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VOL. X'XXItl. No. 256
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA
MONDAV* AFTERNOON. SEPTEMBER It* 1922.
95.00 PER ANNUM
GENERAL STRIKE
NOT FAVORED BY THp
FEDERATION OF UBOR
Matter is Brought up to Com-
mittee at Atlantic City But
The Sentiment Seems to Be
Against it Although Attack
ing the Injunction. .
• By Associated Press)
Atlantic Cfty, N. J., Sept. 11>—The
shopmen's strike and demands (or
general strike against the govern
ment injunction was on the program
when the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor resum
ed its conference today Many mem-
■hers of ibe Council, although denounc
ing the Injunction as a “blow to the
rail crafts and a threat to ail organ
ized labor." expressed opposition
' general strike.
, LABOR CHIEF8 NOT IN
FAVOR GENERAL STRIKE
Atlantic, City Sept. 11—Demands
for a general strike of all organisa
tions of the ^American Federation of
Labor, which are reported by its of
ficers to have been pouring in since
Attorney General Daugherty obtained^
his injunction against the striking rail
ahopcrafts will be first on the program
for consideration when the executive
council of'the federation resumes its
annual conference here to-day.
Neither Samuel Oompers n
ten others $n the ‘executive council
made any official statement concern
ing the probable outcome of today’s
sessions, however, council members
without! exception were strongly op
posed to A general strike although’
$ SEEKS HEICnr DIXIE LEAGUE . 'ALLIES PUD TO TIKE MOTION IE SIMM ELECTIONS ARE MRS. HARDING SAID TO
ATTORNEY GENERAL! WHS PUT POST
DAUGHERTYINH0I1 SEASON GAFlAES DARDANELLES AT ONCE
"High Crimes and Misde- Mobile and Fort Worth Win-
meanor Charged by Repre- ners In the Two Leagues and
sentatlve Killer, of Mlnneso- ’’ They Will Stage a Post Sea
ts.—Resolution of Investiga-j son Series for the Southern
tion to Judiciary Committee. 1 Championship Next Week.
(By Associated Press)
Washington. D. C., Sept. 11. —
Demand for the Impeachment of
Attorney General Daugherty for
“high crimes and misdemeanor.”
was made In the Mouse of Repre
sentatives today by Representa*
* tire Keller, of Minnesota, who
sought immediate action on a reso
lution of investigation. By an
overwhelming vote tbe House re
ferred the question to the Judi
ciary committee.
Miswir
LADIES FOUND
Located in Jacksonville Sun
day After Nation-Wide Hunt
And Mrs. Starr Declares that
Grahafn Id Innocent of Ab
duction.—Will be Freed.
Macon, Oo-fTsop? J. Gar-
ett Starr, aged 19, and Mlsa Valeria
Lamar, aged 16, 'sisters, who were lo
cated in Jacksonville yesterday after
nation-wide search, in connection
with which. H. C. Graham was afrest-
a charge of abduction, were re
turned to their home here this morn-
they were unanimous- in denouncing
the injunction as a “blow to ( the rail
crafts and a'threat to all organized
labor.”
The labor chiefs are Rpljed; they
assert In the belief that too much un-
certnlnty bu nlroodr been .rowed tto’etarl.' and Warren 1
In the notion’. Indu,trial IK. b, * Robert., tbo glrf. uncli .old the
charges against Graham would be dls-
! (By Associated Prana)
Fort Worth, Tex., Sept. 11.—The
I first game of the annual Dixie series
between the pennant winners of the
! Texas League and the Southern Asso-
: elation will be played at Fort Worth,
Jit was announced today, v The eerie*
| will start either Saturday or Sunday,
. the first two garnet being played here
| and the next three In Mobile. The
; team* will return to Fort Worth for
one game if necessary. The best four
out of seven/will decide the champion
ship.
UP CONDITIONS OF THE LEADERS TO DISMISS
FORD PUTS Bill OH
LIQUOR IN HIS PLANT
Famous Manufacturer Blam
es Recent Accidents on Li
quor and Says Any Employe
Drinking or Handling Stuff
Willie Discharged.
Mrs. Starr declared that Graham is
statement of Mr. Gompers issued at
Washington which was interpreted by
some as a general strike threat
Since then scores of telgrams, it
wss said, have been received demand
ing the general strike.
At the sApe time large employers
or labor throughout th4 country have
besieged the federation officials with j
requests for assurance that their
tracts not be cancelled through any
tion-wlde walkout
“We believe the American public
Is entitled to know where It stands
and i predict that formal assurance
that the American Federation of Labor
contemplates no general strike, will
-be one of the first acts of this council.'
asld a member of that body yesterday.
missed stance.
NEW SLOPE HAY AID
MINE RESCUE WORKERS
(By A*aoctat«0 Pr««L
Detroit, Mich., -Sept. 11.—Seventy
thousand employes of the Ford Mo-
Company here were under orders
from Henry Ford today to leave all
forms of liquor, wine and beer alone
all times, under penalty of losing
their Jobs.
Asserting that drinking had recent
ly been the cause of accidents in tbe
Ford plants; the manufacturer Issued
a statement, saying that any work
man. whose breath smelled of Uquor,
or who was found carrying liquor
or known to have It In their hongs
would be dismissed at once.
Smyrna is Taken by Turks
In Orderly Fashion. — Con
certed Policy by Allied Na
tions is Deemed Necessary.—
Greek Debacle Complete.
London, Sept. li.—The sweeping
victories of the Turkish Nationalists'
forcing the Greeks from Asia Min-
have at least partly nullified the
losses to their nation through
cent world war. Thus is created a sit
uation full of the gravest possibilities
and one demanding Immediate adop
tion of a united policy by Great Brit
ain, France and Italy, and such a poli
cy Is far from extinct, according to
the view generally held here.
The press greets with indications of
alarm the big claims advanced by the
Turkish representatives In Paris and
Rome, while Soviet Russia’s alleged
desire to establish a. Bolshevlst-Kem-
allst alliance aimed at control of Con
stantinople and the Straits of the
Dardanelles, brings renewed demands
that the neutrality of these be main
tained at all costs.
Arguments Against Govern
ment’s Injunction Began To
day, and Federal Judge Wil-
kerson Refused to Grant the
Plea of Strikers’ Attorneys.
(By Assocli
Chicago, 111., 8ept.- 11.—Federal
Judge Wilkerson today denied the
motion of attorneys for rail strike
leaders that the government’s bill
for a temporary injunction be
dismissed.
ARGUMENTS AGAlfcST
BEING HELD TODAY III BElfCD BETTER AND
ALL PARTS OF COUNTRY DERATION IS POSSIBLE
Lodge In Massachusetts Will
Get Republican Nomination.
—Maine and Maryland Also
Hold Elections for Many Va
rious Offices.
(By Assoctat
FINAL ACTION ON TARIFF
BILL EXPECTED THIS WEEK
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ALLEGED LYNCHERS
PLACED ON TRIAL
(By Associated Frau)
Forsyth, Go., Sept. yll.—Charged
with ipurdar in connection with the
lynching of John Glover, negro,
Holton, on August first, H. L.
Swain, Gordon Herndon,'Rathan Unice
and Troy Rains, all of'Macon went
trial here this morning.
(By Associated Press) Washington, D. C., Sept. 11.—The
with, Jackson, C.I., Soot. Il.-Dlooowrr|
report on the administra-
loot olabt of . 120-foot .tope sboro „ rW tb , Mkl
the 3,600 foot level of He Keooedr. d „, the R ,p ab ||„ I1 con , eree ,
nrin« amt bring the rescue worker. „„ aIler .eventeon
tUritctlr to Ui. flnnl torrior of rock „ Mtubor Dniler
on tbl. level ood cut down b, s.reri.1 , he report b . pr ,« ntod
doys tb. tint, rood red to bo,tor thru Hool( , tomom)w „ d (ornil „
,‘l «*.. «...
go to the Senate where leaders hope
for final action before the end of the
RESCUERS RACING TO REACH ' ’ week.
Ja c ksonTc»l„ E Sept *n—DriH^wore RIVERS AND HARBORS BILL
whirling the slate rock on the 3,900- • PASSED BY THE SENATE
foot level of the Kenedy mine last'
TURKS NOW HOLDING SMYRNA.
, Smyrna, Sept. 11.—Strong forces of
Turkish Nationalists’ \ Infantry today
holding all strategic points in the
city. The troops are under strict
ders against Ml excesses, foreign rep
resentatives have been informed by
the Kemalist commander. Gen. Selah
Edifln Bey. The entry of the first
cavalry regiment under Munsei Pasha
received with enthusiasm.
GREEK8 HOPELE8SLY
DEFEATED AT 8MYRNA
Constantinople,. September 11.—The
Greeks have lost the battle'around
Smyrna, said tbe Greek administration
in Iona. All the members of the high
commission, headed by M. Stergiadls
board the Brltnh battleship
Iron
The Greek army has been hopeless
ly beaten. The occupation of Smyrna
was expected Saturday or Sunday.
Mustapha Kemal Pasha, the Turkish
Nationalist leader, has established
headquarters at Kassaba. He has in
vited the allied and American consuls
to proceed there with the purpose of
arranging the taking over, of the city
with a minimum of disorder. The
meeting jwas fixed for 2 o’clock yes-
night, it roocue worker, wore trying | Wa.hlnSon^'c.T'sop"' It,—The
frantically to break through to the r | T ers and harbors development bill
4.600-foot level of the burning Argo- wag pa , Be d by the Senate today and
naut mine, where forty-seven miners now po9n t0 con fe rence# /
have been entombed nearly two weeks.
Drills, capable of' 1,100 revolutions a ~ r,rr - r ‘-' J '
minute were being used. Only 142 “^“d Argonaut .hafts at this
feet of rock now separate! the Ken- P®*® 1
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On the 3,600 foot level of the Ken
nedy, 140 feet more of progress were
needed at 4 oclock yesterday to reach
the 75 feet of bard rock separating
the rescue crew there from the 4.200-
foot level or the Argonaut. Fred L.
Lowell safety engineer of the Califor
nia Industrial Accident Commission,
announced that a clear spare had
been reached, and the rescue work-
ore could ■» ohetd (or twenty-live'<>■• third army corps which l» bcllor-
feet This fortunate circumstance
terday afternoon in Kassaba.
Hostilities ceased yesterday. Xazllll,
Alden and other towns were burned.
The greatest confusion reigns in
Smyrna. A wireless dispatch broad-j
cast by the Angora government
nounces to.'all the complete annihila
tion of the Greek army. Greek head
quarters has been transferred to Ches-
>, opposite the Island of Mityl<
The Greek troops are being rapidly
evacuated by vessels.
The allies have published a prods-
atlon in Smyrna uring the population
i maintain order. It promises that the
lies will secure guarantees for the
protection of the minorities. Tbe al
lied assurances, however, have not had
any effect on tbe terrorised population,
The Greek patriarch has telegraphed
the archbishop of Conterburv in Lon
don, and Premier David Lloyd George,
their good offices in favor of
tbe Christians in Anatolia.
The Greek losses, as far i
been possible to ascertain them up to
the present time, are total, except tor
Portland, Me. Sept. 11—The first
ate election of 1922 was under
In Maine today with a sAiator. four
Congressmen aTtd Governor, the lead
ing; officials to be chosen. Eight wo
en sought seats In the legislature
id ten are seeking county offices.
Senator Hale, is opposed by former
INJUNCTION 8TARTED Governor Oakley Curtis, Democrat
Chicago, Ill., Sept, ll.—Argument*
the government's motion to make j MASSACHUSETTS CLOSER
permanent the temporary injunction* CAMPAIGN OF BITTERNE88
against rail strikers, opened at 10:35 Boston, Mass., Sept. 11.—One of the
oclock this morning before Federal m08t bitter primary campaigns e’
Judge Wilkerson. Blackburn Easter-' fought in this state is being closed -
ling, assistant to the attorney gener-! day with nominations for offices from
al, opened for the' government,. read- j Senator down, to be made at the polls
ing the list of defendants on whomi tomorrow. Senator I-odge, who is
service had been' obtained. I candidate for renomination, bas not
Donald Rlcbberg, attorney for B. M. stumped the state, but hi. opponent
Jewell and John Scott, called atten- Joseph Walker, ha. campaigned vlg-
tion to the motion'be had filed Fri- orously.
day, asking dismissal of the injunc-' On the Democratic side, seekers for
tion as it relates to his clients. | the nomination to oppose Lodge are
Over the. objection of Easterling, Col. William A. Gaston. Prof. Dallas
'the ,-Judge ruled that he would hear Lore Sharp. John J. Walsh and Sher-
the strikers' attorney on a motion to man I-. Whipple
dismiss. j An intense fight bas been waged by
Richberg declared in his opening two candidates for tbe gnberatorlal
statement that the acts- involved in nomination, by Governor Channlog
the calling and conducting of a strike Cox and Attorney General Allen.
entirely lawful. The restraining -
order, he said, was one which the! MARYLAND VOTERS BALLOTING
power to issue because,' Baltimore. Md., Sept. 11.—Mary-
he maintained, it Is unconstitutional 'and v °te r * »««»* to the P° 1,B tod *7
and violates the Clayton act. If the t0 choose candidates for Senator,
•bill Is stripped of the conspiracy alle- Bn «l Congressmen. Tbe only Republl-
gations, he continued, all that is left can contest was for 8enator, John W.
a bill to enjoin criminal acts by Barrett, secretary of tbe Washington
ixnown persons who may or may armalnent conference, opposing Sena-
aot be members of tbe strikers’ or- ,or France. The Democrats had
ganlzatlons. I three-cornered fight for Senator and
contests in five or six of the Con-
STRIKE LEADERS IN SE88ION ( gresslonal districts.
Chicago,
the striking railway shop craft un-J
White House Gitas Reassur-
ing News, Although Condi
tion is Not Yet Improved to
Extent of Elimination of AH
Danger.
(By Associated Press)
Washington. D. C., Sept. 11.—Mrs.
Harding spent a “fairly restful night* 1
but there is no marked Change in her
condition, Secretary Wallace was In- '
formed at the White House when he
called shortly after eight oclock thia-
morning.
Secretary Week’s who also called j
•arly at the White House this morn
ing said that the alight improvement
in yesterday was continuing
with tbe patient’s temperature get
ting nearer normal.
Senator McCormick of Illinois, aft
er talking with Secretary Christian
told the correspondents that reports
•of Mrs. Harding’s condition were more
:ouraging than last night. Indica-
is, he said, pointed to an operation
Mrs. Harding’s condition is much
more able to stand it. Senators Hale.
Cummins and HepresentaUre Madden
also-called at the White House.
General Condition Better.
Brig. Gen. Sawyer, issued a bulletin
shortly after ten oclock saying:
‘flight restlessness elimination baa
increased and complications subsid
ing and general appearances indicate
improvement Tbe operation proce
dure deferred."
« President Much Encouraged, y
The, President is reported to M
greatly encouraged by the seeming
Improvement today in his wife’s con
dition. An air of optimism pervaded
White House, and an endlesa
stream of close friends of the Hard
ings visited the White House during
the day. The President personally /
tf them and was reported
to be bearing up excellently under
tbe strain.
rere in session this morning at
what is heralded as a peace meeting
intended to effect a new policy fflPj
the shopmen. B. M. Jewell, head of;
the federated shop crafts, first went
Jnto session with the executive coun-'
the close of wjiich the general,
policy committee was to convene. j
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CUT UP BY NEGROES
IN LOS ANGELES CAR
(By Associate* Press)'
Los Angeles. Cal.. Sept. 11.—
Kennon MotL aii Atlanta. Ga.. at-
torney, here on legal business,
was stabbed over a dozen times
last night when four negro attack
ed him, following an argument
on a street car between Mott and
a negro woman.
| pull down the handicap of the Argo-
janut miners who are working on the
i 3,600 foot level In tbe race against
I the Kennedy crew on the 3,900 foot
[level to release their entombed com-
[ rades and incidentally win the $5,000
bonus offered to the first crew break
ing through Into the Argonaut mine.
ed to be withdrawing from Brti
.Panderma, with all Its material.
A wireless dispatch from one of the
allied warships at Mudania says the
Turks have taken Ghemiek and Brusa.
thousand refugees are massed in
Mudenlu. It Is not known where they
.‘HARDING TO APPOINT
j NEW FEDERAL JUDGES
Were Waiting Around Coal
Mines Today When Whis-j washin^T^^ n-The
ties Blew, Although the New way waa paved today for appointment
Agreement Had Not Then b y tbe President of 25 additional fed-
Been Signed. eral l? d * et t0 btndIe tbe Increasing
1 t j, e nouse approving
By AssociatMi changes In the judgeship bill which!
was tent to the House for approval.
MEXICAN TOWN RESTORES
PROPERTY SEIZED FROM
BAPTIST BOARD
(By Associated Preas)
Washington, D. C.. Sept 11.—Tba
municipality of 8altlllo, Mexico, baa
restored to the foreign missionary
board of the Southern Baptist Con
vention. virtually all of the property
which waa seized from the board la
1917, acting secretary Phillips of tha
State Department reported today in &
lettr to Senator Harris of Georgia.
Scranton, Pa., Sept. U.'—The con-
ract that sent 155,000 miners back to!
vork at their old wuges, was formally {
;igned today by representatives of
the miner* and operators.
ANTHRACITE MINERS AT WORK.
Wilkes Barre, Pa., Sept. 11. — In
striking contrast to the idleness of|
the last five months me anthracite,
field* today were scenes of
erish activity when most of the 155,•[
mine workers returned to work.
Many of them did not wait for the
formal signing of the agreement which i
was set for eleven oclock but were
waiting at the mouth of the mineaj
when the whistles blew at 6 o'clock.
CONDUCTOR KILLED IN
WRECK NEAR MACON
(By Associated Frees)
Macon, Ga., SepL 11.—When a Ma
con, Dublin and Savannah railroad lo
comotive and tender turned turtle
bora this morning, B. H. Lasuer,
of Vldalia, conductor, waa killed and
negro fatally injured. Two other
employes were seriously hurt.
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