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If Every WIFE KNEW What
Every WIDOW KNOWS, Ev
ery Husband Would INSURE.
W. A. ROPER, Agent
The Prudential Ins. Co.
Wo Write Women Also.
VOLUME XXXIV
GAINESVILLE, GA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1922.
NO. 30.
Members of City Council Give Out
Statement About Recent Injunction
To the Citizens and Tax Payers of him, and at the direction of three
the City: members of of the council charged
The undersigned, members of the this item to the city. It was after
city council, against whom numerous ward approved’ by the mayor,
charges have been made, desired to • ,
answer these charges in court, to . ^ was ^ong, then Mr. Parks
which they had been haled, rather * s more than willing t6 relieve the >tjx
than by this method, bdt so much P ayers this amount, as it would in
publicity has been given to these crease to such a huge extent the bur-
charges. and when the case'Was called dens °f .the total tax.of the.city which
as originally set* those preferring | a £f? re gate more than $6,300,000.
them saw fit to continue, and refused! to ^.Gainesville Drug Co., ac-
t 0 try the issues, presented on the coun t °f $38.00, it is true that Mr.
date set on their application, for, ® uni ™ er * s a stockholder ki this cor-
this reason we think it at least pert}- P° ra *-* on together with other citizens,
nent that you should understand our;^ coas ’ sts of flash-lights sold the cjity-.
views of the case originally brought a ” d ’ ds a covering^ more than |wo
. eu i years. But $14 of this amo’int
seeking to njoin th city from complt- j years ‘ ® ut $1'4 of this amount was
j n g th purchase of the Studebaker P urchas ed from the city since Mr.
Automobile; seeking to prevent the' Summer has been on the council,
payment of an account of .$11.70 to E. I These flash-lights are standard make
T. Parks, also an account of some i wd:b standard prices, cost the city the
$88.00 to the Gainesville Drug Co., if ame wherever bought, whether it be
and also seeking to enjoin the city! 3 *' tbe Gainesville Drug Ck>., or not.
from diverting its funds. j Mr ' Summor did not know they were
' purchased from this company, as he
As to the purchase of the automo
bile, we thought best to buy the high
est powered car for the lowest money
is not actively in charge of this cor-
Hoyt Bagwell Found Read in Auto
Under Mysterious Circumstances
Hoyt Bagwell, sou of Mr. J, H. Bag-
well of this city, ago 24 yoars, died
WORKING TO HELP DUPRE.
j i f < I v j ”o ~ «/ v *"*
Betty Andrews, the sweetheart of under very mysterious circumstances on
! Frank Dupre, undcrl sentence) of death lust Thursday night in an automobile
I for the killing of Detective Irby Walk- near tho Southern depot. Investiga-
'dr at;ja Beatur: sfiteet* jeuielry shop in. tiOns arc.still under way to try to d*>
Athntu last‘Di.com For. and who was ternline the exact manner in which he
herself trull
and given r year’s sen- met his death. '
fence for ;hjH; rimnerttppn withi; According to reports of the affair,
the ease, which was . suspended during Bagwell and J. W. Little, another young
her goodrbehaviori and committed int6-white man, rented n taxi from a local
GAINESVILLE’S NEW HI$H SCHOOL BUILDING.
in the afternoon Thursday,
ould be hack shortly. At
clock that night, the taxi
petition among the" people of the eity people began a search for the car, and
in ah effort to raise funds with’which near the depot encountered Little, who,
DuPro’s light for life may bo continued, upon being asked about the wherabouts
! Bet ty is pii 11 clinging to flic'hope that of the car, stated that it was stuck in
(,Ko-• spocthcdr.t may yet bo given a new the mud a short distance away, and that
1 trial : und‘'that the: death' peiiaft^may Royt Bagwell was in; it- asleep,
be prevented. She has taken a keen in- It'is stated that Ed Carlson and Ike
iterest in the efforts of DuPro’s attor- Glaze went after the car, were gone,
joeys to secure a new trial, and if funds sonic time, and Anally brought Bagwell
the city hall, where it was found
at: lie was dead.
County policemen and federal prohi- 0 j her own- k j At a curoner’s inquest held over the
Having been away from Gainesville 'body Friday, the coroner’s jury came
S. S. Institute !Boat„ Man, 30tF
Here Apr. 4 & 5 ’: GanonsofLiquor;-S.^,vCtt^ Z
Gainesville Sunday School workers
will be interested in the announcement 'bit ion-agent s' made the biggest haul of
poration’s affairs but the reason-they i t,mt tL two-da-y institute for Suhday liqiior in transit over made in this conn- ;l considerable time during tliq past few to a verdict of death by unknown caus-
' 1 School workers of all denominations will tyylast Thursday about noon, when they, 'years, Betty is not known to a great o.s The funeral was held Sunday and
though she
river does not hesitate at this time to lot the
„ , T . ... , were bought from the comoany is that,, . ,, . ..SB!. h _ . rn , - , . . ,,
was offered us. If we had bojughtj tllis d remain •'no un , ; j ; be held on April 4. and On Tuesday, caftured, a boat containing-.408 gallons many Gainesville-people, - though she inienne.nt; was at Hopewell church.
a Ford for the use of the police offi- | ^ w j 1( , reas ig c -! April % afternoon and evening sessions, of liquor, on the Chattahoochee river does not hesitate at this time to let the Slight bits of evidence having sine®
cers, they could not use it in overtake- ot j, er lj,,ht* dealers nl this , l( ! wdl be held, beginning at IB.'H) and 7:30 u o$r Flowery Branch. Three men were people know. just who she is and for • cropped out, it is understood, tho na
me speeders in cars of higher Bpec/'l, J coun (- s / or f] 1( ?, e purchases V’r Puie l 1 *' 1U ’ tb< ‘ First Baptist church, and on in the boat,, but two of them escaped, wluit purpose she is circulating a peti- i U re of. which is not made known, the
neither would they have an opportun- j S , urt' iaaes. ..n. *-' ul - j Wednesday,-at the same hour, the ses- the .other was Clevo Edwards, who lias tion to raise money for her sweetheart, body was disinterred Monday afternoon
m i is 1 ‘owis- pel ec y wi nig -o 8 i 0 j 18 w ;u be held in the First Methodist .since been released under $500 bond, and, - o an carried to a local hospital where ex
payers of sms huge | cliurc ],_ 1 '
ne acts
itv to capture cars of. higher power! ,. , ,
engaged in violation of the prohibi- , . 41 . ... ... . | churca - Avhb did not divulge the names of Ins
tier, laws. The old Buick which we'^" °\ $ \ L*. „ "l ™ §. - J M - A. Honline, of Pasadena, Cal,'cmnpunions. -j
jt e 'ax Paj-ers thin.-, tnat it is f*»« • Associate Superintendent of education . Tho -officers some time beforo had;
hail, had been hauled in nine times
during the month of January, and the'
repair bills on it were enormous.
One of our members Mr. Wm. Sum-
m<-r, was and has been engaged in the
sale of -automobiles for a period of
more than a decade, and thus had
mere experience than all of us v/it’n
for this concrn to do so.
^mTiumsta^era sale^ the'city P ay th #' The niayor ! d * aws the l R ' D ' Webb ’ Stato Gonoral Superin-.! them made good their escape,
some ciscumsiances a saie to me ciyy i j o... > . ...
by him would result in harsh criti
cism, he offered us the cheapest six-
cylinder car on the market adequate
for the city’s needs, at its actual
manufacturers’ cost to him, which is
cheaper than any other individual
could obtain it. There can be no graft
and should be no criticism when by
such a trade the city is being fa rored
and Mr. Summer wa^ making no prof
it. The mayor sought? or ^therjydik*
cussed with Mr. ' Suipmeir ; the [rajr*
chase of a second-hknd Sifcuddbakferi
but this was discouraged by this mem
ber himself. It is thus understood
that the city is reaping the bnefit of
this car and Mr. Summer, instead of
reaping the reward is the ‘lose-;
As to the account of Mr. E. T.
Parks, these items were two pair of
boots for the policemen bought from
him because after diligent effort the
sizes for these policemen could be ob
tained at no other pla to than Mr.
Parks’, also for a pair of shoes and
stockings for a little child who came
to Mr. Parks for relief during the
snow. Mr. Parks’ clerk bathed this
little barefoot boy’s feet and placed
this nair of shoes and stockings upon
BROOKTON SCHOOL HOUSE
fBURNS.
for the International fcJSuluy School As : “got wind” of the liquor-hauling boat, Th ® 3®* or .something seems to be
The only other charge is that the son a Hon, will attend this institute, spea- ! arid, stationed on both sides of tho river! l >um,i, .'8 tho ,5tt1e to '™ ,,f Brookton,
city is diverting its funds. So far as. king at all four sessions. . | Thursday morning, lay in wait. About tan ,nilcs llorth ()f Ga '««sville on the
the undersigned are concerned, they; lie is considered one of the greatest noon the boat came along, aa c l its occu- ^ainosvillo &' Northwestern railway.,
plead not guilty to this charge. It is' Sunday School specialists in the United pants, seeing the officers , on tho For- 'rithin the past two months, dc-
a physical impossibility for a council- States, and has long boon identified with S yth county side, headed in to tho bank* s,rn(!tive (m ' s havo oceu "ed in the lit-
man to divert funds he has no author- the Sunday School Association move-' 0 n "the Hall county side, ajnd ran into t,c to " n w, ’ieh have seriously crippled
haustive examinations have been' mad®-
Carlson and Glaze were put under nr-
rest this week, and a preliminary bear
ing is set for 2 o’clock this'afternopa.
Young Bagwell is survived by bla
t'athej' and step-mother, and several
brothers and sisters. ■
ity; neither can he draw checks or niont.
ft. Only a short time ago, tiro desfroy-
NEW CENTRAL PASTOR
Rev. J. T. Grizzle has accepted the
the officers there. As stated, two of,^ th0 ^. g . wni , ch(>u8e J ^ c , Q ui p n call to the Central Baptist, church and.
Bros, containing .about 150 bales of w ' d t;ake up the work on April the first.
checks, the clerk signs them and the pendent, and Miss Corn Holland, State, i JUS l)u;ll vms US p ei;mil y cuimuncmu • - . . „ , w, i,„ H hn,, ihn nf PlnwAr*
treasurer pays them. Big we agree!#* division Superintend-30 foeWtang, 4 quantities of hay, grain feed- H 1ms
with these gentlemen who brought ^ " i,] _ a,so attend .# 8 institute, andifoet wide and 2 foot deeji, and'.jt con-, 8tllffs ’ etc Y Moilday at W the baad ' B ‘ anCh and ° Ch, “ ehe8 fW &
this lawsuit that the city is diverting s P cnk on a uumber of phases of Sunday I t a inod 298 1-gallon cans
its funds, that it is a violation of thet Scbo ° 1 ^# "' iU bo of intcrest . keg full of liquor.-
law, and state further that, even after i and .a W T- attend ' „ | It is said that Edwards afterwards
this restraining order was granted' Q ^ hl ® in8tltut ® ]\f pan to ® U Sunday ( admitted that this was his ninth trip
School wor ^ ers of all denominations. It.1 down the river in the boat, eight pre-
is hoped that a lar^e number of pastors, vious 01ie8 being successful ■ .
funds have been diverted. We are
advised that it is a violation of the ... ,
, , 1 . ,superintendents, other offioers, teachers,
law, and common sense in addition to . .. ’ . . ’
.. ’ . | a : £ - . ,. 5 ... . public school teachers, parents ,-and.an-
the law teaches pne_ that W ehou d, be, toto ;, ca/ , wra bi ^
tortprevidu? years liabilities te, be aC 3sfonB.: ’ \:i -I:
paid out of the current year’s receipts, j -
and vice versa. In bt^ier words, you j ,v
can not take the receipts for 1922' CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING
and pay 1921 debts with them; neitb-| PLAN ENDORSED,
er can you take 1921 receipts and pay
1922’s debts with hem.
MR. MoEVER SECRETARY.
Mr. Ai Oi MeEver has been elected
ns secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce, and an assitant secretary will
be elected later whose duty it will bo
' *1 ih-Tralinnhome two-story school house, catching )? ou t Biree years.
itiro from a defective flue, was totally ^*- r - Grizzle is no Stranger to Gaines-,
destroyed. The building cost about $3,- vdde and Hall county people, ind^ a-
000 a few years ago and could not be most cordial wolcome will be given Mm,
re-built todhy for twice that amount, to the work at Central in Gainesville*
The Odd Fellows lodge occupied the He is young, active and enthnsiastiQ
second story, and nil the paraphernelia. aTld wd * PM*- his energy to good Use tot
was consumed by the flames. Insurance this splendid work and its membership.-
to the amount of $1,500 was carried Central needs just such a man for pas*
on tho building, which will help maten- tc, r, and The News predicts he will meas*
ally in rebuilding the structure. The a P ful l v to every expectation of his
loss of those two large buildings within friends.
:—4
gressivc.nnd they .wilj come again.
Just Received
so recent a period 1ms given Brookton
At a meeting Saturday morning in to keep office hours'so as to be able a black oje, but its citizens are pio
Advalorem' tbe -Chamber of Commerce rooms, the to wait on thd public at all times,
tax”is collect^'’but"once each year,!g , -°P crativo P lan of marketing cqtton This is a splendid idea, and will no
so the city has to get along the best was outlined and explained to a large,doubt be a valuable aid not only to the
it can on police fines and forfeitures, goring of business men and’ farm- city, but this entire section,
water vent and license tax. These prs > and the - P lan received hearty en-; A splendid response was met recently
should be used to pay teachers, fire-, dor ^iei.t. The Chamber of Commerce by the. membership committees, who
men policemen and the other employ-! luis Previously endorsd the movement, |hnvq.conducted an extensive collection
ees of the citv. Extra effort was re.j aadi | H | x P PPtpd « large number campaign,
cently made to folloct from these » f f »™"» »f..«l> '» V>
sources sufficient money to pay our
laborers, who are unable to accept
movement from Hall county.
MUST REGISTER TWICE.
~ ; j , , ,,.'T The women who' expect to vote in
warrants drawing seven per cent and and previous yegrs liabilities. By bofh 1MUT]it . il and oowity M ct iohs
wait till fall for their money. But th > s means the banks and other per- 1
Shipment of New Crop
Turnip Seeds
Onion
Now is the Time to Buy!
Drug Co.
.-7 7",,- - , V, 11 1 4. , . - must register for the former at tho city
at the direction of the mayor the *on| who hold las year’s warrants I u ^ nt fho court houso for tho lat .
clerk issued a check for $1,000.00 and ^iveqxto the school teachers will be ^ Th(1 , - ty rogistrati6n do08 not count
the treasurer paid it, on an old judg- P a y en P 1 ” 1 a ,l b ar ® as e a ' v in'the county, nor does the county rog-
tnent of the Bitulithic Copipany • to direc^j, and-theo no-i.||editorJ^k8 .t-hm, fogtiou count in tho city. They arc
the women
elections they must
would have done the same tmng un-, 1 w * l '‘ n,iac ‘ see both ‘tho Citv Clerk and tlio County
dev the circumstances. Col. Charters VVe are further advised that it is a Tax Colloc g r
is also attorney for the people bring-"Violation of the criminal laws of this,
ing this lawsuit. As a result of this'State to encourage litigation or to, . *
payment our policemen are not being stir up strife in any community. There! GILLSVILLE, ROUTE NO. 1.
-J ovirmled and we a re twenty-eight names on the peti-!
P1U not miv accounts which are due lion appearing as plaintiffs against * lnr h c crowd attended Sunday
d I n/L me^hanTs of the cUy |the city, quite a number of whom ■**“" "* Sunday,
an dowing the merch . pif+bnv nn» ran re nf ^ [ rs. Ida Randolph, mother of
ri Hinan laborers are given vouchers have come to eitthei one or more ot , ■»
ALAMO.
Thursday, IMnrch 16: A special De-
IMille Production, ''Saturday Night.”
Also ' a Comedy, ‘ ‘ Why They Leave
Home.”
Friday, March 17: Jesse Lasky pre
sents Thomiis Meighnn in ‘‘A Prince
There Was. ” i Also 3rd episode of -Eil-
die Polo in “Do or Die.”
MRS. ALICE SKINNER DIES IK
ATLANTA.
Mrs. Alid e Skinner, who formerly ret
sided here, died last Thursday morning,
at a sanitarium in Atlanta. Mrs. Skin
ner since moving from Gainesville had
made her home at 805 East Point ave*.
mie, East Point, Ga.
Tho remains were brought to this *
city Saturday morning and funeral sot-,
vices were held at the First Baptist
church Saturday afternoon; conducted '
Saturday, March 18: First National
presents Wesley Barry and Marjorie bv the pastor, Rev. h. F. Campbell. Mr
Daw in ‘‘Diiitv.” Also a Christie com
Mrs.
XKpS'nlthich «« hi 17| a. p «naer|ift. Sat,
be cashed by anybody. This »•»»«>»! ST ,Us „ P !“ 1 ^ Mm. ,E. P. Eborhardt has retard
“The Friendly
Drug Store
was made out of 1922 receipts and
this payment was applied on this old
Bitulithic debt of some eight or nine
years standing. In addition the may
or made the statement in open council
that this debt , would expire in May
and that he intended' to pay it, it
made no difference frpm what source
the money was obtained. It has been
seen that he is the one who issuds the
checks 1 and not the undersigned—he
makes the payments. If we arc ad
vised correctly this would be -a' viola-
tion of law. Further, if such is his
5! ‘ intention no restraining order of court
; would be effective, because this pay-
' ment was made since the restraining
order Was granted. For these reasons
wb thought it wise and in response to
thfo'law suit will'ask the court to
'appoiht sbme suitable hnd prop-
1 e r person and require him to give a
'S i ' nriHi sufficient bond Vrtiosb duty
their knowledge or consent; others
state that they were called, doubtless '‘Avepk’s visit.to her moth-
by those whose object is not to save Thompson.
taxes, because their tqx buurdens for E. W.
various reasons are not so heavy, but b
rug-sior^:
Messrs. Howell Lipscomb and Willio
whose objMt I. to dominate at .by Walk™ li«l, rotbrnod hoa,o after a viait
expense, v ‘uch results in no good to Nortb
the city nor its tax payers. ? | m^ Paunio Ma0 Buffington spobt
We want to run the city economi- ln8t wook wlth M#># E< L Buffington.
cally and efficiently. To do without) Mrs Gordon starglo from Plodmon t,
DEATH OF MR. A. J. LITTLE.
Mr. A. .T.. Lift 15 cliqd lust Thursday
morning at a local hospital after an
illness of several months from enneor
or a disease of similar nature.
The funeral was
Baptist church Thursday afternoon at
5. - o’clock, conducted by Roy. E. F.
Campbell, ami interment was ill Alta
Vista.
Mr. LitaS* was for a long number of
years
for some time past hnd been in the au
tomobile business, having tho agency
here for the Dort. He wus-a man who
made many friends by his genial and
engaging personality, and his dentil is
deeply regrot tod. •
o
torment was made at Pendergrass, Ga.
Mrs. Skinner was a splendid Chxia-
tian woman, who had many friends bothy '
here and at East Point who were sad
dened to learn of her death.
Mrs. Skinner is survived by three
daughters, Misses Anna D. aa’, Fern J..
Skinner, of East Point, and Mrs. J.
.............. Jtundolph, of Gillsvillo; three sons, Eo> *
gene, W. Manly and Bishop M. 8kinner x
of East Point; two brothers, John Bed-
imrid of this city and Bud Redmond oi}.\
CnrHesville; four sistors, Mrs. JohM. v
Peck, Mrs. John Boll, Mrs. Jaka Peck,
John Bowora-
depittv sheriff of Hall county, and Gai ‘ 10SV,n °’ and Ml8,
m lime oust had been in the am of Llthonia ’ Ga> :
VEAL BROS. SHOWS PLAYIWCE
GAINESVILLE THIS WEEK. .
Voul Bros Shows, undoubtedly ana o£ •
the best carnivals that has visited tfca
city, is playing GainosviUo this week,
"THE MISLEADING LADY.” and are being accorded a liberal pats
Hear ye! Hoar ye! On St, Patricks ronago. The carnival carries nineteen;
Day and not other, tho seventeenth of shows and five riding devices on. tho-
this month at 8.30 sharp, in ye Amlito- big midway. The shows, among whid*
an automobile would mep at least S. C.,-is visiting her brother, Mr. W. L.
four additional policemen scattered McIntyre.
over town, and the same results could Mr , Tola Rnndolpll has foovod his saw
not ,be obtained. miU ttr'Wliitehall.
We want your advice and co-opera- Mrr E. W. L. Buffington has boon
tion; times are hard,' we want to do suffering with his hip for tho past two,
right, and believe we have. . We want weeks, >v
you to show at all times if we go ( ,_Mr. Bob Smith \yill bo at Lobanon
wrong, but we do think it ,is improper inoxt Sunday to tell you about the Sun-
to hide under the cloak of a taxpayers’day School training school. Hope a
law suit,, the real reasqn wjiy this suit ■ large crowd.will be present,
was brought. If one coqld qncjerS|tand | Mr, and^Mrs. R. E- Langford Spent
the motives, it coyld be eqsijy under- Saturday night with the-latter te fntlirii
stood why it was' nece^?ary to, solicit and sisters; Mr. Bnd Buffington,
-arious persons to become —i - ti t? otvami ^ .i.i.
rium, Tho Misleading Lady will' lead arc the minstrel show, tho athletic show
her numerous sw|iins and the uudionco with lady wrestlor, the motordrome, tlMfc.
a .merry dauco in positively the liveliest mechanical city and others, all soein ta
and polliest comedy Giiinesville has over bo clean and high-class, and tho riding;
scon. , devices consist of tho merry-go-round.
If you saw "Mr. l’iin Pass By” you forris wheel, whip, Vonotian swings and
will need no urging for the same Cush- seaplanes. 1 The lattor two are new* and
man Club is Sponsoring this play. If delightful devices,
you didn’t joe it- you doubtless wish f o———*
you did and certainly will never’forgive ! wt awiitt? ot awp
yourself if you miss "The Misleading FIRhi AI XVIi^KISLih ■” «I-
liady.” ' | A- fire alarm was turned in by that
Como ono, conic- nil, to soo Yc Gala 'W* Southwell Marble plant Friday
! morning and tho flro truck made its
0 ‘way to tho scono of action. It wasoaty
gtou. lifrs. W. t; Carlisli’ haA’roturned homo a minor fire, a small place
on tho sick aWoir a very enjoyable trip to Raleigh around tho stovo fluo, this being quickly
. 1 mul other points in North Ctirolinu. extinguished.
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