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uJk IMlatrta Svi • Wtckli) So m* wal 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) | > i 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. HELP US AVOID THE RUSH THAT. HURTS SERVICE SUBSCRIPTIONS pour in by the thousands after January 1. Our splendid staff of young women helpers is worked to death from New Year’s day until the first of April. When people are rushed and hurried in clerical work they are bound to make mistakes, it matters not how capable they be. Let us join together in a plan to soften as much as possible the rush this year and so improve delivery to our readers and prevent errors in our own oft ice which are not only annoying, but expensive. To ni ike it worth your while, we make the fol lowing proposition: We will enter every yearly subscrip tion fc.r The Tri-Weekly Journal re ceived between now and January 1 for THIRTEEN MONTHS instead of twehe. This applies to our combinations and special otters, except Combination B-l and Combination B-3. both of which are priced so low that any further concession Would be a violation of the postal law. If your subscription expires in January, February or even Lhe later spring months, renew it now and reap the benefit of an extra thirteen issues at no cost. We make this offer solely in the interest of better service to all our readers. We want to spread our work over a reasonable period of time, instead oi concentrating it in four months. Renew Now and Get Thirteen Months for The Price of Twelve 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. GR-R-R! f 9 ) . ' ~~ — llEi If I wife l I .CW' 9 teWTO ■ l;L\ I x2\ l 1 : i 3 l|)! • IMA \ \ i I' L' ; 'H L 'I ■ L\ lir R•’ 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. How Many Pounds Would You Like to Gain in a Week? If you are thin and. want to gain weight, weak and want to be strong, I will >■ nd rou a sample of famous Alexander Vitamines absolutely Free. No money, just name ami address for sample. Alexander Laboratories. 1231 Gatew ? Station. Kansas City, Mo. Atlanta, Ga,, Saturday, December 20, 1924 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. CHRISTMAS The Tri-Wcekly Journal will make an idea] Christ mas present for a dear relative or friend. It will be a tlirice-a-week reminder of your thoughtfulness fur thirteen months. How different from so many presents,! If you care to do so, we will enter the subscription to begin with the issue dated December 25 and wil] write a letter to be delivered that day saying the paper is a gift from you. . Use this coupon. Tri-Wcekly Journal, Atlanta, Ga. Enclosed find for which send The Tri-Wcekly Journal for thirteen months as a Christmas gift ot (Name of Addressee) and write saying it is a gift from (Your Name) (Your Address) Start paper and write letter immediately. Start paper December 2-5 and deliver letter that day. Strike out one of these last two lines. 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. 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