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TOE BUTLER HERALD. BUTLER. GEORGIA, JANUARY 6, 1927.
FROM
Federal Court of Appeals Must
Review Case of Aged Woman's
Assailant. Jones County I a
Stirred.
Atlanta, Dec. SI.—Jarvctt Hanford
•f Miiledgeville, whose death sen
tence for assault »i an 80-year-old
woman in Jones County was "ecently
commuted to life imprisonment by
Governor Clifford Walker, will be
assigned to State penitentiary In
■Murray County, the Stale Prison
Commission announced Friday.
After the handcuffs had been
placed upon his wrists twice in
preparation to carry him away to the
hangman's noose at Gray, Wado
■Johnson was literally snatched from
th! Jones County sheriff and the
gallows by a Federal court order—
a writ of supersedeas, signed by
Jndge W. J. Tilton which puts the
life of the 24-yecr-old Baldwin Coun
ty man in the hands of the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals. Ex
ecution will be delayed for a few
months, at least even if thnt court Is
against him, ds ovtry • other court
he-, been.
Wade Johnson had given.Up his
fight for life. He had a parting chat
with his mother, in which he urged
her not to follow him to the scene of
the execution at Gray she was walk
ing down the corridor, after
her farewell. “Good-bye son, God bo
with you,” and he was waving heck,
when the handcuffs were first slip
ped upon his wrists.
SECRETARY HOOVER.
VIEWS NEW YEAR
WITH ' MUCH OPTIMISM
Washington, Dec.. .91.—The New
Year brings a promise of a job for
nearly every American, Secretary
Hoover said recently, and n business
outlook that is at least free from fear
of a violent commercial or financial
cataclysm. Despite agricultural con
ditions and some recent recessions In
production and consumption the na
tion, in' his opinion, can look forward
hopefully to a continuation of Its
economic progress.
“A reply to requests for opinion on
the New Year’s economic prospects
can only be based upon the economic
currents already born of the old
year,” the Commerce Secretary said
in a formal statement. “New and -un
known currents will enter in the new
year, so there is no such thing as as-
wired economic prophecy.
"No one will deny that 1926 has
shown the highest total production
and consumption of: industrial com
modities of any year in the history
of the United States. Except In the
textile industry and pans ot the coat
industry, it haB been a year of high
degree of employment, which has
been accompanied by the highest
peak in real wages, because wage in
come for the country.as a whole has
dightly increased and cost of : living
slightly' decreased during the year.
Ainericus,. Dec.—Prof. M. IV.
Reddick, one of the most prominent
und respected negroes in Georgia,
died ar the-Americas Negro Hospital
recently from-injuries suffered two
weeks ago in an auto accident on the
Ellaville road y
Prof. .Reddick was principal ofthe
Americus Institute for over 28 years
retiring only a fow years ago. Ho
then became pastor of the Rethesdn
Boiptist church-.at Americus. For the
Inst few yeafs. the deceased has also
been going to Atlanta enen week
whore he- served . 3 nn instructor In
Morehouse College'of . that city. Ho
was on his way,-to Atlanta for that
purpose when tlip- accident occurred
■which cost him his life..
Prof Reddick was 58 years of age
and moved to: 'Americus from Cuth-
bert,- where he was horn. Thousands
of white , and. colored friends in the
state will mourn his tragic death.
JUDGE W. H. McCRORY; AGE 75
DIES AT HIS COLUMBUSHOME
Two Jones County officers stood nt
Johnson’s side ar.d Sheriff J. C.
•Middlebrooks was outside the cell,
ready to whisk the prisoner awny.
“Stop, Sheriff Middlebrooks,’
Columbus, Dec. 27.—Judge W. H.
MrCrory, 76, for years on the bench
jin Columbus and an hohored mem-
be of the Columbus bar, died at
hospital after a lingering illness that
had lasted for more than six months.
Judge McCrory was for eight years
Recorder at Columbus, and was Jus-
shouted a man who came dashing tlcc of the Peace, for eight years,
down the corridor. It was Judge J. leaving that post when the State
E. Pottle, one of the lawyers who Legislature passed the law noing
figured in the Inst minute fight to 1 awny with the office. From that time
save the life of the condemned man. 'until about a year ago he practiced
Breathlessly, Judge Pottle inform- actively, retiring then only because
ed the sheriff that Judge Tiln n had ill health made the step necessary,
just signed an erikr staying the cxe- ,He had lived in Columbus for 34
ention. i years, going there from EUavii.e as a
The announcement stunned rhe of- young man.
fieovs. Tl-rv looked lit plicit other lie- 1 He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
wildered. Sheriff Middlebrooks filial- Susie McCrory; a daughter, Mrs. W.
|,. I t i,p Prigleuffs removed. E.'Grimmctt, of Columbus, and three
Johnson was equally bewildered and sobs, D. C. McCrory, of Atlanta; W.
v ■ ■ • P. McCrory, of Norfolk, Va, and E.
Up and down tliii corridor, the L. McCrory, of Houston, Tex. He was
sheriff iincsdstill no order from the a brother of C. R. McCrory, for 12
Federal court. A half hour passed year* , Representative from Schley
and tt-e yh -’iff lioonine more iinpa* County, and of the late Lee McCrory
tient. He asked for the prisoner and , Probate Judge in DeLand, Fla.
m Wd-nDVd. It
was then that W. A. McClellan in- FLOOD TOLL IN THREE
l-.n---or o-nlnined that
copies of the court order had to be
r « Ho asked tar 15 minute.; in
whi-h to dnHvcv the orders.
STATES REACHES 13
Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 28.—With
the known J dead in three Southern
io-am tl-orp was th« dramatic situ-' State* 13 and 4,000 homeless as a re-
atinn caused hr the indecision of the su ! 4 of floQ<,ed streams,' Arkansas,
sheriff. The sheriff announced that Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky
h" jBSgld leave the Bihh County jail pr * pared for more ra i TI - The poperty
at 11:15 a. m. if tho order was not damasre in the flooded area is .esti-
received. It came before that time mate<1 at more than $1,000,000.
and to satisfy Sheriff Middlebrooks six were reported dead in Arkan-
the Jones County official war. taken ,as > 5 * n Mississippi, and 1 in ten-
i-efer^ Fedora) Judge Tilson, where neR see, as a direct result of the
it was read to him. flood.
Over in Jones County a crowd of • j—i— x
more than 1 oersons had assembled MOBLEY ‘ APPOINTED
at the courthouse, to see Sheriff j 'SUPERINTENDENT OF BANKS
Middlebrooks return with, the pris-l .
oner. They had expected him an hour. Atlanta. De«. 31,—Albert B. Mob-
before he arrived. ' le Y' for 16 year* executive head of
“The hanging is off," Sheriff Mid- tho Farmere Bank of Monroe, who
dlebrooks told the crowd. , was appointed as State Superinten-
Then the Jones county people Jent of Ba l ,ks Fridav b Y Governor
swarmed about his automobile and he Walker begins his duties at the capi-
told them of how the Federal Court to ' Monda y> he'airaonnccd. The Su-
had intervened in behalf of the con- Perlntendent stated thnt plans for
demned man; how twice ho iiau „ reor ff a nisation of the Banking
started with the prisoner from the Departn,ent wouId bc announced up-
jnili how Sheriff Hicks had turned his retuin '
the prisoner over to him, and how
each time he had returned the prison-. G,Rt > F ™E, f{A S
er to his cell. LIVING GRANDPARENTS
The sheriff said that he wanted to ... _
be right. I Albany, Ga. Dec. 28.—Ann Eliza-
“Jones County is outraged over the B8‘ b Garrett « irl resWint!
affair,” is a statemout made hv E. Wlth , her P aren T t8 here has ten liv ing
T. Dumas, attorney, of Gray. Mr. Du- Bru 1 n i Dare " ts ' 1 Har P arents are Mr .'
mas stated that the citizens of the and 5drs ' E. A. Garrett. She has four
county foel that nn Injustice was
grand-parents, Dr. and Mrs J A Gar-
done to the county when Gov.Walker Pett ; Baccmtori’and Mr and Mrs. J.
commutted Bonford’s sentence Tucs- «• Jenkins DeWitt. Ga. Five people
J ay - Claim her for a great grand-child.
Mr. Dumas also stated that the ™ ey Saxor >. Macon;
opinion of the people in Jones Coun- Mr ' “ nd T v , Gat 7 e “- C , harin K;
ty was that, both boys being equully ® nd Mr and M . W ' Foucbe ’ of
guilty, the boys should 1m made to Buena Vlsta ' ® he BE ° ne \ |§ at -
pay, and if one was spared, then Bf and -P ar ® at -Mrs AhnaWoodall, 87-
both should be, as the evidence of the £ ear -° Id « reat K ra " d ™other hvmgat
case proved one as guilty as the, arlns '
other.
| bell declines BANKING POS f
A TEXAS WONDER , ... ~ „ ....
| Miiledgeville, Ga., Dec. 29.—Millei
Kor kidney and bladder troubles. Bell, president of the Miiledgeville
gravel, weak and lam* back, rhou- Banking Company, again declined the
-mitism and irregularities of the too- position as head of the State Donk
eys and bladder. If not sold by tag Department to succeed T. R.
your druggist, by mail $1.25. Small Bennett, who resigned, when It was
•ottle often cures. Send for sworn preferred to him by Governor Wnl-
testimonials. Dr. E. W. Hall, 3679 ker, after James Dozier, prominent
Olive St . St Louis; Mo. So*! by < Athens banker, declined the post for
iruggista, .business reasons.
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AUTOMOBILE INJURIES
COMING SUMMER TO BE HOT
ONE, DECLARES SNYDER
FINE NEW THEATRE
FOR THOM ASTON, GA.'
Thomastbh, Doc;- 28.—Thomnston Is
to. have a new motion picture theatre
with' seating -npaclty of 600, ac-
corditig to plans being completed by
an Atlthita architect, who is planning
for a’:$16i0000 structure. . ' •'
Final plans are now in process of
completion. The theatre Will be 'fih-
ished in stucco over hollow Mle.There
wlH be a small bi.lcony at the rear,
blit the main seating capacity will
be on the ground floor, A heating
plant will bc installed in a basement
providing means of heat for the au
ditorium.
I’OISON LIQUOR KILLS ELEVEN
New York, Dec. 27.—Eleven' per
sons died after drinking liquor, dur
Ing the Christmas holidays.
Of the eight deaths in Manhattan.
Dr. Chas. Morris, chief medical ex
aminer, said they could be attributed
to the .sale, of improperly redistilled
alcohol. People were also buying al
cohol sold as solid commercial prod
ucts, he said. Often they consumed it
without any attempt to remove s 1m-
prities, he said. , 7
The other deaths were in Brooklyn.
Last Christnf.s, Dr. Morris ^ saM
the number of liquor fatalities. was
18.
“Somo weather prophets are pre
dicting a cold summer, but don't wor
ry about a cold Summer, for tho corn-
tag -summer will be a hot one," said
Prof. A. L. Snider, Griffin weather
observer, in handing In his weather
forecast for January.
"Spring will be late, wot and cold
but apring will open up in all its
glory after the 20t of April," said
Mr. Snider.
Mr. Snider predicts a sweeping
cold wave on the 9th or January, at
which time he declares the mercury
will dance around zero. Hts forecast
for the month of Januury Is as fol
lows:
1. —Rain or sleet.
2. —Fair and colder
3. —Fair and warmer.
4. —Increasing cloudiness.
6.—Rain or snow.
‘6—Rain with cold winds
7— Fair and colder.
8— Fair and cold.
9— Sweeping cold wave and the
mercury will danco around zero.
10— Rain.
11— Fair and colder.
12— Fair and warmer.
13— Rain.
14—Fair and cold.
ltf—Fair and warmer.
18—Rain with cast winds.
17— Rain or snow.
18— Cold wave.
19— Fair and coder.
20— Fair and wiifcief.
21— Rata with' high winds.
22— Fair and colder.
23— Fair and cold.
24— F a 'f and warmer.
25— Rain.
26— Cold wave
. 27—Fair and cold.
28— Fair and warmer.
29— Rain or snow.
80—Rain.
31—Fair and cold.
WOMAN FOR WHOM
ELLAVILLE WAS NAMED
DIES AT AMERICUS. GA-
TISFD
At A BARGAIN
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in stock which we will sell at
bargain prices. Will take cot
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you. Come to see us.
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WH.LS.QVERLAND DEALER
Butler,
Ga.
Americus, Ga., Dec. 29.—Mrs. Ella
B. Scarborough, one of the most
widely known and respected women
In Sumter county and widow of the
late J N. Scarborough, died at her
residence in Americus this morning
'at 7 o’clock.
She was bom in what is now Ella-
vlile, on Feb. 17, 1847, this town, be-
ng named for her, later in life.
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