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DAILY TIMEg-ENTERPRISE, THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA WOOD—Phone 111 7oar orders to dry pine home or stove wood. Coes Cols Bottling Co. WE CRATE end pec* yow furniture also repair end boy any kind ot Furniture. We pay big prices foe same. Empire Furniture Store. 14>lm AOOD. Wood. Woo-, oak or ] any lengths, delivered as wanted. Phone Neel Brothers* Feed Store. WHEN TOO NEED A PLUMBER, phone 415, J. O. Baxler. *4m WH BUY all kinds pecans, paper shell and seedlings. See us before you selL Jarvis B. Watkins and Com pany. CALL 77—for the best native Meats. Prices right to all. Chickens too. O. O. Land, 114 Stevens St. 23- FOR RENT—All or part of nicely fur nlshed house, 2 blocks from Court House. Apply 219 East Washington 5-5td WHEN IN NEED of Fresh Meats, Fish or Oysters, Call Winburn’s Market. Prices right Phone 89. 209 W. Jackson St. 64 md FOR SALE—Good 6-room bungalow with modern conveniences. Also 13 beautiful building lots. For particu lars. see R. R. Parrish.' 6-6t FOR RENT—One apartment Phone 8-6t FOR SALE—Two desirable building J. GUILTY OF MU JIM LEGGETTE FOR SALE—One 1920 model Dodge sedan In good condition, cheap. Jim _ _ _ — , . Culpepper. Tdtd Leon County Jury Brings in FOR RENT—Choice apartment. Par-1 Verdict of MtirdcT ill Second ker Apartments. 121 smith Ave. Degree—Detailed Account of 242t j Story From Tallahassee Pa- j per is Given. FOR SALE—A bargain, 30- year old pecan grove, 3 miles ol j The j ury , n the case of the state Thomasvllie. Adress L H. 0.. P. O. against j. w . p oW ell, who was indict ed for first degree murder last week Box 63. Phone b Y tbe Grand Jury °f the Leon County 5-6td [Circuit Court, after having been oul - -—.Jail night rendered a verdict of mui BABY CHICKS FOR SALE—Seven der in second degree when court con popular breeds. Eggs hatched $4.00 j vened this morning at 9:30. Powell’ per hundred. Order early. Thomas-1 indictment grew out of a shooting af- vilie Hatchery. B. L. Brewlon, Mgr. j fray at Lake Iamonia, this county the Thomasvllie. Ga. 6- (night of November 18th. which re- IF YOU want to n phono 118. Good,* h ' d « ,h 01 ,lm eervlce. Prices right. J. T. Dixon., of C * iro ' G# * 8-lmo 1 Relatives of Powell who were with him during the trial Wednesday had FOR RENT—2 unfurnished rooms, j not returned from their homes downstairs. Apply 327 N. Madison [ vanna and Cairo this morning when the jury returned the verdict. Spen- Barber, of Cairo, a son-in-law WANTED—Salesman with car. Sat isfactory compensation to the right man. Write Clyde L Rubber Com pany, 600 N. Emerick St. South Bend, LOST—Bunch keys. Return the only relative present when the verdict was read. Others in about ten o’clock. Attorneys for Powell announced that they would ask for a new trial after, which, if denied, they would appeal to the higher courts. The jury which spent all night in the Jury room was composed of John 8 2t . C. Moore, H .H. Hawes, L. A. Yates, Ir. H. Rudd, J. T. Strickland, C. J. RED * COAL delivered same day _. dered. Thomasvllie Ice & Mfg. Co., I Rawls, B. A. Ragsdale, W. A. Bass, exclusive dealers. 8-3t !A &u s Gi,li> * Elkins G. Taylor, J. R. GEORGIA BAPTIST CONVENTION SESSIONS U. V. Whipple, Cordeie. Trustees Mercer University (terms to expire in 1925). M. A. Clark, Macon: E. S. Davis, Macon; W. H. Davis, r/Mffli Tfl flACF Waynesboro; W. F. George. Atlanta; tUlUlj 1U LLUdC warren Grice. Macon; J. B. Turner, Albany: W. A. Hogan, Agnes; J. Q Howard, Mllledgevllle; T. E. Ryala Macon; J. A. Hall, Newnan, and Cllf ford Walker, Monroe. Atlanta. Ga., Dec. 9.—The one hun dred and first session of the Georgia Baptist convention came to a close yesterday afternoon at the Baptist Tabernacle, following the announce ment of the personnel of the execu tive committee of the convention, and of the boards of trustees of Mercer University, Bessie Tift College, Geor gia Baptist Hospital and the Georgia Baptist Orphans’ Home at Hapeville. The list follows: Executive com- mitee (terms to expire in 1925), Claude Bond. Toccoa; E. C. Collins, Reidsvllle; W. C. Daniel, Atlanta; C W. Durden. TIfton; W. H. Faust. At- o’clock Wednesday after the entire morning had been spent in selecting the jury. The State had a number of wittnesses, the defense also jounced they had wittnesses who would probably be called. The State however, only presented three and the defense did not call any witness at all, only the accused, Mr. Powell, was placed on the stand. The two Trustee. Mercer Clwr.lt)- (term., prlncip , c ^ tnMM f„ r the State .j ciplre In 19211. M. L. Brittain, At- were Tom nnd Codie Elkin., of Cniro lanta: Spencer Tunnell, L. Ornnfe; U, _ who pr „. nt whcn E. C. Callaway. Atlanta: E. C. tarn, >hootin , 0 r curcd . The testimony of bell. Game,vine: John T. Chnpman, the „ two young men was practically Savannah: E. T. Holme,. Bnrno.vllle: the , anu , „ , ha t given by them at J. W. B. Jenkins. Zebnlon: W. a. Lee, :,h. Coroner’s inquest following the Macon: William Russell Owen. Ms-1.hooting, November 19th. Dr. E. M. con, and A. R. Willingham, Macon. I R re vard was on the stand less than Trustees Mercer University (terms five minutes and testified as to the to expire in 1923), R. L. Bolton, Mad!- ‘wound Legette received, son: O. C. Evans, Sandersvllle; John The many visitors were somewhat h”m" Fugate Macon"; Guerry * Montezuma; F. R. .Martin.'surprised at the announcement of the Gr~lce. Washington; D. A. Howard, Macon: R - c - N'°”nan, Washington; j State’s Attorney directly after the Fort Valley F. C. McConnell Atlau C * H * Parker - Baxley; Millard Reese, icourt convened at 2:30 in the after- ta- J P. Nichols. Griffin; H Alford’ BrunswIck: J - F. Singleton. Lawrence; ,noo n they had rested. The defense Porter \tlanta- R M Higdon Col- N * L * Sta P Ieton - Colquitt, and Hugh immediately put Mr. Powell on tha limbus: T. H. Robert,on. Gainesville: M wm «>- i* t,lnd " h ° claimed ’J' "** ,irM A C Pvle Valdosta and Wallace 1 Trustees Bessie Tift College (terms ,n «elf defease, as when he came from to expire In 1926), G. W. Garner, At his tent on the bank tbe ,aKe U P lanta: W. H. Hardin, Forsyth; Leon to where the scuffling was Leggctte Latimer, Griffin; W. H. Davis, threw a flash light on him and at the Waynesboro, and Arthur Jackson! 8arae time had a p!sto1 ln bis band * Barnesville. .His testimony was somewhat conflict Trustees Bessie Tift College (terms in *» however * »* he * ,so *tatcd the to expire In 1925), M. L. Bivins, For- *»' un fircd »ccidently. syth; O. H. Bloodworth For.syth; J. I A P isto1 which wa8 8aid to have J. Carter. Forsyth; A. K. Snead. Car- been picked up near thc ,cene of the roll ton, and W. L. Robuck. Cordeie l ,hootin g b * Dcput y Sheri,f Barineau Trustee, Bessie Tit, College (term,'*" *; r0 " eht i " t » l , hc C0Utt r00 '"- b “‘ .0 expire In 1921). M. L. Imogen, Clay , ,he d I c, ' !, ” 0 0 P' 0V * ton: Mr.: H. H. Tilt. Tlftnn; R. u!'’** P 1510 ’- 0n « °‘ **“ Maynard. Americas; Ssmuel Ruthep ford, Forsyth, and T. L. Talmadge. Forsyth. Trustees Bessie Tift College (terms' ujr <0 1.29, y w counsel began c.rly In the nftemoon. Wear, Cordeie. Executive committee (terms to ex pire In 1921), G. J. Davis. Hartwell; R H. Ferrell. Albany: C. P. Gilbert Brunswick: John R. Hail, Moultrie: T. G. Hardman, Commerce; W. M. Harris. Thomasvllie; W. E. Harvil Dublin; C. S. Henderson, Calhoun; M. Ashby Jones, Atlanta; Spencer B King, Blakely; D. Kirkland, Savai> nah; W. H. Major, Atlanta; E. J. E Sammons, Rome; W. B. Smith, Barnes vilie, and J. C. Wilkinson. Athens. Executive committee (terms to ex pire In 1923), Andres J. Cobb. Athens: Joseph Crudup, Dalton; B. U. Curry, Pelhnm; J. M. Dodd, Tallapoosa; E. L Grace. Augusta; W. T. Granade, Statesboro; J. M. Hay more, Decatur; Edward Jarman. Baxley; C. W. Minor, Amerlcus; R. V. Paulk. Ocilla; John B. Payne. Bluerldge; W. H. Rich. El berton; Ben S. Tompson. Madison; W. A. Wray, Elberton, and J. W. Ham, Atlanta. Holding commission: A. W. Evans. Sandersvllle; Howell Cone. States boro; F. s. Etheridge, Atlanta; Jesse B. Hart. Macon; C. J. Hood. Com merce; F. R. Pldcock, Moultrie, and icsses stated he 'pistol picked up, but had n [edge of it before that time. Testimony being in argument by m , Tmor ldl " S ' Atl “ , *- ndAmM i , »' r * °' thc st “'- F " d »• ">.*■• 1M5 ’ d ' *• Ad * lr -l»nd followed by thc State-. At- Jr. Attanu; J. M. Byne. Waynesboro: George W. Wnlker. Senator BolhngH Jones Atlnnt.; J. T. M.tb | w . c . HoJ , e , m>de th „ , I , • AU “ U - * ad 'ox the defense. T m *I’„ AIeT : „ Mr - F ° pt Prefaced hie argument Trustees ot Georgl. Baptist Hospital b y e.lling to the Jury 1 , attention tha (terms to expire In 192t), Walter It I apparent spirit of lawleuneis which rown, Atlanta; A. J. Evans, Fort:seems to prevail in all parta of the Valley; S. J. Exell. Eatonton; J. 1 country and pointed out the disre- Summerall, Waycross. John S. Wilder. !p,rd for human Ufa which prevails. Savannah, and W. B. Willingham, At-,He then mentioned the pistol and flashlight and stated that if Trustees of Georgia Baptist Hospital 'appearing in the darkness and (terms to expire in 1924), Walter Carr, j flashlight should be thrown in his Mllledgevllle; L. E. Dutton. Carters j face, that he could not have seen a vilie; R. M. Harbin. Rome; W. H. [pistol even if Leggette had one. Moody, Canton; Clifford Walker, Mon- Mr. Davis i n his argument tried to roe, and J. M. Williams, Winder. [show how the shooting took place in — [self defense and said Foe Prompt aervrea ana Durabl Plumbing, Call R. B. Llnaon. Phon« 136, No. 107 Remington Avenue. great deal Holly Bazaar to Be Held Next Week- Circles Nos. 1 end 4 of the Women's Auxiliary of the Presbyterian church, will hold a "Holly Bazaar" next Friday and Saturday. The bazaar will be held the accused t the J about thc character of the two Elkins boys who appeared as State witnesses He also presented the argument that Powell had this particular camping sight leased and that only he and hia invited guests were entitled to the Judge W. J. Oven spoke for sever al minutes which time he showed why * l ’ guilty of the crime. Mr. Walker in hia final argument PERSONALS II Yok Have a Visitor Phone No. 12 or 66 Let ua make you a special Christ- Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Whitfield, of Montgomery, were visitors here yea Mr. D. A. Lanier, of Albany, Is spending the day In Thomasvllie on business. METHODISTS WELCOME (MEMPHIS WOMAN WAS NEW MINISTERS WITH | HELD BY ABDUCTORS FINE GATHERING Memphis, Dec. 9.—After a day of In vestigation. during which dozens of Five hundred members of the Meth- j persons hare been questioned, police odist church assembled last night to and detectives assigned to the case, welcome the Presiding Elder of the early last night stated that they were Thomaaville District, Rev. O. B. Chea- without clues to tbe identity of the ter. and the minister of the Thomas-! man who j, believed to have abducted vilie Methodist church. Rev. Paul H. M j b§ j e nnle E. Rogers, trained nurse. Ellis. The congregation assembled 1 Utt Sutldliy morn m g , au d &ft er holding ,a ^^_ ba /®” ent _°f.* he _.^ hur „ C . h ._* n ^ her a prisoner for fire days, left her ... * bound hands and feet, and gagged, Mr. J. B. Peacock, of Columbus, In the city yesterday for a short timel and ' 8 upport made seven thirty oclock, was served delicious oyster stew, with tbe usual delicacies that accompany such a feast. The supper party was thor oughly Informal and enjoyed to the fullest extent. if. M. Cooper. Lay Leader, foi church, acted as Master of ceremon ies ln behalf of tbe Board of Stew ards, the members of which acted as hosts and planned and executed the details of the evening. Mr. Cooper was master of ceremonies, as well as of diction, wit, cirdlality and eloquence. He introduced aeveral apeakera dur ing the evening, all of whom made most delightful speeches of welcome and replied In most cordial and tractive way to the pleasant sallies of wit and humor Injected by the Master of Ceremonies. Short talks made by Rev, Robb White, of 8t. Thomas Episcopal Church, Rev. F. C. Symonds, of the Presbyterian Church, iMra. J. F. Evana, Mr. J. F. Parriott, and othera. Mr. Haygood Smith, for mally welcomed the ministers and expressed the good wishes and the cordial co-oparatlon which the church would extend to them. The mlntatera were then formally Introduced aud each spoke for a short time, expressing delight at being lo- here and appreciation for the many personal assurances of welcome Mr. J. M. Lyon and Mr. J. D. Har rell, of Leesburg, Fla., were anV>ng the visitors in the city yesterday for short time. Brighten up tnat room with new wall paper. You will find exactly what you want here, and rfcpld and expert work- to hang It, too. Jamas H. Brown, Paper, Phone 251. Mrs. Emma C. Chambers, who has been the guest of Miss Mary Hargravo, left this morning for St Petersburg, Mr. Payne Whitney arrived this lomlng In the private car, Wanderer, ad win spend a short time here at Greenwood Plantation. CITY POLITICS NOT YET WARMING UP City politics have not warmed up to any material extent. There are only candidates In the field so far, formerly announced. Chief Milton la opposed by Night Sergeant John Hughes, for marshal. No other of ficers have filed their formal an nouncements of tbalr candidacy. Mayor MacIntyre stated yesterday that he expected to be a candidate for re-election. Thero has been a move ment among many voters. Interested the financial good of the city to persuade the present mayor and coun cil In toto to stand for re-electloa They have worked the city out of a financial hole that seemed almost in surmountable two years ago and are ray to placing the city’s fanances basis that will show favorably with any city ot Its size In the South. For thla reason many voters are urg ing the entire body to agree to serve >r two more years. There are four members of ths school board whose terms expire at this tima. They are President Jerger, and Messrs. W. J. Upchurch, W. J. Hammond and R. O. Fleetwood. None of these gentlemen have announceJ Intention regarding the coming primary. i them. The < caslon was one of the most Interest ing and delightful ever staged i church and the large number psusenl attested iboth the spirit of the church and the willingness of Its members i perform their full share of fta work. U. S. AGRICULTURE NOW CARRYING SMALLER BURDEN New York, Dec. 9.—Agriculture is carrying a much smaller burden of In debtedness and is withstanding hard s better tha n any other Ameri- industry, William H. Kingsley, vice president of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, Phila delphia, declared yesterday at the convention of the Association of Life Insurance Presidents. The total farm mortgage Indebt- as in the United States, he said, was estimated at only 12 per cent of the total farm land value and 60 per cent of farm lands were unencumber ed. NOTICE! Thomasvllie. Ga, Dec. 9. 1922. The regular annual meeting of tbe stockholders of The First National Bank of Thomasvllie, for the election Board of Directors to serve for the ensuing year, will be held at the banking house on Tuesday, January 9, 1923, at four oclock p. m. W. S. ANDERSON, Cash. 12-9-lm Investments by life insurance panies in farm mortgages, he esti mated had jumped from $600,000,- $1,306,000 in the seven years ending 1021 and the increase of in vestment in farm mortgages this year was more than $112,000,000. The only geographical sections which show decreases in farm loans held by life companies during the •year period are the New Eng land and Middle Atlantic States, and these decreases were negligible.” The greatest increase was in the Northwestern section. The South west was next in importance, follow ed by the Central Northern. The greatest relative increase occurred ln the Gulf and Mississippi Valley atatea The South Atlantic states were second, the Northwest third, the Southwest fourth, the Pacific fifth and the Central Northern sixth. HIGHWAYS WEATHER SERVICE Atlanta, Ga., Dec, 9, 1922. 1. Dixie Highway, Atlanta to Chat tanooga, Tenn„ (Vie Dalton 117 miles. Via Roma 126 miles.) Considerable rain fell in northern Georgia and ronda are somewhat slippery, but passable. 2. Bankhead Highway. (Atlanta to Tallapoosa 60 milts. Atlanta te Hartwell 116 miles.) The entire route ia somewhat slippery, and rough and muddy in places, but can be traveled all right. 3. Atlanta-Madlaon-Warrenton-Augua- ta. (166 mllaa.) The road from Stone Mountain to Lithonia is in good shape, only a little bumpy in placet Stone Moun tain to Grayson is In excellent condi tion, except for a short distancs be tween Shellviile and Grayson. From Grayson on through Logansville and and when Mr. I-owe»"s attention wa, to Monroa and Athena Is as level as called to the motter he Is reported e floor, and fast time can he made, havintt laid "Let him lay there." Decatur to Lawrencevllle .ad Winder bealde a street car track in a Memphis suburb, where she was found early yesterday. Miss Rogers Is unconscious at the hospital, where she was taken after she was found by the crew of a pass ing street car before daylight yester day. Physicians say that her condi tion la serious. All that the police were able to es tablish yesterday waa that Miss Rog ers, who la a trained nurse, graduate from' a Memphis hospital and for sev eral years in charge of a sanitarium at at Charleston, Miss., Sunday morning left the home of a relative where she had been visiting, to make Ripley, Mias., to spend the remalnedr of the month with her mother. EMPORIA EDITOR NOT YET FREE Emporia, Kan., Dec. 9—Formal dismissal of tha state’s case against William Allen White, Emporia edi tor, charged with violating the in dustrial court law by placing a strikers’ placard in hia newspaper office, was postponed yesterday until today. Postponement waa made at the re quest of Roland Boynton, county at torney who had other legal matters requiring his attention. Mr. White appeared in person at the court room for the first time since hi* arrest and agreed to the postponement. PLANNING TO COLLECT ASSESSMENTS AGAINST BANK STOCKHOLDERS The state banking department It making plana to collect assessments that have been made against stock holders of defunct banks, for the pur pose of paying off depositors. The law allows a collection of an additional amonnt from each stockholder, equal the amount of stock he owned la the bank at par value. This Is one ol the matters that has been holding uy the process of liquidation of the Ogle thorpe Savings and Trust Company ol Savannah and it Is expected that a dividend will be declared within the next few weeks, although this la not positively determined and nobody can to what extent it will be made. The collection of these assessments Is made possible by the recent ruling ol tbe state Supreme Court holding that the provisions of the Georgia bank ing laws relating to assessments is constitutional and valid. Wanted Bright young lady to act as cashier. Must have knowl edge of Stenography —Answer only by letter, stating quali fications, reference and salary expected. The Fair PLATING SIMMONS PLATING WORKS ATLANTA, GEORGIA Established 31 Years Sauers Self-Rising. No matter how many times you serve them, something in their light silky tex ture reveals a richness that never fails to please any appetite. That’s because Sauers Self-Rising is milled from the choicest wheat grown. Your grocer sells it. SAUERS Selfiltising V JFZOUJj On the other hand he showed how fo j n rather bad shar*. being ripply kind was one of the Elkins boys who! and bumpy most of the way. The after seeing him there drunk and cold j rains Thursday night made road he built a fire and tried to warm and surfaces in moat sections rather comfort him. slippery. Senator Hodges used nearly an 4. Dixie Highway, South. (Atlanta- hour in the final argument He cov- Griffln-Macon. 94 mils*.) ered every phase of the testimony | The Macon route ia fair, but the and Novelty Shop, through „ the kindness of Mis. Mack, and holly [for the StstTspotofor wreath, ud hour tor Chrlriots, will „ tante , dul ,„ t whlch u touch . j the sut , h.df.lM to proju/o I hog'nitaVrisd"." m" ud <iy‘rU«s'lo toi ed on many phases of tie trial. He dence sufficient to prove that Powell j portions of tha road, aaked why it was that the defense [was guilty of the crime of which he #- Atlanta-Newnan-Columbua. (121 charged. I miles.) be sold. ^ , b *d Mrs. Powell, of Havanna, and I who has in paat f Iliad your erdero far j rw.n**"***?* daughter, Mlas^ Mabel { Judge Love then charged the Jury) The Atlanta-Cclumbua roads angel food cake ce and pound cake ^r* 1 ! of ^ ulnc3r ’ wlth,n tb# rail and they retired to the Jury Box somewhat muddy and slippery on the n’e th « ,r h “ b *“ d and if f* J shortly after alx o’clock. AfUr near-[surface, but paLble. rad to fill your ordora 1 ?^* ? 0t to ST** 4 * ,jr,npath > r for ly an hour they had not reached a *0** Forecast defendant Ha also pointed out tha 'verdict, they went for aupper, re- Rain is still probable Friday night m tor iava#l^**'*!! t °f the defend-j turning to the Jury room about 740 and Saturday, to ha followed by f a t| I??* ww *-[At ten-thirty no verdict having been eolder weather. There waa very little i •htot»edtolF*« r ** ,t * d to r *** rd | nnt ^ Tuesday’ morning. The rain in aouthern Georgia, where wv. 00 to, tin- | HARRISON BUS LINE LONE ^ ROUTE Bainbridge, Cairo and Thomasville Pattengen, Trunks and Express SCHEDU LE ■AST BOUND Reed Down Dally Dally Except axd Bandars Sundays I wo No. • Bus No. 1 P. M. A. M. WEIT BOUND STATIONS Bws No.t Bus No.4 M. P. M. S:tf C. T. 4*0 C T. T:ee a t. T:U G T. ft.::::.’ fiSMB:: .. Ar.l 1:16 G. T. IMG*. 1 a M a T. 1:9# a T. 9:16 a T. •:SS a T. 4:M d T. 4:30 C. T. VM C. T. 1:00 a T. Boyds Mill .. | 9:4# O. T. .... I i:te a T. VM a T. 7:4* a T. I:H C T. 1:1* C. T. e-U E. T. «:*e a t. £3&l. j..'. FfaeFMkjCroastp 11:4* C. t| . Lv4 3:1* ■. T. II: WE PICK UP PASSENGERS ALONG THE LINE