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MEMBER ASSOCIATED P RESS
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IS IH£ LARGEST
12,992,000 Bales Announced
by U. S. Department of
Agriculture.
Washington, Nov. 21._(By
the Associated Press.)_The
cotton crpp was estimated to
da y at 12,992,000 bales, equiv
,
alent to 500 pound bales, by
the department of agricul
ture.
Last year the crop was 10,-
139,671 bales.
The preliminary estimate
for Georgia is 990,000 bales;
Tennessee 350,000 bales.
Ginnings to November 14
totalled 11,147,524 running
bales.
Georgia ginnings was 919,-
295; Tennessee 255,188.
LOCAL STANS 10
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Big show tonight. ‘
Where ?
High school auditorium.
Who’s doing it?
Griffin Minstrels.
What for?
To entertain local citizens.
What time?
8:15.
Is it going to be good?
Well, some of the best talent in
the city will perform, and it is
given under the’ auspices of the
Woman’s Club.
ATLANTA POLICE
START CRUSADE
AGAINST LOAFERS
Atlanta, Nov. 21.—With 40 ar*
rests Tuesday and Wednesday,
police have begun a determined
crusade to rid the city of idlers
and loiterers, according to Acting
Chief of Police E. L. Jett, who
branded this class as U a menace to
society” and responsible for more
than half the crimes committed
in Atlanta. I
II Loafers and loiterers must
go
to work or go to jail,” he said in
commenting on the campaign.
Chief Jett stated that a vigor
ous and unceasing campaign
would be waged by the police de
partment and that it would be
carried into pool rooms and boot
leggers’ establishments of the
city.
Those arrested, the majority of
whom are negroes, will face
White Stone Crosses to Mark
Graves of U. S. Overseas Dead
Washington, Nov. 21.—The Bat
tle Monument’s Commission, head
ed by General Pershing, has de
cided informally that the graves
of American war dead in France
shall T>e marked for all time with
white stone crosses in patterns
similar to the wooden markers
that have stood over graves since
the war.
Not only will the sentiment of
the cross be perpetuated, General
Pershing said, but the arrange
ment will be unchanged, the stone
crosses being fixed as permanent
markers, “row on row. 'i
To Be Voted On.
General Pershing explained that
this decision had been approved
by individual members of the
Battle Monuments Commission,
I.IQUOR PIRATES
LEAVE SCHOONER
HELPLESS AT SEA
New York, Nov. 21.—The liner
President Harding reported here
today that she had rendered as
sistance to the British schooner
Veronica, which had been left in
a helpless condition 100 miles off
Cape Sable after a raid by liquor
pirates.
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FALLS FIVE STORIES
IN AUTOMOBILE AND
LIVES TO TELL TALE
New York, Nov. 21.—De
spite the fact that he backed
his automobile into an open
elevator shaft in a garage,
and fell five stories with it,
to land on another automobile
just entering the shaft, Lind
ley M. Franklin, of Flush
ing, Is suffering from only
minoi' bruises.
Archibald Nesbitt, of Bay
side, vice president of George
A. Fuller Construction Co.,
the occupant of the second
car, a sedan, also escaped se-'
rious injury, although his
hurts required hospital treat
ment.
Both cars were wrecked in
such a way as to protect the
drivers from being crushed.
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HUE DESTROYS
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Concord, Nov. 21.—(Special)—
The high school building here was
destroyed by fire at 2 o’clock this
morning. All its contents were
also burned.
When the fire was*discovered it
was beyond control and burned
fiercely.
The grove of trees surrounding
it was also destroyed by the great
heat.
Origin of the fire is unknown.
There was $4,000 of insurance
on the building.
School will be resumed Monday
in improvised quarters, and a
„
bond election will be called soon
for the erection of new and bet
ter buildings.______________ ___ ........_.....
ATLANTA MUSIC SCHOOL
HEAD DIES IN HOSPITAL
Atlanta, Nov. 21.—Frederick
Barbv, principal of the Barber
Conservatory of Music, who was
injured in an automobile-street
car’ accident late Wednesday
night on the Wieuca road, died
Thursday morning at a local hos
pital.
OLDEST COTTON MAN
IN NEW ORLEANS DIES
New Orleans, Nov. 21.—Jules
Mazerat, 84 years old, oldest
member of the New Orleans cot
ton exchange and for many years
one of the board of directors 61
that body, died yesterday. He
Was elected a member of the ex
change in November, 1 871.
$12,948,619 SPENT
BY CARNEGIE BOARD
New York, Nov. 21.—More
money was distributed by the
Carnegie foundation during the
last fiscal-year than in any pre
vious year.
The sum was $12,948,619.
charges of idling and loitering in
recorder’s court this morning.
and would be formally voted at
a meeting of the commission.
The plans will then be present
ed to Secretary Weeks for ap
proval before actual work of
planning the stone crosses in the
cemeteries overseas is begun by
the cemeterial division of the
Army Quartermaster Corps.
Stone crosses, however, will be
ordered in numbers sufficient
only for overseas needs. The
graves of soldiers whose bodies
were returned to the United
States will be marked with the
stone slab in conformity with the
practice followed, since the Civil
War in all military burial
grounds.
30,447 Graves To Be' Marked.
There are 30,447 graves in the
American fields of honor in
France, Belgium and Englind,
comprising an aggregate of 256
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acres.
The general said he was amaz
ed at the progress made in work
upon the cemeteries he visited
during his recent trip to Europe.
Trees, shrubbery and grass,
planted to beautify the fields, he
said, had devedoped remarkably
well, while the construction of
roadways, paths and buildings
had advanced almost to the point
of final completion.
GRIFFIN, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21. 1924.
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Marion, Ohio, Nov. 21.—
<By Associated Press.)—Mrs.
Warren G. Harding, widow of
the twenty-ninth chief execu
tive of the United States, died
at 8^5 o’clock this morning.
The end came at the White
TO AID,
BANK HEAD SAYS
Atlanta, Nov. 21. — Banker^
here and throughout the state,
following the statement of Gover
nor M. B. Wellborn, of the Fed
eral Reserve Bank, of Atlanta,
on the subject before the Georgia
Agricultural society, have given
their unqualified indorsement to
co-operative marketing of farm
products and will, it is stated,
give the growers ample support.
Practical Step.
Creation of the marketing asso
ciations, according to Governor
Wellborn, is the most practical
step forward ever taken by the
farmers.
it And since their success means
so much to the basic welfare of
our industry, said Governor
Wellborn, “all banks, both in the
city and country,* should put aside
any selfish or petty objections
and give the movement their
wholehearted and sympathetic
support.
Will Continue Aid.
Governor Wellborn said that
the Federal Reserve Bank, of At
lanta, serving through its mem
ber banks the states of Georgia,
Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Mis
sissippi and Louisiana, has rend
ered the marketing associations
all the assistance at its command
and will continue to give them its
wholehearted co-operation at all
times.
Within the past few years, ac
cording to Governor Wellborn
farmers have felt the necessity of
organizing themselves into mu
tual associations for the purpose
of effecting a more orderly and
business like disposal of products.
It was stated that all cotton
states have their separate organ
izations which are taking an in
creasingly larger part in the
propgr handling of farm com
modities.
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WEATHER FORECAST
For Georgia: Partly cloudy to
night, Saturday fair and colder
in the northwest portion.
Temperature for 24 hoprs end
ing at noon Friday:
Maximum 62
Minimum i
44
Mean ... 53
Oaks Sanitarium of Dr. Carl
Sawyer> where she had been
ill for several weeks.
Her death was due directly
to kidney ailment from which
she suffered for many years.
FOREST FIRES DO
GREAT DAMAGE IN
ILS OF GEORGIA
Biairsville, Ga., Nov. 21.—As
the result of a 40 day drought,
which left the timber lands dry,
forest fires have been raging in
Georgia’s mountain region, and
the controlling of these Area have
been extremely difficult, accord
ing to B. H. Stone, secretary of
the Georgia Forestry Association.
Mr. Stone points out that late
ly foresters and rangers have had
their hands full day and night,
because of the additional blazes
that have occurred.
Mr. Stone further points out
that the results obtained by the
fighters must be measured by the
assistance rendered by the cit
izens, as this is of vital impor
tance.
On the other hand, Mr. Stone
says that “in other sections of
the beautiful hills of Georgia, no
attention is being paid to the for
est fires, and great damage is
being done.” _
SELLS INTEREST IN
LOT FOR $20C
W. G. Gay sold to Miss Opal
Gay today one-eighth interest in
a lot at Sunny Side for $200.
Market Reports
(Over Pursley, Slaton & Co.’s
o Private Wire.)
New Orleans Cotton
, i Low 1 Prev
Open|High| iCI’sejClos t
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Jan )24.24|24.45|23.85 23.94|24.26
Mch. 24.44;24.62j24.04 24.14 24.42
May j24.40j24.65|24.26j24.30j24.52 24.62j24.70j24.2oj24.28i24.60
July
Dec. j24.30j24.33|23.82|23.91|24.23
New York Cotton
i 1 I I Prev
[Open|High| Low ICl’selClose
Jan. j24.13 24.43j23.80'23.86j24.20
Mch 124.52 24.82i24.16i24.18j24.52
May |24.S1 25,05 24.50 24.50124.78
July j^4.76 25.00124*5224.58124.75
Dec. |23.95;24.20i23J)9|23.6623.96
Griffin Spot Cotton
Good middling 23.75
Strict middling 23.50
Middling ..... 23.25
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BULLETINS
MEXICO PROTESTS
TO WASHINGTON.
Mexico City, Nov. 21.—(By the
Associated Press.)—The depart
ment of foreign relations sent a
note to Washington today pro
testing against treatment re
ceived by Mexican workers from
industrial and plantation owners
in Louisiana. It says previous
representations of the Mexican
consul in New Orleans were un
heeded.
PROBE LEGALITY OF
INCOME TAX REPORTS.
Washington, Nov. 21.—(By the
Associated Press.)—The legality
of publishing income tax returns
was the main question of today’s
session of the special senate com
mittee investigating internal rev
enue bureau, with future course
of inquiry depending on the de
cision.
MANY AUTO ACCIDENTS
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Harrisburg, Pa., Nov. 21.—(By
the Associated Press.) — Three
hundred and ninety-three persons
were killed and 9,228 injured in
auto accidents in Pennsylvania
for the six months ending No
vember 1, it was announced by
the department of highways to
day.
WOMAN, NOT CANDIDATE,
ELECTED TO TWO OFFICES
Larned, Kan., Nov. 21.—Mrs.' i
Fannie Christian, of Rozel, Kan
sas, has been elected to two of
fices—justice of the peace and
town constable—although she had
not been a candidate for any of
fice.---'-*- f
At the election Mrs. Christian’s
friends, unknown to her, wrote
her name in on the ballots for
the two offices.
SYNTHETIC EAR GROWN
ON PHILADELPHIA CHILE
Philadelphia, Nov. 21.—How a
child afflicted at birth was given
a “synthetic ear” was told at
tee sesshm of the Eastern Home
opathic Medical Association.
Dr. Doyle explained that the
child was born without a right
ear. The materials for his “syn
thetic” ear were taken from the
cartlege of a rib and the skin
ot the neck.
TO RESUME WORK
IN TUTS TOMB.
London, Nov. 21.—(By the As
sociated Press.)—Howard Carter
is expected to arrive in Cairo
within a few days to resume his
w-ork on the tomb of Pharaoh
Tut-Ankh-Amen, says the Daily
Mail.
TO RELEASE DRY LEADER
ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
Ossining, N. Y., Nov. 21.—(By
the Associated Press.)—William
H. Anderson, former superinten
dent of the New York Anti-Saloon
League, will be released from
Sing Sing prison Christmas Eve,
three months before the expira>
tion of the sentence imposed upon
him for conviction of third degree
forgery in January.
MOBILE GETS FIRST
RAIN IN 53 DAYS.
Mobile, Nov. 21^— (By the As
sociated Press.)—Rain fell here
today for the first time in 53
days.
EX-COLLEGE PRESIDENT
POUND DEAD IN ROOM.
Washington, Nov. 21.—(By the
Associated Press.)—Dr. Stephen
M. Newman, 19, former president
of Howard University, was found
dead alone in his apartment here
today. Apoplexy was given a*
the cause of his death. He alar
was a former president of East
ern College, of Front Royal, Va.
and of a woman’s college at Hag
erstown, Md.
SMALL BLAZE IS
QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED
The napper room at the Griffin
Manufacturing Company caught
fire yesterday afternoon, The
fire department was called and
extinguished the fire with chemi
cals. Slight damage was done.
ENGLISH REAPPOINTED
OIL INSPECTOR
George L. English, oil inspec
tor for the Griffin district for
the past six years, has been re
J appointed for another two-year
term by J. J. Brown, state com
( missioner of agriculture.
CONSOLIDATION OF h m
GRIFFIN IS ANNOUNC mim
ft
One of the Biggest Financ
Transactions Hera in
Many Years.
Consolidation of the Seconi
National Bank with the
National Bank was annoui
■
this morning.
The transaction is said ifc to
be one of the biggest
deals that ha* taken place in
Griffin in many years.
The consolidation was ef
fected last night by the di- . :
rectors of the two banks and
must be ratified by the stock- .
holders at a special meeting,
as provided by the national
banking laws, notice of which
will be given later.
Oldest National Bank X;§«
The City National, capitalized
at $70,000, is Griffin’s oldest na
tional bank, having been charter
ed January 2, 1873. The first
president was Gilman J. Drake
and the present head is J. W.
Hammond.
The Second National, capitaliz
ed at $100,090, was chartered
February 7, 1920, and began oper
ation March 1 of that year. Bur
ton Slade wa» the first presi
dent and Jamas E. Elder is now
president;
Large Resources.
The cohsolidated banks will
have capital, surplus and undivid
ed profits of $232,934.48 and total
resources of $1,016,192.88. The
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Bitter 8erviee.
I By combining the two banks
in one, Griffin will have one big
national bank with one overhead
instead of two, enabling it to #
give the public better service by
virtue of more capital and re
sources,” said President Ham
mond, of the City National, to
day in discussing the consolida- x;.!*y*
tion. .
CHIEF OF POLICE OF
VALDOSTA KILLS MAN
Valdosta, Nov. 21.—Police Chief
W. P. Kendall shot and mortally
wounded Dick Boyd here today.
Boyd died 30 minutes after he
was taken to the hospital. The
death shot was from a pistol
which the chief Is said to have
wrenched from Boyd’s hand after
the two men met in front of the
city hall. Chief Kendall was
wounded in the hand, but not se
riously.
IS IN CRITICAL .»
George Chalkey, of Brooks, is
in a serious condition at the Grif
fin hospital as a result of wounds
sustained shortly after noon Wed
nesday by the accidental dis
charge of a gun while hunting in
Fayette county.
Chalkey’s arm was amputated
at. the shoulder by Drs. L. M.
Gable, Webb Conn and T. I,
Hawkins yesterday afternoon and
it is stated that he lost consid
erable blood and is very weak.
The wounded man was hunting
with Brewer Connally and while
in a swamp he placed his gun on
.a stump and it was discharged,
the contents lodging in his shoul
der.
He was brought here soon after
the accident.
BUTTS FARMERS TO
SHIP SEVERAL CARS
OF GREEN PEPPERS
Jackson, Nov. 21.—Due to the
favorable seasons and the late
ness of a killing frost, several
cars of green pimento peppers
will move from the Jackson ter
ritory within the next few days.
It is expected the shipments
to be made this week and next,
provided a killing frost does not
stop shipping, will amount to ten
or twelve cars.
Forty cars have already been
shipped, it was announced.
It is said that killing frosts
have occurred in New Jersey,
and growers ire anticipating bet
ter prices for late shipments.
- The shipment, of gn*m pepper
this season will greatly exceed
the record of the previous year.
NEGRO GETS LIFE
FOJt KILLING COP
Valdosta, Nov. 21.—The trail of
Yancey Wheeler, negro, in
Lowndes county superior court
here yesterday on a chdrge of
of murder of Policeman Mullis
last August, resulted in a verdict
of guilty with recommendation
of mercy, which means a life sen
tence.
RED CROSS STILL
GETTING MEMBERS
The following additional mem
berships to the Red Cross were
announced today by Mrs. W. E.
H. Searcy, Jr., chairman: Dr.
W. H. Austin, Mrs. W. H. Austin,
W. H. Austin, Jr., Jack Austin,
Mrs. A. Ruskin, Miss Naomi
Chapman, Joseph Sachs.
Says Georgia Cotton Traffic Would
Be Crippled If Courts Say Atlanta
Exchange Is an Iliegd Business
Atlanta, Nov. 21.—New York
itnd New Orleans cotton exchange
quotations would be cut off from
the entire state of Georgia in
case the Atlanta Commercial Ex
change is declared by the courts
of Georgia to be engaged in an
illegal business, said Louis
Brooks, chairman of the business
conduct committee and member of
the board of managers of the
New York Cotton Exchange here
yesterday.
Curbing Hucketshops.
Mr. Brooks is in Atlanta on a
tour of the south in the interests
of curbing “bucketshops, »» and
was confronted with the action of
Solicitor General John A. Boy
kin in recently raiding the At
lanta exchange.
After reviewing the situation
he said he would not attempt to
go into the merits of the fight by
Mr. Boykin or the Georgia laws,
but merely rested after saying
that if the exchange is declared
illegal, the state will not be en
titled to quotations.
He said the New York ex
change will not tolerate anything
illegal in the conduct of its bus
iness.
Exchanges Close Together.
He said he felt confident that
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the board of managers would
adopt his suggestion and added
that he is leaving Atlanta today
for New Orleans, where he will
confer with the president of thf
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
with a view to inducii it to take
some action against
He declared that the New York
and New Orleans Cotton Ex
changes, while separate entities*
always worked in close conjunc
tion and that he was certain that
the New Orleans exchange would
follow the lead of the New York
institution.
Paralyze Traffic.
Questioned with regard to the
effect such action would have on
cotton traffic in the state, Mr.
Broads said:
ti It will paralyze your cotton
traffic. You cannot operate with
out our quotations. »
Mr. Brooks said that such a
ruling by the exchange would
close direct avenue for quotations
coming into the aiate.
He declared the telegraph com
panies would not be permitted to
furnish them to aqy one in the
state nor would the press asso
ciations be allowed to carry them
and furnish them to the newspa
pers they serve.