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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1925
Page
4
The piece reflects on ignorance as costly, money’s moral dangers, and contrasts past and present wickedness. It comments on editors, fame, and the press, plus notes on a woman mayor, highway talk, and broader social issues from 1925 Georgia. It cites figures like Mrs. B. H. Howard and E. H. McMichael.
In a pointed editorial the Adel News argues that if law bars jurors due to kinship, then jurors who are unaware of relationships should not escape the rule. The piece invokes the adage ignorance of the law excuses no one and questions why the vice versa should not apply, pressing for clear juror eligibility.
Arthur Brisbane foresees a vast alliance of Japan Russia and China forming to attack America. He notes mutual hostilities between Russians Chinese and Japanese reflect deep animosities. Brisbane’s views are dismissed as balloon juice and not a credible forecast.
A Fitzgerald correspondent notes Jonathan Walker died in the city at 105, claiming he was Georgia’s oldest citizen. The letter corrects records, stating W. M Collins Uncle Bill of Meriwether County is living at 110 years and 7 months, with his last birthday on July 1, 1924. Collins is grandfather of B. C. Collins, a noted Taylor County farmer and peach grower.
The writer urges Governor to retain W. T. Anderson in a key highway department role, praising his fairness and urging open actions. They dispute a Cuthbert contributor’s piece, defend local good government, condemn misstatements, and call for fact based discussion without attacks on the community or individuals.
The Adel News message says rains bring a good season and crops can be planted early, noting no famine yet and occasional shortages. The Moultrie Observer adds cheer, stating births nearly double deaths and urging development of man power, money power, and water power to do for Georgia what others have delayed.
The Savannah Press notes Marietta pastor protested Governor's delay in the Bloodworth Jones execution in Taylor County. He argued the case had been through courts and public sentiment favored letting the law run. He warned against technical delays that could undermine order and quoted concerns over juror related by marriage to the deceased.
Albany Herald reports Gervin Bloodworth and Willie Jones, twice sentenced to die for murder, evade execution as legal challenges delay the case. The Georgia Supreme Court likely to hear issues of trial legality while opponents warn lynch law undermines justice. Authorities urge Georgians to reject vigilante action and uphold lawful processes.
The Commercial Appeal laments Southern neglect of home grown feed. It argues cotton seed meal, hulls, and cotton seed meal offer cheaper protein and roughage than imported feeds, urging farmers to use more cotton crop by products to cut costs and survive rising corn prices. It notes cotton seed meal costs about 38 to 40 dollars per ton and hulls around 12 dollars, with local hay at 18 dollars, and asserts a 50 percent savings by home feeding.
The Times Union argues against capital punishment as Thomas Mott Osborne campaigns to abolish it. It cites Scripture and cites Moses to defend the death penalty, while criticizing Osborne as reformer seeking notoriety. The piece contends capital punishment is not vengeance but a societal protection.
The piece laments critics in the newspaper field, noting editors and preachers flatter themselves, while asserting that true editors aim to speak freely and honestly. It argues most men cannot write a sentence universally approved and that critics may lack understanding of correct prose.
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