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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
FALL DEBATE AT
HIGH SCHOOL TO
BE HELD FRIDAY
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Literary Societies to Stage An
nual Talk-fest at
Auditorium.
The Demosthenian and Athen
ian Literary Societies of the Grif
fin "high school will stage their
fall term debate at the high school
auditorium tomorrow- at 8 o’clock.
The subject will be “Resolved:
That all nations should disarm
and settle their disputes by arbi
tration. 1 The Athenians will have
the affirmative.
Miss Ruby Bolton and Joseph
Smaha will be the Athenian de
baters and James Sams and Wel
born Persons will represent the
Demosthenians.
Silver Cup.
Members of’the high school fac
ulty have offered a handsome sil
ver loving cup to the society which
scores the most points on the cup
during two years out of the next
three. The fall term debate and
the one that .is held at the close of
school in the spring count largely
in the result, general excellence
in work and society programs
throughout the year being all i
taken into consideration.
Last year the Demosthenians
were awarded the first cup.
Cheering S e ctions.
A feature of the debate is the
rival cheering sections, one side
of the auditorium being decorated
in the purple and gold of the De
mosthenians and the other in the
Athenians’ red and black. The
entire school joins in the cheers,
led by Frank Gaissert for the
Demosthenians and Elmer Grif
fin for the Athenians.
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KILLED BOY FOR
to i iun nu uim J
Macon, Dec. 18.—County offi
cers late yesterday found what
appears to have been the motive
for Tuesday night’s fatal shoot
ing of J. Walter Johnston on the
streets here, for which a coroner’s
jury ordered J. A. Swain held yes
terday on a charge of murder.
It is declared that there was no
triangular love affair, involving
Mrs. Swain, but instead Swain
suspected Johnston, it is stated, of
informing Mrs. Swain of hef hus
band’s conduct which brought
about their separation four weeks
ago.
Added to this was the collapse
of his business in an automobile
rental agency here, action to
seize the cars having been be
gun yesterday and executed after
Swain was behind the bars.
Johnston and Mrs. Swain’s
mother were the ones whom
Swain blamed for his domestic
troubles, it was learned.
BELIEVES DRUG
CAUSED DEATH OF
PHYSICIAN’S WIFE
Birmingham, Dec. 18.—Solicitor
Hen Perry, of Bessemer, ordered
the autopsy over the body of Mrs.
Annie Lou Edwards, slain on De
cember 2, on the theory that a
powerful drug caused her death, it
became known yesterday.
Wife Made Judge of Husband Who
Beat Her; Yes, He Gets 60 Days
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* New York, Dec. 18.—Magistrate
Golden, Brooklyn, remarked that
he was “sick and tired •• of wife
beating cases and was going to
start a crusade-against wife beat
ers.
Therefore, a few minutes later,
when Mrs. Phoebe Pemberton
brought her husband, John, into
court and told Magistrate Golden
how he had tried to throw her
out of a window in their home
after punching her several times
on the jaw, Magistrate Golden an
onunced an innovation.
• "Wey, after all, »» he said to
Mrs. Pemberton, “Christmas is
coining. I’ll tell you what. 171
let you impose sentence on your
GRIFFIN % ILY NEWS
MANY XMAS ENTERTAINMENTS
TO BE GIVEN BY CHURCHES AND
SUNDAY SCHOOLS OF GRIFFIN
Many Christmas entertainments
and programs will be given by
the churches and Sunday schools
during the holidays.
First Presbyterian.
A pageant, “And King Shall
Come, ■ will be given at the First
Presbyterian church Sunday night
at 7:30 o’clock. This church will
also entertain the children of the
smaller classes with a Christ
mas tree Wednesday evening at
6 o’clock.
First Baptist.
A cantata, “Nativity,” will be
given at the First Baptist church
Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock,
under the direction of Mrs. J. P.
Mason.
First Methodise
The First Methodist church will
entertain the little folks of the
Sunday school with a Christmas
tree Tuesday night. On Wednes
day night at 6 o’clock the mem 7
bers of the Sunday school will as
semble with gifts for a “white ff
Christmas. A musical en
tertainment will be given, begin
ning at 6:30 o’clock. The gifts will
be distributed Christmas
The Junior Missionary Society
of the First Methodist church will
give a birthday party in the pri
mary room Friday afternoon at
ATTENTION, MERCHANTS!
Friday s Daily Nejvs will convey your Christmas message
to every person in Griffin.
A sample copy will be left at every home in the city where
the paper is not now subscribed for— 100 per cent distribution
of YOUR Christmas News.
The issue will radiate the holiday spirit.
Get your copy in tonight or early in the morning. Call
Advertising Manager if you wish help in preparing and illustrat
ing your copy.
LOS ANGELES MAYOR
IS HELD CAPTIVE IN
HOME FOR 2 HOURS
Los Angeles, Dec. 18.—George
E. Cryer, mayor of Los Angeles,
was held captive in his home for
two hours while a desperate man
covered him with an automatic
pistol and threatened to kill him
unless he immediately produced
15,000.
The attempted hold-up occurred
Tuesday evening, but was not re
vealed until late Wednesday when
Ben A. Critchlow, a Hollywood
chiropractor, confessed to the po
lice that he had planned the rob
bery while in desperation because
of the need of funds.
During the two hours in which
Mayor Cryer talked to Critchlow,
a gun was pressed against his
side. Cryer succeeded in getting
the man into his study, fearing
to alarm his wife and children,
and promised to produce the cash
if given until Wednesday after
noon.
An appointment was made and
when Critchlow made his appear
ance he was placed under aA-est.
GOVERNOR REFUSES TO
COMMUTE SENTENCES
OF GEORGIA YOUTHS
Atlanta, Dec. 18.—(By the As
sociated Press.) — Gervis Blood
worth and Willie Jones, Taylor
•county ““youths.....eshVlcted oTThe"
murder of Howard F. Underwood,
must hang January 9.
Governor Walker today refused
to commute the sentences follow
ing the refusal yesterday of the
prison commission to recommend
commutation. #
husband. What sentence do you
impose?”
Looks At Husband.
Mrs. Pemberton looked at her
husband a moment and her hus
band looked at her.
Mrs. Pemberton deliberated
with herself.
There was no indication from
her features as to what was pass
ing through her mind, but she fi
nally turned to Magistrate Golden
and said: “I guess, your honor, I’d
like to have you give him sixty
days.”
Magistrate Golden confirmed the
sentence and Mrs. Pemberton
went home with the knowledge
that her husband wouldn’t be out
until some time in February.
GRIFFIN. CA.. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 18. 1924.
3 o’clock. The joint hostesses will
be Mrs. WilbUr Brown, Mrs. W.
T. Murphey and Mrs. H. M. Grif
fin.
Episcopal.
The Sunday school of St.
George’s Episcopal church will
hold a Christmas service Tuesday
night at 7 o’clock, followed by a
Christmas tree in the Parish
House.
Mission Sunday School.
There will be a Christmas tree
and program at the Mission Sun
day school on Tinsley street Tues
day night at 7 o’clock. The Busi
ness Men’s Evangelistic Club,
which has charge of this Sunday
school, is sponsoring the entertain
ment.
First Christian.
The First Christian church will
entertain the children of its Sun
day school with a Christmas tree
Wednesday afternoon at 5 o’clock.
An appropriate program will be
rendered. Mrs, Homer Williams
has charge of this entertainment.
Salvation Army.
The Salvation Army has arrang
ed for a community Christmas
tree next Tuesday night as its
part of the holiday entertainment.
The Girls Service Club will sing
Christmas carols Wednesday
night.
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OF 600ZE SEIZED
Greenville, Ga., Dec. 18.—Five
raids on stills in the Stoval neigh
borhood, in the extreme western
part of Meriwether county, yester
day yielded 22,000 gallons of beer
and 10,000 gallons of liquor.
One of the largest illicit distill
ing apparatus ever heard of in
this section was seized. County
Policeman Bob Williams and
George Kincaid, government oper
ative, conducted the raids.
The worm of the largest still
captured was as large as a stove
pipe. It measured six inches in
diameter and was 70 feet long.
2 ODD-LOTS COTTON
BROKERS OF ATLANTA
DRAW $500 FINES
Atlanta, Dec. 18.—Johnny Jones
and Gordon Dickson, former At
lanta cotton brokers, were fined
$500 and sentenced to 12 months
in prison on pleas .of guilty' to
charges of violating the Georgia
law prohibiting trading in futures
on margin, according -to disclos
ures in. records at.....the county
courthouse Wednesday morning.
In both instances prison sen
tences were suspended and Tines
were* paid. The former was ten
tenced on last Friday, December
12, and the latter was sentenced
Wednesday.
These two fines are the first to
be assessed since the two score
or more indictments were found
against brokers and the Atlanta
Commercial Exchange several
weeks ago.
In both instances brokers who
paid fines pleaded gtfllty to trans
actions in odd lots cotton.
SALVATION ARMY TO
PUT XMAS KETTLES ON
STREETS HERE FRIDAY
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Christmas kettles will be placed
on the streets here Friday by the
Salvation Army to receive dona
tions for helping the poor of
Griffin.
All organizations who plan to
give to the poor this Christmas
are requested to confer with En
sign Curts, phone 972.
A Salvation Army wagon will
be in the city Friday to- gather up
all waste paper and old clothes.
TELEGRAPH
BULLETINS hitt t rTiwr
JOHN D. DELAYS
FLORIDA TRIP
New York, Dee. 18.—(By Asso
ciated Press)—Plans for the de
parture of John I). Rockefeller
for his winter home at Ormand
Beach, Fla., were cancelled (his
morning. At his residence, the
aged oil magnate stated that he
was not ill but reasons for the
change was withheld.
CONGRESSMAN KAHN
SERIOUSLY ILL 1
San Francisco, Dec. 18.—(By
Associated Press) —I Unconscious
and fighting a losing battle, Con
gressman Julius Kahn is in a
critical condition at his home here
today after a relapse. His doctor
says the end is only ’ a matter of
hours. Kahn’s illnes began with a
foot infection at the last session
of congress.
McCORMICK DENIES
DIVORCE RUMORS
-.Chicago, Dec. 18.—(By Asso
ciated Press)—Harold F. McCor
mick, millionaire harvester manu
facturer, denied that he and his
wife, Ganna Walska.s contemplate
divorce, have one under way, or
have been divorced. Humors that
such action is intended are un
true, he said. 4
STARVING DEER
WON’T BE DRIVEN
..Flagstaff, Arizona, Dec. 18.—
(By Associated Press.)—Efforts to
relieve the plight of thousands, of
deer starving in the Kaibab na
tional forest met failure last night
when George McCormick, veteran
cattle man, conceded the futility
of the attempt of cowboys to
drive the herd across the Grand
Canyon of the Colorado river. ...
PRESIDENT AND GOVERNORS
INVITED TO ALASKA
Seattle, Wash. , Dec. 18.—(By
Associated Press)—president and
Mrs. Coolidge and ihe governors
of the 48 states have been invited
to visit Alaska in 112$ by Gover
nor Scott Bone, of. Alaska.
JACKIE COOGAN’E NEW
BROTHER NAMED.
Hollywood, Dec. 18.—(By the
Associated Press.)—Jackie Coo
gan’s new brother, who was born
Saturday, has been christened
Robert Anthony, according to an
nouncement at the Coogan home.
ROBBERS USE
SMOKE SCREEN. v
Bloomfield, Dec. 18.—(By the
Associated Press.)-—Three robbers
drove an automobile headlong in
to the car of their victim, laid
down a smoke screen to cover
their escape, and got $8,600 from
the paymaster of the American La
France Company.
RESULTS PROVE THAT
NEWS WANT ADS ARE
REAL GO-GETTERS
Here are just a few results ob
tained by a small News Want Ad.
Mrs. Sibley advertised a mat
tress and bed springs and made an
immediate sale.
Mrs. C. D. Carver had some pe
cans. She put an ad in and be
hold, the pecans were sold.
E. J. Kilgore lost a bunch of
keys. them. The small ad immediately
found _
Phil .Pattj^?on said in a small
ad that if anybody wanted a tur
key to call him. He has sold all
his fowls.
If that isn’t service we don’t
know what it is.
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LET’S MAKE CITY FIRE-PROOF
DURING CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS,”
URGES FIRE CHIEF POWELL
J. J. Powell, chief of the local
fire department, urges the ^people
of Griffin to make the city fire
proof during the Christmas holi
days.
He has issued the following
communication in which he gives
a few timely “don’ts”:
Think of our loved ones—how
quickly a fire could turn our hap
piness into sorrow.
It This is the most dangerous
season of the year. The records
show that one in every ten Christ
mas fires results in a fatality.
n These cautiops are added.
Don’t decorate your home with
tinder-like trees, evergreens and
flimsy paper chains—use flake as
bestos, powder and metal tinsel,
which are non-combustible.
M Don’t use candles to decorate
the Christmas tree, but use elec
tric globes and remember that
flimsy electric apparatus often
causes fires.
• - Keep the tree away from heat
ing and lighting fixtures, The
safest method of illuminating a
tree is to focus a spot-light on it
from some other point in the
MANY LIVES LOST
Chicago, Dec. 18.—Old man
Wiqter last night was enthroned
in the west and middle west and
his heralds had reached eastward
to the Ohio valley.
The arrival of the most severe
cold weather of the season in the
northwest and west was respon
sible, directly or indirectly, for
the loss of upwards of a dozen
lives, while in the Rocky Mountain
region huge snow drifts played
havoc with train schedules and
interrupted wire communications.
While the entire northwest, in
cluding Minnesota, the Dakotas,
northern Iowa, western Wiscon
sin and the Canadian provinces
were in the icy grip of zero
weather the nip of the cold in the
middle western and central states
was not as severe as had been
anticipated.
The severe cold that had spread
throughout the northwest was ex
pected to continue for another 24
hours. Red Deer, Alberta, re
ported a minimum of 62 degrees
below zero last night, being prob
ably the coldest place south of
the Arctic region on the North
American continent.
THIRD TANKERSLEY
TRIPLET DIES HERE
THURSDAY MORNING
Linwood, the young son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. N. Tankersley, died
at the home, 207 Cherry street,
this morning at 7 o’clock. He is
the last of the triplet sons, born
only a month ago, to die.
Funeral services will be held
from the residence this afternoon
at 3 o’clock. The Rev. John W.
Ballard will officiate. Bur ial w ill
be in Oak Hill cemetery with
-HaisteTrBros. in charge: ~ "
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ARTICLES FOR HAPEVILLE
ORPHANS HOME TO
BE SENT SATURDAY
Members of the Baptist
churches iq the district are re
minded that the truck of articles
for the Orphan’s home at Hape
ville will be packed Saturday.
Everyone having contributions is
urged to bring them to Willis
Huddleston’s warehouse Saturday.
Cow feed is especially needed at
the Orphanage.
The churches in the district who
are asked to contribute are First
Baptist, Second Baptist, East
Griffin, Orchard Hill, Oak Hill,
Union, Rehoboth and Devotie.
TWO BOMBS FOUND
IN FAMOUS CHURCH
Puebla, Mexico, Dec. 18.—Two
bombs were discovered in Puebla
cathedral two hours before the
scheduled celebration in honor of
the virgin of Guadalupe. Police
searched the cathedral on a tip
and discovered the bombs in the
center of the building.
house. This gives a satisfactory
effect.
... Don’t leave the-tree with its
decorations standing for days af
ter the holiday—every day is an
other danger. The records show
many Christmas tree fires in Jan
'
uary. \\
“Don’t leave matches around
where children can get them and
don’t leave children alone in the
room with the tree, especially
small children, where they can get
matches.
Don’t fail to have a fire extin
guisher or some water convenient.
*« Don’t smoke near Christmas
trees and don’t throw matches un
der the tree or around it, especial
ly after it has been standing some
time.
‘In addition, I want to advise
our merchants to use extra cars
during the busy holiday season to
keep their stores free from rub
bish and paper accumulations and
to require their employes to keep
everything clear of trash and a»i
exits unblocked a’>d ready fai
emergency.
<< Large ‘No Smoking’ signs
should be displayed in the stores
and some o&e should be detailed
to see that the warning is
obeyed.
HISTORY OF ROTARY
GIVEN BY NICHOLS
AT LUNCHEON TODAY
The meeting of the Griffin Ro
tary Club today was in charge of
W. G. Nichols and the Rev. John
F. Yarbrough, who gave an inter
esting program. Mr. Nichols gave
a history of Rotary and members
tecited the 11 articles of the bus
iness code of ethics.
President Hammond announced
that next year the club would take
•up boys’ work, education in Ro
tary and business ethics. He stat
ed that the club was backing the
boys in their basketball and
standing back of the G..I. A. A.
tournament.
This was the last meeting until
after the holidays, it
nounced. i
1,500 PERSONS UNABLE
TO GAIN ADMITTANCE
TO GOMPERS FUNERAL
New York, Dec. 18.—(By the
Associated Press.) — Impressive
funeral services were held for
Samuel Gompers at the Elks Club
after which his body was taken
by automobile to Tarrytown for
burial in the historic Sleepy Hol
low cemetery.
Fifteen hundred persons, unable
to gain admittance, heard the sim
ple services in a hall across the
street by radio.
The simple Jewish ritual for
the dead was intoned by Rabbi
Stephen S. Wise.
JUDGE EXILES MAN
FROM SAN FRANCISCO
FOR FIVE YEARS
San Francisco, Dec. 18.—Revert
ing to an ancient Athenian cus
tom, Superior Judge L. H. Ward
yesterday sentenced Harry Levin
son, former manager of a lounch
company here, to five years’ exile
from San Francisco after he had
plead guilty to a charge of embez-
Russ Royalty Breaks Family Record
Of 500 Years By Going to Work
New York, Dec. 18.—For 500
years the Aristoff family did no
work.
Yesterday Princess Ketto Mike
ladz signed a contract for two
years' services as a dancer in a
musical show.
The princess has a brother who
works in Paris for 500 francs a
month ($26.60).
The record of 500 years is
broken.
Story of Hardship
Princess Ketto arrived in New
York a month ago with a small
child and a story of hardship and
exile following the Russian revo
lution that rivals the most har
rowing.
Her sister suffered so from mal
nutrition that her teeth dropped
from their sockets and her hair
went snow white; her husband
disappeared in Southern Russia,
her small niece she saw killed
with the butt of a Bolshevik rifle.
VOL. 53—No. 12:
FOR GRIFFIN PASS
THE 10,000 MARK
618 Bales Received Here Dur
ing the Week Ending
Thursday.
Griffin cotton receipts have
passed the 10,000 mark.
During the week ending to-
1 day 618 bales were received
in the city, as compared with
189 for the same period last
year. .
' According to the official
weekly report by J. E. May
nard, government statistician,
407 bales were shipped com
pared with I 70 bales last year.
Receipts to date are 10,238
bales, compared with 5,754
bales this time last year.
Middling cotton today was
quoted at 22.75, compared
with 34.00 last year.
The stock on hand in dif
ferent warehouses was 5,553
bales, as compared with 2,582
bales last season.
This is the biggest crop that
has been marketed in Griffin in
many years and as result there
is a much better feeling among
the farmers and business men
generally. —
PISTOLS EXCLUDED
FROM U. 8. MAILS
BY HOUSE ACTION
Washington, Dee, 18. The
house voted yesterday to exclude
from the mails pistols, revolvers
and other firearms that could be
concealed on the person.
Market Reports
(Over Pursley, Slaton & Co.’s
Private Wire.)
New Orleans Cotton
jopenlHlgh Low laJSB
Jan. 24.15 24.15 23.88 23.88 24.15
Mch. 24.20 24.22 23.04 234)5124.22
May 24.47 24.48 24.22 24^2 24.48
July |24.68 24.59 24.4024.32 24.59
Dec. j24,3 3 24.33 24.05[24.06j24.32
New York Cotton
I Open I High | Low Cl’selCloae
Jan. 123.75 23.82)23.55123.55 23.82
Mch. 24.25 24.27 23.98123.98 24.25
May 24.65 24.65124.33 24.33l24.81
July 24.70 24.72j24.52 24.52 24.77
Dec. 23.68 23.70 23.50j23.50 23.74
Griffin Spot Cotton
Good middling 23.25
Strict middling 23.00
Middling ..... 22.75
V. WEATHER FORECAST J
For Georgia: Fair tonight,
slightly warmer in the north and
central portions. Friday cloudy,
probably showers in the north
west and extreme northeast por
tions.
Temperature for 24 hours end
ing at noon Thursday.
Maximum
Minimum_____ _____ 53
lean 62
Through the efforts of a faith
ful servant who escaped to Persia
with her jewelry and whom she
joined later the princess supported
herself and her daughter, Maria,
through the intervening years of
exile in Teheran, Bagdad, Cairo,
Rome and Paris.
She came to America with the
last of her savings.
She was educated with the chil
dren of the royal family in Petro
grad where she was bom 27
years ago, acording to her story.
The dowager Czarina Maria
was godmother to her child, she
says.
Doe* Chines Dance
She learned to dance because it
was the thing for all princesses to
dance.
For the theatre manager she did
a Chines dance she had learned
years ago in royal childhood.
She got the job.
She was almost tearful with
gratitude for the chance.