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Several lively races are as
sured in the Spalding County
primary in September with
announcements that three of
the offices will be contested
for. The entrance of John
H. Cheatham in the face for
state senator, the withdrawal
of Col. C. A. Byars from that
race, and the announcement of
T. J. Purdy as representative
were features of the last day
entry list, which closed a*
midnight, Tuesday,
At that time the following
candidates had S y qualified
itrance fee
to Robert L. Duke, secretary
of the Spalding County Ex
ecutive Committee:—
For judge of the superior
court of the Griffin circuit:
Judge W. E. H. Searcy, Jr„
tiie incumbent; and Judge D.
II. Camming.
For representative from
Spalding county—W. H. Beck,
Jr., and T. J. Purdy.
For county commissioner:
C. Homer Westmoreland, the
inrumbent, J. Reece Thaxton
and Virgil Clark.
For state senator: John H.
Cheatham.
a For solicitor of the city court
W. H. Connor, the iu t- Incumbent/] *. -ax—
For congressman from the
Sixth District: Hon. S. B.
Rutherford, the incumbent.
The election will be held
here September 10, at the
same time the state Democratic
primary is held. For the first
time, voters of the county will
use the Australian Ballot.
3 Pedestrains Are
Killed, 7 Hurt By
Speeding Autoist
KEYSER, W. Va„ June 4.—(/P)—
Three persons were killed and sev
en other injuried, all members of
the family of Mrs. Faye Walker,
when they were run down by an
automobile on the Keyser-Cumber.
land. Road, near here, late last i
night.
The Walkers were visiting friends
at Dawson-and were returning home
on a secluded section of the road,
when the car suddenly turned a
curve and ran into the group, po
lice reported.
GOOD NEIGHBORS
MARION. O., June 4 —When Ben
jamin C. Randall, farmer of Big
Island township, contracted pneu
monia during the middle of the
plowing season, he didn’t have to
worry about his land being plowed.
He had good neighbors Fifteen
of them took time off during their
busiest season to plow Jiis land for
him so he could sow It as soon as
he recovered.
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found between the leaves of
an old Bible, naming them as
heirs to one-fourth of the
estate of Mrs. Emily Loud,
who died in New Haven, Conn.,
in 1829. Mrs. Loud left only
a few thousand dollars in cash
in a New Haven bank, but
now. with interest, it amounts
to $250,000. The money would
have reverted to the state in
another year.
Police Seeking
Crematory Of
Gangsters
CHICAGO, June 4.— —A
creamatory for gangster dead,
an ingeriious and ghastly devise
for removing the evidence of
wholesale murder, was hunted
by state’s attorney’s men today,
while police puzzled over anoth
er and particularly brutal gang
land assassination.
Pat Roche, of the state's at
torney’s office, said he had reli
able Information that a north
side gang was cremating its
murder victims.
The latest gang murder, the
tenth here within three days,
was discovered last night.
il igllland School
Presents Program
The Highland School presented
pupils in a program on Thursday
evening The program was given
by the children of all grades, each
child in school being given an op.
portunity to appear.
Certificates were given to Bernice
Goolsby, Allen Childs, and Charlie
Oowan. Considerable applause fol
lowed the announcement that a
high school scholarship would be
given by Dr. A. H. Frye
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Cloudy with showers tonight
and Thursday. _
NON-SKID TIE
PARIS. June 4.—The non-skid
necktie has made Its appearance In
France Sheets and threads of
rubber are put together to form
either the four-ln.hand or bow
and these are vividly colored to
the wearer's taste. It ls said that
the ties will last longer because
they will not fray or wear out-, but
lt ls not said whether or not
will stretch out of shape.
GRIFFIN, GA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1930
Eight Escaped
Maniacs Caught,
4 Still
IONA, Mii'h., June 4.— (A*)—The
capture in a rye field early todiy
of three men and one in a rail
road yard reduced to four the
number of maniacs still at large
aftey a b.eak from the hospital
for the criminal insane yesterday.
The quick round-up of the eight
men regarded as the most desper
ate among the fugitives within a
little less than 24 hours after 13
inmates made their escape by
threatening guards with death al
layed fears of county residents
! that they might be harmed.
Two hundred per;ons are hunt
ing the men,
Atlanta Grand Jury
Asks For Additional
Investigation Funds
ATLANTA. June 4.—(TP)—The
request for an appropriation to
carry on the work of the grand
juiy which has been investigating
alleged graft in the municipal
government and tampering with
juries, will be made of the Ful
ton count commision late today,
it was announced by H. S. Holl
ingsworth, foreman of the jury.
“We believe this is a serious
...
matter to both the city and coun
ty which should not be allowed
to continue unhampered/’ he said
of the investigation.
Graf Is Making
Fast Time Across
Ocean To Spain
HORTA, Fayal. Azores, June 4.—
(/P)-—'The Graf Zeppelin, bound from
Lakehurst to Seville, Spain, passed
over Horta at 8:30 a. m. Eastern
Standard Time All seemed well
aboard.
The Winds, which kicked up white
caps on the blue Atlantic beneath,
so exhilirated the Graf Zeppelin’s
speed that there was possibility
that Dr. Hugo Eckner's estimate of
50 hours from New York to Seville
might be bettered, and a record set.
The Graf was making 85 miles an
hour.
W. C. VEREEN, MEMBER
HIGHWAY BOARD, IS
HURT IN ACCIDENT
ATLANTA, June 4.— (Ay- W. C.
Vereen, 73, of Moultrie, a member
(of the state highway board disloc
! ated his shoulder today in a fall in
a corridor of the ca P ltal
MADE HORSE OF HER
PORTLAND. Me., June 4. —Mrs.
Bessie Edna Staples doesn't mind
working for her husband, but she
does object to working like a horse.
She recently claimed in court, in a
petition for divorce, that her hus
band had teamed her with a horse
to perform field lalxor on his Wind
ham farm.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON
Prev.
Open High Low Clout
Jan. 14.42 14.44 14.31 14.31
Mch. 14.58 14.59 14.47 14.50
May 14.60 14.66 14.6(1 14t65
July 15.55 15.60 15.48 15.54
Oct. 14.38 14.38 14.24 14.20
Dec. 14.46 14.48 14.31 14.32
NEW YORK COTTON
Open High Low Cloae Cto*
Jan. 14.08 14.71 14.57 14.58
Mch. 14,53 14.59 14.47 U. 48
May 14.65 14.65 14,58 14.59
Jqly 15.83 15,88 15.76 15.79
Oct. 14.66 14.68 14.53 14.64
Dec. 14.68 14.74 14.61 14.61
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are believed to have been drowned when the ferrv boat Ameco
foundered cfT Santa Monica. Calif,, near Los Angeles Forty
were aboard. The upper picture shows life gua ds trying to resus
citate one of the victims; below is a picture of the Ameco. taken
before the disaster.
3,000 Natives
Show Contempt
Of King George
LONDON, June 4.—04b—The |
London Daily Mail today carried I
an undated account ol a
marched tion at Poona through by the 3,000 men who j
streets, open -1
ly abusing the government and car
rying a portrait of King George. I
who is emperor of India, garlanded
with old shoes in token of their
contempt.
The authorities did not interfere
in any manner and the writer saw
in the Incident an abdication of
authority by the government
Yon And Mrs Owen
Lead Opponents In
FlOflds Primary
JACKSONVILLE. Fla., June 4.—
(A*I —Tom A Yo/i democratic rep
resentative from the 3rd congtess-e
tonal district maintained an ap
parently safe margin over S. J. Catts
and J. H. Bayliss as returns from
yesterday primary continued to
mount.
With 204 of the 285 precincts tab
ulated Yon had 13.345 compared
with 6.028 for Catts and 3.478 for
Balyliss.
Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen total 42,-
412 over Dewitt T Dean's 10.861 in
her walk away for renomination
from the 4th congressional district
LA VARRE’S BOND
SET AT $5,000
ATLANTA, June 4.— UP \—Federal
Judge B. 8. Beaver decided here to
day- that William LaVarre news
paper man held in Jail at Augusta
on charges or contempt of court may
obtain his release on bond of $5,000
His attorney said bond would he
made at once.
SHE FOOLED ’EM
MEXICO CITY, June 4.—Juanita
Rosada. beautiful Ouadalajara girl,
had lots of suitors, but couldn’t see
a one of them So she decided to
have some fun She made dates
with each of them tor a certain
spot In the city at the same time.
When thirty of her lover* arrived
at the spot, they couldn't find Jua*
nita They got to quarreling and
finally the police had to be called
out to quell a lively fight between
them.
Funeral Services
" Today for
W, J. Seagraves
Funeral services for William Jack
son ’ Seagraves. well-known resident
of the county .who died Tuesday,
were held this afternoon from the
Mt. Qilead Baptist church In Pike
county. The Rev. Mr. Powell qf
fleiated and interment was in the
Seagraves family cemetery with
Haisten Brothers in charge.
Mr. Seagraves is survived by his
widow; three daughters, Mrs H. L.
Brthune. Mrs. C. M. Jackson, and
Miss Katie Seagraves. all of Exjieri
mont; and three sons. W J Sea
graves. Jr , of Charlotte. N. C., Grudv
Seagraves. of Chattanooga.
and Hillman Seagraves, of Experi
ment.
Disabled War Yet
Treats Self For
Rattlesnake Bite
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KNOXVILLE. Tenn., June 4,
(A*i—George Rogers, disabled world
war veteran who .lives on tof of a
high mountain near here was bit.
ten yesterday a three foot diamond
black rattle snake
Rogers said he twisted his
kerchief around his arm cut a two
inch gash in It drank a pint and a
half of whiskey, shot the snakes
head off and walked three miles to
a doctor.
Oscar Rogers, Knoxville attorney,
who is hi.s brother said he would
recover
REV. GARY TO PREACH
AT MT. ZION
Rev. George Oary will preach at
both the morning and evening
vices at Mi Zion Methodist church
on Sundav He will speak at 11
o'clock and at 7:30 o'clock.
Communion will be given at
11 o’clock service
SHORT SKIRTS SAFE
LONDON. June 4- -Another
ment for short .skirts has been
vanced here by the Blslxip of
lng. He Mays that short skirt*
cream-colored silk stockings
mote safety on highways When
ane walking along roads,
of oncoming motorists catch the
flection of stockings as revealed
| short skirts, thus enabllpr 'hem
avoid the young ladle*.
! $500 BRIBE IS
PAID SAUNDERS
SAYS
ATLANTA June 4 (A 1 ) - Chin~
I les M. Ford, former counctlma»\and
alderman testified today hi the bri
bery triul of Councilman W E
£aundu-> that he paid a $500 bribe
to Saunders and paid nionev to
• plenty" other ..ccunrilmen
Ford who was a member of coun
cil was the central figure in a coun
cilmanic investigation of purchase
by die city of a park cite said lie
resigned in 1928 because a "lot of
politlcans brought pressure to bear
on me and tried to frame me "
The witness had testified previ
ously that he had talked with the
grand jurv after the council probe,”
I .just told them the whole thing
ought to be investigated."
Asked why he wanted an investi
gation lie said:
"1 wanted either to be convicted
or exhonorated That gang had
framed me and got me out of the
council by promising to back me up
to $50,000 in the next election and
then they went back on me They
got me to resign and when I final
ly agreed they rapped on a door to
the private office and Walter Tay
lor came out with my resignation
written out.
Final Reunion Of
Confederate Vets Is
Predicted For ’32
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BILOXI Miss. June 4.—|/P|—
Again the sounding of taps for the
Confederate veterans was predicted
today as early business sessions in
dicated that the 1932 gathering
would be the last after which the
reunion would become an historic
memory.
Early reports indicated Montgo
mery, Ala., former capital of the
Confederacy which has never enter
tained the reunion would be select
ed for the 1931 meeting place
Revival At Devotie
Baptist Starts Sunday
A revival will be begun at the
Devotie Baptist church on Sun
day. Rev. J. F. Norton, jxtstor of
the church will have charge of the
services, assisted by other pastors
of Griffin.
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W, C. MrAbee will have change
of the singing and Miss Susane
j 8nlder the w111 HCt » s Pianist during
meeting.
Chase Osborne Announces
For Michigan Senator
SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich.
^ un, ‘ 4 (A'i -Chase fi. Osborne.
1 former Ijovemor today announced
his candidacy for the Republican
nomination for United States
Senator from Michigan to succeed
James Couzerm.
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Invest your money,
talent, your time, your
influence in Griffin.
WARNED THAT
SILENCE IS
PENAL OFFENSE
WASHINGTON, June
(API—Unshaken h? a warning
(hat hr might hr committing a
penal offense. Bishop* James
Cannon, Jr., today >t«od by his
refusal to answer the senate
lobby c ommittee questions about
his 1B2K activities against the
candidacy of Allred E. Smith.
Even if he were subpoened
(he Southern Methodist bishop
told the committee he would not
submit to "intolerable inquiry”
into what hr regarded SM his
jfrivate affairs. *
Senator Wabch. of Montana,
acting chairman, not only
minded Cannon that others had
gone to jail for refusing to an
xwrr but said If the present
committee had insufficient au
thority another could be creat
ed. Cannon, however, insisted
that congress Itself has no rlfiit
to go into the private political
affairs of any citizen.
In the anti-Smith campaign,
he said, he was not acting* aa a
bishop but as James Cannon,
Jr„ private citizen.
"You will never see thpt ac
count” Cannon almost shouted
when asked about expenditure*.
Again and again he replied “I
decline to answer” to questions
about his part in the campaign
and about the failure of his
committee to report to congress
some of the expenditure.
Responding to other inquiries
ah- -t contributions hr said be
could not remember.
The absence of a committee
quorum will dfllay a decision
whether contempt proceeding*
are to be lodged against him.
Local Food Dealers’
Delegates Attending
State Meet In Macon
Oriffin is sending a large dele
gation to Macon today to attend
the annual meeting of the Georgia
Retail Food Dealers Association,
headed by E K. Domingos, presi
dent. and Bob Duke, secretary,
rex|>e. tively of the focal food deal
ers association.
Local food dealers at their meet
ing last night voted unanimously
to invite the state association to
hold its 1931 meeting in Griffin.
The invitation will be extended
this afternoon by local delegates.
Tiie local association will mak*
excellent reports of activities dur
ing the past year and it is bellev- a
ed that Griffin's report will cm
pare favorably with any of the
cities In Georgia.
Griffin won the attendance tro
phy last year and is counting on
winning again today.
Business sessions of tlte con
vention will be held at the Hotel
Dempseyj.and Macon has arranged
a round of social functions for
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A backround of gang feud*
and racketeering was seen by
police ui the mtmder of a
woman—identified as Anna
Margaret Urbns, pictured
above—whose body was found
t in the Harlem River at New
York. Miss Urban was re
IKirted to have been the sweet
heart of Eugene Moran, at one
time b:dygua:d of Arnold
Rothstein atuf who, like
Rothstein. was mysteriously
slain.
Spalding Farmer ) j
Makes Money On
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John Harlow, county agent, Ls
co-operating with The NEWS
in compiling a series of weekly
features showing how Spalding
County farmers are making
money, last week the profit
making possibilities in chickens
was discussed. Today Harlow
illustrates the profits powxible
by growing turnip greens.
Horace Byne invested about
$3(KI in preparing the soil, fer
tilizing and planting 8 acres in
turnip greens early this spring.
The first cutting grossed ap.
proximately $111X1.(8), and a sec
ond cutting a few weeks later
materially swelled the total.
Turnip greens are an excellent
diversified crop for the average |
| farmer, according to Harlow
and Byne. The crop is planted
before the spring rush season
and matures early rnough so
that a crop of corn maybe
planted on the same ground.
Tobacco Is Reported
/t.S COKHC Of Moilth
| Cancer By Doctors
HARRISBURG Pa June 4 i
Protracted use of tobacco was i
called tiie principal, though remote, I
cause of mouth cancer at a
I today of the Dauphin County
leal Society.
It also was said that tobacco may
be rid of much ol its danger by
cleanliness ol the mouth
We have tut evidence now that
it makes much difference whether
it ts pipe, cigarettes cigars chewing
tobacco or snuff." said Dr Joseph
j Colt Bloodgixxl Apparently it is
1 the irritation that, v the chtel
cause "
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LEARNED FLYING FAST
LONDON. June 4 The gunner
riding with Flight Lt. Hillman at
Basra recently, although knowing
nothing about flying a plane learn
ed In one lesson While high in
the air, the plane the two m"r> were
In took a sudden dip and Lieut.
Hillman wa* thrown out and forced
fo make u parachute landing Tlte
gunner climbed Into the cockpit and
succeeded In bringing tht! ship to
la sufc landing.
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