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City National and Second Na
tional to Continue Qperat-;
% ing Separately.
Plans for; the ». merger of the
Second Nationa'l Bank . .and -the
City National Bank were disap
proved at a meetingTof the direct
ors of the two hanks Friday af
tern oon. *\ ' v
At a meeting of the directors on
November 20, consolidation Was
voted for, this action -to be rati
fied at a special meeting as pro
vided; for by the national bank
ing laws.
A committee from'the Second
National, composed of J. E. Eld
er, R. L. Williams, B. Slade, A.
Ruskin and D. R. Cumming, arid
from the City National, consisting
of J. W. Hammond, C, M. Povrer,
G. J. Drake, Robert Wheaton and
L. P. Goodrich, failed to agree on
the proposition and the consolida
tion was called off at" the special
meeting.
The two institutions will con
tinue operations separately as
heretofore.
Both are in a prosperous con
dition and being run successfully,
it is stated.
SURVEY OF CITY
Prof. M. L. Duggan will arrive
in Griffin Monday morning to be
gin a survey of the Griffin schools.
Prof. Marvin Lester, of the lo
cal schools, was authorized ' at a
recent meeting of the city com
missiopers to have this survey
made.
A Purvey will be made of the
whole system of schools, including
instruction, organization, build
ings, equipment and finances. Rec
ommendations will, be made for
the improvement of the system at
the conclusi * of the work, which
will take three or four weeks.
Griffin will be put to no ex
pense in the survey, except for the
cost of material.
Mr. Duggan is representing the
general educational board of New
York City and working through
the state department.
COUNTY OFFICERS
DESTROY BIG STILL
AND LOTS OF BEER
A big distillery outfit and about
400 gallons of beer were de
stroyed yesterday afternoon by
Officers Woodruff and Brown in
the Line Creek district.
The still was all ready for a
run, but those in charge made
their escape.
Russian "Commissar of Death
Repentant After Rilling Thousands
Tiflis, Russia, Nov. 29.—Pne of
the most remarkable and notorious
characters in Russia is a Russian
Gerrnan named Nicholas Shuman,
who is called “the commissar of
death,” by the natives of Georgia.
He derives this sinister title
from the fact that. for a long
time he was the official execution
er of the dreaded Cheka in south
ern Russia. His victiins ran into
the thousands.
Remorseful.
Shuman is now remorseful for
all the heads he has cleaved, and
has turned from human butcher
ing to rug-selling in the bazaars
of Tiflis.
He may be seen any day hawk
} WEATHER FORECAST
For Georgia: -Fair tonight, cold
er except in the extreme west
pdrtion. Sunday fair.
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BULLETINS
$2,0()0,06() SWINDLER
LEAVER-FOR TRIAL.
Halifax, Nov. 29.—(Bjr^ the As
sociated PressL)-—Lett Koretz, ar
rested here Sunday on charges of
swindling, left this morning' to
face the Chicago trial. Koretz
will- travel in a steamer -with a
Nova Scotia deputy, three Chi
cago attorneys „aad five Ccjcagb
newspaper men. . -* t
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PAHERBWSKl MAY BE ’
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Warsaw, ‘Nov. 29.->-(By the .As
sociated Press.)—Ignace Jan Pad
erewski, pianist and former pre
mier of Poland, is- tribe offered
the post of miitist^- to the United
States, is is rumored In political
circles. His acceptance, however,
is considered doubtful. Paderew
ski antUliis wife ate expected to
arrive 4iere today.
FAMOUS OPERATIC
COMlPOSBR DIES.
Brussels, Nov. 29.—(By the As
sociated Press.) Giacomo Puc
cini, lamous operatic composer,
died at noon today from throat in
fection following an operation.
TWO WOMEN KILLED
IN AUTO \yRECK •
Eaton, O., Nov. 29.—(By the
Associated Press.) — Two women
were killed when two autos crash”
ed here today. They were Mrs.
Charles Fagen, 29,..actress, and an
unidentified woman.
SPECIAL COURT TO TRY
MOBILE BOOTLEGGERS
Mobile, Nov. 29.—(By the As
sociated Press.) --Following the
arrests yesterday and the indict
ments of six Mobile persons in
connection with violations of the
prohibition law, the announcement
made today that a special
term of federal court had been
set for January and the cases
would be tried then.
NEW GROCERY STORE
OPENED IN GRIFFIN
SATURDAY MORNING
Hie Kash & Karry grocery was
opened to the public Saturday by
M. A. Odell and his son, Carl
Odell, in the building on Solomon
street formerly occupied by the
Daily News.
The store will carry a complete
line of ^groceries and fruits.
MRS. KINCAID SELLS
TWO LOTS IN ADDITION
Mro. A. B. Kincaid sold to J.
H. Walker, Jr., yesterday, a lot
in the Kirtcaid addition to
Griffin on the Macon road for
$2,000, giving bond for title. Mrs.
Kincaid also sold to Mrs. Gladys
Irma Jones lot 4 in the same sec
tion for $2,000, giving a warranty
deed.
JUDGE DARSEY TO
RETURN TOMORROW
Judge J. A. Darsey, who has
been spending several days in
South Georgia with relatives hunt
ing, will return tomorrow.
ing his wares to American or oth
er foreign visitors to the Georgian
capital.
He is easily identified by the na
tives by the fact that his harsh,
determined face is marked by a
deep scar, the result of a violent
attack made upon him with a
huge iron spike by an aggrieved
Georgian whose friends Shuman
had put to death.
Duty.
“I killed these people,” said Shu
man to the correspondent, <1 1 ) 4 *
cause it was my duty as official
executioner for the government to
do so. I could never have done it
in my personal capacity.
u I am repentant and want to
forget the past. I want to devel
op my better side.
“Do' you think there is any
chance for me in America as a
rug merchant? I hear you have
much money there. I will take a
part of it for my ruga. »>
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GRIFTIN. GA„. SATURDA NOVEMBER 29. 1924.
Chosen Chairman of Unofficial
Presidential Inaugural Ball
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^ Mrs. John Allan Dougherty will be chairman of the unofficial
presidential inaugural * ball which will be staged the evening of
March 4 by the American Red Cross for the benefit of charity, Presi
dent Coolidfce, who does not dance, decided against an official ball. He
will attend the charity affair, however. Mrs. Dougherty is a social
leader in Washington.
u GET EVEN 11
The women folks evened up >y
with the men at the Griffin Ro
tary Club entertainment at the
Country Club last night.
Blindfolded and given cloth Ro
tary wheels, the men were then
asked to open their eyes and sew
a button in the center of the
wheel.
Threading needles was some job
for most.of the Rotarians, without
having to sew buttons on. The
women awarded prizes of horns
and whistles and the men were
forced to do a little tooting as
revenge for making the women
blow balloons last “ladies’ night. »»
Best Entertainment.
Various other stunts were put
on and at the close of the pro
gram it was voted that the Ro
taryanns had planned' the best
entertainment ever givei\ the club.
The program opened with, the
presentation of a play entitled
* Pearl, the Pride of the Canyon. >1
The characters were dolled up in
appropriate costumes, -and put on
the silent melodrama without a
bobble.
In the humorous musical pro
gram that followed the Lily White
Minstrels were good and John
Mills as Raharajah, the Magician
of India, was a riot.
A salad course and refreshments
were served at the tables.
Committee.
The committee in charge in
cluded Mrs. J. P. Mason, Mrs. J.
H. Cheatham, Mrs. Frank Pitt
man, Mrs. F.vander Shapard, Jr.,
Mrs. T. H. Wynne, Mrs. R. O.
Crouch and jSrs. Newton J. Bax
ter.
BANDITS HOLD UP
JACK DEMPSEY’S HOTEL
Los Angeles, Nov. 29.—Three
masked men early yesterday held
up the Ho.tel Barbara, owned by
Heavyweight Champion Jack
Dempsey, taking $1,629 in cash
and jewelry valued at several
thousand dollars that had been de
posited with the clerk for safe
keeping through the night.
Miss Lee, of Stockbridge, is
the attractive guest of Mrs. C.
M. Power on East Cpllege street.
ACTIVITY SHOWN IN
REAL ESTATE DEALS
1N RAST^EW TIAYS
W. G. Gartledge reports real es
tate active.
Recent sales made by his agency
include a farm in Akins district
to E. P. Bevil, of Atlanta.
House and iot on South Thir
teenth street to J. ds R. - Ke^.
Two vacant lots each to J.. E.
Hand, J. R. Clegg and Jessie
Landers.
One vacant lot each to William
D. Mote, Elsie Moody and E. N.
Mayfield.
Market Reports
(Over Pursley, Slaton & Co.’s
Private Wire.)
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Jan. 23.75 23.81|23.54|23.55 23.66
Mch. 23.80 23.90 23.60 23.63 23.75
May 24.07 24.12 23.80 23.85 23.98
July 24.00 24.00 24.00 23.80 23.96
Dec. 23.85 23.87 23.60 23.61 23.71
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New York Cotton
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Jan. 23-50 23-67 23.39:2.1J19 23.52
Mch. 23.92 24.02 23.76 23.76 23.90
May 24.25 24.32 24.10 24.10 24.23
July 24j20 24.28 24.10 24.10 24.25
Dec., 23.40 23.46 23.23 23.28 23.37
Spots—Middling 10 down, 23.75.
Griffin Spot Cotton
Good Middling 23.50
Strict Middling 23.25
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MUTINOUS TROOPS
IN EGYPT HIVE IN
TO BRITISH FORCE
Surviving Sudanese Surrender
After Bombardment of
Military Hospital.
Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 29.—(By the
Associated Press.)—The surviving
mutineers at Khartum have given
in to the British, it was officially
announced this afternoon.
The, mutiny among the troops
was confined to two platoons of
the Eleventh Sudanese and the
mutineers, who survived surrend
ered after the bombardment in
the compound of the Egyptian
army hospital.
British troops poured heavy
rifle fire into the rampaging
blacks and delivered the hospital
from their attack.
Communication Restored.
Londoh, Nov. 29.—(By the As
sociated Press.).—Telegraphic com
munication with the Sudan was re
stored at 12:50 o’clock this after
noon, it was announced in a dis
patch from Cairo.
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New York, Nov. 29__While a
confederate jerked two women pe
destrians out of range, a gunman
yesterday pulled a shotgun from
his coat and shot to death Frank
Falco, a bricklayer and father of
six small children. A third mem
her of the gang waited at the curb
in a touring car in which the trio,
escaped..
Busy Corner.
The shooting occurred at one af
the busiest corners in Brooklyn,
and was witnessed by hundreds
of pedestrians on their way to
work.
Windows were broken by stray
shots oC the two charges fired at
Falco.
The men, believed to be mem
bers of Brooklyn's M sawed-off
shot-gun gang” which is held re
sponsible for nearly a dozen re
cent murders, drove up just as
Falco was leaving his home.
One of the men rushed over to
the two women and pulled them
to safety. The other seized Falco,
pushed him over the curb, quickly
drew the shotgun from under his
coat and fired both barrels at the
bricklayer, who died instantly.
Waved Goodbye t
Mrs. Falco had just waved good
by to her husband from a second
story window of their house and
returned to her household duties.
Informed that her husbarid had
been murdered, she became hys
terical and attempted to leap from
the window, but was restrained by
her children.
The police could learn no motive
for the shooting. \
DEPUTY RETURNS WITH
WIFE DESERTER
Deputy Sheriff E W. Rivers has
returned from Livingston, Ala.,
with W. J. Holt, who is wanted
here on a charge of deserting his
wife and several children about a
year ago.
CITY COURT TO
CONVENE MONDAY
The city court of Griffin will
convene in regular session Monday
morning when the criminal docket
will be taken up. There are many
cases on the docket and a busy
session is expected. *
TRAIN SCHEDULES
CHANGE TOMORROW
Commencing Sunday, Nov. 30,
the following train schedules will
be effective: No. 11 arrive 8:67,
instead of 9:0t a. m.; No. 15, 6:30
instead of 5:57 p. m.; No. 8 12:38
instead of 12:19 a. m.
FIRE DESTROYS OIL MILL ■
AND WAREHOUSE HERE; ■
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ESTIMATED LOSS $60,000
TECH PLAYERS TO
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IN CITY TONIGHT
The Tech Marionettes, premier
college dramatic dub of the South,
will present the famous comedy,
ii Dulcy,” at the high school audi
torium tonight at 8:15 o'clock.
The performance will be given
under the auspices of the Griffin
Woman’s Club.
The Marionettes played here
last year and received a warm
welcome and, according to the ad
vance sale of tickets, a capacity
house will greet the players to
night.
No Easy Jobs.
The female Impersonators in
Dulcy” have no easy jobs, for
such mutters as “hitching up the
trouser legs” are hard to over
come, but the Tech actors are said
to handle these roles in a pro
fessional manner.
Last year one of the Atlanta
debutantes gave the Marionettes
a dress whose “color didn’t suit ft
her and later at the Atlanta per
formance almost wept with rage
when she saw how “cute” Law
rence Petri looked in it.
This year several Atlanta belles
have rallied to the Marionettes’
side with donations of dresses,
shoes, stockings, hats and er—
othe r t h in g s : ---;
After the performance a dance
will be held at the Elks Club.
CHRI5TIAN CHURCH
WILL DEDICATE NEW
BUrLDING TOMORROW
The Rev. J. A. Taylor, Georgia
state secretary of the Christian
church, m\ conduct the dedicatory
exercises tomorrow morning when
the men's building, erected on the
vacant lot of the local Christian
church to take care of the over
flow of the Sunday school, will be
dedicated at the Sunday school
hour.
The men’s class erected a frame
building 24 by 32 feet in size.
Being only a .temporary structure,
it is unfinished inside.
There are three rooms in the
building and it is well heated and
lighted and thoroughly practicable
and comfortable.
SAULY RELEASED;
E. B. Sauley, son of Poliee
man C. T. Sauly, who waa held
in Atlanta Thursday as a mate
rial witness in a shooting case in
which a woman in a hotel 1 there
shot a man, has been, released
from custody, according to Mr.
Sauly and Police Chief Stanley,
who spent the day with him yes
terday.
Titled Britisher Changes Name
To Get Fortune of $7,000,000
London, Nov. 29.—A fortune is
worth more than even the name
identifying a career which has led
to one of the highest political
posts a man can obtain in Great
Britain.
At least, that is the decision bf
Sir Philip Lloyd-Graeme, president
of the board of trade in the con
servative government
preserves Hyphen.
But Sir Philip will preserve his
hyphen. Hereafter he will be
known as Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lis
ter. That is the family name
of his wife’s mother, the second
daughter of Lord Masham, and
she stipulated he must take it to
be a beneficiary under her will.
She left him the greater part
of an estate valued at more than
$7,000,000, on which the death
duties are yet to be paid.
The estate includes a magnifi
cent country house and a gallery
of paintings by such masters as
VOL. 53—No. 107 v
Early Saturday Morning
Abo Does Big Damage
to Lumber Plant.
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Fire, starting at 1 o'clock thiir ■r->
morning, destroyed the old Grif
fin Oil Mill, a two story brick
structure, and several other build
ings between East Solomon and
Broad stkmsta.
The total loss is estimated ft*
more than $60,006.
The origin of the fire is un
known and started in the old hull
and storage room, e frame build
ing, which was burned, together
with between 250 and 350 bales of
cotton, stared there by the 8, C.
Mitchell Company.
The office, saw mill and boiler
room of thtr jPhlllips Lumber Com
pany was a total loss. The com- ,
pany also lost several car loads
of lumber.
High Wind,
A high wind was blowing and
the firemen had difficulty in sav
ing the planing mill and big lum
ber yard of the Phillips Lumber
Company, east of the old oil mill.
Several houses on East Slaton
avenue caught fire, but several
streams of water were in use and
the firemen succeeded in saving
them.
The property was owned by the
Merchants & Planters Bank and
was rented by the Phillips Lum
ber Company.
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The bank estimates its loss at
$25,000, partially covered by in
surance.
The Mitchell Company sustained *
a loss of more than $30,000, and
the Phillips Lumber Company j
about $5,000.
The alarm was turned in by Po
liceman Grant from the police
booth on West Solomon street, and
the fire department responded
promptly, doing good work in pre
venting the fire from spreading to <
other buildings.
STIFF SENTENCES.
Alf Harris entered a plea of
guilty in the city court today to
possessing liquor and waa fined
$40 or six months. J, B. Henry
entered a plea to driving a car
while under the influence of liquor
and was given a similar sentence.
GOES TO CHA1NGANG
Homer Puckett, a negro, wept
to the county chaingang today
to begin serving a sentence of
from one to three years for rape.
He was convicted in the courts
several months ago and his case
was appealed to the supreme court,
which has just sustained the lower
court, refusing him a new trial.
BLOOD FROM TURNIP
Sydney, N. S, W., Nov. 29.—
Miss Martha ftitier has filed a
$5,000 breach; «f promise suit
against Charloa Warren, a chauf
feur who get?, $20 a week.
Giansljoruugh, Reynolds and
ney
Tbe fortune was built up by the
inventions of the late Lord Mash
am, one of the pioneers of the
British silk and textile industry.
Important Tory.
Sir Philip is one of the most
important of the younger tories,
and as a protectionist he had a
great share in influencing Prime
Minister Baldwin to go to the
country on the protectionist issue
a year ago.
Usually in change of names due
to a legacy the recipient merely
adds the new name to his own
with a hyphen, but In Lloyd-Gre
me’s case that would have
meant four surnames and two or
three hyphens.
Apparently he decided it would
be better to do away with his
original name altogether than to
be bothered with this flock of
appellatives.