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DAVIS LIKENS
ELECTION TO
BOARD MEET
Spends Second Day in Home
State; Makes Many
Speeches.
IS SURE OF WINNING
Bluefield, W. Va., Sept. 27.—John
W. Davis, Democratic standard bear
er, closed a two-day campaign in his
native state of West Virginia here
last night with an address to an
audience not only of West Virgin
ians, but including many from the
“mother state,” Virginia.
Discussions of the responsibilities
of the American people to be of
service to all mankind, the denuncia
tion of government of special priv
ilege and the declaration that his
observation^ m the western campaign
gave him assurance of victory, mark
ed speeches from his train during the
two days.
Yesterday carried the candidate
-along^ the^Pug-viver^ Ahat ^se?arates
West Virginia and Kentucky and
here to the Virginia border, Ten
stops were made during the day, but
at few was there time for discussion
of political topics, Mr. Davis content
ing himslef mainly with expressing
the pleasure he and Mrs. Davis felt
at being again among the home peo
ple and with introducing candidates
on the state ticket who accompanied
, him.
Like Election Board.
Speaking at Williamson, he liken
ed the presidential election ho a ses
sion of stockholders deciding whether
to re-elect their board of directors.
a If their services have been satis
factory and the board is faithful and
intelligent they re-elect them,” he
said. it If the management has been
inefficient and the board of directors
has been unsatisfactory, as sensible
people they call for a change. I
think the American people have made
up their minds'to’call for a change.
Mentioning oil reserves, the Vet
erax^’ Bureau and the Department of
Justice, he renewed his insistence
that every political party must an
swer for the deeds or failure of men
they put in office, and continued:
“They tell us by providential dis
pensation there has been a change in
general manager; that the old firm
still is doing business under the same
name; that’the board of directors has
not been altered; but providence has
installed a new general manager who
has the power to take over all the
assets, if he can discover any of the
old concern, but is not to be charged
with any of the liabilities. I do not
believe that sort of reorganization
will work in this country!”
Fat Fades For Forty Fellows to Chorus
of Wheezes, Grunting and Panting
The tired business men of Griffin |
have found a way to drive away
dull care and excess weight.
The secret lies in being an active
member of one of Professor McGee’s
athletic classes that meet every
evening at ’the athletic court. There
one finds men in all walks of life in
nondescript gym clothes, with honor
and money forgotten and only phy
sical development in mind.
Military discipline prevails with
the commands to right front, right
face, right about face obeyed with
liveliness that is surprising.
There * are some forty members
of the two classes that Professor
McGee conducts and the pep and
punch with which they go through
the exercises would make Coach Tal
iaferro’s football huskies jealous.
The muscle developing moves are
systematic, each one exercising dif
ferent muscles, tri-ceps and bi-ceps
and ligaments. The moves are exe
cuted to a chorus of wheezes
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« Mob justice” Is feared by authorities in Mount Vernon, III., in the cases of the Rev. Lawrence Hight and
Mrs. Elsie Sweetin, who confessed that they were responsible for the deaths by poison of Hight's wife and Mrs.
Sweetin’s husband, and the p risoners are being closely guarded. Above, Hight (left) is shown being questioned
by (left to right) Coroner Jesse A. Reese,’ Sheriff Grant Holcomb and State’s Attorney Frank G. Thompson, Be
low is a reproduction of a photo showing Hight with a young woman whom he refuses to name and (right) a
photo of Wilford Sweetin, one of the victims.
Game Season on
Certain Animals
Opens Next Week
The game season opens Wednes
day, October 1, says County Game
Warden W. G. Milam, who giv,es
the following dates:
Squirrel, October i to March 1.
Duck, October 1 to March t.
Doves, October 16 toJanuary 1.
O’possum, October 1 to February
1.
The bag limit on doves is 25 in
one day; wild turkey, 2 in one sea
son; deer, 2 in one season; squirrel,
15 in one day; duck, 50 in one day;
summer or wood duck, woodcock,
plovers, marsh hens, snipe and all
other Georgia game birds not listed,
25 in one day.
Warden Milam states he will be
active in the field this season and
\varns every hunter to buy a license
and not run the risk of being caught
and prosecuted.
His deputies in each district in the
county will be more active this year
and the game laws will be enforced
more closely, he declares.
Mrs. Louie Kurz, of Jacksonville,
Fla., came down from Atlanta Sat
urday to spend several days with
Miss Gladys Stallworth on North
Hill street.
much grunting and panting,
This training is having a marked
influence on the lives and habits of
the devotees. For instance, it is
said that Philip Cleveland, while
in a drug store, dropped a coin and
before recovering it, absentmindedly
touched the floor three times with
out flexing the knee muscles. If
your son or husband refuses bacon
and eggs for breakfast, and eats
bran with great gusto do not be
alarmed.
If your neighbor passes you on
the street with chin high in the air
and shoulders squared to the au
tumnal breezes without recognizing
yop, don’t think you have been
snubbed. More likely he is taking
his deep breathing.
One good thing about taking the
daily dozen at the athletic court
is that one doesn't have to bother
about changing the phonograph nee
die, and another feature is that Prof.
McGee is good natured and if you
you c^in rest.
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Major McGregor Gradually Sinking.
Warrenton, Ga., Sept. 27.—(By the Associated Press.)—Major C. E.
McGregor, state pension commissioiter, who hgs been seriously ill for the
past few days, was reported this morning to be gradually sinking, and
physicians said that his death was expected shortly.
Argentine Flier Leaves Hongkong.
Fouchow, China, Sept. 27.—(By the Associated Press.)—Major Zanni,
the Argentine world flier, arrived here from Hongkong, whence he hopped
off early today for Shanghai, planning to pause here er. route.
______ Typhus Breaks Out In Russia.
Leningrad, Sept. 27.—(By the Associated Press.)—Spotted typhus has
broken out this storm swept city, adding its horror to flood, Over a
hundred cases are being registered daily.
Tom Taggart Operated Upon.
Host on, Sept. 27.—(By the Associated Press.)—Tom Taggart, former
Indiana r state senator, wasroperated for appendicitis
tion reported good. on today, His condi
was as
Fire Destroys Famous Hotel.
Del Monte, CaL, Sept. 27.—(By the Associated Press.)— The Hotel Del
Monte, famous resort, was destroyed early today by fire. Six hundred
guests were awakened and escaped without injury.
Dawes to Speak From Train.
Aboard the Dawes Special to Chicago, Sept. 27—(By the Associated
Iress.)—Charles G. Dawes will deliver a number of addresses from the
rear platform of his special today, the first this morning at Lake City,
Two Sermons to Be
Delivered Sunday
By Rev. Spiegel
Two sermons will be preached by
the Rev. S. P. Spiegel tomorrow
at the First Christian church.
Despite the bad weather capacity
crowds have attended each night.
Thursday night, when the lights
were out for about an hour, the au
dience patiently waited. o
Two members were added to the
church in the last two nights.
Dr. Spiegel says he is going to
stay in Griffin until the work to
be accomplished in this revival is
completed.
The Rev. O. K. Cull will fill Dr.
Spiegel’s pulpit at West Point to
morrow.
BOBBY JONES IS
AMATEUR CHAMP
Ardmore, Pa., Sept. 27.—(By
the Associated Press.) —Bobby
Jones, Atlanta, won the Nation
al amateur Championship on the
Marion course, where he first at
tracted national attention as a
golfer eight years ago. He to
day defeated George Von Elm,
Los Angeles, by nine and eight
in final round of the annual
tournament.
Argentina ranks first in South
America in telephone service.
Bales Cotton
Ginned in Spalding
Up to September 16
Prior to September 16, there
were 1465 bales of cotton gin
ned in Spalding county, count
ing half bales as round, from
crop of. 1924, according to a re
port of the department of com
merce a( Washington.
WOMAN
KILLS HUSBAND
TO MARRY AGAIN
Marion, 111., Sept. 27.—(By the
Associated Press.)—Mrs. Ruby Har
rington Tate today confessed to the
murder of her husband, Joseph
Harrington, in order that she migbt
marry Robert- Tate, another miner,
according to information from West
Frankfort, where Mr. and Mrs. Tate
were arrested late last night.
Personal Appeal
Being Made by
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army girls are now
making a personal appeal to the
people of Griffin to subscribe to
a fund to carrv on the work out
lined by the advisory board.
The Salvation Army cannot follow
up the work they want to do and
are capable of doing without small
financial aid, they declari
They are making a personal cam
paign and intend to see everybody
with the request that they subscribe
to a monthly budget, payable each
week, month or the total amount up
to January 1.
Representative women of the city
of Griffin recently visited the home
of the Salvation Army girls and as
sured them of co-operation in fur
nishing the home comfortably.
A special request is made for
four used sheets. Call 872.
Open air meetings will be held
Saturday afternoon at 3:30 on Hill
street, near the monument, and Sat
urday gight at 7:30 o’clock.
A full program oi meetings will
be announced next week.
WEATHER FORECAST
For Georgia: Unsettled, probable
showers Saturday and Sunday; not
much change in temperature. Tem
perature for 24 hours ending at
noon Saturday: maximum 66; mini
mum 64; mean 65; rainfall 0.32
inches.
Presbyterians to
Observe “Social
Visitation Day »»
Presbyterians of the city are plan
ning a busy day for Sunday, when
they will observe what is known
throughout the Southern Presbyter
ian church as “Social Visitation
Day »>
The elders and deacons, with the
pastor, will visit all the Presbyter
ian homes in the city in the after
noon.
Great interest is manifested-in the
plan and the members of the church
are requested by the church officials
to remain at home Sunday afternoon
to receive the official representatives
of the church.
In keeping with the general spirit
of the day Mr. Williamson will
preach Sunday morning on the sub
ject, “The Ideal Church," and at the
night service hi3 theme will be
it Christian Friendship. tf
All of the services since Mr. Wil
liamson's arrival a few weeks a go
have been well attended.
HARRIS REPORTS RECENT
CAMPAIGN COST AT $4,000
Washington, Sept. 27.- In a re
port today to the secretary of the
senate, Senator Harris, democrat, of
Georgia, said he had received $3,
000 in teh contributions and spent
$4,000 hi the primary campaign.
Committee of Cotton Council to Visit
Georgia Experiment Station Monday
Cotton fiber is so essential to the
comfort and well being of the Amer
ican people and to the world that
the heavy inroads made by the boll
weevil on the crop during the past
few years have caused considerable
alarm among the people of the na
tion.
The American Cotton Council,
v.-hich .
was formed more than a year
ago to study the best methods of
cotton production and assist in get
ting this information to the people,
has appointed a committee to visit
practically all of the state institu
tions and private farms where ex
perimental work in cotton produc
tion is being conducted. This com
mittee will visit the Georgia Experi
ment Station Monday,“September 29.
It is likely that they will" take the
opportunity while in the county of
visiting some of the cotton farms in
this section.
The committee is composed of the
following agricultural leaders, a num-
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CUY-COUNTY SYSTEM
OF SCHOOLS IS PROPOSED
IN GRIFFIN AND SPALDING
Consolidation of 14 Rural
Institutions Into Five
Also Projected.
A county unit school system for
and Spalding county!
This project was given impetus at
a meeting of the city planning com
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce
last night, when a report was made
by the school expansion sub-commit
tree, of which Col. J. M. Kimbrough,
Jr., is chairman.
Four cities and counties in Georgia
have such a city-county system and
are regarded as having the best
schools in the state. These are Sa
vannah, Chatham county; Macon,
Bibb county; Brunswick, Glynn coun
ty, and Augusta, Richmond county.
The county unit system there oper
ates under the oldstate constitution
and has been in effect 60 years.
One board of education and one
superintendent handle both city and
county schools and the school tax
rate for the and the
uniform.
To Require Legislative Act.
It will require an act of the legis
lature and a referendum to legalize
the county unit system for Griffin
and Spalding.
Such a system would place the city
and the county students on the same
footing in ail schools in either city
or county and would put both city
and county schools on the same basis.
Senator-elect A. K. Maddox and
Representative-elect Roy Wood were
present at the meeting and stated
they would endeavor to get through
legislation that would enable the
schools of Spalding county to be
consolidated. Prof. Marvin Lester,
superintendent of city schools, was
present and heartily endorsed the
move.
The county unit system was one
of the planks on which Mr. Wood
made his race for Representative.
The school expansion committee
will meet with the county and city
boards of education at an early, date
and some definite action will then
be planned.
Consolidation of Rural Schools.
That the forming of a county unit
system of schools deserves the pres
ent and serious consideration of the
citizens of Griffin and Spalding coun
ty, and that such a merger can be
made on the basis of efficiency as
well as economy, was stated in a
report made last night by J. P. Man
ley, county superintendent of
schools.
(Continued on page eight.)
ber of whom rank among the best
authorities in the country on cotton
production:
Dean W. R. Dodson, of the Louisi
ana State College of Agriculture and
director of the Louisiana Experi
ment Station, chairman of the ocm
mittee; Dr. J. N. Evans, of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture; Dr. J. N.
Harper, of the Soil Improvement
Committee, Atlanta; Dr. W. E.
Hines, entomologist of the Louisiana
Experiment Station; Clarence Ous
ley, secretary of the Cotton Council;
A. E. Grantham; J. F. Jackson,.agri
cultural agent of the Central of
Georgia Railway Company; Mr. Ma
loney, of the Talullah Louisiana La
boratories; Prof. C. P. Blackwell,
agronomist of the South Carolina
Experiment Station; Prof. H. W.
Barre, director of the South Caro
lina Experiment Station, and Dr.
Franklin Sherman, entomologist of
the North Carolina Experiment Sta
tion.