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VOL. XXXIII. No. 190.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 19, 1922.
$5.00 PER ANNUM
ITI
ATTACKED ITS PEOPLE
Former President Took Part
In Demonstration Against
The City, Which Ming Had
Taken.—Civilians Fired Up
on and Robbed by Troops.
(By Associated Press) __ _____
London, June 19. Sun Yat Sen,ieration, which McCormick underwent
former head of the Chinese govern-J last week. AH persons at the bedside
ment, who fled from Canton, upon oc- j refused to comment on the widely
cupation of the city by the forces of (published reports that the operation
Ching Chi Chung Ming, was on one was for the transplantation of glands.
of the warships which shelled Can-j
ton Saturday, says a Hong Kong dls-; Chicago, June 19. The veil of
Pa T C he t wa?8hi r p3 ni continued the bom- "W* 1 * 1 * drawn about a " “^ration
bardment for an hour at midday, using {Performed last Monday upon tfaroTd
IS STILL A MYSTERY
i Friends of the Harvester Head
Will Not Give Out Any
Statement Except That He
Continues to Show Improve
ment.
(By Associated Press)
Chicago, HI., June 19.—Physicians
hospital attendants, and friends of
Harold McCormick, chairman of the
executive board of the International
Harvester Company, were still pledg
ed to secrecy today concerning an op
F. McCormick, chairman of the exe
cutive board of the International
Harvester Company, remained as
impenetrable last night as it was
forty-eight hours ago, when word of
Mr. McCormick’s illness first became
public. That Mr. McCormick is mak
ing satisfactory progress and that the
operation was a success was indicated
(By Press) !'>' a bulletin issued yesterday by Dr.
Greensboro, N. C-, June 19.—More j Lespinasse, who operated on Mr. Mc-
etrlngent regulation of banks waa, ....
urged by Judge B. B. Long, in his ■ Mr. Harold McCormick is in excel-
•charge to the Guilford county grand i I l *nt t spirits. His condition from
six pound and three pound shots, and
the firing was renewed at 4o‘clock.
The gunners apparently, were reck
less of the lives of civilians. After
the firing, the troops robbed the peo
ple in the streets on pretext of search
ing for arms and all munitions.
BANKS NEED REGULATION
LEN SMALL CASE HAS
jury here today. He declared that! surgical standpoint is excellent.”
several bank failures cases coming Mr. McC|»nWick remained *in
before him recently had been caused ; seclusion in the walled off wing of the
by an officer, or officers of the defunct j Wesley Memorial Hospital where the
institutions borrowing too much mon- operation was performed. He was be-
ey from the bank. I ing attended by a special corps of
j nurses and internes, none of whom
{were allowed to leave the wing.
Members of the family visited the
j patient during the day, but refused to
BliCM rnn/TDI rTCI* discuss his condition or comment on
DUn Lulu I IXILU widely published reports that Mr. Mc-
_____ jCormick had been the subject of a
(By Associated Press) gland operation.
Waukegan, Ill., June 19—The State J Late in the day, servants at the Mc-
today completed its case against Gov. jCormick home told inquirers that
Len Small, charged with conspiracy i Howard Colby, one of Mr. Mc-
to defraud the state while he was : Cormick’a closest friends, had left the
state treasurer. j city. No confirmation or denial could
—■— I be obtained of published reports that
GOV. SMALL WILL OFFER NO |Mr. McCormick contemplated depart-
EVIOENCE IN HIS BEHALF ,ing some time this week for Europe.
Waukegan Ill., June 19.—Gov. Len Earlier in the day, Mr. Colby, ac-
Small, will offer no evidence In his 1 companied by Muriel McCormick and
own behalf In his trial for conspiracy,' Mathilda McCormick, daughter of the
counsel for the defense announced. Harvester Company Jeader, visited
today, but will rest on the evidence of him at the hospital,
the prosecution. I —
I MINNESOTA AND MAINE
NORWAY SEIZURES DURING j HOLDING ELECTIONS TODAY
WAR TO BE ARBITRATED (By Associated Press)
[ St. Paul, Minn.. June 19—Minnesota
..<5? Associated Press) voters went to the polls today to nomi-
Washington, D- C., June ^or* nate party candidates for Senator,
mer Senator Sutherland of Utah, dls- congress. and sta te offices in the prl-
cussed today with the President. orbi- mary P | ect | on t | ial wi i] determine to
tration matters between the United a | flrK ,. extent the effectiveness of the
States and Norway, arising out of the nBW „ artv convention law.
wartime seizure by the United States
of ships under construction in Amer- SENATOR HALE WANTS
lean yards for Norwegian citizens. It; RENOMINATION IN MAINE
ts likely that Sutherland will repre- Portland. Me., June 19 - United
»ent the United States before the Slates Senator Hale souRht renomi-
Hpeclal Hague tribunal under the ar- nation by the Republicans at the
bitration treaties existing between Maine, state primary today. He Is op-
the two countries. posed by former congressman Guern-
sey and former state Senator Edward
ALBANY TO CELEBRATE ! T,a ''"‘ fl -
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH, FARMERSANDflRAI[S
Albany. Ga.. June 19. Albany BUREAU GET TOGETHER
wiH celebrate the Fourth of July in | ( „ AMOClated
big style this year, the feature of the' Chicago, 111., June 19.—Coopera-
day'e activities being a big horse-rac- t j OU between the committee of the
ing program at the fair grounds. | Mid-West Farm Bureau and officers
Local business men have purchased a 1 P f the United States Grain Growers,
number of fast horses and had them Inc., was announced today as the lat-
under a professional' trainer for'
several weeks. These horses will
take part. There will also be a
horse show, stunts and free races.
Several thou«-- -ople are expected
to attend the program.
est detail or the grain growers’ sell
ing plan under which the organization
will attempt to acquire seats on the
Chicago and Minneapolis grain ex
changes. and will also make sales
contracts direct with the consumers.
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BIC STRIKE
Lewis Says That the Business
And Industrial World Will
Be Forced Through This
Joint Action to Make Way
For Their Demands.
(By Associated Press)
Cincinnati, O.. June 19.—“Full mor
al and financial support." is pledged
to the New Kn gland textile workers,
now on strike, by a resolution which
was unanimously adopted by the con
vention of the American Federation
of Labor today. The resolution also
urged all delegates to carry out Its
terms "to the beat of their ability."
THREE FACTORS WILL WIN
VICTORY FOR WORKERS
Cincinnati, O., June 19.—Three fac
tors will win a victory for the miners
and railroad men in a common strike,
It was predicted today by John L.
Lewis. President of the United Mine
Workers, who meet tomorrow night
with the rail union chiefs to consider
joint strike action in the threatened
rail walk out of approximately a mil
lion men.
He said the first factor would be
the moral effect of joint action, the
second, the joining of forces would
dislocate the transportation system
of the nation, and third, would affect
the industrial fabric.
ELECTION CONTEST IN LABOR
MEETING AT CINCINNATI TODAY
Cincinnati, O., June 19.—Prospects
of a second contest in the election of
the executive council of the American
Federation of Labor at the conven
tion hero, loomed today as the move
ment got under way for William
Clarke, of Toledo President of the
Flint Class workers union, to contest
the re-election of Frank Morrison, as
secretary. The election is expected
to be held Friday.
RAIL CHIEFS MARKING TIME
Chicago, HI., June 19.—The railroad
chiefs were marking time today while
the employes of the roads were mark
ing strike ballots.
NO ALTERNATIVE EXCEPT
TO FIGHT FOR RIGHTS
Cincinnati, O., June 19.—Formal
notice was served last night on the
railroad labor board by the chiefs of
ten railroad unions of their intention
to go through with a strike in event
one is authorized by the 1,225,000
workers whose wages are to be re
duced on July 1 on orders of the
board.
ADMITS SLAYING
JAX FIREMAN
Says He Was Attacked and
Attempted Hold Up Was
Staged and He Shot The As
sailant.—Police Believe The
Boy's Story.
SENATE WILL TAKE UP
TARIFF BEFORE THE
IS; DEMOCRATS
L OPPOSE
Caucus Arranged by Decisive
Vote Among Republicans to
Put Bonus Off.—Walsh Re-
(By Associated Press) ,
Jacksonville. Fia June i9.—Homer j fuses the Arrangement For
Rauls, aged lb, of Columbus Ga., who r\ .
went to police headquarters Saturday | L/CmOCfiltS*
and confessed that he had shot and I , Rv PrpHH >
killed city fireman, George Smith last Washington, D. C., June 19.—Sen-
Tuesday night, when Smith attempted ate Republicans in conference today
to hold him up, was to attempt
gain his release today on a writ
habeas corpus. The police expressed
conviction today that the story told
by the boy was true.
FRANCE TAKES PART
IN HAGUE MEETING
Will Withdraw, However, if
Political Questions Are In
jected Into the Russian Ques
tion.—French Delegates Re
ceive Instructions.
fBy Associated Press)
Paris, June 19.—France will take
part in the conference at the Hague
with the Russian delegates, beginning
June 26th, it was officially announced
at the foreign office this morning. If
political questions are introduced,
however, the French delegates will
promptly withdraw.
oted 30 to 9. against laying aside the
tariff bill to consider the soldier bon
us. The bonus measure will be made
unfinished business after the final
vote on the tariff.
Senator Walsh, after learning of
the aotlo nof the Republican confer
ence. said a move to bring up the
bonus would be made in the Senate
after passage of the pending naval
appropriation bill.
DF
ST. PETERSBURG GIRL TO;
GET MEDAL FOR EFFORTS
TO SAVE DROWNING CHUM
Application Will Be Made for
Carnegie Recognition for the
Girl Who Tried to Save Her
Companion Who Had Been
Bitten By Sea Monster.
(By Associated Press)
St. Petersburg, Fla., June 19.—Ap
plication will be made to the Carne
gie Hero fund commission for a gold
metal for Miss Mary Buhner, who
made a vain but desperate effort to
her chum, Miss Dorothy Mc-|
Clatchle after the latter had been l —
mangled by some sea-monster, while , 8tence of a “combination" of bank
swimming far from shore in the bay J 1 ® 8, ra Hj’° a d and Industrial interests,
here Saturday. Miss McClatchie died i dominating the industry and deflat*
while being held in the water by her J n * ,a Uor, charged recently by W. Jett
SYSTEMS DENIED
President of the Delaware
And Hudson Says Charge
Made by the Railroad Work
ers is Not True.—B. & O.
Official Also Made Denial.
Lauck, representative of the railroad
unions, was denied before the Sen
ate Interstate commerce committee
today by L. F. Loree, president of tho
Delaware-Hudson railroad.
Some of the charges were denied *
fortnight ago before the committee
BAPTISTS DISCUSS NEAR EAST
chum.
BITTEN TO DEATH BY A
BARRACUDA, WHILE SWIMMING
St. Petersburg, Fla., June 19.—Miss
Dorothy McClatchie, high school swim
ming star, was bitten to death this aft-. ~
ernoon by a barracuda, while swim- p anle l ^ 1 * ia J’ < J* chairman of the
ming a mile off the municipal pier. Baltimore and Ohio board.
I Miss Mary Buhner, also a high I , Loree described Lauck's <charges a*
school star, towed the injured girl | misleading and containing many
more than half a mile before her cries - ** rror * erroneous deductions, and
for help were heard. A boat was sent * ‘ not wor i h X *?. be considered as a se-
out and she was brought to the pier i r )° us contribution to the elucidation of
but bled to death before they could railroad problem,
get her to land.
"Kiss i
Mary, my leg Is gone and
sions on religious and other condi- 1 am gone," Miss Buhner said the Me
tions in the Near East were to come Clatchle girl told her when the fish
before the Northern Baptist Conven
tion today. A committee will be ap
pointed, it is said, to go to Washing
ton. to discuss with Secretary Hugh
es and other officers, alleged persecu
tions of Armenians by the Turks.
1200 LEPERS AT LARGE
IN THE UNITED STATES
(By Associated Press)
Washington D. C\, June 19.—A re-
cBPNru nn Efiret wi. I n.MT ! teiu surve v of ,he united States)
FRENCH DELEGATES WILL QUIT public Health Service, showed that
there were 1200 lepers at large in
attacked her. She fainted into the
arms of Miss Buhner, who started to
tow her to shore, more than a mile
away.
Miss Buhner collapsed last night
and is under the cure of a physician.
TANKER DESOTO
SANK OFF KEY WEST
IF POLITICS BROUGHT UP
Paris, June 19.—The French dele
gates have received instructions
adhere to the French policy outlined
at Genoa, and to leave the conference
at once upon I he entrance of political
questions.
THOMASVILLE A BUSY
RAILROAD CENTER JUST NOW
Thomasville is one of the biusiest
railroad centers in the southern sec
tion of the state. Its business last
month showed a material increase
both freight and passenger depart
ments. This week and last week have
been above normal in many respects
On Friday of last week eleven
hundred and ifj>rfcy loadbd freight
cars were handled through this point.
It took thirty five trains in and out to
handle the business making on the
Coupled apparently with the action (lines leading into this city, east and
of the rail union leaders with a state- west, from the Albany branch and
ment that the "railroad workers have
no alternative except to fight, madu
by John L. Lewis, louder of the strik
ing coal miners, who will meet with
the two Florida shipping points.
The bigest bulk of these shipments
were melons, some from West Florida
mojor portion from this terri-
the rail union leaders Tuesday to con-1 tory. There were cantaloupes cars
sider joint strike action. He also'tw the hundred and several ears of
pledged the miners’ aid to the rail green corn from the Meigs and Och
men, but declined to state definitely
what aid might result from joint ac
tion.
The notice sent to the railroad
labor board in the form of a letter,
reiterated the rail union leaders’ at
titude on the threatened walkout#,
which was first definitely asserted in
their statement issued here Thursday
night. The previous statement also
issued the declaration that an over
whelming vote was being cast for the
walkout. In their letter to the boaru
the rail men said.
"When there occurs a miscarriage
of justice of such colossal and per
manent injury to railway labor an
your decisions will bring about, the
only means of remedy which the in
jured parties have is to refuse to
accept your decisions. This pro
cedure is perfectly legal. While it
should only be used as a last resort,
our membership may decide it to be
fully justified by your denial of
elementary and long established
rights and by the seriousness of the
situation which you have Mitted to a
strike vote of our membership and we
are awaiting the results of their
action. Should our members decide
not to accept your decision, or in
other words to strike, we shull
sanction their action and advise you
accordingly.”
"Mr. Lewis, the miners’ chief, while
asserting unwillingness to discuss the
outcome of the coming conference
with the r ail men, said the miners
"will do anything that is helpful and
(Continued o» Page 6 )
locknee section. The railroad has
failed into service all men on the
waiting list and have borrowed men
from other divisions to handle the
business. It is expected /that the
movement in June will be larger than
in any period since the beginning of
the war and that prices will average
as good as at any time. Had it not
been for the recent rainy spell the
railroad’s would not have been able to
move the melon crops.
AMERICANS TO INVESTIGATE
DEATH AT TAMPICO
< By Associated Press'
Washington, D. C., June 19.—The
American embassy at Mexico City
and the consulate at Tampico, today
were instructed by the State Depart
ment to request the federal and local
authorities to make every efTort to
apprehend the murderers of Warren
D. Harvey, American, who was killed
Saturday, near Tampico. Harvey was
paymaster for an unnamed oil com
pany.
BRITISH DRIFTER LOST
WITH ALL ABOARD
(By Associated Press)
London, June 19.—The Admiralty
announces that the drifter Blue Sky,
which left Portsmouth on June 12th,
for Inver Gordon, Scotland, is presum
ed to have been lost with all hands.
The wreckage of the Blue Sky has
been washed ashore. The vessel car
ried a lieutenant two midshipmen
and eleven mon.
states. Dr. C. H. Lavinder. assistant
surgeon-general, announced in a state,
ment today. He urged provision of
isolation facilities large enough
take care of the present cases as the
only means for preventing further
crease in the number of cases.
CONFEDS GATHER
AT RICHMOND TODAY
(By Associated Tress)
Richmond, a.. June 19.—Re-living
in memory the days of ’61 to ’65, Rich-
niand today opened wide her gates to
the surviving bands of grey-coated
men who by their valor made immor
tal the armies of I^e and Jackson.
Late today, the program of the re
union week, opens with the annual
convention of the Confederate South
ern Memorial Association, followed
tonight by the opening maids of hon
or and chaperons, to be presented by
Senator Put Hu prison of Mississippi.
The memorial association meeting
will be taken up with reports on rou-
• matters.
NEWARK WOMEN IN DUEL
Newark. N. J. .June 19.—Mrs. Anna
Capuccio and Mrs. Maria de Salvo
were arrested Suturday by the police
who charged that they had fought a
revolver duel at Crane and Webster
streets. Neither woman was wounded
The police said Mrs. Capuccio’s re
volver had missed fire while her
opponent’s shot went wild.
Neighbors told the police Mrs. de
Salvo, living apart from her husband,
had been seen often with Capuccio.
The shooting, according to the po
lice, was dramatic. With her 13-year-
old daughter. Marie, Mrs. Capuccio
was said to have paced the corner,
with a revolver in her waist. When
Mrs. de Salvo appeared to <o some
shopping, the child ran up to her
screaming:
‘‘Now you are going to get it.”
Mrs. de Salvo was said to have
glanced at Mrs. Capuccio. re-entered
her house and appeared with a
weapon.
Then, according to the police, the
women approached one another. Fif
teen feet apart, both drew their re
volvers and began pulling the triggers.
Suddenly both dropped their
weapons and began weeping. At
tracted by the shots, a policeman took
them to the station house, where Mrs.
de Salvo was quoted as saying:
"I got my satisfaction. I am laugh
ing but I am crying in my heart ’"
Both were held on charges of
assault with intent to kill.
(Bv Associated Press)
Trenton, N. June 19.—Col. Mar-
cellus H. Thompson, vice president
and active head of the Auto Ordnance
Company, of Now York, has been in
dicted by the federal grand Jury here
on a charge of conspiracy to ship
arms to Ireland In violation of the
neutrality laws, announcement was
made today by Assistant United
States Attorney Arrow Smith.
Indictments also have been return
ed against the Auto Ordnance Com
pany, and seven other Individuals on
the same charge, as a remit of the
seizure at Hoboken last June of the
Cosmopolitan liner, East Side, In the
coal bunners of which were found
495 machine guns.
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Key West. Fla., June 19—The tank-j
er DeSoto. which was reported late ‘
yesterday by the Norwegian steamer
Borgested to be in a sinking condi
tion. sank at midnight, according to
a radio message to coast guard head
quarters here. The Borgested took
off the tanker’s crew yesterday.
No details of the disaster to the
steamer Bella, also reported yester
day. have been received.
HARLEM MAN ACCUSED
OF DOUBLE MURDER
120 INJURED IN
FIGHT WITH COMMUNISTS
(By Associated Press)
Berlin. June 19.—120 personh
were injured In a light between
members of the Patriotic Associa
tion and Communists at Chemnitz
Saturday, according to newspaper
reports.
shortTmeTwouEd be
HELPED BY NEW RATES
(By Associated Pre«)
Atlanta. Ga., June 19—Combination
freight rates from main junction
points to stations on tht short line
railroads in the Southeast territory,
would enable these roads to operate
at a profit. J. A. Streyer, traffic man
ager of the American Short Line Rail
road Association told the Interstate
Commerce Commission investigators
here today.
TAFT WILL VISIT KING
GEORGE TOMORROW
(By Associated Press)
Washington. Oa. 4 June 19.—Dr. J. G.|
(By Associated Press)
L<md° n * June 19—Chief Justice
Saggus' of Harlem, "charged with" the! Taft of the United States Supreme
murders of his first wife and Charles]Court, spent the first day of nls visit
W. Wlllbanks, husband of his pre»-j to London quietly working on the ad-
eni wife by the coroner’s jury here dress he will deliver tonight at tne
today. Both were killed several Pilgrim Society. The King has ex-
months ago. ~ pressed a desire to see the former
Warrants charging Saggus with President, and Judge Taft win go
murder, were Issued soon after the j ,he palace tomorrow afternoon.
Jury reported its verdict. . . '
GERMAN DOCTOR SAYS
1 LEN1NE IS IMPROVING
AUTO ORDNANCE CO.. i
OFFICIALS INDICTED
fBv AnBortated Prcsa)
Moscow, June 19.—Premier Lenine s
condition was given in a bulletin,
signed by the German doctor, Plemp-
lerer. and other physicians, under
date of June 16th, as Improved. It
said that the patient has left his bed
and feels well, though Impatient over
the orders of the doctor*.
LLOYDOEOROE ENTERTAINED
PREMIER POINCARE TODAY
(By Associated Pr,««)
London. June 19. — Lloyd
gave a luncheon at Downing Street
this noon, In honor of Premier Poin
care. Moat of the members of the
British cabinet were present. After
the luncheon. Poincare conferred
with Lloyd George and Earl Balfour.
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