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VOL. XXXIV. No. 1*1.
THOMA8VILLE, GEORGIA. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MAY 12, 1922
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CARPENIIER TO MEET
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After Victory of the French
man Last Night,. Articles
To Meet Dempsey Next May
Were Signed!—Willard De
nies Fight Aspirations.
(By Associated Press)
FLOOD VICTIMS MUST
BE RATIONED FOR MORE
THAN 6 WEEKS LONGER
Officials in Charge Predict
That Relief Measures Must
Be Continued for Some Lit
tle Time in the Mississippi
And Louisiana Territroy. •
(By Associated Press)
New Orleans, La., May 12.—The ra
tioning of flood victims In the Missis
sippi river disaster must continue six
weeks longer in Louisiana and Missis
sippi, It was predicted today by offl-
Exploded As Conductor on it
Took it to the Office.—Con
ductor and Three Others
Were Badly Injured by the
Explosion.
Ellis, Parker and Dickey, of
1 Of Goergia re Being Pushed
For a Place on the Board. —
Conference Decides to Elect
Five Bishops.
is FOUND TO BE
FILLED Wi BOOZE
Thin Layer of Spuds Found
Ou Tops of Barrels in Car
That Left New Orleans for
LAFOLLETTE ATTACKS
PROPOSED STEEL MERGER
IN THE SENATE TODAY
Says It Is Merely a Defiance
Of the Sherman Anti-Trust
Law to Raise the Price of
Steel and Create Monopoly
In This Industry.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C„ May 12.—Sena-
i London, May 12. An agreement jcialu In charge of relief work,
for Carpentler and Dempsey to meet j prom forty to fifty thousand per-
elther In London or Paris before next | gone are being maintained by the
May has been reached by Jack Kearns i jted Cross and state relief commis-
nnd Francois • Descamps, Kearns told
the Associated Press today.
The managers have agreed to leave
promotion of the event to parties of
fering the best terms. Both fighters
are free to meet other men In the
meantime but defeat tor either would
cancel the agreement for the match.
CARPENTIER WON FIGHT FAIR
-London, May 12.—The blow with
which Carpentler' knocked out Ted
Lewis In the first round of their fight
here last night, was legitimate, In the
judgment of the so-called experts who
reported the fight.
dries of “foul,” came from all parts
of the auditorium, when the decisive
blow was struck. i ~.
Joe Palmer, iefpreo, Is quoted In
the Dally. Telegraph, as saying:
"The,blow was perfectly fair. The
men had broken from a clinch and It
waa Lewis’) business to protect him
self. This he tailed to do."
sions. -
It Is estimated that about. 5,535
square, miles are now inundated
the states of Louisiana, Mississippi
and Arkansas, or about one-sixth larg
er area than the state of Connecticut.
ONE KILLED IN ASHEVILLE
STREET CAR COLLISION
(By Associated Press)
Asheville, N. C, May 12.—One per
son was killed and eight Injured early
today when two trolley cars collided
head on, on the Weaverville line two
miles from here.
WILLARD NOT AFTER MATCH
Los Angeles,-Cal., May 12—Jess
Willard, who was mentioned In
.recent dispatches as a possible
opponent for Jack Dempsey, la not
seeking a return match, according
to a statement attributed to Wil
lard today by a local newspaper.
HARDING VISITS SENATOR EDOE
(By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C.. May 12— Presi
dent and Mrs. Harding and a party of
friends left early today for New Jer
sey to be the week end guests of Sen
ator Edge, of that state at the Sea-
view golf club near Atlantic City,
The trip will be made by automo
bile, and the destination Is expected
to be reached in time for the Presi
dent to go on tbe links for a round of
golf.
FIGHTING AIRFLEET
FOR NAVY IS PLANNED
RUSSIAN REPLY WONT
SUSPEND CONFERENCE
(By Associated ^resa)
Belfast, Ireland, May 12.—An infer-
nul machine enclosed In a brief case
and let on a tramcar exploded while
the conductor was carrying it to the
lest property oillce of the depot
Ardoyne, a suburb last night. The
conductor and three other employes
were badly injured. The potorman of
the car was later shot in the foot.
PEGGY HOPKINS JOYCE MAD
AS HORNET OVER BANNING
OF HER MOVIE PICTURES
Says She Has Committed No
Crime and Her Lawyer Will
Take up the Matter of Show
ing Her Pictures.—Exam
ined hy Custom Officials.
(By Associated Pr*»ns)
Hot Springs, Ark., May 12.—Politics
moved Into the foreground at the
general conference of the Southern
Methodist church today as the body
took up the question of how many
new bishops shall be elected at this
session.
The discussion hinged around the
report of the committee on episcopacy
recommending that five new prelates
he chosen.
The elections will take place next
Tuesday.
Georgians are pressing the claims
of Revs. E F. Parker, of Atlanta, J. E.
Dickey, of Grlflln, and T. D. Ellis, of
Macon.
After a sharp debate the conference
adopted the report of the committee
on episcopacy, providing for thj elec
tion of five new bishops.
Chicago About Six Weeks I tor LaFollette called up in the Sen-
AgO.
(By Associated Press)
Genoa, May 12.—Italian foreign
minister Schanzer, addressing the en-
(By Associated Press) tire body of newspaper representa-
Washlngton, D. C., May 12.—Plans j ti ve „ attending the conference, late
for complete equipment'ot the fight- t oda y t expressed the opinion that the
ing fleet with aircraft during the com
ing fiscal year, It was learned today,
have been laid before the Senate nav
al committee by Rear Admiral Mof-
fatt, chief ot the navy’s bureau of
aeronautics.
The project contemplates the plac
ing of 213 seaplanes of the various es
sential types, on battleships, cruisers.
Russian reply would not prevent con
tinuance of the conference.
MANY ATHLETES AT
BATON ROUGE MEET
Hampton, Va., May 12. The
blimp A-4 arrived safely at Langley
field about 5 o’clock yesterday auer-
— i . „ , , , noon, after having drifted about
scouts and other vessel and is design- ; the preliminaries and semi-finals ot ^ ^ ocean off Cape H(Jnry ^
(By Associated Press)
Baton Rouge, La., May 12.—One
hundred and ten athletes will enter
ed to furnish the fleet with Its own j the Southern Intercollegiate athletic
aerial lefense against enemy aircraft aasociatlon track and field champion-
attacks. > ships here this afternoon, under the
(colors of eleven Southern Institutions.
W S. K^JUMay *HELflJ7R. KENTUCKY DERBY WILL
eral government -was asked to de- j BE GREAT EVENT THIS YEAR
(By Associated Press)
New York. May 12.—Peggy Joyce
Hopkins, returning from France
the Mauretania bubbled over with
Indignation when on the trip up the
harbor from, quarantine, she was
shown a Washington dispatch stating
that the motion picture theatre own
ers of America had banned any films
In which she might be’featured, "In
the Interest of a clean screen.”
“1 haven't committed any crime,”
she said, adding that she intended
taking up the ban matter with her
lawyer.
Miss Joyce’s baggage was ordered
detained and sent to the appraiser
store. Customs agonts later subject
ed her to an examination but declined
to ciynmenT.
ENGINES ON BLIMP
GO DEAD AT SEA
an hour and half with engines dead.
The engine trouble occurred 'at
3:30 and it was some time before re
pairs could be made, the blimp mean
while drifting to sea before a four-
mile northwest breeze. All hands
were safe whe she arrived.
Keeping in constant radio com
munication with the disabled bal
loon, army, authorities were in readi
ness to dispatch airplanes and other
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
SENT TO TONGSHAN TO
PROTECT FOREIGNERS
(By Associated Press)
Pekin, May 12.—One hundred Am
erican soldiers'have been dispatched
to Tongshan, near Tlen-Tsin, to main
tain communication and protect for-
elgers. •
A train flying the allied flags left
Tlen-TBln for Chlng Wangtso, but was
unable to proceed on account of the
congestion of the Chinese forces.
NEW OIL FEVER AT* AUGUSTA
alien by the Gen. A. S. Burt camp, j Lo U i 8V iile, ky.j Ma'y 12.—Nine thor-
Spanlsh-American War Veterans, l n ioughbreds, representing the cream -of
a resolution adopted last night. The^e American turf, are to take their
action of the members followed a i fj na i workout today ln preparation
lively discussion over charges that | for tomorrow when they face the bar-. blimps on a moment's notice in case
the members of the G. A. R. had (r i e r in the forty-eighth renewal of (of any emergency. Little fear was
been Insulted In speeches made by j the Kentucky derby. - Perhaps a expressed for the safety of the crew
the only feminine member of the) tenth will be added before the day Is ihowever, as the A-4 would have been
British Commons during her visit to j over, to the battle for the fifty thoua-lable to remain in the air Indefinitely
this country. and added money in the rich classic, (although there was no food and little
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tlon made against the Schenck mine | from Atlanta today for a tour of the engineers the party will leave for
nearby. No charge was placed against j Industrial district of Birmingham. ■ Muscle Shoals to Inspect the govern-
the prisoners. ^ ^ , I After a dinner tonight given by local ment projects tomorrow.
water aboard. Officers at the field
refused to make public the names <u
the five men aboard as they felt sure
they would be able to bring the bag
safely in or make a. landing in the
ocean and be picked op by a passing
steamship. Lieut. Olmestead was
at the wheel during the flight.
COAL MINE MEN ARRESTED
Atlanta, Ga., May 12 Augusta
Is on the verge of another oil fever
J. R. Hughes, pti>s>de>it of the J. R.
Hughes Companv, drilling contrac
tors of Mexia. is expected to reach
Augusta on May 17 for a conference
with Augusta busiiens m”n who arc
(interested in Augusta’s oil status
Hughes offers to put *20,000 into
the test if Augustans will put ?!»,•
000.
Augusta’s o ; l pgitation: stalled
about “four* months tago when a
stream of the liquid gold was fonvj
at the new Y. M. C. A. site. Many
gallons of the refine 1 product came
from this spring, and later some
crude oil was found. T. P. Converse
petroleum englmur, was called in by
the Y. M. C. A. directors and de-.
clarcd, after a test drill, that oil in
commercial quantities was to be -had
In or around Augns‘1
The spring at the Y. M. C. A.,at
tracted nation-wido attention. Somni
(By Associated Press)
Chicago, 111., May 12—A freight
car billed as containing potatoes
left New Orleans some weeks ago
for Chicago, and after wandering
around the country finally came
to rest today in the Federal prohi
bition net, when It was found that
there were 360 barrels of whisky
Inside. Each barrel contained a
tbln layer of potatoes at tbe top.
Senator Suggests Paying that
Much and Giving Interest
Bearing Certificates on the
Balance, to Mature in Year
mi.
(By AnoclatiA Prew)
Washington, D. C„ May 12.—A sub-
TROOPS CALLED TO
PROTECT BRICK TOWN
ate today, hie resolution for a gov
ernment Inquiry Into plans for the
merger of more than half a dozen
.large Independent steel corporations. ... .
Asking unanimous consent for lm- | ,U ’ 0,dlers bonus * whl< *
mediate consideration of his resolu-! Tete ^ n » wouId recelve fift * ™ cent
I tlon and the laying aside of the tariff cash payment8 - was Introduced today
bill temporarily, LaFollette said that by Senator Bursum, of New Mexico,
irreparable Injury would be done If, and referred to the Senate finance
the new steel merger Is allowed to be committee.
consummated. He charged that the j Under this plan, the balance duo
merger was proposed to place the en- j veterans would be covered by certlfi-
tire steel Industry in the hands ot cates of Indebtedness, payable in Sep-
two great monopolies and increase tember 1927, drawing Interest at the
steel prices. 'rate of three and one-balf per cent
LaFollette expressed hope that the from next October first.
Department of Justice would be “suf* | — ______
.flciently aroused to enjoin the propos-
FROM STRIKING NEGROES i ed ste ® 1morBer bc:oro 11 is consum -
[Haverstraw, New York Be
ing Guarded by Troops of
National Guard When One
Thousand Negro Workmen
Threaten Trouble.
v (By A?aoc!ated Prerni)
Genoa, May 12.—The economic con
ference’ subcommission
mated
“Those behind the merger,” he
said, “believe the Sherman antl-tniBt
law to be a dead letter.”
He declared that all of the big fin
ancial powers are Interested ln the
merger, although Kuhn, Loeb and
Company appeared to be the “nomi
nal” financial agent.
Haverstraw, N. Y., May 12.—Twen-1 The Senate adopted the LaFollette
ty state troopers were ordered Into ■ resolution calling upon the Depart-
Haverstraw today to guard the town!ment of Jusitce to take steps deslgn-
against threatened outbreaks of one ed to prevent the steel merger,
thousand negroes who are on strike In j , ——
thirty-five brick, plants here. It Is ex- j STEEL MERGER IS PLANNED
pected that more troopers will arrive j New York, May 12,-Announcemeht | conference‘iTsitag on, with a study
from Albany and Troy this afternoon, (of the prospective merger of the| of Russ!an a „ alrs , acc ’ ordIng to a
Bethlehem and Lackawanna steel \ 8tatement , ssued th( . Prench deIe .
(By Associated Press)
RUSSIAN REPLY TO
RE DISCUSSED LATER
Russian
affairs this afternoon postponed con
sideration of the Russian reply to the *
allied memorandum until eleven ,
oclock tomorrow.
FRANCE WILL NOT AGREE
TO MIXED COMMISSION.
Genoa, May 12.—France will never
agree to the project for a mixed com
mission'sitting indefinitely while the
FORMER KAISER NOW
.companies which became public late
j yesterday, resulted lu a further spec-
CTlIIWIMr TUE DIDI E ! tacular advance of Lackawanna shar-
OlUUIlilU lnH DlDLX us at the opening of-today's trading
' I In the stock exchange. Prices went to
Amsterdam, May li Former 75 on extreme overnight advance of
Emperor William’s devotion to
religion has progressed to the point
of mania. Admiral Von Tlrpitz, for
mer minister of the German navy,
is reported to have told a friend re
cently.
The.German.ex-kuiser is described
as spending the greater part of eaiii
day in reading the scriptures, com
mentaries.' sermons and other reli
gious books and In prayer His
physical health . appears to be good,
bqt the members of his entourage
at Doom regarded his mental state
with some anxiety.
It is observed that his interest in
European affairs has greatly di
minished, even German pollftcs find
ing him somewhat uninterested. Jin
mind appears to live rather in the
pbst' than in the present, and' he is
disposed, whenever he does converse
nine and a -quarter points. Bethlehem
steel did not figure conspicuously.
CHAMBERLAIN EXPECTS
IRELAND TO QUALIFY
(By Associated Trass)
London. May 12.—Austen Chamber
lain, the government leader In the
House of Commons, addressing a mass
meeting of Unionist women here this
afternoon, declared the time had come
when the government might expect
the Irish signatories of the Anglo-
Irish treaty not only to show good
faith, and keep it, but also the power
to do it.
MORSE AND SONS
PLEAD NOT GUILTY
gallon this noon.
GREAT BRITAIN PROPOSES
TRUCE IN EASTERN EUROPE
. Clench May 12.—Great Britain has
proposed a truce In Eastern Europe q
on the basis of the de facto frontiers,
pending the conclusions of the com
mission ot Inquiry to be appointed, it
was announced this afternoon.
APRIL SHOWS GREATEST
GAIN IN EMPLOYMENT
(By Associated Press)
Boston, Mass., May 12.—Benjamin
on politics and some one speaks of j w - wh ° wltl * bt* father. Chari-
the injustice of the world, to allude cs w - Mor3e - and two brothers ' and
with certain melancholy and In-
, ... „ . . .. .'difference to what he terms the false
of the oil that came from it was put accu8atloa of „„ bavln( tto
to a test and showed n higher yravi-* war „
ty than gasolent. j
During his reign as emperor of
CHINESE GENERAL IN JAPAN i th * G ~ T
WILL JOIN NORTHERN FORCES S£f *ST,»c. *
(By Associated Press) [always studied theology and culti-
Toklo, May 12.—Former Chinese vated expertness in defense of
premier, Liang Shlhyl, recently re- .Lutheran doctrines nnd their appli-
ported.to have arrived ln Japan, Is un- catlon . H is mind was often divided
derstood to be planning to join Gen., in thosc day , between the , tudy 0 f
about twenty others, were Indicted ln
New York, for using the mails to de
fraud, surrendered here today on a.
fugitive warrant. They pleaded not
guilty when arraigned and gave' bond
for bearing on the question of extra
dition.
’ . (By. Associated Press)
Pittsburgh, Pa, May 12.—Twelve I
Sbang Tos-Lin. who is with his forces ] milltliry and rc i| Rioo , questions, bat
north of Tlen-Tsin. Dispatches from now he , ld t0 be enthralled in
China say that Shang la maneuvWlns ^ tiong to the ex .
for decisive action against Wu f, cluaion of a „ probIems of Btate craft
Fu’s forces along the Laun river. H1 , menta , ou0ook U(m8 to hava
(narrowed and his rare visitors find
ENGINEERS IN BIRMINGHAM | his mind shut in and/losed to pre-
, n isent German affairs and the re-
(By Associated Press) I
Birmingham, Al*, May 12.—Sixty lations between
men were brought to the county Jail
•t noon today, having been arrested
by deputy sheriffs after the Peterman j Birmingham, Aliq Mav ‘12.—Sixty ’latione between Germany and
coal mine In a Pennsylvania township members of the American Society of rest of the European countries,
had been blown up and a demonstra- Mechanical Engineers arrived here 1
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Washington. D. C„ May 12.—April
has shown the greatest gain ln em
ployment throughout the country of
any month since the first of the year.
E. E. Hunt, secretary ot the Presi
dent’s conference on unemployment
declared today In a statement.
Reports from thirty-four states, and
the District of Columbia, be said,
showed that tor every 100 jobs listed
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BANK NEAR MIAMI ROBBED
(By Associated Press)
mi.ml, Fla, May 12.—The Bank
of Stuart here, was held up at
noon today by three bandits who ,
escaped with approximately five -;
thousand dollars.
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