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- A > W, ' WEI-1R , Ageocmntn pup-m UST SUMP CALL GIN IN STATE Mr*. Warren Urges All Demo crats to Give Today and iM Vote Tuesday. (By Mrs. L. C. WARREN) There was a sharp cry for help. “There comes another wail from Tthat child,” thought the interrupt <ed parent over an unfinished task, "I’ve got something else to* do be sides run to every call of that youngster,” and quietly the task was resumed. After some time, the task was finished and then the child was sought Then the crazed parent found him strangled with a plaything of his own making. Today that parent paces a mad r man’s cell listening, always lis f tening, for that call which will never be heard again. Democracy Calls. Today democracy gives one last Warp call every Georgia from whom it has a right to expect loyalty and support. Do you turn with impatience to some selfish task and say, “Let some one else answer the caU, for I am busy? >* Silence and negative goodness in our national leader will get us nowhere. Powerful Personality. Davis is a man of powerful personality, the loftiest ideals, ca pable and sound judgment, tested out by experience; progressive plans made sane by practice in logical thinking. We want to redeem the Uhited States from the blqt of the pres ent administration, from the crime of inefficiency. We can do it by opening our purses and wielding our ballots. Three Classes The people of Georgia are divid ed into three classes, patriots, policitians and parasites. Which are you? Give today and vote November 4. Send your contribution to Davis Bryan headquarters, Connelly building, Atlanta, Ga., or send them to Mrs. L. C. Warren, Spald ing county chairman of the Davis Bryan club. grifff: red cross J CHAPTER TO MEET WEDNESDAY MORNING An important meeting of the Griffiu chapter of the American Red Cress *as been called for Wedn ay morning at 10 o'clock at th: Chamber of Commerce room, by the chairman, Mrs. W. E. 1 Searcy, Jr. Reports of the year’s work will be made. £A11 those who joined last year’s roll call are urged to be present. Plans for the 1924 roll call will be made. America .;-——- ------------------ - Sacrificed Most in War, . Declares Retired Rear-Admiral Chicago, Nav. 1.—The United States paid an enormous price to bring the Washington conference to a successful conclusion, said Rear Admiral H. T. Mayo, retired in an address prepared for deliv ery before the Chicago Associa tion of Commerce. Lose In Pacific. “We surrendered command of the western Pacific to Japan, who is now in absolute military com mand in those watlrs, able to take possession of''Guam, where we undoubtedly should have a strong naval base, and the Philip pine Islands, whenever such action seems advisable,” he said. <4 Friendship between nations is / #: IV t; f> ■ ;.: v ' ■ a ... . / V. II f; W 83 1 I ;y f UN * i RAM BUTTS WOMAN; SUES QWNER FOR $10,000 DAMAGES . Springfield, Mass., Nov, 1.— The suit of Miss Minnie E. Frazer for $10,000 damages for injuries suffered by being butted by a ram was begun today. Harvey Chapman, owner of a flock of sheep of which the ram was a member, is the defendant. Miss Frazer tried to drive the ram out of her strawberry bed with a broom, but the ram knocked her down repeat edly and she was compelled to remain motionless on the ground 20 minutes until a passerby subdued the 1 ram, She alleges her knee was fractured. AGED GRIFFIN S20D IN ATLANTA /. \ * \ —* t...... — .7 A« aged and crippled woman, Mrs. B. Wise, Tenth street, this city, was fined $200 in the United States District Court in Atlanta Friday on a charge of selling two pints of liquo»*. Twice the 60-yearmld woman had forfeited her bonds and had failed to appear for trial, although federal prohibition officers testi fied that she had been able to at tend court. Officers Buy Liquor. These • same officers said they had several times bought liquor from Mrs. Wise, in seeking to es tablish the chain of evidence that she was bootlegging in Griffin. Federal Judge Sibley, in pro nouncing the fine, told Mrs. Wise he ought to send her to the peni tentiary for failing to appear in court when ordered, but instead he would fix the fine and at the same time remit all the bonds she had forfeited with the exception of $30. REALIZE A NEAT SUM IN HENRY McDonough, Nov. 1.—During the past three days farmers have been hauling wagon loads of green pep pers and placing it on cars .to be shipped to New York. They real ized $35 per ton f. o, b. McDon ough, and the shipment is made through C. B. Plexico, cashier of the Bank of Locust Grove, who is acting' as the agent for the com P an y th at » making the purchase. Realize Neat Sum. It is not known how much pep per has been loaded in thi^ recent shipment, but from the number of loaded wagons that have been on the ground on the north side of the courthouse, where it is put into crates for shipment, it is evident that the quantity is very large Security League Fails in Effort to Deport Countess as “ Red >* /, II I." -■ m ■ x ¥-? Wi ( r r,t * 7/A : y,* So far fha National Security League has been the loser in an effort to hove Countess Catherine Ksrolyi deported from the coun try. ’ tg) league Karolyi, contends that the countess, Hungary, who is the is wife Com- of . former president of a known at home as “Red Catherine.” She was per to lWturt tly immigration authorities despite the league s pro **' , and Is to in. New York t-der society patronage. ! TELEGRAPH BULLETINS [ —— —- 1 ■ ■ ■ - — FORMER FOOTBALL STAR INJURED Athens, Nov. 1.-—(By the Associated Press.)—The condi tion of Harry Woodruff, Columbus business man and former star quarterback of the University of Georgia, who was injured in an automobile accident 12 miles from here Friday night, was ^ported as unchanged this morning. He is in a semi paralytic state. X-rays will be made during the day in an effort to determ.ne the extent of his injuries. Jim Woodruff suffered injuries about the hips and Alfred Young, both of Columbus, a broken collarbone in the accident. The two Woodruffs are brothers of George Woodruff, head coach of the University of Georgia football team. FUND PROBERS TO BARE FINDINGS Washington, Nov. I.—(By the Associated Press.)—With its hearings which have been conducted, concurrently here and in Chicago adjourned until after election, the senate committee investigating campaign-funds qpade preparations today to give the voters a preliminary, statement on its findings before they go to the polls. i 4m CHINESE PRESIDENT MOVES RESIDENCE Canton, Nov. 1.—(By the Associated Press.)—Dr. Sun Yat Sen, head of the government of South China, has taken up his residence at the cement works here since the return from Shiuchow Thursday. The return of Dr. Sun was signalized when the approaches of the railway station were blocked and doors and windows of homes in the vicinity were ordered closed as a precautionary measure against violence. WARFARE BREAKS OUT IN OHIO Niles, O., Nov. 1.'—(By the Associated Press.)—Warfare between the Ku Klux Klan and the Knights of the Flaming Circle blazed in a series of disorders in Niles last night and today. Four men were shot and three injured in mob violence. One regiment of the Ohio national guard was ordered mobi lized this afternoon for duty at Niles by Governor Donahey. and the people will realize a neat sum for this recent product. Rains Help Crop. It is said by those who are well informed on the subject that the September rains greatly improved this crop, causing the pods to de velop, and that the yield will be far beyond what once seemed to be almost a failure on account of the drought. The encouraging feature of the recent sale is. the fact that the farmers realized the cash for their product and this within itself is always an important item in such transactions. BOYS’ COTTON CLUB HOLDS MEETING HERE The Boys’ Cotton club met this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Chamber ofCommerce. W. T. Bennett, county agent of Spalding county, is in charge of the club and a full membership was present. The annual sale of cotton raised by the boys of the club will held this year on November 15, unless the plans are definitely changed. , governed by self interest. Jeal ousy of our wealth and prosper ity is the prevailing feeling of other nations toward us. Most of them owe us money and would be very glad to concoct some scheme whereby their debt* to us might be canceled or repudiated. Inferior Position. America sacrificed in the World tions War^more than all the other na combined,” he said, “and de liberately placed herself in a po sition of inferiority in many re spects. It is simply murder to send hastily raised and untrained men into modern warfare, even if .provided with the latest in wea pons and all modern appliances. M GRIFFiN, CA., SATURDAY. NOVEMBER I, 1924. UFO! JOHN W. DAVIS Says Country Will Elect Con gress Pledged tp Remed ial Legislation. New York, Nov. 1.—(By the As ociated Press.)—In the fifth state ment of the series being issued by John W. Davis for the purpose of summarizing the campaign issues it was claimed today that “the country will elect a congress pledged to progres and remedial liberal legislation. »» Coolidge Not In Accord. The statement further declares that Senator LaFollette has no chance of election and adds that “it is evident that President Cool idge has not been and will not be in accord with the purposes of such a congress as it is said will be elected. *» CLASSIC OF 1924 Washington, Nov.- L—(By the Associated Press.)—The great American classic is approaching decision day in a shower of words and a fog of rival predictions. : ~ In its final stage it hqs bfbaght into play all the old familiar strategems, modernized to fit an age of radio, movies and senatorial investigations,*%nd' laid out on a new scale to appeal to every re mote subdivision of the ever grow ■ng American electorate. Besides the entire membership of the house, 34 senators are t& be chosen Tuesday, enough to up set the present slender republican majority should the tide of for tune turn to the democrats. Governors are to be elected in 34 states. ATLANTA JAPANESE INDICTED FOR MURDER OF 17-YEAR-OLD BOY Atlanta, Nov. 1.—William A. Abbey, Japanese proprietor of Nikko Inn, was indicted on a mur der charge Friday by the Fulton county grand jury. Abbey is charged with fatally shooting Dil lard Moore, 17 year old son of Mrs. Walter Moore last Friday night when he fired into a group of young men who had left his restaurant without paying for their food. Fired From Window. Young Moore, according to wit nesses, was not in the party. Ab bey fired upon the group from a window in his establishment. The ballet struck young Moore m the back. The Japanese, gripped in terror, led, running to the top of a down town hotel where ho was cap tured. Young Moore hovered between life and death at Grady hospital for six days, death coming early Friday morning. Terror-Stricken. Abbey, in his cell at police station, was terror-stricken when informed of -the boy’s death. “I guess I’ll have to pay the penalty,” he was quoted, as say ing, “but I didn’t mean to shoot the boy. it CRAWLS NEARLY A MILE WITH BROKEN ANKLE Winchester, Va., Nov. 1.—Mah lon W. Jackson, a local building contractor, crawled nearly a mile late yesterday with a broken ankle after he had tripped over a strand of wire fencing while hunting, five miles from town. 3 SLANG TERMS READY TO ENTER PQLITE COMPANY mm x : : >•: • ■ ■ ■ : M m wm m X x ■ x < y' J •/ * * “Dumdora, *» it cake-eater” and 41 gate-craaher” be in the dictionary may soon and entitled to ad mission to the best conversation. Franb H. Visetelly, managing ed **° r ^* e ^ ew Standard Dic ; tionary, says they are on the {waiting list for admission to its WALKS TO NEW YORK FROM HOLLYWOOD TO WIN $10,000 Washington, Nov, 1.— Bea trice Barrett arrived here to day en route to Hollywood, Calif., after having walked from the seat of raoyiedom tt» New York. While she won a $10,000 wager by walking the entire distance to New York, start ing with $1, Mias Barrett capnot use any of the money en route home, but must earn her way. However, she is not requir walk back, a fact lor which she gives thanks. «s.*w»***« MEflCHANTS HERE APPROVE OF NEW PLAN The business men of Griffin re sponded practically 100 per cent in the recent drive to install the new system of decorating the city on special occasions in a. system atic manner with uniform tags, 126, The which subscrib^ *’■ ^’racjUftaJly , nuhtaen meams qVery business house ‘ on; Hill stre t > both north and -south, pi! of So! mon street, Bait ^ Taylor * Broad; also Eighth >ti;ef|.,. , The very few who' Its' bata not signed for a flag With ff foot staff and means of erecting it should phone the Chamber of Commerce. It also is the wish of those in charge of the drive that homes in the ice sections of Griffin pur^haafcAhe flag. The first occasion tt> be observ ed is \Armistice Day. j If orders ars pi laced immediately, the flags will be here in time for the ceie bration. " »■ » AVERAGE U, S. CHILD TAKES A BATH ONLY ONCE EVERY WEEK Kansas City, Nov. 1.—The aver age American child takes a bath once a week, brushes his teeth five times a week, goes to the dentist once every two years, goes to bed at 8:56 o’clock every night, gets up at 7:05, drinks one and two-fifths glasses of milk daily, eats substantial breakfasts ana plays out of doors after school six days a week. Such a child was pictured here by Dr. George T. Palmer, director of the research bureau of the American Child Health Associa tion, who assisted in making a health survey of 35,000 fifth grade school children. The children were questioned as to their health hab its. WEATHER FORECAST ) For Georgia: Fair Saturday night and Sunday with little change in temperature. Temperature for 24 hours end ing at noon Saturday: Maximum____________ ----- 78 Minimum __________ ----- Mean _____________ ------ 65 Tardiness of Girl Employe Costs New York Hotel $3,500 New York, Nov. L—A jury in United States district court today charged up tardiness of a girl employe of the Hotel Astor at approximately $3,500 an<f in awarding a verdict to Mr. Mrs. Charles E. Patterson, of Lynchburg, Va., The girl reported late for work at the hotel registration desk on February 20, 1921, and her be lated arrival resulted in a raid be ing directed against the room which the Pattersons occupied. Prosperous Druggist. Patterson, who is a prosperous chain store druggist, preceded his wife to the hotel by several days. On the date of the raid the name of Mrs. Patterson should V01; m BE ' ll Til 1 Biles’ String Band traction at City '*X 'I m vm The city-county 8s! meeting at Line Creek sch which was postponed from ! Monday night on account of roads, will be held the con Monday nighty regardless weather conditions, accords those sponsoring the meet In addition to moving pk addresses, solos, quartettes concerts by the Georgie-£ band, the famous Bile’s band will be on hand and i ilii several selections. X l Program. ’ t$ ^ Band concert 7 to 7:30, Geor) Kincaid Band. Meeting called to order f John F. Yarbrough. Song, “America,” led by , . Domingos. Invocation, the Rev. Dr. M. Latimer. ■ - ¥ Music, Bile’s String Band. Address of welcome, W. Speer. Music, Harmony Four. ■M Address, C. C. Thomas. Solo, Eugene Rogers. Moving pictures, three reel Address, W. T. Bennett. Music, Georgia-Kincaid Band. II \ Address, Mrs. M. S. Sibley. 0K ■ Music, Harmony Four. mi Benediction, Rev. M. R. William son. w. FAIR ASSOCIATION WANTS NEW TRIAL IN MULLINS SUIT A motion for new trial was filed this morning before Judge Darsey of the city court of Grif fin, by Cleveland & Goodrich, representing the Spalding County Fair Association in a suit on con- . tract entered by Amos Mullins. The case was recently tried be fore Judge Darsey and a verdict in favor of the plaintiff was ren dered. W. H. Connor is counsel for the plaintiff. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF WOMAN’S AUXILIARY TO MEET MONDAY The executive committee of the Woman’s Auxiliary of the First Presbyterian church will hold aa ■1 important meeting at the Manse Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock. The pastor and the following of ficers compose the executive com mittee: president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, all secreta ries of causes and circle chairmen. It is necessary for the entire committee to be present at the meeting Monday. FORMER PRIEST ACQUITTED * Montreal, Nov. 1.—Adelard De lorme, former priest, was acquitted f of having murdered his half broth by a jury late yesterday. have been posted on the chi showing occupants «of v rooms. The girl was late and the n* was not posted. A maid reported a woman v in a room occupied by a man. ' The chart showed that only 1 * Patterson ■ occupied it. The r ' followed. M 30 Minutes Late. m When the girl arrived 30 m utes after Mrs. Patterson the take was discovered and apol were extended to the couple. The jury awarded the hue '! $1,000 and the wife $2,500 for miliation and consequent - . xx rassment.