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VOL. XXVII. NO. 31
GOVERNOR DENIES
MLS TD SAVE
BOYS FROM ROPE
Last Hope Gone, Bloodworth
and Jones Must Hang
on January 9
Willie Jones and Gervis Blood
worth, Taylor county youths,, must
die on the gallons, January 9, for
the murder of Howard Underwood,
a traveling salesman, whom they
waylaid and shot on the night of De
cember 3, 1923.
Governor Clifford Walker Thurs
day declined to commute their sen
tences to life imprisonment, denying
their application for clemency which
' was heard and adversely reported
Wednesday by the state prison com
mission. The governor heard the
appeal within a few hours after the
prison commission passed on
the case.
Governor Walker gave out a pub
lic statement commenting on the
•’ case and his action, declaring that
public sentiment must be aroused
for the enforcement of law in Geor
gia, and that maudlin sentiment is
too often allowed to work irrepara
ble injury to society.
The fact that both young men bad
limited advantages in life, that they
were almost illiterate, is a circum
stance highly regrettable, the gov
ernor asserted, but they possessed
sufficient mentality to distinguish
> right from wrong and knew the
enormity of the crime they planned
and committed. ,
Governor’s Statement
Governor Walker's decision and
statement follow:
“Appeals for clemency is made on
account of the youth of the appli
cants. These young men were old
f enough to plan with great delibera
tion the highway robbery—which in
some jurisdictions is punished by
death—and the murder of an old.
inoffensive and most worthy neigh
bor. This plan they carried out in
detail under circumstances as atro
cious as the human mind can con
ceive.
“Jones has been married about
three years. Bloodworth is admit
tedly older than Jones. It is also
’ admitted, that they are mentally
fully capable of realizing the dis
.inction between right and wrong.
“Sympathy is asked and is ac
•orded to these young men because
: heir chances in life were limited.
The appeal in this unfortunate case
raises the question: Mas society
lone its part by the criminal class?
Are the poor and unfortunate in fact
‘ iven a fair chance in life? With
i law on tile statute books which
ermits the bonding of all the prop
erty of a militia district for the erec
ion of a modern up-to-date consoli
lated school which will give to the
diildren of such militia district am
ple opportunities for an education,
ire the people of that militia dis
j trict who fail to provide such op
portunities partly responsible for
crime on the part of the uneducated
and the ignorant?’ With a law on
the statute books requiring the at
tendance of every child in school is
the officer charged with the en
forcement of this compulsory at
tendance law who fails to do his
duty, a party to such crime? Al
though not involved in this particu
lar case, intoxicating liquors are the
cause of a vast majority of the
( crimes committed. Is it true that the
man who makes and sells these in
toxicating liquors illegally, the man
who encourages this illicit and il'e
gal traffic by patronizing these
criminals, and the court officials
and enforcement officers who wink
thereat particeps criminis in such
crime?
Says Trial Was Fair
"Certainly, at this lime when, fol
lowing tne World war. an unprece
dented wave of crime is gripping the
entire nation, these and other similai
questions challenge the thought ami
demand the active efforts ami in
fluence upon public sentiment of ev
ery law abiding and patriotic citizen
of the land. Whatever may be the
proper answers a jury of their neigh
bors, after a fair trial amid as little
excitement as was possible in view ol
the character of the crime itself, re
i turned a verdict of guilty against
these applicants and has seen fit t<
impose the sentence fixed by law,
viz, death, refusing to grant the
clemency of service in the peniten
tiary for life, which the law permits.
The trial judge has approved this
judgment. The supreme court on re
viewing the entire case has said:
* “‘So far as the general grounds
of the motion for new trial arc con
cerned. it is sufficient to say that
the evidence, as set out in the fore- !
going statement of facts, shows this ,
to have been a case of murder with- .
out excuse, justification or mitiga- j
tion. An old man. plying his usual !
vocation of selling patent medicines (
’-out of the goodness of his heart had
let the defendants ride with him in
his automobile, the one beside him.
and tip? other ju the rear on the
running board of the car. Without
warning to the deceased, one of the
defendants gave a sign or signal to
the other, who shot the deceased
with a shotgun from the rear, caus
ing his'inslant death, t inier these
circumstances the jury were fully
* warranted in finding the defendants
guilty of murder, without recom
mendation. It is true they could
have recommended mercy had they
seen fit to do so. but they did not.
With the question of whether capital
punishment is ever right (as suggest
ed by one of counsels we have nothing
to do. It is the law of the land
which declares that
“ 'The punishment for persons con
victed of murder shall be death, but
may be confinement in the peniten
tiary k-r life, if the jury trying the
case shall so recommend, etc. Penal
Cotie No. 63.
I.an Followed in Decision
“ 'The jury trying this case did not
recommend the defendants to mercy,
and the evidence being sufficient to
authorize the verdict, we tire power
less to interfere. One of the purposes
of utterly disregard it ami take the
lives of their fellow men. without ex
* ruse or justification, cannot justh
complain if their lives are demand
ed in order to protect the innocent
and defenseless. Society cannot be
protected, except by the observance
and enforcement of the law. And
while we ns individuals may sympa
thize with the unfortunate young
men sent‘need to de ith in this case.
(Continued on I’asc 3, (ohimn 3) |
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Published Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
WORLD NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF
LONDON. Rome dispatches an
i nounce general mobilization of Al
; banian forces, wldle later cable from
! Belgrade reports that Premier Fan
I Noli, of Albania, lias fled.
TOKIO.—aJ panes® government de
i clines "with thanks’’ offer of United
■ States government to send Amer-
I ican fleet to Yokohama in 1925 in
I effort to reomve any misgivings of
Japanese people, Premier Kato
I states.
I WASHINGTON.--House approves
maintenance of navy at its present
' strength of 56.000 enlisted men.
WASHINGTON.—Efforts of sen
ate io agree on time for final vote
on Muscle Shoals legislation fails.
WASH INGTON.—Death of Repre
sentative Julius Kahn, of Califor
nia. makes vacant chairmanship of
house military affairs committee
which will probably be filled by
Representative Morin, of Pennsyl
vania.
ST. VOt'IS. Mob. alter overpow
ering sheriff at Charleston. Mo.,
seizes Roosevelt Grigsby, twenty
year-old negro, charged with attack
ing white girl and lynches him.
WASHINGTON. White House
social season is opened with dinner
given by President and Mrs. Cool
idge in honor of cabinet members
ami their wives.
ATLANTA. —A. E. Sartain, for
mer warden, and 1.. J. bletcher.
former .dep.uty warden of United
States penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga.,
suspended from office ami under
arrest on charge of accepting bribe
from prisoners, are held on $5,000
bond.
WASHINGTON.— Leigh C. Pal
mer, presiilent of the Bmeigency
Fleet corporation testifies before the
house shipping board investigating
committee.
WASH I Nt ITON. —The department
of agriculture estimated winter
wheat was sown this Tall on 42,31c
-000 acres. 6.5 per cent more than
in the fall of .19’23.
WASH INGTON.— Lell ers 11 rging
support of Representative Madden,
of Illinois, for the house speaker
ship- were sent out, and the New
Jersey delegation put forward Rep
resentative Lehi * Bach lor Repub
lican leader.
WASH INGTON.—President’s ag
ricultural commission, appointed to
determine a permanent agricultural
program, will reconvene January u.
it is learned from Chairman Robert
D. Carey, of Wyoming.
WASi 11 NGTON. —White I louse as
well as congress will take a Christ
mas holiday recess next week.
MADRID. — Indictment is present
ed against Vicente Blasco Ibanez.
Spanish author, for publication of
pamphlet against Spanish govern
ment.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Most Rev
erent Constantines, metropolitan of
Derkos. is elected ecuminical patri
arch of Greek Catholic church.
WASHINGTON. Treasury de
parmtent asks appropriation of $50,-
000.000 for refunds of federal taxes
illegally collected.
WASHINGTON.— Secretary Wil
bur orders naval court of inquiry at
New York navy to investigate
"leaks’’ of naval information of value
to an "enemy” country.
LONDON. —House of commons re
jects official liberal amendment to
king’s speech by vote of 339 to 151
and adopts address.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. —James C.
Campbell. former governor and
prominent in national Democratic
politics, dies: aged 81.
MANILA. P. L— Twenty-four are
reported killed by earthquake in Su
riagao province, Mindanao island,
Philippines.
BERLIN —Dr. Gustav Stresemann.
German foreign minister in resigned
Marx cabinet, declines task of form
ing new German government.
NEW YORK. —P. S. Pyoett. presi
dent of reorganized Denver and Rio
Grande Western Railway company.
PHILADELPHIA. Declaring
I public opinion would be more potent
I than enforcement of judgments of
world court. Senator Borah, of Ida-
I ho. tells Philadelphia forum world
i must resort to moral force to insure
I peace.
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1 SARTAIN. FLETCHER
UNDER 55.0D0 BOND
ON FEDERAL CHARGE
A. E. Sartain, deposed warden of
I the Atlanta federal penitentiary, and
IL. .1. Fletcher, former deputy war
den. were released Thursday after
noon on bonds of $5,000 each to ap
pear Friday afternoon at 1 o’clock in
the United States commissioner’s of
fice for a hearing on warrants charg
ing them with accepting bribes.
The hearing' will be conducted at
this time unless the government
shows legal cause why the-hearing
should be continued.
This di: position of the case was
I made Thursday afternoon by United
States commissioner Joe Abbott
I shortly after Mr. Sartain and Mr.
Fletcher had surrendered on the war
rants sworn out earlier in the day.
Attorneys W. Paul Carpenter, Wil
liam Schley Howard and Hooper
Alexander, representing the defend
ants. demanded an immediate hear
ing, but United States District Attor
ney Clint W. Hagar objected on the
ground that he needed time in which
to summon witnesses.
Insists on Bonds
“Our witnesses are in Columbus,
i Savannah and 11 over the United
States.” said Mr. Hagar, “and we
also will have to issue snhxna duces
order to produce several
necessary telegrams and other doclt-
I mentary evidence.”
Attorney Hagar also objected to
the request by Attorney Alexander
that Mr. Sartain and Mr. Fletcher
be paroled in the custody of their
attorneys.
When Mr. Fletcher and Mr. Sar
tain appeared before the commis
sioner, Attorney Howard demanded
an immediate hearing, and declared
his clients to be ready for a trial.
On objections by Attorney Hagar
that he could not get his witnesses.
Attorney Carpenter declared “all
the government witnesses are at the
penitentiary and can be brought here
j in thirty minutes.”
Attorneys in 'lilt
Attorney Hagar, however, declared
I “all witnesses are not in the pen;
I there are a great number in this
I case and it is not fair to the gov
ernment to rustle up a hearing.”
I Mr. Hagar also declared “I see no
; reason for stampeding this case,”
■ and drew from Attorney Alexander
the rejoinder: “We are in no big
ger hurry for a trial than the gov
ernment was to swear out these war
' rants.” He then demanded that the
j warrants be dismissed. immediately,
; a motion which was overruled.
| Attorney Carpenter charged the
I district attorney with stalling while
: the grand jury completed its inves
' ligation, pointing out that if the
| grand jury indicts Mr. Sartain or
' Mr. Fletcher there would be no need
I for the warrants and that if the
| grand jury did not indict them the
warrants in all probability would be
j dismissed.
i Attorney Hagar, however, coun
tered wit hthe statement that the
i grand jury investigation so far had
l concerned only one of the officials
I named in the warrants, and that no
alleged evidence agawinst the other
had been considered.
Bonds Are Provided
In setting the case for hearing Fri
day afternoon, Commissioner Abbott
. specified that the district attorney
I must be ready for trial or show legal
I cause, according to the code, why
I the hearing should be continued,
i Din Joe Jacobs, prominent Atlan
j tian; L. J. Hood and O. J. Morris
j signed Mr. Sartain’s and Mr. Flech
. er’s ..bonds.
Shortly before Mr. Sartain and Mr.
| Fletcher surrendered, District At-
I torney Clint W. Hager issued an
! official statement in w hich he said
that a grand jury investigation of
. “conditions and certain officials at
I the prison” is under way.
Dies While Getting Ready
For Funeral of Brother
TUSCALOOSA. Ala., Dec. 18.—
I While preparing to attend the fit-
J neral of his brother, Ruben Fair,
, who died suddenly in Washington.
| G. W. Fair, 64, dropped dead here
Wednesday of heart touble.
The two will be buried together at
Romulus near here. G. W. Fair was
a well-known musician in this sec
( Lion.
COOLIDGE STUDIES
AGRICULTURE NEEDS
WITH FARM HEADS
BY DAVID lAWKENCE
(SpeUiil Leased wire to The Journal —Copy- I
right, 11'21.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Presi
dent Coolidge gave a considerable
part of his day to the discussion of
agriculture.
Judge R. W. Bingham, of Louis
ville, chairman of the National Coun
cil of the Co-operative Marketing
Associations of America, had a long
conference with the president which
was followed by another between Mr.
Coolidge and A. C. Hardison. of Santa
Paula, Cal., president of the Califor
nia farm bureau, and R. N. Wilson,
president of the American co-opera
tive society of, California, the latter
two having- been granted an engage
ment at the request of Gray Silver,
the head of the American farm bu
tea u.
Judge Bingham’s visit hud noth
ing to do with that of the other
two co-operative farm leaders, his
discussion covering mainly the im
portant conference that is to be
held on January 5 of all the princi
pal co-operative organizations in the
farm world. Judge Bingham has
associated with him on the national
council such men as Carl Williams,
of Oklahoma; Aaron Sapiro. of Cali
fornia; Dan Wallace, of St. Paul.
Minn., and Frank O. Lowden, of
Illinois.
President Deeply Interested
This group represents a member
ship of more than 600,000 farmers
who are actively engaged in co- ,
operative marketing. It is run on '
business principles and marks the
beginning of a real step toward the
ideal state in agriculture which has
been urged for a generation. It is
one of the devices by which the
farmer is learning to help himself
without government interference or
much government assistance.
The fact that the president talked*'
with Judge Bingham at length ;
means that he recognizes the im >
portance of tire national council of;
the co-operatives, and it would not .
be surprised if he delivered a care- ;
fully prepared address on agricul-j
tural policy when the meeting oc- ,
curs. |
Co-operatives represented by |
Judge Bingham realize that the gov- i
ernment can help to co-ordinate in
various ways and can especially be j
of assistance bringing the depart
ment of agriculture to the aid of
the farmer. But by and large the
co-operatives want to work out then
own problems and they have already
been encouraged by the success of
the last three years to believe that '
such a formula is best for till con- ■
cerned.
. Legislation Expected
By a coincidence the agricultural |
commission appointed by President |
Coolidge to investigate the whole >
farm problem resumes it sessions '
here on January sth so there is no ;
doubt that the co-operatives and the |
commission will exchange thoughts. I
In fact from that time on something j
tangible in the way of a legislative '
problem may be expected for the 1
leaders of congress will then have !
full opportunity to know just what
is the opinion of the leaders of the I
agricultural industry on the meas
ures pending in congress for farm
aid.
Judge Bingham naturally djd not
wish to discuss his visit with the
president. It was stated Dy White ,
House officials that the president '
wanted to talk over the whole prob- '
lem of agriculture as it relates to
the co-operatives and prepare his
mind for the discussions which are
to come after the first of the year, i
Want Hoover for Secretary
As for Messrs. Hardison and Wil
son, of California, they came on an
errand which is of quite as great im- I
portance to agriculture, naniel.v the,
selection of an able secretary of agri- ■
culture. They emphasized to the I
president that they hoped he would
appoint a man of the mental calibre
and energy and vision of Herbert
Hoover. They think agriculture is
the greatest single industry of Ameri- !
<a and should have a business mind j
working on it. They have been im- j
pressed with Mr. Hoover’s inde- I
fatigable labors in the department I
of commerce and they have assur- .
ances from some of the men who I
cherish war time prejudices in con- |
nection with the fixing of the price ,
of wheat that if Mr. Hoover would ,
work as hard in tlie department of
agriculture as he has in the depart
ment of commerce they would have ,
no objection to his appointment.
The president of course realizes
the value of Mr. Hoover in the de
partment of commerce and woidd
be loath to transfer him. The inci- '
dent indicates, however, how im
portant the agricultural interests of
the country regard the filling of the
portfolio of agriculture in the cab
inet.
Scandinavia Bishop
Ordered Released
UOI’HNHAG KN, Dee. IS.—(By the
Associated Press.> —The superior '
court today, after a number of hours'
deliberation, ordered the release from
custody of Dr. Anton Bast, Meth
odist Episcopal bishop for Scandi
navia. pending proceedings in con- |
nection with the alleged misappro
priation of charity funds.
The Weather I
Forecast for Saturdtn
Virginia: Rain followed by colde
North and South Carolina: Rain,
colder in west portion.
Georgia: Rain; colder in north and
central oort'on.
Florid*a: Fad: mil 1 tempeiatur .
moderate io fresh southeast and
south winds
Extreme No hwest Flo la: Rain
and colder
Alabam i: Rain and mm h cold r
Mississippi: Rain an 1 much cold< i.
followed by clearing.
Tennessee: Rain aixl much <old
in east and probably snow oi rain
and much colder in west portion.
Kentucky: Probablj local snows
Louisiana: Probably fait; colder in
east portion.
Arkansas: Probably- fair, contir 3d
Oklahoma: Probably fair, con
' West Texas: Fair, continued* cold.
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TOTTON RECEIPTS
st mu co-op
PISS 100,DM BILES
B\ EDWIN CAMP
Receipts of the Georgia Cotton
Growers' Co-operative association
surged past the 100,000 bale mark
Wednesday the total reaching 100,
653. During the entire previous sea
son, receipts amoundeil to 70,000
bales and in the first year of its ex
istence the association handled only
55,000 bales.
Officials expect total receipts for
the season to reach close to 125,000
bales. A great deal of cotton is be
ing received daily from north Geor
gia counties where the deliveries
necessarily tire several months later
than from south Georgia.
Bulloch holds its lead as premier
co-operative county in the *'.ate.
with 6.753 bales turned in oy mem
bers, though Carroll is press ng
strongly with 5,154 bales to date
and with a considerable amount yet
to be sent in. Laurens is third with
3,140 bales, an increase of more man
300 per cent over last season
Screven. Hart and Meriwether a:e
closely bunched in order with 2.‘>75.
2,482 and 2.478 balest
Douglas Sheriff’s
Missing Brother Is
Located in St. Louis
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga., Dec. 18.—
Rybttrn Baggett, who disappeared
from this county under mysterious
circumstances October. 26. 1923, and
from whom his wife six months later
received a check for S3OO from Palm
Beach, is-in jail in St. Louis, accord
ing to a telegram received by Sheriff
A. S. Baggett, his brother, who left
late Wednesday to bring him home.
The St. Louis sheriff, -who sent
the message, said that Mr. Baggett's
mind was affected.
At the time of Mr. Baggett's dis
appearance it was feared that he had
met with foul play, bis automobile
truck amt his hat and .some blood
stains being found at the Chatta
hoochee bridge. The river was thor
oughly diagged for his body. Be
disappeared again before relatives
could biing him home from Florida.
Wood Alcohol Found
In 60 Barrels of Rum
Seized at New York
NEW YORK. Dec. 18. —Sixty bar
rels of liquor, seized by prohibition
agents and police in their campaign
against bad Christmas spirits, have
proved, on analysis, to be wood al
cohol. In addition, eight barrels of
denatured alcohol have been con
fiscated. Deaths from bad liquor this
month total 29.
Seventeen alcohol victims, three of
them women, were admitted to Belle
vue hospital during the 24 hours
ending this nmrnine.
Cold Causes John D.
To Delay Florida Trip
NEW YORK. Dec. IS. —A slight
cold caused John D. Rockefeller to
cancel his plans to depart for his
winter home at Ormond Beach. Fla.,
this morning, it was announced from
the Standard Oil eompanv offices
here.
It was emphasized that Mr.
Rockefeller's indisposition was only
slight. At the oil company offices
it was announced that he would
leave for Florida within the next
few days under present plans. He
would leave tomorrow, it was ex
plained. except for the fact that he
dislikes to travel on Sunday.
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PHYSICIAN'S WIFE
KILLED 0? TWO
BLOWS ON HEAD
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Dee. 18.—Al j
: though Mrs. Annie Lou Edwards
■ was chloroformed and may also have |
' been given a powerful drug, blows |
on the head which caused two frac-|
’ tures were the actual cause or death, i
This was revealed Thursday fol- ■
i lowing the autopsy held over the
body of the doctor’s wife, who was
murdered while she slept early on
the morning of December 2. Her ■
I husband, Dr. George T. Edwar.ds, is j
j charged wilh the murder.
One of the fractures was in the'
I temple and was visible from the out- ;
‘Side, but there was a more serious j
j fracture behind the right car which i
was not visible from the surface ami :
which showed that she was struck at ‘
■ least two terrific blows.
Further developments of the!
■ autopsy will depend on the chemical
I analysis of Mrs. Edwards' stomachi
■ now being made by Dr. B. B. Ross, I
j state chemist, at Auburn. This may [
■ not be completed ‘.or several days.
Dr. Ross' analysis will determine!
! whether or not Mrs. Edwards was!
! given a powerful drug, for the pur- I
- pose of rendering her unconscious/'
* before she was chloroformed, as sus- I
I pected by the state. This drug is not i
!a poison, but is what is known as I
; a "hypnotic” and induces heavy I
I sleep
Suspicion that Mrs. Edwards was
' drugged was aroused when a drug-1
' gist reported Having sold the I
"hypnotic” to pr. Edwards the day I
before the murder. Edwards might I
have given it. to his wife in medicine <
or in some other way, it is believed, I
land the autopsy was ordered to de-j
I termine this. If shown that Mrs. ,
Edwards was drugged, this would be;
used by the state as additional proof'
the murder was carefully planned.
Dr. Edwards and his attorney j
George Ross, have made no com i
; ment on the indictment returned.
Tuesday, the autopsy ami the recent'
reports that Mrs. Edwards was
.drugged and that the man who sold a '
1 revolver to Dr. Edwards had been
found.
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510.534.109VERD1CT
AWARDED WILLETT
INCONGPIRmSE
1 EDHAM, Mass., Dec. IS.—A ver
dict of $10,534,109.07 for the plaintiff
was returned Thursday by the jury
in the $15,00u,000 damage suit
brought by George F. Willett against
Robert F. Herrick and a group of
Boston bankers. Trial of the case in
Norfolk superior court lasted IS4
days. The jury had been deliberating
since Monday.
The case, which set a new mark
in American court history for trial
length, was orought by Willett to
recover from Herrick and the bank
ing group sums claimed to have been
lost by the plaintiff through an al
leged conspiracy in which he was de
prived of control of the American
Felt and Daniel Green Felt Shoe
companies
The time required for hearing the
evidence caused the litigation to be
compared with the famous Tiehborn
trial in London, the second period of
which in 1874 lasted 188 days. In
that ease. Arthur Orton, the son of
a butcher, was charged with perjury
on the ground that he had represent
ed himself as Roger Tiehborn, miss
ing heir to a large estate. Only 11
of the 12 jurors impanelled for the
trial considered the evidence ren
dered the verdict. One suffered a
nervous collapse.in the course of the
trial and was forced to quit the box,
counsel agreeing, to continue with a
jury of 11.
The case is said to be the only one
on record where a special law was
passed to raise jurj salaries in com
pensation for the jurors’ prolonged
neglect of business.
President Invited
To Come to Macon
MACON, Ga., Dec. 18. —Invitations
were sent by telegram today to
President Coolidge to visit Macon
when lie starts on his southern tour
next spring. Invitations were ex
tended by the chamber of commerce
and by Mayor Luther Williams.
a CENAo A COPY,
ill A YEAR.
GOVERNOR CALLS
LAW ENFORCEMENT
CONFERENCE HERE ■
Drastic Measures to Halt
Crime Vital, Executive
Points Out
Governor Walker issued Thursday
afternoon a call for a statewide law
enforcement conference at the state
capilol January 15 to which sher
iffs, other law enforcement officers,
representatives of all social welfare
organizations and other citizens in
terested in the welfare of the state
are urged to attend.
Coincident with issuing the call
for the conference, Governor Walk
er issued an executive order direct
ing the executive secretary to offer
and publish a reward of SSOO for the
apprehension with proof to convict
the leader of any mob, whether the
band be masked or not. and SIOO for
apprehension with proof to convict
of any member of a mob. He spH
eifically ordered such reward pub
lish'<l in connection with the recent
flogging of E. J. Shelverton, at
Austell.
Problems lor Conference
Among the problems to be dis
cussed at the conference will be:
1. Proper co-operation of state,
federal officials in the enforce
ment of the prohibition laws.
2. Building a sentiment against
crime in general, looking to the les
sening of murder, robbery, mob vio
lence. etc., within the state.
3. Enforcement of the automobile
tag tax laws, the cigar and cigarette
stamps laws and all other license
laws of the state.
4. The relation of the violation of
any one law upon lhe' defense- of
other laws. The challenge to public
sentiment for respect for all laws.
Slate's Name at Stake
In issuing lhe call for the confer
ence, Governor Walker issued th®
following statement:
lhe wave of crime, including
murder, robbery and other acts of
violence, no demanding public at
tention is by no means limited to the
stale of Georgia. Such conditions
exist in every state of the union.
Wlide we have our awful Blood
worth and Jones cases today, South
Carolina has within the month exe
cuted two young men for practical
ly similar crimes. The press of
Wednesday noted that a number of
additional judges had been placed
on the criminal bench to try th®
overwhelming number of murder
cases now pending in the city of Chi
cago. This fact, however, does not
minimize the shame upon our state.
Its fair names challenges every good
citizen to make every- possible con
tribution to the moulding of a pub
lic sentiment for respect for the
la w.
“In that spirit I have for weeks
considered, the calling of a lew en
forcement conference lo be held in
the state capitol in Atlanta to which
. the sheriffs, the other law enforce
i ment officers, all special welfare
organizations and any other citi
zens interested in the welfare of th®
state will he invited.”
Governor’s Order
The governor’s order follows:
"Whereas, lhe number of lynch
ings and other outbreaks of mob
i iolcncc in Georgia have been great
ly diminished during the year 1924.
I and
W'hercas, this creditable record
i has been marred b" personal violence
I done one E. J, Shelverton, Jr., near
' Austell, in the county of Cobh, by a
i band of unmasked men during the
' latter days of the year, and ’
"Whereas, this administration is
, committed to the employment of
I every agency of authority of the
state government to suppress such
1 illegal acts, it is, therefore,
j “Ordered, that the executive seefe
| tary offer and publish a reward of
Cor the apprehension with proof
I to convict of the leader of said tend
| and the additional reward of SIOO
j each for the apprehension with proof
to convict of the other members of
' said band. It is further.
Genera# Order for Reward
“Ordered, that in order to discour
age further future violations of th®
peace of the state, the executive J#!e
rctary is hereby directed, upon re
ceipt of notice of any such acts of
violence within the state by any
number of men, masked or uifrnask
cd. to offer a similar reward of SSOO
for the apprehension with proof to
convict of the leader and of SIOO for
each other member thereof shall be
entered and published. It is further
“Ordered, that the sheriffs and oth
er law enforcement officers are here
| by urged to co-operate and lend every
i possible influence and effort to th®
j proper respect for the law within
their several jurisdictions, and th®
press of the state is hereby earnestly
requested to give publicity to this
executive order.
“This, December 18, 1924.
(Signed) “CLIFFORD WALKER,
“Governor.”
Poland Seeks U. S. Loan
WARSAW, Dec. 18.—The ministry
of finance today confirmed reports
that Poland is negotiating for an
American loan, which is expected
to be in the neighborhood of $30,000.-
000 or S 10:000.000. ,
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