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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 . ^ ______, (B , 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- ft |||p| fill vj • ] f ■fl - 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. Transmission of Photos and V Words by Radio On Commercial Bai ed After Tests Succeed - _ ■r V*> * fi... HRi J? r it %gg£ ’>s Ml «SL-. L g i. i CARNARVON Htflflt, ‘ MQOUUTO* t tAMIItft V f(KSS I •WAV.1S- CYLINDER * 0.4 a a 0 0 4S n - I ! I *'0 S*S m LIMIT M AUNOAAO MtOM NWrt \ AUTOMATIC WHlSilTRAllO Tuxswurrme AmuTuj flONAUINO MUYfr INOON ten* ' Ai, « T"....... mv, - mm , . nrr, , „ , ...... Lower photo shows gene raw view of the laboratory setup of bath transmission and receiving 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 bly on a receiving spool in New York. The power, projected from Lon don and controlled here, acted as ,——-- Market Reports (Over Pursley, Slaton & Co.’s Private Wire.) New Orleans Cotton jOpenjliigh) i I Prev Low ICl’selClosq Jan. - 23.07j23.2Q|23.05 23.15 23.19 Meh. 23.17123.29123.14 23.23 23.26 May 23.40 23.52^23.37 23.50 23.52 July 23.53 23 53123.47 23.50 23.52 Dec. 123.13 23.20|23.13j23Jjj> 23.27 New York Cotton .-HFrev Cl’sefClos |Opcn|High| Low e Jan. 122.87122.98 22.82 22J)3j22.95 Meh j23.25J23.37 23.22 32.32:23.35 May 23.62|23.73 23.57 23.69j23.69 July 23.75j23.85 23.70 23.80j23.81 Dec. 22.84j22.85 22.66 22.80 22.80 . Griffin Spo* Cotton Good middling 23.00 « Strict middling 22.75 Middling 22.50 w. X *’ Q *T» : ''rx s ‘PlEASAKTSURPPlSE. HE PLANS TO GET FA1 NON Hjrl-L , 56 LUCKY TO GgtotX* TIES ’MAYoe You would 1 u*s SoaefsiHG BetGKTBt **» aoet attractive ' , ■’ -£Q i' ; v I ii I Ii 16 more shopping days until Xmas :v==j:-T l r l i 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 j 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 ■Mill WED NEAR IN AUTO Wl ■ r 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.