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VOLUME XLV.—NO. 15.
George and Ralph Baker
Sentenced to Hang May 19
MOTION MADE FOR NEW TRIAL
TO BE HEARD BEFORE JUDGE
IRWIN IN ROME SOMETIME
SOON—OTHER CASES TRIED AT
SPECIAL TERM
As the Messenger went to press
last Thursday, Ralph Baker was on
trial charged with the murder of
Deputy Sheriff J W Morton. The
same evidence brought out in the
trial of George Baker, who was
charged with the same offense as
his brother Ralph, was in substance
used in the trial of Ralph, and this
case was tried with far more dis
patch than that of George Baker on
this account. Slightly after four o’-
clock Thursday afternoon, the jury
retired to make up its verdict and
by live o’clock the jury announced
the verdict of guilty without rec
ommendations, w! ich carries with
it the extreme penalty.
Both Bakers To Hang May 19th.
At 1 o’clock Friday afternoon,
when court resumed business, Judge
Irwin pronounced the sentence up
on the Baker boys, who had been
ordered brought from the jail to re
ceive their sentence. The court
room was crowded and silence fell
on Sthe large audience when the
judge asked the Bakers to stand. He
pronounced the death penalty, and
fixed the date when they should
be hanged as Friday May 19th.
Attorneys for the Baker brothers
have made a motion for a new trial,
which will be heard before Judge j
Irwin sometime .later in Rome.
The special term of court was
called for the trial of the murder
cases and to clear the jail. The work
of the court at this term in the dis
patch of business meets the hear
ty approval of the people of the
county.
After the conclusion of the trial 1
..f Ralph Baker Thursday afternoon j
the case of the State vs. Lester Crow
charged with larceny front the l
house was taken up and occupied j
the rest of the day and until about
10 o'clock Friday morning. It. was
alleged that Crow entered the house
at| Flir\tstone sometime last year
where Harry Gaillor was visiting
and took some five hundred dollars
that belonged to Gaillor. The jury :
in this case returned a verdict of'
guilty and placed the punishment at j
from one to two years in the peni
tentiary. The defendant was repre
sented by T D Fletcher and McClure
and McClure of Chattanooga, while
Henry & Jackson assisted the state j
in the prosecution.
Ollie Dunn and Jim Nichols, who
have been in jail since the killing of
Deputy Sheriff Morton, charged
with being accessory after the fact
in the killing, were given separate
trials. Dunn’s case was taken up
first and a great deal of evidence
was introduced both for the state.
anil defense. The jury after staying
out for several hours reported to,
the. court that they were unable to
agree, whereupon Judge Irwin or- I
derod a mistrial. O N Chambers, who ,
represented the Bakers also ropre
senled the defendant in this case.
Rosser and Shaw assisted the prose-
VtfSafi- Immediately following
Dunn’s trial Jim Nichols was placed
on trial and practically the same ev
idence as that of Dunn was used and
the same attorneys represented the
stale With Henry & Jackson assisting i
Mr. Chambers for the defense. 'I he
jury returned a verdict of not guil
ty iii this case. Upon announcement
of the verdict in ttiis case Judge Ir
win ordered the case against Dunn
noil pressed which met with general
approval.
Hure Brown, plead guilty to man
ufacturing whisky and was punished
: s for a misdemeanor, drawing a
fine of $250.00 and costs.
Deorl Stansell, who gave the offic
ers si■ di a chase when captured
some weeks ago. and who lias been
in Git since, was given*a hearing
before a jury, pleaded not ruilly to
Hie charge hut the jury disagreed
with the defense and found the de
fendant guilty of violating the state
7-er>hihiiinn law. Judge Irwin said
and costs nr twelve months on
Iklker (Emmty M&mwgpx
CLEAN-UP INSPECTION
SQUAD MAKES REPORT
A committee from the Woman’s
Club together with representatives
from the city council made a tour
of inspection of the city at the con
clusion of the campaign for Clean
up and Paint up Week and they re
port the business section of the city
in a very satisfactory condition in
the main. Nearly every store and
business house around the square
had taken particular pains to clean
up their entire premises and the
city lias removed an almost unbe
lievable amount of rubbish from the
rear of the various stores and ga
rages. They found a few disabled
and deerepid autos that no doubt
had one day been the pride of their
owners, but now were frankly ad
mitted to be wrecks. They hope
that those will soon be removed to
more suitable quarters. They find
that the garbage cans installed by
the city last year are not being used
as regularly as they should be and
that quite a lot of trash and rub
bish is being thrown on the ground,
when it could and should be placed
in the garbage cans as required by
the ordinance.
They recommend the purchase of
an additional number of garbage
cans by the city and that the ordi
nances regarding the throwing of
.litter on the streets be more rigidly
enforced. They recommend that the
various stores and business houses
purchase suitable garbage cans and
| place them at rear of their places
lof business ifor the reception of
I rubbish that cannot be burned. They
found the vacant lots near the
square somewhat littered up and 3 s
they know that the owners are not
responsible for ttiis condition they
recommend dial (lie city clean up
(the vacant lots as soon as possible.
It is earnestly hoped every cit—
l izen will cooperate to keep the town
lin as clean a condition as it is now,
and to work for the improvement of
conditions.
I The matter of a fountain for the
park was dis.cussed and it is hoped
that some action may lie taken ttiat.
will insure the installation of a nice
fountain that will be attractive and
add to the appearance of the pub
lic square.
INSPECTION COM MITTEE
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1 MBS. LUCY COOPER AGED 58
DIED IN CHATTANOOGA MON.
Mrs. Lucy Cooper died at her
| home in Chattanooga, Monday morn
I ing about 4 o’clock, at the age of 58
years. She was the daughter of Capt
A A Simmons, for many years promi
nent in the affairs of this county.
Mrs. Cooper is survived by her hus
oand, M L Cooper; a son-Cliftou and
a sister—Mrs. Maggie McGovern, all
of Chattanooga. Funeral services
were held at the cemetery here
Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock con
-1 ducted by the pastor of the Ridge
dale Christian church. Interment
j immediately followed. A number ol
! Lafayette friends attended the fun
eral. The pall bearers from Chatta
nooga were S C Byrd, Roy Cooper,
M A Cooper Chas Estranahan, Frank
Thurston and Dr. J S Alsobrooks, of
Rossville.
Mr and Mrs Cooper were former
residents of ttiis city.
SOY BEAN FOII SEED
BETTER THAN COTTON
Plant soy beans for your inon y
crop in the place of cotton, arid har
vest them with a ONE MAN SCO! 1
HARVESTER, 't his machine is pull
ed astride the row by two mules and
leaves everything on the ground ex
cept the threshed beans. Write for
reduced prices, and circular, des
cribing the SCOTT HARVESTER.
CHAS. E. OWLN’GS,
Chickamauga, Ga.
(he gang.
Carl Howard and Charlie Buckner,
who were charged with burglai ii
ing the home of Ben Pitman were
found not guilty. Attorney Counts
of Chattanooga represented th'* de
fendants.
LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA. FRIDAY APRIL 28, 1922.
MAINTENANCE CREW
OF STATE HIGHWAY
COMPLETED ROAD FROM CHAT
TOOGA TO LAFAYETTE AND
ARE NOW VYUIUUNG OUT ROAD
FROM LAFAYETTE f O WHIT
FIELD COUNTY LINE—IN THIS
COUNTY AGAIN IN (i.'VVEIMvS
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The Stale Highway crew reached
the Walker line from Chat
tooga county last Monday morning
and within a week’s time had lln
ished their work of scarifying the
South branch of the Dixie Highway
in this county, to the limits of the
City of LaFayelte. This week they
are finishing the road from LaFay
ette to Vilianow and on to Rocky
Face to the Whitfield county line.
The county commissioners in
sisted that the crew work out the
road from LaFayelte to the Davis
Cross roads, across Pigeon mountain
but, owing to the tact that the crew
were behind in their schedule, they
stated they would not be able to get
to this road now, but on the next
trip within a few months this road
would be worked out.
The crew expects to be back over
the slate highway roads in this
county again in some six weeks
when they promised to work out
Hie La Fayette to the Daxis Cross
roads highway. The crew is called
the maintenance crew, and a patrol
is kept on the stale highways to
cover each 50 miles of roads with
tractors and trucks to keep up the
roads.
It is understood that (he mainte
nance crews go over the entire state
highways system at least three
times a year.
The roads in this county that have
been designated as a part of the
1 state highway system will therefore
be taken over and maintained by the
state highway commission.
The work of the maintenance
crew is thoroughly satisfactory, and
the speed with which they work is
very gratifying.
While here the City authorities
secured the services of the crew in
1 scarifying and grading the public
square.
The work of the crew on the coun
ty highways is of no cost to the
county at all, but is paid out of the
auto license tag revenue.
60VERNQR ANNOUNCES
1-2 PENSION MONEY READY
Atlanta, Ga. April 25th—Governor ,
Thos. W Hardwick announced Mon
day that 1-2 half of the 1922 pen
,sion money will be mailed out U
, Confederate pensioners this week.
.The annual sum due tl>“ pensioners
is $1,250,000 and the total to be paid
| Ihis week will be $525,000. Governor j
j Hardwick declared lie was gratified
that Urn condition of the treasury is
such as to warrant the payment of
the pensions at this time.
The usual custom will be follow
| od in making the pension payment*
; this custom providing (hat pension- I
ers in i-2 the counties shall receive I
the full amount of SIOO due each
while (he pensioners in the reinain
, ing counties will receive the full
| amount due when the treasury is
in such condition that they can be
paid.
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NEW METHODIST HOSPITAL
BEST IN CHINA, THINKS
DR. HECTOR PARK
11, will he a source of inlere J ai d
pleasure to the people of Ibis coun
ty, and especially Methodist-. t'>
learn that the new Methodist hos
pital in China has been compiel"d,
and is regarded by l>r. VV 11 Pa"k
missionary to China, as the best |
hospital in the empire. In writing *"
the Wesleyan Christian Advocate,
Dr. Park says:
j “Dear Brother Ballard: lam now
seeing patients in the new clime of
j the new Soocliow Hospital. Had to
wait 10 years (I came to S o,how
in tBB2i for a proper building, hut
when it did come it came “all prop
er.” sure enough. Olliers may sur
pass it later on, hut so far, I think
the new Soochow Hospital about the
best built, best arranged and best
'equipped mission hospital in China. ,
G. E. JAMES ON JOB
PUTTING T. A. 0. ROAD
IN FIRST CLASS SHAPE TO TAKE
CARE OF ANY AND ALL SHIP
MENTS—TO SPEND SEVERAL
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON
IMPROVcMENTS TO MAKE THE
ROAD ONE OF THE BEST E
QUIPPED IN THE U S.
Chattanooga, Tenn., April 26—Un
less the unforseen occurs, the em
bargo on freight on the Tennessee,
Alabama & Georgia railroad will be
lifted tomorrow and the regular
tralllc schedule restored. All trains
on the road were cancelled at mid
night, Saturday by C E James, the
new owner for the purpose of ar
ranging for equipment and making
certain needed repairs to the road
bed- When re-opened the road will
be in condition to handle any and
all kinds of shipments, the rolling
stock being placed in first class
shape.
Business men of this city yester
day commenting on the rehabilita
tion of the railroad, declared that
the shippers of Chattanooga and
Gadsden as well as along the route
should now rally to the support of
the new administration in an effort
lo assist in bringing the road out of
the mire of bankruptcy. Within the
past three days the officials of the
| road have purchased over 5.000 ties
along (he route of the right-of-way.
Several thousand of dollars are to
he-expended on general repairs and
improvements within the next few
weeks in an effort to make the road
one of the best equipped short lines
in Ih U. S. '
Announcement of the formatioiTof
a new company to operate the road
is expected within a few days. At
torncys for Mr Janies were in Geor
gia and Alabama yesterday arrang
ing the formalities of incorporation
in those states. It is expected ttiat
an application for charter will be
made in this state within the pext
week. No intimation has been gu/en
yet as to the probable officers of
the new railway company.
Plans are under way for the de
velopment of the resources along
the line. The old company derived a
certain portion of its coal Trom the
mines on the route in Alabama. It
was stated yesterday that an in
vestigation of the possibilities of de
veloping a large mine on the road
j would be undertaken in the near
, future, both with the view of get
ting the road’s supply along its own
line and for shipment into mhor
fields.
In the event the Chattanooga Iron
and Coal Co., blows in the local fur
nace, the probaility is that, the road
! would be called upon lo handle near
, ly 80 tons of ore and supplies daily
for the furnace. The placing of Ihis
,furnace in operation would alone
1 wipe out the monthly loss, accord
ing lo railroad men interviewed yes
terday.
It was also slated yesterday that
representatives of New York capital
were in (lie Estelle district at the
present time making surveys and
investigating the ore property in
this section. 11 is a well known fact
i that the ore deposits of the west and
Inorthwest are rapidly diminishing
land that capital is seeking new field .
i for development. It is also known
1 that the U 8 geological survey slat
- os that the ore ill the Estelle district
while not (lie high grade of Michi
gan is considered the best iu the
ent're'kMulh and I hut il is I here in
quai lilies sufficient lo meet the
needs of Dixie for many yeais lo 1
come. *
•Social Meeting Woman’s Club j
The Woman's Club held ils regu
lar social me line for April in Hie I
chib rooms last Friday afternoon. \
child welfare program had been ar
ranged by Hie committee and sever
al very interesting papers on differ
ent phases of the work, were read.
Miss Hu(lt Bale’s class of school
children gave a most interesting
pageant relative to Hie idea of the ■
care of children. Iced tea with sand
wiches were served. xxx
MEETING OF SONS
NEXT SATURDAY AFT.
TO ELECT DELEGATES, SPON
SORS, MAIDS OF HONOR TO
CONFEDERATE REUNION A T
RICHMOND JUNE 19-22
The Sons of Confederate Veterans
will hold (heir 27th annual reunion
at Richmond June 19-22, at the same
time of the Confederate Veterans’
reunion. Plans are being made for
the best reunion from every stand
point in the history of the organiza
tion. Reduced railroad fares are be
ing offered by the various roads and
much activity is being
by headquarters by the sons’ camps
all over the Southland.
A special appeal lias been made
to John B Gordon Comp No. 99, of
which VV E Withers is head, to put
on n campaign for members, ami for
the selection of delegates, sponsors,
maids of honor, etc.
Pursuant to Ihis appeal, Com
mander W E Withers has issued a
call for a meeting of the sons of the
Confederale Veterans on next Sat
urday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at, the
Maple City Club rooms, at which
time delegates, sponsors and maids
of honor to the reunion at Rich
mond in June, will be formally ol
elccted. A full membership of the
Camp is therefore, urged by the
Commander.
D W STILES, Adjutant.,
John B. Gordon Comp No. 99.
T. A. G. ROAD IN MAR
KET FOR CROSS TIES
Chattanooga. Tenn. April 21, 1922.
To All Concerned:
Effective Monday April 24th, we
will be in the market for cross ties.
We will pay seventy cents each for
first class 7 x 9-8-0, standard speci
fications. tics to he cut from live
white Oak, Post Oak, or Chestnut
Oak. Ties falling slightly under the
specifications will he classed as sec
onds, for which we will pay thirty
cents each. We will he in position
to pay cash for these ties as soon as
inspected and taken up by our in
spector. All who have ties lo put on
the right of way are urged to do so
as soon as possible to advise our
Chattanooga office the number of
ties you expect to put on, wlial, lo
cation and approximate date same
will be put on. Those putting on ties
will see that same are marked plain
ly with their name aiid post-office ad
dress.
We will accept all ties 6 x B—B
now on the right of way and will
pay sixty cents for first class and 2»
cents for seconds.
TENNESSEE. ALABAMA & GEOR
GIA HAH,WAY, BY C. K. J.vMLS.
BERRY SCHOOL WILL BEGIN
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
FRIDAY APRIL 28TH
Rome, Ga., April 25th Berry
Schools will begin their commence
ment exercises on Friday, April 28,
and conclude them on Tuesday May
2nd.
The program is one of consider
able interest, anti each day is full of
activities and events. The baccalau
n ate speaker is Rev. Jesse Halsey,,
of Cincinnati!, O. The sermon will
he preached at It a m Sunday just
following the regular Surutay school
services. In the afternoon Ihe Berry
Schools choir will repeal Iheir in
spiring cunata. The Risen King, by
I* A Schneekcr. Sunday evening Hie
V M and V VV meeting will lie in
charge of the Senior Class.
The members of the senior class
which is the smallest to graduate in
recent years, include: I’enn Camp,
Charlie Cobb. Cecil Daniel, Leon
Deck, Olali Dixon, Eva Mae Gre n,
Nannie Mae Hackett, Dean Johnson,
Marshal Levir, Will Mathis, Charlie
Metcalfe. Hill Mole. Henry Row. 11,
joe Roberts, Maude Spencer, Vernon .
Webb. Elsie Williams. ,
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6TH MONTHLY SALES
HERE NEXT MONDAY
THIRD PHASE of NEOS'lt) FLAN
TO BE INAUGURATED SOON—
LAST -‘VTH’S SALES EXCEED
ALL — AN
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NOUNCEMENTS ELSEW.,..
THIS ISSUE
The Sixth monthly Farmers’ Auc
tion and Merchants Golden Rule sale
wifi he held here next Monday. The
April sales were more largely at
tended, and the sales were better
Ufan any of any other previous
month. The interest in the plan was
more manifest and deeper than
heretofore, and both farmers and
merchants were highly pleased with
the day.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found the announcement as to the
auction sale next Monday, as well a*
(he bargains offered by local mer
chants. The people in this trade ter
ritory are urged to read the list of
bargains offered by the merchants
in the Golden Rule Sale and to pat
ronize these merchants. Farmers
are also urged to bring in their us
ed farming implements, second
hand furniture and live stock when
they will be sold for cash to the
highest and best bidder.
Probably next month the third
phase of the Neosho plan of com
munity development will be inaugu
rated, namely, that of the business
men of the town visiting the farm
ers in this section in a social way
with the view of getting better ac
quainted with each other. This fea
ture is being looked forward to by
the business men with a great deal
of pleasure.
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F. B, ELLISON, IBED SI YEARS
, DIED SUODENLY FRIDAY
F. B. Ellison, of Pond Springs di
ed suddenly Friday afternoon at his
home at the age of 81 years. The de
ceased bad apparently been in splen
did health for his age and his sud
den death came, as a distinct shock
to his family and the community.
Surviving him besides L.s wife,
are one daughter, Mrs. John King,
of New Mexico and two sons—Bax
ter, of Pond Spring and J M Ellison,
of Louisana.
Mr. Ellison was a highly respect
ed citizen and numbered his friends
by the score. Early in life he pro
fessed a faith in Christ and united
with the Methodist church, and was
a faithful member until death. His
church membership was held in
Cove church at his death. He was
also a Master Mason and was a Com
panion of the Royal Arch Chapter,
his membership being in the Chick
amauga Chapter at the time of his
death.
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon from the Chickamau
ga Methodist church, conducted by
Rev. C P Harris, in the presence of
a large concourse of sorrowing rel
atives and friends. The services at
the grave were in charge ;> f the Ma
sonic fraternity and his body was
laid to rest in Chickarnauga ceme
tery with full Masonic rites.
Many lovely floral designs from
the Masonic fraternity, the church,
relatives and friends amply attested
to the high esteem in which the de
ceased was held.
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EXAMINATION HELD MAY 1.1
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FOB CIIICKAMAUGA I*. O.
The Civil Service Commission, at
Washington, I) C., announces a com
petitive examination to be held at
llnssvlle, Ga. on Saturday May tilth.,
to till the position of postmaster at
Chickarnauga Ga Applicants desir
ing in lake Ibis examination will
call at the post office at Chekmau
ga, tin., for application blanks and
other information desired. The sal
ay; for Hie Chickarnauga post offls"
announced by the Commission is
SIIk hi per year, and the date of va
cancy June BHi., 1922.