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WEATHER- FORECAST « GENERALLY FAIR TONIGHT ANO SATURDAY di ABVERTISMI F0MK CLONE HIKE lb CL DAILY Chansis *f Copy Rtesfved after that Ham am scheduled to run th« Mat Say. VOL. XXXIM. No. 250. THOMA8VILLK, GEORGIA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SEPTEMBER 1, 1922. •MO PER ANNUM HUiEOT APPLIES FOB STRIKE WITH BEFORE FEDERAL CDURT . 1 CHICAGO; UNION LEADER DEFIANT Would Prevent All Shop Craft Unions and Their Work men and Officers From Interfering in Any Way With The Running of the Railroads—Labor World Strongly Condemns the Movement When Attorney General Daugherty Made the Application Today. _ , <Bjr Associated Press) Chicago, ill., Sept, 1.—The United 'State* government was today granted a temporary restraining order against the aiz striving railroad ahop crafts, thslr officers and members, from Inter fering In any way with the operation of the railroads or their propertied, on the- application of Attorney Gener al Daugherty, the order to be in force until September 11th, pending a hear- ing on the government’s application for s i permanent writ. Attorney General Daugherty told the court that the "underlying princi ple involved in this action la the__ viva] and supremacy of the govern ment oL the 1 United States.’’ (By Associate^ Press- Washington, *D. C-, Sept. 1.—Lead ers of the striving shopmen will not abate their attempt to make the strike effective, whatever action Is taken by the court in Chicago as a result of the Injunction proceedings instituted by Attorney General Daugherty, It was Bald here today by W. H. Johnston, President of the Internatlonsl Associa tion of Machinists, one or the largest striking groups. ’The filing of the suit ts just other (blunder added to the large list which the administration already has made in dealing with the railroad situation,” Johnston said. JohnBUm' asserted that it would “&ke more than a mere injunction injunction to prevent com- Piste collapse of some of these rail- I roads within the next thirty days,” Chicago, 1U., Sept. 1.—Suit for aa* n 6 added, "we shall continue with Injunction against all striking employ.' the strike whatever happens. - We ' es of railroads of the United States' *ro w* afraid of everything the court and their-union officials, wo# filed In j can do,—men still have some const!- tie United States court here today hr tutional rights .in America and we Attorney General Daugherty. I shall continue to stand on them.” ■' The application la-far-embracing In' At the Department of Justice, offi- character, and sought, to prevent all; cials would make no comment. COTTON DROPS ON THEj FRANK, DUPRE HANGED GOVERNMENT REPORT FOR Interference with operations of trains, of with'railroad property In any- way. The plea named the railway em ployes’ department of the American Federation of Labor, the six striking ahop crafts and 127 system fedora- Samuel Gompera Indicated that the American Federation of Labor would set before the public later in the day Its opinion of the use of the injunc tion in connection with a strike of the magnitude of that now in prog- 10,575,000 Bales Forecasted August 24th. — Crop Fifty- Seven Per Cent Normal. — British Pessimistic on Cot ton Outlook. (By Associated Press) Washington. D. C.. 8ept. 1.—This year’s cotton crop was forecast today 1 10,675.000 bales by the Department of Agriculture, baaing its estimate the condition of August 25th, which was 57 per cent normal. By states, the report included with conditions as follows: Virginia 68%, with 23,000 bales. North Carolina. 65%, with 760.1 hales. South Carolina, 46%, with 687,000 ales. Georgia, 44%, with 968.000 bales. Alabama 60%, with 826.000 bales. The condition of the crop declined 13.8, points during the month of Au gust as compared with an average de cline of 7.7 points in the previous ten' years. Production fell 874,000 bales during the month. In a special report in response to Senate resolution, the Department IN ATLANTA TODAY AT FULTON COUNTY JAIL (By Associated Press) Atlanta. Ga., Sept. 1.—Frank Dupre, self-styled “Peachtree ban dit,” was hanged in the county jail at four minutes after two oclock this afternoon for the killing of Detective Irby Walker. NEGRO HANGED TODAY ALSO. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 1.—Arrange ments were made in the county jail for banging Frank Dupre, convicted sliyer of Detective Irby Walker at two oclock this after noon. Luke McDonald, convicted of the murder ot a negro woman, was to be hanged at one oclock. HARDWICK DEFENDS PENSION VETO BEFORE PELHAM MINIMUM WAGE.PLAN NOT YET PECO# BY THE U.S. LABOR BOARD Decision in Case of Mainten ance of Way Men is Inspect ed to Be Rendered by This Body Sometime Within Two Weeks. (By Associated Press) Chicago, 111., Sept 1.—Spokesmen for 105 railroads Involved in the hear- lng on the petition of 400,000 mainten ance of way employes for a minimum wage of 48 cents an hour, submitted testimony to ‘ the Railroad Labor Board today. The Board expects hand down a decision In the t weeks. CKBIIIET NOT DRIVE ON R1CILS IS BONUS BILL GOES TO CONFERENCE AGAIN (B, AMOClitad rre,.) YET DECIDED OR THE It Reserves the Right to Act Independently if Conditions WarraW In Carrying Out Necessary Agreements With Germany. (By Associated Frew*) Paris,- Sept. 1.—The French cabinet today simply "took cognizance' the decision of the reparation's mission on the German moratorium question, neither approving or disap proving It.’ It specifically res«rved,' however, "entire liberty of action.” in later developments made other action necessary. No Entry Can be Made Thru Walls of Mine Before Next Week, it is Stated by Offi cials and Men Will. Have Died by Then. (By Associated Press) Jackson, Cal., Sept. 1.—Fear that the rescue crews would pierce the -depths of the Argonaut gold mine too late to save the entombed miners,' was growing this morning, on the fifth day of the nerve wracking tank of tun- celling through the several hundred feet of rock gpd earth. Officials agreed that the workings could not be pent trated before next week. MISS MCCORMICK TO GET MILLION CONTRACT * ‘(By Associated Puss) Uhleago,111.; Sept. 1-Capt. William Bherrin. w^o said be represented New York interests, anaounoed today that Lost Twenty-five Thousand Dollars and Would Tie Up All Property in Hands of the Alleged .^Million Dollar Swindle" Gang. w (By Associated Prsss) Denver, Colo., 8ept. 1.—Seeking covery ot 825,000 lost in a "bunco" game, A, Nitsche. of Houston. Texas, filed suit in the district court today and asked for an attachment against all property of the thirty members of the alleged "million dollar swindl ing gang.” arrested last week. If ,the petition is granted, over 8180,000 owned by the suspects will be tied up. he had tendered Miss Muriel McCor mick, offers to appear on the stags and screen as “Narinna Mleor.” der the terms of the proposed tract,- it is rumored that Miss McCor mick would receive over a million. Arc YoiilGoinfl To Pain! This Summer? —■————mJU ■— Now Is The Time .. We can Furnish you anything in the Paint Line you may need announced that the acreage abandon- 1 ed between June 25th and August 25th amounted to 367,000 seres, leaving leaving 34.485,000 in cultivation on August 25th. COTTON BROKE TODAY ON FACE GOVERNMENT REPORT New York, 8ept. l.-^The govern ment cotton report today caused heavy selling in the local market for time. December broke from 23.05 to This market later recovered about 80 points of the loss. BRITI8H PESSIMISTIC OVER THE FUTURE OUTLOOK Washington. D. C.. Sept. 1.—British cotton Interests are "profoundly pessi mistic" of the future while the French 1 consider their prospects bright, cording to a report to the Commerce Department today from Edward 'Pick- ard, chief of the textile division, who 1st making a survey of conditions abroad. JOHNNY HLBANE TO FIGHT DUNDEE Boyles’ Thirty Acres to Be Scene of Battle on the 29th of September Loralne/o., Sept. 1.—Johnny Kil- bane, featherweight champion, today accepted the terms ot Tex Rickard for a twelve-round battle with Johnny Dundee, who was awarded the feath erweight title by the New York state boxing commission. The battle will be fought on September 29th, at Boyle's Thirty Acres. In Jersey City. WHEAT 4.1 LOWER THAN LAST YEAR’S CONDITION (By Washington, D. C., Sept. 1.—This year’s' winter wheat is 41 points low ; in quality than the ten year aver- ! and 48.7 per cent of the crop Is below grade number two. according reports and estimates announced today by the Department of Agrlcul- Pelham, Ga., Sept. 1.—In few audi ences addressed by Governor Hard wick during his campaign for re-elec tion has there been as many Confed erate veterans as faced him when be spoke here thla morning, and as If ap preciating this fact the Governor ap peared to give more than the - usual emphasis to the question ot Confed erate pensions. He went into details to expiate his veto of the new pension bill, which he said had been deliberately mis construed add misrepresented some quarters. The Governor declared that what bad really been done was that be had -etoed a bill which proposed to pay fl.250,000 a year to three hew classes of pensioners namely, wealthy .veter ans. widows who had married veter ans long after the Civil War and vet erans who had pone to the war "from other states, but who now happened to be residents of Georgia. He said that, then if the wisdom of such appropriations Were not ques tioned there was no money In the Treasury with igbich to pay thera was none in sight.- To have approved such an appropriation with the state’s treasury empty would not only have been a deception practiced upon the old veterans who would have expected pensions they could not be paid but such action would have reflected upon the honor and in tegrity of the state by Imposing an obligation which it could not and would not pay. asserted the Governor. The Governor calls attention to the tact that his veto of the bill did not take any of the old pensioners off the rolls. He said there were ten thousand of the old class Veterans, all of whom had already been paid pensions this year, amounting to 8100 each and ag gregating 81.000.000. He said these! pensioners would continue to r# their pensions each year. The Governor declared that wh took office the state was facing flclt of about 83,000,000. most of which i Confederate Veterans for pensions, and to school teachi back salaries. He said ue wa to discount the Western and At lanta rental notes for a period of five years, in order to pull the sta toy Associated trewi Washington, D. C., Sept. 1. — The I •oldler bonus bill ni IO confer- GERMANY GRANTED tod.r by Ibe Hoc under »pec A breathing SPELL It. I ' .' 1. Paris, Sepf. 1—•'Hie'reparations mission has relieved Germany o necessity of making any further cash run with BEER FOR STEEL MILL WORKERS URGED (By Associated Prsai Chicago, Ill., Sept. 1.—James J. Do ris, secretary of Labor, announced bis stead in favor of beer for ateel mill workers la a chapter of the auto biography of his Ufa. "The Iron Pud- dler," which Is now on the press. He likened the temperature in the tin mills in the summer time Fourth of July In' Abyssinia. "Water doesn't agree with the ach as well as does beer.” tq oui tence in the autobiography where Davis directly quotes himself In conversation with what he termed ’•uplilter.’’ FOUR COURTS AGAIN ATTACKED IN DUBLIN own* ;co. ‘‘AferiJlmwl’u*.’’ ' SoMnni (By Associated Press) loondon. Aug. 1.—A vigorous attack on the Four Courts building In Dublin, which was tbs scene of Rory O'Con ner’s spectacular stand against the Free 8tate troops, was started this morning, according to a dlapatqh to the Press Association. It is assumed here that the Republicans are at tacking the troops guarding the rains of the building. 6BEEK PICE IMS CONSIGNED TD EXILE WAS ARTHUR GRIFFITH VICTIM OF POISON? Revival of Rumor That Not ed Irish Leader Met Death May Result in Exhumation (By Associated Prn*) Dublin. Ireland, Sept. 1.—Reports that Arthur Griffith was poisoned which were circulated here at the Ume o! his death three weeks ago, again have become prevalent. A lead teg physician has informed the respondent that there la talk of huming the body and bolding an topay. FLAPPERS DRIVE I MEN-TiO i By Associated Press) Chicago. III., Sept. 1.—Flappers are doing missionary work by driving young men Into the minis- tery. Dr. Paul Rader,-noted evan gelist declared In « speech today. "Better a hungry. heathen with a club than a thirsty flapper with the lip stick.” seems to be the motto of hundreds of young men, Dr. Rader said. “Their idealism baa been killed by dapperUm.” STRIKER KILLED BV GUARD IN P1TTSURGH DISTRICT (By Associated Press) Pittsburgh. Pa.. 8ept. 1.—Andy Nau- *1, a striking miner of Lambert in the Connellsville coke region died day from injuries inflicted by a guard when he refused to go back t< P. T. Kagen, president ot district five. United Mine Workers, announc ed that he had been informed to this effect by his chief organizer in that district. Brother of the King Will Re side at Nish During Twenty Months When He is Exclud ed From Court for Alleged Damaging Statements. (By Associated Prsss) Belgrade. Sept. 1.—King Alexander has deprived his brother, Prince George ot all communication with the royal house for twenty month: _ making untrue allegations .which rlous European circles that hs Is sup- were calculated to damage the later- ported toy a secret political group qtts of the atate. During this tlmo which Is antagonistic payments- in”reparations for the matador of 1922, but defers its decis ion on the question- of a moratorium until radical reforms - in Germany’s finances are carried. These include the balancing ot her budget, reduction of Germany's' foreign obligations, rency reform and the Issue of foreign and Internal loans. In rendering its decision, the re parations commission takes depreciated continuously.” Announcement of the commission's action was made after a session last ing an hour and twenty minutes. The decision was immediately comunlcat- ed to the .German-delegates and toe various governments by telephone. It Is understood that Premier Lloyd George personally approved the settle ment by telephone. The decision came as a surprise to some circles, where it was expected Dubois, representing France, would vote affainat any solution other than one complying with the original demands ot Premier Poincare. • As accepted the settlement- consti tutes a modified form ot the Belgian compromise proposal, sod Belgium le given the honor of having brought about tbq last minute agreement, when a break In the commission seem ed inevitable and the members of the commission felt that the very exist ence of the commission was at stake. Premier Poincare gave bla approval > condition that .Germany furnish a gold deposit sufficient to guarantee the deferred payments involved. The threatened breach In the Franco-Brit- ish relations .bag thus been averted by the French premier, who was only pre vailed upon to withdraw bis objection to the compromise after it became cer tain that independent action by France would be Interpreted by Great Britain trtual tearing up of the treaty of Versailles. The question now passes out of the hands of the reparation* commission and becomes a matter of negotiation between Germany and Bdlglum, the latter agreeing to aocept treasury bills from the German government, payable In aiz months In lieu of cash payments to which Belgium is entitled under a priority agreement. Chicago District Working up Cases Against Men, Who Are Planning Nation Wide Campaign for Dynamiting of Railroads. (By AeMdated PrwO Chicago; Ill., Sept. 1.—The police and federal operatives here were un der orders today to start a vigorous drive against 'radicals and agitators who are-'heOtved to he behind rail road wrecks and bomb plots. These activities followed twenty-four hours of increasing disorders, bridge bore* tegs and dynamiting of 'railroad property throughout the country. Disclosure of an alleged plot to kill three railroad presidents or kid nap members of thSir families were mads during ths investigation, accord ing to the Chicago Herald-Examiner today. MEXICAN CONGRESS TAKES UP MANY NEW PROBLEMS OF FINANCE (By AnoehM P»a_ Mexico City, Sept 1.—The 1 congress which formally convenes to night, will face problems of an inter national character such ae few of Its predecessors have been called upon to meet The agreement providing tor the payment of Mexico’s foreign debt, signed by secretary of finance, De La Huerta and the International bankers’ committee In New York will come up for ratification^ Opinion is divided to the fate ot the agreement. Another problem is amendment of -article 27, of the Mexican constitu tion to conform with the demand# of the United States that H provide guar antees for property and acquired rights as a precedent to recognition of the present Mexican regime by the Washington government POST OFFICE ACTIVITIES ARET0 BE PROBED (Bv Aaooeuus Prtu) *7 Washington, D. C., Sept. 1.—Inves tigation by Congress of certain activi ties or the post office department, chiefly the “use to which first assist ant postmaster general Bartlett la putting the official postal bulletin," Is proposed in a resolution introduced the proposals of toe German govern ment respecting dellvereles of coal and wood in 2922-33, which Involved private contracts between the German government and Oerman Industrial in terests, was conditional on granting a full moratorium, and therefore the commission did not feel justified in accepting it,, but reserved the right to accept the offer if present arrange ment respecting deliveries of coal wood seemed to he unsatrsractory. It 'la believed that tola offer will he *o The commission took the view that'cepted within a short time. he will be required to live at Nish. Many stories are told of the Prtnce’i escapades. 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