The Clarke County courier. (Athens, Ga.) 1???-19??, August 03, 1912, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textr COURI tfoLUMK XII—NUMBER 84 ATHENS, GEORGIA, SATt^DSY, AUGUST 3, 1912 Prostitute who In uring (Me word, or eeeing one at once (Mnke ol woman baa fallen into the depths of iniquity and eio, and there is something an abborence about tt. They, never take Into consideration the fact that a man made her a prostitute, and that he was as much a prostitute she. Our mind was directed to this by the recent whipping oi the girl Essie Carter, by a clerk of the court named Dozier, ob.Davrsou, Ga.'Tand • two other*; - We ail remember the horrifying occurrence of only a few weeks ego, when this man, in the darkness, takes another man and a negro with him to hold the light while he pro ceeds to strip the girl to uttet nude ness and, with the negro looking oh, days her until whelps come all over her body, and. yet this man still goes free. The reason that he gave'.^ fpr this dastardly crime was flat' bis boy was being led astray by her. If the boy was with her he was as much a prostitute as she was,, and the old man should have wore the buggy ' wMp out on Mm. There’s where it should have been applied. It is right and necessary, possi bly, that sooiety should ostracise ttftep unfortunate creatures of the weaker sex, who, in most cases, no doubt, are victims of man’s perfidy and villiaoy, but the heart of hu manity and the conscience of hu manity revolts at the brutal appli cation ol the whiplash to the tender flesh of some mother’s daughter -by, self-constituted flaggelants who, if they were tried out, would probably be found to stand no whiter, no more guiltless, under the moral law than the object of their impious ven geance. There is some excuse for the oar- nal sin in the oomrria. hsrilaga_ot SS on.*iallen race— tffTlep aside ns 10 • human”—but there is none of this ■ enlightened age for inhuman bar barity, and the great Btate of Geor gia must bow her head in shame before the outraged gaze of civilisa tion at the cowardly cruel spectacle that has been presented within her borders. “My boy." Yes, my boy. But somebody oould say “My girl,” too. “Once she was as pure as the morn ing dew,” but there came along some man’s boy, and by his- se ductive influences, his promises of marriage eeduetd the girl and then left her to her fate. Of course so ciety was sorry for the girl and her parents, and the parents of the boy hardly had a pang, because society ^aid that if it hadn’t been for the “hussy” ol a girl, there would have been nothing of it, and then society turned up its nose at the girl and down she went, because, try as she would, there was no one to lend her a helping hand. To her the sunshine bad goqe, and it seemed to her that this old eattb was characteristic of that old song, and really she felt that In this lone land of deep desalr, No Sabbath’s heavenly light doth rise No God regards her bitter prayers, No Savior calls her to the skies. The band of fate is against her. She must move on. like the wander ing Jew, move on) always on the go, until perohanoe before young womanhood has .hardly decked her cheeks than the lustre has faded, faded to shine no more, from her eyes, and the cold grave is welcomed. Mothers, fathers. You who have sweet innocent daughters, be care ful of their associates. Know the young men with whom they associ ate, and keep in touch with him al ways, and should he go beyond the pale ol a gentleman, horsewhip Mm. There is no hope for' those who have fallen already, but there Is hope for your innocent daughter and it is up to you as parents to keep her pure.' ‘ 1 When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds, too late, that men betray, No charm oan sooth her melancholy, No art oan wash her guilt away. The only way her guilt to oovar, And Mde her shame from every eye, And bring repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom—is to die.” That Veto In vetoing the Tipptns MU, Gov- Brown brings out some startling fig ures and some political ohlcMnery that seems to us like child’s play. He shows that this same bUl was op when Hoke Bmitb was governor, but it .was filibustered by his frisnds after he bad been named as senator and passed over for his successor to run amuck on, so that the aforesaid Hoke would not be embarrassed in hia attempt to oontrol the state. At the earns time they &iew that ex- Otoi. Brown wojdAbe cove: again, and that pJWVU* up him, knowing that under Ms word he could do nothing else but veto it, that it would brink condemna tion upon hia head by the prohibi tionists of Georgia, and they stand before their constituents as having done their whole duty. But let’s see if they will pass it over his veto. That puts it up to their baokbone, and the constituency wiU await their action. We’U see who wants it and who don’t want it. We’U see who is playing politico and who not. We are going to be perfectly can did, though, and say, whUe he k right, just at this stage of the game, wjten the treasury is. depleted by “refawm” legislatioryv&nd politics playing, that the revenue from the licenses is necessary to carry on the state, yet we have absolutely no sympathy with this way of getting tax money as a general thing. If the tax was half way equalized, bo that the burden would fall on all alike, then you would not need this beer tax; you would have enough to pay all the expenses. But the first bill to do such a thipg was immedi ately voted down; and they are making no effort to raise revenue enough to. carry on the state, and of course they would leave the gov ernor in an embarryW i would ^^De pofmejJjJjt as very incompetent, but Go\q* Brown can a long ways, and now if they cut that revenue and make Urge ap propriations it’s on their own shoul ders aod not the governor’s. Such methods as these will some day cause a commission form of government tor the state. There hasn’t been a eiogle mess- e passed at this session that amounts to anything, and the seB- nearly through. The Grace Trial sion i Lumber and Brick I have some splendid lumber and brick for eale from the-buildiogB on Carlton property. It is first- Call at Arnold’] Paint Store, Jackson street. the ( claes. Again We desire again to call attention the faot that Courier does endorse every man for offloe whose advertisement appears in the of plate matter. These things sent us with pay to put them in that is as far as our responBi- goee. We write this to cause readers to think on this line— that our position influences any one way or ^e^ other, but simply to set the paper dear on this matter. Wheu we endorse a man will not fall to know it, as we equivocate. Our poeillon is The interest of the sUte has been on the Gnoe trial in AtlanU for some days. It is familwr and cov ered by the AtlanU papers to perfection. It is a nice way to dis- pUy dirty linen, and everybody wants to look at it. Did Grace shoot himself or dM his wife do it? About the only thing thht we see about it is that Grace was a pen sioner on Ms wife, and that in itself was bad enough. We are not expressing an opinion as to who did the shooting, but we are here to yay that any man who'lh^s off hie wife’s money, and makes no at- tempt to make a living for himself and her is a mighty poor citizen; he may be a good “easslty” chap, and spend his wife’s money on other women, but he dolsn’t render any servive to bis day and genera tion. That’s a lesson the. tragedy brings out dearly. Another leeson is that all women are jealous creatures, and they should be, especially when their fas cinating husbands are continually talking over the phone and throw ing goo-goo eyes at handsomely dressed women, and that unless they quit it, sooner or later there must be a finale, and what that will be is not generally known. It makes most women mad to see the smile, but it makes some furious end oth ers endure and suffer when they see even the money made by the hus band, muoh less the money fur nished by her, used upon other women. - Rule 16 The executive committee of Clarke county, Chairman John B. UatoWe, have gotten out a set of rules to gov ern the state primary i^Clarke county. Now, we do not say t^a. they have gone beyond their prerogative, but as the state committee^*? made a set of rules to govern this r we see where it was incumbent upon this committee. But it is dene, and now Rule 16, if we underhand right, says that unless you vote for two members of the leeid^re your ballot trill not be cnuntodKjt has come to a pretty.pass io.Wgs good old oounty of Clarke when a man ' forced to vote for somebody' that he don’t want to or lose his other bal lot. What do you think of it, any way? Isn’t it beginning to look like somebody was trying >o make somebody elee do something that they don’t want to? We don’t know what it means. Suppose there are four men running and yoa didn’t want to vote for but one for reasons best known to yourself and scratch the other three, has any .man on earth the right to say that because you vote for one you must vote for the other. We don’t think so. H Dr. I. H. Goss Whooper Is In As .was expected by everybody, and no surprise, Whooper Alex ander, at the last minute got in the race for gov&nor. That looks like some politics waa ,played with the -14U. H«r welkin will ring with eloquence oh the prohibition question, and ap peals made to the mothers about their boys. That’s a pretty good slogan, but the real meat in the coconut is to bring on another par tisan fight on those galorious re- fawms that have bankrupted the state and land the Hoke Smith dy nasty again. That’s as plain as the nose on a man’s faoe, and the whole business was worked to this one end. But your Uncle Jack will ehow him thing or two. form i and I bllity f you dear. Alex Mines, a Greek, and a bar tender in a near beer saloon on Thomas street, was hit over the with a beer bottle Wednesday afternoon by Comer Ballooh, and is a serious condition. Bulloch is isil. Lumber and briok for sale. Ap ply at Arnold’s Paint Store, Jack- street. Mr. -T. H. Nickerson, keeper of reoorda and seal of St,j Elmo lodge of the Kniguts of Pythias of this , and now supreme representa tive of the order from this state’s grand lodge, leaves in 1 a few daya Denver, Col., to attend the see- to of the supreme lodge. The Governor’s Veto The Governor’s veto of the Tip- pins bill was expected and inevit able. It was expected by friend and foe because it was known by both that it was inevitable. It was inevitable because conditions made neoeesary, and everybody knew It was shoved up to the Gover nor to put him In a hole, but a reading of the full text of the veto message will show where the hole is, and who goee into it. The Governor takes advantage of the position he was put in to make a sharp and vigorous turn on those who tried to throw him down. It is the most telling and courageous state paper perhaps ever sent to a Georgia Legislature. He does not mince matters but he makes mince meat of the train of political schem- logs and oircumstancee and con ditions wbloh put the issue up to him. He unoovera a remarkable state of affairs, and drivee home with irreelstable logic his conclu sions. His pledge to the Democratic party in Georgia, the effect the bill would have on the drug trade, the financial conditions of the State treasury, the machinations which brought the bill to him after twelve months’ consideration—all handled with remarkable skill and courage. This veto message will live in the history of state papers. Of course an attempt will be to pase it over his veto. Whether or not it will succeed remsine to be seen.—Macon Telegraph. COLLARD PLANTS. Nias large Georgia Oollard plants for gale. Phone 679. We are glad to know that Dr. I Goss, who was Injofed three weeks ago while attempting to board a train, is so much improved that he will be at his office next week. How About This? was a manly eon of a noble father and mother, and the only one of a large family to cross the great divide. No wonder that it wrings their hearts as nothing else could, but there is another side—this great di vide is only the turning point, just like a certain mountain top turns the water, part into the Pacific aud part into the Gulf. It will only be a Bhort time at the very longest, when one by one, as they, too, come to the great di vide, when like the waters of the Pacific and the Gulf will mingle together again until those shall he a great re-union. We deeply sympa thize with them in their great grief, made more so by the fact that they were thousands of miles away while their boy was slowly but surely dying, but rejoice with them that they reached home in time to see his face before he died. They laid him away by the ripling waters of the Oconee amidst the loviiest flowers from friends all over the state. Mrs. Grace wants to aviate when she getgwut. By the -*t%-™uldn’t that. be. a sure ppmViroijJt. forJ criminals? It would takeTjA ffUrjfii. of the electric chair or tbe gallows. If you had a person up and found him guilty of a capital offense the jddge could simply say: “I con demn you to aviate once a week, until you are dead,” and the law would be satisfied, and a painless death would ensue as surely as the world moves. Misses Marie aud Lila Compton, S. C., are on a visit to their brother C. S. Compton, on College avenue. Mrs. .Campbell, the mother-in law of Judge Andrew J. Cobb, was stricken with apoplexy Thursday afternoon at the home of Judge Cobb in this city. We hope for her a speedy recovery. JUDGE JAMES J. FLYNFT OF SPALDING COUNTY Fortner President of the Georgia Senate Candidate for Railroad Commit. :tr to fill out the unexpired term of Hen. H. Werner HU. He want* your support end fat. fluenee. . The public eohoole in this city will open two weeks later this year than usual, the third Wednesday in September being fixed at the open ing date. Bert Michael Bert Micheel, son ol Mr. aud Mrs. Simon Michael, of this city, died Saturday in Atlanta in a sani tarium, where he had been carried, after an operation in this city for appendicitis. He was buried in Athens Monday, an imenEe con course of people in all walks of life, attending the funeral, which was from the residence on Prince avenue. This young man was a favorite In Athens. He had just graduated from the University, and wee the youngest member of the class, and was appointed to the position of That Vacation W. H. Quartern Endorsed by Judge Russell for Solicitor General of the • Western Circuit. Russell, Ga., June 21, 1912. To the White Voters of the Wes tern Circuit: Without any desire to dictate whom you should support for Solici tor of the Western Circuit, hut only ... . , | to 3o cents every day, goes into a captain of a company, he was tak- . . . , . , . ,. , , , r ’ , soft drink parlor for cream or dope, ing hia stand at the head when this . Jn ,. . . V, , , „ .... „ end ID or *6 cents goes mta .tbe sad calamity overtook bim. He Marriagj Everybody wanta to take t vaca tion in tbe summer, either to the ees or to the mountains, but every body don’t go. Why? That question is simple enough— they haven’t got the necessary mon ey. But they have been at work all the year, working from early morn ing until the evening, and now they must continue it during the sum mer, because of lack of funds. What has become of their fonda? I 1 tm a cpizen of tbe Circuit If it is a girl, her spare change, 20 and mtere8tod in lt3 P®°P le . 1 det,re 1 to say a word in the behalf of the candidacy Hon. W. H. Quarter- man for that position. When Mr. Quarterman resigned ihe S-dicitoreMp of the City Court of Coffee County, it wee for the purpose of entering my office in 1393; and I therefore know bim intimately. I have no hesitation in vouching fur him as a gentleman worthy of every confidence, fully qualified to discharge the duties of the very important office of Solicitor General cleanly strongly and ably. From my e xperience of eight years as your Solicitor General, as well as my thirteen years upon the Bench, I am, perhape, in some degree qual ified to pass upon the qualifications of a prosecuting attorney, and to judge of what is required for the successful performance of this most important trust. Without in any wise disparaging the other worthy gentlemen who are candidates in opposition to him, I am firm in the belief that the election of Mr. Quar terman would be to the public in terests, and I earnestly hope he may be elected. Yours very truly, Richard B. Russell. street cars. If it’s a boy, hia change goes for cigarettes, soft drinks aod many other things that they c .uld do much better without. Suppose you were to make up your mind that you would cut out these things and you would place 50 cents a day in the bank. At the end of a year you would hare *182 with interest. You draw out *50 for your week's vacati.narid leave the balance as a nest egg. Yon would be surprised the next year when you went to dra < for another vacation that you would not only have enough to take this vacation, but you will have enough to pur chase a lot with. This will bear thinking over. If the young people would get the habit of saving a little every week it would not be long until they could be independent, for the saving habit begets frugality and frugality begets independence. Choice Properties For Sale On last Sunday morn: iome of Mif u. K. Bennei Dawson county, occurred the mar riage of Mr. Cliff Yarbrough and Miss Belle Townsend. The ceremony was witnessed by quite a large number of the friends the contracting parties. Mr. Yarbrough is a son of Mr. Yarbrough, one of Clarke's most scientific and beet farmers, and his bride is the daughter of one of Daw ’s most prominent planters. The happy couple are at home to their friends at the home of the groom, wish them all the heppiness can come to them. Jim ' We that ( otton Goods Advancing Rapidly We have just received notice from the commission men that all cotton goods were advancing at a lively rate, and yet we are going to sell FOURTEEN YARDS Genuine Fruit of the Loom Bleaching for One Dol- Also for Saturday and Monday offer Fifteen Yards fine Sea Is- , 39 inches wide, for *1.00. One Table Ginghams, Percales, , at, per yard, 2ic. JAY H. SITING CO.. Broad St. Phone 397. paint t of When a girl with a face like a puff marries a youth who earned a dime outside a shooting gallery, the editor has to the bride as a radiant vision blushing beauty aud the groom "one of our rising young busi- men,” or else disappoint an expectant circle of delinquent sub scribers. If the editor fails to spread two-column obituary over a prom- citizen who never paid a grocery bill outside of the justice court, he is liable to be waited upon some two-fisted relative of the diceaeed, with an injured air aud a punch in either hand.—Ex, Mr. Case, of Boston, a very able optician at R. Brandt’s for a short while only- Consult Mm at once. EkX your sekecrigtioeL House and lot on Cobb street, *3,500. £re tract at Oconee Heights, truck and poultry, on — ills Midland and only a few miles of city. *2,650. Beautiful home on Dearing street, $7,000. House and lot on Boulevard. Lot 100x210, *4,000. 29 acre tract just out of city lim its on Nowhere road, *2,760. 105 acre tract just outside of city on Whitehall road, 40 acres of woods, $10,500. 13 acre tract just in city limits, 3-room house, *l,S00. 92 acre tract 4 miles out of city on Barnett Shoals road, *75.00 per acre. Two attractive homes on Hill street, *4,250 and *6,500. — For detailed information apply to R T. QOODWYN, Real Estate, Renting and Loans. 303 So. Mutual Bldg. Phene 835. Please Mention Courier. Lumber and brick for sale. Ap ply at Arnold’s Paint Store, Jack- son street. Trains Arrive-—Depart VTA Southern Railway Premier Carrier of the South . B.—Following schedules ere published only as information and are not guaranteed. DEPARTURES No. 212, except Sun... 7:35 a. m. No. 240, daily 12:50 noon No. 262, except Sun.-- 3:45 p. in. ARRIVALS No. 261, except Sun.-. 9:35a. m No. 217, except Sun.-.11:51 a. m. No. 237, daily 7:25 p.m. J. L. Meek, A. G. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. James Freeman, D. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. C. W. Jacoway, Agent, Athene, Ga. Lumber and Brick I have some splendid lumber and brick tor sale from the buildings on the Carlton property. It is first- class. Call at Arnold's Paint Store, Jackson street. Joe Chandler, the man who was struck over the head a few nights since with a bottle, is slowly recov ering. New Factory For Athens Messrs. A. J. Carter, a broker of our city, and R. B. Dixon, secretary of the Athens Mutual Fire Insurance Company have formed a partner ship and will operate a mattress factory, as well as continue in the brokerage business. We have known both of these young gentlemen for years, and the fact is that we don't believe two truer, more honorable, more competent young business men can be found any where. That means success from the start because the public around here knowing them, have absolute confidence in them. We wish this new firm all the suc cess which it ricMy deserves, end shall lend our energies to that end. Conkey’s Chicken Remedies in stock. H. R. Palmer A Sons. Work has been commenced on the two new filters at the water worke plant in this city. Dr. H. H. Hulten, of Charlotte, N. C., wiU fill the pulpit of the First Baptist church here Sunday in the absence of the pastor, Dr. J. W. Lynch, who is away for a month on a vacation. They say that beer produces Bright's disease; brandy ruins the. kidney; burgundy brings on gout end absinthe destroys the brain. Now we all know typhoid aud ma laria lurks in water and tuberculo sis in milk. Then what the h—I’s a fellow going to drink? Asks one of our friends.—Darien Gazette. Bids for Furniture I will receive bide for beds, bu reaus, wash stands and mattreeaee for State Normal School, Athena,Ga. A. RHODES. Conkey’s Quicken Rami dies in Btock. H. R. Palmer A Sons. Mr. Case, of Boston, a very able optioian at R. Brandt’s for » short while only. Consult him et once.

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The Clarke County courier. (Athens, Ga.) 1???-19??, August 03, 1912, Image 1