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18YH AMENDMENT MUST
ANO SHALL BE ENFORCED
The following editorial appearing
in Monday’s Chattanooga News on
the trial of James Douglass and the
whiskey Irafllr, complimenting the
sentiment to enforce law, is worth
the careful perusal of the people of
this county ami the Messenger re
prints below the full text of the
editorial:
BOOTLEGGING
"Hamilton county is not alone in
its element of lawless boot loggers
with their radiating influence in the
community. Recent occurrences in
Cocke county point to conditions ev
en more dangomus to life than
those in Hamilton.
‘The conditions there reached
such a state that 800 citizens at
Newport last month attended a mass
meeting to seek ways to stamp out
the wholesale bootlegging and dis
tilling. in resoditions which were
gotten up following that meeting, it
was recited that ten men have re
cently met death in Cocke county
through bootlegging and illicit whis
ky Irafllc.
“We in Chattanooga have had re
cent experiences that differed only
in number from those in upper East
Tennessee. The case of James Doug
lass, Saturday convicted at LaFay
elte for the murder of Sheriff Cat
ron of Walker county, May 28, is
an outgrowth of bootlegging. T>
flardenhire tragedy at Dayton can
be traced almost directly to liquor.
Ed Roth's connection with the ob
taining of illicit liquor was clearly
brought out at the trial al which he
was declared guilty of murder.
“It is a situation that calls for
careful thought. That the public is
waking up, that it is not, willing
much longer to permit murder, theft
and bootlegging to go unchecked, is
evidenced by the verdicts of recent
juries.
“Those who scoff at law enforce
ment now are public enemies.
“It is an excellent sign that the
Jury al LaFayette held young Doug
lass for the murder of the sheriff.
Sheriff Catron had been a fearless
officer. He had raided forty-five
stills. In the four months before his
death. He had captured thirty-six
men making moonshine. He was pos
essed of the sense of responsibility
to his duty that made him a byword
and a hissing to the ‘shiner and the
bootlegger. It is such men as these
that the bootlegging fraternity kills.
“Douglass was bringing an auto
mobile full of whikey to Chattanoo
ga for consumption here. He had a
market, when the sheriff stopped
him he shot. He diil not ask who it
was or what he wanted. He shot
and investigated afterwards. If he
had not been in this lawless business
he would never have shot. His illicit
lawless errand made his linger light
on the trigger. The boot lee i
dnngerous man; he is on a lawless
errand, and his greed makes him
hold lightly the life of an officer of
the law.
“At the trial Douglass confessed
he killed the sheriff. He made the
lame excuse he didn’t recognize who
had halted him. The jury, after for
ty hours’ deliberation, returned a
verdict of guilty of murder in the
first degree. Under Georgia law.
that carries with it a penalty of
hanging. Such a verdict is deserved,
and it will net as a warning to boot
leggers that the wages of sin is
death.
“Sheriff Catron's slayer is to be
hung, but that is small recompense
to his widow and children. The ex
ecution of the vengeance of the state
cannot bring hack to them their
husband and father, nor can it re
claim for the state the services of a
just and fearless officer. It does.'
however, demonstrate to the fullest
the regard for law and justice on the
part of the citizens of North Geor
gia. It shows they are willing to back
up their sheriffs, when they en
force the law. that no murderer can
go scot free, nor bootlegging be
condoned.
"In the case of Ed Roth, in Chat
tanooga recently, a Tennessee Jury
demonstrated the same thing. The
men who serveon juries are respect
ers of law and baton of crime. They
will, when the cases are presented
to them to do their duty. It is a
splendid sign of the essential right-’
ness of our people; there is foam on
the top and dregs at the bottom but
the great part of us are law-abiding
moonshine’ hating, crime despising
men and women.
“As to what bootlegging does, let
us read a few words from the reso
lutions passed in Cocke county:
“It has jeopardized the safety of
life and property.
“It has injured legitimate busi
ness and b-rogM idleness and shift
ieasness.
“It has terro; i*ed and intimidat
ed citizens, brew beaten and domi
nated public officials, and corrupted
/iucky\
liSTRIKEy)
TOASTED^
Uv Flavor is
_ sealed in by toasting
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the ballot box.
“Influences such as these led to
the revolt of the American people
against the saloon, and brought the
Eighteenth am-t.dinent. It must and
shall be enforced.
‘The task is not nearly so difficult
as some think. A few convictions
like those last week and we are well
under way.
‘There is no more violation of
liquor laws now than in the days
of the saloon. The liquor traffic al
ways was criminal. It paid no at
tention to Sunday or closing laws..
The drunkenness now is not t per
cent what it was before. At the
same lime the bootleggers and moon
shiner must be conquered. Then wo
shall have the complete benefits of
the Eighteenth amendment. George
Wasington led troops against the
first whiskey insurrectos. We have
brave men to put them down today."
NOTICE TO DELINQUENT Til
•PATERS OF WAUER COUNTY
All the delinquent tax payers of
Walker county are hereby notified
that unless they make their returns
to me at the courthouse, either in
-person or through the mail before
Monday July 18th, they will be
entered on the tax digest and dou
ble taxed for the year 1921, as pro
vided by law.
E. A. PURYEAR,
Tax Receiver, Walker County, Ga.
SENATOR DAVID F. POPE
ESCORT TO 60V. HARDWICK
Os the fifty two senators in the
state senate. Senators Thomas and
David F. Pope were selected by the
| President of the Senate to escort
I Governor Hardwick to joint session
the House and Senate on the oc
casion, Wednesday, of the delivery
in person, of his message.
In Overalls or Broadcloth, No Mat
( ter Which
Atlanta, Ga., July 12, 1921.
To the People of the 44th Sena
torial District:—Now that I am
serving you in the Senate, feel free
to call upon me al any time. Come
to see me—come in your overalls,
come in your broadcloth—l will
give you all the same cordial recep
tion.—David F. Pope, Stale Senate,
Atlanta. Ga.
Bill TO ABOLISH ROSSVILLE
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
The following hills were intro
duced in the Slate Senate last
Thursday by Senator Pope:
To declare the legislative intent
of the act of the general assembly
(No. tkJ, page 53 of acts of 19001 and
of paragraph 4252 of code of 1910
providing how and in what manner
obligation tc pay attorney's fee may
be enforced and for other purposes.
(Committee on uniform laws.)
To amend charier of city of Ross
villc. Walker county, so as to abol
ish public school system and for
other purposes. (Committee on cor
porations.)
To amend motor vehicle law in
reference to sale of automobile tags
by ordinaries, and for other pur
poses. (Committee on uniform laws.)
Wanted—Men or women to take or
ders among friends and neigh
bors for the genuine guaranteed
hosiery full line for men, wo-
Jnen. and children. Eliminates
darning. We pay 75c an hour
spare time, or *3600 a week full
time. Experience unnecessary
Write International Stocking
Mills. Norristown, Pa. it-t-totx
WALKER COUNTY MEBSZ HOER, JULY 15, 1921.
JURORS FOR AUGUST
TERM COURT DRAWN
-Below is the list of Grand and
Traverse jurors for the August
term, Walker Superior Court, drawn
last week:
GRAM) JURORS
W S Knox
Ward H Hixou
J C Myers
J W Holland
E A Talley
John C Knox
Avery Camp /
J D Edwards
P H Kirby
*A L Cooper
C V Henderson
J F Glenn . \
,Carl G Blackwell
B F Lloyd
W P Blackwell
J C 08burn
J E Headrick
T A Bird
S F Blaylock ’ t '
J W Bailey ! .
J L Clements .
J C McWilliams
G W Pierce
John Fugatt j
R W C Myers
W S Parker j
H A Evans
Claude Bailey j
D N Keown
R R Owings
Traverse Jurors Ist Week
Fred Carrol, A P Warrenfells, W
G Hentz, J H Harp, J L Bird, J G
'Walravcn, C A Chambers, J W Cor
neilison, E G Wagnon, R R Shaver,
S R Tucker, J M Partin, J S Bell, J
C Johnson W H Clark, Paul R John
son, C L Suggs, J H Griffith, C H
Bonds, T D Cooper, Hubert Wright,
W H Bayless, Z S Roberson, J S
Hixon, W L Johnson, W M Jennings,
A B Cooper, Jr., J L Simmons, L H
Price, T W Lee, T C Brown, A G
White, E C Borders, Joe Carter, A. L
Clarkson, G S Shankles, Clayton Ta
tum, Dave Griggsby, G W Hames,
T. F. McFarland.
Farland.
Traverse Jurors 2nd Week
M J Hartline, J F Walker, Simon
Jackson, J W Deck, E D Keown, C
J Hammond, W P Neal L L Neal, J
F Hixon, W H Goodlet, W C Mc-
Whorter, H B Wood, Lee Inman, A
E Rogers, 0 M Thurman, R R Mc-
Keehan, D W K Peacock L H Strick
land, R T Goodson, W F Crump, P
C Voilesr Roy A Morgan, J A Coulter,
Cicero Hankins, Dr Lee Bird, J C
Phillips, John Turnipseed. M A
Shelton, Roy Thurman, R M Liner,
Thomas Bonds. Andy fGoodson, W H
Stanley. J W Foster, J L Wright, W
JSI Bailey, W F Price, G H Wallace,
G W Bailey, Sr„ E Flury, W D
Brown, W O McCallie, W C Smijp.
S R H Anderson, Robert H Dycy,
Frank Hibben, Don Harris, Roland
Jones,, A E Chapman, Thomas E
Shaw, Herbert Shields, G W Ran
*som, Sam Wardlaw, W R Veatch.
Rex Henry, Gordon W Hunter, J
F Catlett.
HRS. R. C. BALLARD
HAS PASSED AWAY
Gadsden, Ala., July 2.—Mrs. R. C.
Ballard, mother of Dr. Ira C. Bal
lard of this city, died June 28 at the
home of her daughter Mrs. M. Hooks
at Boaz, route 8, where she went
[some five weeks ago to spend the
I summer.
Mrs. Ballard was 84 years old May
20 last, and is survived by four sons
and four daughters as follows: I. C.
Ballard, Gadsden, M. F. Ballard, La-
Fayette. Ga., R C Ballard, Jr., Paul’s
Valley, Okla.; and P. C Ballard,
Stoekdale, Texas; Mrs M Hooks,
Boaz. route eight; Mrs. H. E. Thom
as. Menlo, Ga.; Mrs S B Howard. S
Pittsburg, Tenn., and Mrs F. J. Ken
nedy. Davis. Okla.
' The deceased also leaves sixty
seven grandchildren and twenty
seven great garndchildren. Her hus
band died four years ago and was
buried at Leesburg. The family is a
pioneer one in Cherokee county and
j has always been prominent there.
|Mrs. Ballard was one of the best of
women. Bhe was a consecrated
Christian and was greatly loved
I wherever she was known.
NOTICE
After July 20, it will be too late
lo settle your fertilizer account by
note. We then charge the list price,
which is 17 more per ton. snd the
account will fall due Sept Ist. Gov
ern yourselves accordingly.
L D LITTLE,
LaFayette. Ga.
LOST—A 30 x Aubrin casing.
Tuesday somewhere between
Lee's sehoolhouse and La Fay
ette. Finder return to me and
* receive reward.—W. B. Lough
ridge, LaFayette. Ga. R 4
7-22 72x
LATINER FREEMAN’S
BODY ON WAY HOME
EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN NEW
YORK JULY 15TH—WAS FIRST
WALKER COUNTY B O Y TO
FALL ON FIELDS OF FRANCE
Mr. and Mrs. J M Freeman, of
Chickamauga, received a telegram
Wednesday from Washington," That
the body of their son, William Lati- !
mer Freeman, would arrive in New
York from France Friday July 15th.
Young Freeman was killed in a
motor accident in France on June
24th, 1918. He was a member of the
field signal corps battalion of the
91 st division and had been in France
only a few weeks when he was kill
ed. He entered the military service I
Dec. 17, 1917 and was stationed at'
Camp Gordon before leaving for a
port of embarkation.
Mr. Freeman was the first Walker
county boy to be reported killed in
the great war. He was born in For-
Byth county, Georgia, and was 24!
years of age at the time of his death.
Within a few days the body will
arrive at Chickamauga, when
definite announcement as to funeral
arrangements will be made.
PROGRAM FOR EVANGELISTIC
CONFERENCE AT PEAVINE
BAPTIST CHURCH, JULY 21ST
We learned many useful lesssons
from the great world war, horrible
as was that war. One thing was, the
importance of preparation, second,
training for active service. This ap
plies to the work of the church as
well as to other lines of activity.
We are to open up the revival
meeting at Peavine Baptist church
with an evangelistic conference, on
methods In soul winning.
The conference will be called to
order at 10:00 a. m, July 21, 1921.
The following program will be ren
dered. Basket dinner on the ground.
10 a. m.—Devotional—R L. Austin
10:15—Echoes from the Macon
conference—Rev. W. G. Tallant,
Ringgold, Ga.
10:45—The necessity for prepara
tion for a revival meeting, and how
prepare—Dr. J. W. O’Hara, State
Enlistment Sec.
11:15—Personal work in soul-win
ning.—Dr. J. W. Inzer, Ist Baptist
church, Chattanooga.
11:45—How to approach the indi
vidual and lead him to a saving
knowledge of Christ—Members of
Billie Sunday Club, Chattanooga.
Dinner on the Ground
I:3o—Devotional and song service.
I:4s—Prayer, the Holy Spirit and
The Word in an evangelistic meet
ing.
1. Prayer—Rev. I. S. Leonard, Ist
Baptist church, LaFayette.
2. The Holy Spirit—J H Palmer,
Burning Bush church.
3. The Word—Assistant pastor Ist
Baptist church, Chattanooga.
2:3o—The Importance of Rededi
cating our lives.—Rev. J. N. Bull,
East Chattanooga, Rev. G. W Me
Clure, Woodlawn Park, Chatta.
3:oo—Prayer, songs and exper
ience meeting open for all.
8:00—Dr. J W O’Hara will preach
on some line of evangelism.
Services each day at 10:30 a. m.
The pastor, Hev R. L Austin, will do
the preaching, song services led by |
local talent A cordial welcome lo all.
Come, help sing and pray for a gj*at i
meeting.
R. L.AUSTIN, Pastor
DEATH OF INFANT
W. 8.. Jr., infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. B Carrol, died at the home
of his parents, 5417 Shalf St., St El- |
mo, July sth. W. B. was II months
jold the 4th of July and a bright lit- i
lie fellow fbr his age. He was only
! sick three weeks. He was the neph
ew of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Fillers of
Funeral services were
held from the Rock Springs church
and interment was in the Rock
Spring cemetery xxx
FITTING memorial service
AT AYTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH
The memorial service at Antioch
Baptist church last Sunday in hon
or of Albert G Catron. F L Bell, Mr.
and Mrs. J F Smith, Mrs. .1 Y Wood
and W C Evitt was largely attended.
Several pastors and friends of these
leceased were present and paid
Seautiful tributes of respect to the
memory of these noble men and wo
nen from Cedar Grove district. At
the noon hour a most bounteous
tinner was spread.
No Worms In a Healthy Child
AOekUdiee troebled with Worm* have u un
healthy cok*. which indicate* poor Mood, and a* a
mis. thcr* 1* mote or Ism stomach disturb***.
AMOVES TASTELESS CHILL TONIC lima reffa
iarly hr two «c three weak* will aarich the blood,
improve the dl|e*tioti. and act as * |eoer*lStten|tb
ralM Teaie t* the who* *y*tcm. Nature wili then
throw off or dispel the worms, and the ChM w* lb*
hi perttet health. Pleaaaot to take, kteperbottia
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CHICKAMAUGA BAPTISTS
TO EDUCATE ORPHAN GIRL
Miss Elsie Sweet of the Baptist
Orphans home, Hapeville, Ga., has
returned to the home after a two
week’s visit among the members of
the First Baptist Church, Chicka
mauga.
We congratulate the home on
having in it such a nice little girl as
Elsie. • < i<at
She has completed Grammar
school and the Baptist church of
Chickamauga is going to send her
to High school this fall. xxx
TEACHERS ATTENTION
The annual examination for
teacher’s license will be held on Fri
day and Saturday July 29 and 30.
All teachers expecting to teach dur
ing the next school year should
take this examination as probably
no other will be held during the
year. J A SARTAIN, C. S. S.
7-22-2 t
ON ROAD TO BQNEYARO
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ready. For the past five years I have
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ninety pounds and was on the road
to the boneyard. A friend in Bir
mingham sent me a bottle of Mayr’s
Wonderful remedy, which I took,
and I am sure it will entirely cure
me of my trouble, judging from
what it brought me and the way I
feel.” It is a simple harmless prep
aration that removes the catarrhal
mucus from the intestinal tract and
allays the inflamation which causes
practically all stomach, liver and in
testinal ailments, including appendi
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ney refunded. Walraven-Center
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ÜBEL FOR DIVORCE
Petition for divorce in Walker
Superior Court, February term,
1920.
ertrude Bessie Blackmon vs. Jno.
Ollie Blackmon.
To the defendant, John Ollie Black
mon:
You are hereby commanded to be
and appear at the next term of the
Superior court of said county, to be
held on the third Monday in August
1921, and make your answer in the
above named and stated causa, as
required by order of said court.
Witness the Hon. Moses Wright,
Judge of the Superior Court.
This 12th day of July, 1921.
THOS. W. BRYAN,
Clerk Superior Court.
SAYS HE IS ACCUSED OF RE
PORTING ALL THE STILLS
IN THE COVE
Ed Messenger:—l want to say a few
words through your paper to the
whiskey makers of the cove. Every
still that is reported in the cove is
laid on me. I want to say that it is
a lie in its full enl '•ety. that I have
never reported a sti ' hut 1 might as
well report them for I am accused
of reporting everyone from the head
of the Cove to the state Mr • at Chat
tanooga. I would like for the officers
that have been making the raids to
come to my rescue and say whether
or not I have reported any stills to
them. I know it is not right to make
whiskey, but that is their trouble
gnd not mine, so Mr. Moonshiners if
you wan to make whiskey go to it
and stop laying your troubles on me.
I am writing not through fear hut
through justice to my self.
Yours truly,
; B. F. HILL.
Kensington, aG. R. 2
FOR SALE—Good cow, first calf.—
Willie Chapman, one mile and a
half down the broomtown road.
La Fayette, Ga. ltx.