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About Griffin daily news. (Griffin, Ga.) 1924-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1924)
/ > RIFFIN ■s I * IMfi r ,'.;z s MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS. JOHNSON AGAIN FAILS TO SKIS New York Pitcher Hits Home Run With One on; Sharp Fielding Cuts Off More Scores; Goslin Makes Circuit Clout. Score by innings: R. H. E. Washington .0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0—2 9 1 New York ...00 1 02003 x—6 12 0 Batteries—Washington: Bentley, Johnson and Ruel. New York: McQuillan and Gowdy. INNING Senators: MeNeely was robbed of a hit when Lindstrom made a leap ing catch. Harris got Bentley 3 and 2 before giving Wilson a long fly. Rice went out to Terry. Giants: Linstrom singled to center on the first pitched ball. Frisch flied to Miller. Young flied to MeNeely. Lindstrom went out stealing, Ruel to Harris. One hit. SECOND INNING: Senators: Goslin singled . It was an infield hit. Judge flied to Wil son. Terry, dropped Bluege’s fly but Goslin was forced at second. Ruel drew a pass. Miller rolled to Frisch. One hit. __G iants : Kelly fouled out to Mi ller. Terry went out to Judge unassisted. Wilson fouled to Judge. THIRD INNING Senators: Johnson singled to left field but was fhrown out trying to make two bases, Wilson to Frisch to Terry. MeNeely bunted and beat it out. Harris scratched a hit to second. Rice popped out to Gowdy. Goslin was <put Frisch to Terry. Giants: Jackson scratched an in field hit Gowdy missed a third strike. Bentley singled to right and Jackson ran to third. Jackson scored when Lindstrom scratched an infield hit. Frisch hat to Biu ege who threw to third too lat* to get Bentley. Bases full, one put. Young lined out to Rice and Bent ley was doubled at the place, Rice to Johnson to Ruel. One run, three hits. FOURTH INNING Senators: Judge singled to right. Bluege sacrificed, Bently taking his bunt. Ruel rolled to Jackson. Judge scored on Miller’s single to right. Miller went out trying to make two bases. One run, two hits. Giants: KeUy struck out. Terry hit into right field for three bases. Johnson took Wilson’s roller and Terry was run down, Johnson to Miller, Wilson took second the play. Jackson flied to Harris. One hit. FIFTH INNING Johnson went out, Jackson to Ter xy. McNeely popped out to Terry. Harris went out on strikes. Giants: Gowdy singled past Judge. Befttley hit a home run into the right field stands. Lindstrom foul ed out to Ruel. Frisch doubled, the wind blowing the ball out of reach of MeNeely. Young was hit by a pitched ball, hitting him on the knee. He limped to first. Kelly hit into a double play, Bluege to Harris to Judge. Two runs, three hits. SIXTH INNING. Senators: Rice struck out. Gos lin also struck out after hitting a long foul into the right field bleach ers. Judge Singled past second. Bluege fanned the third strike out of the inning. Giants: Terry drew a base on balls. Wilson fanned. Jackson got an apparent hit to right, but Rice ran in and threw Terry out at sec ond. Gowdy popped to Harris. SEVENTH JNNIfJG Senators: Ruel got a base on balls. Miller went out to Terry un assisted, Ruel taking second. d flied to Kelly. MeNeely walked. Harris filled to Young, who caught ball near concrete stand. Giants: Bentley went out, Judge . to Johnson. Lindstrom singled over second. Frisch popped to Harris. Young singled to right and on the hit and run play Lindstrom went to third. An an attempted double steal Lindstrom was out at the plate. Kelly was left at the bat. Two Wts EIGHTH INNING Senators: Rice went out at first on throw by Frisch. Goslin got two balls then two strikes, fouled twice and then hit a homer over right fiield fence. Judge followed with a single. Bentley was taken from the Appearance of City Improves As Clean Up Campaign Goes On “We find a great improvement in the appearance of the residential sections and much work still in pro gress,” said C. T. Elliott, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Clean up and Paint-up committee in com menting on tkfi success of the move ment. The results have come up to, but have not surpassed our expectations, and we believe that practically everybody will have done his part before the week is over." Tomorrow will be inspection day, when members of the Chamber Commerce will drive over the entire city to ascertain just what premises GRIFFIN, GA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1924. IK MACON TODAY Governor Walker and Sen ator Harris Deliver Addresses. Macon, Oct. 8.—Nearlyi.OOO del egates to the democratic state con vention assembled here last night for the session of that body, which opened at 10 o’clock this niorning in the city hall auditorium. Governor Clifford Walker sounded the keynote in his acceptance speech —“Georgia for Georgia and Geor gians for Georgians. Senator William J. Harris also made an address in accepting his nomination. The entire state t : cket nominated in the primary September 10 was nominated formally, and presiden tial electors chosen at the presiden tial preferential primary were rati fied."' An executive committee will be elected. G. E. Maddox, of Rome, is slated to be temporary and permanent chairman of the convention and also chairman of the executive committee. Miss Bessie Anderson, of Atlanta, is slated to be permanent secre tary and Miriam L. Gardner, of Eat onton, assistant secretary. Those attending the convention from Griffin were Col. W. H. Con nor, A. K. Maddox, Roy S. Wood, Chester A. Byars, W. E. H. Searcy, Jr., Will H Wheaton. Tom Bell, of Butts county, and Dr. W. N, Gable, o f Fayett e c ounty , joined the party here and accompanied them to Ma con. box at this stage and was relieved by McQuillan. Bluege up. Frisch threw out Limistrom Bluege, Judge going to second. threw out Ruel. One run, two hits. Giants; Jtally singled to left. Ter ry Walked; 'Johnson juggled the at t ® m P tod sacrifice of Wilso* and the bases w ** e fil!ed - Kell y scored 2, n sacrifice to Goslin. T ? rr O eld at „^ co f d " Gowd F forc ' Wllson - Ml ‘ler to Harris and Terry went to third. Terry scored McQuillan’s Texas leaguer. Gow d Y beld second - Gowdy scored on Gindatroms sharp single to left, Mc( * uil,an stopped at second. Frisch up. Frisch forced Lindstrom, Blu ege to Harris. Three runs, three . mts .. ’ one error. NINTH INNING. senators: „ . Leibold batting . for Mil er ' Le,bold fll ed out to Kelly. Tate batt ' n K fo * Johnson. Tate walked, Taylor running for Tate. Taylor ™ ent to second. MeNeely fanned. Harris . flied out to Wilson, THE LINE-UP WASHINGTON: NEW YORK: McNEELY, cf. LINDSTROM, 3b HARRIS, 2b. FRISCH. 2b RICE, rf YOUNG, rf ! GOSLIN, If KELLY, cf JUDGE, lb TERRY, lb BLUEGE ss , WILSON, If RUEL, c JACKSON, ss MILLER 3b ... .GOWDY, c JOHNSON, p BENTLEY, p Umpires: At plate, Connolly; at first base, Klein; at second base, I)i neen; at third base, Quigley. have been cleaned—and what have not. The large paint dealers of the city, the Newton Coal & Lumber Co., and the Wheaton Tyus Co., both report heavy paint sales, prob ably exceeding those of all previous years during the fall season. Much work, both in cleaning up and painting up is yet to be done in the business section. Several va cant lots in the heart of the city still display weeds, paper and an accumulation of rubbish and junk, Many loads of rubbish have been hauled away by trucks furnished by the city. FI ““ Chief Powell Issues Warn ing for Precautions in Preventing Fire. All public schools in Griffin will hold fire drills today and tomorrow, according to Superintendent Lester. Fire Chief Powell requested that' all children be required to partici pate in drills during the week of October 5-11. Short talks will be made to the children in accordance with instruc tions from the fire department. Chief J. J. Powell, of the Griffin Fire Department, gives the follow ing warning: “After two or three days of fine weather, when the mercury suddenly drops, the furnace is fired up to keep the house warm. This firing up process sometimes is done with out proper precautions being taken. The result is your house may go up in flames. “There are a hundred and one ways in which fires may be caused, all of them grouped under the head of carlessness.----- “This lack of care costs the Amer ican people hundreds of millions of dollars annually, “Because of it there are fires in our country at the rate of more than one a minute, “Some little thing you do, or neg lect to do, about your house or ga rage may be the cause of a fire. “Learn what these fire dangers are in order to protect your property, “J. j, POWELL, Chief “Fire Department, ’ I WHEELtR TAKES COUPLE Of RAPS AT CAL’S RECORD Progressive Candidate Re peats Charges President. Against Portland, Qre., Oct. 8.—Twice in Portland speeches last night Senator Wheeler independent vice presiden tial candidate, repeated his allega tions as to the existence of a secret date division contracts on the gov ernment’s Alaska railroad and recit UonsVstTV tions m state funds ° f H when President p tran88C ' Coolidge was governor of Massachu setts. One of the addresses, though before an audience, was simultan SSL"— v ect-ivt-j s. Itinerary changes in the candi date’s stumping tour, which have been under consideration, were com pleted today, adding three new states to the list in which he will appear. After an address in Roseburg, Ore,, he will be turned over to the Cali fornia LaFollette ’"organization for dates in that state, cqncluding Oc tober 14. Cancelling tentative Utah engage ments after that date, Senator Wheeler will speak in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas before going to Oklahoma City October 20, on his way east. Four Wounded in Mine Riots in West Virginia Elkins, West. Va. Oct. 8.—(By the Associated Press.) — Lee J. Stan bridge, coal operator prominent in democratic circles, was shot this morning near Philllpi, while enroute to the Meridian mines to re-open them on a non-union basis. Three others were wounded by the shots fired from ambush. COLE BLEASE TO MAKE SWING OF NORTH CAROLINA Raleigh, N. C., Oct. 8.—Coleman of Livinjjjgton Blease, "stormy Petrel” South Carolina politics, who was recently nominated for United States senator from the Palmetto state, a nomination equivalent to election, to morrow will start a drive in North Carolina in an effort to ensure elec tion of democrats in close sections of this state. His first effort will be in this city, and it was made known today that his services had been asked in half a dozen other places. GIRLSTUDENT IS ™ FM Sent to Georgia State In sane Asylum After Investigation. Milledgeville, Oct. 8—Mary Claire Berry, 16 years old, oldest daughter of Mrs. A. B. Berry, of Hardwick, a village on the edge of Milledge ville, has been confined in the state asylum, having been suspected and accused of poisoning her two young brothers, Adolphus, 3, and Emory, 6, The youngest boy died last Mon day and the oldest boy died Tues day, under practically the same conditions. The mother became sus picious of the maner of the deaths, both of the children having died of convulsions, and called for an in vestigation. The coroner of Baldwin county was consulted by Mrs. Berry and he was present at an informal in quiry. The evidence was submitted and the investigation resulted in a writ of lunacy against Mary Claire and her subsequent incarceration. It is alleged that strychnine was used in the supposed double killing. Mrs. Berry had a bottle of the pof son in the house, it was brought out at the investigation, and this bottle was found in the garage. At the inquiry the suspected girl j was denied questioned connection about the deaths but | any with them. Teachers Threatened. Several weeks ago, Mary Claire, a student of the Georgia State Col lege for Women, refused to attend a class in gymnasium, evidence sub mitted at the inquiry showed, and when pressed to do so, went to town and purchased a revolver. It was stated that she threatened to use the weapon when teachers in sisted on her going to class. Later, it was declared, the girl lined up the children at home and with a revolver pointed at them, made them say their prayers. These incidents and other similar conduct formed the basis for the accusation. She had been acting in a queer man ner recently, it was alleged. Hardwick is a village where the attendants, nurses and employes re sided and it is located near the state sanitarium. Attention, Griffin Business Men The big Fair Edition of the Semi Weekly News will contain 12 pages and not only will be jammed full of inteersting information concern ing the fair but will carry vital and timely messages from Griffin busi ness men. This edition of the Semi-Weekly News, in addition to the regular cir culation, will be distributed through sample copies to Spalding, Butts, Lamar, Pike, Fayette, Henry, Clay ton, Upson and Coweta counties. Phone us at once for reservations for space. This opportunity to reach so many people with your fall mes sage should not be overlooked. ~~ JACK JOHNSON, FORMER CHAMP, SPEAKS FOR WHEELER-LAFOLLETTB Danville, 111., Oct. 8—Jack John son, former prizfe fighter, who re cently announced that he had enter ed the evangelistic field, addressed a La-Follette-Wheeler political meet ing here last? night but for only after a second collection had been taken. Johnson spoke in the state armory before a gathering compos ed principally ’ of negroes. When the first collection was taken the chairman announced Johnson would not appear unless more money was forthcoming and'the hat was passed again. Johnson spoke for six min utes, urging his audience to vote for LaFollette and Wheeler in No vember. EPWORTH LEAGUE TO GIVE PLAY SATURDAY The Hanleiter Epworth League will present a play, “Miss Neptune,” Saturday night at the Masonic hall at the corner of Thirteenth and Poplar streets. The performance will start at 8 o'clock. The proceeds will be used for the benefit of the Hanleiter Methodist church, The public is in vited to attends WEATHER FORECAST For Georgia: Generally fair Wed nesday, except possibly showers on coast. showers. Thursday cloudy, probably Cooler in north portion Thursday, Temperature for 24 hour* ending at noon Wednesday: Maxi mum 82; minimum 56; mean 69. Woman’s Club to Open Winter Season Here Thursday Afternoon The Woman’s Club will hold the first meeting: of the winter at the high school auditorium Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Musicians from Bessie Tift College will render a musical program. Other interesting fea tures have been arranged. All club women are urged to be present to get the work for the winter mapped out. Shenandoah Reaches Atlan ta Salute at Daybreak Amid of Whistles. Aboard the Shenandoah En Route from Atlanta to Birmingham, Oct. 8.—(By the Associated Press.) Sailing smoothly at an altitude of 2,500 feet, the Shenandoah crossed the lower tip of the Allegheny Mountains at a speed of 45 miles an hour at 7 o’clock this morning. Atlanta was passed _at 4:45 o’clock just as day was breaking and a salvo of locomotive whistles ed into the clouds to the wonder the ship. * A strong head wind which was bucked all night died down this morning and the speed of the ship was increased, although the motors were running at the same rate. It is expected the ship will arrive at the Fort Worth mooring mast at midnight, under the present weath er conditions. Commerce Delegates To Take Immediate Action in Rate Case After thoroughly discussing freight rate discrimination in favor of larger cities in this section, the represents tives of several Georgia towns who met here yesterday at the call of the Griffin Chamber of Commerce, appointed a committee to form plans for submitting a petition to the in terstate commerce commission. committ w, consisting of C. S H work^mme- . J JaH f her ; diately Monticello, will begin' on the petition, A luncheon was given the visitors at tbe Hotel Griffin at noon by the committee of the made^an Tddress J. Woods Hammond of web come on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce and several responses we ' e made b y the visitors, A “ 10ng tbose attending the meet . l meree; , 'G A - Downs, W. A. Lane, E. N. _ T Smith, O. F. Holland, Mon ticello; O. P. Hunt, secretary Thomson Chamber of Commerce; O. L. Christian, G. W. Jordan, Thom son; J. R. Turner, McDonough; O. E. Cardell, rate expert of Peach Growers association, Fort Valley; H. P. Benton, Monticello; R. E. L. Niel, secretary Albany Chamber ot Commerce; H. N. Gallaher, secre tary Montezuma Chamber of Com merce; J'. W. Greer, secretary Cor dele Chamber of Commerce; W. E. Pridgen, of Cordele, D^vfe Democrats Confident Will Win in November Syracuse, N. Y., Oct. 8.—IBy the Associated Press.)—John W. Davis, democratic presidential nominee, be gan today on the last leg of his drive in western New York, speak ing at noon at Rochester and a final address tonight at Buffalo. He says he is confident the No vember verdict of the voters will be favorable to the democrats and calls his addresses delivered here and at Utica particularly encouraging. General Agricultural Conditions in South Improved, Says U. S. Report Washington, Oct. 8.—(By the As sociated Press.)—-The department of agriculture was that the week end ing yesterday was favorable for cotton in the southern states except for the cool wave the first part. The eastern portion outlook is im proved. Picking and ginning has shown good progress in all sections. Tennessee cotton showed improve ment as did Georgia, Corn and wheat generally are in good shape. In Georgia, the week was cold the early part with frosts as far south as Macon, injuring potato and tomato harvesting. Fall planting VOL. mi by num Machine Is Completely De molished When Smash up Occurs. Dalton, Ga., October 8.—Six per sons were killed yesterday after noon when the engine of the “Dixie Flyer” of the N. C. & St. L. railroad crashed into an automobile in which they were riding. The machine was struck while passing over the public crossing of the Dixie highway at Crown Cot ton mills, just beyond the city limits of Dalton. The dead are: Mr. and Mrs. Will Johnson and their 7 year old son; Mr. and Mrs, Ellis Quinn and Lester Chastain. All are well known residents of Whit field county. Mr. Quinn is a farmer railroad employee. All the occupants of the automo bile met instant death in the col lision except Mrs. Quinn, who was rushed to a local hospital. She died immediately after reaching there. With such force and directness did tbe oncoming train strike the car, that some of its occupants were ear r 'ed about 200 yards on the pilot of the engine, while the bodies of the re *t were hurled several yards from the tracks, The automobile was completely demolished. Georgia Hold Veterans Annual Meet In Thomasville Thomasville, October 8.—General A. J. Twiggs, commanding the eGor gia division of the United Confed erate veterans, with members of his staff and ladies, arrived yesterday afternoon in a special car from Au gusta to take charge of the 32nd annual reunion, which started this morning at 10 o’clock General Wells, of the northern brigade, and General Stewart, of the western brigade, came in on the same train accompanied by a large number of veterans and la dies. General Morgan, of the south Georgia brigade, canje in .an hour earlier. * The total registration last night numbered more than 160. Thomas X* » 8 .id JESk hundreds of Confederate flags and red and white bunting forming a background for stores and show windows. ’ Veterans were taken in charge by special committees and homes assigned to them. The first night was given over to a special concert by the band from Fort Benning. Two thousand per soos attended the concert. Mrs. Miller Bell Dies at Home in ______j Milledgeville News has been received in Griffin of the death of Mrs. Miller Bell, for mer resident of this city, early Tues day morning at her home in Mil ledgeville. Mrs. Bell, who was 49 years of age, was formerly Miss Olive West, the daughter of Lucy Rebecca West and Frank West, of Griffin. She spent her girlhood here and was beloved by a large circle of friends. Immediately after her graduation from the Georgia State College for Women she married Miller S. Bell, one of the most prominent men io the state. She is survived by her husband, one daughter and two sons. The funeral will held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock from the residence. Burial will be in Mil ledgeville cemetery. has been resumed except in th« southeastern counties where it is toe wet. Cotton is opening rapidly and there has been progress in pick mg. The general condition is improved. Decline of 90,000 Bales. Washington, Oct. 8.—The cotton crop declined 90,000 bales from Sep tember 16 to October 1, the depart ment of agriculture indicated today, forecasting 12,498,000 bales with fril U0,6il d iH on and 53,5 condition P® r cent 55.4 against 10, normal last per cent year.
