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Eagle Call: Bell Pnone No. 56.
Thursday, June 11, 1914.
For Congressman
W. A. CHARTERS
Os Hall County.
CHARTERS FOR CONGRESS.
Hou. W. A. Charters has an
nounced his candidacy for Congress,
and the Eagle will give him its un
qualified support.
We will support him because he
is, first of all. a clean man —a man.
personally and politically, in all the
walks of life, absolutely above re
proach.
We will support him because he
is a statesman —a man of pre-emi
nent and commanding ability.
The above propositions are not
disputed by any one. The most ar
dent supporters of Mr. Bell readily
acknowledge this.
And we have heard it said hun
dreds of times, “Charters is too
clean a man to be elected to Con
gress.” Which is a sad commentary
on modern politics.
Col. Charters has entered actively
into the canvass, with a determina
tion to win. He will appeal only to
the intelligence and patriotism and
conscience of the voter. With him
there will be no pandering to the
petty and ignoble prejudices—for
he is above such methods.
We believe a majority of the voters
of the Ninth District want a change.
We believe they have arrived at the
conclusion that ten years is long
enough to wait for thorough proof
of a man’s inefficiency.
BROTHER BELL IN BAD HUMOR.
Last Saturday afternoon when
Toni Bell got word from his hench
men here that Col. Charters had
announced for Congress he got very
much out of humor aud declared it
a ‘‘frame up.”
Well, now, the only frame up
there is, or has been, is that both
Charters and Holder will not run
this year.
No, it will not be possible for Bell
to again fool Holder into running.
Bell did that two years ago. He
made Holder a solemn promise that
he (Bell) would not be in the race.
Not only that, but he worked him
self into Holder's confidence and
secured his plans tor the campaign—
who were his friends, where he was
the strongest, etc.
Having done this, with Charters
and Holder in the held, Mr. Bell
announced his candidacy.
How is that for a frame-up?
And if we mistake not, there is a
sort of a frame-up between Brother
Bell and Brother Watkins. Bell in
duced Watkins to run so as to take
Gilmer county away from the enemy,
knowing he could not carry it him
self.
Bell is helping Dr. Watkins’ son
to get the post-office at Ellijay,with
the understanding that the Dr. is to
continue the race through.
Os course Bell’s support is not
-amounting to much (as usual), Mr.
Tankesly, the opponent of young
Watkins, having already received
the appointment. But Bell ‘‘hopes”
to defeat the confirmation of
Tankesly, and has written Dr. Wat
kins for all the “dope” he can get
up against Tankesly.
As long as this matter is hung up,
Dr. Watkins will feel obligated to
hang on to his candidacy in Bell’s
interest.
Brother Bell D the last man in the
world to talk about a frame-up.
Visiting in Athens.
Mrs. Susan M. Lampkin left last
week for Athens, where she will be
guest this month of her son, Dr. E.
A. Lampkin, ami other relatives
and friends.
Wil! Attend Convention.
Mr. \V. J. Ramsey will leave next
Tuesday for Atlanta, to attend the
National Photographers’ Conven
tion, which convenes there for five
days.
Off for Poinrs East.
Miss Jeanette Evans left yester
day for New York, where she will
be guest of friends for a few weeks.
She will also visit many other
points of interest East before return
ing In me.
Called to Athens.
Mr. J. W. McElhannon, of'the
W. J. & E. C. Palmour department
store, was called to Athens Tuesday
afternoon to the bedside of his moth
er. Mrs. Frank McElhannon, who is
in a serious condition from rheuma
tism of the heart.
WANTS TO KNOW WHY PRIS-
ON COMMISSION HAS NOT
PASSED ON CANTRELL CASE.
John R. Cooper, Attorney for Wilburn, Inti
mates Thers is a “Scheme” To Save
Cantrells and Hang His Client.
From Macon Telegraph.
John R. Cooper, attorney for Nick
Wilburn, who is under sentence of
death Friday, unless Governor
Slaton commutes his sentence, wants
to know why the prison commission,
who declined to recommend Wil
burn for commutation, has not
passed on the case of the Cantrell
boys, from Gainesville, who are
under sentence of death on June 29.
ft is the expressed opinion of At
torney Cooper that the Cantrell
boys are not to be made to pay the
death penalty, and he declares that
Judge Jones, who presided at the
trial of the case, has reccommended
to Governor Slaton that their sen
tence be commuted.
“The only difference between the
Wilburn case and the Cantrell
case,” said Attorney Cooper yester
day, “is that the woman in the Can
trell case is a little better looking
than the one in the Wilburn case.
The woman was to blame in each
case.”
Attorney Cooper relates an alleged
conversation he had with Judge
Jones, of Gainesville, in which the
latter told him of a conveisation he
had with Governor Slaton about the
Cantrell case.
“Judge Jones told me that Gover
nor Slaton called him over the tele
phone and asked him if in his (Judge
Jones’) opinion the respite for the
Cantrell boys should be granted,”
says Mr. Cooper. .“Judge Jones told
me that he told the governor that
he should shoulder that resposibility
himself, but that if he wanted his
opinion about the case, he would
say that the Cantrell boys should
not be hung.”
Attorney Cooper is firm in his be
lief that the Cantrell boys, in a case
he declares to be identical with the
one of the Wilburn case, are not to
be hung. In his speech before the
prison commission Mr. Cooper de
clared that it was strange that the
commission had not passed on the
Cantrell case, as they are to hang
June 29, before the commission
meets again, and he declares that
it is his belief that it is the plan to
hold the Cantrell cases up until
after Wilburn has been hung and
then secure them a commutation.
Tiie decision of the prison commis
sion and the governor, thinks the
Macon lawyer, should be made
known in the Cantrell ease before
Wilburn's sentence is carried into
effect.
Attorney Cooper does not think
that the Cantrell boys should hang.
He declares that the woman was
to blame, tor like Mrs. King, who
says, “by flattery of the her lips
forced Wilburn to kill her husband,”
she got the Cantrell boys to make
way with her husband.
“The only difference between the
Cantrell case andthe Wilburn case.”
said Attorney Cooper yesterday, “is
that in the Wilburn case the judge
and solicitor are trying to hang
him, while in the Cantrell case
they are endeavoring to save the
defendants.”
Mr. Cooper commented on H. H.
Dean, attorney for the Cantrell
boys, being Governor Slaton’s
“right hand man,” and lie saw in
the delay in the Cantrell case a
scheme to save those boys and hang
Wilburn, by not passing on the
Cantrell case before Wilburn is
hung.
Guest of Parents.
Mrs. Jesse H. Lamb of Kirkwood
is guest of her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. Harrison, on Sycamore street,
for a week or ten days.
Scrappilers Have Guests.
Sunday, June 7th, being the an
niversary of the care of an orphan
at the Home in Decatur by the Scrap
Pile Class of the First Methodist
Sunday School, begun three years
ago, this day was made a red letter
day for the class by having with
them as their guests Miss Julia Os
born, the young girl assigned the
class, and Miss Imogene Hawkins,
daughter of Superintendent Haw
kins, who accompanied Mis< Os
born.
It was with no small degree oi
pleasure that the class had been
looking forward to this occasion.
And the young ladies expressed
themselves as being delighted with
their trip to our city, and the hearty
welcome extended them by the class.
The Scrap Pile has a membership
of 4S men ranging in age from 20 to
75 years, with an average attend
ance of 35. They feel that this oc
casion will prove a stimulus to the
class to press forward more earnestly
in the work they have taken up.
The monthly contributions to this
cause have grown with it. Two
children are being taken care of,
while only one has been assigned
them.
FOR CONGRESS
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the nomination for Representa
tive in the Sixty Fourth Congress
from the Ninth Congressional Dis
trict. subject to the Democratic Pri
mary to be held on August |<», 1914.
W. A. CHARTERS.
Mrs. Louisa Buffington,
Aged 85 years, died at her home in
Gillsville district the 9th. Mrs.
Buffington was the mother of nine
among whom are William
B. Buffington, tax receiver of flail
county. The funeral occurred from
the residence on the llth. Rev. J.
Paul conducting the services, and
the remains were interred in the
family cemetery.
First Methodist Church.
In the Sunday School the place
and time of the picnic will be an
nounced.
A band of Gideons from Atlanta
are expected at the 11.30 service.
At the close of the pastor's sermon
the State Secretary will make a few
remarks.
The Gideon organization is a live
evangelistic wire. They will hold
a public meeting at 4 p. m. to form
a camp in Gainesville.
Good singing may be expected at
the 11 o'clock service, and all the
congregation requested to be present.
The evening service will be called
in to attend the revival at Presbyte
rian church.
Played Buford Yesterday.
The local team crossed bats for the
first game of the season with Buford
yesterday, the result being 14 to 9 in
favor of Gainesville.
Batteries were Smith, Palmour
and Cox.
Emerson Palmour pitched 3 in
nings. while Howell Smith pitched
out the game.
The features of the game w’ere
Smith’s making three home runs.
Gainesville promises to have a
good team this year and have made
a good start by beating Buford for
the opening game. Fans will re
member that Buford was once to be
dreaded by the local nine.
To Picnic at Helen.
The First Methodist Sunday
School will picnic at Helen on Tues
day, June 16th, A special train has
been chartered and will leave the
Gainesville Midland depot promptly
at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning, and
every member of the church and
Sunday School is earnestly request
ed to make this trip.
The ladies of the church are re
quested to bring baskets and be on
hand promptly’ before the train
leaves.
A number of committees have
been appointed to look after the
different features of the day.
Transportation will be furnished
on the special train for all who are
members of the School ami Church.
Slipped Up on Sentinels. |
You can't lose Sheriff Spencer and
his deputy. Brother Style Buffing
ton, and that is a cinch. They just
won’t get lost. Sunday afternoon it
was reported to them that a quintet
of negroes were gaming over in the
vicinity of Athens street, and they
proceded to get busy. The negroes
were Dave Moore, Lum Kelly, Will
Phillips, Henry Murphey and Geo.
Jones. They were at the home of
Dee Johnson having an A-l, all
wool and a yard-wide crap game
when the officers stepped in and
pronounced the benediction. And
in the meantime they had the sen
tinels on each side of the house, but
the sentinels were not expecting
danger from an auto, and the offi
cers were almost in the house before
the foolish sentinels were thoroughly
aroused.
And now they are languishing in
jail, and all on account of the Sher
iffs automobile.
APPEAL THAT SHOULD AVAIL
Matrimonial Advertisement of Pitts
burg Man Certainly Most Ingen
iously Worded.
A Pittsburg paper prints this mat
rimonial advertisement: “A home
less and inoffensive man, whom fate
has chased into Pittsburg, would like
to find a sanctuary for himself and
his bull pup. The man is house
broke, but the dog is not. The man
requires occasional access to a bath
tub and meals at reasonable inter
vals. He is a poor talker, but a
good listener; has no desire to ar
ticulate the family skeletons. The
dog is aching for someone to love
him and the man would like to be
taken in. He has been Taken in’ be
fore and is rattling the dice box
again in the hope of throwing an ace
instead of a deuce. His musical
taste is impartial, and records range
from Caruso to Ada Jones. Suit
able parties having a vacant chair
; on the front porch please communi
cate.”—Kansas City Star.
NEED TEACHERS IN
INDUSTRIAL ARTS
Peabody College For
Pachers Breaks Haw Ground.
Since the attempt was begun to In
tro luce Industrial education In the pub
lic schools, the greatest difficulty hns
been experienced in securing compe
tently trained teachers for such sub
jects. The newspapers recently car
ried a story from New York to the ef
ic t that, the board of Aslueation of
that city were at their wits’ end in an
effort to secure teachers for the in
dustrial branches. Similar items have
*o:ne from other cities, and the dearth
is even mon? pronounced in the south,
perhaps, than in other sections of the
< on n try.
In this connection it is an interesting
fact that George Peabody College For
Teachers at Nashville, Tenn., has mads
rather elaborate preparations for meefr-
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NO. I—MISS MARY E. WIL’.TA MS.
NO. 2—MRS. MARY D. CHAMBERS.
NO. 3—DR. R. W. SEL.VIDGE.
NO. 4—W. C. THOMPSON.
ing just that need. Buildings for do
nestle economy and industrial train
ing have been erected and equipped
nt a cost of $350,000, and a corps of
expert teachers has been engaged.
\\ hen its summer session opens. June
20, tills institution will begin the work
of sending out trained industrial teach-
Reforms begin ordinarily at the top
an.! filter down. It would probably
have been forever impossible to estab
lish industrial education in the public
schools of the south unless such an in
stiui’ion as George Pea body College
For Teachers had first dignified and
emphasized industrial education.
Ir. preparing to meet the need before
it the practical arts department of
Geo.ge Peabody College For Teachers
l;.;s done some things that are unique.
In equipping the buildings Dr. R. W.
Selvidge, who has been principally in
ci) :rg(>, has kept an eye single to hav
ing every student work in an environ
ment that will be as nearly as possible I
like the conditions under which work
n -ist be done after the student is out
•< -ebook In the department of house
in Ifi arts there is no general laboratory
m which all the students congregate.
I? > ead there is a series of individual
ki'cheiis. equipped as practical kitch
en- are. Two girls will be placed in
eu’r kitchen. It will be their duty to
keep it in order to buy the supplies for
it • F’d in every way conduct it as though
it were their own. By this method it is
ijLie reasonable to expect that the
yam.g women will go back to the coun
try and city schools of the south not
t>; I;. theoretically proficient in house
ki> d arts, but practically proficient, ca
pe of showing in actual work the
things that the girls they teach will
have to do in the homes of the south.
'! h? same principle is carried out in
* department of industrial arts. Man
.ii'm-titring industries are not, of course.
- : o roughly individualized as house
ke ’pk g. but arrangements are- made
tha; every student shall work under
vt -miltions that are as nearly as possi
: 1? t’.io conditions he would find should
he go out to make a living by practic
es ''>e industrial art he has learned.
T iat is one of the big features in the
... ral scheme of George Peabody
oilrge For Teachers to make itself)
L imrou ghly practical.
Dr. Robert W. Selvidge is at the
herd of the department of industrial
Immediately before coining to
Peabody he was professor of manual
’IF in the University of Missouri.
IT* has held similar positions in sev
eral of the leading institutions and is
• l.jr of a book on “The Te.telling of
’lanual Arts.’’
Some of the teachers are Mrs. Mary
... Chambers, head of the department
of ' me economics in Rockford eol-
're. Rockford. Ill.; Miss Mary E. Wil
liams. supervisor of industrial arts,
D-mville. Ill.; Professor William C.
Th Lipson, teacher of furniture con
st-m tion, University of Missouri; Pro
r\ •< -r V. P. McKinley, teacher of man
”.M training in the State Normal
sc! .'I. Troy, Ala., and author; Mrs.
nche E. Hyde, director of house
'i >’d arts. Newton, Mass., and Miss
’ <ll M. Field, teacher of nutrition,
7e ic' ers’ college, Columbia university.
ROYAL
BAKING POWDER
Absolutely Pure
Absolutely has no substitute
Many mixtures are offered as
substitutes for Royal. No other
baking powder is the same in
composition or effectiveness, or
so wholesome and economical,
nor will make such fine food.
Royal is the only Baking Powder made
from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar
The Mission Study Class
Has been discontinued till Septem
ber Ist. The leader, Mrs. R. E.
Andoe, does the work faultlessly’,
ank through this class the ladies
have been aroused to a greater zeal
and activity. The Missionary Soci
ety will meet twice a month, and we
hope each member will take as
much interest as possible in these
meetings.
The leader of any enterprise needs
co-operation. So let’s rally to our
President through the summer
months. Next meeting will be in
Sunday School rooms, June 22nd,
Monday, 4 p. m.
wothed by the Healing and Cooling? k-
Medicines. Mrs. C. A. Einfeldt,. .
Stock Island, lIL,. after using Dr .
Hobson’s Eczema Ointment, writes:; ■
■“This is the first time in nine years •
1 have been free from the dreadful J
ulment.” Guaranteed. 50c., ait
rour Druggist.
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Week-End Rates.
Round trip week-end rates from |
Gainesville, to all Gainesville Midi-
Alamo Theater
TO-DAY!
FORD STERLING
IN
“His Wedding Day”
Another Great Sterling Comedy.
“THROUGH THE EYES OF THE BLIND"
A Drama in 2 Reels —Imp
Tomorrow
“The Two Gun Man”
With Edwin August. Western Drama —2 Reels —Powers
“Her Husband’'
Coined y —N ester
Saturday
“THE TRAGEDY OF WHISPERING CREEK" .
Western Drama—Bison
“THE BUCKET SHARPERS"
Comedy—Joker
NEXT MONDAY
“LUCILLE LOVE”
The Girl of Mystery
Fourth Episode, in 2 Reels —Gold Seal
NOTE. —Hereafter “Lucille Love” will he presented every
Monday.
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Grace Church.
Dr. H. G. Hanchett will address
the congregation Sunday at the
morning service. The usual 8
o'clock communion will be omitted.
Evening service at 8.15; and Sunday
School at 10 a. m.
A week from next Sunday Gaines
ville Lodge, No. 219. F. & A. M.,
will attend evening service in a
body, it being the Sunday before
the feast of St. John Baptist, one of <
the patrons of Masonry, to whom
and St. John the Evangelist all
lodges are dedicated. An appro
priate will be preached,
; dwelling on the history and tenets
I of the ancient order.
Back in Business.
Your Uncle Bud Smith i- mighty
near ready again to be in the grocery
He . ating next to
De Lacy Law - drug -tore, and will
beg ’ sei the g is Sator lay.
Mr. Si t eeds n exi rience
neither intr ductiou. along this
line. And e-- ted it righ t
tising in the Gail sv -- |
Engle and a: the Ala’.. Theater.