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VOL. XXXIII. No. 247.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 80, 1922.
ISjOO PER ANNUM
GUI MOTUi
Has That Amount Of Coal
On Hand—Ford Company
Art Continuing Their Plans
To Cease Operation The
Middle of Next Month.
ANTHRACITE STRIKE
HAY BE SETTLED AT
ONCE SAY OFFICIALS
(By Associated
Washington. Aug. 30.—The anthra
cite jcoal strike situation took an
other turn toward settlement today
when leaders on both sides agreed
a conference here to preaflft to t
anthracite operators and the general
scale committee of the "miners'
ion tor a "final decision” the. settle-
(By AasocTat
Detroit.' Mich.. Aug. 30.—Local
manufacturers . were considerably
heartened today by the announcement
from Charles S. tMott, rice president
of the General Motors Corponiflon.
that the corporation bad a supjfiy of
coal sufficient to maintain! present
production for about 30 days. Officials
of the Ford company went ahead With
pUna to close the company’s plants
here next month.
SECOND PRIMARY NECESSARY
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
(Bty^ Associate* Press)
Columbia, 8. C.. Aug. 30.—With
former governor Col# L. Bleaae and
Thomas G. MacLeod of Btshopvilla,
leading, a second race between these
two will be necessary to determine
.. . . Q/Mltfc
the nominee fer governor of South
Carolina.
The Blease rote to early this morn
ing, compiled by the Columbia Re
cord. was €0,804; MaoL®od 64.237,
William Coleman of Union had recelv-
ed 2.896.
ment proposals drafted by .Senator*
Pepper and Reed of Pennsylvania- Thi
conference continued Into early hours
of today.
When spokesmen for both sides left
Washington after an all night confer
ence the only obatacle waiting
prevent a resumption of hard coal
mining was said to be the dispute
the length of time through which
wage contract would run.
COAL STRIKE IN PITTSBURGH
DISTRICT AT AN END
Pittsburgh. Pa.. Aug. 30.—The sort
coal strike in this district cami
end today when the Pittsburgh Coal
Company signed an agrement with
union officers.
ARMY OFFICERS AT
COLLEGES WITHDRAWN
(By Associated Press)
HIRAM JOHNSON CONTINUES
TO LEAD IN CALIFORNIA
(By Associated Press)
San Francisco, CaL, Aug. 30.—Sen
ator Hiram Johnson continued to in
crease his lead over C. C." Moor#
’during (he morning count of yester-
* day’s voting in t£e race for th# re
-publican senatorial nomination.
The senator had a lead of about
30,000 on {he face of returns from
more than a third of the precincts.
RANKIN WINS IN MONTANA
(By Associated Press)
Washington. Aug. 30.—More than
fifty army officers on active duty at
colleges, universities and high schools
throughout the country will be re
lieved tomorrow of assignments and
“from further active duty" li
army.
Orders issued toy the war depart
ment today, effective August 31, say
officers will precede from their sta
tions to their homes on that day.
Among the institutions affected
will be the University of Georgia.
ONLY FIFTEEN SAVED
ON BIG CHILEAN BOAT
(By Associated Press)
Santiago, Aug. 30.—The latest wire
less reports from the cruiser Cbaca-
buco state that only thirteen persona
out of. the 822 aboard the steamer
Itata were rescued when the ship
Helena, (Mont., *u, .0,-R.turn. ^ ^
from yesterday's primary today gave
Wellington D Rankin, |state attor
ney general, a margin over Congress
man Carl Riddick, for the republican
Burton K.J
The
reports stated that the vessel
caught in a severe gale and capsized
because of overloaded condition.
Wheeler bad a comfortable lead torj TOURISTS CONDEMN IRELAND
the democratic nomination over hi#
GERMANS PRESENT
PLANS OF GUARANTEES
(By AssoctaiM Press)
Paris. Aug. 30.—The German dele
gates today presented to the repara
tions commission their . plan of
guarantees on which they hope to b«
granted a moratorium. They a;
make a technical exposition of the
proposals at the afternoon session.
AMERICAN MISSION RECEIVED
(By Associated Press)
Pita, Aug. 30.—The mission from
the Southern Commercial Congress of
th# United States was received today
by the Minister of Commerce Lucies
H. Dior.
•By i
Dublin. Aug. 30.—American tour
ists attempting to see Ireland are re
turning to Dublin deeply disappoint
ed and are strong In condemnation of
conditions in the provinces.
EFFORTS STILL BEING MADE
TO RESCUE CALIF. MINERS
(By AssocUled Press)
Jackson, Cal.. Aug. 30.—Hope of
rescue for the 47 prisoners of the
Argonaut gold mine waned, and pick
ed miners battered away at the wall
DR. J. W. PEACOCK OF
THOMASVILLE, N.C. HAS
ESCAPED FROM ASYLUM
■ (By Associated I
Raleigh. N. C. Aug. 30.—Dr. J. W.
Peacock, prominent physician
Thomasvllle, N C., who has been e
fined in the department of criminal
sone at the state after his acquittal
for the killing of Chief of Police J.
E. Taylor of Thomasvllle, escaped
from the prison today by sliding down
rope made of bed clothing from bis
II on the third floor.
TRAINS STOPPAGES TO
BE INVESTIGATED BY THE
COXCGMMilSl
HOOVER SUGGESTION
VETS REUNION
CANCELLED TODAY
Says That the Government
Of the United States May
Take a Hand As Physician
Before the Undertaker Gets
a Job.
(By A.KX'il,.,( I
Washington. D. C., Aug. 30—A decis-
n to institute a special Department
of Justice organization to investigate
alleged illegal stoppages of transports-
service incident to the rail strike
in the West, a formal relaxation of
some of the Interstate Commerce Coot'
lion priority control of coal distri-
an publication of federal safety
Inspector's zurvey of railroad engines
that soft production for the week
rising above 8,000,000 tons or 100 per
cent, more than was coming up
month ago, among elements that emer
ged yesterday out of the governments
actual contract with the industrial
situation.
In the middle of these developments
John L. Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers, whose position has
dominant one in the continua
tion of the deadlock which has kept
the anthacite fields of Pennsylvania
tied up. arrived in Washington and
began a series of conferences shortly
after White House' expressions indi
cated fonfldence that the long delayed
settlement there was to be looked at
of slate that separates the Kennedy
Attorney General Daugherty
nounced that a separate investigation
organisation would be built up im
mediately in Lob Angeles in charge of
Hiram C. Todd, United States attor-
for Northern New York, whose
duty will be to conduct inquiries
the possibilities to Interstate
merce In the West. Likewise the At
torney General sent formal instruc-
ns to all federal district attorneys
follow up any violations of federal
irt injunctions obtained by rail
roads to prevent strikers and thslr
lympathfsers from molesting opera
tions in shops and yards. The law
Mr. Daughetry said, must be "
pressively enforced" In the matter.
There la a very general let down
the matter of inspection (of loco
motives) by carriers which gives cause
for concern.” the Interstate Com
merce Commission reported
lution at yesterday’s. Sen-todays99A
Senate yesterday answering a resolu
tion brought out by the controversy
between strike leadors and the rail
roads over safety conditions'of equlp-
ilnce the shopmen walked out.
The railroads are falling to make ail
the inspections required by law, the
report continued, and management)
mine from the Argonaut, Jjjjt
U has resisted all efforts.
Newspapermen and moving pic
ture cameramen have been excliffied
from mine property.
Are Yon Going To
Paint This Summer?
Now Is The Time
We can furnish you anything
in the Paint Line you may need
‘Sherwin-Williams Paints”
The Prices Are "Right
MASR-MILT0N DRUG CO.
“A Good Place to Trade.”
Phooea 105 and 106
are reporting inability to do so because
NAMES OF PARTICIPANTS IN
HERRIN MASSACRE GIVEN
TO SPECIAL GRAND JURY
of the strike, while the commission'
own staff of Inspectors are merely
t-ufficient in numbers to supervise
and test the carriers' inspection sys
tem. Notwithstanding Interstate
Commerce Commission inspectors
during July inspected 4.0*5 locomo
tive of 162 railroad, finding 2,456
defective and 169 unsafe to operate.
Many of the defects noted, it was
not of importance, but
992 engines still in service were
found to have • • defects in need
of prompt attention."
The decision of the government to
elax markedly and immediately the
untrol on cool •hlpment, ... car., ONI.V DAUGHTER OF
London. Aug. 30.—James iM. Cox,
former democratic candidate for
president, whose recent statement
i suggesting that Herbert Hoover be
sent to Europe to straighten out the
reparations tangle, issued a statement
Could Not Get Reasonable
Rates to Rome said Gen.
Twiggs.
(By Associated Prose)
-from Washington that the administra
tion will interest Itself in the econo
mic affairs of Central Europe, even
though Herbert hoover will not
sent here at the present time. Let
hope our service will be that of a phy
sician and not an undertaker.”
“MET
OUT OF TECH
Plans at Portland In Revi
sion of Prayer Book Include
This.—Worldly Goods Not
To Be Endowed On Bride
Also.
(By Associated Press)
Portland. Ore*., Aug. 30.—A revi-
don of the book of common praynr,
including a proposal to eliminate the
bride’s promise to “oSey” and the
bridegroom’s endowment of the bride Streak the
with all hie worldly goods from the
Savannah. Os.. Aug. 30.—Cancella
tion of the Confederate veterans'
state reunion which had been planm
at Rome September 21, has been a
nounced by A. T. Twiggs, command
ing the Georgia division, it was said
here today. The reason given,
cording to Twiggs, was the refusal of
railroads to grant "reasonable” rates.
DENIAL OF ANY BLUFF
IN FORD’S DECISION TO
SHUT DOWN HIS PLANTS
marriage ceremony, was among the
religious problems up for considera
tion before Bishops of Episcopal
churches in the United 8tatei
formal conferences of house bishops
starting here today.
FIGHTING TWO MEN ARE
RUN DOWN BY TRAIN
By .
Chicago. Aug. 30.—Unmindful
everything except a fight Jutween
Michael Burke, special police
man for the New York Central, and
James Wallace, a negro who Burke
ted for trespassing, were struck
killed by the "Westerner”,
New York Central train, as they
fought on the tracks here last night.
With the locomotive only a few
Ft away the negro dragged the
polieman back on the track and bo:
killed.
Detroit, Mich., Aug. 30.—Reiteration
that Henry Ford was "not bluffing”
in his decision to shut down his big
automobile plants here on Sept. 16,
as part of a fight against what be
terms a “hold up" on the part of
coal brokers, and denial of various
reports that causes other than the
fuel shortage were responsible for
s action, were made yesterday
ie Detroit manufacturer’s offices.
A report from Louisville that when
the 76,000 Ford workers In the De
troit district were released on Sept.
16. Mr. Ford would advise them
take employment with the railroads
effort to break the rail strike,
was denied emphatically. The
termed ridiculous. "There
may be individual cases of Ford
workers anticipating the lack of em
ployment nlaking i applloation for
work with the railroads,’’ it was stat
ed. "but Mr. Ford certainly is not go-
lug to advise the men to attempt
strike."
Another report that met emphatic
JAP CRUISER SUNK IN
KAMSKATCHA TYPHOON
.TjDklo, Aug 30.—The Japanese
cruiser Nlitka went down In
phoon off Kamchtka coast August 26
with virtually all bands, according to
Confirmed advices received by the
admiralty. Naval reports aald practi
cally none of the crew of three hun
dred were saved.
(By Associated t’rMai
Marion, 411.. Aug. 30.— The names
of aeverul hundred persons who i
alleged to have been participants
the Herrin massacr% in which 22 were
killed have been given to the special
grand Jury It was learned today.
rind Into effect by an interstate-
Commerce Commission order great-1
ly modifying priority requirements ;
hitherto imposed | on consumers. :
GEN. GRANT DEAD
Chicago, Aug. 30.—Mrs. Franklin
Heretofore! upon -peci.l de.ittn.tion »' Q “'
* —’ "—\ and one of the nation's
• House brides, died here to-
denial was that lack of business fig
ured in the decision to close the
plants. Figures were cited
U. "When the decision to close the
plants was reached," tt was stated,
"we were four weeks behind in orders
for Ford cars and three weeks behind
in orders for Lincoln cars. We had
only just caught up on orders for
tractors.” The decision to suspend
operations came. It was reiterated,
a time when the Ford company was
doing the greatest business in Its
history. Production figures showed
6,100 cars being turned out daily
against orders for 6,21
pointed out.
A atatemnut from Secretary Hoover
that present prices of coal would add
but $1.60 to the price of Ford
also came in for sharp criticism, and
the inquiry: “Does Mr. Hoover think
should turn over to the profiteers
from $7,000,000 to $10,000,000' that
would be represented In the Increased
cost of coal
There were no developments during
the day. It was said, to support the
hope that the shut down could be
avoided.
MICHAEL COLLINS
DEATH HAS BROUGHT
DETERMINED PLAN TO
SAVE THE FREE STATE
(By A
London. Aug- 30.—Michael Collins'
death has strengthened the deter*
initiation of the Provisional Irish Ftee
State government that there can be
settlement of the present rebel-
Dublin correspondent
The writer adds that Ve learns
there is not a member of the govern
ment who would not rather resign of
fice than be a party to any settlement
with deValera which didn't mean the
complete surrender
' William T. Cosgrave. he under-
itands, will become president of the
dail elreann and premier.
LAY IN WAIT AND
MURDERED THREE
(By Associated 1
Canton. Ohio, Aug. 80.—Two
d a woman were murdered, and
tier man was wounded here this
morning by as unknown man who lay
in wait for his victims and struck
them down with an Iron bar as they
entered their house. The murderer
escaped.
The dead are Frank Burnt, 26. his
wife. Freda. 27, Mrs. Mary Note. 20.
and Luther Armstrong, ( 22. who suf
fered severe scalp wounds.
BRICK PLANTS
INCREASE WAGES
• By
Huntington, Pa., • Aug.' 301—Begin
ning September 1st, three brick plants
Mount Union will increase the
wages of all classes of employes. La-
■ers will be raised from $2.70 a day
$3.50. All skilled workers will re-
ve advancement*.
nro decision in new
WEOEiriM
BOSFID UNTIL LITER
Maintenance of Way Men
Demand For Minimum
Carefully Before Decision Is
Rendered Says Hooper.
IBr AMOCl.t.d PCM,
Chicago, Aug. 30.—Chairman Bea
Hooper of the railroad labor board an
nounced this morning at the opening
hearing of the application of main
tenance of way men on over a hun
dred railroads for an Increase in
minimum rates of pay, that no deci
sion in the case will be rendered un-
I members of the labor board
and group members have returned to
Chicago, which will be about the
middle of September.
GUARDS KILLED WITH NO
WARNING AUGUSTA
(By Associated
Augusta. Ga., Aug. 30.—E. N. Keas-
r, age 84, was killed, and Reedy
Booth, age 34, was wounded thle
morning when they were attacked
without warning while guarding a
lonely road leading from the Augusta-
Aiken highway to the Ham&BTg shops
of the Southern Railway- The assail
ants escaped.
REPARATIONS PLAN
MAY SAVE GERMANY
(By Aaeoctaifd 1
U. 9 COMMISSION
TO GO TO RUSSIA
GERMAN FOOD SITUATION
SOMEWHAT BETTER
Berlin. Aug. SO.—Minister of Food
Fehr told the economic committee
the Reichstag yesterday that G
many's bread nupply was assured for
the immediate future by measures
taken by the government but it wlil
be necessary to Increase the price of
bread considerably after October 15
owing to depreciation of the mark.
He also said the government was
considering prohibiting the produc
tion of beer, and would have to con
sider how to meet the requireaeats
by means ot popular kitchens.
COLOGNE STOPS SELLING
TO FOREIGNERS
(By Associated Pros*)
Washington, Aug. 30.—The Ameri
can government has taken steps look
ing to a possible dispatch ot a tech
nlcai commission to Russia to survey
conditions there but without authority
to negotiate any binding agreement
the United States.
HARRISON WILL SUPPORT
STEPHENS IN MISSISSIPPI
(By Associated Press)
Jackson. Miss., Ang. 30.—The
nouncement of Senator Pat Harrison!
before bis departure that he was for
Hubert D. Stephens in the race foi
the senate, and the appearance* on
the stump of Congressman Ben Hum
phrey in behalf ot Stephens against
James K. Vardaman, have caused
»w flurry In Mississippi politics.
Some open letter in the last week
from laibor union men favoring Steph-
Save been Interpreted as an in
dication of a break In labor ranks, as
s vote is generally considered hav-
: gone almost solid for Vardaman
the first primary. The second pri
mary Is to be held next Tuesday.
London. Aug. 30.—Important agree
ment bearing on the reparations sit
uation was reached at a conference
in Berlin last night participated in by
government representatives, promin
ent Rltnnftrtallsts and, trade union
leaders, says a Central News dispatch.
The indu8trallsts have agreed In
supply Germany with coal and tim
ber necessary for the reparations and
labor leaders pledged themselves to
augment production by an extensive
system of overtime.
MAN’S BODY IN LAKE
MICHIGAN IDENTIFIED
(ny
Chicago, Ang. 30.—The body of a
man in clothing which the police
found a card bearing the name of W.
W. Talcott. missing since last TEurs-
day, was taken from Lake Michigan
near the downtown district today.
Talcott disappeared following an in
vestigation of the teachings of A/"J.
(Moore, self rilled "home heeler,’*
among whose disciples Talcott’s wife
was numbered.
FISH SAVED FROM STARVATION
(By Associated Press)
Clearwater. Neb., Aug. 80.—To save
them from starvation approximately
twelve thousand fish are being trans
ferred from Goose lake to lakes near
this place
modltles to foreigners In Cologne is
now in effect. Until September 25
the sale of articles of daily use and
necessities to foreigners is prohibited.,
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