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Volume XLVI. —No. 28.
CHATTANOOGA
KU KLUX KLAN
PROTESTED
THE ERECTION OF THE BAKER
MONUMENT WHICH BORE THE
INSCRIPTION DECLARING HE
WAS UNJUSTLY EXECUTED
WORDING O N MONUMENT
CHANGED
At a meeting Monday night, July 9,
of Lookout Klan No 15, Knights of
Ku Klux Klan a resolution was pass
ed protesting against the erection in
Tennessee of a monument at George
M. Baker’s grave declaring Ma to
have been unjustly executed.
The resolution in full as adopted is
as follows:
“Klan No. 15, Realm of Tennessee.
“Chattanooga Tennessee, July 9, 1923.
“Whereas, one George M. Baker,
was executed at LaFayette, Walker
county, Georgia on April 28, 1923, af
ter he had a fair and impartial trial
in said county which fixed the penalty
for his crime as death, and
“Whereas, his trial was appealed to
the supreme court of Georgia, which
confirmed the decision of the lower
court, and
“Whereas the state pardoning board
and also the governor refused to in
terfere with the court’s decision, and
“Whereas, his body was removed
from Georgia to Tennessee for burial
and his family and friends, in defiance
of the law and law-abiding people of
Georgia, have caused to be made a
monument with the following inscrip
tion:
George M. Baker
Born December 19, 1899.
» Unjustly executed
In Walker County, Georgia,
April 27, 1923. ,
“Whereas, the Knights of Ku Klux
Klan believe in and stand for law en
forcement and pledge our support to
the regular constituted authorities,
and
“Whereas, we, the members of Klan
No. 15, Realm of Tennessee, believe
said inscription is in defiance of the
state of Georgia, therefore be it
“Resolved that we protest the erec
tion of said mom. went while bearing
present inscription, and be it
“Further resolved, that a copy of
these resolutions be entered on our
minutes, one to our attorney-general,
one to the klan at LaFayette, Ga. al
so furnish The Chattanooga News and
the Weekly American a copy with re
quest to publish same.
“Klan No. 15, Realm of Tennessee.”
—Chattanooga News.
The Messenger is in receipt of a
request from the LaFayette Ku Klux
Klan No. 135, Realm of Georgia, to
publish the above resolutions sent this
klan by the Chattanooga Ku Klux
Klan.
OBJECTIONABLE INSCRIPTION
BAKER MONUMENT REMOVED
R. D. “Pa” Baker, father of Ralph
and George Baker, convicted murder
ers of Deputy Sheriff Morton at La-
Fayette will not be indicted by the
Hamilton county grand jury in ses
sion Wednesday and Thursday in con
sequence of his having ordered E. L.
Cooper the stonecutter who made the
monument which was to be erected
over the grave of his son George Bak
er, to remove the objectionable in
scription, “Unjustly Baecuted” from
the face of the stone.
Officials of the north Georgia cir
cuit court which convicted the Baker
boys agreed with Atty.-Gen. Chamlee,
according to the latter that there
would be no indictment of “Pa” Baker
upon a charge of criminal libel if the
portion of the tombstone inscription
complained of were removed before
the grand jury met. It has bean con
templated to present a charge of
criminal libel based upon a Tennessee
statute making it unlawful to charge
court officials or jurymen with mur
der in connection with a legal execu
tion.
Through an error in information it
was stated in the News of Tuesday
that the monument was the work of
H V. Colvard. The latter, however,
called to inform the News that it was
a nearby stonecutter who had done
the work and Mr. Cooper himself call
ed later admitting that he had made
the monument and had removed the
Malta Olmtttlg Jffeaawtpjr
ROSSVILLE KU KLUX
PRESENT EVANGELIST
WITH SIOO PURSE
Rossville, Ga. July 24—The revival
services which have been in progress
at the local Methodist church at this
place closed Sunday evening. Many
new members have been added to the
church, and the community generally
has been greatly helped by the inspir
ing messages of the Christian work
ers who took part in the services. At
the close of the service Sunday even
ing, a masked figure in the regalia of
the Ku Klux Klan appeared at the
church and presented the Rev. W K
Tripplett with SIOO which was very
much appreciated by the entire con
gregation.
| PERSONAL MENTION
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Mrs William Payne and daughter,
Miss Margaret Payne of Daytona Fla
have been the guests of Mrs M M Hix
at her home here.
v Mrs Homer Henry of LaFayette,
was a recent visitor here.
Mr and Mrs S C Estes have been
entertaining a patry of friends and
relatives from Murfreesboro, Tenn at
their home here.
Mrs J H Moreland has gone to
Huntsville for a two weeks’ visit with
friends.
Miss Josie Coatney of Knoxville
has been the guest of her sister Mrs
J A Dixon at her home on Cedar Hill.
Mrs J M Ware is quite ill at her
home here.
Mrs J S Alsobrook and children
have returned to their home here af
ter a week’s visit at Ringgold.
D W Jones and Allen Blaylock have
gone to Anniston Ala where they are
with the 109th Cavalry band.
Mr and Mrs Delaney Dixon, Mr and
Mrs L P Martin and little son, John
Howard, are at Wright’s Mineral
Springs for the remainder of the sum
imer.
Mrs Bailey of Knoxville is the
ffuest of her daughter, Mrs Charley
Bond at her home on Cedar Hill
> Rev P P Martin and family leave
this week for Virginia where they
•will take a two weeks’ vacation.
Mrs Leonard McAbee is ill at her
home here.
Mr and Mrs Marvin Funderburke of
Rome were week-end guests of rel
atives here.
Mr and Mrs M D Baker, Mrs Joe
Woods and Miss Gwennie Lee Ball
motored to Anniston Ala Friday for
a week-end visit.
Miss Gertrude McCall of this place
who recently underwent a serious op
eration for appendicitis is rapidly re
covering and is now at her country
home near Rock Springs.
J C Mee of Rockwood Tenn, who
has been the guest of his aunt, Mrs
M M Hix has returned to his home.
Later Mr Mee will return to Rossville
to reside permanently.
Miss Pearl Whelchel of Chickamau
ga is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. C V
Henderson at her home on Gordon
Avenue.
Miss Bonnie Willbanks has return
en from Nashville where she has been
attending summer school at Peabody
College.
Mrs Tom Sims is recovering from an
illness at her home on Dodds Avenue.
Mrs Jess Hughes of Hope N. M. has
arrived for an extended visit with
relatives here.
The death of Mrs. Patrick Dowd,
which occurred last Thursday at her
home in the Foust addition was a
source of regret to her many friends
here where she was loved by a wide
circle of friends. Mrs. Dowd was for
merly a resident of Rossville and an
earnest worker in the local Baptist
church.
objectionable part of the inscription
substitution the word “died” for “un
justly executed” upon orders from Mr
Baker who wanted to avoid indict
ment and prosecution as threatened
by Georgia’s authorities.
Mr. Colvard explained that he had
been offered the monument job but
had refused it on the grounds that he
would be as much at fault in criticiz
ing court action through a tombstone
inscription as if he should publish the
same criticism in a newspaper.—Wed
nesday’s Chattanooga News.
FOR SALE—B double rolls of new
oatmeal wall paper atfd 9 rolls at
cream morea ceiling—WrS'fTJ
21 Cove St. ltx
LaFayette, Georgia, Friday, July 27,1923.
C. OF C. FOSTERS
THE COUNTY FAIR
AT MEETING
TUESDAY NIGHT, ELECTS OFFI
CERS AND APPOINTS FINANCE
COMMITTEE—OTHER APPOINT
MENT OF COMMITTEES LATER
—DISCUSS PENDING BILLS OF
LOCAL LEGISLATION
At a meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce Tuesday night at the
school building, several matters of
importance were discussed among the
list being pending bills of local legis
lation, the fair etc.
County Agent Vansant was present
and advised the Chamber that it was
getting time to begin work on the
county fair, if one was to be held
this year. The Chamber d’seussed the
county fair, and unanimously agreed
to foster same. The same officers as
last year were nominated, W. B. Shaw
President, D. W. Herndon, Secretary
and C. C. Gilbert, Treas.
The president appointed a I'i ance
committee and later all committees
will be named. As soon as practicable,
the premium list will be made up and
published for the benefit of t:i-.»e who
will make exhibits.
The fair last year was accorded a
great success and plans are being laid
to make the fair this fall still better.
Just where the fair will be held was
not determined Tuesday night, but all
matters of this kind as well as all
other details will be worked out and
announced as progress is made.
12 BOY SCOUTS LEFT
MON. FOR CLOUDLAND
Twelve Boy Scouts from the local
troop, captained by Rev. I. S. Leonard
and Mrs. Leonard, left Monday morn
ing for a week’s camping trip at Cloud
land, where several troops of the Sev
enth District are meeting in the an
nual District Scout assembly.
District scout masters together with
the scout masters of local troops from
several towns in the Seventh are at
Cloudland and a thorough course in
scouting is being given all those who
attend.
The twelve happy scouts-who left
Monday morning from the local troop
are, Cecil Davenport, Eugene Ball,
Winfred Mitchell, W. L. Brock, Ross
Brock, Chas. Herndon, John Herndon,
Edmund Shattuck, Edwin Bomar, Earl
Steele, Marvin Brinsfield and Ray
mond Blaylock.
Local Sunday Schools f
Picnic This Afternoon
At The Big Springs
The Baptist, Methodist and Presby
terian Sunday schools of the town arc
picnicking at the big springs at the'
power house this afternoon. All
schools are expected to meet at their
respective churches this afternoon at
2 o’clock, where conveyances will be
provided for the people as well as for
.the baskets.
The afternoon will be featured by
games, contests etc and at 6 o’clock
sharp the supper will be spread on the
ground under the trees. Plenty of lem
onade and all picnic accessories will
be on hand in abundance and every
thing will be done to make everybody
have an enjoyable afternoon.
All business houses close at 12 o’-
clock today for a half holiday and a
large number of the business people
will doubtless attend the picnic.
Bethel Baptist W. M. U.
Meets With Miss Ethel Baker
The Woman’s Missionary Union of
the Bethel Baptist church met with
Miss Ethel Baker at her home near
Pond Springs Monday afternoon.
Every member was present together
with a few visitors. After the pro
gram plans were outlined for sewing
for the needy of the church in this
vicinity.
After the business session of the
Union, Miss Baker assisted by hei*
sister, Mrs, Ruth Brotherton, served
delicious refreshments. We all had a
most enjoyable hour. A Member*
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-FOR RENT—Three 4-room houses,—
( J H B Rea, LaFayette, Ga.
MISSING WORD
CONTEST ENDS
WITH THIS WEEK
INTEREST TAKEN IN CONTEST
FROM VERY START REPLIES
! FROM FIFTY DIFFERENT POST
OFFICES IN ONE WEEK— CON
TEST RAN FOR EIGHT WEEKS
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Th» week is the last week of the
Misaiag Word Contest.
For eight consecutive weeks the
contest has been running and wide
spread interest has been taken in the
contest. At the very start the res
ponses were numerous and each week
brought in new entries. During one
week responses came from fifty dif
ferent post offices; in fact from every
postoffice and rural route in Walker
county replies have come in.
Thi| week is the final week. The
missing word last week was “made,”
and should have appeared between the
word “purchase” and the word “at”
in the. advertisement of Holleman and
Enloei The completed sentence with
the missing word inserted should read
“Our chief aim is to sell satisfaction
in every purchase made at our store.”
The correction has been made and ap
pears in the advertisement of this
firm on the Missing Word Page.
The missing word this week begins
with the letter “y” and ends with the
word “u”. Be careful, this is the last
chance. Study the ads, read them
carefully, find the missing word and
send your answer to the missing word
editor.
REVIVAL SERVICES
BE(TfN AT ROCK SPRING
Revival services began at the Rock
Springs Methodist church Wednesday
night. Rev. J. W. Brinsfield will con
duct the series of meetings, which
will continue some ten days. Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Morgan and S. F. Blaylock
will conduct the song service at each
hour.
THREE GEORGIA SCHOOL
GIRLS WIN CASH PRIZE
By Robert B. McCord
The prize of SIOO offered by the At
lanta Masonic club to the Georgia
boy or girl suggesting the best new
name for the Georgia Childrens Home
Society and the best reasons why the
new name should be preferred, has
been won by three girls in rather
widely separated communities. All
three girls suggested the same name:
“The Childrens Aid Society of Geor
gia” and. gave about equally merito
rious reasons why it should be chosen.
The committee appointed by the Ma
sonic club to determine the winner of
the prize decided upon this name and
the three girls suggested it.
The three winners of the prize are
Estelle Smith, Alta, Ga, Gladys Kemp,
Marietta, Ga., and Dorothy Coleman,
Atlanta, Ga. and the hundred dollars
will be divided equally among the
three.
The name has not yet been official
ly changed however, and possibly may
not be at all, for that is a matter for
the directors of the Georgia Childrens
Home Society to decide. Thus far the
new name is only a recommendation
from the Atlanta Masonic Club to the
officials of the Georgia Childrens
Home Society. In due time it will be
considered, but in the meantime we
are all greatful to the boys and girls
of the state who took so much interest
in the matter.
Mrs. J. L. Hammond Entertains
In Honor Os Her Mother
Mrs. J. L. Hammond delightfully
entertained last Thursday afternoon
from fve to six o’clock at her home on
Cherokee Avenue, complimenting her
mother, Mrs. S. J.Stuckey, of Blake
ly. Ga.
The living and dining rooms were
profusely decorated in Dahlias and
Daisies, and the color scheme Os yel
low and green W as effectively carried
out in the dainty refreshments.
Mrs. John darmany, Mrs. Frank
Kirby and Misses Beth and Mary lee
Rhyne assisted the YiostOsS in serving
a delicious ice course.' Some fifty la
dies of the town called during the af
ternoon .
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W. H. TATUM, AGED 67
DIED LAST FIRDAY
W. 11. Tatum, aged 67 years, died
at his home at Cedar Grove last Fri
day, following an illness of several
weeks.
Surviving him are his widow and
several children, together with many
other relatives.
Funeral services were conducted at
Antioch Saturday, by Rev. Sam Tuck
er and Rev. W. B. Taylor, in the pres
ence of a large number of sorrowing
relatives and friends.
Mr. Tatum was one of Walker coun
tsy’s splendid citizens, and his death
is deeply deplored by a large circle of
friends.
CALCIUM ARSENATE
SUPPLY IN ATLANTA
One of the most important times to
dust your cotton for control of the
boll weevils is from now until the
close of the season. If you have not
your supply of Calcium Arsenate now
is the time to get it from the Georgia
State Board of Entomology at 16c per
pound delivered in 200-pound contain
ers. The Board has a supply now on
hand in Atlanta and will ship out im
mediately upon receipt of check for
same.
Experiments have shown that late
dusting is absolutely essential to savo
the cotton crop. The Board has only a
limited amount of Calcium Arsenate
and does not expect to secure a new
contract for this season.
All Calcium Arsenate sold by the
State Board of Entomology is analyz
ed before shipment and is guaranteed
to meet the requirements of the State
and Federal Law. It is first class and
high grade in every respect.
STATE BOARD OF ENTOMOLOGY
By Ira Williams, State Entomologist.
Mrs. J. D. McConnell Hostess
To The Crochet Club • —,
Mrs J., D. McConnell delightfully
entertnined the Crochet Club Tuesday
afternoon, all work .rules and busi
ness was omitted and the time spent
socially. Mrs. J. P. Hall was cordially
welcomed as a new member to fill the
vacancy made by the resignation of
Mrs. C. P. Pickard.
A state contest was the diversion
Mrs. S. J Shaw winning the prize, a
lovely wall vase
An ice course was served, Mrs Bork
and Mrs. Davenport assisting the
hostess.
The invited guests were Mesdames
P D Fortune, A R Fortune, Emma
Hammond, Luke Sims, Mary Martin,
W O Davenport, I H Hollemun, W A
Wardlaw, S A Hunt, P B Little and
Walter Bork, of Chattanooga. xxx
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W. J. CROW, AGED 84
DIED SATURDAY AFTERNOON
W. J. Crow, aged 84 years, died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. L. J.
Neely, in West LaFayette last Satur
day afternoon. The body was shipped
to Jamestown, Ala., Sunday wherd
funeral services were held. Interment
was at Jamestown.
Surviving him are three children —
Lee Crow of Jamestown, Ala., Mrs. L
J Neely and Miss Eunice Neely of this
city. Also he is survived by several
grand children.
RACE PREJUDICE AGAINST
THE NEGRO IN THE NORTH
Atlanta, Ga. July 17—Race preju
dice against the negro is decidedly
on the increase in the North, and at
the same time is growing noticeably
less in Georgia. This statement was
made today by T. J. Wooster, Jr., sec
retary of the Georgia Committee on
Race Relations, which organization
has interested itself actively since its
organization in tracing cases of in
justice to Georgia negroes and cor
recting them.
Reports from Northern cities, Cleve
land, Cincinnatti, Detroit, Chieago and
Philadelphia show that increased pre
judice -and an increasing number of
clashes between whites and blacks
have resulted from the migration of
the Southern Negro to the North.
These reports particularly show that
the foreign element of the Northern
cities hate the negro because of com
petition of labor and because the ne
groes are overflowing into the foreign
quarters of the northern industrial
centers.
The negro, the figures and reports
show, is far better off in the indus
trial centers of the South than he is in
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CHICKAMAUGA
MECCA FOR B.Y.
P. U. CONVENTION
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NEXT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
—YOUNG PEOPLE’S SOCIETIES
THROUGHOUT THE COOSA AS
SOCIATION TO SEND LARGE
DELEGATIONS CHICKAMAU
GA MAKING PREPARATIONS
TO ENTERTAIN CONVENTION
The 3rd Annual B Y P U Conven
tion of Coosa Association will meet
at the First Baptist church in Chick
amaugu on the Fifth Sunday in July
and Saturday evening before, 28-29.
, A strong program has been arrang
ed for this meeting. The program
committee and the people of Chicka
mauga insist that a large delegation
from every church within the bounds
of the association be represented.
The keynote of the convention will
t>e "Service” and Mr H. Lewis Bates.
State B Y P U Secretary, will deliver
the keynote address on Sunday morn
ing. Another pleasing feature of the
program will be a radio program giv -
en on Saturday evening. Do not miss
this. You will enjoy this splendid pro
gram thut has been arranged for the
young people of Coosa Assocaticn.
I Each B Y PU in the entire asso
i cation is expected to send delegates,
,and from reports a large crowd of
,B. Y P. U. workers will attend the
convention both days.
EXAMINATION
DATE CHANGE
IS ANNOUNCED
County School Superintendent Sar
tain has received official communica
tion of State School Superintendent,
N. H. Ballard, announcing changes in
the state examination heretofore Un
nounced for August 3rd and 4th. All
of the examinations will be held on
Friday the 3rd., with the exception
of examination in a few high school
subjects on Saturday the 4th. All the
teachers and others interested in tak
ing the examination are hereby noti
fied of this change. Below is the offi
cial statement of Mr. Sartain.
Teachers’ Examination
Hon. N. H. Ballard, the new State
School Superintendent, annouces the
following changes in the State Ex
amination to be -held August 3 and 4.
On Friday August 3 questions will
be given out as follows:
For Primary License; for General
Elementary License; for Primary and
General Elementary Reading Course;
for High school reading course; for
History and Geography of Georgia;
for three groups of the High School
and Supervisory—English, History
and Mathematics.
On Saturday August 4th there will
be only the Language and Science
groups of the High School and Super
visory.
Examination begins at 8.30 a m.
The work of the examination will be
divided into two parts; the morning
and the afternoon. Morning work 8:30
to 1; afternoon 2 to 6:30. By 1 o’-
clock all papers must be turned in
and at 2 in the afternoon work is giv
en out.
The State Department suggests
that the first work of the day be
spelling both for the primary and
general elementary. It is necessary
therefore that all applicants be on
hand at 8:30 as the spelling cannot be
given twice.
Teachers and the public generally
are requested to give these changes as
much publicity as possible so that all
may learn of them and be governed
accordingly. Those who fail to learn
of these changes are likely to be dis
appointed. 7-27-2tx
J. A. SARTAIN, C. S. S.
similar centers in the north, accord
ing to Mr Woofer. Race wars in the
North have resulted in the death of
more negroes than lynchings in tho
south ever have, and a survey of past
years show a definite relationship be
tween negro migration to northern
cities and race wars Hi those cities.
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