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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS. TO BE OBSERVED # Business District to Be Decor ated—Services at Church in the Evening. Armistice Day tomorrow will be appropriately celebrated in Griffin with flag decorations by local business men on the main streets of the city and exercises at the First Methodist church at 7:30 o’clock at night under the auspices of the Woman’s Auxil iary of the American Legion. The program includes several interesting numbers and a patri otic address by Judge Marcus W. Beck. Citizens of both the city and county are urged by Mrs. Ernest Travis, chairman of the armistice day program, to attend the exer cises and join in paying tribute to the heroes of the world war. FOR ANNUAL RED CROSS ROLL CALL "Plans have been completed for the annual Red Cross roll call,” said Mrs. W. E. H. Searcy, chair man, today, “and everybody in Griffin , and Spalding county is ■urged to join and aid in the laud able work that this organization is doing.” The roll call begins tomorrow and will continue until November 29. Want 500 Members. << In Griffin,” said 'Mrs. Searcy, - “the campaign for" Membership will be conducted by the club women of the city, and the goal is set for 500 members. >1 Different organizations will be in charge each day. The Ameri can Legion, of which Mrs. Evander Shapard is chairman, will work to morrow. Daily Reports. Daily reports will be made at the Chamber of Commerce head quarters for Mrs. Searcy at 9 o’clock in the morning. A booth will be established at Ward’s drug store, from which the various Chairmen will work. Mrs. Searcy is working directly under the relief association and announces that the funds will all be spent for local purposes. RAILROAD OFFICIALS CONFER WITH INGRAM REGARDING NEW MILL Mr. Smith, superintendent of the Central of Georgia, W. E. Stewart, division manager, and Frank Roberts, railroad engineer, all of Macon, and Mr. Crawford, engineer of the Southern railroad, spent Monday in Griffin in con ference with W. F. Ingram in connection with transportation 30-Day Drought in New York City Breaks All Records for 52 Years New York, Nov. 10:— New York City had its thirtieth consecu tive day without rain, breaking a record of 52 years. The records of the weather bu reau showed that the longest pre vious dry spell was in 1872, when no rain fell between February 15 and March 9. No Inconvenience. The last rainfall this vicin ity had was on October 8. Fortunately, the drought came at such a time that it has caus ed small inconvenience except among the truck farmers of New Jersey, Long Island and southern New York. These growers of ta ble delicacies have felt the lack of rain acutely, but growers of B E GRIFFIN D ... to.. PRIMPING IN PUBLIC IS BANNED BY ASHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS Asheville, N. C. f Nov. 10.— Girl students of the Asheville high school, at a meeting of the student’s club today, pass ed a resolution in which they promised “not to powder at primp in public, either at school or outside of school. ** The girls called upon the girls of all other schools of the state to discontinue the practice of “powdering their noses in public,” and urged them to “return to the ways of our mothers' and grand mothers. PASTOR TO SPEAK Dr. W. A, Shelton, of Emory University, will deliver an address before the Woman’s Club at the City Hall Thursday afternoon. The club this fall is holding one social and one business meeting a month. Singers from Bessie Tift College were the first social at traction. — The president, Mrs. Alex Gos sett, urgently requests that all the club women be present. The pub lic is invited to attend the lecture. Dr. Shelton is professor of Se metic Languages and Old Testa ment history at Emory University and is one of the most prominent speakers in the state. He is well known in Griffin, hav ing been pastor of the First Meth odist church for several years im mediately preceding the Rev. John F. Yarbrough, present pastor. GRIFFINITES ARE URGED TO ATTEND The Rev. John F. Yarbrough, chairman of the rural relations committee of the Chamber of Commerce, urges the people of Griffin to attend the six commun ity meeting to be held tonight at New Salem church at Vaughn. A splendid program has been prepared for this meeting and Dr. Yarbrough says he expects a large crowd. Cars will leave the Chamber of Commerce at 6:30 o’clock and the meeting will start at 7 o’clock with a band concert. TRAMP BURNS IN HAY PILE Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 10.—An unidentified tramp who crawled into a haystack to sleep was burned to death when lightning set fire to the hay. for the new mill that is to be built by W. F. Ingram and as sociates here. most other crops had their yields laid by before the dry weather began. The heavy rains which fell dur ing the last part of September and the first part of October so replenished the water supplies of this and nearby cities that they are in no danger of a water shortage. More Water‘Than Last Year. The department of water sup-t ply said that the September rains so filled the Catskill reservoirs that they contained on October 1 four and one half times as much water as they held upon the tame date of last year, and the city’s consumption since has had but little effect upon the vast, accumu lation. GRIFFIN. GA.. MONDAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1924. SENATOR LODGE DIES LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AFTER LONG ILLNESS If ~r ***** ----AWM "•VV' . d tw v wm « w. w—----- 1 > " v,V.W.'W.V, M aW Wyvi w y i i Suv.v. - :l R8 VhMS VJvXv.v .1 ••] mm f S’-V.v- Wv.-.v 1 ♦ ( *V ■ w. y: pe/v.-.' ! ■4 Stow t f\ L ■;v: l 3 V lfcC Latest photograph of aged republican statesman who made a game fight for life. Cambridge, Mass,, Nov. 10.— Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, re publican leader in the senate, died heTe late Sunday. The end came at 11:15 o'clock after the senior senator from Massachusetts, who had served in the upper house of congress for 31 years, had lived at least two days longer than physicians had supposed he could possibly sur vive. Unconscious Several Days. Unconscious most of the time since Wednesday noon, the noted statesman fought valiantly for his life, but, save for one brief rally, he continued to grow weak er and weaker. Members of his family were at the bedside when the end came. - Senator Lodge was in his 75th year. His fight for life was described by physicians as “marvelous.” Ends Picturesque Career. The death of Lodge ends one THOMASTON MEN SERIOUS INJURED IN AUTO WRECK Thomaston, Nov. 10.—Olen C. Maulden, his brother, H. L. Maul den, textile workers of East Thomaston, and M. J. Adams, Up son county farmer, were injured Saturday night in an automobile accident about two miles from Thomaston on the Americus high way. Olen Maulden is said to be dy ing; Adams is not expected to live, and H. L. Maulden is not seriously hurt. A tire on the Ford car blew out, throwing it against an em bankment on the side of the road. Olen Mauldin was driving the car. He sustained seven broken ribs and his back was broken in three places. Adams was injured internally. The accident occurred only a few feet from the spot where Mrs. Muli^s Whitman was killed not long ago. THREE GENERATIONS SING IN SAME CHOIR Chicago, Nov. 10.—James Clab burn, aged 10, has joined the church choir of which his father and grandfather are also mem bers. ’ ! TELEGRAPH BULLETINS YOUNG GIRL FOUND WITH THROAT CUT East Chicago, Ind., Nov. 10. (By the Associated Press.) — The body of Florence Gwazda, 14. with her tongue cut out and her throat severed, was found in a prairie early today. She had been missing since yes terday. Her body was bruised, indicating she fought her as saiiant. The police have found no clue. LODGE'S SUCCESSOR BEING CONSIDERED Washington, Nov. 10.— (By the Associated Press.) — The choice of a successor to Sena tor Lodge as senate leader is believed to lie between Sena tors Curtis of Kansas and War ren of Wyoming, although Moses of NeW Hampshire. Watson of Indiana and Reed of Pennsylvania are also being considered. TWO SPANIARDS ARE EXECUTED Barcelona, Spain, Nov. 10. (By the Associated Press.) — Joseph Macer and Jean Mon tedo were executed today after conviction for participation Thursday in disturbances when one policeman was killed and another wounded. DROP MANY NAMES of the most picturesque, careers in American politics. As an aristocrat, historian, es sayist, politician and statesman, Lodge established his fame long ago, but it was not until he had beeome an old, gray haired man, though still vigorous, that he reached the big moment of his career. Defeated Versailles Treaty. The name of the veteran Mas sachusetts senator will go into history as that of the man, who as republican leader of the sen ate, sent the treaty of Versail les back to Woodrow Wilson, def initely defeated in the upper house of congress. This high spot of Lodge’s life— the smashing of the League of Nations covenant, so far as American membership in the lea gue was concerned—won him the admiration of millions of his countrymen and the undying hat red of many others. CUMMING GRANTS DISMISSAL LETTERS. Letters of Dismission were granted Monday by Judge D. R. Cummrfig, ordinary, to W. E. H. Searcy, Jr., G. J. Drake and F. W. Blalock, as administrators of the estate of R. H. Drake and to Jesse O. FutraJ on D. Aslan. Market Reports (Over Pursley, Slaton & Co.’s Private Wire) New Orleans Cotton II I I |Prev Open [High | Low |Cl’se| Close Jan. 23.60 24.38i23.59 24.24123.41 Mch. 23.95 24.63 23.82 24.51,23.64 May 24.17 24.85 24.15 24.77j23.85 Jul. 23.99 24.38 23.92 24.56|23.70 Dec. 23.45 24.35 23.45 24.22 23.41 New York Cotton Open High! Prev Low ICl’se Close Jan. 23.72124.50 23.68 24.33 23.53 Mch. 24.05 24.80 24.03 24.61 23.88 May 24.39 25.1024.35 24.93 24.18 Jul 24.10 24.85 24.10 14.68 23.88 Dec. 23.50 24.35 23.60 24.12 23.35 Griffin Spot Cotton Good middling ____ 23.25 — Strict middling ““T— 23,00 — Middling __________ — FROM PENSION ROLLS Washington, Nov. 10.—(By the Associated Press.) More than 14,000 names were dropped from the pension rolls last year, the interior depart- ment, announces. Pensions this year total $2 29,994,777. or $33,017,723 less than last year. PRESIDENT TO VISIT CEMETERY Washington, Nov. 10.— the Associated Press.) — president plane to Armistice Day tomorrow by visit to Arlington cemetery, where he will place a on the tomb of the unknown soldier. ^ » MRS. M. K. MOORE DIES NEAR ZEBULON SUNDAY AFTERNOON Mrs. Martha Kendrick 74, died at the home near Zebu Ion Sunday afternoon at 1:15 o’clock after a long illness. Besides her husband, she is survived by four brothers, the Rev. W. U. Kendrick, of Griffin; M. Kendrick, of Zebulon; J. F. Kendrick, of Melrose, Texas; and H. E. Kendrick, of St. Augustine, Fla. Funeral services were held from the residence this afternoon at 2 o’clock. Rev. George D Goddard officiated. Burial was in the family cemetery with* Hais ten Bros, in charge. POLICEMAN FINDS MEMORY New York, Nov. 10.—“I’ve lost my memory and don’t know my name,” said a man to a Broadway policeman. "Give me your card,” was the reply. The card told the story. MAKES $90,000 FROM 8 CENTS Glasgow, Nov. 10.—Mrs. Kate Reid, who left $90,000 when she died, started out in the fruit bus iness forty years ago with a cap ital of 8 cents. STEEL HATS FOR JOCKEYS London, Nov. 10 .—The National Hunt Committee has decided that jockeys must year steel helmets in steeplechase races to protect them case of falls. USE OF UP STICK CAUSES DEATH OF 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL Syracuse, N. Y., Nov. 10.— Use of a Up stick to cover traces of a small pimple on her face caused the death of Georgia Knickerbocker, 14 year old Ja*esvttib girl, in a hospital here. The girl, before h*r condi dition became serious, ex plained to the hospital: phy sicians that she had discov ered the pimple while she was preparing to attend a Hallowe’en party. She daubed it with a lip stick and the resulting poison spread rapidly through her system. * . . EFFORT MADE 10 E Griffin is making a determined effort to land the 1925 session of the annual North Georgia Metho dist conference in this city. The movement was inaugurated by the Chamber of Commerce. At a recent meeting of the Grif fin Rotary Club a resolution was unanimously passed and the club went on record as being in favor of inviting the bod# here. The Griffin Exchange Club has also endorsed the action of the Cham ber of Commerce, Urge Invitation. At the quarterly conference of the Methodist church next. Wed nesday night Secretary Thomas of the Chamber of Comerce will ap pear and urge this body to for mally extend an invitation. The 1925 session of the ence will be one of the most im portant gatherings of Methodists ever held on account of the many questions to be considered, MRS. J. D. BOYD’S CAR DESTROYED BY FIRE IN ATLANTA PAINT A Buick sedan, owned by Joseph Boyd, was destroyed fire in the building and paint of Miller Bros, in Atlanta Saturday morning. Thirty-eight automobiles, were in the shop to be were also destroyed. The total loss is estimated $200,000. Mrs. Boyd’s car was covered by insurance. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DISTRIBUTES FLAGS Large American flags by the Chamber of Commerce the local merchants for purposes have arrived and are be ing distributed today. They will be used for the first time on Arm istice Day. Secretary Thomas urges all merchants to Diace them in the metal sockets on the sidewalks promptly at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning. Two Aged Women With Guns and yf Dogs Stand Off 20 Chicago Cops Chicago, Nov. 10.—All after noon two elderly, white-haired women, armed with revolvers, barricaded a three story brick house and, backed by three bull dogs, defied the might of the law and the police. Outside a score of policemen and deputy bailiffs seeking to serve an eviction order on the women stood about helplessly while a crowd of several hun dred blocked traffic around them. One of the women stood at a front door, the other at the back. “Assaults” Fail. Both brandished revolvers, and as one policeman approached the front entrance the guard, shrlek ed: *TU let the dogs loose on you ,, v01; 5%% "E vue or IN CITY Several Merchants Report TliStr'a • DUiluCM fee aan Of f.# the Year. There was a perceptible 1 in the volume of sales in Saturday that was very «* ing to local IlMl The streets were filled with visi tors, the stores thronged with shoppers, and cask registers rang with glee. Best Day’s Business. Several of the merchants report the best day’s business this ye The Saturday crowd was ac counted for in a large measure ' " .'J effective newspaper advertising done by some of the local mer chants, buyers being attracted by the bargains and values offered. Make Needed Purchases. > . Cotton has been moving more rapidly than usual in the Griffin market, and farmers, having made good crops, now have ready money with which to make needed pur chases. The Saturday rush was followed Monday by cooler weather and business men are encouraged t» believe that there will be a large increase in the volume of sales from now on. WOMEN DRIVE NEGROES FROM V, DK RIVER DAM Harrodsburg, Ky., Nov. 10.— (By the Associated Press.)—Arm ed white workmen drove out ap proximately 500 negroes from the Dix River dam construction last night after Edward Winkly, a bridegroom of a few days, was killed by a negro highwayman. tf .... .Si Troops Sent. Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 10.~~(By the Associated Press.)—National guard troops were dispatched hur riadly to the Dix river dam in Mercer county near here whan re ports of race rioting adjutant general’s office. The trouble is believed to have started with the robbery and slaying last night of Edward Winkly, who was shot to death by a negro called “Jelly Roll.” The number of guardsmen sent is unknown, but those left here say they were ordered ready for immediate duty. ,, r l WEATHER FORECAST — ) For Georgia—Partly cloudy to night and Tuesday. Warm the south portion Tuesday. Temperature for 24 'y%. ing at noon Monday: Maximum .................. 7t Minimum .................... 54 Mean ................... m. and if they don’t stop you I'll riddle you with bullet*. »» 1 The officer backed away. m A little earlUx a young man, spurred of reward, on by crawled a bailiff’s through promise ||| a rear window to disarm men. One of the women dashed to-* ward him with her pistol ready and the youth went out of the® window on his head while the* crowd cheered. Strategy Wins. m One of the policemen Indi his mates to create a disturb* in front. He then dashed into the t and took the revolvers from the women. 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