The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-19

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The father and mother OF Mr.. y. A.
tJooa were married in is42. according
10 my recollection OF information given
me by him. In their early days the
country was 80 wild hereabout that the
forests were full OF wild animals
and his mother told him that through
out many a night she had heard the
screams OF panthers. Life In such en-
yironments may not be condition al
together lovely. nor the chiefest among
ten thousan dthings TO be coveted: put
those people who were accustomed 10
the cries of panthers. the screams OF
catamounts and the bowling OF wolves
were In very slight danger OF becoming
weaklinRs. Few OF them were milk
sops or mollycoddles; most OF them Pc
came exemplars OF the strenuous NE.
and could have won the approval even
OF Theodore Roosevelt.
bryan Birthday Club.
II was In 1898 that Mr.. Hood pro-
posed the plan OF Bryan Birthday
Anniversary club. Among thosc m
vited by him to attend the first meet
ing were w; 0: Peoples. 3, Z: recipes
Hon. Ed Watkins, ]. o. Martin. l.. W.
Bates, The organization was erected.
and in 1898, under its auspices, was
held one OF the largest gatherings Oh
democrats ever held In the state. A
banquet of corresponding proportions
was given. Mr.. Bryan attending both.
Then, in 1907. another banquet was
given, which became one OF the most
famous political events OF the time.
Doubtless most OF US remember the oc-
casion well.
eccentric Georgian.
TIN brilliant and possibly somewhat
eccentric Col John Temple Graves was
one OF the invited guests, also, as OF
course, chosen speaker. recently
heard soldier just returned from
France, who became as familiar with
the Argonne as a farmers boy WIN
horse pasture and cowlot, complain OF
a certain missile which. he said, plumb
got on his nerves and caused him
more uneasness and anxieties than all
others. Because. all the others afforded
some opportuniG to dig In. seek an
abn of conventional construction. dodge
behind a tree, lie down beside rock,
do something for a chance OF escape;
but this particular atrocity proceeded
according to no code. gave no warning.
afforded no chance. just came IKE u
thief in the night went off and hurt
YOU unless a miracle was lying around
loose somewhere for your safeguard
ing. II was called the whizz-bang!
That's the kind of internal machine
Graves exploded at the Bryan Birthday
Anniversary club banquet OF l907. with
the, cross Of gold and crown Of thorns
here sitting, right there. expecting 70
eat something and say more. ]. T. g..
the Georgian, proposed something as-
founding beyond even the commoners
power OF expression.
1t was, forsooth, that at the ap-
preaching democratic national conven.
ton Col. William Jennings Bryan should
take his presidential aspirations IN
hand, fold them up nicely, put moth
balls among them, place them in ce-.
dar chest for future reference. ana
modestly lay them down at the feet OF
Theodore Roosevelt, as upon an altar.
and nominate said Roosevelt as the
democratic candidate for president OF
the United States of America. That
was ALL The reasons he urged were
that with a republican congress Roose-
Welt could accomplish more for the pro-
gressive policies championed by the
distinguished guest than could ne In
his own proper person. Mt. Bryan
never told me what he thought about
the coup, for / wasn't there. In tact,
/ never saw him. But although IT may
have been his poison, 1t was Chatta-
nooga's meat. 1t rolled up for us an
immense wealth OF publicity, for Mr..
Bryan made a speech in reply, Mr..
Hood wrote him letter on the subject,
and both were published In all the
leading papers OF this country, IN tne
London and Paris papers. in fact
throughout the world end the world
was forced again to tufn its thoughts
Chattanoogaward.' $3.50 ~
severe uoss.
Many of our people must sincerely
mourn the loss OF ~ II. Bowron.
Harry" as he was Generally. called,
used to be an important hgure in bust
ness affairs here, and be had fine
knack of winning friends. He was a
son of James Bowrona really. the
founder OF South Pittsb6rg, and the
brother of William NJ. Bowron, who yet
has scores of acquaintance here, and
may safely reckon practically every &C
quaintance friend. Harry married
Miss Webster. daughter of the late
Thomas Webster, who was one OF the
real pioneers. especially in manufac-
ture. in it's early days Harry was SUI
company, builder and owner OF the
belt line" In those days there was a
good deal of activity In construction
OF local transit routes, and more In
securing rights of-way over streets and
roads, franchises. etc. "Squabbles'
were of almost daily occurrence, and
they sometimes took form of injunction
suits, mandamus suits. suits In the
nature of quo warranto proceedings;
sometimes of clashes with picks, show
els. shotguns. anything that came
handy and seemed promising for sur
vival of the fittest or the strongest, or
the most audacious. The Union Rail-
way company claimed right to lay
tracks over section of road which is
now an important city street. while
the county authorities insisted it had
no such right, AND forbade the bans"
Tracks Torn UP.
The company went on, however, and
had put down about 300 yards Of ties
and rails, when Hugh Whiteside,