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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
ALL GRIFFIN 10
Business Houses to Close;
Unioln Services at First
Baptist Church.
Better get your groceries today.
And if you need anything to
wear don’t wait until after to
night.
For tomorrow is Thanksgiving
Day.
And all Griffin has planned to
observe it as a holiday.
The city will/be closed as tight
as Dick’s hat band.
Union Services.
Union Thanksgiving services
will.be held at the First Baptist
church at 10 o’clock in the morn
ing when the Rev. Malcolm R.
Williamson, of the Presbyterian
church, will deliver a sermon. Spe
cial music will be rendered by the
Baptist choir and a free will offer
ing taken for charitable work in
the city.
All denominations are requested
to attend.
No football game will be played
here this year and many Griffin
ites have planned to attend the
Tech-Auburn game in Atlanta.
Follow Custom.
Griffin housewives will follow
the custom that has prevailed in
America since the 17th century,
and will “sorter spread” them
selves in preparation for the
greatest of indoor sports, that of
putting away the Thanksgiving
dinner.
Indications are that the weather
will Be fine and a real honest-to
goodness Thanksgiving is in pros
pect.
5 BLOCKS OF PAVING
ON WEST POPLAR TO
BE COMPLETED TODAY
Work on the paving of five
blocks of streets on West Poplar,
from Hill to Second, which has
been in progress for several
weeks, will be completed this af
ternoon and tomorrow that street
will be opened to the traveling
public.
This work was done under the
supervision of County Road Su
perintendent Randall, the city fur
nishing the asphalt.
From Hill to Sixth the paving
is 24 feet; from Sixth to Fifth,
27 fleet, and from Fifth to Sec
ond, 18 feet.
THREE HOGS KILLED
BY UNKNOWN PERSONS
Three hogs belonging to City
Sanitary Inspector Ben H. Connor,
which were in a pen at the cre
matory plant near the waterworks
plant, were killed last night by
some unknown person.
• Many More Boy Babies Are Bom
In the United States Than Girls,
According to the Census Reports
Washington, Nov. 26.—Figures
compiled by the censue bureau of
the department of commerce show
a -great many more male than fe
male children are born to Ameri
can mothers.
« Almost invariably, wherever
birth records exist, the number
of male births exceeds the num
ber of female births, ’* said the
report.
<< The ^r^Sksculinity of births
varies siderably for the differ
ent race stocks,’ it is explained.
For example; in 1922, for the
white, in the birth registration
area, the greatest masculinity (1,
062 to 10,000 females) appears
for children of mothers born in
the United States and Ireland,
while the lowest (1,021 and 1,025)
are for children of mothers born
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QUITE FREQUENTLY NOW;
MORE SOAP BEING USED
Washington, Nov. 26.—Sat
urday night is coming more
frequently for American fam
ilies, according to an investi
gation conducted by one of
the most prominent soap
manufacturers in the coun
fry.
Twenty-five per cent more
soap is being used for bath
ing purposes, the company’s
survey shows.
Five years ago the average
family used only 40 cakes
* a year for personal needs.
Now they use 50.
The bath a day movement
fostered by doctors and health
boards is the cause, the com
pany says.
It takes 2,500,000 pounds
of soap annually to keep the
nation clean. This includes
the laundries, Pullman cars
and hotels.
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PROTEST SENT TO
BRITISH ACTION
BULLETIN
Cairo, Nov. 26.—(By Associated
Press.)—The entire Cairo brigade
of British troops again paraded
the streets of the European and
native quarters with fixed bayo
nets today.
Geneva, Nov. 26.—(By the As
sociated Press.)—A telegram of
protest against British action in
Egypt following the assassination
of the sirdar, Sir Lee Stack, was
received today by the secretariat
of the league of nations from the
Egyptian parliament under the
signature of the president of that
body.
Await New Cabinet.
London, Nov. 26.—(By the As
sociated Press.)—Events in Egypt
nojw wait upon the completion of
the new cabinet, composition of
which is generally regarded favor
ably here as hope for quiet ac
ceptance of all British demands.
Premier Zirwar Pasha is credit
ed with having assured Lord Al
lenby he will take the strongest
measures to preserve order.
SALVATION ARMY WANTS
OLD CLOTHES AND SHOES
The Salvation Army makes a
request for donations of old shoes
and clothing to be distributed
among needy and destitute chil
dren of the city* and also for old
magazines and papers to be used
at the jail and other places. The
Salvation Army wagon will be
here Friday, November 28. Tele
phone 792.
! TELEGRAPH BULLETINS 1
in unnamed countries and Italy,
respectively.
“The negro, year after year,
shows comparatively low mas
culinity, the greatest for this race
in any of the six years from 1917
to 1922 being 1,033 in 1918.
“The ItaUans also show low
masculinity, the lowest being 1,
025 and the highest 1,043 in 1917
and 1920.”
Of the 1922 births 911,831
are males and 863,080 are females.
The birth rate for 1922 was
22.5 to 1,000 of population, and
the .death rate 11.9 in 1,000.
There is a substantial excess of
births over deaths in everjr state
in birth registration area.
The greatest effeess of births
over deaths (19.3 in 1,000) ap
pears in North Carolina, and the
lowest (5.7 in 1,000) in Califor
nia.
GRIFFIN, GA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1924.
held by townspeople pending
the arrival of the sheriff from
Frederickton. ’
EVERYTHING USED
TO SINK SHIP
Washington, Nov. 26.— (By
the Associated Press.)—Secre
tary Wilbur disclosed in a for
mal statement today that tor
pedoes, aerial bombs and gun
fire had all been employed in
tests made off. the Virginia
capes on the hull of the battle
ship Washington, which was
sent to the bottom yesterday.
The final tests will be made by
gunfire.
MONSTER OYSTER DINNER
TO BE SERVED TOMORROW
AT STATE SANITARIUM
Milledgeville, Nov. 26.—Prob
ably the largest oyster dinner that
has been served in Georgia will
be that given at the state sam
tarium on Thursday, Thanksgiv
ing day, when all of the patients,
attendants, nurses and other em
ployes of the state sanitarium will
be tendered the dinner.
There will be no less than 400
gallons of oysters prepared, with
from 1,200 to 1,400 pounds of
crackers and such other varieties
that go to make up a feast of that
sort, it is said.
ARREST NEGRO FOR
ROBBING CASH DRAWER
Dock Taylor, negro, was ar
rested Tuesday on a charge of
robbing the cash drawer at W. D.
Presley’s store on East Solomon
street. The negro worked at the
store, and for some time has been
suspected of being too familiar
with the money box. Mr. Presley
does not know how much is miss
ing, but thinks he has been rob
bed of . about $15. .....;.................
NORRIS NOT IN FAVOR
OF FORD’S BID
Washington, Nov. 26.—(By
the Associated Press.)—Chair
man Norris, of the senate agri
culture committee, who led the
fight against Henry Ford’s
Muscle Shoals bid and succeed
ed in having his own bill re
ported by the committee, de
clared today thaf sofar as tie
was concerned the shoals was
a closed issue and he would
hot reopen hearings unless or
dered to do so by the senate.
He said he would present his
bill to the senate and argue
for its passage.
N. C. TROOPS STILL
GUARD NEGRO
Newbern, N. C., Nov. 26.
— (By the Associated Press.)
Troops today continued to
guard the jail here in which
John Gpdette, negro is being
held, charged with having
fatally injured Edna Williams,
12-year-old school girl, when
his automobile ran over her on
a public highway near here
yesterday.
“CHRISTIAN” GENERAL
TO VISIT AMERICA
Peking, Nov. 26.— (By the
Associated Press.) — General
Feng Yu-Hsiang, “Christian”
general, who overthrew the re
cent Chinese government, is
sued a statement today de
claring there was no need of
his military services during the
reconstruction period and he
planned to leave soon on an
European and American tour.
U LOS ANGELES
RETURNS HOME
Lakehurst, N. J„ Nov. 26.—
(By Associated Press.) The
German-built dirigible Los An
geles is in her hangar today be
side her sister ship, Shenan
doah. following her trip to
Washington yesterday and re
turn last night.
MANY RADIO FANS
PICK UP EUROPE
Chicago, Nov. 26.— (By the
Associated Press.)—Scores of
radio fans here reported cn
thusiastUticaHy of success in
picking up European stations
last night.
YOUNG SISTERS
FOUND DEAD
Houllbn, Me. , Nov. 26.^—
(By Associated Press.)-t-Cyn
thia and Neotia Foster, sisters,
14 and 10 years of age, were
found dead last night in a
shack occupied by Harry Wil
liams at Fishferville, N. B.. 18
fhiles from here, polic«Oeports
today said. He was arrested
after an all-night search, being
Market Reports
(Over Pursley, Slaton & Co.’s
Private Wire.)
New Orleans Cotton
I OpenlHighl ■. ■ 1 Prev
Low ICl’selCIost
Jan. 24.05124.22 24.0# 24.05 24.10
Mch. 24.20j24.32 24.08 24.16 24.19
May 24.37 j24.65 24.30 24.37 24.38
July 24.32 24.45 24.32 24.29 24.30
Dec. 24.05124.23 24.00 24.10 24.09
New York Cotton
; [Open|High| i ! I I Prev
Low ICl’selClose
Jan. 23.95 24.08 23.80 23.90 23.91
Mch. 24.22 24.4124.10 24.24 24.21
May f 24.54 24.77 24,45 24.58 24.53
July 84.55 24.75 24.50 24.57 24.53
Dec. 23.76 2^.89 23.63 23.75 23.74
Griffin Spot Cotton
Good Middling 23.76
Strict Middling 23.50
Middling _____ .23.25
POLICE BELIEVE
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Columbus, Nov. 26.—^Believing
they have a definite lead which
will reveal that Mrs. Addie
Sheatsley, wife of the Luther
an minister,—was
tramp and her body stuffed into
the furnace, authorities have be
gun a search for a mysterious
beggar who called at several
homes in the Sheatsley neighbor
hood the day the furnace victim
was found cremated.
After bringing in a dozen blood
stained articles of clothing and
furniture from the parsonage, de
tectives late Tuesday found a
blood spattered coat in a north
side dry cleaning shop. It was
scorched down the front and one
of the cuffs appeared to have
been singed.
The man who left the coat last
week was a stranger to the pro
prietor of the shop, but told him
that a woman on the “east side”
had given it to him.
On East Side.
Bexley, the suburb in which the
cremated body was found, is on
the east side. ,
Several neighbors of the Sheats
leys have .reported that a strange
mam had been begging clothes at
their back doors on that day.
When refused clothing, he had
asked permission to go into the
basement to warm himself.
From this evidence the authori
ties are piecing together a theory
that the tramp gained access to
the Sheatsley basement, where he
murdered the parson’s, wife and
stuffed her body into the firebox
to cover up his crime.
LOCAL OFFICERS NAB
NEGROES AFTER AN
--- ALL-NIGHT CHASE
Following an all night chase by
Officers Brannon and Atkinson,
three negroes were arrested and
jailed last night, charged with
stealing a bale of cotton from the
home of Homer Futral, on East
Solomon street.
The cotton was stolen one night
last week, but local officers did
not find any clue to work on until
last night.
The negroes, L. Ponder, “Boy”
Ponder, and one named Davis, de
ny the charges.
1 WEATHER FORECAST
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For Georgia Fair tonight,
warmer in the north and west
portions. Thursday partly cloudy
and warmer.
Temperature' for ^?4 hours epd
ing at noon Wednesday;
Maximum -jr_.___
Minimum !2
Mean ... 38
THE NEWS TO APPEAR
IN ABBREVIATED FORM
ON THANKSGIVING DAY
The Daily News will appear
Thursday in abbreviated form.
And it will appear before
noon, probably between 10
and 11 o’clock.
This is done to give “the
hired hands” a chance to grab
off some Thanksgiving turkey
(provided they get an “in
vite” somewhere).
Anyway, The News will try
to make its appearance in all
homes before Griffinites be
gin wrapping themselves
around the fowl.
STRONG CAST TO
The famous comedy success,
ti Dulcy,” which for 18
rap months
in New York and a year in Chi
cago, will be presented here Sat
urday night by the Marionettes
of Georgia Tech, “The South’s
Leading Dramatic Club. **
Many of the players who were
seen here last year .in “Polly With
a Past,” will again be seen be
fore the fool-lights in “Dulcy, it
while several new stars from the
Marionette’s spring production,
The Seventh Veil, 1 will make
their initial appearance before a
Griffin audience.
Lawrence Petri, who flashed
jnto the limelight two years ago
as Cora Wheeler in Clarence ft
will be seen as Dulcy herself, the
delightful dumbbell, and those who
were fortunate enough to see last
year the film version of “Dulcy,”
with Constance Talmadge in the
leading role, will long remember
the many engaging qualities
that person.
Oscar Cleaver and Jervey Kel
ley wBl be seen as Mrs. Forbes
and Angela Forbes, her daughter.
Mr. Forbes, the tired business
man, will be played by Frazer
Law. The parts of Gordon Smith,
Dulcinea’s husband, and her broth
er, William Parker, will be taken
by Henry Ligon and Carl Rus
tin. J. K. A ton will fill the role
of Tom Sterrett, the advertising
engineer, while William Scherf
fius takes the part of Vincent
Iveach, the movie scenarist. David
Harlan, as Schuyler Van Dyck, J.
S. Brevier in the part of Blair
Patters'jn and Allen Bartlett, as
Henry, the butler, complete one of
the strongest casts ever assembled
in a Marionette production.
INSTALL FOUNTAINS
IN COURT HOUSE
Drinking fountains are being
installed in the county court house
today, two in the downstairs
and two upstairs. (Continued on Page 4.)
Gresham Suggests That All Doings
Of City Commissioners Be Printed
In Pamphlet Form and Distributed
A suggestion that the auditor’s
report of the operations of the
city commission during its six
years of existence be put in pam
phlet form and distributed to the
citizens of Griffin, was made
Tuesday night by Chairman Ju
lius W. Gresham, at the regular
meeting of the city commission
ers.
It gives the cold facts,” said
Mr. Gresham, “and while there
may be opportunities for criticism
as well as .commendation, I feel
that the people have a right to
know what the commission has
done and that they should famil
iarize themselves with the city’s
affairs. ft
Investigate Cost.
After discussion with Commis
sioners J. P. Nichols, Jr., and
James S. Tyus, it was suggested
that the city manager investigate
VOL. 5 r~
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C. C. Thomas Suggests State
wide Meeting to Form
an Organization.
:
A state-wide meeting to dis
cuss plans for placing the advan
I tages and resources of Georgia
in a more favorable manner be
fore the investing public has been
suggested by Secretary Thomas,
of the local Chamber of Com
merce, in a letter to various
trade organisations throughout
the state made public today.
The letter follows:
Dear Sir:
I am writing you this letter to
be read by yourself firat, and then
to be referred to your Board of
Directors, seriously considered and
acted upon by them. P shall in
sist that you do not pigeon-hole
it or casually lay it aside, be
cause it is concerning a moat im
portant matter, and one which
calls for prompt and immediate
action.
Every true Georgian loves
Georgia and has a desire to
Georgia grow and prosper, and
while we know that our state has
wonderful opportunities and pos
sibilities, both agricultural and in
dustrial, yet those of us who are
devoting our whole time to build
ing up and developing our own
communities recognize that Geor
gia as a state is not moving along
and developing in the same de
gree that? her sister states are.
We know that Georgia; has won
derful agricultural possibilities;
her soil is rich; her climate ia un
surpassed and her seasons aus
picious, but as a matter of fact,
we know that only about one
third of Georgia's land is now
producing crops and that we are
importing each year more than
$160,000,000 of meat, flour, poui*
try, canned goods,
tar and cheese, stock feed and
work stock. In addition to this, of
the crops of cotton, corn, po
tatoes, tobacco, peanuts and live
stock which we produce, morq
than $100,000,000 is lost annually
in improper grading, off grading,
seed selection, cholera, ticks and
other diseases, as well as from
general waste and improper culti
vation and handling.
We also know that the rivers
of Georgia carry to the seas each
year 32,885,000 tons of soil aver
aging a ton to the acre, with an
approximate loss of $37,584,000.
Natural Resources
We know that Georgia possesses /
an unlimited amount of natural
resources and raw material for a
great industrial development. We
also know that all over Georgia
there are thousands upon thous
ands of excellent industrial sites,
sufficient to accommodate an un
limited nugiber of industrial
plants, where power, labor, raw
material and all environs neces
sary for successful manufacture
at low cost, are assured, and yet
we know for a fset that Georgia
is falling behind in industrial de
velopment, while Alabama, North
the cost of having the audit print
ed.
A petition was read from sever
al property owners on West Sol
omon street requesting that the
sidewalk on that street from Thir
teenth to the city limits not be
paved, but no action was taken.
Those signing the petition were A.
C. Matthews, F. F. Passmore, Mrs.
T. J. Barron, J. W. Murphy, W,
G. Norman and A. W. Greer.
The next regular meeting of
the commission will he held on
December 9, when it will adjourn
sine die and the new commission
to be elected December 3, will be
sworn in.
40 ACRES BRINGS $2,000
J. W. Slade sold today to 'E. P.
Bevil forty acres of land in, Akins
district, the purchase price being
$ 2 , 000 .