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VOLUME XLVI. NO. 3.
GRAND AND PETIT
JURORS FEB 1 TERM
» ALKER SUPERIOR COURT—BIG
CALENDAR OF CIVIL AN D
KIMINAL CASES WILL DOUBT
LESS COME UP FOR TRIAL AT
THE FEBRUARY TERM
Below is a list of grand and tra
—terse urors called to serve at the
February term of Walker Superior
-cOouj't, which convenes the Third
Monday in February.
A largo calendar of civil and
octritninal cases will doubtless he set
.for trial at the February term, an
■uwuiicement of which will be made
.stater perhaps.
Grand Jurors
1 T L Cantrell
2 J M Ransom
3 P. B Little
4 W C Green
■5 B. F. Loyd
>*3 T. A. Jackson
J Frank Hibben
Roy J. McFarland
9 J_ :D. Edwards
JtO Henry Massey
M Tem Shaw
M 2 W. N. Morgan
f,3 W. F. Adams
IS4 Gordan Walraven
15 A. S. Bowen Sr.
H 6 G. W. Pierce
?.J Andy Goodson
18 .R. H. Jewell
XQ J. H. Hicks
.20 C. C Patterson
~2l A S. Sparks '■ j
-22 F. J. Shattuck
23 J. A. Coulter
24 W. H Williams
-25 W P. Hixon Sr.
26 E. D. Talley
-27 J. M. Coley v
38 Luther Clemons
29 Ward H Hixon
.'tO C. B. McFarland
"31 T. F. McFarland
R 2 W O. Bagwell
Traverse Jurors Ist Week
.Alien Mize J. C. Hixon
*5. .K. iCarlock Homer -Cagle
-S, T. Ashworth Eugene B Martin
r W iF. Hays W. B Murphy
W -McCurdy Frank Mize
KJ. A. Trundle S. R. Buchanan
<G* L Barnes Hugh ConleV
Ai S. Jones W D Gladden
Si R. Smith H. Lee Hicks
SL. V. Swanson Henry Scruggs
Earl Massey G H. Wallis
HI. I*. Shankle C. E. Kell
55. P Hall Sr. P W Lee
•Garnet Andrews Reece M. Neal
W R. Conley J. S. Bell
WL M. Pettigrew W. 0 Day
W H. Singleterry L. C. Smalwood
«C. H. Bond John A. Shaw
-CB. ‘C Clark A W. Lupo
~J. F. Stoker J. L. Voiles
Traverse Jurors, 2nd Week
Clias. Clpments (VTn'w) J R Shankle
Ri. 'W. Wilson Julius Kir.sev
<5. W. Wyatt Fred Whilner
W_ h! Clark R. A. Watson
4 L. Moore • Grady Morrison
I>. F Brown R V Thurman
HI E. Donahue James 11. Johnson
(Frank Gilbert T. M. Quillian
A. H. Oshurn John A Walls
j C, Martin Charlie Hays
L. Stephens R. T Talley
A B. Talley J. G Elder
Ere A Ellis Earnest Penley
W A. Ward law W. F. Crump
j F Harp Deed Shankle
L. Vamell A S Bowen, Jr
s>avid Smith J- A. Leonard
4. G. Dyer J. S Shankle
W A. Martin C II Mitchell
«C7E Hunter W. H Hays
ip M. Shaw Glenn Tatum
W B. Massey T. J RatlilT
5 R Tucker W A. Moore
M. M Whitlow 0 L Stansell
M E. Shaver W M. Underwood
Avery Camp H M. Delay
.JOHNNIE WHEELER
WINNER OF *1 00 PRIZE
Johnnie Wheeler son of U. R.
» ! «ler won the $1 prize offered by
Hl„. t. J. Nash store for the largest
im unt of their ca-h coupons re
turned on Saturday January 13th
The prize was easily won as hold
ers of larger amounts failed to turn
«n. A $t cash prize will be given a
gain Saturday 20th for the return
~f the ..Largest 'amount of couponv.
Coupons are ji.Ven‘with Vvery-'ciib
purchase and are bought back aC the
rate of 2 rents on the dollar by the
T. J. Na-h Store. adv.
*** 1
Halkrr Glmmtg mtMniyxx
APPRECIATE KINDNESS
OF LOCAUU KLUX KLAN
The following letters of appreci
ation for kindness and assistance
rendered by the Ku Klux Klan, have
been received for publication by
the Messenger:
Ed Messenger:
If you will give me space in your
paper I want to thank the people
for what they have done for me
while I was sick.
To the Knights of the Ku Klur Klan
Dear Friends—l want to thank
you for your help and kindness you
showed me during my sickness. I
certainly did appreciate what you
all did for me. .May God bless you
all for such kind deeds.
W. L. Mitchell and family.
1 a Fayette, Ga Rfd. 5.
Grateful To Klai.smen
LaFayette, Ga Jan. 15, 1923.
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan,
Dear Klansmen: Wc want to thank
you for your kindness shown us
during my affliction and sickness.
May God bless each and everyone
of you. >, u
Mrs. Nelson and fami.y.
TURNER ANDREWS DIED
JANUARY 2ND. AT UNPIRE, ARK
Turner Andrews, aged 55, diod on
lan. 2 1923 at the home of his broth
er, Henry Andrews, of Unpire, Ark.,
where he resided at the time of his
death, lie was hoiai and reared in
Walker county Georgia. He had
been in declining health for some
lime but his death came as a shock
to his many relatives and friends.
He was laid to rest in Arkansan. He
professed faith in Christ early in
life and joined the Baptist church
and lived a Christian life to the- end.
Surviving him are a wife and one
daughter; four brothers and four
sisters.
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF
HEALTH FOR WEEK ENDING 17
Communicable Diseases reported:
Diphtheria, 2; scarlet fever, 1; in
fluenza, 5; chicken pox, 1.
The above reported by Drs. J A
Shields, J ,1 Johnston, J M Under
wood, R M Coulter.
No. of births reported 8
No. of deaths reported 1
The above, reported by Drs. J A
Shields, R M Couller and J M Un
derwood ~ Respectfully,
J. U. HAMMOND, Com. of Health
FOR SALE
Baby chicks and eggs for hatch
ing from pure bred S. C. R. I. Reds.
Baby chicks, $lB per hundred; eggs,
$1.50 for 15. I prepay postage and
guarantee safe delivery. These
chicks and eggs are from selected
matings, trap nested and bred to lay
stork. I am making a special offer
to all poultry club boys and girls
of Walker county. See or write Mr
Vansant and join the club and ask
him for particulars. The early hatch
ed chicks win Che prizes. Frank
Shaw, Jr., won llrst prize last year
with his Red hatched from my
stock.
MRS. DON HARRIS.
2-9 4t. Chiekamauga, Ga.
LIBEL FOR DIVORVE
Petition for divorce in Walker Su
perior Court, February term, 1923.
Mrs. Ola M. White vs W 11. White.
To the defendant W. H. White.
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 Febru
ary 1923 and make answers in the
above named and stated cause, as
required by order of said court.
Witness the Hon. Moses Wi"ght,
Judge of the Superior Court.
This 21st day of August 1922.
THOS. W. BRYAN,
Clerk Superior Court.
EST'RAY—On large pale brindle cow
with large bell and collar on; has
been here about 6 weeks Owner call
for her and pay charges—R. T. Tal
ley, Gliickrrnauga, Ga R 1
LOST—Last Saturday between J T
Scoggins and LaFayette one new
wagon hound. Finder will notify me
at Grecnbush and receive pay fojr
•nmer-J ASc ggins. itx *
FOR • SALUr-Cahbage p!an‘s t"w
really to. stiff*. Ea.rly. Jejvy- and.
Sueces>l(s»i st2s pdr RWO by
molt,. poeUign".r
Pitm&n, Omega, Ga R‘2
LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY JANUARY 19, 1923.
BAKER BOYS TO BE
BE-SENTENCED HERE
ON NEXT SATURDAY MORNING,
JANUARY 20TII AT 9 O’CLOCK
BY JUDGE IRWIN, ACCORDING
TO ANNOUNCEMENT BY JUDGE
WRIGHT WEDNESDAY MORN
ING-EFFORTS MADE TO HAVE
SENTENCE COMMUTED TO LIFE
IMPRISONMENT
The date of the execution cf
George and Ralph Baker, who mur
dered Deputy Joe Morton at Dur
ham. March 18, 1922, will ho fixed
here next Saturday January 20th,
at 9 o’clock, by Judge F. A. Irwin,
recording to information received
from Judge Moses Wright’s office
Wednesday morning.
It will be recalled that the Baker
boys were convicted by a Walker
county ury and sentenced to suffer
the death penalty. An appeal was
made to the Supreme Court and the
latter part of December the Supreme
Court rendered its decision, affirm
ing the action of the Superior Court.
Judge Irwin who acted for Judge
Wright during the trial of the ease,
will como to LaFayette on next
Saturday morning and at the court
house at nine o’clock, he will re
sentence the Baker boys, fixing the
date of the execution. The Bakers
are in Floyd county jail but will be
brought tiere next Saturday when
Judge Irwin will resentence them.
It is understood that, petitions
have been and are being circulated
in their behalf, and it is also under
stood that their attorneys, Cols. O.
N. Chambers, of Rossville, and M
W. Glenn, of this city, will make es
forts to have the death sentence
commuted to life imprisonment. On
just who' grounds the attorneys
will mak ' 1..e . pie:. to the Gover
nor for commuting the sentences
have not been divulged.
GEORG l.\ LE ADS SOUTH
IN RECRUITS FOR MARINES
Atlanta, Ga. Jan. 12. (Special)—
Georgia lead the entire south in the
number of recruits furnished for
the United States Marine Corps dur
ing 1922, when 600 stalwart Geor
gians were accepted for a three or
four years enlistment by, Captain
George Bower, U. S. M. C.'Recruit
ing officer at the postoflke building
in this City. According to the sta
tistics compiled by Captain Bower
and his assistants, 2000 young men
were turned over to the medical of
ficer for examination during the
year, but only 600 were able to pass,
the rest being rejected because of
minor physical ailments. That the
Marines is the selection of the ex
service men of this slate when they
decide to re-enter the Federal ser
vice was attested by the majority of
those accepted having hud prior ser
vice in the Army, Navy or Marines.
2500 youths were furnished infor
mation about the service by mail,
thus bringing the yearly number of
Georgia applicants to 4500 the larg
est number in any year since 1917.
While no special drjfes were put
on by the members of the local sta
tion for recruits during the year,
the office was at all times enabled
to fill its monthly quotas from the
large number of Georgians who
crowded the office. The choice of
the average recruit, seemed to lay
between the travel and educational
features of the enlistment. Indical
lions point to another succesgfifl
year in 1923. due to the large num
' t of letters seeking information
being received daily from youths
who are desirous of enlisting in the
near future.
*SO REW ARD
Vor the location of one 562 pounds
t>ale cotton, which was removed
from my place last Monday, Jan. 1.
One side of hale was wrapped with
Duke bagging and the other * with
Burlap—H. C Wilson, LaFayette, “a
Rfd. 4. . .1-20-21.
LOST—On January lOtb oa North
Main Btrout, a girl’s Cnnk'i"
Eowqtain pen with ribbon. Finrfei
•tffiasw return to Ribyt McAether
LaFayette, Oaf ftx
MAKE LAWS DRASTIC
AND REDUCE CRIME
S A Y S ATTORNEY GENERAL
CIIAMBLEE REMEDIAL LEG
ISLATION BEFORE TENNESSEE
LEGISLATURE —CLAIMS 3-4 OF
Tin: MURDERS DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY TRACEABLE TO
WHISKY PROHIBITION HERE
TO STAY SAYS WILLIAM JEN
NINGS BRYAN IN ADDRESS
“Yes, sir, I am heartily in accord
witjiithe law enforcement program
as outlined by the legislature in the
live bills now pending before that
boefy intended to strengthen the pro
hibition laws and providing lcr a
more stringent enforcement of the
iawk on the subject,” was the way
Geii George W. Chamblce expressed
his approval of the dry bills iutro-
Uucad in the present general assem
b!y. 'j , . >
"Do you think that perhaps tlie
transportation bill making it a fel
ony to transport a gallon or over of
liquor a felony most too drastic.”
was asked.
“I Certainly do not, the more dras
tic t|»e law is made the more it will
assist the law enforcement officers
to break up the nefarious traffic
which is doing so much to debauch
the youth of the country No, make
it so drastic (hat it will not only
defei| the young men, but will be
deterrent to the hardened criminal
who will stop at nothing this side
of the penitentiary.
“This old law makes it a felony
lo transport.'three gallons or over;
this* had a most benelicial effect and
groatly relieved the situation. I am
convinced that this new law is a
good piece of remedial legislation,
and it has my unqualified endorsc
menf,.
“It is now unlawful lo manufac
ture liquor for sale, but (ho act
places the burden of the proof of
this on the state or prosecution to
show that, tin; stuff was manufac
tured for sale. The new hill makes
it unlawful to manufacture without
requiring proof that it was manu
factured 1 for sale.
•**Sttll another law pending is that
making the possession of liquor un
lawful and prima facie evidence
that it was received from a com
mon carrier—that is a bootlegger
or any other carrier—since March 1
1917. No this law may not appear im
portant from a' casual reading of
the hill, but it is one of the most
important pieces of remedial legis
lation proposed, and I hope it will
become a law. One of the hardest,
tilings 4hat we have to contend with
just now is to prove that liquor
found in Ihe possession of anyone
has been received from a common
carrier since March 1, 1917, hut. the
new law (ruts the burden of proof
on tlie defendant to show that it was
so received.
Auto Situation Cared For
“Then there is another law which
1 am very much in hopes will be
passed—that, is regarding drunken
persons driving automobiles. I fav
or the enactment of a law that will
make, the killing of any person on
ihe street or highway by an auto
mobile driven by a person under
:he influence of liquor second-de
gree murder, and the penalty for
driving an automobile while drunk,
whether an accident occurs or not,
should be made a penalty with a
.workhouse sentence of not under
one year.
“The enforcement of these laws I
am convinced will, in effect, I be
lieve, reduce crime, not only tlie
crime of murder, hut all other
crimes. Three-fourths of the mur
ders are traceable directly or in
directly to whisky.
Search Without W’arrant
“The federal court is now holding
that automobiles may he searched
for liquor without a search war
rant and from this time on if our
courts approve of the rulings of I ho
federal courts respect, the
young fellows whV) go to parties at
rlwbs taking liquor with.. Ih*"?
“S-lr automobile* are
‘Mr machine*’’•.iilej
•iurked i> .gf-emiL, V.‘,Kl
n-’fll meet Hie er < "gency in
IMMEA TROUNCES
LAFAYETTE BY 38 TO 8
Chiekamauga, Ga. Jan. 17—Chick
amauga High School basketball team
defeated the LaFayette High quin
tet last Friday by the score of 38 to
8. The game was played at the Post
gymnasium. A good representation
of the student bodies of both the
schools were present. A splendid
sportsmanship prevailed, end this
is not likely to tie the last encounter
between Walker county's two larg
est high schools.
Chiekamauga started the fray with
a rush, accumulating four field gonis
in the first few minulos of play. La-
Fayette seem 'd unable lo solve the’
C. 11. 8. system of passwork and ns
a result seldom got hold of Hie ball
In fact the visitors were com
pletely swept off their feet by tin
speed and accuracy of (lie home
team. This combined with their own
inability lo hit the basket, left tlie
issue nol long in doubt. The llrst
half ended 16 to 3, Chiekamauga
leading.
The second half was but a repe
tition of the first. Play was some
what more spirited, the visiting
team making a valiant effort for a
comeback. But this was futile, since
the guarding of Hcnn and Yenrout
was seldom penetrated. Brown, lan
ky Chiekamauga center, together
with Capt. Bradshaw and Wyatt,
formed a good producing team. One
of iliis trio always managed lo gel
in a position for a shot. It was prac
tically impossible to cover all three
at once, though Smith did some ex
cellent guarding. The second half
ended with the score 38 to 8, as re-,
corded above. LaFayette played
without the services of two of her
best players, Stiles and Bagwell.
They would hardly have been qble
to stem the tide however, though
with their assistance, the drubWng
might, have been less severe.
Chiekamauga journeys to Calhoun
this week-end to take on the Cal
houn High live. A desperate effort
will he made to win this game
which will put C. H. S. in the strong
running for tlie North Georgia prep
championship.
On the same day LaFayette meets
Summerville for a game on LaFuy
ette’s court. This is also expected
to be scrappy encounter.
The lineups of Friday’s game were
as follows:
Chiekamauga LaFayette
Wyatt Forward Pledger
Bradshaw, Capt. Forward Phipps
Brown Center Loach, Capt.
Yearout Guard Payne
Henn Guard Coulter
Summary: Field Goals—Wyatt. 7;
Brown, 6, Bradshaw, 5; Phipps, 2;
Pledger, 1. Foul Goals—Wyatt, 2;
Pledger. Substitutions —Evitt for
Yearout; Wyatt for Henn; Smith
for Coulter. Referee, Vires, Chatta
nooga.
men getting drunk casting suspicion
on members and managers of tlie
cdubs when, in many instances, the
officials are really innocent and
have no knowledge of liquor on
premises.
"A line of SIOO or even more is no
deterrent to the botleggers. This is
merely the paying of a privilege li
cense to carry on his trade, but a
prison sentence is another matter.
Men, even the persistent law vio
lator, fears prison bars, and this a
lone, in my opinion, is the only rem
edy against flagrant, violation of the
dry laws.” Sat. Chalt. News.
Prohibition Here To Stay
Says William J. Bryan
In an address at Miami, Ha., in
honor of the third anniversary of
the tHIh Amendment, William Jen
nings Hryan, stated that prohibition
had made great progress over tre
mendous odds. He slated that, whu
was needed was enforcement office
who believed and practiced prohi
bition and who were not in syrnpa
thy with the whisky element. As a
review of the operation of the a
mendment for the past three years,
Mr. Bryan said ttiat prohibition was
hero to stay and its enforcement
was getting stronger and belter <v
ory day.
TO T«’n v OR Sf?LL
Groce y ■ 1 with <•' a i stock.
\ ! doin. good busi-
W> 1 r t for smalt farm
i . vust-get out. of busiofiss 051 account
of my heaK-h. ARdre»« commuhica
[ * ions to Box 21. Ui'zhland Park Hta
■'-in, Chattanooga, Tenn, 1-19-21 X
Want Ads in •
Messenger
Pay
ONE DOLLAR PER YEJJI
UrAYtiTE C. OF C.
TO ASSIST FARMERS
PURCHASE PURE COTTON' SEED
AT A SAVING OE 50 CENTS ON
TIIE BUSHEL—COUNTY AGENT
URGES BOYS AND GIRLS TO
JOIN POULTRY CLUB
Tho LaFayette Chamber of Com
merce. has made it possible for the
farmers who did not place their or
ders for pure cotton seed with com
mitlee by Jan. 15th to still buy seed
at the wholesale price. The Cham
ber increased the committee’s order
10 the amount of 50 bushels which
made it possible lor them lo buy
seed at a saving of fifty cents on
the bushel over the retail price in
small lots. The Chamber will dis
tribute these seed to the farmers at
actual cost and Hie orders will be
handled by the committee which
consists of Robert Moon, A G Cro
mer, Knox Chapman and W G Green,
if sou are interested in buying a lew
bushels of these .se , '..l vou are ad
vised to see the committee at onee
since orders are coining in rapidly
and the seed will not hi' available
very long. I) W Herndon al the Hunk
of LaFayette will also receive your
order.
Join The Poultry dull
I want to insist that all boys and
girls in (be county between the
ages of 10 and 18 years who want to
join the poultry club for this year
wrel busy now in locating eggs of
the breed they prefer. To mako the
best show and th j most profits as a
poultry club member you should
tyitch the chicks off early. Chicks
♦iktcheiijoff in February and March
will make better birds for exhibil
ng al the fairs and will start laying
earlior in the fall than chicks hatch
ed off later.
I hope lo start the work of orga
nizing clubs early in February, but
this is to inform you that you need
not wait until I visit your school to
start your poultry club work. You
can start the work now and turn in
your name as u member later. Let
us all work together in mating this
a bettor year lor lire club work than
the previous years have been.
It. 1,. VaNSANT, County Agent.
IMPORTANT MEETING
WOMAN’S CLUB FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AT 3 O’CLOCK
On Friday afternoon the 19th at
3 o’clock, the LaFayette Woman’s
club will hold d very important
meeting in the club room at the
courthouse. This is a most earnest
invitation for every woman of La-
Fayette to attend. The club has done
very excellent work the past year
and to carry this work forward suc
cessfully this year, it is absolutely
necessary for the women of the
town to attend the meetings and
co-operate in the work of the club.
At the meeting Friday aflernoou
officers for 192.) will be elected.
Mrs. G. C. Gilbert, Pres.
NOTICE
All persons before erecting or re
pairing of any building or making
excavation in the streets or side
walks shall apply to the Recorder
of said City and pay a fee of one
dollar and obtain a permit therefor.
For any violation thereof, the per
sons offending are subect to the
punishment therefor. This Jan. 12,
1923. J. G. WALRAVEN, Rec.
NOTICE
I will be in tin 1 health office at the
courthouse Saturday morning Jan.
20th from 8 to 12 for the purpose of
inoculating children from 0 months
to 6 years of age against diphthe
ria. This causes no suffering at all
and protects for years, probably
for life. It is inijjortant.
J. H. HAMMOND, Com. of Health
iinw ■ i i ~ '■
I HAVE— A ten-months' old pure
bred registered I)uroc boar that I
want to sell to some Walker county
farmer. I would like to see the boar
stay in the county because he is
purebred and I believe Walker
needs more purebred hogs. Will sell
cheaper than ho is worth on tbi#
'iccoijnt—Write or apply }o Edward
Ghanlbers, Ghickamauga, .Gj», itgr • -
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