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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Mill WORKER IS
BADLY HURT AS
L. w. Dillard Rushed to Grif
fin Hospital in an Uncon
scious Condition.
L. W. Dillard, an employe of the
Georgia Kincaid mill, was serious
ly injured this morning when
Starr , s , bus, driven by Barney
plunged down Cox,
a fill on East Solo
mon street.
The driver, it is said, was at
tempting to stop the car to pick
up a passenger and in applying
his brakes the big machine struck
a telephone post, overturned and
went down the embankment. The
bus was badly damaged.
Rushed to Hospital.
Dillard was rushed to the Griffin
hospital in an unconscious condi
tion with bruises about the head,
and it is thought he is internally
injured.
Several other persons were bad
ly shaken up, though none of them
were injured except for a few
bruises. '
GEORGIAN SHOT
BY YOUNG GIRL
Belgrade, Jugo-Siavia,
Dec. 5.—(By the Associated
Press.) Henry Dayton,
American vfee-cpnsul, was
shot and seriously wounded
at his home by a young wo
man, who afterwards com
mitted suicide by opening the
veins in her arms.
Dayton was born in Georgia
and appointed' vice-consul July
21 .
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Associated Press.)—Harry A. Day
ton was born in Atlanta in 1897,
and graduated from Auburn, N.
Y., high school and from Hamilton
College in 1917. He served in the
the anny during the world war.
The state department was in
formed today by Consul Patten,
at Belgrade, that the condition of
Vice-Consul Dayton, who was
wounded yesterday, was not se
rious.
BAPTIST CHURCHES
URGED TO CONTRIBUTE
TO ORPHAN’S HOME
December 20 and 21 have been
set aside by the churches in the
First District of the Flint River
Association as days for contribu
tions to the Georgia Baptist Or
phans’ Home in Hapeville.
1)1 embers of the churches in the
first district, First and Second
Baptist, Devotie, East Griffin, Or
chard Hill, Rehoboth and Union,
are requested to leave their gifts
at the warehouse of W. F. Hud
dleston on East Taylor street.
Any kind of provisions will be
acceptable, and cow feed is es
pecially needed.
Members are urgently requested
to help fill the truck, which will
take the things to the home.
Property -As Deeded Joke to University
. Now Worth 110,000,000
Detroit, Dec. 5.—Mining proper
ty at Algoma, Ont., deeded to the
University of Michigan 20 years
ago as a joke is now worth $10,
000,000, it was learned yesterday.
Former Governor. Chase S. Os
born, credited with the discovery
of a large part of the iron ore
deposits on the North American
and African continents, has found
iron on one 100 acre tract owned
by the University at Algoma.
Play Joke.
George N. Brady, of Detroit,
and Thomas Whittier, of Saginaw,
associated with the late Senator
Thomas W. Palmer, thought they
had played a joke on the univer
sity.
They were members of a land
syndicate that acquired the prop-
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CHANGE IN VOTING
SYSTEM IS ASKED
BY TRADE BODY
Adopt Resolutions Asking 02
cials to Amend the "
City Charter.
The city planning committee of
the local Chamber of Commerce
late yesterday afternoon adopted
resolutions asking the represen
tative from Spalding county and
the state senator from this district
to have the city charter amended
to provide for a permanent sys
tem of registration of voters in
Griffin.
Resolutions were also adopted
asking the representatives to in
troduce and have passed a bill
providing that each city commis
sioner shall be elected for a pe
riod of three years, alternating
so that one new commissioner
shall be elected each year for a
term of three years.
The resolutions were approved
at a meeting of the board of di
rectors this morning. /
The Resolutions.
“Be it resolved by the city plan
ning committee of the Chamber
of Commerce that the commission
ers of Griffin be requested to ask
senator from the district and rep
resentative in the legislature from
Spalding county to introduce and
have passed a law amending the
city charter of the city of Griffin
so that when a tax payer of the
city pays his taxes, he shall be
come automatically registered as
a voter in the city of Griffin and
entitled to vote in any election
held during the period ensuing
and until the city tax books are
again opened for payment of taxes
also.
Be it resolved that the said
Q] r cqfipBJisaioners of the city of
reguest the senator
of this district and representative
in the legislature from Spalding
county to introduce and have pass
ed a law amending the charter of
the city of* Griffin so that eaeh
commissioner shall be elected for
alternatftn
in order so that one new commis
sioner may be elected each year
to hold office for a term of three
years.
BEECH CAMP W. O. W.
TO HOLD GET-TOGETHER
MEETING HERE TONIGHT
Beech Camp, No. 1127, Wood
men of the World, has planned
for a rousing meeting tonight at
7:30 o’clock at its hall at Thir
teenth and Experiment streets.
A banquet will be given and a
large number of members of the
order are expected to attend.
This camp is in good condition
and the celebration tonight is a
get-together affair in which all
of the members may enjoy the
fellowship for which the camp is
noted.
TWO AMENDMENTS
TO MUSCLE SHOALS
BILL INTRODUCED
Washington, Dec. 5.—(By the
Associated Press.)—Before the
Muscle Shoals issue was taken up
in the senate today, two amend
ments to the Underwood bill were
introduced by Senators McNary,
republican, and McKellar, demo
crats, of Tennessee.
erty and thinking it worthless
gave it to the university, the quit
claim deed being transferred in
1905.
Ascertain Value.
When Dr. Marion Leroy Burton
became president of the university
he started to ascertain the value
of the property, and Mr. Osborn
ft former regent of the university,
took a hand. Through his attor
ney titles to the land were cleared
and the university was shown to
have a clear title to a five-eighths
interest in the tract which is
part’ of the Garden River Indian
reserve.
The ore discovered was magne
tite of medium grade, which,
though not previously considered
of great commercial worth, is now
valuable.
GRIFFIN. GA.. ; BER 5. 1924.
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apparatus for transmitting photos. Capt. Richard H. Ranger, inventor, is at right placing film of
photo on rotating drum of transmitter. His aide, Alfred recorded J. Koenig, sets at left with finger pointing
to the paper covered cylinder in which received photo is id ink by wireless controlled fountain
pen. Center photo above is closeup of Ranger at the apparatus. Diagram shows machinery at Lon
don and New York ends of the system. Other photos, un-retouched copies of photos received, are of
Pf j pc g of Wales, left, and President CoolijJge. *
New York, Dec. 5.—That trans
mission of photos by wireless has
passed from the experimental
stage to actual achievement and
the radio-ing of photos great dis
tances for commercial purposes
is but a matter of months is the
opinion of experts who witnessed
the recent transmission of any
number of photos from London to
New York by radio.
The time of transmission for
each photo varied from six to thir
ty minutes.
In the recent demonstration
each photo was placed in the send
ing apparatus of a photoradio
JACKSON MINISTER
DIES IN ATLANTA
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Atlanta, Dec. 5.—The Rev. John
William Stokes, of Jackson, na
tive Atlantan and leader in the
Presbyterian synod of Georgia,
died Thursday afternoon at a pri
vate hospital here after a long ill
ness. He was 53 years old.
He has served as pastor in I
many Georgia cities, including J
Americus, Fort Valley, Dublin,
Conyers, Lithonia and College
Park. He was pastor at the Col
lege Park church from 1921 to
1923 and only recently had taken
charge at Jackson.
In addition to his widow, he is
survived by one son, Benjamin
Stokes, of Jackson; three daugh
ters, Mary Frances, Emma Ava
and Margrethe Stokes, all of Jack
son.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon
from the Presbyterian church at
Lithonia.
MRS. GULLEDGE DIES.
Mrs. Sarah Anne Elizabeth Gut
ledge, 94, died at the residence of
her daughter, Mrs. John A. Sauley
at Liberty Hill Thursday.
She is survived by one daugh
ter, Mrs. Sauley, and one brother,
John T. Phillips, of Senoia.
Funeral services and burial
were held this afternoon at 3:30
o’clock at Midway church, Lamar
county, the Rev. G. R. Brown of
ficiating. Griffin Mercantile Co.,
funeral directors, were in charge.
gram, an invention just perfect
ed by American experts and was
slowly turned on a small spool
or cylinder in London.
As it revolved It appeared visi
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York.
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Market Reports
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July 23.53 23 53123.47 23.50 23.52
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NEXT COMMUNITY
MEETING TO BE
Splendid Program Has Been
Arranged for Gathering
Monday Night.
The next city-county commun
ity meeting wilL be held at Brooks
Monday night, December 8, it was
announced today by Secretary
Thomas and the Rev. John F.
Yarbrough, chairman of the rural
relations committee of the local
Chamber of Commerce.
A splendid program is being ar
ranged, including addresses by Dr.
Yarbrough, Secretary Thomas,
County Agent Bennett, and
“Pink” Traer.
Fayette county citizens who will
speak will include County Agent
Sherley and Hon. Charles D. Red
wine.
Motion pictures of an educa
tional nature will be shown and
music will be rendered by the
Bites string, band.
The boosters will leave here
Monday afternoon at 5:30 o’clock
and the meeting will be called to
order at 6 o'clock/ 1
Mr. Yarbrough urges every
body to attend and take part.
ASKED TO ATTEND
Invitations were sent by the
Chamber of Commerce today to
President Downs, Division Super
intendent Smith and other Central
of Georgia officials to attend the
meeting of freight and passenger
agents and clerks of the Macon di
vision here Sunday, December 14.
if it were a hand reaching across
the Atlantic, for it caused a smalt
pen by minute dots and short,
faint lines to trace with fair ac
curacy the picture held in London.
While the picture was visibly
recorded with pen and ink, another
record of a photographic film was
taken simultaneously in a little
dark box where a stream of light
acted on the film in the same way
that pictures are transmitted over
wires.
Thus two records were made of
each picture received, one in ink
on a white sheet of paper and an
other on the film.
TELEGRAPH!
BULLETINS
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KILLERS ELECTROCUTED
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Columbia, S. C., Dec. 5.—(By
the Associated Press.)—Mortimer
H. King, of Canton, N. C., and
Frank Harrell, of Union, S. C..
were electrocuted this morning
shortly after 6 o’clock for the
murder of Major Samuel H. Me
Lesry on the highway July 2.
COOLIDGE RETURNS
TO W AS HINGT O N.
Chicago, Dee. 5.—(By the As
sociated Press.)—President Cool
idge, after a visit to the middle
west, was speeding back to Wash
ington today after carrying with
him a new picture of the possibil
ities of the agricultural 1 states
following his address before the
International Live Stock Associa
tion.
ENGLAND WANTS
DEBT INFORMATION
London, Dec. 5.—(By the Asso
ciated Press.)—The British gov
ernment, it is stated in official
quarters today, is expected to ad
dress a note to the American and
French governments in the coarse
of the next few days requesting
those governments to inform Great
Britain what steps have been
taken or anticipated in settling
the French debt to the Uiftted
States.
BRITISH OFFICIALS
CLOSELY GUARDED.
London, Dec. 5.—(By the Asso
ciated Press.) — British cabinet
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Lamar County Merchant Meets
Instant Death When His
Truck
H. P. Darden, well known mer
chant of Unionville, was instantly
kilted late Thursday afternoon
when an automobile truck he was
driving ran into a shallow ditch *
and overturned just off the Dixie
Highway, about one mile south
of Orchard Hill.
A tire blow-out is thought to
have caused the accident.
Body in Road.
Mr. Darden's body was found
in the rood and physicians later
attributed his death to heart fail
ure.
Mr. Darden was talking to
friends at Mullen's store a few
minutes before the accident. Those
who saw the truck leave toe pave
ment rushed immediately to the
scene, but he was dead when they
arrived.
Prominent Family.
Mr. Darden was about 5© year*
of age and a bacnelor. He came
from a prominent family and haa
scores of relatives in this section.
Funeral services were held at
3 o’clock this afternoon and buirial
was in the family plot at Green
wood cehcoftery.
Unionville is in Lamar county,
near High Falls.
It is e SSI that 150 or 200
i! end this conven
tion’ and plans a
feeted for their entertainment.
The visitors will be met at the
station on their arrfVal at 2 o’clock
by the entertainment committee of
the local chamber and escorted to
the city hall where Secretary C.
C. Thomas will deliver the address
of welcome and to which response
will be made by President Downs.
Following the business session
the raiiroad men will be taken for
a drive over the city and depart
for their homes on the 5:30 south
bound train.
ministers and many other officials
went about their duties today with
bxlyguards as a precaution against
iolence by Egyptian sympathizers.
The discovery in Cairo of a plot
which is said to have planned
outrages against British ministers
was communicated to London yes
terday and placed before the cab
inet.
NAVAL RECONSTRUCTION
PLANNED BY FRANCE.
Paris, Dee. 5.—(By the Associ
ated Press.)—France’s new naval
program as outlined in a report
to the chamber of deputies com
|HH| mission calls ■■ for a complete re
be spread over 20 years.___...
Champion Wheat Grower Gives
_Wife Credit for Saving Crop
Chicago, Dec. 5 ,—The new
wheat king of the world, named
recently in the hay and grain di
vision of the International Live
stock Exposition, is J. C. Mitchell,
owner of a homesteaded quarter
section at Dahinda, Sask,
The winning sample, a bushel of
hard red spring variety, gave Can
ada her thirteenth grand cham
pionship in the 14 years history
of the show.
Mitchell thinks the most inter
esting thing about his victory is
that his wife saved the crop from
the rain.
Last September, the story goes,
Mitchell received a long-distance
telephone call at the provincial
seed show at Regina from his
wife. She told him that his prize
wheat was about to he ruined by
VOL. 53-
IIFTON YOUTH IS
FOUND GUILTY OF
MARYLAND CRI b
Rockville, Md., Dec. 5.—-(By the
Associated Press.)—Frederick A.
McClellan, 22, was found guilty
of second degree murder late last
night by a jury for the skying
of Thomas A. Simms, contractor,
on November 8.
Council for the defense made a
motion for a new trial and sen
tence was suspended pending the
motion.
The penalty for second degree
murder is five to fifteen years.
McClellan is from Tifton, Ga.
NEW SERVICE 8TATION TO
GIVE OIL AWAY WITH
PURCHASES OF GAS
The Union Service Station will
be opened tomorrow on Experi
ment street by J. J. Holloway and
Z. T. Jackson. A quart of motor
oil will be given away on opening
day with every five gallons of
gasoline purchased.
CONFESSES KILLING EIGHT
Berlin, pec. 5.—“I murdered all
eight of them,” was the confession
exacted from Director Angerstein,
of a cement factory at Siegen,
w ” ,eh ^ - —
members of the household were
found dead yesterday.
rain.
<4 What shall I do?” queried hi*
anxious wife. Put caps on every
shock and we will have a prize
bushel at least,” the champion
grower answered.
Mrs. Mitchell hurried to the field
in the rain, capped the shocks with
canvass and saved the bushel of
wheat which made her husband
world champion.
( WEATHER FORECAST )
For Georgia: Generally fair and
cooler tonight, except rain on the
coast. Saturday fair.
Temperature for 24 hours end
ing at noon Friday;
Maximum ..... ......•««
Minimum ...... 54
Mean .x .. $0
Rainfall, 0.14 inches.