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GRIFFIN FIRST I
Invert your money, your
talent, your time, your
influence in Griffin.
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By Quimby Melton_
Friends of C. J. Haden, of
Atlanta, are considering an
nouncing him as a candidate
for Governor of Georgia. “Good
Evening” is a friend of ours and
lias been for more than 15 years.
We have known him mighty
well and have found him a
sound, constructive thinker. If
he should allow his name to be
entered in the gubernatorial
race he will be one of the
strongest contenders.
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Mr. Haden has always been a
friend of Georgia farmers and
Georgia manufacturers. Years
ago he was talking "Georgia
products for Georgia people,”
and he has led many campaigns
to rehabilitate Georgia farms.
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While Mr. Haden is so far
not an avowed candidate it is
known that he favors:
Elimination of taxes on farms,
with a substitution of such tax
laws as would make stocks and
bonds, now hidden away in
safe, deposit boxes, pay their
just-share of the state expenses.
A constructive highway pro
gram that would provide paved
roads .throughout, the state, on
twf pay-as-you-go plan,
'increased revenue for public
jr schools.
Better means for prompt pay
ment of pensions to Confederate
veterans.
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X. In today’s issue of THE
NEWS we carry a story in con
nection with the possibility of
his becoming a candidate. Read
it over. Study a speech he
made recently at Braselton. Pay
especial attention to what he
said about saving $5,000,000 or
more to the individual counties.
And when you read it realize
that Mr. Haden is not the type
of man who talks a lot and then
forgets what he says.
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Friends who are “grooming
him” for the race have already
called him the “non-politician"
candidate, for he lias never
held nor sought office.
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All this bunk we. read about
the younger generation being
heavy drinkers and’ scoffers at
the Prohibition laws of the na
tion can be answered by refer
ring to a “straw vote" recently
conducted at the University of
Georgia. The test vote was con
ducted by the “Red and Black”
Georgia publication and show
ed 2 to 1 vote in favor of en
forcing the Prohibition laws.
Whenever anyone stars talking
about the boys and girls drink
ing “as never before" call their
attention to that vote
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Editor J. A. Hall, of the De- ;
Kalb New Era. has written one
of the best replies to Watler W. j j
Liggett, who saw fit to rake
Georgia over the coals tn a re
cent magazine article entitled
. “Georgia—Go2hu. But Guzzling"
„ The article of Editor Halls ... was
headed "Plain Talk-Plain
Blink." ; 1
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We reproduce the editorial ln
full. Here It is: ,
“The funny papers missed the
chance of their lives when one
Walter W. Liggett decided to
give his time to writing maga
zine articles against prohibition
in Georgia, Seldom haVe so
many falsehoods been crowded
Into such a small space as ap
paars as the leading feature of
"Plain Talk" for May.
*• Brother Llgget came to Oeor
gla and made what he says was
an Intensive personal Investi
gation to find how much of a
failure prohibition Is ln this
state. He was not concerned
about how much success has
been attained. Brother Liggett
tells *im a lot of things about
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Happy Dancers
Killed With Shots
Fired From Dark
BELGRADE. Jugo Slavia.
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April 26. (API During a dance
on the green in front of the
city hall in the village of i
Zidilje last night a salvo of
rifle fire poured out of the
darkness, killing five and fa- !
tally wounding six of the young ;
merrymakers.
Nine Night Club
Guests Arrested
On ‘Wet’
NEW YORK. April 26.—(>P)
Nine men patrons of the Holly
wood Restaurant, a popular Broad
way night club, today were under
charges of possession of liquor,
the first night club guests to be
so charged in a federal
iion raid in New York.
A group of men and . women
agents mingled with the after
theatre crowd in the restaurant
last night and signalled out the
nine who they charged had liquor
at the’r tables. The nine
and 26 employes were arrested.
The liquor, which in most cases
consisted of pint flasks, was said
by the agents to have been found
under the tables.
___ When ,, the patrol wagon arrived , J
it attracted „ a throng , that
ed traffic and as the agents and
police led out their prisoners they
were • firreeted bv y cat calls % and
boos that could be heard for
blo.ks over the dtn of Broadway.
It was necessary for the wagon
to make five trips to rmnove all
the prisoners and the crowd be
came so great that the agents had
to caU Upon police reserves to
restore order.
CHURCH CONCERT
A concert will be given at the
Macedonia colored church ln
mona on Friday night. A
.adVnisslon of 19c will be charged.
The public Is urged to attend
concert by A. M. Shockley
of the committee sponsoring
appearance.
Mi« Nell Combs, of , ,
Orove. spent Saturday shopping
the Oriffln store*.
GRIFFIN, GA., SATURDAY. APRIL 26, 1930
I Friends of C. J. Haden. Atlanm
are considering putting him for-
1 ward as a “non-politician” candi
date for governor of Georgia. M>\
Haden hn.s at no time sought pub
lic office although he has occupied
a prominent place ip civic and state
activities. He has given freely of
his time and money in promoting
things of common good, He is
well known throughout the state
and if he should consent to run
will be a lormlnable candidate.
Mr. Haden’s friends point Out
that every candidate who has an
nounced for the high office, and
others who are being groomed for
the face, arc recognized as politi
cians. They feel that this brings
about the necessity of having a
candidate^ who has other and bet
ter qualifications.
LOYAL GEORGIAN
In 1913 Mr. Haden was placed
the head of the Georgia State
Chamber of Commerce. This was
a state wide organization formed
at the time that the boll weevil was
beginning his devastating work in
Georgia cotton fields. Mr. Haden,
as president of the Georgia Cham
ber of Comemrce. worked for diver
sification on Georgia farms; crea
tion of home markets for Georgia
grown products; upbuilding of farm
lands by rotation of crops and grot
ing cover crops; improvement of
state roads; giving preference to
Georgia product# by Georgia people:
and other things that were for thel
good of all. C
LOYAL DEMOCRAT
Mr. Haden is not a politician and
has never held nor sought public
office. However he has played an
important part in Democratic party
ranks. For many years he was a
member of the state executive com
mittee. In the last presidential
election he worked f< and sup
ported the party nominee.
RECOGNIZED AS LEADER I
Mr. Haden is recognized as a
leader, not only in Georgia, but
throughout the nation. In 1906
when the American Bankers As-!
sociatlon was controlled by bank-1
pcs in tffiP South and West there!
movement foot to .
was a on
Congress provide a commodity cut -J
rency to relieve the money
during crop seasons. At the
tiofml convention of the
Association, held at St. Louis, a
man was selected from each sec
tion to speak on the master farm
products of his section as a basis
of currency issue. Mr. Haden was
selected to speak on cotton and his
address attracted nation wide at
tention. The movement bbought
forth the Aldrich-Vreeland law; and
! four years later this was merged
into the Federal Reserve Bank Sys
tem.
During his ... long term as head . ot
the .. Georgia _ , Chamber . of . Commerce „
Mr. „ Haden , worked . . untiringly foi
lm , , lving Ul 1!l(
stat trftve ning extensively a nd
making , . numerous speeches . in . inter- . .
ps[ Qf bptter , ctlool-v better road ,
reduced taxatlon and diversified
[arm[ngi wlthout compensation al
ways |>aying hts expenses out of
hiR own pocket,
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In , M1 whfn thp cotton fleldB of
Georgia were being literally de
stroyed by boll weevils and calcium
arsenate poisoning was yet expert
' mental. Mr Haden bought two car
j ]oa<1 , of C8lC(uni amnM an<l
brought , t t0 oeorgla He
i hired two exiierts who toured
I state teaching farmers how to
the jjolson and giving out samples
Mr. Haden spent more than $15,
000 for this campaign, paying 2i>
j ! ^ pound for the calcium and all
pense* of two field men.
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Mr. W.G. Pitts
Kills Self At
Home Near
W. G. Pitts, proniine-nt farmer
living on the Zebulon d. killed
himself early this morning with a
shotgun. He opened his shirt and
undershirt, placed Lhe gun against
hta breast and pulled the trigger
with a stick. His body was discov
ered by a negro employe.
Mr. Pitts had been- in poor health
for some time. Sine? the death of
Ills wife, many years ago. he has
brooded over both his health and
her death and it is believed that
despondency over these, caused him
to take hi; life.
A coroner's jury this morning re
turned a verdict of suicide.
Mr. Pitts was well known
out this section of the state and
has many friends who were sad
dened by the news of his ra.sh act.
The remains were taken to th e fu
neral parlors of Haisten Brothers|
and funeral arrangements will be!
announced later. j
daughters: The deceased Mrs. is survived H. by three J
L. Buchanan, j
Griffin; Mrs. W. I. Perkins. Griffin; 1
and Mrs. Issac Davis, Molena; three j
sons: W. G. Pitts, Jr. and J
Pitts, Griffin, and M. C. Pitts, of
Miami, Fla ; two sisters: Mrs. J. H.
Ferrell and Mrs. E. P. Barron. Grif
fin: and a brother J. P. Pitts, Zeb
ulon.
MR. F. M. SMITH, BELOVED
CITIZEN OF CONCORD, DIES
CONCORD, ,April 26.—F. M.
Smith, a member of the firm of
Smith Bros. Nursery Co., arid one
of the best loved and most respect
ed citizens of Concord, passed
away at his home here on Friday
afternoon. April 25th. at six o
■ lcck. as the result of a stroke
of apoplexy suffered by him early
the. previous morning. In his go
ing. Concord loses one of its fin
est citizens, and hundreds of friends
mourn this ifreplacable loss.
Frederick Mortimer Smith, or
“Mort.”-as he was known to those
closet to him. was born September
9th. 1869. near Morrow Station,
in Clayton County. Georgia, the
fourth son of the late Philip and
Mary Basdpn Smith. Most of his
boyhood and young manhood was
spent at Pomona in Spalding
county, and in 1898 he came to
concord to become a partner
j n nursery business already es
tablished by his brothers, Charles
T. Smith and the late J, H, Smith.
With his keen business Insight he
advanced rapidly, and when the
firm was Incorporated a l'ew years
later, was made secretary-treas
urer, which position he held unit]
his , death. ..
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He was a great . , lover of , „ flow
l r «** nd . , , gardens
Prs ° «
<0 *' talne<1 rnany of the ^xect
mens in middle OeorfciH. Hl.s Re
gale lilies were particularly won
and when they were in
bloom people came from miles
around to admire them and to
talk to him about them.
His lovable character endeared
him to all who knew him. and a
host of friends will remember
him, for never Ijas there been a
j more iwpular and respected man,
nor a better and finer citizen,
He had served several terms as
mayor of Concord. He was u de
vout Christian, one of the organiz
ers of the Concord Christ'an
chutch in which he was an older,
and for a long time was prin
cipal ot the Sunday School and
teacher of the Bible Clas*.
On Decctner 19th 1#0i. he was
muiried to Miss Annie Lee, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Henry
lee Of Concord, and they estab-
POLICEMAN
CAPTORS
BONDS AND
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THE WEATHER .
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Partly cloudy tonight: Sun- i
day increasing cloudiness, prob- I
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Three Young Men !
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Held In Killing! ! !
n Yoar * Old V/IVI Rnvl UUJ
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VALDOSTA. April 26.—(jPl—
Three, young white men. w hose
names were withheld by police
Pending further investigation, were
held here today in connection with
'he slaying of Stanford Cothron. j
17 ' vh0 died <" a lc ’ ul hospital!
yesterday from blows about the)
head. )
The youth, adopted son of a j
prominent farmer, had attended !
a dance Thursday night and was
found early yesterday on a pub
lie road with his skull crushed,
never regained consciousness,
Officors said the three under
arrest were youths with whom
Cothran had quarreled at the!
dance. A coroner's inquest will i
be held Monday.
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lished the heme in which he spent j
the; remainder of his life. In ad- ‘ ;
ditiori to his wife, he is survived
by—two sons. E. L. Smith, who l
was associated with his father in j
business, and who married Miss j
Sman Mathis, of Trenton. S. C.. !
and Marion Lee Smith, now a !
student in the Univetsity of Ge
rrgia and a member of the Chi
Psi fraternity. Two brothers also
survive him. Charles T. Smith and
Julian E. Smith, both of Comord
and three sisters. Mrs. R. T.
Rouse of Meigs. On., Mrs. Flor
ence Brown, now J|esid!ng at
Dawson. Ga.. and Mrs. Jesse T.
Ellis of Griffin.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at the Concord Christian
church Saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock, by the Rev. O, K. Cull of
Griffin, assisted by Rev. A, J,
Mize, tli^ pastor, and burial will
be in Magnolia Hill cemetery.
Pa 11-bearers will tie his ^nephews
and other relatives. C. M. Smith,
C. R. SnutFiT’Marvin Smith,
ip Rouse. Fred Lee, James Lee Cald
well, Leon Hale, and B F, Barnes.
Miss Fanny Kendrick, of Zebu
Ion. spent Saturday shopping In
the Oriffln .stores.
Flapper Fanny Say<l \
arc u » c»t off
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HE LOOSENS
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WATERBORO. N. C. April 26.
-(£>)—Policeman L E. McClarv
came back here today and told
a story of being kidnapped and
shot by three masked men ye- -
terday.
MeClary said he was overpower
ed on the streets here, flung Into
on automobile, hound, blind-folded
driven to « point
miles from tow n.
There he was taken from
rar ’ A pi8to1 was ln his
incuth and fired. He said he
twisted his head and the bullet
came out of his cheek.
Feigning death, the policeman
said he waited until his captor:;
had driven off. Then he suc
ceeded in loosening his bonds and
made his way to a nearby refi
denee.
No arrests had been made.today,
but McClarv' said he was positive
he could identify one of the three
men.
Six months ago, MeClary shot
and killed Lewis Bishop, reputed
rum, runner, w ihile attempting to
arrest him foi alleged violation
'(he prohibition jlaw.
Graf Zeppelin
Circles Low
Over London
LONDON April ft.- (7P1—Hun
dreds of thousands of London*
m who 0|K , e knew the roai . of
war time Zeppelins today watched
the dirigible Gra-Zeppelin as she
circle low over the British capi
t(l] tal a voyage of friendship and
good will.
Swinging to the south of Lon
don. the Zeppelin then circled In
the direction of the old city and
flew directly over the offices of
Associated Press. She was nt a
very low altitude.
It was the first Zeppelin to visit
England since th«* war.
Swarm Of Dees
Kill Two Mules
/a Tobacco Field
MOULTRIE, G#„ April 26.—
lAPI—Two males drawing a
wagon from which fertilizer
| was bring n>ar distributed In a toll
j aero field here were stung
t to death today by a swarm of
I bees. Two young son* of Mrs,
Gertrude Melton were also seri
ously Injured as the bees set
tled upon the wagon.
MISS CHARLOTTE MISS
| JEAN HEAD WIN V. D. C.
Miss Charlotte Tyus, senior at
the Oriffln High School, and Miss
i Jean Head, of the fifth grade of
Cotton Report
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
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GRIFFIN FIRST
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Invert your money, your
talent, your time, your
influence in Griffin.
SCORES
3i points IN
FIELD EVENTS
Griffin High’s track team
won the Sixth Hist riot Meet
at Thomaston yesterday, run
ning up 31 points against
7 28 1-2 points for Thomatrion.
who finished second.
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These 31 points added .o the
13 points won in Literary
events at ( nncard last week
made t.riffl*. High the district
champions In atl events with
a total at 44 points. Thomas
tjin came second in all events
with 42* 1-2 points.
Ah the result of the victory
at Thomas ton yesterday Offtt*
High is the proud possessor
of two cops, one the athletic
cup and the other the cup
given to the school winning
most points in literary and
athletic events.
TO STATE MEET
Griffin will represent the
dlstricA in the state meet
at Athens. May 7-8-9.
WIN MEDALS
Medals were given winners
ot first place in the track
events yesterday and today
Henry Raker. Hamid NrKwe
Irv, Marian Patrick, Ernest
Jennings and Roger Gardner
are sporting them. Baker and
McKneeley won two of the
coveted medals.
Griffin High
places. 3 second places, and
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3 third places in the district
meet.
WINNERS
Following ts a summary' of th*
100 Yard l>»sh—Reeve*. (T.>,
•mail (G.i Andrews <Ri: Time
10 3-5
Hurdle*—Baker <OL Mize <P.},
Lyons r3j: Time 16 seconds.
Broad Jum p—Andrews <R)
Reeves <Trb Baker tO.t. 20 feet
5 '-2 inches.
High JupiP—Gardner iQ.>
Franklin (J ), Hoyle (T.» and An*
drew* 'Ri 5 feet 4 inches.
220 Yard Dash—McKneeley <CD,
McSwam • T> Lester 1 F,»: Time
24 -5 seconds.
440 Yard Das*h—Andrews iR>.
Preman <G >, Jones iT.i.: Time 65
seconds.
Half Mile Relay—Griffin Mc
Kneeley. Faker, Jennings. Patrick!
Thomaston. second. Fayetteville
third: Time l minute 37 2-5 Nb
onds.^
Shot Put—Hicks iR.i Maddox
<Ti; Smaha <Ot: 39 ft. 6 in.
Discus—Maddox >T. > ■ Bennett
'Gray!. Shivers iO.i 103 fe T
6 1-2 Inches.
Pole Vault—Crawley <T.< Mc
Kneeley tO' and Franklin iT>
tied for second place 10 ft. 6 in.
Relav Team.
Tlu? relav team that won for
Griffin was the same team that
TJS
) dash. In the 440 Freeman came
within a hair of winning, only
! the tact that Andrews, of Ro~
hertn bumbled and fell across
) the line caused Freeman to lose
i first honors.
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Merely a license number'
Rut tfs the key thut might
I '»|ien the way to clearing up the
Boot* kidnaping mystery.
If Mr X could only remem
ber why he wrote tliat number
down Then police action
SURELY would come But
The case .till is battling ev
erybody'
Turn to the comic page and
read
St BOOTS AND HER
BrDDIES”
Judge To Issue i
New Order In (
Jones Girl Case
Judge A. K. Maddox this morn
ing stated that he would within t
a few days issue a new* order, in
the custody case of little Dorothy
Jor.es. after he heard evidence sub- i
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imfted by the father of the child i
lin, < her grandmother Mrs. Oer- i
1 rU(,p Shivers, |
^ ho httle gni i was awarded to
her grandmother last September j
Ilnder n Co » lrt or(,f>r that allowed i
Emmet Jones, father of the ehild. I
to her -
see three times a week, j
Since that date, it is alleged In
the petition of the father the
little girl has been taught to hate
him and he has been' denied, the
company of her on automobile
rides,
Mrs. Shivers, on the witness
stand, stated that, the little girl
was afraid of her .father and!
would not accompany him on rides j
when he called for her. She
stated tjhut Jones came to her
house drunk at times and always
“started a fuss,' She told of
the father inking the little girl
by force from the V hodl yard re
cently.
The little girl- Is Hie daughter of
Emmett Jones and a daughter 1
of Mrs. Shivers who died some
time ago..
“It .seems as though the original
order has not worked out well.”
stuted the judge. ' I want to draw !
up a new order that will work
lietter. My sole Interest ts to see
that little Dorothy is well provided!
fur and has an opportunity to
grow up under In fluenccs «uch as
a little girl should be surrounded
with. I wfll publish the new order
as early next week as ixisstblc."
he stated.
In the meantime the Uttle girl
remain with her grandmother.
Mrs. Shivers.
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HAMBURG, Germany April 26
— <A'>— The American liner Presi
dent Hardmg. inward bound and
making for the mouth ol the Elbe
\ rtvpr collided m » fog otr Hei
igland thh nvnrnlng With the
British • olier Kirkwood which sunk.
The President Harding rescued
jail of the crew of the Kirkwood
; with the exception of one ftre
( mistting.
| mail who was
j No one was Injured aboard the
American liner and the United
i States Lines later stated that the
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damage to her was of very slight
' nature.
the East Griffin school won the
medals awarded at the annual
memorial dav eXercisds here foi
writing the best e-say, on'Jeffer
son Davis.
Boy won Chapter. V D. C., an
nually give* tlif R nnton modal
to the high school pupils writing
the best essay. Over MKi eon
testant* entered this year, due to
efforts Of Mis* Maude Cummiug
history' teacher. Mis* Tyus is the
daughter ol Mr. and Mrs.
Tyus and ha* made an
record at the high school In all
activities
Miss Head wqp the Alice Phelps
Kincaid medal, which Mrs. Robert
Hunt oi Chicago gives annually
in memory Of her mother. Mbf
Head is tlu 11-year-old
Of Mr. arid Mrs A. P. Head and
m a pupil oi Mri Gordon Carpen
ter's grade. She is president ol
her class and ha: taken a wonder
fui xtand Ul whoo'
Established =m