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GRIFFIN FIRST
Invest your money, your
talent, your time, your
influence in Griffin.
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SLATON WILL OPPOSE HARRIS IN SENATE RACE
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Judge J. J. Flynt Announces For Of State !
2 LOCAL
MAKE RACE
STATE
Griffin has two candidates in
the race for state house offices
In the Democratic primary of
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Judge J. J. Flynt that he is in
the race for secretary of state.
Judge John J. Hunt last week
paid his entrance fee in the con
test for state pension commis
sioner.
Judge Flynt ran in the last
election for state secretary and
only a last minute alignment of
Carswell and Hardman forces in
credited by political observers
with bringing about his defeat.
He has served in both legislature
and senate of Georgia and is
one of the most widely known
men in the state. Judge Flynt
lias a host of friends through
out Georgia who are interested
in his candidacy.
Judge Hunt is state com.
mander of the United Confe
derate Veterans and is widely
known over the state, also.
Entries In the county contest
here will not close until mid
oight so other candidates may
>hrow their liats into the ring
lor Spalding county offices.
f a MANY NATIVES
INJURED IN
INDIA REVOLT
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BOMBAY. India. June 3.—(/P)
An undertermined number of na
tive salt raiders were seriously
injured in Worli prison today in
a conflict with authorities. The
number of others injured in a
bitter clash was not made known.
The encounter occured when a
group of prisoners within the barb
ed wire enclosure in the detention
pen at the Bombay surburb made
a .rush for freedom.
There seemed little question to
day but that the open defiance of
the uaattees-agalnst aga inst picket
ing and boycotting announced by
national Hussars would lead to in
numerable arrests but this the
tionalists welcomed as their plan
to flu the jail with so many poli
tical prisoners that their upkeep
would become burdensome to the
government.
Funeral Services
Are Held Today For
Mrs. Janie Martin
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Funeral services for Mrs, Janie
Leach Martin, one of the oldest
residents of Spalding county, were
held from the County Line Christ
inn church at Digby this
The Rev. J. A. Drewry officiated and
interment was in the church, with
Haisten Brothers in charge.
Mrs. Martin wav the widow of the
widow of the late A. C. Martin, who
died about nine years ago. She is
i •survived A sons. ton Rivers Nixon, Will by of Martin, of two Brooks, Experiment; daughter, of and Hampton; Mrs. Mrs, three Al- R. L.
E Martin, of Newnan; and W. E.
Martin, of Experiment;; one broth
er B p. Leach; and one sister,
^ Margie
, Snnsom
DR. SAMMONS HEADS
MERCER
L>r. J. Kills Sammons
pastor of the First Baptist church
here was honored in Macon yes
terday when he was re-elected
President of the alumni
of Mercer University. Dr.
mn n» Is now pastor of the Vine
vllle Baptist church In Macon,
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13 INSANE CRIMINALS ESCAPE FROM HOSPITAL
i INSANE MEN
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PRISON BREAK
* IONIA. Mich., June .3,—
i API—Thirteen insane erim
inals, five of them slayers,
armed themselves with knives
and razors, imprisoned two
guards, threatened the night
i u per visor with death and es
eaped from the state hospital
for criminal insane early to
day.
Before leaving the institution
the inmates opened cells, re
leasing 24 prisoners but none
of ilie others joined in the
break. They also cut tele
phone wires.
Harry C. Robertson, super
intendent of the hospital, de
scribed the release as creating
a very serious situation.
J H. Cheatham
Enters Race For
State Senate
John H. Cheatham, president ol
the Georgia-Kincaid Mills or Grif
fin. this morning announced his
candidacy for the state senate.
Col. Chester A. Byars, who had
previously announced for this of
fice. has withdrawn from the race
leaving no opposition ' for Mr.
Cheatham, unless some one quali
fies later today as the entry' lists
close tonight.
Mr. Cheatham is a native of
Greenwood. S. C.. but has spent
mast of his business career in
Georgia, moving here in 1915, and
is one of the laighst and most
influential textile men in ’ the
state.
He came to Griffin in 1919 wtth
the old Georgia Cotton Mills and
latsr Was instrumental in the pur
chase^ by this.........company of the
Kincaid Mills. The amalgamation
«ar the forming of the present
Georgia-Kincaid Mills with Mr.
Cheatham at the head since the
formation.
In addition to his position with
the Georgia-Kincaid Mills, Mr.
Cheatham is also head of the
Rushton Mills and Lowell Bleach
cry Corporation of this county
and has extensive holdings in tex
tile mills in Toe coa and Hart
well.
Mr. Cheatham’s candidacy for
the state senate is his first ven
ture into politics but his friends
are predicting a brilliant future
for so able a business man.
American Legion
And Auxiliary Hold
Membership Meet
The Auxiliary to the American
Legion served dinner to about 50
members of the American Le
gion in an Interesting membership
meeting of both organizations at
the Memorial Club House Mondav
night. The feature was a talk by
Charles Oraddick. of Bamesvllle,
; state commander of the Legion,
Mrs. Lamar Walker and Miss
Louise Kesler rendered a beautiful
musical iprogram.
Every man present was asked to
introduce htoriself, giving the most
amusing thing that happened to
him during the war. This was
the occasion of much 'merriment.
Both Auxiliary and Legion secur
ed number ol new members
at the meeting.
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Amy Johnson, English girl fly
er, was half way on her air
trip from London to Australia
when this picture was taken
of her at Karachi. India. She
later completed the 9900-mile
solo flight in 19 days. Note
her flying costume—shorts and
a boy’s shirt .open at the
collar.
Children Are
Killed When Auto
Crashes Wagon
DOTHAN. Ala., June 3,— (fP\~
Two children were killed, another
seriously injured, and the father,
J. N. Barnes, received injuries
which necessitated the amputation
cf his left leg when their wagon
was struck by an automobile near
here last night.
The automobile, said to have
been driven by <3. E. Hobbay.
Chattanooga, Tenn., salesman,
struck the;' wagon from the rear,
almost demolishing it, scattering j
pieces of the vehicle for 50 yards
along the highway.
Witnesses said a lantern on the
rear of the wagon was burning.
Twin Boys, Age 4
Burned To Death
MORRISTOWN. Tenn., June 3.
—(/P )—County authorities today
were notified that two four-ybar
old boys Matthew and John Wil
liams, the remaining pair of a set
ot triplets were burned to death
yesterday at the home of their
grandparents, northeast of here.
Their grandmother. Mrs. Geor
gia Green, went Into a field and
when she returned she Jound the
house burned and the charred
bodies of the twins in the smolder
ing ruins.
Cotton Report
HOLIDAY— NEW ORLEANS
JEFFERSON DAVIS’ BIRTHDAY
NEW YORR COTTON
Open High Low Close Chw
Jan 1495 14.95 14.78 14 78 15.01
Mch. 14.76 14.80 14.83 14.63 14.84
May 14.80 14.82 14.^5 14.75 14.92
Jul. 16.02 16.03 15.90 15.90 16.02
Oct. 14.90 14.91 14.73 14.73 14.92
DSC. 14.99 14.99 14.79 14.79
GRIFFIN, GA., TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1930
i Commencement Exercises Held
At Auditorium Monday Night
Col. Russell Delivers Address
Fifty-six members of the senior
class of the Griffin High School
received their diplomas at Com.
n encement exercises held nt the
auditorium last night. Col. Char
les Russell, of Savannah, brilliant
and scholarly lawyer, delivered a
masterful address that was an in
spiiation to everyone present.
Mir.s Charlotte Tyus gave the sal
ataiory, welcoming the audience to
the exercise;. Miss Aim Stuckey,
who was to have given the Vale
dictory was unable to be present.
due to illness. Col. L. P. Goodrich,
chairman of the board of educa- i
tion, delivered the diplomas.
Honors were announced by Prof. |
J. H. Wes:. The Austin cup,
en to the pupil making the highest
average in the school and present -1
ed each year by Dr. W. H. Austin.)
was won by Miss Cheney Walker,!
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert!
Walker. The Woman’s Club scho-I
larship, given annually to the girl
in the senior class, who plans to at
tend a normal school, making the
highest average, was presented to
Miss Mildred Reeves, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. A B. Reeves.
The Byrd.Wilson medal for the
best drilled cadet went to Harold
Bedenba ugh.
Miss Malissa Patrick won the Pi
lot Club prize for the best essay
written by a girl in the commercial
department ' on 'How Business
Training Better Fits a Girl for
Life.”
Miss Charlotte Tyus won the
scholarship to Wesleyan College,
given by the local alumnae associa- <
tion in co-operation with the
lege. Miss Charlotte Tyus j
and Miss '
Ann Stuckey tied for the highest!
average in American history and 1
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON DAVIS
By WIGHTMAN F. MELTON
Jefferson Davis. President of
the Confederate States of Amer-
1 ica. was born June 3, 1808—122
years ago today—in a small,
one-story farmhouse In the
“Green River Country" of Chris
tian County—now Todd county.
Kentucky.
Captain Samuel Davis, a sol
dier of the Revolution, and the
father of Jefferson Davos. lived
in South Georgia some years,
until 1796. when the family mov.
ed to Southern Kentucky. Jef
ferson's mother, whose name was
Jane, is described as a woman
of worth and nower. Jefferson
was the youngest of ten chil
dren.
After Samuel Davis finished
his Revolutionary “.soldiering”
and settled In Kentucky, he en.
gaged in the business of tob
acco-growing and horse-raising.
In 1809 the Davises moved to
Bayou Teche Parish Louisiana,
but finally established' them
selves on a farm near Woodvllle.
Wilkinson county, Mississippi.
Here are some facts in the
life of Jefferson Davis that we
should think over today and
then never forget;
AS a cadet at West Point
Military Academy, Jefferson
Davis was taught that the
Union had no right to interfere
if a State saw fit to withdraw.
His textbook stated plainly,
“The secession of a State from
the Union depends on the will
of the people of such state.”
But, notwithstanding the fact
otie was awarded ihe D A. ft me-1 of-!
dal and the other the medal
fered by Mrs. Frank Pittman, rc
gent.
Lewis Beck, II. won the medal
for the best declamer in the high
school
Miss Betty Gaissert and Miss
Ann Stuckey were winners of the
Virgil prizes, given by the national
Latin Honor Society, lor making)
all average of 90 or over in Virgil, j
The J, P Nichols' S10 prize for |
the best editorial was won as fol- j
lows. Miss Cheney Walker. $5; Miss!
Lulie Latimer $3; and William Ben.
nett. $2.
The winners for the best i>oen, I
Miss were Vivian Miss Beulah Yates Mauney, second; first; j
and!
Miss Marian Hartshorn, third
Miss Eleanor Walker came first!
in the si>ort story contest; Harold
Bedenba ugh second; and Miss Mar
tha Maynard, third.
The B. R Blakely $iu prize tor
the best one act play was won as
follows, Miss Dorothy Maddox, Jo,
Miss Sara Hudgins. $3: and Miss'
Malissa Patrick. $2.
The winners for the short story
contest were Miss Marian HarLshom
first; Miss Lulie Latimer, second:
and Muss Rosalind MilLs third
The American Legion Auxiliary
prize for the best essay was won
by Miss Lulie Latimer with Miss
Charlotte Tyus winning second.
Miss Mildred Reeves won the
award Underwood ever typing won here p‘n. by the a student highest i
in the commercial department
It was announced that Miss Char
Tyus had been presented the
U. DC. medal for the best essay
on Memorial Day exercises.
All boys in Senior class received
R. O T C certificates
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that Davis was taught the doc
trine of "States' Right,” by
teachers employed by the Gov
ernment. and the lurlh-i iact
.
that this doctrine was ixipular.
North and South, prior to the
War Between the States. Davis
was not a "Cesessionist." He
did all in his power to keep his •
own state and the other South
ern states in ihe Union. He did !
this, not as a i^iatter ol mental i
conviction, but tor the sake of
expediency
The great Robert E. Lee. who
was offered the command of
the United States Army, could
not and would not take up the
•sword against fits own stale of i
i Vtrginta. The great Jeflerson
Davis, valiant officer in the
United States Army. U. S. Con
I and Senator
gressnmn and for
1 four years Secretary of War In
the cabinet ol President Pierce
could not and would not take I
up the sword against his lath, *
er's native South Carolina, his )
own native Kentucky, and the
Oeorgla, Louisiana, and Missis
slppl. in which the Davises had j
lived and which they loved !
Until Jefferson Davis was ;
practically knew but little a grown of slavery. inan He he j
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did not Jlke the word “slave.''
His negTOes, who were pleased
to be known servants,”
were taught to be thrifty and
aelf-reliant; and they were
largely aelf-governed. On the
plantation they had their own
Judge^jsheriff. Jurymen, and
(TURN TO PAGE FOUR;
W. J. Seagraves
Passes Todav After
Extended Illness
William Jackson Seagrave;. well
known resident of this county, died
“L his h ome No 7 Cheatham street,
at Experiment this morning Mr
Seagraves had been III for the past
fourteen months, and only a few
days ago dtveloired
which caused his death
In addition to his widow.
Maggie Moore Sen graves, he m
by three daughters Mrs h
L>. Bethune. Mrs C M Jackson,
Miss Katie Seagraves all of
merit, three sons. Win j Seagraves,
Jr , of Charlotte. N C. Grady Sca
graves of Chattanooga. Tenn and
Hillman Seagraves of Experiment,
Ga Funeral services will be held
Ironi the Ml Ollead Baptist church
fit Pike comity Wednesday alter
noon at 3 o'clock Rev Mr Pow.
ell will officiate, Interment will be
made in the Seagrave* family ceme
tery with Haisten Brothers funeral
directors in charge.
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to smiling 13-year-old Helen
Jensen of Council Bluffs, la.
She spelled it right in ihe
Sixth Annual National Spell
ing Bee. held In Washington,
and here you see her after she
had been awarded the first
prize. She represented Des
Moines newsaper In the
contest. Twenty-four entered
the competition.
Col. T. J. Purdy
Enters Race For
Col. T J Purdy prominent, Grif
fin attorney this morning announc
ed his candidacy for the office
representative from Spalding
ty. Mr Purdy has made his
in Orlffin for a number of
and is one of the most populai at.
torneys and men in this see Men
will oppose William Beck Jr
other well-known member of
Orlffin bar who recently
his candidacy
Mr. Purdy In his platform
that, he was for lower taxe;., a
fied system of public school:
Spalding county a system ->i
books for the state; and all legis
lation that preserves and
the best interests of the nvr
the people
GRIFFIN FIRST •1
I Invest your money, your
I talent, your time, your
influence in Griffin.
NUMBER
RACES FOR
STATE OFFICES
ATLANTA, June 3.~(/P) Prac
tically every state office had 4 fat
more Ilian its usual quota ol can
didates when the lists closed today
ut o .on and spirited contests were
forecast in many ol them.
Five were qualified for the gov
ernorship They being, Richard
B Russell. Jr., decree H Carswell.
Janes A Perry John N Holder and
Ed River
For Secretary 01 State there were
eight qualified entries—J. J Flynt
of Griffin; Dr. Talnuidge Bower.
Canton. John B Wilson. Monroe;
A. H Henslec. Barn^sville; LFwis
S. Moore Thoniaavllle. Cnrl H
Guess. Stoiie Mountain. J M Ptt
mer—Washington artd Nat H Bal
lard. Atlanta
Others who paid their primary
ent rance ices were conipt roller-gen
eral—William B Harrison. Atlanta;
Homer C Parker, Statesboro: B E
Bullard, Atlanta and Edgar Gentry
Atlanta
For Attorney General—-George N
Napier. Decatur Dorscv Davis. Ath
ens.
For Commissioner of Agriculture
J. J, Brown. Baxley Eugene Tal
mudge.
For Superintendent of Srhools—
M I, Duggan. Clayt-on and M D
Collins, Falrburn
For Pension Commissioner—Johi;
J Hunt, Orlffin and R. Lawrence
of Marietta
For Prison Commission— G. A
Johns. Winder and Hill C Tuggle
Stone Mountain
For Public Service Commission—
Calvin W Parker. Waycross: Harry
T Knight Valdosta
For Commissioner of Commerce
and Labor Hal M Stanley. Frazier
M. Morgan. Atlanta
For Court of Appeals—Judge Nash
Broyles. Atlanta and Joe Quillian
Winder
For Supreme Court -Justice S
Price Gilbert, Justice Saiii C At
kinson Cobb County and Robert B
Blackburn,'Atlanta
For Treasurer—L. E Patillo Bu
ford and William J Speer
Chester Byars
Withdraws From
Senate Race
Col Chester A. Byars, protnin
(nt Griffin lawyer who several
days ago announced his candidacy
lor tiie slate senate, th's mofTUng
signified his intention of with
drawing from the race.
i Col. Bvars stated that tie be
lieved that he eould best serve
a
■himself, his family, and his
■
j friends by withdrawing at this
time.
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Scout Camp Opens
,,1 ' s Morning
Large Attendance
Camp Hamit local Bov —Scout
camp opened thus morning wtth
fifty local scouts m attendance
Scout Executive Josh Moulder is
In charge ol the camp h ssisted by
camp leaders
Camp will last lor two weeks with
H routine program arranged for
Pac h day.
Parents and friends are invited
Lo attend the camp and inspect it.
Malke :
Dry Officers
5,912 Arrests \nd
Destroy 2,074 Stills
WASHINGTON June 3.—(/Pi-—
Prohibition Comnilsioner Doran
aiuiaunced today that 2.074 at ills
had been seized by bureau agents
in April, as eonnwred with I,
948 in March.
Established 1872
CLOSECONTEST
SEEN IN RACE
FOR SENATE
ATLANTA. June 2.—lAP) —
■John Marshall Slaton, former
governor of Georgia, today qual
Iflfd a* a candidate for thr
United States senate In the
democratic primary to oppoar
I’. S. Senator William J. Har
rls.
His entrance lee was brought
in by Thomas W. Hardwick,
former governor and once Uni
ted States senator from Geor
gta.
i'olitical observers said Mr.
Slaton's entrance into the race
assured a lively campaign.
He was a governor of Geor
gia during Ihe trial of convic
tion and lynching of I.eo Frank.
After Frank was convicted
and sentenced to die on charge
of assulting and murdering
Mary Fagan. Gov. Slaton
commuted his sentence to life
imprisonment.
Feeling in some quarters
against the Governor was In
tense and he stationed guard
men around thr mansion.
Eater Frank was taken from
the pen at Miliedgeville and
lynched near Marietta.
The rare brings two of the
states best known families into
political opposition.
Sen. Harris is the son of
Chaires II. Harris of Cedartown.
His wife is the daughter of the
famous General Joe Wheeler,
Confederate Cal very leader.
Sir. Slaton was born In Meri
wether county on Christmas
Day 1866. He served in the low
er house of legislature from 1896
until 1909 when he was elected
State senator. When president
of the senate he was made act
ing governor with the resigna
tion in 1912 of Governor Hoke
Smith. He thru was elected to
that office.
Attempt Made
Upon Life Of
Wealthy Widow
CHICAGO. June 3.— 1 / Pi—An »t
tempt was made early today upon
the fife of Mrs Lottie Brenner
Dechow, the wealthy and elderly
woman who recently .divorced the
young self-styled "Count Von Bou
low.' ’
The gunman fired two shot*,
through her bedroom window. The
.bullets pierced the coverlet of
her bed. Which she had just left
to go to the room cf her sister.
Seeking a motive, officers in
quired concerning her leellnga to
ward tier divorced husband. She
said she and Deeiioii were now
on friendly terms.
A'ft f. Court n . r hnds j
Session Monday
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City court adjourned its June ses.
j, «ion on Monday afternoon. Judge
Arthur Maddox presided over the
court. ’
Cases tried during the session yes
terdav afternoon were:
Eh Johnson charged with selling *
cigarettes without tax, not guilty. *
,
K M Blakely charged with pci
sts-uig liquor,, not guilty.
Cleve Congo charged with assault
and battery, not guilty.
James Pettigrew charged with lar
cenev plea, given 6 months or > 40 .
T J Williams charged with hav
ing liquor plea given K> month* or
$G0 1
Johnny Moore charged with as
sault and battery, not guilty.
The Weather ’
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Fair tonight, Wednesday
partly dowily.