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■DEVOTED TO THE MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHEROKEE, THE BEST COUNTY IN NORTH GEORGIA.
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* # OLUME XLVI
CANTON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1921
NUMBER 3$
P
ILLED IN FIGHT
JURORS DRAWN FOR
NOVEMBER TERM
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The -following list of jurors were
•drawn for the First Monday in Novem
bor, and the same list appeared las.
week and week before with a head
ing which erroneously stated it to
be for the-December term, we run u
•again as it should be—for November.
FIRE APPARATUS VISITS
US FOR DEMONSTRATION
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Juror, Drawn for First Week
in November
• Butterworth, C. H.
• Johnston, J. C.
Foster, P. C.
Doss, Marion S.
Rudnsill, J. P.
Palmer, W. F.
Perkins, Moses P.
Sargent, H. B.
Howell, Lev!
Howell, H. G.
Johnston, Albert
Turner, H. L.
Thomas, A. V.
Green, W. E.
Jackson, A. C.
I'nCe, Oscar W.
Smith, W, H.
Burtz, Lee F.
Richardson, Geo.
Itcdd, EL P.
Cornelison, J. M.
White, Newton
Spears, li. P.
Wilson, W. M.
Anderson, Abe
Billing, Edd
Worley, S. C.
Wright, H. F.
Johnston, D. T.
Holberty R. L. * ^
p Green, Luther
Haygoou. W. D. •
Morris, H.
Perkins, X.hos. J.
Burtz, J- -M. ^ ,
Vhomason, J. W.
Ilaley, J.
Sorter, Webh
Hobgood. Thos. G.
Darby, J. R.
Cagle, A. R.
Hunt, J. L.
Lyons, Oscar
Chattin, Quince A.
Hunt, EL L.
Wilson, N. E.
The city council has been Figuring
on the purchase of a fire truck for
Canton for the past several weeks,
and this week a concern from Atlanta
had an outfit here for demonstration.
r i h ;i> non dration was very satisfac-
y. With the l equipment they
i e :>b*c th cv »‘.tree streams of
l o"c .he r ", 'i of the c.-.irt
h k '.e. Canton is in great need of
jo-d fi.-o tl ’ lartmcntu.nd it is hoped
that the city fathers will soon pur
a . r, s 'it’ ble fire equipment.
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TOM rag:
1 SON ALSO
GORDON AND
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THREE LARGE STILLS
CAPTURED THIS WEEK
SOI IN VERY CR1
CONDITION; Gl
- RAGSDALE WOUNDEI
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
BUILDING FOR CANTON
Revenue officers, operating out of
Atlanta visited Cherokee County this
week and captured three stills in
Sutallee district in the lower part of
the county Wednesday. The stills
aptured were the largest that have
been brought In here in some time
All three stills were located close to
gether and had been in operation for
some time. It the time of the raid
‘hey were not operating and conse
quently no one was captured.
One man is dead, one man and on<
woman very seriously wounded aji<
two men are in the county jail, op
of whom carries a bullet wound,'
the result of a shooting fracas
The Board of Education this week
closed a deal with Daliah Wood, col
ored, for her property which adjoins
the school property, and it is the in
i' it ion of the city fathers to call
Bond election at an early date to
pnseVnoney necessary for building a
If
DEMOCRAT CHAIRMAN
TO CONSIDER PARTY
CHANCES AT ONCE
higli school building on this site,
the Bond election is successful a $40,-
fOQO building will be erected and will
occurred near Cherokee Mills J° r th ° ^ 8th ° 01 8tUdent8
9 ;00 o’clock Wednesday morning. —
Washington, September 21.—
Chairman George White of the demo
cratic national committee, will be in
Washington the end of this week to
consider demands of certain demo
cratic elements for an immediate
recognization of the national com-
I mittee.
I In making these oemnnds recently,
democrats like Senator Glass, of Vir
ginia, and Jones of New Mexico, com
plained that the national organiza-
tion as now functioning was not suf-
Paris, September 21.—Acclaimed ■ flcently aggressive. They pointed to
joyfully at Havre, where he landed ! the fact that when the republican
amid a wild civillian demonstration ‘ B tate convention in New Mexico was
and with an impressive military held some weeks ago to select the
JOYFUL WELCOME
GREETS PERSHING
whrfcf
The present building, which is bo-
Tht dead man is W. P. Thomas jng used for both high school and
who was shot by Gordon Ragsdalfl comifion grades, is considerably over-
REV. CHARLIE TILLMAN
REVIVAL
YtOY SIMM
DIPTHERIA ON INCREASE
SAYS BOARD’S RETORT
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That diptheria is on the increase
ip Atlanta and Georgia was the warn-
i.ipg issued Wednesday tby the,Georgia
State Board of Health in which par-
- ents and teachers were told of the
prevalence of the disease anti urged
vto adopt every known method to j»re-
^ vention. According to .the bulijten
• given out by the board there lhave
fbaen calls for twir* as m»ch antitox
in as during the same period .that
year indicating that it was much
more prevalent than .ad the
time last year.
the end that every ycrecautiw*
may be taken to break up the illness
the Board ofHealth has issued the
following instructions to parents an(l
teachers:
1. Remember that diptheria is
spread ‘Jbrough secretions of the
mouth and nose.
2. Do iOOt allow children to visit
where thee* is a car.se or diptheria.
3. Do ixfrt permit the children at
cboci to w?' the same drinking cup
<.dipper; use individual cups or sani
fary drinVj’wr fountains.
4. Keep the children away from
soft drink plaees unless these places
use individual drinking utensils.
5. Do not allow children to put
such object as pencils, toys and
•‘playthings” in their mouths,
The revival j.ow going tan in Can-,
ton. conducted by Charlie Tillmtn,
prows greater with every service,
air. Tillman’s preaching and apt il-f
lustrations go strait huaw tto every
qv-rson.
.He literally preaches and sings the.
goMpel into human souk.
Vl4r. Tillman is pleased at the wav!
tike Canton people join iu the -serv
ice* and at night the large auditorium 1
is * mvded.
*<? v Saturday there twill ibn* only jono-
nnd that will be at J O o’clock
.-V 4',., and wilt i>e for school children
xntiij rouug peepfe at the klethoitst
chuij i. Saturday i right will be ra.?t
night Mr. Tillman is to speak three
times * »n Sunday.
Hv-svjll preach at 30 s»’elad* in the
Methu-pist church and at the «taditori-,
um again at nighL It mrw looks lik
the meeting will break orer anvi rui
into s&xt-aveek.
The sen.'ce at 3:30 o'ckck Sunday
afternoon at the auditorium will be
a special -service for older people, re
gardless of denomination, which will
bn condu.'teyi iby Charlie TiRman :&*J3
his daugVuer This unique servic
opens with the oldest hymns called
for by. the older people in the audi
ence. Tw*. sjMMftil songs are owed—
the Father £ong : at'd the Mother song.
Three committees .are appointed pro
jparatory to fhk swvice: Committee
on Invitation. Committee on Convey
ance, and Reception Committee. The
Reception Committee nvill present a
souvenir to the older people at the
door.
Arrangements will be made to as
sist the older people at the steps of
the auditorium, so they need not hes
itate to come on account of the steps
This is in the hands of a competent
committee.
Any one knowing of an older per
son who would appreciate this serv-
report the names to Mrs. Marie
j DuPre or Mrs. Olin Fincher.
crowded and with the school growing
'Rapidly it is essential that additional
Rjpace be provided.
j Th<^ acquiring of this property and
Die erection of a high school building
ijfill give Canton the finest schools for
Blown of its size in Georgia.
.fWK.
while he was in a buggy with hi
wife and son. Gordon Ragsdale wr..
accompanied by his brother Tom, wh
according to officers making the «l-
rest, fired tihree shots into the buggy.
and wounded the son, who may die. I
fhe woman was shot through th*j
stomach ami may not recover.
Gordon Ragsdale received a slight-
wound and claims that Thomas open- ^
i d fire on him first and that he re* 1
turned the fire.
From the best information obtain-
* bio it seems that they had bi
enemies for some time and had
previous uccasion*,.exchanged
each other, however things
brought to a speedy conclusion Wed- j Emsnucl county, June I, 10H5, Dr.
nesday .morning when, it is alleged,*.. ..... .
Thomas shot at Ragsdale while he 1W * J> Mc *’ lB “K hton was paroled Wed-
was on the way to u cotton gin with : * : ‘S-lay by Governor Thomas W.
■\ load of cotton. Ragsdale at once | Hardwick. The parole was granted on
EDOM GIVEN
DO. MOD
greeting, General John J. Pershing senatorial nominee Senator Brusum
was huppy to step ashore to the j a representative of the republican
welcoming hudclusp of General Fran- national committee was on the
ches Dospercy, who in Pershing’s | ground to aid in organization work,
own words, “introduced him to tlu On the other hand, they declared,
world wah” 1 when the democratic state convention
It was General Desperecy who, in 'met, no representative of the denhm
October, 1917, first took pershing to J eratic national committee was Bi
the front line trenches near the hand to assist.
Chemin des Dames, before the battle I The republican victory in the New
of ^ Ma'matison. So it was Desperey Mexican senatorial election Tuesday
who was delegated by the French only added to the dissatisfaction
government to meet the distinguish- 0 f those elements in the democratic
ed visitor again. party demanding a reorganization. It
Pershing was conducted through j was recently stated at democratic
crowds of cheering Frenchmen, to headquarters that the national com-
the Hotel de Ville, where he respon- 'mittee would be called in Washington
ded to the. cnthusistic tousts, starting about mod-October. White is expect-
his spech in French but breaking in- e d to definately decide this when he
Mif
to English as he progressed.
Just as the American leader was
about to raise his glasR of cham-
to drink to the health of the
ftrstdrink
returns here this week-end.
Satisfaction over the outcome oi
the contest was expressed in all ad
ministration quarters. President liar*.
ding sent this
armed himself and when Thomas and the fourth favorable recommendation
iih; wife-and son -onnoe by in their
Mr.
buggy, he opened fire, shooting Mr.l^®” ^ CaSe by thG 8t ° te P™ 01 *
Thomas out of the’buggy with a shot-1 COmm,ss ‘ on ’ an(1 aftcr thret ‘ Pfeceed-
anil then emptied the second load ’ ng governors had declined to grant
at him while he . lay on the ground. | the prisnor his libe*rty.
A part of the shot from the first load Dr. McNaughton was convicted in^
hit Mrs. Thomas, while it is claimed 1 , qin , ..... ...
t. 0 ...... , on tn charge of killing Fla*
that Tom Ragsdale shot the son. At .
Use time of the shooting Thomas had dera by adra ' inif *teriTig arsenic pu:s-
a shulgur. with him in the buggy. | on - It wa « the contention of the state
There being no eye>witnesses to the ;that Dr, McNaughton was infastuated
shooting except those who arc involv (with the wife of Flanders and that
ed, makes it rather bad to ascertain (they conspires! to poison the womans
.the exact truth.of the shooting; how- (husband. Dr. McNaughten was joinly
ever both Ragtdale boys are being (hzdicated with Mrs. Flanders. De was
held on the charge of murder and j tried first, convicted and sentenced
will likely be trir>d at the November ;t* he hanged. He appealed bw case
term of court, wlfcch is called to meet bat the verdict ol the lower court
postponment of this ceremohy.
In the program for his tour of
ranee, General Pershing hopes to
visit all the American Cemeteries
nnd battlefields.
“I particularly hope to see Chau-
ux-nt again,” he said to me. “The
old proprietor of the chateau whls
my headquarters has asked me
V<> make t hat my present headquar-
■ • ' -. | "i ’ v/o ! ' certainly liV.e to,
'• I'm lliII u' .• -rtiiin ns to inv move
the first.Monday
TJie remains of Mr. Thomas - were
laid to rest in Bascomb cemetery on
Thumday lenaning. A large number
of citizens and relatives we*e -pres
ent.
Both families are well known in •'
that section of the county and 'When
the case is called for trial no 'ftoubc
large number of Witnesses annd
friends will be pj^sent.
was affirmed. Later his death sen
1 trace was coniinuted to life imprison
ment. The case against Mrs. Flan-
deers was not prosecuted, and it was
largely due Uo this fact that Gov
ernor Hardwick granted clemency.
In aetter to ffrieridt, Dr. MrNaugh-
ton announced if "he was paneled or
pardoned he would move to Atlanta
too practice medicine. He said he
! would first visit a niece in North
Carolina and then would rime to
>« OF WEATHER AND Atlanta. Dr. McNaughton will open
CRO^ CONDITIONS IN GEORGIA ( an Office here and will fvim c-umpany
tj manufacture a remedy for “flu
b. Whe the child shown any signs I The y°»»8 people are also cordially
of a sore throat call a doctor at once, j lr ’
7. Do not verlook the fact that we |
have only one remedy for diptheria ; DEATH OF A LITTLE CHILD
—INTITOXIN. I 'khe little child of Mr. and Mrs.
— -Joe Holbrooke died at their home
8-Mour Day for Po*tma»ters
Washington, D. C.—Postmasters of
the first, second and third class from
now on must put in an eight hour
day under an order announced this
week by Postmaster General Hays.
No explanation accompanied the
order
her' 1 last Friday evening, after a
short illness. The remains were laid
to rest Saturday in the presence of
a large gathering of friends and rel
atives. The many friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Holbrooke regret to h^ar of the
death of the little child and extend
their tenderest sympathies to them
in their hours of deep sorrow.
Atlanta, Ga,, Sept. 21—The past,which he iis said to have perfected
week wa* very hot and dry, and the i while in prison. He has ,iwo sons and
tw light ehowers received at scatter will take cane of them, placing them
ed places were of very little benefit, ooalj in school. He will eome to At-
lll the late crops are suffering from ; lanta about October 15. Ip granting
drought., which is becoming rathev parole to Dr. McNaughton, the
serious, and it is impossible to plow governor issued a statement explain
er to plant fall crops as long as the ing his reason for granting clemency,
drought lasts. The cops chiefly suf He quotes from a dissenting opinion
fering are fall white potatoes, inter
r.xJiate and late sweet potatoes, and
sugar cane. Hay crops are suffering
and pastures are rapidly drying up
Cotton deteroated during the week
on account of premature opening
and continued weevil activity. It is
nearly all opened and the larger por
tion has been picked, crowding the
gins. Corn is practically all matured
is a good crop and is being housed
.a,.,u,y. A good deal of hay was cut
and baled, many sweet potatoes and
peanuts were dug, and much syrup ;
made under favorable condition*.
written in the case by the late Judge
Atkinson member of the supreme
■ourt and cities other evidence in the
rrr ord which led him to grant free
dom to the prisoner.
At a hearing of the evidence in
!he case recenely, relatives of Fred
Flanders appeared and protested
igninst granting th parole. Dr. Mc
Naughton boarded at the home of
Fred Flaaden, prior to Flanders
French tourers were rather taken
abrek ” ,ii- ' 1 1 1- Legion of
Honor ribbon the general was wear
ing. It rather appears that the army
and nrnvy co-operative store at
Washington must have played n tricK
on him, for the ribbon he wore was
a mvre “commander’s,” whereas he
is e>.titled to sport the grand cross of
the •order. Explanations were made
that no affront was intended to the
legron.
Xt Paris there was also a tremen-
doas throng to greet Pershing. “Vive
Pershing!” they cried as his soldierly
figure appeared at the station en
trance. General Lasson representing
President Millerand, welcomed him
here.
In an interview with the United
News, General Pershing reiterated
his denial that his visit to France
was connected with the possible with
drawal of the American troops of oc-
upation on the Rhine, and declared
that his sole mission was to confer the
congressional medal upon the
known French soldier buried beneath
h' re de triomphe, and the unknown
BrT: h Tommy in London.
wif
you.I know you
enough to permit the administration
to share with you that feeling tnat
it represents not only appreciation of
your own excellent service, but an
understanding of the earnest effort
that has been made by the party in
power to deal with the manifold
I'lohlems that have confronted it. It
is most heartening to receive such-
tislimony at this time.”
President tc/Spend
One Day in Atlanta
CA37TON COTTON MARKET
BEING KEPT BUSY NOW
The Canton cotton market has
been very lively for the past week
as considerable cotton is being placed
on the market by the farmers of the
county. The market has been vary
ing some, with prices ranging from
20 to 21 cents per pound. The Can
ton cotton market is one of the best
in the state—the buyers here paying
the very top of the market at all
times. The gin here has also been
Washington, Sept. 21.— President-
Harding will spend October 28 in At»
lanta as a guest of the city on his
way back to Washington from Birm
ingham, Ala., where he is to speak
on the preceding day. The president
probably will make at least one ad
dress in the Georgia capital, but de
tails of the day have not yet been
worked out.
Arrangements for the visit were
talked over with the president today
by former Senator Hoke Smith, of
Georgia.
Secretary Charles Robertson, of
the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce,
stated Wednesday night that the
chamber and the Kiwanis club invit
ed President Harding to visit Atlanta
on October 28, but that plans for his
un- reception have not been completed.
It is understood that a dinner will
be tendered him while here by local
leaders, but because the hour of his
arrival is not known no time has been
set for his reception. Definite infor
mation is expected within t,he next
few days.
MAY DESTROY $100,000
OF BONDED LIQUORS
Chattanooga, Sept. 17.—Judge Tar
ver today dissolved the temporary in
junction restraining Dade county,
Ga., officials from destroying the ‘.■
carload of whiskey seized there sev-ljl
eral months ago en roiVe to call-,
fornia from New Yori
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death Flanders was sick about three*doing a land-office business, running
weeks and was attended by Dr. Me- i from daylight to late at right and Supreme Court of Georgia interferes
Naughton and Dr. Smith a physician i long string of wagons are always J $100,000 worth' of bottled-in-bond
Of Swainsboro. w-rting. (liquor will be poured out.