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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS. FALL DEBATE AT HIGH SCHOOL TO BE HELD FRIDAY * 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. ! 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 ______*_ , * 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. f 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 . i 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. r 4 •I®]'!* l V"*' T HE ‘HOUSE FIRST TOOAV. OF WARyS THE DRIVER.SAID PURCHASES OWE TUEVD 10 QmV Hit 66EM SOKE THREE DAYS ON THE WAV -- . PLEASE SlGN/V L IAOV, BEFORE FAINTING ) / < ¥ m A : j f y I, * iS, r * V* Jl 5 Days T I Christmas 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: ~ " 4 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.