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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
TO BE FILLED IN
STATE SATURDAY
Eight J. P.’s and 16 Con
stables to Be Elected
in Spalding.
Plans have about been complet
ed for nolding an election in
Spalding county next Saturday for
eight justices of the peace and
16 Constables in Spalding county.
The papers have been prepared
by Ordinary Cumming and sent
out.
Blanks.
Blanks have been left for the
writing of the names of the candi
dates in the .various militia dis
tricts. „
Only one man, A. J. Farley, has
made public announcement of his
candidacy for constable in thfe
Griffin district.
Some 1,700 justices and consta
bles throughout Georgia in as
many militia districts will be elect
ed December 6j The successful
candidates will be awarded their
commissions immediately, it is an
nounced by Secretary of State S.
G. McLendon.
Quick Action.
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So that the governor will be
able to issue the certificates or
commissions by January 1, the
date when the justices and consti
bles are to take office, quick action
on the part of election managers
in the various districts will be.£
vital factor, it is stated.
The returns for the constables
are forwarded to the ordinary of
each county, while the vote for
the justices are sent to the gover
nor’s office.
LOCALfLKS PLAN
CHRISTMAS TREE
The Griffin Lodge of B. P. O. E.
is planning for a community
Christmas tree.
At its regular meeting Monday
night the lodge discussed such
an entertainment for the needy
ones of the city.
The social and community wel
fare committee, composed of Wal
ter Williams, the Rev. O. K. Cull
and Robert Duke, will investigate
the cost of the entertainment.
Ii is planned to hold the Christ
mas tree at the Griffin athletic
court.
Various religious and civic
bodies as well as several secret
orders of the city, are also plan
ning for appropriate Christmas
entertainments.
FLORIDIAN INDICTED
FOR MURDER OF
EX-GOVERNOR’S NEPHEW
Orlando, Fla., Dec. 2.—A special
Hal Cady on a charge of second
degree murder in connection with
the death of N. B. Broward, neph
ew of former Governor Broward,
of Florida.
Broward’s body, with a bullet
wound in it, was found in the
Cary home about a week ago fol
lowing a party given there earlier
in the night.
$17.85 For Each Person Is Average
Of Christinas Savings Account Here
About $17.85 for bach man, wo
man and child in the city of Grif
fin will be paid out on December
11 to those who have carried
Christmas savings accounts here
this year, according to statements
from local banks.
The Christmas club accounts this
year will amount to about $50,000.
There are about 2,800 who have
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Senora Alice de Riano, wI|e~of
the Spanish envoy to the United
States, is now the doyen of the
diplomatic corps in Washington.
The retirement of Ambassador
and Mrs. Jusserand, of France,
leaves Senor and Senora Riano as
the senior members of the corps
in point of service.
ARE GUESTS OF
The varsity football players , of
the Griffin high school were guests
of the Exchange Club at its regu
lar weekly meeting today at the
Hotel Griffin. Coach R. H. Tal
iaferro and twenty men to whom
letters were awarded were pres
ent when the meeting was called
to order by Leon M. Latimer,
president of the club.
Homer Wilson introutreed each
member of the team to the club.
Captain “Hunky” Jones in a few
words expressed the thanks of the
team for the support given the
team by the Exchange Club and
the citizens of Griffin.
Reviews Past Season.
Chester Huckaby briefly review
ed the past season. He said that
the team had won four games,
lost three and tied one; that the
Griffin team, while it lost to La
Grange, broke the record of the
LaGrange team, being the only
team to score against them. He
also said that Griffin was the only
team of the state that had been
able to gain as much as ten yards
around the ends of the Valdosta
team. On the second play of the
game Frank Pittman circled right
end for a gain of 16 yards.
Several other players made
short talks in which they thanked
the Exchange club for the support
it had given the team.
Played Clean Game.
Coach Taliaferro said that while
the team had not won a s
games, every man on the team
had played clean, straight foot
ball, and that after all, it’s the
way the game is played and not
whether the game is won or lost.
The coach promised that the
team next y£ar would continue to
play the same high grade of ball
that it has played in the past.
FIRE ALARM CURES
*' HICCOUGH ATTACK
Salem, N. J., Dec. 2.—A short,
sharp blast of a fire siren today
stopped a three-day attack of hic
coughs from which K. A. God
win had been suffering and it it
• believed he will recover.
had savings accounts here and it
is stated this is an increase both
in the number of accounts and the
amount saved.
It is stated that just as soon as
these savings are withdrawn
Christmas savings accounts for the
year 1925 will be started.
It is anticipated that the
ing year will shew a
increase over the past yetr.
GRIFFIN, GA., TUESDAY. DECEMBER 2. 1924.
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BULLETINS
CHAPLIN’S WIFE SUBJECT
TO SCHOOL LAWS.
Los Angeles, Dec. 2.—(By the
Associated Press.)—Mrs. Charles
Chaplin, until a few days ago Lita
Grey, the comedian’s leading wo
man, is still subject to Califor
nia’s schooling law, being but 16
years of age, the Los Angeles
Times said today.
FORMER BOOKMAKER
LOSES BY SUIT.
London, Dec. 2.—(By the Asso
ciated Press.)—Justice Darling to
day returned a judgment in favor
of the Midland Bank in a suit
brought by Charles E. Robinson,
former bookmaker, who sued to
recover 125,000 pounds sterling he
alleged the bank owed him on ac
count of a settlement with “Mr.
A.,” the unnamed Indian potentate
who had become familiar with his
wife.
HOUSE OF COMMONS
ELECTS SPEAKER
London, Dec. 2.—(By the Asso
ciated Press.)—The house of com
mons assembled this afternoon and
unanimously elected John Henry
Whitely as speaker. He has been
speaker of the house since April,
1921.
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APPEAL DENIED
MAIL ROBBERS.
Chicago^ Dec. 2.—(By the Asso
ciated Press.)—The federal cir
cuit court of appeals today denied
the appeal of counsel for William
J. Fahy and James Murray, under
25 year sentences for the $2,000,
000 Rondout, 111., mail robbery.
SUSTAIN DEMURRER5
OF NEWSPAPERMEN
Kansas City, Dec. 2.—(By the
Associated Press.)—Federal Judge
Reeves today sustained demurrers
of Walter S. Dickey, owner and
managing editor of the Kansas
City Journal-Post, and Ralph El
lis, general managing editor, to
indictments charging illegal publi
cation of federal income tax re
turns.
COMPTROLLER OF
CURRENCY TO RESIGN
Washington, Dec. 2.—(By the
Associated Press.) — Henry M.
Dawes has indicated to President
Coolidge his desire to resign soon
as comptroller of the currency.
82-YEAR-OLD MAN DIES
IN SAME ROOM IN
WHICH HE WAS BORN
Fairmont. W. Va., Dec.* 2.—El
dridge Carter, aged 82, who serv
ed in the Union army in the civil
war, died yesterday at his home
near here in the same room in
which he was born.
He served pi the war with the
rank of captain in the Eighteenth
regiment of the third brjgade, first
division of the West Virginia mili
tia. After the war he studied law
ht West Virginia university and
organized the first cadet corps of
that institution.".....
GEORGIA WOMAN
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
Wrens, Ga., Dec. 2.—Mrs. Fred
Thompson, wife of a local mer
chant, probably was fatally injur
ed today when a pistol was acci
dentally discharged, sending a 32
calibre bullet through her body
just below the heart. She was
dusting the mantel and fired the
pistol. She is the mother of two
small children.
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FORBIDS RADIO
FOR CAMPAIGN TALKS
Berlin, Dec. 2 .—German poli
ticians are champing their bits to
day. They wanted a fullfledged
modern election -campaign, and
now the German minister of the
interior has strictly forbidden any
body in Germany to use a wireless
broadcasting station for election
speeches.
Four “Third Party ” Senators ReadOui
of G. 0. P. By Regular Republicans
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Above: Smith W. Brookhart (left) of Iowa, and Robert M. I.e
Follette of Wisconsin, Below: Edwin F. Ladd (left) and Lynn J.
Frasier, both of North Dakota. These senators have been read out
of the Republican party as a .result of their part in the “third
party” movement in the recent election. The action was taken by
Republican senators meeting in caucus in Washington
SCHOOL CHILDREN
MAY BE EXAMINED
BY LOCAL DOCTOR
The employing of a local doctor
to make a physical examination of
the school children here in connec
tion with the survey of the schools
now being made by Prof. M. L.
Duggan, was discussed at a joint
meeting of the Spalding County
Medical Association and Board of
Education last night, No action
was taken, pending investigation
of the cost.
Started Monday.
Mr. Duggan, representing the
National Board of Education and
working here through the state
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Private Wire.)
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educational department, stated a
survey of the local schools begun
Monday, and he was advised to
find out just how extensive the
authorities here wanted the work
to be.
There is no cost to the survey
except for the equipment used in
the work, it was explained, but the
state does not pay for the physi
cal examination.
In Gainesville, where a survey
has just been completed, it was
found that two-thirds of the school
children were retarded in their
work through physical defects.
Chairman Wilson, of the Board
of Education, said he was anxious
for a thorough survey of the
schools here, including a physical
examination of the children, and
asked for the co-operation of the
doctors.
Doctors To Aid.
The doctors expressed a willing
ness to aid in any way they could.
Prof. Duggan is being assisted
in the survey by his daughter and
Miss Lane.
CHATTANOOGA WOMAN
COMMITS SUICIDE IN
HUSBAND’S OFFICE
Chattanooga, Dec. 2.—-Mrs. Mary
Christian, wife of A. S. Christian,
secretary of the Chero-Cola Bot
tling works, was found dead in her
husband’s office this morning by
an employee of the company, who
was attracted to the office by a
report of a revolver. She had
been been shot through the tem
pleT
ATLANTA COPfc AND
FIREMEN GET RAISE
Atlanta, Dec. 2. —Salary in
creases of $10 a month for all
members of Atlanta’s police and
fire departments, with slightly
larger raises for a majority of
officers of both departments, again
were voted by city county Monday,
when that body voted to overrule
the mayor’s vetoes on measures
affecting both departments.
GEORGIANS GAVE G. O. P.
MORE THAN $4,000
Washington, Dec. ‘ 2.—The re
publican* for campaign purposes
tapped Georgia for approximately
$4,393.50, the final report of the
republican campaign chairman,
prepared for filing with the speak
er of the bouse of representatives,
indicates today.
The bulk of contributors live
in the center of Georgia’s big bus
iness, Atlanta. ’ "
UNDERWOODi I
PRESENTS NEW PLAN
FOR MUSCLE SHOALS
Washington, Dec. 2.—(By
the Associated Press.)—Sen
ator Underwood, of Alabama,
today presented a new plan
for the Deration of Muscle
Shoals.
He would dedicate the prop
erty to national defense, pro
vide for either government or
private operation for the pro
duction of nitrogen for explo
sives and fertilizers and call
for the construction of dam
number 3.
The southern senators are
understood to be united behind
..the bill.
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TEACHERS SAY
Prof. M. L. Duggan, atate super
visor, explained the work of the
school survey in Griffin and said
he hoped to formulate plans for
better system of schools through
out Spalding county, at the meet
ing of the county board of educa
tion Tuesday morning.
Reports from the various teach
ers state the schools in the coun
ty were progressing and doing ex
cellent work.
The board voted to continue
Mrs. Myrtice Sibley as home dem
onsi ration agent for another year
and expressed itself as being
pleased with the efficient work
that she is doing here.
Resolutions were adopted ex
pressing regret at the absence of
Chairman Nichols at the last two
meetings.
It was announced that the
setoala. wall aloso. on tbs lgtk4oc
two weeks holiday vacation, fin
ishing the three months’ fall term
and ready to begin the five months
spring term in January.
CHIEF OF POLICE
OF VALDOSTA FREED
OF MURDER CHARGE
Valdosta, Dec. 2.—'Chief of Po
lice W. P. Kendall was arraigned
yesterday for a preliminary hear
ing before Judge Albert J. Little,
of the city court of Valdosta, on
a warrant charging first degree
murder in connection with the re
cent slaying of Dock Boyd In a
street duel.
A large number of witnesses
wore examined after which Judge
Little announced that the evidence
indicated that the officer acted
purely in self defense and the
warrent was dismissed.
STRAWBERRIES KILLED
BY FLORIDA FROST
Lakeland, Dec. 2.—Several thou
sand dollars damage was done to
the strawberry crop of Polk coun
ty as a result of frost here Sun
day morning, truckers reported.
Early maturing berries and blooms
were nipped The plants are not
injured.
YOUNG BOY DIES
Roger Ackiss, young son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Ackiss, of Con
cord, died last night at the Grif
fin hospital at 9 o'clock.
The child was brought here from
Concord. A foreign substance
lodged in his bronchial tube was
the cause of his death.
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Doctor’s Wife Slain While Asleep;
Young Daughter by Side Unharmed
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 2.— (By
the Associated Press.) — Mrs.
George T. Edwards, 30, wife of
a well known physician here, was
slain while she slept and her hus
band was shot in the hand by a
person who entered the home
about 4 o’clock this morning.
A wound in the left temple in-
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Washington, Dec. 2.—(By the its '
Press.)—-Another
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program arranged for today in
congress, while awaiting the an
nual budget report and the presi
dent’s message.
Neither house planned to get
down to serious work of the ses
sion before Wednesday.
Mr. Coolidge advised the leaders
that his report on the state of the
treasury and estimates for the
next fiscal year would be transmit
ted today and the message sent
tomorrow.
Senator LaFollette, as leader of
the group which holds the balance
of power in both houses, was the
focal point of all interest yes*
terday.
The Wisconsin senator sauntered
to his seat on the aisle in the
front row apparently unconcerned.
He nodded greetings to other sen
ators. ' .7>7ss|
One of his arch foes, Senator
Jim Watson, of Indiana, exchanged
banter with him.
. Senator Burton K. Wheeler, nis
running mate in the recent cam
paign, came down the aisle and
shook hands—their first meeting
since the election.
Then LaFollette settled down in
his seat and sat through the ses
sion—a smiling sphinx.
Ballots have been printed and
managers and clerks appointed for
the election of city commission
ers here Wednesday. W. H. Tay
lor4. L. Reid and Rev. D. A.
Brindle will act as manageVs and
clerks. .
The names of E. S. McDowell,
J. P. Nichols, Jr,, and James S.
Tyus appear on the ballots. The
candidate receiving the largest
number of votes will be chairman
of the new board, according to the
provisions of the city charter.
The election will be held at the
city hall, the polls opening at 7
and closing at 6 o’clock. •
There are 360 voters registered
and qualified to participate in the
election, and friends of the candi
dates are urging them to go to the
polls.
The newly elected board will as
sume office on December 9.
The only retiring member will
be Chairman Julius W. Gresham,
who. would not consent to offer for
re-election. Mr.
be the only new member of the
board.
C WEATHER FORECAST )
For Georgia: Fair and not quite
so cold tonight. Wednesday, fair
and warmer.
Temperature for the 24 hours
ending at noon Tuesday:
Maximum . ..... 58
Minimum .. 24
Mean ......... .....41
dicated that the woman was slain
with a blunt instrument.
No motive has yet been dis
covered.
Burns on the woman’s body in
dicated that seme drug may have
been used before she was killed.
Her five-year old daughter,
sleeping by her side, was unharm
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