give it to the Eagle’s
readers.
Downes’ allegations that the offi
cers would crawl on their knees on
ice from Gainesville to New York
to get witnesses to convict him, we
think is uncalled for on the part of
Downes.
We have always thought Hall
county officers were mighty fair in
the prosecution of criminals.
We think so yet.
Downes was tried Tuesday at a
special session of the City Court
and to twelve months
in the chaingang.
Mr. James Merritt was one of the
witnesses against Downes, and after
Mr. Merritt had testified against the
defendant, Downes made bold to
say that he would kil’ him when he
was released from jail.
Downes also requested Judge
Looper to insert “Hard Labor’’ in
the sentence, saying that he had
been used to hard work, and that
he didn’t want any light work in
his.
Mr. Merritt statedin his testimony
that he didn't have anything against
Downes —that it was only as a wit
ness that he was testifying against
him. Downes retorted that if
Merritt did have anything against
him,and the Judge would turn them
together a few minutes, that they
could settle.
Downes’ parting words with Mer
ritt were, “I will see you again, Mr.
Merritt.”’
When Downes has finished with
the county the U. S. Court may take
charge of him for defrauding thru
the mails.
Woodmen of the World.
All members of Oak Camp No.
29 of the Woodmen of the World are
requested to attend the Thui day
night meeting. All visiting sove
reigns are cordially invited to meet
with the local lodge.
Established in iB6O.
AFTER BEING ARRESTED
IN GAINESVILLE EX-CONVICT
BERATE POLICE FORCE.
Registered at Arlington Hotel —Visited Red
Light District—Lost slo—Recovered
it—was Then Arrested.
An ex-convict from the State Farm
arrived in the city last week and be
gan to take on notoriety at once.
He registered at the hotel Arlington
as W. H. Gray, and then proceeded
out on the Athens road, where he fell
in with a bunch of Ratisum Gitters
who proceeded to take $lO away from
him. He notified the sheriff, who,
with policeman Skinner, went after
the parties who had taken his
money and got the $lO back.
Later Mr. Skinner saw the name
of a W. H. Huckaby on the list of
excaped convicts from the State
Farm. He went in quest of Gray,
the latter answering the description
of Huckaby.
He found Gray, alias Huckaby, atl
the Soutnern depot boarding a train 1
for Atlanta. He arrested him, re- I
minding him that there was a board
bill at the Arlington that had better
be paid before he took such an abrupt
leave.
Huckaby stated that he had the
money to pay the bill and would re
turn with the policeman and pay the
bill, which he did.
Mr. Skinner then told him that he
had suspected that he was an es
caped convict, and that he would
have to hold him until he found out.
Huckaby then, it is alleged, told
Mr. Skinner that he would pay for a
telephone call to the Prison Farm,
and there it would be found that he
had served his time and had been
discharged properly. Mr. Skinner
did so.
The superintendent of the Farm
told Mr. Skinner that Huckaby had
served his time, but to call the Chair
man of the Prison Board in Atlanta,
saying that this official w’anted
Huckaby.
Huckaby then asked Mr. Skinner
not to call the Prison Board Chair-
as this official only wanted
him for wearing off a uniform when
he left the prison. Mr. Skinner did
not call the Prison Board, but allow
ed Huckaby to leave the city. Upon
Huckaby, alias Gray 7 , alias Adam
son’s, arrival in Atlanta he had pub
lished in the Atlanta Georgian an
article flaying the Gainesville police
department, saying that hehadbeen
arrested here and made to pay for
several telephone calls for the pur
pose of ascertaining Whether or not
he was an escaped convict.
Huckaby hasn’t been heard from
' since the publication in the Georgian.
Whether the Prison Board got him
or not the local authorities do not
know, but Policeman Skinner hopes
they did.
Visited Here Last Week.
Dr. E. A. Lampkin was a guest of
his sister, Mrs. T. P. Martin, and
his mother, Mrs. S. Moon Lampkin,
Saturday and Sunday. The friends
of Mrs. Lampkin will regret to learn
that she is quite ill from lagrippe.
The Humane Society.
The fifth regular meeting of the
Hall County Humane Society will
be held next Friday (tomorrow)
evening at the residence of Dr. J.
H. Downey, on East Spring street,
at 8 o’clock.
Basket Ball Saturday Night.
The N. G. A. C. Girls Basket Ball
Team will meet the Gainesville’High
School Girls Team in a Game at the
Armory of the Candler Horse
I Guards Saturday night at 8.30.
! Both schools have good teams and
,an extra good game is expected.
The small admission of 25 cents will
be charged.
Clermont Heard From.
A petition has been received by
Ordinary Whelchel asking for the es
tablishment of a voting precinct in
Clermont, and unless some objection
arises Judge Whelchel will grant
the petition on the sixth of April.
This will be a great convenience for
many voters in and around Cler
mont.
Mrs. T. RTkendall.
The engagement of Mrs. T. R.
Kendall to serve as field secretary
for the Woman's Auxiliary of the
Wesley Hospital until $25,000 was
raised to secure an additional $75,000
from Asa G. Candler has success
fully closed.
At the closing meeting of the
Woman’s Auxiliary Monday, a ris
ing vote of thanks was tendered
Mrs. Kendall.
JIM CANTRELL WILL
HANG MARCH 27TH?
The Hope of Getting Bartow a New Trial
Despaired of by Attorney Dean —Gov
ernor will do No More for Jim.
It has not been given out officially,
but it is rumored this morning that
Sheriff Spencer has received a com
munication from Governor Slaton
that he has done all that he will do
in the case of Jim Cantrell. That
being the case, Jim will hang on
the 27th of this month, the execu
tion having been stayed from the
27th ultimo.
It is also given out by good au
thority that Bartow Cantrell, the
younger brother, has received
a communication from his attorney,
H. H. Dean, that no hopes are held
for his getting a new trial, but that
the Prison Board and Governor may
be more lenient with him owing to
his youth.
AS RESULT OF FIGHT IN
GILLSVILLE ONE NEGRO DEAD.
After Being Killed Negro Laid in Big Road
over Night—inquest Held Monday.
Sidney Pace, a negro of near Gills
ville. shot and killed George Lyle,
another negro, Sunday night as a
result of the latter having shot into
Pace’s house, and otherwise dis
turbed the negro and his family.
It seems that Lyle and a man
named Jarrett in passing Pace’s
house had pulled their revolvers and
fired into the residence several
times, barely missing Pace and
members of his family.
Pace went out and tried to get
the men to leave, it is said, when
Lyle pulled his gun and snapped at
Pace. The latter then drew his gun
and shot Lyle twice, killing him
instantly.
Coroner Stow was notified of the
tragedy Monday morning and went
over and held an inquest, the jury
rendering a verdict of justifiable
homicide. ‘
Jarrett, who was with Lyle at the
time of the killing, was put under a
S2OO bond for shooting on the public
highway.
Pace not being able to get the
Coroner, the body of the dead negro
was allowed to remain on the side
of the public road over Sunday
night, and not removed until the
coroner’s arrival Monday morning.
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Dr. Robertson Out.
The many friends of Dr. P. E. B.
Robertson will be glad, to know that
he is convalescent after his serious
illness of two weeks from lagrippe.
He was able to come down town
for a short time Wednesday after
noon.
Gainesville Amateurs Make Good.
The Players Club of the Gaines
ville High School, composed of
pupils of the School present, at Bre
nau Auditorium next Monday night,
“Between the Acts,” a comedy in
three acts, which promises to be a
rare treat for the theater goers of
the city.
The club presented this comedy at
Toccoa last Friday night to a large
and appreciative audience, while on
Saturday night they presented it at
Dahlonega, to another large au
dience.
Some Newspaper Guys.
Two members of the Hungry Ar
may, otherwise known as Knights
of the Fourth Estate, paid us visits
last week. They were R. J. David
son of the Helen Herald and A. J.
Hilton of the Banks County Jour
nal. Mr. Davidson has just estab
lished the paper at Helen and is get
ting out an up-to-date journal and
ought have a good patronage.
Brother Hilton is something of a
brick and it would do you good if
you could hear him tell about the
crop of candidates in good old
Banks.
Run Over by Train
Gordon Owens, a white man resid
ing in the lower part of Gainesville,
was knocked down by a Gainesville
Midland train Tuesday and painfully
though not seriously injured.
It is alleged that Owens was walk
ing near the track, and not noticing
an approaching train, stepped di
rectly in front of the engine and was
knocked to the ground, sustaining
a dislocation of the hip and several
bruises about the bodv and head.
He was given medical attention,
and it is now thought he will be
able to resume duties at the mill
within a few days.
SI.OO a Year in Advance
NUMBER 12
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO
BANQUET NEXT THURSDAY.
' Meeting Will be Held at Riverside —Will Dis
cuss Much for the Benefit of their
Body and Gainesville.
On next Thursday evening the
Chamber of Commerce will have a
banquet at Riverside Military Acad
emy, at which time much will be
discussed for the growth and civic
improvement of Gainesville and for
the awakening of renewed interest
in the Chamber.
It is urged by Mr. W. A. Roper,
Chairman of the Committee on Ar
rangements, that those who attend
the Banquet catch the 7.40 car for
Riverside, the schedule of the river
cars being such as would delay
members arriving before nearly 9
o’clock should they catch a later
car.
A committee composed of Messrs.
W. A. Roper, Sam Brown, G. C.
Reed, Lester Hosch and Charlie
Estes is appointed to have the tick
ets in readiness for the occasion,and
those who are to attend can see
either of these gentlemen and pro
cure their ticket at once.
It is important that the ticket
should be secured before Thursday
night. However, it is not absolutely
necessary.
The Chamber of Commerce is do
ing great work for the city at large
and deserves the hearty co-opera
tion of all citizens.
IV. A. Ledford Dead.
Mr. W. A. Ledford, aged 48 years,
died at his home in this city Mon
day night. He is survived by a wife
and five children. He was a mem
ber of Sj£. Church, at which
place the funeral occurred Tuesday
and Crumpley per
forming the funeral services, and
the local lodge of the Woodmen of
the World having charge of the
burial rites.
The remains were interred in Alta
Vista.
This Week's Advertisers.
W. J. & E. C. Palmour have over
a page of ads in this issue of the
Eagle telling of many new things
for Spring. They have a little ad
in which something is going to be
given away. Look up the ads and
see what they are.
And Newman-Frierson-McEver
Company also have an ad in this is
sue —talking about Spring and the
many new things they have to offer.
Don’t let their ad get by you. what
ever you do. You can save money
by reading advertisements.
But the United Auction & Realty
Company—those men who sell the
earth —whether it is fenced in or not.
They are going to sell some mighty
valuable property in and around
Gainesville on March 28. Read their
ad, for you may be able to pick up
just the piece of land that you have
been looking for and at a bargain.
In addition to music and coon songs
by the inimitable Richardson Bros,
they are going throw a sack of
money away.
And the People’s Bargain store —
Messrs. Smith and Parks—they
have a half page here talking of
many things in read-to-wear for the
approching Spring. Read their ad.
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Gainesville Sees it First.
The Alamo theater this week an
nounces “Napoleon,” in six parts,
one of George Kleine’s best produc
tions. This picture will be shown
in Gainesville for the first time in
the United States, Mr. Nininger
| having booked this play before any
jof the other movie houses were
aware that it was coming across the
w T ater at this early date.
Mr. Nininger was fortunate in se
curing this for the Queen City be
fore any other play houses
throughout the country got it.
Those who admire Napoleon, and
we doubt if there are many who do
not, should see this picture, and the
school children should see it.
It will be shown here for two days.
The last big feature brought to the
Alamo. “The Last Days of Pompeii,”
was only shown for one day at its first
booking,?and there were so many
that didn’t get to see the first book
ing that Mr. Nininger had it re
turned to Gainesville for another
performance.
The dates announced for Napoleon
are March 23rd and 24th. And
don’t forget that this is the picture’s
initial show in the United States—
Gainesville getting the reels before
they have had any wear or tear at
other play houses.