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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 If you want to know of us are writing for— ease and we cant betj>