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VOLUME XLIV.—NO. 25.
$400,000 Road Bonds Carry
By Overwhelming Majority
LISBON DISTRICT
LEADS PROCESSION
PRACTICALLY EVERY DISTRICT
VOTES MORE THAN 2-3 FOR
BONDS 2637 FOR AND ONLY
415 AGAINST LAF. CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE, LOCAL COM
MITTEES AND WOMEN DE
' SERVE GREAT CREDIT FOR
SUCCESS
The $400,000 road bond election
Saturday carried overwhelming,
every milta districtl
Os the heavy registration list of
4559, bonds received a vote of 2637,
"while the total vote against the is
sue in the county was 415, or more
than 6 to 1.
Y Lisbon district led the procession
for bonds, only two being against
the measure. La Fayette came next
with a vote Os 842 in favor of the
bonds and only 45 against.
With the single exception of Dry
Valley District, or Rossville, every
militia disl ict voted more than the
two fiord majority of those voting
for the ksue and Dry Valley only
fail, u io fcet her two thirds majori
ty by eight votes
The whole story is more eloquent
ly told in the table below showing
just how each district voted.
The campaign of information as to
the bond issue prepared and distrib
uted by the LaFayette Chamber of
Commerce, the numerous speakers
from the Chamber of Commerce
that went out into practically every
district and explained the bond is
sue, the activity and untiring efforts
of the committees in the various
districts interested in the success of
the issue, and the almost solid wo
man vote for bonds, are largely res
ponsible for the tremendous vote
for bonds Saturday. These forces
for the progress of the county in
good road building deserve all the
X .credit due them for the success of
the bond election.
As soon as possible the bonds will
be validated and sold, and actual
work on the roads will begin.
It was a great forward step on
the part of the people of the county,
and means more than anyone can
imagine for the progress and up
building of the county.
' HOW THE DISTRICTS VOTED
Districts For Bonds Against Bonds
E. Armuchee. .152 33
W. Armuchee...B7 7
Cane Creek 100 H
Cedar Gr0ve....148 15
Chatt. Va11ey....181 13
•Chestnut Flat. .107 I s
Chickamauga ..227 104
LaFayette 842 45
Lisbon 65 2
Kensington 211 19
Pond Spring ....73 ..32
Mountain 67 7
Peavine 144 29
Rossville 118.. 71
Wilson 115 9
Total 2637 415
J H. HIMMONO COUNTY
HEALTH COMMISSIONER
To My Patrons: —
Having agreed with Ihe county
Board of Health with the approval
of the State Board to give full time
to health work in Walker county
until a satisfactory commlissioner
can he secured by (he county board,
it will be impossible for me, for a
time at least to respond to any pri
vate calls
Respectfully
J. H. HAMMOND
I
WOOD FOR SALE—Big 2-horse
load block slab wood. Oak and
pine mixed for $2. —J. H. H. Rea
7-15-2 t
Waite Cmmftj ifeauujn*
Harmon Defeats Garmany
By More Than Two To One
KILL BOLL WEEVIL
WITH MOLASSES
MOLASSES AND CALCIUM ARSEN
ATE GIVEN AS SURE REMEDY
FOR KILLING BOLL WEEVILS—
TRY IT OUT
Below is a telegram, in which a
formula of molasses and calcium ar
senate is given as a sure remedy to
exterminate the boll weevil The cal
cium arsenate may be secured from
the drug stores of the county.
Walhalla, S. C. JJuly 2, 1921.
Mr. Mercer Reynolds, Chattanooga,
Tenn.
Dear Sir:—Your telegram of June
29, ’2l, was fordarded to me here
and I do not know if my son, whom
I left in charge of my mill at
Louisville, Ga, answered it or not,
and for fear he did not send you the
information desired I am sending it
to you now. Am sorry for the delay
and hope it is not too late for yau
to get benefits from the treatment.
Now, this molasses treatment is
simply feeding the boil weevils on
molasses poisoned with calcium
arsenate. You take two (2) pounds
of calcium arsenate and dissolve it
thoroughly in one (1) quart of water
and mix this with one (1) gallon of
molasses. Make mop by tying small
rag on. the end of a small stick or
switch and dip this mop in the mo
lasses mixture and touch each stalk
of cotton. Do not use too much of
the mixture; it will not hurt the cot
ton plant, but is simply a waste of
material. The above amount should
be sutlicient to go ovq,p,three acres
of cotton if properly applied. It is
better to put the mixture in the bud
of the stalk but aplied on any part
or any leaf will do all right. The
weevils hunt this molasses to feed
on it and will find it if put on plant,
but they find it quicker' if put in
the bud.
I have given thistreatment as
much publicity as I could and from
every place that it has been tried
out they claim a grand success, and
the people who have trie dit are
very much pleased. I have yet to
hear of anyone trying it and finding
any weevils after treating the cot
ton plants. Some of the weevils are
killed in five minutes after eating,
and others it lakes as much as an
hour for them to die. It depends of
course on Ihe amount of poison they
get when eating it. It is the simplest
and most effective treatment I have
ever heard of, and I believe the wee
vil can be entirely exterminated in a
year or two by the treatment. The
treatment can be appliod at any time
and under any conditions, but of
course the rain will wash off the
mixture, but in every instance it
has killed the weevils In from one
to two days, and I see no reason why
a farmer should lose any cotton at
all from the weevil..
The treatment was discovered by
a negro just above Louisville, Ga.,
who was picking weevils when his
breakfast was brought to him and
eating his breakfast he dropped
gome molasses on a stalk of cotton
and noticed that a weevil began eat
ing the molasses. He told this to the
man who owned the farm and this
man put calcium arsenate in syrup
and tried it out, and found that the
weevils readily found the mixture.
He then gave the information to the
farmers around that country.
If there is any further informa
tion you wish. I would be glad to
give it to you. Yours very truly.
(Signed) J. M. STROTHER.
FOR SALE—One Ford truck in good
condition, cheap for cash—T. W
Brvan. LaFayette, Ga.
LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1921.
GARMANY ONLY CARRIES THREE
DISTRICTS, WHILE HARMON
ROLLS UP OVERWHELMING
MAJORITIES IN TEN DISTRICTS
—HARMON’S MAJORITY 1(M
In the special Sheriff’s election
held Saturday, to fill the unexpired
term of A. G. Catron, deceased, L.
W. Harmon received an overwhelm
ing majority over his opponent R.
S. G&rmany. The vote was more than
2 to 1 for Harmon. Garmany only
carried three precincts, Lisbon,
Chattanooga Valley and Mountain,
and these only by small majorities.
The race in Chickamauga and Pond
Springs districts was rather close,
but in the other ten districts not
named above, Harmon-rolled up tre
mendous majorities.
Os the 3178 votes cast in the Sher
iff’s race, Harmon received 2136,
while Garmany received 1042. Har
mon’s majority was 1094.
The following table shows how
each district voted:
How Districts Voted In Sheriffs Race
Districts Garinany Harmon
E. Armuchee 81 109
W. Armuchee 27. , 67
Cane Creek 10 101
Cedar Grove 45 121
Chatt. Valley —ll4 87
Chestnut Flat ..,38..,,...,....,. 87
Chickamauga ..175 182
LaFayetle 157.. 747
Lisbon 38 28
Kensington 104 129
Mountain 41 34
Peavine 41 134
Pond Spring ....50 58
Rossville 98 144
Wilson 23 108
Total 1042 2136
J. E. PATTON, PRES.
BANK OF LAFAYETTE
Aa a meeting of the directors and
stockholders of the Hank of Lafay
ette Wednesday, James E. Patton
was elected president to till the un
expired term of J. P. Shattuck. D.
W Herndon was elected active vice
president, J W. Massey, Cashier and
J M. Patton assistant cashier. Also
at this meeting a memorial commit
tee was appointed to draft suitable
resolutions on the death of Mr.
Shattuck.
J. E. RATION, PRESIDENT
WALKER CO, HOSIERY MILLS
At a meeting of the directors of
the Walker County Hosiery Mills
at the home of R. L. Westcott on
Walden’s Ridge last Friday July Ist.,
James E. Patton was euected presi
dent of the Hosiery mills to (111 the
unexpired term of James P. Shal
tuc. Also suitable resolutions were
drafted at this meeting on Ihe death
of Mr. Khattuck, the former presi
dent.
NOTICE TO DELINQUENT TAX
PAYERS OF WALKER COUNTY
All Hi" delinquent tax payers of
Walker county are hereby notified
that unles« they make their returns
to me at the courthouse, either in
•person or through the mail before I
Monday July 18th, they will bej
entered on the tax digest and dou
ble taxed for the year 1921, as pro
vided by iaw.
E. A. PURYKAR.
Tax Receiver, Walker Counly, Ga.
James Douglass on Trial
Charged With Murder
Os Albert G. Catron
County Goes
Py Majority
STOCK LAW CARRIES EIGHT BIS
TRO TS, FENCE SEVEN RUT
WITH MAJORITIES THAT GIVE
VICTORY MOUNTAIN VOTED
SOLID FOR FENCE
The stock Law election held in
this county Wednesday resulted in
a victory for Fence by a majority
of 152. Eight of the 15 districts went,
lor No Fence, but the majorities in
tho seven districts for Fence over
came the No Fence advocates by a
county majority of 152. A total vote
of 2520 was cast in the election, 1336
being for Fence and 1184 being for
No Fence. The districts that went
for Fence were Chestnut Flat, Ross
viile, Chickamauga, Chattanooga j
Valley, Kensington, Cedar Grove i
and Mountain. The Mountain dis- j
trict did not register a vote for No'
Fence, voting 98 solid for Fence. No
Fence carried in LaFayette, East
Armuchee, West Armuchee, Wilson,
Cane Creek, Rock Spring, Pond
Springs and Lisbon.
Following is the table showing
how each district voted:
HOW EACH DISTRICT VOTED
Districts For Fence For Ny Fence
LaFayette 312 * 394
E Armuchee 3 73
W Armuchee —3 44
AVilson ....25 66
Cane Creek 32 37
Chestnut Flat ...32 12
Rock Spring ....34 93
Rossville 124 60
Chickamauga ...260 124
Pond Spring . 4 t5 52
Chatt Valley ...176 81
Kensington .... 109 .85
Cedar Grove ...130 35
Mountain —9B 0
Lisbon 11 ....28
* - ,
Total 1336 >. 1184
SENATOR D. F. POPE
6ETS PROMINENT SENATE
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Senator D. F. Pope of the 44th
district, comprising the counties of
Walker, Catoosa and Dade was made
chairman of the committee on uni
form laws, and iso vice-chirmaii of
special judiciary committee, vice
chairman of penitentiary committee
and vice-chairman of Georgia school
for Deaf Committee. He was also as
signed to the following committees:
agriculture, appropriations congres
sional and legislative reappoint
ments, drainage, education, game
and flah, hygiene and sanitation,
journals, general judiciary No. 1,
public roads, state sanitarium, mines
and mining, tubercular sanitarium,
Western and Atlantic Railroad.
REPRESENTATIVE MeCLURE
GETS GOOD ASSIGNMENTS
The announcement of the com
mittee assignments for the House
of the lower house Georgia General
Assembly Tu 1 ;day, revealed the fact
(bat Walker:i representative, Free
man McClure, m ived assignments
to some important committees. He
was placed on the following commit
tees: Eduralion, M mural Govern
ment, Puhdc Printing and Universi
ty of Oeot .I'd and its branches.
Capture'l Two Stills—
l-edec.l Prohibition Officers Wil-i
;iaiii‘ nd Wardlaw returned yester- |
day ! oin a raid in Walker county, a j
few miles east of LaFayette, where !
•I, •• captured two stills and several (
I. .mired gallons of leer. There Were i
io arrests.— Friday's Tribune-Her-J
d<i.
For Fence
of 152 Votes
CATRON MEMORIAL
TO BE LOVELY HOME
COMMITTEES IN EACH MILITIA
DISTRICT TO RECEIVE SUB
SCRIPTIONS MINIMUM AM
OUNT TO RE S3OOO
The idea of a memorial in honor
of Sheriff Ghtron, has taken the
form of a nice home for Mrs. Catron
and family in LaFayette. A county
chairman and county treasurer has
been appointed to look after sub
jscriptions, and in each militia dis
[ trict of the county a chairman of
i a committee has been appointed.
D. W. Herndon lias been selected
las the county chairman and C. C.
Gilbert lias been named as treasur
er for the funds.. The minimum am
ount asked for is $3,000. From week
to week the names and amounts
will be published, and each district
will bo given credit for the amount
raised.
Following are tho chairmen nam
ed in the various militia districts:
' LaFayette D. W. Stilos
East Armuchee Claude Clements
West Armuchee J. C. Young
Chestnut Flat W. C. Greene
Cane Crock D. N. Keown
Wilson A. J. Howell, Sr.
Cedar Grove H H. Shankle
Kensington M. M. Whitlow
Lisbon Hampton Hays
Chatt. Valley I. A. Moore
Mountain C. A. Chambers
Rossville j... .J. R. McJjirttnd
Chickamauga Miss Fannie West
Rock Springs Jas. Deck
Pond Spring Bud Kiigoro
0. C, TABB, WIFE AND BABY
INJURED IN AUTO WRECK
Cliatnnooga, Tenn. July 5, 1921
D. C. Tabb, who lives four miles
east of LaFayette, Ga., his wife and
a 2-year-old baby were seriously,
the man perhaps, fatally injured 5n
an automobile accident at the cor
ner of Missionary Avenue and tho
Rossville boulevard shortly after 7
o'clock last night, when Tabb who
was drinking drove his car square
ly in front of a three and one-half
ton White truck, driven by Robt.
Orr, of the Orr Transfer Co. None
of the occupants of the truck were
hurt, although it was filled with a
picnic parly from the Daybreakers’
Club, of this city, returning from
Cherokee springs, near Ringgold.
The injured 1 were picked up by a
Mr. Eaves and rushed to the Phy
sicians’ and Surgeons’ hospilal,
where up to a late hour last night,
none of them had regained consci
ousness.
Tabb suffered severe cuts and
bruises all over the body and limbs
and is injured internally. His wife
was cut about the head arms and
body. The baby's head is severely
bruised. The occupants of the truck
28 in number, were considerably
shaken up, and several of Hie ladies
fainted.
When the wreck of Tahh’s car
was examined after the collision, it
was found to contain twelve one
gullon tin cans, which smelled very
strongly of liquor. Tabb, according
lo hospital atendants was in a drunk |
eii condition when he was placed
under the anaesthetic al the hospit
al. He is known as a transporter of
liquor to officers of Walker county,
and is now under a SSOO bond, fol
lowing his arrest for transporting
about six weeks ago. The sheriff of
- nwr. nnLLAR PER YEAR
. VV. Rrvan
JURY EMPANNELLED
BY ELEVEN O'CLOCK
IV. A. WAKDLAW TAKES STAND
AS MUST WITNESS KOH TIIE
STATE—TREMENDOUS CROWD
FROM WALKER, CHATTOOGA,
CHATTANOOGA AND OTHER
SECTIONS.
James Dougless, the alleged slay
er of Sheriff Albert 0. Catron on the
morning of Saturday, May 28th., was
brought to LaFnyetto Thursday
morning from Floyd county, where
he had been kept for several days,
by Sheriff Wilson of Floyd, and is
today facing the trial for his life.
Judge Moses Wright called the
court to order at 9:00 this morning,
when the state, represented by So
licitor General Eugene Taylor, as
sistant solicitor Kelly, Rosser pud
Slulw and Norman Shattuck; and
the defense represented by O. N.
Chambers of Roseville and W. H.
Ennis of Rome, both announced
ready for trial.
The work of selecting a jury from
the 102 names drawn then began
and at 11 o’clock the following
citizens were empannelled as the
jury to try the case:
Joe M. llaker S R Smith
J I) Welch Jas R Charnbleo
J W Carlock A S Humphrey
N S Jones M P Groover
H H McWilliams J W Mahan
A W Milliean Guy West
The court room is packed and
jammed and hundreds cannot even
got near the doors. Tremendous
crowds from this county, Chattooga,
Floyd, Dade, Catoosa, Chattanooga
and other sections are here today to
attend the trial. Deep interest is be
ing shown everywhere here today in
the trial but no feeling of mob vio
lence Is evident.
As the Messenger went to press
Deputy IJ. S. Marshall W. A. Ward
law was called to the stand as the
first witness for the state.
fi. W. CORDELL DIED FRIDAY
FROM STROKE PARALYSIS.
The death of C. W. Cordell, at his
home neear Naomi, from paralysis,
on July Ist, comes as a shock to his
muny friends in the county. Mr.
Cordell had been in declining health
for several months but his death
came as a shock to his friends and
relatives. He was 73 years of age at
the time of his deojjse.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday afternoon from the I.a Fayette
Baptist church, conducted by his
pastor, Rev. I. 8. Leonard. Inter
ment was in the LaFayette ceme
tery.
Surviving him besides his widow
are four daughters and three sons,
all of this county
MRS. WIIIT HIRE, AGED 65
DIED AT HER HOME SUNDAY
Mrs. Whit Hiso aged 65, died at
her home at Kensington last Sun
day.
Resides her husband she is sur
vived by four daughters and two
sons.
Funeral services were held at Ce
dar Grove Tuesday, conducted by
Rev. I, R Jones. Interment was in
the Cedar Grove cemetery.
Walker county, reached by tele
phone last night, slated that Tabb
hud not yet been indicted in the
case.
Thursday morning Tabb was re
ported ns slightly improved and
Mrs. Tabb and baby was considered
not seriously injured.
CHEAP FOR CASH—One food Ford
truck T. W. Bryan, LaFayette,
Ga.
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