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VOL. XXXIII. No. 237.
THOMA8VILLE, GEORGIA. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 30, 1921.
$500 PER /NNUM
ENGLAND AGOG OVER S10.000.000 BID FOR
KING'S DENIAL OF THE
NORTHCLIFFE SPEECH
All Newspapers Give Promi
nence to Affair Which Caus
ed King to Repudiate Noted
Publisher Through Medium
Of Prime Minister.
297 WOODEN SHIPS
No Check Accompanied the
Bid, However, and it May
Result in Effort to Find the
Firm.—Ten Per Cent Depos
it Required.
RUSSIA ACCEPTS HOOVER'S TERMS
' TO RELEASE PRISONERS FORE
(By Associated Press)
London, July 30.—The sensational
and unprecedented Incident of a Brit
ish sovereign repudiating to parlia
ment through the Prime Minister,
statements attributed to hint
newspaper Interview Is given greatest
prominence in the entire British’press
this morning.
Political circles have been able to
t3lk of little else since Lloyd George
appeared In the House of Commons
yesterday, and read a statement au
thorized by the King, in which the MDC CTANE K
latter declared that the words at- »Ulw. iJIUlilj lu
trlbuted ts him concerning the Irish, 1
policy in a reported interview in the
United States by Lord Northcllffe
were "a complete fabrication.’’
The alleged Interview quoted the
King as saying to Lloyd George just
before he left England to open tha.
Ulster parliament:
‘‘Are you going to shoot all the peo
ple In Ireland?"
** “No. your majesty," the Premier Is
said to have replied.
"Well, then you must come to some
agreement with them. This thing
cannot go on. I cannot have my peo
ple killed In this manner.” the King
was quoted os saying.
Lord Northcllffe yesterday denied
that he ever gave such anilntervlew.
The conversation quoted, appeared
In an Interview published In New York
City July 25th, and was attributed to
H. Wlckamsteed, editor of the Lou
don Times, who is traveling in Amer
ica with Lcrd Northclilfe, and It was
given by Wlckamsteed, the day after
his arrival from England and subse
quently appeared In the London pa
pers and was attribut.d directly to
Northcllffe.
The latter yesterday sent a cable
gram to London denying the Inter
view.
British papers display the entire
affair at great length and under large
headlines this morning..
SIX MEN ARE TO
HANG FOR MURDER
Independence, La., Bank Rob
bery Which Resulted in the
Death of One Employe
To Be Avenged.
(By Associated Press)
Amite, La., July 30.—Six men who
were recently convicted of the charge ; the rope in the hope of rescuing^him.
of murder of Dallas L. Calmes, when !
he attempted to fight off an early
morning attack on the bank at Inde
pendence, La., were sentenced today
to be hanged.
/(By Associated r-ressl
Washington. D. C., July 30.—A bid
of ten million dollars for the whole
government fleet of 287 wooden ships
was received today by the Shipping
Board from R. A. Thompson, of New
York, but the envelope did ndt contain
a oheck for one million dollars, which
is the required ten per cent deposit
The Board Is endeavoring to get In
touch with the Thompson firm.
RESTING WELL TODAY
Vfafe of Purdue President will
Probably Recover and Be
Able to Return Home.
(By AaaoclateJ Press)
Sprayfalls, Alberta, July 30.—Mrs.
W. E. Stone, resting in an Improvised
camp at Mount Eaton, described today
how her shrill voice saved her Ufe
after her husband, President of Pur
due University, at LaFayette, Indiana,
had plunged to death In climbing
mountain. She said that during the
eight days she laid on ‘.he ledge of a
rock, thousands 6f feet down the
mountain she Intermittently raised
her voice with all the power she had,
hoping that someone might hear. Fi
nally she was heard by searchers and
she-was rescued)
Reports Are Received That Soviet Government Will Free
All American Prisoners in Line With Hughes' Demaiids
If Hoover Will Start Food Rolling for Relief.—Senator
France Arrives at Riga With Newspaper Woman Who
Was Freed But Has No News of New Agreement.
(By Associated P.ess)
Riga, Jfcly 30.—The offer of Herbert
Hoover to ‘aid Russia in relieving
suffering due to famine, on condition
that all Americans now held prison*
era in Russia, be released, has beten
accepted by the Russian authorities,
who suggest that immediate negotia-'
tlons be started in order to receive
speedy assistance, according to a
dispatch from the Rosta News Age&.
cy of Moscow, received here today.
The reply was made in the name of
Leo Kameneff. head of the- non-parti
san and non-political famine relief
committee.
The American government’s repre
sentatives here consider the note of
Kamaneff announcing acceptance of
American conditions for famine
relief, as constituting also an answer
to the demand made by Secretary of
State Hughes, for the release of Am
erican prisoners in Russia. *
8TATE DEPARTMENT READY
* TO FACILITATE ANY RELIEF
Washington. D. C., July 30.—The
State Department was said to he ready
to facilitate# any relief measures al
though there are no indications that
Malicious Propaganda Caus
ed Run on Five Cent Savings
Bank But No Trouble is Ex
pected.— Philadelphia Bank
Also Weathering a Run.
LLUYD GEORGE SAYS
SOON TO BE SETTLED
(By Associated Tress)
Boston, Mass., July 30.—Several
hundred persons. Influenced so the
police say. by malicious propagan
da. today oontinUed a run on the
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
which began In mild form yester
day. Bank officials said they
were not disturbed.
STORY CF SUFFERING.
Banffc, Alberta^ July 30.—The
story of Mrs. W. E. Stone, wife OI
the former president of Purdue Uni
versity, dangled at the end of ■ rope
in mid-air and then dropped exhausted
on a four-foot ledge, the only break
In a precipitous cliff hundreds uf feet
high after an unseccessful attempt to
save her husband, who had fallen In
to a crevice below, vas revealued yes
terday. by a correspondent in the Cal
gary Herald. §
Mrs. Stone is now in an miproviseu
camp on the mountain side recovering
from the experience of lying on the
tiny ledge for eight days without food
or water until rescued by Remmer, a
Swiss guide, who carried her down the
steep mountain side to safety. The
correspondent told how she hao
watched her husband fall as they were
attempting to climb Mt. Eunon, and
then attempted to lower herself wits
the Department will have anv direct 9la - be sai( *’ would be handled direct-
part In the negotiations for which the ,v bv tbe American Relief Association.
Russians have asked.. .through the co-operation of the Red
There is a manifest feeling at the!*- 11089 an< * °tber organization to be
Department that the Soviet govern-! eouklit.
[ (By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C.. July 30.—Amer
ican relfof for starving Russian chil
dren could begin forty-eight hours
after the Americans now Imprisoned
or detained In RubsIh. were released,
and out of Russia, Secretary Hoover
said today.
There could he no assurance that
the Americans are r-leased until.
they.are out of Russia, lie added. iTRUST COMPANY OFFERS TEN
Confirmation of the reported decis- > THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD
Ion of the Soviet authorities to re-1 Philadelphia. Pa., July 30.—The
lease Americans had not been receiv-: Northwestern Trust Company,
ed In any official way today. town Institution, today weathe
Secretary'Hoover Is still awaiting a!'?”. 1,91 begun yesterday. All the
detailed reply to his otTer of aid and neW9 P a P er9 , today carried ad-
Hie Qtnte rismritn.nl i.nrf verti9ement9 inserted by the trust
to Secretarycompany offering ten thousand dollars
mnnrf 7L aS..JL“L T ** Tor information leading to the arrest
b, ov»n h t pf th n ? be r f leased ‘.0f the person who circulated the false
^ , e ? ,y fr ?“'rumor about the bank,
the Soviet authorities complying with
the conditions of the relief ofTer, Sec-i
retary Hoover Said that the machin
ery was ready for Immediate opera
tion.
Thera are relief warehouses In Riga
and Danzig, and It would only be a
question of transportation for sup
plies to start rolling Into the Russian
famine areas. Famine relief In Rus-
In Memorial Address Today
At Thames, England, Pre
mier Expresses Hope for an
Early Settlement of Difficul
ties Which Have Arisen.
(By Associated Prew)
Thames, Eng.. Jury 30.—Premier
Lloyd Georg*, speaking at an unveil
ing of a war memorial here today re
ferred optimistically to the trend of
the discussions' between Prance and
England over the Silesian situation.
The two countries, h? believed are
------ .on the right road to an understanding
town Institution, today weathered the and the preliminary troubles that had
GERMAN TREATY IS
ABOUT READY SAYS
BERLIN REPORT
IGANT SELL PROPERTY
FOR LIQUOR FINES
American Commissioner in
Berlin and German Govern
ment Have Been Discussing
Commercial Phases of The
New Treaty.*
(By Associated Tress)
Berlin, July 30.—The German for
eign office expresses belief that the
negotiations which have been proceed
ing tor the last three week's between
Ellis Lorlng Dressel. American .Com
missioner In Berlin, and Dr. Rosen,
foregn minister have progressed suf
ficiently to warrant the conclusion
that a general working basis has been
established for cotfclnslon of a formal
peace treaty between Germany and
the United States at an early date.
If ts understood that the German
In a few days to settle this i government has assented to proposl-
question. added the Premier, and he lions submitted by the American
caused the difficulty have "been
comodated.”
ft has been arranged for the Allies
hoped the settlement would lie final.
j State Department through Dressel In
I the way of informal Inquiries based
upon the essential principles enunciat
ed in the Porter-Knox peace resolution,
i The In'ormal pour parlera have not
1 touched on the economic features of
, the proposed treaty.
ment might attempt to utilize the In
cldent to obtain the release of radi
cals held prisoners In the United
States.
The opinion more generally express
ed, however, watj that tile Russians,
In full realisation of the conditions
wrought by famine and economic fall
urea, have decided to release the Am
erlcans without stipulating conditions
other than those offered by Hoover to
improve the opinion In which they
are held In many countries.
It was expected that the release ol
the American prisoners would
lead to any early negotiations for rec
ognition of the’ Soviet government by
the United States.
REPLY TO HOOVER'S REQUEST
’ CONSIDERED SUFFICIENT
Washington,'D. C., July 30.—At the
State Department today some officials
b?lieved it probable) that the , Soviet
authorities might regard their answer
to Secretary Hoover, as sufficient an
swer to Secretary Hughes, who had
demanded the release of Americans
held hy th^Bolshevlkl.
AMERICAN WOMAN WRITER
RELEASED BY BOLSHEVIKS
JUgu, July 30.—Mrs. Margurite E.
Harrison, of Baltimore, newspaper
correspondent, who was among the
American citizens held prisoners In
Russia, has been released by the So
viet authorities and arrived here this
morning. Her release Was secured
throught Senator France, of Maryland
who has be$n on a visit to Soviet
the announcement just received -from
Moscow that Russia had ugreed to re
lease American prisoners. “It had
not not been decided at fell that way when
I left,” said Senator France.
"I still favor trade relations with
Russia."the Sena tow declared, bttt he
declined to say anything further In
that connection.
‘ Senator France said he brought no
official messages from the Soviet gov.
eminent. He said he found condi
tions in Russia improving, notwith
standing the famine.
Assessments Made Under the
GOVERNMENT RITES WASHINGTON and new
YORK THEORETICALLY
Barge Under Government
Volstead Law Cannot Bel Control Said to _Carry Coal
Held on Real Estate, Says
North Carolina Judge Grant
ing Permanent Injunction.
Mrs. Harrison, is a daughtecof the
late Bernard N. Baker, of Baltimore,
and has for many years been a bril
liant news writer. She went to Soviet
Russia and who arrived here with her. Russia eighteen month's ago as cor-
Mrs. Harrison was pale and thin
but not particularly In bad condition
os a result of her Imprisonment.
The Senator expressed surprise at
respondent for thh Baltimore Sun and
New York Post and alsd sent cable
and wlr?lesB dispatches to the Asso
ciated Press.
RUMORS OF OIL FINDING
Uf ALASKA CAUSES BfG
RUSH FOR STAKE HOLD
(By Assoclaisd Press)
Anchorage, Alaska., July 30.—The
reported discovery of what Is said to
be a high grade seepage oil near
Anchorage with the Indication that
the field extends fifty mlles'north has
sent a flood of stampeders into the
district to stake claims.
The rope, however, was too short and
after hanging alongside the mountain
and finding she was unable to pull
herself back up. she let go, expecting
to plunge to her death in the abyss
below. Kate intervened and she land
ed on the narrow ledge, a drop of ten
feet.
I Members of the party that rescued
Mrs. Stone nre busy building a raft to
carry her down the Marvel lakes, the
first stage of the fifty-five-mile trip to
i civilization. The search for Dr. Stone's
body has proved unavailing and mem
bers of the rescue party are nearly
exhausted from their efforts to nhu
him. It improbable that the body will
be left until a later and better equip
ped searching party can be organized.
Mrs. Stone is still weak, but Dr. Bell
of Winnepeg, who has been with her
since she was found on Sunday, is con
fident she is now out of danger. <
Just A Reminder
BEFORE YOU START ON THAT VACATION TRIP
A moments meditation before you start may save
you a world of worry Don’t go away lyithout the
necessary equipment which will largely determine
the pleasures and comforts of your vacation period.
Check the following list and bring it to our
store. The various items in our stock will probab
ly suggest other needs:
I - ‘
STATIONERY, FOUNT ATI PENS, LOTIONS, IFACE CREAMS
SOAPS, TOILET ARTICLES, SHAVINO SUPPLIES,
' BATHING CAPS, THEMOS BOTTLES, SMOK-
. - ING SUPPLIES, ETC.
Start right and enjoy every minute of your vacation
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PHONES 105 & 106,
OLD-TIMERS STAGE BASEBALL CASE
BALL GAME IN CLEVELAND, READY FOR JURY
(By Associated Press)
Greensboro, N. C., July 30.—Federal
Judge Boyd today made permanent,
the injunction against J. W. Bailey,
collector of internet revenue for the
State of North Carolina, restraining
the Collector from selling property to
satisfy assessments made against
twenty-nine persons In the westenf
district hy the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue and the Commission
er of Prohibition, for alleged violation
of tne Volstead act.
BRITISH GENERALS
ORDERED ARRESTED
Dublin. July 30.—Writs of attach
ment, calling for the apprehension of
Gen. Sir Nevll MacReady, command
er of the British troops in Ireland,
and Major Gen. Sir Edward P. Strick
land, commander In Munster, were Is
sued yesterday by the master of the
rolls.
Sergt. Hanna, attorney for Gen. Mac-
Ready and Gen. Strickland, end also
for the governor of Limerick jail, for
whom a similar writ was issued, an
nounced that a notice of an appeu.
against ,the decision of the master of
the rolls would be lodged wl h the
House of Lords.
The case had its origin In the neg
lect If those ugalnst whom the wri*
DESTROYED BY AIRMEN
Cheaper Than Rail Rate.—
One of Managers Has -One New York, July 30—New York and
Of Mines Washington In theory yesterday were
- ! bombed off the map following in thri .
( (liy Associated Press) j wake of Norfolk, Newport News and
Washington, D. C., July 30. — The;Richmond, Philadelphia is due for a
Corrona Coul Company, of Alabama.! theoretical bombing Monday,
today filed a brief with the Interstate J The fate of the various cities waa
Commerce Commission protesting made known yesterday by Brig. Gen.
that Henry T. Debardoben. manager ‘ William Mitchell, assistant chief of
of the government owned. Warrior the arm >’ a,r service, when he stepped
river barge, has made rat?s on coal to from bis plane after leading three
New Qrleons. 20 cents lower than can squadrons of seventeen bombers on an
be obtained by the Corrona Company a ? r,a J "attack’ against New York. A
over all rail transportation. simultaneous attack on Washington
The Corrona company attacked the b J sevent y machines had been order-
operation of the barge line by the e “‘
government, which came as a result | All these air raids are part of a
of taking over of the line hy the rail war problem which a/my aviators are
road administration By order of the working out after having participated
President. in l he recent bombing of former Ger-
Alleglng that the present rates on T ar 355,°? the Virginia capes,
the river are prejudicial, the Com- j The planen which made New Yorkers
puny asked In Us brief: l? tare al " fl arrived here after com-
Ing up the coast from Langley field,
employed: va., and leaving waste astern. After
’’Shall public funds be
In operations w'hich are experimental
In character and resulting in heavy
deficits to be paid out of the public
treasury, used to maintain rates that
upset the established rate relations,
and confer undue preference and ad
vantage upon certain producers, in
cluding river hank mines of a salar
ied manager of the barge line in
question.”
FIRE GUTS AUGUSTA HOTEL
Inga In habeas corpus to produce John
— I tFgan, under sentence of death
Cleveland. O., July 30.—Old-time! , (By Associated Press) , ;military court In Limerick, in
professional baseball playerB, some’ Chicago, III., July \30. T' v ,? ty ,yesterday.
of whom played 1 with Cleveland as far hours ar *“™ e . nt *hlch started Friday j Sergt Hannu told the muster of
back* as 1879 yesterday defeated a was, contlnuedtoday In * b e buseball (he ro , u that h< , hu ,i been* instructed
team of veteran aand-lotters 11 to 6.j ! rlaI ‘ * *“ al !? asr 8 j* 881 ** “" ,l °" by Gen. MacJteady to give an under-
the event being one of the features of b ®-Id this morning In order.to expe- , h „, nanrilmr a final hearing
Cleveland'!, one hundred and twenty j ?. c ^ 8 ® '^ h ' ch 1,89 ,10w e,,tere<1
fifth anniversary celebration. itB ( nal pbasc '
a orowd was nres-nt tn' ThB <lcfen8< ’ wl:l be * ln '-V argument
watch Oie* former .7a?.. "cy"Young! ‘leT.^Tul* 8 l °
went to the box at the outset of thu | tho Jur> 9orae tlme Tueaday ‘
contest with Chief Zimmer, his old! “
catcher, behind the plate. Kach Is
ell over fifty years of age. This
'umous old battery worked two In
nings. Only two hits were made ol?
Young. He struck out_ two batters
and gave one base on balls.
1%, old timerR' Infield was the
IRISH REPUBLICAN PAR-
standing that, pending u final hearing
on the appeal, the sentence of death
against Kgun and another prisoner
named Higgins would not be executed.
The master ot the rolls, bo wo tor.
declined to listen to Sergt. Hanna. He
declared the case represented dellb-
, erate contempt of court unprecedented
jin the whole history of British luws,
day or Friday.
sameMhat played for Cleveland In
1902, ‘03, and '05, Charlie Hickman, on
flrat. Nap Lojole on second, Terr]
Turner at short and Bill Bradley on
third. Not an error did It make. In
the outfield were such famous old
stars as Jess Burkett. Harry Bay,
Elmer Flick. Ollle Pickering. Larry
Twltchell and "Bun” Ccngallon.
Others Iwho participated were Neal
Ball, who alternated at shortstop, iong'spbech
_ ,i88lie<l. „ I
(By AMHociate-l Pr*n«) I i Humanity *pr<‘valln here a* to the
London, July 30.—A Dublin diHpatcb (next step in the ease. Dublin is not
to the Westminister Gazette today (under martial law and It is therefore
says that It Is understood that the (presumed that (Jen. MacReady, who
Irish Parliament will meet next Thurs- j now is in London, and the others
{against whom the writs were issued,
(are liable to arrest.
J It is reported that appeals
ill l>e
SENATOR NORRIS MUCH WORSE * lodged not only against the issue of
- the writs not only against the issue
(By Associated Press) jhif the writs of habeas corpus, but
Washington, D. C., July 30.—'The a | 80 against the orders for the writs
condition of Senator Norris tday was Lj attachment.
reported less favorable since his col-
lapse in the Senate last Thursday af- ! PRESIDENT ABOARD
„ , „ . „ a, ., , i.fec. <* ni>uvv H . He has taken vlr-i
Fred Gatch. Paddy Livingston an< * J tually no nourishment It Is said.
Rosenbach. catchers, and Earl Moore, j
Albert Nelson, Helnle IVrger and ’ ' " nr
Nick Altrock, pitchers. j more timely and fielded better than
laujoie and Bradley were the only | the veteran sand lotters, and but tot
one who started In the game^to fin-' Altrock’s clowning in the ninth inning
Ish. * .. .
The old-itme professionals batted
YACHT MAYFLOWER
(By Associated
Washington. D. C., July 30.—The
President is aboard the Mayflower to-
day on route to Plymouth, Mass.,
where Monday he will speak at the
(would have won by a more one-sided exercises commemorating the Tercen-
I score. I tenary of the landing of the Pilgrims.
week-ending at Mlneolu air field, they
will start the week right by swooping
down on Philadelphia.
Seventy men were assigned to the
New York attacking party. Weather
conditions were ideal for an air at
tack. The haze that hung over the
land made observation of the planes
flying at 8,000 feet virtually impos
sible and officers declared the pianen.
could have bombed away without fear
of successful counter-attack from anti
aircraft gun* on the ground.
After the forts had been put out of
(By AModatrd Press) [action, the squadroif swooped down.
Augusta. G«., July 30.—What threat-1 to 4,000 feet and flew over Wall
this morn-1 street. The subtreasury w*as their
were Issued to comply with proceed- ''Tf, „
■_ a.K... nr„,l.,..„ :.,ln l ° b <* HOTiOUX fl
ing wan Ctmflned principally to the .chief "target".
Grand Hotel building, where the blaze | Although curious New York nevar
originated, and which was gutted, en-iknew It. thousands of them were slain
tailing a loss of twelve thousand dob! —alwaya theoretically—and scarcely a
lars. The building was untenanted. I building was left standing In the fi-
inanclal district. The aviators declar
ed they had opened the way for
OANNT GETS PROMOTION
IN PROHIBITION SERVICE
(By Aiwoclalcd Pres*?
Washington, D. C., July 30.—Com
missioner Blair announced today the
appointment of Daniel J. Gantt, for
merly federal supervising prohibition
agent at Atlanta, to be assistant field
supervisor, with supervision over the
Southeastern states.
hostile force to steam Into the har
bor and seize the city.
PENN. TRAIN ROBBED
(By Associated Press)
Pittsburg. Pa.. July 30.—Fouc ban
dits boarded the Manhattan Limited,
westbpund on the Pennsylvania rail
road at Sassandra. early today, and
after sounding A. J. Lantz, mall clerk,
rifled the mall car and escaped.
Sale Continues
THROUGH SATURDAY
Most of the Women's Shoes have been sold, however, there are a few left in small
sizes and will remain on sale
BIG VALUES IN MEN’S SHOES
Thece is a good assortment of Men's shoes still on the racks and will be left on
sale until Saturday. These Men's shoes are very WONDERFUL VALUES
and you should look them over if in need of shoes at this time.
Clack Pluah Bag and gold Pin were found on floor. Owner* will plea*e call and get thdm.
Smith-Harley Shoe Co.
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