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VOL. XXXIII. No. 186.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 13, 1922.
$5.00 PeR ANNUM 1
IS
DIVIDED Oil FURTHER
DECREASE OF WAGES IN WOULD AFFAIRS
Recent Dissenting Vote on Says That France is Not as
Reductions to be Followed Harsh on Germany as Ger-
By Another; When Further, many Was bn France After
Slashes Are Ordered for the' The War of 1870. — French
Rail Employes. j Aims Enunciated.
ARE DETERMINED TO
LEU THE TMITI
PRESIDENT WILL CALUNDT TOO FAST,
SPECIAL SESSION OF
(By Associated Press) ! (By Associated Press)
Chicago III, June 13.—The dtvls-i Chicago. Ill, June 13.—The course
Ion In the" personnel of the Railroad of France with respect to repara-
Labor Board which resulted In vlgor-^ Hons, her array and her part in the
our. dissenting opinions on wage re- arms conference, was defended by
ductions totaling $110,009,000, effect- Ambassador Jusserand In an address
live July 1, already announced, will today at the commence exercises of
make its appearance again when an-1 tha University of Chicago,
other forty million will be loppdd off 1 He denied that France is militaris-
the pay checks of 350,000 more rail- tic, and declared that she had been
way men this week. | more lenient with Germany than Ger-
The majority decision of the board j many had been with the French after
was completed yesterday, bu? the mln-j the war of 1870.
ority opinion will delay, announce-j He. asserted that the ambitions of
ment of the new order for several France In the Washington arms con-
days it was learned today. | ference were in reality, modest ones
SUBSIDE BILL FAILS
lated by Witnesses Before
Board of Inquiry. — Probe
May Run Out Week.
(By John Hammopd in the Sbvannah
Morning News.)
Milledgcville, Ga., June 13. Wide
latitude is being permitted by the in
vestigating commission in its inquiry
into conditions at the state prison
farm, in so far as the examination of
witnesses is concerned, and, from the
five men examined yesterday, a
monumental mass of information was
adduced tending to indicate that,
whatever improvement may, have been
made in the last three weeks, condi
tions which have existed were horri
ble
Judge T. E. Patterson, who is gen-
This Statement Was Made
Today Unless the Merchant
Marine Matter is Arraigned
Before Adjournment of This
Congress.
SAYS CANNDT MAKE DUPONFIRECODD PARACHUTE i
Chief Executive is Said to Op
pose Any Immediate Action
Chi Disposition of This Gov
ernment Property Because of
Its Great Magnitude.
and were aimed only at resuming In era]Jy Jookert upon as tht . stron gest
CHICAGO A MYSTERY
this respect, (naval power) as well as
for trade, industry, agriculture and
such, the rank we had held before
the war.
AT FI
Police Endeavoring to Identi-j
fy it By Teeth or By Gun;
Found Near Body Which'
Was Burned on Sand Dunes.'
Believed Killed by Blow, j an d Other Southern
States Stage Old Plantation
Scenes as the Great Parade
Marches to the Imperial Div
an in That City.
IBy A.socln,ea Pr,inv
(By Associated Press) J
Chicago, Ill, June 13.—The author-j
ities investigating the death of the
man whose body, burned beyond rec-i
ognltion was found on a pile of char-;
red driftwood on the Indiana dunes'
. _ ’ (By Associr.ieo i-ressr
last week, centered their efforts to-) Kan Francisco, Cal, June 13.—The
day In search for the purchaser of the annual convention of the Imperial
gun which was found near tfte body COU ncil of Shrlners began here today
and aye making an inquiry among w | t h the parade of all the hundreds
Chicago dentists in hope of identify-’ 0 f brightly colored bands and patrols
lng the body through dental wotk. i to escort the imperial dlven from the
The Coroner’s physician announced City’s gates at the Ferry building to
after an examination that the man Hie imperial council chamber In the
had been killed by a blow on the Scottish Rite Auditorium,
head and not by a bullet. j Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi
j nobles staged a regular plantation
FRANCE TO SEND MEN scene with cotton field melodies dur*
‘ ing the first day’s festivities.
TO HAGUE CONFERENCE
(By Associated Press) !
Paris, June 13.—France will be rep-,
resented at the conference at the
Hague on Russian affairs by a group j
of experts, the cabinet decided today.!
The idea of haring Charles Benolst.t
minister at the Hague take part in
the preliminary conference, was
abandoned. j
THOMAS EDISON MADE
DOCTOR OF SCIENCE
LONDON STRIKERS READY
(By Associated Press)
New Brunswick, N. J., June 13.
—Thomas A. Edison, inventor,
who is now in his seventy-fifth
year, was given the honorary de
gree of Doctor of Science by Rut
gers College today.
man on the commission, was permitted
to ask a limited number of questions
during the progress of the inquiry
practically all of which were designed
to clarify or bring out additional in
formation and, with probably one ex
ception, all of them of a nature which
might well have been asked by
counsel directing what would be
termed the state's side of the case if
there had been been counsel.
Will Require Legislation
Sucient progress has already been
made to indicate that the least to be
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LENINE STILL IN
COMPLETE HEALTH
Reports From Moscow To
day Indicate That the Soviet
Premier is Still in Control of
All His Faculties.—Has Not
Suffered From Paralysis.
not lost any of his faculties, and
his progress is satisfactory,”
Dimitri Oulla Noff, the premier's
eldest brother, told a correspond
ent today. He said that rumors
that he was paralyzed, are untrue.
NEW BASIS FOR TACNA
ARICA SETTLEMENT FOUND
TO DISCUSS SETTLEMENT PORTUGUESE AVIi
(By Associated Press) 1 a iCT l i
London, June 13.—By a vote of "N LAal Li
over two to one the amalgamated
LIGHT
ceptAnce of the employers’ proposal* aviators, Captains Sacadura and Cou
for sdttlement of the lockout in the! tinho, left here at 7:35 oclock this
engineering Industry. The acceptance'morning on the last leg at their air-
nctids only the ratification of tbe| ship flight from Portugal to the Bra-
employers’ foundation. Izilian capital.
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v Phone* 105 and 106
(By Associated Tress)
Washington, D. C., June 13.—Infor
mal conversations looking to the es
tablishment of a new basis for ne
gotiations in the Tacna-Arica dis
pute contined today by the delegates
to the Chilean-Feruvian conference.
The subject of exchanges is kept a
mystery, but the envoys did not try
to conceal their reviving hope that a
wsfy soon might be found to break the
deadlock.
(By Associated Pre»n
Washington, D. C.. June 13.—Presi
dent Harding has notified Chairman
Campbell of the House rules commitr
tee that unless the ship subsidy bMl
is passed prior to adjournment, he |
will feel obligated to call a special
sesison of congress solely for its con
sideration.
Writing under date of May 26th
the President said:
“So much is involved and such a
difficult and discouraging situation
wll follow If congress falls to sanc-
ton the merchant marine bill that I
should feel myself obligated to call
congress immediately in extraordin
ary session to especially consider it
If it went over through any neglect or
delay beyond the present term."
MINT
PAY TAXES UNLESS
SHITS ARE BROUGHT
Delaware Tax Officials Pre
vented From Collection of
Million and a Half Dollars
Unless Suit is Brought in the
Courts.
(By Associated Tress)
Washington, D. C., June 13.—Tak
ing notice of the position ascribed to
President Harding of opposing action
by congress at ttte present time on
pending bills for disposal of the gov
ernment’s Muscle Shoals properties,
representatives of the American farm
j bureau federation, and other farm or
gan izat ions, today sought a confer
ence with the president to obtain bis
views on the matter.
The President In conference yester-1 taxes,
day with House leaders, was stated
by several Hquse members to have
advised against any hurried action
on any proposals of such magnitude
as the disposition of Muscle Shoals
involved. No Intimation was given
after the conference as to his position I
in respect to the offers by Ford and
others.
SHIP SUB8IDY BILL MUST
GET IMMEDIATE ACTION
Washington. D. C.^ June 13—Presi
dent Harding’s demand for speed in
tlie framing of the administration
ship subsidy bill, resulted last night
in announcement by the merchant
marine committee that if would be
submitted to the House to-day. Mean;
while, the Republican steering com
mittee. which directs the legislative
program of the House, was consider
ing the President’s urgent request
that the bill be put to a vote as
a party measure if necessary prior to
any adjornnient of Congress. At a
conference yesterday with Represen
tative Mondell, .Wyoming, tfoe Re
publican leader, t4e President reit
erated belief that the measure was of
vital interest to the business welfare
of the country and that it should not
go over until the short session begin
ning in December. Reports were cur
rent at the Capital that the President
had iniorqjed members of the mer
chant marine committee that Con
gress would be called in special ses
sion solely tp consider the voting
stage before adjournment.
The steering committee. It was said
reached no conclusion as to Its pro-
(By Associated Tress)
Wilmington, Del. June 13.—Feder
al Judge Thompson today filed a de*
Islon restraining the Internal reve
nue collector for Delaware, from col
lecting by distraint from Alfred L.
riuPont. taxes amounting to $1,576,000
on stock dividends of the E. I. du
Pont de Nemours and Company. Tha
court, however, provided that the col
lector shall not be restrained from
filing suit at law for collection of the
if
OF
Aerial Photographer Experi
enced Thrilling Moments at
A Height of Four and a Half
Miles. — Oxygen Tank Lost
And Machine Disabled.
EXPORTS SHOW
ANOTHER DECLINE
PRESIDENT WANT8 TARIFF
MEA8URE ENACTED FIRST
Washington, D. C., June 13.—The
President, it stated at the White
House, hopes and expects the tariff
bill to be passed prior to the bonus
legislation. It was also said author!
tatively that the President feels that
Congress should have a free hand in
regard to Muscle Shoals.
WEEKS SAYS U. S.
NEEDS AN ARMY
At Military Academy the See
retary of War Cites the Need
Of Massachusetts for Police
And Troops, in Showing the
Country's Need for Army.
(By Associated Press)
West Point, June 13. -Assertions
that the United States does not need
army, were met by Secretary
Weeks in his address at the graduat
ing exercises of the military academy
today, with the statement that the
“civilization of the world rests
no surer foundation than did the civ-
gram. although leaders, after telling j ilization of Boston at the time of the
(By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C., June 13—Amer
ica’s export trade suffered another
decline during the month of May,
dropping from a total of $313,000,000
which was reported for April to $308,--
000 000. Imports, however, increased
in May to $254,000,000 as compared
with $217,000,000 for April.
IIDATE
MEMBER OF KLAN
Birmingham Organization is
Against the Ku Klux and
Says That Thirty Men Run
ning for Office Are Non
Members.
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a. . -flf
(By Associated Press)
Birmingham. Ala.. Juna 13.—Not
one of (ho thirty candidates for state
and county offices, replying to the Blr
mlnghnm Bar Association's question
naire, is affiliated with the Ku Klux
Klan. according to a statement issued
today by Dupont Thompson one of
the committee In charge of the Asso-
iation’s antl-Klan campaign.
(By Associated Press)
Dayton, O.. June 13.—Lashed and
whipped about by a 120-mile an hour
gale while more than four and a half
miles above the earth, and on tha
verge of suffocation caused by loss of
his oxygen tank and compelled to
Cling to the ropes and straps’ attach
ed to the parachute for fear that tbe
whirling cross-current might weaken
and cause them to break, are several
of the "mere details." related today
by Capt. A. W. Stevens, aerial photo
grapher, of McCook field, who yes
terday broke the world's parachute
record, when he descended 24,206
feet.
IEXI
Train Attacked Near Bosares
By Large Band But They
Were Repulsed With Severe
Losses.—Mexican Governor
A Passenger on Train.
dits were killed'and three wounded la
an attempt to hold up a train of the
Southern Pacific de Mexico near Bo
sares, Mexico. Saturday, according to
the conductor who arrived today. The
five were killed and three wounded
by Gen. Rodriguez, military governor
of Nyaret, who was a passenger on
the train. i
1 .
MINERS' MURDER
TRIAL PROCEEDS
ihe President or some opposition in
the party to the subsidy bill, assured
him that efforts would be made
comply with his suggestion.
TROOPS SENT TO PAWIWET
(By Associated Press)
Providence, R. I., June 13. —
The rushing of national guard
troops from the Pawtuxet Valley
villages to the Flat reservoir In
the town of Coventry today re-
vealed the fact that an attempt
bad been made to dynamite the
gate in the dam.
FOREST FIRES IN
BRITISH COLUMBIA
-Fire
fighters are busy today attempting to
control a forest fire which Is burning
for miles along the right of way of
the Grand Trunk and Pacific railroad.
LABOR CONDEMNS THE
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
Cincinnati, O., June 13.—The ship
subsidy bill which is now pending In
congress was condemned by a resolu
tion adopted unanimously today by
the Amorican Federation of Labor as
inimical to the public interest and
destructive of the nation's hope far
sea power. _
Andrew FuruaMh, President of the
International Seamens’ Union told
the convention that the bill probably
would be repoiXed tomorrow in both
houses of congress, with comiqittee
recommendations that it be enacted
into law.
On Furuseth's motion, the conven
tion voted to wire a protest to tha
congressional leaders opposing favor
able action.
RIVAL MOBS CLASH IN BELFAST
(By Associated Press)
Belfast, Ireland, June 13.—Rival
mobs clashed to the York street area
last night, using stones and missiles,
and a bomb also waa thrown, tbe ex
plosion wounding a woman.
police strike nearly three years ago.”
•‘To say Ihe United States does not
need un army. Is just as reasonable as
saying that Boston, Chicugo and oth
er large cities don’t need police fore
es."
MRS. BRUNEN ACCUSED
OF HUSBAND’S MURDERf,
(By Anaoriated Preaa)
Mount Holly, N. J., June 13— Mrs.
Doris Brunen, widow of John Briln-
en. circus owqgr, who Was killed on
March 10th. is under arrest today on
a charge of mm-fia*.
The authorities said the arrest was
made on information furnished by
persons already under arrest in ooa-
nectlon with Ihe case.
YUCATAN RIOTERS
DECLARE TRUCE
(By Associated Press)
Vera Cruz, June 13.—A truce fot
twenty days has been declared be-,
tween the contending factions of
workmen In Yucatan, where a move
ment is on foot for the deposition of
Gov. Carlllo. During the truce, a
commission appointed by President
Obregon will Investigate the situation.
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FOUR LOSE LIVES IN
MUSK0KA LAKE STORM
(By Associated Press)
Bracebridge, Ont., June 13.—Four
lives are believed to have been lost
in the Muskuka Lakes during a storm
Sunday. Charles Draper and
three sons foiled to return home and
still are listed among the missing.
MINE WORKERS ENJOINED
(By Associated Press)
Columbus. O.. June 13.—A tempor
ary injunction restraining the United
Mine Workers in Harrison and Jeffer
son cooties from interfering with
stripping operations % those counties
haa been granted by Federal Judge
Satir, It became kRpwn today.
(By AHsorlated Pre*9)
Charlestown. W. Va., June 13.—Tha
first witness called today by the state
In an effort to prove that Rev. J. E.
Wilburn, was implicated in the fatal
shooting of John C. ’Gore. Logan coun
ty sheriff, who was killed with two
deputies during the disturbances on
the Logan-Boone county border last
summer. .*. .
WU'S PREMIERSHIP
IS NOT YET SETTLED
(By Associated Press)
Pekin, China, June 13.—President
Li Yuan Hung’s mandate giving the
premiership to Dr. Wu Ting-Fang^
fbrmer minister to Washington, was
cancelled to^ay pending receipt of a
reply from Dr. Wu to the request
that he accept the office and aid in
the reunification #f Obinh.
Childrens Sox
Just received a new ship
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Plain Tops. They are all
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quality.-
Please ask to see these for
it’s a pleasure for us tp show
them.
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