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ASSOCIATED PRESS WORLD-WIDE . REPORTS I. MEMBER ASSOCIATED ■■1 PRESS. 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 m ■ GRIFFIN " £ ; ’ ^ ‘; ■ GRIFFIN, GA„ SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 1924. ILLINOIS PREACHER AND WOMAN ACCOMPLICE IN POISON PLOT ARE CLOSELY GUARDED FROM MOB V. <;V, :-0 : Mm Mi •P'-Pp ki ; : >v - wmm llfl ♦, 1 A . 4 ■V .: ? ■■ I : P ■£OT§j r • '.v.'v i :i ■ •• &• % <#• i mm ,3 •f: K wm V m v <v:y iitP -J ■ ft mm .‘:S - 1 iv H 5 &:j : | v ■ ■f A w *: w 9 >•; v.;. * :• -v ■oJ.u * if i :> Yc I* 1 * ■y.'\ mm ill V . ; I im-k 'ii T £ / ill i'x ,-V % v; « 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. nfflnwHHHHHiiniMffiiiniiiwiiiiwiMniSBMBHnMnniffiMiiiwiiiiiiiisiniinisnMiHi LATE TELEGRAPH NRWS mmmm 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- ............... I OF SPALD. ING AND ADJOIN ■ — VOL. 63-NO. 54 am 1 'jjasaas a rsa ! :;:. .:,.^'.:.^ : a.,.r;r , , 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.