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DOUGLASVILLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA.. An rust 30. 1918.
No. 21.
imett U. Shuiv, Con
te for U. S. Senate
Emm-nett R. Shaw, Candidate
for the United States Senate, Inis
•gone before the people, proclaim
ing the following issues:
I am opposed to foreign imig
ration I stand for complete st p
eration of church and State. I
am for raising this huge war
debt after the war is overby lev
ying a graduated income tax a tin
inlnrtance tax through a long
period of years upon wealth. Me
dium and small businessshould be
Most of the weight of
leavy burden for general
|ty’s sake. The back of
not bear this burden by
; taxation. The high and
are opposed to all of
these iss .e-’. Where does Hard
wick, Harris and Howard stand?
After the war is over I am for
a council of nations, the purpose
of which should be to declare
that there shall nev^r be another
war for an International Court or
Tribunal where each nation shall
agree to settle International dif
ferences. The agreement to be
il a nation fail to arlii-
Ittle -its differences in
ational Court and sho
up arms against a
other nations of the
automatically dec'are
!hat nation who tool
the gun and sword. This will
insure civilization for all times of
peace. This will insure every
m ither as the looks into her ba
by’s face that its blood shall not
b3 poured out upon barbaric fields
of the future. Where does
Hardwick, Ha ris and Howard
stand?
Upon these issues I ask you the
people of Georgia to pass. The
other candidates have not touch
ed a single one of them, these
ars the main issues which will
effect your future prosperity and
the future of your homes and
War Ruling Hits Papers Ten Reasons • the
People Shouts 11 h cK
Owing to scarcity of paper, a j or a Fanner
’itig has just been made by’
Some Great Revivals
Speakers Rally
"lly
Augur®
which all newspapers . must re- ; L Be.-ause they are the most i uly ;
•gun our meetings
the second Sunday
From there we went to to-wit
at 1 All of the ta ididates for Con-
in gress from the Fifth District,
luce the amount of paper used catoable, upright, temperate, in- Springs, then p ear
at least 15 per cent, and to ac- telligent, progressive people to at Union Grove, and (unshed
complish this we are required to be toulld ;vnyw h 0 re. Look
at
king
d tit
Series of meetings at Sweetwater.
ut off exchanges, stop all free the vvon der“nl developments in We baptized at Poplar Sp.-i.igs, |
opies and send no papers for agriculture under their scientific
which the subscription is not me thods of farming. Observe
onid in advance. . | ow thie towns and cites prosper
We call the attention of our whetl the f,, r . ncr!> put their brain
subscribers to this ruling, and 1 asld muscle t o the helms of
that by Nov. 1st every sub- 1 j.trv
serbar mast be. paid in ad van •• 2 2 . Because they are honest,
R bt. T. Blackb irn,
Alonzo Field,
William D. Upshaw,
Edgar Watkins,
I r. John C. White,
Dr. T. R. Whitley,
Will speak at the Auditorium
2 a ii e e e.1 5 by letter, at |
Union Grove Impr.ized 14; Sweet
water, baptized 10, two hr letter.
At Austell one was baptized and;Armory in Atlanta. Go,. August
two retrieved by letter. 31, 1918. at 7:45 p. in. Every
And best of ail, tiie churches : qualified voter in the Fifth Con-
V’ere greatly revived. Fifty 1 -1 javssional District is invited. A
I'his is not our ruling, hue the upright, genial, temperate, capa- thre ® members were added l y, special invitation is extended to
Government s. We don t want b | Ci practical 1 ve justice, hate
11 lose any of our subscribers but hypocrisy, and deserve the liigh-
we must comply with the order. eat honors of th • state. For
S i, if your label shows you are the; strive to do the fair thing
behind please come in and get bv their fellow man.
it right. j 3. Because they are the foun-
~~ ’rintinn 0 f our government and
Watson Says McGregor' the backbone of all our indus-
Not Speaking for Him Aries, and are truthfully the
safest men to trust in making
baptism and nine by lhttei, all ladies and their presence is
making in all sixty-two additions urgently requested, Each can
to t.iese (.hurdles. Last year • didate will speak for twenty-five
ve had more than one hundred ; minutes.
additions. The eontributio s The meeting will be presided
this year were more than double j 0 ver bv Judge E. C. Buchanan,
that oi last. year. jot' Atlanta, who i? Chairman of
It’seerns that some people think 1 tke City Executive Committee.
the world is growing worse hut
this is a mistake. God lie praised
for His wonderful works among
lirectly 1 t,ie children of men.
S. T. Gilland.
Editor Constitution: In your jour laws.
Saturday’s issue appears a copied ! 4. Because lie* leel
article in which it is made to j the burden of taxation, therefore
appear that Major C, E. McGre-j he would naturally labor tor
gur’s speech at Lawreneeville: economy n administerion the
was the expression of my own j a!’airs of the state,
views. Before the major entered ; 5. Because they love educa-
upon his itinerary in behalf of' 1 ion and are striving to get bet- men s an sappit jo le oag
Mr. Hub Dean it was announced ; ter results out of our rural school lasvllle Chapter of Red Cro
on your editorial page, by nec- | systems.
6. Because they bate graft, : worsts as follows:
lied Cross Items
Supervisior of ID spital Gar-
nounces her Chairmen of various
essary inference at least, that l
Major McGregor being so very jfavoriteism, special privilege,,
close to me, etc., would be con-[class legislation and dictators
sidered as virtually my represen- | who are endeavoring to set aside :
tative. As soon as I saw this '<State Rights and centralize gov-j
first paragraph in your paper,
which was coming daily to my
home in Florida, I wrote an auto
graph letter in the most friendly
spirit to the major, urging- him
in the first place not to make any
speeches for Brother Dean, and
in the second place to make it
clear to his audience (in case he
did take the stump in the sena
torial campaign) that he spoke
for himself and not for me.
children. I will thank you for Tha ma i 01 '’ a speech at Lw ’
the consideration of my candida
cy which you would ask for your
self or your boy.
Yours very truly,
Emmett R. Shaw
TWENTY YOUNG
MEN REGISTERED
Following is a list of the young
men who became 21 years of age
.since June 5th last and registered
on Aug. 24th:
Chas. F. Allen, Foster L. Bur
nett, J. Travis Butler, Jos. E.
Cochran, Thos. V. Fincher, Carl
T. Hancock, Homer Jackson,
Lloyd Clark Logan, Claud Mar
tin, Paul E. Pounds, Ephriam P.
Phillips, E. Camp Skinner, Ed
ward Lee Thrasher, Lester Glenn
Wright.
Colored
renceville certainly conveys the
impression that he is my “guide,
philosopher and friend,” my
protector and general caretaker.
Perhaps there has been some
thing too much said to tnis effect
and I am naturally dissatisfied
by the attitude in which I am
placed by it. In time oast I have
“protected” the major quite as
much as he ever prQtected me,
and there has never been a time
when I was unable to speak for
myself When speech was neces
sary, write for myself when wri
ting was necessary, ■ and fight
for myself when fighting was
necessary.. .
Neither Major McGregor nor
anyone else has authority to
speak for roe upon, any political
issue. None of my friends have
had more definite and timely
notice to this effect than the
Gao. Barge, Horace Byron. Erch
Polk, Eulas 1 ane, Raymond
Hart.
Colored Soldiers to Leave
Sept. 1st.
The following young colored
men are ordered to report to
Camp Mead, Maryland next
Sunday.
Leander Reid, Dan Webster,
Ed Minnfield, Jesse Arnold,
Luther Knight. Jerry Cox, Jesse
Etheridge, Harvey Furr, John
Perry Hudson, Fed Jackson, Bell
Wiggers, Samuel Knight, Augus
tus Shropshire.
nmeut functions into the hands j
of the favored few. j
7- He is entitled to your vote j
by being a producer of wealth
Stock Room —Mrs. Mollie Lee.
Hospital Garments—Mrs- J. S.
Abercrombie.
Hospital Linens and Supplies—
Mrs. J. L. Giles.
Inspecting and Packing-Miss
Evora Harding,
The September allotment of
Primary Ticket for Doug
las County
The following is the Douglas
county ticket for the primary
September 11, in addition to the
state ticket:
and helping to hear the burdens' carments will soon he received
ofstateand nation freely and an I the chairman earnestly
honestly for the good of all man-: licits the active work of e , v «’y
kind j woman that feels interested m
‘ He is ent.iiled to your vote! the welfare of our soldier boys.
8.
by reason of his devotion to duty i Plle Douglasville Chapter, is lated
business, haying at heart the ! “ standard, and we want Jo
welfare and rights of the masses, j be U P to the hi K |,e8t standard
9. He is entit'ed to your vote Possible, and this cannot be done
because the farmers should be on UI >less each woman lends her best
the ground to see that the bur- j effort to the work, which she not
for congress:
Madison Bell,
Robert B. Blackburn,
Alonzo Field,
William D. Upshaw,
Edgar Watkins,
Dr. John C. White,
Dr. T. R. Whitley.
FOR JUDGE SUPERIOR COURT
TALLAPOOSA CIRCUIT.
A. L Bartlett,
F. A. Irwin.
SO- for SOLICITOR GENERAL TALLA
POOSA CIRCUIT.
Eugene S. Ault,
J. R. Hutcheson.
FOR STATE SENATOR 36tll DIS
TRICT.
den of this great war tax is not on *y should do as a duty, but
all shifted on their shoulders consider it a privilege to put
when the final adjustment day, sf ' tcbea ' nto garments that
comeg : mean comfort to our boys, who
10. He is entitled to your vote, j bave given their all.
because he stands for free speech J Mrs. M. E. Geer,
free press and just laws; clean | Supervisor of Hospital Garments
politics, total separation of an ^ Supplies.
church arid state and human lib
erty.
A Farmer
Child Dead
Fatal Accident
Fredrick R. Slater, 60 years
old, a prominent stone building
[contractor, oft Douglas county,
On Aug. 17th, God in His all; waa killed by falling from a
Wise providence sent the angel | c hurch at Union. ,S. C-, Aug 20.
He was a member of the First
Christian church in Atlanta, and
services were conducted by his
pastor. Rev. L. O. Rucker, at the
Douglasville Baptist Church and
his remains laid to rest in Doug-
lasvilie Cemetery,
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Annie M. Slater, and two
step-sons, W. M, and A. G. Den
nis, all of Douglas county, and
ol death to the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Burns to .tear from
jhem their precious little boyj
iRa'y Alexander.
. Twas on May 3Qth, 1918 that
God gave this little 'flower to
major. When I get ready to'them.
speak or write about the senato- It seems selfish for us to wish
rial race I can do it without the | him back into tills troublesome
major’s help, and if I should be, world where he had never known
io unfortunate as to be person- i anything but suffering,
ally assaulted because of a pub-| But cheer up, broken-hearted one son, F. R. Slater, of Atlanta,
tic expression of liiy honest opin- • parents. God would not have Also two brothers and two sisters
ions I will endeavor to protect 'taken your little darling from 0 f Tennessee,
myself without calling upon ihe!y° u > had I* e not known best. The bereaved family has the
major for his “protection. ” [And let this thought comfort sympathy of the community.
I request you to publish this in! you, your loss was Heaven’s gain, j
full.. j He is now in his garden of; Card of Tnanks
THOMAS E. WATSON. jewels where he will ever be j T
Thomson, Ga. happy and well. A friend. ]
| We wish to thank our friends,
LOST—Sunday at depot, a 7-[and especially Dr. Vansant. for
jsvvel 16-size Elgin watch. Re- their kindness shown us during
Vote for W. Trok Banks
ton for Railroad Commis-i( llrn ;to E. L. Wortham and get 1 the illness and death of our baby
sioner. reward. i Mr and Mrs. W. A. Burns.
W. I. Dorris,
J. T. Duncan,
FOR REPRESENTATIVE- DOUGLAS
COUNTY.
Wm. J. Harbin,
V. R. Smith,
W. R. Willoughby,
F: M. Yancey:
Good Man Called by
1 Death
Saturday night; about 12
o’clock, Douglas county dost One
of her best citizens in the death
of Mr. M. G. Butler, at hie homri
in the Bright Star community.
Mr. Butler was 80 years old at
the time of his death.
He was an honored Confederate
veteran, a Ma a ori, and a lifelong
member of the Methodist church.
He will be greatly missed; not
only by the bereaved family, but
his community has lost one of
its best citizens and his church
one of its wisest counselors and
ablest supporters.
Besides a host of friends, who
will mourn his going, he leaves a
widow and three daughters. Mrs,
Mrs. Maggie Abercrombie, Mrs,
Annie J Hunt, Mrs. May Alford
and a number of grandchildren.
The funeral services were con
ducted Sunday al4 o’clock at the
Bright Star Methodist church by
his pastor, Rev. G. P. Braswell,
who paid him the highest tribute
possible as a citizen and church
man. The remains were interred
! with Masonic rites.