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'Monday, November 3, 1924.
GENERAL PRESENTMENTS
SPALDING GRAND JURY
FOR OCTOBER TERM 1924
I Superior Court.» Spalding County.
Griffin, Georgia. Griffin Circuit,
October Term, 1924.
To the Honorable Judge of the
Superior Court, Spalding
County, Georgia.
We, the Grand Jury, duly sworn
for the October term 1924 of the
Superior Court, respectfully sub
mit the following report and rec
ommendations. We have been in
session by law required and have
gone into all matters coming be
fore us without fear favor or par
tiality and have tried to do jus
tice to all alike. We have found
indictments and presented same
in all cases where the evidence
justified We beg such action.
to present to you the
following resolutions which have
been passed by vote of Grand
Jury during the present session.
Recommendations
\ We recommend that the County
Commisioners of Spalding Coun.
ty, Health Georgia, enforce -the Elli 3
Law.
We recommend that G. M.
Rawls be appointed ex officio jus
tice of the peace and notary pub
lic for Mount Zion District.
We recommend that Jesse O.
Futral be appointed ex-officio jus
tice and notary public for the
1001 We district, (Griffin district.)
recommend that Jurors be
paid $3.00 per day, bailiffs $3.00
per day and riding bailiffs $5.00
per day.
Herewith attached are reports
from the various investigating
committees as follows: Hospital,
Court House, Jail, Justice ot the
Peace books, County Farm, Tax
Collector, Clerk of Court, Ordi
nai-y,. Commissioners, Sheriff, Tax Receiver, Coun
ty Treasurer. The
recommendations of these com
mittees have been adopted by this
Grand Jury.
We wish to extend our thanks
to the Hon. W. E. H. Searcy,. Jr.,
for his charge to the Grand Jury
and to Mr. E. M. Owen, Solicitor
General for his wise counsel and
efficient help in- this session.
We also wish to thank our bail
iff, Mr. L. L. Evans, for his cour
tesy We and attentiveness to his duty.
recommend that these pre
sentsments be published in the
Griffin News and that they be
paid $15.00 for publication.
All reports and recommenda
tions res submitted.
B. TRAVIS, H. MOORE, Foreman, E. F.
Clerk.
ordered that the foregoing
general presentments be published
as therein recommended and that
they be entered on the minutes of
this Court.
This October 28, 1924.
WM. E. H. SEARCY, Jr., Judge
Superior Court, Griffin Circuit.
County Farm and Chain Gang
We, the committee appointed to
investigate the County Farm and
chain gang, submit the following
report:
Chain Gang
Four houses on wheels in very
good shape, used for store rooms.
Thirty-five hogs, weighing over
200 pounds each.
Five brood sows, three nearly
ready to farrow.
Fourteen shoats, weighing over
50 pounds each.
Three milk cows in good shape.
Thirty cords of wood, Good
blacksmith shop and tools.
Eight wheelers in good order.
Eight wagons in good order.
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{ice to all unlike. We have found jun»
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cases. the evidence
justified .We beg such ‘to action. _ ' -
{allowing reso fitment tions which to you have the
been gassed by vote of Grand
Jury. ruin; the present session.
EWe recommend Recommendations that
ommisioners the County
of Spaldinfi Coun.,
ty, Health Georgia, enforce -t 0 Ellis
Law. ' -
We recommend that G. M.
Rawls be appointed ex ofiicio jus
tice of the peace and notary pub
lic for Mount Zion District. '
We recommend that Jesse .0.
"Futral tice be appointed“ e‘x-oflicio jus‘»
and notary public, for‘ the
1001 district, (Griffin district.)
We reeommendthat Jurors be
paid $3.00 per day, bailiffs $3.00
per day and riding bailiffs $5.00
per day. :
’ Herewith attached are reports
from .the verious investigating.
committees as follows: Hospital,
Court House, Jail, Justice of thel
Peace ’books, County Farm, Tax;
Collector, Clerk of Court, Coun.l Ordi-l
nary,gSheriff, Commissioners, Tax Receiver,
ty Treasurer. The
recommendations mittees have of these com
been adopted by this
Grand Jury. i
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We wish to extend our thanks
to the Hon. W. E. H. SearcyAJr"
for his charge to the Grand Jury
send to Mr. E. M. Owen, Solicitor
General for his wise counsel and
eflicient help ia~this session.
We also wish to thank our bail
iff, Mr. L. L. Evans, for his cour
tesy and attentiveness to his duty.
We recommend that these pre
sentsments be published“ in the
Grifiih’”New's and tha't'they ,. be
paid. $15.00 torripublicution.‘
‘tions' All: reports and recommenda- 7
.3. H. res 51%ORE, ectfuly submitted.
TRAVIS, Clerk. Foreman, E. F.
, Ordered “that the ""foregoin" publishefi
general therein presentments be
.ns recommended and that
they be entered on the minutes of
this Court.
This October 28, 1924.
W. E. HSSEARCY, Jr., Judge
County Superior Court, Grimn Circuit.
Farm and Chain Gang
We, the committee appointed to
investigate chain the County Farm and.
gang, submit the followingi
report: Chain Gang I
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Four houses on wheels in very?
good shape, used for store rooms.‘ overl
Thirty-five hogs, weighing
200 pounds each.
Five brood sows, three nearly
ready to .farrow.
Fourteen shoats, weighing over
50 pounds each. 1.
Three milk cows in good shape.
Thirty cords of wood. Good
blacksmith Shop and tools. !
Eight wheelers in good order. 3
Eight wagons in good order. i
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WHO’S YOUR BANKER?
EVERY MAN, NO MATTER WHAT HIS
INCOME IS, SHOULD HAVE ONE.
Our Institution is fitted by Experience and
Modern Equipment to handle YOUR Bank
ing Business Satisfactorily.
Savings department where you can accumu
late money for future use.
Safety deposit boxes for guarding your
valuables.
MERCHANTS & PLANTERS BANK
‘THE BANK WHERE YOU FEEL AT HOME”
praisement record and marriage
license records.
Clerk’s Office
We find the records in this of
fice neatly kept and arranged so
as to make it very easy to find in
formation.
Sheriff’s Office
We find the records in the Sher
iff’s office neatly and correctly
kept. Sheriff Freeman very cour
teously showed us the records
kept in this office.
B. D. Respectfully JOINER, Submitted, TS;
ER, W. Jr., U. SNID
J. LINDSEY, J. B. TYUS.
Tax Collector
We, your committee on the of
fice of Tax Collector, find his
books neatly and correctly kept.
We find that they were audited
by the Drewry Audit Company in
July of this year.
This October 28th, 1924.
To General Taxes on
October digest ?131,705.73
7th, 1924, paid
Balance County, due Depository $1,000,00
$130,605.73
1923 $131,705.73
Taxes
To general tax on
Railroads digest ........... $101,596,07
and corpora
tions ..................... 14,932,64
N. O. B. Taxes ......... 71.34
Interest ......................... 192.27
Oct. 2, 1C23, $116,792.32
Paid to
County Depository $ 200.00
Nov. G, 1923, paid to
County Depository 4,300.00
Dec. 4, 1923, paid to
Jan. Couv.ty Depository .... 5,300.00
7, 1924, paid-to
County Depository 73,300.00
Feb. 6; 1924, paid to
March County Depository 3,000.00
County 11, Depository 1924, paid to 6,900.00
April 15, 1924, paid to
County Depository 2,500.00
May 5, 1924, paid to
May County Depository 500.00
5, 1924, Paid
Insolvent Taxes ....... 953.06
May 5, 1924, Error in
Digest 318.65
May 5, 1924, Commission
to Tax Collector 1,690,10
June 4, 1924, paid to
County Depository 5G0.00
July 2, 1924, paid to
County Depository 200.00
August 2, 1924, paid to
County Depository .... 1,400.00
Sept. 7, 1924, paid to
County Depository . .. 700.00
October 7, 1924, paid to
County Depository .... 2,000.00
October 7, 1924, Solvent
Taxes on hand .......... 13,021.51
We, committee ‘ $116,792.32
investigate your appointed
to the Court House,
Jail and Hospital, respectfully
submit the following report and
recommendations :
Hospital
On our visit to the Hospital we
were Miss Coats very courteously met by
and shown through the
different buildings and grounds
and found them in excellent con
dition, except as stated below.
We found that plastering had
fallen in the main building and in
the dormitory and that this was
caused by leaks in tin roofing. We
find the plastering in the operat
ing room in a vefy bad condition
and liable to fall at any time
which would be dangerous if it
were to fall while some one was
being operated upon.
We find the driveway between
the main building and the negro
ward in very bad shape, water
flowing into the negro ward when
ever it rains.
We find the front porch and
steps of the dormitory need some
patching—also the front porch of
the main building.
We recommend that-the plas
tering be attended to,at once and
that a cement driveway be made
between the mam building and
negro ward at once and further
recommend that other necessary
repairs be made.
Jail
We find that the sanitary con
dition of the jail is not as good u
is should be or could be. We find
several of the toilets in bad
shape and several leaks in the
pipes that should be attended to
at once. We find several glasses
out and as cold weather is about
here these should be replaced at
once.
We recommend that the County
furnish some good deodorant to be
used at the jail and that it be
kept in a more sanitary condition.
Court House
We find the Court House in
fairly good condition.
We recommend that a wood
panel be put in the door leading
from the hall into the Grand Jury
room to replace the card board
which is now in this door.
P. J. SLATON.
Georgia, Spalding County.
I, F. P. Lindsey, Clerk of the
Superior Court of said county, do
certify that the within and fore
going is a true and correct copy
of the presentments and recom
mendations as returned by the
Grand Jury at the October 1924
Term as shown by the records in
this office.
Witiess ray official signature
and the seal of said Court this,
October 31st, 1924.
F. P. LINDSEY,
Clerk Superior Court Spalding
Sounty, Georgia.
J. E. MITCHELL HAS
HOUSE BUILT HERE
WITHIN THIRTY DAYS
Realizing that a house shortage
exists in Griffin, J. E. Mitchell,
proprietor of the Federal Hotel, is
building a house on the Macon
road, nead Sixth, and already has
a tenant for it.
The dwelling will have five
rooms and will be completed in
about ten days, Mr. Mitchell says.
Work on the building was started
about two weeks ago and the
house will be ready for occupancy
within thirty daya from the time
the first work was started.
Four road scrapers in good or
der. Thirty-five mules in good
shape. One :* ~——=■ —.----------
rock crusher and steam
drill. One steel pipe line.
trucks, Camp equipment. Two White
1% ton. Three Packard
trucks, States property of the United
Government. One Dodge
touring Ford car in good order. One
Five white, car. Twenty-nine convicts—
2 negro women, 22
negro men.
We recommend that they be
furnished with room for sick as
they have no place to put them in
case of illness. The room they
being formerly used for sickness is now
used for the guards to sleep
in. We find every thing else in
good shape and nicely kept. Wo
find Mr. Randall, the warden,
very efficient and he extended ev
ery committee. courtesy possible to your
County Farm.
We find the following:
About 20 tons of coal.
Three cords of wood.
Thirty shoats, weighing 75 to
100 pounds each.
One 800 pound barrow.
Four brood sows in fair cor.di
tion.
Two wagons, one new and one
old.
Two 2-horse plows in good or
der.
Six single plow stocks in good
order.
One mower, worn out.
One binder, worn out.
One rake in fair order.
One manure spreader in good
order.
Two spring tooth harrows.
One alfalfa harrow.
Two tons alfalfa hay.
Twagitons Two‘tons crab grass hay.
oats, unthreshed.
Two thousand bushels corn in
the field.
Fifteen tons stover, when shred
ded.
Three mules in good order. One
mule in bad shape. (We recom
mend that this mule be disposed
of.)
One large mule barn in bad or
der.
Two small cow barns in bad 1
order.
Three wages hands employed.
Twenty-five acres of oats up
and and good stand. Twenty-five
acres of oats being planted. One
hundred bushels of oats oh hand.
Four good milk cows in good
order. One Jersey bull in good
shape.
Nineteen paupers (13 white and
6 colored)
Houses in fair condition except
two, which need repairs.
We find Mr. Goodman very ef
ficient and we wish to thank him
for his courteous treatment of
your committee.
J. D. COX, SAVAGE GAILLARD.
J. P. and N. P. Books
We, the committee on J. P. and
N. P. books appointed by the
foreman of the Grand Jury, have
made examinations as best we can
and found the books of the vari
ous districts of Spalding County
properly SLADE, and correctly kept.
B. H. C. HUCKABY, W.
B. CROWDER.
Other Books
We, as a committee from the
Grand Jury of the October Term
of Superior Court, appointed to
look into the books of the County
Commissioners, Treasurer, Tax Receiver and
report as follows:
County Commissioners
We find that the books of this
office are neatly and to our best
kept, knowledge and belief, correctly
as shown by audit made up
to the first of July, 1924.
Tax Receiver
We also find that the books of
this office are neatly kept and
show an increase in returns of
$131,675 over 1923.
We called upon Griffin Bank
ing Company, who acts as treas.
urer for the county and find
their accounts are correct as
shown by Drewry Audit Company
of Atlanta.
E. MILLER, W. B. GRIF
FIN, B. R. WESTMORELAND,
J. W. COOPER.
To the Honorable Grand Jury
of Spalding County in session
October, 1924:
We, your committee to examine
the records of the Ordinary, Clerk
and Sheriff’s office, beg to make
the following repoft:
. Ordinary’s Office
Judge Cumming showed us
through records of this office and
we find them neatly kept and all
information recorded correctly
Especially were we impressed
with the method of keeping rec
ords of minutes, inventory and ap-
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GB1 DAILY NEWS
WINS
‘‘Spending Money Like Drunk
en Sailors” in the Doubtful
States, Say Investigators.
New York, Nov. S.—Vast elec
tion funds mounting into millions
of dollars have been raised for
the republican party in a financial
campaign conducted by J. P. Mor
gan & Company, and republican
state organizations are spending
other money like “drunken sail
ors” in big, doubtful states, ac
cording to Samuel Untermyer and
Frank O. Wats^i, who examined
witnesses during the Borah eam
paign fund inquiry.
Walsh and Untermyer issued a
joi"t “statement - the
on Borah in
quiry” in which they make vigor
ous charges of corruption.
Undisclosed Sum.
‘ The outstanding facts demon
stra e an undisclosed su the
two lawyers say. Their attack
is exclusively directed against the
republicans.
Of the “upwards of $4,000,000
which has passed through the re^
publican national committee, less
tllan 600 men contributed 75 per
cent, with individual contributions
of $1,000 or more, the lawyers
charge, v
“E;g” Men “Small” Givers.
After remarking that such men
as Elbert H. Gray, of the United
States Steel corporation; Henry
Ford, A. C. Bedford and other
prominent republicans do not ap
pear as contributors to the re
publican campaign fund and that
others of great wealth contributed'
“ridiculously small amounts,” Un
termyer and Walsh call attention
to the president’s promise to re
submit the TlfeHon tax plan to
congress and suggest that the
it ridiculous contributions
are mere
blinds to shield the extent of the
real aid given by these men. 99
‘a Mystery Mdney” Plentiful.
This is a summary of the Walsh
and Untermyer charges:
Upwards of $4,000,000 has been
contributed to the republican na
tional committee up to last Fri
day. This figure represents only
“official” contributions.
Like Drunken Sailors.
That national campaign funds
raised independently of the nation
al committee are unaccounted for
but that in big doubtfol states
“they are spending money like
drunken sailor^. 99
The presen ^farcical corrupt
practices act >1 permits men of
great wealth “to singly or m con
cert send money without limit
into doubtful states without ac
counting to anyone or disclosing
their contributions.
Big Ads.
Further great sums were spent
by separate groups of industries
and by individuals in full page
and half page advertisements all
over the country . . . and there
has been no accounting concerning
these expenditures.
Junketing expenses, such as
that incidental to bringing a
troupe of actors from New York
to Washington to breakfast with
the president, have not been ac
counted for.
Federal Employes “Come Across. •<
it Postal and other federal
em
ploye's have been assessed cr.d
forced to contribute in direct vi
olation of the law and postmaster
ships have been put up at action
and sold to the highest bidder.”
Aid Bootlegging.
The collector of internal revenue
of the New York district, who has
control of the granting of liquor
permits, has been levying and
collecting, through his various
deputies, assessments from these
permittees, lending what seems to
us a direct encouragement to the
flourishing industry of “bootleg
sing.”
«< Buy” Negro Newspapers.
The republican campaign com
mittee has purchased the support
of German-American and negro
newspapers.
Heads of great railroads tt are
abusing their positions of trust
and power to an amazing extent
EMAIN REj^SHgj
BAPTIST
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Refusing sto-hind himself to the
dogma of the Presbyterian church,
the Rev. Dr. Harry Emerson
Fosdick, noted modernist preach
er and a Baptist, has resigned as
associate pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of New York!
SCENE OF RIOT
Niles, O., Nov. 3.—With Ohio
national guardsmen still patrolling
the city yesterday, Niles was quiet
following Saturday’s rioting be
tween Ku Klux Klan forces and
anti-Klansmen in connection with
a scheduled parade which did not
take place.
The list of wounded stood at
about a dozen with four men in
Warren City hospital, two of
whom may die from bullet wounds.
No one was killed.
More than 600 troopers were on
duty yesterday morning and others
arrived during the day. ——
Will Keep Streets Clear.
Military authorities said that
more stringent military control
would be in effect and orders
would be strictly enforced to keep
the streets clear.
During the day automobiles
were stopped and searched before
entering the city and were not
allowed within 150 feet of each
other.
Business Houses Open.
Business houses were open as
usual with the exception of pool
rooms and picture shows, which
were kept closed by the military
authorities.
Crowds were not permitted to
gather.
All Klansmen had left the field
early yesterday where they assem
bled for Saturday’s parade. (
Withdrawal of troops will begin
today or early tomorrow, unless
something unforeseen occurs, Gen
eral Hough declared.
ON A DIET.
Mother: Get up John. Remem
ber, it’s the early bird that gets
the worm.
John (still half asleep): Aw,
let him have it. I’m not hungry.
by their open and covert political
activities. ■
Some auto factories are produc
ing 25,000 tires a day.
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St. Jacobs Oil stops any pain,
and rheumatism is pain only.
Not one case in 50 requires in
ternal treatment. Stop drugging.
Rub soothing, penetrating St. Ja
cobs Oil right into your sore, stiff
aching joints, and relief comes
instantly. St. Jacobs Oil is harm
less rheumatism liniment which
never disappoints and cannot burn
the skin.
Limber up. Quit complaining.
Get a small trial bottle of
honest St. Jacobs Oil at any drug
store and in just a moment you’ll
be free from V||in, soreness and
stiffness. Don’tTSi JaSbs ffer. Relief
awaits you. St. Oil is just
as good for sciatica,
lumbago, backache and sprains.—
(*dv.)
FARMERS ADVISEE
TO SOW OATS i
WHEAT THIS WEEK
W. T. Bennett, county agent,
urges farmers of Spalding county
to begin sowing their wheat and
oats this week, if possible.
He says they do much better
now than when sown at a later
date.
The county agent is of the opin
ion that the acreage in both wheat
and oats will be large this year.
He states that farmers are pre
paring their lands better for grain
than they Rave been doing in the
past and this, he believes, will add
to the production next spring.
The farmers have already begun
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SLATON MOTOR COMPANY A'i*!
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C. W. SLATON, Prop.
109 East Solomon St. Phone 680
When better automobiles are built, Buick will build
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WAIT FOR THE BIG—
THE BEST ONE
The Famous and Always Popular
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THREE-RING .
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Combined with Mm Sensational
FLOTO Trained
Wild Animal Show
Reasons Why you should wait—
SEE A CIRCUS THAT IS DIFFERENT AND BETTER.
SEE A CIRCUS PRESENTING NEW ACTS, NEW IDEAS.
SEE The Magnificent Spectacle, THE BRIDE AND
THE BEASTS, In which 1000 people, 200 ballet
girls, hundreds off wild and domestic animals
participate.
SEE THE HORSE FAIR, introducing the most_____
tlful, best trained and highest Jumping horses in
the world.
SEE The Picturesque FOX HUNT—a living, moving
picture.
SEE The most daring, most remarkable, most sensa
tional Circus acts ever seen with any circus-
400 ARENIC STARS.
SEE The Finest Representatives of the Wild Animal
Kingdom displayed in a Complete Menagerie, Most
of them Performing Animals.
SEE The Longest, Grandest, Circus Street Parade of
Modern Times.
Be Wise! So* On* That I* Wait!!
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“What they are look;
not salt, but pep.”
The dingo or wild dog of Atti
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farmers. IBH