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Milledgeville, Ga., Thursday, August 25, 1927.
Consolidated in 1872
NEGRO KILLED J. t HUMPHREY Eatonton Rnval i-r*
MONDAY NIGHT DIED WEDNESDAY E ' a P nton Ko Y al to
Press Association
Number I.
George Davii Justified by Coro-
uer’s Jury After Sl.ym* Leu-
tan Alford. Kesult of Fuss.
\ coroner w jury on Tuesday raorn-
injr returned a verdict of justifiable
homicide after an investigation of
th- murder of Lenton Alford by
George LNavie* ut Alford’s home in the
ct ,;t<boro district in the southern
j,art of * he county Monday night.
According to the evidence given
before Coroner C. I. Newton Tues
day morning, Alford had been beat
ing his wife, who is a sister to Da- j
vis. and during the lashing i*i e had
called for help. Davis was enroute
•„ his h^rne from the field, where
he had been working when he heard
the .scream of the woman. He went
immediately to her aid, having with
a double barrel shot gun that
had taken to the field with him
the morning.
Alford left the house and met Da-
as he came into the yard. There
is a lengthy argument between the
o men. and according to the wo
rn, Davis was *colding her hus-
nd for whipping her. Alford re
ad the scolding and grabbed his
e. making an attempt to strike
ivis across the head as Davis
ppi’d back and fired both barrels
the gun, firing wild to scare the
man. The shots failed to get the
sired effect and Davis had to flee
r his life as he ran he reloaded
t‘ gun and turned killing the negro
in just as he threw the .axe that
ruck him on the shoulder.
jury verdict came
Well-Known Citizen Passed Away
After Long Illness. Funeral to Be
Held Thursday Afternoon.
Mr. Jos. E. Humphrey died at his
home at the Georgia State Sa.i
rium Wednesday morning, August
24th. Mr. Humphrey was stricken
with his last illness several months
ago, and inspite of medical skill ai^
watchful and tender care of his loved
ones his stalwart constitution gave
away, and he finally yielded to
grim reaper. He bore his suffering
with fortitude and without complaint,
und the end came quietly.
Jos. E. Humphrey was born Aug.
31, 1859, and us a youth he attend
ed the schools in this city at the age
of eighteen and nineteen, he accept
ed a position at the Georgia State
Sanitarium. He became a mechanic
a«.d mastered his trade. His worth
became recognized early, and a:
sanitarium grew his services ’
nlarged. During the fifty years he
has rendered invaluable service, and
Capt. T. H. DeSaussure, the engi
neer, placed him as supervisor over
the most difficult tasks, the direction
of which required skili and talent.
He always met every requirement
placed upon him, and never shirked
duty, no matter hqw difficult the
.•ork.
Mr. Humphrey was held in the
highest esteem by the superintend-
of the Sanitarium, and every
employee honored and respected him.
His death caused the deepest regret
the hearts of all connected with
the institution.
honest, industrious man
■OLi ;R GIVES
REAL SERVICE IN THE CITY
affcr. lengthy invertlg.tion into the | , nd hi[| j ife „ „ emplliry onc .
He was a devoted husband and fath
er, and his home life was u bright
and happy one. His loved ones were
devoted to him, and there was no
oacrifices too great for him to make
for their comfort and happiness. He
has left them for their heritage
which they will always cherish a
"good name which is rather to be
chosen than great riches.
The picture scheduled for show-
:rt. r ucsday.%t the Colonial had not
nude its appearance at 3 o'clock,
» Mr. M. L. Curry, the manager
*ent to the aviation field and se-
rert-d <>ne of the airplanes here with
the Mabel Cody dying circus and
*«it to Atlanta and returned with
tli? picture in about an hour.
This was an unusual feat for Mil
lville’s picture man and his cus
tomers who had been waiting patient-
•F fur the show to begin were de-
Hghted with this servcic.
Forty-First Convention Given Great
Reception by Putnam People.
Entertainment Elaborate. Will
Be in Milledgeville Today.
Georgia’s newspaper men stormed
the neighboring city of Eatonton on
Monday ufternoon to begin the forty-
first annual convention of the Geor
gia Weekly Press Association, and
amid the scenes of the childhood
days of Joel Chandler Harris have
enjoyed the hospitality of the Put
nam people.
With the usual initial meeting of
welcome the association had its first
meeting Monday evening. The school
auditorium was filled to its capacity
with the visitors and citizens when
the first session began. Mayor Shiv
ers and Col. Joseph B. Duke and Mr.
John Wattcrson extended the wel
come from the people of the city
and county i»; Georgia's Fourth Es
tate. Judge R. C. Bell was the prin
cipal speaker of the evening session
Monday.
At the conclusion of the Tuesday
morning session, which was featured
by addresses of Dr. Rufus Weaver
and Sam W. Small, veteran news
paper man, the scribes were carried
orcade through the county.
Oconee Springs and other interesting
points were visited. The old home
of Joel Chandler Harris was one of
the principal points of interest in
the excursion through the county.
The auto trip was ended at Phoenix
City, where a Putnam county prod
ucts dinner was given the membets
of the press. Forty-eight different
products that were grown in Putnam
laden the specially prepared tables.
Over a thousand people were in at
tendance at this dinner.
Tuesday afternoon the picture,
"Chang," was shown at the theatre
the newspaper men the special
guests. In the evening Mark E. Eth-
Thc session Wednesday, both
morning and afternoon, was devoted
to business of the convention and
Lhe election of officers. Mias Emily
Woodward, editress of the Vienna
News and prominent Georgia news
paper woman, was elected president
of the association, succeeding Ernest
Camp, who has served the past two
Wednesday ufternoon the people
Eatonton presented a special Uncle
Remus pageant, which depicted Brer
Rabbit and other famous animal
character* that were created by
Joel Chandler Harris. Hon. John T.
Boifueillet addressed the convention
in the evening using as his subject,
“Uncle Remus." The Eatonton con
vention was closed with a dance.
Eatonton and Putnam county have
been elaborate and liberal with their
entertainment. The true type of
southern hospitality has been evi
dent every minute and Georgia's
newi^japer men have enjoyed a
friendliness end generosity that hns
been most memorable.
STOPPED SIGNS PLACED
ALONG HANCOCK BOULEVARD
All Traffic Re,
Ent*i
GA. RAILROAD GEORGIA EDITORS
BUYS PROPERTY ARE GUESTS HERE
ToEit.hlidi Uptown Freight Yard. Eatnton Kiwa.U to Arrive Here
B “I Stve [» l Lo»» on Wayne With Fourth Eatate. Meeting in
Street for Thie Purpose.
Railroad officials closed a deal
Monday in which they purchased on
Wayne street three lots, wtych were
owned by Jeans & Robinson, Old
Capitol Drug Co., and the Purchase
and Sale Co., which includes the old
Gumm residence and the vacant lots
adjoining the old D. F. Montgomery
home.
According to Mr. % George Tunnel),
manager of the M*illedgevUl e Rail
way Co., and freight agent of the
Georgia Railroad definite plans have
not been completed, but a proposed
up-town freight yard will be located
on this property.
Since the removul of certain tracks
in the business section of city by
thi railroad, the plans for a freight
yard nearer the city have been in the
making. Only carload shipments wiil
be brought to this point for unload
ing.
Ha:
>ck Str.
street
The boulevard stop signs
stalled along the Hancock
boulevard at the entrance
streets into this thoroughfare the
past week and this new ordinance
went into effect.
All traffic is required to come to
a complete stop before entering Han
cock street, under the new ruling.
There were many violators Saturday
and Sunday and policemen were
kept busy correcting the error*. A
fine of $5 has been named as the
penalty for violators of the new traf
fic law.
Mr. Humphrey is survived by his crid * e - President Arkwright of the
wife and four daughtera—Misses GeoI » ia Powcr Company, und Mrs.
Maggie, Maud and Cecil Humphrey, i .
and Mrs. F. F. Talley, of Chicago; ] CITIZENS CONGRATULATE CANDLER ON HIS BIRTHDAY
two sons, Mr. Chas. Humphrey, of 1
Macon, and Mr. Otis Humphrey;
sisters. Mm Albert Buckwell,
Mailand, Fla., and Mrs. John Cum-
ming, of Augusta, and one brother,
Mr. James Humphrey of Macon.
The Public Schools of Baldwin Co.
Will Open Fall Session September 12
Tticbers Named and Other Ar
rangements Made. Hie Board
Adopts $51,009 Budget.
The
V. B. DUMAS TO ERECT A
WAREHOUSE ON WA V NE ST.
T. B. Dumas has purchased the
old D. F. Montgomery home lot on
Wayne street to use as a site for
the erection of a large warehouse.
The lot was purchased following
the deal closed by the Georgia Rail
road in which they purchased the
land adjoining this lot as the loca
tion of an up-town freight yard. Mr.
Dumas will erect warehouses for the
storage of freight shipments.
County Board of Education
Monday, September 12th, a>
:e date for opening the public
hoois of the county. Teachers have
ii secured and all other arrange-
The board met in an adjourned
<in Tuesday ;o consider the fi-
11 >i*l outlook for the next fiscal
ar ‘ ^ be ^option of the annual
: has been delayed since July
n :,tc °unt the uncertainty as to
'• amount of revenue that would
' - • -lable for next year. And at
<rti k° ar< * >8 unable to as-
/ ■ r Us t how much money will
Riming to Baldwin county next
*-••• However, as schools are schtd-
' d 10 t*gin early in September the common thing to have thirty
forced to adopt a budget ca8es of typhoid fever with
Reports from Atlanta in i or more of deaths ’ or the yeara
; rd t" funds to pay the appro- i 80 mon y back when there wcr
,on * n ’-ade by the legislature are
«cting.
A committee of citizens represent
ing the different denominations of
the city passed resolutions congrat
ulating Bishop Warren A. Candler,
noted Methodist divine, on the cele
bration of his seventieth birthday on
Wednesday of this week.
The first suggestion of the Bishop's
birthday was made by Rev. John F.
Yarbrough in his sermon Sunday,
when he referred to the great ser
vice the Bishop had rendered to the
church and state. The committee
was named by Rev. Yarbrough at the
suggestion of a member of the con
gregation.
The following is a copy of the res
olution mailed to the Bishop by the
committee:
Resolutions Congratulating Bishop
W. A. Candler on His 70th birth
day by the People of Millrdge-
ville.
Nearly every century produces a
few really great men. Most of these
are appreciated only after they pass
away. Yet Bishop Warren A. Candler
has been a leader for more than 50
years; and by his pen, by hi* preach
ing, by his living he has so exem
plified the life of the Master thnt his
influence will continue to be felt by
thousands. His visits to Milledgeville
have always been a benediction to
the community and are ag. rly de
sired.
Resolved, therefore that we, citi
zen* assembled at the Methodist
church in union services: First, ex
press our appreciation of the life of
Bishop Candler; second, wish for
him many more years of service in
God’s Kingdom.
W. T. Wynn. E. A. Tigner, Ed
ward R. Hines, Jos. E. Pottle, ,T. L.
Beeson, E. T. Holmes, R. C. Swint,
J. L. Sibley. Committee.
Miriedgcville, Ga., Aug. 21, 1927.
RAT USES TROUSERS LEG
AS A PLACE OF REFUGE
Mr. Hansel Terry had an experi
ence early Friday night, that gave
him a thrill he will not forget in
many a day. He was standing in
front of the City Bakery talking to
a number of men when a large wharf
rat came running up the sidewalk.
Several of the men attempted to
stamp him, but their efforts failed.
When the rodent reached Mr. Terry,
instead of running through the grat
ing over which Mr. Terry was stand
ing, it ran up his breeches leg. They
tay that Mr. Ten*y went several feet
in the air, gave a yell, and made »•
grab. He caught the rat with a firm
grip and wqueezed the life out of it
He loosened his hold and much to
his relief it fell to the ground life-
Mr. R. A. Taylor and Mr. S. S.
Vincent left Monday night for an au
tomobile trip to Annapolis, Md.
They will bring home with them
Robert Taylor, who is midshipman
in the naval academy. He has just
returned from an extended cruise.
Old Cipttol, ud Barbecue.
Georgia’s newspaper men will
come here today to meet again in
the old capitol building, the place
of their organization and to enjoy
the hospitality of Milledgeville and
Baldwin county, arriving in the city
about 9:30.
According to the plans that have
been made by Editor R. B. Moore
the visitors will be shown immediate
ly upon their arrival from Eatonton
in company with members of the
Eatonton Kiwanis Club who will
drive them here to the old capitol
building, where a brief session will
be held.
Col. Joseph E. Pottle, who deliv
ered the welcome addresy at the first
meeting forty years ago, will make
a short address welcoming them in
behhlf of the county at the conclu
sion of the welcome address to the
city. Mayor J. H. Ennis, Editor R.
B. Moore will welcome the visitors
on behalf of the Milledgeville Press
and will present the editors with
copie* of the Centennial edition of
the Union Recorder that was pub
lished last week. The response to the
welcome will be made by Miss Emily
Woodward, the newly elected presi
dent of the association. Mcsdumes
Edgar Long, Longino and Messrs.
Chaa Conn and L. H. Andrews are
on the program for quartette num
bers.
The editors will be taken in auto
mobiles to the Georgia State College
for Women, where a special program
has been prepared for their enter
tainment
From the college the scribes will
go to the State Sanitarium for a
tour of inspection. Dr. R. C. Swint
and the staff of physicians will en-
tretain at a barbecue dinner at the
noon hour.
Editor P. T. MCutcheon, of the
Franklin Newa, is the only member
of the association that attended the
fin* meeting here. Mr. McCutcheon
has attended every convention since
its organization. He will deliver a
short address reviewing the history
of the association. Editor Jim Wil
liams, of the Greensboro Herald-
Journal, another veteran of the as-
sociatino, will be in the press party
coming here.
Appropriations For State Institutions
Here Are Passed by The Legislature
JUNIOR AND INTERMEDIATE
BAPTIST Y. P. U. RALLY
A rally of the Washington Asso
ciation Union and Intermediate B.
U. will be held at Darien
church. Linton, Friday, September
2nd. Miss Mary Frances Johnson,
state leader, will be present and de
liver an address both in the morning
and afternoon. Dinner will be serv-
und.
Dr. Sam Anderson Reviews County Health Work
The past three years’ work—who
can remember the summers not so
many years ago who it
fifty
of $5j.u
hundred or more cases of smallpox,
or when dreaded diphtheria annually
made its appearance, known then
"Membraneous Croup?"
Recall to your minds when it was
thought that malania was contract
ed from greenish .>*agnant water,
when slow fever .typhoid > and chills
and fever (malaria) was contracted
from decaying animal and vegetable
matter from obnoxious odors, etc.—
wrong we all were, but pretty close
to the actual cause We now, know
that these things do not produce
these diseases, WHY? Public health
has taught u* the truth, and is con
tinuing in its efforts.
As a rule we have suffer.d in
death disability and expense most
at the Idle Hour Coun-, from those diseases that are the very
“Ptrintendent Bivins spent sev-
ay * * n Atlanta making a strong
f " r common school funds. Peter
ln ® always on the alert watih-
1 e ' n tere»<a of the common
If. nny add *t*onal funds can
to ^. t Jre d you can depend on him
to ?| l t * Rn, ‘ Hi* position in regard
ta«. U tause which he represents
• < t be questioned. He is incere,
J ‘ and militant.
'• rah AI. Heindel Mob,e y and Misa
c 0R . M ‘’ n 8pent in Ma-
* lu acheo n Wer "- the h ° n0r rU ** t at
Clul),
n, the diarrhoeas and dysenter-
o | ies, tuberculosis, and the venereal
i-1 diseases. In addition to these, let us
add blood and *kin infections caused
by mospuitoes and other insects
which could be prevented by the
eradication of these insects.
Reported to the health office:
1924 there were eight canes of ty
phoid fever with three deaths; 1925
there were six cases with three
deaths: 1926 one case, one death.
For the first six months of 1927
there are four cases, no deaths. In
the past three years there hue not
been a single death reported to the
health officer from diphtheria. There
were thirty cases. Number of peo
ple vaccinated against typhoid fever
3,928. Smallpox 5,729. Number of
children inoculated with toxin anti
toxin against diphtheria 879. There
have be:n twenty two operations for
the removal of tonsila and adenoids.
Oven by Mr. and Mrs. Ed ; easiest prevented, namely: Typhoid,
diphtheria, smallpox, malaria, hook-
ty are required to fnmish n certifi- j Sinco January of this year there ! receive the
cate of vaccation in full nnd which have tone Into this office eighteen j„ appro,,
is satisfactory to tho physicians of | cases of tuberculosis in a most acute | the State Sanitarium,
"galloping" stage. Practically all j maintenance of *100,000
the respective institutions. Our cit
izens are learing to properly dispose
of human excreta by means of
itery flyproof sewerage. They
learning to prevent the breeding of
the death transmitting flies and
quitoes.
The unsightly, filthy, fly breeding
privy with the horrible odor
which used to be just beyond
kitchen windows; IS GONE, and it
is GONE TO STAY. Even unciviliz
ed Mexico is learning to do away
ith deadly human excreta in a san
itary way, and since they are doing
a good many diseases have been
reduced 'to half.
In the past three years the health
officer has treated eight hundred and
thirty-six people for venereal dis-
in all forma mostly syphilis.
Every school child has been vacci- Two thirds this number were negroes,
nated against smallpox, every school \ most of them servants. Think of
child practically of the diphtherip j this citizens. Nurses, cooks, bouse
age has rec:ived toxin anti-toxin. | servants, maids, waiters. What must
Ail students coming into tne coun- j we do with this problem in all races?
following Influenza. In most instanc
es, the viethns of this horrible dis-
eare were of the servant class. Am
our housewives sure that their ser
vants, cook*, nurses, maids, are free
from diseases that might be
municated to their families? In this
modem age it would be at least eco
nomical to see that they are free
of these diseases. Five dollars apiece
twice a yeaf to have them physically
examined is a mighty economical in
vestment. If your famili:* should
contract some loathsome disease due
to your indifference in regard to the
servant, it would probably coat you
two hund/ed times ten dollars a
year.
In two of our neighboring states
every public servant (particularly j Mr* W. H. Roberts haa returned
teachers) must have a certificate to her home in Augusta, rft-r a
Stale Sanitarium Gets Increase in
Maintenance and Money for
New Buildings. G. S. C. W. Gets
An Increase of $50,000.
Georgia’* legislature closed its na-
nual session with mnny things left
undone, but in the main took ample
care of the state institutions here
giving them all they asked for main
tenance, but heard the plea of only
the State Sanitarium as to money
for additional building funds.
The Georgia State College for
Women received a $50,000 increase
maintenance fund for the next two
years. The school asked for addition
al funds to erect a library and new
dormitory, but thi* request failed to
of the noions.
In appropriating for the needs of
increased
eas given
and $580,000 was appropriated for
the erection and improvement of
buildings and the remodeling of the
water system.
Th? sanitarium made a strong ap
peal for funds for the state’s insti
tution for mental defective*. Dr.
Swint and the members of the board
of trustees appeared before the leg
islature early in the session stating
the needs of the institution.
The State Prison Farm and the*
Georgia State Training School re
ceived increased appropriations for
maintenance.
Other than the appropriation bills,
there were no other bills that pas.*cd
the house effecting Milledg’viile.
from some reputable physician stat
ing that the applicant it free of any
and all communicable diseases, and
(Continued on second peg*)
week’s ctav at the homo _
grandson, Mr. Emmett L. Barnet,
Jr. Her son, Mr. T. J. Roberts, came
■P and accompanied her to Augusta.
