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THE WEATHER j
Georgia: Partly cloudy to
night; probably showers
Tuesday. Warmer.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
THREE ARE INDICTED FOR
MURDER OF W.C. WRIGHT
Eatonton. Ga., March 16. (By the Associated Press.) —
A joint indictment charging S. J. Scarborough, T. L. Coggeshall
and W. C. McClelland with the murder of W. C. Wright,
intendent super
of the Putnam county schools, was today returned
by the Putnam county grand jury.
CITY’S CLUB HOUSE FUND
THE $5,000 MARK
Subscriptions to noon today to
Cxj-iD in s proposed club house total
cel §75.00, which with previous col
lections of §4,929.80, brings the
total to date beyond the five thou
sand mark.
The campaign for contributions
now will be pushed with renewed
energy and vigor.
Everybody in Griffin or Spald
ing county who has not already
subscribed are urged by the ladies
conducting the campaign to make
KHT
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Will Be Held At Ringgold
Church and Fine Program
Has Been Arranged.
Plans have been completed for
the tenth community meeting of
the Griffin and Spalding County
( hamber of Commerce, which will
be held at Ringgold church, in
Cabins district tonight at 7 o’clock.
These meetings are held for the
purpose of promoting a closer ic
tationship between people of the
city and rural sections. The first
meeting was held at Ringgold
church and the second round of
districts in the county is being
started there.
Chairman Yarbrough, of the
rural relations committee, an
nounces that all business men of
Griffin are especially urged to at
tend and take part, Autombiles
will leave the Chamber of Com
merce around six o’clock, and it is
hoped that Griffinites will be on
hand in large numbers to make
the trip.
A snappy program has been ar
ranged for the occasion, which is
as follows:
The Program.
Concert, Georgia-Kincard band;
meeting called to order, by Rev.
John F. Yarbrough; Song, “Amer
ica,” led by E. K. Domingos;
Prayer, by Rev. M. R. Williamson;
Music, by Harmony Four; Ad
dreses of Welcome, by J oe P.
Manley; Motion Pictures. Address
on Community Building, Miss Mary j
Gadliard; Music, By Harmony Four:
Address, Farm Program. W. T.
Bern it* I , Jounty Agent. Special
feature; sleight of hand perform
since, David T. Bussey; Music,
llamhny. ,
MR. AND MRS. CLARK |
HOWELL ANNOUNCE
BIRTH OF SON TODAY
Atlanta, Ga., March ,16.— Major J ;
and Mrs._ Clark Howell, Jr., an
nounce the birth of a son, Clark,
III. The little fellow and his moth
er are both doing nicely.
This is the fifth Howell boy t :o
hear the name Clark. Thc first
Clark Howell was a pioneer set
tier of Atlanta.
There are three Clark Howells
now in Georgia—Clark Howell, Sr.,
owner and publisher of The Con
stitution, Major Clark Howell, Jr.,
who is business manager of that
paper and who made an enviable
war record, and the little fellow
just born, who will no doubt be
general manager of the whole
Howell clan.
GRIFFIN DAILY
donations now so that the drive
may end as soon as possible.
Today’s subscriptions:
G. T. Pursley $ 10.00
Walter Slaton 5.00
W. T. Murphey 10.00
Mrs. David Bailey 25.00
W. H. Beck, Jr. 10.00
Miss Itossie Bell Newton 5.00
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Lester 10.00
Total §75.00
Previously reported $4,929.80
Total to date $5,004.80
James, Relative
Marshall Field,
Reported Missing
New York, March 16.—(By The
Associated Press)—Dwight James,
of the late Marshall Field,
of Chicago, until recently an of
ficial at a textile plant in Spary,
N. fj., is missing.
The fact that he has vanished
was disclosed when his uncle,
Philip James, New York manager
of the Marshall Field company,
w'ent to police headquarters yes
terday to deliver his photograph
to the bureau of missing persons.
Contracts Given
For $1,000,000
New Type Planes
Washington, March 16.— (By
The Associated Press.)—Contracts
totalling more than $1,000,000 for
new types aircraft developed by
the Curtis company of New York
and the Douglas company of Cali
fornia. awarded by the army air
service, were announced today.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
RALLY HERE TONIGHT
Delegates From Nearby Towns
Invited and Large Attendance
Expected.
The Christian Endeavorers of
the First Presbyterian and the
Christian churches of Griffin will
have a joint meeting at the Pres
byterian church tonight at 7:30
o’clock. At this meeting the offi
cers of the district will be present
as well as Frank Moye, of Atlan
ta, who is the state president of
of the Christian Endeavor, and F.
I’. Wilson, field secretary for Geor
gia, South Carolina, North Caro
lina and Virginia.
Christian Endeavor Societies
from visitihg: towns have been*
asked to send delegates and a
large attendance is expected. J The
meeting is open to the public and
especially to the young people of
Griffin. Mr. Wilson will be the
principal speaker of the evening.
BRITISH ARE NOT YET
ADVISED CONCERNING
DISARMAMENT PARLEY j
London, March 16.—(By The As
sociated Press.)—The British gov
ernment has not yet been infortn
ef | by Washington authorities nor
Sir Esme Howard, British am
bassador, of the latest suggestion
from the white house for a dis
armament conference.
It is expected' in official circles
here, however, that concrete pro
possals will be forthcoming when
Frank B. Kellogg assumes office
as secretary of state as the re
suit of a conference Kellogg had
with Austen Chamberlain, foreign
secretary, before leaving London.
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When bandits accosted Lulu B. Harrison, 17, of Kansas City, and two
young men who were accompanying her to a party, she couldn’t say
a word, because she had hurriendly concealed her diamonds in her
mouth. After taking her escorts’ clothes and automobile, the bandits
obligingly drove her to the party.
PLANES WILL PELT PINK PEACH
BLOSSOMS OVER KING, QUEEN
AT FESTIVAL IN FORT VALLEY
Airplanes will scatter pink peach
petals over the king and queen
of the Peach Blossom Festival and
memebers of the court at the fes
tival in Fort Valley, adding even
more beauty to the already bril
liant program arranged for Thurs
day and Friday in Fort Valley.
Not only will this shower of
petals come from the sky during
the coronation parade, but the
flyers will reappear near the close
of the pageant when Miss Peach
is united in marriage to Fort Val
ley and there will be another
shower of pink petals from the
sky.
In this scene, each county in
Hold Inquests
Over Four Killed
During Week-End
Miami, March 16.— (By The As
sociated Press.)—Justice of the
peace H. W. Penney was scheduled
to hold four inquests today over
the bodies of four men who met
death by gun over the week-end.
The first will be that of Serge
ant Weaver, shot from a motor
cycle Sunday morning when trail
ing two men in an automobile.
The other inquests will be for
Harvey Coyle, 21, shot by a watch
man, and two negroes shot by,
other negroes.
PAGEANT IS PLEASING
INNOVATION AT SUNDAY
NIGHT CHURCH SERVICE
The pageant “The Highest
Measure of Man" as given b.v the
Epworth League of the First
Methodist church Sunday night,
furnished a pleasing innovation in
Sunday evening services. The
pageant was presented by mem
the league and was a beau
tiful lesson to everyone present.
The entire services were in
charge of The Epw'orth League,
MRS. JOHN CROWDER
DIES AT HOME IN MT.
ZION DISTRICT MONDAY
Mrs. John 11. Crowder died at
her iri Mt. Zion district at two
o’clock Monday. She was formerly
Miss Lizzie Dunbar and was 68
years of affc . S he was the wife of
John H. Crowder, who died about
two weeks ago. Funeral arrange
have not been announced.
the peach belt will be represented
by a young lady as a bridesmaid
to Miss Peach. Miss Emily Boyd,
selected by the Woman’s Club, will
go a representative of Spalding
county.
The festival, which : s the fourth
produced ir^ Fort Valley, promises
to be one of the most brilliant and
spectular pageants ever given in
the South. Arrangements have
been made in Fort Valley to en
tertain 100,000 guests during the
two days. The program will be |
eompletein every detail both days.
A number of Griffinites are
planning to motor down for the
I beautiful program.
W. M. Jones Hit
By Train At
Crossing Sunday
W . M. Jones, of Thomaston, was
hit by a Central train at the Solo
mon street crossing in East Grif
fin late Saturday afternoon. An
automobile in which he was
traveling was badly damaged, but
he escaped with only a few
scratches. He was watching a
north bound freight and did
see the south bound train that
struck him, it is said.
COOLDIGE GREETS KING
j N FIRST MESSAGE OVER
‘ CABLE TO ITALY TODAY
New York, March 16, (By
Associated Press.) A message
containing greeting from
idge to the King of iitaly was the
first message sent over the di
rect Western Union cable between
the United States and Italy, which
was opened today.
Hoboken, N. J. Claming she
swallowed a nail which was ..im
bedded in a “hot dog," Mrs. Ada
Glahn sued the frankfurther sales
man for $5,000.
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Investigation Involves William
D. Youthful Shepherd, Millioinaire. Chief Heir of j
Chicago, March 16.—By The As
sociated Press.)- Investigation
to the death of William McClin
toek, youthful millionaire, started
unoffeially several weeks ago by
Chief Justice Harry Olson, and
recently pressed by the state's at
torney’s office after a statement
by Dr. Chai’es Caiman, involving
William D. Shepherd, McClintock’s
chief heir, advanced today to
jury consideration.
Forsyth Man Dies
In Local Hospital
Services for Oliver W.
Morse to be Held This After
noon.
The funeral services of Oliver
W. Morse, ago 118, who died Satur
day afternoon at a-local hospital, I
will be held this afternoon in
Forsyth, where Mr. Morse was a
prominent business man. Mr..
Morse was taken ill while motor
ing to Atlanta last week and was
carried to the hospital here and
did not recover from the sudden
illness.
The deceased was a prominent
Oetolist and druggist of Forsyth,
and was one of the leading citizens
of that city.
He is survived by his moth
er, Mrs. L. S. Morse, of For
syth; sisters, Miss Florence i
Morse, of Sioux City, Iowa: Mrs.)
J. S. McCowen, of South Bend,
Ind.; M rs. W. C. Forehand, of
Sylvester, Ga.; Mrs. Ashley Phin
izy, of Forsyth; Mrs. D. I.. Con
nor, Mrs. Minnie Bridges, and Mrs.
J. S. Johnson, all of Sylvester, Ga.;
one brother, G. S. Morse, of At
lanta.
Funeral arrangements were in
charge of The Griffin Merchan
tile company.
Baptismal Service
Largely Attended
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ed to 17 at Baptist Church.
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The union baptismal service at j
the First Baptist church last night i
was said to have been one of the
first of its kind and one of the
most impressive ever held here.
More than two hundred from
Experiment attended the service
and the Rev. J. I’. Norton bap
tized 17 candidates. During the j
revival which closed at the De- i
Votie church there were 33 new
members received.
There were 1! new members re
reiver into the First Baptist 1
» , reh yesterday and the pastor,
i' M. Latimer, baptized 16
last m ;ht that have been received
in t that church during (he p.':
f,, w weeks. ; . '
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DISTRIC'i INSURANCE ,
MEN HOLD MEET HERE
The agents (in the Griffin dis- j
triet of the Bankers Health & Life
Insurance ( ompeny assembled
here last Friday for a meeting j
called. by District Manager J. L. i
Hines, P. W Jones, secretary and
treasurer o7 - the company, was
present anil made a talk. 'U U i
Hines made a talk on the prog re
the Griffin district had made irt
the past five years. j
There were also talks made by j
E. L. Champion, J. S. Harper,.J.
W. Thaxton, of Griffin, E. L. j
Young, Newnan, G. B. Hoyle,
Thomaston, J. M. Buffington, M an
Chester, and J. F. Hall, Barnes
ville. !
The meeting was called at 9
a. m. and adjourned at 11:30 a. m.
after which all present went out
to the city park and enjoyed an
old time barbecue. j
SENATE REJECTS WARREN
FOR THESECOND TIME FOR
S. ATTORNEY GENERAL
Washington, March 16.— Ip- (By
the Associated Press.)— The
senate today rejected for the second time the nomination of
Warren to be attorney general. The vote was 46 to 39.
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ALBERT B. FALL
Albert B. Fall, former secretary
interior, whose bank account
was ordered bared today as
in Teapot Dome annull
ment lease and who was called to
testify in the case.
OF FAIL MED
Cheyenne, Wyo., March 16.—(By
The Associated Press.)—Evidence
intended to reveal secrets of the
bank accounts of Albert Fall were
barred from the record by the
trial judge.
The ruling deprives the govern
ment of the only known means of
attempting to prove the exchange
of Liberty Bonds between Fall and
Sinclair, whose oil company was
given a lease on a big Wyoming
reserve.
CRUX REACHED
Cheyenne, Wyo., March 16.—(By
The Associated Press.)—The Crux
of the Teapot Dome lease annul
ment lease was reached today with
two important developments, the
decision of Judge T. Blake Ken
nedy on the admissibility of the
bank account of former Interior
Secretary Fall as evidence and the
appearance of Fall on the witness
stand.
The - corn! week of the trial
began today.
r AD i 05 excuse
TO SCHOOL ROOM
White Plains, N. Y. Unable to
attend school because of illness VVil
Ham Meyers broadcast this fact
over radio. The receiving station
at the Se hool picked up the, mes
sage and he was marked “ex
cused.”
SERVICE ( LI B MEETING
The Girls' Service Club will
hold a meeting Tuesday night at
7 o'clock at “The Hut,” next to the
Christian church. Miss Martha
Baker’s group will have charge of
the program, after which plans
will he made for the Easter Egg
hunt, which will be given by the
,.| u j,
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hassler, of
Union City, Tenn • • arrived in the
city today, coming to attend the
funeral of the latter’s brother, B.
C. Faircloth, who died suddenly in
Alexandra, La., Saturday after
noon and who will be buried from
the residence of W. B. Matthews
here tomorrow morning at 10
o’clock.
GRIFFIN
Invest your
talent, your time, yen
influence in Griffin.
VOL. 54—No. 36
Washington, March 16.—(By
The Associated Press.)—The sen
ate moved forward today in prob
ably the final engagement of its
battle over the nomination of
Charles B. Warren to be attorney
general, with the opposition force*
directing their strategy chiefly $o
Coolidge's challenge of a recess
appointment for Warren In case of
the second rejection of hi* nom
ination. •II!
When the session was called
to order nearly the entire member
ship was on the floor, tbpse pres
ent including who a nu away..,when mbejj of sen
ators were the
roll was called last Tuesday.
The debate’ was opentt by Gaff,
of West Virginia, who iff the maid
en speech, said that h't? would be
a derelict if he did not defend a
man so fit fo roffice as Warren
was. R
Ebfuitor Goff praised the record
by Warren as practicing lawyer
and as representative of the gov
ernment in administration cases
as ambassador to Japan and Mex
ico.
The attempt of the senate “for
partisan reasons’’ to prevent the
president from selecting a cabinet
to his own liking was assailed by
Gillett.
After Reed revied the nomi
nee’s connection with the sugar
industry and renewed charges of
his attempt to violate the anti
trust law, Borah harked back to
Daniel Webster in defense of the
senate’s unqualified legal and
moral right of to block the nomin
ation.
B. C. Faircloth,
Former Resident,
Dies Suddenly
Passes Away in Alexandria, La„
and Will be Buried Here To
morrow
B. C. Faircloth, 49, a former
well known and popular resident
of Griffin, died suddenly in Alex
andria, La., Saturday afternoon
from apoplexy.
The body was brought to Grif
fin at 2:17 o’clock Monday and
carried to the residence of W. B.
Matthews on North Hill street,
from which the funeral will take
place tomorrow morning at ten
o’clock, conducted by Dr. L. M.
Latimer, of the Baptist church.
Interment will be made in Oak
Hill cemetery with Masonic hon
ors. F. S. Pittman, will be fun
eral director. The pall-bearers,
selected from friends of the de
ceased, will be John Mills, J. W,
Hammond, Ernest Travis, W. O.
Wells, J. A. Evans, Charles Phil
lips, J. P. Mason, and J. D. Coyle.
Mr. Faircloth married Mrs. Nell
Dismuke Sears, of Griffin, and for
a number of years made his home
here. His wife preceded him
to the grave several years ago. He
is survived by one sister, Mrs.
H. H. Hassler, of Union City,
Tenn. He was a brother-ir.-law of
Mrsi Wilson Matthews and Mrs.
Cooper Newton, of Griffin, Mrs.
J. W. Knapp, of Richmond, Va.,
Mrs. Hugh Neely Smith, of New
Orleans, La., W. H. Dismuke, of
Columbus, Ga.. and F. D. Dismuke,
of Atlanta.
80 YEAR OLD MAN
WANTS TO START
LIFE OVER AGAIN
New York. On promise that he
vould turn over a new leaf 80-year
old Benjamine Franklin Waite, of
Binghampton won a suspended sen
tence when arraigned for passing
a worthless check.