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GEORGIA’S LEADING WEEKLY VOLUME 53. CHECKS ARE NOW READY FOR THE CO-OPFARMERS Atlanta, Ga.—Final settlement checks, amounting to approximately $ 1,250,000, are being mailed to members of the Georgia Cotton Growers’ Cooperative association on the more thftn TO,OOO bales of cot ton delivered during the past season. Final distribution to members will be completed withn a few days when the association will have finished its year’s business, which was in ex cess oi $10,000,000. The cotton cooperatives handed more than. 76 pools during the past season and each member has been settled with according to the price received for the particular pool or pools in which his cotton was placed. All pools are- determined by the grade, staple and character of the cotton. The average price received for the pools ranged as high as 35.95 per pound for the season, ana the average price reecived for the en tire amount of cotton delivered tp the association by its: members, in cluding all grades and staples, was in excess of» 30c per pound. Not withstanding that due to a higher valuaton of cotton during the post season which meant a greater ex penditure for insurance and inter est, even at fixed rates, the asso ciation’s records, is was ponted out, sho\y that 1.55 c per pound, the to tal cost of handling the,cotton this season, is slightly less than the cost of handling the first year. The ex pense per pound deducted from the pool price on each pool will give the member the net amount received for his cotton in one or more pools, as the case may be, in which it was placed during the season. A substantial decrease in expens es was made n storage charges paid, as the records of cooperatives show that direct storage charges paid to compresses etc., were F9c per bale less than they were for the first season. The association' handled 25 per cent* more cotton during the past sehson than it did for the first year, even though cotton production for 1923 was 25 per cent less in Geor gia than it was in 1922. Officials of the association point out that this is especially noteworthy for the fact that more than one-half of the mem bers of the association live in sec tions of the state that produced only 25 to 40 per cent as much cotton in 1923 as in 1922. MRS. L. E. COOK 0 DIES AT HOME Mrs. L. E. Cook, wife of Rev. D. W. Cook, died at the home four miles from Lawrenceville on the old Dacula road Tuesday after suffer ing a stroke of paralysis Monday. Mrs. Cook was one of the county’s most beloved women and will be sad ly missed. Her interest in church work was manifested up to the time of her death. She was 66 years of age and had been twice married, her first , hus band, Rev. J. H. Fowler, on* of the best known ministers of his day, dy ing several years ago. Again marry ing a mniister, Rev. D. W. Cook, she -was his aid and guide throughout the rest of her life. Mrs. Cook was the daughter of the late Mr. Jack Dunnagan, of Hall county, and beside her husband is survived by numerous nieces, ne phews and cousins. Funeral services will be conducted atMartins Chapel, near her home, Saturday morning at 11 o’clock, Rev. K. H. Robb, of Epworth, Ga., in charge, and interment will also be there. MRS. MOLLIE RUSSELL DIED HERE SATURDAY Mrs. Mollie Russell, aged 88, died at the home of her son, Mr. Iverson Russell, on McDaniel street, Satur day "after alingering illness. She is also survived by twp daugh ters, Mrs. Bill McGee, of Duluth, and Mrs. Nathan King, of this city. Funeral and interment were held at Prospect church Monday, Rev. L. E. Smith conducting. METHODIST CHURCH SUNDAY, AUG. 10, 1924. 10::30. Sunday school. 11:30. Morning worship, sermon by pastor. 7:45. The Epworth League. 8:80. Evening service, special song features. A cordial invitation extended to sll for these services. ' SEND US YOUR JOB WORK Tse. News-Herald ELDERS QUITS THE GOVERNORS RACE Atlanta, Ga., August 2.—Herschel H. Elders, of Reidsville, Ga., on Sat urday formally retired from the gov ernorship race. Mr. Elders’ retire ment was made known when he ad dressed a letter to Mrs. Bessie An derson, secretary of the state demo cratic executive committee, in which he formally announced his determina tion not to be a candidate in the fall election and asked that his name be stricken from the official list of en tries of candidates for the governor ship in, the primary election to be held on September 10. His action leaves the field clear for Governor Walker, who is seeking reelection. In a statement given out by Mr. Elders Saturday night, he asserts that his only reason for withdrawing is that he has become convinced that he cannot be elected. He states that he has received more than 10,000 let ters from every section in Georgia, in which he has been told that, while he had the best platform ever offered the people, he could not be elected. “If my supporters have no hope,” he says, “then in sorrow I quit.” Mr. Elders charges that Georgia is in the control , of trading politicians and wealthy tax dodgers and refers to his efforts in the legislature in 1923 to enact tax reform measures, stat ing that he will be a candidate for the gubernatorial seat in 1926 unless the next legislature “does for Geor gia what it should.” He adds: “I call upon my people to elect a house and senate next September that will redeem Georgia from the bosses.” “I grieve for'my state because of the lack of interest of her common people in public questions. Go to school, study, think, hope, pray and fight for a better day.” When informed of the announce ment of the withdrawal of Hon. H. H. Elders from the Governor’s race, Governor Walker gave to the press the following statement: “I untrue to every wor thy sentiment if I were not grati fied and humbled by the practically unanimous endorsement of my ef forts by the people of the state, ear. rying with it a new call to service for a term now approximating three years. It is gratifying that during my administration there has been aroused such a general recognition of the vast ness -of the undeveloped. resources of the state and such uni-! versal impulse toward its progress ive development along all education al, agricultural and industrial lines that practically all old political fac tional lines have been obliterated. My only ambition is to have a hum ble part in crystallizing this impulse through cordial cooperation of the press, through the. women of . the. state and the people generally, into a great progressive program for bet ter schools, better roads, and better health. I take this occasion to re mind the people that this program, however worthy, cannot and will not be realized so long as invisible prop erty, comprising one-half of the taxable values of the state, is bear ing no part of the burdens neces sarily incident to progressive devel opment. ' “I further remind tßem that what ever may be the impulse of the peo. pie it will be fruitless if the uirisla tore they elect are not only patri otic in their purpose but progress ive in their vision. I send grateful greeting to the most royal friends who «ver blessed a public servant. To these greetings ’I add an earnest personal appeal that they make their loyalty complete by joining vigor ously In representatives and senators on this September 10th who win cooperate with the admin istration .in its efforts to . secure a fair distribution of the burdens of government by placing a just share of taxation on the owners of intan gible property thus laying the foun dation for the building of a Great er Georgia. To this end I here and now dedicate my every thought and effort for the next three years and I earnestly beg the full coopt rat on of press and people.” GUNTER AND MAFFETT FAMILIES HOLD REUNION The annual reunion of the Gunter and Maffett families was held at Rock Springs church, seven miles from LawrencevHle on the Buford road Sunday. For several years the descendants of the late J. B. Gunter and J. R. Maffett, deceased, have met on the first Sunday in August at this church. One of the features of the reunion this year was the sermon delivered by Rev. Posey, pastor at Rock Springs. A delightful dinner was spread under the trees and over a hundred persons thoroughly eujoyde the day. LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1924. GEORGIA LEADS IN HIGHWAY_BUILD!NG For the six-year period from July 1, 1917, to July 1, 1923, Georgia has constructed a greater mileage of fed eral aid highways than other south ern states, and only four states in the union have exceeded Georgia in this respect, according to figures taken from a report of the bureau of public roads, of Washington, D. C., recently made public in Public Roads, a journal of highway research pub lished by the U. S. department of agriculture. During the six-year period Georgia, with the federal aid money she has received, has constructed a total of 925 miles of highway. The cost of this work was $13,960,499.47, of which $6,363,703.60 was federal funds. This • comparison of mileage of roads completed through federal aid funds shows that the southern states, neighboring Georgia, completed dur ing the six-year period, the following: Georgia,-925 miles; North Carolina, 826 miles; Alabama, 363 miles; South .Carolina, 656 miles; Tennessee, 112 miles; Florida, 15 miles. The four states which exceeded the of Georgia mileage were as fol lows: lowa, 1,069 miles; Minnesota, 1,814 miles; Texas, 2,259 miles, and Wisconsin, 1,677 miles. During the year from July 1, 1923, to July 1, 1924, Georgia constructed 288 miles of federal aid roads. This was greater than any neighboring state. The record of construction shows as follows: Alabama, 96 miles; Florida, 33 miles; North Caro lina, 57 miles; South Carolina, 269 miles, and Tennessee, 147 miles. Eight states exceeded the Georgia mileage during the year, as fellows; lowa, 623 miles; Minnesota, 398 miles; Missouri, 437 miles; Nebraska, 964 miles; North Dakota, 795 miles; Ohio, 299 miles; South Dakota, 455 miles, and Texas, 863 miles. The program for Georgia for the present year, ending July 1, 1925, is the biggest the state has ever seen, according to John N. Holder, chair man of the state highwhay board, and it is probable that the compara tive federal aid mileage record will be still more favorable to this state for this year. The complete record of the differ ent southern states, giving the amount of federal aid mileage com pleted and the cost of the work, is as follows: i North Carolina, whose federal aid. allotment is slightly less than that of Georgia, had expended the total of $11,>70,303.76, of which total $5,- 325,763.37 was federal funds, and had completed 826.8 miles of road. South Carolina, whose federal aid allotment is slightly less thasa that of Georgia, had expended a total of $3,- 210,970.94, of which total $1,535,- 762.18 was federal funds,,. and had completed' 112.5 miles of road. Alabama, whose federal aid allot ment is slightly less than that of Georgia, had expended $3,789,011.74, of which total $1,794,703221 was fed eral funds, and had completed 365.9 miles of road. Florida, whose allotment is slight ly less than half that -of Georgia’s, had expended a total of $69,466.31, of which amount $29,700.68 was fed eral funds, and had completed 15.6 miles of road. FAMILY REUNION. A most delightful surprise was that of last Sunday, when about fifty children and grandchildren as sembled at the home of Rev. and Mrs. A. H. Holland with well filled baskets, the occasion being the eightieth anniversary of Mr. Hol land. Tables were arranged in the back yard and they fairly groaned with good things to eat. The following were present: Rev. A. H. Holland, Mrs. A. H. Holland; his brothers: W. D. Holland, Henderson, Texas; W. W. Holland, Gainesville, 'Ga.; E. B. Holland, Fort Payne, Ala.; L. G. Holland, Cler mont, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Hol land, Warren, Frank; Dorothy, Frances, Truman, Jeanette Holland, Byron, Ga.; Mrs. A. T. Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Langley, Annie Langley, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Settle, Elizabeth and Sarah Louise Settle, of Lawreneevilltg Mrs. Hulon Mays, Joseph, Evelyn and Hulon Mays, Jr., of Orlando, Fla.; Mrs. Cora Lee Coffee, William Coffee, of Kirkwood; Mrs. Truman Holland, Densmore and Glenn Holland, Atlanta; Mrs. Alice Sammon, Dick, Tom, Harry and Alice May Sammon, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Holland, Willis Holland, Jr., Robert, John P., Martha Sue,.Jack Harrison Holland, Rev. and Mrs. L. E. Smith, Lawrenceville; E. M. Holland, Archie, Myrtle and Kate Holland, Nelle Tanner, of Oakwood, Ga. ■ . PLAY AT SNELLVILLE. There will be a play given at the Snellville school auditorium Satur day night, August 9th, for the ben efit of the school piano fund. H. R. SAUL’S AUGUST SALE In this issue Mr. H. R. Saul an nounces that his August Sale will begin Friday, August Bth, with a horde of bargain prices for his many customers. Mr. Saul is leaving for New York and other eastern markets about Am. gust 18th and will buy thousands of dollars worth of merchandise for this store while away. In order to pay cash for many of these goods he is putting on this August sale and states that he expects to sell a large volume. Many times a saving of from 15 to 25 per cent can be made by going into the market and paying cash and this enterprising merchant always passes this saving along to his customers. MRS. SMITH ENTERTAINS GUESTS One of the most brilliant and beautifully appointed affairs of the season was ,tj:e, evening party given Friday by, Mrs. T. A. Smith, compli menting her house guests, Miss Con stance Philip, and Miss Ida Mae James, of Atlanta. The living ’room, reception hall, dining room and porches were elabor ately decorated for the occasion in pink and white hydrangeas, floxlmd pink esters, while the large sun-porch in the rear ofjthe house was convert ed into a real bower of flowers. Here the color scheme of yellow predomi nated, and from every nook and cor ner arose tall branches of golden glow, marigolds and sun flowers. In this beautiful'setting was placed the punch table, where delicious punch was dispensed throughout the entire evening. In the dining room the table had for its central decoration a huge cut glass basket filled with pink rosebuds 'and white carnations, the handle tied with a large bow of white tulle-rib bon, this being mounted high on a crystal pedestifl. At either ei|d of the table was a five-branch silver candelabra holding unshaded pink candles, while alter nating around this were individual silver candle sticks holding candles of the same shade, and bud vases, each having a single rosebud. Pink and white bon-bons, mints and salted al monds in sillver and cut glass dishes added further loveliness to this al ready lovely table. Mrs. Smith received her guests wearing a sequin robe with beaded and pink velvet rose trimmings. Miss James’ costume was a peach colored georgette elaborately beaded in pearl beads, while Miss Philip’s blonjde beauty was radiant in a jade green georgette with crystal bead trimmings. Uporf arrival the guests were in vited to the rear porch, where the punch bhwl, embedded in a mass of flowdrg, was gracefully presided over by Miss Gippie Craig and Miss Mary Nix Miss Kate Rogers then carried around a silver tray «f tiny little folders with tiny pink pencils at tached, from which euch guest drew one and was asked to answer the questions entitled "A Lot of Kates.” The matching of the members and chcosing partners and answering the questions caused much merriment, and at the close it was /ound that Miss Louise Brand had won the first prize—a beautiful French vanity, and her partner, Mr. James Comfort, a silver letter opener; while Miss Mon tine Cash had the booby—a cupid powder puff, and her partner, Mr. Greer, a toy elephant. In the front porch, reception hall and living room tables were placed for bridge and rook and many in dulged in this pleasure until refresh ments were served, the guests be invited into the dining room by Miss Bernice Williams and Miss Dorothy Ezzard, and here a lovely sweet course , was served, the cqlor scheme of pick and white being carried out in > every detail. The girls' received favors of tiny pink rosebud baskets filled w.ith dainties. The . guests enjoying this lovely affair were, besides the honor guests, Misse? Dorothy Ezzard, Mary Nix, Louise„and Mamie Brand, Mont.ne Cash, Mary Williams, Dorris ( and Jeanette Cooper, Gippie, Craig, Ber nice Williams, Kate Rogers, Chloe Teague, Edna McKelvey, Opal Hurst, Miss Oakes and her guest, Miss Prater, of Buford; Messrs. Dick Mc- Gee, Will Hutchin, James Comfort, Rich Martin, Lester Garner, R. Lee Oakes, Billy Brown, Noble Tanner, Romaine Hamilton, Bertram Greer, Ryman, Verier. Douglas Ivy and Mr. 'Prefer, all of Buford, and Mr. Med iock, of Norcross. , , NOTICE. 1 ‘ All tliose interested in Bethesda 'cemetery meet there Thursday, Au gust 14 th to clean it off. t [ . .„ Pi B. MASSEY. SEND US YOUR Jy« WORK. CROP PROSPECTS GOOD IN GWINNETT The crop this year, and especial ly the cotton crop, in Gwinnett county was planted with an increased amount per acre of fertlizer. Dur ing the early spring the plant made rapid growth without setting a large crop of forms, but during the last month, which has been very hot and dry, a good crop has bqen set and for some time the’ fields have been white with blooms. The planters, according to A. G. Robison, county demonstrator, are well supplied with calcium arsenate to control the boll weevil. There was a small infestation early in the sea son and most of these have been de stroyed with early application of poison. The hot, dry weather has de stroyed about one-third of the grubs left in the fields, and if the plants get the needed moisture at an early date a good cotton crop is looked for. The corn, hay . and , melon crops were never better and in excellent condition, and the farmers are find ing ready sales for their melons. Most of these crops were planted late and have not suffered to a great ex tent. All crops are generally clean and the soil is in first-class condition for them to make a quick growth. County Demonstrator Robison is .assisting the farmers in every way to exterminate the pests that destroy corn and cotton. LOCAL OVERFLOW. Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Wood an nounce the birth of a daughter on Sunday morning at their home on JaclLon street. Misses Kate and Bessie Woodward have returned from Clarkesville, where they have been attending the summer school. Mrs. E. P. Mason and children, of Centerville, have returned home after spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. Ida Woodward. Mr. E. H. Holland, of Byron, is the guest of relatives here. Zeke Holland is an old Lawrenceville boy. He is accompanied by his wife and children. Miss Omie Jackson entertained at a spend-the-night party Tuesday having as her guests Misses Julia Morcock, Frances Haslett, Julia Nix, Edith Nix, Sadie Pierce, Mary Ha good, Julia Green, Gladys Rhodes. Anne Winn chapter No. 203, Order of the Eastern Star, will hold a reg ular meeting next Thursday night at 8:30 at the Masonic hall. Degree work will be put on and the member ship is urged to attend. Only sixteen teachers stood the state examination here lasjt .Friday. A number of the teachers ( were away tak : ng summer courses .and stood the examination elsewhere, while others had their licenses extended. The jury revisors for Gwinnett county met Monday to begin revising both the grand and petit jury boxes. The board is composed of E. P. Min or, IV. M. Wages, R. A. Wilbanks, J. Hoyt Hamilton and V. M. Beard. Mrs. Emma Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clark and Jerry Jones Clark, of Jacksonville, Fla., were the guests of Bob. Robinson the first of the week. The party is motoring from the Florida metropolis to Ashe ville, N. C., for a summer outing. Those attending the Hamilton- Peeples wedding from here, which was an event of*"Tuesday afternoon taking place on Green street, Gaines ville, were Rev. M. A. Frankllin, Mrs. G. S. Perry, Miss ■ Minnie Peeples, Jim Craig, Charlie and Peeples Houston. A bill' of injunction was heard by Judge Lewis Russell at Winder last Saturday involving some street pav ing in the town of Duluth. Three of the cooncilmen voted' tc have the work done and part of the material had been ordered; when Mayor H. D. Herrin and the other two conucilmen sued out a bill of injunction to stop the work. The case was continued to give both sides an opportunity, to pre sent additional evidence. Rev; B. R. Anderson and:family will reach Lawrenceville Wednesday from Crawfordville to take up the pastor ate of the Presbyterian church. They will occupy the jnanse. Mr. Anderson will begin a series of meetings at Fairview Sunday, preaching twice daily at 11 o’clock in the morning and 8:30 at night. A cordial invitation is extended,the public to attend these meetings during the coming week. Col. John C. Houston states that he will be in the race to succeed himself as representative. He will not make any efforts towards seeing the voters until after the legislature has ad journed, as he believes it to be his duty to serve his county by being on the job. He is in o£ bi-dnnial sessions and' believes that this would be a great ste£ forward, not only for economy in government but sos sta bility. He spoke in favor of the bill last week and will., continue his ef forts for. the same until dftSer the vote is taken, which is expected, today. LAWRENCEVILLE CAMP MEETING The annual session of the Law renceville camp meeting will open next Tuesday night and continue through the third Sunday in August. The spacious grounds are being cleaned off and the large arbor and tents placed in good order. Interest in the meeting is running high. Dr. Wm. H. LaPrade, presiding elder of the North Atlanta district, will be present and have charge of the meeting. He will have on hand some of north Georgia’s greatest preachers to preach at the various services. This will be a rare oppor tunity to hear the old time gospel preached with eloquence and power. The music will, as usual, be a very attractive feature of the meeting. Mrs. G. S. Perry will be the pianist. Mr. Loy Ethridge, a song leader and soloist of unusual ability and wide ex perience, has been secured to lead the singing. It is expected also that there will be an orchestra for the evening services. A large number are planning to tent and this camp meeting promises to be one of the best in the history of the encampment. Services will be held at 11 a. m., 3 p. m. and 8:30 p. m. Among those who will tent at the camp ground next week are Mrs. Mary Hagood, Miss Bettie Juhan, Mr. ■J. P. Byrd, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Coop er, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Perry, Mrs. J. C Houston, Miss Minnie Peeples, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Nix, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Haslett, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Clower, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wages, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. McKelvey. * OFFICIAL NOTICE. It has come to the attention ol the Wages Klan No. 211 of Lawrence ville, Ga., that warning notices, signed K. K. K. and purporting to have been sent by the Ku Klux Klan have been delivered to certain parties near Lawrenceville. It is also re ported that a few men, disguised in imitations of the robe of the klan had called upon some good citizens of this community and threatened them with violence, leaving the im pression that they were representa tives of the klan. This is to notify the citizens of Lawrenceville and Gwinnett county that the klan does not countenance or tolerate such actions and will prose cute to the fullest extent of the luw the parties responsible for same. A reward of S2OO is hereby offered for the arrest and conviction of the party or parties guilty of the above named acts. Any information as to the identity of those who participated in the above named acts should be for warded immediately to N. B. Forrest, Grand Dragon, Realm of Georgia, Atlanta, Gh. The Wages Klan is composed of inany' of the most representative citizens of this community, and they are determined to bring to justice the Inen responsible for these outrages. No notice or communication is genuine unless written upon the of ficial letter head of the Wages Klan signed by the officers of same with the official seal thereon. The Ku Klux Klan does not threaten or issue warning notices, these are sent out by the enemies of this order for the purpose of injuring same. Exalted Cyclops: Kligrapp: Wages Klan No. 211 Seal MARRIAGES. Mr. Clifford Sharpton and Miss Annie Knight were happily married on July 4th by J. Hoyt Hamilton, Esq., of Dacula. Mr. John Dowdy and Miss Eley Ramey were joined in holy wedlock ip July 20th by D. H. Carroll, Esq. Mr. William Carl Eidson and Miss Mattie Valeria Clay took upon them selves the wedding vows on August 3d m the presence of Rev. W. W. Cash, Methodist pastor at Dunwoody The couple will, reside at Chamblee. Mr. Walter McClung Peppers and Miss Lillier Aldora Cain plighted their tro.th on July'l7th in the pres ence of Rev. M. D. Reed, of Norcross. Mr. Paul Young, of Lawrenceville and Miss Ruth Williams, of Oakland, were happily married last Suqjlay afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Williams, near Law renceville, Judge G. G. Robinson of ficiating. Mr. and Mrs. Young are at home to their friends at the home of the groom’s parents on Stone Moun tain street. Judge Robinson officiated at an other wedding Sunday when he pro nounced Mr. L. G. Landers and Miss Mattie Hutchins husband and yvife. They reside at Dacula. ALL DAY SINGING. The B. F. White Old Sacred Harp Singing will be held at Pleasant Grove church on .the fourth Sunday in August. Mr. F. B. Morgan, of Atlanta, will be in charge. Every body cordially, invited to come and bring dinner. .... ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY 60 DAY SESSION EVERY 2 YEARS VOTED 150 TO 45 Atlanta, Ga.—The Georgia house of representatives Tuesday by a vote of 150 to 45, passed the bill of Senator Mundy, and others, provid ing fior a sixty day session of the Georgia legislature every two years instead of the present 60 day ses sion each year. The bill had already passed the senate, and therefore will become a law when signed by the governor and ratified by the people at the next general election in No vember. The biennial sessions bill was passed by the senate last year, thir ty-eight members of the senate ad joining in its ownership. However, it struck rough sailing in the house of representatives and was bitterly opposed by several of the leading members of the body. Argument on the measure was begun last Thurs day and continued throughout the day. Opponents of the bill tried to force a vote on it last Friday when there were less than 150 members present, but its supporters succeed ed in having the vote postponed un til Tuesday. The vote was watched with great interest because t was realized that there might be dificulty in securing the 13 votes required for passage of aconstitutional amendment. When the halfway mark was reached there had been 63 votes for the bill and 28 against it, indicating a vote of only 126 for the measure. Supporters of the bill immediately began rounding up absentees an«f when the roll call was finished the vote stood 137 for the measure to> 43 against it. Before verification of the roll call was finished the vote stood 137 for the measure to 43 against it- Before verification of the roll call a number of members who> had been absent came into the hall and cast their ballots, bringing the total to 150 for the bill and 45 against it. %!«!•— <■ BILL TO SUBSTITUTE . CHAIR FOR GAIC.OWS PASSED BY SENATE Atlanta, Ga.—By a vote of 26 to ■ 21, the senate Wednesday afternoon passed the house bill of Represent ative Perkins, providing for the sub stitution of the electric chair for hanging as a legal method of execu tion of convicted criminals ia - gia. • The hill was debated at length r -tri dozen senators being heard fbr and against it. On the roll call the-vote: was 25 to 21, one short of a eonß%!- tutional majority. President Cars well voted "aye,” giving the bill'the constitutional majority necessary for its passage. • The bill was amended by Senator Grantham of the 46th so as : to pro vide that no person now under in dictment for murder shall be af fected. This amendment was adopt ed 19 to , and its adoption means the bill must go back to the house for concurrence. MISSING CASHIER OF BANK RETURNS Butler, Ga. —o. G. McCants vol untarily returned to Butler late Sat urday night from Birmingham, Ala., where he claims to have been since leaving here the first of the week, following which the bank was forced to suspend business, temporarily at least, due to a shortage of the bank’s funds, which the cashier is alleged to have admitted he misappropriat ed. McCants is under the care of physicians on account of nervous prostration. It is reported that an incomplete audit of the books of the bauk shows a shortage of $12,000. This sum may be increased or diminished upoq fin al audit. It is said that the relatives and friends of McCant will make good the shortage, and as yet no pro ceeding against him have been tak en. J. J. McCants, former tax collect or of Taylor county, who died of self inflicted wounds on July 10, last, and the audit of whose books showed a shortage of approximately $14,000, was a brother of Q. G. Mc- Cants. It is rumored here that the shortages of J. J. McCants, tnxcol lector, and O. G. McCants, cashier of the Butler Banking company, are closely allied and are the result of speculations covering a period of several months. Affairs of the bank are-now in the hands of the state superintendent at banks for adjustment . SS XWS JOB WORK, NUMBER 70.