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Marin Connin News
VOLUME LXIV > NO. 36
SENATOR WHEELER IS
ACQUITTED BY JURY
Great Falls, Montana. —Senator
Burton K. Wheeler, of Montana, late
vice presidential candidate and po
litical storm center, was acquitted
by a jury here last Friday on the
charge of having wrongfully used
his influence before the Interior De
partment in the securing of an oil
permit for a client.
As the senator stood in federal
court Friday night he received two
messages, simultaneously, one his ac
quittal on a charge of wrongfully us
ing his senatorial influence and the
other an announcement of the birth
of a daughter in Washington.
The verdict was returned two
hours and thirteen minutes after the
jury had retired to deliberate. One
ballot was taken.
Despite an admonition by Feder
al Judge Dietrich that there must
be no demonstrations in the court,
there was a rush for the Senator
after the verdict. In his hand he
held the telegram announcing the
birth of a daughter. He strode over
to the jury box and shook hands
with each of the twelve men.
District Attorney John L. Slattery
shook hands with Senator Wheeler.
‘‘l hope both the daughter and ber
dtct get along all right,” said Slat
tery, smiling.
Senator Wheeler then shook hands
with Senator T. J. Walsh, his chief
attorney, and S. C. Ford, W. F.
O'Leary and James H. Baldwin, as
sociate counsel, and retired from the
court room. He later issued a
statement saying the verdict was
what he expected and thanking Sen
ator Walsh for his services. He also
said his concern for Mrs. Wheeler
was greater during the trial than
was his anxiety over the case.
800 GALLONS BOOZE
GATHERED IN ONE RAID
A raid made by federal prohibition
officers at the home of C. C. Wright,
who lives in Quitman county and is
well known throughout this section,
netted 800 gallons of whisky, 3,000
gallons of beer and two big copper
stills. The boose and machinery
were located in the loft of Wright’s
house in barrels with attached pipes
reaching to the first floor. The beer
was buried on the premises. Several
years ago Wright was convicted of
selling whiskey and served several
months on the chain gang.
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BABY GIRLS ARE CHEAP
COMMODITY IN CHINA
Seattle, Wash. —One of the
cheapest commodities in certain
parts of China is girl babies,
and many are left at Catholic
missions of Joahow, Kiangsi
Province; the parents demanding
as payment three cents in Ameri
can money, declared Rev. Daniel
McGillicuddy, Catholic missionary
from Kanchow, Province of Kiang
si, who has just arrived here on
the steamship President Madison
from Shanghai. "In addition to
paying parents of Chinese girl
babies three cents, the garments
the babies are wrapped in are
often asked to be returned,” said
Father McGillicuddy.
BOGUS INVENTIONS
FLEECE MILLIONS
Bogus and worthless inventions
are costing the people of the United
States millions of dollars every year.
Thousands of investors are fooled
by the inventors of these worthless
devices, so the government has be
gun a campaign to protect the peo
pie.
It is explained that there are two
classes of inventors, both of them
highly costly to the public. The first
are crooks pure and simple, out to
prey upon the public. The second
are inventors whose knowledge o f
scientific principles is so meager
that their ideas are worthless.
Both classes of inventors, though,
solicit the aid of the people in mar
keting their inventions. Most of the
devices fall, and then the people
lose their money. The inventor us
ually is, impoverished, or if he is
crooked he probably has disappeared,
so there Is no hope of recovering a
loss.
The government has begun a cam
paign to educate the people to the
fact that it tests all inventions.
343,048 SURPLUS FREIGHT
CARS ON APRIL 15
Washington, D. C.—A total of
343,048 surplus freight cars in good
repair on April 15 was shown in
reports Bled by the carriers today
with the American. Railway associa
tion. This was a decrease of 1,120
cars from the preceding week.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING APRIL. 30, 1925 $1.50 A YEAR
COTTON ASSOCIATION
ELECTSOFFICIALS
At the annual meeting of the Geor
gia Cotton Growers Co-Operative As
sociation held in Atlanta last week,
the new Board of Directors of the
Association held its first meeting,
and the following officers were
unanimously named for the coming
year:
President —J. E. Conwell, Lavonia.
Ist Vice Pres. —W. T. McArthur,
McGregor, Ga.
2nd Vice Pres. —C. R. Ware, Law
renceville.
Sec. —Claude Eubank, Eastman.
Executive Committee —J. E. Con
well, Lavonia; W. T. McArthur, Mc-
Gregor; C. R. Wade, Lawrenceville;
A. K. Snead, Carrollton; A. M.
Wilkins, Comer.
To represent the Association on
the Board of Trustees of the Ameri
can Cotton Growers Exchange, which
is an overhead organization of the
twelve Cotton Co-Operatives, the
Directors of the Association named
as Trustees:
J. E. Conwell, Lavonia
J. M. Council, Americus
J. A. Bowers, Meigs.
The first meeting of the Board of
Directors followed an election held
in the twenty Cotton Districts of
the State on April 11th. The meeting
last week confirmed the following as
members of the present Board of
Directors, which consists of:
L. A. Dean, Rome
C. R. Ware, Lawrenceville
C- A. Addngton, Lavonia
H. A. Adams, Elberton
Dan Witcher, Carlton
W. J. Franklin. Zebulon
W. B. Rice, Dublin
A. M. Wilkins, Comer
J. Hugh Gilreath, Cartersville
A. K. Snead, Carrollton
B. L. Redwine, Madras
J. M. Council, Americus
D. B. Franklin, Statesboro
W. T. McArthur, Sr., McGregor
Claude Eubank. Eastman
W. J. Oliver, Shellman
J. A. Bowers, Meigs
Ben Baker, Ellenton
J. E. Conwell, Lavonia
J. W. Morton, Athens
One of the features of the Annual
Meeting of the members of the As
sociation was an address delivered
by Mr. Eugene Black, President of
the Atlanta Trust Co. In his address
Mr. Black reiterated his belief in
Co-Operative Marketing and confi
dence in the Management of the
Georgia Cotton Growers Co-Operative
Association. With reference to the
problem of the Association, Mr.
Black said: “Any man who loves
Georgia and is Interested in her
prosperity, is not opposed to Co-Op
erative Marketing for cotton and
other farm products, in my opinion.
Where we find one opposed t o it,
his opposition is usually based on
some financial and selfish interest
which oft-times is antagonized to the
extent in his community the Associa
tion grows.”
It was pointed out at the meeting
that the Association had handled
more cotton during the past year
than in any previous year since or
ganization. The new’ Board of Di
rectors gave the management its
endorsement and appreciation for
the efficient manner in which the
affairs of the organization have
been conducted during the past
year. A number of the members of
the Board made brief talks in point
ing out the splendid manner in which
the Management, under the direc
tion of President Conwell, has car
ried on the different departments of
the organization.
SPHINX BUILT TO PROTECT
TOMBS FROM EVIL SPIRITS
The great sphinx of Gizen, Egypt,
was built, it is said, to protect the
neighboring tombs from evil spirits.
PRESIDENT SHAKES HANDS
WITH 980 IN 17 MINUTES
Nearly 1,000 Easter visitors in
Washington, 980 to be exact, ov
er-run the white house executive
offices to shake hands with Pres
ident Coolidge. It took just 17
minutes for the crowd to pass
through the President’s office,
Mr. Coolidge shilling hands with
them at the rate of almost one
a second. Members of the de
bating team of the Oregon agri
cultural college found that pres
ident Coolidge waits for no one
late for an appointment. Sena
tors Stanfield and McNary, of
Oregon, had arranged for the
president to receive the debaters
in advance of the crowd. Ar
riving late the college men found
the hand shaking period was over.
$8,000,000 RECEIPTS
FOR FIRST QUARTER
Georgia’s treasury department han
dled more than $8,900,000 during the
first quarter of 1925, breaking all
records for the large volume of busi
ness, It was announced Tuesday
by Colonel W. J. Speer, State Treas
urer.
In a report for the period ending
March 31, just compiled, it is shown
that total receipts for the quarter
were $5,896,675.36 and total disburse
ments $6,724,610.07. While the bal
ance on hand at the beginning of the
quarter was considerably cut down,
there still remained in the treasury
$1,542,272.47, it was stated.
Principal receipts for the period
included $1,265,000 from sale of auto
mobile licenses, $134,000 in fertilizer'
fees, $984,000 in fuel oil taxes, $2,-!
500,000 in general taxes and $137,000.
in inheritance taxes, it was showm.
Disbursements included the follow
ing among the most important: Coun !
ties’ portion of fuel oil tax, $331,-1
137.91; Highway Department’s share!
of fuel oil fees, $336,506.47; to High-j
way Department, $1,083,207.35; to ,
schools, $3,762,096.50. Most of the
funds paid to the credit of schools!
were used to repay discounted school
warrants issued in 1924 and falling
due in February and March.
SUGAR IN GARDEN DAHLIAS.
Scientists are reported to have dis
covered that there is a cheap and
easily acquired sugar supply in the
roots of the garden dahlias.
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DOUBTS DISCOVERY
OF POLEBY PEARY
Quebec, Apr. 27. —Captain Joseph
E. Bernier, veteran Arctic explorer,,
said today he was prepared to pro
duce proofs of his assertion that cli
matic conditions were such as .to
make it highly improbable for Rear-
Admiral Robert Peary, U.. S. N.f to
make sufficiently accurate observa
tion to verify his claim that he dis- ■. ■
covered the North Pole in 1909. ;
“I have my own beliefs,” Captain
Bernier said, when pressed for • a
further statement, "and that is all .
there is to it.” *
He refused to further discuss his.
sensational assertion beyond dectar- •
ing that he had in his possession
data which would prove his conten- -
tion as to the solar conditions which
he claims made it impossible for the
American explorer to have verified
the pole’s discovery.
Roald Amundsen, in the Canadian’s
opinion, is the only man now living
who has an opportunity to reach the
pole. He expressed the hope that
the Norseman would make the dis
covery on his forthcoming expedition
and “not stop when he gets within
some miles of it.”
Captain Bernier, in a statement
given to the Montreal Standard said
he had received an official communi
cation from Sir Clement Markham,
who was president of the Royal
Geographic Society in 1909, which
stated that the society had awarded
a medal to Admiral Peary “for his
work in the Arctic," but not for dis
covery of the pole. Not even after
a detailed study of Admiral Peary’s
records could the society’s scientists
arrive at a decision as to the Amer
ican's claim, Sir Clement was quoted
as saying by Captain Bernier.
The Canadian explorer reiterated
liis statement that he had no desire
to start a controversy and added
that it was not his wish to discredit
the memory of Admiral Peary. i
HENRY FORD BUYS
LAND IN GEORGIA
More than 9,000 acres of land on
the banks of the Ogeechee river, near
Savannah, Ga., have been purchased
by Henry Ford, motor car magnate,
for consideration said to be approx
imately $150,000. It is believed that
Ford plans to either erect a winter
home or experiment with planting of
rubber trees on the land.