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«r- If Its Results You Want Advertise in j The Messenger. 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 • - . :: \ s . H .