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BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY,- MAY 15, 1924.
VOLUME XLVUL
NUMBER 25.
Grand Theatre
Reynolds, Ga.
PROGRAM FOR THE WOK
FRIDAY, MAY 16
“THE FIGHTING BLADE”
With Richard Barthelmess. The
Story of a great courage and
love sublime, in a drama that
never lets go—never halts till
the final foot. Hair-breadth
capes, secret amours, thrills and
suspense of love and life and
death in the cauldron of an
epochal revolution. A picture that
sweeps into reality lives worth
living and hearts worth dying for
Added attraction:
“THE WAY OF MAN”
Chapter picture, each completed*
ADMISSION 15c & 35c
SATURDAY, MAY 17
“THE FIGHTING BLADE”
A story of love and life and
death, brilliantly depicted in one
of the season's most magnificent
production. A First National
Picture. A picture that you will
agree is worth the price. Added
attraction, Comedy:
“ONE EXCITING NIGHT”
A special Progress Picture
Corp Comedy.
ADMISSION 15c & 35c
Doors open 7:30, Picture 8:15
AMID WILD APPLAUSE BISHOP
M’DOWELL. CONCLUDES
SPEECH O N REPORT SUB
MITTED TO COMMISSION.
Springfield, Mass., May—Unifica
tion of the Methodist church with
the Methodist Episcopal church
South was ratified by the Methodist
general conference.
Amid wild applause Bishop Mc
Dowell, of Washington, concluded
his speech on the report submitted
to the special commission on unifi
cation.
Dr. David Downey, of New York,
moved that the report be adopted
and Wm. Hughes, negro delegate
from Washington, seconded the mo
tion. The vote was 242 to 13.
The Council of Bishops of the
Methodist Church South is in ses
sion in Nashville, Tenn., awaiting
the conference’s action, it was
nounced. It will be communicated to
them immediately.
Ratified Unification.
Nashville, May.—A telegram an
nouncing that the general conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church
had ratified unification with the
Southern Methodist church, was read
to the bishops and others attending
the meeting of the board of missions
of the Southern church and was re
ceived with enthusiasm.
The procedure is up before the
Southern churches now and various
conferences will act on the matter
and at the conclusion of this general
conference will be called to act on
the matter.
It will probably require a year.
REV. T. D. ELLIS WELCOMES
THE PLAN FOR UNIFICATION
Macon, Ga., May 10.—Rev. T. D.
Ellis, secretary of the extension
board of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south with headquarters in
Louisville, Ky., and former Macon
pastor for eight years, favors the
proposed unification of the two
churches as proposed during the
past week at the general conference
held in Springfield, Mass.
In a statement made public Sat
urday night he stated: “I am de
lighted to know the general con
ference passed the unification plan
by such an overwhelming vote and
my information from the leaders
there indicates that they want one
Methodism in the United States.
Should this plan be adopted finally,
the indications are that, in 10 years,
there would be no over-lapping in
the Methodist church work as is
now the case.”
IN DIG CONDITION
NAN IS Fi
R. WRIGHT IS NAME GIVEN BY
STRANGER WHO WAS SHOT
BY AN UNKNOWN PARTY AT
REYNOLDS TUESDAY NIGHT.
A white man giving his name
R. Wright, home address Whitney,
S. C., was picked up in the negro
section of Reynolds Tuesday night
with a serious, if not fatal, pistol
wound through his body. After be
ing given medical attention by local
physicians the wounded man was
rushed to the Macon Hospital for an
operation with the hope of saving
his life. The shooting was done by
an unknown party.
Wright being a stranger to all in
Reynolds, is thought to have be
longed to a gang of alleged freight
car robbers who have been operating
along the line of the Central rail-
rood between Reynolds and Macon
f.-r ‘ooietime.
A short *l:ne before the finding of
e wounded man, Reynolds officers
were advised by wire from Ft. Val
ley to be on the lookout for three
men who had broken open and rob
bed a freight car at Ft. Valley.
Acting upon this advice the Rey
nolds officers began investigations
resulting in locating three men cor
responding to the description given
of the men on a freight train just
arriving from Fort Valley. Two of
the men escaped one of whom
thought to be the wounded man.
Ollie Nolan, who ' says his home is
at Fatonton, Ga., was thfe only one
of the trio arrested. He was confined
in the local jail for Fort Valley of
ficers who will come for him today.
Examination of Wright’s wounds
showed that the ball that passed
though his body punctured the in
testines thirteen times. His recovery
is exlvemely doubtful according to
statement of attending physi
cians at the Macon Hospital.
SUN OF $70,000
GIVEN GEORGIA.
HARRIS SECURES APPROPRIA
TION FOR AGRICULTURAL
WORK. 35,500 FOR PEACH
TESTS.
Washington, May 11.—Senator
William J. Harris has secured $70,-
500 in the agricultural appropriation
bill for Georgia work, of which $5,-
00 is for experiments in utilizing
surplus peaches, particularly in can
ning. The Senate appropriations
sub-committee approved the amend
ments of Senator Harris, of Georgia
for work in the development of to
bacco and peach canning investiga
Ions; boll weevil control and broad
ening the warehouse act. Sen. Har
ris is a member of the sub-commit-
tee and believes the full committee
and the Senate will agree to the in
crease.
One increase of $50,000 is for in
vestigations of processes for the
manufacture of calcium arsenate and
other poisons to be used in connec
tion with the extermination and
prevention of the cotton boll weevil
and $5,000 for tobacco investigations
by the experiment station at Tifton,
as some work is already being done.
The additional sum of $10,000 se
cured by Senator Harris for the
warehouse act administration is for
the study of the advisability of add
ing cane syrup and pecans as pro
ducts which may be stored.
The warehouse law was broadened
last year under an amendment of
Sen. Harris which now permits pea
nuts and other such products to be
stored. The increase of $5,500 for
peaches would be devoted to a study
of more effective and profitable utili
zation of the rapidly increasing pro
duction of peaches in Georgia. Sen.
Harris said he was in communica
tion with the Georgia Peach Grow-
°rs’ Exchange at Macon about this
work.
Other important items to agricul
ture are being considered by the sub
committee and Sen. Harris said the
bill would* be reported to the
ate early in the week.
SERMON SUNDAY, MAY 25, BY
REV. LANGSTON. ADDRESS
MAY 30 BY PROF. H. J.
GAERTNER, OF OGLETHORPE
UNIVERSITY.
Plans for the closing exercises of
the Butler High School have been
made. The exercises promise to be
of unusual interest this year.
The school has enjoyed a success
ful year, much having been
complished by both students and
faculty.
Rev. W. Langston, Presiding Eld
er of the Columbus district, will de
liver the commencement sermon at
the school auditorium Sunday morn
ing, May 25th, 11 o'clock.
Tuesday evening, 8 o’clock, re
cital and operetta, by the music
department, under the direction of
Mrs. Julian Edwards, instructor.
Wednesday morning, 10 o'clock,
class day exercises.
Wednesday evening, 8 o'clock,
graduation exercises and literary ad
dress by Prof. H. J. Gaertner of the
Oglethorpe University. Those re
ceiving diplomas are: Misses Edith
Fountain, Loiuse Pope, Ouida
Brewer and Ruth Williams; Messrs.
Aurelius Locke, Horace Slade and
Samuel Huey.-Class colors purple
and yellow.
On Monday night last the Juniors
entertained the Seniors and members
of the school faculty most delight
fully at the school auditorium which
was decorated most attractively for
the occasion. Class colors, purple
and yellow, were effectively used
both in the decorations and delight
ful menu served.
The “Traveler'* Tree.”
From the leaf-sheaths of thp “trav
eler’s tree” of Madagascar a pure and
cool supply of water- Is obtained..
Brother Brings Back
Defaulting Cashk
ALABAMA BANK EMPLOYEE
LEAVES WITH $12000 IN SUIT
CASE
Columbus, Ga., May 13.—James
R. Jackson, cashier of the Phenix-
Girard Bank, who fled this morning
with more than $12,000 of the bank’s
currency in a suitcase, was brought
back to ColUmbus by his brother,
who lives at Thomaston.
•The Jacksons, with two officers of
the bank, checked the returned
money against the shortage which
was established when the young
cashier left. Jackson said practically
ill the shortage was in the suitcase.
Officials of the bank declined to
comment on presecution other than
to say that it seemed necessary un
der the circumstances. Jackson has
been employed by the institution
for four years. He is married and
has three children. According to his
own story, Jackson put all the
currency into the suitcase and drove
to Thomaston in a taxicab. Learn-
of the defalcation, the brother forc
ed him into a small coupe and drove
him to Columbus. Immediately upon
arrival a conference was arranged
with Clarence L. Mullin, president,
and T. W. Britton and James
O’Grady, directors of the bank.
REV. W. D. HAMMACK WILL
PRAY FOR LEGISLATURE
SPECIAL SERVICES AT THE
CHURCHES AND THE DAY
APPROPRIATELY OBSERVED
GENERALLY.
fhe people of Butler and through
out this section generally observed
Mother's Day Sunday. Practically
every person honored mothers by
wearing flowers and attending spe
cial programs arranged for the oc
casion at the churches.
The thought of everybody Sunday
was devoted to mothers. M any lov.
ing acts of service were performed
to show the esteem,'love and tender
admiration in which she is regard
ed.
Special services at the Baptist
church, also at the Methodist church
in (Butler, with special music, weye
attended by practically the entire
town.
The idea of paying tribute to
mothers now living and those whose
cheerful smile and words of condol
ence are only memories, was con
ceived 15 years ago by Mrs. Anna
Jarvis, of Philadelphia. The second
Sunday in May was officially dedi
cated as “National Mothers’ Day”
by act of congress in the year 1914.
It is customary on Mothers’ Day
fer- white flowers, preferably carna
tions, to be worn for the deceased
mother, and bright flowers for the
mothers living.
The thought of mother was per
haps never more prevalent among
Americans than during the recent
world war. Some seeing service ov
erseas never returned to be received
home with open arms. Others who
through the blessings of Providence
managed to come thru the horrible
conflict unscathed sought immedi
ately home and mother following
their arrival on native shores.
REYNOLDS BALL TEAM -
INJUNCTION DISMISSED
Considerable interest was mani
fested in the injunction case ar
gued before Judge Munro, in Butler
Friday in which Mr. W. T. Mullis, a
prominent citizen of Reynolds,
sought to prohibit base ball games
being played on the Reynolds dia
mond as now located near his home
The injunction brought by Mr.
Mullis was issued by Mr. E. J.
Mims, owner of the land on which
the diamond is located, and Prof. E.
H. Joiner, superintendent of the
Reynolds High school, and manager
of tlie High school team. Mr. Joiner
was represented by his attorney,
Hon. C. W. Fo.v, while Hon. .Jule
Felton appeared for the defendants.
After hearing considerable evi
dence on both sides and strong ar
guments by the attorneys. Judge
Munro passed an order dismissing
the injunction.
SHERIFF GONE FOB
IE GARRETT BOYS
NAPOLEON, ALFRED AND
ENOCH GARRETT, CHARGED
WITH MURDER WILL BE RE
TURNED TO TAYLOR COUNTY
JAIL TODAY.
COMPREHENSIVE BUSINESS
DIRECTORY OF SAVANNAH
Hon. W. C. Neill, speaker of the
house of representatives, has ap
pointed Rev. Wm. D. Hammack, of
Coleman, as chaplain of that body
for the 1924 session. Mr. Hammack
will report, for his new work when
the legislature convenes the latter
part of June.
Mr. Hammack, besides being chap
lain of the Randolph county camp
of Confederate veterans, holds a like
office with the veterans’ organization
of Georgia. He formerly represented
Randolph county in the legislature,
Sen-land is well known throughout the
{state. —Cuthbert Liberal-Enterprise.
The Herald has just received from
the Savannah Board of Trade a copy
of the Savannah Red Book, a com
mercial directory and buyers’ guide
of that city.
This is the first comprehensive
business directory ever published in
Savannah and includes the'names of
all concerns and individuals (white)
engaged in business there. There are
over 4,000 listings grouped under
their various classes of business or
profession. Manufacturers, wholesale
jobbing houses and agencies are list
ed in one section, while all retail,
professional and service lines com
prise another section. The principal
feature of the directory is a classi
fied list of all goods manufactured
or wholesaled in the city.
The Red Book is prefaced with
general information and statistical
matter on Savannah, together with
some interesting aerial photographs
showing port and terminal facilities
of Georgia’s principal port city.
The directory was compiled and
published under the supervision of
the Publicity Committee of the
Board of Trade, George A Mercer,
Chairman. Mr. Mercer is also Chair
man of the Publicity Committee of
the Georgia state organization of
real estate men.
Copies of the Savannah Red
Book may be obtained by address
ing the Board of Trade, Savannah,
Sheriff R. P. McGuffin left yester
day for Atlanta to take into custody
Messrs. Napoleon, Alfred and Enoch
Garrett, who have just completed a
two-years’ sentence each in the
Federal penitentiary imposed in the
district court at Columbus, having
been found guilty upon a warrant
charging them with conspiracy
connection with the killing of Pro
hibition Officer R. W. Jackson, in a
pitched pistol battle between pro
hibition officers and Jonnnie Garrett
who was slain, on December 16,
1920, the double tragedy occurring
in the public road near the Garrett
home, two miles west of Butler, fol
lowing a raid and destroying
whiskey manufacturing outfit, al
leged to have been operated by the
Garretts.
Mr.. W. H. Garrett, father of the
Garretts named above, will also
complete a federal sentence, as has
Mr. C. M. Wadsworth, their con
viction being upon- charges brought
out in the trial of the cases result
ing in the raid upon the still. These
gentlemen, upon their release from
the federal penitentiary, will be giv
en their freedom.
Sheriff McGuffin, acting upon in
dictments returned by the grand
jury of Taylor county at the, March
term 1921 against Messrs'. Napoleon
Alfred and Enoch Garrett, charging
them with murder in connection
with the killing of Prohibition Of
ficer Jackson, will take the- men in
charge today and bring them direct
to the Butler jaiTtof await'trial at
the October term of court.
Every provision has ’ been made
for their comfort and safe-keeping
at the Taylor county jail.
Bonds for the defendants have al
ready been assessed in the sum of
$5,000.00 each, which has not yet
arranged.
Death Claimed Sunday
Mrs. Sallie TrusseO
ONE OF THE COUNTY’S OLDEST
AND MOST BELOVED WOMEN
HAS GONE TO HER HEAVEN
LY REWARD.
MUCH INTEREST IN
ITONPI
IY.
HOUSTON COUNTY PRIMARY
ELECTION IS SET FOR MAY
15.
Perry, Ga., May 10.—The Houston
County primary is set for May 15,
and promises to be one of the most
closely contested primaries in the
state during the present year.
There are two candidates for each
office except coroner and tax col
lector, these two being without op
position. It is expected that the
largest number of votes in the his
tory of the county will be polled
that day and the largest' number of
personal workers will be at the dif
ferent precincts.
The fact that the present officers
have made excellent records in office
will boil the issue down to person
alities.
The most closely contested will be
the sheriff’s race in which the in
cumbent, T. S. Chapman, is being
oposed by Geo. D. Anderson, well-
known farmer of Myrtle.
A M. Anderson, for 12 years
treasurer of the county, is being op
posed by E. H. Holland, of Byron.
Emmett Houser and H. L. Wasden
are in the race for clerk of the court
Mr. Wasden has been in the office
for the past four years. The ordi
nary’s office is being sought after by
C. F. Hays, of Byron and C. T.
Stubbs, of Dunbar. Mr. Hays is now
justice of the peace for the Byron
district in which office he has served
for a number of years. C. R. Roun
tree, incumbent tax receiver, is be
ing opposed by W. C. Watson, of
Wellston. M.Kunz is opposing Judge
A C. Riley for the judgeship of the
City Court and Robert Brown, of
Fort Valley, is fn the race against
J. W. Blood worth for solicitor.
At this time two new county
commissioners will be elected.
From infirmities of old age, Mrs:
Sallie Trussell passed away at her
home in Butler about the hour of
mid-night Saturday night. While
her death was not unexpected, yet
the announcement of her passing
caused grief to many hearts not on
ly here but elsewhere. Had she lived
until August she would have been
eighty-two years of age, having
been bom in this county on August
24, 1842, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Peed, who after having
lived to a ripe old age died many
yeats ago.
The Herald has frequently made
mention of the feeble condition of
this good woman during the past
four years, and has constantly sym
pathized with the family each mem
ber of which, together with skilled
physicians, have extended every ef
fort for her comfort and assistance,,
but there was no scheme for her re
covery, so He who governs our des
tinies saw fit to take the sufferer’s
spirit to that home prepared for all
such Christians as was Mrs. Trus- .
sell.
While a young woman she was
united in marriage to Mr. O. L.
Trussell with whom she lived hap
pily until in 1897 when he was sum
moned by death.
Mrs. Trussell had been a member
of the Methodist church for more
than sixty years and her long life
was one of bea*gv r love and useful-
nesfl;-ekemplifjnpg-her - religion-in. .
her everyday life. She was one of
the oldest women in the county and
one of the most esteemed.
Impressive funeral services were
held for Mrs. Trussell at Camp
Ground Methodist church Monday
morning at 11 o’clock, Rev. O. L.
Kelley, pastor of the deceased, con
ducting the service, interment of
remains being made in the cemetery
near-by. The pall-bearers were her
grandsons towit: Messrs. O. O.
Cooper, W. H. Trussell, Jr., Sankie
Trussell, C. H. Trussell, G. A. Trus
sell. W. M. Trussell.
Surviving Mrs. Trussell are two
sons, Messrs. W. H. and J. E Trus
sell, of this place; two daughters,
Mrs. J. T. Pridgeon, of Dawson; and
Miss Berta Trussell, of Butler; be
sides a number of grand-children,
many relatives and a host of admir
ing friends.
In their hour of great sorrow The
Herald tenders the stricken children
and dear loved ones assurance of
its tenderest sympathy.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
thanks and deepest appreciation to
those who were- so kind and thought
ful to us during the recent iliness
and death of our beloved mother.
W. H. TRUSSELL,
J. E. TRUSSELL,
MRS. J. T. PRIDGEON,
(MISS) BERTA TRUSSELL.
MOTIONS AND DEMURRERS
HEARD BY JUDGE MUNRO
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Hon. George P. Munro, judge of
the Superior Court of the Chatta
hoochee circuit, spent Friday in But
ler, holding a session of the Taylor
superior court .for the purpose of
hearing a number of motions for '
new trial, as well as hearing argu
ments by attorneys on demurrers
filed in a few cases. . hV
A number of important matters -
being involved there were .ipresent >
quite a large number of attorneys,
including the members of tiie local
bar and others from a.distahce;; ' : ''
Judge Munro was higWy ' corriplo- 01 •
mented for holding i the, .^session .
Butler rather than,. in-hiajd^mberS;.
at Columbus, whjph^i^cwtQBt^W -to;,I
such matters. In conducting the
bearings hei¥ sdved? considerable
cost to thdkMntefWttJa 4tt^hd>%a»ebw
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