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RUBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
10 DISCUSS TAX
EXEMPTION CLANS
Representatives From
Many Cities Expected
to Attend Meeting.
Repres4ntatives from 12 or 15
Chambers of Commerce of Georgia
cities are expected in Griffin to
morrow morning in response to
invitations sent out by C. C.
Thomas, secretary of the ioeal
commerce body.
v Publicity Campaign.
Plans for a publicity campaign
>in the interest of the ratification
on November 4 of the proposed
constitutional amendment by
whiph new manufacturing con
cerus will be exempted from taxa
tion for a period of five years will
be discussed.
The conference has been ar
ranged, according to Mr. Thomas,
because of the realization of -the
vital importance to Georgia’s fu
ture industrial prospects of the
passage of the amendment, which
proposes to aid new industries in
the state and to encourage new
industries to come to Georgia by
making certain manufacturers
free from taxation for a period
of five years.
Should Get Busy.
“It is of so much importance to
the state at large that I feel that
the chambers of commerce!
throughout the state and other
organization looking to its indus
trial development should get busy
and get to work before election
■day and see that this amendment
is ratified,” said Mr. Thomas.
The conference will begin at
10 o’clock in the Chamber of
•Commerce rooms and many Griffin
business men are expected to at
tend.
SAYS TENNESSEE j
WILL GIVE OLD
TIME PLURALITY
Nashville, Oct. 20.—(By the As
oociated Press.)—John W. Davis
summarizes Tennessee reports in a
statement declaring that national
and local tickets will be given
“an old time plurality” two weeks
front tomorrow.
“AH reports received by me in
personal- contact with Tennessee
democratic leaders, including Cor
dell Hull, indicate that thir state
will be safely democratic,” Mr.
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Davis said. The voters every
where understand issues and are
teremined to order a change in
government. >*
Davis is scheduled to leave for
Louisville tomorrow. He speaks
at Cleveland Thursday night, ar
riving in New York Friday after
noon.
Cotton Production
For Present Season
Is 12,725,286 Bales
Washington, Oct. 20.—(By the
Associated Press.)—The cotton
production for the season of 1923-
1924 totaled 12,725,286 bales and
the distribution has been 12,903,-
176 bales. The cotton seed crush
ed August 1 to September 30
amounted to 377,332 tons. Cotton
seed on hand in mills amount to
580,443 tona.
GRIFFIN SPOT
COTTON
Gded middling, 22.50.
Strict middling, 22.00.
Middling, 21.7$. V
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taken a $25^a-week job a
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TREATMENT
OF EX-SOLDIERS
G. O. P. Betrayed
Trust; Coolidge’s At
titude Criticised.
Washington, Oct. 20.—-The dem
national committee issued
statement yesterday signed by
15 leaders or former leaders of
organization criticising
republican administration for
treatment given to former ser
men and urging support for
W. Davis for president.
n Only a definite, and
courageous
foreign policy,” the state
said, it can secure'and main
the honorable world peace
our arms made possible, and
such a policy only one national
is at this time pledged, and
such accomplishment only one
for the presidency 4s
Betrayed Trust.
The statement declared the re
party had “betrayed r»
trust to the veterans, denounc
the administration of former
Charles R. Forbes, us
Director Hines had kept
department chiefs
power,” and that “these condi
in the bureau dealing with
very lives of disabled soldiers
intolerable and unforgiveable. »
Coolidge’s Attitude Hit.
President Coolidge’s attitute was
as “one of misunder
coldness and indifference.
his message vetoing the ad
compensation bill, it was
forth, he questioned the mo
and impunged the patriotism
the men who had fought the
at the same time claiming all
of patriotic motives for
a
Start Tong
War in Detroit and
One Man Is Killed
Detroit, Oct. 20.—The tong war
struck Detroit. Six Chinese
in jail here and the narrow
around the building which
the people’s party of Chi
are being patrolled by special
guards. These precautions
the outbreak of tong war
hel-e late Saturday night.
Three Chisene gunmen, who had
sitting around a table in the
of the building, fired
bullets into the body of
Eng Skng Chuey, killing him.
was no warning. The gun
men simply blazed away in a sud
impulsive manner, tossed their
away and fled.
Police arrested six members of
Chinese colony following the
shooting.
GRIFFIN, GA., MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1924.
2 KILLED AM) 79
ARE INJURED AS
TRAINS WIDE
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Hospitals Are Filled With
Excursionists After
the Wreck.
'Buffalo, N. Y. Oct. 20.—Two
persons are dead, four more prob
ably will dip, 75 injured are in
hospitals and priyate homes and
an undetermined number of pas
sengers are suffering from slight
bruises as the result of a rear
end collision of two three-car in
ternational electric railway trains
on the Niagra Falls-Buffajp high
speed line at Ellicott Creek in
Tonawanda at 1:15 o’clock yes
terday afternoon. Three cars
were telescoped,.
The dead are Mias Florence
Devery and George McCullough,
of Philadelphia.
Probably fatally • injured a re
Elizabeth Foder and Mrs,. Mary
Rogers, of Philadelphia; Mrs.
Flora Fleischman, of Brooklyn,
and an unidentified man.
Were Excursionists.
Excursionists from Pensylvania
and New Jersey cities, with the
greater number from Philadelphia,
were being carried in five three
car trains from Niagra Falls to
on the first leg of the
return trip to Philadelphia when
the crash occurred.
PULLMAN CARS GO
OVER EMBANKMENT
Pittsburg, Oct. 20.—(By the As
sociated Press.)—Several persons
were believed injured when tlje.
dining car and three Pullmans of
the fast St. Louis-New York ex
press of the Pennsylvania railroad
went over an enroankment ; an<j
other cars, including the engine,
were derailed 68 miles west of
Harrisburg at noon today. „ ^
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M’ADOO STATES
DAVIS IS ONLY
Washington, Oct. 20.—William
G. McAdoo, in his first extended
statement since the Democratic
national convention, declared yes
terday that the only chance to
“purify the government, and to
accomplish the reforms demanded
by the people, is to elect Davis
and Bryan. »»
In a letter written from Johns
Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, where
Mr. McAdoo recently underwent
an operation, he informed Demo
cratic national headquarters that
he would be forced to abandon his
plans for an extensive speech mak
ing campaign, but that through
letters and telegrams to friends
in various states he was doing his
“utmost to help the cause.”
“It is a great pity,” the letter
said, “that the Progressives led
by LaFollette and Wheeler and
the Democrats led by Davis and
Bryan cannot present a united
front against the common enemy.”
LaFolIette’s Fight Praised.
Referring to the candidacy of
Senators LaFollette and Wheeler,
Mr. McAdoo declared that while
he was not in accord with “much
that Senator LaFollette is advo
cating, (as for instance his pro
posed court amendment to the
Constitution) nevertheless he de
serves admiration and respect for
the courageous fight he has made
against entrenched privilege and
the invisible forces of government
and for the fight he is now mak
ing to drive the corrupt and in
competent Republican administra
tion out of power. te
M But,” he continued, “we arc
confronted with a practical ques
tion of how reaction can be un
seated,” adding that the success of
women Have ilfiOOfiOO Notes
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AS COURT ns
October term of superior court
convened this morning with Judge
Searcy on the bench.
The morning was taken up with
civil suits, divorce cases predomi
nating'. S-S-- J
—
Mrs. Bessie Whitten vs. G. A.
Whitten, petition for divorce, first
decree granted. \
Lilly ,
McGinnis vs. Claude HIc
Ginnis, second decree of divorce
granted.
Marinel Wright vs. Roy Wright,
petition for divorce and alimony.
Second decree granted both par
ties and alimony for the support
of minor children.
Ira Skipper vs. Inez Skipper,
verdict of second decree granted.
Willie Mae Parham vs. Frank
Parham, second decree divorce
granted. >■
Frank Brown vs. Gussie Brawn,
first decree of divorce granted.
C. ML Horton vs. M. C. Horton,
petition for divorce and cross bill
and alimony, Second decree
granted and alimony for the sup
port of minor children.
Lucy Coats vs. Jack Coats, peti
tion for divorce, first decree grant
ed.
Lois Rogers and Jones Rogers,
second decree of divorce granted.
Brazella Chemical Co., vs. Po
mona Products Co., suit settled
on account. Settled before trial.
Mrs. Lula Carver vs. L. P. Blan
ton, petition to foreclose mort
gage on realty. Judgment in fa
vor of plaintiff.
J. ,B. Carver vs. L. P. Blanton,
same as above.
Hartford Fire Insurance Co., vs.
G. G. Patrick, suit on notes.
Judgment for plainfiff.
Griffin Banking Co. vs L. P. and
George E. Blanton, suit on notes.
Judgment for plaintiff. ... *
Mrs. R. F. Strickland vs. Mar
cellus Woodward, petition to fore
close mortgage. Judgment for
Plaintiff. S
Columbia Weighing Co., vs." Da
vid Johnson. On trial.
Mrs. E. C. Smith versus E. C.
Smith, petition for divorce. Grant
ed.
the Democratic ticket offered the
best means to that end.
DR. J. M. ROGERS tiEADS
LAMAR MERCER ALUMNUS
Barnesville, Oct. 20.—Dr. R. C.
Harris, of Mercer university, and
John K. Williams, Mercer alumni
secretary, were the speakers at
a conference of Mercer men here
Friday night. The meeting was
concerned with plans for the Mer
cer Alumni War Memorial pro
gram which fa being carried on
by the alumni over the Ufaited
States.
Dr. J. If. Rogers, of this place,
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FLORIDA TOWNS
Fort Myers, Fla., Oct 20.—(By
the Associated Press.)—Electric
power was interrupted intermit
tently during the day, and trees
and shrubbery were suffering from
the high winds, probably the fore
runner of the forecast hurricane
due to strike this section late this
afternoon.
The outlying districts were
flooded, due to heavy rains.
Heavy winds and rains were re
ported at St. Petersburg, Sara
sota, Tampa and Ctearawter, all
in the storm district.
Storm Warning.
Washington, Oct. 20. — The
weather bureau yesterday issued
the following storm warning:
“Advisory hurricane warning or
dered 10:30 a. m., Jupiter to Punta
Gorda, Fla., and northeast storm
warnings extended northward to
Jacksonville and Apalachicola.
Hurricane center approaching ex
treme west end of Cuba, appar
ently moving north and northeast
ward, attended by dangerous shift
ing gales. Dangerous for vessels
next 36 hours in Florida Straits,
southeast of Gulf of Mexico and
off southeast Florida coast. tr
Five Persons Injured
When Automobile Turns
Over on Buford Road
- LawrenceviDe, Ga., Oct. 20.—
Five persons narrowly escaped
death Sunday afternoon when the
automobile in which they were
riding overturned near here, pin
ning the occupants underneath.
Those injured included Mr. and
Mrs. Jeff Taylor, Miss Taylor, Jes
se Dodson and a Mr. Wall, all of
Wiley ’ Ga
w- Miss T Taylor, . . who . . is 19 of ,
years
age, received a broken collar bone
and is believed to have been in
ternally injured. She was brought
to a local hotel where physicians
advised against reravoing her for
several days. The four other oc
cupants were able to proceed to
Atlanta.
The party was enroute from Wi
ley to Atlanta, the car overturn
ing two miles north of this city
on the Buford-Lawrenceville road
when the driver swerved to the
side of the road to pass an ap
proaching car, the soft road
crumbling under the car’s weight
and sending it somersaulting down
a short embankment.
was elected president of the
mar county Mereer alumni
W. C. Christopher was made
president and Juntos Cason, secre
tary. Arthur Jackson, paster
the local Baptist church, was
of the Mercer men aiding fa
alumni work how.
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Ud Is Clamped On 4
In Camilla Sunday; ,
Medicine Only Sold
Camilla, Ga.. Oct. 20.—The lid
,
went oh in Camilla yesterday.
^h* recent grand jury made a
strong appeal for the enforcement
of the law against working on
Sunday and as a result the officers
have <?
put up a notice that any
Sunday violator would be arrested.
The ban is put on gasoline,
newspapers, drinks, cigars and
everything that savors of selling
on Sunday except in case of ex
treme emergency for medicine and
Burgical supplies.
Drug stores, service stations and
cold drink stands have been oper
ating under restricted hours im
posed by the city of Camilla, but
the recent order puts the damp on
SLUSH PROBE IS
AT THE CAPITAL
Chicago, Oct. 20—{By the As
sociated Press.)—The special sen
ate committee investigating cam
paign contributions and expendi
tures is en route to Washington
after having started an investi
gation here.
Tomorrow they are to resume
their probe of reports that a huge
republican slush fund is being
raised for use in' doubtful states,
although the democratic national
committee’s collections, expendi
tures and proposed budget for the
remainder of the campaign and
the expenditures of the LaPoiktte
forces also will be brought under
the committee’s scrutiny.
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EARTHQUAKE FELT
IN SECTIONS OF
SOUTH CAROLINA
Spartanburg, S. C., Oct 20.—
(By the Associated Press.)—
Thousands sleeping in Spartan
burg and Greenville counties were
awakened this morning by an
earthquake.
Tremors were distinctly felt in
this city and within a radium of
75. miles of here, between 3.5a
and 3:36 this morning.
No damage was reported.
CLARKESVILLE DISTINCTLY
FEELS EARTH TREMORS
ClarkesviUe, Ga., Oct. 20.—An
earthquake, which lasted about 30
seconds, was distinctly felt here
at 3:30 o'clock this morning.
EARTHQUAKE RECORDED AT
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
Athens, Ga., Oct. 20.—An earth
quake was recorded on the seia
mograph at the University of
Goergia at 3:50 a. m. today, the
first „ A shock . , registered here since
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1890.
SLIGHT TREMORS F&T
Augusta, Oct. 20.—Slight trem
ors, thought to be due to some
earth disturbance, were reported
to the United States weather
reau here early this morning
residents of The Hill section
this city. Telephone calls to
Augusta Herald also reported
a quake had been felt in the
Section.
Dr. James E. Lovejoy,
ment official here, said the
ors caused his ohme to shake
set dogs in the neighborhood
barking. The quake was felt
about 3:30 this morning.
Houston, Texas, Oct
Montie Lamny, of St.' Paul,
chute jumper, was killed
afternoon when she leaped
a balloon over a'local
park and her {falrachute failed
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While watching the ap
ft . •'?
one train as he stepped
cab of another, M. B. I
flagman on a Central of i
freight train, was struck
third train Sunday afterno
the yard office in East Gr®
Woodard was hit by
the Central of Georgia
Atlanta and knocked at
receiving severe injuries, •
not serious.
He was rushed to the
hospital, where he received
cal attention from the ra
physician.
Woodard told a New
this morning- that he wi
bones were broken, all
ray pictures had not b«
“How it happened, I con
I was in the hospital wheat
to. The boys can tell you
all happened, but I don’t i
bar anything,” he stated.
Wfoodard is 24 years Q
His home is in Cedar town.
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WAY BACK
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San Francisco, Oct. 1.—(By ti
Associated Press.)-—The navy I
rigible Shenandoah, traveling M
due ily down in San the Diego California about 6 llM|p
this afternoon trom Camp Lewi
Washington, en route back to 3
Lhkehurst; N. J.‘hangar.
The ship left Camp Lewis ys
terday at noon, its only devi
tiotoft from ’ a straight line ttpj
were a dirAe over Seattle, a tr
intend up to Columbia river, pa
of the way to Portland and
flight over San Francisco bay til
morning.
The voyage yesterday and fa
night was made ahead of • sfaN
sweeping down from the north.
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Mad# Rockefeller Bakl,
Tarry town Barber Saj
Against Doctor’s Or#
Jaiggtown, N. Y., Qei $&
ward Helwig, village barber,
admits that he fa more or lm
sponsible for the baldness of
D. Rockefeller, the oil king,
morrow 1 Will celebrate hie fiftt
anniversary at his trade.
*T remetnber shaving Mr. Bad
feller oftenlaid Mr. Hehi
day. “I told him at that tin
he would lose his hair. You
say I was the cause of his loefa
his hair. The doctors had to
him not to take a hard *"■«««■
of the scalp. Yet, when I started
to rub his head lightly he would
order me to masage It so briskly
that it wodld lobk like a beat, f
warned him,"but he wouldn't listea
to me. NSw he hasn't a hair gfa
his head.”
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[ WRATHER^FORECAST \
Far Georgia — Generally
Monday except probabi* i
the extrema south
the coast; Tuesday,
in the eeatfc
Uttfa change im te
creasing aerthesst
fag atreng Monday night
day.
Temper stare far tt haws
fag at
Maximum_____
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