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Volume XLVII. —No. 33.
Biennial Sessions Bill
Passed Legislature Tues.
By Overwhelming Vote
OPPONENTS OF BILL IN HOUSE!
MADE STRONG FIGHT GOV
ERNOR WALKER SIGNED BILL
WEDNESDAY NOW SUBMIT
TED TO THE PEOPLE AS CON
STITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO
BE RATIFIED OR REJECTED
IN NOVEMBER ELECTION
Atlanta, Ga. Aug. s—The Georgia
house of representatives Tuesday by
a vote of 150 to 45, passed the bill of
Senator Mundy, and others, providing
for a sixty-day session of the Geor
gia legislature every two years in
stead of the present 50-day session
each year. The bill had already pass
ed the senate.
The biennial sessions bill was pass
ed by the senate last year, thirty
eight members of the senate adjoining
in its authorship. However, it struck
rough sailing in the House and was
bitterly opposed by several of the
leading members of that body. Argu
ment on the measure was begun last
Thursday and continued throughout
the day.
Opponents of the bill tried to force
a vote on it last Friday when there
were less than 150 members present,
but its supporters succeeded in having
the vote postponod until Tuesday.
Vote Closely Watched
The vote was watched with great
interest because it was realized that
there might be difficulty in securing
the 138 rotes required for passage of
a constitutional amendment.
When the halfway mark was reach-'
ed there had been 63 votes for the
bill and 28 against it, indicating a
vote of only 126 for the measure.'
Supporters of the bill immediately
began rounding up absentees and
when the roll call was finished the 1
vote stood 137 for the measure to 43
against it. Before verfication of the j
' roll call a number of members who j
had been absent came into the hall |
and cast their ballots bringing the
total to 150 for the bill and 45 against
it. :
*■ Governor Signs "Bill
Atlanta Ga. Aug. 6—The biennial |
sessions bill passed Tuesday by the (
Georgia house of representatives was
signed Wednesday afternoon by Gov-[
ernor Walker.
The bill provides that biennial ses
sions shall become effective in 1925, |
' immediately after the legislature
meets next year and ratifies the ac
tion of the voters, if the voters ap
prove the new measure. This means'
that there will be a session of the
legislature in 1925, lasting 60 days,
and no session in 1926. In the future j
sessions of the legislature would be
held in odd years, and elections in
even years, so the newly elected mem
beurs may get their seats withuot
waiting a year and a half.
If the voters of Georgia ratify the
biennial sessions program, there will.
be only three states remaining that
hold annual sessions of their legis- j
latures. They are Now York, Massa- *
chusetts and South Carolina. South
Carolina voters also will pass on bi
ennial sessions in November.
54 ADDITIONS 1
REVIVAL RESULTS
AT VALLEY HEAD'
l
Rev. S. R. Tucker closed Tuesday [
night, a ten-day revival campaign at j
Valley Head Baptist church, resulting j
in a number of conversions and fifty
four additions to the church. The [
church has been greatly revived, and;
the campaign which has just closed ;
was one of the most far-reaching in j
the history of Valley Head Church.
. The last days of the revival, Rev. C.
V W. Howard assisted Rev. Tucker.
POPE’S EVOLUTION BILL
NOT COPIED BUT CAME OUT
OF OWN HEAD ANDJfIEAItT
Replying to a statement in t|je At
lanta Constitution regarding the evo
lution bill of Representative Pope, s{r
Pope says:
“Editor Constitution:
“Under date of July 3.1 in comment
ing upon my evolution bill your pa
per stated that my bill was a copy
of the Kentucky law on the subject
and that same was prepared by Wil
liam Jennings Bryan.
I do not censure your reporter in
the least, but desire ta. siate that in
the preparation of this bill I consulted
no law on the subject anl was not
- aided in its preparation by anybod
but that I got this bill out of my ©—a
head ana heart.
DAVID F. POPE,
House of Representatives, August
1924.
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F. C. M’CLURE OUT
FOR RE-ELECTION
TO LEGISLATURE
Freeman C. McClure makes formal,
his announcement for re-election as ]
Representative from Walker County j
to the Georgia General Assembly in
this issue. Mr. McClure has served
two terms in the legislature and has
held several important committee as- j
signments. He was one of the twelve
members of Governor Walker’s Spe
cial Tax Commission and was named
vice-chairman of the organization to
secure the passage in the House of
the Biennial sessions bill. Mr. McClure
states that he is promised the chair
manship of the ways and means com
mittee of the house if re-elected. This
is one of the most important com
mittees in the house and all tax mea
sures are referred to this committee.
Mr. McClure is well-known to the
voters of the county, and his an
nouncement for re-election is of in
terest to the people.
To The Voters of Walker County:
In making my announcement for
re-election, I desire to again thank
you for the encouragement and splen
did support given me in previous
j elections. I have endeavored to prove
‘ myself worthy of the trust and to
perform the duties incident,to the of
fice of Representative to the. best of
my ability. I may have made mistakes
but if so, they were made honestly,
j However my policy is net to jump at
conclusions but to investigate and
' consider each bill or issue carefully
and impartially and tljen to vote my
' conscientious convictions regardless of
sentiment or personal friendships in
the General Assembly; and for that
! reason I am less likely to be misled;
and at the same time I am not afraid
1 to publicly defend my position on any
| measure if such be necessary
| With my four years of experience
in tile General Assembly, I feel that
I am prepared to serve Walker Coun
ty and the State of Georgia in a larg
er capacity. I have made a special
study of our tax' system and the tax
; problems and have concluded that our
present system is not adapted to our
' present complicated, .economic condi-
I tijjns. The fellow whfi' has property
That can be seen pays his share of the
| burden but the wealthy man who in
vests'- his money in unvisible forms
pays practically nothing upon such
propea\ty:.-even though he is required
' by law tor do. so now. I want your en-!
dbrsementtirv,order that I might be
j instrumental .jn adjusting the burdens
' of taxation. Yous vote and influence
! will be appreciated.
Below is my formal announcement -
To The Voters of Walker County:
I hereby announce myself a candi
date fer re-election to the office of
Representative of Walker County to
the General Assembly of Georgia sub
' ject to the rules of the Democratic,
j wfaite primary to be held on Sept. 10,
• 1924. If re-elected I shall continue to
serve the people of Walker county
and the State of Georgia faithfully
and conscientiously.
Respectfully,
FREEMAN C. McCLUKE.
EIGHT FARMERS
ON AUTO TRIP THRU
| GA. AND FL A
I In order to study the agricultural
i conditions in Georgia and Florida, to
j see what the Individual farmers in
| other sections are doing, a group of
, Walker county farmers are on a ten
day motor trip through Georgia and"
Florida, leaving thl county last Sat
urday. The object of this trip as stat
ed by County Ag-mt Saye is to study
all farm conditions with a view to
■ improving the conditions in Walker
! county. Among the farmers who are
. i making the trip are Alf Reed, L. P.
. Keith, .E. M. Reed, T. L. Cantrell, Joe
Hunt, Cecd Hunt, Roy Morgan and
Ernest Staiuell all of East Armuchee.
County Agent Saye
With Club Boys In
Athens This Week
i County Agent George P. Saye is
i spending this week with a group of
I I club boys in Athens at Camp Wilkins,
t a camp arranged especially for club
, boys and giri3. The boys taking the
l trip are Knox Wyatt, Ernest Owens,
j Howard Cremer, George Henry Ar-
I ncld, Russell Wheeler, Milton Lang
t ley, A. J. Borders, FYauk Shaw and
: Edwin Mitchell.
I •
LaFayette, Georgia, Friday, August S. 1924.
2-DAY SESSION
COOSA BAPTISTS
CLOSES TODAY
The Eighty-Seventh, annual meeting |
of the Coosa Baptist association'
which is holding a two-day session
with Shiloh church in West Armu
chee, will come to a close this after
noon, Thursday.
Large delegations from the thirty
two churches are attending and on
the program state speakers, leaders
and workers are proving attractive |
features. Every phase of work the
Coosa association embraces are being- 1
discussed, and reports from all the
societies are being submitted. Notable
advances along all lines are being
shown in the work and a larger pro
gram is being outlined at the conven
tion.
The topics that have been stressed
at the meeting are Christian
education, Sunday schools, temper
ance, stewardship, orphans home, pub
lications, hospitals, W. M. U. and B.
Y. P. U. work.
The people of West Armucheee are
royally entertaining the delegates,
and the association meeting is one of
the best in the history of the church.
The officers for next year will be
elected this afternoon, Thursday; also
the place for holding the annual meet
ing next year will be named.
J. C. HENDERSON
KILLED BY W. & A.
FREIGHT TRAIN
James C. Henderson, of Dalton,
was killed by a freight train on the
W. and A. railroad early Monday
morning- at a crossing about one half
mile west of Tunnell Hill. Mr. Hen
derson had started out of Dalton with
his truck loaded with Coca Cola and
came to the crossing near Tunnqjl Hill
which it is stated was not in good
condition and for some reason he was
unable to get his truck off the tracks.
An approaching freight train struck
the truck, almost completely demol
ished it and Mr. Henderson was i
thrown some fifteen feet, receivingl
internal injuries and cuts and bruises J
about the head. He was rushed to the'
Dalton hospital but died within a few j
minutes after arrival at the hospital. I
The deceased was 89 years of age, I
and is survived by his widow, who be- j
fore her marriage was Miss Elizabeth
Wardlaw, sister of R. A. Wardlaw of
this city and one child; a brother, 1
Theo Henderson, of Signal Mountain, I
Tenn., and'a sister in California.
Funeral services were held at Dal
ton Tuesday morning, conducted by j
Dr. Sims in the presence of a large
concourse c-f relatives and friends. !
Tuesday afternoon the body was
brought to LaFayette and laid to rest
in the LaFayette cemetery. Services
at the grave were conducted by Dr.
J. P. Anderson and the Masonic fra
ternity of which the deceased was a
member. The funeral arrangements
were in charge of the LaFayette
Furniture Co.
Mr. Henderson was manager of the
Coca Cola Bottling Works, of Dalton
and was popular with a wide circle
of friends throughout that section. He
was also formerly superintendent of
the Water and Light Plant &f this
city, and during his stay at LaFay
otte he and his family made many
warm friends, who deeply deplore his
tragic death, and who extend their
tender sympathy to the bereaved fam
ily and relatives. Mr. Henderson was
a member of the Masonic Fraternity,
was an upstanding citizen, possessed
a lovable character and made and.
held a large circle of friends.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bryan
Buried-Sunday Afternoon
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Bryan wife of the
late C. C. Bryan, passed away at the
home of her sister, Mrs. W. A. Mar
tin. Saturday afternoon about 2:30 o'-
clock, after ai. ilintss o: several
months. While sha hi d bee i quite ill,
her passing came as a distinct shock
to her relatives and friends.
The deceased was 82 years of age
at the time of her demise aqd had
been a resident of this county for a
number of years. She was a sister of
the late Sheriff W. A. Foster, Qf this
county.
Funeral services were held from
Chattooga church Sunday afternoon
at 3 o’clock, conducted by Rev. B. F.
Howard, in the presence of a large
number of relatives and friends. Many
lovely floral offerings were tributes
of relatives and rfriende. Interment
j followed in the Chattooga Cemetery.
Pall-bearers were: Fred Gilreath, W.
! D. Dunwoody, A. E. Chapman, J. R.
i Butler, Walter Foster and Wiley Fos
; ter. The LaFayette Furniture Compa
j ny wero in charge of funeral arrange
i moots.
1 Besides her sister, Mjts, Martin, Mrs
Bryan is swived by a ho.«»t of rela
! tives. ‘ , • •
CALENDAR CIVIL
CASES ANNOUNCED !
- FOR AUG. TERM
f r
Following is the list of Civil case!
set for the August Term Superior
Cofcrt:
Monday, August 18. 1921
i 'aimer Clothing Co. vs U. S. chan- j
hie and Son (6 cases.)
Hary F. Millican vs Newton Milli
car,
XJ. H. Coulter vs 11. L. McGhee.
It. B. Murphy vs Nelson and Joe
Giliath.
\Vsta Millican vs Babe Camp, et al.
Walker County Fertilizer Co. vs
Mrs. E. A. Wright.
J.' P. Parker vs R. M. and Mrs R
M Wheeler (2 cases)
E. Y. Chapin vs Catherine Roush,
et at
Eqhnia Cole vs Nora Hise.
| Tuesday, August 19, 1924.
S. Clark vs Nelson P. Smith
Bank of LaFayette vs Mrs. E. A.
Wright and F. 1,. Martin
Bank of LaFayette vs Mrs. E. A.
Wright and P A. Tate.
W. S. Parker vs H. A .Rodgers
T. S. Brannon et al vs Max Zugar
D. 18. Murphy vs Mat Nelson
Mrt Amy Young vs Bascom Woods
D W la-dford vs Minnie C. Warren
fells.'
T. A. O’Neal vs J. E. A. McKeown,
et al.
Mrs. R. M Wheeler vs J P Parker,
Damages.
Chattanooga Metals Co. vs L. W.
Harmon, et al.
Estelle Iron Ore Co., vs L. W. Har
mon, et al.
Wednesday, August 20, 1924.
T. L Cantrell vs Morgan Price.
John W. Wilson, et al vs L. W. Mc-
Cormick, et al.
Hattie Smith vs Sidney Littlejohn.
Hehry Smith vs Sidney Littlejohn
T. L. Cantrell vs L. H. Price.
Stewart Wright vs M. W. Hise and
J. W. Hise.
A. L. Bagwell and Son vs C C
Koonce, et al
International Ag. Corp vs H. F Pike
Central Loan and Savings Co. vs U.
R. Wheeler.
Thursday, August 21, 1924
Martine Day vs Otis Day
Mrs. Minnie C. Warrenfells vs John
D. Kinsey et al.
H. E.vArnold vs R S Anderson et a! j
W. <l. Hunter vs Jake Ballew and
John R. Rea. j
[ Wade H. Henderson vs Walker
County Mining and Construction Co
E. 11. Wyatt vs Floyd McFarland,
et al.
Hardwick, Gov. vs J. T. Oliver et al
E. S. Taylor, Sol. Gen. vs K. Brown
Fuller.
Luther Connally vs W. E. Greeson
Gordon Williams vs J. R. Giimcr.
Mrs.-W. H Wardlaw vs S W Ward-,
law.
Friday, August 22, 1924.
Ola May Fouts vs Sam Staqsell, el
al
C. I’. Bailey - vs W. W. Kinsey et al.
J. F. Stanfield vs J. A. Young
D W. Stiles, et al vs W T Marsh,
et al.
W. A. Wardlaw et al vs H-. B. Hop
pendeitzel, et al.
Nora Wallin vs W. G. Stephens
Udcontested Divorce Cases.
ENTRANCE FEES
MUST BE PAID IN
BY SAT. NIGHT
All aspirants for offices in the state
Democratic primary of September 10,
from this county must qualify with
W. A. Wardlaw, Chairman of the
county Democratic Executive Com
mittee by midnight of Saturday Aug.
9th., since this date has been fixed
by the commtitee as the closing date
for candidates to pay their entrance
fees.
LAFAYETTE WINS
FROM SUMMERVILLE
BY 3 TO 2 SCORE
In the prettiest game yet played
this season on the local diamond, La-
Fayette defeated the strong Summer
ville team last Friday afternon by the
score of 3 to 2. From the beginning
to the last man out in the seventh
inning, the game was hotly contested
and the outcome was difficult to fore
cast, By agreement the game was a
seven inning game. Summerville has
an exceptionally strong team and is a
strong contender for the North Geor
gia Championship. Doubtless a re
turn game will be played at Summer
ville at a Inter date.
Linda'e liere the itth
Lir.dale is scheduled t > play LalTy
<stte at LaFi yei.to on 'i hursday after
noon tlie 14tih. This team has a splen
did record and the largest crowd of
local fans who have yet attended a
game this season is exp'»*tfcd to Wit
ness the battle with Lindale.
1924 Tax Digest Totals
$7,239,811, An Increase
Over 1923 of $183,862
J. RALPH ROSSER
ANNNOUNCES FOR
LEGISLATURE
Below will be found the formal an
nouncement of J. Ralph Rosser as a
candidate for Representative to the
lower house of the Georgia General
Assembly.
Mr. Rosser is a son of Col. and Mrs
James E. Rosser, is well known to
the people of the county and his an
nouncement will be a source of inter
est to the voters. Mr. Rosser was
graduated from the University of
Georgia law school last year, and ad
mitted to the bar. He immediately re
turned to LaFayette and began the
active practice of his profession as a
member of the firm of Rosser and
Shaw. He is a bright young attorney
and has many friends who are inter
ested in his race for the legislature.
Following is his official card:
To The Voters of Walker County:
I announce myself a candidate for
the legislature of Georgia, with the
explanation that it is my first appli
cation for public office. I shall endea
vor to aid in progressive legislation,
if elected, and look well to best inter
ests of State and county. I shall hope
in event you send me there to repay
you with tho best service I can ren
der as a public servant with the best
work I can do.
• I have no fight to make on anyone.
I shall not be able to sec many of you
in the short time allowed me, but
shall hope to see all of you.
I shall thank you and each of you
for your aid and influence. I am run
ning subject to the prmary on Sept'.
10, 1924.
Most respectfully,
J. R. ROSSER.
'TO THE PEOPLE OF }
WALKER COUNTY
A few days ago we introduced a bill
tu amend the general game and fish
law to the effect that any county may
suspend the killing of quail for a peri
od of three years upon the recommen
dation of the respective grand juries.
On yesterday we introduced a bill
to repeal the quail law for Walker
county because after diligent search,
we find from decisions of the higher
courts that the law is unconstitutional
inoperative, null and void. We intro
duced this bill as a state measure, but
after it was mutilated and confined
by the Committee to Walker County
alone, it became a special enactment
in confilict with the general game
law on the subject, and therefore un
constitutional and inoperative. For
this reason, seeing clearly that the
local special enactment gives you no
protection, we feel it our duty to re
peal it rather than let it be set aside
at the expense of anyone prosecuted
and at the expense of the county in
trying the case or cases.
After the Committee confined the
bill to Walker County in the rush and
jam of business at the close of the
session, we had no opportunity to look
into the legality and constitutionality
of the bill, but ow that we know it
cannot stand because a similar law for
Early county has been declared un
constitutional and inoperative by the
higher Court, we feel it our duty to
repeal it, and stand for bird protection
as a state-wide proposition, like wo
started out with and as afforded by
the bill we have recently introduced
and also by a bill somewhat similar
by Dr. Whitley, Representative from
Douglas County. We are supported in
our views by the Attorney General
and his assistant.
We have chosen to bo thus frank
and fair with you as in all matters
heretofore. We have nothing to hide
or cover up in our legislative service.
Respectfully yours,
DAVID F. POPE,
FREEMAN C. McCLURE.
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LOVELY WHITE WAY
ILLUMINATES THE
PUBLIC SQUARE
1 The white way for the liaFayette
public square has been installed and
each night the square is beautifully
and effectively illumnated,
1 Fourteen individual lights have
been p'acod around the square and at
I the ends of the little park in the cen
ter. The type of standards, shades etc.
1 are tie most modem, the individual
1 light being used instead of the cluster
I formation. The effdet is most pleasing
and no little city car. bca«t of a better
light-*! e qua re. The Civiian Club and
city fostered tho project which is
* m#t splendid improvement.
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Pay
One Dollar Per Year
TOTAL TAX RETURNS FOR THIS
YEAR GIVEN IN TABLES BE
LOW YEAR 1920 SHOWS THE
largest Return in history
OF COUNTY— ENUMERATIONS
AND COMPARISONS OF ENTIRE
DIGEST WILL BE PUBLISHED
NEXT WEEK— RECEIVER COM
PLETES DIGEST THIS WEEK
Tax Receiver, E. A. Puryear an
nounces an increase in the tax returns
of this year over 1923 of $183,862.
The grand total of the white and col
ored tax returns as appears on the
digest for this year reaches the figure
of $7,239,811. That of last year was
$7,055,949.
Within a day or two the Tax Re
ceiver expects to have his report com
pleted and will sepd the digest to the
Comptroller General.
An enumerated report of the digest
will be published in next week’s is
sue for the information of the people
of the county. The detailed records
were unavailable for this week’s issue
due to the rush in the Receiver’s office
in making his final report to the
Comptroller General.
Below are the tax returns for this
year by Districts:
Whiten . »
Chickamauga—sl,lsl,93B
Chestnut F1at—5133,099
Cane Creek —5188,083
Cedar Grove—slßß,6l6
Dougherty—s34,s74
Rossville — $1,435,701
East Armuchee 5226,387
Kensington 5300,391
Lisbon—s44s,9ll
LaFayette 51,842,878
Mountain 5196,403 ,
Pond Springs—s2s3,7s3
Peavine 5305,652 >
Wilson 5243,278
West Armuehee 5153,951
Total 57,100,615
- ' Colored
Chickamauga 533,254
Chestnut Flat —$6,762
Cane Creek —55,956
Cedar Grove 51,316
Dougherty—None ;
Rossville —$9,515
East Armuchee—sl,o4l
Kensington—sl6,7oß
Lisbon 513,723
LaFayette—s32,424
Mountain—s74s
Pond Springs—ss,3s2
Peavine 57,688
Wilson—sl,39s
West Armuchee —$3,317
Total 5139,195
Combined white and colored returns
total $7,239,811.
Comparative Reports
The comparative tax returns for
the past decade follows:
1915 $4,902,408
1916
1917
1918—
1919
1920
1921 7,379,417
1922
1923 7,055,919
1924
WALKER COUNTY
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION 29TH.
To All Sunday School Superintend
ents of Walker County.
Greetings:
There will be held at Rossville M.
E. Church, South, on Friday, August
29, 1924, the Walker County Sunday
School Convention of all denomina
tions.
We will have with us some of the
State’s best Sunday school workers,
and some local talent for some sub
jects. We expect to make this a great
day in Sunday school work in old
Walker. We need your help, so elect
your delegates to the Conve. t:on,
which will open at 10 a. m. and will
close at 3:30 p. m. There will be a big
basket dinner on the ground.
! Now, dear Superintendents, please
| help me out in this meeting, as it will
: he very profitable to us. This is the
i end of my second year and we do
j wish to have a good record and help
I the Sunday schools in old Walken. Do
; not fail to elect your delegates, as
j many as will go, and come yourself.
| Don’t forget the time, August 29th,
■ 1921, place, Rossville M. E. Church,
j South, and dinner on the ground.
S. F. BLAYLOCK, Pres.
FOR SALE—New Dodge touring ear.
All extras —Mrs. Joe Street, L«Pay
ette, Gti. Box 68 Itx