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Thursday, OctoW 30, 1924, T Ship Found; Jewels of Refugees Aboard New York, Oct. 30.— Ike Me rida has been found. One day last week trawlers, dragging a mile long iron sweep along the floor of the ocean off the Virginia Capes, caught the wreck of the oft sought Ward liner which went down in a collision in 1911 laden with gold, silver, copper and jew els. Diver Investigated. The trawler halted. A diver went down to investigate. His tugs at his life line made ot known that it was the Merida long before be came up out of the water. ,, ■ It takes minutes for a man to come up through 200 feet of wa ter but only a moment to give a tug of unmistakable triumph, First Step is Success. At once the trawlers started for Norfolk, Va., to report to the men who had sent them on their terasure hunt. That success had tended the first step in recovering a fortune variously estimated at from $2, 000,000 to $5,000,000. No one knows just how much money is locked up in the Merida. To keep intruders away the exact position of the Merida will never be made known. She is a prize, and belongs, ac cording to the law of the sea, to her finders. The Merida sunk May 12, 1911, NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS All persons are hereby notified to present to the undersigned at once any claims or demands they have against the estate of the late Mrs. Virginia Bailey Wells, de ceased, and to pay to the under . - -....... signed ............. indebtedness % any they may owe said estate. BILL WELLS. SPECIAL SUNDAY CHICKEN LUNCHEON Served from 1:30 to 2 P. M. at 505 SOUTH HILL ST. A For particulars, call 102-W not later than 5 o’clock Saturday p. m. A Dry Cleaning Shop Based on Prin ciple of Quality Work and Service We believe there are FIVE RULES that should guide us in ♦giving REAL service: ■ -------- (1) Painstaking work with beat of equipment and under our personal supervision. ((2) No garment to leave our shop until we have carefully inspected it. £3) Work to be delivered when promised so far as humanly possible. We operate our own closed truck. Just Phone 399. (4$ /Proper dry cleaning takes a certain amount of time and should not be rushed through too rapidly tfao the possible injury of garments. (5) A practical system of keeping dmsik con garments to avoid emors in delivery. BUNN’S “JUST A LITTLE BETTER” Dry Cleaning, Pressing, Altering, Hat Blocking and Tailoring. Ladies’ Work a Specially. 134 ft. HILL ST. Phone 399 CBfFFIN, GA. f w y ^'f y v T"^r " T w . Eskimo Pies 5c Better Than Ever i SCALES DRUG CO. Agents for Whitman’s and Mavis Gandies PHONE 418 ‘ft ’■ : A A A TAkAA kik Aids . At id* A JL, A At when she was rammed in the dead of night. Her 197 passengers and 130 crew were removed in safety but the vessel went down so fast none of her cargo could be saved. Mexican Refugees. She had on board many promi nent refugees from Mexico, then in the midst of the Madero re volt. She carried their jewels. And she contained an unknown of gold, silver and copper destined for New York by Mexican government. OLD TIME FIDDLING AT BARNESVILLE Old time fiddling at Barnesville, Ga., Aldora Cotton Mill Taber nacle on the nights of November 7 and 8. All fiddlers, banjo and guitar pickers and the general public are invited to come and hear the music of their lives. Such musicians as J. B. Smith, John Elerbee, Stuart, Ruffin, Croin, John Carson, Gid Tanner, Nickles, Melton, Hammonds, Jones and others. Admission 'only 25c and 35c. T. H. MOORE, Fossil skeletons of a tiny mi croscopic sea plant, the diatom, are used to locate the trend of oil bearing sands on the Pacific coast. UNCLE SAM NEEDS HIM John Washington of Washington, D. C., works for the government and, as he has Just turned seventy, is entitled to retire from his labors with a pension. But beca use he holds the secret jSiSi! of making flex ible postage stamp eaueeiere used by the United States government, Uncle Sam can’t get along with out him. w M ■ s 5 : - I; :-x, x t •-• > ,*-«i 33.; j ■7: V - m A ip GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS IVAN TCHASTE ■ !SU 5} ' >* ©Si-38 3 m gp 9 % 33 try&sM Ivan Tctaste is the first Presi dent of the recently created repub lic of Latvia. He formerly was a prominent lawyer In Petrograd and was a member of several Russian parliaments. SOUTH GEORGIA FEUD ENDS IN KILLING OF PROMINENT CITIZEN Abbeville,rOct. 30.—O. F. Pax son was shot and killed here yes terday afternoon At 4 o’clock by S. F. Reid, a double barrelled shot gun, loaded with buckshot being used. The killing took place in front of the county courthouse. There had been ill feelings be tween the men for more than a year, the feud being brought on by domestic trouble. Both men are estranged from their Wraps. Reid walked over and gave up to Sheriff Smith after the shoot ing. • Both men are prominent citi zens of this county, Reid being a member of a well known Wilcox county family. Paxson was a prominent citizen of Abbeville. Process of Growth of Human Language An artificial speaking machine was demonstrated by Sir Richard Paget. By blowing into it and angering stops he mechanleally pro, dueed complete words and sen tences. He used this device to Illustrate his theory of the development of human language from the unintel ligible roars, grunts, squeaks, howls and whistles of -our prehistoric an cestors. In those early days, he said, ac cording to the New York World, man used his larynx to roar, to grunt with and at the same time he communicated his ideas to others by grimaces and The^fiext the vements of tongue and lips. step was the discovery that by blowing air through the mouth while he was grimacing the movements of hi* tongue and lips produced changes of whispered sound, so that the va rious grimaces could be recognized even when his back was turned. * The last stage In the great inven tion «f speech came when our primitive ancestors discovered that by roaring and grunting at the same time as they whispered the audible grimace became recognizable ten or twenty times farther off than be fore. Ti.ey also found that they could vary the note of their roar* and grants Without interfering with the recognition of the grlraafe. And so they invented the art of song. Clouds Vary Greatly in Their Composition Air 1* viscid, like molasses, but of course not so sticky. Not only is it viscid, but Its viscosity varies greatly with temperature and pres sure. On the ground clouds dif fuse rapidly, higher up they are ropy and still higher they are granular, like sand grains on a beach. There are cloud levels and clear spaces In the air where clouds are rare or never go. These levels were determined before the earth took its shape. They are fixed by the dynamic laws of the globe, says the Rehobath Sunday Herald. The lowest clouds Ue at less than fitOOO feet above the ground, and they would float there If this world were all gaseous, like the planet Ju pWier Is. On stormy , day* they do, In fact, come as near to the land a* dM# they can, and hug the grauad so that they make the day dank. These .clouds are heavy roiling bil ALLIED SCIENCE “It is said that a scientist can take a single bone and reconstruct the entire mammal. ft »* Yes,” sighed the tired milli ner, vw and women will bring me a. single bedraggled feature and expect me to construct a hat around it.” r I - The “squamaria," a scaly plant found in England, sucks the life from the roots of other plant*. NEW YORK GOVERNOR DECLARES ROOSEVELT IS LIKE ANDY GUMP New York, Oct. 30. —Governor Smith yesterday compared Theo dore Rosevelt, his republican op ponent, to Andy Gump. l I received in interesting letter today," said the governor, ** It, says that Colonel Roosevelt told some college boys his nose was broken playing football, but that when he was speaking to the American Legion in 1923 he said his nose had been broken boxing A1 Callan, head of the legion in New York. .. That, coupled with his speeches leads me to compare him to Andy Gump.". H«f is all things to all people. The only difference is that Andy claims to wear no man’s collar.” ROTARY CLUB ENDORSES INVITATION TO CHURCH FOR CONFERENCE HERE The Griffin Rotary ciub voted today to join with the Chamber of Commerce in extending an in vitation to the North Georgia Methodist conference to hold its 1925 session in Griffin. “At this session, t> said C. - n C. Thomas, secretary of the trade body, in presenting the matter, “the question of the unification of the southern and northern Metho dist churches will be decided, and the eyes of the world will be fo cused on Griffin. It will be one of the most historic conferences in the history of the Methodists and bring several hundred of the most prominent men in the nation to this city. >? • The vote of the club in extend ing the invitation was unanimous. Visitors included David T. Roth childs, of Columbus; Joseph Hol lis, of Newnan; Arthur Gray and Arthur Gray, Jr., of New York. EXPECTED TO BE NORTH CAROLINA’S NEXT X- 3-:3 7 M 3 A. W. McLean of Lumberton, the Democratic nominee for gov ernor of North Carolina, is virtu ally assured of election, as his state Democratic usually return* a large banker majority. He is a and hu held several federal positions. INCE MAY MAKE T*YPAY’ O’CONNOR IT AIN’S PREMIER •dr. A V ’: & i2j A •x Y, , if; m n i N k ' There is a remote possibility that T. P. “Tay Pay” O’Connor, dean of the house of common* in point of service, will be a com promise choice for the post of Britain’s premier, In succession to Hamsfy MacDonald. O'Connor fiJ h 0 plaia r ^ h r U< * aI1 * 1 of n V TRY NEWS WANT ADS. 'gkfcgfMarto c mmensuy m 11 of it OFwnrm Stir$ the Imagination Picture a place of inky darkness and Intense cold; a region to which the rays of the sun never have penetrated; a barren waste seem ingly unending, bereft of vegetation and air, with oozy slopes inhabited by queer, crawling creatures; a place where no man could exist for an Instant, where no work of man could be placed without being crushed to shapeless uselessness under s weight greater than all the mountains of the earth. t Most of our globe Is like that, for that Is the bottom of the sea, as pictured by modern selenee, writes Raymond J. Brown In the Popular Science Monthly. In round, numbers the earth’s sur face consists of 57,000,000 square miles of land and 140,000,000 square miles of water. These figures, however, give > hut a vague idea of the real immensity of the vast, marvelous sea. The average depth of sea is five times greater than the average height of land above sea level over the whole earth, the average depth of the sea being more than two and one-half miles, while the average height of land is half a mile. If Mount Everest, tallest mountain on earth, five and one-half miles high, were dropped into one of the deepest parts of the ocean, its summit would be submerged by more than half a mile. In fact, If all the land could be leveled off flush with the sea, and all the debris dumped (n the water, the sea would scarcely be changed at all. There still would be an ocean one and three-fourths miles deep. Once Malevolent, Now Made to Serve Mankind Some of the most useful’ of the sifts of science were first revealed i f0 mankind In a malevolent rather than a benevolent aspect, London Tit-Blts observes. But even the most destructive agencies may In the course of time be brought Into the constructive service of the hu man race. Steel, man’s most useful metal, made Its appearance In the form of swords and spearheads for the kill ing of man. Now we employ it for the skeletons of skyscrapers and steamships. Petroleum was first employed as "Greek fire” for setting ships ablaze. Now It is employed, among other things, as fuel for the pro pulsion of ships. Many of our modern medicines were used by savages for poisoning their arrow points. Strychnine and aconite had this ill-omened origin. Another arrow poison, obtained by the savages from cassava juice, -is hydrocyanic acid, which___In—the hands of the modern metallurgist extracts nine-tenths of the gold sup ply of the World. Arsenic, which during the Renais sance was the fashionable means of poisoning people, 1s now used for the more laudable purpose of pois oning plant pests and the parasites of man. Boaster “Taken Down n On a football field a man with a loud voice was boasting to a party of admiring youngsters of the doughty deeds he had dope on the football field in days gone by. Sud denly he turned his attention to the hand. “Ah!” he observed, “those fel lows play decently, but they’ve fal len off terribly since I was a mem ber of the band.” “What! ejaculated one of his hearers, 'You played with that lot?” M Certainly,” was the reply; “I was with them for years. I - The crowd roared and the boast ful one hastily retired on learning that the hand In question was com posed of harmless inmates of the local lunatic asylum.—Edinburgh Scotsman. Beat Way to Vae Phone Telephone companies for many years have reiterated the advice that users should talk directly inte the transmitter, but recent test* have for the first time set forth In concrete terms the result of dis ( ,be - v ‘ n * ‘ h e toJuneriou. It wa* found , that . to talk with the lips six inches from the transmitter wa* equivalent to inserting another 200 ml of line between the speaker d the listener The best results were obtained, the tests when the mouth was only one-half Inch from the transmitter and fare ing directly into it, thus avoiding deflection of «<mrd waves.—Popular Mechanics Magazine. Negative Beauty S' perhups the most to he aimed at in domestic architecture Is negative beauty, a condition of things which Invites or suggests* beauty to those who are capable of the sentiment, because a house, truly viewed, t* hut a setting, a background, and Is not to be pushed to the front and made much of for its own sake. It Is for shelter, for comfort, for health and hospitality, to ent and sleep in. to he horn In and to die in. and it Is to accord in appearance with homely everyday usages, and with natural, universal objects and scenes.—John Burroughs. He Must Be Thin Scout No. 1—Is the new fellow very thin? " ’ v Scout No. ’ '2-‘‘-Thtn! Say, h« viuld crawl through a flute and not dUslurt) n note. Had Its Advantages Caller (to deaf old lady)—It mnst be quite an affliction to be hard of hearing? Old Lady—Eh? Not so bad a* having to keep stilt and listen. Waste of Time “Aren't you going to contest her ■julf for divorce?” .“What's the use? I never won i an argument with 'hat woman in j ;n > ufe - —Chicago New*: One Washington, D. C., man manages 39 dance orchestras and his yearly payroll is more than $1,000,000. COTTON RECEI FOR THE PAST W i ARE LARGEST OF SEASON The weekly report made for the Griffin News by J. E. Maynard shows that Spalding County has received more cotton during the past week than any previ ous re port of ‘H gifi , The report in full follows: lliitts Last Year Year 373 Received 956 644 Shipped 315 2807 Stock 4274 4327 Rcc’d to date 6223 30:25 Middling 22:50 A Frenchman has invented an automobile that will jump ditches six feet wide without being dam aged. Co-eds of Marshall college are provided with small parlors in which to receive gentlemen call eta. REMOVES PERU* WELL AS PAIN F “TWILIGHT Si 1 f } Dr. James T. Gwathmey is given credit for the discovery of la new fohn of "twilight sleep," under which mere than 1,000 •babies are said to have been 'brought into the world safely at (City, Lying In Hospital, New York without pain to their [mothers. Dr. Gwathmey’4 dis covery consists of the t use of scopolomin and rborphine in a, solution of Epsom, salts. The salts make it possible to obtain the same degree of immunity from ipain with one-fourth to one-sixth (the quantity of scopolomin, thus reducing the danger of toxic ef fects on the child. HELP -KIDNEYS. MORE WATER Take Salt* To Flush Kidney* and Help Neutralize Irri tating Acids. Kidney and bladder irritations - acidity, ...... °^ ien .. H from . _ says „ rcsu noted authority. The kidneys help filter this acid from the blood and j t0 the bladder, where may remain , to irritate ... and in « flame, causing a bumittg, scalding 8en8at ion, or setting up an irri tation . .. at ... the neck of the bladder, obliging you to seek relief two or three times during the night. The sufferer is in constant dread; the water passes sometimes with a scalding sensation and is very profuse; again, there is difficulty in voiding it. , , Bladder weakness, most folks call it, because they can’t control urination. While it is extremely annoying, this is often one of the most simplest ailments to over come. Begin drinking lets of soft water, also get about four ounces of Jad Salts from your pharma cist and take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast. Continue thi* for twe .or three days. This will: help neutralize the acids in the system "so they no longer are a source of irrita tion to the bladder and urinary organs, which then act normal again. Jad Salts is inexpensive, and is made from the acid of grapes am! lemon juice, combined with lithia, and is useed by thousands of folks who are subject to urinary disorders caused by acid irrita tion. Jad Salts causes no bad effects whatever. Here you have a pleasant, ef fervescent lithia water drink which may quickly relieve your bladder irritation. By all means have your physician examine your kidneys at least twice a year.— (adv.) .’ »~,, wazav avg: m ~ FOR RENT: , low‘on Jackson road. B. B. Brown, Griffin, Ga as FOR RENT—Two unfa rooms with lights and wai m-k 738 W. Poplar street. F F O R SALE: Large erys mums, $1.00 dozen. 224 E.’ street. , | — ■ . . FOR SALE: Nice large e gas Phone 162,-A. P. Patters* • ... ■V *. FOR SALE: Quantity at yellow flowers; also eryaa ■§& ■ •c '■ 3 mums, 50c dozen. 444 ’ *,\j Fourth street.— - - —■ .33 ANY ARTICLE—fh our i window, your choice, $1.00. * day and Saturday. The last Si sale this year. Depot Je *■ m Store. ■~~rnmd • ■ J WANTED: To buy second ■ art square. Must be then i-3. :I|i IT' JT. sanitary. Address XYZ, - . Griffin News. iiiai ■ FOR FIRST-class dress ing call at 645 South Hill $300 REWARD: No T? am*, no questions asked for return ot diamonds last, Grantlart# Y« bault. - NOTICE 1 First installment city ____ taxes now due and payable at office at city manager. E. P. BRDIGES, City Manage*, Railroad Schedule CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RY. Arrival and Dpearture ef Passen ger Trains At Griffin, Ga. The schedules are published as information and are not anteed: North pK . 2:29 pm Atlanta-Sav'h 11:06 pm 4:30 am Atlanta-Sav'h 9:07 am 5:47 am' Chgo-Cin-Jax 11:55 pm 6:53 arn Chgo-St. L.-Jax 8:42 pm 9:01am Atlanta-Macon 5:20 pin 12:25 pm Atlanta-Macon 2:17 5:57 pm Atlanta-Alb’ny 12: Chattanooga Division 171. r rom n n 2:30 pm Chattanooga 9:46 am 8:15 Cedartoown 6:25 pm SOUTHERN RAILWAY Atlanta Points— , 5:53 pm Easb-West 10:02 am 10:02 am C’l-bus-Ft. V’y 6:53 pm LODGE DIRECTO] mm WARREN LODGE No. 20, I. O. O. F., meets e Monday night at 7:30 at W* Lodge Hall. Visiting brothers dially invited. R. A. Peel, Secre tary; W. T. Atkinson. N. G. MERIDIAN SUN LODGE No. 26, F. A A. M. Regular - ing Work Tuesday, in the degree*. Nov. 4th, Talk 7 p. E. H. Searcy, Jr., P. M. by C. - Scale*, W. M.; Bill Wells, £2 W. 0. w. Meets every Thursday, 7:30 p. m. Sovereigns, your camp need* your presence. You will find your Clerk all times at Slaton-Powell Cloth ing Co. Visiting sovereigns wel come. Come. L. J. Sauley, C. C.; C. C. Stanley, Clerk. d 3-. PYTHAGORAS CHAPTER No. 10; R. A. M. Regular meet ing second and fourth Thursday*, 7:30 p. m. Visitor* welcome. Wm. T. Atkinson, H. P.; BUI Well*, Secretary. ‘J: BEN BARROW LODGE * No. 587, F. & A. M. Regular meetings first and third Thursday nights in each month. Visiting brothers invited. L. B. Guest, W. M.; Clifford Grubbs. Secretary. ( Funeral Directory &11 ' Frank S. Pittman - , Modern Funeral Home. 112 W. Taylor St. Office Phone 822. Res. Phone 68 ' HAISTEN BROS. . FUNERAL DIRECTOR8 AND EMBALMERS f V, Griffin and Senoia, Ga. Office Phone 575. Re*. Phone 68 E. D. FLETCHER Funeral Director and * Embalmer i with Griffin Mercantile Co. 1: Office Phone 474 Res. Phone 481 The publicity committee of Chamber of Commerce will dm tonight at seven o’clock.