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BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1924.
VOLUME XLVHL
NUMBER 49.
DO YOUR BIT FOR DEMOCRACY
Reynolds, Ga.
i The national campaign committee is ' making an urgent and
earnest appeal to the Democrats everywhere to make a reasonable
contribution to the expenses of conducting the campaign. It is
hut just that all Democrats everywhere do. their “bit” and their
best to help out, because, of course the campaign., cannot be Suc
cessfully conducted 'without funds. If the. reasonable and just ap
peal of the national managers is not responded to by the rank and
file of the party, the responsibility for the result will pass from
the shoulders of the national managers and rest upon the individual
Democrats of the nation. '
The- outlook is promising and bright. jrho campaign has been
splendidly managed, is being more economically conducted than any
similar campaign heretofore* and all that is needed is for the peo
ple to make a reasonable contribution^ for a successful result on
November 4th to be assured.
The time is short—the need is urgent. The appeal is just.
Only two weeks'remain for Georgia’s minimum quota of $30,000
to be raised.
The Herald appeals with confidence to the patriotic and stal
wart Democrats of Taylor County to respond to this appeal of the
national managers of the- Democratic party. Their authorized rep
resentative in this state is Mr. Victor Allen, No. 90 Spring, Street
Atlanta, Ga. You can ,make your remittance either"to.him direct at
Atlanta, or, if you 'will send tojthe Herald your contribution,
which please make as liberal as you possibly can, we will give a
receipt and promptly forward to Mr. Victor Allen, at Atlanta.
Get busy Democrats of Taylor County-and. let’s do opr part
thereby help elect Davis and Bryan, president and vice president,
on November 4th, next. The Democrats of Georgia have never fail
ed in the past to do their part, nor has the splendid Democracy of
Taylor 'County ever failed to do their part, either in money or at.
the ballot box.
WE confidently predict you will not, fail to do your part in
this campaign, but the time when you must act has arrived. It is
now or never. Send your contribution at once, therefore. '
Columbus, Ga., Oct. 27.—For the
purpose of holding the regular, fall
term of Marion superior court, open
ed Monday morning at Buena Vista
by Judge G. P. Munro, he and Soli
citor W. R. Flournoy and, R O Per
kins, court reporter went to Buena
Vista Monday. The grand jury was
in session and had the assistance of'
the solicitor.
Neither
Since writing the following it
is the concurrent report that a
jury will be secured for the Mc-
Cants cases, and trial concluded
today, or not later than tomor
row. New developments are ex-
" pec ted when • the case is called
today.
The bond of $20,500 assessed by
Judge Munro last week against Q:
G. McCants, charged with embezzle
ment, forgery 'and false entries on
• the .books,.of the Butler Banking
.Company, while cashier of that in
stitution, has not yet been secured'
and Mr. McCants' is confined at the
county jail awaiting trial which has
i.been set for today when an effort to
j obtain a trial jury will be made.
5 Indictments against McCants were
found in Muscogee county after an
effort to secure a grand jury to pass
on the case had failed and change
of venue granted. There is s 0 me
probability that the traverse jury box
will be exhausted without securing
a jury, in which event another
change of venue will be asked.
FRIDAY, OCT. 31
“PLEASURE MAD”
Mary Alden,. .-Norma Shearer
sand Huntley Gordon. A Reginald
Barker production. A Metro Pic
ture. “Pleasure Mad.”—From the
. valley of content, to the whirlpool
of wealth. Nearly every mother
today is asking: “What are our
children heading for in this fever
for pleasure?” “Pleasure Mad”
will show them. Added attraction:
Comedy: “FIRE FIGHTERS”
With our gang.
Admission 15c & 35c
civil or criminal
dockets are heavy and it is thought
likely that most of the business of
the term will be disposed of by
Wednesday, however, whether this
is done or not it is the plan of tne
court officials to - recess the court
at that time and go to Butler ior a
recess term of Taylor court to be
convened, Thursday morning at 9:00
as previously announced.
At Butler Thursday the case of
Otis G. McCants, former cashier of
the Butler Banking Company, charg
ed with embezzlement, forgery and
false entry on bank records in con
nection with a shortage of about
$30,000.00 found at the bank during
the past summer is to be taken up
for trial."McCants, following his iin-
dictment at Columbus by the Musco
gee county grand jury last Tuesday,
and the raising of the amount of
his bond by Judge Munro to $20,500
which he failed to furnish, was re-
arrested and placed in the jail at
Butler to await trial.
Doubt, has been expressed in
court circles as to'^ whether or not
a trial jury may be obtained in Tay
lor county to try the case. All trav
erse' jurors have been ordered to re-
and should
The Honorable Supreme Court
met pursuant to adjournment.
The following judgment was
rendered:
Gervis Bloodworth et al vs. the
• . State.
This case came before this
court upon a writ of error from
the Superior Court of Taylor
County and after argument had,
it is considered and adjudged
that the judgment of the .Court
. below be affirmed. AH the Jus
tices concur. Russell, C. J., and
Atkinson, J., concur in the re
sult. Bill of Costs $15.00.
Supreme Court of the State of
Georgia, Clerk’s" Office, Atlanta,
Ga., October 27th, 1924.
I certify that the above is a
true extract from the minutes of
Court of Georgia.
Witness my - signature and the
seal of said Court hereto affixed
the day and year last above
written.
Z. D. HARRISON, Clerk.
I r. all probability " the de
fendants will be brought hack
this week - to be re-sentenced by
Judge Munro. It is understood that
Col. Homer Beeland, their attorney
will take their case to the prison
commissioners of Georgia
SATURDAY, NOV. 1
“PLEASURE MAD”
A screen- version of Blanche
•Upright’s sensational novel: “The
Valley of Content.” A vivid drama
of love, laughter and luxurious
living. Great as a novel and stage
play; greater as a photodrama. A
story of today and the wild lust
'fijir excitment. added attraction:
8 Chapter of “The 40th Door.”
’One of the best chapter pictures
released at this time.
Admission, 15c & 35c
-COMING—
Nov. 7th: “The Shooting of Dan
McGrew.”
Nov. 14th: “Man Life Passed by.”
Nov. 20th, 21st ‘and |22nd: “The
Covered Wagon.” ;
Thomas ton, Ga., Oct. 26.—Mrs. M
Whitman was killed and four others
were slightly injured in an automo
bile accident a mile from Thomas-
ton on the Americus highway Sun
day morning. Because the -occupanty
of the car could not give a coherent
story of what happened, nor tne
time of the accident, county officers *
are continuing an investigation oi
the wreck.
Two men who were driving along ^
the highway Sunday morning''at 2:00-.
reported to. the ^authorities that they _r
J. L. BRYANT
IS MISSING.
port Thursday morning
the list be exhausted without a jury
being obtained as occurred in the
case of the grand jury list that re
foul play the family of J. L Bryant,, suited in a change of venue in the
automobile service station ownerand, case of this county, another change
/well known" business man of Moul- would Probably be granted,
- v -' . •.1i.-i-:frL-„~ l . an d-the case brought-to Columbus or
trie, has requested police authorities > ,, , . - _
’ 4 . some other county in the circuit for
to institute a search for him . trial.
Mr. Bryant has been missing since —
early Monday morning. Oll/ITAIil 0MT A If [DO
Bryant left his filling station early (j||f||/}|| 0l LAiILKu
Monday morning with a tire and tube
Which he said he was to deliver to a POMIIIP MflSUHAV
stranded automobilist on the Moul- vUrlll ill i iUmI/H I •
trie-Sylvester Highway. He ha s not
been seen nor heard from The Pres ident of the Civitan Club
The members of his family believe o£ Butl Mr . JaS . L Burt was in
he has met with foul play ana recejpt Wednesd of a tel
therefore made the appeal to the po- from fte CivitanClub of Atlantaj
lce ' . , „ . stating that some of-their prominefit
Bryant was the central figure in a members would come down Monday
recent bitter municipal campaign afternoon and meet with the local
at Moultrie and led the ticket for cM) Monday ^ at ^ sevcn 0 - clo£k
one of the three places on the Mom- We urge every business man in and
trie city council. around Butler who are interested in
Guntersville, Ala.," Oct. 25.—After
-killing, his wife and-two- members-of.
her family, Dr. Curtis Johnson, prac
ticing physician of Meltonville, Ala.,
15 miles from Guntersville ended his
own life Saturday... He had been
separated from his wife asd officials
blame
LONG TERM CONVICTS
—00 TO COUNTY CAMP
Turner county, which has led the
diversified farming, field a
way in
fair last week that would be a credit
to any group of counties .in the
State, or the State itself. There
were fine exhibits of farm products of
every kind; hogs, cows and chickens
that were nothing short of a revela
tion even to those who had heard so
much of Turner county’s program
that has made it famous—the cow,
hog and hen—;arts and crafts, fancy
work, .canning, preserving and cook-
mg, boys and girls club work, and'
many'other lines that could well be
mentioned.
Contributing more largely than any
other one quality' to the success oi
Turner county’s fair was the oneness
of purpose, which is being so much
spoken of'as the spirit of co-opera
tion, that has, from evidences on all
sides, been paramount with the peo
ple of that section,for numbers of
months, perhaps years.
Coincident with the fair, and too
a line setting for two other im
portant events^ were the unveiling
exercises by the U. D., Cs. dedicatory
to the Jeff Davis Highway; and
formal presentation x of th^ Sutlive
trophy—a beautiful and costly loving
cup—to Mrs. Nora Lawrence Smith,
managing editor of the Wiregrass
Farmer, at Ashbum, who had ren
dered such outstanding service to
her community.
It was a day of rejoicing, both to
the people of the home county and
friends from other parts of the state,
all gathering there to feast their
eyes, on the good things with-which
Turner county had been blessed tne
present year,' and an exchange o:
happy greetings.
Mr. Nelson Shipp, associate editor
of . the Macon Telegraph, being one
of the many editors present, gave
saw Whitman and another man|staiid
ing at the bottom, of a hill looking.
at a wrecked car. The passing • car
stopped and they investigated, find
ing Whitman’s " wife lifeless. The -
frame of the car rested upon her
neck and she strangled to death.
Will Woodson, driver, and Rosa
Smith, the other occupants of the
machine, were unable to get ■ out
without assistance.
The officers said that one of the
party explained that they had gone
out on the highway at that late hour
to bury a bulldog that died Satur-
, day. The officers stated that mem-
Bridges, who was shot by Marshal bers of the party had been drinking
Gallops at Box Springs Saturday : and apparently had been on a joy
night, died Sunday from the effects ^de.
of the wound.
No warrant has been taken out
against Gallops as. yet, although he
is still in the custody of Sheriff
Watkins at \Talbotton.
domestic troubles for the
tragedy.
The dead besides Dr. Johnson are:
Mrs. Curtis Johnson, his wife.
A. O. Caston, his father-in-law .
Miss Jessie Caston, his sister-in-
law.
Mrs. A.‘ O. Caston, his mother-in-
law, was also shot and uangerousiy
injured.
According to investigating officers,
Dr. Johnson went to the home of his
father-in-law and /without word
opened fire with a revolver. His wile
and sister-in-law were instantly,
tailed. Mr. Caston was shot three
times while trying to protect mem
bers of the family. He died while be
ing rushed to the hospital.
Without injuring two of his chil
dren- who were'present, Dr Johnson
is then reported to have backed
against a wall and fired a bullet into
his own brain.
Dr." Johnson was a brother of
State Senator Joe Johnson, who
brought the first news of the shoot
ing to Guntersville when he came
for the coroner; Senator J ohnson
stated that his brother had been
brooding over his domestic troubles.
Thrf doctor and his - wife had been
separated for three months. They
had five children, - two of whom are
BULLET OF OFFICER
The goblins will get you if you
don’t come to the school building
Oct. 30th at 7:30 p. m.
C. M. BARTLETT.
REV. A. E. SANSBURN KILLED
IN AUTOMOBILE WRECK
Camilla, Ga., Oct 29,—Rev. A E.
Sansburn, pastor of the First Meth
odist Church, of Greensboro, was
killed instantly and his wife was in
jured when a machine in which they
were en route to Cairo to visit rel
atives sped off the Dixie Highway,
yesterday afternoon just beyond the
city limits of Camilla. Mrs. Sans-
bum was driving. /
The accident occurred hear a-curve
at which it was necessary to detour
because of improvements being made
to the highway. Witnesses said that
the car turned over twice after leav
ing he road. Rev. Sansburn was
pinned against it as it struck a fence
and stopped.
Friends here of Mr. Sansburn will
be shocked at the above announce
ment. It was while living partly at
Geneva affd Butler that he prepared
for and entered the ministry. To
know Mr. Sansburn was to_ admire'
him. He was a native of Indiana.
Hon. Chas D. Rountree, President of the Georgia Press
who in a fitting speech, delivered the Sutlive Trophy to Mrs.
rence Smith, Managing Editor of the Wiregrass Farmer, i
Friday. '
Mrs. Nora Lawrence Smith, Managing Editor of the Wiregrass
mer, winner of the Sutlive Trophy.
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