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<# Governor Recommends Income And Sales Tax
t # ATLANTA, August 10.—
LAP)—A sale tax and an in
come (ax to provide for the
anticipated excess of ttv- strttt
appropriation over its revenue
"ere urged'Tn a message from
Governor Hardman to the
1 r house today.
“We cannot pay out funds
9" that do
we not possess," said
the message, "lheretore it
would be useless to appropriate
lands which are not available
and w> couiq not approve
measures which provide for
sppropriafions without funds
(o pay."
I he message emphasized the
need for financial assistance
for the various state institu
tions and pointed '.out in par
ticular the 'samtorium for
insane at Milledgeville, the
school for mental defectives
ah Cracowood and urged the
need for the cquilization fund
lor common schools as well as
money to cover existing defi
cits in various departments.
Increased Expenditures
ATLANTA, August. 10.— (/ PI—
Increased funds for tr.e state ed
ucational institutiens that would
V* amount to more than $1,000,000 on
the -jicnnia! period covered and an
increase in expenditure of $000.
OOU which is estimated to he
about $2,000,000 above i the aver
age revenue was' afforded in the
General tax bill that left the
house last "'eel; and entered the
senate.
'-f 'The message from Governor
Hardman received in the house to
- day -v\ti- tti-ketv-a-s- an.....indication.
that tht'-'-governor would veto the
appropriation act unless more rev
enue fir its provisions were found.
Total incr.iitse .voted so far in
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the bill to the state educational
institutions amounted to approxi
mately $650,000 per annum. Chief
• items ; of Hvlbieh are $100,f)00 each
to the University of Georgia anj
the Georgia School of Technology
The balance is alloted to the sec
ondan' schools of mechanical and
agriculture in the state located
in various districts.
$60,006 To Experiment. i
On motion of Representative j
McCluney of Baldwin the biennial
sum to support the state San
itarium at Miiledgeville was in
creased from $ 2 , 200,000 to $2,-I
$400,000 an increas of $200,000 I
t per year. A'^iroximately $60,000 j
to he expended over a 2 year
period was voted for the Georgia ■
Experiment station at Griffin. |
While $15,000 annually . "’as voG!
ed for maintance of the
plane c xpcrimental station at Tif- 1
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T B. ROBERTS NEW
ROGERS MANAGER
T. B. Rooerts, who has been
manager of the Macon branch,
Rogers -tores , has arrived in the
» city and will be in charge of'
the local Rogers store, Before
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going to hi a ton Mr: Roberts was
manager. »L the Rogers store at
Cal c
MiMlgcr Elliott, who hafe been
in charge of the local Rogers)
1 store, has left for Atlanta where
he has accepted a responsible po- j
s jtjon with Swift and Company
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THE WEATHER
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A big day for Lizzie, queen of the elephant herd at the Philadelphia
zoo, was the 30th anniversary of her enforced sojourn there.
her cage mates looked on enviously, she trunked away a sumptous
vegetable cake, garnished with'sweet hay and then had herself a
dip in the pool, as'-pictured here.
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OVER LAST
An increase of $225.!I9( 'is shown
for Spalding ..county ia the. county
tax digest, compiled by H. T.
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Johnson, county receiver, . as made ,
known i *
today, Th.e valuation
Spalding county property this
year totals $8,205,7X5 a.- against
$7,979,795 the valuation of county
properties in 1926.
The valuation of county lands
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shows a doerease. caused, accord
ing to tne tax receiver, by idle !
lands and by the deterioration of
farm buildings. t In 1926 the
county lands were valued at $1,-
588,435 while this year thev are’
valued at $1,567,725.
City real estate has increas
ed in value $213.410,, The valua
tion of city real estate is now
$2,888,535 as against $2,175.12f
in 1926.
'An increase of $10,335 is showi
in the valuation of household
furnishings, Household furnish
ings were valued at $291,340 in
1926, and the valuation has in
creased until now they are valued
at $301,675' •
Automobiles Increase.
Automobiles in the county are
valued at $265,790 as against
$238,165 in 1926, showing an in
crease in valuation of $27,625.
Cattle, stock, and merchandise
s how a slight decrease in valua
tion. The figures are:
1926—$519,135; 1927—
$486,615; a decrease of $52,520.
Cattle, 1926- $27,850; 1927
$26,610, a decrease of $1,240.
stock,- 1926—$86,350; 1927 *
)$79,410; decrease nf $6,940.
Colored Property Increases
A total increase of $5,790 is
shown in property owned by col
ored citizens. This includes both
real estnte and personal property
all other items subject to
taxation.
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CHICAGO, August 10.—f/P)—;
The bodies of two men believed I
to have been “taken for a ride, i
and shot to <ie4tth i in the usual)
gangster fashiotv^were..fount’. Jjdn'g j
on «' surburgan' road eariy today, j
Shattered glass and a number of 1
forty-five r . .. calibre ... pistol , shells , ,, i
strewed the r0ari near the bodies j
indicating the men had been shot
in an automobile and their bodies i
tossed out. The men were ap
parently Italians.
A strhw hat bearing the trade
mark of a St. Louis firm was
by one of the bodies. That vic
tim was amout 25 years old and
ware a light grey suit and colored
silk shirt. The body of the other
victim had rolled down a five-foot I
embankment and it was clad in
a- dark grey suit. j
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Football Star Is ;
Employed At Capital I
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ATLANTA, Aug. 10. . 1 . Threattl
Moore, who made history for the
Universjtv of Geor(fja when in co ,.
jn Athens jn i>as< , bai| and !
football is new connected with the j
office of the secretary of state.'
Threatt Moore, as pointed out.
by Hugh Rowe, editor of the Alh
Ga., Banner- Herald. could
be depended upon to drive the 1
|, a |i ove r the fence or Herty Field
more than once for, a home run
during every game/ In football he j
was-a star and never failed !<>
hold his man, besides being the.
life of the team. That was hark (
in the middle or late nineties, to i
the best of Mr. Rowe'a recollection,
’96 and '97.
After graduating, M.r. Moore
entered the practice f f law in i
; his home town, Jackson. He sue-1
deeded in his chosen profession i
and was honored on several occa-1
sions by election to the Georgia ;
legislature. He now holds the
| position of cashier in, one of the
most important dspartments of th,
(state government.
CRIFFIN. GA.. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 14, 1927. A
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BOSTON, August 10.—(/Pi—The
possibidty of the execution of
Sacco and Vanzetti might be ,pos|- 1
ported from Fatly,Thur;day morn- [
ircg was seen when Judge Sander
son of the supreme court announc
ed today that he would not give-'
his decision on a move by de
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fense council until Thursday morn. ]
mg. He is* to decide whether
he shall pr.s-mit a. bill of exeop
t.'ort f;cm. his! refusal to grant
a vvri'. if cri or and habeus cor
to go before tr.e t'u’i h
of the supreme court.
i •vern.-.r Fuller at p.m.,
had made no annoucement of
his id on oh a >etilion for a
stay of execution. *•
The executive council was at
the state hou-c ca’-ly this after
noon prepared to hear any com
municetions from Ihe governor.
Any rec.ommen<iati(in for a stay. I
-approTed'-hy AWe
Governor Fuller also had called j
to the state house former attor- j
” ey gene '’ |S,s nf the state thul
e ml K^’ have theii, advice.
-^ l:pr attorneys hao vis
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state puson one of them, Michael
Musmanno annouced that if tht |
governor and council renews .
ings respite, habeus corpus proceed-j
would be brought in federal '
court. • 6
Shcco an&riiy ie fused tc s«n a I
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,,P(ition for habeus corpus writ.
hut Vanzetti signed it.
The attornev generals conclud
ed their conference with the gov
ernor at 1 o’clock. None of
them had anything to say. - t,A
1H0 the members of the I
p.m., ex
ccutihe-council were instructed by
the governors office to go to
lunch and to be hack between 1
.5:30 •
p.m.
Local Golfers To
/ Play In Newnan
Several local golfers left today
for Newnan wjtere they will par
ticipate in the sixtlffiannual invi-ta
tion golf tournament of the New
nan Country Club. Seaton Bai
^y t»T this city was both low
medalist and winner at the fifth
annual tournament in Newnan and
the Griffin Country Club team.
composed of Seaton Bailey, Riley
Summers, Robert Shapard, and
Bruce Montgomery won the team
trophy at the last year’s meet..
Bailey is traveling in Europe
a nd will not be present to de
HUe, '
Among the local players who 1 *
;,,f[ tndaj, for Newnan are: Bruce
Montgomery, Dj\ 3’. !. Hawkins,! :
Rilev Summers, Bill Rummers,
l)(ii (V(, 0( ) Collier, Ira Slade, Robert I
Shapard. Jr., Henry Smith Jr., and
Ei nc-i. Carlisle, Jr.
revival services open
AT , SECOND BAPTIST
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Revival services will begin at
the Second Baptist church on Ex
periment street tonight. Reverend
Morris, of Hapevillc, will conduct ,
the services and a strong series,
r.f sermons are promised those
who attend the services.
Services will begin each evening
at 7:30 o’clock and the public is
cordialy invited to attend and
hear Dr. Morris,
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Miss Lucile Ingram, of Jack
son, spent' Wednesday shopping
in Griffin.
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* AWAY REFRIGERATOR
NEW YORK. Aug 10.
* From the tall ccrn country of :
* Iowa came Buck Ashwood *
* the other day, bent looking- '
on
up an old friend and having 9
* a rip routing time. But Buck *
did a little two-fisted drink- *
ing before he started to find *
* his fri.nd, sc wren he came *
* to tiic ho susc and found no one *
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there, he was not pleased. *
:■ •lust for revenge; Buck car- *
* vied out the sewing machine.''.
* and set it in an alley two '
* hacks'* away, Then he went *
•’ hack and t<^ok the ice box, ice *
frod and all and put them be- *
- side the sewing machine. Ar *-!
❖ rested Buck later pleaded in- *
« toxication.. He was, sentenced *
. to return the articles from *
‘.he police station to which * i
* they had been taken. He • j
*'did it single-handed though * i
the distance wa" tw ee as far. 5 i
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SPEAKER AT J
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many years president of the I
,a State Chamber of commerce
originator of “Georgia Prod
uc t s Dinner*” will he the princi
speaker at the annual meeting
the Chamber of Commerce Fri
rught.
Mr. Haden was the unanimous
of the members of the
of commissioners for speak
He is considered one of the
<st posted men in the state on
and her assets and will
doubt make—a—strong address
night.
w. w. Norman, vice-president
the Chamber of- (’orwfnerce,
preside at the meeting Fri
night in the absence of H. L.
presidejnt. The speaker will
introduced by Quimby Melton,
and long time friend
Mr. Haden. Tap Bennett,, sec
of the Chamber of Com
will make the address telL
of the work of the orjganiza
for the past twelve months.
The meeting will start prompt
at 6:30 o’clock and will open
a barbecue dinner.
Plans for a new year will he
at the meet ing and of
for the new year elected.
Mr and Mrs. L. H. Davis, who I
attending school at j
summer- ’ i
Merer University, spent the;
- end in Griffin with their !
M r. nd Mrs. J. A. Faulk - j
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Cotton Report I 1
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May 20.06 20.27 19.94 20.oL20.lh, 20.12^0.30
July 20.li"..................
Oct 19.55 19.74 19.33 19.40 19.62
J)cc 19.75 19.98 19.56 19.66 19.85
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NEW YORK COTI'ON
Jan 19.95 20.08 19.73 19.78 19,97
Meh 20.15 20.25 19.85 19.95
May 20.29 20.38 20.05 20.11
July 20.40 20.J2 *20.14 20.14 20.30
it 19.65 19.80 19,35 19.12 19.60
Dec 19.90 20.07 19.65 19.72
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C.R1 FFINfSI’OT COTTON
Good Middling ........
Strift Middling ...... 18.50
Middling 18.25
SECURITIES COMMISSION
PETITIONED FOR LICENSE
BY BUILDING AND LOAN
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Farmers o f Spflh'ing county
w h 0 have milk cows find a ready
market for their dairy products
ight in Griffin and are not forc
ed to ship their milk and cream
to other cities. The Griffin Daily
and Ice Cream .company takes
their output and ufteji pasturiza
tion retails it to Griffin consum
v rs.
During the last twelve
August 1, the Griffin Dai
ry paid to local farmers over $40,
OOP. for— dai ry products la. - check
up of the books, of the company
shows. The dairy is equipped with
over $20,000 worth of pasturiza
tion machinery that complies with
the best regulation* of federal
and state governments.
Two large pasturization ma
one for sweet milk and
cream and one for butter milk,
a 0 ton told storage plant, mod
ern ice ciearn and butter machines
make up the equipment of the
dairy.
n. G Suilins, owner and oper
ator of the Griffin Dairy is a
graduate of three schools that
penalize in dairy work.- They
are Alabama Polytechnic, at Au
burn. The University of Missouri ;
and Columbia of Missouri. For
several years he was in charge of j
the artjmal husbandry-'“and--dairy
departments of the Georgia Ex- j
periment station.
Pasturization of milk is rev j
ommended by authorities as the
safest way to prepare milk and j
other dairy products for consump
tion. The local plant is now pa-
turizing and selling over 1600
of dairy products every day
During the summer months the
sale of ice cream runs over 100
gallons a day, it is stated.
< < CONSCIENCE FUND”
OF STATE SWELLED
ATLANTA, August 10. The
"conscience fund” of Georgia's
t rcasurv wa s swelled by the sum
of $5.75 when Secretary of State
McLendon sent Treasurt r W. J.
Speer a check tor this sum from
j Hi Lee, of Social Circle, Ga.
Afi ompanying the note was a
“confession” In in Lee that he
had run his automobile for the
first six months of 1921 without
having bought a license tag.
V/ID0W, LOVER, TRAPPER
GUILTY MURDER
FRANKLIN, La., August 10. -
<AV.....lame- Beady, Morgan lily
trapper today was sentenced to
life imprisonment for his part in
the murder of J. J. LeBoucf. The
widow nf the slain man and Dr.
, Thomas Dreher, alleged lover of
thp wolnan, were also found
ty with a recommendation for
mercVe*c» ‘
A motion Tor a *»w trta 1 Was
made.
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V* tnveat CRIFFIN your mosey, FIRST year
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SAYS GRIFFIN MAN
By BILL TYUS
“I do not believe that my bro
ther, Horace Boyd, committed sui
cide, and after going to Atlanta
and investigating the case, I am
practically certain that he was
killed by a third party,” stated
(’harli ie Boyd to a NEWS cot
respondent thi* morning.
There has been no inquest over
hi- death, according to Charlie*
Boyd, ano when the coroner was
asked about it he stated that
there was no use to have an
inquest because there wa* as
eye witness jo the affair. “I got
in touch with the supposed wit
ness over the telephone and asked
him straight forward if he would
swear on the witness stand that
he *avc my brother kill himself,”
said Bpydc.
‘Hi» answer to my question was
‘I don’t know about that.' 1 fe*i
that if be had been sure of him
self he would not have evaded my
tio " ‘* i *» *• Boyd added.
Boyd's Veraion.
Bo 'u’s version of the affair, a*
he stated to'the reporter is that
his brother and Nelson became
entangled in a fist fight. This
ensued "until they became angry
and Horape rsn away. As be did
another employe of the dairy came
out and assisted '001
both of them started chasing
Boyd he. in doubt, shot NehMHi
thinking that he was going to
catch him. Then, according to
Boyd's belief, someone chased his
brother up the alley and shot him.
My belief that my brother was
shot is strengthened by the fact
that no powder burns were found
Dll his head either on the out
side or on ^he inside. I person
ally asked the Atlanta undertakei
who did the embalming, if theT-V |
were any powder burns on Her
ace's body and he stated that t'
was no sign of a burn anywhere
on- hi< body.*’---------------- “oflV-a
Did Not Care (For (Girl
"1 do not believe that Mary
Tackette was involved in the case ;
as Horace toid me only a week
that he glad he ’
ago was was. mov ;
ing from the Tackette home,’’ as*
serted Boyd. "As for his being put
out of the Tackette home on ac
count of drinking, I know that
he never drank. I have the names
of several business men in Atlanta
with whom Horace was connect
ed, who told me that they had
ever seen Horace drink and had
never smeKed liquor on hid breath.
Horace had never been in any
trouble before and if he had been
a drunkard, as is claimed, no
doubt he would have had a police
record,” lloyd added.
No Reason for Suicide.
“I saw Horace last Wednesday
and at that time he wa* perfect- 1
ly happy ami content and told me
that he had started saving hi*
money. At the time of his dtttb
he had over $100 in the bank.
He told me that he was pleased
with his job and that he waa
working hard. He said that all
his neighbors were friends and
he was perfectly happy,”
stated Boyd. •* l would net even
Indieve that Horace committed
suicide if the circumstance*
I ranted it, but considering
- details, I don’t see how it could
have been poz.uble fop his death
I to have resulted from suicide.
“AH the neighbors, with whom
Y talked, told me that they did
not believe fforace committed aui
ieide but that they were af the
■opinion that he was killed."
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j Concluding the interview,
stated, “Horace was
I good l>oy and lived a clean a
some life. I do not tout**
! 1,-j he killed himself and
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Bowden Ragsdale, tary of j
seer
the local Building and I,oan As- 1
e at ion i* in Atlanta today to j
petition the Georgia Securities fori
a i : een«c* to tin business in Griffin, i
No Buildinjr and Loan Asuoeiation I !
allowed !
>3 to ope;ate in the state
until the pcrsonnelor, its hoard I
directors, executive • commit- i
tl ‘‘‘ and officers aic. given an O.K.
'»y the commission.
it usually takes from a week
to ten days for the commission
to issue the lietnse to operate
as careful rnvestijfations are
mado Ik* fore same in granted,
The Griffin Building and Loan 1
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Association was organized here
at a meeting Monday night
w hlch time I). K. ( ummiiijr, Or-1
dinatjy of S pal ting count, was I
president. The; association
has an authorised capitilization
( ,f $;} 000 000, Offices are fn th'
chamber of Commerce Building
HAMMER KILLER
1ST PAY PRICE
TAMPA,. Fla., August 10,— UP)
Benjamin F. Levins convicted of
murder recently in connection with
the hammer slaying of memebrs
of the Looney Merrill family
h ere was sentenced today to be
electrocuted. The date of execiir
t j on w j|j | 1( . 9f , t by the governor,
Before passing sentence Judge
F M Hodks denied a motion by
perhTtTtVng it to ammend
M ,q u ,., t for , „ now trial Four
members of the Merell family died
a s a result of the beating admin
jstered with a- hammer, ■ Levine
,f | ' that he attacked Mr.
, or e8sei
aru) Mr? Merell and that Leonard
Thompson hammered three chiJ
dren. One child recovered.
Masons Have Big
Initiation Here
Griffin Lodge No. 41J Free and
Accepted .VJiHson. held an impres
sivc iniation ceremony at the lodge
rooms on Hill street Tuesday
night. The master degree was
Conferred on a large number of
candidates in a very impressive
manner.
There wax a large attendance of !
local Masons and several visiting j
Masons from Atlanta and other j
cities were also present. T. N.:
Roberts is worshipful master of'
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Griffin Lodge No 413
rwo BROTHERS KILLED
BY LIGHTNING STRQKF.
SELMA, Ala., August 10.— iAP)—
Wire nee Harver and Porter Har
, i-r, brothers, were found dead
.qting under a tree today on their
farm. Lightning struck the. tfee
’al ly in the day and kill the two
men.
Mr- "it: Eugene McKneely '
among the shoppers , from , Orchard , ,
Hill in Griffin on'Wednesday.
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