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, IN PIKE corn
Polls Manager Stabs Brother
Of Candidate to Death ?
In Vega Store
Henry Harvel, 50, farmer
of Pike county, was stabbed
to death by £,. A. Hooten, 45,
also a farmer, during a dis
pute over a school trustee elec
tion at Vega, near Meansville,
Thursday at noon.
The killing took place in
*fhe store of Clarence Hooten,
son of the slayer.
Harvel was stabbed in the
heart and was almost instant
ly killed.
Joe Harvel, brother of Henry
Harvel, was a candidate for school
trustee. Hooten was one of the
poll managers*
How Dispute Arose
The dispute came up over an
attempt by one of the hangers-on
at the polls to induce a neighbor
to vote for Harvel. Hooten is said
to have advised to the contrary,
whereas the brothers, according
to reports, started toward Hooten,
who whipped out his knife, and
stabbed Henry Harvel.
Hooten Calls Sheriff
Imediately after the killing,
Hooten telephoned Sheriff Morris
at iebulon and told him of the
kiling. Hooten then stayed at the
door until the sheriff arrived to
take him to the county jail.
Plead Self Defense
Hooten will plead self defense.
He is a married man.
The Harvel brothers are bach
elors, living near Vega.
Bond had not been arranged
for Hooten at noon Friday and
he still in jail at Zebulon.
—rt is" ought the examining
trial will be held next week.
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Cotton Report [
(From Pursley-Slaton Co.)
New Orleans Cotton
Open Ill) 1 High | Low |Cl’se [Close Prev
Jan. 23.25 23.25 22.80|22.85 23.35
Mch. 23.48 23.49 23.05|23.08 23.58
May 23.04 23.64 23.23(23.27 23.75
July 23.42 23.42 23.03 (23.03 23.55
Dec. 23.30 23.30 22.78122.84 23.37
New York Cotton
Open | High | | . | | CI’se( | Prev
I Low Close
Jan (23.35123.38(22.95 22.95 23.48
Mch. |23.CX23.65|23.25 23.28 23.75
May |23X 5(23.85(23.47 23.50 24.00
July |2X48|23.54|23.21|23.25 23.65
Griffin Spot Cotton
Good middling 22.50
Strict middling 22.25
Middling _____ 22.00
r PRESIDENT pOOLIDGE
CASTS VOTE BY MAIL
Wf dington, Oct. 31.—President
Ccfeliage voted yesterday, using
an r dinary v.hite house pencil to
ma ; the ballot which he later
mriled to Northampton, Mass., his
home voting place. ,
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War Waged Over Hickory Nuts
In Quiet New York Village
New York, Oct. 31.—A dispute
over ownership of hickory nuts
which fell outside a fence border
ing the public highway, but were
borne by a tree growing on pri
vate property, caused more ex
citement than the quiet village of
Kent, N. Y., had known for years
and led to the arrest yesterday of
one of its most prosperous citi
zens.
It also resulted in a compound
puncture of a New York lawyer’s
automobile tire, inflicted by an
angry farmer with a shotgun. .
Held To Grand Jury.
Nelson Rogers, of Kent, was
arraigned before Justice Steinbeck
and held for the grand jury on a
technical charge of assault, fol
lowing his arrest by Sheriff Se
cord. Bail, set at $500, was fur-
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ance, of which Mrs. Clarence Crit
tenden Calhoun of Washington
(above), is president, plans to
erect a Mothers’ memorial statue
in Washington, D. C., from de
sign submitted by W. Clark
Noble.
HE WAS DRIVER
New York, Oct. 31.—(By the
Associated Press.)—A man de
scribing himself as Richard
O’Hara, a New Jersey driver, was
taken to Bellevue Hospital today
after he had walked into the po
lice station declaring that he was
the driver of the wagon which
carried the bomb used in the
Wall street explosion in 1920.
The police questioned him in
the hospital, where he was under
going treatment for alcoholic pois
oning. .. ,
He says that he was conscience
stricken and “wanted to make a
clean breast of it. ft
DAUGHTER WEDS SON OF
SUPREME COURT JUDGE
TO PROTECT MOTHER
Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 31.—In
order‘to protect her mother in the
enjoyment of a legacy under ths
will of her grandfather, Miss
Francis Osborne, of Cambridge,
agreed to a civil marriage with
Richard Wait, son of Justice Wil
liam C. Wait, of the supreme
court, it became known today.
Marriage intentions already have
been filed at the city hall here.
Wait is a graduate student at
Harvard.
Protect Her.
The will of Miss Osborn’s
grandfather provided an income
to be paid to the girl for her life
time and to her husband in the
event of her death. This income,
Miss Osburn has used to support
her mother.
She said that her marriage at
this time would protect her moth
er in that the income would lie
paid to her husband in the event
of her death.
nished by his wife,
Rogers was arrested in a war
rant procured by Haverback, of
Tarrytown, a lawyer.
According to Sheriff Secord,
Rogers admitted firing at Haver
beck’s car, but declared he did so
only after an altercation when the
lawyer stopped under the hickory
tree and ordered Roger’s children
away from the nuts they had
gathered.
Ahuses Children.
They protested, the father said,
adding that Haverbeck became
abusive and threatening when the
farmer appeared on the scene. At
the hearing, Haverbeck denied this
saying he ha5 re-entered his car
and was driving away when Rog
ers fired on him without provo
cation.
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GRIFFIN . GA., Y, OCTOBER 31. 1924.
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SLUSH FUND PROl&ftS
TO ADJOURN UNTIL
AFTER ELECTION
Washington, Oft. 31.—(By the
Associated Press.)—Activities of
the American Federation. of La
bor in behalf of LaFolIette and
operations of Grundy co
its collections of republican funds
ip Pennsylvania were farther in
quired into today by the Washing
ton section of the senate cam
paign’ fund committee. After to
day’s session the hearing will be
suspended until the election is
over, when a full committee, which
has b?en divided for several days
between Washington and Chicago,
will assemble again to pursue the
inquiry.
LATE WIRE ,
BRITISH LABOR
CABINET TO RESIGN.
London, Oct. 31.—(By the Asso
ciated Press.)—The laborite cab
inet, headed by Premier MacDon
ald, after a two hour session this
morning is understood to have de
cided to remain in office for a
fews days and then resign before
the assembling of a new parlia
ment.
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MANY “RECRUITS »
FLOCK TO DAVIS
New York, Oct. 31.—(By the
Associated Press.)—In a state
ment setting forth democratic
views of campaign issues, John
W. Davis explained his reasons
“for a spirit of optimism out
standing today in democratic
camps.” Mr. Davis summed up
what he said was “cumulative evi
dence of the last few days” and
took the occasion to express his
gratitude “to associates on the
party ticket for a well defined
movement which is bringing *o
many recruits to our ranks.”
INVESTIGATE DANGERS
OF “LOONEY” GAS.
New York, Oct. 31.—(By the
Associated Press.) Thirty-six
persons are under observation or
treatment in hospitals and eight
others in homes as New York
City and New Jersey health offi
cials joined today to investigate
the dangers of ethyl “looney” gas,
manufactured by the Standard Oil
company's plant at i, N.
J., which has alread psed five
deaths.
PEACE REIGNS S
IN CHINATOWN
New York, Oct. 31.—(By the
Associated Press.)—Peace reign
ed today in Chinatown. The two
weeks armistice between the On
Leong and Hip Sing tongs became
effective at midnight last night.
The truce was effective throughout
the nation, according to an an
nouncement.
G. O. P. CONTRIBUTIONS
NOW TOTAL $3,700,000.
Chicago, Oct. 31.—(By the As
sociated Press.)—The republican
campaign contributions total $3,-
700,000, William Hodges, national
party treasurer today told the Chi
cago section of the senate cam
paign fund investigation commit
tee.
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IN IS COUNTY
A giant still and many smaller
brothers were seized in a series
of raids just completed by County
Officers Woodruff and Brown and
Revenue Officers Harris mid Mi
lam, of Atlanta.
The raids netted a total of 3,-
750 gallons of beer.
i Largest SUU.
One of the largest stills ever
captured in this section was lo
cated in the Line Creek section.
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APPRECIATION
To the Good People o£ Griffin, Spalding and Neighboring
Counties, Greetings:
It has now been four months since the new publishers as
sumed charge of die Griffin News and Sun.
We want to thank the public for the very great measure
of patience and good will manifested during this period!
It has been a Very trying time for us. Coming into the
community erttire grangers and into an entirely new held nat
urally made the situation difficult at the beginning.
Then the plant was moved from its crowded quarters to its
present location next to the court house.
And the moving of the plant was a bigger job than we had
anticipated. Not so much the mete moving, but the re-ar
rangement, in order to make a satisfactory working plan.
And the formation of an efficient organization to carry on
the business according to our plans has taken time and many
shifting#.
Oftentimes the paper has been late on account of one thing
and another. One piece of machinery would give trouble
and then another,! causing vexatious delays. Oftimes delay
would be caused by “breaking in" a new man, in one depart
ment or another.
During all of this time our city subscribers, who were af
fected most by these things, have been patient and loyal, kind
and complimentary, giving all the while assurances of ap
preciation of whaj they could see were our earnest efforts to
render good servijse. fifth
We start the month in fairly good shape to give good
service. Hereafter, barring some unforseen accident, the
paper will be issued early enough every afternoon to reach all
parts of the city delivery before nightfall.
PROGRESS MADE
During the past four months, the new publishers have add
ed the following features:
(1) Serial stories by well known authors. This feature
is enjoyed by most of our subscribers. Most of these
stories that we publish in serial form sell in book form at
75 cents to $1.C0.
(2) An. up-to-date picture service, featured by the
metropolitan Association, dailies. This is furnished furnished by the Central
Press the same as tbs big papers.
We have installed a complete stereotype department and
not only furnish this splendid picture service for our read
ers, but serve Pur advertisers with the very latest adver
tising ait service. _
(3) Miscellaneous features of interest to women, in
cluding authentic style illustrations and articles.
(4) A fsurly well-rounded editorial page, covering the
the cream of the world’s comment.
(5) Recently’ the the paper has been enlarged to seven
columns to page, giving it a more attractive and sym
metrical appearance.
It will be our aim to continually improve both the mechan
ical appearance and the contents of the paper, as well as the
general service pertaining to delivery and other departments.
CIRCULATION INCREASE GRATIFYING
The increase in circulation is very gratifying to us. During
the past four months, the circulation of the Daily HAS IN
CREASED nearly 700. Most of this increase is within the
qity of Griffin and immediate suburbs, such as Experiment,
East Griffin and West Griffin. That the twe&hav.. paper is giving aatisfac
tion is attested b# The fact that we a *<*>, once
the paper enterd the family circle. This increase has been
secured by sporadic efforts and voluntary calls, the new pub
lishers preferring first to get the organization working smooth
ly and then push the circulation systematically. We are now
about ready for a steady campaign and hope within the next
four months to have the Daily, News in almost every home
in and around Griffin.
The increase in the SEMI-WEEKLY has been likewise en
couraging. More than 700 new subscribers have been added
since we took charge and they are coming in now at the rate
of 50 to 75 a week. Before another four months rolls
ground, we hope to have 2500 to 3000 bona fide Semi-Week
ly subscribers in the territory tributary to Griffin.
By giving the people of Griffin, Spalding and neighboring
counties still better, service in the future, we hope to deserve
and receive their continued and multiplied good will and
patronage; likewise to give the enterprising merchants of
Griffin a medium, always available, for carrying their mes
sages into the homes of nearly every family located within a
radius of the trade territory naturally tributary to this splendid
city. Griffin merchants are fully abreast of the time with re
gards to stocks carried and are able to supply the needs of
all classes. We desire to express our very sincere apprecia
tion of the very liberal patronage accorded The News by the
business men of Griffin and it will be our earnest and con
stant aim to co-operate to the limit with the business interests
of the city to the mutual advantage of all concerned.
We are seeking to lay strong and deep the foundation for
a newspaper that will command respect and confidence; that
will be a real asset to the community; that ultimately will ren
der a reasonable profit to the publishers.
To this end, we invite continued co-operation from the
people generally and our business men and advertisers, with
the assurance that we shall do everything that could be reason
ably expected of us to promote the general interests of the
community and, in so doing, best promote our own
The New Publishers.
It had a capacity of 100 gallons
with a 50 gallon boiler. It had
six vats for beer, two of them 14
feet long, holding nearly 3,000
gallons.
The operators escaped on ap
proach of the officers.
Three other stills fell into the
officers’ hands. These stills were
within a few hundred yards of
each other and grouped around a
central loading point, evidently
used jointly by .the moonshiners.
Two* hundred gallon tin cans
were found at the loading point.
Another still, a small one, with
four barrels of beer, also were
located by the raiders in the Cab
ins district.
WILL MANUFACTURE
DOLLS IN MONTEZUMA
Montezuma, Oct.
ma has a new industry just begin
ning operation to be khown as
A, and R. Peter Rabbit Doll
pany. Some shipments have
ready been sent to Atlanta and
samples have been sept to
ern concerns. The dolls put
by the company are very
tive and are expected to sell
TOMBSTONES TO MARK
PLACES WHERE FATAL
AUTO WRECKS
Chicago, Oct. 31.—“One was
killed here.”
As gentle reminders to motor
ists that Chicago’s speed toll is
too high, big blue signs with these
words, inscribed will be placed on
lampposts throughout this
wherever traffic fatalities have
occurred.
The mayor’s safety
planned the “tombstones” and Boy
Scouts will put them up.
HUSBAND OF SLAIN
WOMAN HANGS
Belvidere, N. J., Oct.
body of Frank Thomas, held
jail here as a material
in the slaying of his wife,
Grace Thomas, was found
in his cell in the Warren
jail here today by Warden
He had hung himself hy his
penders. The body of his
was found in an abandoned
mine near Oxford on Tuesday.
BRITAl
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»* Rod” Chinese forces accuse
the British Moral b of
having harbored Cl in lam Pak
(above), bead of the merchants'
volunteer corps, and some of his
fellow officers in the fighting with,
the “red" forces The consul de
nies it.
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SAY LABOR IS A
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London, Oct 3L— By the Asso
ciated Press.)— AH the London afi
ternoqn newspapers except the
Liberal “Star,” which frankly de
plores the conservative i be
cause etlwt on I iral
P art y, today acclaim tie defeat erf
the MacDonald government, but
warn the conservatives that labor
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Standard calls
tention to the fact that labor poll
ed a larger vote than ever before
but says that the opportunity is
now presented to MacDonald for
one of the strongest governments
of modern times, “setting it to a
work which will render obsolete
years hence the idea of class war
upon which socialism depends for
spiritual energy.
CRAZY NEGRO RECAPTURED
Sylvester, Ga., Oct. 31.—Leon
Johnson, the negro who was con
rfdered crazy and broke jail here
a few days ago, has been recap
tured and seems to have recovered
from his crazy spells. He has
several charges against him for
burglary and will probably be
tried in superior court here next
week.
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WEATHER FORECAST
V.
For Georgia: Fair Friday. Sat
urday partly cloudy and partly
warmer; moderate to fresh east
and southeast winds. Tempera
ture for 24 hours ending at noon
Friday: Maximum 77; minimum
30; mean 63.
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Reporting 22,600 Killed in Year,
Hoover Calls a Traffic Conference
Washington, Oct. 31.—Secretary
Hoover has called a -national con
ference on street and highway
safety, to meet in Washington
December 15 to 17.
The purpose will be to obtain
better organiaztion and co-opera
tion of the activities in the reduc
tion of traffic, accidents, and a
representatives of police depart
ments, insurance companies, safe
ty councils, chambers of commerce
labor unions, automobile associa
tions and other organizations
from all parts of the country,
will attend.
Important Question.
n The importance of this
lion,” the secretary said,
no emphasis beyond the
statement of the facts brought
by the statistics committee,
prised of eminent
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Colonel P. H. Brewster. 78,
oldest practicing lawyer In Ck
fit, died at his home in Coll
Park Thursday afternoon after
illnesB of several weeks. He ’
a brother of Judge B, D. Brews
Of Sunnyside,
Colonel Brewster’s death cai
after a rally which gave his fai
ily and large circle of frien
hopes that he would survive the m
illness.^^^n
Brilliant y
Record. .
Recognized as one of the mart ...
brilliant lawyers at the Georgia
bar for the past 53 years, 29 of
which were spent in Atlanta, Col
onel Brewster leaves a record that
is outstanding in the annals of
Georgia history. m
His record as a Confederate sol
dier, student, lawyer, legislator
and jurist is abundant evidence of
his rare personality and brill! Mj
achievements.
He Is survived by three sons
two daughters. Si
Funeral services were held this
afternoon at 3 o’clock from the
College Park Methodist ^
with burial in the College
cemetery.
Honorary Escort.
An honorary escort of ji
the United States courts, the au
,
preme court, the court of appeals,
superior courts, the city court of
Atlanta, the criminal court, mu
nicipal court of Atlanta and the
juvenile court and an escort from
the Georgia Military Academy at
tended the body to the grave.
GIRL ASKS $30,0C
BECAUSE ICE C
TASTES LIKE
York, .
New Oct. 31.—E'
tastes alike to Ella Read, 11, so
she told Justice Lewis and a
in Brooklyn supreme court ye
day. til
Miss Read, through her mothei
Mrs. Martin G. Read, has ills
suit against Dr. Alexander A L
Vigne. v-’.; 11
They say that when Dr, La
Vigne removed Ella’s tonsils her
sense of taste also mysteriously
vanished.
Ella’s attorney asked her what sa
an ice cream soda tasted like. K m
“It’s cold and just like water, M -
said Ella. On further questioning
she couldn’t tell whether it tast
ed like a pickle or not.
All victuals are the same to her,
said Ella. .
Dr. La Vigne filed a general de
nial of the charge that he is re
sponsible for the loss of EOa’s
tasting apparatus, and will offer
a defense in support of his dental.
Fumigation of an Atlantic liner
recently cost $5,500.
who, after canvassing local, mu
nicipal, state and national infor
mation, arrived at the conclusion
that in 1923 not less than 22,000
persons were killed, 678,000 in*
jured and $600,000,000 of property
damage incurred in traffic acd
dents. r .
Increase of 80 Per Cent.
“This represents an increase oi
80 per cent in the last sevei
years. Of the accidents, about 81
per cent were due to automobih
traffic.
“This is a national loss so
palling as to warrant the n
complete consideration and ef
at drastic remedy.” ■;
The secretary has had ei
special committees at work g
ering data and making oth<
paratbns that the coni
might be successsful.
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