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DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE MEN
Kate McKinney
By GLADYS M. GREGG, in T. P. A, Magazine,
Patter! Patter! Patter!
’l'{'.nt h\cslsfln!. everlasting patter!
Why in the name of the god of rain
does it always have to pour when a
traveling man’s train is behind time?
Impatiently and with a feeling akin
to the “average mortal's grofch, [
climbed up beside the driver. To be
sure, he was an interesting looking
piece of humanity, but the prospect of
a ten-mile drive in a steady November
downpuor did not revive my au;glns
spirits, It was then 4 o'clock an
nearly dark. The fates alone knew
whether or no 1 would reach my des
unation, |
For an hour or more we crept along
the roughest, meanest stretch of
cquniry road I have ever experienced,
and I've been selling pal{n for nearly
fifte years. Not that bad roads
am&lnt are affiliated, but it is nee
essary to amble over mother earth, in
one form or another, in order to dis
pose of one’s goods. |
Occasionally when the skeleton-like
formation of mud and water, and then,
In none too gentle a manner, more oq
less baptized my countenance with a
yvellowish substathce, I would shift my
eramped position a bit. Otherwise, l‘
was quiet, except, of course, when T
thought the crazy vehicle in which I
was riding was about to turn turtle.
Then madly 1 would cluteh the cold,
clammy arm of the seat with renewed
vigor and allow my mind to dwell
upon the curses of an unpaid accident
insurance,
The driver I had bare'y noticed. As
I have raid before, he looked interest
ing, but I had hardly spoken to him
since leaving the station. To the con
tinuous handout of information which
ne had poked at me, I remained silent,
I was, to be perfectly frank, devilish
miserable and mad.
Suddenly I found myself staring
across a rail fence, into a desolate,
gloomy appearing pasture. A chilling
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Inspectors
Also a Number to Learn
the Trade
APPLY TO
F. C. NICHOLSON, Supt.
Fulton Hosiery Mills
39 S. Forsyth St. . . ATLANTA, GA.
wind swept over the region, the
'uwaylng trees giving vent to their
feelings in long drawn moans and
‘shrieks,
“That there's where Kate MeKinney
logt her life. Killed in cold blood.”
.~ Men in my business are always on
the alert for stories. My interese in
the world and life had been revived.
Murder!
. “You don't say—Mr.—er?"
~ “Mcßoberte—Bob Mcßoberts is my
name.,”
“Mr. Mcßoberts,” I substituted,
“Yes—right there—by that clump of
underbrush.”
Was 1 going to lose that story? |
hadn’t been even decent to the old
fellow. I now turned and gave him
the once over by the light of a real
country lantern, the kind one often
eats one's supper by and then fol
lows, as the head of the house gin
gerly carries it down into the cyclone
cellar when the thunderstorm breaks,
A man of seventy, perhaps, was my
driver, none too clean, but showing
signs of happjness and genial fellow
ship. You knhow the type. Interest
ing sort of talking machine. Per
petual noisemaker when once wound.
“And how did the terrible thing
happen? Love affair or purse of
money ?"
“'Twarn’t neither—guess vou ain't
beknown in these parts?”
I assured him I was not acquainted
with the country, though I expected te
malke this trip to Madison monthly for
the next several months, adding that [
should be glad to engage him as my
conveyor; to this he gladly consented,
“But what about this murder, Mr.
Mcßoberts? You said it was com
mitted for neither love nor money ?”
“Git up, Dol! It was caused by old
man Bailey allowin’ young Kate to go
over on Joe Martin's land. Old Kate
McKinney was a powerful pest 'bout
the farm, but yvoung Kate, well, Joe
HEARST'S> SUNDAY AMERICAN — A NOWSEEEOI' for POORIO Who Think — SUNDAY, JULY 22, 19017,
Jobson Plow Co,
Gets Boost From 8. C,
— e ~
If there ever were live wires In busi
ness, dohn W. Norwood and Bill Over
ton, both officlals of the Jobson Plow
Company, are such. They nat only know
how to handle a business, but know just
the correct thing to do 4t the psyeholog
jcal moment, They have a knack of
winning the confidence of the prospec
tive customer without ever seeing him,
as the following letter proves:
Due West, 8, C,, July 16, 1917,
“Jobsgon Plow (‘omrnny. Atlanta, Ga.:
“Gentlemen—Renlying to your letter of
the 11th, we really da not know from
what we have seen vet just what a Job
son plow 18, bhut your enthusiasm. cou
pled with that of the Sullivan Hardware
Company's letters, leads us to think we
had better get in on the ground floor
while the going is good, and we are
afraid to wait until we can see what a
Jobson plow is before we give you the
order and get this territory sewed up
for ourselves. Send us six plows and
two dozen points through Sullivan Hard
ware Company, and then explain to us
what we have bought.
“Yours truly.
“(Bigned) R. C. BROWNLEE & CO."
Such a letter as the foregoing surely
must prove conclusively that the busi
ness propensities of Norwood and Over
ton are of the best and that their prod
ucet must stand the test.
'Martln jest hated her. Guess he war
sorter jealous of Bailey. The long and
short of it is that -Martin shot young
Kate.”
1 looked at the deserted pasture and
shuddered. Not & house in sight.
‘Brute! I thought to myself, to kill a
}woman.
~ “What did they do with the mur
lderer'.'"
; “The murderer! Well, I'll be darn
ed! Never thought of it in jist that
‘way, but it war murder, now warn't
it
Never thought of it as murder! And
there 1 had pictured the poor strug
gling girl, her cries for help, and
finally the last moan as she sank to
the ground. Murder! The old fool! "~
Patiently, however, I'wulted. |
“They held the trial in Renick.
Jedge Tucker war a good friend to old
man Bailey, so he fined Martin fifty
bucks and cost; and he got it, too!
All that for Kate McKinney!"” |
It was too deep for me. Surely the
old fellow was out of hls senses. A
murderer to be fined fifty dollars and
costs! Preposterous!
I resolved to try again.
“Uncle Bob"—1 was a near relative
by them. Seven of the ten miles had
been covered. “Uncle Bob, why in
hell didn’'t they hang the murderer,
‘and this Judge Tucker, too?”
| Uncle Bob reflected. “Tain’t no good
to hang sech folks. Joe Martin's the
‘meanest man in the country, but he
ain’t no meaner than old Bailey—'er
‘the jedge, neither. Besides, Kate
‘warn't worth that.”
“Ump!”
. Uncle Bob glanced at my doubtful
expression.
“You, Dol!! Git along. I'll tell ye
about Kate and ye can jedge for your
self.”
- “Old man Bailey went fox huntin’
one night and took Kate along. Joe
Martin had told him long before this
time that Kate warn't ever to come
on his land. Well, as [ was-jest say
in’, Bailey and some others, with Kate
McKinney and a pack of hounds, was
a-going across the meadows, headin’
for a pasture, 'bout a mile past the
bend of this road, right nigh on to the
Cox house.
“A big yelping hound nosed up a
fox and over the rails he went into
Joe's pasture. Kate took it upon her
abstreperous self to follow. Martin
happened to be out there lookin’ atter
some sheep. He saw Kate and shot
her in her tracks. That's how Kate
McKinney met her death, and why old
Martin and Bailey ain’t speakin’ now.”
“But what about Kate? How old
was she? Where did she live? Why
should a girl be following a pack of
hounds?”
“Followin’ a pack of hounds? Why,
man, ain’'t that what Kate was fer?
Warn't she the quickest eight-month
old youngster ever spied in these
parts? Kate McKinney sure war some
dog. But fifty bucks! Golly Moses!"”
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ALABAMA.
Mobile.
The Cawthon, $1.50 up.
ARKANSAS.
Little Rock—
Merchants Hotel, SI.OO up.
FLORIDA.
Jacksonville—
Burbridge Hofl, $1.50 up.
Duval Hotel, SI.OO up.
Tampa—
Bay View Hotel, $1.50 up.
DeSoto Hotel,
lSt. Augustine—
The New Monson, $3.00 uo (A. P)
GEORGIA.
Atlanta— e
Ansley Hotel, $1.50 up.
Hotel Aragon, SI.OO up.
Imperial Hotel (Family), SI.OO u
| Kimball House, SI.OO up.
Hotel Majestic, Amer, & Europes
Piedmont Hotel, $1.50 up.
Macon—
! lL.anier Hotel, SI.OO up.
| Rome—
Third Avenue Hotel, 75¢ up.
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans—
Hotel Monteleone, SI.OO up.
NORTH CAROLINA.
lAskeville——
The Louisiana, $1.50 a day and
‘Charlotto—-
Selwyn Hotel, $1.50 up.
| Hendersonville—
| Carolina Terrace, $2.50 up (A, P
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| Raleigh—
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‘Wilmington—
Wilmington Hotel, SI.OO to $3.00.
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| Chattanooga—
| Read House, SI.OO up.
| Knoxv lle—
| Hetel Ramsey, 75c¢ to $1.50.
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TEXAS.
rsln Antonio.— ~
Gunter Hotel, $1.50 up.
Sunday>i.. SAwmericaw
AH
'Stercha Furniture and Carpet
‘ Company Receive Another
1 Shipment,
| i
| The Stérchi Furniture and Carpet
Company has just rnm»i\'(-fi its fourth
carload of Reed fiver furniture, and is
expecting to receive another car in a
short time, althougn they have no as
surances that they w‘ll, as the factories
are not able to supply the demand for
this new style furniture. Reed fiber fur
niture has taken hold of the Vluuple in
every city and town In which {t has
been shown, because of its durability,
rllmctlvv ur;m;u':mre and comfort-giv
"f propensities,
teed fiber furniture is not a fad that
has jumped on to the market for a few
days, but rather is {t a commodity
that has come to stay.
There are many reasons why it should,
one of the most important being that it
is not expensive. It ig upholstered in
leather and tapestry and is made in
suits so that an entire room can be
furnished with it. Every conceivable
piece of furniture that is manufactured
from regular woods is duplicated in Reed
fiber, and a complete room or series
of rooms furnished with it make a most
attractive appearance.
It also comes without upholstery,
which is, of course, for porch use. This
style in the winter, or any time, for
that matter, can be cushioned and cov
ered with some material with little
trouble, thereby giving the effect of up
holstered furniture at a nominal cost.
The Sterchi Furniture and Carpet
Company is a wholesaler of furniture of
every description and ecarries complete
lines of curtains, carpets, draperies,
electric lamps, ete.
The sales force of this concern is
ane of \?e best in the South, or, for
that matter, in the furniture business.
H. M. McCannon is chief salesman and
assistant to Mr. Johnson, manager:
Messrs. Jones, Ford, Ronan and John
son are the salesmen on the floor. ‘
.
Good, Says Davis
“The outlook of the food situation
throughout this section is decidedly bet
ter than was expected originally,” sayvs
l(.. W. Davis, president of the R, W. Da
vis Company. *“I say this hecause 1
am in touch with the farmer almaost
every day and am In a position to know
just how the crops are coming. The
majority of them have at this time a
better ghowing on their crops than
they have had in a number of years,
and there is positively no need of all
this panicky talk.
“We aré not going to starve and we
are not going to pay any exorbitant
prices for foodstuffs. The only trouble
that is liable to come about is the
lack of hands to harvest he big crops
that we In this section are going to
have.
“‘Business conditions at this time
point to a very promising future in
my particular line and 1 exsu-t the
largest fall business it has ever been
my pleasure to have.”
ROSENFELD CO.
Manufacturers of Window Shades
Special Sizes to Order.
We desire to call attention to
dealers in window shades that
we are now featuring our—
Call at our sample rooms and
let us demonstrate *them to you.
ROSENFELD CO.
ATLANTA, GA.
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Wholesale Distributors,
ATLANTA, GA.
One of the prominent
and potential Public
Utilities is the Great
Want Ad Section of The
Daily Georgian and
Sunday American. It
daily renders a valua
ble service to all Atlan
ta. It is efficient and
economical. It is
Atlanta’s Want Ad Directory
Read for Profit — Use for Results
Press Chairman of T, P. A. Sends
Letter to Firing Line
Editor.
Atlanta, Ga., July 20, 1917,
Editor The Firing Line, City:
- As press chairman of the Georgia
‘division of the Travelers’ Protective As
sociatign, whatever shoving of the goose
«utlr that 1| may do for publication
tSn-uugh the courtesy of the ]'rllf!‘t'hm\u
papers of our city s naturally sup
[;osed to be in the interest of our mem
bership in Georfia-aml elsewhere, 'lh}s
naturally inclades commerce and trade
lmnnfltlons in all ity phases. There
fore, wheén we consider the facts as
‘they have existed for the past year, it |s
a puzzle as to what could be said to
improve conditions. It is a well Known
fact that every clasg of produce from
\the farms of this country, every class
‘uf manufactured products from the
‘mills of the country, are all taken up
Just as fast as sellers will offer them,
and all at record prices, and even at
these record prices sellers are unable
to satisfy the demand of buyers for
more in the majority of cases, so that
‘ull classes of labor, whether it be that
‘c)f experts or just common laborers,
find a demand’ that far exceeds the
supply at constantly increasing wages.
The bank deposits and the bank clear
ings are all constantly on the increase.
We, therefore, In?luire, what does all
‘of this mean? What will be the final
result? And we can simply point out in
a 4 vague way what it means. The un
precedented sums that are being put in
to circulation for supplies of every kind
and character to supply the army and
navy of this Government, as well as
that of the Allies in Burope, makes the
figures so overwhelming that there are
very few able to comprehend its full
meaning, but you can rest satisfied of
one thlnf: That as an inevitable result
of all of this unavpidahle expenditure
of such vast sums will produce an era
of prosperity in this country, and espe
cially in the South, far bevond what
the most optimistic ever dreamed of,
In this connection there seems to me
to be something in the very atmos
phere that speaks without utterance,
that there 18 something going to hap
pen: something that will open the eyes
of the world and establish a leadership
that forever places upon the heads of
American soldiers that right leadership
to which they are entitled. Not only
within itself, but in every field of en
deavor to which the citizens of the
United States mafl give their attention.
We see from the press reports that
Germany passes the United States as a
negligible quantity without a serious
thought. herefore, I must say that
either they have a great surprise In
store for themselves or there is one in
store for me. his i\rhnot unnatural
from my viewpoint from the fact that
the American soldier, as well as every
citizen of America, acts as an individual
unit free from the domination of any
man or set of men, or even the Govern
ment authority, and therefore, does not
know ‘what it is, or how to ,vle?d to
any force that has ever been upon the
face of the earth, and instead of hav
ing ‘““shock units” on the front when
our army Is lined up in France, as the
Germans have, they are going to find
every unit a shock of such overwhelm
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Unusual, P.G.A.Bmith
P G, A Smith, a keen observer ene
f:mnl in the advertiging business in
ondon, recently addressed the [Poor
Richard Club in Philadelphia, presenting
data on the effect of the war upon
English lving, and making prophecies
on the business conditions to result in
this country. The lury«-l' inereased
production of igbor in ls.nlfllm{‘ he re
‘mrtmi as 4 marked effeet and benefit of
war. Among other things, he sald:
) When we first entered ;n the war
vearly n-vm,\lu‘)‘ly was nervous and ap
prehensive, and business came almost o
a ut:nulmll'l because people feared con
ditions would become very serious,
Then started the ery of ‘business as
usunl,” and some of our most enter
prlplnr and public-spirited firms ap
pealed to the public to keep the wheels
of commeree turning., These Nlrms went
on advertigsing just as if there had been
no war.
“The business firms which ‘kept evers
lantln“ly at it' gained prestige which
they have profited by ever since. They
soon found that their policy was more
than justified, for instead of ‘business
as usual’ it became ‘business unusual,’
and America will find it just.the same.
“In weekssaather than mdnuths you
will get a great reaction such as we
had, and business will enjoy greater
Pronperny than has ever been known in
wistory. With us the businesses that
were most apprehensive have, nlnngulm-
Iy enough, been the first to profit the
most from wartime conditions, particu
larly jc:weledra. deuk-r; in muah',al I‘nstru
ment and gramophones, a uxury
tudnh‘nerally. '\s
“After all, this great reaction is only
the natural course of events, and it
must be patent to the perceptive Amer
jcan mind that since war brings bil
lons of extra money into clreulation,
and it is human nature to spend, busi
ness must be in for a record time. 1
ean not imagine any far-seeing Amer
jcan house being nl:prehenulvo of condl.
tions, restricting their buying, n!oppimf
advertising, cutting down staff anc
other such panic-stricken measures,
after what has happened In England.
Here, as there, it is the firm that looks
ahead which will reap the big reward.
“1f America learns nothing mere from
this war than to use man-power for
men's work, the increase in the produc
tivity of labor here will more than
compensate for the cost of the war.
‘Surely this land of efficiency will not
be h:nx in learning this lesson from
the old country.
wlf I may presume to offer the
American business man a little adviee
it is this: Britain's experience has
shown that war doesn't mean want,
verty or unemployment, It means in.
R:ltel_v more money in eirculation than
cou'd ever bhe rossime under ordinary
conditions, and it is the once-idle money
of ‘hf‘ super-rich that is paying most
of the hill—the masses are incompara
bly better off than they ever were,
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ing power that nothing will stand be
fore them.
However much we regret the neces
gity that requires the spilling of the
blood of American manglood on the bat
tlefields of France and Belgium, it is
absolutely unavoidable as a vindication
of the Just principles of the llhertz
lovix:f. independent peoples of the
world, and our hose row |8 that this
will finally and definitely settle the
(‘uestlon of despotism among the civ
ilized nations of the world,
Yours truly,
J. H. ANDREWS,
Press Chairman Georgia Div. T. P. A,
GOOD STOCK
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Healey Bldg. Case
Being Overhauled
i
The Healey Bullding Case, or that
part of it which is so necessary for a
restaurant to have—the kitchen—is go
ing through a period of rejuvenation, It
will be, when finished, one of the most
completely equipped In this section, and
will be in a position to take care of
\nm‘r» than twice the number of peoplé
a 8 heretofore.
During this period the case will serve
# light luncheonette with no dishes high
er than 30 cents. Speclals are ;iu(
up every day and seeny to be popular
with the crowd whlc“’xmlmmms this
comfortable little eatery.
(. F. Holt, the manager, was for a
number of years—sixteen, to be correct
~one of the most ,mpuhr traveling men
on the road, and is now a big drawing
card with the drummers. ‘fa can al
ways be found on the ob with the same
smile that won for him so many friends
‘when he carried the pack up and down
the roads of commergialism.
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Splendid values and complete assortment await the early
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TIME TO REVIVE IT.
Wiay back yonder it was customary
for subscriptions to be paid in chick
ens, eggs, hams, wood, wool, apples,
weet potatoes, butter or any other
irticle raised on the farm. The plan
worked all right in the days of long
ago, and it looks like it is golng .
become popular with the rural press
again. It s a good sign when a man
wants his weekly paper bad enough
to be willing to bring in a bag of
sweet potatoes, goobers or other
things with which to reimburse the
editor Montgomery Journal.
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