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VOLUME XXXIII. FAYETTEVILLE, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 10, 1922. NUMBER 17. COUNTY FED ERATION OF THE WOMEN’S CLUBS Meets at Fayetteville On Saturday, Novem- , ber 18th. The Fayette! County Federation of Women’s Club will meet on Saturday, November 18. The meeting -will be held at the home of Mrs. D. B. Blalock, and will/ begin promptly at two o’clock. Mrs. Johnson, president of the dis trict, and other prominent speakers are expected, and will be on the pro gram. Other clubs in the county are urged to send a large representation. LATEST NEWS OF THE LANGSTON MURDER MYSTERY From the hour of the gruesome- dis covery of the body of James Langston, murdered near Kite Lake, in the north ern part of Fayette county, Saturday, October 28, while in the discharge of his duty as rural mail carrier, on Route 3, from Fairburn, Ga„ the public has waited patiently for some definite re sults from the number of sleuths at work on the case, together with the daily theories of th^ city press. Be it said, there has been a foul murder committed, and, at this writing, by unknown parties, whether the cor oner’s jury could find this fact or not wei are not responsible for the coro ner’s jury—the fact is still before them, they may yet return such verdict. Indignant citizens of Fairburn, Ga., raised sufficient funds to employ sleuths toi ferret out the crime and detect the murderers. The governor has issued a proclamation offering $500 reward for the apprehension of the guilty parties. There’s been a leak somewhere, and, inside information haS| been divulged to the city press, and their stories have been published and read by 1 the sleuths themselves sitting in their high-powered Hudson speedster, in front of the postoffice at Fayette ville, before the movements of the sleuths already published had been made. / There have been, however, two founds of justice trailing along this .case. Noi two more efficient and de termined men are there to be found, and, with the removal of other inter ference, these two jump dogs of jus tice may be expected at any moment to be upon a hot trail that will speed ily apprehend the murderer or mur derers of honest James Langston. Arthur Alexander, Jim Adams and Charlie Waller are in the jail at Fay etteville as suspects. Pony Thompson squealed on John Waller for keeping him in servitude for the last eight years, and John is to appear before the United States dis trict court upon a charge of peonage, pending which he is out on bond. Noah Turner,, Deputy Sheriff of Fay ette, and W. J. Windosr, of Palmetto, are after Langston’s murderers, and some one has said they would rather fight the devil, single-handed, than to have one of these human hounds trail ing them. Women to Frame National Wedding And Divorce Laws Washington, November 6.—Prepara tion of a bill establishing national marriage and divorce regulations for introduction today by the General Fed eration of Women’s Clubs which has authorized Mrs. Edward F/anklin White, deputy attorney-general of In diana, to draft the bill and a reso lution amending the constitution of the United States if such a course is necessary to make possible a federal martial law. Provisions of the bill would make marriage more difficult, the announce ment stated, and would allow divorce on one of only five grounds, enumer ated as follows: Infidelity, incurable insanity, abandonment,- for one year, cruel and inhuman treatment, or con viction of an infamous crime. Once granted, such a divorce would be valid in every state, but neither party to a divorce would be permitted to re marry until one year after the inter locutory decree was granted. The bill would provide also that applications ■Jor marriage licenses be posted two weeks prior to the ceremony. Gets Drunk, Wants To Steal Clocks New York.—When Herbert Plato is sober, he is a good stewart. When he is drunk, he’s a chronomaniac. Al ways goes out to steal an alarm clock after the last drink. “A fellow hit me in the head with an alarm clock years ago, and every time I get drunk I just hiave to go and get one,’’ Plato told Jus tice Kernochan. He was released or probation. FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL NEWS Edited by Dannie Mc- Kown and Reba Garrison. (“The Podunk Limited,” a play which was given by the Woman’s Club at the Palace Theater, November the third, was a success. The proceeds go for the benefit of the school. The Annual Teachers’ Institute will meet at the Fayetteville School build ing Friday, November thq tenth. The Domestic Science Class and the Wom an’s Clubi will serve them at lunch. The Domestic Science Department will entertain the ytown and county Board of Education Tuesday, Novem ber the fourteenth, with a Thanksgiv ing dinner. DANNIE McKOWN and REBAR GARRISON FAYETTEVILLE H. S. WINS FROM JONESBORO H. S. The basketball game played heref with Jonesboro last Friday adds the first victory to our list for the sea son. The game was rather slow, as this was our first game of the season. The weather was also hot for a game. Jpnesboro made a great attempt to win the game after using several sub stitutes. They did not score until the last half. Line-up and score was as follows: FAYETTEVILLE H. S. Travis, E., R. F., (2). Beadles, L. F., (4). (Lewis, C., (2). Evans, R, G., (3). Travis, T., L. G. JONESBORO H. S. Henderson, R. F., (2). White, L. F. Camp, C. \ RJann, R. G., (1). Camp, H., L. G. Substitutes — Fayetteville — McLu- cas for Travis and Travis for Lewis. Jonesboro—Waldrop for H. Camp and Mundy for Mann. . LOY MIZE, Manager Basket Ball. HONOR ROLL FOR OCTOBER. First Grade— J. C. Banks. Frank Dettmering. Lester Dickson.. -- George Hill. Nettie Ruth Mize. Mildred Pritchett. Lister Travis. Second Grade— Mary Dan Ingram. John Murphy. Glyness Holt. Opal Holt. Hilliard Perry. ‘ Alanola McLucas. Third Grade— Elizabeth Stewart. Emily Burch. Joe Redwine. Martha Redwine. Margaret Wise. Fourth Grade— Dorothy Perry. Wilson Burch, Fifth Grade— Elizabeth Redwine. Kathleen Blalock. Frank Harris. Sixth Grade— Mary Martin. Seventh Grade— Willie Banks. Eighth Grade— Irene Dixon. Tenth Grade— Opal Davis. Eleventh Grade— ' Fay Martin, Edna Stephens. WOMAN’S CLUB MEETS AT BROOKS The Brooks Woman’s Club met at the home of Mrs. J. L. Woolsey, Fri day afternoon. Mrs. Woolsey and Mrs. J. B. Woods hostesses. After business period, Mrs. Earl Drewry, Mrs. Wm. Malone, Mrs. Collins Sibley, and Miss Sara Gable rendered a quar tette. Afterwards refreshments were served. The Rattlesnake. One of Bossworth’s young sprouts was coming home about twelve o’clock the other night on the south road, and Just as he got even with the grave yard the engine went dead. But he Bald he got so scared when he saw where he was that he shook the car so badly the durned old thing thought the motor was running, and came clear to town before it discovered its mis take.—Science and Invention Maga zine. Jud Tunkins. " Jud Tunkins says lie never could figure that "daylight saving” compen sated for the loss of time by people in i railroad station who were trying to ,ind out exactly when a train left. HOLDS BIBLE TO BE “SECTA RIAN BOOK” California Court Makes Drastic Decision Re garding the Bible in the Schools. Washington, |Nov. 9.^(Capital News Service.)—The King James version of the Bible ‘‘is the accepted Protestant version” and, therefore, sectarian, the (supreme court of California has decid ed in an opinion just made public re versing a judgment of a supreme court in Kings county, which permitted the Selma Union High School district to purchase two copies of the Bible for the school library. The court held the acquisition of the Bibles by the school would be in direct violation ,of the school law. At the same time this decision was rendered, a prominent woman’s club- in the nation’s capital formed a “non sectarian” class for the study of tha Book held “sectarian” in California. A majority of the educators of ,the Capital City, whether or not they be lieve in the use of the Bible as a foundation for public school study, are united in believing that the King James Bible is as non-sectarian as a book can be, since it is* the foundation of the teachings of every Christian relig ion, with one notable exception, and its Old Testament is used in many Jewish synagogues. Many educators believe that the Sun day School and the home are thei places for Bible study, and that relig ious instruction does not belong in the- public school, but hold that the premises on which California is keep ing the Bible from the public school library is a mistaken one. JOHN G. MINTER DIES AT INMAIV Prominent Fayette County Citizen. * ;— John G. Minter, one of the most prominent citizens of this county, died last night after a long illness. He was one of the leading fanners of Fayette county, having moved heref about twenty-five years ago from Hen ry county. He was a brother of R. P. Minter, of Woolsey, who formerly represented the county in the legislature. Mr. Minter is survived by his wife and seven children, Byron Minter, cash ier of the Bank of Hampton; Raymond Minter, of Atlanta; Robert Minter and James Minter, of this county, and Misses Addie, Elizabeth and Grace Min ter. Hardwick to Fight County Unit System In His New Paper \ Governor Hardwick’s announcement Friday that he will fight for the abo lition of the county unit system of primary elections created quite a stir in political circles. The county unit system is so firmly established that no politician has had the temerity to oppose it since 1906, when Hoke Smith broke it down for two short years. Governor Hardwick announces that his weekly paper, to be started about the first of January, will carry 1 on a campaign for abolition of the county unit system. The governor said he regards it as the most iniquitous and vicious piece of political machinery ever devised in any state in the union—a system that “creates rings which bid off their counties, that encourages wire-pulling and improper use of money, that sets up pocket borough for political traf fic.” Governor Hardwick on Saturday made public a prospectus of ^iis pa per which he is broadcasting over the state. He has changed the name from the “Georgia Cracker” to the “Georgia Democrat,” in deference to the fact that the students of the Uni versity of Georgia are using the name “Cracker” for their college publica tion. The governor’s prospectus announ ces that 4113 weekly will be a paper which will "say what it darn pleases about everybody and everything. Runs Campaign On Angei Food Cake Chicago.—A campaign built about her own angel food cake was ended by Mrs. Elizabeth Shrover, Democratic nomine-l for county commissioner. She has rais ed funds for her election activities by offering her cakes as raffle prizes at bazaars, picnics a^id similar gather ings where she has sought votes. Shs has traveled more than five thousand ■niles in her campaign. Political planks always need a little surfacing before using. IMPORTANT NEWS THE WORLD OVER IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THIS AND OTHER NATIONS FOR SEVEN DAYS GIVEN THE NEWS JF_fHE SOOTH What la Taking Place In The South land Will Be Found In Brief Paragraphs Foreign— Fascisti and Nationalists clashed at Taranto, in southeastern Italy, over questions of local politics. In the fight which ensued seven were killed and numbers wounded, casualties being suf fered by both sides. The nationalist government is in control of Constantinople, Rafet Pasha Is the new governor and Hamid Bey, the representative of the Angora gov ernment, has ordered the allied troops out. In a note to the entente he de mands their evacuation. The Turks have torn up the Mudania armistice convention and are advancing into the Chanak area occupied by the British and other neutral zones. An allied extraordinary council de cided recently to refuse categorically the nationalist demand for the allied military ^evacuation of Constantinople. It is estimated that the factories in Japan have discharged some 600,000 workers since the business depression, lyear before last. It is reputed that about 20 per cent of the discharged went to the farms from whence the workers had been recruited. The Italian government, whose em bassy at Tokio, was destroyed by fire two years ago, has purchased the Austria-Hungarian embassy, one of the finest buildings of its kind. The Crimea, formerly the most ex clusive and fashionable pleasure re sort of Russia under the empire, is now the home of thousand ef people of culture and refinement who are in great need. Old-fashioned weddings at church with lavish decorations, gaily bedeck ed brides and bridesmaids, bell ringing and elaborate ceremonies, are grad- ualling giving way to more somber and quicker weddings at registry offices in England. A German policeman has just finish ed giving instruction in jiu-jitsu, the Japanese method of self protection, to guardians of the public order in Spain. Dispatches from various parts of It aly express the view that all Italians are pleased with Mussolini’s efforts to restore discipline in all the ranks. His program is “Liberty is not only a right, but & duty.” Junau Sarratea, an aged recluse, committed suicide at Bahia Blanca, Argentina, by burning herself to death on a funeral pyre which she had con structed herself. According to the po lice, the aged woman piled a quantity of wood shavings in the center of the stone floor of her kitchen, poured oil over the wood and after saturating her own clothes, declined upon the pile and touched a match to it. Francisco Nitti, ex-premier of Italy, is reported in Rome to have asked for a passport to the United Statees. An honor guard of ten men from the Eighth infantry on duty in the Rhine land, will go to Cheppy Armistice Day to attend the unveiling of a monu ment which the state of Missouri lias erected in memory of its sons who fell in the Argonne Meuse offensive. Hugh M. Pinkerton of Blackburn, Mis souri, has ben selected to lead the guard of honor. Washington— Important data relative to ne\v as pects of coast defense problems due to the development of airplanes is ex pected to be obtained from a series of joint air service-coast artillery train ing maneuvers now in progress at For tress Monroe. Provision has been made to simulate actual battle condi tions as far as possible in order that information as to the effectiveness of air craft may be obtained. Indications of rapidly improving con ditions in the country’s general busi ness life were feiven in reports to the car service section of the American Railway association, which, among oth er things, shows the greatest weekly loadings of freight from which the railroads derived revenue in two years. The Georgia, Florida and Alabama railroad has been authorized to aban don a steamboat line which it has hitherto operated between Carrabelle and Apalachicola, Fla. Final settlements between the gov ernment and two Southern railroads arising out of the war tints federal control were recently completed when the government paid the Charleston and Western Carolina $1,450,000 and the Georgia Southern and Florida $50,- 000. All "channels of commerce now ap pear to be active” and “there is every reason for the expectation that we are now at the beginning of an era of prosperity,” Comptroller of the Cur rency Crissinger declared in making public an analysis of the September 15 condition of national banks. As compared with September last, Mr. Crissinger reported an increase in the total resources of the national banks of more than one billion dollars. Catholic women from all parts of the United States will attend the sec ond annual convention at Washington of the National Council of Catholic Women, from November 21 to 25, to discuss social work in which Catholic women are engaged. The program in cludes discussion of plans for organiza tions in the various sections of the country. While less than one-half of the candi dates for the senate have filed cam paign expense statements, candidates for the' house are still sending their reports at the rate of almost 200 a day. In the midst of the confusion as to the provisions of the law, the one fact that stands out clearly is that house candidates must file now and after the election. A cathedral window in honor of the South in the Civil war, the gift of the United Daughters of the Con federacy, was dedicated with impres sive ceremonies at national headquar ters of the American Red Cross, the other day. Regarded as one of the finest pieces of stained glass art in the country, the window is the last of a series of three dedicated as memo rials to the women of the North and South during the war. Domestic— A bomb explosion jolted Alderman. O’Toole and his family from bed and damaged their residence in West Gar field boulevard, Chicago. The police believe that political animus may have caused the deed. Mrs. Anna Rosenblatt, who was sit ting in the orchestra section of a New York theater between her 10-year-old daughter and her husband, was found on the floot, shot through the abdo men. Search of the theater and many of the persons who had been seated near Rosenblatt failed to reveal a weapon. Between fifty and sixty miners were killed in the Reilly mine of the Reilly Coal company, near Spangler, Pa., ac cording to an official estimate made public by rescue workers and compa ny officials. Thirty blanched survivors from the Reilly Coal company’s mine —most of them young men—lay on a double row of cots in the miners’ hos pital for several hours anxious watch ing the entrance to the big room. They were the known survivors of the nine ty-four miners who went into the mine a few minutes before the terrific explo sion, the cause of which has not yet been determined. Lieutenant R. C. Millyard, of Camp Dick, Dallas, T^xas, and a companion, whose name is not yet known, were killed near Grangel, La., -when their plane crashed to the ground. Three working girls died recently, victims of a fierce fire which destroyed an East Thirteenth street celluloid fac tory, New York, and six of their com panions and one man were burned or injured as they fought to escape. “All husbands are jokes, and it is the style to have a sweetheart on the outside.” Being one of the husbands referred to, Edward McArdle couldn’t see the joke in this alleged statement by his wife, Florence, a cabaret per former. As a result McArdle asks for a divorce. Plans for an International aviation j meet for Santa Monica, Calif., has re- j fceived impetus, with assurances of co operation from attaches of the Italian, French, English and German govern ments at Washington. A windstorm described from some ! points as a tornado was reported to j have passed over several Colorado towns. Two deaths were reported at Rocky Ford and Ordway. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty in the case of John Kaminski, 19-year-old union miner, charged with first-degree murder on indictments growing out of the Clifton, W. Va., mine massacre. Jack Kennedy, veteran train robber, who was killed recently in Witten, berg, Mo., was the sole active sur vivor of the famous James brothers’ band, according to old detectives of Nashville, Tenn. Two men are reported killed and others entombed in an accident at the Taylor mine of the Glenn Alden Coal company, Scranton, Pa. Rev. John Keeth, aged Baptist min ister, was shot and killed from am bush on his farm near Plain Dealing, La. The authorities are searching for W. P. Sherman, a 60-vear-old farmer, who has been accused of the crime. The attempted non-stop transconti nental flight from San Deigo to New York ended at Indianapolis ,Ind.. when engine trouble forced- Lieutenants John A. MacReady and Oakley Kelly to land at Fort Harrison, after cover ing 2050 miles. 2000 DELEGATES MEET IN ATLANTA REPORT SHOWS ATLANTA POP ULAR AS "CONVENTION CITY OF SOUTH" * STATE NEWS OF INTEREST Brief News Items Gathered Here And There From All Sections Of The State Atlanta.—Atlanta’s growing popular ity as the “Convention City of Dixie” is indicated in the report recently is sued by the Convention bureau, which shows that for the month of October alone, fifteen conventions with a total attendance of 2,000 delegates were held here. This is an average of 135 dele- i gates to each convention. Several important conventions are to be held here this month, among them being Georgia State Civitan clubs, American Bottlers of Carbon ated Beverages, North Georgia confer ence of M. E. church, South, Millin ery Jobbers’ association, and others. Many national conventions have been secured for 1923, which, it is said, will be the means of bringing to Atlanta some of the most prominent men in the United States, and will give Atlantans an opportunity to ex change views on questions of civic in terest and other important issues. Thus far 47 conventions have been se cured for 1923. Conventions to he held here for the rest of the year are as follows: November—Millinery Jobber’s as sociation; North Georgia conference | Methodist church, South; Georgia State Civitan clubs; American Bot tlers of Carbonated Beverages conven tion; Bottle Boosters of America; Whistle Bottlers convention; Southern Sash, Door and Millwork Manufac turers’ association; S. E. Leather and Shoe Finders association; Georgia Baptist Woman’s Missionary union. December—Georgia Ice Manufac- . turers’ association; Southern division Delta Thu Delta; S. E. Casket Mann-’ | facturers; Georgia Baptist conven- ! tion; Atlanta Radio exposition, audi torium-armory; American Radio Relay league, Thurston Hatcher, chairman. National conventions to be held here in 1923 are as follows: January—Coca-Cola company sales agents and manufacturers; National Princeton Alumni association. February—National Association of Dyers and Cleaners. June—Kiwanis Club International. July—Amateur golf championship of United States; National Elks’ con vention. September — International Typo graphical union; National Railway Mail association. December—National Fraterity, Pi Kappa Phi. Macon Blue Laws Fail To Function Macon.—Macon's “blue law” fell flat recently when not a single case was ! docketed at police headquarters for ! er officials that cases should not ba | city council. Soda founts and soft | drink stands ran wide open all day despite the terms of the ordinance which placed them under the ban. Armed with instructions to make cases against all viol?tors of the ordinance, patrolmen issued subpoenas to a num ber of mergjiants early in the morning | only to receive orders later from high- : violation of the. ordinance passed by made. It is understood that the drug gists contingent in Macon broke the ordinance. Aged Dawson Man Commits Suicide Dawson.—Benjamin F. Betjeman, 71 years old, shot and killed himself her© while sitting on the steps of a porch at the home of his son’in-law, Frank C. Huie, recently, with whom he had re- ! sided since the death of Mrs. Betje- j man a few months ago. The bullet j entered the head through the lower lip i and lodged in the back of the head. Death came almost instantly It is stat ed that worry and ill-health are tha causes of Mr. Betjeman taking his own life. Drainage Conference For Savannah. Savannah.—Mayor Stewart of Savan nah has addressed a letter to the boards of county commissioners of twenty-three southeast Georgia coun ties with the view of having a dinner in Savannah to discuss ways and means of getting a system of drainage started and permanent roads built with the assistance of the national govern ment. 3 Brothers-in-Law Her Husbands Dublin.—Mrs. Maggie Hester, 50, compl.ted her third matrimonial ven ture of a unique nature recently when she became the bride of R. N. Thomp son, 70, of near Swainsboro. First she married Henry Hester. He died and he married his brother, John Hester, and, when he passed out, Mrs. Hester married the widower of her deceased sister Women Robbed By Chloroform Bandit Atlanta.—The chloroform thieves who made their bow in Atlanta crime circles when one of the band entered the home of Mrs. W. T. Schroeder, drugged her, and then looted her home, was busy again later, adding two more women to the list of victims. This time the home of Mrs. L. V. Johnson and administered the anesthetic to Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. E. E. Kaminer, who were sleeping in the same home, secured $45 in money, and overlooked $1,400 during the hasty visit. They lifted Mrs. Johnson’s body to get $45 in currency which she had placed be tween the sheet and mattress, over looking a .32 calibre pistol. While turning Mrs. Kaminer over in bed searching for money and jewelry the thieves were evidently frightened off, $1,400 in currency which was under her pillow was overlooked. White Man Held On Peonage Charge Fayetteville.—Attempts on the part of counsel to obtain the release of John Waller, one of four men held here on suspicion in connection with the slaying of James C. Lanston, Fairburn mail carrier, have collapsed with the serving of a federal warrant charging Wallet with having held Pony Thomp son, a fifty-nine-year-old white man, in peonage for the past eight years. Hearing on a habeas corpus petition scheduled to be held in Griffin before Judge William E. H. Searcy has been indefinitely postponed, according to Lester C. Dickson, attorney for John Waller, and for his brother, Charlie, who is also being held on suspicion. Jim Adams and Arthur Alexander are the other prisoners in the case, George Samuels having been released by the officers. Negro Children Burned To Death Atlanta.—Four negro children all under 6 years of age were burned to death recently when a house on Smith Row, East Point, occupied by their mother, Cora Doyle, burned to the ground. The Doyle woman had put the children to bed, and according to the police and fire officials, had gone to church, leaving the little ones in charge of Eari Stroud, age 12". , The fire was discovered by John Adams, a negro neighbor, who broke the front door open with an ax and saved the Stroud boy, who escaped with minor burns. There was a grate fire in the room where the children slept. Churchmen Asked For $70,000 Atlanta.—With the beginning of the| “Every Member Canvass” of the Epis copal church, November 26, the church will recognize for the first time five official church colleges: The Universi ty of the South, Sewanee, Tenn.; Ho bart College; Kenyon College; St. Ste phens’ College, and Trinity College, Hartford, Conn. There wil be an appro priation of $10,000 to each of the col leges in addition to new equipment to those in need of it. Colleges in China and Japan, the Philippines and Mexico will also receive much needed addi tions to faculty and buildings. Radio Expert Reaches Hawaii Atlanta.—Atlanta’s status as a radio center has been strengthened by tha remarkable coup staged by H. C. Cola of the Wrigley Engraving company, a veteran in the local amateur world, whose code astation 4EH, operated as an experimental and recreational prop osition at his home, recently reached Hawaii. To those versed in the tech nique of wireless, Mr. Col^s success in transmitting signals 5,000 miles to the island In the Pacific ocean is little short of marvelous and the feat will cause a sensation. Athens’ Abattoir Now Being Built Athens.—Actual construction of a long discussed abattoir for the city of Athens has been begun and, accord ing to City Engineer J. W. Barnett, the work will be rapidly carried thru to completion. The abattoir is being built by the market men of Athens and meat will be slaughtered here and in spected by city officials. Co-operating with the market men of Athens in building the abattoir are the •' Atlan tic Ice and Coal Storage company and the city of Athens officially. Bank Cashier Care In Jefferson Court Louisville.—The fall term of the Jef ferson county superior court will con vene here on the second week in this month and if the entire docket is cleared it is predicted that two weeks will be taken up in which to try the cases. The civil docket is a long and important one. The criminal docket is a lengthy.one and likewise of much interest Augusta Collector Goes To Savannah Savannah.—The offidfe of deputy col lector of internal revenue at Augusta has been transferred to Savannah. All business formerly handled by the two offices will be handled from the Savan nah office
