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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
CITY TO OBSERVE
‘FORCET-IMT’
Tugs to Be Sold for Benefit
of Disabled World War
Veterans. &
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Plans have been completed for
the observance of <* Forget-Me
Not” day in Griffin Saturday, un
der the auspices of the American
Legion.
Tags will be sold on the streets
of the city during the day.
Mrs. Sam McCracken has been
appointed chairman in charge of
the work. Her committee will be
Mrs. William H. Beck, Jr., Mrs.
Zach Respess, Mrs! William Odus
Wiells, Mrs. Ralph Jones, Mrs. E.
K. Domingos, Mrs. Richard A.
Drake and Mrs. Ray Wirick.
Proceeds of the sale will go
toward providing additional com
forts, entertainment features and
necessities of life for those who
were rendered unfit during the re
cent conflict.
The national sale of tags on
U Forget-Me-Not” day is under the
auspices of the Disabled Veterans
of the World War.
BT HOME TALENT
A minstrel will be staged under
the auspices of the Federated
Women’s Clubs of Griffin at the
High school auditorium the latter
part of this month.
This/ announcement will be wel
comed by lovers of the burnt cork
art in Griffin, as there has never
been a more popular form of local
talent entertainment than that of
the minstrel.
Many Old Stars.
The men who will make up the
cast this year will be mainly those
who have appeared in minstrel
shows here for the past five years,
though Mr. Lumpkin, who will
direet the production, states that
several new faces will be seen.
Will Rice will act as interlocu-
Griffin Now Has Many Realty
Owners In A New Subdivision;
C Camping Outfit May Be Needed
Is there going to be a general
exodus of h >me seekers from Grif
fin to Del.alb county?
It is i.oped not, though a
ber ( X Griffinites have been
awarded “free” lots in that coun
ty.
It all crime about like this:
How It Happened.
Two c at per young men, claim
ing to 'ail from Atlanta, came in
to Gr Tin recently to register a
few iavored citizens with free
chances at a ^rawing of lots in
a Stone Mountain Park, a new
subdivision near Stone Mountain,
It was explained that for ad -
vertising purposes several tots
would be given away. No charge
was attached to the registration,
On November 4, these young
gentlemen came back with the
g(ad tidings that the drawing had
been held and a few Griffin cit
izens had been lucky enough
get free tots.
In fact, some were so fortunate
as to get corner tots.
$7.50 Fee.
Of course there was a small
charge of $7.50 attached to draw
ing up the deed, etc., but this iyas
nothing compared to the value of
the tots, and the lucky ones ac
cepted the deeds, paid their $7.50
and congratulated themselves.
-Later a few of the winners hap
pened to get together and they
discovered that nearly everybody
who registered had won a tot.
On the surface this looked rath
tp.
WOMAN WITH “ONE
OFF AND ONE SHOE ON
GREETED BY PRESIDENT
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Washington, Not. «.—When
President Coolidge walked
along F street yesterday af
ternoon, one of the number
to greet him was a woman
with one shoe off and one shoe
an.
The president was passing
a shoe store.
Inside a well groomed wo
man Was making a purchase.
Hearing the president was
outside she apparently for
get one of her shoes was off.
She hastened out to the
sidewalk and greeted the chief
executive.
The president, observing the
* formalities, regardless of foot
gear, raised his hat and bow
ed:
COTTON RECEIPTS
THAN LAST TEAR
Griffin has received 2,436 more
bales of cotton this year than
last year.
According to the official
report for the week ended today,
as furnished The News by J. E.
Maynard, 78ET bales were received,
as compared with 338 bales for
the corresponding week last year
Shipments for the week were
316 bales, against 276 bales last
year.
The stock on hand in the dif
ferent^,warehouses was 4,476 bales
against 2,869 bales last year.
The total receipts for the sea
son were 7,011 bales, against 4,-
575 bales last year.
Middling (spots) was quoted to
day at 22.50, while one year ago
it brought 33.00.
tor and music will be furnished
by the Griffin Serenaders under
the leadership of Mrs. Ray Wirick.
Those who have agreed to take
part are: Seaton Bailey, A. B.
Combs, Lamont Gresham, E. K.
Domingos, J. A. Gammon, George
N. Murray, Hansford Cox, Will
Rice, Burton Slade, J. Evans Mit
chell, Wilson Lumpkin, John Gam
mon, Charley Phillips.
Rehearsals will begin next week.
er strange, but it was thought to
be one of the vagaries of the long
arm of coincidence.
Wonder About Size.
Then it seems that some of the
new DeKalb county realty owners
began to wonder about the size
of their lot.
It was not stated on the deed.
The salesman had explained
that the lot and block numbers
were all that was necessary, as
the plat was on record.
A long distance phone call to
j the clerk of the superior court
jof DeKalb county revealed that
J “Stone Mountain Park” comprised
' about 19 divided into
acres 11
j blocks and containing about 1542
tots.
Tiie understanding in the clerk's
office was the lots were about
! 25x25, but the size was not stated
j on the records,
Camping Lots.
A tong distance call to the
States Securities Commission at
Atlanta revealed that the dealer
who handled the subdivision had
authority to sell camping tots, lo
cated in DeKalb county. No other
license had been issued to the
gentlemen.
Perhaps some of the 25 or more
*. Stone Mountain Park” tot hold
ers are wondering why they did
not get a copy of the book, “Han
dy Guide to Campers, •* as some
confess they do not even know
how to set up a tent.
Barnum was right.
GRIFFIN. GA. ►AY. NOVEMBER 6, 1924.
Pledges Eternal Love to Husband
Who Shot Two to Get Her Back
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Ruth Mahan, 10, of Norfolk county, Va., left her husband,"
James, 26, veteran of the A. E. F., and returned to her father's
house, a week after they were married. James followed, and after
several unsuccessful attempts to see her, he shot her father and
brol h f r and «®"ied off. When he learned that the victims
would , not die he surrendered. Now Ruth say she loves her hus
band more than ever, and that nothing can ever part them again-
9-VEAR-OLD BOV
CITY'S FUTURE
“Youngest owner of real estate
in Griffin, paid for by hip,self.
That is the title that Master
Dorsey Morris now holds.
This youngster, who carries The
Griffin News, is only nine years
old and yesterday purchased a lot
in Eastbrook, the new sub-division
recently put on the market by the
Griffin Realty Company.
He has made his first payment
and will pay a certain
every month until the lot is paid
In mailing the copy of contract
to the lad, W. G. Cartledge, man
ager of the Griffin Realty Com
pany, congratulated him on be
coming a property owner and for
his inclination towards thrift, and
believes that his confidence in the
future possibilities of Griffin Real
estate will be well rewarded.
BRIGHT FUTURE
SAYS SENATOR
Atlanta, Nov. 6. Peach coun
ty has now finally been created
and ratified and our eyes and
hearts are turned to big things
and a bright future,” said former
State Senator Joe Davidson today
before leaving Atlanta for his
home in Fort Valley.
The peoplt in the new county
will begin at once to build toward
an ambition to make Peach one
of the very best counties in the
state—and we are going to do
that before we finally finish the
work we started out on.
Speaking for all those people
I want to ask that our thanks be
expressed to all those gOod Geor
gia people who voted yesterday
to ratify the amendment making
our new Aunty.
ELKS TO NAME
LECTURING KNIGHT
MONDAY NIGHT.
The local lodge of Elks will
hold an election at its regular
meeting November 10 to fill the
vacancy in the chair of the es
teemed lecturing knight. H. C.
Garrison, who has been holding
this position, recently resigned,
moving to Marietta.
ATHLETIC CLUB
IS FORMED IRE
The Griffin Athletic Club was
formally organized Wednesday
night at the Griffin Athletic Court
with eighteen men present. D.
R. Cumming was elected president.
Plana for the future were dis
cussed aft<F'ff was ' decided to meet
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
ni Fhts at 7:30 o’clock.
Want More Business Men.
The attendance Wednesday night
was very gratifying to those in
terested except for the fact that
there were not enough of the
older business men of iGriffin pres
ent.
Those interested in the club are
very anxious to have all the busi
ness men join, as they say they
can derive great benefit from the
meetings.
A 20-minute period of cales
thenics will be held each night.
Basketball and other games will
be played.
Eighteen Present.
Those attending the opening
meeting Wednesday night were
P. J. Slaton, J. R. Byrd, Joseph
Persons, G. A. Sachs, Joe Cum
ming, R. H. Taliaferro, Ware
Hutchison, W. L. Joiner, D. R.
Cumming, C. T. Elliot, Ben Brown,
Emory Searcy, H. F. Goldstein,
Vernon Kirkland, Dr. F. H. Wil
son, Steve Wallace, S. G. Bailey
t
and D. Lamar Lynch.
ADJOURNED SESSION OF
ORDINARY’S COURT
An adjourned session of the or
dinary’s court will be held next
Tuesday to pass on matters that
could not be executed at the regu
lar session last Tuesday, it was
announced today by Judge D. R.
Cumming.
ATTORNEY GENERAL TO
SPEAK TO MAVERICKS
George M. Napier, attorney
general of Georgia, will address
the Griffin Maverick class at its
regular meeting Sunday morning.
November 16.
r WEATHER FORECAST 1
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For Georgia: Partly cloudy to
night and Friday; rain and cool
er in the north portion Friday.
Temperature for 24 hours end
ing at noon Thursday:
Maximum 78
Minimum —... 54
Mean___ 66
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TELEG
BULLETINS
PLAGUE STOPPED
IN LOS ANGELES
L 03 Angeles, Nov. A.-— (By
• the Associated Press.)—With
only one death reported yes
terday—the first in 48 hours—
health authorities combatting
the pneumonic plague, in Los
Angeles are hopeful today that
the peak of the epidemic which
originated in a Mexican quar
ter la3t month has been past.
Official records show a total of
26 deaths since the beginning
of the epidemic and seven
other patients are under treat
ment.
BROOKHART LEADING
BY 66 VOTES
Des Moines, Nov. 6.—(By
the Associated Press.)—Sen
ator Smith W. Brookhart is
leading his Democratic oppon
ent, Daniel F. Steck, by 66
votes, according to unofficial
but complete returns from all
the precincts in Iowa.
MANGUS JOHNSON
LOSES IN MINNESOTA
St. Paul, Nov. 6.— (By the
Associated Press.) — Returns
Lom 2,933 of the 3,607 pre
cincts in Minnesota give for
United States senator, Schall,
Republican, 35i.i 11; over
Johnson, Farmer Labor, 333,-
842.
REPUBLICAN ELECTED
SENATOR IN KENTUCKY
Louisville, Nov. 6.—(By the
Associated P^ess.)—The latest
compilation of unofficial re
turns give Coolidge a lead of
23,376 over Davis and a ma
jority of 20,213 for Fred M.
Sgckett, Republican, over A.
C. Stanley. Democratic incum
bent, in the Kentucky sena
torial race.
MANCHUS ARRIVE
IN TIENTSIN
Tientsin, Nov. 6.— (By the
Associated Press)—The troops
of General Chang Tso Lin, the
victorious Manchurian war lord,
who has defeated the armies of
the Peking government, ar
rived here last night from
Shanhaikwan. The Manchur
ian army included 5,000 Rus
sians and 400 Japanese.
COSTLY FIRE IN
WEST VIRGINIA
Wheeling, W. Va., Nov. 6.
(By the Associated Press.) —
Two business blocks in the
downtown section were de
stroyed by fire today, with a
loss estimated at $750,000.
SENATOR LODGE
IS UNCONSCIOUS
Cambridge, Mass., No.v. 6.
(By the Associated Press.) —
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge,
who suffered a stroke yester
day at a hospital where he was
convalescing from an operat
tion, is still unconscious.
CATHEDRAL ROBBER
PLEADS GUILTY
Burlington, Va., Nov. 6.—
(By Associated F*ress.)—Wm.
C. Moyers, an organizer com
ing here from Tennessee, in
jail in default of bail charged
with the robbery of St. Mary’s
Cathedral, entered a plea of
guilty today. Two local men (
are facing trial on the same
charge.
SOCIALIST WINS
IN WISCONSIN
Milwaukee, Nov. 6. — (By
the Associated Press.)—Victor
L. Berger, Socialist representa
tive from the Fifth Wisconsin
District, has been declared the
winner over Ernst A. Braun,
Republican, by three daily
newspapers.
MRS.
An exclusive and unusual por
trait of Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt,
whose husband was defeated Tues
day by A1 Smith for governor of
New York.
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Savannah, Nov. 6.—The thirty
first annual convention of the
United Daughters of the Confed
eracy will convene here Wednes
day, November 19,
Preliminary exercises will be
held Tuesday evening, November
18 in the municipal auditorium,
while Monday, November 17, will
be given over to meetings of com
mittees and a conference of the
division presidents in charge of
the president general will take
place.
Inhere are TOO,000 membtrs of
the organization, with 1,125 chap
ters in 37 states and one in Paris
Last year the United Daughters
of the Confederacy contributed,
to scholarships and otherwise,
$304,-000 toward educating worthy
and needy young people.
Mrs. Frank Harold, of Ameri
cus, a sister of Governor Walker,
of Georgia, is president general
of the organization.
Owner of Be-Diamonded Teeth
To Have Jewels Removed Before
N. Y. Bandits Beat Him To It
New York, Nov. 6.—For 11
years Samuel P. Lefkowitz was
happy in possession of the most
ornate oral orifice in the world.
His brilliant grin, his flashing
smile, his luminous laugh spread
radiance through even the dullest
seasons in the coat and suit trade.
Let’s go over and watch Sam
taught,” was a favorite suggestion
when his business associates felt
they needed brightening up a bit
Market Reports
(Over Pursley, Slaton & Co.’s
Private Wire)
New Orleans Cotton
Prev.
| Open | Close 1 Close
Jan. j23.00;23.21|22,86 22.86j23.08
Mch. 23.20j23.46;23.07 23.07|23.32
May 23.37j23.56|23.25 23.25 23.50
Jui. 23.20j23.31 23.05 23.05 23.32
Dec. 22.95:23.20 22.85 22.85 23.06
New York Cotton
t l Open I | Highj I Low ICi’selClose (Prev
Jan. 23.05 23,35 22.97 22.97 23.27
Mch. 23.44 23.6223.23 23.23 23.55
May 23.60 23.85 23.40 23.40 23.80
Tuly 23.42 23.60 23.25 23.25 23.55
Dec. 22.9223.2122.78 22.78 23.11
Griffin Spot Cotton
Good middling 22.75
Striet middling ___________22.50
Middling 22.25
Greece will permit the export of
only 75 per cent of this year’s ol
ive crop.
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May Have Dependable
Other Parties. y:
New York, Nov. 6.—(By the A
sociated Press.)—The republic!
triumph Tuesday assumes aa evi
greater magnitude as the count!*
of ballots nears completion.
The latest returns not only
boosted the Coolidge-Dawes total,
but with only thirty district* mis*
ing, they increased the likelihood
that the new administration will ;s«
have a dependable, though small,
working *
majority over the La Fol
lette insurgent balance of power
which has hampered and thwarted
many administrative measures and
policies.
3 States Doubtful
Washington, Nov. 6.—-(By the
Associated Press.)—The ability of
the republican organization to con
trol the new congress elected
Tuesday appeared today to hinge
on the outcome of senatorial con
tests in three states, Minnesota,
New Mexico, and Wyoming.
There is little doubt that it *
would have a bare working major
ity in the house over the demo
crats and LaFollette insurgent*.
If republican candidate* for the
senate in two of the three states
still in doubt are victorious and
the vacancy in Connecticut is fill
ed by a republican, the coalition
between the democrat* and the
consistent supporters of Senator
LaFollette would fall two short
of a majority.
In Minnesota and Wyoming
republican nominees are
on
but in New Mexico, Senator Bur
sum is trailing his democratic op
ponent, Sam G. Bratton.
Election Facts.
The total vote cast was 30,000,
000, the largest in American his
tory.
President Coolidge receives 379
electoral votes; Davis 139; La
Follette 13.
President Harding received 404
(Continued on Page 4 )
until the inevitable cloud cast its
shadow.
Stranger With Dentist Forceps
Sam, on his way home the oth
er night, was accosted by a
stranger,
a I want your tooth,” he growl
ed, through hi* own, and flashed
what certainly looked like a pair
of dentist’s forceps. •
Lefkowitz went away from
there, rapidly, his coveted incisors
chattering, but secure and a well
learned lesson burned into hi*
memory.
Smile Attracts Bandit*.
The sunshine of his famous
sjnile at last had attracted the at
tention of New York’s hold-up
men.
So, among the passengers on
the Homeric will be Samuel P.
Lefkowitz, owner of the only pair
of diamond studded teeth in cap
tivity, off to spend four hours a
day for three weeks ijs the chair
of the Paris dentist io whom he
paid $1,200 in 1913 to put the
stones in their uni settings,
To Be Made o Bing.
When he returns about Decern
ber 15 the gems, one five-eighths
of a carat and the other* three
quarters, will adorn a ring worth
$2,500 and Mr. Lefkowitz’s smille
will be undistinguished.
, And much to his fear of hold
up men will be gone.
it For though they steal my pre
cious jewels, I will not lose my
chewing tools,” he quoted mer
rily.