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•'#• , » ■ ' -m. \ '."x. - ----- ■’ 1 - m IS /As* ¥4 i ■ MS: ^ 4-';- . V. ■m ER ASSOCIATED PRESS. Sr BITS POUR IN AS FAIR GETS UNDER WAY: S5*?n . ■ . FULL BLAST TUESDAY . Livestock and Farm Prod ucts to Vie v With Shows and Races. The 1924 Griffi/spulding County Fair is on. Monday, “get-ready day,” saw the grounds humming with industry, a scene of colorful activity. Race horses, thoroughbred live stock, wagon after wagon of farm and canning exhibits—these were ar riving all morning. The tented city of the Miller Bros. Shows was slowly rising to add a note of gayety to the scene. President Gaissert and Secretary Montgomery were as busy as. wet hens with a bunch of chicks. Everybody was busy and every thing should be in tip-top shape to morrow. More than a score of race houses already are quartered on the grounds and many more are scheduled to ar rive Tuesday, when -.the racing pro gram opens. We expect the largest of horses we have ever had,” Mr. Gaissert declared today. The exhibit of farm products and canning goods promises to be the most interesting and varied on rec ord. Exhibitors entered for the grand championship prize of $250 for best all round farm displays- are Mrs. James McElhenny, D. L. Lon Beckham and E. M. Shackelford. All have remarkable exhibits, includ ing practically everything grown in the South. The manual arts department of the Griffin High school has an at tractive booth. Crowd Small First Day. As usual, the crowd was small the first day. The Georgia-Kincaid band, which will furnish music throughout the week, started the official program with a concert on the Monument Square. A brilliant pyrotechnical display Will be a feature of the program tonight. Tomorrow the races, free exhibi tions and carnival attractions will be going in full blast. Entries for Tuesday’s races indicate a good card. The stables are fast filling horses from Alabama, Indifina, Mis sissippi and Georgia. About GO trotters and pacers were being rubbed -down, exercised and run around track today. About 200 fowls are now in Poultry Building and more coming today. Black Giants, Buff Orping tons, Indian Games, Barred Rhode Island Reds and Black Minor cas are on exhibition. The Chamber of Commerce has stand with petitions to be signed the public, requesting the public Women of Griffin and Spalding County Responsible For Great Part of Success of Annual Fair The women of Griffin and Spalding county add greatly to the success of the annual Griffin and Spalding county fair, and this year their ex -1 hibits afe unusually good. ' Mrs, Oscar Sibley and Mrs. E. Gresham have had charge of the, Woman's Building for several years, and preside over it again this year, Mrs. Sibley and Mrs. Gresham are both artists and arrange the ex hibits most attractively. All kinds of fancy needlework, cro cheting, knitting, patch quilt work, embroidery and drawn-work pieces, pictures done in crayon, pen and ink sketches, etchings, water colors and oil are displayed effectively and with artistic taste. In a large glass case, at one side of the building, near the entrance, are displayed the culinary arts, home made breads, light rolls, fancy can dies and qakes of different kinds. In another glass case, immediately in front of the entrance, dainty and exquisite lingerie articles are dis played. For many years past the women of the Christian church have had a booth where they serve the delicious lunches. They have the same stand again this year. Next to the office is another refreshment booth, where the women -of the Methodist church, Episcopal church, Woman’s Club, Daughters of the Confederacy and other organizations have served lunches at different times. This year the Federated Clubs, GRIfFIN, GA., MONDAY^ OCTOBER 1924. RACE ENTRIES FOR TUESDAY 2:24 Trot. Bonnie B ....... ...............Russell Biness....... .........Van Buren Dixie M. ...............Russell Two or three more horses not named Up to press time. 2:10 Pace. Bessie King............ .................Russell George M............... ........ ........M idvo Jewelry .............. Russell Myron Cochata .... Armstrong Helen Pointer........ ...... ..Van Buren Melbert ..................Wallace Local Merchants To Close Stores At Noon Thursday Local merchants will close their stores at 12 o’clock on Thursday, October 16, in observance of Home Coming Day at the Griffin and Spald ing County Fair, according to an announceineht made through the Chamber of Commerce by Secretary Thomas. The local Exchange Club will hold a joint luncheon with the Rotary Club on the fair grounds at 1 o’clock. Miller Bros. Shows Ready for Opening Performance Here Rumors this morning on the street had it that Miller Bros.’ Carnival -did not show up. The News immediately got in touch with officials at the fair grounds and they stated that the rumors were unfounded and that the shows were here. WEATHER FORECAST For Georgia — Fair Monday and Tuesday; little change in tempera ture. Gentle to moderate north and northeast winds. Temperature for 24 hours ending at noon Monday: Maximum 81 Minimum 55 Mean ........ 68 LOAD OF BUTTER IS STOLEN Chicago, Oct. 13 .—A truck carry ing $6,500 worth of butter was stolen here while the driver was eating his lunch. service' commission to replace the passenger train on the Southern road between Atlanta and Columbus. The stand is near the main ticket office and everyone is asked to sign one of these petitions. composed of Boynton Chapter, United Daughters of the 'Confederacy; Pu laski Chapter, Daughter^ of the American Revolution; American Leg ion Auxiliary of Troy Barnett Post, and the Woman’s Club will be in charge ier during the week. Mrs., Wal Touchstone is the capable presi dent of the Federated Clubs. In the Agricultural Building the girls’ canning clubs have most credit able displays of needlework, pre serves, pickles, jellies,Vanned fruit and vegetables. They are under the able direction of. Mrs. Myrtle Sibley, home demonstration agent, and their work ia always a factor in the sue cess of the fair. Many of the women of the city and county have fine displays of canned goods prettily arranged in Mrs. Cleora Deane and Mrs. Jack Gunter are in charge of displays for the merchants handling groceries. Mrs. George Patrick has a display home-made cakes. This year the Parish Guild of St. church has a booth decor in pine tops, with vases and of autumn flowers and hand growing ferns. In this booth products of several different mer are attractively arranged and The women of the Guild serve coffee, tea, hot biscuits, breakfast bacon, and other ap edibles daily. GRADUALLY CLOSING GAP -3 BETWEEN GERMANY AND UNITED STATES r "V v * , i i)' t Paris, Oct. 13.—(By the Associated Press.;—The Zeppelin ZR-3, which left Germany Sunday morning for America, is well over the Atlantic this morning, having covered 1,000 miles of her journey. The southern trans Atlantic course was chosen due to adverse weather conditions over the shorter northern route. The ZR-3 was built by Germany on the war reparations account of th; United States. LATE CREW OF RUM SHIP VESSEL New York, Oct.yi3.—With the crew of 32 in irons and a cargo of 43, 000 cases of liquor under government seal seised, the Norwegian steamship Sagatind awaits disposal, at. the hands of the federal government, ment. The vessel was captured Sunday morning by the coast guard cutter Seneca without a helmsman. The captain, locked in his cabin with 12 rifles and six revolvers beside his bunk, says that the derelict crew made free with, the liquor, the fight ing all the way over reaching a cli max with the arrival at rum row. MISTAKES BOBBED HEAD FOR WOODCHUCK. Attleboro, Mass., Oct. 13.—(By the Associated Press.) Mistaking a bushy bobbed hair for a woodchuck, James F. Kennedy, caretaker, of an estate here, fired a load of buckshot into the scalp of Miss Lydia M. White., She was pot seriously in jured. ' TRAINMEN KILLED IN SMASH-UP. Newmilford, Pa., Oct. 13.—(By the Associated Prtss.)—The engineer and firemen of a pusher engine *in the rear of a freight train were killed and three other trainment injured when a Buffalo passenger train on the. Lackwana. railroad,, running in a heavy, fog, crashed into a slow ly moving freight a mile west of here. The fireman was crushed to death. Two passenger train baggage Edward Windsor, Canadian Rancher, Sees That Daily Chores Are Done ?! l m ... -Xv ■ ■ I -■ x . mi: m i I Edward Windsor, well known Canadian ranchman, going the rounds with hia foreman, Prof. W. 1 F. Carlyle, and Mrs. Carlyle, and seeing to It that the daily chores are done properly on his ranch in Alberta. Mr. Windsor ia often referred to in the public prints as Hia Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales. NEWS left the rails. The passengers i but^none were i ROME BURGLARS WANTED IN ATHENS. Rome, Ga., Oct. 15.—.(By the Asso- j ciated Press.)—Two men and a wo man held here following the robbery I j of a candy store Sunday morning are said to be wanted on a robbery charge in Athens. The automobile in which they were riding is said to have been identified as stolen in New York. A. C. L. WANTS TO EXTEND LINE Washington, Oct. 13.—(By the As sociated Press.)—The Atlantic Coast Lfne railroad applied to the inter state commerce commission for au thority to purchase from the Mont gomery Lumber company a 22 mile i*nc extending to Spring Hcpe from j point near Rolesyille, N. C. RUM RUNNERS SEIZED IN MASSACHUSETTS Gloucester, Mass., Oct. 13.—(By the Associated Press.)—The. coast guard and custom officers broke up gn attempt to run rum simultaneous ly into several harbors, seizing five boats with 3,000 gallons of alcohol and a lot of whiskey in cases._____ CONVICE KILLED ATTEMPTING ESCAPE. Mocndsville, W. Va., Oct.-13.—(By the Associated Press.);—One convict was killed and his compainion wound ed in attempting to escape from the West Virginia penitentiary. The con- ;e SIGN ARMISTICE; CHEKIANG LOSES Defenders of Shanghai Sur render to Invaders; Con cessions Guarded. Shanghai, Oct. 13.—(By the Asso ciated Press.) — An armistice was signed by the military governor of Chekiang province and the invading Kiangsu forces, representing the cen tral government of China, following the defeat and retreat of the Che kiang army. Foreign defense forces of this city, including IJjjited States marines and foreign warships, are being drawn up along the boundaries of the for eign settlement defense against an attempt of the* invading forces to enter the concession. “ Speakers To Be in Griffin Tomorrow Night Macon, Gs„ Oct. 13.—The All tour of Mercer University speakers will begin at Wash Tuesday at noon, Oct. 14, H. Carswell and Dr. A. P. being the speakers at place, alumni officials announc Seven cities, Elberton, Brunswick, Bainbridge, Fort Valley, DjWin and Gliffin wiU be reac hed by Mdreer , speakers Tuesday nght. The tour is in the interert of the Mercer victs . , escaped , from , their ... cells „ . by the .. of . . key made . , the .. machine use a in shop. , The , bound , and . gagged . tw* . guards, .... hiking them .. . in their cells , fore c obtaining , . . . the lope with , A . which ... ,. they . hoped . to . scale ... the wall. .. TO SELL PROPERTY OF TOM WATSON. Thomson, Ga., Oct. 13.-(By the Associated Press.)—The property of *1 •c late Sector Th^as E. including copyrights on his books, will be sold at an administrator’s sale here-November NOTED FLORIDA EDUCATOR DIES. Ocala, Fla., Oct. 13.—(By tfce As sociated Prcss.j Wilbert fish Yo cum, one of Florida’s most distin guished educators, died this morning in his seventy-fifth year. J. P. Nichols Retires as Baptist Sunday School Superintendent After 33 Years’ Service; John H. Cheatham Is Elected At the annual conference of the First Baptist church last Wednesday night splendid reports were made by „ every department of the work. During the year 106 new members were received, 43 of these by bap-; ■tism. This makes the total member ship of the church 1056. The treasurer’s report shows that $14,482.53 was raised by the church for all local expenses, including a part of the cost of installing a new heating system. The church also gave $12,916.09 to missions and be- , nevolences. This makes a total bud get of all departments of the church over $26,000. One of the moat striking facts in U e financial record of the church is ! he , large sum contributed by the Woman’s Missionary society on the 75 million campaign, iey gave nearly $4,000 during thJ past year and during the five yea/period have given over $21,000 or $6,000 more than their apportionment. Wednesday night the following res olutions were offered by Deacon C. H. Westbrook on behalf of the board of deacons and unanimously adopted b£ the church. 'to “Whereas our faithful Sunday school superintendent, J. P. Nichols, rlter a remarkable record of 33 VOL. 53—No. 66 BOTTLE THROWER IS FINED St. Louis, Oct. 13.—For throwing a from her automobile, Mrs. John Wo wry had to pick up the broken and was also fined. War Memorial program, and the meetings will be solely for con ference purposes, it is snid. Fifteen cities will be visited by alumni speakers Wednesday. They are Hartwell, Gainesville, Waynes boro, Statesboro, Jesup, Waycross, Moultrie, Ashburn, Camilla, Albany, Perry, Vienna, Wrighstville, Sanders villc and Zebulon. Other Georgia cities in which meetings will be held with Mercer Alumni Thursday and Friday are At- - lanta, Rome, Carrollton, Newnan, Millen, Sylvania, Tifton, Valdosta, Americus, Eastman, Haw kmsville, . Louisville, . ’ Thomson, ’ Thom and . Greenville, _ i aston Speakers _ for the Mercer Alumni All-Georgia tour are Dr. Rufus W. Weaver, George H. Carswell, Dr. A. P. Montague, Professor R. C. Har r * 8 ’ ^forcer; Coach E. Parker ? ’ V ' 3,€y: W * B ' 3#Tawtt - Tifton : c - S - "* s ' on ’ ( -A- Conger, ^' infcr ^ Prof W ’ J ’ Bradte »< * nd U ' H * B f b?r > V* COn ’ Gay WelU, > Dr - C - L - McGinty, Maconf I >dn W, C. Stokes, Jeffersonville. ~" T ~ r ■ " r " ****** A banquest will be given the speakers here Tuesday night at 7:30 o’clock at the Griffin hotel, when the speeches will be made. In laying a cable to Alaska it ii estimated that the cost will be $1, 000 per njile. years at the head of our Bible school insists on retiring from the super intendepey. The Sunday sdflool and deacons have been loath to even con sider Brother Nichols’ retirement from the snperintendency and have acquiesced only when he insisted that the pressure of other church duties, the moderatorship of the Flint River association and the state work make it necessary. “And whereas Brother Nichols’ record, which jwe believe is unsur passed in the state, will ever stand as an inspiration to our people. Un der his administration the school has grown in a remarkable way and the Sunday school annex, which will ever be a monument to hia untiring zeal and unswerving determination was built. The school has been grad ed and under his leadership has been brought to a high point of efficiency. He has been diligent and persistent in requiring his teachers to study to show themselves approved unto God a workman that needeth not be ashamed irghtly dividing the work of truth.’ Therefore, be it resolved that we extend to Brother Nichols our deep ets gratitude- and appreciation, for his long, fruitful service as superin tendent and pray that he may be (Continued- on P 5)