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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
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Two Arrested When Police
Find Evidence of Alleged
“Joy Ride. »>
J. B. Crane, of Sunny Side, was
seriously injured about 5 o’clock
this morning when an automobile
in which three men were riding
ran into his car at the forks of
the road at the Experiment sta
tion, just above a- filling station.
The injured man was picked
up and carried to the hospital,
where it was found he had sus
tained ^ broken leg and arm and
a bi sprained back,
Bi cars were badly damaged.
Disappear.
After the accident the three
men in the other ca,r disappeared.
Officers arriving on the scene
soon after the accident found
•many articles that indicated the
party of three men had been
a making a night of it.” Several
empty bottles, said to have con
tained liquor* a banjo, guitar,
overcoat, gloves, cap and hat were
found.
Name in Hat.
The nan\e of A. B. Farrar was
written in the band of the hat
and upon investigation Farrar
stated he had sold the hat to
Wilbur McCullough.
McCullough was found at his
home of Twelfth street with a bad
ly skinned face and was arrested
on a charge of being drunk on a
public highway. W. W. Maddox,
an employe, of the Central Geor
gia Power company, was arrest
, ed in connection with the case.
. Warrant for Owner.
A.warrant has been issued for
the owner of the automobile that
ran into Crane’s car and his ar
rest is expected soon.
Washington, Dec. 16.—(By the
Associated Press.)-—The extreme
secrecy surrounding the change
in wardens at the Atlanta feder
al penitentiary and the air of
mystery of - officials thrown
around the whole situation has
created a sensation here. ‘
The attorney general continued
to withhold all information ex*
cept cryptic remarks confirming
Associated Press dispatches from
Atlanta.
Just how serious the situation is
is a question officials only hint at
darkly.
There - is no comment on the
charge of A. E. Sartain, deposed
warden, that he is the victim of
star chamber proceedings.
WOMAN’S CONFESSION _
IN POISON CASE NOT
PRESENTED TO JURY
Mount Vernon, 111., Dec. 16.—
On the witness stand today for.'
the second ti me in h er own behalf,
Sir*. Elsie Sweetin, who with
Lawrence M. Hight, former pas
tor, is charged with the murder
by poison of her husband and
Mrs. Anna Hight, told Judge Kern
that she had sj^ned a confession
that .she gave her husband poisoq
three times—once in candy, once
in oatmeal and once in tomato
Man Could Live 250 Years, But
Mustn’t Drink Synthetic Gin
Paris, Dec. 16.—What jiu jitsu
will not do, “diodo” will.
A Russian inventor is teaching
Paris policemen that a pinch is as
good as a punch when dealing
with Apaches.
In other words, he is showing
them the tricks of “diodo,” which,
although it had its inspiration in
jiu jitsu and Greco-Roman wrest
ling, in considerably gentler than
either of its parent methods.
Under the new “touch system
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GEORGIA GALS NEED
NOT WORRY ABOUT
MISTLETOE CROP
Atlanta, Dec. 16.—Girls
need not worry.
There will be an abundance
of holly and mistletoe this
year.
Blushing young maidens
who unconsciously always
make it a point to stand un
der the mistletoe at social
functions and Christmas tree
celebrations this year will
probably be pleased to know
that there will be plenty of
the Yuletide berries hanging
from the chandeliers and
doorways.
Mountaineers who come to
Atlanta -say that the ever
green crop is unusually large
this year.
BASKET TOSSERS
1
TOURNEY HERE
Griffin Selected at a Stormy
Meeting Held in Atlanta
Monday Night.
The annual basketball tourna
ment of the G. I. A. A. will be
held in Griffin, beginning Febru
ary 18, and continuing for four
days.
U Egghead, alias Julian Grif
fin, in describing the meeting held
in Atlanta last night, in part,
says:
Stormy Session.
n In summarizing the results of
a stormy session of G. I. A. A.
representatives, which lasted
about three hours^at the Atlanta
Y last night, a couple of items
of more or less importance and
other matters of routine busi
ness stand out.
t* After, arguing at length on
several other subjects, the prep
moguls decided to hold the an
nual basketball tournament of the
association at Griffin, beginning
Wednesday, February, 18, and
running through Saturday, the
21st.
Guarantees Expenses.
(* The decision was reached after
Coach R. H. Taliaferro, of the
Griffin high school, had invited
the tourney to Griffin on behalf
of three civic organizations and
the local association, guarantee
ing expenses of eyery team en
tered and offering a loving cup to
teams finishing first, second and
third.
The tourney was held there
last year and declared a success
by -all concerned.”
14 GIRLS CARRIED
ADRIFT IN STORM
ON PACIFIC COAST
Seattle, Wash., Dec. 16.—(By
the Associated Press.)—Fourteen
girls aboard t the Camaraderie,
formerly an ocean going ship;
were carried adrift on the storm
tossed waters of Union lake here
during the night and early to
day numerous crafts were organ
ized to rescue the girls.
The vessel was located, tossed
about by the gale, among nine
government rum chasers.
The police said it would be lat
e r i n the day before the storm
would permit them to be rescued.
soup—but declared that it was
not true.
a I signed it because Hight told
me to,” she said. “I never pois
oned my husband.”
Judge Kern ruled today that
Mrs. Sweetin’s confession could
not be presented to the jury as
evidence.
an obstreperous hooligan is guar
anteed to follow a cop with the
meekness of a lamb if only the
capturer places his fingers deli
cately on certain nerves.
If the prisoner shows fight the
policeman is instructed to grip the
wrist nerves, whereupon resistance
is bound to -cease.
A comparatively gentle blow on
a nerve in the leg is also said to
act like a magic charm, reducing
the prisoner to passive obedience.
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paid the first $5,000 on the house,
it is said, “in recognition of her
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this year.” However, Evelyn
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on it and she can’t pay for it. She pig X;
hopes to complete it and write her xXXX:
memoirs there. The house and
Evelyn, latest photo of Evelyn
above.
I TELEGRAPH BULLETINS
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ANOTHER RECORD
FOR U. S. FLYERS
Belleville, 111., Dec. 16.—
(By Associated Press.)—For
the first time in the history of
American aviation, the double
feat of a dirible airship suc
cessfully picking up an air
plane in full flight and carry
ing it through the air 2,000
feet up and casting it off with
out mishap, was accomplished
here at Scott Field.
ILLINOIS MAN
SUCCEEDS DAWES
Washington, Dec. 16.— (By
Associated Press.)—Joseph W.
McIntosh, of Illinois, deputy
controller of the currency, was
nominated today by President
Coolidge to be controller, suc
ceeding Henry M. Dawes, re
cently resigned.
ATLANTA WOMAN GETS
DIVORCE IN PARIS
Paris, Dec. 16.—(By Asso
ciated Press.)—French courts
today recorded the granting of
a divorce to Mrs. Flora Ca
PREDICTS HOLIDAY
BUSINESS WILL BE
LARGEST IN YEARS
tl Christmas buying has started
off at a brisk pace and we are
looking for about the largest
holiday business we have ever
known,” declared John Morrow,
advertising manager of the Sla
ton-Powell Company today.__
M People are coming from a
greater distance to trade than
ever before and are buying a bet
ter grade of gifts. ’'
Mr. Morrow adda a novel touch
to his Christmas advertising in
this issue through his >■ Check
your Gifts” idea. ■)
22 GIRLS PROMISE
NOT TO BOB HAIR;
FIVE KEEP WORD
Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Dec.
16.—Of 22 young women who last
December pledged their word not
to bob their hair, only five re
mained with unbobbed locks to
day to claim the reward offered
by Dr. H. R. McCarty, a local I
physician, who had promised to
gice $5 apiece to them if they
remained unshorn for 12 months.
f WEATHER FORECAST
v.
For Georgia: Local rains to
night and Wednesday. Somewhat
warmer tonight.
Temperature for 24 hours, end
ing at noon today:
Maximum 65
Minimum 55
Mean
milla Posey Lynch, of Atlanta,
from Stephen Andrew Lynch,
whom she married in 1908 in
Asheville. The decree was on
the grounds of desertion.
ENGINE BREAKS LOOSE
FROM FUNERAL TRAIN
Piedmont, W. Va., Dec. 1 6.
(By Associated Press.)—The
locomotive broke loose from
the train bearing the body of
Samuel Gompers a few miles
west of here early today on a
1 7-mile grade, but the coaches
came to a atop unefclt th eir own
brakes without damage. The
train resumed its trip shortly.
SIX PERISH IN
TENEMENT FIRE
New York, Dec. 16.— (By
Associated Press.) —Six per
sons are known to have per
ished in a fire which swept
through a brick tenement
house early today. The bodies
were recovered. At least three
other persons were seriously
burned by the flames, which
drove scores of families into
the streets.
GOMPERS FUNERAL TO
BE HELD THURSDAY
AT N. Y. ELKS CLUB
New York, Dec. 16.—Funeral
services for Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Feder
ation of Labor, who died in San
Antonio, Texas, Saturday, will be
held at the home of the Elks’
lodge Thursday at 9 a. m.
The religious services will be
conducted by Rabbi Stephen A.
Wjse, and the eulogy will be de
livered by James Duncan, first
vice president of the American
Federation ©f -Labor.----------
The religious services in the
lodge rooms will conform to the
Elks’ ritual, %yhile those at the
grave, in Sleepy Hollow Ceme
tery, will follow the Masonic rit
ual.
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All the cotton in not in yet.
W. C. Weiden began hauling in
his crop this morning.
He had several wagons at work
early and during the day stored
50 bales in the warehouse here.
He has 270 bales that he made
this year.
He has not sold yet.
Mr. Weiden resides in Lamar
county and is one of 'that
county’s best known and most
prosperous farmers.
He raises cotton and other
things, being a great believer in
liversification of crops.
STATE HIGHWAY FROM
GRIFFIN TO AMERICUS
IS NOW BEING WORKED
Thomaston, Dec. 16. State
highway No. 3. from Griffin to
Americus, is rapidly being worked
into proper condition.
A contract was let last week
for grading and soiling in Tay
lor county, near Butler, the ex
pense to be borne by the state
and federal governments and Tay
lor county.
With the completion of this
and Schley county’s portion of
the work, the highway will prac
tically be finished.
Negotiations are now on for
the paving of four miles through
the city of Thomaston on No. 3,
the state and federal governments
and the city of Thomaston having
'already agreed to their portion of
the expense, it is said.
BATTLESHIP SHOOTS PLANE
FROM EXPLOSIVE CATAPULT
— Bremerton, Wash., Dec. Iff.—The
first airplane to be successfully
shot from an explosive catapult on
a battleship, according to navy of
ficers here, was hurled into the
air at a speed of 55 miles an hour
here yesterday from the U. S. S.
Mississippi.
POISON IVY IS SOLD
AS YULE DECORATION
Philadelphia, Dec. 16.—Poison
ivy sold on the streets of Phila
delphia yesterday for Christmas
decorations set hundreds of its
purchasers itching\today.
NEGROES ARRESTED.
Jim Jones and Hattie Jones, ne
groes, were arrested by county
officers today on a warrant sworn
out by Carrie Walker, negress,
charging them with pointing a
gun at her.
Mrs. Solon Drukenmilier Was
the guest of friends In Atlanta
Tuesday.
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BURNED TO DEATH AS
FIRE DESTROYS HOME
MEET Of YEAR
About 400 Fayette Countians
Gather to Mingle With
Spalding People.
About 400“ persons, mostly from
Fayette county, attended the
eighth city-county community
meeting of the Griffin and Spald
ing County Chamber of Com
merce at Brooks Monday night.
The big school auditorium was
filled and many stood on the out
side.
The meeting was opened with
the Binging of America, followed
by prayer by the Rev. John F.
Yarbrough and music by the Biles
String Band.
Thomas Speaks.
Secretary Thomas, of the
Chamber of Commerce, delivered
an address in which he gave a
vision of co-operation that he
said would make Spalding and
Fayette and the state better ag
riculturally, industrially and mor
ally.
Ed Domingos rendered a solo
and Wilson Lumpkin entertained
the audience by whistling an im
itation of the mocking bird, with
ventriloquist trimmings, accom
panied by Miss Aline Cumming
on the piano.
Moving Pictures.
Two reels of moving pictures
were shown, one of an education
al nature and the other a comedy
The Rev. Mr. Yarbrough spoke
on the benefit* of community
meetings and working together,
after which the Biles String Band
rendered a selection and the meet
ing adjourned.
No more community meetings
will be held until after the holi
days, it is announced. Next year
it is planned to make another
round of the various districts in
Spalding county.
18 ATLANTA COTTON
BROKERS TO GO ON
TRIAL THURSDAY
Atlanta, Dec. 16. — Eighteen
brokers, indicted on charges of
violating the Georgia law pro
hibiting dealing in futures on
margins, will go on trial in the
Fulton county superior court
Thursday morning before Jurge
R. N. Hardeman, of Louisville,
presiding for Judge G. H. How
ard.
The defendants are the first of
nearly one hundred persons who
have been indicted as a result of
an investigation by .Solicitor Gen
eral John A. Boykin.
THOMASTON PEOPLE
WANT BAN *PUT ON
ALL TENT SHOWS
Thomaston, Ga., Dec. 16.—-An
editorial in a local newspaper en
dorses a petition signed by prac
tically every business house in
asking city council to
prohibit all tent shows, such as
carnivals and stock companies,
from showing in the city.
The editorial states that many
thousands of dollars are carried
away by the outsiders who add
nothing to the wealth or the good
of the city.
The petition sets out that taxes
paid by tent shows are negligi
ble in comparison to the loss and
damage done to local business
houses.
Paris Cops Drop Rough Jiu Jitsu;
Hand Bad Men the Gentle Riodo
New York, Dec. 16.—“Man with
his splendid muscles, blood and
organs could live 250 years, but he
must not drink synthetic gin,” said
Dr. William Held of Chicago,
glandular specialist, who sailed
recently on the liner Cleveland to
do research work .in the labora
tories of Dr. Emil Holden of the
University of Halle, and Dr.
Steinach.
Dr. Held said synthetic gin i*
VOL. 53—No. *
Second Tragedy in Month to '
. Visit Jefferson Davis
Soldier*’ Home.
Beauvoir, Miss., Dec. 16.—
(By Associated Press.)— Two
Confederate veterans were
burned to death and two oth
ers injured when fire destroyed
the dormitory of the Jefferson
Davis Soldiers' Home here
early today.
All the victims are Mississip
pians.
20 Asleep.
Twenty were asleep in ft
frame building when the fire
was discovered.
Volunteers fought their way
through the smoke and car
ried the veterans to safety.
The two dead could not be
reached and their charred
bodies were found later.
Second Tragedy.
The fire is the second trag
edy to visit the home this
month.
An epidemic of dysentery
from infected milk took the
lives of six and sent 36 more
to the hospital. “
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FIND STILL IN
FULL OPERATION
Local officers went on a “still"
hunt Monday night.
As a result they found a still
in full operation in Cabins district
and arrested Brown Bivens and
Morris Shannon, negroes. Six
ty gallons of beer and three gal
lons of liquor were poured out,
and the still destroyed.
Those in the raiding party were
Officers Brown, Brannon, Atkin
son, Chastain and Jordan.
Officers Brown, Woodruff and
'Rivers also raided Levi Barlow’s
place on the Macon road and
poured out 60 gallons of beer con
cealed in a cotton seed house.
Barlow, negro, made his escape.
The officers were attracted to the
place by the odor of beer.
Market Reports
(Over Pursley, Slaton * Co.’a
Private Wire.)
New Orleans Cotton
OpenIHigh 1 jCI’aeiCkSt /
Low
Jan. 24.10 24.22 23.83 23A3 23.82
Mch. 24.15 24.29 23.92 23.92 28.88
May 24.40 24.65 24.20 24.22 24.15
July 24.52 24.64 24.32 24.32 24.27
Dec . 24.15 24.35 23.96 23.96 f5.92
New York Cotton
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Frev
[Open High] Low Cl'selClose
Jan. 23.65 23.87 23.55 23.55123.49
Mch. 24.08 24.27 23.95 23.96 23.91
May 24.46 24.63 24.32 24.32 24.27
July 24.55 24.78 24.47 24.47 24.40
Dec. 23.55 23.75 23.43 23.46 23.42
Griffin Spot Cotton
Good Middling ............. ....... 23.25
Strict Middling .......... .......... 23.00
Middling ......................... .........! 22.75
harmful, for it puts the arteries
in such condition that they will
not respond to gland rejuvena
tion.
For two years he has been ex
perimenting with a serum made
from of gland-fed apes, to
be sold a^a price within reach of
the aver eperson.
“As it i* now, only the rich can
have their glands rejuvenated, >»
said Dr. Held.