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TWICE-A-WEEK VOLUME 52. DISAPPEARANCE OF BAGGETT IS STILL UNSOLVED Atlanta, Ga. —Expert divers and volunteers continued the search Sun day for the body of P. R. Baggett, Douglasville farmer, who, it is be lieved, was murdered near the Chat tahoochee river, at Mayson and Tur ner bridge, early Friday night. No trace of the body nor any other evi dence which might shed light on his mysterious disappearance was found during the search. Belief was expressed Sunday night that Baggett had been murdered and his body taken in an automobile to some point in order to hide evidence of the crime. Persons living in the vicinity of Mayson-Tubner bridge told relatives of Baggett that a big roadster in whic htwo men were rid ing was seen near the bridge about 7 o’clock Friday night, about the hour it is thought Baggett was mur dered. It was stated that the car drove at a terrific rate of speed to ward Atlanta when it left the bridge. A description of the car hsa been furnished officials and the clue will be followed. Baggett, a brother of the sheriff of Douglas county, is about 40 years of age, married, and has several children. He operates a truck farm and made daily trips to Atlanta with his produce. When he did not return to his home Friday night it occa sioned very little interest because he often remained overnight in Atlanta with his brother, an employee of Beck & Gregg Hardware company. Sheriff Baggett stated that when the missing brother did not sell all of his produce during the day, he remained over and disposed of it the next day. Late Saturday when he did not re turn home his family and friends became anxious and began making inquiries. When his absence be came known several Douglasville citizens who had made the trip to Atlanta Friday night or Saturday recalled having seen a truck standing near the north abutment of Mayson- Turner bridge. Investigation devel oped the fact that the truck belong ed to Baggett and the missing man was last seen repairing a puncture about 6:30 o’clock Friday night. No one has been found who has seen him since that time. Further investigation revealed that Baggett had purchased a box of tire patches at a store near the bridge and had returned to repair a tire which he told the storekeeper had been punctured. HALLOWE’EN JAMBOREE. The Centerville High School is planning to give a “Hallowe’en Jam boree’* at the Centerville School house, Centerville, Ga., on October 31, 1923. We have several different things that will be of interest to the ooys, such as, “The Great Love Potion.’’ Boys if you at “outs” with her and don’t know how to go about making up, drink some of this and you will be able to fix things up. Another interesting feature will be, “The Great Cut-away”. Then there is the “Great Commentator” and “The Gret Spectator.” There will also be some “Ameri can Beauties.” One heartbroken girl has prom ised to show us the “Broken Match.” Then we will have still another feature that will make the girls “wonder” and the boys “go to see.” That is the booth “For Men Only.” We will have plenty of refresh ments such as, ice cream, candy, pea nuts, etc. The admission will be five cents for everybody. New President of War Mothers if* LSrs. H. H. McCluer of Kansas t -itv is the u«w present of the Wationa War Mother* of America. Headquarter* have been moved to Washington. The News-Herald “UNCLE ICHABOD” WRITES ON THE PRODIGAL SON A certain man had twos sons; Luke 15. Nothing strange about that. Many other men have two sons. Give me the portion of goods that I falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. Nothing out of the ordinary about this. The older must have received his portion too, for it says he divided unto them. And not I many days after took his (the younger) journey mto far country. A little out of the ordinary. Hard ly any boy wants to leave home. There can only be two reasone for him leaving. His environments at home or to go out and try it out for himself. There is no reason to be lieve that there was any differences between this boy and his brother. For he divided unto them, and you will note later the welcome he re ceived when he returned. This boy was his father’s son when he left home. When he was feeding swine and when he came home. Nothing in the recoords to show any feeling between he and his older brother. But, you will notice later the wel come that he received from his brother when he came home. It might have been the overbearing dis position, the bossism, the uppity way in which the older treated the young er. The older might have said to the younger, “I am the whole cheese, I am the manager, I am the custo dian, I am the prognosticator. You haven’t any voice in any matter. I rule. I dictate. What I say goes. What I do is right. What you do is wrong. If you don’t do as I say I’ll consign you to the bottomless pit of everlasting damnation.” Let’s look at it from a backslider’s point of view. Here he is a member of the church. A democratic church (so called). He has been loyal to the church in attendance and ni an hum ble way doing the best he could. Fi nancially he has made sacrifices, not being able to much but willingly do ing what he could in his little way. Yet, hving an opinion of his own and having the right to have it. Makes n effort to get his way of thinking before the church. The matter is legitimate, is progressive. The Pow ers That Be say No, No. You can’t do it. The door is closed. You can't come in. I got to cater to the whims of the older brother. The boss. The prosecutor. The prognosticator. The slate maker. The public lambaster. The driver away. The securer of false reports for public sympathy (by the way some reports are not so false as you have heerd they wus). He’s the dictator of all policies. Wait for his move. • Cut and dried. Dee-Mockery-Cy. May the Lord have mercy on us. Every 1 thet gose sway may not be a backslider or a fallen sum grace. Not everyone will put on thee yoke of any man or ret of men. Some folks will stand for a principal of right although they may stand alone. The mill of God’s jus tice grinds slowly sometimes but it grinds. You can freeze out folks in this world all you want to but after a while a drop of cold water will be a most desirable thing t osome folks. Drive them away all you want to but look to it that at the last day that you are no driven away. He that is so anxious to inquire into other folks faults and misdeeds and those that are tempted should first, al ways first, look well to their own household and see if there is any straightening to be done. May God help all of us to get the ego out of our own heads, the beams out of our own eyes. We needn’t try to straighten the other feller when we are crooked ourselves. Your Uncle, ICHABOD. The next will be “Starving But Honest.” P. S. In order that the reader may not think that the writer is trying to hide behind Ichabod, the Editor has the liberty as far as we are con cerned at any time to give the real name (though pretty generally known) to anyone. ICH. SEND US YOUR JOB WORK. CONDEMN CAR. State of Georgia vs. One Five Pas senger Ford Automobile. Gwinnett Superior Court, October 3rd, 1923. Condemnation proceedings. Aplieation having been filed to the superior court of Gwinnett county, Georgia, on the 3rd day of October, 1923, to condemn one five passenger Ford automobile, tag No. 123010,, model 1923, motor No. 7810199. No tice is hereby given to owner under order of court granted October 3rd, 1923, that if defense to same is not filed wthin thirty days from the grantnig of said order, judgment condemning said automobile by de fault at chambers will be taken and automobile sold pursuant to statute in such cases. E. S. GARNER, Sheriff. LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1923. LIGHT CARS IN DEMAND Detroit, Mich.—Looming lareg as one of the important factors con tributing to the improvement of traffic conditions, not only in metro politan centers but on main travel ed highways where congestion devel ops particularly on Sundays and hol idays, is the increasing tendency to ward the use of the small light car. Personal convenience, the element which enters strongly into the lives of all of us, appears as the principal incentive back of the growing swing of sentiment toward the more com pact motor car unit. Th public, quick to respond to things which insure further comfort and safety in motoring, has been ob. servant of the advantages the small car has in the traffic line, its abili ty to stop quick, the ease with which t gets ni and out of parking spaces and its general flexibility. The response is apparent in the constantly growing demand for the small car, a demand which has been unusually heavy since the first of the present year and which is fur ther expressing itself as the enclosed car buying season approaches. Men whose business keeps them on the move about town all day were not long in discovering the excep tional facilities afforded by the small car and they were quick to adapt it as their standard motor car equipment. Owpers of large cars, finding their movements more and morer estricted as traffic congestion increases, are rapidly reaching the conclusion that an auxiliry motor transportatoin unit the small car is an essential bus iness convenience. Another interesting feature is the partiality which women drvers are showing for the smaller car. They find it more convenient and less fa tiguing to operate, affording them a quick and convenient means of transportation for the shopping tours, for little trips to market, for afternoon calls and for meeting oth er family requirements. And new buyers, profiting by the experiellW "t# Others; in investigate ing the merits of the small car, find it meets all modern motoring de mands with the additional advantage of easier handling in the traffic line, thereby effecting a greater element of safety. Short wheelbase, small touring ra dius, ease of steering, the impossibil ity of failure to accomplish gear shift and do it noiselessly, positive brakes and a motor noted for its de pedability are features of the Ford which have contributed largely in making it the most popular of all small cars. And a much higher degree of owner satisfaction has been effected in these cars by recent impiove ments in both open and closed types, resulting in better style and greater riding comfort. NOT YET DECIDED ON race, says McClelland Atlanta, Ga.—Judge £. F. McClel land, of the municipal court of At lanta, has not fully made up his mind as to whether he will seek election to the superior court judgeship now held by Judge G. H. Howard, he de clared Sunday night upon his re turn to Atlanta after aweek’s ab sence the city. NEGRO KILLS SELF FIGHTING SNAKE Huntsville, Ala.—Will Brooks, a well known negro farmer, was killed late Saturday by the accidental dis charge of his shotgun when he struck at a snake with the butt of the weap on. He had forgotten that he had cocked the gun to shoot a bird and a companion calle dto him that a snake was near his feet. Brooks hastily turned his gun into club and it was discharged into his abdo men inflicting a wound which result ed in death within a few moments. CAPTAIN TAPPEN, OF COAST AL WATERWAYS, DEAD New York.—Captain Fred A. Tap pen, who for years cruised the wa ters of New York bay and the Indian river, Florida, in charge of "arious commercial and pleasure craft, died Sunday in the United States marine hospital, Staten Island, from appen dicitis. For a large part of the year Captain Tappen made his home on his launch, Ananias, taking it to Florida in the winter. He was 69 years old. Birmingham, Ala.—Two mei were killed and a negro seriously injured as the result of art explosion at the Stockham Pipe and Fittings c ,iupa ny plant in East Birmingham £ojele •Jihas' tibsft AN UMBCELjU 16 ONB OP THE THINGS' THAT 60 WITHOUT saving ! *■ —i LA HISCHITEMS Editor-in-chief—Quill Sammon. Business Manager—Ellis Cooper. Class Reporter*—Senior Class, Dorothy Thompson; Junior Class, Janette Harris; jSophomore Class, Robert Whitwortl), Jr.; Freshman Class, Louise Ware. At the faculty .meeting on Mon day a committee \was appointed to decorate the stage'for the entertain ment to be given by the Oglethorpe Orchestra on Tueiday evening, Oc tober the thirtieth! This committee is composed of jA-s. Carson Smith. Mrs. N. L. Hutchi|s, Miss Matthews, and Miss Youngblbod. The committee, on arranging for the two literary, societies, selected as the presidents, Daisy Hewatt of the Senior Class and Dean King, of the Junior Class. j The two presents chose their sides from the higfh school. Every pupil in the High School was taken, from Riley Powell to J. C. Williams. A name has not yet been chosen and there has been offered a prize for the best name that is suggested and the prize will go to which ever so ciety that he or shfe is on, so we are expecting to have two real good names for our societies. As the fair is ever everyone is studying hard, for it is only two weeks Bfttil quraterly examinations and everyone is wanting td get a good report as it is the first report of the year. Senior Clats. Everyone is ready to settle back down to work after a week of fun during the fair. e are very proud of our record as no “O. D.’s” have been received by any member of our class. Our efforts are to keep this up. Mr. Stubbs was very generous in granting us, and the rest ot the school, a half holiday on Wednesday to go to the fair. Although it was raining we appreciated much as we got out of several classes. Margaret rown and Chloe Teague were absent Thursday on account of sickness. The Juniors and the Seniors are planning a gret event for Hallowe’en We ar e to be joint hostesses at a Masquerade Party on Saturday even ing, October twenty-seventh. We have started having tests and we know what follows them, re views, then—EXAAMINAATIONS. DOROTHY THOMPSON. Junior Cla«s. Everyone is studying hard for the quarterly examinations. The fair was reported a great suc cess by everyone in this class. We are looking forward to the one next year. The girls of the Athletic Club, which is composed of the girls of the high school, will begin their basket ball practice next week. They ful year they have ever had. Many in the class are planning to go to the Sparks Circus in Gaines ville, BSaturday. Mary Hagood spent the week end in Atlnta. Janette Harris will at tend the Oglethorpe-Suwanee game Saturday. Gwynay Williams was the week end guest of Ethel Fowler. Charlie Pentecost was a visitor to Atlanta Friday. JANETTE HARRIS. Sophomore Clast. Since the last writing the window shades have arrived and have been put up. This adds much to the ap pearance of our new school building and also to the working of the pu pils. Th sale of candy is still good. The pupils have sold nearly one hundred boxes. Going some I’ll say. The school gets thirty-five dollars for selling it and the company gets the remainder. In the school house there are four fir ehose, two up stairs and two on the main floor; two boys have been appointed to each of these, and when the alarm is given they go to their hose. Our class has elected the follow ing officers: President, Robert Shackelford. Vice-President, Herbert Smith. MEMPHIS ROCKED BY EARTH QUAKE Memphis, Tenn.—Slight, but dis tinct earth rtemors were felt in Memphis and over a large part of Arkansas and Mississippi at 11:14 a. m., Sunday, indows were’rattled in this city and newspapers \v< re de luged with telephone inquiries from Pine Bluff, Ark., Tunica and Tupe lo, Miss., and numerous other towns. Although no damage of anv conse quence was reported following the tremors at Marked Tree, Ark., sever al old chimneys were shaken down and large windows in a bank build ing were broken. No official infor mation is available here as to the nature of the tremors or *heir ex tent. FIFTH DISTRICT DEFEATS SEVENTH DISTRICT TEAM The Fifth District team defeated the Seventh District Aggies in a hard fought game. The Seventh District says that al though they were outweighed by their opponents and stood a good chance to lose anyway, that they were defeated by unfair methods and bad decisions. Marveloui! Oscar (reading): “Three thous and four hundred and twenty-six elephants were needed last year to make billiard balls.” Ollie: “Isn’t it perfectly wonder ful that such great beasts can be taught to do such delicate work!” WALNUT GROVE. Regular preaching day Revs. E. Walker Davis and Holt were both present making good talks. Rev. Polk Ewing will preach at this place the first Sunday in No vember. School is progressing nicely undCT th management of Miss Phillips, of Norcross. Mr. Howard Bradford, of Atlanta, spent the week end at home. Bfiaa Lola Tullis, of Buford, spent end at home. Mr. and 1 Mrs. Brownlee, of Lil born, spent Sunday with Mrs. Geor gia Ann Davis. Mr, Fred Tyson, of Buford, and our old neighbor, Misß Ruby Hut chins, of Decatur, were married Sat urday evening in Lawrencevclle. We Wish them success. Mr. Hardigree has bought out Mt. A. J. Ivey. Mr. Cross has bought the farm re cently owned by Mr. Hase, of Bu ford. Mrs Claud Cash and children made a business trip to Gloster the past week. Mr. Ezra Gunter, of Atlanta, was in our midst the past week. Mr. Marcus Bradford and Mr. Hilman Simpson made a business trip to Atlanta the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Sewell, Mr. and Mrs. George Haslett, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tyson, Misses Maude and Lillian Ty son, all of Buford, visited Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Byrd Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Hall, of Mon roe, visited the family of Mr. John Williams Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John illiams visited Mrs. Wellmaker Sunday. Secretary, Milton Harris. Treasurer, Early Robinson. ROBERT WHITWORTH. Fruhman Clas*. The Freshman Class is indebted to Maude Green for the beautiful pic ture which she presented to the room this week. It is a picture of Betsy Ross making the first U. S. flag. We had a half holiday on Wed nesday on account of the fair, and enjoyed it very much. • The Freshmen are busy writing a synopsis of some book which they were required to read during the first quarter. e are glad to welcome Roy Gun terf back to awrenceville after hav ing an operation for appendicitis at Davis-Fischer sanitarium. We will be very glad to welcome him back to school as he is missed very much by his Freshman classmates. LOUISE WAKE. Notice. At the school auditorium, Tuesday evening, October 30, 1923, the pa trons of the school and the citizens of Lawrenceville will have tha op portunity of hearing the Oglethorpe Orchestra in action. This promises to be one of the best entertainments of the yera. The admission for school children is 20 cents and adults 35 cents. A percentage of the proceeds will go for the benefit of the school. Every true and loyal citizen come out and enjoy a delightful evening and help a good cause. JURORS FOR TWO WEEKS DECEMBER TERM COURT First Week December Term. E. B. Seay, W. W. Hamilton, R. S. Nash, G. W. Johnson, R. W. Bailey, W. A. Waters, R C. Powell, R. L. Bowen, C. A. Turner, C. J. Phillips, T. C. Shadburn. J. M. Sewell, R. H. Burel, J. F. Hogan, H. T. Bolton, J. W. Marlow, M. B. Gunter, J. T. Forrester, , Frank Summerour, A. B. Jordan, Iverson Russell, R. S. Cross, J. R. Settle (Harbins; W. H. Norton, L. B. DeJamett, L. T. Brow-nlee, (Cates) L. J. Bradford, J. M. Tumlin, W. T. Cofer, , E. W. Davis, C. M. Green, H. H. Wilbanks, ,S. W. Carter, H. T. Morgan, Otis Puckett, J. E. Jacobs, C. W. Johnson, W. R. Brogdon, W. R. Wages, R. E. Couey, J. Henry Johnson, J. A. Clay. Second Week December Term. L. T. Fowler, H. S. Buice, | : ( A. J. Poe, L. H. Letson, L. A. Hill, J. L. Bernard, C. A. Woodruff, M. H. Young, |.: :' J. H. Bailey, H. M. Braswell, • , ; D. E. McDaniel, W. L. Adams, • , A. A. Garner, W. C. McDaniel, . H. S. Ethridge, L. H. Carter, V. A. Huf f , R. N. Doss, • n 1 ‘ Garl J, Pirkle, G. W. Bowen, , ( } | J. R. Pirkle, C. W. Crenshaw, vW. P. Reese, Jr., C. H. Franklin, T. E. Rbbinson, R. I* Haslett, J. L. C. Johnson, j ; ; ** Mack Lee, M J. A- Alford, ( J. T. White, Sr., f T J. C. Martin, P. P. Ford, i ’ i* H. J. McMilHan, G. A. Huff, A. A. Johnson, N. L» Mauldin, D. C. Atkinson, J. R. Gamer, J. W. Black, R. M. Stanley, V. O. Bramblett, F. M. Mansfield, " 1 B. T. Melton, J. F. Wood, J. A. Webb, Taylor Whitley, J. A. Moore, J. 11. Still, (Rockbridge) H. C. Teague, T. H. Evans, C. S. Cross, D. C. O’Kelley, J. E. Pratt, J. S. Corbin, P. M. Garner, D. E. Flowers, W. C. Mann, F. C. Jordan, J. C. Bennett, W. T. Stewart, J. H. Hamilton, Frank Bowden. LLOYD’S POSTS FORD AS 50 TO 3 SHOT London.—A $200,000 insurance policy against the election of Henry Ford to the presidency in 1924, has been obtained by a wealthy Ameri can. He paid $12,000 in premium, ac cording to the Sunday Express. This would make the odds against Ford 60 to 3, based on Lloyd’s pre miums igures. FOR SALE. Purple Straw seed Wheat $1.50 per bushel; good seed Oats SI.OO per bushel. Stored at J. R. McKelvey’s Mill and at W. M. Leatherwood’s home. 029 c McKclvey & I.eatberwood. SEND US YOUR JOB WORK TWICE-A-WEEK INCOME, PROFITS TAXES DECREASE $1,250, 000,000 * W ashington.—The treasury col lected income and porfits taxes from 7,018,573 individuals and firms for the calendar year 1923, ieceipst from this source totaling $1,420,- 962,438. A statistical report made public Sunday by the bureau of niternal revenue shows that such revenue de creased approximately $1,250,000,- 000 from 1920, while there was at reduction of about 600 in the num ber of persons an firms making re turns. Of the total number of returns filed, 6,662,176 were by individuals. Reductions in the amount of taxes paid and the number of returns filed as compared with 1920, extend all alorg the line from the persons pay ing taxes on income of SI,OOO to the maximum class of $1,000,000 or more. There were only 21 in the latter class in 1921, while in 1920, the re cords show, 33 persons admitted having incomes in the class of “one million dolars and over.” Detailed figures disclosed that 12 of the 21 paid taxes on incomes be tween $1,000,000 and $1,500,000, and none reported incomes between $1,500,000 and $2,000,000. Three* individuals paid taxes on net incomes between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000, and five on incomes between $3,- 000,000, and $4,000,000, while one shared with the government an in come “in excess of $5,000,000.” FUNERAL SERVICES FOR ROBERT NEELY, PROMINENT FARMER OF BURKE COUNTY Waynesboro, Ga.—Funeral ser vices for Robert C. Neely were held at the Methodist church Sunday morning at 11:30 o’clock, Rev. J. H. Pearson, pastor of the Methodist church, and Dr. J. P. McFerrin, su perannuated Methodist minister, of ficiating. Interment was. at Mag nolia cemetery. The largest audience ever in at tendance at a funeral in Waynesboro was in the Methodist church to pay honor to the deceased. Every seat in the spacious auditorium was tak en, and the Sunday school room was filled. Many stood through the ser vice. Floral offerings came from manjf parts of Georgia, and were evidences of the esteem in which the deceased was held by his own home people and by alt those who knew him. Services wer simple, as the family had re quested. Mr. Neely was the outstanding figure of Burke county, and was per haps the largest planter in the state. For several years he-had as many as athousand plows a year. He loved farming and especially was he inter ested in the production of cotton, PUBLIC SALE. • jg, At Huff, Ga., at the T. C. Teague home place, on Tuesday. November 6th, at 10 o’clock at public sale, will he sold to the highest bidder for cash the following property: 1 mule, 1| two-horse wagon, 2 buggies, farming tools, corn and fodder, and also 4 show cases and 1 set of scales--. MRS. T. C. TEAGUE. Her Uwn Company: r— .1 I. I I I JM|| ■ .■ ■^.T7iy^^i?W l^Bmryr*¥^^?S^C^^V'.l^lgir3f FLORENCE MACBETH To be of royal blood and a famous opera star is not enough for Florence Macbeth of tW- Chicago operatic forces, who has now become a» im presario, formed her own company, and is planning to tour the United) States with the opera “The Secret of, Suzanne.” Other womep before her, like Mary Garden, have achieved distinction by directing an com pany. Jly promoting the < ofiuj which she vy ill lie the principal factor,! Miss Macbeth has gone furtlier tluof her contemporaries. _ J NUMBER 103. «