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About The Augusta herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1914-current | View Entire Issue (April 12, 1914)
SUNDAY. APRIL 12 $6,500 Will Buy a SII,OOO Home on The Hill if it is Bought Quick. “iipaf This great bargain will not be on the mark et long, so if you are in terested get busy. This home is worth SII,OOO, every penny of it, but the owner must sell, so you are given this opportunity. If you neglect it, you will wait long for such an other. The location of this property is the best on The Hill—live there a year and you will say so yourself. 0 I am instructed to sell right away, so don’t delay calling me if you are interested. Purchaser can name the terms. Joseph W. Beasley Phone G565-W 215 Dyer Bldg. Mr. Michael J. Jordan, National Secretary of the United Irish League of America, Answers the Hon. J. C. White, of Belfast, As To Home Rule For Ireland TO the Editor of The Herald. Sir—My attention ha* been called to an Interview In your paper ot March 31, Riven by Mr. J. C White o! Belfast, Ireland, concerning the pres ent political situation in Ireland. A* ! many of your readers are Interested In knowing what Is the real situ*- tlon, will you permit me to ask ,ou to publish the following reply? Mr. White states the position of the Unionists apparently in the fol lowing proposition: First, that all Ire land is divided into two hostile cami «, one consisting of the original Celts and the other of the people of more recent introduction into Ireland. Sec ondly, that the Catholics of Ireland cannot be trimied to treat their co religionists fairly and on equal terms. Thirdly, that the trade and prosperity of Ulster would suffer in case of home rule, which implies that the only people of business training are those who live In Ulster. Mr. White speaks with a strange lack of knowledge of the real situa tion. Your readers would infer from his interview that there is a clean line of cleaveage between the old Celts and those who came to Ireland in more recent times. A glance at soni ' facts of Irish history Vill, how ever. remove this difficulty. After the date of the Cromwellian wars (lie total population of Ireland was reduced to about 560,000 souls including England and Irish settlers. After the settlements of Charles II and the wars of William of Orange, It is computed that the original Cells were reduced to about 155,000 people. The population of Ireland today is a little over Tour and a half million. Of what elements is this population mainly composed? According to Mr. White’s figures there would be a very comparatively small number of Celtic stock, seeing that the number was reduced to tsuen an insignificant figure after the shameful betrayal of the Treaty of Limerick. The fact is that out of the four and one-half million of people in Ireland, it is safe to say that three-fourths of the total population are made up of descendants of Normans, Danes, Swedes and Norwegians, English and Celts, and the Celtic element is not by any means the largest in the gen eral make-up. Therefore, it is not the descendants of ancient Celts who are exclusively in favor of home rule and a cursory glance at the mere rudi ments of Irish history w-ould confirm Mr. White in this opinion. My own name, for example, is the very best proof of the fact that men of different origins are actively engaged in the cause of home rule. Mr. White’s second argument Is an swered by the following figures which I would ask him to dispute if possi ble. There is absolutely no such thing as a war between Catholics and Protestants of Ireland. The follow ing figures show beyond any question oT doubt what the real situation is: Ulster Protestant Portion. County. Popula- Paid tlon Oficials C P C P Armagh 56,000 68,000 3 47 Tyorne .. .. 82,000 68.000 5 47 Fermanagh . 36,000 29 000 17 58 Antrim .. .. 40,000 156,000 5 60 Catholic Portions of Ireland. County. Poupla. Paid • tion Officials C P C P Galway .. ..180,000 12,000 50 11 Cork 365,000 38,000 151 40 Cavan 79,000 18,000 30 26 Westmeath . 57,000 5,000 37 17 King’s County 54,000 6,000 21 19 Monaghan . . 55,000 30,000 34 22 Kildare .. .. 55,000 9,000 31 9 Clare 110,000 2,000 62 6 Roscommon. 100,000 2,500 48 6 Sligo 76,000 8,000 58 15 Mayo 195,000 4,500 69 8 Queens Co. . 50,000 6,000 25 11 Tipperary . 151,000 9,500 43 17 Leitrim .. .. 63.000 7,000 22 10 Carlow V .. 33,000 4,000 27 18 Kerry 160,000 5,000 93 19 Meath .. .. 62,000 5,000 38 14 It is therefore apparent that in the counties which are almost exxclusive ly Catholic, the Protestant people have been fairly and generously treat ed by their Catholic co-religionists, and to tLe credit of the Protestants of these countir; be It said they have never failed to show their apprecia tion of their generous Catholic neigh bors. Glancing at the other sirid of the question and taking such a county as Antrim for example, where the Cath- j olic populating is 40,000 and the Pro testant population 156.000 only about three per cent of Catholics are nom j inated to any paying office. Where as, in the rounty Cavan, where they whole County Council is Catholic and | the total number of offices given amounts to about 56, thirty Catholics have been appointed to fill these of fices and 26 Protestants. On the other hand, in the city of Belfast, where over 40 per cent of the people are Catholics, no Catholic has ever been selected to fill gny public office of emolument or honor. Al though Mr. Joseph Devlin represents West Belfast that is on account of the ! fact that he is selected by that divis lon alone, but the local governing j body In Belfast will not tolerate any i place of honor or emolument in the j hands of any Catholic. It must be clear to an impartial reader from these facts that the Cath olic people have made no distinction as regards their Protestant neigh bors. Mr White hag Tailed to state tnat nearly ten per cent of the per sonel of the members of the Irish party are Protestants, and that all ! the great leaders of Irish political ! movements have been Protestants, i with the exceirtion of John E. Red- j mond alone. Nothing, therefore, Is more unjust, | more cruel or more ungenerous than | the statement that the Irish people discriminate in favor of Catholics as against their Protestant brethren. I i challenge Mr. White to say if the fact is not the other way, and that In the four Protestant counties of the north, Catholics are discriminated against at every turn. As .regards the last ground on which Mr. White bases his objections i to home rule, it has always been the claim of the four counties of Ulster that thev are the only people who un derstand anything about trade or fi nances and that the rest of Ireland is practically speaking bankrupt. What does Mr. White say about the fact j that Lord Pirrie, the head of the great I ship building flnn of Hurlnnd & Wolf, situated In Belfast Itself, is a home ruler? And what does lie say about the milliona of money deposited In the Irish hanks und the millions v>f dollars earned by the Irißh railway* throughout the country every year? 1 will direct your attention to au Investigation recently made In Bel fast by Mr. Harold Begble who went to Ireland opposed to home rule, and as he states in Ills book “no friend o» the Catholic people" and when he re turned to England was Hn out-and-out home ruler, with a very warm place In his heart for the generous Catho lics of Ireland. In his treatment ot Ulster Mr. Begble shows the real con dition of Belfast. He shows that in stead of 'ts being one of the most prosperous cities in the world it is really one of the most sordid and de graded. Without entering any fur ther into details I would direct your attention to the chapters in his boo* on the wealth of Ulster, on the Maids of the Mill, etc. This one quotation will be sufflc lent: "Fully to realize the condition of Belfast it Is necessary to visit the slum quarters, to enter the kennels of the poor, to examine the wage-books of the home workers, and to make a study o fthe ragged, barefoot chil dren in the streets. No honest man who has conducted such an investiga tion can doubt that the condition of Belfast is a disgrace to civilization and a frightful menace to the health and morals of the next generation- The heavy scowling faces of the poor, the stunted and anemic bodies of the children, haunt the soul of an ob served with a sense of horror and alarm. One feels regarding those swarms of children in the streets, that nature has made them grudging ly.” Very truly yours, MICHAEL J. JORDAN, National Secretary United Irish League of America. Bosaon, Mass. Arrest Columbus Man; Negro Was Dismembered Columbus, Ga.— J. J. Rogers, aged 50. a Muscogee County farmer, was arrested here today in connection with the death during January last of a negro named Hubb. Rogers’ ar rest followed the finding of the dis membered remains of the negro. A preliminary tiearing has been set for next Saturday. WASHINGTON ENDORSES NEW GEORGIA SCHEDULES Washington, Ga.—Washington ami Wilkes county citizens, through the trade organization of the county, have given strong endorsement to the pro posed new changes In the Georgia railroad and will send representatives to Atlanta Monday to appear before the state railroad commission, urging that the proposed changes be author ized. HEADS CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION. lowa City, lowa.—J. H. Kirkland, chancellor of Vanderbilt University, to day was elected president of the Classi cal Association of the middle west and south in convention. Cured His RUPTURE I was badly ruptured while lifting a trunk several yearß ago. Doctors said my only hope of cure was an operation. Trusses did me no good. Finally I got bold of something that quickly and com pletely cured me. Years have passed and the rupture has never returned, al though I am doing hard work as a car penter. There was no operation, no Inst time, no trouble. I have nothing to sell, but will give full Information about how you may find a complete cure without operation, if you write to me. Eugene M- Pullen, Carpenter, 42 Marcellas Ave nue, Manasquan, N. J. Botter cut out this notice and show it to nny ethers who arc luptured—you may save a life or at least stop the misery of rupture and the worry and danger of an operation. SPECIAL NOTICES Social Lodge No. 1 and t Webba Lodge No, 166 F. 4 A. M. ALL MEMBERS of the above lodges are or dered to be at the Masonic Temple, Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock sharp for the purpose of attending the ceremony of laying corner stone of Butt Memorial Bridge. All visiting Masons, entered apprentice and fellow craft Masons are fraternally Invited to be present. By order of— T. M. MORRIS, W. M. L. G. BEATBE, W. M. W. B. Toole, Secty. C. A. Cumming, Secty. >1? AN OCCASIONAL communication o f the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Georgia will convene at Masonic Temple, in Augusta, Ga., Tuesday, April four teenth at 2:30 o’clock p. m„ for the purpose of laying the cornerstone of the Butt Me morial Bridge. It is earnest ly desired that all Masons possible to attend be present to assist in these ceremonies. ROBERT 1,. COLDINO, Grand Master, F.'. & A.-. Mu. of the State of Georgia. IME AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA. GA. Dll 111 CONGRESS Senate. Not In session; meuts Monday, Houte. In the absence of Speaker Clark. Representative Hay of Virginia pre sided. Diplomatic appropriation bill carry ing four milllotis was reported for debate. Debate was relumed on the legisla tive, executive and Judicial appropria tion bill Adjourned at 5:15 p. m., until noon Monday. T. BURWELL GREEN ILL. Washington, Ga—-An the result of a stroke of paralysis at his home last week, T. Burnell Green, prominent retired business man of Washington. Is seriously 111 and is not expected to survive. He Is nearly 70 years old His daughter, Mrs. B C*. Pignuts!, o. New York, has arrived to ho constant ly at his bedside. TWO EARTH SHOCKS. Washington.—Two distinct earth quake shocks were recorded today by Instruments at the George town Uni versity observatory, the sharpest oc curring at 12:3ft to 12:41 p. m The motion was east and west, but no es timate of the probable distance to the center of the disturbance was given out. Ask this Man to Read Your Life. 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Summers hereby onnounce his candi dacy flu- Council from the (Sth Ward, subject to the Rules and Regulations of the White Primary, AT THE VERY URGENT AND' EARN cat solicitation of representative citi zens from all parts of the ward, 1 herewith announce my candidacy ns member of Council for the Sixth Ward for the term beginning January 1. 1915, subject to the rules end regula tions of the White ITlmary Commit tee. 8. A. FORTSON. FOR COUNTY commissioner! * I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MY CANDI dney for re-election to the County Commissioners, subject to the rules and regulations of the White Primary Executive Committee. I wish to thank my friends for past support and pledge myself, If elected, to con tinue to look after the best Interests of all the people. M 24 A. H. ROOKS Augusta, Ga.. March 14th, 1914. AT THE SOLICITATION OF MANY friends, both In tbs city and country districts, I hereby announce myeelf ae a candidate for the position of County Commissioner of Richmond County, subject to the rules and regulations of the whte primary. M. C. BUTLER HOLLEY. TO THE VOTERS OF RICHMOND County: 1 hereby announce my can didacy for County Commleeloner. sub ject to the rules and regulations of the White Prlmery. wed frl sun ts HENRY R. PUND. Builders Attention! SLUSKY’S Rubber Shingles $3.75 SQUARE Made of High Grade Asphalt, Mineral Rubber and Felt. Fire proof. wear and weatherproof. Especially attractive for bunga lows and residences. David Slusky 1909 Broad Bt. Phone 100. >•••«« j in v | MAGNIFICENT!! Another Great Success More Than 1-3 of All the Lots In Our New Addition “Summerville Terrace Annex” Sold the Pirst Week! How Do You Do It ? We are frequently asked. Of course, this has been, hitherto, a very close business secret, but we are going to let it out now: (’onfidcnce in our propositi »», ;i wide experience, zest, energy, advertising, each plays its important part in the desired eonsumation hut the jist of the whole matter is: WE HAVE THE GOODS presented in the most attractive styles, such as the market requires. Cater ing, as we do, to the wants of citv people who arc accustomed ft* citv utility improvements CITY WATER AND FIRE PROTECTION, SANITARY SEWERAGE AND IMPROVED STREETS we at once set about their in stallation and pushed it to a finish in time to meet the needs of the earliest home builder. We have an unbroken record for having carried*out all guaran tees with promptness and dispatch—hence both homo builders and investors buy our lots with the utmost confidence that our promise will lie promptly car ried out. our low prices and easy terms look very attractive t" many of our best jwople of moderate means, and even to rich people too, win* do not want to pay out a considerable sum at one time, but prefer the month ly payments which they do not feel and which leave undisturbed existing in vestments . Think of it! SSOO lot®, fronting on the ear line which runs through the middle of this property, at S2O down and only $lO per month, ab solutely (unqualifiedly and without equivocation or mental reservation of any kind) without interest and without taxes for four (4) years. In other words, we sell you i SSOO lot on terms that are worth SIOO. How is that, you say? Well, we will show you: We give 4 years time without interest and without taxes, monthly pay ments, lienee, as to interest, an average time of about 2 years: t The interest on SSOO for 2 years at 7 per cent $70.00 Taxes on an assessed valuation of ; $250 at 3 per cent, per annum is $7.50. Multiply this by four years S3O SIOO ' S4OO So when you pay for a lot on the old interest and tnxeaten plan, you pay quite as much as if you were to buy from us at SSOO. See? So, if you are going to duplicate our proposition in or about Augusta, it’s time you were looking for it. We will sell out, however, before you find it, and you will he LEFT. This is the OLD VERDERY HOME TRACT The grand old home which shows the foot prints of generations; fronts on Wrightsboro Road, and extends Northward across the Central Avenue car line to the East end of “Summerville Terrace,” hence the “Annex.”. The tract is high, well drained naturally,, and offers you, whether home builder <> r invest or, an unusually good opportunity. WMF* Stop investing in old musty rent receipts and rtart, yon a home now by the purchase of one or more of these fine lots on our easy terms. T«y jIOZ'FAHOMEftWYtHt, This is a good neighborhoood and these lots will soon be occupied by OUR RESTRICTIONS arc wholesome, but not onerous. No houses under $2,000 —which means most will exceed that cost —hence you can build a fine house here, feeling (hat if will not he depreciated in value by neighbouring shindies, dust a feature or two, so vou can remember them NO INTEREST, NO TAX, NO NEGROES, NO SHACKS. Now! Have you read and considered the above? If so. you should |)(» ready for business— i. e., to go out and look—investigate for it will soon he too late. Free Automobile service, anxiously polite salesmen, accommodating Hello! girls to give you PHONE 362 Don't Hesitate—Act Now ZACHARY & RAYMOND PHONE 362. 225 DYER BUILDING. FIVE
