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If Its Results You Waut Advertise in The Messenger^ Volume XLVII.—No. 28. Six Proposed Changes In City Charter Urged By City Authorities and chamber of commerce —changes would give the MAYOR VETO POWER, CHANGE PERIOD (Vs TENURE OF OF FICE, MANNER OF ELECTION, MAKE RECORDER THE TRIAL JUDGE, PROVIDE FEE BILL FOR COSTS AND GIVE CITY AUTHO RITY TO SELL POWER PLANT AFTER SUBMITTING SAME TO REFERENDUM VOTE OF PEO PLE CHAMBER HOLDS IN TERESTING MEETING At the meeting of the LaFayette Chamber of Commerce Monday night, many matters of importance were dis cussed by the Chamber, among the number being changes in the City Charter, the LaFayette School, the Walker County Fair, the Boy Scout Movement and a Hotel for LaFayette. After discussion of changes in the city charter suitable to the growing needs of the city, a committee was appointed to confer with the Mayor and Council .which if said changes met this body’s approval, the city at torney was to prepare a notice for the proposed changes which would be published and then the Representa tives would be asked to introduce and pass a bill stipulating the proposed changes. Announcement was made at this time that the premium list for the Walker County Fair October 23-21 would be ready for distribution early next week. Other matters were discussed but no action t .Ve" At the cor.rtu-ion of the me;t : ng the LaFayette Woman’s Club served a de licious ice course with cake and lem onade. Committee Confers With City Council As To Charter Changes Tuesday the Chamber Committee conferred with the City Council in the matter of the proposed charter changes, and together worked out changes thought advisable for the progress of the town. Below is the notice of the proposed changes Notice Os Local Legislation A bill will be introduced at the pres ent session of the General Assembly of Georgia, the Same 'Beijig:— An Act to amend the charter of the City of LaFayette, by amending Sec tion 3, of the Act approved August 17, 1914, giving to the Mayor the power of veto, and providing means of over-riding said veto. Further by amending Section 1, of the amendment to the charter of said city, by act approved August 19, 1916, by providing for election of the eoun cilmen from the respective wards, by vote of the entire qualified voters of -the City by making the term of office two years, and making provision for expiration cf the terms of office of the couneilmen at different times, and making provisions for holding elec tions. Furthermore, by amending Section •3 of said Act approved August 19, 1916, making the terms of office of the Mayor and Recorder, two years in place of one year, and making pro visions for holding elections. Further, to provide authority for the Mayor and Council to sell and dis pose of the power house and light lines, and equipment of said City, af ter having submitted same to a refer endum vote of the qualified voters of said city, in an election called for that purpose; and making provision for holding said election. Further, by amending Section 58, of said Act, approved August 17, 1914, by providing that the recorder shall try all cases for violation of city or dinances, giving the authority to bind over for State offenses, as committal court, and to punish for violations of City ordinance and punish for con tempt, and making provision when re corder is disqualified or absent for Mayor pro tern to act in his place. Further, to provide a fee bill for costs on all cases tried before the Re corder, and for disposition of all costs *o collected. And for other purposes. AMERICAN LEGION OFFERS ASSISTANCE TO EX-SERVICE MEN Notice To Ex-Service Men: The American Legion wishes to help each ex-service ra#n to get his adjust ed service certificate. There is no charge made to anyone. M. Neil An drews, Historian of the local Post, is in charge of the work for Walker County and will be glad to help every one entitled to Adjusted Compen sation. Pallor Ulmmly ifesrugo* JAMES MADDOX j ENTERS RACE FOR SOLICITOR-GEN. I OF THE ROME CIRCUIT, SUBJECT TO THE SEPTEMBER PRIMARY —S. W. FARISS, OF THIS CITY WILL RUN AS ASSISTANT SO LICITOR SOLICITOR’S RACE PROMISES TO BE INTERESTING CONTEST THROUGHOUT CAM PAIGN i The announcement of James Mad j dox, of Rome, as Solicitor-General of the Rome Judicial Circuit, subject to i the primary of Sept. 10th., with S. W. Fariss, of this city, as his running mate, is majjfc below in a formal card 1 to the voters. I Mr. Maddox has served three and a half years as Solicitor of the City Court of Floyd county, and feels that his duties as prosecuting officer for nearly four years qualifies him for tho performance of the duties of tho of fice he seeks. Mr. Maddox is a son of the late John W. Maddox, who repre sented the Seventh District in Con gress and who for several terms serv ed as Judge of the Superior courts of the Rome circuit. He is also a brother of Hon. Ed Maddox, and a graduate ■ of the law department of the Univer j sity of Georgia. S. W. Fariss, who will be assistant Solicitor if Mr. Maddox is elected, is a son of the late Dr. S. W. Fariss, who served Walker a number of years I in the Georgia legislature. Mr. Fariss is a qualified young attorney of the ! local bar and enjoys a wide circle of i friends*throughout the circuit. During i the world war Mr. Fariss served with | the army two years. His many friends j are interested in the campaign, and he | and Mr. Maddox are certain to be j strong contenders for the office they ' seek. Following is the formal announce ment: I hereby announce myself as a can didate for Solicitor General of the Rome Judicial Circuit, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. If elected S. W. Fariss, of LaFayette will be my assistant. Your vote and I influence will be appreciated. JAMES MADDOX. NOTICE i To The People of Walker County: ! We have under consideration the i advisability of the repeal of the law ! prohibiting the killing of quail in I Walker County for a period of three years which was passed at the last regular session of the Legislature. ' Before that law was passed, a nurn t her of farmers had requested such a j lav/, stating that quail should be pro | tected for the purpose of destroying | the boll weevil. Upon further investi gation of Federal and State reports ! we find that a U. S. Biological Survey shows that out of 219 quaih examined —some of which were examined dur ing every month in the year—only one j had eaten a boll weevil and that one I quail had eaten only one weevil. How j ever the Survey shows that there are j many other birds that do eat boll wee vils to a greater extent. The bill as introduced applied to the entire state but the committee on Game and Fish changed it so as to make it apply to Walker County with out changing the caption of the bill. This raised a question as to the con stitutionality of the law. And further it appears that the present state law provides sufficient protection for any farmer to protect his birds. Section 7. of the present game laws reads as follows: “Section 7. No person shall hunt or fish upon the lands of another with or without license without first having obtained nermission from such land owner.” We shall welcome any suggestion I from any of you in regard to the re- I peal of the above-mentioned law. Respectfully, ! It DAVID F. POPE, FREEMAN C. McCLURE. NO GENERAL DELIVERY OF MAILS ON SUNDAY SAYS LOCAL POST MASTER FARISS Beginning July Ist., there will be no general distribution of the mails at the local Post Office on Sundays; the window will not be opened; only those who have boxes will get mail on Sun days. By Order of the Post Master LaFayette, Georgia. LaFayette, Georgia, Friday, July 4,1924. Urge City Authorities Respect Health Rights Says Health Officer Ed. Messenger: Will you allow me space to call the attention of citizens of La Fayette es pecially to a serious menace, a case of typhoid fever, in this town. This party not having been away and no typhoid having been known in town for some years rendering the prob ability of an infection of this kind doubtful and a previous inoculation against typhoid, although the protect ive period of such inoculation, three years had expired, causing the case to be mild, necessarily obscures! the diagnosis for the time. However, laboratory examinations both here and at the state board indicate a gen uine infection and we want to warn citizens of the danger. Knowing that the only danger ex ists in the discharges of such fuses, when informed, the owner of the premises promptly knocked down and burnt an open privy that had received the discharges. The health depart ment notified the mayor that some three, or four other privies—humiliat- ing to expose one’s town this way— were so near by that flies might car ry the germ to them, a.nd advised their immediate destruction. Nearby people have been inoculated and every thing else done within our knowledge to; limit the disease ,but as long as the specific germ is in our midst JURORS DRAWF FOR AUGUST TERM SUPERIOR COURT Below is a list of the grand and traverse jurors drawn for the August term Walker Superior Court. Grand Jurors 1. J. F. Millican 2. Burl F. Hall .3. J. H. Jennings 4. Deed Shankle 5. O. P. Andrews 6. W. (1. Alverson 7. J. M. S Myers 8. L. T. Davis 9. James Johnson, Cooper Heights 10. J. E. Ashworth 11. D. A. Jewell Jr. 12. W. O. McCurdy ..3 M. A. Camp * 14. J. K. McCurdy 13. R. V. Thurman lb. T. A. Bird 17. M. P. Orr 19. Duke F Madari; 19. Fred Gilreath LO. John F. Pattoi 'Oll 21 A. L. Cooper 22. K. R. Shaver 23. J. R. Horton 24. C. J. Hammond 25. J. C. Tucker 20. C. G. Blackwell 27. A. P. Boss 28. G. W. Ashworth 29 Spencer J. Bomar 30. Frank Camp Traverse Jurors Ist. Week C H. Glenn T. A. Jackson E. G. Carroll J. H. Blaylock W. A Bolt W R Neely G L. Cain Charley Henry A. M. Evitt A. E. Chapman D. F. Abercrombie J. R. C Moon ' G. J. Lumpkin G. Y. Strickland Earl Cook R. M. Pittman ( Martin Clements Charlie Sprayberry James A. Payne R. W. C. Myers J. T. Pitman Frank Burnside P. C. Voiles F A. Crutchfield W. R. Buchannan Glenn Strange W. N. Morgan S. 0. Grigsby Gordon Trammell T A. Williams Tom I,eigh W. H. Stanley D. R. Thurman A. C. Nuckolls J. A. Coulter J .J Parrish Miles Gilbert G W. Pierce John F. Burke Ward H. Hixon Traverse Jurors, 2nd. Week Max Wallis J. C. Clement J. H. Harp J. M. Hames R F Cooper W. C, Smith P. E. Hawkins W S. Parker Russell Leigh Ed Carter R. L. Porter Luther C lemons A. G, .Cremet , T. M. Mitriae* Lee Parrish. ( Heerv D*y H, H. Edwards, _ G» ,L> Whlimbh S 0. Cherry , Aif Reed there is constant danger. If anyone has still an open closet he should immediately destroy it. The time limit for connection with sewer, which our present efficient council has fixed, does not apply, a. 1 } we under stand to open privies. The existence of one of is at any .home a vio lation of the town law. If you have yourself complied with the law, as the great majority of citizens have, and you have a neighbor who is still main taining one of these sources of great danger in proximity to your home in disregard of your health, who is in susceptible to your appeals and fool ing, you should at once call the mavor or Marshal and insist that your rights be respected. Both of these are sala ried officials whose duty it is to hear complaints and abate nuisances. They arc also conscientious officers dc'r ous that everybody alike should com ply with the law. They will thank you to notify them. Remember that in this case your lifii of your child’s life may depend on your action. We will be regularly at the health office every Saturday afternoon, and frequently on other days, for the pur pose of inoculating all who apply. Respectfully, J. 11. HAMMOND, Commissioner of Health. BAPTIST TENT MEETING BEGINS SUNDAY NIGHT Revival services will begin at the tent in West LaFayette, announces Rev. I. S. Leonard, the Baptist pas tor, on next Sunday night. The tent will be pitched on the old ball ground in order that sufficient parking room may be secured for automobiles. Rev.'-Willburn Head, of Atlanta, will conduct the meeting, and the pas tor urges the pastors and congrega tions of the other churches to co-oper ate with the campaign for a town wide revival. All singers are urged to assist in the music. BETTER DIARYING PLATFORM URGED At this time, when platforms are taking yp newspaper space, the dairy men of this county should lie thinking of a platform which will carry the county in a landslide this fall. Below is a platform which should get a lot of votes, even though it does seem a bit “wet.” 1. Use pure bred hulls. 2. Weed out the “boarder” cows by testing. 3. Raise female calves only from pure bred bulls and tested cows. 4. Feed cows better and raise more homegrown feed. 5. Increase and improve the perma nent pastures. G. Produce dairy products of the highest quality in order to secure the highest prices. | 7. Provide comfortable quarters for the cows—to increase production and make dairying more pleasant and profitable. 8. Educate the public to a greater appreciation of the value and use of dairy products. 9. Market products co-operativelv instead of competing with each at he". Ed Bailey Dan Hill Keown G. A. Langley W. G. Hentz Nelson Wright J. M. Langley T. H. Eliott J. T Grant P D. Fortane S. W. Puryear Archie Justice J. F. Hill S. E .Coley J. L. Wyatt R M. W. Ware W. A. J. Burns J F. Walker J. R. Ponder F. C Campbell G F. Prekra F. C. Campbell G. F. Parker F. C Simmons J. S. Wilson fl, M. Colbert ‘- ' 'A. L. Bagwell Jo* Rat r.. ‘ - J."P. 9k»t*s A, & lmna» A.L. Ellis Tsxm Smith JY Arrouehee Joe.M Bake. r -- McAdoo Still Leading On 46th Ballot But Yet! Far From Nomination CLAYTON TATUM DIED LAST NIGHT AT 11 O’CLOCK Wil l. BE LAID TO REST AT CEJ)- AR GROVE THIS AFTERNOON AT 3 O’CLOCK PROMINENT CITIZEN, BAPTIST AND MASON —HAD BEEN AFFLICTED FOR SEVERAL YEARS Clayton Tatum passed away at his home at Cedar Grove last night at 11 o’clock, following an illness of sever al years. Some years ago he suffered a stroke of paralysis and was an in valid until his deuth last night. Mr. Tatum was one of Walker county’s best citizens. Ho was a man of sound judgment, was highly res pected anil . was loved by all, those who knew him. His passing is a source of deep regret by the people of the county and this section. He was a member of the Baptist church and for a long number of years was a deacon. He also belong ed to the Masonic order and was prominent among his brethren. Inter ested in all affairs of his county, he was a citizen of worth. Surviving him besides his widow are five children—four sons and a daughter. The sons are, R. C., Chas. L. R .G. and Cramp ton Tatum; the daughter is Mrs. L R Fitts; also two brothers survive him—E Tatum and Rev. It. P. Tatum of Valley Head, Ala. and two sisters—Mrs. J. C. Pierce and Mrs. Bcttie Bailey, of this county Funeral services will be held this afternoon, Thursday at 2 o’clock from the Cedar Grove Baptist church. The Masonic order will have charge of ser vices at the grave. The LaFayette Furniture Co., will have charge of funeral arrangements. Quite a number of Masons and citi zens here are planning to attend the funeral. JOHN HENRYIrHOMAB DIED SUDDENLY TUES. AT HISTRION HOME Summerville, Ga. July I—John Hen ry Thomas ,aged G 2, one of the most prominent citizens and business men of Chattooga county, died suddenly at G a. m today at his home in Trion. He was prominent in fraternal circles, being a Mason, Odd Fellow and K. of I’. Funeral services will be held at the Trion auditorium Thursday at 2 p. in. with burial in Trion cemetery. He is survived by his widow and two sons, Fred Thomas, of Atlanta, and ,oss Thomas, of Trion; four daugh ters, Mrs. B. E. Neal and Mrs. Graves Myers, of Summerville; Mrs. Allen Justice, of Trion and Mrs. Paul Jones, of Memphis. Several brothers and sis ters also survive the deceased. OTIIINEL BIRD PASSES AWAY July 1, 1924—Othinel (Dick) Bird, aged 69, died at his home near here Saturday night. He had been in fail ing health for several months, but his illness became serious some few days before his death. Mr. Bird was born and reared in Walker County, and has many friends and relatives who will mourn his go ing away. Not only in his home and community will he be missed but throughout the county. He is survived by his wife; two sons, Oscar, of La- Fayette, and S. C., of Chattanooga; three daughters, Mrs. I. 1,. Weaver, Mrs Jas Bird and Mrs. Nora Weaver, all of near LaFayette and one broth er, Sam Bird, of LaFayette. The funeral services were held at the Center Point Baptist church Sun day afternoon at 3 o’clock Revs. Cor dell and Crawford conducted the ser vice in the presence of a large con course of people which attested the high esteem in which the deceased was held. The following nephews of Mr. Bird acted as pall bearers: Tom Bird, Jake Bowman, Oscar Bowman, Sam Bowman, O. 1,. Baker and Bob Baker. Interment was in Center Point cemetery. The LaFayette Furniture Co. had charge of funeral arrange ments. CARD OF THANKS Through the Messenger we wish to thank our friends and neighbors for their help and kindness during the sickness and death of our husband and father Dick Bird. May you all be as , welUbleeeed in your trouble is our prayer. From the depths pf.our heart wwthink.you-f-Mrß, Othinel Bird and children. .* - k* Want Ads in Messengei , Pay' One Dollar Per Year LEADERS THINK DEADLOCK WILL BE BROKEN WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE HOURS AND McADOO OR A DARK HORSB WILL BE THE NOMINEE— WHO DARK HORSE WOULD BE IS STILL DOUBTFUL On the 46th ballot at the Democrat ic National Convention in New York, McAdoo was leading with a vote of 515; A1 Smith was running second with 318 and Davis was running third with 09 votes. Since the first balloting began Monday morning the conven tion had been in a deadlock between McAdoo and Smith. McAdoo has held his strength throughout but seems unable to. se cure a majority of 541) votes. His fight is for this majority with the hope that sentiment will give him the nec essary two thirds of 731 votes. Bryan yesterday spoke on the con vention floor for McAdoo and follow ing his appeal McAdoo gained several delegations. Just what the outcome of the con vention will be is still problematical. It is reported that McAdoo says be will reoas# his delegates after til* 51st ballot if no nomination has been made, to vote as they choose. There are 1096 convention votes and it takas 731 to nominate. leaders think the deadlock will be broken within the next 13 hours and either McAdoo will be nominated or a dark hoi*se. Just who the dark horse would be is doubtful. UNIFICATION CONFERENCE OF METHODISTS BEHAN AT CHATTANOOGA WED NESDAY FIRST DAY’S SES SION TAKE UP QUESTION OF LEGALITY OF CALLING EX TRAORDINARY SESSION OF GEN ERA I, CONFERENCE —EAR- LY ADJOURNMENT POSSIBLE Chattanooga, Tenn. July 2 Ad | journment of the extraordinary gener al conference of the Methodist Epis copal church, South, without action on the proposal for unification with the Methodist Episcopal church loomed as a possibility tonight. The situation grew out of an all day debate on a resolution providing for another gene.ai conference in | May, 1925. Its adoption would leave the delegates with nothing to do, for rules adopted provide that *he only business that can be transacted is con sideration of the unification plan MRS. W. M. HAMMONTREE Mrs. Jane Moreland Hammontree, wife of Wm. Hammontreo, died at Reo on last Thursday night after a long illness. The funeral services were conducted at Friendship Baptist church by Rev. 15. F. Hunt, of Ring gold, her former pastor, assisted by Rev. Josiah Cendup of the First Bap tist church of Dalton. The beautiful flowers and large concourse of friends and relat ves attested to the high es teem in which she we- held. Besides ier husband Mrs lloo.nin tree is survived by one son, Grover Hammontree; three daughters, Mrs, Ben Hunt, of LaFayette, and Misses Mary and Jessie Hammontree. She is also survived by two sisters, Miss Cal lie Moreland and Mrs. Mary Nuckolls of this place; one brother, J. L. More land, of Tampa, Fla. She was loved not only by her family but by all who knew her and the memory of her long and useful life will be treasured. SUMMERVILLE WINS Summerville baseball team defeat ed the locals again last Thursday af ternoon at Rea's Park by the score of 9 to 7 in a close and exciting game. Loughridge pitched a steady game up to the fifth inning when he was hit on the arm. He was taken out at the end of the fifth and Dodson finished the game allowing no hit, and strik ing out six men, but the visitors had bunched hits off Loughridge and gain ed a lead which the locals could out, overcome.