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griffin first Invest your money, your talent, your time, your influence in Griffin. Member of Associated Press BISHOP GANNON REFUSES TO ANSWER COMMITTEE Spaldin g County Entrance List CLOSE FORECAST FOR MANY POSTS 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. FOXY PHANR Money talks, but a dollar bill ! •eeiris to have developed laryngitis U i ■Wt fi (h /i (Z / /Z Si ^ STATIC utoeuTpe H MIL BE 6 OUST omc>*I6ke^ EXtalY * Wee <&£*>&> UA&0N BERtfE. ARDJft. THE 9MPi gq mjl L —<f- IN n % <• W 75 •S' '<i h I \ \ ( Named Heirs In I 99-Year-Old Will Mi t I; m ■ a HI -S • mrnm % 1 ■s it : : : >x f 1 i 3 st: G 1 — No wonder Mrs. May Loud Koffinke. above .and Mrs. Wil liam Loud Fowler, below, of A aftqkaur-ttlAiigift 1”°^ tias jiist Phased. jaikeu 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 j The Weather i 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. j Cotton Report | 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 t Score Die as Boat Founders 1 w , i. 11 a 14k & £ ■msvm it*-. L A*<0f < * A# K m k f ■ h j m I . 1 <*•2 * • 11 HE A v With several bodies recovered and many mere missing. 21 people 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 mf 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 « 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. v 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. » "comfort flftttOTBER HOT WEATHER j is cold cash! 1 M > / h) u m "T GRIFFIN FIRST 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 ^ vds * t,or8 , f Thought Of Victim I Gangsters i I • 0 A v \ 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 L_:____ Turnip Greens | > 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 " f 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. ,, ppen L a mkiv v a w rLcA* * rA j • 4at -'At o: orr r/ / / / / \ 4 laa* "Spring showers are good for flowers”—except th« kind on hats. 3* Established 1872