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THE MILLEDCiEVILLE NEWS
VOLUME 18, NUMBER 21.
E,tab|l8hed 0ctober 12 ' 1901 - Milleogeville, Ga., Wednesday Morning, Dec. 7, 1921.
$1.50 A YEAR'
HANCOCK COUNTY SHERIFF IS BEING
IGNORED BY TEXAS AUTHORITIES
Refuse to Answer-Telegrams
Sent in Request for John
1). Walker’s Arrest, is
Claim.
Walker,
Georgia
MRS. ELIZABETH SMITH
PASSED AWAY DEC.
the
the
ap-
Siviria, Ga., Dee. 4—Ttere is net
a possibility that tlle caSQ ot Gm,lcz '
/lenient against John
president of the cabin
banks, known as the "Walker banks,"
at one timer treasurer of the North
Georgia Methodist conference and
conspicuous member of the state sen
ate only a 3hort while previous to the
collapse of practically all of tlio busi
ly. s instlf. tions of which he was at
1 e head, ran come «p for trial at
Uu September adjourned term of
Hancock Superior Court, which will
i,e convened by Judge James B. Park,
of t ; ie Ocmulgee Circuit, Monday
morning. December 5.
'i’ll i reason of this is that nothing
has happened in the way of ac
complishing Walker’s return to Geor
[■ .; and Hancock county since the is-
s...i’ce of Governor Hardwick's till-
. ' ate requisition on Governor
of fexas, for his extradition to
H: M trial on tV.e indictment for ern-
1) './lenient in connection with
lu/iitoriaiM disappoaianco from
va It of the money aggregating
xiiuatol/ $2’),000, and-the granting'
< the cxtiaditlon by the Texas chief
e::o utivc.
since Governor Neff's warrant was
i: t-c.1 and'sent to the sheriff in San
Ai.lor.io 'ho foimer Georgia hank' >•
1 , no been located, although' T. 1.1.
<•1;con, steriff of Hancock county.
1. , telegraphed repeatedly to the
Texas sheriff t rglng dillgtneo in cf-
“I have done everything in my
jotver." said Sheriff Jackson, "to have
Walker apprehended and hold vn'.il
I iv.a reach Texas and take charge
i . im; but my efforts have be n un-
For a-hilo l was able to
i, t . - ers to tclegru ns rant to
Tc: thorities, but cf lata my tele-
hnvo hear) nianswered and 1
r: ; lately r.t,tea. In the moan-
ti. cm containing niy efforts to
\. alitor arrested. The ^nly
t n h ii.1 nee to be done is to await
(lev: lopmenta."
..'tinner in which Walker has
e ■ ' , since extradition papers j
v ■: praincd for his return .o Geor
gy. 1 erectad much speeulaticn by
i > :p!o rf Sparta and the county
a., io whether he will ever ha return
ed to G virgin. It was assorted by ids
fri- nV.:-; that lie wcultl net resist nr,
res'., ljttt had made i ll n.rangementu
ts ->.!>tnit to arrest as soon ns cxtia-
diiVn was granted by Gove nor Neff,
i ; ‘ voui-1 at once Institute V, sbe-.o
corpus proceedings r.nd in i hat man
ner resist extradition to this elate.
Inability do bring abort the return
of Walker to stand trial at the nd-
ourned ierta o' court to be convened
Monday does not mean that criminal
core: - , of much interest will not be
tried. 1
The ro’.fniy ensos againRt Robert
Holmes, president, and II. S. Gray,
director, of tlio erstwhile Bank of
•horia, which grew out of the bank
""' It aro exciting as much interest
locally ns the case against Walker.
A year’s subscription to
Well Known and Highly Esteemed
Millcdgeville Woman Succumbs at
A»e of 69 After Lbng lllnecs.--Fu
neral Friday Morning.
Mrs. Elibazeth Smith died at the
home of her son, Mr. C. C. Smith, on
North Wane street Thursday morn
ing, after a long illness.
The funeral services were held on
Friday morning at eleven o'clock at
Montpelier church. Tho remains were
interred in Montpelier cemetery.
Mr;;. Smith before her marriage
was Miss Elizabeth Hall, and was
born March 11, 18,12, hi East Bald
win.
She is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. O. F. and Mrs. C. N. Brown, of
Hancock county, three sons, Messrs.
T. N. and C. C. Smith, of this city, and
C. S. O. Smith, of Gainesville, FJn.,
one brother, Mr. J. W. Hall of Atlanta.
DR. KING DISCUSSES
STATE SANITARIUM
Board of Alienists Suggested
for Examining Patients F ol
lowing Commitment by Or
dinary’s Court.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 5.—Of particular
merest with regard to the recent .,ur-
vey of the state sanitarium at Mil-
ieageville, by Dr. R. G. Hutchings,
•Tew York alienist, is a paper written
by Dr. j. Cheston King, of Atlanta,
some years ago and ^ad before the
**~ J — County Medical society
MANY CONVICTS ARE
GIVEN FREEDOM
Chain Gangs Throughout the
Slate Reported to tJC Con
gested and Hardwick Signs
Number of Paroles.
ATLANTA., Dec. 3.—Chaingangs in
more than a scoro of Georgia cov ti
tles are so congested and crowed that
Governor Hardwick has adope.l a more
liT'cral policy in paroling and pardon
ing convicts held at some cf these
camps, it was learned Saturday at the
executive department. Tito Governor
signed a largo number of ‘paroles Fri
day and Saturday after the Prison
Commission . had recommended that
the men be released.
“Officials of several Georgia coun
ties have asked mo to help ihom in
tlicir predicament growing out of tlio
large number of prisoners they i nvo
on their liand3,” the Governor said
“There is no way that I can help them
except to' deal a little more liberii'ly
with the parole applications which .he
foeom-
im eo-
MRS. A. i. SMITH DIED
HERE SUNDAY RIGHT
One of Miilcdg&ville’s Highly Esteem
ed Women Passed Away After i!i-
necs of Several Weeks.—Had Un
dergone Operation.
tho
1 he News mak«
Christmas Gift.
s an
ideal
WANTED
Several Ladies of Refine
ment and Intelligence to Sell
Mower Bulbs for Christmas
Presents 1 $2.50 to $5.00 per
dozen. Address P. 0. Box
S54, Birmingham, Ala.
Mrs. A. J. Smith, one of Milled
■'Bio's highly esteemed wome
i a .ay at tho '.lalKMtila Sanllorium j
.H i i o'clock Sunday night.
About two weeks r.gj Mrs. Sr.ut'a I
wus forced tj undergo an opar. nor.
Mo or thro a day a befero sin passed
••-"tty coinplicathn;; aroro as tlio vc-
ul • cf tho opo.ation s'.o had undo:-
:cna atul Friday it wa3‘realized tuet
.id’ chances for recovery wore very
peer.
Mrs. H-nUii itai ninny friend • in
I'.illodgovilla and this community
io rii! in; grieved to laa.n of i.tr
a's.’ug avray. She was a veruun' o.
Moaa'Ug ciir.tcsiticn and lie
.verc or-.ua! in number to he
.rmces.
fi.o 0. : r c l •'.■ : urvivr-d by h r
urband ui-.l i mr children, 'lie chil-
l:cii arc: Mre. T. C. Caiiav.ay, ti Ai-
..,r.ta; Miss Lpcile Bmitl), of fillledge
\~r; Mr. J. iT. Smith, a member cf
United Gtatci miii.ary fnrejs in.
'• •.many, nno Mr. A. S. Smith, cl
. .Is city. Throe brothers ah: > mtr-
.ivo: .'v.i. Josso V.’.'nslet, of llorans-
vil.c; Mr. James y.'i'nslet, ot Maine-
on, and Mr. William Winslet, of Mii-
.clgevilio.
Tho fuucrr.l was held from tho .as
i.o .Monday afternoon at S:.;u
o k, :h> services being ondirted
l;ev. II. r>. V.’a: neck. In term nt
: i'.ia.e in the Millc.lseville ce.iie-
FIRE IN SPARTA BELIEVED
TO 3E CF IMCEHSIAny OGiCl.T
£pai tii, Ga., Doc. 5.—Fire t nt or-
Mu die Silver block on Spring
ftroct at about 5 o’clock Monday
norning, completely destroyed three
blocks of geiioral merchandise and
gutted the buildings, doing $HT,000
damage, cniy n part of which is cov
ered by insurance. When tho fire
was discovered by the night police
man and the alarm turned hi, the blaze
mid made such headway that it was
with difficulty that the fire depart
ment was able to keep the file confin
ed to tho building in which it origir.at
ed.
The fire iind ID origin in tlio store
room occupied by R. M. Bradford,
conducting a general merchandise
business. All of the contents of that
pait of tlio building were destroyed.
Thomas Dixon, conducting n simi
lar brsinoss lo that conducted by Mrs.
liiaSTorrt, suffered a totnl loss. Oliver
Cnin aTsn sustained a total loss.
t
ton County Medical eociety am;
Hie Federation of Women’s Clubs. In
<t Dr. King considers methods ol co,: -
mitment of patients to the state aani
tarium, also touched on by Dr. Hut
chings. '
In his report, made to Governor
ifaidwick last week, Dr. Huiehings
commented on tie methods of com
mitment for Insanity, specifically sug
Resting a board cf alienists to examine
a patiCiit following commitment by a
court ol ordinary, which at present is
the Rieiliod of commitment followed Stato Frison Commission has
l'.i Georgia. \ mended end te tiii3 extant I
j Dr. King s paper ucait particu.: ,' P-rating v. it.i them,
with commitment methods yanru be-f -*■ v,(l3 lonmod tnat one reason
.loro this survey was made; and tni " ftccnnirdatlcn of pmsonorc cn
|U*e same topic ho wrote an article j' - r. rgt'n.a m rrrrd < r i
'in tho Atlanta Jo. rnal-Rsccrd of Med i ' : -e farmer-, .. . n;t : u t
Jic ne, which was cosiugnisdAn by j : * re 1 u9 U'.a tut. i
.tho Southern Medical Journal, in ' presv -ttion for j-eonng • r.nd
as Tollows: * jinr.c'cf money Wit.i wiiich io pay
j “After describing in plain and prac- > • : ; ' 3 ° f ' nr!-.--r.ers
tical language the distinguishing fee- many farmers to refuse to take :u-
pa 'tutea * of different forms of ' men...' ! croes off the ci-aingan?; and let them
weakness or disorder, ho refer.; iu work out the amount of their f.cn-
:terms cf condemnation to the commit- leac o on tao farms.
I r.rent proceedings of the insane m ! “In co sense am 1 indiseii ,ilnata!y
iGeorgia, and gives reasons why they iroalensiag prisonora front the chain-
jtT.o Id be revised. - j.Wga, h t if I find a case that ha3
| "Hi ccnsldcrs the .rial by jury fur j-'«'it and in vd ic'i the Prison Com-
r.i- vr cupimitnient a ral.j cf tho dari: j iMicn and in wh.ch the ■
egos, 'a hardship to the patient am: niionicn lias recoatinended clemency I
'.humiliating to tha relatives.' i. rue been inclined t.o graut tli
I " -‘A cung mother may dfcvelcy :u*
nia,’ he says, ‘and she is tried like
|.- ' ninil before a jury of six laymen
and cue physician, if she it cor.! *.
f end • i c ‘ ° r insanity and her people aro not
rcPuu’n- | a!! -° to care for her during tho time
n. . o marily intervening between t e
i
end 'of the trial and he; l - rival to
th state sanitarium, she is placed
in jail, where her companion!; are
LOCAL BRICK PLANT
HAS CHANGED HANDS
American Fireproofing; Com
pany Purchased by Oconee
Brick and l ilc Company of
This Place.
One of tho most Important deals
made in Miiledgevllle in several mon
ths was made tho past week when the
winding up of the sale of the American
f ireproofing Company to the holders
: r tlio Oconee Brick &. Tilt Company
took place. 1
The American Fireproofing Comp-
nay was established in 1J29. The jlar.t
in situated at tho Georgia Railroad
tracks on North street.
Tho manufacturing plant tagen over
Ly the Oconee Brick & Tile Company
i", modern in every particular and tho
former operators wore quite success
ful In turning out a very high grade
brick. The American Fireproofing Com
pany was managod* by Mr. Russell
Du.:o, and was owned by local capital.
It is understood that the plant pur-
cha ;ed by the Oconee Brick &. Tile
Company will be considerably e.Gurg
led and will be mode ono cf the inert
I extensive establishments of t e kind
SEN. WM.J. HARRIS
HERESATURDAY
High Ofiiciai Addresses the
Students at G. N. and I. C.,
and Meets Many Friends in
the City Duvinj? .Day.
Senator William .1 . Harris was
Mllledgcvillc’s distinguished \bitor
Saturday.
At eleven o'clock t ie senator de
livered an address before the student
body of iiic Georgia Normal and In
dustrial College, lfia speech dealt
•vita important affairs concerning the
operation of tho government and our
relation with foreign countries.
Senator Harris took occasion to
pay high tribute to tlio G. N. a I.
College, declaring that ho knew of no
other educational institution in the
country was doing so much for the
advancement of education. Ho stat-
e:t that lie always feel anxious to
. G uo ib FTTId-gSvillo mi l Visit the
young ladles’ school every time he
cornea to Georgia.
Accompanying the senator to .Mil-
ledgevilla was i«Ilsa Agues Harris, a
farmer saido.it and graduate cf the G.
, and I. Coliogo, and a uieco of Sen-
|iv this section of tho country. The • tor Harr »o. M1u Harris now holds a
[Occnoo Brick & Tile Company in -Bo position with the equ-
owned ly local capital, Mr. J. r. Bono
Hieing prer.ident cud general menusjr
jet tho Company. i
The American Fireproofing Comp
c ... jany has been uianufact;.rlng boUi-i.i'oJ
and common lnick. An offer for its j
pia-chasej by tho Oconee Brick it Yil'j’j
Company v ae acceutod at a t jinciril j
(u!l(..l nlooting of the stockholders of I
the buoineso.
or Harris,
tirry Impofi
(.ui.ior.ui (inpiirtnient of the govern-
meut, Wl'.h hendq niter;-, in Washing-
! ton.
At noon Acnator Harris and a num
ber cf guas'is wars viitsrtalned at a
ii nchcon in the Demo: tic ilcienco I'nil
.1 vae A. N. and I. ,C'.dl«-ge. Those
jl iescnt at t o Linqlioc.u were Sona-
, tor Harris, Mayor d illor B. BMl, Mrs.
jiieli, Miss Agnes Harris, Min. Quinn
WE SELL
Window Glass and Putty *
get our prices.
Culver & Kidd Drug Co.
‘OF COURSE'’
PHONES 224 and 240
crlm'nals.’ ”
Continuing, me review says:
‘'According to Dr. King there ere
at picscm only clx states in -the
anion that cti’.I retain the mitoquato-,
•. ibou cf commitment of tho insane
b y.ry trial. In two dthr,- states a
,1':,', is optional. )o\va lies tomi'ii/,-
:!:.r.crs of insanity, presumably pey-
ciciaus, v.lio rcceivo applications.
: :a!re inquiry into liie patient's condl-
Pn hear evidence ar.d deride, with
; ower to commit.’ "
Dr. King’s own paper, cn "Why the
Medical Association of Georgia Should
Lend Its Influence tn Revising the
i re: ent Commitment Laws of the Iu-
tane in Georgia,’’ says:
“From tho opinion Tf eminent jur
is-the laws of seven-eights cf .he
c-latos of tho union, und medical ox-
perts, humanity, safety and propriety
uMhantT doing away with obligatory
jury trial. O r present. Mat a law is
In accordance with the old treat went
of the inrahe which viewed insanity
as a c.irno: Today the new treatment
cay:;: ‘Insanity ia a disease and (’o-..-
loio should dalcrmin its existence
CfCorgia once had a state asyium; row
file has a state sanitarium."
After depicting t/i'-o possible lior«
rors attending nn obligatory Jury trial
cf a Jelicata young niothr who has
.! .eloped insanity following child-
ulitn, and commenting on i as “usual
ly the oxpprienfce of t e poor, and not
cT Hie ritTi','* Dr. King proposed a new
sT.t.' lunacy law for introduction a
a" ' IT hi tlio Slnle general assembly.
This provided, among other things,
the appointment of the ordinary of a
commission ol two physicians to ex
amine the patient and report sepa
rately, and on their report, and on
r.irt'ior evidence if he shall Jeom it
necessary, the ordinary stall adjudge
the patient insane and commit him to
the statn sanitarium, or to the custody
of some relatives, friend or other
person.
The bill was said amply to provide
for the interests of the person said
to bo insane, in tho matt r of ro-
bearipgs cn ioqiie.;t, a: 1 in other
wavs.'
Tnis paper was in-' -rs :d by t' e Ful-
eaieeo
t’lo prb oiiey in view of tho br.r-
d many cf ilia counties nvo vo.v
nv.'nn r.-i n result, cf an aceumula-
oi pri • err,,” the Go nrnor de-
The expense of fee-diqg and m■ tHi
taming tlio prisoners borne by li:c
counties is [rowing heavier a'd
licavier in r,o::io cf tiro comities vrhe. <•
the number of prisen -v.! ia large u.v.i
> ."overal cases tho Governor
been nctifled that t';e slUiati
..rowing serious.
lit
. -- and Mrs. Br. Harris, of Sandersville;
APPOINTED CN FORES IK?? 1 Mi. R. II. Moore, Dr. M. M. Parks, Mr.
COMMITTEE OF HUNDRED It. E. McAuliffb, Mrs M. M. Parks,
IMin3 1‘iara Haslock, Mias Catherine
Ivfr. ‘John Rt! >. of tills city, win np- Turner,
pointed a r-cmb >r, of the advisory j - a ' th „ altornoon s?aapr Hants
hoard of tho Georgia Forestry Com- upon n mimber c£ £riu n rta hl
.’ M.ii; dgeviiiu. About five o'clock he
left for Sandersviilo lo spend a short
m tton
. iiol
a meeting held in Die stato
November 22.
1 -1 ■ Go
i compote
cut Boor;
1 c
Forestry Commit! >e
one hundred procii-
men end women who
■ I i:i tho protection
i ' <>• r.'nt 1'n furs
r.nd
time wltli relatives
te Washington.
bci'eie returnirg
AUGUSTA TO SET
DETROIT TIGERS
Cobb’s Bengals to Do Spring
Training in Georgia.— io
Use Richmond Academy
Grounds.
AGUSTA, Ga., Doc. 3.—Tlio cof-
mittoe cf lifty and the commissioners
of tho* board of cominorce yesterday
lord: tie last step necessary to ius. ro
the presence in Agnate of fie Detroit
Tigers for their Spring training in
1S22. Tho committee and comisionera
voted to nssure tho reponsiblity for
raising $1, 000, or ?200 a year for five
yearn, lo be paid the trustees of Rich-
mned Academy who in turn house for
tho use of tho Detroit Tigers.
Ty Cobb, the manager of the Detroit
team, lias been anxious to bring hia
club to Agusta to train, and the only
thing jhat 1 ctood in tlio way was the
lack of fucolities such ns will hs to
having the Detroit.team here tlio dec
ision of Ty Cobb is make his homo
town his training came as well means
that other big league teams will no
doubt come to Ag-ista for exhibition
games. •
TYPEWRITER RIBBONS
The Miiledgevllle News carries a
eonudefo line of high-grado type-
wi^op ribbons for all mnko machines.
Call 312 for typewriter ribbons.
'on County Medical Society and tho
federation of Women’s Clubs, and Di.
fC’ng was appointed by the former as
chairman of the society's legislative
committee, to present the svggestion
fci revised legislation to the proper
commutev of the general assembly,
where, it appear*, action wns lacking,
pile a gor.crr.11y favoring comment.
MOTOR LICENSE TAGS
FOit NEXi YEAR £0 GO
UN SALE DECEMBER IS
Motor vehicle license tugs, for tlio
.'•car 11122 will go on sale December
13, it was announced Monday by B.
G. McLendon, soeotary of State, ui.il
i.o following rpeclal Information was
i sued for the guidance cf motor vahei-
. !o owners.
‘‘Applacation blanks msy now be
obtained from your sheriff or any
licensed auto dealer.
“Order at once to avoid delay. Give
postoffieo box, street number or R.
F. D. number and box nud.be.* on ap
plication.
'Register your by March 1. the
time requires by law.
year, failing to register by March t.
If registration is u god for durig
March and April, in st first pay tho
sheriff of county 51 in order to regis-
or in those two months. Have sheriff
sign application before mailing to
secretary of slate,
rd rneteflv.’.cn- rena s diooa olxnxx
“Alter May l r.o fee must bo paid
to sheriff for remainder of the year,
“No extra titno or days of grace
will be allowed in 1922, after March
l.
"State if you have passenger car,
truck, Truck nsr.et have special
ly designed tag, distinguishing it
from passenger car lag. Illegal to uso.
a i assongor car tag on a truck or on
a passenger car with truck body for
hauling. ' ,
Send check or money order with
yotir application. Hold postoffice mon
ey or der receipt as tills receipt acts
as a ten-day permit.
A license number, when onecc is
sued to cover a certain motor vehicle
must remain on that vehicle and not
transferred to, or used on any other
vehicle.
“Answer all questions on applica
tion blanks, giving full description
of car, as all foes fur license numbers
a>e based upon N. A. (’. C. rating for
of horsepower. Be sure to givo date
•ar was ittrchased, or application
' .1 1-e returned.”
EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
GT C0l)N lit if CHILDREN
iiT REUSED 13Y EDUCATOR
Washington, Dec. 3. Tho grnat-
v-.i need in education in tho United
-ales toda Is ‘4 1, place deal for
tin eonimisalcner of education, de
clared today in a statement issued
111 connection with tho opening of
"American Kiiucatiou week.” While
no c l.l is denied an education in
America, he said, "tho opportunity is
by no means equul.”
Asserting that” owo-thirds of the
ration's 300,000 schools are onerooin
building, Mr. Togert said tho average
expendilrre each year for tho city
child was $40.59 against $23.91 for hia
ruiai brother. Urban schools, I10 added
were open 1S2 days a year on tho aver
age, against 142 days for tlose oin tho
country, and the average city teacher
received salary of $831 against $479
foi the 1 ural teacher.
Educational advantages are. tbs
chief reason for tho drift from farm
to city, lie continuer, adding that ' the
mo financial support, consolidated
school and good roads” would solve
lie difficulty.
NOTICE
The Cleaning and Pressing
business icrmerly operated
in the rear of Harrison’s Shoe
Shop has moved to the Elks
Building next to Postal Tel
egraph Co.
The same good service
rendered will be conlinued in
our new location. We do
cleaning, pressing and dyeing
—satisfaction guaranteed or
no charge. We cater lo La
dies’ work especially. Get
our rates on cleaning and
pressing.
STONE CLEANING CO.
Elks Btailding
Wc keep in stock at all times
a complete line of high grade
typewriter ribbons for all
make machines.
The Milleclgeville News