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Volume XXXII. Number 63.
FRED. D. SHEPARD’S DEATH INVESTIGATED.
DONE DRY UW
HIT HARD GLOW
SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT
STORAGE AND REMOVAL OF
LIQUOR IS NOT BARRED
MAY RELEASE MANY
Decision Fell, Like A Bolt Of Light¬
ning In The Camp Of
Prohibitionists
Washington.—Storage of lawfully
acquired liquor in commercial
houses and the transportation oi such
stocks to the home of the owner is
not prohibited by the Volstead act,
under a decision handed down by thg
Supreme court.
In passing upon the apepal of Wil
I'arr. G. Street of New York from de
cisions of lowe- courts refusing to en
join . internal , revenue rtiV _ ni ^ officials f fi i - f from
seizing Hrinnra liquois i,p he i had 1H ,i placed in „ a
rootn rented from a safe deposit com
puny, the Supreme court reversed the
lower courts and held that the in
junctions should be granted.
The effect of this ruling had not
been fully appraised by internal reV
enue and prohibition officials. rl
heiief is expressed, however, that
result might be the release oi some
ten million gallons of intoxicating
beverages which have been stored in
warehouses since January 16. 1920.
Records on fihfe here show that in
addition to imini-n,4* quantities of li
quors purchased and stored by indi
vidual consumers there were in
age when the Volstead act became ef
fective large stocks held by
and restaurants as reserves. Wheth
er these latter stocks come within the
ru,mg hiis hdS ,"° ..... l? been r“ determined It
was anticipated t , that t test cas WO
be filed soon on this and similar
tions arising from the undetermined
scope of the new interpretation of the
Volstead act. v
The decision was rendered by Asso
mate Justice Clarke. The lower court,
in upholding the portion of the en
foreement act interpreted by prohibi
tion enforcement officials as
lug storage except in the home, held
that congress, under the police power,
delegated by the prohib.tion
ment, had authority to prohibit
transportation of liquors and that -in
order to reduce the necessity for trans¬
portation to a minimum, it had the
power to legislate as to places where
liouor might lawfully be possessed.
The question presented, Mr. Clarke
said, was simply “May a warehousing
corporation lawfully permit to be stor
ed in its warehouse, after the effec
live date of the Volstead act, liquors
admitted to have been lawfully ac
quired before that date and which are
so stored, solely and in good faith for
the purpose of protecting them until
ttey shall be consumed by the owner
arid his family or bona fide guests.
After answering the question in the
affirmative. Justice Clarke declared
tbe court could not bring itself to
the conclusion that such retention of
Lie liquor on the part of the storage
company constituted “possession”
within the meaning of the section un¬
der consideration, nor would the trans¬
portation of such stores to the legal
residence of the owner from the ware¬
house constitute “transportation” un¬
der the act.
The opinion suggested that congress
might have inadvertently omitted hav¬
ing declared such storage unlawful,
but regarded it as more probable 'hat
framers of the law had deliberately
left this means of preserving lawful
si ores of liquor to those not possess¬
ing commodious dwellings.
EUROPE TO MEET U. S.
VIEWS ON RECASTING
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Washington.—Jules Jusserand. the
French ambassador, who went home
several months ago on leavo and who
later was assigned to special duty in
connection with the settlement of the
Polish question, is to return to Wash¬
ington on November 24.
The ambassador is expected to bring
with him the latest view's of his gov¬
ernment regarding the recasting of
the league of nations covenant and
to be prepared to discuss the subject
with the officials of the Harding ad
ministration as soon as they are in
office and ready to proceed.
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Mrs. Welton DuPree. Mrs. J. E.
Bledsoe and Mrs. Geo. ^ D. Anderson . ,
spent Wednesday with friends in
Perry.
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Miss Ruby Hiley has returned
from a visit in South Caro I n a.
Our own heart, and no other men’s opinions, forms our true honour.-CWem/jfe.
The Leader-Tribune
AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL
FORT VALLEY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1920.
JUDGE MAEGOM D.
JONES ONES
NEW OFFICE
Took Bench Last Tuesday, Alter¬
nating With Judge H. A Mat¬
hews Who Introduced Him
To Bar.
Macon, Nov. 3,—Judge Maleom
j D. Jones, was appointed by
Hugh M. Dorsey to fill the vacancy
on Lhe Superior Cou.t pencil aui who
received his commission
j or Hugh M. Dorsey Monday in At
lanta, when he was sworn in, lo^k
the bench for the first time yesterday
morning 1 .
Judge Jones was introduce! to th*
members of the bar ^ Jud * e H A
Mathews, ’ who said the people 11 ot the
Macon circuit to be ,
were *
ted having lawyei of ,u U ,
on a e
Jones’ type to preside over the coui ts
of the three counties and that he con
sidered it an honor to be associated
with him j n the discharge of the
duties of the office.
j d o no t need to introduce to you
Honorable Malcom D j ones ,’’
you and the president T of your “ associ
at.ion. No words front me can add
anything to the universal esteem in
which he is justly held in Macon. 1
can only say, as appropriate to this
oecas i on> that personally, I regard it
an honor to be associated with him
ln the , aiscnarge - ot f tne .. duties . ti oi f lb
J ud K eshl P of the Macon cucuit 1 ap
P leciate the K reat hel P ht “ W|U bnn
the wise discharge of the weighty
I .„ t • . nnntl 1 ■ ibiHties ’ connected with the
administration these I .
o! couiar. cor. ,
gratulate the members of the bar and
the people of the Macon circuit. I
so congratulate Judge Jones upon
fact that he will preside over courts
where courtesy and high ethical stand
ards prevail; where lawyers
a te their duties to the Court, and
where there is cordial goo 1 will
a the me mbers oi the bar.
appreciation> Jud(? , Jone8f W U1
augmented by / vour ' experience as
presiding judge. You v will tind , , your
labors greatly lightened and made
pleasure by their cordial cj-opera
tion. I speak from experience.”
Carraker r Lr r. Case » Is u betted.
Jqdge Jones took the Bench and
made a short reply in which lie
pledged himself to conscientiously
discharge the .duties of a:s office in
an impartial and fair manner. Judge
Mathews took the bench again to
conclude a case which began Monday,
Judge Jones returning to tiie bench
after the trial of the ease of Mrs.
Minnie L. Carraker against the Met
ropolitan Lift Insurance Company
had been discharged.—Macon Tele
graph.
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MR. JULIAN J. CULVER AND
FAMILY TO LEAVE SOON
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Julian
J. Culver will regret tc learn of their
contemplated departure Saturday to
Vienna, Va., wh ile they will in the
future reside.
Mr. Culver has been a- resident of
this city for a little more than three
years, having in charge the investiga¬
tion of insects and diseases affecting
peach trees and has rendered in 'al
uab’.e service to *rte growers of this
section by his earnest and effective
work.
Mr. Culver’s change is a well-de¬
served promotion, as he will be in
charge of all fie. i work in testing
proprietary insecticides and fungi
cides for the Insecticide and Fungi
cide Board of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture.
The Leader-Tiiiiune, with many
friends, regrets the departure of this
most estimable family, from our
midst and trusts that they will be
pleasantly situated in the home of
their adoption.
M ethODIST WOMEN HOLD
ANNUAL WEEK OF PRAYER
The Woman’s Missionary Society
of the Methodist church observed last
week , as their . annual , week . of „ pray
er. A short program was held in the
j church parlors each afternoon. On
Wednesday Miss Charlotte Dye, Supt.
of Vashti school, was present and
| talked to the Society.
Coroner’s Inquest Held Saturday
Afternoon Points to Poison
As Most Plausible Ex¬
planation of Fatal
Illness.
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Report of Chemist Expected Last of Week.
I Sensational Developments Expected
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Should Poison Be Indicated.
j Coroner A Coroner’s A. B. Schilling’ jury, empaneled the Fort by
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t ^ ValleyCouncil rtn^kni. Chamber inct last c Satui 0 inr
idav afternoon, after hearing testi
mony f rom two witnesses,
the exhumation of the body of
late Mr. Fred D. Shepard for chemi
e al examination of the vital organs
' to aKC elda iii whether h^ (leath was
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ordered by Judge’H. A. Mathews
0 n request of Solicitor General Chas.
H. Garrett, and followed the turning
’executed 0 by SSi
several wee k s before his death,
This will is said to have been mail¬
I ed from Marshallville to a relative of
Mr. Shepard’s in Fort Valley, without
bearing any evidence as to who mail¬
ed it. Enclosed with it was an anony
mous note stating that the will had
up to that time been overlooked by
the sender. It is said to have been
; f)rawn up by Attorney J. W. Blood
jworth of Perry> and to have
witnessed by Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
j Henry of Perry. Mrs. Henry is said
I to be a sister of Mr. Shepard’s widow,
w ho before her marriage to Mr. Shep
^ ^ on Dee. 1919, was Mrs. Pau
j bne Hopson of Abbeville, Six Ga., weeks
g^Jpard^s erly of South Carolina.^ married^r.’ or
P said toXve
p Elmer of Jacksonville, Fla.
it said that this will bequeaths
the widow of Mr. Shepard $100.00 $10,
000.00 and a life annuity of
a m<>nth; substantial sum to Ernes
^remaSr istVr, 0 ^ 0 !.^ 1 lwge^estate Vo
b ' s s Mrs. Alice S. Crandall, his
niece, Mrs. Alfred Hume, and nep
hews Frederick R. and David Cran-
1 a the in
Tbe j ury em p ane led for
quest Saturday afternoon consisted
of Mayor H. C. Neil, foreman. A. M.
Seifert, secretary; and E. T. Me
MiUan /j. L . Wright. Brown, W. E. Carithers,
and W. M. W.
The witnesses called were Dr.
L Orr of Perry and Dr. M. S. Brown
of Fort Valley, who were interrogat
ed by Solicitor General Chas. H. Gar
re tt. called to the
Dr Orr was first
stand. His testimony was substan
tially as follows: W.
Question: Garrett: You are Dr.
L. Orr, are you not?
Answer: Orr: Yes, sir.
Q. Practicing physician and sur
geon of Houston county?
A. Yes, sir. this
Q. In the month of May in
year were you called to attend Fred
Shepard? sir.
A Yes of the
Q. You remember the date
month?
A. No, sir.
Q. The day of the week?
A. Saturday morning.
Q. Who called remember you? who
A. I do not came
for me. Someone in the house where
he was staying? find him . bed?
Q. Did you in
A. Yes, sir.
Q. How was he suffering? ab- .
A. He complained of severe
dominal pains and nausea. „
Q. Had he been vomiting that day.
A. Some vomiting. of
Q. Did he complain he pains. had been
A. He told me that
suffering with them two days before,
Q. Did he complain of thirst.
A. I do not recall that he did.
Q. How many times did you go to
see "him? I remember, 1 saw
A. As well as
him twice a day for three ay->
Q. From Saturday until Monday.
A. Yes, sir. him did you
Q. When you first saw
take his temperature? recall that 1 did.
A. I do not prescribe for
Q. What did you him?
him when you first saw
\ If I remember right, doses ot
calomel and bizmuth and a little mil.<
of bizmuth and a small dose ot opi
ate. prescription’
Q. All in one
A. No, sir.
Q. All of these are dysentuvy rem
edies, are they not’
A Did’you Yes sir. been
u. find out who had
t , eati ng him before? had
a. He told me that Dr. Nelson
prescribed for him tha f day.
Q. Did he tell you what he pre¬
scribed? the bottle
A. He showed me
Q. What symptoms did patient
EIGHT PAGES.
j have ’
A. Abdominal pains.
i Q. Did you find it necessary before
Monday night to give him anesthetic?
A. 1 gave him chloroform.
Q. Let him inhale it?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. How much morphine altogeth
er did you give him?
A. About a grain altogether.
Q. You remember when Dr. Brown
was called in. by relatives?
A. On Monday night following
first visit on Saturday.
Q. When Dr. Brown came to see
him, what condition was he in?
A. From apperances, in extreme
state pain. Abdomen hard and rigid.
Q. What did this indidate?
A. Intense pain in abdomen.
Q. Were these pains and rigidity
continuous?
A. Pains came and went. He had
been suffering wit' these pains off
and on for two or three days,
Q. On Monday, the day before Dr.
Brown’s visit, what was the state of
these pains? afternoon
Q. I saw him Monday
about 4 o’clock and he seemed to be
in great pain then. Severe attacks
while I was there. I came back about
8 o’clock and they continued for
Did^ott take him to Macon?
A. I did.
Q. What time?
A. 11 or 12 o’clock that night,
Q. Did you stay with him until the
operation?
Q. ?n’whose care did you leave
him?
A. Dr. Harrold, at Macon Hospital.
Q. ^ \^hen * did you return from Ma
con?
A. About 2 or 3 o’clock Tuesday
morning. questions tiom
Mr. Garrett. Any
the jury or coroner? (There were
none.) Orr,
Mr. Garrett: Dr. you are ex
cused. the
Dr. Brown was then called to
stand and testified practically as fol
l 0WS ; M.S.
Mr. Garrett: You are Dr.
Brown?
Dr. M. S. Brown: Yes, sir.
Q. Practicing physician and sur
geon in Houston county?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. How long?
A. Twenty-five years. F. D. Shepard?
Q. Did you know
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Were you called to see him
Monday, May 31?
A. I think that was the day.
Q. Who called you? Crandall
A. Mr. Frederick gave me
the message and took me over there.
Q. What time did you see him first?
A. Nine or ten o’clock Monday
night. condition did find
Q. What you
b j m j n then?
^ j n excruciating pain. Abdomen
pains, rigidity and vomiting.
q. What evidences of pain did you
have?
A. Contraction of abdominal struc
fare, he in state of stupor?
Q. Was a
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Anesthetic stupor or stupor
collapse? because he had
A. _ ______ I could not tell
been taking chloroform for some
Q. How long did you stay with
Him ?
A. About an hour.
Q. Did you go with him to Macon?
A. I did.
Q. Were you present at the opera
tion?
A. I was.
Q. Abdominal operation?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did you see the abdomen?
A. I did.
Q. What condition was it in?
A. In state of pronounced inflama
tion. Black spots all over intestines.
Q. What time was operation?
A. Sometime about 1 2 o’clock that
night?
Q. Did patient remain in state of
stupor from time he left home until
he got to operating table?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. About three hours?
A. From time we left home until
operation was performed. Under in¬
fluence of chloroform all time.
Q. Doctor, state whether or not in
your opinion one grain of morphine
(Continued on last page.)
MBUI ■ PROVIDES
Considers Courtesy And Conveni
ence Provided Tourists Good
Advertising And Help To Lo¬
cal Merchants.
Ashburn, Ga., Nov. 5.—Superin¬
tendent of Streets, James H. Story,
has had a gang of laborers at work
cleaning away weeds and overgrowth
in Shingler Park, and in otberways
making it a comfortable camping
place far the thousands of tourists
who are passing through daily by
auto from all parts of the United
States and even Canada to South
Georgia and Florida points, and want
to camp out and do their own cook¬
ing. Free water and light will be hos¬
pitably provided for these strangers
within our gates. This step is in keep¬
ing with the action of many other
progressive towns situated along the
main thoroughfares leading north
and south through our state. It is also
in keeping with the proverbial hospi¬
tality of the South. However, Ash¬
burn is going these towns one better
in the generous offer of Dr. G. C.
McKenzie, who volunteers to have
sign boards put up on the National
Highway between Ashburn, Cordele
and Tifton, directing the weary and
dust-covered autoist to his Ashburn
camping ground. The people of our
town ought to feel grateful to Doctoi
McKenzie for this very thoughtful
act of his, but Doc. is alwey:
something worth while and doing
right.
We read much these days of
“Advertise Georgia Movement.”
know of no other better way to
vertise our state, section and
than the establishing of such a
ing ground. Its force and value would
be very much enhanced if our ci’’
zens would take advantage of every
opportunity to, in a tactful way, drop
a word of kindness and welcome to
these strangers within our gates, and
in every way possible make them feel
at home. The fact of them coming
south at all, is evidence of their dis
satisfaction with their ovn cold
climate. These periodical trips into
our own delightful climate will ripen
into a desire for a permanent dwel¬
ling here. As a rule they are people
of means and desirable citizens. This
preparation in Ashburn for their
comfort and the kindly word spoken
by some of our citizens may win them
this way. Besides the above, that
might be termed sentimental by some
there is a mercenary way wherbyoiu
town will be benefited by this step.
It is the amount of money spent for
necessaries by these tourists.—Wire
grass Farmer.
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ARMISTICE DAY PROGRAM
AT METHODIST CHURCH
In celebration of Armistice Day,
the people of Fort Valley and com¬
munity will unite in a service Sun lay
night, Nov. 14, at the Methodist
church. A special program has been
prepared and everybody is cordially
invited to be present. Committees
from the various organizations have
arranged the program, which will be
as follows:
“Song of Victory’ Choir
Song—“All Hail the Power” —Con
gregation.
Prayer— Rev. C. C. Pugh.
Anthem— “Star Spangled Banner”—
Choir.
Scripture Reading—Dr. C. R Jenkins
Ladies’ Quartette.
Talk- Mayor H. C. Neil.
Talk— Prof. Ralph Newton.
Song—“A merica”— Congregation
Talk—Col. Wesley Houser of “Amer
ican Legion.”
Reading- Miss Annie Taylor.
Men’s Quartette.
Song—“Onward Christian Soldiers f I
—Congregation.
Benediction— Rev. G. W. Mathews.
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Misses Allie and Lizzie Houser
spent several days this week with
Mrs. J. E. Bledsoe.
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Mr. and Mrs. Julius J. Glass an
nouiu '2 the birth of a sor on Wed¬
nesday, November 10.
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Four million persons make re
turns under the Federal income tax.
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FRANCE IS RUDY
TO AID HARDING
REPORTED THAT MYRON T. HER¬
RICK IS INTERMEDIARY IN
NEGOTIATIONS
OFFICIALS KEEPING SILENT
It 1$ Said That France Has Asked
Harding To Send Personal
Representative
Washington.—State department and
white house officials refused to dis¬
cuss reports from Paris published In
l his counttry that Myron T. Herrick,
formerly American ambassador to
France, has been chosen as an inter¬
mediary in negotiations with Presi¬
dent-elect Harding regarding Mr. Har¬
ding’s proposal for an association of
nations.
Officials at the state department
would not say whether the French gov¬
ernment formally liad communicated
to the present administration its de¬
sires to discuss this or other matters
with the new administration in ad¬
vance of its actual inauguration, nor
would they say whether there was pre¬
cedent for such a request.
They also refused to say whether
they had information that Harding
was to be asked by the French Ge¬
neva delegation to send a personal
representative to the forthcoming
meeting of the assembly of the league
of nations.
It was stated some time ago that
the United States would not be repre¬
sented at this meeting, even unoffi¬
cially, but Secretary Colby refuses to
say whether an unofficial observer for
the United States government will at¬
tend the session.
' Cleveland, Ohio.—-When the Wash¬
ington dispatch regarding Paris re¬
ports that he had been chosen aB an
intermediary in negotiations with
President-elect Harding regarding Har¬
ding’s proposal for an association of
nations, was read to him, Myron T.
Herrick, former ambassador to France,
said:
”1 know nothing, absolutely nothing
have whatever of talked the matter with anybody in any way. thej Ij
not on
subject. This is the first have
heard of such a report. There is noth
ing to it.’’
Paris, France.—The view is express¬
ed in official circles that the French
government will be ready to co-oper¬
ate with the authorities at Washing¬
ton in formulating something differ¬
ent from the covenant of the league
of nations as drawn at Versailles in
order to take its place.
This statement has been made In
official circles in referring to the
declaration of President-elect Harding,
as cabled from Marion to the French
press, to the effect that the Versailles
covenant was now “deceased.” This Is
interpreted by officials as applying to *
the covenant as drawn at Versailles,
and as indicating that something dif¬
ferent from the Versailles agreement
may take its place.
PEACE MOVE TO
BE FIRST, SAYS
SENATOR LODGE
Boston.—Senator Lodgp, In oom
menting on the ele.ction, said the Re¬
publican victory was so large he could
not grasp it.
“It is distinctly an American vic¬
tory,” he said. “We shall not bring
any millennium to the country,” haj
added. “We don’t promise it. Ona
thing we can do is to bring the gov¬
i ernment back to its constitutional
form and limitations under which we
have lived and progressed. We canj
remedy the present tax laws and wei
can revise the tariff so that duty on
imports will be made to pay for some
of the taxes which they do not do
now."
“We can make peace with Germa¬
ny and remove what is technically a
State of war.
“Lastly, we have brought to an end
the attempt to enter into the league
of nations which Mr. Wilson brought'
back from aPris. That is not the only!
league that can be made to promote;
the peace of the world. One of the
first duties of Mr. Harding will be to
draw up an agreement looking to the!
preservation of the peace of the[
world. Call it ‘entente,’ ‘association’! alli
or what you will — not an
ance.”
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Friends of Mr. I. N. Royal were
glad to see him out enjoying the »’P
cent pleasant weather by automobile
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The many friends of Mrs. J. L
Everett are delighted that she is
able to be out again after her recent
illness.
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