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VOL. 28
KU KLUX TO BE
REVIVED AGAIN
Petitions Being Circulated
For Formation of Fa¬
mous Band of Re¬
construction
Times.
RECENT OUTRAGES ARE
CAUSE OF MOVEMENT
Meeting Will Be Held In Secret «
Early Date to Perfect Plans.
More County Police Soon
to Be Provided.
Petitions bearing a tautitive
plan for the formation of a Ku
KluX Klan, modelled ituigeneral
way upon the Klan of recon¬
struction times, which Thomas
Dixon, in his •novel, the Clans¬
man, brought to the memory of
older readers so vividly, are
being circulated at various places
around Atlanta.
Those who sign the slips of
paper pledge themselves to at¬
tend a meeting to be held short¬
ly, when the organization will be
formally launched. No date is
set for the meeting nor is any
place mentioned. The petitions,
however, are numerously signed.
The formation of the Ku Klux
was thought expedient in view
of the recent and atrocious out
committed by ...groWDpjn.
white women. It is believed by
some .a 1.'T-rii ! " n * V ’ 1 "
more
increased force of county police,
and the deputies which Sheriff
Nelms will appoint in each of
the twelve malitia districts.
The utmost secrecy is being
preserved. No one knows the
names of the men who first in¬
stituted the movement. No one
knows yet where the mysterious
meeting will be held. The peti¬
tions are handed out from vari
ous stores and public places
around town.
The petitions made their first
appearance Monday evening. It
had been rumored that the Ku
Klux was taking form in Fulton
county, but thi* was the first
formal notification of it. The
papers were both circulated in
Atlanta and at stores on the out¬
skirts of the city.
It is not known whether the
organization will bear the name
cf tbe Ku Klux, but its opera
tions, to all intents and purposes,
wilt be the same. It will exer
cise a night patrol, and will scour
every corner of the county. Sus
picious negroes who cannot ac
count for their actions, who are
idlers or are out at late hours
without a sufficient excuse, will
be made to “move on.” Negroes
whose influences are known to be
dangerous to a community w iH
be asked to leavejit.
It is believed that the
zation will be completed by the
end of the week. Meanw hile,
preparations are going forward
for the increase of the county
police force from 12 to 36 men.
Applicants are numerous for
the jobs, and when the board of
county commissioners meets
Wednesday week it will have a
number of names to select from,
0h *! r m * n *• e
t t op — r;?utd-S a~.
his committee together shortly
and with them go into the mat
ter of selecting headquarters for
the three camps for the county
the the
committee will report to
board Wednesday week.
Sheriff Nelms will appoint the
six deputies in each malitia dis
trict, he was authorized
the board. It is believed that
by Friday week tbe system will
io have been organized.—Atlanta
Urna l.
MURRAY NEWS.
SPRING PLACE, MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, AUGUST 3 x, 1906.
NINE POPS MET;
NO CONVENTION
But Party Remains Intact,
Says Holloway.
Organization Is Very Much Alive, Says
Chairman, and Work for 1908
Will Be Begun at Once. Con¬
demn Brvan and favor
Hearst.
Kin.....* only nine
pro,out. l,im,o If,
v‘i“irman . I 1 . . J 1 . Holloway nonowav, ()f 01
the Georgia populists, called the
populist convention offin Atlanta
Tuesday without even the form
al.ty of calling (he meeting to
( .
The populists were to have
held their convention in the hall
of , he house of representatives
at noon At 1” -Go only the nine
d ......L h.d p,, i
itidieati.m, w,„ that n„
others were coming.
Chairman Hollyway and the
other members sat around dis¬
cussing the situation for some
minutes.
“I move we go into executive
session,” said delegate Rowe,
from Fulton. The motion was
^ jn
.. |/et ,, „ omill>t( . Hote s „ lith ,
tile tmr ticket with tbe secretary
„r.l.,eu,,.r S et .I 1 .M.I Of tbe
democratic convention,” said
another.
That’s exactly what I wanted
togo into executive session for,”
said Mr. Rowe. “1 think we
ought to nominate Mr. Smith as
our candiiiate because practically
all of the members of our party
voted for him.”
The suggestion was made the
subject of some Dleasant banter
for a few moments, after which
Chairman Holloway decided that
there would be no convention.
“I did not call the convention
off” Chairman Holloway said,
“because some of the members
of the executive committee op¬
posed this action, and 1 did not
have the authority of a majority
of the members of the committee
to do so. I did not, however,
see any necessity for the meeet
ing.
You may say however, that
the populist party is by no means
inGeorg.a. Weareexced
ingly alive today, and we
going to work with renewed v.g
‘> r el ' er «' 1908. In the
absence of action by the conven
the old executive committee
wil1 ho,d over and wlU have
charge of such matters as may
c «me up for action.
All of the membe
^ pre8e ",Td
as strongly opposed t( to Bryan Brvan for
president, but they expressed
willingness to indorse Hearst.
“Hearst and Hoke Smith is my
ticket for 1908,” one of them
declared.
11,6 8,1,ali attenadee on the
< to o,.vent.«n tl,e fact fchat was undoubtedly^due the pubhcations
were made in the Papers throug
would
ground Md that TM. Iloke r Smith »•«;> ™
; bee n nominated for governor, in
accordance with the desire of the
p 0 p U lj s ts, a convention was un
ueceisary. Had it not been
this fact, and had these an
nouncernents not been made,
there would, no doubt, have been
a much larger attendance.
But under the circumstances
the members of the party saw it■
would have been a useless waste
of time and money to make
1 trip to Atlanta.
HOKE SMITH’S MAJORITY
OVER ALL LOUR 25,043
Total Popular Vote in Primary Printed For
First Time—Russell Ran Second With
25,296—Howell Third With 21,720
Consolidated and official returns from every countv in Georgia
for the gubernatorial primary of the 22 nd, as forwarded to Ohair
man M. J. Yeomans, of Dawson, by the chairiban of the respect¬
ive county executive committees, show that Hon. Hoke Smith’s
popular vote exceeded by many thousands the combined vote of
Messrs. Clark Howell, Richard B Russell, John It. Estill and
James M. Smith. Indeed the consolidated returns show that Hoke
Smith’s popular vote was much larger than was the popular vote
received by Governor Joseph M. Terrell, when he war first elected
in 1902.
*«"*«■« W “ “<*• S.uith received . major,t,
<* «•«« <"« *« *“ *»<> ** ‘ • plur » htr ‘
60,201 votes over his nearest opponent. Judge Russell. His Hu
,aht , . > over ( lark .. t HoweU T , w _n Wli(l Wa8 70 777 “ '
thk votk op kaoh
Hoke Smith s total popular vote was 04,407.
Judge Russell’s total popular vote was 2o,266.
Clark Howell’s total popular vote was 21,(26.
John H. Est-ill’* total popular vote w*g 14,214.
James M. Smith’s total popular vote was 8,224.
In 1902, when Governor Terrell had opposition his total vote
>» the state was 8L548, and two years ago when he had no opposi
*“M hi. rote was <«*,.
The total vote c.t w„ MMri.
PURELY LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Max Keister is spending the
week in Atlanta.
Miss Nettie Rembert returned
tQ ber bome in Dalton today,
Dr. J. B. Hughes is creating a
large barn on bis residence lot.
Jeff Ixtve. of Hock 1 'reek,
peeved through tbe city en mute
to Dalton.
Miss Fannie Leonard, of Dal
^ , g vis i t i ng Mrs. J. E. John
son this week,
M - G - Everett and wife are
spending a ew < ays wi i re a
tiv « s 1,1
Mrs. Carrie Bryden, of Oliatta
nooga, is visiting her father, G.
W. Jones and family,
FOR SALK—Good cow, will
sell cheap, as we do not need her.
Apply at News office.
Col. C. L. Henry and wife are
rejoicing over the arrival of a
baby girl at their house.
Mrs. W. L. Starnes and baby,
of Ball Ground, Ga.,are visiting
relatives in Spring Flace.
Frank Holder and wife, of
Jefferson, Ga., are visiting rela¬
tives and friends in Murray.
John Carney and sister, Miss
Biddie, of Chatsworth, were in
the city yesterday afternoon.
Free McGhee, of Charlotte, NT
G., spent a lew days of last week
with relatives near (spring I lace,
Mrg< ^ ary i i0U Brown and
children, of Augusta, are visiting
her motheri Mr8 . R . E . Wilson.
Mrs. J. L. Galt, of Ardmore, I.
, g her father ^
mother. Hon. F. M. McGhee and
Miss Emma Everett is home
again after having spent several
days with relatives and friends
at Ainzi.
Mrs. R. M. Gudger and h r; -
dre „ ( are gpe „di„g a few < e ?r s
with her mother, Mrs. — . L.
Edmon< ] goM at Holly.
«"• K. B Humbert returned
t^H X
tnes m op l g place a, .
Reynolds Keister, of Marshall,
8 on ofJ.S. Keister, after an
, bw „ ce , )f te „ ear8 i. vi.iting
bis father and other relatives
bere
Col. E. P. Green, representa
t j VP n f (jobb county and real
e#tate man ig ; n Murray this
lie is tavora^ty favorably impress- np
ed with this county.
Mrs. B. L. Heartsell and Miss
Lillie Rogert came over from
Dalton Monday and spent the
day with the formers parents, L.
F. Peeples and wife.
J. W. Cay lor aiul H. 0. Morris,
of the firm of Caylor & Yates,
Dalton, are in the eastern n»ar
ket» this week. While they are
gone they will purchase their
fall and winter supply of hats,
clothing and dry goods. This is
one of the most popular firms in
Dalton and you should see their
stock before buying your wear¬
ing apparel for the winter.
Mr. J. At Carter, of the Carter
Dry Goods «fc Shoe company, of
Dalton, accompanied by his head
salesman are in the east this
wwek for the purpose of purchas¬
ing their tall and winter supply
of dry goods, etc. They will be
gone several days and will bring
back with them a fine
of merchandise. See them when
you need anything in their line.
BERMUDA
School at this place is pro¬
gressing nice under the instruct¬
ion of Miss Mary Groves.
Miss Myrtle Ellis spent last
week with her sister Mrs. Fraker
at Fashion,
Miss Lula Alma*Hill Gladden, of Amzi,
visited Miss Saturday
afternoon.
W. J. White spent Sunday in
Dalton.
Moses Fraker, wife ami little
son, Temple, spent Saturday and
Sunday at the home of J. U.
Ellis.
W. H. White and family have
returned to their home after a
delightful visit to relatives at
this place.
John and Miss Sailie Holland
spent Sunday with Miss Alma
Hill.
Miss Pearl Ellis is spending
several days with relatives and
friends at Fashion.
Mrs. Lou Flood and children
are spending a while with her
mother at this place.
Several from this place went
to Free Hope to preaching and
were disappointed as there was
no preacher.
We are beginning to feel quite
citified as we can hear the whis¬
tle of the train any time a day
and can hear the saw mill, talc
factory and many other things
too numerous to mention at
Chatsworth and we know' that
will be a town before long that
Murray will be proud of.
Hurrah! for Hoke Smith, lie is
GIGANTIC INCREASE IN
PROPERTY VALUES
STATE TAX RATE
MAY BE $4.80
That Will Be Reduction of Ten
Cents Below 1905.
It was* stated at the capitol
' yegterday tb at the rate tax
b>h bv tbe gOV
ernor and , comptroller , ,, general ,
tb j 8 week< ’ wl jj be re duced
t th of a mil , or 10 cents om
rr last year. . „ TT In other a .-s words, f W
ftate Ul yei,
o„ *1.000. and thi. year*i Vii
probabilityJt v wi fi. :b e -lap,
t H , is . . believed til can % done
vvith in spite the of increase the increased % returnS a, 3 d
appro
made at tfterecent sen
sion of the legislature, because
many of these appropriations are
not available until next year JJ
and the year following. X
net rate will be definitely an
within the next day „
two.
the right man.
Henry Stuart, wife and cbil
dren spent Monday night at the
home of J. 0. Ellis.
Lee Grice and son Will, spent
several days last week with rel
atives in Pickens county.
It seems to us that more of the
correspondents could w r riteoften
er and make The Murray News
the leading paper in the state,
Now all write a long newsy let
t er nex k week.
Dixie, Trixie and Xik.
AMZI
We are sorry to note the illness
of Miss Lina Oox who is slowly
improving.
Miss May McHan and Dock
Oox visited Miss Carrie Greeson
Sunday afternoon.
Mark Will banks and Will
Woods passed through our burg
Tuesday en route to Dalton.
Miss |^etfcie Gladden is slowly
improving.
Jim Willbanks called on Miss
Daisy Oox Sunday evening. ,
Mrs. George Oox and little
daughter Effie, visited at the
home of Mrs. John Oox Sunday
uight.
^ _ 1SS Mattie McHan visited ....
her cousin Miss Ida Etheredge in
^ring . Place hunday. „ ,
Miss Aggie Cox visited Miss
Nettie Gladden Monday evening.
Mack McHan and sister Miss
Maud went home with Miss Mat
tie Jones Sunday,
Miss Lizzie Varnell dined with
the Misses Gladden Monday.
Sam and Willie Cox made a
flying trip to Dalton today,
Rev. Fletcher Walton and lit
tle daughter Helen,have returned
to their home in LaGrange after
spending a few days at the home
of Steve Anderson.
Jim Treadwell anl wife at¬
tended the funeral of Mrs. Tom
Green last week in Spring Place.
Ilarriion Greeson and sister
Miss Pearl visited at the home
of Mr. John Cox Sunday.
Rosk and Li i,ac.
WELLS
Protracted meeting closed at
Mount Hermon Sunday with 14
additions to the church by bap¬
tism and several by letter. It
was the grandest revival we have
had in several years.
On leaving the church Sunday,
a mule belonging to Bill Griffin,
of Gordon county, became
frightened and ran away down
the hill from the church throw¬
ing Gordon Blackwell out and
the bugg$ passed over his body
NO. 38
Cleorgia Has $46,625,190 More of
Properly in 1906 Than in 1905
Remarkable Wave of
Prosperity Has
Swept the
State.
$624, (65,472!
That is the gigantic total of
Georgia’s tax returns for 1606.
It an increase of more than
J niU ° . 0VCr * ,, 16 totft , , , returns
J
® ’
„ . . tLT,e‘f
^ “ Zd
‘ y la.Z a d.Z.
m , l.e ti.x valuations in m Jenkins
and Toombs comities, each of
. . . , nnt nf
of parts of four other counties ’
. . .. ..... , ,
' ‘ cu ma er 0
-
f. ' Illt ***, I * n ,ncre **®°
’ lU ie t or P ora lon
ma«le , to . the ,. comptroller
8 ®'. ,eral ' 1! ' ak ^ t h ®^ ran,i total
^ .
titTi^tZhZ .ddi it
$230,000 to the state on a 5-mile
basis, but the state tax rate, it
is thought, will be considerably
below that maxiurn figure.
The total tax returns on the
county digests this year are
$535,253,338, and the total cor
poration returns $89,212,184.
With one more increase like
this in 1907, the total of Geor¬
gia’s property returns will have
been carried to and beyond the
high water mark of property
values in Georgia before the war,
when millions of dollars worth
of slaves figured on the digests.
The total of the state digests
was completed yesterday when
the last of the digests was com¬
pleted yesterday when the last
of the digests were received,
Murray county showing a gain of
$92,844; Stewart, a gain of
$226,020, and Houston, a gain of
$46,170.
The total increase in property
values since 1900, or within six
years has been more than $19(1 >
000 , 000 .
and dragging him some distance,
he was considerably hurt but we
hope he will soon recover. The
mule came very near running
into a buggy driven by Miss
Malvia Montgomery and fright¬
ened her horse very bad, but the
mule was reigned into the woods
before any serious damage was
done.
Mr. C. C. McEntire and wife
are receiving the congratulations
of their many friends over the
advent of a new daughter at their
home.
H. B. Montgomery and wife
attended church at New Prospect
Sunday.
W. M. Wilson, of Audubon,
dined at the home of Will
Pritchett Sunday.
Miss Eula Edmondson’s school
at this place closed Friday with a
picnic at a spring near by, which
all the children enjoyed very
much.
Miss Hogan, of Tilton, is visit¬
ing at the home of John Berry.
Mrs. Leainon and children, of
Chattanooga, are visiting her
father’s family at this place.
Miss Walker visited Mrs. (Jar¬
rell Sunday.
Miss Eula Edmondson visited
Miss Malvia Montgomery Man
day night.
Mark Baxter, of Audubon,
visited Noah McGinnis Sunday.
Mrs. Martin Roberts and
daughter attended church here
Sunday.
Mr. Brus West, wife and baby
and Miss Mattie West, of Dalton,
have been visiting friends and
relatives at this place for the
past week.
Several from Gordon county
attended church here Sunday.