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If It* Results You Want Advertise in The Messenger. Volume XLVII.—No. 40. 2000 ARRESTS 1000 STILLS AND BEER GALORE TOGETHER WITH CONFISCATION OF NUMEROUS AUTOMOBILES AND SEIZURE OF LARGE QUANTITIES OF SUGAR, MALT, MEAL, ETC., IS RECORD OF SHERIFF HARMON DURING THE PAST THREE YEARS’ OF OFFICE Around 2000 arrests, the majority of which were for infractions of the prohibition laws, 1000 jaiied, the sei zure and destruction of over 1000 cop per stills, galvanized outfits and still furnaces, the confiscation of numer ous automobiles and the capture of 2000 gallons of whisky, several thous and gallons of beer and malt and find ing enormous quantities of 3 'T and meal, is in brief the record o. Sheriff Harmon and his deputies dur ng his three years tenure of office as Sheriff. The largest amount of whisky seiz ed at one time, states the Sheriff dur ing these three years is 180 gallons, the next largest 140 gallons. The jail record shows 962 have*been enrolled as prisoners during Mr. Har mon’s three years and two months in office, more than half of the arrests, state the Sheriff have never been en tered on the jail records because .‘•bonds were made for the release of . accused which obviated the enroll ,„ent at the jail. This record has no parallel in Georgia within the time period, and it is doubtful if any officer in the en tire country can show such a splen did record as has Mr. Harmon within the past three years. Great inroads have been made in the whisky traffic and Mr. Harmon states that he is determined to sup press the liquor traffic and the vio lation of all other laws as enthusias tically as it is possible to do. His record is a source of pride to the peo ple of the county. WEST LAFAYETTE WON BANNER AT r' v CONVENTION The Walker County Singing Con- j vention met with Linwod church last; Saturday and Sunday, September 20 and 21st. Saturday afternoon the | contest for the banner took place at three o’clock. Only two classes sung, West LaFayette and Linwood, West LaFayette winning, the contest. Sun day morning the Convention was op- j ened at 10 o’clock. Singers from Chat tanooga and other places began to gather and soon filled the church and by afternoon great throngs of people were present. The church could not accomodate them all. The singing was fine. Sunday afternoon was spent in class singing and several quartets. The convention was one of the best ever held. There was no invitation for the convention next spring, so it is hoped that some church will call for it before next May. H. LAWSON DUNCAN, Pres. E. H. WOOD, Sec. and Treas. KELLAM DUO *iERE NEXT MON. NIGHT The Kellam Due, the first attraction of the Lyceum Course, will appear Monday night, Sept. 29th at the high school auditorium. The Kellams have had ten years of successful tours of kthe United States and Canada and piave established for themselves an enviable reputat - ' m as lyceum enter tainers. The coi any includes Mr. T. J. Kellam, dramatr reader and im personator, whose ’nterpretations are both original and i ique. Mr. Kellam is naturally a hu. i«rist also a splen did musician, playing the violin, man dola and piano. His assistant, Mis 3 Lela Lowery, has a most charming personality, an unusual voice and power and quality, a real coloratura. She possesses wonderful musician ship, is an excellent pianist and plays 1 most successfully the piano accordian. | This lyceum course is sponsored by ] the school, the Chamber of Commerce and the W’oman’s Club. All money, above expenses will go to the school to be used for school purposes. Other splendid attractions will follow, but especially strong is this first number and tiie people of the town and com munity are urged to take advantage hearing these interesting perform ers. ' The school ha 3 charge of the sale of tickets, also tickets may be secured ■from Loach’s Pharmacy and from Rhyne Bros. Phaamacy. 0 Halim* Uknmtij BOWEN RUNNING FOR COLLECTOR AS INDEPENDENT W. L. Bowen, of LaFayette, who was defeated in the Democratic pri mary for Tax Collector four years ago by Henry Brown, the present tax Collector, and again this year in the March primary by Claude Clements, has decided to run an independent race in the general election of Nov. 4th., against Mr. Clements, the pri mary nominee. Mr. Bowen makes for mal his announcement in the follow ing statement: To the Voters of Walker County: I offer myself a candidate for the office of Tax Collector of this county and do so by the advice of hundreds of good men who have told me they desired it. I have been told by hun dreds of the county’s best people that since the Primary in March was con ducted in away very unfair, by one man perhaps, registering hundreds on the day of the election and permitting them to vote and sending word to other precincts directing the same ac tion there (though not obeyed outside) permitting one or more to vote under twenty-one years old, that they did not feel bound. This has come to me from a reliable source, and since my friends have signified that such ac tion being unfair and undemocratic people do not feel bound to foster a wrong, I have been asked to continue my race for Tax Collector. It has always heretofore been the rule, if not the law to close the registration books a specified time before the pri mary, to make up a list and abide by it—that all may alike be governed, but to register them on the morning of the election when no one has time nor opportunity to challenge any vote or voter is manifestly unfair and unjust and is not in keeping with the principles bequeathed to us by our founders and forefathers of this Gov ernment. I need not discuss these fea tures at length since most every fair voter knows the things that prevailed in the primary in March. Had it been conducted in fairness, I would not have continued my race, but no one man has a right to register hundreds on the election day and then permit the vote to follow in the face of all law and previous rule. It is unfair and unjust. If I am right upon principle then I am only asking that justice be done. To Every Voter In Walker County: I am offering myself as a candidate for the office of Tax Collector of Walker County and ask the vote of every man and woman in the county. If you favor me with the vote of elec tion I shall do my best to attend theC duties of the office with fair and im-1 partial conduct. Most of you know me ! and know what my fitness is and if ' qualified I feel sure that you will favor me with your vote. None will i appreciate your votes more than I will. W. L. BOWEN. GRAND MASTER HAMRICK HERE FRIDAY NIGHT TO VISIT LOCAL MASONIC I LODGE AND ADDRESS THE j BRETHREN ROME FELLOW- ( CRAFT CLUB TO CONFER THE THIRD DEGREE SURROUND-! ING LODGES CORDIALLY IN ; VITED REFRESHMENTS AND SHORT MASONIC SPEECHES! FEATURES The Masonic fraternity of this city has planned a pretentious rally on ' Friday night of this week. Worshipful Master, Thos. W. Bry an states that Grand Master ,lames D. Hamrick, of Carrollton, will be here to deliver an address and observe the work. Also the Fellowcraft Club of Rome will attend and confer the . Master Mason’s degree. Invitations, have been sent to the adjacent lodges and a tremendous attendance is ex pected. Every member of Western Lodge is expected to be on hand Fri day night early to welcome the visit- I ing brethren. Mr. Bryan urges in ad- I dition to formal invitations to other , lodges in this vicinity, the attendance t of all masons within reach of LaFay ette. The lodge will open promptly at 7:30 o’clock after which the Grand ' Master will be received with due Ma sonic honors. Following a short busi ness session the degree work will be , conferred by the expert Rome club of j Fellowcrafts. | Refreshments, short addresses and a general social time will be delight -1 fnl features, aside from the work for I the evening. LaFayette, Georgia, Friday, September 26, 1924. Chamber Os Commerce Os Rossville To Sponsor Exhibit At County Fair CITY IS PLANNING SIDEWALKS AND SEWER SYSTEM NEW • $23,000 GARAGE AND FILLING STATION TO BE ERECTED SOON CHAMBER OF COM MERCE FUNCTIONING SPLEN DIDLY FOR CIVIC IMPROVE MENTS AND NEW INDUSTRIES Rossville, Ga. September 23—The Chamber of Commerce held a very enthusiastic meeting at the basement of the McFarland Memorial Church Friday evening. Several important matters were brought tip by the body at this meeting and were approved by same. The question of building side walks through the town was discussed and the plan met with the approval of the organization. The question of sew ers for the town was brought up and action in this matter will be taken at an early date. The Chamber of Com merce will sponsor a Rossville ex hibit at the Walker County Fair and Col. C. R. Jones was made chairman of this committee. This will be the first time in the history of the fair that this place has had an individual exhibit and much enthusiasm is mani fested in regard to same. Other im portant matters were discussed at the meeting after which an adjournment was made. A large number of mem bers were present and already the effects of the work being done by the chamber are being felt in the commu nity. Abeel Bros., of Chattanooga are having a splendid building erected | just over the state line at this place i which will be used for a filling sta tion and garage. S. V. Lawson, the contractor stated that the building which is being built of stucco and ce ment will cost approximately $25,000 and will be of the latest design, hav- j ing all modern conveniences. When | completed this handsome building will i be quite an addition to the town. R. R. McCallie of Flintstone has op ened a meat market on the state line next to the State Line Restaurant, i Some time last Wednesday night, the furniture store of F. W. Sorrell was burglarized and a large quantity . of aluminum ware, dishes and other valuable articles were taken. No trace of the burglars who entered at i the rear door have been found. The ( store had been ransacked all over and the best things out. One dozen small clocks were among the booty which was secured. Mr. Sorrell has been in business here for a long number of years and besides his furniture store operates an undertaking establish ment. CHATTANOOGA FAIR OPENS SATURDAY 27 AT WARNER PARK Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 24—Sat urday the Chattanooga Interstate fair will open for the tenth annual exposition at Warner Park, with what fair offiicals declare will be the best showing of live stock, agricultural produce and home arts ever produce! in this section of the country and with the best program of high class entertainment, sports, etc ever plan ned in connection with a southe’n fair. | The large number of entirely new features will include the cooking school to be conducted in the woman ; building by Mrs. Sam R. Dull, knowi throughout the south for her culina ry ability; a demonstration in dre».i .inking in which women and girls will be instructed in a simple method by which the most charming frocks can be cut, fitted and sewed all ready to year within an baur; a display of fish sent here by the go ’rnment hatcnery at Erwin, Tenn., an exhibit of more than 200,000 dark and gold Italian bees; a kennel show with more than 200 prize dogs of all breeds; an art j exhibit of more than fifty paintings by famous southern artists; a flower show which will occupy more than half the space under the big grand stand; butter statuary; horse shoe pitching contest, football, harness and running races and foot races in which all the swift footed boys in Chatta nooga district may compete for hand j some prizes. ! ————— RIDE BAKER’S BUS LINE TO THE CHATTANOOGA FAIR Baker’s Bus line will run during the Chattanooga Fair beginning Sat urday of this week and all next week i a double-header schedule in the day time, and at night the cars will leave , Rhyne Bros. Pharmacy at 7:00 o’clock 1 for Chattanooga, and will leave the J fair grounds at H o’clock. _ It PLANS TO MAKE ! THE FAIR BETTER THAN LAST YEAR ONLY THREE WEEKS OFF—COM MUNITIES URGED TO MAKE FULL EXHIBITS ATTRACT IVE CASH PREMIUM LIST SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON WO MEN'S DEPT., AND POULTRY CLEAN AMUSEMENTS AND FIREWORKS i I j With the Walker County Fair just ■ three weeks’ olf, all committees are working hard to complete plans for the opening on Thursday morning October 23rd. An unusually attractive premium list has been announced embracing a larger scope than heretofore and to taling a considerable sum in cash prizes. Premium lists have been mail ed out to the people of the county and the same was published in the Mes senger a few months ago. Various communities are planning exhibits and of especial interest is the announcement of the Rossville Cham ber of Commerce to sponsor a com plete exhibit of the city of Rossville. Other communities should also take this opportunity of displaying the best of their communities at the fair and make the annual fair one of great power and inspiration. Only clean, high class attractions are booked for the amusements, and the officials state they hope to make the fair much more attractive and in treesting than last year. Especial emphasis has been put on the women’s department this year, a department that for the past few years has been neglected. Also a larger poultry display will be here and it is expected that a better dis play of live stock and farm products will be assembled. Fireworks at night and clean a musements day and night are being arranged for the entertainment of the people. ST. ELMO SHOWN AT PALACE NEXT MON. AND TUES. St Elmo, the masterpiece of Au gusta Evans, widely read by the pJb lic, and one of the most gripping nov els ever written, will be shown in pic tures at the Palace Theatre on next Monday and Tuesday afternoons and night. Don’t fail to see this wonderful production. You have read the book, see the picture. ltx GUERNSEY COW MAKES WONDERFUL RECORD Sandersville, Ga. Sept. 22—It wiil be of interest to dairymen in Georgia to know that Hallowe’en Girl No. 108413, a registered Guernsey cow, bred and owned by Dr. Wm. Rawlings at Fern Crest Guernsey Farm at this place, is making a record that few other cows have ever equalled. Dur ing the month of August, according to official figures made known today by W. H. Howell, in charge of the herd, this cow produced one hundred and one-imlf pounds of butter fron. 1,407 pounds of milk. Hallowe’en Girl is only four years old ami since she will reach her highest production at the age of about eight years she gives promise of much higher production as she matures. This is one of many fine records at Fern Crest and is proof conclusive that Georgia farmers can increase their income by raising bel ter cows. ROCK SPRINGS CHURCH HOST TO SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION OCT. 12TH. The Walker County Sunday School Convention will be held at Rock Springs Methodist church the second i Sunday in October, October 12th., 1223. Come and be with us for we I will have a good time and a big din : rier. We especially urge all Sunduy I School Superintendents to be present i with as many of your officers as can come. Also bring your delegates, as many as you want. Don’t forget there will be a banner for the largest num ber of ofticers and the largest number of delegates, the number of miles traveled considered. Do not forget the time, October 12th, 1924. The place, Rock Springs Methodist church. S. F. BLAYLOCK, Pree. | NORTH GEORGIA METH. CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 19-24 Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 22—The annual session of the North Georgia confer ence for the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, will be held in Atlan ta at the Wesley Memorial ehurch November 19-24, according to an an nouncement by John A. Manget, chairman of the entertainment com mittee of the North Georgia Confer ence. Headquarters for the meeting will be established at the new Henry Gra dy hotel. Although the formal opening of the I hotel is not to be held until the fol lowing week, practically every room has already been reserved by the min isters who will attend the conference, and it is expected that the entire ho tel will be reserved before the confer ence gets under way. Officials of the North Georgia con ference state that about 4110 visiting ministers will gather in Atlanta for the meeting. These pastors will repre sent practically every village, town ship ami hamlet in the area consti tuting the conference. Bishop U. B. A. Darlington, of West Virginia, will preside over the session. For the last six years, the confer ence, 'having become too large to be entertained in smaller cities, has mei in Atlanta, with the exception of 1921 when it met in St. John’s church, at Augusta. NEW LAF. SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH DEDICATED SUN. NIGHT WITH IMPRESSIVE EXER CISES BEFORE TREMENDOUS CONGREGATION THE NEW CHURCH STARTED THIS WEEK WITH 54 MEMBERS, 56 ADDED THIS W EEK AS RESULT OF RE VIVAL REV. BEN HOWARD, PASTOR The new LaFayette Second Baptist church was formally dedicated in West LaFayette on last Sunday night with impressive ceremonies. A tre mendous congregation gathered, more than the capacity of the new church, many being unable to crowd into the church. Rev. Ben Howard, who has been called as pastor, preached the dedicatory sermon. The building formally occupied by the West LaFayette school together with tho lot was purchased and the structure remodeled and made suit able for church purposes, and the new church began with fifty four mem bers. Beginning Sunday night the pastor, Rev. Ken Howard, has been conduct ing revival services each night, up to Thursday -nirig some fifty-six con versions no. additions to the church being recorded. The campaign will continue all this week and probably . into next week. The members of the Second Baptist ; are enthusiastic over the prospects for a strong church. MRS. HIXON LAID TO REST TUESDAY T CEDAR GROVE Mrs. J. T. Hixon, nee McDaniel, aged 48 years, died at her home near Cedar Grove on September 20th. Be sides her husband she is survived by ten children: Mrs. Pearl Edwards, Chattanooga; Mrs. Hazel Weiss, Lew is Kansas, J. C., Chattanooga, Mrs. Annie Lee Kell, Misses Clara, Cora,' Millie, Vernie, Daphne and Georgia, of Cedar Grove. Funeral services were held at Cedar Grove Church, of which she was .» member, Tuesday at 2:30 o’clock. Rev. W. B. Taylor, assisted by Rev. Sam Tucker, paid touching tributes to the splendid Christian character and life of the deceased. A large concourse of j sorrowing relatives and friends were present and the beautiful floral de signs showed the esteem in which Mrs. Hixon was held. Many relatives and friends from Chattanooga were pres ent. Burial followed in the Cedar Grove cemetery, the LaFayette Fur niture Company being in charge of arrangements. LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN—One black and white pided hound bitch. Been gone over two weeks. Finder no tify at once—W. A. Day, Chickamau | ga, Ga. R. 2, or 11. T. Smith, LaFay i ette, Ga. R. 6. ltx .. > Want Ads in Messenge* Pay One Dollar Per Year HIGH GRID TEAM TO OPEN SEASON HERE FRIDAY AFTERNOON O N FORTUNE FIELD WITH CENTRAL HIGH, OF CHATTANOOGA PROS PECTS FOR STRONG TEAM COACH W. W. GARMANY WHIP PING TEAM IN SHAPE FOR INITIAL GAME FRIDAY—SEA SON SCHEDULE BEING MADE OUT Since the opening of the LaFayetta high school, a squad of some twenty five high school boys have reported to Coach Wert Garmany every afternoon on the athletic field for practice. An array of splendid material is out for the regular team and though this is LaFayette’s second year and many candidates are out for the first year, all indications point to a well-organiz ed strong high school team. Under the tutelage of Coach Ger many the squad is being taught, the fundamentals of football. Signal prac tice began last week, and the places on the team are being hard fought by the boys. The team is being whipped inti) shape for the opening game Friday afternoon with Central High, of Chattanooga, on Fortune Field here. Coach Garmany was unable to give the probable line-up for Friday’s game and scrimmage practice is the program each afternoon. A full schedule is being worked out for the season. To date the schedule is incomplete but the following game.? have been booked: Sept. 27—Central High, at LaFay ette. Oct. 3—Open Oct. 10th—Dalton, at LaFayette. Oct. 17—Open Oct. 21th—Chickamauga, at La- Fayette. Oct. 31st. —Cedartown, at Cedar town. Nov. 7th—Dalton, at Dalton. Nov. 14 th—Open. Nov. 21st. Cartersville, at LaFay ette. Thanksgiving—Open. It is hoped by next week to have all open dates filled when the full sched ule for the season will be announced. Much interest is being taken in this year’s team by the school and towns people, and it is expected that a tre mendous crowd will witness the game Friday afternoon when the high school team will be seen in action for the first time this year. The game will begin promptly at 3:30 o’clock. YANKEES’ IGNORANCE OF SOUTH ASTOUNDING Hasleton, I’a.—The Fowler Dry Goods Co., ihas on display in one cf the front windows of its store a sprig of green cotton that 'has been attack ed by the boll weevil, an insect that destroys thousands of dollars’ worth of cotton every year. The boll weevil uses the cotton pods as a breeding place and the eggs laid in the pods and the hatching of the insects pre vent the cotton from growing. Four specimens of this harmful little pest are also shown in the win dow. One of the specimens showed signs of life after being tightly cork ed in a bottle more than four days. Cotton that has escaped injury due to the boll weevil is included in the dis play. The display is shown t 1 or., the courtesy of Clayton Beishline, at’ vche of the Markle Bank who received the specimens from relatives in the south. OPEN SEASON FOR SQUIRRELS AND OTOSSUMS BEGINS OCT. 1 Squirrel and O’possum season op ens (Jet. Ist. Come and get your li cense; it don’t make any difference who you are, you are required by the statu game law to buy a license, if you hunt off of your own I haye appointed ten deputy ward is and I am going to enforce th law this seuson if it can be done, s buy your ' license. It will be cheaper on you. County License —$1.00 State License —53.00 F. C. LITTLE, County Warden. SPECIAL EXCURSION FARES TO ATLANTA. GA., AND RETURN, ACCOUNT SOUTHEASTERN FAIR OCTOBER 4-11, 1924 Fare and one-half round trip. I Tickets on sale daily from October 3 to 10, inclusive, also on October 11 for trains scheduled to arrive in At lanta before noon of that date. Final limit October 13, 1924. i Ask ticket agent for further infor mation. CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY 18-10 3tx THE RIGHT WAY FOR RENT—Rooms, without board, | conveniently situated —Apply Mes senger Office. It , .