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TWICE-A-WEEK ' VOLUME S 3. ASSEMBLY AD JOURNS WITH OUT TAX ACHON Atlanta, Ga.—The Georgia gener al assembly adjourned sine die at 6:30 o’clock Friday night, after an extra session, that had lasted thirty eight days, without enacting an in come tax or other form of new reve nue law. Both branches gave up af ter the seventh conference commit tee on the Lankford income tax had failed to agree, and the house of rep resentatives declined to appoint an other conference committee. The results of the extra session were six bills of general application. Within an hour of the time previ ously set for adjournment, the sen ate considered a motion to concur in the house amendments to the Lankford bill, but voted it down 24 to 18. The senate then took up the house bill to repeal the tax equaliza tion law,, and defeated that measure "by a vote of 24 to 17. Through this action of the senate in the final hour of the session, two of the purposes of Governor Walk er’s call for the extra session were defeated. The chief executive had made reform of the revenue laws the main issue before the extraordinary session, and had bent every effort both for the adoption of a new tax act and the repeal of the tax equal ization law. Governor Walker declined to make any comment on the results of the extra session, declaring that the things accomplished and the things left undone would speak for them selves. He stated that he “had made a conscientious effort to lift the bur dens of taxation from the backs of those who now bear them, or to at least lighten their loads.” In the thirty-eight days of the ex tra session, the legislature put in more hours of actual work than are ordinarily spent in a regular session of fifty days. Speaker Neill told the members of the house of representa tives in thanking them for their co operation, The house started double sessions four days after the extra session convened, and kept up both morning and afternoon meetings until the final day. On many occasions the houes remained at work until'after nightfall. DECLINE THROUGHOUT WEEK SEEN IN COTTON MARKET New Orleans, La., December 9.—lt was cne long decline in the cotton market last week, highest prices be ing made on the opening session while the lowest prices came on the closing session, when the trading positions in the contract division were 185 to 295 points under the last sales of the preceding week, with January off to 33.59 cents a pound. Last sales represented net declines of 165 to 278 points, the final transac tion in January being at 33.75. In the spot department middling lost 175 points and closed at 34.25 cents a pound against 24.75 on the close of this week last year. Total sales in all spot markets of the country amounted to 99,374 bales against 217,252 last week, and 62,920 this week last year. Throughout the wee'.t the trade was chiefly concerned with ginning, paying a great deal of attention to bearish ginning rumors in the earli er sessions while the closing session brought ginning figures from the census bureau that were higher than predictions from the short side, the total output prior to the first of De cember being counted at 9,243,917 bales which indicated ginning during the last period 875,234 bales against 449,623 during the same period last year. Much was made of the fact that ginning d ; d not decrease com pared with the preceding period, al most people*expected it would. The preceding period produced 814,096 bales. Higher ginning figures produced a higher range of private estimates ,of the total crop and this coming week the trade seems likely to be al together consolidated with the gov ernment’s annual estimate of total production, which is due at 1 o’clock, New Orleans time, Wednesday. Whereas, not so long ago the disposi tion was to look for a crop estimate of as low as 9,500,000 bales it is now generally considered likely that the gocernment figures will be 10,000,- 000 bales or above and some trades are even referring back to the final tentative crop estimate of 10,248,000 bales, issued with the last report on the condition of the crop, in connec tion with the figures of the coming week. n. P. St'ff Victor Cc, Cash or credit LIVELY BUYING NOW INSURED Atlanta, Ga., December 13.—“ Big Business” expects good business in 1924, and “Big Business” always keep 3 informed and is able to see be fore “Little Business” sees it, the trend of business affairs, according to Joel Hunter, of Atlanta, well known throughout the south as a business counsellor and statistician. The verdict of industrial and w.n mercial leaders, men at head of great business corporations, with which Mr. Hunter comes regularly in contact in the supervision of audits, is that 1924 will be a year of pros perity for business of every kind in the United States. Lively buying by merchants who have been operating with restricted stocks is one of the expectations for the new year, and this would make business good in all lines, for it is pointed out by Mr. Hunter that the, general prosperity, the revived buy ing by the public and the growing demand for many kinds of prdducts will necessitate heavy stocking up by mercantile establishments generally. This first will' be felt ; in jobbing and wholesale circles and their in creased purchase! will stimulate manufacture. But back of it all, as business men show, is the retail mer chant, whose increased buying forces wholesalers to stock up. Stability Is Noticeable. The surprising feature of business in the United States this year, At lanta business men point out, has been its stability in the face of dis organization in Europe, and its ex pansion despite the threat of world affairs becoming so general that they would affect this country. American business, commercial and industrial leaders declare, has been steadily increasing and growing stronger until at near the close of the year, this country is experienc ing a veritable boom in business which must carry the era of pros perity over into the new year with a mighty rush. A careful survey of business con ditions made by Mr. Hunter and his staff of experts show this country is in healthy economic condition, with a foundation sufficiently sound to justify marked expansion. Don’t Keep Money in Old Socks. Money in old socks does not serve any purpose whatever, even if it es capes the hand of the thief, Atlanta bankers say. Some weeks ago a man came into a local newspaper office complaining that his son had left home and with him had gone some bills whch the man said he kept in his Bible. So the Bible, one Atlanta banker remarked, was no better protection for the family savings than would have been the clock or the sock. “We never have been able to see what pleasure or comfort a man could possibly get out of keeping a few bills he does not need for imme diate use stored about the house in cracks and knot holes, or in socks or Bibles," said an Atlanta banker. “There is the bank, and why a irian would prefer his sock to the bank is hard to work out. “Some might say that the bank sometimes goes wrong, that is true, unfortunately, but very seldom and not near so frequently as the old sock.” G. O. P. Will Nominate Coolidge. Democratic newspapers and demo cratic editors in Georgia—for they are all democratic —have begun to comment at length on the presiden tial situation. “It is clearly evident that the re publican party is determined to es tablish the supremacy of the old line faction in the coming election and with that end in view will send President Coolidge again to the front as the nominee of the party,” says E. R. Jerger, editdr of the Thomas ville Daily Times-Enterprise. “There are cliques in the party that are recalcitrant as there have bean Jcefore.” continues Mr. Jerger. ‘Johnson wants to be president, but that’s about all there is to that. He hasn’t a chance because he hasn’t an organization, and very little chance to build one around his own person ality. The other element in disaf fection is not vociferous and will hardly be heard from.” SPECIALS AT THE STRAND SODA FOUNT Special prices on many goods for the next week at The Strand Soda Fount. In the market you will find best Western Meats, Pork and Lamb, Pickles, Cranberries, Grapes, Apples, Oranges. Morris Breakfast Bacon in strips at 20 cents, cu tat 25 cents per pound. Complete line of Toys, Games, Dolls and Fireworks. Cigars and Cigarettes. Buy your Turkey here. STRAND SODA FOUNT, Lawrenceviile, Ga. New and Second Hand Ford*. The News-Herald LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1923. NEGRO SHOT IN RESISTING ARRESTSUNDAY Garfield Meadows, a young negro, said to be wanted in Forsyth, Ga., on a serious charge, in resisting ar rest and making an attack on Sheriff E. S. Garner Sunday afternoon, is now ir. the Gwinnett jail under med ical attention, a bullet from the sher iff’s gun going through his stomach and coming out she side. The negro is said to have landed in Lawrenceville on Wednesday. On Sunday afternoon he was arrested by Sheriff Garner and earned a block to the jail. The sheriff called to his daughter to open the jail door and the negro, who wsa being held in the belt, made a break. Sheriff Garner grabbed him by the neck and was bitten by the negro on the hand. The negro made a dash and the sher iff shot into the ground. Meadows is then said to have picked up a heavy rock and was making an advance on the sheriff when he was shot. When placed in jail he was found to be drinking and had a bottle of whisky in his pocket. Monday morning his condition was said to be painful but it is beleved he wll recover. WM. F. CANTRELL DIED AT LILBURN Mr. William F. Cantrell, aged forty-three, died at his home near Lilburn Saturday. He leaves a wife who was before marriage Miss Em ma Reeves. Mr. Cantrell was a prominent farmer of his section and many friends and relatives mourn his death. The funeral was held at Oakland Sunday morning. MR. JAMES M. TANNER DIED FRIDAY MORNING Mr. James M. Tanner, prominent planter and beloved citizen of his community, died at his home three miles from Auburii on the Lawrence ville road late Friday night after an illness of several months. Mr. Tanner was 74 years old and the oldest child of the late Wm. Tan ner and died in the ‘ settlement in which he was born. He is survived by a daughter, Miss J'anie Tanner, who liyed with him; three brothers, M. C. Tanner, of Oxford; M. T. Tanner, of Dacula, W. T. Tanner, of Lawrenceviile; and three sisters, Miss Mary Jane Tan ner of College Park, Mrs. Lizzie Beth Dowdy, of Brunswick, and Mrs'. Emma Williams of Dacula. Te deceased was a member of the Methodist church at Old Midway and funeral services were held at Ebe nezer Sunday afternoon with Rev. Warwick conducting the exercises. FAREWELL DINNER GIVEN BY MS. AND MRS. HANNAH Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hannah gave a turkey dinner Sunday at their home on Clayton street. They leave in a few days for their new home in Frost Proof, Fla. The guests included Mr. pnd Mrs. Tom Campbell and children, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Campbell and children, Mr. and Mrs. Manard Campbell, all of Centerville; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sexton, of Stone Mountain; Mr. Al ford Campbell, of Centerville; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Majors and children, of Buford. ODD FELLOWS AND REBECCAS. The regular meeting of the local lodge I. O. O. F. No. 21 will meet next Monday evening, Detember 17. All members are urgestly requester! to be present, as there is degree work to be done. The Rebecca lodge will meet in their hall Friday evening, December 14th. All members are requested to be present. There will be degree work and the annual election of officers. CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS! We have a nice line of toilet ar ticles, gold filled and sterling silver sets, fountain pens, toilet waetrs and extracts, vanity cases, powders, raz ors, cuff links, Christmas stationery and cards, etc., from which you may select. Our candy is of highest quality. We can supply you with Norris,’ Huyler’s, Hollingsworth’s or Whit man’s. We also carry a line of books by the leading authors for the grown ups and kiddies. JONES DRUG CO., Ezzard-Mcntgomery Co. corner. HOLDER TELLS PLAN FOR STATE HIGHWAY WORK Winder, Ga. —-The monthly dinner of the Winder Ghamber of Com merce was held at the Barrow hotel Thursday night, Judge L. C. Russell, judge of the Piedmont circuit, pre siding. Judge Russell introduced John N. Holder, chairman of the state "highway commission, who told the history of the highway depart ment in Georgia, stating what had been accomplished in the past, what the department is doing now and outlining ist plans for the future as far ahead as the year 1924. He stated that three years ago the de partment had a deficit of nearly $600,0V0 and was handicapped in its work, but that in two years this had been wiped out and that the road work of the state was in better shape to be planned and carried out now than ever before. He stated that for the current year the federal fund would be $2,000,000, and that so far, most of the federal funds for road building and extension Had been met by local funds, while staet funds had been used for maintenance largely, He stated that the plans for 1924 called for sixty fniles of new con crete roads, 125 miles of gravel road and 550 miles of soil surface roads. In this plan is a concrete road from Lawrenceville through Gwinnett and DeKalb counties, connecting with concrete road at Decatur and run ning into Atlanta. W. T. Sammon, mayor of Lawrenceville, and T. L. Harris, road commissioner of Gwin nett county, also addressed the meet ing and told how they had cooper ated with the state highway depart ment in getting this concree road put over. A FARMER’S PROFIT ON ROAD- BUILDING A land owner in a southern state had a large property of many acres, a beautiful house, and a big peach orchard in bearfhg. Family circum stances made it necessary for him to sell his property, which was val ued about a hundred thousand dol lars. Putting it in the hands of some able real estate men, the property owner received several calls from prospective purchasers. He met these purchasers at the railroad sta tion, motored them six miles over a good state road, and half a mile over a very rough and bumpy dirt road to his house. None of them purchased. Acting on the advice of one of the real estate men, the owner spem; five thousand dollars and made that last half mile as good as the state road. The property was sold at a price which included the cost of the road, plus a profit on the road, within one month of its completion! What happens in one case will happen in another. A good road greatly increases the value of all ad jacent realty, especially farms. HOW TO HELP THE POSTMAN. Washington. Cooperation in mailing Christmas gifts is being sought by the postonice department. Here are the suggestions of Tlvrd •Assistant Postmaster General Clov er: Mail early. Prepay postage fully on all matter. Address all matter plainly and completely, giving street address whenever possible. Place sender’s name and address in upper left hand porncr of address side. Wrap parcels securely, hut do not seal them except when bearing a printed label or indorsement read ing: “Contents: Merchandise, fourth class mail. Postmaster: this parcel may be opened for postal inspection if necessary” as sealed parcels not so labeled or endorsed, <#e subject ‘to postage at the letter rate. Parcels may be marked, Do not* open until Christmas.” Insure valuable parcels. Do not inclose letters with parcels, as doing so would subject entire par cel to letter postage. Written greetings such as “Merry Christmas,” “Happy New Year,” “With Best Wishes” and names, numbers and symbols for the pur pose of description may be inclosed with fourth class (parcel post) mail. Books may bear simple dedicatory inscriptions not of a personal na ture. Other written additions subject parcels to letter postage. Communications prepaid at the firsf-class rate may be sent with par cels prepaid for the fourth-class rate by securely attaching the envelopes containing the letter or other writ ten matter to outside of parcels. VASSAR GIRLS SAY BARE KNEES MATTER TASTE New York.—Vassal- College has decided to diffentiate between mat ters of honor and good taste. It has decided that a girl’s honor or lack of it is not involved in dash ing bare-kneed acroos a campus, or wearing knickers in the dining room. The honor system as developed at Vassar put a girl on her honor not to cheat in examinations, lie on her week end slips or sick excuses or smoke, with a student court for these who did or didn’t. But when all the small rules for quiet hours and proper dress for campus were made matters of honor and continued to be broken or ignor ed, some students Contended the honor system was a failure. After recent debates, etc., it was decided to let the honor system ap ply to matters of honor and let pub lic opinion, good taste and faculty admonitions, if necessary, take care of the other rules. The consensus of the student body favors the proposed division of the honor system as presented. This vas announced Tuesday by the col ege paper. The Vassar Miscellany News. It was that the honor system ncludes academic honesty, signing jp the truth; that is, week end slips, chapel, gymnasium, etc., usse of li >rary, social regulations and smok ng. All these are to be enforced by the Student’s Council, with the coop eration of the student body, as at present. In addition is added the courtesy :ystem to include: All order and quiet in the halls, chapel, library, care of the grounds and dress. The latter banning bare knees on the campus and knickers in the dining room, and to be enforced by public opinion as far as possible and any other means found neces sary to fit the particular case—and proctors, if required. LAWRENCEVILLE HI DEFEATS MONROE BASKETBALL TEAM The fast Lawrencevile Hi basket ball team defeated the Monroe Hi quintet on the local court Friday. The count being 31 to 12. “Action” vas spelled in capital letters from the blowing of the referee’s whistle until the end of the game. The whole Lawrenceviile team starred in every play and Harris led the field with 16 points. Holland came next with 8 and Captain Smith followed with 7. The guards, Pruett and King, played a wonderful game, holdnig Monroe to two points in the last half. The Lawrenceviile Hi was defeat ed by the fast Cumming team Sat urday, the score being 31 to 14. The Lawrenceviile boys did not have their stuff but wait till they go down there. TEXAN IS RESCUED AFTER 10 DAYS IN HOLLOW TREE San Antonio, Tex.—lmprisoned for ten days in the hollow of a giant oak tree, Harry Comstock, thirty one, was rescued late Wednesday by Bexar county deputy sheriffs and farmers. Comstock, who had been without food or water during his imprison ment, drank almost a gallon of water wthin a short time. He was taken to the Bexar county hseriff’s office and a physician summoned, food was given him gradually. He told his rescuers that he had climbed into the tree in search of shelter and fallen into the hollow. His efforts to get out failed and at intervals he shouted for help. Not until noon Tuesday was his cry heard and help summoned. It took half an hour to hew into the crunk Record for Surfaeca Roads. Georgia ranks fifth among the states of the union in its mileage of surfaced roadrfk and has passed both California and North Carolina, ac cording to a report that has just been made public by the United States department of agriculture. Georgia has a substantial lead over all southern states in the statistics. Ail the states in the southeast plan to give particular attention to road work during 1924, but the Georgia highway commission will keep pace with them, and even increase its present lead, in the opinion of Chair man John N. Holder. The commis sion has appropriated more money for maintainance as well as construc tion work during the coming year, it was said. * SEND US YOUR JOB WORK. EDITOR-FARMER OPPOSES BROWN Atlanta, Ga.—G. F. Hunnicutt. ed itor of The Southern Cultivator and ! prominent farmer, Saturday, an nounced his candidacy for commis sioner of agriculture of Georgia, to succeed Commissioner J. J. .Brown, in the democratic primary in 1924. Mr. Hunnicutt has been editor of The Southern Cultivator, the oldest agricultural publication in the south, for 20 years. He is a resident of Hapeville and owns and operates a large farm in Clayton county. He is a graduate of the university of Geor gia and has given his life to a close study of farm problems. SUPERIOR COURT ADJOURNED. Superior court, which has been in session for the past two weeks, ad journed Thursday afternoon, after a large volume of business had been transacted. There were eighty-three criminal cases disposed of, some went out on demand, others were nol pressed and about thirty were tried, all of which were misdemeanors, and the greater part being whiskey cases. It is difficult to convict offenders of the prohibition law in this coun ty, as is proven by the record of the last court’s proceedings in spite of the able efforts of Solicitor Cooley, who has gone after these criminals vigorously. Mr. Cooley is an excel lent officer and should have the whole hearted support of every law abiding citizen of this county in his, effort to enforce- the law. Judge Lewis C. Russell is being congratulated on' every hand for the business manner in which his court is conducted, as he appreciates the fact that running courts- is a costly busi ness and that promptness and dis patch are necessary to keep down ex pense. The next term of court will con vene the first Monday in March. JESSE J. BAGGETT HIGH PRIEST MT. VERNON CHAPTER At their regular convocation held last Tuesday bight Mount Vernon chapter No. 39, Royal Arch Masons, elected officers for the ensuing year. Companion Jesse J. Baggett was chosen high priest. Mr. Eaggett is one of Lawrenceviile’s most ener getic young men, being a Presby terian, a member of the city council, a Kiwanian, a Commandery Mason and a Shriner. The chapter recently took in a large class of new members and the influx has added considerably to the enthusiasm of capitular Masonry in our midst. The prospects are bright for the chapter the coming year. Following are the Royal Arch of ficers: J. J. Baggett, high priest. C. M. Morcock, king. A. C. Webb, scribe. Judge G. G. Robinson, treasurer. W. M. Gower, secretary. J. F. Langley, captain of the host Peeples Houston, principal so journer. J. L. Slappey, royal arch captain. John I. Kelley, master of third veil. Charlie McKelvey, master of sec ond veil. Clifford Cate?, master of first veil. / T. W. AdjjiYis, sentinel. MR. J. M. GASSAWAY. Mr. J. M. Gassav/ay, for thirty years an employe of the Western Atlantic railroad, died at his home Tuesday afternoon, at 84 Calhoun street, Atlanta, at the age of sixty four years. The funeral was held Thursday morning at the Center .street Methodist church, the Rev. L. P. Huekaby officiating. Mr. Gussaway married Miss Irene Hagood, daughter of the late Mr. S. A. Hagood, of this city, who preceded her husband to the grave five years. He is survived by three daughters and six sons. BIRTHDAY PARTY. Master Cha:le3 McConnell enter tained eighteen of his little friend at a jolly birthday party at his home on Wednesday afternoon. The house was prettily decorated with bells, mistletoe and holly, the Christmas idea being carried out in detail. Interesting games were played, Miss Elizabeth Settle winning the prize. A large birthday cake with eleven burning tapers proved a great draw ing card. Hot chocolate and wafer, were served. Mrs. McConnell was assisted by Miss Julia Nix. WANTED. Wanted 10 men to drive their new Fords from our garage. The price is $367.16 up. H. P. STIFF MOTOR CO., TWICE-A-WEEK MOTHER AND GIRL FOUND IN ASHES OF VACANT HOUSE Jefferson, Ga.—Lured from their home by a fictitious note purporting to be signed by a relative, waylaid on the journey, slain, the bodies strip ped, carried to an abandoned farm house in the country, and the house set aflame to wipe out all trace of crime—such is the theory upon which posses of aroused citizens were sweeping Jackson and adjoining counties Sunday night in search of the alleged slayers of Mrs. Mag Si mons, 40, and her daughter, Lizzie, 14, whose partially cremated bodies weer found in the ashes of an un tenanted shack Sunday morning. The burned house is near Attica between here and Athens. Mrs. Simons found a note under the lamp in the bedroom of her home Saturday afternoon purporting to be Rigned by her daughter, Mrs. John Doster, of Athens. The note request ed that she co meto Athens for the week end to discuss some business matters of importance to both. Mrs. Simons told her husband, according to his story to officers. Mr. Simons told officers that the handwriting in the note calling Mrs. Simons to Athens was not that of his daughter in that city. It was saed by officers that there had been a quarrel between Mr. and Mrs. Simops Saturday morning, and that she drew some money out of the bank with the purported intention of leaving for Athens on the afternoon train. Detailed accounts of Mrs. Simons’ movements until 4:15 o’clock Satur day afternoon, as given to Sheriff Collier, was as follows: 1. Left home for work at the mill here early in the morning. 2. Returned home at noon and found note, supposed to be from her daughter. 3. Quarreled with her husbancF during the noon hour and went to > town to draw money from the hank. 4. Returned to the house, dressed, left with her daughter for the rail way station. 5. Boarded the Athens train. As a drizzling rain poured unceas ingly from a leaden sky Sunday af ternoon, a simple burial ceremony was held in a sodden burial ground on the Bennett farm, with a ston’e throw of the pile of charred timbers which marked the crematory of two women. A fresh pile of muddy ciay was piled by the side of a newly dug grave. The raindrops cut tiny chan nels through the clods. A few words were said and the mpi-tal remains of the two victims of a mysterious death were consigned to earth. The grave was filled in as rain drops beat a solemn dirge on the bared heads of the little group of spectators. Teh husband and father stood a iittlc apart, twisting a battered hat in his shaking hands. Rain and tears coursed down his cheeks together. He seemed da :od. Tension of thi.s ceremony snapped as the final earth was heaped upon the grave. A posse was impressed, and grim men started to setur the county for the perpetrators of the deed. Far into (he night bands were ex ploring possible hiding places for miles around. Torches glowed through the mist and blackness. As reconstructed by the officers in charge of the search, the two women were attacked' somewhere in the neighborhood of Clarkesboro. A struggle, in viDli the women weie overpowered and then si i ensued. 3 hen, it u relieved, the slayers carried their ni-:d victims to the abandoned farm house, laid them on the rotting floor, applied the torch, vanished into the night. They left the flames te obliterate all trace of the crime and the slain. MRS. MAMIE HEWATT • DIES AT HOME Mrs. Mamie Davis Hewatt, wife of Mr. J. M. Hewatt, died at their home in Lawrenceville Saturday about noon after a lingering illness of some time. Mrs. Hewatt was a devoted wife and mother and her death brings sorrow to a host of friends and rel atives. She had suffered for months and was only a short time ago brought home from Alto where she had been carried in the hopes of re gaining health. The deceased was thirty-four years of age and is survived by her husband and three children besides other relatives. Funeral exercises and burial were held in Lawrenceville Sunday. , NUMBER 14.