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MEMBER •j ASSOCIATED PRESS.
AGED LEADER OF
FALL TEH Of
TO END FRIDAY
Pupils to Get Two Weeks’
V acation—Examinations
in February.
The fall term of the Griffin pub
lic schools will close Friday, De
cember 19, for the Christmas holi
days.
The vacation will be for two
weeks and the spring term will be
gin on Monday, January 5, 1925.
The county schools will also
close on December 1C.
Superintendent Lester announces
that there will be no exercises at
the closing of the fall term and
pupils will not be worried with
examinations until February.
The schools of Griffin and Spald
ing county are completing a term
of satisfactory work, Mr. Lester
said.
The enrollment and attendance
have been up to the mark of for
mer years and much progress has
been made in all schools of the
county.
The results are most gratifying
to teachers, school officials and
parents, Mr. Lester added.
BASKET TOSSERS
TO PLAY 3 GAMES
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Three games of basketball will
be played at the Athletic Court
here tonight.
.Williamson and Senoia will bat
tle with two teams from the Grif
fin High school and another game
will be played between the young
er school boys.
The game between the William
son and Griffin girls’ teams has
been cancelled.
The Griffin teams will be com
posed of candidates for the varsity
team.
Play will start at 7:30 o’clock.
KILLED FATHER, GETS
~ ONE YEAR IN PRISON
Baxley, Ga., Dec. 13.—Stanley
O’Berry, charged with killing his
father, Lee O’Berry, February 15,
1921, yesterday was found guilty
of voluntary manslaughter and re
ceived a sentence of one year in
prison.
$83,186 TAX REFUND. FOR
THOMASTON COTTON MILLS
Thomaston, Dec. 13.—The Thom
-aston Cotton mills will receive a
refund of $83,186 for over pay
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ernment according to dispatches
from Washington, D.C,
Rapid Whirl of Social Life Forces
Chicago Co-eds to Cheat in School
Chicago, Dec. 13.—“We are
cheaters in school, • • was the con
fession, publicly made by 75 Uni
versity of Chicago coeds at a
meeting, in Ida Noyes hall.
The subject under discussion
DECLARES THE NEWS
IS GETTING BETTER
ALL THE TIME
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my paper it
served me right; I should have
renewed before n$ time was out, ■
remarked W. W. Shannon, of Wil
liamson, as lie planked down hjj
dollar for the Semi-Weekly News
today. a Your paper’s getting bet
ter ail the time,” he added.
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Frank Duffy, Martin F. Ry an, Jacob Fischer, T. A. Rickert. Seated, Daniel J. Tobin, treasurer;
James Duncan, vice president; Samuel Gompers, Secretary Frank Harrison, Joseph F. Valentine, rice president
PLAN 10 AITEND
Many Griffinites are expected to
attend the city-community meet
ing to be held at Brooks Monday
night at 7 o’clock under the aus
pices of the Griffin and Spalding
County Chamber of Commerce.
This meeting was scheduled for
last Monday night, but was post
poned on account of the rainstorm.
A splendid program has been
arranged and it is understood the
folks of Fayette county are mak
ing big plans for the meeting.
Program.
Band concert, 7 to 7:50, Biles
String Band and Georgia Kincaid
Band.
Meeting called to order, Rev.
John F. Yarbrough.
Song, “America, W 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.
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. William
son.
Miss Fannie Cauthen has re
-t u rned-tcrtnrr - homr
Ala., after a two weeks’ visit
with Mrs. J. A. Edmonds.
was: “Are You Dishonest? tr
The coeds unanimously answef
ed “Yes. ••
They admitted they cribbed and
cheated in their examinations.
To pass the examinations, they
said, they were forced to cheat.
They said it was easy to cheat
in examinations because of the
<< honor” system at the university
under which the students are not
supervised while writing tests.
The girls said. they could not
keep up with their studies or be
honest in their work because of
the rapid whilr of social life
which eats into their time and
causes them to neglect their stud
ies.
GRIFFIN, GA.. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1924.
TELEGRAPH BULLETINS 1
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UNDERWOOD SAYS
WASHINGTON PAPER
■ LIED” ABOUT HIM.
Washington, Dec. 13.—(By the
Associated Press.)—Senator Un
derwood today obtained unani
mous consent of the senate to
have an official investigation made
of the statements made about his
bill and himself in an editorial
appearing in today’s Washington
Herald, which charged that the
Alabama Power Cmpany influenc
ed the senator.
He characterized the published
charges as a “lie” on the floor of
the senate today.
COTTON CONSUMPTION
SHOWS DECREASE.
Washington, Dec. 13.—(By the
Associated Press.)—Cotton con
sumed during November totalled
492,233 bales of lint and 50,093 of
linters in October this year and
532,702 of lint and 48,843 of lint
ers in November last year, the
census bureau announced today.
SWEDISH PREMIER
SERIOUSLY ILL.
Copenhagen, Dec. 13.—(By the
Associated Press.)—Hjalma Barnt
ing, premier of Sweden, is se-
LAMAR COUNTY GIRL
WEDS TENNESSEE MAN
SHE HAD NEVER SEEN
Goggansville, Ga., Dec. 13.—A
recent romantic marriage uniting
a Lamar county girl with a son of
Tennessee was that 6f Miss Ber
tha Baggarly, daughter of H. J.
Baggarly, of the Redbone district,
to J. H. Parsons, of Parsons,
Tenn., Rev. Arthur Jackson per
forming the ceremony.
The couple had never seen each
other but had been in correspond
ence for a couple of years,
having begun their correspondence
through a newspaper clipping.
The groom had applied for li
cense before leaving his home
with the understanding they would
marry if they were agreeably im
pressed with each other.
Shortly after the ceremony the
couple left for their home in
Tennessee.
CONCORD MAN GROWS
AN IMMENSE CABBAGE
R. J. Turner, of Concord,' was
in the city Saturday praising The
Semi-Weekly News, which he has
been taking for many years, and
Celling of an unusually large cab
lage that he has grown in his
rarden, measuring 66 inches from
.ip to tip and being 3 feet 9 inches
all. He says it is not yet fully
grown.
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riously ill, according to advices
reaching here today. It was said
that he had developed inflamma
tion of the lungs and that grave
fears for his recovery were enter
tained.
MANY IN PERIL
AS SHIP WRECKS.
Tokio, Dec. 13.— (By the Asso
ciated Press.)— Eight bodies have
been washed ashore and about 40
persons are in peril aboard the
special service . skip Kwanto,
wrecked off Tsuruga, .in western
Japan. A destroyer rescued five
officers and 50 men and 40 others
have rushed ashore. The Kwanto
carried a crew of 150 men.
AIR CHIEF DECLARES
BETTER PLANES NEEDED.
Washington!! Dec. 13.—(By the
Associated Press.)—Recent at
tacks off the Virginia Capes on
the battleship Washington, which
was scrapped, demonstrated that
new bombing planes will have to
be developed to carry more de
structive bombs, Major General
Patrick, chief of the army air
service, declared today before the
house air craft investigating com
mittee.
BRIDE OF A MONTH
WHO FLED, RETURNS,
BUT NOT TO HUBBY
Chicago, Dec. 13.—Mrs. Dorothy
Hillman, the bride of a fmonth,
who a week ago fled to New
from her husband, Edward Hill
man, Jr., member of a millionaire
family, has returned to Chicago
with her mother.
The return journey, made on a
limited train, terminated.,
automobile dash across Chicago,
Mbwed by a..taxjcab.....filled vyjth
girl reporters.
Mrs. Hillman had nothing to say
for publication.
She went to her mother's home
in Evanston instead of the . Hill
man bridal apartment.
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LAST WISH BY DYING C
SOIL OF UNITED STA1
Plans have been completed for
the meeting here Sunday after
noon of the Agents Association
of the Macon division of the Cen
tral of Georgia railroad.
The program follows:
2 to 2:30 p. m.: Entertainment
committee of Chamber of Com
merce will meet agents at Union
station.
3 p. m.: Meeting of agents at
city hall auditorium.
Meeting called to order by
Judge P. M, Cleveland, chairman
of entertainment committee
Chamber of Commerce.
Music, selected choir.
Prayer, Rev. John F. Yar
brough.
Address of welcome, C. C.
Thomas, secretary of Chamber
of Commerce.
Music, Harmony Four.
Response of welcome, M. B.
Smith, superintendent Macon di
vision, Central of Georgia rail
road.
Violin solo, Miss Elizabeth Nor
man.
Upon conclusion of this pro
gram the meeting will be turned
over to the chairman of the
Agents’ Association who will con
tinue the meeting until 4 o’clock.
4 p. m.: Automobile ride for
agents by members of Chamber
of Commerce around the city to
the country club and return to the
union depot.
P. M. Cleveland, chairman of
“the entertainment
urges alf owners of automobiles to
—the— eit y hal t ...... prom ptly -at-
4 o’clock and take the delegates
for a short ride before thgy leave
on the 5:30 train.
NEGRO SHOT
John Henry Smith, negro, 17
years old, was rushed to the Grif
fin Hospital this morning suffering
serious injuries as the result of
being accidentally shot while hunt
ing near his home at Esmond on
Rural Route No. 3.
WEATHER FORECAST J
V.
For Georgia—Generally Tair to
night and Sunday. Colder tonight
and much colder Sunday and Sun
day night; temperature freezing or
below to the coast Monday morn
ing.
Temperature for 24 hours end
ng at noon Saturday:
Maximum ........ 65
Minimum ........ 4«
Mean ................. 55
LIBERALLT HERE
The sale of this year’s Christ
mas seals, being conducted by the
American Red Cross Chapter, is
reported to be progressing well.
The people of Griffin are said to
be purchasing them liberally.
The various women’s organisa
tions of the city and school chil
dren are lending hearty co-opera
tion in the sale and are proving^
of invaluable assistance, it is an
nounced.
Those who have not already
made purchases are urged to do
so and are aaked to place them on
all Christmas gifts and packages.
The money derived from the
sale of the seals goes for fighting
tuberculosis.
WOMAN SHOOTS SELF
WITH COP’S GUN WHILE
HE WAS VISITING HER
New York, Dec. 13.— With the
service revolver of a traffic police
man who was visiting her in her
apartment, Mrs. Susan Nelson, 35,
a divorcee, fired a shot into her
left breast shortly before 7 o’clock
yesterday morning.
- After an investigation the po
liceman, James J. Sullivan, was
suspended from duty. Before the
shooting Sullivan had reported
that he was sick and unable to do
P°^ ce duty.
While Sullivan was in another
room of Mrs. Nelson’s apartment
she seized his revolver, which he
had left on a bureau top, and shot
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The policeman summoned an
ambulance and Dr. Bishop took
her to the hospital. He described
her wound as more painful than
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GIVES BLOOD TO SAVE
LIFE OF HIS BROTHER
Macon, Dec. 13.—I. L. Blood
worth, carpenter, suffered a frac
tured kidney when he was struck
by a piece of timber yesterday
afternoon. His injury necessitated
a blood transfusion and George T.
Bloodworth, a brother, furnished
the blood.
PLANE DUSTS FIELDS
Montezuma, Ga., Dee, 13,-
demonstration of dusting cotton
and peach trees by the use of air ,
plane was given at Montezuma
Thursday.
Old Law Resurrected Here Changes
Method of Swearing in Officials
The long established custom of
the administration of oath of of
fiee to county officers by the or
dinary was changed Saturday
when Frank Lindsey was sworn
in as clerk of the superior court
by T. J. Purdy, clerk of the
county commissioners, and Sidney
Stapleton took the oath as sher-;
iff.
Their term} of office begin
January 1.
An act of the Georgia legisla
ture in 187^ took the administra
tion of oath of office to county
officers out of the hands of the
ordinary in the counties of Spald
ing, Butts and Harris and invest
ed this authority in the county
commissioners. This law was
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Earlier in Week
Mexico City—Many ■
at
San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 13.
(By Associated Press.)—The
old deader of American
is dead.
Samuel Gompers warn grant
his last wish.
He died on American soil at
4: tO o'clock this morning,
hours after his arrival
from Mexico City, where he
stricken earlier in the
Surrounding Mr. Gompers
in his last moments were
with whom he had fought
many of labor's battles through
generation of American union
labor development
Holding his hand was James
Duncan of Quincy, Mass., vice
president of the federation,
who has stood shoulder to
with his leader for
44 years.
Funeral in N. T.
Near York, Dec. IS.—(By the
Associated Press.—Samuel Gom
pers, late president of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, wHl be
buried in the Sleepy Hollow ceme
tery, near Tarrytown, N. Y., it
was "Said today by Harry M. lio
ness, personal friend of Mr. Gom
pers.
San Antonio, Dec. 13.—(By the
Associated Press.)—Samuel Gom
pers’ body will be taken by way
of St. Louis, leaving here at II
o’clock tonight, according to ten
tative arrangements made this
morning.
Samuel Gompers, son of an
English cigar maker, was the
forefront of the American organ
ized labor movement. In 1881
he organized the American Fed
eration of Labor, as a national
association of labor unions, and
with the exception of one year,
he was its president continuous
ly from that time.
Came Here When IS.
He came to the United States
when he was 13 years old and
worked as a cigar maker in New
York City. In 1864 he first be
came identified with the labor
movement when he helped organ
ize the Cigar-Makers International
union. He served as secretary
and president of the union for
six years and under his manage
ment it became a large and
cessful organization, He also
edited the local paper of the
Cigar-Makers Union, the “Picket, n
during that time. It was iu con
nection with this work that he
int * re,twi in * national
of trade uniona that
would preserve the autonomy Of
the local or ga niz a tions. Under
leadership the Cigar-Makers Un
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urreeted today,
Judge and solicitor of the city ,
court and justices of the peace
and constables reported today to
take the oath of office, but were
not sworn in.
Judge D. R. Cumming, ordinary,
is awaiting an opinion from the
^attorney general, as to whether
they are state or county officer*.
If it is held they are state officers
the ordinary will administer the
oath.
Other county officer* who have
made bonds and who were sworn
in today include T. R. Nutt, tax
collector; H. T. Johnson, tax re
ceiver; D. B. Cumming, ordinary;
H. C. Westmoreland, commission
and W. J. Morrow, surveyor.