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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS. STAGE All SET ISP sil Business Men Urged to At tend—Sponsors Are Busy Arranging Details. The stage is all set for the auction sale tomorrow of this year’s product of the Spalding County Boys’ Cotton Club. M Tap” Busy. u Tap” Bennett, . county agent and chairman of the agricultural committee of the Chamber of Commerce, which is backing the club, was busy today and made • - Tap” Bennett,” Instructor. final arrangements for the sale, with the assistance of Elmer H. Griffin, who interested the Grif fin banks in financing the hoys, and is called the “daddy of the club.” The sale will take place at the intersection of Hill street and Bank Alley, beginning at 9 o’clock, . Pink” Traer will act as auctioneer. Hill street will be roped off from Taylor to Bank Alley, and traffic will be stopped during the sale. Business men of Griffin are urged to attend the sale and bid so that the boys may obtain a fancy price. Man M^ith Nerve. “Let the man with nerve enough to bid on the whole lot come to the front,” said JUmer Griffin today in discussing the sale. / ; > •> ■ ■ >“ V V Elmer Griffin, N Daddy” of Club. The object of the Boys’ Cotton Club is to reduce the acreage and produce a larger yield. Last year there were 30 mem bers of the club, and the total weight of their product was 12,- 779 pounds of cotton. The av erage price per pound was 36.63. The total price received was $4,- 719.29. Eave “The Goods. This year, of the 60 members, 57 have leported to “Tap” Ben nett that they will be here to morrow with “the goods. “My boy’s bale weighs 512 pounds,” said L. P. Moon today in speaking of the results achiev ed by the cotton club, “and he has taught me to reduce my acreage, use the proper amount of fer tilizer and work. I can use the knowledge received from the boys. >> u If I had known 15 years ago what I know now as a result of the results achieved by these young boys,” said J. J. Allen, I would be an independent man today. The cotton is now in local ware houses and early tomorrow morn ing “Tap” Bennett and Elmer Griffin will begin- lining it up on the streets preparatory for the sale. STORE 527,000 POUNDS OF PEANUTS IN TIFTON Tifton, Nov. 14.—The Banner Warehouse, which is the local storehouse for the Peanut Co-op erative Association, Tuesday morning had 527,000 pounds of peanuts stored for the associa tion. Besides these, a local buy-' er has 113,000 pounds of the nuts on storage in the warehouse. dS.?- '"w ||||r *>•: D j llfti •,., j . ’ K w STRESSES NEED L Rotarians Entertain Faculty at Lunch—Pledge Co-opera tion of blub. The urgent need of a new high school building was stressed yes terday by Prof. Marvin Lester, superintendent of Griffin’s excel lent system of schools, who deliv ered an educational address at the regular meeting of the Griffin Ro tary Club, at which the members of the faculty were invited guests. Mr. Lester gave attendance rec ords to show the* rapidity with which the schools here are grow ing and the great need of addi tional facilities. Statistics. . Twenty years ago there were only 31 pupils in the high school with two teachers,” he said. ■ Ten years ago the attendance had increased to 127 with four teachers. << Today there are 400 enrolled and 15 teachers are employed. Inadequate Facilities. He estimated that in 10 years more the attendance would be 800 and said Griffin did not have suf ficient facilities for handling the present enrollment. J. R. Byrd, principal, spoke on aims in high school education; Col. F. E. Wilson, commandant, explained the work of the R.O. T.C. and R. H. Taliaferro con fined his remarks to athletics and the parents. The committee on entertain (Continued on Page 4.) New York, Nov. 14.—(By the Associated Press.)—Society was surprised today at the wedding, October 14, of Leonard Kipp Rhinelander, 22, to Alice Beatrice Jones, the daughter of a New Ro chelle cabman. They were rried at the city hall of New Rochelle by Mayor Scott. No member of the Rhinelander family was present. Since the wedding, the couple has lived in a small frame dwell ing with her two sisters and their husbands, one a chauffeur and the other a laborer. The Rhinelander and the Kipp families date back to the early Dutch settlers of New Amster dam. Rhinelander recently inherited $300,000. J. K. WALLER OPENS NEW GROCERY ON BROAD STREET J. K. Waller, well known gro-* cer, has opened his new store on Broad street opposite the Grif fin Grocery company. He an nounces that he will carry a full line of staple and fancy groceries with 'delivery service. SINGER WANTS $250,000 New York, Nov. 14.—Nicolo Zerola, singer, has filed suit for $250,000 against Metropolitan Opera company. | Market Reports (Over Pursley, Slaton & Co.’s Private Wire) V. » New Orleans Cotton j I I I I I Prev Open | High | Low |CPse| Close Jan. 24.80 24.98 24.57 24.62 24.58 Mchy 35.08 25.21 24.82 24.86 24.83 May 25.36 25.40 25.05 25.10 26.05 July 25.06 25.20 24.93 24.93 24.90 Dec. 24.75 24.99 24.56 24.62 24.55 New York Cotton OpcnlHigh] I I I IPrev Low ICl’selClose Jan. 24.95(25.14 24.69 24.75 24108 Mch. ■ 25.20125.45 25.02 25.04 24.92 May 25.60 25.77 25.32 25.35 25.30 July 26J25 25.44 25.06 25.08 25.00 D'ec. 24.70 24.95 24.52 24.56 24.46 Griffin Spot Cotton Good middling 24.25 Strict middling 24.00 Middling _____ 23.75 Disowned for Eloping, Pretty Society Heiress Coes to Work WB ■ •v-; ; <yw.ee-.w wM O. Wa :r \ •v: KM." I ' ;X ■ ■. ■ & MT mm :>:<■ if ■ id m m mmm K - :■ wBmm ----- ,P ; - W .' i •: •x 4 W ■ x.-: .j - *3 V4T. Mrs. Louise Littauer Doeller, who ran away and married and was disowned by her very wealthy father, William Littauer, of, Washington, D C., has deserted society to open a gown shop in the capital and augment her husband’s meagre Income TRIED IN PIKE Pike superior court has dis posed of quite a number of im portant cases this week. Life Sentence. Three have been tried^o r mur der. Willie Wright was convicted of the murder of Luther McGill and given a life sentence. A. L. Wooten was tried for the murder of Henry Harvell. The jury brought in a verdict of not guilty after being out only 30 minutes. Self Defense. The defense contended that the deceased had attacked Mr. Woot en with a pair of knucks. The other murder case was that of D. G. Leach, who was charged with the murder of* his wife and John Moore. Leach contended that Moore as saulted him with a knife and that he shot him in self defense and accidentally killed Mrs. Leach. The jury found him guilty of manslaughter and fixed his pun ishment at five years in the peni tentiary. TO STAGE SHOW The members of the Mercer Glee Club will arrive in Griffin late this afternoon for the first performance of their 1924-25 sea son at the high school auditorium tonight at 8:15 o’clock. The club comes to Griffin wide ly heralded as one of the best in the south. An excellent, well balanced program will be given. A number of stars, including Ralph Tabor, “Parson” Chandler, and Lassiter, who made such hits with the club last year, will, be featured again. The members of the club are being entertained in private homes while in Griffin. Their appareance is under the auspices of the staff of the high school annual. THOMAS TO ADDRESS BARACA CLASS SUNDAY Secretary Thomas, of the Chamber of Commerce, will speak at the meeting of the Baraca class at the First Baptist church Sunday. A special musical pro gram will be given. WORK STARTED ON NEW FILLING STATION Work was started today by the Standard Oil Company on the erection of a pressed brick fill ing station at the corner of Thir teenth and Experiment streets. GA.. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 14. 1924. mEGRAPH BULLETINS DR. COOK DOESN’T LIKE PRISON. Fort Worth, Nov. 14.—(By the Associated Press.)—The attorneys for Dr. Frederick A. Cook, Arctic explorer, sentenced a year ago to day to 14 years in prison for mail frauds, will face a federal judge today to argue a brief for the reversal of the sentence. The court will conclude the hearing in a few hours but will not make known its decision for several days. COTTON CONSUMPTION SHOWS BIG INCREASE. Washington, Nov. 14.—(By the Associated Press.) Cotton con sumed during the month of Octo her aggregated 532,629 bales and 55,095 bales of linters, compared with 435,216 of lint and 49,976 of linters in Septembers and 543,280 lint and 67,501 linters in October, 1323, the census bureau announc ed today. MRS. HARDING IMPROVING. Marion, Nov. 1L— (By the As sociated Press.)—Mrs. Warren G. Harding’s condition was improved today over last night when girt suffered “air hunger,” physicians said this morning. KLANSMEN FOUND GUILTY OF THEFT. Burlington, Vt., Nov. 14.-r-(By the Associated Press.)—A verdict of guilty of petty larceny was returned this morning in the cases of William McCreedy and Gordon Wells, alleged Ku Klux Klan pro bationers, charged with theft of investments and other articles from St. Mary’s Cathedral here August 8. HICCOUGHING IN CONNECTICUT. ...Meridian, Conn., Nov. 14.—(By the Associated Press.)—Ten au thentic cases of hiccoughing have been reported by physicians here with unofficial reports of many additional victims, The attacks last three days. The cause of the epedemic is a mystery. The only theory advanced is that the unus ual drought is responsible. r v. WEATHER FORECAST For Georgia: Unsettled tonight: , rain in the northwest portion. To morrow partly cloudy. Temperature for 24 hours end ing at noon Friday: Maximum _____ 80 Minimum _____ ..... 54 Mean _________ 67 FRIGID WEATHER Atlanta, Nov. 14.—The local weauther bureau warns of a cold i wave, Atlanta bound, from the northwest, due to strike here about Sunday. The bureau re | ports sub-zero temperatures, pre vailing in the northwest, temper atures of 16 degrees being report ed in Montana. i COUNTY IS BENEFITED BY Iowa Farmer Amazed at Pros pects—Spalding County Plans Similar Project. . L. W. Traer, chairman of the publicity committee of the Grif fin and Spalding County Chamber of Commerce, announced today that he had just received from H. McDowell, manager of Swift & Company’s large packing plant at Moultrie, a letter giving infor mation with reference to the splendid results obtained from the showing of the motion picture film of Colquitt county. Similar Project. H The Chamber of Commerce is planning a similar project in Spalding county,” said Mr. Traer, and the reason that it has not yet been made is because the people of the city and county have not fully realized the importance of this great movement.” In his letter Mr. McDowell said: <( We made the first picture last fall, and you saw it in Griffin. We showed this picture to every one in this county, and it had the effect of heavily simulating pro duction. The value of ,our agri cultural products this year is one million dollars more than last year’s crop, and we actually tribute one half of this to the ef fects obtained from the showing of this picture to our people. Success. ti The success of the first pic ture on our home folks encourag (Continued on Page 4.) DR. IRVINE OUFF, WELL KNOWN HERE, DIES IN ATLANTA News was received in Griffin Friday of the death of Dr. Ir vine S. Oliff at his home in Atlan ta early this morning, following an attack of acute appendicitis. Dr. Oliff was a prominent den tist of Atlanta and had many friends in Griffin and throughout this section. He married Mrs. May Ogletree, well known Griffin woman, some time ago, and she survives him. The funeral will be held in At lanta Saturday morning at 11 o’clock with a number of Griffin ite in attendance. 320 DRYS WIN Washington, Nov. 14.—Analyz ing results of the election, 320 members of the house indorsed by drys had been successful. 100 New Members Is the Result Of Thursday’s Red Cross Drive One hundred dollars was the result of yesterday’s drive in the annual Red Cross roll call, con ducted by the James Boynton Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy with Mrs. j. M. Thomas as chairman, assisted by Mrs. J. H. Newman, Lieuten ant Andrews, Mrs. S. B. Sawtell, Miss Ettienne Goddard, Mrs. Ben Joiner, Mrs. T. H. Wynne and Mrs. Ralph Jones. The Griffin Hosiery Mill a donation of $10 and Mrs. Julia McWilliams Drewry gave $10. The list of memberships fol lows: New Members. Griffin Hosiery Mill, Mrs. Ju lia McWilliams Drewry, Miss Jeart Donaldson, Mrs. T. J. Brooks, Mrs. N. J. Baxter. Mrs. M. E. Wilson, Mrs. Jim Tyus, Mrs. J. P. Nichols, Sr., Mrs. C. W. Slaton, Mrs. L. C. Robert Ogletree, Wm, Atkinson, (Lowell Bleachery). C. D. Brant (Lowell Mrs. George E. Burdett, W. W. Norman, O. S. Tyus, P. E. John Cheatham, J. H. Jr., Alien Little, Mrs. J. Thomas, Joseph Kincaid Lewis W. Thomas, W. F. ley, Mrs. John B. Mills, Sr., R. Williams, W. E. Binford, B. Fisher, J. A. Darsey, Judge Lucien Goodrich, F. P. Lindsey, E. Drewry, Mrs. J. D. Boyd, Mrs. M. O. Crabbe. Mrs. J. H. Edwards, Miss Penn, Judge W. E. H. Searcy, J. E. Powell, Chief L. L. Miss Ruby Alston, Will <* I Circus Day Facts Sells-Floto, now the great est show in the world. Arrives tomorrow morning from Columbus via Southern Line. Trains, three sections. Personnel, more than 1,000 people. Show ground, old ball park. Performances, afternoon at 2:15; night 8:15. Parade, tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock. Fourth street and Poplar to Taylor street to Hill to Poplar street to Eighth street to Broad to Hill to Taylor and Fourth street to circus grounds. Ticket sales, show grounds and Ward Drug Store. Departs Saturday night for Montgomery, Ala, The whole show will be here just as it appeared in Atlanta, Jacksonville, Tampa, Charleston, Macon — all the original aerial and arena stars. % COMPLEIE SURVEY OF CITY SCHOOLS Plana for making a survey of the lo^al schools were accepted last night at the mdStk g the city school board. M. Ik usrsra^ representing the general educ*t tion board and working through the state department, will mak^ the survey. ® “Thought test.” tt Mr. Duggan proposes to make a thorough test of the school buildings, financial situation, rec ords, etc., without cost, except for the material used in the work and it will be very beneficial, M said L. M. Lester, secretary of the board. Col. F. E. Wilson was authoriz ed to purchase instruments for a band and bugle corps for the R.O. T.C. unit at a cost of approxi mately $100. More Drinking Fountains. Mr. Lester stated there were no drinking fountains at any of the schools except indors and suggested -that some be purchas ed with a view of installing two at each of the schools next spring and his recommendation was ac cepted by the board. It was voted to employ an ad ditional teacher at the Fourth Ward school to take care of the overflow there. New Addition Discussed. Plans for making an addition to the high school with « “wing on either side and the moving of Fifth street from East Taylor to Poplar sixty feet further east were discussed, but no action was taken by the board. Newton. T. C. Bowden, Mrs. F. G. Bai ley, Hon. J. J. Fiynt, Mrs. J, L. Williams, Mrs. Earl Turnipseed, C. D. Ingram, Dr. C. L. Tucker, P. J. Slaton, P. T. Archer, Prof. J. A. Jones, O. W. Sibley. J. A. Scott, Mrs. Cooper New ton, Harvey Mills, J, P. Nichols, Sr. ( Mrs. J. W. McWilliams, Sr., Dr. A. D. Forrer, Miss Mar guerite Spalding, Mrs. J. H. New man, John Stevens Manley, Mrs. H. T. Johnson, H. T. Johnson, Sr., J. L. Hines. Mrs. W. E. H. Searcy, Jr., Wil liam Sanders, Frank S. Pittman, Mrs. Ralph Jones, Homer C. Blan ton, A. S. Murray, John H. Rog ers, Larry Duligan. Mrs. S. G. Holt, Mrs. Charles Phillips, Jr., Charles Phillips, Jr., Dr. E. R. Anthony, Sr., George H. Niles, Mrs. W. H. Beck, Sr., Alex Murray, Sr., Alex Murray, Jr., Mrs. Sam McCracken, Mrs. John H. Rogers. Miss Lucile Burnett, Miss Vera Chapman, J. F. Johnson, J. I. Cheney,. Gifls In Charge. The Girls' Service Club will have charge of the campaign for membership tomorrow with Mias Sara McDowell as chairman. Miss McDowell spent today in Atlanta at the Red Cross headquarters discussing junior Red Cross work in Spalding county. Mrs. J. A. Drewry’* name was inadvertently omitted from yes terday’a list of workers. Pleased. Mrs. Searcy, chairman of the VOL. 53 900 SI FAMILIES s / v BY N. I. FIRE m Fifteen Persons Injured at Two rire ueparimentt Daitic ■ the Flames. ■ Jersey City, Nov. 14.—(By tbo Associated Press.)- A conflagra tion which started In the salt petre plant of the Richardson Chemical company, today leaped beyond the control of the Are forces of two cities to the aban doned plant of the American Sugar Refining Company, destroy ed several smaller factories and two tenement house:, and raged four hours before firemen declar ed It was under control at 1 o'clock. The loss, it is estimated, will run into the millions. Fifteen persons were seriously injured or burned and scores o( others cut by glass blown over a half-mile radius by a series of explosions. Nine hundred families were made homeless. The fire jumped through dozens of streams of water, while explo sions blew out the walls and roof of the saltpetre plant. Fire boats and ambulances were sent from New York City. The smoke rolled over the en tire city and across the Hudson river. HI Forsyth, Ga„ Nov, 14.—-It’s a sad story, women, but it is a fact that a mere man in Forsyth has won distinction above a large number of women here in the cul inary art. A mercantile firm offered three prizes for the best cake baked and carried to their store. Fred R. Stokes, a rural mall carrier, whose chief duties in the kitchen of his home have been washing dishes and sweeping the floor, took advantage of his wife’s absence from the city and entered the contest. Not only did Mr. Stokes enter the contest but he carried off first honors over a large number of women—also he carried off 100 pounds of flour as the first prize. Mr. Stokes engineered the mix mg, baking and icing of his cake all by himself, and a couple of domestic science experts pro nounced his production the best in the contest. Mrs. J. M. McCarty and Mrs. Ponder Smith won second and third, respectively. FO ATTEND STATE BAPTIST MEETING The Rev. Leon M. Latimer, pas tor of the First Baptist church, will leave Monday for Columbus to attend the State Baptist con vention in annual session in that city Tuesday. J. P. Nichols, *r,, moderator of the Flint River Association, stat ed that about 30 persona will go from Griffin, “The Baptist church will make an excellent report at the con vention,” said Dr. Latimer today. This year marks the end of the great five year 75 million dollar campaign of the Baptista,” he said, “and while the state is 33 per cent behind in the raising of its quota, the First Baptist church of Griffin lacks only 8 per cent of meeting its assessment of $75,000, having raised $68, 000 .” BARBER KILLS FOUR. Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 14^—Four persons were shot and killed here tonight by Henry Weber, barber, who committed suicide. roll call, stated today she was much pleased with the work here. She said the Georgia Federation of Women’s Clubs in session in Atlanta yesterday, indorsed the Red Cross.