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(Steu VOLUME XLVII DEVOTED TO THE MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT OP Cl REDM NOW DOING WH UK Mi COLLEGE WORK EONtRAL WEDNESDAY Reinhardt College Waleskn Gor- gia. is now doing Junior College work. Students may enter any class from first, grade through sophomore at collage. All departments are under the mHnngent of experienced teachers. Reinhardt graduates will he ad mitted to junior class in college a’ < will he given credit for two years’ returning to Atlanta about college work leading towards at' A. i ago from North Carolina. <1 ! Atlanta, July 20.—Fum .1 ser vices for Mr. Joseph Emerson Mad dox, former Atlanta merchant and counciman, will lie held Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Maddox, who was sixty years of age, died Tuesday at the residence of Mrs. H. A. Pin;; it, 222 Wo o Cambridge avenue. Gol- ege Park, where he had lived since B. or B. S. degree. All dormitories are being improv ed and will be under the control of members of the faculty and their wives, who will live in the dormitory In this way the school offers to each student a real home where health conditions are the best and Christian influence supreme. As to proper care and training Christian influence, health cond - the tions, and reasonable terms you could not do better than place your boy or girl at Reinhardt Our faculty is as strong as that of any other Junior College in the South. School opens September 9th 1922. Write for catalogue. R. C. SHARP, President y< i vices will be conducted ut her home Wednesday afternoon ut .’P30, the Rev. Charles W. Daniel official ing. Interment will be in West clew cemetery with H. M. Patterson & Son in charge of the arrangements Mr. Mnddox had lived in Atlanta for about thirty years, coming to Atlanta from Cherokee county where he was bom, and entering wholesale business with his father, the late Captain J. J. Mad dox, when a young man. About ten years ago he moved to Greensho.o. N. C., where he was direct man ager of the Armour fertilizer works. Always interested in civic prob lems, of which he had made a study, Mr. Maddox was induced to run fo city council and was elected council CANTON, GEORGIA, FI DEMOCRATS ELECT CNINiy OFFICERS II* Of DEV. E THREE EKED IN KILLING OF MAN GEORGIA ‘KITED” MIL- if fa • LIONS SAYS CAUL man from the Second ward when FAILURE TO SETTLE STRIKE ‘Charles P.. Collier was mayor. Later Mr. Maddox served as chairman of Chicago, July 19.—Failure of all efforts to bring about the settlement of the country-wide strike of the railway shopmen was announced in a statement issued tonight by Ben W. Hooper, chairman of the Unite*’ States railroad labor board. “As there does not seem to be any possibility of reconsiling the anti- poal views of the carriers and the men on the question at issue, the labor board and none of its mem bers are now engaged in any further efforts along that line,” the state ment said. At the same time the statement pointed out that virtual agremont had been reached between the va’l beads and the strike leaders on all of the five points in dispute except that of the return to the strikers of their seniority rights, an accidental ques tion which was not originally in dis pute between the roads and their men. the city Democratic executive com mittee, holding that office for sev eral years. Ill health necessiated his retire ment from business about a year ago, and he returned with his v.ife and family to Atlanta from Greens boro. He was taken seriously ill about a week ago, dying Tuesday morning. Until he moved to Greens boro, Mr. Maddox was a member of the Capital City club and the At lanta Athelic club. He is survived by his wife, who was formerly Miss Claire Parker, of Atlanta; one son, J. E. Maddox, .Jr . and a daughter, Miss Emerson Mad dox. Four brothers and three sisters also survive him. They are Col. Cic ero Maddox, H. E. Maddox, W I Maddox and Cone M. Madox, and Mrs, John A. Morris, of St. Peters burg, Fla., Mrs. Maud Maddox Titi, of New York city, and Mrs. Beau mont Davison, of Atlanta. At a meeting of the Democratic Executive committee at the Court Houe last week, resolutions wer|) passed endorsing the state commit tees rule, and August 1st, was the day set for candidates to quality for offices. After considerable busi ness was transacted. Chairman J. P. Rudaill resigned and Col E. M. Mc- Canless wa|, elected Chairman. Below in this issue of the Advance will be found the Executive com mittee that has been appointed b; Chairman McCanless. Ball Ground: J. M. Quarles, J. R. Darby Hnd J. B. Roberts. Bells: W. S. Collier, W. H. Smith. Canton: J. W. Chamlee, A. V. Jones, H. L. Conn. Clayton: J. M. Lyon, J. C Taylor* Jeff Smith. Conns Creek; W. F. Wood Ht nr^ Ingram, W. B. Beard. Cross Roads: Joe B. Hogan, Nr ton White, E. M. Echols. Fair Play: E. S. Robertson. A. CM Moore. Harbins: T. J. Carpenter, H. Nlf Addington, R. M. Moore. Hickory Flat: Walter Carmichael^ John Quarles. Lickskillett: W. E. Reece, Q. Ov Hosea, W. O. Rusk. Jj Little River: T. E. Wright, J H;1 Cook, Grady Wilson. Mullins: M. J. Wood, W. F. Pon- ’ der, Elmer Redd. Salacoa: J. A. Collins, G. M, Jones. Sixes; W. G. Thompson, AnJrew McClure. Wild Cat: R. F. Poole, W H Hill house. Woodstock i 8. R. Dawson, Sap- ford Barnes, W. D. Latimer. [Rfv. A. J. Henderson, Sr. die 1 at k'home in Little River Distri>” Jasper, La., July 15.— After on of the most dramatic trials ifh th iday, July 14th 1922, after a shirt history of Pickenk County, a vcrd.ct ness, and his remains were laid to Bt in Hopewell cemetery, on Sat Jay, Ju ly 16th, in the presence of of acquittul was returned by a jury in the Superior Court here late Fri day in the cases of Sarah Class and vest concourse of friends and re- Mr. and Mrs. Aleck Brooks, indi lives. Reverend Henderson bad for the murder of John Lewi « WA in feeble health for a number Holcomb, prominent Jasper man. ,|?ears before the critical illness' j U(lKe Newt Morris of Marietta, ieh he died. was chief council for the defense. [He was born in Hall County, Geor-1 With him were associated his part- 1, on April »th 1849 and was rear ner, Harold Hawkins, and Attorney ip this and Dawson and Forsyth ] R 08C0e P j cke tt. Solicitor General Uies to manhood, having made j ohn S . Wood and former »me near the Milton and Chevo General John county lines of the latter after 1 the state. Dorsey Solicitor represented ‘marriage, where he lived for sev- With the courtroom crowded years and from there moving to Sarah Glass told of how sht he county, and after which in Holcomb off with a broom moved to the home where he ' when hc WH8 tryinK to st * b hc) . jn In Cherokee county, having liv- n drunken f ren zy.” sre since that time. Mrs. Glass said Holcomb went to in life Bro. Henderson urt- her house in a drunken condition, tymself with the Baptist church The Brooks, her relatives, |lved a consistent Christain in there on a visit. Brandishing a knife death. At the age of 41 he Holcomb ran the Brooks out of the fred the calj to the ministry-, house and in an effort to cut Mrs. AoHly afterwards was ordained Glass, stuck the knife in a table !& gave HIr whole life over to the sbe said. w|rk of his Master, and for year* W«.' with her two children behind her, were blessed, many souls be- according to her story, Mrs. Glass in* added to the Kingdom. About fought with a broom, finally driving y®* rs ®K° his health became so Holcomb out into the yard, where lred that he was forced to g ! ve j, e was struck on the head with a active work of the ministry, rock hurled by Brooks. He died during the last ten years ot his several hours later. Ms activities were confined to, Mrs. Glass said she pleaded with Immediate community. neighbors to come to her rescue and e is survived by a. number of re- J w hen they failed to do it, announC' i, one of which is his son, Col. ■ e< j „ be W ould protect her home if Henderson of Canton. \ j«he had to kill Hoicomb. The three numbered his friends by his we re indicted for murder, because 1 he stule of Georgia has been ‘kiting three million dollars foi a year and statements that the ft.-cal system has been put on a sound basis duing this period are without basis Representative .George Carswell, ot Wilkinson, declared at a meeting of the house ways and means commit tee Wednesday afternoon. He made this statement, during a session at which the committee voted to report out favorably all tax measures in cluding the classification tax and in come tax so that the house could consider them all and settle th^r preference on the floor of the house. “The state of Georgia is falling behind in money at the rate of $2,- 000,000 a year," Representative Carswell declared. “I am a friend of Governor Thomas W. Hardwick, bu in all fairness I will say that the state has not been placed on a sound financial basis ns has beep assorted wore |, u t has only been kiting about $3,- 000,000 during the lattH*ar which has left the state no better dff in actual money.” The chief fight to arise in tjh* house Thursday will develop over the passage of the act providing for biennia] sessions of the legislature. This measure will be called up by Representative Munday, of Polk, im mediately after the period of unani mous consent Is ended. “beat bundle Mid it ie truthf'i’Iy There are many standard remedies sold in original bottles and packages the merits of which and the uses for which are well known to the public. We carry a full line of these standard remedies, or if it is one not in common use we will be glad to order it for you. We are here to serve you—make use of our wonderful facilities for that service. Johnstons Drug Co. i i ton, Ga. Phone 51 that lie ha no enemies. Answers Message Sent By Harding on Mine Strike in the fight, wi# liquor case in the United State* i Court in Atlanta. stock, Secretary. Other officers in clude Mrs. W. D. Powers, Childrens Division Superintendent G. M. Chan- man, Adult Superintendent and the following diviaion superintendents *. No. 1. J. S. Dorn, Woodstock; No. 2, Newton White, Orange, adn No. 8.. m R. D. Webb, General Spusrinten- dent of the Georgia Sunday School Association, is expected to attend this convention. Mrs. W. L. Blank- SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION AT LITTLE RIVER, JULY 30TH, inship, also of Atlanta, aha been sc- ■ ■— cured to make two addresses at Atlanta, July 18, 1922.—fol'ow- ing receipt by Governor Hardwick Tuesd.ay afternoon of a telegram from President Harding asking that the Georgia chief executive “second his invitation to miners and opera tors in the coal strike, Governor Hardwick immediately replied 'oy wire to the president, describing the disturbances there and to presene order. I have notified all peace and ' police officers of the state to pre serve order and to keep down dis turbances and have promised them 1 military aid whenever necessary. i “I believe the national guard of Georgia will be adequate for that purpose. Protection of persons Indications point Li a most suc- cessfu’ Sunday School Convention ut Little River Church on Sunday, July HOth. This is the annual Con vention of the Cherokee County Sun day School Association, of which S. L. Johnson, of Woodstock, is Presi dent, and Miss Lola Dean, of Word- this convention. Both workers will be heard with interest at the conven tion. Special recognization will he giv en to the Sunday Schools having the largest attendance at this convention. All Sunday Schools in the county,, are invited to send delegates. local rail strike situation and pledir property is the pnramout duty of ing his full aid to the federal gov- government, and the state gove-n- ernment in maintaining peace and ment of Georgia stands squarely be- order. The president’s telegram related wholly to the coal strike and was a movement on the part of the nati >n- al executive to bring miner and ope rator chiefs again into parley with a view to settling the coal difficul ties amicably. Governor Hardwick, in replying to the presidet, explained that Georgia is not affected directly by the coa' strike, but that the state is experi encing considerable disorder from the railway strike. “I have your afternoon,” he Harding early Tuesday night, “and hind you and will co-operate with the federal authorities to maintain andpreserve it. “You may count on full, prompt and whole-hearted co-operation from me.” Governor Hardwick, it was learned was one of a number of gover nors who will take this action at the express request request of President Harding. In wiring his wishes to Governor Hardwick, the president conveyed' assurance of “prompt and full sup- telegram of this port of the federal government wired President whenever and wherever you lnd your have oarefully noted its contents and agree heartily with you. While we have no mine trouble in this state, and consequently no direct trouble gaenices of law and order inadeq ate. to meet the situation.’ Canton defeated Calhoun here on that question, we are having con-j Wednesday n a fast game of ball, oy siderable trouble from the railroad j tl>« score of 7 to 3. The whole Can- question. ton team played jam up ball, and the This morning I have issued the | pitching of Brown was the best seen strongest proclamation I could wjute here this season. Parish for Canton calling on all law-abiding citizens played a good game getting three to obey the laws and preserve pea ,ej hits one of which was a home run A The Prcs/igi of' a Checking * Recount Whether you pay for purchases on the spot, or pay bills month ly, pay with a check on your bank. Because people who want to “make a bluff” adopt the practice of carrying a “roll’ business men are never so cordial to a man with a “roll” as they are to a man who carries a bank balance nd issues checks on it for cash purchases or in settling regular accounts. and order. “I have sent a strong military jj force to Waycross, Ga., to quell the Canton is now playing good clean games and we are expecting the peo ple to attend, especially the ladies. There is business prestige in a bank account that a roll of money however large, can never attain. Bank of Cherokee Canton, Ga.