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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
MRS. M. N. WATT
DIES FRIDAY AT
7 HA.
Former Griffin 7
Woman Will
Be Buried Here Sun
day Morning.
(By Mrs. W. C. Beeks.)
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Mrs. Mattie Neely Watt entered
into “the Rest of Paradise” Fri
day, December 5, at 2:30 o’clock
at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. George Hendree Harrison, in
Pensacola, Fla.
Mrs. Watt had been in feeble
health for several years and had
been confined to her bed since
June. She was a patient sufferer
all these months and when the end
came she passed quietly into the
Great Beyond, where there is no
pain and no suffering.
Born in Griffin..
Mrs. Watt was the second
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Irvin Neely. She was born in
Griffin and was in her seventy
fifth year. She was married a
number of years ago to Mr. Hen
ry Stevenson Watt, who preceded
her to the grave twenty years
ago.
Mrs. Watt was a woman in
whom many Christian graces
abounded. She was so bright and
cheery, so uniformly polite and
kind, so warm hearted, so gen
erous and unselfish.
For five years, since her health
began to fail, she made her home
with her daughter, Mrs. Harrison.
Prior to that time Mrs. Watt
spent most of her life in Griffin,
where she was beloved by a large
circle of friends. None knew her
but to love her, none named her
but to praise. ft
Many Relatives.
She is survived by her daugh
ter, Mrs. Harrison; three grand
sons; one daughtet-in-law,
Mrs. Elizabeth Mills Watt, of
Griffin; one grand daughter, Mrs.
Arnold Wood, of Poughkeepsie,
N. Y.; two sisters, Mrs. Mary
Neely Smith, and Mrs. Myrtice
Peabody, both of Griffin; one
brother, Mr, Albert Nelms, gf
Houston, Texas; and several
nieces and nephews. Her only
son, Howard Watt, died several
years ago.
The funeral will take place at
St. George’s Episcopal church
Sunday morning at 9:30. The
Rev. Hendree Harrison, -son-in
law of Mrs. Watt, will conduct the
services. Burial will be in Oak
Hill remetery with F. S, Pittman
in charge.
Pallbearers.
The following men are request
ed to act as pall bearers and to
meet the Central of Georgia
train at 9:04 in the morning: J.
C. Brooks, Dr. J. M. Thomas, Dr.
M. F. Carson, H. V. Kell, 0. W.
Sibley, J. P. Persons, B. R. Blake
ly, Lloyd Cleveland, Judge W. E.
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Awards Goes to Englishman
New York, Dec. 6.—Viscount Ce
cil Thursday was declared winner
of the first $25,000 award of the
Woodrow Wilson foundation.
Norman H. Davis, president of
the foundation board of trustee's,
announced that Viscount Cecil
had been unanimously chosen by
the jury of award as the person
“who had rendered the most meri
torious service of a public charac
ter looking toward the establish
tnent of peace through justice,
end who had done m<^^ to give
effect to the ideals and the great
plan for world peace to which Mr.
Wilson gave so much thought and
effort.”
Jury At Bos
The jury sat at i m under
chairmanship of Dr. irles W.
Eliot, president emeritus of Har
vard university.
Highlights in the Englishman’s
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ALL THE WISDOM
OF THE AGES
Is epitomized in the Pro
verbs of the various peoples
and countries.
“Proverbs bear age and he
who would do well may view
*' himself in them as in a look
ing glass.”
Beginning today and contin
uing for some days, “The
Beist of Advice” column on
« the editorial page will be de
voted to presentation of the
wit and wisdom of the va
rious peoples, as crystal
lized in proverbs.
You should read this col
umn every day in The
News.
The program for the city-coun
ty community meeting to be held
at Brooks Monday night at 7
o’clock, under the auspices of the
Chamber of Commerce, was com
pleted today and is as follows:
Band concert, 7 to 7:30, Biles
String Band and Georgia Kincaid
Band. *
Meeting called to order, Rev.
John F. Yarbrough.
Song, “America,” led by E. K.
Domingos.
Invocation, Rev. M. R. William
son.
Solo, Mrs. J. D. Rogers; Miss
Aline Cumming, accompanist.
Address of welcome, Frank Ma
laier. -
Music, Harmony Four.
Address, # C. C. Thomas.
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Music, Biles String Band.
Moving Pictures.
Address, W. T. Bennett.
Music, Biles String Band.
Address, County Agent Shirley,
of Fayette.
Music, Harmony Four.
Music, Biles String Band.
Benediction, Rev. M. R. Wil
liamson.
LOCAL HKS TO
Griffin Lodge of Elks will pay
tribute to deceased members of
the order in appropriate memorial
exercises at the First Methodist
church tomorrow afternoon at 3
o’clock. The public is invited.
Members of the lodge will meet
in the lodge room at 2:30 o’clock
and attend the services in a body.
A musical program has been
arranged and John T. Boifeuillet,
member of the public service com
mission, will deliver an address.
H. Searcy, Jr., and Robert Wheat
bn.
qualifications for the $25,000 prize
were listed as:
“For five years he has carried
on the ideals of Mr. Wilson.
“In the Italo-Grecian crisis a
year ago he fought for peace,
mediation, for a fair settlement
with an honesty and a righteous
ness which could not be denied.
Balkan Peace.
“He was instrumental in gain
ing statehood for Albania, there
by tending to assure peace in the
Balkans.
“He has aided in the develop
ment of an international con
science in the matter of mandates
—‘the sacred trusts of civilization’
dreamed of by Woodrow Wilson.
<< He has been a pioneer for
control in arms traffic.
He has been unceasingly ac
tive in behalf of racial, religious
and linguistic minorities.”
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GRIFFIN. GA.. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6. 1924.
Poison Pastor’s Trial To Be Resumed
Monday; Woman Wants Her Hair Bobbed
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The Rev. Lawrence Highu
Mount Vernon, 111., Dec. 6.—
The'trial of Lawrence M. Right,
former Ina, 111.,' clergyman, and
Mrs. Elsie Sweetin for the murder
of her husband, Wilford Sweetin.
was in recess yesterday until Mon
day, when renewed efforts will be
made to obtain a jury. Nine ju
rors had been selected when court
adjourned shortly before last mid
night.
Mrs. Sweetin’s made z. 1
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SHIN TO BE IN
Atlanta, Dec. 6—Georgia’s roads
are shown to be in good condition
practically throughout the state,
according to a report issued by
the State Highway Department
yesterday, which, however, is con
tingent ujmn the weather condi
tions. *
The report in part follows:
*< Atlanta-Macon: via Atlanta,
Jonesboro, Griffin, Barnesville,
Forsyth, Macon.
« Paved portion of road excellent.
Unpaved portion fair to good.
*( Construction going between
on
Atlanta and Jonesboro necessitates
detour, but are well marked and
in good condition, except in ex
tremely wet.weather. But then
it is passable at all times.
Construction between Barnes
ville and Forsyth, passable, No
detour.
Construction south of Forsyth,
short detour but well marked and
in good condition. »
B. S. WALKER TO BE
BURIED IN MONROE
SUNDAY MORNING
Monroe, Dec. 6.—Billington San
ders Walker, father of Governor
Clifford Walker, .will be buried
here following services at the
First Baptist church.
The time for the funeral was
set for Sunday to allow time for
all of his children to be here for
the services.
A daughter, Mrs. Frank Harold,
of Americus, president general
the U. D. C., was in Houston,
as, when notified of her father’s
death and left there immediately.
ALABAMA BOY IS
CHAMPION JUNIOR
COTTON GROWER
Chicago, Dec. 6.—Paul Grims
by, a student at the Newsite
school at Alexander City, Ala.,
the champion junior cotton exhibi
tor in the boys’ and girls section
of the International
exposition.
His bale of cotton, grading good
middling, sold at a four cent
mium over the market today
a buyer in the^how because of its
high quality.
The full bale was grown
less than an acre of ground in
district in which the boll
opposition is keen.
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Mrs. Elsie Sweetin.
short work of *11 men with long
moustaches, insisting he wouia
have none of this type on the
jury, and excused some others
because Mrs. Sweetin did not “like
their looks. it
Prosecutor Frank G. Thompson,
on the other hand, excused unmar
ried men and young men.
Mrs. Sweetin has asked permis
sion to have her hair bobbed be
fore hearing of evidence is begun,
it was
ELECTED MY
Eight justices of the peace and
16 constables are being selected
by the voters of Spalding county
today.
In most of the districts there
are several candidates and while
tlWe is considerable interest a
small vote is anticipated.
In Griffin W. H. Taylor is unop
posed'for re-election as justice of
the peace, while there are four
candidates for * constable, J. N.
Evans* A. J. Farley, W. J. Lang
ford and E. W. Rivers. Two will
be elected.
Votes cast in the election will
be consolidated in the office of
Ordinary Cumming at noon Mon
day.
CHRISTMAS SEAL DRIVE
IS STARTED IN CITY;
SCHOOLS MAKE REPORT
The drive of the Tuberculosis
Association of Spalding county for
the sale of Christmas seals has
begun.
The first report came from the
Fourth Ward school, where Miss
Elaine Lord, chairman, stated that
866 seals had been sold, with pros
pects of further sales.
The initial work has been done
among the schools of the city.
School children have been urg
ed to invest in the seals.
.......A later report received from
Miss Mattie Corbin, chairman of
the sale at the West Griffin, re
ported 300 seals sold to the chil
dren of that school.
Miss Nellie Bryan,
reported 250 seals sold at
North Side School.
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ROBBERS JMPRISON
VICTIMS IN ELEVATOR
New York, Dec. 6,-—(By
the Associated Press.)—Im
prisoned in an apartment
house elevator with two at
tendants, Mr. and Mrs. Jacques
P. Rosemberg were stripped of
jewelry valued at $20,000 by
three hold-up men, who had
followed them from a cabaret.
Rosemberg was slugged with a
pistol butt. The robbers ea
caped.
$80,000,000 FOR
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
Washington, Dec. 6.—(By
the Associated Press.) —Eighty
million dollars for road con
structkm is carried in the an
nual agricultural bill as report
ed to the house today. This
amount is $61,000,000 more
than last year’s appropriation.
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FRANCE TO
EXPEL REDS
Paris. Dec. 6.-*-(By the As
sociated Press.)—The Herriot
government has decided to
suppress the communist agita
tion in France, which was
strikingly evidenced by a dem
onstration when the soviet am
bassador arrived. A large
number of foreign agitators are
to be expelled and fifty are on
the border today for that pur
pose.
THIRD PARTY
SPENT $221,000
Washington, Dec. 6.—The
La Follette-Wheeler expendi
tures in the recent campaign
totalled approximately $221;
000, the committee today re
ported * to the clerk ‘ of the
house.
COOLIDGE SIGNS
DEFICIENCY BILL
Washington, Dec. 6.— (By
the Associated Press.)—Presi
dent Coolidge today signed the
deficiency bill providing for
$126,000,000 for the admin
istration and the initial pay
ments under the soldier bonus
act.
ATLANTA NEGRESS IS
SENTENCED TO DIE FOR
MURDER OF WATCHMAN
Atlanta, Dec. 6.—Pearl Booth,
negress, was found guilty by a
jury in Fulton county superior
court early Friday night of the
murder of J. L. Arendale, aged
night watchman. A straight ver
dict of guilty was returned,
which Judge E. D. Thomas aen
tenced the defendant to execution
in the electric chair
3, 1925.
The negress displayed no emo
tion. After the sentence of Judge
Thomas had been pronounced, she
sat down, and without glancing
to right or left, opened a package
and beg*n eating a chicken sand
wich.
Her composure could not be de
scribed as stoical. She appeared
#iore '’embarrassed” than any
thing else, her head always bow
id and eyes riveted on the pack
ige in her long, brown fingers
-hat held the chicken sandwich.
THREE MEN ARRESTED
IN ORR’S DISTRICT
ON LIQUOR
Obe Martin and Dalton
and a negro, Peter Tyus, were
rested in Orrs district early
morning on charge of
the prohibition law.
Twenty pints of liquor
found in Martin’s car, it ia
ed, and two pints of booze
several cans and funnels
found at the negro’s house, it
reported.
The arrest was made by
Freeman and County
Carden.
Net Draws Tighter
About Former Head
Of Vets’ Bureau
Charles R. Forbes.
Chicago, Dec. 6.—The chief wit
ness and the chjef document in
the government’s conspiracy
charges against Col. Charles R.
Forbes, former director of the
veterans’ bureau, and John W.
Thompson, St. Louis contractor,
closed the first section of the gov
ernment’s evidence in the Fdrbes
Thompson trial late yesterday.
Elias H. Mortimer, otac at the
alleged members of the conspir
acy to allot war veterans’ hospit
als to favored contractors and
divide the profits, and now the
principal witness for the govern
ment finished his testimony by
identifying a $15,000 demand note
he had signed to Thompson' and
Black. Of this, Mortimer testi
fied, he gave Forbes $5,000.
The no
charge that the conspiracy ever
resulted in the division of any
profits. and has presented yet only
the $15,000 note and Mortimer’s
testimony to show that
received money from the ccntrac
tors as “advances.”
MUSCLE SHOALS
ISSUE AT LULL;
Washington, Dec. 6.—(By the
Associated Press.)— 1 The Muscle
Shoals issue stood at a lull
pending a report of military
perts in the war department on
the Underwood bill.
The senate was in
until Monday, having been
a report would be ready by
SWINDLER BEGINS TERM.
Statesville, 111.-, Dec. S
Koretz, money wizard, who
neered the $2,000,000 Bayano
bubble, came to the end of
financial rainbow last night
he entered the state prison here
begin serving a sentence of
one to ten years for three
ty of swindling.
Doctors May Kill Hopelessly III
If Danish Bill Becomes a Law
Copenhagen, Dec. 6.—A bill
which would authorize doctors un
der certain conditions to take the
life of a patient without incurring
punishment, has been introduced
in the Danish parliament by Min
ister of Justice Steincke.
According to the old law, the
taking of a patient’s life at his
special request came within the
designation of murder or man
slaughter. The Steincke bill
states:
May Waive Punishment.
“If action is undertaken In order
to release a hopelessly ill person
from severe and inevitable suf
ferings punishment may be waiv
ed under extenuating circum
stances. W
The bill would also make pri
vate detectives subject to
nal prosecution for “illegally vl
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Property Is Located
City——F. M. Gai
Sells Home.
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A real estate deal of considet
able importance was consummat
ed today in the office of th
clerk of the superior 'court whe
W. H. Williams transferred to th 5
Unity Investment Company 16
acres of land in Africa distric:
known as the Hughes farm an
the Galhouse farm, the purchase
price being $ir )r 0qp.
Site ter Mill.
This is the rite of Griffin’s new
$650,000 textile mill, which will
be erected by W. F. Ingram and
associates. The property is lo
cated about 2 1-2 miles north of
the city.
Plans are fast being perf
for the erection of this mill,
which when completed, will give
Griffin another large industry.
Gsissert Sella Howe. I
F. M. Gaissert transferred to
C. C. Cook his residence on West
Taylor street, the consideration
being $6,500.
SAY EYE WITNESS
FOUND IN DEATH
OF DOCTOR’S WIFE
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expected to go vigorously forward
today.
Identity of the reported eye wit
ness is shrouded with the same
mystery as the other bite of evi
dence in officers’ hands.
THIEVES TIE JEWELER,
ESCAPE WITH $106,066
Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 6.-»
Trussed up in a blanket from his
own bed, in a back room, Herbert
Trattner, manager of the Tratt
ner jewelry store, lay helpless
late yesterday evening while two
hold-up men walked out of the
store with diamonds worth $100,
000. The robbery occurred while
the streets were filled.
[ WEATHER FORECAST )
For Georgia—Mostly cloudy to
night and Sunday. Probably show
ers Sunday in the north and weat
portion. Warmer tonight in the
north and central portions.
Temperature for 24 hours end
ing at noon Saturday:
Maximum 67
Minimum ...c. 44
Mean ............. 55
olating the sanctity of private
life. u There is \ also a usury
clause laying down long sentences
for 'people exploiting others
needs. »>
Provide Different Fines.
For various and similar offenses
the bill would have the 1 matt
pay a small fine and the man
a large one, the common denomi
nation being one day’s Income.
Another clause also provides
sentences for those “who neglect
or continued debasing treatment,
abuse their conjugal partners.”
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Socialist Government In Power.
A socialist government is no'
in power in Denmark. The ne
ministry recently attracted atten
by introducing a bill for al
most complete disarmament.