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VOL. XXXIII. No. J84.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY APTERNOON, JUNE 10, 1922.
$5.00 PER ANNUM
HOLD GERMANS
SENT TO FRANCE
This Question is Asked and
Plans Are to Be Made To
See That it is Used by The
French if Ppssible as Part of
Bond Payment.
of
the four hundred million gold rubles
handed over to ‘Germany under the
provisions of the'treaty of Brest-Lit-
ovsk, which was delivered to the al
lies by Germany after the armistice
and* transferred to the vaults of the
B4nk of France?
This Is the substance of a written
question put to finance minister De-
lasteyrie in the / Senate.
•If the gold Is still In the vaults, the
Senator asks If the French govern
ment shouldn't request the Hague
conference to definitely turn over the
vim to France tor the purpose of
paying Interest due French holders of
pre-war Russian bonds.
GRIFFITH TOTALK TO
Expected That Governments
Will Settle Difficulties That
Are in Way of Peaceful Ac
ceptance of the Anglo-Irish
Treaty.
(By Associated Press)
London, June 10.-7 After today’s
of
meeting of the British signatories
the-Anglo-Irish treaty, it was stated
that Arthur Griffth -President of Dali
Klreann' would meet Lloyd George
this afternoon, and that It was likely
that. settlement of the questions a(
Issue would result
IRISH CONSTABULARY
ATTACKED NEAR DUBLIN
OLYMPIC PASSENGERS
TRANSFERRED AT SEA
Open Boat Used to Take Pas
sengers to Cherbourg in a
Dense Fog.
(By Associated Press)
Cherbourg, June 10.—In a thtok fog
in open eea, 750 of the White Star lin
er Olympic's passengers hound for
Cherbourg, were transferred during
the middle of the night, to' tenders and
landed at Cherbourg, without mishap
this morning. The transfer was ef
fected to the accompaniment of a
long ground swell, but there woe no
wind. 'a
50,000 TO VISIT
- RICHMOND FOR REUNION
(By Associated Press) ' '
i. Richmond. Va., June 10.—Announc
ing completion of plans for the Con
federate Reunion .here June. 19th to
22nd," officials of the general com
mittee today estimated that five thou
sand survivors of the " Confederate
army would attend and would attract
60,000 visitors to'the city.
Dublin, Ireland, June JO.—The
houses at Athenry, county of Galway,
of the disbanded members of the Roy
al Irish Constabulary, who had Ignor
ed warnings to leave town, were at
tacked last night wltlj rifles and ma
chine guns, ssys a dispatch from
Tuam today. No casualties are re
ported, but the' constables are leav
ing, it Is added. " •'>
MAJOR TRUE OF
ENGLISH NOBILITY
Man Reprieved From Gal
lons by San Francisco Au
thorities. From Britain.
/,
(By Associated Press)
San Francisco, Cal., June 10.—Ma
jor Ronald True, whose reprieve from
the gallows for murder brought a
storm of protest from the British press
yesterday, claimed to be Lord De-
Freyne, step-son of Lord Glen Falloch,
oj Scotland when he served fifteen
months of a federal sentence tn the
AlaJnad^.ieal.. jail tn 1915 for forgery.
British newspapers freely Intimated
that True was a son of one of the
most noted gentle women of English
nobility, but True's identity hah been
withheld by the British authorities,
Statement Made by Federa
tion President Says Labor
Looks on the Guard as Sym
bol of Liberty as Opposed to
That of Tyranny.
WARRANTS 1!
OUT IN ATLANTA FOR
SAYS GOMPERSNARCDTIC VIOLATIONS
Many Prisoners Said to Have
Become Drug Addicts After
Confinement: in the Federal
Prison and Thorough Lives
Ised labor stands for *. national guard figation is the Result. '
(By AsaociaOd Press)
Des Moines la., June 10.—Organ-
end sees In It, as opposed to the large
standing armies of the European na
tions, a symbol,of liberty as opposed
to tyranny, according to a statement
received here by Adjutant General
Lasher, from Samuel Gompers, presi
dent if the American Federation of
Labor.
Lasher says he believes the Gom
pers statement will permanently dis
solve the misunderstanding which he
says, has existed in the past as to
labor unions and the national guard.
FORD WILL NOT BE
PUSHED INTO RACE FOR
PRESIDENT UNTIL LATER
“Ford For President Club,'
Decide to Postpone Request
To Auto Manufacturer to
Announce Intention Until
Sentiment is Learned.
PUBLICITY FOR CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTIONS PROPOSED
(By Associated Press)
Washlflgotn, D. C.. June 10.' —
Sweeping regulations for publicity
campaign contribution. Is provided In
• bill Introduced In the House today.
HUGHES*DAUGHTER WEDS
(By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C., June 10.—The
first cabinet wedding of the Harding
administration will be lete today of
-Miss Catherine Hughes, daughter of
the Secretary of State, to Chauncey
Lockhart Waddell, of New York.
The President and Mrs. Harding
and members of the cabinet and di
plomatic corps will be' among the
guests. *
CHILE WILL REOPEN THE
TACNA-ARICA NEGOTIATIONS
Washington, D. C., June 10— A new Trt nr pnprn is AIiniGTA
diplomatic move appeared to be in 1U DBTKMU AI AUUU3IA
preparation - by Chile -today with,
view to resutnptlon of the Interrupt
ed negotiations of'the Chilean-Peru
vlan conftrepce without mediation by
the United States.
It Is said that the Peruvians are
ready to hear any other proposal that
Chile hat to make for reopening the
discussions.
PINCH0T FORCES
/ BESTED BY REGULARS
(By Associated Press)
Philadelphia, Pa. June 10.—The
regular organization forces of the Re
publican party In Pennsylvania won
■i victory over the supporters of Gif-'
ford PlnchoT. Republican candidate
for Oovernor todsyr, when they elect
ed W. Harry Baker, of Harrisburg,
chairman of the state committee. His
opponent for the position -was General
Ashur Miner, or Wllkesbarre, a world
war veteran.
qot to make a. formal request of Hen
ry Ford to become a candidate for
President of the United States “for
several weeks at least " has been
made by ,the executive 'committee of
Dearborn, "Ford for President Club’’
It was announced today. I
"We desire to crystnilse sentiment
In favor of Fori^hnd show him that
such sentiment really exists ^before
we take the matter up," said the Rev.
William Duwe, President of the Club.
CARLOAD HOMING NIXONS
IN THE FEDERAL PEN
warrants, charging violation of the
narcotics law, have been issued lp
connection with the Investigation of
the alleged "dope ring." at the Atlan
ta federal prison, federal attorney
Hager stated today.-
Dr. H. C. Carrick, assistant prison
physician and three guhrds are now
in jail In default of bond and Hager
said these were “only the beginning
of the clean up.”
"We never dreamed that conditions
existed at the prison until we started
an investigation at the Instance of
Warden Dyche." the District Attor
ney said.
“The evidence now In hand shows
that over 150 prisoners who were not
addicted to the use of narcotics be
fore being sent to'prison, acquired the
habit after imprisonment, from drugs
furnished by the dope ring."
ES
FOR SS8.000 FOR
IF
Another Hamon Case Says
Girl Whom He -Followed
Around and Gave Many
Handsome Presents. —Now
Wants Damages.
(By Associated Press)
Chicago, III. Juse 10.—Reversing
the code of love litigations, John R.
Roberts, Texas rancher and oil man.
whose wealth Is reputed at three
million dollars, has filed a praecipe of
fifty thousand dollars breach of prom
ise suit against Miss Gladys Wells,
actress, non- living In Chicago.
Miss Wells said the had accepted
Roberts' attenton after he had fallow
ed her over the country.
“Because he presented me with furs
and jewels, valued, he said at fifty
CANADA DEPLORES
LOSS OF MANY MEN
Younger Generation Leaving
Country Rapidly for Eng-
. land and New England) it is
Stated in Dispatches From
Newfoundland.
(By Associated Prfsi)
St. Johns, N. F., June 10.—The gov.
ernment and press of Newfoundland
express alarm at the heavy Immigra
tion of young men from the colony
to New England and Canada.
This summer the transportation
lines report the ruhh of Immigrants
as unprecedented. Practically every
Settlement in Newfoundland has lost
its quota of young men, reports say.
ATLANTIC OCEAN
FREIGHT RATE WAR
HAS BEEN STARTED
MINNEAPOLIS HAS
DESTRUCTIVE STORM
COAL MEN WHO RAISE
PRICES WILL BE LIABLE
TO PROSECUTION
(By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C.. June 10.--Sena
tor IWalsh, Democrat, in a statement
today, declared that a congressional
investigation would be made and In
dictment of bituminous coal operators
who have used the Hoover price-fix
ing agreement to raise-prices, would
be demanded, unless Secretary Hoov
er obtains a reduction of prices on
contract coal "in a few days.”
(By Associated Press)
Augusta. Ga., June 10.—A solid
carload of homing pigeons which
arrived here from Baltimore will
be released today tor flight back
to Baltimore: It la estimated that
over five thousand flyers are to
make the rice.
BRITT OF ASHEVILLE
MAY GET PR0HI PLACE
(By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C., June 10.-
aetion on the appointment of James
SENATOR BORAH AND
HOOVER IN CONFERENCE
Washington, D. C., June 10—Con
gressional Investigation of prices
charged by bituminous coal operators
and retailers was promised last night
by Senator Borah of Idaho, chairman
of the Senate labor committee, at a
conference wijh Secretary Hoover of
the Department of Commerce If the
baste price scale established at con
ferences between Mr. Hoover and
committees of operators are made the
basis for profiting.
Secretary Hoover wus said to have
assured Senator Borah that In further
Final conference with operators and deal-
“RETAINER”
Vacuum Bottles
— IN -
ALUMINUM
CASES
Quart Size $2.00
Pint Size -.--'$1.25
We Have Only a Few So Be
Sure to Get Yours
We Also Have a Few Fillers
Pint Size—1— $1.00
Quart Size — $1.50
FOR
Picnickers, Fishermen, Hunters, Mbtorists
and all those that find pleasure in the open.
J. Britt, of Asheville, N. C„ former
congressman, at solicitor of prohibi
tion Is understood today to await the
derision of Secretary Mellon and In
ternal Revenue Commissioner Blair,
as to the advisability of creating a
new office.
The establishment o( a new office,
It was explained,' is desired by the
prohibition bureau because of the rap
idly increasing volume of legal busi
ness. i
ABE MITCHELL WINS
BRITISH GOLF MATCH
(By Associated .Press)
Glen Eagles, Scotland, June 10.—Abe
Mitchell, one of Britain's best known
golfers, won the thousand guinea golf
tsurnament honors here today, defeat
ing Edward Ray, former open cham
pion, two and one.
era he would do hla utmost to prevent
BISHOP KILG0 BETTER TODAY
(By Associated Press)
Charlotte, N. C„ June 10.—The con
dition of Bishop John C. Kllgo, of
the Southern Methodist church, who
arrived home last night from a Mem
phis hospital, we. reported this morn- “ r( a “ *«"«“•« °* ,r ' ces
profiteering and to obtain price ad
justments to protect the public, and
Senator Borah was understood to have
agreed to withhold any Investigation
pending the outcome of Mr. Hoover's
action.
It was said at the conference which
was held at Senator Borah’s residence
at the instance of the Commerce Sec
retary, the question ‘of governmental
action for bringing about a settlement
of the strike was not discussed.
The subjects discussed between Sec
retary Hoover and Senator Borah were
said to have been the price agree
ments negotiated through tyr. Hoover
and possible congressional action In
cluding legislation. It was said that
Senator Borah had no desirh to Inter
fere with Mr. Hoover's price negotia
tions so long as they were not made
the means for charging excessive
prices. But it was said Senator Borah
had questioned the legality of the
Hoover price agreements. The “confer
ence lasted an hour. It was understood
that Mr. Hoover would proceed forth-
thousand dollars, he said It was his
property,", she said. .
' “He was a friend of Jake Hamon
before the latter wax killed in Okla
homa and it Is a Jake Hamon case in
every respect,” abe added.
. Mortals
Minneapolis, a Minn.. June 10.-
a boy was killed, basements flood
ed and wires blown down in a
severe storm which struck this
city and surrounding country last
night and early today. Wire com
munication *to the south and east
is badly demoralised.
Extends to England and it is
Expected That it Will Soon
Develop Ihtb Enormous Pro-
portions Involving Traffic to
Many Ports.
, % (By Associated Press)
New York, Jane 10.—The trans-At
lantic freight rate war between com
peting steamship lines to German,
Belgian and. Dutch ports, has spread'' ’
to the United Kingdom ports, when £
the conference made reductions ■ bt * ’
•ten to thirty pe» cent on a long list
of commodities. Fixed rates on about
ten commodities we^e also abandoned
entirely. As the situation now stands
shipping men see the beginning .of a
prolonged struggle for domination of
freight traffic to Europe.
MOSCOW SESSION MAY
END IN STRIKE BY THE
PRISONERS ON TRIAL
General Babel Ensues at the
Trial of Social Revolution
ists and Thirty-four Prison
ers Threaten to Refuse Trial
By the Court, /
lent opening session of the revolution
ary tribunal, at which prisoners,
chairmen and counsel for the defense,
for a time all talked at once, the
trial of thirty-four Bocial revolution
ists today proceeded to the stage of
the reading of the Indictments.
Disappointed because their plea for
additional counsel/ was refused, the
prisoners for a time debated the ex
traordinary project, of refusing to 6e
tried, und remaining In their cells In
stead.
COAL MINE RIOTS
(By Associated Press)
Terre Haute, Ind., June 10.—Seri
ous disorders broke out at the Riley-
Kern coal mine» near > here today.
Three hundred men, some , of them
Aied, are reported forming for a
march to the Riley mine; while a par
ty of one hundred I* reported to have
attacked the Kern mine overturning'
pars of coal and attacking and serious
ly Injuring one of the men employed
there.
ton and also to take stepa to prevent
operators from charging unreasonable
prices to retailers .
After the conference Senator Borah
made the following statement:
“My position at'the conference to
night was simply this. If the opera
tors and retailors work together an.d
will co-operate to protect the public
In the matter of prices, I should not
favor at this time any Investigation
and would let this price proposition
work itself out if it will.
“But If the maximum which has
been fixed bv Mr. Hoover Is going to
be used by th& operators as a mini
mum price and thus pushed nft to the
retailers and the operators and retail
ers together take advantage of the
aintuatlon to boost the price to the
public. I would favor an Investigation
to force a complete exposition with a
view to laying the’foundation for pub-
WOMAN HEADS, AUGUSTA
POLICE COMMISSION
'Ry Associated Press)
Augusta. Ga.. June 10.—The first
woman in the country to become the
“boss" of the police and fire depart
ments of a city the size or Augusta,
Is Mrs. I,. S. Arrington, prominent
cluh woman, who was elected late yes
terday to the chairmanship ( of the
civil service commission. * 1
MRS. LIND8AY"ARRINGTON
FIRST WOMAN SO HONORED
Augusta Ga., June 10.—Mrs. Lind-
say S. Arrington was yesterday elect
ed chairman of (he civil service com
mission. which cojpmisslon'ls In
charge of the police department and
the fire department. She succeeds as
chairman the late Ralph Willis, who
was chairman at tlje time of his death
two months.ago;
This Is ‘probably the first time In
the history of the country where a
womau bus been put In ezecutive con
trol of a commission of this kind.
Mrs. ArrinRton has been on the
TURK NATIONALISTS
PROTEST BOMBARDMENT
i (By Associated Press)
Constantinople. Jnne 10—The Turk
ish Nationalist representative here
today presented to the allied high,
commission, a protest against the
bombardment of Samsun on the Bal
tic Sea by a Greek squadron Wednes
day. The Greeks advance the claim
that the firing was directed against
ammunition dumps at Samsun, which
were ezploded. Fed lives were lost
end no Americans were hurt.
BULGARIA WON’T AUOW
FINANCIAL DOMINATION
commission about a year, when Coyi
RDli Alf IN INDIANA mla!iloller K - J - I-)'on and Commission-
ClsC/uV Hi inumnfl er H. H. Duvall resigned from that
,boriy with the understanding that
two women would be elected In their
•tead. Mrs. Arrington and Mrs. Har
ry Carpenter were chosen by CUy
Council to succeed Lyon and Duvall.
At yesterday’s meeting it was rot
ed to give the chairman the right to
designate the vlce/chalrman, and Mrs.
Arrington appointed,-Lester Elliott .to
that office. Elliott (Ilia the place on
the commission which Mr. Willis bud.
The- other commissioners are Frank
A. White and R. J. Edenfleld. After
the appointment of Elliott to be vice
chairman, Commissioner White made
the point that It might be Illegal that
the vice charmanshop bo filled by ap
pointment.
The commission then went into an
(By Associated Press)
Sofia, June 10.—Bulgaria has refus
ed to accept establishment of allied
control over her finances, as propos
ed by the reparations commission,
and will attempt to reopen the ques
tion at The Hague, It la declared by
Premier Stamboultsky.
WILLINGHAM NOT TO-BE
TRIED ON OTHER COUNTS
of the completion yesterday of Rlch-
prd F. Willingham,/on one of the
fourteen incllctments, charging lar
ceny after trust. Solicitor General
Garrett announced today that the re
maining thirteen Indictments would
not be pressed at this term of court
election, Elliott being chosen, the
two women and Elliott voting tor El
liott and Edenfleld and White voting
for White, It developing that there Is
keen feellng among the veteran com-
iqlssloners, White and Edenfleld, who
have long been on the board, that
both the chairmanship and vice chair
manship has been given to the "new”
commissioners. There la the belle/,
that, bn the expiration of Mrs. Ar
rington’s term as chairman, Elliott
will be elected as chairman.
Ing as showing Improvement.
eased on a maximum price of $3,50 a lie control.
SOMETHING NEW AND MUCH WANTED
JUST ARRIVED
Women’s >Black kid one-strap pump, Military heel, just enough Perforation on it
t6 set it off. Priced at $6.59 'v
New Lot of Boys Keds Just Received
Ladies Silk Hose
In all of the new and wanted
shades
$1.50 to $4.50 p er pair
Kayser White Silk 16 Button
Gloves
In The Best Quality
$2.00 per
pair
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