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The Butler Herald
Volume XXXXII.
BUTLER. TAYLOR COUNTY. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. MAY 30 1918.
Number 29
After Successful Year
Butler School Closes
The Commencement Exercises
Was Great Occasion.
Another year’s work at Butler
Male and Female College has been
completed and the commencement
exercises of the institution came
to a close Tuesday night.
The session just passed was the
biggest and most successful ever
enjoyed by this school, as the
number of students enrolled was
larger than that of any term in
the history of the institution. Also,
the senior class this year was one
of the largest in many years.
Eight students of the college re
ceived their diplomas at the
graduating exercises held Tuesday
night, when the literary address
to the senior class was delivered
by Rev. H. O. Fowler, of Reynolds,
and was a masterly effort.
The commencement exercises
this year were commenced Sunday
morning when, at the school
auditorium, Rev. L. A. Harrell, of
Butler Methodist church, deliver
ed the Baccalaureate sermon,
which was pronounced by those
who had the pleasure of hearing
him, one of the most appropriate,
as well as eloquent and ably de
livered, ever listened to on a
similar occasion.
Monday evening an enjoyable
recital by pupils of Miss Tippins’
music class was given. These
pupils won for themselves much
praise, and made a remarkably
creditable showing in behalf of
their instructor. During this oc
casion Miss Tippins gave several
highly entertaining selections and
the entertainment proved most
interesting to the large audience
present.
The packed audience Tuesday
evening gave Mr. Fowler, whose
splendid oration was followed by
his presenting the graduating
class their diplomas, strict atten
tion to the end.
The school faculty the past year
has been indeed a strong one, and
the satisfaction they have given
resulted in a request by the trus
tees for their return another year.
Some have signified their intention
of accepting re-election while oth
ers will seek other and larger
fields. Those elected who will
compose the faculty board anoth
er year will be found elsewhere
in this issue.
Not Too Late To Volunteer.
Notice has been received from
the recruiting stations to the ef
fect thatall young men who have
become 21 years of age since
last registration day or will be
come 21 before June 5th, which
is near at hand, are eligible to
volunteer in any branch of the
service they wish. Fractically
all the the branches of the serv
ice are now open to volunteers.
There will be only two places
to register in Taylor county next
Wednesday, whioh is registra
tion day for those who have be
come 21 since June 5, 1917,
namely: Butler and Reynolds.
The young men eligible to regis
ter will please note the places
of registration and be on hand.
If by reason of absence from the
county or by illness it is impos
sible for any to present themslv-
es on June 5th arrangements
will be made for their registra
tion. In such cases the local
board at Butler should be noti
fied in due time.
Fitzgerald Site For
Aviators is Selected.
Fitzgerald, May 24.—The Fitz
gerald Chamber of Commerce
has succeeded in having Fitzger
ald designated as an official
landing spot for-the United States
Aviation Corps, and the govern
ment has officially accepted the
site for the landing field tender
ed for the purpose.
The land is between fifty and
one hundred acres, on the cen
tral route of the Dixie Highway,
and is within one-half mile of
the center of the city. It is prac
tically level and free from stumps
or obstructions of any kind and
the entire county gang, together
with a score of other laborers,
are busy putting the field in
the pink of condition.
First Flight Monday.
The first flight to the field will
be made on Monday at 2:30 p. m.,
at which time Maj. W. C. Wash,
commander in charge of the avi
ation camp at Americus, will fly
to Fitzgerald with a number of
machines and give ;final instruct
ions regarding the putting of the
field in shape for the landing of
the flyers. The field will be
used daily as soon as it is in con
dition.
PHYSICIAN IS ARRESTED
FOR DEATH OF FATHER.
Ellijay, May 23rd.,—Follow
ing his indictment by the grand
jury of Gilmer county here yes
terday for the murder of his
father, Dr. Claud Smith, 40
years old, a phyhician of Jack
sonville, Fla., was arrested in
that city this afternoon. The
father, Dr. James Smith, had
been engaged in the practice of
medicine with his son in Jack
sonville, and both are said to
have been men of prominence.
The elder Smith who was 65
years old, was a native of Gilmer
county and he came here early
this month, together with his
wife and son, to pay a visit to
his old home. He died suddenly
on May 13. Before his body
could be buried, it is said, Claud
left suddenly for Jacksonville.
There were strong symptoms
of arsenic poisoning, attending
physicians said. Solicitor Gen
eral Herbert Clay has ordered
that the body be exhumed at
once.
It is believed that the son ex
pected by the killing of his fath
er, to secure possession of his
property. An effort was make
by Claude immediately on his
return to Jacksonville, it is alleg
ed, to collect the life insurance,
but the insurance companies de
clined to pay it.
When he was arrested this af
ternoon Claude Smith is said to
have had on his person $37,000.
This, it is believed, was proper
ty of the old man reduced to
cash.
Sheriff Melton, of Gilmer coun
ty, will leave for Jacksonville to
bring the defendant back to
Georgia as soon as he has secur
ed requisition papers from Gov
ernor Dorsey. Gilmer Superior
court adjourned this afternoon
subject to call for the trial of
this case when the state is ready
ENLISTMENT LIMIT
MAY BE INCREASED.
Washington May 24th.—An
other move towards full utiliza
tion of the country’s manpower
was made today when Secretary
Baker sent to Congress the draft
of a bill proposing to raise the
maximum age limit for volunta
ry enlistment in the army from
40 to 55 years. All men over
40 so enlisted would be assigned
to nn-combatant service.
In a letter to Speaker Clark
asking tht the bill be pushed,
Secretry Baker said:
“Every man abve the age of
40 years who is enlisted in non-
combatant branches of the serv
ice will make available for duty
with the line troops a man with
in the prescribed age limit for
all troops.
“Many men whose long expe-
rince as mechanics and artisans
will make them particularly
valuable to the various staff
corps and developments may be
thus secured instead of younger
men without such experience.”
Teachers For Butler M, & F.
College Elected For Another Year
At a meeting of the board of
trustees of the Butler school,
which is composed of members of
the city council, held May 25, the
following teachers were elected to
serve the Butler school for anoth
er year:
Prof. Chas. R. Brown, Principal.
Miss Birdie Flemister, of Mans
field, Ga., first assistant.
Miss Nettie Harrell, of Fitz
gerald, second assistant.
Miss Aurelia Childs, third assist
ant.
Miss Nellie Lou Tippins, direc
tor of music.
Miss Harrell is the sister of Rev.
L. A. Harrell, pastor of the Butler
Methodist church, and comes
highly recommended as does also
Miss Flemister.
Mr. L. T. Mosley Retires From
Business at Fickling’s Mill.
The grist mill and mercantile
business at Fickling mill, conduct
ed during the past several years
by Messrs L J Mosely and H. E
Neisler has undergone a change
of ownership by the recent pur
chase. of Mr. Mosely’s interest by
Rev. M. T. Gaultney and his son,
Mr. E. T. Gaultney, who in the fut
ure will be {associated with Mr.
Neisler in the continuance of the
business. This is one of the best
peices of property in the county
located in a fine agricultural
section. The business manage
ment at both the mill and the
store has been all that could be
desired and each has therefore
enjoyed a very large patronage.
One Minute For Prayer
Griffin, May 27.—Beginning to
day the First Baptist church will
ring for one minute at 12 o’clock
each day until the end of the war.
At the sound of the church bell
people everywhere within hearing
distance are requested to pause
for one minute and bow their
heads in prayer for the success of
the allies and the "triumph of the
right.” People generally are re
quested to observe the minute of
prayer, whether at work or at
play, in homes, offices, stores or
on the streets.
Red Cross Fund
is Still Growing
Despite the fact that Butler’s
Red Cross fund quota has been
far surpassed, contributions are
still coming in and when the fi
nal figures are compiled it is ex
pected that they will show up
ward of 50 per cent oversubscrib
ed.
Chairman G. C. Smith and his
able corps of committe men are
leaving no stone unturned in
behalf of this great and important
work.
We heartily congratulate them
as well as those who have con
tributed in any way to this fund.
NEGRO IS KILLED
TRYING TO ESCAPE
Pike County Posse Locates
Murderer on Tip Given by
Colored Citizen—Police
Chief Wounded.
Slayer of John Willis Found in
Empty House Near Scene of Crime
Body ta Riddled.
BRUNSWICK GIVEN
$7,000,000 PLANT
Ordinance Department Award
Contract for Two Large
Picric Acid Plants in South.
Washington, May 24.—The War
department announced tonight
that contracts had been let by the
ordinance department for the es
tablishment of two picric acid
plants, one to cost $7,000,000 and
be located at Brunswick, and the
other to cost 3,000,000 to be lo
cated at Little Rock, Ark.
Contracts for the Brunswick
plant have been let to the Butter-
worth-Judson Company, of New
York city, and for the Little Rock
plant to the Evedly M. Davis
Chemical Corporation.
Men and materials for the
construction are already on the
ground at Little Rock, the an
nouncement says, and the plant
will be in operation by Septem
ber.
Sites were chosen in the South
the statement says, after careful
investigation of housing, labor
and transportation! A large
number of buildings at Little
Rock now used for other purposes
will be combined with the new
factory.
Barnesville, May 24.—John Cal
houn at 11 o’clock this morning
paid the death penalty for the
crime be committed yesterday
when he killed John A. Willis, a
popular white farmer £of Upson.
A small posse from this city shot
his body full of holes, after he
had sent a 38 bullet through the
leg of Chief of Police Zack Evans
and made a desperate effort to get
other members of the party.
Early today a respectable negro
gave citizens here a tip as to the
location of Calhoun. Chief Evans
at once headed a posse for the
place of hiding, which was an old
unoccupied house near the scene
of the crime.
Jumps Out Of Window.
When the house was surround
ed and Calhoun located, he open
ed fire with his pistol, the first
shot hitting Chief Evans, shooting
then at the other parties.
The fusilade of shots from
the posse made the house so
uncomfortable that the negro
jumped out a window and was
making off when scores of bullets
pierced his body, causing -almost
instant death.
The body was brought here
and turned over to the undertak
er. The news spread fast and in a
few hours hundreds from the
surrounding communities were
viewing the dead negro.
Negro Women Engage in
Serious Difficulty,
News was received in Butler
yesterday of a serious shooting
affair that took place late Tues
day afternoon in Panhandle dis
trict, both participants being well-
known negro women of the com
munity.
The parties to the unfortunate
affair were Leila Ross, wife of
Ldvick Ross, and Bessie Rick s
wife of Lee Ricks, and ?h which
the former was seriously if not fa
tally wounded by the latter, be
ing shot in the abdomen a pistol
being the weapon used.
The shooting took place on the
public road near White Hill col
ored Baptist church where the
women met on their way from
farm work.
The wounded woman was rush
ed to the Macon hospital Tues
day night for an operation and
medical attention. The physicians
there gave but little -hope, it is
said, for her recover.
Post Office and Depot
at Howard Burglarized
Burglars, who have been mak
ing visits to Howard business
houses at almost regular 9 inter
vals for the past five years or
more, made another haul in that
city again last Wednesday night.
_ The only places entered on this
occasion were the post office
and the depot. From the former
they secured only between $6 and
$7 so postmaster J. R. Williams
states. The raid at the depot
proved a little more successful to
the midnight visitor, who, so it is
said, emptied the cash draw
which contained about $30.
All efforts to locate or even
find a clue as to who commit
ted the robbery have thus far
failed as in former instances.
Sumter Superior Court To
Take Up Wade Murder Case
Two Men Have Already Drawn
Life Terms in Prison in
Connection With This
Crime—Grand Jury Meets.
BONDS HAVE ARRIVED.
Those who subscribed to Lib
erty Loan Bonds through either
of the banks of Taylor county
can obtain their bonds now by
calling for same. The bonds
arrived last week and are being
given out as fast as they are be
ing called for. It will be an ac
commodation to the banks if
you will call for bonds at once.
There is avast deal of work con
nected with getting these bonds
out which the banks are doing
cheerfully. Call and get your
bonds as early as convenient.
BRIDGE IS ASSURED.
Washington, D. C., May 21,-
Congressman Crisp conferred
today with officials of the public
roads, and it was assured that
work will begin immediately up
on the half-mile bridge in Ma
con county across the Flint Riv
er from Macon to Thomasville.
This structure, which will be
of hteel with concrete approach
es, will cost $130,000, the offiffice
of public and Macon county each
contributing one half of the
amount. The district engineers
were wired today to rush the
plans to Washington and as soon
as they are approved here work
will begin.
Americus, May 27. — Sumter
Superior Court convened here to
day with Judge Z. A. Littlejohn
presiding and Solicitor-General
John Allen Fort representing the
interests of the state.
Perhaps the most important
criminal case set for trial at this
term is that of the state vs Walter
Johnson, Charles K. Chapman, Jr.,
John Etheridge and Henry Harp,
charged with the murder of Wal
ter Wade. It is reliably stated
a severance will be asked in this
case, and Walter Johnson, who is
now an enlisted soldier at Camp
Gordon, will be the first of the
defendants to be placed on trial.
Johnson, it is said, was recently
transferred from an organization
designated for foreign service in
order that he mignt be kept in
this country until the indictment
against him is tried here.
The two first defendants in this
case, Dr. Charles K. Chapman and
Warren Johnson, were both con
victed and sentenced to life im
prisonment. The evidence, how
ever, unless something not
already brought out is adduced, is
hardly sufficient to convict either
of the remaining defendants, as a
principal in the crime.
Following the Army.
Back of the French lines four
hundred “projection posts” have
been established by the Y. M. C. A
where moton pictures are shown
to the soldiers. They are moved
as the division or regiment moves.
Georgia farmers seeking a mar
ket for their food products, which
they planted in response to the
government’s appeal for in
creased food production, are re
quested,by the Federal Food Ad
ministration to communicate with
L B Jackson, director of the
state bureau of markets, who
is fully equipped to handle their
needs. The Food Administration
has just issued a bulletin on the
subject addressed to the farmers
throughout the state.
Potteryille p. o. S. of A, is
Entertain State Meet.
The Potterville Camp, Patriotic
Order Sons of America, which is
one of the most enthusiastic
camps of this most splendid or
der in the state, is making elab-
oriate plans for the entertain
ment of the State Camp which is
to hold its annunl session in their
hall at Potterville on the morning
of July 4th when much business
of interest to the Camps through
out the State will be transacted.
Following the business session
a big basket dinner will be serv
ed to members of the order and
other visitors, with other features
of the entertainment in the after
noon including speeches by State
officers of the order, and a Sun
day school rally. The latter is
expected to be another leader in
making the Fourth a banner day
for Taylor county at Potterville.
Combining the two [occasions
it is useless to say that the crowd
there that day will be no less
than a multitude.
We have been requested to say
that a most cordial invitation is
extended to every one in the
county to be present on this oc
casion. As the crowd will be large,
you are also asked to bring • bas
kets filled accordingly.
Helping Win the War.
The supreme job of the Y M C
A overseas is to create and pre
serve the troops. It is doing this
so effectively that France and
Italy have asked that the work be
extended to reach all their sol
diers.
A great many farmers through
this section, who planted wheat
this year are just beginning to
gather the crop, and are enthusi
astic over the yield, and there is
much talk of increasing the ac
reage next year. In the past
when a stranger came to this
section and inquired what kind
of crops would grow here they
almost invariably stated that
practically everything could be
grown here profitably except ap
ples and wheat, but it is begin
ning to look as though there will
be no exception at all made.
A Bilious Attack.
When you have a bilious attack
your liver fails to perform its func
tions. You become constipated. The
food you eat ferments in your
stomach instead of digesting. This
inflames the stomach and canses
nausea, vomiting and a terrible head
ache. Take Chamberlain’s Tablets.
They will tone up your liver, clean
out your stomach and you will soon
be as well as ever. They only cost
a quarter.
Owing to certain conditions
the ladies who were asked to con
tribute canned fruits and vege
tables to be used by our boys
on the transports going to France
are requested to discontinue their
contributions until further noti
fied.
Macon downtown man says the
Red Cross does much for freedom
since his wife has been work
ing at the R. C. she doesn’t watch
him half as close. .'i
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