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Crushing Defeat Administered
by Conservatives—Liber
als Are Third.
London, Oct. 30.—(By the As
sociated Press.)—The people of
Great Britain put a crushing end
to their first experiment with the
labor government by returning the
conservative party to power in
parliament with one of the strong
est majorities recorded during the
/ last century.
Liberals Sink Low.
In this sweeping political
change, the liberal party sinks
to the lowest postion in its ex
perience since the re-alignment of
British political parties more than
90 years ago.
With 585 out of 615 seats in the
house of commons accounted for
this afternoon, the conservatives
have 384, a gain of 143, the la
borites have 148, loss of 40; the
liberals^ 40, loss of 140; and other
parties 13.
One of the tragedies of the
election is the defeat of the 72
year old Herbert H. Asquith,
leader of the liberal party and
distinguished statesman.
Liberal leadership now reverts
to David Lloyd-George, and the
eventual merger of the conser
rative parties into a political or
ganixation opposed to labor is
brought a step nearer.
Lady Astor Re-elected.
Lady Astor was re-elected for
the Sutton division of Plymouth.
Miss Margaret Bondfield, par
liamentary secretary for labor,
was defeated for Northampton.
Miss Bondfield, whose record in
parliament is considered note
worthy, was defeated by less than
a thousand votes.
The labor war minister, Steph
en Walsh, was re-elected for the
Inee division of Lancashire.
Golf Club Forces Grass to Grow
By Keeping Blades Awake at Night
New York, Oct. 30.—They’re
even jazYng the grass now.
Accustomed for thousands of
years to growing peacefully at
the normal rate of .0057 of an
ell every five and a half hours,'
Mountain time, the grass has
now I ’en forcibly speeded to keep
the tempo of this age of haste
and Rurlyburly.
T). e situation arose at the new
Br dley Beach Golf club, at Brad
ley Beach, N.' J.
The club was all ready, and
there were all the golfers, champ
ing at the bit, shouting “Fore, 11
and “Aft,” and other golfish terms
eager to be at their game. .. . —
Grass Not Ready.
But the grass on the putting
green was not ready.
As every golfer knows, grass
takes a year to pass through the
adolescent stage and blossom
forth in full maturity.
This was terrible.
Imagine the Bradley Beach
golfers having to wait a year.
They decided to do something.
They coaxed, cajoled, begged |
and pleaded with the grass. They
even produced 'sickles and lawn
mowers and threatened the put
ting green with mayhem. But to
no avail.
The grass continued to grow se
renely and quietly at the same
old rate.
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Premier Ramsey MacDonald,
whose labor party was defeated
yesterday in the British election.
Conservatives will have control of
the honse of commons and will
vote MacDonald out of office.
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TO REVISE TARIFF
BILL IF ELECTED
No Resentment Toward Legit
imate Business Fairly
Conducted.
New York, Oct. 30.—(By the
Associated Press.) - The
statement of a series R prepared
by John W. Davis, summing up
outstanding campaign issues was
made public today.
It* was confined exclusively to
a discussion of the Fordney-Mc
Cumber tariff bill, which the can
didate has declared will be re
written if he is elected and given
the support of a democratic con
gress.
In renewing his promise to low
er the schedule, Mr. Davis made
it clear that he harbored no re
sentment toward legitimate bus-
as golfers inevitably will.
He got 24 reflector lamps, each
of 1,000 watts. The lamps were
distributed about the green, four
feet from the ground. For five
TNqrsrisvery night the lamps were
turned on.
Night besame day on the * old
putting green.
Grass Amazed.
The grass, amazed and bewild
ered at the trick, was at
furious. Frantically it endeavored
not to grow at all, just to spite
the Bradley Beach club. But it
wasn’t any use.
That grass, just had to grow,
willy nilly. It was sort of pa
thetic to watch it at first, and a
good many members of the club,
believing in fair play and a square
deal for all flora and faunae said
it was a mean trick.
Finally, though, the grass de
cided to make the best of it, and
grew like fury. Slow movies of
the process were taken, for file
in the club archives,
Inches In 6 Weeks.
At the end of six weeks the
grass under lights was four inches
high.
Outside the lights, the grass
was one inch high. And the
night blooming grass was of much
better quality, much tougher and
much better fitted to stand the
exposure and hard usage which is
the lot of all golf course grass.
The green was ready for use ip
two months, instead of a year.
GRIFFIN, GA.. Tw DAY, OCTOBER 30. 1924.
TO APPEftR HERE
Solon Drukenmiller and Mrs.
Wliitten t*' Giv^ Recital
at Church.
By Emily Boyd.
Solon Drukenmiller, -noted Grif
fin toner, and Mrs. James Whit
ten, of Atlanta, will give a re
cital at the First Methodist church
Tuesday evening, November 4, at
8 o’clock.
Th • recital will ba uade- the
auspices of the Woman’s Club am,
is ft. %
or.e of a series of concerts and
lectures which,., the dub women
will sponsor.
Recital Last Year.
Mr. Drukenmiller and Mrs.
Whitten sang before r large and
most appreciative audience last
year in Griffin, and music lovers
are looking forward with keen
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interest to their second appear
ance.
The variety of the numbers
which they give makes thfeir pro
gram one that will appeal to every
class of music lover.
Native Son.
Mr. Drukenmiller, who is noted
as one of the best singers in the
southland, is one of Griffin’s most
famous native sons.
Engagements throughout the
Juaka^Wmstale
make many appearances in
Griff | n The exqu j g j te riotes of
his lovely tenor voice are the very
poetry of music and hearing him
is a rare privilege.
Mrs. Whitten is also a singer of
note and will render a number of
selections of great beauty,
iness fairly conducted but that
he would "withdraw the invita
tion extended in the form of
bitant rates of duty to profit
through monopolistic control of
production, markets and prices.”
RCAIITO WRECK
Camilla, Oct. 30.—Rev. A. E.
Sansburn, pastor of the First
Methodist church, of Greensboro,
wass killed instantly and his wife
was injured when a machine in
which they were en route to Cdlro
to visit relatives sped off the Dixie
highway yesterday afternoon just
beyond the city limits of Camilla,
Mrs. Sansburn was driving.
Witnesses said that the car
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turned over twice after leaving
the road.
Rev. Sansburn was pinned
against it as it struck a fence
and stopped.
The Rev. Sansburn formerly liv
ed in Griffin and was pastor of
Hanleiter church here for several
years. /
LIQUOR EXPORTED TO
U. S. DOUBLED IN 1924
Ottawa, Oct. 30.—The volume of
liquor exports , to the United
States last year wai more than
double that of the year before,
according to a report of Dominion
bureau of statistics, covering the
12 months ended last September.
Last year 293,475 gallons of Ca
nadian whiskey were shipped
across the border, while in 1923
the total export was 102,282 gal
lons.
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the Angeles at the right. They cannot take the air together because the Los Angeles has!
peen relieved of the dangerous hydrogen with which it was inflated on its cruise across the Atlantic
and mast remain on the ground Until enough helium can be obtained to All it.
TELEGRAPH BULLETINS I
MINE DIRECTOR TESTIFIES IN OIL LEASE CASE
Loe Angeles, Oct. 30.—(By the Associated Press.)—With
six government witnesses remaining to be called, the trial of
the Elk Hills lease cancellation suit, brought by the United
States government against the Pan-American company, 1 was
resumed in federal court this morning with Dr. H. Foster Bain,
director of the bureau of mines, in the witness chair.
Dr. Bain, according to previous testimony, participated in
Uona u P to certain ^lk Hill leases an j
contfect Pah-American interests in April, 1922. *
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Ae request of Albert B. Fall, the secretary of the interior.
CHRISTIAN GENERAL GOES TO BATTLE FRONT
Peking, Oct. 30.—(By the Associated Press.)—Feng Fu
Hsiang, "the Christian General," who wrested control of the
Peking government from General Wu Pei Fu, departed today
for Fentgai, seven miles east of here, to take charge of his
army there in an anticipated battle against the forces of Gen
er *l Wu, approaching Peking in an attempt to reinstate Wu
a * the military head of the government.
The word that the battle lines are being drawn close to
j Peking filling causes much apprehension here, the Chinese residents
hotels in the foreign legation quarter and rushing
ables into the vaults of foreign banks.
REFUSES TO APPEAR BEFORE PROBERS
Washington, Ocl. 30.—(By the Associated Press.)—While
the Washington end of the senate campaign fund investigating
committee was inquiring into the Republican collection in the
east today. Acting Chairman Caraway announces that George
K. Morris, Republican stllte chairman of New York, is refusing
to appear before the committee “except on certain stipula
tions.”
Caraway said: “The committee is not making any stipula
tions or understandings wit^ witnesses. He can refuse to come
if he wishes to take the consequences of his refusal. 1 assume
there is something which he does not care to expose."
IS FINED S50 FOR
Ellis Putman, prominent farmer
of Line Creek district, was heavily
fined today by Judge Searcy for
contempt of court.
Putman was called as a witness
for his kinsman, Cliff Nichols,
charged with operating a blind
tiger distillery and failed to an
swer, although Nichols testified
he had been regularly subpoenaed.
Issues Attachment.
Judge Searcy issued an attach
ment for him and sent Bailiff An
derson to bring him to court.
Putman refused to come or to
allow the bailiff to arrest him.
The judge then sent Deputy
Sheriff Brannon and two bailiffs
after Putman, who secreted him
self and could not be apprehend
ed.
$500 Bond.
Today Deputy Sheriffs Brandon
and McGee found Putman and
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Fifth Man Dies—31 Now Un
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Dio at Same Hour.
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New York, Oct. 30.—(By the
Associated Press.)—The fifth vic
tim of the "looney" gas poisoning
died today.
Herbert Fuson failed to rally
successfully under treatment of
an antidote, which for a time
seemed successful.
3 Die At Same Hour.
The last three victims have
died approximately at the same
hour on successive days, all of
them becoming violent before
death.
Only 10 of the 45 workers in
the research laboratory at the
Bayway Standard Oil plant have
to show symptoms of the
loss of, reason to date, it was
learned today.
31 Under Treatment.
Eleven more sufferers from the
mysterious looney gas, causing
four deaths and robbing a score
of others of their sanity, were
brought to the reconstruction hos
pital, bringing the total number
of victims under treatment to 81.
It was announced that an anti
dote for the gas has been dis
covered.
One man who was near death is
showing improvement from the
antidote.
The government plans to start
an investigation.
brought him before Judge Searcy
who imposed a fine of $50 against
hfm for contempt and required
him to give a bond of $500 to ap
pear at next term of court as a
witness.
Judge Searcy ordered Putman
confined in jail until the fine was
paid and bond R^ven.
NEGRO WANTED IN
CORDELE NABBED HERE
Ed Burnham, negro, was arrest
ed this morning by Officer Ke
heley following advice from Sheriff
Ward, of Cordele, that he was
wanted there.
Burnham is an employe of Po
mona Products Co., and has been
in Griffin for the past three
months. He skipped bond in Cor
dele for $500 and police have
been on the lookout for him since
^is disappearance.
WEATHER FORECAST
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For Georgia—Fair tonight and
Friday. Slightly warmer in the
southwest portion tonight.
Maximum 78
Minimum . — 80
Mean---- ... 64
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Slaying Sequel to Feud Over
Parents’ Estate; Son Sees'
His Father Die.
Wiley Goes, 50, proponent
Lamar county farmer, was skot
from ambush and instantly kill
ed by his brother, Kirby Goent,
45, this morning. PH
The killing was the r
an old feud between the bri
ers over settlement of their l
ents’ estate.
At Work on Farm.
The slain man never knew wl
hit him. He was at work on
farm near Pattillo at 8:30 o’cl,
this morning. His son, Chean
15, was helping him drill oat*.
Then two shots rang out. 1
ley Goen fell to the ground, dc
before the eyes of his hour*
son.
Two loads of buckshot had
died the back of his head
body. Maas
Saw Smoking Gun.
The son saw Kirby Goen, the
smoking gun in his hand, walking
away through the strip of wood*
in which he had concealed Ms ap
proach. * 7||*
shots were fired
distance of not more
WMle the panic stricken
sought to raise his father fi
the ground, the slayer returnee
his automobile parked beside
road. He proceeded to a doct
house, but not to obtain med
aid for his brother, but for his
own #ife.
Arrested by Lamar Sheriff. iH -
He later was arrested on the M
road by the sheriff of Lamar
county and was taken to jail at
Barnesville. He would not dis
cuss the killing.
The feud between the two broth
ers, of long standing, resulted in
a duel last spring, in which both
fired several times at each other,
but all the shots went wild. Kir
by was the aggressor at that
time, according to eye wltneese*.
Alleged Threats. . . . .
Since then he is alleged to have
made repeated threats to kill Wi
ley. This morning, while on bis
way to Bell’s store to obtain a
physician for his wife, he saw hia
brother working in the field. ;|
He drove back home, procured
his shotgun, returned to Wiley’s
farm and walked through the
wood? to the edge of the clearing
and then fired the shots that kill
ed his own brother, standing with i,
his back to him. ■-v
Cotton Report
(From Pursley-SIaton Co.)
New Orleans Cotton
_1 Open | High! Low jci’ael Close Prev
Mch. |23.67|23,73|23.51 23.58 23.63
May 123.59123.65123.59 23.68 23.60
Jul I23.59J23.66J23.59 23.68 23.60
1 j23.45|23.55|23.3i|23.
Dec. 87 23.49
New York Cotton
I High) I I I Prev
Open I Low j Cl’se! Close
Jan. .. J23.65J23.66 J 2340123.48 23.55
123 .B 5 23.95 23.65J23.75 23.86
May J24.14j24.14j23.88J24.00 24.07
J23.83j23.85 23.60123.65 23.76
Dec. J23.47 23.50 23.25j23.32 23.41
Griffin Spot Cotton
Good middling ______23.00
Strict middling ... ______ 28.78
Middling......... 22.50
Farms Mile Apart.
The farms of the brothers, on ^ i
the High Falls road, are a mile
apart. The bad feeling waa due
to a dispute over pending division
of farm lands left by their mother
and father. , *• >,
Wiley Goens is survived by hie
widow and four children: Cheaney,
James W., Grace and Carolyn
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Goen. )
Four brothers and two sisters
also survive him: Bob, Henry,
George and Kirby Goens. Mis.
Lee Jester and Mrs. Eugene Fos
ter. sift
Funeral Friday. 1 m .
Funeral services will be
ducted Friday afternoon at
Peasant Hill church. Rev. J. 1
Ward will officiate. Frank Pit
man, funeral director, will be
charge. *»Ft m
Kirby Goen is married and
six children. ft.
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