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MEMBER ASSOCIATED
OF PEACH COUNTY
CAUSES SQUABBLE
Newly Elected Officials of
Houston County Refuse
to Qualify.
Atlanta, Dec. 9.—Seven of the
officials of Houston county elect
ed at the recent general election,
notified Governor Walker Monday
that they will not qualify for the
offices, and joined in a request
that a special election be called
to choose their successors.
The seven officials who have
resigned live in that portion of
Houston county that will become
a part of Peach county when the
new county is created on January
1.
Private Citizens.
They preferred to be private
citizens of the new county, rather
than to remain officials of the old
county, by changing their resi
dence.
It is said that Ordinary G. T.
Stubbs, who also lives in the
Peach county territory, will prob
ably decline to qualify.
The Houston county officials
elect, who signed an agreement to
give up their offices were Emmett
Houser, clerk; George D. Ander
son, Sheriff; T. E. Tharpe, tax
collector; C. N. Rountree, tax re
ceiver; D. J. Bateman, commis
sioner; A. W. Tabor, commission
er; and Charles Vance, surveyor.
May Be Candidates.
It is said that most of these
officials will become candidates
for similar offices in the new
county of Peach in the special
election that will be held on Jan
uary 7.
It is probable that the governor
will authorize the ordinary of
Houston county to call a special
election in that county before
January 1, when the terms of the
present officials run out. Other
wise the county will be without
officials until the places of the
retiring ones are filled.
EFFORT MADE TO
Washington, Dec. 9.—(By the
Associated Press.)—An effort will
be made today by senate leaders
to limit the debate on the Muscle
Shoals issue so as to speed up the
vo j e>
Both Democratic and Republican
leaders believe that a vote will
called for before the end of the
week.
The sponsqrs of the Underwood
bin are making an effort to get it_
Eq a vote ahead of the Norris bill,
but Senator Norris may block this
by introducing the new bill as an
amendment to the Underwood
measure.
AMERICAN OFFICIAL
ARRESTED IN JAPAN
ON GAMBLING CHARGE
Toklo, Dec. 9.—The vernac
ular press is giving publicity
to an incident which took
place here Monday night,
when, it is alleged, the second
secretary of the American
embassy , was arrested to
gether with two men said to
belong to the British 1 em
The newspapers say the
three men were arrested on a
train because they insisted on
gambling when it was
against the law and used abu
sive language to the police
officials.
The congressional direc
tory gives the name of the
second secretary of the
American embassy in Tokio
as Frederic D. K. Clercq, a
native of South Carolina.
GREATEST GAIN
New York, Dec. 9.—New Eng
land is the thriftiest section of
the country,' the Middle Atlantic
group of states ia its closest com
petitor and the South has made
the greatest relative advance in
savings, a report covering the
last 12 months made public today
by the American Bankers* Asso
ciation reveals.
Per capita savings deposits in
New England this year was $443;
Middle Atlantic states $305; Pa
cific, $240; East Central, $168;
West Central, $87, and Southern,
$52.
The South in the 12 years con
sidered has advanced 188 per cent.
Its per capita savings in 1912 was
only $18.
The advance in other sections
was: New England from $245 to
$443; Middle Atlantic, $151 to
$305; Pacific, $101 to $240; East
Central, $80 to $168; and the
West Central, $40 to $87.
GAME COMMISSIONER
MARRIES SWEETHEART
OF BOYHOOD DAYS
Atlanta, Dec. 9.—In days gone
by, down at the Dublin academy,
Peter S. Twitty, state game and
fish commissioner, carried the
books for Audrey Rice, a beau
tiful, black eyed school mate.
In days that are to come, Mrs.
Audre Y Ri <* Bowdoin Twitty will
kee P the housebooking books for
Commissioner Twitty.
Commissioner Twitty and Mrs.
Bowdoin were married Saturday
night in the presence of a few
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J. S. TYUS PRESIDES
OVER POLICE COURT
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.....a fternoon —waa— pre g ided
over by Commissioner James S.
Tyus, who passed on forfeiture
cases. Recorder Cleveland was en
gaged in the trial of cases in the
city court.
Vision in Eyes of Dead Man
identifies German Murderer
Berlin, Dec. 7.—From medieval
times there has been a folk tale
about the last impression remain
ing fixed in a dead man’s eyes.
Today the police in the village
of Haiger have actually photo
graphed this in a man’s eye and
are to use it as evidence in a
murder case.
Murdered Eighty
A week ago Director Anger
stein murdered eight persons.
In examining one of the vic
tims in the morgue whose eyes
never had closed, someone no
ticed a picture fixed in the vic-
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(By Margery Pickard, Central
Press Correspondent.)
New York, Dec. 9.—“Marriage
is love insurance,” declares Rita
Weiman, author and playwright,
who has up to now scoffed at
marriage. “As Nellie Revell said
to me the other day,” she Con
tinued, “love is not a question
of being able to live with a man| ■
but of not being able to live with
out him. ’ * •
Evidently Miss Weiman has met
the man without whom she can
not live as she recently became
the bride of Mr. Maurice Marks,
New York advertising man. The
wedding was quite a family affair,
Charles Weiman, the bride’s
father, giving her away, and the
groom’s father, Samuel Marks,
being the best man. Mrs. Marks
declares she will retain her maid
en name, but, unlike Fannie
Hurst, she will live with her hus
band.
Mr. and Mrs. Marks have
known each other for 19 years but
it was not until two years ago
MRS. M. E. SPRUCE DIES
MONDAY AFTERNOON
Mrs. Mary Elmira Spruce, 69,
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. J. M. Norris, near Camp
bell’s store, Monday afternoon at
3:30 o’clock.
She is survived by her husband,
J. A. Spruce; three daughters,
Mrs. J. M. Norris, of Milner;
Mrs. M. H. Lyon, of Yatesville;
and Mrs. C. W. Howard, of For-
4ty ») H - 4 wo - s n ns , --Jr -B:.....Spruce,- -of
Jackson; ■ a n d E...... T . ' - S p ru ce T'oT
Locust Grove. One sister, Mrs. E.
B. Willis/ of Milner; and one
brother,-^. J. Akins, of this city,
also survive.
Funeral services were held
from Pleasant Hill Methodist
church this afternoon at 2 o’clock.
The Rev. John F. Yarbrough of
ficiated. Burial was in the church
yard with Haisten Bros. in
charge.
DRY BURGLAR STEALS
COMMUNION WINE
FROM ATLANTA CHURCH
Atlanta, Dec. 9.—Someone en
tered the temporary building of
the Episcopal Church of Our Sa
vior Saturday night and threw
the communion set on the floor,
removed the altar across and
two eucharistic candlesticks to
the rear of the church and carried
off a quart of communion wine,
according to Rev. G. W. Gasque,
rector of the church.
tim’s eye.
It plainly showed Herr Anger
stein advancing on the fear
stricken victim with an axe raised
te kill him.
Now Prof. Bohne, of Cologne,
university,explains that it is not
actually a photograph that re
mains in the dead man’s eye, but
under certain nerve shocks, the
nerve center of the eye, mirror
ing the terror creating object,
loses power to form another re
flection and remains fi$ed in
death.
The result is like a photo
graphic plate. %
GRIFFIN. GA.. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9. 1924.
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young painter
HANGED IN ENGLAND.
Hull, England, Dec. 9.—(By the
Associated Press.) — William G.
Smith, young painter whose con
demnation for the murder of a
woman last August aroused in
tensive pleas for clemency, was
handed at 9 o'clock this morn
ing.
king george
OPENS PARLIAMENT.
London, Dec. 9.—(By the Asso
ciated Press.) — King George
opened parliament in state today
with a from the throne
full of pnHMoaeementa on for
eign and domest ic affairs.
*00,000 BUSHELS OF
GRAIN DESTROYED.
Port Huron, Dec. 9.—(By the
Associated Press.)—Fire starting
early today from unknown causes
had destroyed the Grand Trunk
elavator here, containing 600,000
bushels of grain and at 7 a. m.
was threatening the , steamer
Alexander Maitland, tied at the
elevator khift. The Maitland’s
cargo WM ablaze. ’• x
LEAGUE ACCEDES TO
ENGLAND’S REQUEST.
Rome, Dec. 9.—(By the Associ
ated Press.)—The council of the
League of Nations decided, at a
private session today, to accede
to England's request and postpone
consideration of the Geneva peace
protocol and arrangements for a
disarmament conference until the
March meeting of the council.
that the romance be^gf- They
decided to marry abtkit a year
ago and went into a fifth avenue
shop to purchase the ring. When
a tray of platinum rings was
shown to Miss Weim'an they re
minded her of her grandfather’s
rheumatism ring” and she rush
ed from the shop. Later" Mr.
Marks designed a ring in the
shape of a crown set with square
cut diamonds, which evidently me#
with her approval.
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Mrs. Marks 1
name sagely re
marked: When a person has es
tablished a trademark why change
the label ? »»
The honeymoon will'he shorten
ed to permit Miss Weiman to
see the rehearsal of her new play,
Moon Magic,” which is being put
on here. She came to New York
from Philadelphia, her* birthplace,
about 15 years ago.*/ Besides
Moon Magis,” she is the author
of “The Acquittal,” a . play that
was successful about four years
ago.
DEFUSES TG SELL
GEORGIA REALTY
Atlanta, Dec. 9.—(By the Asso
ciated Press.)—In a statement is
sued today, Governor Walker de
clined to sell the terminals of the
Westerth tnrd Atlantic railroad Tn
Chattanooga, owned by the state
of Georgia, to C. E. James, Chat
tanooga financier.
Mr. James offered $3,000,000 for
the railroad properties held there.
GERMAN ELECTIONS
DISAPPOINT FRENCH.
Paris, Dec. 9—(By. the Associ
ated Press.)—The result of the
German elections are disappoint
ing to French opinion, the news
papers all agree. Some fear that
the instability and confusion, of
which the German politics afford
ed a spectacle before the Reich
stag was dissolved, will continue.
MURDER CASE
CLEWS SCATTERED.
Birmingham. Dec. 9.—(By the
Associated Press.)—Inquiry into
the murder of Mrs. Annie Lou
Edwards, which yesterday center
ed around the Fairfield home, to
day took an entirely different
turn with state authorities scat
tered in many directions.
Ek-SUPRHME COURT
JUSIICE DIES.
Washington, Dec. 9.—(By the
Associated Press.)—Former Jus
tice Mahlon Pitney, of the su
preme court, died here early to
day. He had long been in ill
health.
38 STORY BUILDING TO
BE ERECTED IN N. Y.
New York, Dec. 9.—(By the
Associated Press.)—New York is
t8“#*v<rini TFSESjr office build
ing, occupying an entire block in
downtown Broadway, according to
real estate circles.
OPERATING ROOM AT
GRIFFIN HOSPITAL
GREATLY IMPROVED
The operating room afc-the Grif
fin hospital has been greatly* im
proved.
The walls, floor and ceiling
have been painted, new lights have
been installed and the doctor’s
room completely done over.
THOMAS TO SPEAK AT
I COMMERCE MEETING
Secretary Thomas, of the lo
cal Chamber of Commerce, has
accepted an invitation to deliv
er an address at the annual meet
ing of the Covington and New
ton County Chamber of Commerce
. next Thursday night. He will
speak on Chamber of Commerce
! organization and its benefit to
the city and county.
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nnd aired, U attracting
large crowds to the church in Bos
ton where she is conductin K * re
viva!. She is a Methocnst i am! ha*
been an evangelist for a year. She
is opposed to the “Billy Sunday
type” of preaching, she says.
HEW BOARD V
COMMISSIONERS
MEETS TONIGHT
The board of city commission
ers will be reorganized at the
regular meeting at the city hall
at 7 o’clock tonight.
James S. Tyus, J. P. Nichols,
Jr., and E. S. McDowell, who
were elected last Tuesday, will
take the oath df office.
will Mr. be Tyus, chairman having*U|g the ticket,
of the board,
succeeding Julius W. Gresham,
wso is the only retiring mepnber
of the commission.
Considerable business is expect
ed to come up I« action at the
first meeting of the new board.
RAILROAD MAN PRAISES
PAMPHLET OF GRIFFIN
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Secretary Thomas, of the Cham
ber of Commerce, is in receipt of
a letter from Warren H. Fogg,
division passenger agent of the
Central of Gerogia Railway Com
pany, in which he acknowledges
receipt of an invitation to be in
Griffin on December 14 to meet
with the agents of this railroad
who will hold a convention here,
and stated he would attend.
Mr. Fogg complimented the
Chamber of Commerce for the
leaflet advertising Griffin and
Spalding county.
He declares it says a great deal
in a very few words and is one
of the best articles he has read.
The pamphlet to which Mr. Fogg
refers was published by the pub
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licity committee of the Chamber
of Commerce, of which “Pink **
Traer is chairman.
E WEATHER FORECAST
For Georgia—Fair and colder
tonight and Wednesday.
Temperature for 24 hours end
ing at noon Tuesday:
Maximum 68
Minimum 43
Mean 55
3-Year-Old Griffin Globe-Trotter
Found Leading Mule on Highway
Shivering with cold and drench
ed with rain, a three year old
run-away boy was picked up by
Policeman Kaheeley on East Tay
lor street just after the storm
here yesterday afternoon.
Investigation showed that the
little fellow was the son of Mrs.
Gladys Waller, an employe of the
Griffin Hosiery Mill, and is some
what of a wanderer.
Deputy Sheriff Oscar McGee
found him late Sunday afternoon
joyfully leading a mule on the
VOL. 53—No. 113 ■
m THIS COUNTRY
BEST SINCE! 920
Government Report Declare*
Outlook for Cotton Is
Very Promising.
Washington, Dec. 9,—American
agriculture, on the whole, occu
pies the best position it has held
since 1920, but much further re
covery is required to bring it
back to its pre-war condition, the
agriculture department informed
President Coolidge in its annual
report.
The report was prepared the
late Henry C. Wallace ai •fcfc?
bodies his views, but was signed
and presented by the present sec
retary, Howard M. Gore, who was
Assistant Secretary under Mb
Wallace.
“Prospects are that the gross
income from agricultural produc
tion for the crop year 1924-25
may reach approximately #ȣ,
000,000,090, as compared with
$11,500,000,000 in 1923-24, and $8-
550,000,000 in 1921-22,” said the
report.
No lasting Improvement.
«< The improvement that has tak
en place has not yet lasted long
enough to produce any marked
betterment in the finances of the
farmer. M
Though the crop story of 1924
spells improvement to agriculture
as a whole, the improvement will
not be shared by all sections of
the farm population, it was point
ed out.
Cotton Outlook Bright.
The outlook for cotton is prom
ising.
This year’s crop should contrib
ute approximately $1,500,000,
to the purchasing power of t
cotton growers.
Cotton yields this year haV
for a time at any rate, set ( /
rest any fear that American cot
ton production will not again be
able to meet the world demand.
SON ARRIVES AT HOME
OF C. N. WHITMIRE
Mr. and Mrs. C, N. Whitmire
announce the birth of a son on
December 5 at their home on
South Thirteenth street.
Market Reports
(Over Parsley, Slaton & Co.’s
Private Wire.)
New Orleans Cotton
High] ln I Frey
! Open I I
Low ICl’selCloso
Jan. 23.30J23.31 22.98 23.05 23.42
Mch. 23.38|23.38 23.05 23.10 23,60
May 23.61 23.62 23.31 23.33 23.78
July 23.56 23.64 23.88 23.38 23.83
Dec. 23.40 23.40 23.0»23.14 23.50
New York Cotton
lopenlHighl Lowlci > se Close
Jan. ~ J2.104pJ3.05'22.7722.82123.20
Mch. 23.40 23.41 23.10 23.17 23.56
May 23.82 23.82 23.50 23.54 23.93
July 23.85]23.85 23.58 23.66 24.05
Dec. 22.90 22.93 22.62 22.7323.05
Griffin Spot Cotton
Good middling 22.76
Strict middling 22.50
Middling _____ 22.25
Dixie Highway at Experiment,
and carried him home.
Mother Not Alarmed.
His mother did not seem much
alarmed over his disappearance, it -
is said, merely stating that he
had gone to Sunday school that
morning and had not returned.
Mr. Kaheeley returned him to
his mother at the hosiery mill
yesterday afternoon.
The little fellow does not talk
plain and officers were unable to
find out where he got the mute
or why he decided to leave home.