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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS. 9,328 COnON BALES RECEIVED OF HERE THIS YEAR Maynard’s Report Shows 3,935 More Bales Than at Same v Time Last Season. Griffin has received 9,328 bales of cotton this season as compared with 5,393 bales last year, or 3,935 more bales than last .year, according to the official cotton re port for the week ended Thurs day, as tabulated by J. Ellis May nard. The receipts for the week were 383 bales as compared with 80 bales for the corresponding week last year. Shipments. The shipments for the week were 473 bales, and 255 bales were burned in the fire at the old Griffin Oil Mill property last Sat urday morning, The shipments last year were 30 bales. The stock on hand in the differ ent warehouses was 5,274 bales, against 2,702 bales. Quotations, Middling cotton was quoted Thursday at 22.25 and on the same date last year it was 34.75. Practically all of the cotton in the fields in this section Has been picked, but there is said to be considerable cotton that has not yet been ginned and which will be marketed later. * Forsyth, Dec. 4.—G. C. Moore, residing near Smars, in Monroe county, was seriously injured Tuesday night when his automo bile was wrecked, supposedly by a Central of Georgia passenger train, near Forsyth. It is . understood that Mr. Moore’s back is broken. It is said the train did not stop and tourists found and car ried Mr. Moore to his home. It is believed the southbound passenger train, passing Forsyth about midnight, collided with the auto, but Mr. Moore, who was driving alone, has been unable to give an account of the accident. He had been to Griffin and was returning home at the time. He moved to Monroe from Spalding county about a year ago. Postal Employes Will Eat Christmas Dinner at Home if Public Co-operates Last year Christmas mailers were induced to dispatch their Yuletide presents earlier in the month than ever before. As a result, the spectacle of the last minute rush of former years with its attendant heartbreaking labor on the part of wearied and nerve worn clerks and postal em ployees, was avoided. Better Record. This year Postmaster General New and First Assistant Post: master General John H. Bartlett have determined to make an even better record and to banish for all time the suffering undergone in past years by those in the sale or transportation of gifts. They hope to make "shop ear ly” and "mail early” a habit with the American people. Mailing early dbes not mean right now, but if everyone could get their holiday tokens in the! 11 mail between December 10 and December 20, the post office could not ask more. Greeting Cards. Particular attention this year will be paid to greeting cards. Despite the success last year it was noted that the last minute mail consisted largely of greeting ■ ‘ -i IS . ■ * ■. p< , [ I ' ! s J 1 .. * JAMES S. ITUS GETS MOST VOTES IN CITY ELECTION Will Be Next Chairman of City Commissioners—103 Votes Were Cast. James S. Tyus received the largest number of votes in the city commission election Wednes day and will be the next chair man of the board. One hundred and three votes were cast, Mr. Tyus received 85 votes, J. P. Nichols, Jr., and E. S. McDowell 71. Organize Tuesday. The new board will fee organiz ed at the next regular meeting of the commission on December 9, when the old board will meet and immediately adjourn sine die. The only retiring member will be Chairman Julius W. Gresham, who is leaving after a service of six years on the commission. Mr. McDowell will be the new member of the board. Served Four Years. Mr. Tyus has served on the commission for the past four years. Previously to his election on this board he served the city as alderman for eight years. Although about 2,200 voters re side in Griffin, only 150 registered for the city election, which was one of the quietest in the city’s history. WELLS PROPERTY ON TAYLOR STREET SOLD TO J. P. NICHOLS, SR. The Wells property, on Tay lor street, was sold today by the heirs of Mrs. Virginia Wells, to J. P. Nichols, Sr., for $6,000. Mr. Nichols plans to remodel the house and convert it into a duplex apartment, the upstairs be ing arranged the same as down stairs. Both apartments will have a front and back private entrance. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Weils, who have occupied the entjre house, will retain the downstairs apart ment. SLUSH FUND” INQUIRY ORDERED IN FRANCE Paris, Dec. 4.—A special com mission of inquiry into the use of slush funds by all the political parties was created today. The commission is to inquire into the amounts of money spent by depu ties in the parliamentary cam paign last May. cards. Possibly many of them were returned greetings to friends heard from on previous mail, but overlooked on the original Christ mas list. Unlike parcels and letters con taining money orders, cards, of course, can not well be marked “Do not open until Christmas.” Therefore, it is possible that many mailers hold them until the last to insure delivery on Christmas Eve. This class of mailers this year,’ however, may find their cards undelivered until after Christmas day. Asks Co-operation. Believing that the energies of postal employes should not be sap ped to the last degree for any avoidable reason, and intent upon securing for them the same Christmas privileges enjoyed by others, Postmaster General New asks the hearty co-operation of the public. The last minute, or zero hour, has been moved up so that all postal employes may eat their Christmas dinners at home. Rural carriers will delivqr no mail at all on Christmas day and clerks and carriers in the city offices will stop working promptly at noon. GRIFFIN. CA., THURSDj 4. 1924. T Now President Knows How Army “Mule” Can Kick President Coolidge, commander in chief of the U. S. military forces, was one of the notables who saw the Army eleven (or rather Center Garbiseh) defeat the Navy 12 to 0 on the closing day of the football season. Garbisch’s four goals from the field netted the 12 points and gave the president an illustration of how an army “mule kicks. Upper photo shows Presi- 4 dent and Mrs. Coolidge at the game. Lower photo shows army team turning back Navy drive at the Army’s goal. £ I TELEGRAPH BULLETINS I UNDERWOOD PLAN FOR j MUSCLE SHOALS TAKES FOREFRONT POSITION Washington, Dec. 4.—(By the Associated Press.)—The Under wood plan for the operation of Muscle Shoals had taken a fore front position today among the various proposals for a solution to the long pending problem. After it became known yesterday that Senator Underwood, of Alabama, had conferred upon various occa sions with President Coolidge in preparing the bill, administration ieaders are waiting to learn the president’s attitude on the meas ure. ACCUSED DOCTOR NOT TO ATTEND WIFE’S FUNERAL. Montgomery, Dec. 4.—(By the Associated Press.)—Preparations were completed for the funeral here today of Mrs. Annie Lou Ed wards, the wife of Dr. George T. Edwards, Birmingham prysician, who is being held in connection with her death early Tuesday at their suburban home there. The physician will not bepermitted to attend the funeral. LONGEST BRIDGE IN CHINA DESTROYED Hankow, Dec. A—(By the Asso ciated Press.)—Followers of Gen eral Wu Pei Fu, former military commander of the Peking govern ment, are reported to have blown up the Hankpw-Peking railway bridge over Yellow river, said to be the longest bridge in China. ENGLAND AROUSED BY FRENCH DEBT. London, Dec. 4.—(By the Asso ciated Press.)—The report that France has begun negotiations for funding her debt to the United. States has - aroused considerable stir in financial and political quar ters here. Press comments re veal the expectation that if France arranges ot pay the United States she will also arrange to pay Great Britain. WILL NOT RECOGNIZE EGYPT’S SIGNATURE. Geneva, Dec. 4.—(By the Asso ciated Press.)—Great Britain has informed the league of nations that the British g^yernment will not recognize any signature by Egypt of a peace protocol that will give Egypt the right to ap peal to the league on matted con nected with the Anglo-Egyptian dispute. STRANGE EPIDEMIC KILLS VETERANS. Beauvoir, Miss., Dec. 4__(By the Associated Press.)—Five Con- federate veterans, inmates of the Old Soldiers’ home here, have died during the last nine days from an epidemic which as yet has not been diagnosed. One other is ex pected to die from the disease which affects the patient’s stom ach. TWO GRIFFIN DOCTORS , ELECTED OFFICERS BY 6TH DISTRICT MEDICOS Macon, Dec. 4.—The sixth dis trict medical society in session here Wednesday elected Dr. T. E. Rogers, of Macon, president; Dr. Kenneth Hunt, Griffin, vice president; Dr. T. I. Hawkins, Grif fin, secretary and treasurer. The meeting Wednesday was featured by the attendance of Dr. J. O. Elrod, of Forsyth, president of the Georgia Medical Society. -——-. Market Reports (Over Pursley, Slaton & Co.’s L Private Wire.) New Orleans Cotton 1 \ Prev 1 Open|High Low ICl’selClose Jan. 23.20 23.30 23.12 23.19 23.23 Mch. 23.25 23.38 23.18 23.26 23.31 May 23.48 23.60 23.41 23.52 23.56 July 23.54 23.61 23.52 23.52 23.58 Dec. 23.23 J 23.30 23.16 23.27 23.30 New York Cotlx'n i Prev I Open [High) Low Ci’sejCiose Jan. 128.35123.49 |23.03]23.10 22.95j22.95j23.09 Mch. 23.32‘23.35:23.47 May 23.68j23.81 23.66j23.69j23.81 July 23,82 j 23.93 23.78(23.81 (23.91 Dec. 22.84122.93 22.77 (22.80122.92 Griffin Spot Cotton" GftA/1 vfwu — M xTaxYttirriTgp ______ _________________ —— Strict Middling 22.75 Middling ........ 22.50 ■ 1 -Likings L\ eHL SHE tS READY she starts 10 8UV A to PEW go — Shopping ahd then the Pmohe rings HAVErtt PLAYCD OeiOGE FOR So LONG - VC l-l : \/ 17 more shopping days until Xmas RETAIL TRADE IS SEEN IN A perceptible increase in trade has been noted this week, which is an indication that the people of this section have decided it is about time to buy winter apparel and to make purchases for Christ mas. All of the stores have been thronged with customers and the merchants have been unusually busy. The stores are now full of the season’s most attractive goods and many of them have been ap propriately decorated for the hol iday season. Praise Goods. People of the city and shoppers from the adjoining counties are loud in their praise of the splent did stocks carried by local mer chants and the very attractive prices that are being offered. The advertisements appearing daily in The News tell in their own way of the bargains that are now to bd found in Griffin stores. The rush that is now beginning is evidence that the people have realized it will soon be ‘too late to shop early.” DISTRICT MANAGER OF INSURANCE FIRM MOVES TO GRIFFIN I. K. Norman, experienced insur ance writer, has moved to Griffin, to be district manager for the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, of Newark, N. J. The Mutual Benefit is well known to the THrople o f t»U MC Lion, having a l a r ge- v olum e of business in force, and Robert L. Foreman, general agent for Geor gia, believing strongly in the fu ture growth of Griffin, surround ed by such splendid territory, has transferred Mr. Norman from the Eastman, Ga., territory, where he has been district manager for 11 years. a Mr. Norman is a brother of W. G. Norman, buggy manufacturer of Griffin, and is already known to many Spalding county citizens, having been reared at McDon ough. He has been with the Mu tual Benefit 17 years, during which time he has made a thorough study of the life insurance bus iness. The board of deacons of the First Presbyterian church will meet at the Manse Friday night at 6:30. A full attendance is desired. CORONER DECLARES PREACHER’S WIFE * COMMITTED SUICIDE Columbus, 0„ Dec. i.—(By the Associated Prgss.)—Mrs. Addle Sheatsley, wife of the Rev. C, V, Sheatsley, Bexley minister, whose body was found in the furnace of their home recently, committed sui cide, Coroner J. A. Murphy held in his formal report of the tragedy filed with the county clerk today. POLICE CALLED AT II. D. C. MEET Washington, Dec. 4. Police were called late yesterday to re store order at a meeting of the District of Columbia chapter of the United Daughters of the Con federacy in special session to elect officers for the Washington organization. , Since 11 a. m. the convention had been in turmoil without inter ruption, with accusations hurtling "back and forth between the con tending factions, one of which is led by Mrs. Drury C. Ludlow and the other by Mrs. Walter E. Hut ton ’ 9 who is acting as president general over the protest of many of the delegates. Screaming and Hissing. When the faction led by Mrs. Hutton succeeded over the opposi tion of Mrs. Ludlow’s forces in obtaining a vote for consideration of delegates as then seated, it is alleged that many women jumped to their feet, stamping, screaming and hissing, causing others to rush from the room for safety outside. One woman finally ran to a tele phone to summon the police, and a lone negro patrolman responded. His appearance sobered both sides and the meeting broke up with the final argument over who had sent for him. MARION STONAKER, 97, DIES AT HOME HERE Marion Stonaker, 97, died at the home, 220 Turner street, this morning at 9 o’clock. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Lucy Stonaker; one sister, Mrs. M. A. Lewis; and one half brother, Biliy Williams, of Brooks. Funeral services will be held from the residence this evening at 7 o’clock. Rev. J. A. Drewry will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Olive cemetery near Molena Friday, with Haisten Brothers in charge. Irish Girls Seek Jobs Here as Rains Cause Poverty in the Old Country New York, Dec. 4.—Six months of seemingly ceaseless rain along the bleak west cqast of Ireland is sweeping to American shores such a flood of maid-servants as this country has not seen in a genera ti o n . — A cargo of 140 answers to the servant problem recently arrived upon the S. S. Laconia alone. From Donegal Bay, north of County Sligo to the River Shan non, south of County Claire, the dark haired, blue eyed, pink cheek ed daughters of West Ireland’s farm folk are in poverty forced exodus. It seems as though the "wee folk” of the Irish tales were at some tragic prank. Great Poverty. What with a rain that has no ending, and the potatoes washed from the ground, and the deep, long valley carrying torrential p destruction, great pov|t$y and need have come upon Mayo Gal way and Clare. All through Connaught the same drama was»being played in a thousand homes, each unbe knownst to the other, with the V01» 5% m B.S. 1 3 Father of Governor Was Well Known Here—Wife a Griffin Woman. rill Atlanta, Dee. 4.—(By the A»4 dated Press.)—B. 8. Walker, fath er of Governor Clifford Walke, died suddenly at his home in Mo» roe this morning, the governoT was advised. B. S. Walker was well know* here, having married a Griffin wo man, Miss Alice Mitchell, ia thia city many years ago. He was also a frequent visitor in the home of his brother, Heitry Walker, who resided here for years. Five Daughters Besides his widow, he is suntfv ed by five daughters, Mrs. Panl Vose, Mrs. Joseph McCray, of Atlanta; Mrs. Hamptqn Fields, of Cartersville; Mrs. Robert Mc Whorter, of Athens; and Mrs. Frank Harold, of Americas; and one .son, Clifford Walker. Mr. Walker was a prominent business man of Monroe, being affiliated with large mill interests in that city and also being presi dent of the Bank of MoYiroe. Golden Wedding Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Walker celebrated Vr : their golden wedding anniversary several weeks ago. All members of the Walker family have been frequent visi tors to Griffin and have many friends in this section. TIFTON BOY BEING TRIED FOR MURDER OF MARYLAND MAN Rockville, Md., Dec.. 4.—-The * trial of Frederick A. McClellan, of Tifton, Ga., tor the murder of Thomas A. Sims, contractor, be gan here this morning with indi cations of a lengthy trial. Mrs. 8ims, the widow, the first witness called, fainted and was excused for today. McClellan claims self defense. State attorneys say they are prepared to prove that McClellan killed Sims when the latter charg ed him with • improper Conduct with Mrs. Sims. f WEATHER FORECAST ) For Georgia—Rain tonight and Friday. Warmer tonight. Temperature for 24 hours end ing at noon Thursday: Maximum ............ Minimum .............43 Mean 52 mournful monotony of rain upon the roofs, each family was deter mining that some one must go out into the world. The number of mouths to feed must be less ened and some money must come from sofcewhere/ -................ Pennies S cr a pe d. --- Pennies must be scraped f*r the fares and a little borrowing here and there; a little money from friends in America—a few tears shed—from Donegal Bay to the Shannon’s shore the scene was re pea ted. a Ay, and it was not of one us that knew the other was coming," explained Margaret Egan, of Kil rush, County Clare, when the sudden influx of Irish maids for domestic work attracted atten tion. “Ten of us there were, and I was fond of the home and hat ing to be leaving.” Joy to Americans. Meanwhile what is a tragedy to West Ireland is a joy to the American housewife. In the east the question of domestic help has been a particularly keen one. Every girl arriving had an as sured position before the ship landed.