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VOL. XL
EDNA CAIN WINS FIRST PRIZE
WITH COUNTY FAIR ESSAY
Brilliant Young Woman Who
Is Editor of the Quitman
Free Press Awarded First
Prize in Her Eassy—“The
Necessity for County Fairs’’
To those who are interested in the rea
son for county fairs, the following
charming story, written by Miss Edna
Cain, editor of the Quitman Free Press,
which won first prise at the recent
Brooks county fair, will be of interest.
Among a large number of contestants
Miss Cain was awarded first prise,
which was $lO In gold. Her interesting
prize essay follows:
’ Since education is a necessity the
ednnty fair is a necessity because it is
educative tn the broadest and most
practical meaning of the term. It is
said that one of the greatest drawbacks
to the farmer's life is his isolation; the
Individual farmer is in the nature of
things left largely to work out his own
salvation on his farm. While this is
not without certain advantages, it has
great disadvantages. It is apt to cause
the farmer to get into a rut in the de
velopment constantly being made in ag
riculture. He may read farm journals
and be Informed as to theories, but he
Meds to see with his own eyes the con
crete examples of improved agricultu
ral methods. An actual car of corn
with twice as many grains on it as the
average ear, coming from a field whicn
produced twice as many bushels as the
average field, is far more convincnig
jo his senses than reading an article
•bout how seed selection and certain
methods of cultivation will double
corn yield per acre.
And this is where the necessity for
the county fair becomes apparent. It is
at the county fair one sees the biggest
ear of corn, the best hay. the beat prod
ucts in every department are on dis
play. A farmer who Is not greatly im
pressed to hear of 100 bushels of corn
per acre raised at an experiment farm,
will have his attention instantly arrested
when bis neighbor. Bill Jones. Raises
more com and better corn per acre than
had been thought possible. He seeks
out Bill Jones, whose , corn took tr.c
premium at the county fair, and get#
ideas about the importance of seed Se
lection. cultivation and fertilising. Ten
to one. he arranges to buy some of Bill
Jones’ eom for seed. In doing this he
gets a new insight into the possibilities
of his farm, when before he had been
content to go on with the old methods,
satisfied if he raised as much as his
father before him did. Thus, the big
yield of com haa its influence on many
farms, whereas, if it were not display
ed at the county fair comparatively few
people would hear of it.
The value of big crop exhibits at the
fcounty fair Is doubled when we come to
the live stock exhibit If Brooks county
were as advanced in stock raising as
in grain and hay products and in bacon,
her wealth would be vastly increased At
the coming fair the exhibit of home
raised thoroughbred stock wflll be a po
tent example to every tn this sec
tion. The farmer who has scrub stock
will no longer be content with under
sized, poor animals. The scrub animals
eat as much as the improved ones, while
IMffIETT TELLS FJRMEHS
TO HOLD THEIR COnON
Says Farm as If There Was
No Cotton Yield in Ex
istence
UNION CITY. Ga.. Not. 'Hold cot
ton and farm as If cotton was not in
•sdatonce," is the advice offered in a
■tatexnent issued by President Charles
8. Barrett, of the National Fanners'
anion, who also says there are good feat
ures in the South Carolina pledge system.
Bis statement follows:
To the Officers and Membe/s of the Far
mers' Union:
At this critical stage in the cotton sit
uation. with the Farmers' union and
•cores of busir.es* leaders and general
southern lectors battling tp stem the tide
of unfair prices, the first duty of the
farmers is to—
HOLD HIS COTTON. Those who sell
at present price* are simply giving away
a margin of several million dollars to
•pinners and specuatora Quotations af
ter the first of the year will establish
the troth of that assertion. The mbst
difficult part of the campaign is now
upon u* To waver is torose the effect
of the splendid work already accomplish-
in South Carolina, under the leadership
of E. J. Watson. president*of the South
ern Cotton congress, they are instituting
a system of pledges which binds the plan
ter to hold his present cotton for IS
cents; and further, not to sow more than
CO per cent of the arable acreage in cot
ter, for the coming season. The plan is
pn excellent one. Statistics and our own
common'sense tel! us that the crop now
in hand is worth much more than is be
fng offered for it. But if civilisation
needs the sharp lessons of a short crop
to emphasise the wisdom of fair deal
ing with the farmer—then so be it 1
The south is in better position to be
absolutely Independent than any other
section of the country. Just assume, for
the sake of illustration, that soil condi
tions were such that we could not pro
duce cotton. We would then proceed to
realise upon the south's heaven-sent heri
tage by PRODUCING THE GRJpAT STA
PLE CROPS RAISED IN EVERY OTH
ER SECTION OF AMERICA, THE
“CROPS 'THEY RELY UPON TO SUS
TAIN LIFE, TO BRING IN REVENUE.
TO PROMOTE PROSPERITY.
Think wnat aoutnem sod can yield.
Com wheat, oats, barley, rye. sweet po
tatoes, Irish potatoes. tumlffe, peas,
*etch. burr clover, alfalfa, riuoon cane,
sorgtiCna, watermelons, all kinds of veg
etables, cows. hogs, sheep, goats mules,
poukry and poultry products dairy pro
duct*. and all manner of fruits.
We could simply wipe cotton out of
consideration. STILL MAKE A Lit ING
AND BRING IN ENORMOUS SUMS
FROM THE WORLD AT LARGE FOR
SOUTHERN CROPS.
In the face of these tremftidous asset*.
It is nothing less than criminal folly to
concentrate on cotton. Cut down on ft,
ruthlessly Make it strictly a surplus
crop. Produce any or all of the otner
crops I have enumerated. Then the per
ennial cotton problem will cease to be
one, the cotton we do raise will bring
a fair price and It will not be incumbered
by the large amounts now insanely sent
outside of the section tor staples that
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the superior animal can be fattened
quicker for market, or, if a draft animal,
will grow larger and stronger on the
same feed. The prize pigs and home
raised colts at the county fair afford a
valuable comparison to the farmer who
hasn't paid much attention to the live
stock problem. He realizes that it is bet
ter to raise a few eelts in his farm pas
tures at a cost of 425 per colt, than to
buy an animal in the market every time
he needs one.
These are two examples of the practical
value of county fairs to the farmers.
There are other considerations which
make the annual county fair a necessity
to every community that would be pro
gressive. The south is Just beginning
an era of development as the greatest
section of the whole country in agricul
ture. These fairs, while they benefit the
local farmers, also advertise the county
to home-seekers. Progressive communi
ties attract progressive people; no live
man is looking for a home in a county
that is behind the times, lest he, too. fall
into a rut and become a dead one. At
this particular period in south Georgia
the county fair is a necessity more than
at any previous time. Aside from the
purely material benefits of the county
fair, there is a certain benefit which
cames to a people in a community who
get together and work for a cause. It
stirs community pride; the man who de
votes all his time and thought tq.his
own farm or business is apt to grow nar
row and selfish. The county fair is a
good meeting ground for the farmer and
the merchant; it brings them together in
the best way to work for something
which will be of general benefit to the
county. The county fair ta a real nec
essity as a social Institution, aside from
its industrial advantages. In working
for it all the people get better acquaint
ed with each other; in seeing it they
gain inspiration for their individual work
on the farms and in the homes. And the
recreation feature is by no means the
least; the harvest festival is as old as
the art of agriculture itself.
CHICIGOIN BUTS TRNCT
IN GLINN FOII 535,00(1
James Keely, of Chicago Tri
bune, Invests in Land
Near Brunswick
BRUNSWICK, Ga.. Nov. 11.—A deed
of more than usual Interest to the peo
ple of Brunswick and Glynn county was
filed for record in the office of the clerk
of Glynn superior court yesterday. It
conveys to James Keely, of Chicago,
the well known Bethel tract of some 6,-
000 acres located near Brunswick, and
is conveyed by the Downing compaify of
this city, the consideration named tn the’
deed being* 496,000. The real point of in
terest ,in this property transfer, how
ever. is due to the fact that the new
purchaser, who visited this city recently
and went all over the land, is a great be
liever in development and it 4s stated by
those who are in position to know that
his purpose in purchasing this splendid
property is to develop it to its fullest ca
pacity.
Mr. Keely is a Chicago financier.and
is the owner and editor-in-chief of the
Chicago Tribune, one of the largest news
papers in the country. He is a great be
liever in the future of the south and he
thinks that an unheard-of era of develop
ment in this section is one of the things
in the immediate future. This sale was
made jointly through the real estate
agencies of Albert Fendig & Co. and J.
W. Hall. Judge A. J. Crovatt repre
sented the purchaser in the negotiations.
The fact that Mr. Keely has seen fit
to make this heavy investment in
count)* lands with the avowed purpose of
the property ought to stimu
late the question of general development'
in < Glynn county.
It is expected that Mr. Keely will
visit the city tn the course of the present’
win ten
twelvecorTacres
YIELD 157 1-2 BUSHELS
DUBLIN, Ga-. N0v.13.-The famous 12
acre tract of corn planted by Messrs.
Mercer and J. Thomas, near Tingle, a
few miles from Dublin. has yielded
157 1-2 bushels to the acre.
It will be remembered that Mr. J. E.
Smith made a wager of 4600. through the
i Dublin chamber of commerce. No one
I taking the wager up.
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♦ CLIIIT ATTACKS LAWTEB ♦
♦ WMEI CASK XS LOST *
♦
♦ RICHMOND. Va., Nov. 10.-When ♦
♦ he lost his case .in the police court ■#
■# here yesterday, Ercoie Subrelzi, a ♦
♦ tailor, turned upon and violently ♦
♦ assaulted his lawyer. Walter ♦
«■ Rhodes. Justice Turpen ordered ♦
♦ Subrelzi imprisoned for 20 days, e-
♦ but the forgiving attorney sought ♦
♦ clemency for his client and saved ♦
♦ him from jail. For beating his ♦
I ♦ lawyer the tailor was let off with a
♦ 110 fine ♦
AID Os FARMERS IS
SOUGHT BY UNIONS
' OF LABEL SECTION
Resolution Barring All But
Union-Label Tobacco Will Be
Considered at Friday After
noon’s Session
The labels section of the American Fed
eration of Labor will consider Friday
afternoon a' resolution urging upon all
members of unions not affiliated with
this section their duty to smoke no ci
gars, sniff no snuff, nor chew no tobacco
not bearing union labels.
Resolutions introduced Thursday after
noon were considered Friday morning,
and new resolutions were introduced. The
morning session was so busy that the
section expects to finish Friday after
noon.
Two of thre resolutions introduced
Thursday afternoon were adopted, and
the third was defeated. Os the two that
were adopted, one provides for a com
mittee to confer with National President
C. S. Barret, of the Farmers’ union, and
various state presidents and executive
committees tazincrease 00-operation be
tween farmers and union labor.
Tne second authorizes a universal but
ton to be worn by users of union-labeled
goods. \ j
Tiie resolution that was defeated pro
v>ued for a universal mark on all labels.
It met with the objection that such a
mark would be equivalent to a universal
label. Several committees, i- addition
to the resolutions committee, made re
ports »
> t WOMEN’S DEMAND.
Shortly after the ablels section met
Friday niorning. Miss Annie Fitzgerald,
representative of the Union Label league,
and y»e only woman who is a delegate
to this section convention, urged the del
eg ates to estimate more justly the aid
women now give to union labor and the
great possibilities offered by their further
assistance.
"To me,” she said, “it seems that or
ganized labor has been neglectful along
lines that would be productive of the
highest results.
"Women spend 90 per cent of the
money that goes for food, shelter, and
clothing. That is the opportunity which
I say organized labor is neglecting. Ed
ucate the women to use union labeled
goods, and also recognize the valuable
and that women can furnish the Ameri
can Federation of Labor and all-its sec
tions.
"In some of our state organizations
women are given all privileges, but with
the American Federation of Labor we
are recognized only as ■'fraternal dele
gates If. instead of this, women were
Affiliated with the federation, the aid
to organized labor through the encour
aged use of union labeled goods would
be immediate and decided.
MORAL SUPPORT ASKED.
"What we women want is your help.
We on’t ask a pat on the back or the
encouraging comment that we are doing
well, but we do wish your moral sup
port.
"I am convinced that organized labor
will make a great mistake if it contin
ues to disregard the enthusiasm and
support that could be furnished by the
women.”
At the session Thursday afternoon of
the labels section of the American Fed
eration of Labor committees were ap
pointed, a report was made by the ex
ecutive board, and three resolutions were
introduced, the last of which authorized
the appointment of a committee to urge
closer co-operation between the Farm
ers’ union and the labels trade unions.
Following is this resolution:
"Whereas, there is in America today
an organisation known as the Farmers’
Educational and Co-operative union. Its
membership embraces three or more mil
lions of farmers. Through the teach
ings of the Farmers’ union its members
have been awakened in a measure to
the importance of the union label. In
many instances the co-operation of the
Farmers’ unon has greatly aided in the
work of \abel campaigns.
"Whereas, we believe that every ef
fort of this convention should be put
forward to get into closer touch with
the Farmers’ union and to show them
that by hearty co-operation both or
ganized labpr and organized farmers can
be of mutlial benefit; be it
“Resolved, ffhat a committee of three
be appointed by this body to confer
with Natidnal President C. S. Barrett
and the national executive committee
and the various state presidents and
state executive committees of the Farm
ers' union, so that we may more close
ly co-operate.”
It was referred to the committee on
resolutions and was adopted Friday
morning, with the amendment that the
executive board shall determine how
the provisions of the resolution shall be
carried out. <,
Following are the committees appoint
ed by President Lennon:
LABELS COMMITTEES.
Committee on Rules—L. Kemper, F.
A. Scoby, M. Lawler, S. B. Marks and
D. G. Biggs
Committee on President’s Report—J.
J. Freel, V. Altman, J. W. Hays, M. J.
Halliman and Frank Gehring.
Committee on Secretary-Treasurer’s
Report—John F. Tobin, John T. Smith,
William D. Clark, Edward F. Clark and
H. C. Shalvoy.
Committee on Repert of Executive
Board—F. Noschang. L. F. Mai re. John
Sullivan. A. A. Myrup and Hugo Miller.
Committee on Labor Propaganda—J.
M. Lynch, C, L. Baine, George L. Berry,
E. J. Brais and Joseph Broebstle.
Committee on Resolutions—John Gold
en, Charles Dold, E. L. Evans, T. A.
Rickert and Andrew Hughes.
Committee on Laws—B. A. Larger, Ja
cob Fischer, M. Zuckermann, J. F. Ca
rey and J. H. Kaefer.
TOTIL iWOIOTTON
IN SIGHT 5,248,854 BILES
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 10—Hesters weekly
eotton statement:
Amount in sight for week. 618,770 bales,
against 584,768 bales last*year and 547,597 bales
year before.
In sight since September 1, 6,248.654 bales,
against 4,426.642 bales last year and 4,701,944
bales year before. *
Overland for week. 34.615 bales, against 57,-
805 bales last year and 49,356 bales yearbefore.
Overland since September 1, 137.314 bales,
against 192.283 bales last year and 192,244
bales year before.
Southern consumption, 65,000 bales, against
64.000 bales Jaat year and 67,000 bales year
before.
ATLANTA., GEORGIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1911
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THE FIRST “TOUCH” OF WINTER
DEAD AND INJURED
ARE LEET IN TRAIL
Os CYCffIW
Seven Perish and Score of
; Dying Victims Claimed by
Blizzard of Bitter Cold and
Sleet in the West z
CHICAGO, Nov. 11.—Reports received *
tonight by the Associated Press indicate I
that cyclonic storms coming between the
abnormally warm period and the follow
ing cold wave have caused death and
widespread destruction in southern Wis
consin, eastern lowa and in Illinois to- |
day.
Seven dead, several dying and a '
score of injured are reported to be lying ;
tn the wake of tne storm and suffering
because of the bitter cold, sleet and snow
already is being reported.
Southern Wisconsin was hardest hit,
according to early reports. Near Orford
ville, Rock county, five ( persons are
known to be dead and it is reported the
list may reach 12.
In the village of Virginia, 111., several
persons were found seriously, perhaps
fatally, and 50 others slightly hurt.
In lowa a 50-degree drop in temperature
accompanied by K driving storm of sleet
tied up traffic many hours.
Property' loss mounted up rapidly in
the path of the cyblonic blizzard. Nearly
eevry public building in Virginia, 111., was
demolished; farmers’ homes were wiped
ou tin and the damage was in
creased by the heavy dqwnpour of rain
and sleet and snow.
Severe weather conditions are reported
all the way from the Rocky mountains.
In Chicago the wind blew 44 miles an hour
and in Yelowstone park and at Helena,
Mont., thermometers Registered eight de
grees below zero. x
Cold Wave Sweeping
Toward Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. U.—The
local weather bureau sent out tonight
warnings of a cold wave which will
reach this section tomorrow njght or
early Monday morAfig.
The summer-like weather which has
been enjoyed throughout Florida for
the past two weeks, the bureau declares,
will leave the state until next sum
mer;
Predictions for tomorrow are threat
ening weather with rain in the after
noon or evening, which will be followed
by decided colder weather on Monday
morning.
Nine Reported Dead
JANESVILLE. Wis., Alov. 11.—Nine
persons are dead, another dying, many
are injured and nearly nair a million
dollars’ worth of property was aestroy
ed In a cyclone tnat swept over Rock
county this afternoon.
Near Orfordville the wnoie Smith
family—three daughters, a son and the
father —were killed, Mrs. Jonn Crowder,
80 years old; MTfe. Preede, a bride of a
few months; Fred Lentz, a carpenter
and Amy Kerban, 8 years oiu, met death.
Wenzel Kernan is dying.
Many Buildings Razed
ifANVILLE, 111., Nov. 11.—A storm ac
companied by much lightning that swept#
over Vermillion county this evening, de
veloped into a tornado at Rossville,
where much damage was done. At the
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern railroad round
houses several small buildings were
blown down and the coal chutes were
blown across the track.
Dies From Wounds
MONROE, La., Nov. 11.—Charles B.
Wolfson, who was fatally wounded in
a pistol duel here Thursday morning
with Dr. A. H. Gladden, died in a hos
pital here during the night. His body
will be sent to New Orleans, m ‘
COL# JOHN W# GRAY DIES
AT HOME IN ADAIRSVILLE
A s Age of Eighty-Three Col. Gray Passed Away Monday
Morning at 6 o’Clock—Was Father of Editor James R.
Gray—Funeral Services Will Be Held Tuesday Afternoon
at 2 o’Clock at Adairsville
Col. John W. Gray, pioneer of Geor
gia. father of James R. Grey, the edl
toi; of The Journal, died at 6 o'clook
Monday morning, at his lifetime home
in Adairsville. H® was 83 years old.
Gathered rdund the bedside when the
end came were his son, James R. Gray,
his grandchildren, Inman Gray and Mrs.
Brumby. and oilier surviving rela
tives.
The funeral will take place at Adairs
ville Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Dr.
W. H7 Darnell will conduct the service.
The pall-bearers will be B. E. Lewis,
J. P. • Bowdota, J. M. Anderson, A. J.
Maxwell, R. L. Frgnklin, Charles Bai
ley, Theo Hanby, joe Pavlovsky. Thq
following will act as honorary escort;
j. P.’ Lewis, W. Monroe Neel, Thomas
Lumpkin, W. H. Lumpkin. Capt. J. J.
Calhoun. J. E. Hammons, J. C. Wofford
and J. E. Fields, of Cartersville; J. M.
Davidson, Kingston; G. M. Boyd, D. W,
Loudermilk, Joshua Gardner, J. W.
wards, S. Davis. J. C. Dunaway, Thomas
Durham, Jeff /Bell, M. T. Hays, L. P.
Gaines, R. D. Conbs, J. W. Bradley, R.®
L. McCollum, J. H. Ward, J. P. Dyar, W.
J. Alexander, R. W. Martin, F. J. Bray,
V. A. Hamby, J. P. Kinman, W. S. Brad
ley. M. M. Cunningham, G. B. Elrod,
Virgil Alexander, W. M. Dodge, Sam
Burns, B. F. Bibb, A. Abramson, A. E.
Brogdon, J. A. Price, William King,
Charles Whitworth and W. D. StewaA.
Mr. Gray was one of thq best-known
citizens of north Georgia. He was the
oldest resident of Bartow county by
a number oi years. He had lived where
he died since before Adairsville became
a town. His father settled there in
1833. when Mr. Gray was a child of 6
years. He passed his boyhood there,
seeing but few white people other than
the members of his own family, his
most constant companions being the In
dian youths of his own age. He grew
to manhood there, went west from
there, came back, went away to war,
returned a d stayed there the rest of
his days. He lived long and honorably.
His neighbors respected him and his
friends loved him, as a man of sterling
character.
The end was not unexpected. For
days it had been imminent. During
several months past Mr. Gray was in
decline. For txyo or three years his
health had been failing. His passing
was gradual, like that of a mighty oak
which weathers many storms and final
ly bows to the will of time.
Mr. Gray was the last survivor of
his own immediate "family. His de
scendants who are left to mourn him
are three surviving children —Mrs. W.
W. Triml. ~, of Adairsville; Miss Joe
Gray, of Adairsville, and James . „ £sray
of Atlanta —and a number of grand
children and several great-grandchil
dren.
Mr. Gray was a fine upstanding man
of the pioneer type. He was over six
feet tall, and until the very last years
of his life was »s straight as an In
dian. He was as hard as a hickory
knot, sinewy, active, clear-minded and
clear-blooded. He was a fine example of
a vanishing kind—the kind that cut
their way through the frontier in the
old days and faced bravely whatever
they found beyond.
He was one of the Georgians who
turned toward the golden west in the
rough and hardy fimes of ’49, along
with John Silvey and other old citizens
of Atlanta and the state. Adven
ture called him on to the Pacific
coast. He was a young man then, in
the first vigor of h|s magnificent phy
sique. z
WAS CONFEDERATE OFFICER.
Years later, when the civil war broke
out, he faced death again many times
as a warrior of the Confederacy. He
was lieutenant colonel of the Eighth
Georgia battalion, which he had been
largely instrumental in He
served through the war for four years
until the surrender, latterly as adju
tant on the brigade staff of Gen. Wil
liam T. Wofford with the rank of adju
tant general and chief of staff. He
participated in rthe baxtles of Frank
lin, Tenn., Chickamauffa, and id all
the fighting around Atlanta, as well as in
many of the engagements of the western
army.
In the stirring times that immediate
ly preceded the war, he was one of the
bitter opponents of secession. He
fought it with all the determination
that was in him. He helped to carry
Bartow county in a vote against that
radical act. But when Georgia did se
cede. and war was on, i»e was one of
Ahe first to step to the iront and de
clare his*loyalty to what the state had
done. And in the years that followed
be proved himself as gallant a soldier
as ever wore a uniform.
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And then after this war, when sensibil
ities were raw and feelings were bitter,
he was one of the leaders In the regen
eration of the stricken south. Scalawags
overran Georgia. Bartow county had its
share of them—a lawless lot that sougtit
to profit like human buzzards by the de
vastation of war. They Infested his own
neighborhood until he laid aside the ways
of peace and used violence upon them,
risking himself single-handed against
their combined lot. /And he saw them
scatter. •
Once, in the early ’7os, he was a mem
ber of the lower house of the Georgia
legislature. But he was never a man to
politick. He loved straighforward talk
and quick action. He was more at home
where words were less highly regarded;
and he never attempted to re-enter poli
tics.
" He was a man who did not know the
meaning of fear. He was quite natural
In his disregard of 'personal danger. He
had the confidence of a man who knows
his own physical might and steady nerve.
IN DAYS OF PEACE.
Afte> the war, Mr. ‘Gray returned to
Adairsville. H* took up merchandising,
and until a few years ago, when advanc
ing age counseled him to retire and rest,
was one of the best known and most
I honest-dealing merchants of that whole
I countryside. He was a farmer from his
early boyhood, save the times when he
was roaming westward or soldiering.
His father before him gave him a rlght
| ful inheritance to his pioneer ways,
James Gray, the father, penetrated from
North Carolina down into Georgia, lo
cating first in Columbia county, then in
Carroll, and then permanently tn Cass
county which afterward became Bartow.
The elder Mr. Gray was the father of
several children, of whom the deceased
gentleman was the last survivor.
On June 12, 1909, an automobile in which
were his son, James R. Gray, and sev
eral guests, passing in front of his house
on its way from Atlanta to a good roads
meeting in Dalton, stopped there for a
few moments.
AS HE WAS IN LI.bE. « •
"Mr. Gray greeted the party at the
roadside, where he played as. a boy 76
years ago,” says the story of the inci
dent, published in The Journal or that
day.
“Eighty years of winter and summer
have passed over his head, but they have
left it little silvered. Nor have they bent
him nor broken him, for he stands as
straight in his tracks as a university
squad youth and his voice is deep and
full-toned. He is a remarkable living
demonstration of the healthful and pre
servative qualities of the north Georgia
air in which he was born and raised.
Mr. Gray is the father of James R. Gray,
editor of The Journal. His son. himself
a proud grandfather, one of the par
ty that stopped to pay the vigorous old
gentleman of pioneer Georgia their re
spects oa his own threshold. _ _
LEADER COMPARES i
BIS SENTENCE TO ■
"TW" STORY ’
“Justice Wright,” He Declar
ed, “Intended to Crush Us or
Break Our Spirit, ahd Did
Neither” ,
At the opening session Monday morn- i
Ing at the auditorium of the 31aut annual
convention of the American Federation
of Labor, Pres. Sampel Gompers made a !
reply to addresse of welcome, in which t
he spoke significantly of the labor un~ |
rest throughout the world and compar
ed the sentence of himself. Vice Presi
dent Mitchel land Secretary Morrison to
jail for contempt to Joel Chandler Har- I
ris* story about the rabbit and the tar
baby. He said the federation was like
the tar baby and Justice Wright, who
imposed the sentence, was in the role of
the rabbit. The baby had been biffed
.and anged, ut he wasn’t hurt, and the
rabbit was all "stuck up.’’
“Justice Wright," he added, “either
meant to crush the federation or break
our spirit. He nas done neither”
Invincibly, he declared, the federation,,
will continue to grow and aid in
lift of hum&nity.
Preceding Mr. Gompers’ reply, C, T. ‘
Ladson, attorney for the Atlanta Federa
tion of Trades, dwelt as length on the ,
injustice of the sentence imposed on the
three officers of the federation.
“This decision,” he asserted, "is the re-
l suit of judicial usurpation.”
1 Both Mr. Gompers and Mr. Ladson de
clared that no American citizen should
be imprisoned by the order of a Judge,
instead of by the verdict of a Jury.
This discussion of the famous con
tempt case made up the most interesting
part of the opening session. The re
mainder of the morning was devoted to
addresses of welcome. At the afternoon
session, which began at 2 o’clock, the re
port of President Gompers was submit
ted. • i •
The credentials committee reported
Monday morning that 346 delegates were
present for the convention.
Addresses of welcome were made by
Governor Hoke Smith, Mayor Cojirtland
S. Winn, N. H. Kirkjatrick, president of
the Atlanta Federation of Trades; Con
gressman William Schley Howard, C. T.
Ladson, attorney of the Atlanta Federa
tion of Trades; Jerome Jones, president
of the Georgia Federation, and James L.
Mayson, city attorney.
With the opening of this convention
organized labor began a two-week’s con
ference that will include consideration
and decision of national Questions. Tha
convention represents nearly 2,000,000 or
ganized laborers.
The delegates marched in martial or
der into the auditorium at 10 o’clock,
gaily decorated in flags. The representa
tives were seated at tables in the arena,
and provision was made in the dress
circle and gallery for visitors. Members
of the executive board and fraternal
delegates sat on the platform.
In calling the convention to
L. P. Marquardt, chairman of the local
convention committee, extended a hearty
welcome to the delegates. He presented
Samuel Gompers, president of the fed
eration, who gssumed the duties of
chairman. I
Mr. Gompers first introduced Mayor
Courtland S. Winn, who welcomed the
convention on behalf of the city of
Atlanta. - ,
"It isn’t often," said Mayor- Winn,
“that the city of Atlanta gets ahead
of the state of Georgia. But on this
occasion Governor Hoke Smith, has
been detained for the time being, and,
the mayor of Atlanta welcomes you be
fore the governor of Georgia.
“Today, the eyes not only of the Uni
ted States, but of Canada, England, and
all the rest of the industrial world are
centered upon the convention of the
American Federation of Labor. Atlanta
is particularly interested, not only be
cause this city is host to yonr confer
ence, but also for the reason that here
we take unusual interest and pride in
organized labor.”
EIGHT-HOUR LAW.
He referred to the 8-hour principle
for which the federation stands, ana
added:
“This is a reform that has come down
through the ages, and has the sanction
of all Bvlse and humane men.
”1 greet you as men,” he
"who contend for right against wrong,
and who support the weak in the face
of the oppressive. I greet you as men
who strive for the uplift of mankind,
who work for the betterment of all hu
manity.
"You are In a hospitalble and inviting
city. No alien spirit confront® you here.
As you marched through our streets this
morning, you trod union-laid streets and.
you marched behind.a union band.
"Gentlemen,” he added, "I want to
admonish -you that you are meeting tn a
prohibition city. Perhaps you have not
found that out and are inclined to put
I me in the Ananias class. But it is try®-
Nevertheless, It may be that you will
find something stronger here than Ap
pollinaris water. If you do and you
find the streets too narrow for safe nav
igation, just send, a wireless by Jerome
Jones or Louie Marquardt to the city
hall and we will have the streets wid
ened.”
GOV. SMITH INTRODUCED.
i In Introducing Gov. Hoke Smith, whom
he next presented. MrL Gompers paief
to Mr. Smith a high tribute. He added
i that he was sure the just principles of
i organized labor would receive the sup
port of Mr. Smith as United States
I a tor.
“It gives me pleasure,” said Governor
Smith, "to welcome you to Georgia. You
are in a state and city where organized
labor ig honored and respect#-,
“I heartily commend organization
among-members of the crafts, and feder
ation of their organizations.
"Transportation and industrial enter
prises depend upon the Investment of
money and the labor of men. Men and.
money co-operate to accomplish results.
■Both are essential for success and each
should receive a just proportion of the
’profits.
"If the men were incorporated acting
under a single head, and the money dis-
Itributed among many investors entirely
disorganized, the power of control be
ing entirely with the men. it would
scarcely be human for them to give
money its full part of the division.
"Organization among the men is es
sential to just hours, reasonable regula
tions and fair pay for their service*.
"If I were a member of a craft I
would carry the card of its union, and
alwayd strive to continue in good stand-
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