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VOL. XXXIV. No. 157.
THOMASVILLg, GEORGIA. MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 8, 1922.
MOJO REFUGEES I RIOTS IK JAILS
* BEING CARED FOR IN
^ MISSISSIPPI SECTION
This Includes Only the Num
ber in Camps.—There Are
Hundreds, Who Are Now in
Their Homes But Marooned
And Under Water
I CULBERSON REFUSES TO
| TALK OF DAUGHTER’S'
EASILY QUELLED LOVE for ENGLISHMAN
Senator Refuses to See News-
Men in Chicago Prison Re- j paper Men to Discuss AUeg
belled at Refusal to Allow
Visitors Freedom and Start
ed Burning Blankets.—S. C.
Prison Also Has Trouble.
ed Actiori in Trying to Get
Rid of Former Soldier in
Love With His Daughter,
(By Associated Press)
fBy Associated Pr«»») Washington. D. C., May 8.-Sena-
Chicago, III., May 8.—A four hour tor Culberson today refused to see
riot at the county jail was quelled .newspapermen to discuss the charges
early today when Warden Westbrook of Alexander P. Robertson. British
and thirty guards removed the ring- j war veteran, that private detectives
one at a time i !a ,j sought to get aim out ol the
: country because of his affection for
The displeasure of prisoners over 'Miss Mary Culberson, the Senator's
family,
said that Mrs. Culberson Is nearly
prostrated as a result of the publi-
8.—More
than forty thousand refugees of the headers from the cells
flooded areae of Mississippi and and dipped tliem
Louisiana are being maintained by |
relief organizations, It was officially I
stated today by officials In charge of | & , c , bang ® ia raatboda of admlu,ng 21 year old daughter,
the work in the two states. This does I* 1 * 1 ' 0 ™ '«■ to th « outbreak. The pris- j Kr|elldll of the CuIberBOII
not take into account thousands of, 0Dera , - lred blanket, and the dense
persons who remain in their flooded , 8raoke a,m0Kt »ulfocated many in-
homes and are in need of relief. *na es. . .. . . . .... . ...
. _ «vi ia .e4 cation of reports involving her daugh-
The refugee camps are being taxed
to capacity and additional refugees MEN SHOT IN MUTINY ter.
are arriving daily as the flood waters ! IN SOUTH CAROLINA JAIL " “
are extended. Relief work is being ! Columbia, S. C., May 8.—Ten or NATIONAL BANK
carried on by the Red Cross, state twelve prisoners are reported to have STATEMENTS CALLED
organizations and volunteers. , i been shot id mutiny at the State pent-
Approximately Seventy thousand j tentlar.v this afternoon. The dts-1 (By Associated Press)
■ persons ere homeless as a result of j turbance was quelled In short order j Washington, D. C., May 8.—The
the floods. It was officially announced |uccordlng to Chief May of the city ,Comptroller of the Currency today is-
by the various relief bodies today. No fire department. The prisoners ore sued a call for a statement of the con-
provielons have been made to aid the said to have attacked the guards as dition of all National banks, at the
WUPEIFU TO LEAVE
IESE
thirty thousand who have not reap
ed the refugee camps, it was Btated.
LLOYD GEORGE ASKS
RUSSIA TO ACCEPT
they were returning from dinner.
BOSTON ATTORNEY
HAS BEEN DISBARRED
close of business Friday May oth.
CYNAMID PROCESS
IS OBSOLESCENT
Fixation of Nitrate From Air
Already in Discard Asserts
Parson, Testifying Today
Says He is Acting Governor
And Has a Right There. —
Japs Guard Approach to Pe- j
kin and Allies are in Charge'
Of Legations.
Tlen-Tsln, China, May 8.--Oen. Wu
Pel-Fu who came to Tlen-Tsln from
Pekin In pursuit of the Manchurian
Governor, Chan Tuso-Lln, was order
ed yesterday by the allied military
commanders here to leave the city, as
his presence Is held to be in violation
of the 1901 protocol.
He refused to leave on the ground
that he was acting governor of the
Chihli province and would remain so
long as was necessary for his pur
poses.
Should Wu accede to the allied de
mands he will have to move back to
wards Pekin, as rail communication
to the East and North has been sever
ed by the burning of bridges, and e
Japanese destroyer la preventing dis
patch of his forces down the river in
barges
PEKIN-HANKOW RAILROAD CUT
Hankow, Sunday, May 7.—The Pe-
kin-Hnukow railway, north of Kwang-
shui, lias been cut, It Is reported* and
Chao military governor of the prov
ince of Honan, has started hostilities
„„ Joseph C Pelletir Recently
THE ALLIED DEMANDS: District Attorney, Fired, is
j Excluded from Practice.
(By Associated ■ Press) __
Genoa, May 8.—Lloyd George and j (By Associated Press)
foreign minister Schnnzer of Italy, ad-' Boston, Mass., May 8 The disbar-
-dressed today a strong appeal to the n,ent of Joseph C. Pelletir, who was ments that the cynamid process for against the forces of Wu Pei-Fu._ The
Russian representatives at the eco- j recently removctl as District Attorney j fixation of nitrate from the air al- fighting is proceeding today at Sin-
nomlc conference, urgfng'lhem to ac-j° r Sudol k county, was ordered by de- really was obsolescent, were repeated Y-tig-Chow, 100 miles north of here,
cept the allied memorandum In Us’** 110 " » f Jud Be Carroll of the Su-'today by Charles L Parsons, former)
main points and promising Russia an |P™nie Court today. ^ chief of chemical engineers for the CRITICAL SITUATION
International loan. | Pelletir had entered no' defense. ] war department In testimony before) DEVELOPS IN CHINA
The Russian delegation previously contending that he was forejudged , the Senate agriculture committee. Tlen-Tsln, China, Mav 8—A critical
had Issued a statement denouncing ! b >‘ reason of his removal. The charg- J which Is investigating proposals for 8 i t urttioiY Is developfng'4nthe railway
the efforts, It alleged that France and e 9 wore the same, conspiracy to ex-! the Muscle Shoals projects. I between, Tlen-Tsln and Shanhaikwan,
Belgium had made to wreck the con-, tort money, and Improper action in I Parsons declared emphatically that wh | oh ,, sltua t e d on the Manchurian
ference. The statement called atten- j securing and in quashing indictments, nitrate plapt number one was not a frontler . About 20,000 of the defeat-
Hon to the fact that these powers, '
which were predicting Russia’s re- BENCH WARRANTS
fusal to accept the memorandum
would break the conference up, had
not themselves signed the memoran
dum.
ULSTER CONSTABLES
ISSUED FOR MORSE
j failure. It was designed for opera-; ed troop „ of Gen . chang Tso-Lin are
jGon by the Haber process, which he ' be , ng held up at Tongshang, Kuyeh
| said is today the most successful and Hancbow , where there are valu-
(By Ariffocinted Preas)
New York, May 8.—Bench warrants
were Issued by Federal Judge Hand
ATTACKED, ONE KILLED ,od v ,or cbarle8 w - Morae ■ » nd hi *
I three sons, because they fulled to ap
pear to plead on indictments charging
. . , . . ■ _ them with using tba mails to defraud
“ e * houses of three Ul-; lnveator8 9t0ck of , 8team , bIp
method of nitrate fixation.
I C. C. VACATES RULE
CONFLICTING WITH THE
able Anglo-Chinese coal mines.
Frantic appeals reached Pekin yes
terday from the JJnnsi mine, where
the foreign staff was reported to be
In a desperate ~~ situation. Twenty
British volunteers were sent there
STATE REGULATIONS , Saturd ‘ y nlKht
| The gunboats of Gen. Wu Pel Fu
(By Associated Press). (have appeared off Shannhalkwan and
Washington, D. C„ May 8.—As a shelled the railroad, but without re-
county of Tyrone. In a vigorous fight |" *—'J further atop In harmonizing the ic- J suits. It is not known whether Gen.
one of the specials and one of the at- vIRWIN HI IIFT AFTPI? RlIRNINfl , tiTitle8 ° r the ,nter state Commerce chBng Is endeavoring to make his
| MKWU ’ VUIEIJU-IEK DyglhirtU Commission and State railroad regu-' last stand at Lanchow, mid-way be-
(By Asaoc_iated_ Frees) jlaling bodies, the Federal Commls- tween Tlen-Tsln and Shannhalkwan,
ster special constables today in the !
tuckers was killed
COLONEL FLAGLER, I Klrwln ' Tex > Ma 7 *•— K,rwln was slon announced today that It had for- or whether the Chl-Li troops of Gen.
GEORGIAN DEAD qulet ,0day ' ,ol,owta * rumor * last mally vacated all of Its orders against . ^ frbm Ralping have appeared In
(By Associated Prese)’ l n,gbt thttt arInod band8 of negroe * , the «tate of Texas, in what is known'chang-, re ar The vslfguard of the
Baltimore, Md„ May 8.—Colonel were marching toward town to avenge j a * the Shreveport rate case. This case chl-LI army reached Tlen-Tsln Sa'tur-
Clement A. F. Flagler, of the United ( the burning Satnrdgy of three ne-|was instituted eleven years ago tnd ' daJ . eV cnlng after having scattered.
States engineer corns, who command- groes who were accused of attacking developed the entrance of the fedoral ' the rem nants of Chang’s troops In
ed the artillery In the third corps In t and murdering a aeventeen-year-old | agency Into thfe field of control over tbla vicinity. Gen. Wu himself, ar-
the Argonne-Meuse, died laat night, white girl. City Marshal King stated state rates. j rived an hour or so later.
at Johns Hopkins hospital,
bom In Georgia.
He was: today that he anticipated no further
j trouble.
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Cleanliness makes you feel so good you
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A new dress of pain’ on your house makes
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MASH-MILTON DRUG GO.
“A Good Place to Trade.”
Phones 105 and 4 06
NEGRO HUNTED BY ALABAMA TZ
AND GEORGIA POSSES CAUGHT concessions, the American outposts
were doubled Saturday evening. They
(By AHsociated PrentO
Dothan, Ala., May 8.—Madison
Jackson, negro, who is alleged
to have attempted to attack the
daughter of a white farmer near
Gordon Saturday, and captured
by a posse of Georgia and Ala
bama citizens, Is In Jail at Baln-
brldge, Ga., according to word re
ceived here.
STANDARD OIL RAISES
PRICES OF FUEL OIL
(By Associated Press)
New York, May 8.—The Stand
ard Oil .Company, of New York
and New Jersey and the Sinclair
' Company today announced an In-
encountered and turned back some of
the Mukden troops.
The British cruiser Curlew reached
Taku yesterday morning. She is pre
pared to land men and machine guns
If necessary.
" The danger In the region of Tlen-
Tsln now Is over, but there Is appre
hension regarding the safety of for-
|elgnera between here and Shannhalk-
j wan.
crease of ten cents a barrel In
the price of bunker oil. The Sin
clair Company also has advanced
the tank wagon price of gasoline
one cent a gallon throughout Its
territory.
WILSON CALLS REED
MARPLOT AND ASKS
THAT HE BE DEFEATED
Senator Reed Says "Wilson
Is the Boy Who is Conduct
ing Campaign for the Other
Side.”—Wilson's Third Let
ter Made Public Today.
(By Associated Prese)
St. Louis, Mo., May 8—Referring
to Senator Jamea A. Reed, as a
“marplot," former President Wil
son, In lotter to former governor
Lon Stephens, made public today,
asked defeat of Missouri’s senior
Senator to “redeem the reputa
tion,” of the Democratic party.
It Is Wilson's third letter on
the subject of the Democratic
nomination for Senator, which is
sought by Reed and Breckenrldge
Ixing, former assistant secretary
of state In the Wilson administra
tion.
In a letter last week to Johi^
Higdon, local attorney, Wilson
asked. Higdon ‘‘not to complicate
the contest in Missouri," by be
coming a candidate for the nomi
nation. Tlie primary opens on
August first. -
In his opening campaign ad
dress. Senator Reed defended his
course, and asserted that Wilson
“was the boy who Is conducting
the campaign in Missouri for the
other side.”
JUDGE BEVERLY D. EVANS
DIED SUDDENLY SUNDAY
NIGHT IN SAVANNAH
(By Associated Press)
Sandersvllle, Ga, May 8.—The
funeral of Federal Judge Beverly
D. Evans, who died suddenly last
night at Savannah, will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 4 oclock.
A special car has been provided
by the Central of Ueorgla for
transportation of the body.
DEATH OF JUDGE EVANS
A SHOCK TO THE STATE
Savannah, Ga„ May 8.—Jtidjse Bev
erly Daniels Evans, of the United
Slates Court for the southerln district
of Georgia, formerly presiding justice
of the Supreme Court of Georgia, died
suddenly ut his home. Estill avenue
and East Broad street, last night at
7:45 o'clock. He was stricken at 4:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Judge Evans, apparently In robust
health, attended Sunday school at the
First Baptist church in the morning
and taught his Baracu elass. He re
mained at church for the sermon and
reached home about l o'clock. After
eating dinner he went to his room.
About 4:30 o’clock Mrs. Evans was
summoned and she found him 111 from
a heart attack. Two physicians were
called In,' and one or the other re
mained with him, hut they were pow
erless to save his life. Mrs. Evans and
tbelr 12-year-old son, Irwin, were at
his beside when he passed away.
Newt a Profound Shock
News of Judge Evans’ death, which
circulated rapidly, came as a profound
shock to the community. His Intimate
friends knew that he had had two mild-
attacks o( heart trouble, but not even
his family realized the gravity of his
Illness. Frank M. Oliver, a neighbor
and friend of the deceased Jurist,
reached the home a few minutes after
he wns stricken and remained with
him until he died, '
A special meeting ot the Savannah
Bar Association was called for 10
o'clock this morning In the Chatham
Superior Court room to take appropri
ate action on Judge Evans' death. It
Is expected that a delegation from the
Savannah bar wll 1 accompany the
body to Sandervllle, Ga.. tomorrow
morning at 7:10 o'clock. The funeral
will take place there hut the arrange-
(Continued on Paco 4.)
«. S. CONSULATE AT
SOFIA T
Bomb Will Be Thrown, it is
Stated Unless U. S. Releases
Sacco and Vanzetti, Com
munists for Murder Near
Boston.
FOmiTM
Is the Statement Suggested in
Washington. —Government
Has Not Withdrawn From
Proposition Made . Obregon
In June 1921.
(By Associated Press)
Sofia, May 8.—A threat to blow up
the American legation here unless
the United States brings about the
release of Sacco and Vanzetti, Com
munists, under cqnvlctlon for murder
In Massachusetts, has -been received
at the legation.
"The second bomb will not fall," |
said the warning, referring to the ex- *° vernme »t "> Mexld ». has been sug-
plosion of an infernal machine at the gested ln 8ome ° fflclal clrc,e8 aa »
: solution of the continued failure of
(the United States government, ,-.nd
Mexico City authorities to agree on
recognition program.
(By Associate*! Tress)
Washington, D. C., May 8.—The ap
pointment of an International commis
sion to consider all Issues Involved In
American recognition of the Obregon
legation on March lltb
NATIONAL CASH
REGISTER HEAD DEAD!
KING AND QUEEN OF
ENGLAND VISIT THE
COURT OF KING ALBERT
(By Associated Press)
London, May 8.—Tha^Klng and
Queen. with a suite. Including
Field Marshall Haig, and Lord
Beatty, left today for Belgium, to
be guests of King Albert and
Queen Elizabeth The party was
escorted across the channel by
nine destroyers.
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MEXICO HAS MADE NO REPLY .
j Washington, D. C.. May 8.—The
John H. Patterson Died Sud- American government is standing un-
denly on Train Near Atlantic a ' terab,y fo ' the gU3ranteea redueat -
T? 1 , tn _a ed of the Obregon government In
Funeral at Dayton ^Mexico, nearly a year ago and so far
(By Associated Press) Obregon und his advisors have given
Atlantic City, N. ., May 8—Arrange- no definite assurances that these
ments were made today to take the guarantees will be given in order to
body ot John H. Patterson, founder make formal recognition of their gov-
and Chairman of the Board of- the ernment possible.
National Cash Register Company, to, it was said at the State Department
his home at Dayton, Ohio, for Inter- today that consequently the situation
ment. His valet was the only com- remained Just where it was when tha
panion when the manufacturer was terms of recognition were submitted
stricken with heart disease on a train to Mexico City, In June 1921.
bound for this city.
FOUNDER OF NATIONAL !
CASH REGISTER COMPANY j
Atlantic City, May » John H.
Patterson, founder and chairman of
the board of directors of the
National Cash ^Register Company,
Dayton, Ohio, died suddenly yester
day aboard a train bound for this I
city. j
Mr. Patterson was stricken with i
a heart attack and died before
medical assistance could reach him- j
He was seated in a chair chatting
with his valet, his only companion, j
when, as the train passed through
Kirkwood, Camden county, he DnT | nIur n, „ 6
suddenly fell unconscious. Dr. T. nlllUJIllli In (J# 3, >
who in the next car, was summoned I SHOWS BIG INCREASE
and tried to revive the stricken man, |
but all restoratives failed. He had j (By Associated Press)
been a sufferer from a chronic i Washington, D. C„ May 8.—Build-
cardiac condition. operations in the United States
The body wns brought to this city !* n «™ased 32 per cent in 1921 over the
and the authorities after an invest!- P ra ' rlou8 y par - according to a report
gation ordered it sent to an under- 01 tbe ^Partment of Labor issued to-
taking parlor. The valet wired the day -
family and is awaiting instructions.' Tbe "'holesale cost of building mar
John Henry Patterson, who start- terla1 ' the report 8ald ' had de c pa9 «d
ed life as a farm hand near Dayton, per c6nt ' n tbe 3ame period and
>».o, end established the bigg.-st lhe average tota > cost of one family
! usiners of its kind in the world „„ dwelHngs, was 84,314.00 in 1920, com-
th.» land that he had plowed as a b--y , pared t0 13.925.00 In 1921.
Cdir Regi,^’company‘o h n 5S°£! j LAWRENCE MILLS OPEN AGAIN
1921. Upon retirement he was ! Lawrence! A Mass‘,' ,d May*V — The
elected chairman of the board of, patcbogue-Plymouth mills, which last
directors, an honorary position. At, wce k offered a compromise wage ra
the time of retiring he was 77 years durt i on 0 f nine and one-third per cent
old. having been born on a farm Dec. j wblch wa , refused by Its four hun-
18 ,’, . ! dred striking employes, opened It*
He did farm work, canal toll' door , toda ^ atter , .hut-down of six
(Continued on Pag* *•> weeks.
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