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VOLUME 33—NUMBER 51.
SII Bf IB FOB
Home mil
.
Confessed That He Had
v Transported in Wagon Ne
gro Being Sought for As
sault Upon White Woman.
Bronson, Fla., Jan. 2. —-Sam Carter, '
a 45-year-old negro, was shot to
death by a mob here late last night
after he had confessed that he
transported in a horse and wagon
for several miles a negro being
sought for the assault on a young
white woman here early yesterday.
Two negroes are in jail here in
connection wit lithe assault while I
Sheriff Walker and posses are search
ing for two others, one of whom is
believed to have been the actual
perpetrator.
Carter became implicated when
bloodhounds led a posse to the home
of a negro several miles from Sum
ner. There the resident admitted
that lie had hidden one of the men
sought until Carter came and drove
away with him in his wagon. Car
ter was summoned and led the posse
to a point where he said the fugi
tive had left him. The hounds fail
ed to pick up the scent. Carter's
body was found there early today
riddled with bullets.
The two negroes being sought are
Carter's son and a negro convict who
escaped from a turpentine camp a
day or two ago. Young Carter was
seen in his company several hours
before the assault.
The convict is believed to be the
man who is guilty.
rile victim had recovered today
from the attack. She was badly
beaten about the head and face and
for several hours yesterday was un
conscious.
CASE AGAINST POLLARD
READY PRESENTATION
Richmond, Va., Jan. 2.—Common
wealth's Attorney Dave Satterfield
announced today that the state’s
case against Thomas Pollard, real
estate and insurance man, who is
charged with murder in connection
with the killing of his former sten
ographer, Mrs. Thelma Hamm Rich
ardson at the Pollard home on hte
night of December 11th, is ready for
presentation to the Hustings County
grand jury when that body recon
venes Tuesday morning.
The grand jury was impanelled
and sworn at the opening of the
Jcourt session today. After a brief
Session at which it was said only
Bninor cases were considered, the in
quisitors adjourned until Thursday,
,jyhen the Pollard case will be taken
;up.
LOWEST
PRICES
In the History of the
Ford Motor Company
Chassis . 5235
Runabout „ 269
Touring . . 298
Truck Chassis 380
Coupe . e 530
Sedan . * 595
All Prices F. O. B. Detroit
At these lowest of low prices and
with the many new refinements,
Ford cars are a bigger value to
day than ever before. Now is
the time to place your order
for reasonably prompt delivery.
s Terms if desired.
Louisville Motor Cos.
AUTHORIZED FORD DEALERS
Louisville, Ga.
THE NEWS AND FARMER
The Footpath To Peace
A Thought for the Opening
Year by Henry Van Dyke.
To be glad of life, because it gives j
you the chance to love and to work j
and to play and to look up at the ;
stars; to lie satisfied with your pos
sessions, hut not contented with
yourself until you have made the
best of them; to despise nothing in
the world except falsehood and
meanness, and to fear nothing ex- j
eept cowardice; to he governed by
your admirations rather than by
your disgusts; to covet nothing that
is your neighbor’s except bis kind
ness of heart and gentleness of man
ners; to think seldom of your-ene
mies, often of your friends and ev
ery day of Christ and to spend as
much time as you can with body
and with spirit in Cod’s out-of-doors
these arc little guide posts on the
footpath of peace.
BOARD OF CHARITY
SELECTED
The following persons have been
appointed to the Associated Charities
Committee of the Red Cross:
Mr. J. R. Polhill. chairman.
Mrs. C. W. Powers.
Mrs. \Y. R. Sinqueficld.
Mrs. Phillips Abbot.
This committee was created at
the last meeting of the Red Cross
in an effort to organize, in a way,
the charitable work that is done in
Louisville so that over-lapping of
cases may he prevented and more
effective work done.
It was suggested that Hie commit
tee be composed of one lady from
cacli of the Ynissionary societies with
one other member at large, and the |
above committee was selected ac- !
cording to that suggestion.
It is not intended that the Asso
ciated Charities committee take over
in any way the work done by the
various charitable agencies of the
community, but it is simply to be
considered as supplementing to these
agencies, and will try to fill the
needs not reached in some other
way. Any member of the commit
tee will be glad at any time to be
informed of needy cases in the com
munity and they urge that all such
eases be reported at once so that
they may be immediately and ef
fectively remedied.
EARLY TRIAL FOR / OFFICIALS
Washington, Jan. 2—Trial of the
seven men indicted last week by
the special war frauds grand jury
will be proceeded with at the earli
est opportunity, according to de
partment of justice officials. Unless
a change of venue is obtained the
indicted men will lie brought to
trial in the District of Columbia, it
i was staled today, and the depart
! ment was declared to be ready at
i this time to proceed.
IRE TROOPS SENT
TO SCENE 0 F TRIAL
Cavalry Troop of Jennings to
Arrive at Bastrop Today to
Reinforce Three Companies j
Already There.
TROOP TO BE USED IN
ROUNDING UP SUSPECTS
McKoin is Willing to Return
to Moorehouse Parish;
Must Be Released From Ar
rest Before He Can Leave.
Bastrop. La., Jan. 2.—Louisiana's
crack cavalry troop of Jennings will
reach here tomorrow morning to re
inforce the three companies of state
troops now on duty here and at
Mcr Rouge in connection with the
state's investigations into the death
of two men, victims of a mol) last
August 24th.
While the order lo entrain came
suddenly, the movement was not a
surprise as it had been known since
early last week that orders had been
prepared for the calling out of two
additional units. However, their
i(lenity was not known.
At this time there is a company of
infantry at Mer Rouge detailed to
maintain order wheremost of the
folks are armed and many divided
into hostile clans.
A machine gun and an infantry
! company are encamped here at the
! courthouse square guarding the
! courthouse and the parish jail where
one man is being held on a charge
! of murder.
The cavalry unit, which saw serv
; ice over seas with the Rainbow di-1
vision, may be used in rounding up
those persons whom the state will
; charge with complicity in the kid
napping and death of Watt Daniels
and Thomas Richards. Mer Rouge
I citizens. The roads at this time are
almost impassable in many places
‘ because of the seasonal rains and
cavalry would afford the most sat
isfactory means of communication.
Would Have Been Sent Any Way.
The movement was not regarded
here as being influenced by the kiil
napipng of Harold Teegestrom, 19,
timekeeper of a carbon plant at
Spyker, who was sipiritcd away by
unidentified men Friday night. Fed
eral agents today were continuing
their investigation of the incident
but officials felt the youth was safe
and out of the state having fled from
the woods where he was held cap
tive, His importance as a witness
at the hearing has not been disclosed
either by the state or by the de
fense.
Persons interested in the open
hearing set for Friday, began to ar
rive in the city tonight. Two of the
state's assistant attorney-generals
arc expected to reach here tomorrow
morning from New Orleans while the
attorney general and others on his
staff will be here Thursday.
The number of witnesses who will
testify is not known, not even to
the state. Those wishing to testify
are privileged to make this known
after the hearing starts. Some will
be subpoenaed. It is believed here
there will be several hundred wit
nesses. All incidents relating to the
kidnapping of August as well as
other mob action in the parish will
he gone into it has been stated.
There was nothing to indicate that
Governor Parker, who has been the
controling power behind the state’s
movements in the case, would come
here during the hearing.
Ku Klux Klan investigators were
said to be secretly continuing their
investigations to be in an position
to make an early report to their
chiefs regarding the merit of the
charges that have been made that
klansmen were responsible for the
outrage. The Morehouse klan has
disclaimed all complicity in the af
fair and has announced it would
welcome investigators.
Baltimore, Jan. 2.—l)r. B. M. Mc-
Koin, wanted in Louisiana for al
leged murder in connection with the
Morehouse Parish kidnapipugs is
wililng to return to Louisiana vol
untarily hut must first be released
by the Baltimore court in whose
custody he now is.
Governor Hitchie today wired
Governor Parker for such release.
Governor Bitiehie informed Gover
nor Parker that the requistion pa
pers already in his hands were not
sufficient for the reason that the
affidavits arc made on information
and belief and not by anyone who
had any personal knowledge of the
alleged crime. If Governor Parker
is willing lo release Dr. McKoin,
tho physician want to leave tomor
row, Governor Ritchie said in his
dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 2.—Federal
agents who are in Louisiana in con
nection with the situation growing
out of the Mcr Rouge killings are
there “to determine whether the or
derly functions of the federal courts
have been or may he “interferred
with,’ 'it iwas said officially today
at the department of justice.
Officials of the department, how
ever. enfyhasized that there had been
no development so far reported to
them which altered the announced
decision of the administration to
leave the maintenance of order
strictly in the hands of the state
authorities.
REAR ADMIRAL INJL’REI)
New Orleans, Jan. 2—Rear Admiral
Frederick Singer, l ! . S. N., retired,
was injured seriously today when
run down by an automobile in the
business district- Examinations at
the hospital showed that he had a
scalp wound and bruises and cuts
about the body. Because of his age,
ids condition was said by hospital
physicians to he serious.
LOUISVILLE], GA., THURSDAY. JANUARY 4, 1923
SATURDAY LAST DAY TO VOTE COUPONS
Merchants Contest Going Fine and Stimulates Trade
At Home.
Saturday, January the sixth, is
the last day to vote the present
issue of coupons for the Merchants !
Trade-At-Home contest. This con
test at the end of which one hun
dred dollars in gold will be given
away, has been running for some
weeks and will close on February
17th. On that date, the ballot boxes
will he opened and counted and the
party having the largest number of
votes will receive fifty dollars in
gold. The party having the second
largest number will receive twenty
dollars, and the third, ten dollars
in gold. After the four prizes are
FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
MAKES FINE SHOWING FOR THE YEAR
Sales $64,507,301 In Twelve Months.
With the lowest prices experienced
in the history of tire making, and
in the face of keenest competition,
the Firestone Tire & Rubber Com
pany’s sales for the fiscal year, end
ing Oct. 31, were $(>4,507,30t.77, rep
resenting an increase of 23 per cent
in pieces sold over the previous
year, according to a statement made
the other day to stockholders,, at
their annual meeting in Akron, ().,
by Harvey S. Firestone, president
of the company.
Mr. Firestone expressed optimism
the outlook for the com
ing year.
WHAT SHALL OUR FARM FROGRAM BE FOR 1923?
When it comes to formulating a
“farm program” for making our next
crop, we are probably less certain
as to what we should or can do than
for many years past.
Crop diversification has, become
almost a by-word to those interested '
in agriculture, blit some types of
diversification have failed lo pay
the taxes on the lan dand send the
children to school. This creates a
strong tendency to fall back into
the old “ruts.’ Personally, we be
lieve the rcis danger in following
either extreme. The man who tried
to diversify' too much is likely to
get too many “irons in the fire,” and
thus fail. While the fellow who
tries to put all his “eggs”, in one
“basket” stands a chance of loss
ing them all.
Every line of agriculture requires
j a certain amount of equipment to
de effective work. Nnless the far-
I mcr is very careful, in trying to
carry too many lines, his equipment
i will, far exceed the returns from his
| crops. State diversification and
community specialization has a
number of desirable features. Es
pecially is this true where a com
munity specializes on its money
crops and deversifics on its crops
for home consumption. If the I ai
mer grows enough food and feed
supplies for the occupants and live
stock of the farm, the remainder of
the energy should then probably
best be directed towards the produc
tion of about two money crops. In
some communities these crops are
asparagus and peaches, in others
hogs and peanuts, or cotton and pep-
CHIEF JUSTICE IS
NAMED BT LOTTERy
Justice Taylor wins by Draw
ing Letter “T" Which Was
Closest to End of Alphabet;
Justice 30 Years.
Tallahassee, Fla., Jan. 2. —Justice
Robert Fenwick 'lavlor, for thirty
years a member of the Florida su
preme court today became chief jus
tice of that body for the fourth
time when fortune favored him in
the traditional lottery held in ac
cordance with the state constitu
tion. The constitution provides that
the chief justice he chosen by lot
but the exact method is left to the
members of the court.
The honor was awarded today by
a “book cut,’ in a ceremony con
ducted in the presence of only the
justices and (i. T. Whitfield, clerk
of the court. Anew law hook just
in this morning from the publisher
and unwrapped, was produced as the
jurists stood around a table, each
justice opened the hook at random
and noted the first letter of the
first word of the lefthand page.
The one who “cut” the nearest to
the last letter in the alphabet be
came chief justice. Justice Taylor,
the last to open the hook drew the
letter “T.”
Of the five present members of
the court, two—Justices Kills and
West have never won in the draw
ing. Justice Ellis, however, came
near winning today. Drawing just
before Justice Taylor it was believ
ed he won with tlie letter “S.” Fol
lowing the ceremony the hook was
placed on the shelf to serve the
purpose for which it was originally
intended.
.Justice Taylor was born in the
Beaufort district, South Carolina in
18411 and in 181)1 was appointed a
member of the court by Governor
Fleming. Me was rc-elected in 1801
and lias been returned at each suc
ceeding election.
AGAINST “FILLED” MILK
Washingon, Jan. 2.—The Voiglit
“filled” milk hill, designed to pro
hibit manufacture of imitation evap
orated milk, was reported favorably
today by the senate agricultural
committee virtually in the form in
which it was passed by the house.
The hill would prohibit “filled* milk
being shipped in interstale com
merce i
awarded, all other coupons will be
shaken together in a box and four
names drawn out by a blindfolded
person. The parties voting these
tour tickets will receive a five dollar
gold piece each. In this way, every
person owning even one ticket will
have a chance to win.
The merchants who give coupons
entitling you to a chance on the gold
money are Louisville Drug Cos., l*ol
hill-Dcnny Drug Co.fl. S. Estroff, R.
Lichtenstein, Louisville Motor Cos..
Louisville Bonded Warehouse, Louis
' illc Fertilizer and Din, Clark Bros..
H. Mukin and C. B. Lamb.
“We enter the new year," lie said
“with our factories running at un
diminished production, operating al
the highest point of efficiency ycl
attained and producing the lies’
quality tire in our history. Sales
and distribution methods have been
■amplified, resulting in marked dc
deereasc in cost; our dealer organ
ization enlarged and strengthened.
Inventories have been very conscr
\ativcly valued and our commit
ments for raw r material are on a
most favorable basis.
| pers etc. Where such community
specialization is practised buyers are
attracted and the products more
i easily sold. Canning factories, pack
I houses or other manufacturing
| plants can he more easily establish
! c<i into a consumable or manufactur
! cd form a product is before it leaves
the farm or community the more
profitable it is to the producer.
Specialized Farming by the In
dividual.
Near the large centers of popula
tion there are always opportunities
for specialized farming on the part
of he individual, such as he pro
duction of certified milk for infants,
the production of poultry and eggs
for restaurants and hotels, special
truck crops as early tomatoes, cele
ry, and head lettuce; or certain fruits
as grapes for dessert purposes and
for making unfermented juice.
Cotton Planting in 1923.
We recognize that cotton has been
and will be tlu* State's chief cash
crop. We know, also the cotton
\ growing, under boll weevil condi
■ tiun.% is more or less a gamble and
we should not increase the odds
against ourselves.
The increase in price of cotton
along with unsatisfactory results
with some other money crops has
created a desire for a very greatly
increased acreage in cotton lor the
coming year. Here is where we can
be worked according to modern
methods, may mean a positive de
crease in yield; for large areas of
cotton grown by old methods of
culture means more boll weevil feed,
but not necessarily more cotton to
the grower.
HOUSES HOLD
40 PERCENT COTTON
Nearly Half of Crop Produc
ed in South Carolina in
1922 Stored in Warehouses
in State System.
Columbia, S. C., Jan. 2.—Approxi
mately 40 per cent of the cotton
produced in South Carolina in 1922
was stored in warehouses in the
state warehouse system, according
to the annual report of J. Clifton
Rivers, state warehouse commis
sioner, which was made public to
day, and which showed that 217,-
326 bales were received by the 1,200
odd warehouses in the system.
Total earnings of the system for
the state during the year were re
ported as $134,764.29. Of this sum,
$79,959.15 had been earned on stor
ed cotton hilt payment was not due,
as payment is not required until
the receipt for the cotton is pre
sented, and the product removed
from the warehouse. The total
amount eolleeted during the year
was $259,183.30 acocrding to the re
port.
The total loss by fire was $115,-
123 03, represented by six fires, in
which 1,113 bales of cotton were
concerned. The warehouses were
located at Neescs, Est ill. Fort
Motte, Monctta, Aiken, and Boykin,
respectively.
Mr. Rivers’ report discusses the
storing of other non-perishable
crops than cotton in state ware
houses, a practice that is compara
tively recent. He points out that
storing of these products as well
as cotton permits the farmer to sell
his crops at the most advantageous
time.
GRANTED NEW TRIALS
Columbia, S. C., Jan. 2.—Carl and
Walter Bowers, of Traveler’s Rest
in Greenville County, were granted
new trials under an opinion filed
today by the state supreme court.
The two Bowers were convicted of
manslaughter with a recommenda
tion to mercy, and were given sen
tences of two years each.
DIVORCE FOR INSANE
Manchester, Eng.—Attorneys and
physicians are co-operating in a
movement to legalize divorces for
persons whose husbands or wives
arc insane.
PASSENGER FORESAW
WRECK IHI ORE!
Was Fully Dressed and Wait
ing for Wreck; Had Warned
Companions But Was Told
To Go Back to Sleep.
THREE ARE SERIOUSLY
INJURED IN ACCIDENT
24 Hurt When Coaches of
Dixie Flyer Are Overturned
Near Macon; Was Going
About 40 Miles an Hour.
Macon, Ga., Jan. 2. A broken
brake beam tii.it dropped down from !
one of the Pullman sleepers caused
the derailment of tlu* northbound
Dixie Flyer, fast .lacksonvillc-Chi :
cago train, at 6:43 o'clock tills morn- j
ing, causing injury to twenty-four
persons, three of them seriously, ac
cording lo a statement from Con- j
Iral of Georgia Railroad officials.
One of the rails was stripped from
the roadbed for a distance of a ,
thousand feet, and lay along the 15-j
foot embankment, in the form of a
double **S," and at the bottom of the
ravine lay seven Pullman sleepers,
a dining ear and a day coach, all
turned on their sides. The rail was
intact in all but one place, that bc
! ing near the locomotive.
But for the fact iliat Hie equip
i ment was of steel there would have
been a heavy loss of life, railroad
officials say.
In next to the lasi car of the
wrecked train sat Miss Jane C.assi
dy, of Shelbyvilk*. Ky., fully dress
ed and waiting for the wreck.
“I awoke from a dream at 5
j o'clock,” she told passengers, “a
i dream that the train was wrecked.
1 awoke my two companions, Miss
Marian Williams, of Bushnell, 111.,
and Miss Mary Samuels, ot Roswell.
Ind. ‘There’s going to he i wreck;
you had better get up and dress.
They told me to go back to sleep
but I dressed and waited.”
Little Delay
The locomotive did not leave the
rails. The baggage car that was
partly derailed, tore down one of
the signal posts at the side of tln
road bed. A wrecker returned the
baggage car to the rails and traffic
was resumed around the wreckage,
over a sidetrack, with trains being
delayed only an hour and a lialf-
The train was in charge of 9 Con
ductor I). P. Ruff and Engineer J.
W. Nash, both of this city. They
left Macon late, Ihe latter said, and
the official report showed the train
to he running between 40 and 45
miles an hour at the time of the
crash.
Mrs. Gertrude Butler, actress of
Chicago, was returning from attend
ing her mother’s funeral at Way
cross, Ga., and was accompanied by
her nine-year-old brother. Jack
Faulkner, both being injured.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Liles and
daughter, of Americus, Ga., were on
route to Tennessee to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Liles’ mother. All
are in a hospital here.
E* M. Frazier, 23, Sparta, Ga., knee
injured.
W. R. Ogilvie, 20, Gainesville, Fla.,
knee and body bruised.
J. E. Kavanaugh, hotel manager,
Jacksonville, Fla., back injured, not
serious.
Paul Parrot, Knoxville, Tenn.,
bruised.
Raymond Hicks, negro cook on
diner, Jacksonville, Fla., arm frac
tured and back bruised.
Albren Bowers, negro waiter on
diner, Jacksonville, Fla., chest
bruised.
3-YEAR-OLD CHILD IS
KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE
Greenville, S. C„ Jan. 2.—Caniila
Sue, 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. V. S. Davis, of West Green
ville, was almost instantly killed in
front of her home about 6 o'clock
tonight when struck by an automo
bile which whirled around the sharp
corner near her home and plunged
on the sidewalk where the child
was playing with an older sister.
Although the car sped on after strik
ing the child, two Greenville men,
W. F. McCall and John Hunnicut
were arersted late tonight by Sher
iff Carlos Rector, following the
tragedy. Roth of the men deny
having driven the car which bit tile
child and disclaim any knowledge
of the tragedy.
The child’s neck was broken by
the blow and she died within a few
moments without regaining con
sciousness.
THE LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE
Experts of Columbia University
who have been doing a bit of re
search in connection with tlu* little
red school house of yesterday are
virtually unanimous in its condem
nation. They find that 87 per cent
of the pupils ar cdeficicnt and that
it is silly to expect one teacher to do
justice to the rcquimentS’ of eight
different grades. There arc still
more than 120,000 of these one-wo
men school houses in the county,
but they arc going to he rooted out
if Columbia can do the trick. Yet
we are prone to argue that the little
red school lions is the backbone of
the nation and has been the founda
tion of our grcanctss. All of the
builders and pioneers gained their
insipratinn from this source, and the
country has expanded in direct re
sponse to the genius of the little red
school. It seems almost a shame to
be knocking it now, even if it has
failed to keep pace with its possi
bilities. We refuse to throw rocks
at the country school bouse. Not
even a radio outfit can take its
place.—Lus Auxins. Times.
EIGHT WORTH WHILE
RULES FOR EFFICIENT
TELEPHONING
Tile Wisconsin public utilities bu
reau lias issued the following sug
gestions to telephone users, stating!
that if they are observed “they will
not only result in better telephone
service but wil!/''uve to be a busi
ness and sociar
1. Answer the . . *'•'/■■ - immedi
ately, and it you iir?\. one
wanted, get the right pants*. ,' f • i
is out of the office offer t'o^.^' , ' <
the message- n
2. eliminate waste of words. \n
swer by saying, “Mr. peaking”
and then further announce the name
of your department or company.
3. Always have a pad and pencil
ready.
L Speak politely. Rut tlu* smile
into your tones.
5. Keep your lips one-halt inch
from tlu* mouthpiece of the instru
ment. If cut off, don’t juggle, the
hook to recall the operator, but
mow it up and down slowly.
li. l! is aggravating to the aver
age individual lo be called to the
telephone and then told I ■ “hold
the wire.” If there is any waiting
to be done, it is the caller's obliga
tion to do it.
7. In* not use the telephone longer
than necessary. Other people max
want to reach you.
8. Report any of your telephone
troubles to your local company, for
everx company wants you to have
the best service it can provide.
CITY OF WADLEY
IN DARKNESS
Iho (.ity of Wadley is without
street lights or electirc lights in the
i homes on account of a slight explo
| sion in the power house there on
Sunday night. The damage will soon
| he remedied, il is said, and the town
I will have light again.
NEW TICKET SOLICITS
VOTES
Me the following citizens of
Louisville, announce our candidacy
for office and solicit the votes of
our friends. If elected, we shall
•strive to serve wholeheartedly, the
city of Louisville, by reducing water
and light rates, and by keeping the
streets in better condition.
For Mayor H. (.. Perkins.
(-ouliei l- -\\ . F. Denny, Eugene
Farmer, R. N. Hardeman, Jr., C. B.
j Lamb, R. A. Rhodes.
NEW BI S OPERATED BY MR.
LOWE.
Ihe service offered by Mr. Lowe
who operates a bus line from
I Swainsboro to Augusta via Louis
! vi 11c will lie improved soon owing
| to*-the fact ihat a* new car has been
purchased. Mr. Lowe hopes to have
this large, new bus in operation by
the first of next week.
The Following Preparations are Giving Very
Good Satisfaction in the Epidemic of
Coughs and Colds
Rexall Compound Cherry Bark
Cough Syrup COG
Riker’s Mentholated White Pine and Tar
(With Cod Liver Oil and Eucalyptus) ...... bSC
Rexall Bronchial 9Et%
Rexall Compound Mustard Ointment, ijr
(For rubbing sore chest OG
Rexall Laxative Aspirin Tablets
The Rexall Remedies are just a little bet
ter than the imitations, and we are giv
ing- double bird tickets on all Rexall sales.
-THE-
Louisville Drug Cos.
Louisville, Georgia.
REXALL STORE
“Going Since 1896—Growing All the
Time.”
$2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCI
FALL WILL RETIRE
FROM SECRETARY
Will Return to Practice of
Law in New Mexico; Hard
ing Has Not Decided On
Successor to Position.
../•' ashington. Jan. 2 Secretary i’.i I
oi the interior department, will re
tire from office March 4th, il wt >
announced today at the White House
to return to the practice of law
and the conduct of private business
in New Mexico. Pre-in :;t Hard
ing who is not yet prepared to Dame
liis successor w * c ired by an
administration spokesman to have
made every effort to . elain the cab
inet officer in service, and 1 have
tendered him. without avail, au ap
pointment to the supreme cot"-:
bench, to t ill the xac n \ caused 1 ;
tlie recent retirement of Justice Pit
ney.
Secretary Fall said later that the
only impelling cause for the step
was the condition of his own af
fairs, and took occasion to deny re
ports that he hail resigned l< ac
cept a place as counsel for an o i
corporation or that any friction ex
isted between himself and
ales in the administrat ion. He vv ii
go to his cattle ranch in New Mex
ico. immediately upon leaving office
and after a short vacation, resume
the practice of law, and the admin
istration of his business interests.
Asa senator. Secretary Fall was a
personal friend and business associ
ate of Mr. Harding before entering
the adminitration and it was under
stood when lie accepted the port
folio that he might not servo
throughout the administration.
The president, it was indicated,
might take some time in the selec
tion of a successor to the retiring
secretary whose resignation con
stitutes the second break within the
administration's official family since
Mr. Harding assumed office. Re
ports have been current that a
shifting of cabinet assignments
might hesult. by which Secretary
Hoover would vacate the commerce
department to take fiver the direc
tion of interior affairs. Julius JL
Barnes, president of the United
States Chamber of Commerce, might
succeed to Mr. Hoover's post, it has
been said in this connection.
At the same time, a number of
men I) cialed with the administra
tion have been named since Secre
tary Fall's retirement came under
discussion as possible appointees for
the interior post, without any trans
fer within the president’s cabinet.
\mong them are Senators New. of
Indiana, and Kellogg, of Minnesota,
and Representative Mondcll, of• Wy
uming. republican house leader, all
of whom will r tire from congress
next' March, and- Curmi Thompson,
of Ohio, who was the republican
\ candidate fo rgovernor of that state
in the last election.