Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

THE GAINESVILLE EAGLE. ■v the eagle Publishing Company. VOLUME LV SOW CRIMSON CLOVER NOW And get ready to sow Alfalfa a little later. Prime fresh Seeds at George’s Drug Store. A STRONG STATEMENT From Dr. A. B. Vaugh, Pastor Baptist Church, ! LaGrange, Georgia. ——— ~ “1 never meddle in politics but | every man ought to contribute what I he can to the maintenance of good ; government, and the advancement! of his State’s best interest. This I j believe 1 am doing in advocating! the election of Col Lem M. Park for j State Treasurer. I have known Mr. I Park for quite a number of years, ] he is not a member of my church but | of a different denomination, but in | my judgment he will make old Geor- i gia a faithful and efficient servant. | He is thoroughly capable, pains-j taking, energetic and industrious. j “To say Mr. Lem Park will make j an officer every way the equal ol his brother, the lamented Capt. Robert E. Park, who died under a surgical operation caused by an old war ■ wound, while treasurer of the State, ; is, I recognize, to make a strong! statement, and yet that is my can- I did opinion. Knowing Mr. Park as I I do, I should support him for the office, even if I disliked him per sonally.” — Will Return Saturday. Mrs. O. B. Atkinson of the Atkin- i son Millinery Company will return Saturday from Chicago, where she has been several weeks buying fall millinery. Killed by Lightning. Mr. Edgar Barrett of Atlanta, a cousin of Mrs. .1. T. Chamblee and a nephew of Mr. F. S. Barrett, was killed by lightning Sunday p. m. at 5 o’clock at their summer cottage at j Blue Ridge. Jury Revisers Busy. The jury revisers, constituted ol , Messrs. .John L. Gaines, H. B. i Smith. W. J. Grier. J. F. Jay, H. M, j Gaily and J. W. Reed, are this week, busy revising the jury lists of Hall I Superior Court, | Visiting on Vacation. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Odell and! children are this week making trips I to various parts of Georgia, the ’ former taking his vacation for the first time in eight years, Mr. Odell having served eight years in the grocery department of the Estes department store. They will visit Atlanta. Savannah. Madison and many other plaet- in Georgia. | The “Hero” Dorsey. Why all this hero worship of Hugh Dorsey? What unparalleled feat has been performed which en titles him to such inflated popular-: ity? Mrs. Opie Grace and Mrs. I Applebaum are scot free and Leo M. Frank is not a dead man by any 1 means. Dorsey is not in his prede- ' cesser's class as a criminal lawyer, but Charlie Hill never played to the grandstand.—Winder News. Reducing Cost of Living. Mr. George W. Moore of this city has solved the problem of the high cost of meat —or rather his broad sow has. Mr. Moore announced that t hi- week his Berkshire brood sow li.it. brought fourteen fine pigs a few days ago. From to $lO each for the pigs, besides those he keeps lor killing, will net a good revenue. The cost of n eat dvsen’t bother Mr. Moore. ELECTION CROW IS ON THE JOB, AND ON TIME, TOO. I He Arrived in Gainesville Monday and will be Here for Those who Have to Partake of Him After 19th. Os course you have all heard of, and many of you perhaps have had ' to eat, crow after an election was I pulled off. Well, it won’t be different this I time. No sir-ee. Time hasn’t made the change. Jim Crow arrived in Gaineaville Monday morning and taking his perch upon the topmost bar of a tel ephone post on Main street he chan ted his salutations to all factions. I He didn’t ask which side was going! to do the eating, but he let the fact! be known that whoever did do it was going to have a chase before he was prepared for the palate of the side who loses. I Many little boys, and some grown ups, too, gave Jim a chase, but with out succeeding in catching him. He was too foxy to be caught. Just where the crow went to is not known. He spread his wings and [ hade the political factions adieu un- ! til the 19th, when it is calculated j that he will return for the feast. The last seen of him a crowd of little boys were a-chasing him be- j yant this office. i — j At Presbyterian. The pastor has returned from his summer vacation and will preach next. Sunday at the usual hours, Returned from Kentucky Mrs. G. H. Prior returned this 1 I i week from a month’s visit to Ken -1 tucky. She visited friends and rel i ' atives in Barbersville and Williams- ! burg. Tried for Lunacy. Judge w. D. Whelchel went to ' Lula Monday morning to examine ' Mrs. Ida Hill for lunacy, she being i | in such condition that she could not Ibe brought here. She was adjudged I insane and will be carried to the | State asylum for treatment’ Bryant Granted Bail. The petition for bail in behalf of Herman Bryant, charged with the murder of Pete Grier, was heard I lief ore Judge Jones last Thursday, j Upon the hearing Mr. Sloan, rep resenting Bryant, introduced vari ous affidavits from the jurors show ing that the jury that made the mistrial in Bryant’s case on July i3oth stood eight for acquittal and I three for conviction of voluntary manslaughter, there being only • eleven jurors, one being excused on | account of sickness. Considerable I othei evidence was introduced, and | bail resisted by Solicitor McMillan i with Messrs. B. P. Gaillard and W. N. Oliver assisting the Solictor in the prosecution of the case. The defendant was represented by W. B. Sloan. Judge E. O. Dobbs and C. j R. Faulkner. Bryant is a brother of Judge Dobbs’ -wife, and the son of Mose I i Bryant of this County. Alter a hearing which lasted for i -eveial hours. Judge J ones allowed ■ i the defendant to make bail in the . j -urn of $2.500. Bail was promptly I made, and Bryant was released ' Thursday afternoon. GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1914 HOKE SMITH CLUB ORGANIZED HERE LAST FRIDAY NIGHT. i i Large Attendance and Much Enthusiasm Shown will Meet Every Friday Night to Further Smith’s Candidacy The Hall County Hoke Smith Club met at the Court House Friday night and went into permanent or ganization, electing Col. W. I. Hobbs president; Harrison T. Martin vice president; W. C. Hamand Clarence R. Allen secretaries. Stirring speeches outlining Mr. Smith's action in matters of vital import to Southern people, and especially the Southern farmer, were made by Col. B. P. Gaillard, H. T. Martin, E. D. Kenyon. Judge J. B. Jones, Prof. Denny, J. B. Ru dolph, mayor; J. B. Gaston, and a number of others. Upon motion of W. A. Mitchell, the followin resolu tion was unanimously adopted: “Whereas, The great Franco-Ger man war now in progress in Europe has brought the people of the cotton growing States of these United States face to face with a crisis such as has never before been witnessed, in that this war has absolutely closed the doors of the markets for the greatest crop in the world, and, “Whereas, The Congress of the United States being now in session, we have noted with great pleasure, the stand our Southern representa tives, especially our Senator, Hoke Smith, of Georgia, and our several representatives of the cotton States, working with him to formulate a a plan to help keep the price of cot ton at its true worth, “Therefore, be it Resolved, That we, the Democrats of Hall county, Ga., duly assembled, do hereby ten der to Senator Smith our sincere thanks and appreciation for his labors in our behalf and wish for him complete and quick success.” Upon motion the chair appointed a committee of three, composed of Colonel C. N. Davie, John A. Smith and H. T. Martin, to which the president. W. I. Hobbs, was made member ex-officio, to semi to Presi dent Wilson a telegram of sympathy in his bereavement, the telegram to convey to the president the sympathy of all the citizens of Hall county, re gardless of party affiliation. The meeting was a very enthusias tic one. The chairman stated that lists had been sent out into the dif ferent districts in the county and that there were already in hand over eight hundred who had pledged their influence and support to Sena tor Smith. Mr. Harrison Martin had just re turned from Washington, and said that he had called upon Senator Smith and incidentally had visited the Houses of Congress where the great brains of the country were ini session, battling over questions of I the day. Said Mr. Marlin: “As I sat in the i galleries surveyingthe brilliantmen I who are our representatives—Hoke was in the crowd —I thought to my self: now. if little joe were up here, wouldn’t he play bell.” This state ment brought rounds of applause j from the vast audience. Continuing Mr. Martin: “And Ij thought: now, if little joe were l called upon to make a speech, he j would say excuse me, gentlemen, ' I'll go home and write you a card.” I Another round of applause followed which lasted several minutes. Many new converts to the Senator! attended the meeting, and our old ' friend Judge J. B. Gaston was one I of them. We always knew that the Judge would come around at the right time. ■ o ■ Visiting Mountains. Miss Clifford W. Baker left last Saturday for a week’s vacation in the mountains of North Carolina. She was accompanied by her brother, Mr. Alex R. Baker. Grace Church. Services the coming Sunday as follows: Holy Communion at 8.00; morning service 11.30 and evening j service 8.15; Sunday School at 10 a. Im. Morning subject: “Jesus Weep | ing over the city.” Evening: “Ba j la am and Balak.” First Open Cotton 8011. Mr. W. A. \ ickers of Wilsons ! District brought us an open cotton i boll Tuesday —the first of the season. | Mr. Vickers says he has quite a ! number of others that are beginning ' to open. Established io iB6O. MffS. WOODROW WILSON DIES AT WHITE HOUSE. He Illness Dates from a Fall Received Some Time Ago, Complicated by Kidney Trouble. —End Came Peacefully. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the President of the United States, died at the White House ot 5 o'clock last Thursday afternoon. Death came after a brave struggle of months against Bright’s disease, with complications. The President was completely un nerved by the shock, and his grief was heart-rending. He bore up well under the strain, however, and de voted himself to his daughters. The end came while Mrs. Wilson was unconscious. Her illness took a turn for the worse shortly before 1 o clock in the afternoon and from then on she gradually grew weaker. Kneeling at the bedside at the end were the President and his three daughters. Dr. Cary T. Greyson and a nurse were in the room, and just outside a door were Secretary McAdoo and Francis B. Sayre, Mr. Wilson’s sons-in-law, and Mr. Tu multy, his secretary. Bqth Houses of Congress ad journed when Mrs. Wilson’s death was announced, and for a brief time the wheels of the government were virtually stopped. The beginning of the end came at 10 o’clock in the morning when Dr. E. P. Davjg of Philadelphia, who had been called in for consultation, announced the time for hope had passed. He took the President into the Red Room and there in a broken voice told him the truth. Mr. Wilson’s face blanched, but he bore the shock well, He was informed the end was a question of hours. Mr. Wilson then took his daugh ters, Mrs. W. G. McAdoo, Mrs. Sayre and' Miss Margaret Wilson, aside and told them. Until then they had thought there w’as a chance for her recovery. From that time on the President and his daughters remained con stantly at the bedside. The Presi dent held his wife’s hand, and the three daughters knelt beside the bed. Until she became unconscious Mrs. Wilson frequently nodded to one or the other and smiled cheer fully. During the day Mrs. Wilson spoke to Dr. Grayson about the President, of whose health she thought morel than she did of her own. “Promise me,” she whispered faintly, “that if I go you will take care of my husband—” It was the same touch of devotion which she so many times had repeated—her constant anxiety having been that | the President might not worry about] her or be disturbed in official tasks, j Mrs. Wilson had been in poor) health since last February, when ! she fell and strained her spine. She later recovered from that injury, but in the meantime kidney trouble set in, and gradually she grew weak er. She was 50 years old and when she came to the White House was in robust health. Always a home-lover, she never-I theless immediately assumed the arduous duties of the wife of a Pres ident. She took an active interest in public affairs and frequently re ceived delegations calling on the! President when he was too busy ] with other matters. Even during' her last illness she frequently asked 1 to be informed of the events of the United States and of the world. The funeral services of Mrs. Wil son were held in the east room of the White House at 2 o'clock Mon day afternoon. Prayers were said and a brief sim ple funeral service was conducted in the presence of a small company, to which the committees of congress and members of the cabinet were the only ones admitted besides the family. Mrs. Wilson's body lay in the room in which she died on the second floor of the executive man sion until an hour before the services and then it was taken down to the east room, where flowers from many folk in all walks of life were banked almost to the ceiling. A quiet crowd I gathered outside the M hite House • gates The Rev. J. H. Taylor, at whose i church the President has attended, opened the services with scriptural reading, and then the Rev. Sylvester Beach, of Princeton.J N. J., began prayers. There was no music. Dr. Beach said the following prayer: “This day, O Lord, we bless Thee i for all those who have died in the Lord and who now rest from their labor, having received the end of their faith, even the salvation of their souls.* “Especially we call to remem brance Thy loving kindness and ten der mercies to this Thy servant. For all Thy goodness which withheld not her portion in the joys of this earthly life and for Thy guiding hand along the way of helpfulness. we give Thee thanks and praise. Especially we bless Thee for Thy grace that kindled in her heart the love of Thy dear name, that enabled her to tight the good tight, and to obtain the victory. We magnify Thy name for the gift of this precious life, for thy image graciously reflected in her spirit and character, for her love so tender, her loyalty so unflinching, her devotion to duty, her Christian usefulness, service for others, her charity, and we bless Thee that her going from us is but a transition to higher and holier ministries.” A meeting was held in City Hall Monday afternoon attended by peo ple of the city and county to con sider ways and means of expressing their love and respect for the hon ored dead, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, an ideal American mother, who em bodied all ,the Christian graces—all the noble qualities of Christian motherhood. Many feeling tributes paid to this great woman—who was great be cause she was good. A beautiful floral pillow was pur chased, to be placed on the casket as it passed through the city bear ing the sacred dust to its sepulutre on Georgia soil—the old home of her birth and young womanhood; and this tribute was inscribed to go with the flowers: Whereas Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, deceased wife of our beloved Presi dent, was for some years a summer resident of Gainesville, and two of her daughters were born in this city; and, Whereas, in common with the people of all sections of our Nation, we admired her for her many wo manly graces and loved her as the First Lady of the Land ; Therefore be it resolved by the people of Gainesville, in public meeting assembled, that we extend to our beloved President and his daughters our profound sympathy in this supreme hour of grief. We would have the flowers, culled from georgia hills, which we shall place affectionately upon her casket, carry messages of sympathy, love anil hope. Our hearts are deeply touched by the decision of the President to en trust to the Keeping of Georgia the mortal form of her who was his dearest possession. Georgia is hon ored by the sacred trust and affec tionately and reverently assumes its obligations, In her red old hills may this long absent but beloved daughter of Georgia find sweet rest, and some glad day a blessed awakening and joyous reunion! Mrs, Wilson was buried beside her ; father and mother. It was exactly 2.30 p. m. when the ; president’s special arrived at Rome, 1 and a few minutes later the casket, covered with gray broadcloth and surmounted by a single wreath of flowers, was lifted from the funeral cjir by eight of Mrs. Wilson's cous ins and borne to the hearse. As the train steamed slowly into the sta tion, church bells throughout the city were tolled solemnly. Those who bore the casket were: Edward T. Brown. Atlanta; Robert M. Hoyt, Wade C. Hoyt, and Na than Hoyt, Rome; B. P. Axson, Edward T. Brown, Jr., and Frank C. Gilreath, Atlanta. The procession moved through black-draped streets to the Presby terian church. More than 800 relatives and friends of the Wilson and Axson families were already gathered in the quaint little church which Mrs. Wilson used to attend when her father. Rev. Edward S. Axon, was pastor there. The church was drapped in black, with entertwined wreaths of flowers. On one wall was a white marble tablet to the memory of Mrs. Wilson’s father. Banks of flowers were piled high about the i catafalque upon which the casket i was placed. As the president entered, follow i ing the casket, Chopin's funeral march was played softly upon the organ. A simple, short service was conducted by Rev. G. G. Sydnor, the local pastor. Two old fashioned hymns, girlhood favorites of Mrs. Wilson, were sung by the church ' choir. Rev. Dr Sydnor then read briefly from the S<-ripture« and spoke of the beauty and charity of Mrs Wilson's life and character. As soon as the church service was ended the casket was carried to the waiting hearse and the short journey SI.OO a Year in Advance NUMBER 33 to Myrtle Hill cemetery was begun. School girls, dressed in white and holding aloft laurel branches, stood in line along either side of the streets through which the procession passed. Behind them were thousands of people, with bared heads bowed, silent and sorrowful. The entire city was draped in funeral black in honor of the sad occasion. The cortege was close to the cem etery when rain began to fall. The storm rapidly grew worse, the down pour soon becoming torrential. A tent erected over the grave gave partial shelter to the little family group, but the thousands of people who came to witness the burial were without protection. Services at the grave were brief and marked by impressive simplic ity. The President stood with head bowed as the final rites were per formed. As he stood there with his daughters, Mr. Wilson made no effort to control his grief. As the hushed voice of the preacher read the burial service, the President’s form was visibly shaken by his strong emotion, and the tears streamed unchecked down his cheeks. Others of the party wept silently and softly. When the final benediction was pronounced the President slowly returned to his carriage. His eyes were as those of one dazed, but his step was firm and his face was stern and set. After the casket was lowered to its final resting place and the grave filled, vast heaps of flowers, the trib ute of the nation, were piled high over the tomb. On the way to the cemetery the procession passed the house where Mrs. Wilson lived as a girl, and an other spot above the banks of the Etowah river where tradition has it that she promished to become the future President’s bride. Within less than four hours from the time the funeral train arrived, the President and his party were once more on board their special train and the return journey was begun. President Wilson remained by the grave of his wife until the casket had been completely covered with concrete and steel. At the head of the grave there stands a plain white stone bearing the name of Mrs. J7«l son’s father and mother. It is un derstood that the President wilt later have a larger monument erec ted. Mrs. Wilson was Miss Ellen Lou ise Axson, daughter of a Presbyte rian clergyman, and was born at Sa vannah. When a student at the New York Art League she met Mr. Wilson. They were married June 24, 1885. Mrs. Wilson was a sister of Prof. Stockton Axson, head of the depart ment of English Literature at Princeton, and of the wife of Dean Edward Elliott of Princeton. Guest of Miss Rainey. Miss Annie Belle Jackson of At lanta is a guest of Miss Flora Rainey at her home on Rainey street this week. Miss Jackson was a guest of Miss Rainey last summer and has many friends in Gainesville. Hoke Smith Rally at Candler. There will he a Hoke Smith Rally at Candler —held in the school house —next Monday night. A list of 75 Hokeites have signed a paper, and they will he organized into a club Monday night, with a president, secretary, etc. Some good speakers will he on ; hand and a patriotic rousement may j be expected. The New Alamo Theater The Piedmont Amusement Com ! pany have started to completely re model the Alamo Theater. The front design will be one large arch, 1 while the lobby will he larger and have a tiled floor and decorated walls and ticket booth. The interior ! will be artistically decorated and have a steel moulding ceiling. There will be installed a silver screen and two projecting machines. The entire work of reconstruction and decorating is being done by Mr. Joe R. Brice, which alone is a guar- * I antee of artistic workmanship. The stock of the Piedmont Amuse l ment Company is now controlled by Gainesville capital, and it is the in tention of the owners that Gaines- I ville -hall have a real picture thea ter. I’he Alamo will not be closed ! during the course of remodeling. Al] material being used is made in Gainesville, with the exception of some plasrer mouldings which are i.eing especially made in Chicago. The work will be completed in i about three weeks.