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VOL. XXXIV. No 159.
THOMA8VILLE, GEORGIA. WEDNE80AY AFTERNOON, MAY 10, 1*2.
*8X0 PER ANNUM
n
WOULD HELP IIS jCRITICISM OF
IT
Independence of the German
Manufacturers is Necessary
And Muscle Shoals Will Do
It Says Major Clements in
Prepared Address.
MERCHANTS TO PUT ONjCIfTOnOI yC/jDC
STEAM SAYS HARDING TO l ,iM 1 l,L,,L,, . ,LH,,U
HANDLE BUSINESS IN' j AGO JEFF DAVlS WHS
THE MAKING
'Says He is Sorry to Have To i —
I Talk Abonut the Ex-Presi-! Governor of Federal Reserve
j dent in His Severe Illness. —
Has Profound Sympathy for
CAPTURED BY FEDS
Wilson.
System Urges Business *Men|
To Prepare to Take Care of One of the Survivors of the
Business Which He Believes
Will Materialize.
(By Associated Press)
ator James A. Reed, candidate for re
nomination in a campaign address I merchants of the country were urged
Atlanta, Ge. - May 10—The opera- j here last night » 8aid he regretted to. to put on steam and prepare to handle
tlon of the Muscle Shoals nitrate! bave 10 mentlon the name of former;the business of tomorrow, by Cover-
Plante should- contribute materially I Pv8ldent WIlson . “ but that be Kad |»or. Harding of the Federal Reserve
toward the building up of the nftro. '' profound «> ”P a ‘hy for the former j Board In an address here today before
gen fixation Industry In this country Presldent ,n hl8 1Une8S
Major G. K. Clement, of the Ordnance '
the Southern' Wholesale Dry Goods
There has been much mlsunder- j Association.
department of the Amy said In a i 8tandlnB about "' y differences with ( Many indications of Improved con-
paper read at the contention of the i tha ;ormer Prfisldent -" Keed dec,ared ' j ditions both In this country and
American Society of Mechanical En-I addlng that tho 9tatement tbat he j abroad are apparent, he declared. The
gineera today. (voted against everything Wilson j situation today, he said, is in many re-
He declared that national prepared
j wanted was untrue and unjust. j spe cts just the reverse of what It was
ness demands that the United States I ’ , at the end of 1919 surplus goods hav-
be self-sustaining as regards the sup-j ENGLAND AND GERMANY ing gone into consumption and there
ply of nitrates and explosives and that
fixation nitrogen Would be well es
tablished in America.
Discussion of textile machinery and
fuels also was continued at today's
sessions of the convention.
NOT HOSTILE TO U. S.
MERCHANT MARINE
being a marked reduction in goods on
the merchants* shelves
NEW MILL IN ALABAMA
(By Associated Press) .,
Birmingham, Ala.. May 10.—Plans
Washington, D. C.. May 10— 1 for the immediate construction of a
The American merchant marine pro--new mill at Fairfield, at a cost of ap-
gram will ;meet with no hostiUity proximately one million dollars, by
in cither England or Germafy, ac-jthe Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
cording to a verbal report on the 1 Company, was announced today,
attitude of shipping interests in ! ■ - — ——-——
those two dountries made to Chair HUSBAND AND WIFE DUEL
man Lasker of the Shipping Board j
P. Farley, vice 'president in charge j
of ship sales, who has just returned!
Washington?°°D“c!“ May"'10.—Nat' from » trip to Europe for the pur-
Coldptotn, whose recent nomination 1 pose of obtaining this and other in- j
as Internal Revenue, Collector at SL j formation needed^by the board.
Louis, has been the occasion of much | • In Germany, Mr. ~
Senate criticism, has asked in a let-
ter to the President that his nomina-' intcresls in either American - or
tlon be withdrawn. I British merchant marine piano, as . „ _
WOMAN Alim rupee ' tho Ge ™ an interests feel they have All Axe.
WUluAPi Aisll ItlKCr; Ian extraordinary advantage In their
CHILDREN ASPHYXIATED ! efforts to rebuild tlieir merchant
(marine from the 'ground up on
The very penalties
GOLDSTEIN WITHDRAWS
NAME FOR FEDERAL JOB
Appointee to Position of Col
lector of Internal Revenue at
St. Louis Was Criticized-
(By Associated Press)
Capture- Near Irwinville,
Georgia, Related His Exper
iences Today in Ohio Town
To His Fellow Citizens.
(By Associated Press)
Spencer, O., May 10.—Fifty-sev
en years ago today, Jefferson Da
vis, President of the Confederate
States, was taken prfsoner by the
Fourth Michigan cavalry in an
early morning surprise near Ir-
winsville, Oa. Today Thomas
Miles Hunter, aged 73, recounted
reminiscences of that tragic peri
od. He says he is one of the two
survivors of the Fourth Michigan
who were present at the capture.
WALLACE REID NUT
FRANCE TO STAND FIRM
ON PROPERTY RIGHTS NO
MATTER WHAT BELGIUM
MAY DECIDE TO DO
Statement Given Out Today
Says Stand Belgium Takes
Will Not Influence Action of
French Delegation at Thej In New York.
Genoa Conference.
E FIVE PRISONERS
IN BUSINESS WORLD! ESCAPE FROM THE'
ATLANTA FEDEBAL PEN
Is Statement of John Edger-
ton, President of the Nation
al Association of Manufac-
turers, Now in Convention Only One of the Five Was in
(By Associated Press)
and
Genoa, May 10.—In a statement i trade conditions throughout the Unit-
handed to the Associated Press today
before anything definite was known
concerning the Russian reply,- the
French delegation announced that
France's attitude on the foreign prop
erty Ibsub in Russia, would probably
remain firm, whatever attitude Bel
gium might eventually adopL
The attitude of the French delega-
t on is the result of public opinion In
France, which is bringing great pres
sure to bear on the government to
make no concessions regarding the in
violability of property rights, the
statement says.
ed States as reported by the thirty
thousand manufacturers to John
Edgerton, President ot the National
T
TO DEATH IN PRESENCE
OF SMALL CHILDREN
I Genoa, May 10.—The Russian reply
| to the allied memorandum which was
'ready for presentation this forenoon
was not delivered to thd allies, as was
expected, as at the last moment after
a conversation between foreign min-
a ' « i is tors Tchitcherin and Schanzer, it
Movie Actor Was Entered atj was decided that the reply would have
Indianapolis Auto Speedway to undergo some alteration. It is not
May 30th, But Movie Em- j expected the reply will be presented
ployers Will Not Permit | berQre tomorrow '
Him to Race.
(By Associated Press)
Indianapolis, Ind., May 10—Wallace
Reid, motion picture actor, will not
drive the automobile he has entered
The Prison Proper, the Oth
ers Being Trusties—No Clue
As to How They Made Get-
Away.
(By Associated Preaf)
Atlanta, Ga., Mya 10.—Five prison*
Association of manufacturers today 08Cape< * fro® the Atlanta federal
show “stable, sane, definite and con*' P en ^entiary late yesterday and no
tinnous advances:'* , trace ° r them bad be « n found early
''We have not only turned the cor-i today ' “ became knowa today -
ner," was Edgerton’s’summary of the L e . nrJ, , P ’, ® tone ’ smu SSler, was .
survey Just completed “We are now oun m 88 ng fr 0 m fho prison Itself
leaving It very far behind. Business bUt tbe others were "trusties'* who
is on the upgrade In practically all of employed on the prison honor
the basic industries.” j *
The survey was made by question
naires, answers to which were receiv
ed within the last 24 hours, so it rep
resents conditions of today.
NEW PLAN FOR NITRATE
PROPOSED TO SENATE
(By Associated Press) . ....
Atlantic City. N. J., May 10.—Mrs. scientific lines.
W. S. Busby and her children were imposed on Germany as a result of
found dead from asphyxiation In a ( the allied and American victory in
tyadroom of their homo in Ventnor the war, influenced German shipping (
City today. A note left by the woman i to make it certain In their opinion
addressed to her husband, s*aid that j that ultimately Germany will regain
"all would be better off." j her place upon the sea. German
'shipyards are crowded with new
MRS. STILLMAN DENIES ! construction under the Herman flag
• Little Boy Four Years of AgC to the five hundred mile international
. Farley repored, j t p { L. Between HlS' sweepstakes race at the todlahapoli*
interest is taken by shipping' and Father One Us '® peedway 00 b * ay 30th, It fecame
mg Butcher Knife and Other | Tha reason given was that/he hold
(era of his long term moving picture
,, contract refused to permit him
(By Associated Press)
Sarnia, Ont., May 10—A duel
to the death between husband and
wife, armed with a butcher knife
and axe. in the presence ot their
three small children, today was
being investigated by the Coron
er’s Jury.
The duelists, Joseph Lambert,
aged 33, and his wife, aged 29,
fought at their home in Elkton,
near Port Huron, Mich.
Edward, aged rout, told the
prosecutor that “Mama" cut her
self with tbe knife and then tried
to hurt "Papa.**
IMPROPER CONDUCT i and ports like Hamburg, Mr. Farley
[ found, are (busier yesterday than
Pou*hk?e r p.te*N U V^ May*10.—Mrs. ! ever in tbcir hlstory ' wltb llnes , of j
Anna U. Stillman, taking the stand in ;f° re ‘Kn shipping at anchor begging |
her own defense today In the trial of j a cbance to be repaired in German!
the divorce suit Instituted by James .yards. [ii
A. Stillman, New York banker, denied Mr- Farley was assured in Eng-;
that she had misconducted h'erself land that British shipping interests!
with Fred Beauvais, Indian guide, as ( recognized the right of the United j
described In testimony 'by witnesses States to establish a merchant,
marine with her war-built tonnage
even though determination of this i
country to carry our that project
would compel a revision of the
operating plans and arrangements I
of the British merchant marine. Mr.
Farley told Mr. Lasker tha) the!
British attitude as he learned it lirj
private conference in .England was |R)gH C0 MM1TTEE ON UNITY
one of fair play toward tho United
States so far as war built tonnage
was concerned and the Indicated In-
compete. Reid's withdrawal was an
nounced today. ,
markhTinIreaseIn 1
BITUMINOUS COAL
(By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C., May 10—A raqrk
ed increase in bituminous coal produc
tion during the present week Is fore,
cast In confidential advices to govern
ment agencies in touch with the min-
ers’ strike. Some estimates put the
grosB production of the current week
at 4,700,000 tons.
CMllCTDAVRin- I U the Present conditions of market
o./YlUol rAY DIU jng ond the attitude of the miners in
ROYALTIES TO KRUPPS I the various districts continues, the
previously called by tho plaintiff.
STEEL ORDERS INCREASE
tonnage report of the United States
Steel Corporation, made public to
day. showed 5,096,413,tons of unfilled
orders on band on April 30th. This
Is an increase from the March un
filled orders which totalled 4.494,148
(By Asaocrated Press)
Washington, D C, May 10. —
The American government finds
itself faced with the necessity of
paying royalties of twenty-five
million dollars to the Krupp firm
on patents based oa discoveries
by American engineers, alien
property custodian Miller said to-
day.
I Clean
— and -
Paint
Up
ARE
Up
PARTNERS-
Painting your house after a thorough clean
ing up is like putting on clean clothes after
an invigorating bath. *
Cleanliness makes you feel so good you
just naturally want to “doll up”.
A new dress of pain’ on your house makes
you feot proud to o*/n the place. To clean
up and neglect to paint up makes you feel
like any decent man feels wjth a clean
shave and dirty collar.
Now is the time to paint and our prices are
rigot.
- i ■— ■
we sell Sherwin-Williams Paints
MASH-MILT0N DRUG CO.
-A Good Flu* 10 T>tic?
< Phones 105 and 106
FAILS TO REACH AGREEMENT
(By Associated Press)
London, May 10.—The peace com
mittee of Dali Elreann has failed to
reach a basis for the unity ot the va
rious factions in Ireland, it Is report
ed in a Central News dispatch from
Dublin today.
tention ot this government to create
a merchant marine ot seven to eight
million tons in the aggregate.
In England, however, Mr. Farley
found that the shipyards were very
generally closed down for lack of
(results next week will be registered
in even further Increases, the reports
declared.
PRESIDENT WITNESSES
TENNIS GAME TODAY
(by Associated Press)
Washington, D. C„ May 10.—Stars
of the American tennis world were
listed to appear in matches today on
tbe White House courts. The gallery
Invited to witness the sport‘included
President and Mrs. Harding, members
of the cabinet, representatives ot the
diplomatic-corps and Washington so
ciety. Secretary cAdstlan has con
sented to referee the matches.
The players include Mrs. Molla
Mallory, Mrs. Marian Jessup, Wajson
Washburn, R. Norris and others.
RETAIL FOOD COSTS MOUNTING
(By, Associated Press)
Washington, D. C May 10—An up
ward (rend In the retail cost of food
work, in contrast with the situation!was noted today in statistics made
in Germany. j public by the bureau of labor statistfea
Mr. Farley a (so (found that the'of the Department of Labor,
shipping board's price of $30 a ton For the month ending April 15th
for its war-built fleet was a fair esti-1 Increases reported. Included Savan-
mate of the world market price forlnah 3 per cent; Mobile 2 per cent;
shipping of the type that the United' Birmingham and New Orleans, 1 per
States has to dispose of. cent.
TWO POLICEMEN KILLED
IN CHICAGO, LABOR MEN
HAVE BEEN ARRESTED
(By Associated Press)
Chicago, Ill., May 10.—Two police
men were shot and killed and two
buildings bombed early today in dis
orders which the police attributed to
labor warfare.
The shootings were followed by a
running platol fight in which the kill
ers eluded the police.
Police chief Fltpmorris has ordered
all policemen on duty, and has direct
ed that all labor leaders be brought In
for questioning.
The police today raided the build
ing trades labor headquarters and ar
rested three of Chicago’s biggest la
bor leaders, “Big Tim” Murphy, Fred
Mader and Cornelius Shea, in connec
tion with the bombings and shooting-?*
HEFLIN DEFENDS OFFER OF
(By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C„ May 10.—A new
FORD FOR MUSCLE SHOALS“• *™
„ 1 Shoals, under semi-government con*
Washington, D. C-, May 10.—Henry ' ® _ “
j , trol wafl proposed to the Senate agri-
Ford s proposed contract for develop- ’ ,
, ... , culture committee today by former
ment of the government properties at T i ^ # »#»
...... 0 . . A1 , . Representative Lloyd of Missouri.
Muscle Shoals, Ala., waa attacked yes- ‘ .
* , u nu . vv . , ? I Tae committee was informed that
terday by Chairman Norris, of the *. . .... ... ,.
. the proposed bill which would make
Senate agricultural committee, who ... .
,. «, . . „ . the plan effective, would be presented
said if was a “cinch” and an “uncon- . * lo .
, . ..... . to them later.
scionable contract,” adding that it
could be taken to Wall Street, if ac- ^
cepted by Congress, and an advance of
1,000 per cent, would be made upon It
as a valuable contract and concession.
The Nebraska Senator’s criticism
METHODIST CONFERENCE
LOCOMOTIVE MEN TO ,
AID STRIKING MINERS
(By Associated Press)
Houston, Tex, May 10.—A motion
that the International brotherhood of
locomotive firemen and enginemon,
now in convention here, contribute
fifty thousand dollars ‘monthly to the
United Mine Workers of America,
each month during continuance of
their strike, was made from the floor
and placed iy the hands of a special
committee, it was learned today.
DAUGHERTY PASSES ON
ALABAMA POWER CLAIM
(By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C., May 10—Attor
ney General Daugherty today conduct
ed a hearing on the validity of a con
tract made by the war department
with the Alabama Power Company,
when that company built the Gorgas
steam plant at Warrior, Ala. Secre
tary* Weeks recently asked tbe attor
ney general tor an opinion on the
validity of the contract.
VETERANS HOSPITAL
CONTRACT IS AWARDED
at a contract for mechanical equip
ment of a veteran's hospital at Tuskc-
geo for negro soldiers, at a cost of
$229,866, to S. W. Rltterhouse, Of
Washington, was announced today at
the treasury.
MOVED
We are in our new Ideation 115 North Broad St.
We extend to everybody a most cordial invitation
to # pay us a visit here. We can serve you better in
this new store. Come in apd see how you like it.
Smith=Harley Shoe Co.
The plan proposes creation of a
corporation with seven directors,
three to 'be government officials, and
leasing ot the properties for a period
of fifty years.
was the outstanding feature of the LITTLE'DONE AT THE
committee's investigation of the pri-
V vate proposals for Muscle Shoals pend-:
ing for acceptance before Congress.i ' <°v Associated Press)
and was made during the afternoon ox- ■ ^ ot 3prJnxa, Ark., May 10.—Only a
aminatlon of Gray Silver, Washington amad amount of legislation has been
representative of the American Farm cnactod 80 ,ar by the general confer-
Bureau Federation. Mr. Silver urged ence °' tbe Southern Methodist
acceptance of the Ford offer on the cburcb ,n session here and sja the sec-
ground that It would reduce the cost ond week of tbn conference began to
ot fertilizer for the farmers and aid day - comm| ttees were ured to expe-
agrlculturo generally, d * te consideration of measures, so
At the morning session. Dr. William tbat the fuI1 body may take “P 801110
McClellan, of New York, president of of the ma lor'bllls by tho latter part
the American Institute of Electro-En- of tbe week -
glneers, submitted two definite recom- 11 19 E encrally believed the confer-
ihendations regarding the future treat- ence w *" not start the election ol
ment of the Muscle Shoals project. ( bishops before next week.
Congressional action to protect the iinini ceil p enneepe
existing construction and equipment at ivnULESALE UKUUlKh
MuBcle Shoals from deterioration was TO CHANGE NAME
urged and the organization of an en-j (Bjr As ^7 d IYm!)
gineerlng board of review to recom-! St. Louis, Mo., May 10—A proposal
mend to the committees a general to change the name of the Southern
plan of procedure to be followed in Wholesale Grocers Association, to
connection with Muscle Shoals was the American Wholesale Growers As-
suggested. ( sociation, waa discussed at today’s
Dr. McClellan declared the engin- ‘session of tbe convention. It is de-
eers and business men who bad made dared the organization Is no longer
a detailed study of Muscle Shoals to a sectional association-
date, “have done so for some reason r » rnjn - rJ_un-l “■
of their own, and not from the stand- consideration. Tb. Alabama member
point of the government’* ■ tlaUy declared himself In favor of im-
Dr. McClellan estimated that a com-! medlately "cepting Henry Ford's of-
plete survey could be made within six ** r '
months when Senator Heflin, Ala-1 Chnlmtan Norris and other senators
bama, objected to delay in Congress In •°®“ 6d tacUnod t0 faTOr tto
ucting upon the proposals now under ^° n °* ^ ^ c ^ e ^ an '
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