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VOL. XXXIII.. No. 267.
THOMA8VILLE, GEORGIA MONDAY AFTERNOON. SEPTEMBER 18, 1622.
$8J00 PER ANNUM
FORD HOPES TO OE
ABLETO OPEN PLANT
Win SHOOT TIME
HORROR OVER SMYRNA MANY SHOPMEN BACK
BUIES WIT TO PUIS TO WORKTODAY Oil BIG
FOB 1EW SETTLEMENT RAILWAfSOF COUNTRY
England Has Ordered More Seaboard Men Are at Work
Warships to the Mediterran- And Others To Number 1 of
ean and Asks Nations Gose Fifty Thousand Are Already
By to Assistln Protection of Working.—Many Big Roads
Constantinople. I Refuse to Join Settlement.
• ‘By AasocUrttT *’?••■» * (By Associated I'reiti) *
London, Sept. 18.—The horror over Washington, D. C., Sept. 18.—Re-j Detroit, Mich., Sept. 18.—An Indui
the tragedy of Smyrna la losing some sumption of negotiations between j trial army of upwards of 100,000 per-
edge of the public attention, due to Southern Railway officials and the* sons today entered a period of Idle-
the situation at Constantinople ' and chairman of the shop crafts toward! ness and the mammoth Ford plants
the Dardanelles. England is'taking termination of the strike conditions, were deserted except for caretakers,
steps to repel an invasion of neutral were declared by union leaders today This was the first working day
territory along the Straits and has to be unlikely until certain fundamen- since the complete'suspension of op-
called Jugo slavia, Rumania and her tai differences, relating to conditions erations due to the coal situation, and
own Dominions to come to her aid. on several of the system’s short lines I many of the Idle workers are cast-
France favors moral persuaslo# an d tiro Important shops could satis-i Ing about for a Job to tide them
rather than force In maintaining the f ac toriIy be adjusted. I Ford renewed his efforts to solve the
International character of the Straits. —— j fuel problem. His task was to obtain
8EABOARD SHOPMEN AT I fuel at what he considered a reason-
RALEIGH RETURN TO JOBS able pr t C e.
Raleigh, N. C., Sept. 18.—All of the To accept coal at the prices quoted
Seaboard shopmen who went on strike! for it. he previously had declared
on July 1, went back to their old Jobs' would be a “submission to the profl-
when the whistle blew at the shops
Definite Assurances Are Not
Given However, That Hun
dred Thousand Men Idle To-
' day Will Get Jobs Back in
The Immediate Future.
(By A asocial
WORRY KILLS MORE
PEOPLE THAN WORK
SAYS CENTENARIAN
(By Associated ir*u>
Los Angeles, Cal., Sept 18.—Cor
nelius Cole, former Congressman
and United States Senator from
California, who at his home yes
terday, celebrated the one hun
dredth anniversary of his birth
told the multitude of friends al
a reception that, “worry kills
more people than bludgeons, bul
lets or disease."
MORE BRITI8H 8HIP8 SENT I
TO MEDITERRANEAN TODAY
Constantinople, Sept. 18.—The en
tire British Atlantic fleet Is being sent
to reinforce the Mediterranean squad
ron for the protection of Constanti
nople and the Dardanelles Straits.
here today, In accordance with the
^ agreement reached at Baltimore Sat-
BRITAIN DETERMINED llTTHE urday. The men who were put to
FREEDOM OF DARDANELLES,work during the strike were trans-
London, Sept. 18.—The British gov- ferred to Jacksonville and Norfolk.
ernment despite outcries appearing In
the French and Jtallan press against AMERICU8 STRIKERS RETURN
further military action, showod no TO THE SEABOARD SHOPS
tod., ot altering her nrovnd Am , rloali q,. aept , is.-Th. ,t,A
pellc, ot defending the freedom ot , hopm „„ re[ „ rn , d t0 their Jobe t»
nsninnt the Turkic. Sn>t>oard Alr her. to-
day. The new employes were sent
away before the entrance of the old
men and the force Is now practically
Nationalists.
BRITISH MUNITIONS^PLANTS
ORDERED ON>ULL TIME
Paris, Sept. It.—The British gov
ernment has ordered all of the small
arms and ammunition factories in the
United Kingdom to work twenty-four
hours, full capacity in preparation for
Turkish eventualities, according to
news reaching private sources here
AMERICANS RE8CUED MANY
i as bqfore the strike order,
the i
was issued.
MANY ROAD8 STILL BALK;
OTHER ROAD8 ACCEPT PLAN
-No statement had been made today
by the manufacturer as to the proba
ble duration of the suspension of work
at his plants, but Edsel Ford, presi
dent of the company, voiced the hope
thqt a way out of the fuel difficulty
might soon be found. e • ■
FORD HOPES TO SOON
RESUME OPERATIONS
Detroit. Mich., Sept. 18.—Officials
of the Ford Motor Company are hope
ful that the near futjire will bring de
velopments In the coal crisis that will
permit a resumption of operations by
the- huge Industry, which closed down
Saturday, Edzel B. Ford, president of
| the company said last night. The ba-
s of this hope, however, Mr. Ford
d not divulge.
Nothing would be left undone,
as said, to find a way of obtaining
at wbat was considered' a fair price.
THE DAY’S CRIMES AND
TRIALS FOR CRIMES IN AIL
SECTIONS OF COUNTRY
UHITERMYER WILL
COIUCT
AGAINST DAUGHERTY
Representative Kellar An
nounces His Selection t(
Press Case Against Attorney
General.—-Hearing Postpon
ed Until December.
HESCHE CHEWS BREAK THROUGH IRE
ARGONAUT MIKE ID SEARCH FOR 47 1
ENTOMBED MBS H> ORDER WAY
(By Associated Press)
Washington. D. C.. Sept. 18.-
nouncement that Samuel Untermyor
■ould represent him in the impeach
tent proceedings against the Attor
ney General was made today by Hep-
lentatlve Kellar, Republican, Mlu-
and other disorders in connection! ’
with the death of John Glover, negro,I
alleged slayer of Deputy Sheriff Byrd'
and two negroes, the Bibb county,
grand jury adjourned its final pre-j '
ntments before the week Is <
Macon, Ga., 8ept. 1.—Entering the
-.sr hcar.no *0*,^*-™,
GENERAL POSTPONED
Washington, D. C., Sept. 18.—Hear
ing of the Kellar impeachment charg-
against Attorney General Daugher-
was postponed today by the House
j judiciary committee until December.
FACES TRIAL FOR MURDER j The mot,on to P“ t P on ® wa » ado P t ® <1
Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 18.—Mrs. 1
Clara Phillips, former chorus girl, 1
faced trial In the superior court here
today for the murder of Mrs. Alberta j
Meadows, aged 20, widow, who was
beaten to death with a hammer on
July 12th. j
May Be Several Days Before Men or Their Bodies Are
Found, Declare Engineers. — Rescue Crews Equipped
With First Aid Outfits.—Argonaut Mine Rescue Crew
Wins $5,000 Reward For Being First to Break Through
No Recoveries Expected for 24 Hours.
(By Associated i
1ST
roads, including a few of the big
THOUSANDS IN SMYRNA; terns today restored Jobs under thej
Constantinople, Sept. 18. — Amer
icans arriving here from Smyrna gave! eighty days ago. Estimates of the
graphic descriptions of the scenes number of strikers taken back today,
witnessed 1n that city during the re* varied. Some place the number as!
cent fire and attendant disorders, high
when hundreds of Christians were, Bert Jewell hastened to New York
massacred by Turkish troops who then yesterday when the plan struck
deliberately set fire to the city to snag In the Eastern opposition, r
cover up their, crimes. American sail- tably that of the New York Central.
ors from the destroyer Litchfield res-'
cued thousands of refugees while the CENTRAL OF GEORGIA HAS
fire was In progress.
Chicago. III.. Sept. 18.—With numer
ous railroads, both in the Eastern and
Western groups continuing to Ignore
the Baltimore .ettlemeat plan, other) “ ’ > rl “;
. r„_ „r .... m. ...-I >o»ol«”t '“‘I 1® toe plants. If]
pointed out that the mere dellv-
'shopmen who' qu7 er - v 01 * Ur *« "'“"‘It’. °' l '" 1 , ' ouW
"ot warrant a reopening, but that a
intinulug supply, at satisfactory pric-
i, was necessary, owing to the mag
nitude of the industry hnd the neces-
F0UR SHOT IN MINE CLASH
Cumberiandt’-Md.? Sept/18? — Four J burn, says the forces
I sity of co-ordinating the work of all
departments on a schedule not suscep
tible to Interruptions.
The reported plan of the Chamber
of Commerce 6( the United States of
a day to day co-operative distribution
of fuel, had not been presented *to
Ford officials last night, nor.had the
8eale, Ala.. Sept. 18— Mrs. L. F. ’
Humber, charged with the murder ot Richberg for Jewell Asserts
her husband, a prominent Columbus,! That Many Affidavits of Vio-
c- ..rrt.u.Pm.n .mi ptotor, will; lence Were Based on Hear-
say, Rumors and Even Per
jury, as Produced in Court.
CONFESSES TO MURDER OF ]
MAN SEVENTH MONTHS AOO 'S'-Altor,,.,.
Augusta, Ga., Sept. 18.—-Frank 8um-- f or the striking rallcraft leaders to
mere, who is said to have confessed to day,renewed the motion for dismissal
the local police that he killed a man of At torney General Daugherty’s in-
named Manning Ford at Marietta, N. junction bill. Judge Wilkerson sa
C*- "even month, ago. yesterday was he was rea(ly to hear the argument
carried to Marietta by Deputy Sheriff R. Rlchberg, attorney foi
Carpers, of North Carolina. Jewell, declared 1n his opening state*
. Carpers said that Ford’s body had ment that many of the affidavits' of
not been found, but that the man had y j 0 i e hce produced -last week by the
been missing since February of Util ment are .. heariay ruraora
year. Summer claims that he klMeiT peculation and even perjury"
Ford on February 19. —
Jackson, Cal., Sept. 18.—Rescuej
ews driving from the Kennedy mine
to the neighboring worklngi
asc the* <7 men entombed there for
three weeks settled down toduy into
what was believed the final struggle.
A connection between the mines w;
itabllshed at an early hour. *
Tense watchers stood chilled In the
morning twilight, fearing and yet hop
ing for a first word from the squads
These were not relatives of the en
tombed men but mine officials. Red
Cross workers and newspapermen
So many times have the wives, par
ents and children of the imprisoned
miners heard that « cut .through was
expected, and failed, that most of
them were at home when it
ally achieved this morning.
Engineers at the mouth of themlne
said that at least twenty-four bourn
would be required before the first
body or a rescued miner could b*
brought to the surface. Several days
may be required for exploration work
before any of the bodies of the men
are found.’ i^was said.
ANOTHER DELAY IN REACHING
MINERS WAS EXPERIENCED
Jackson. Cal., Sept. 18.—Hopes for
breaking into the Argonaut mine yes
terday to discover whether forty-sev
en miners imprisoned there by a fire
just three weeks ago are still alive
were dashed by a discovery of an error
in surveying which indicated three
feet of rock barrier remained to be
cat through. It is believed the Argon
aut cannot be reached before today qr
Formal announcement was made
that the crew flrat to break through
walls, were all members
the Argonaut miners, and that they
a the $5,000 bonus offeretl by
officials.
The great force of the draft blowing
■om the Kennedy into the Aroganaut | ng Kennedy
indicates that there Is no cave in, say trance Into t!
officials, and crews of men were hold-j Argonaut.
ing the ventilating doors In order that) j n addition to the announcement by
the draft would not rekindle the fire \y. E. Downs, surveyor and under
engineer of the Kennedy, that
Saturday night it seemed certain
that some time yesterday the rescue
crew which had been drilling its way
from the 3,600-foot level of the adjoin-
» would make an en-
,200-foot level of the
In the Argonaut. #
Search for Eqtombed Men.
FIGHT AT COUNTRY CHURCH. i _ . n _
MAY PROVE FATAL TO MAN FLASHES OFF THE WIRES
Vldalia, Ga., Sept. 18.—As a result
of Georgia Railway today withdrew ad
vertisements for men. President Wl
i nearly no
men were shot, two probably fatally, 1 mal. \
in a clash between striking union and. ■■ u
non-union miner, at tho Potomnc "to- MRS. HARDING MUCH BETTER,
es near here.
Johnston, s' cTWept. 18.—Infection 1 Washington. D. C.. Sept. 18.—Mrs.
from a mosquito bite on the Up re- Harding was reported greatly lmprov-
■ulting in blood poisoning caused th* «d today at the White {|ouse, her
death here last night ot Mrs. Mary condition being so satisfactory that
Workman. Three children and her the President for the first time In ten
husband survive. | days left the grounds to play golf.
SUFFICIENT FORCES NOW
Macon ; ° a ’. 8ept - 18 ’- The Central} of the plan ^ en , aId befof for E8t eil Willi.
*" **" ~ "* the local Chamber of Commerce. J ed with stabbing.
Mr. Ford said he could not discuss
the plan without giving it careful
study, but indicated it would be
sldered by his advisers.
That part of the proposal relating
to equalized distribution and ’the
billzation of prices was in line with
poslton taken by Henry Ford and
was believed the manufacturer
might look upon it with favor.
luel committee© of the Cham
her of Commerce, which included Har
vey Campbell. Secretary of the
merce body; Henry Shearer, general
manager of the Michigan, Central
Railroad and Charles S. Mott,
disturbance at the Oak Park
church while services were iu prog-j Edwardsville, Ill., SepL 18.—Throe
; last night, Eugene 8tranger re-1 persons were killed and two Injured
ed wounds which physicians fear today when an Illinois traction eye-
will prove fatal. Officers are looking tem electric train collided with
PRESIDENT PLAYS GOLF
Are You Going To
PainlThis Summer?
Now Is The Time .
We can furnish you anything
in the Paint Line you may need
WE SELL
“Sherwin-Williams Paints*
The Prices Are Right
MASH-MILTON DRUG CO.
“A Good Place to Trade. 1 *
Phones 105 and J06
who Is charg- automobile three miles from hen
coach wus overturned by the Impact
and two sleepers were derailed, but
remained upright.
General Motors Corporation.
today with heads of many local
manufacturing concerns, to review the
fuel situation. The co-operative p
posal of the Chamber of Commerce
the United States may be presented
meeting.
• Aside from Mr Ford, no other defln-
Ite manufacturer is considering Im
mediate curtailment of operations. Tlie
matter of getting coal, it Is said, -*
not such a big problem as the difficul
ty experienced In obtaining the proper
grades. Much of the fuel coming t‘*
Detroit has been of an inferior gradij
which some manufacturers found ul
most useless. Some of the manu'ac-
turers, according to Mr. Campbell.
5 NEGROES HELD FOR MURDER
Forsyth, Ga.. Sept. 18.—Will Penny,
Jack Pharr, Tom Owens, Tip White WHOLESALE PRICES UNCHANGED
and George Clark, negroes, are In Washington. D. C., Sept. 18.—The
jail here, charged with murder and general level of wholesale prices
as being accessory, in connection with showed practically no change in
the death of C. H. Wynn, a year ago. gu»t from that of July, according
Wynn was slain with an axe at the reports gathered by the -bureau of
home of u negress. The body was b0r statistics of the Department of
wrapped In -bed clothes and thrown Labor.
into a pond.-Maude MpGIntty at whose
home Wynn was killed, was arreated ( PITTSBURGH BISHOP DEAD,
sdme time ago and pleaded guilty to Pittsburgh. Pa., Sept. 18—The Right
being an accessory after the fact, and R er . Cortlandt Whitehead, Bishop if
implicated the others.
EXCHANGE RATES DROP
(Ur Xnorlktdl Press)
New York. Sept. 18.—The critical
situation in the Near East cam
sharp reaction in the foreign
change rates today, when demand
sterling bills dropped from one and
one-half to 4.41 with corresponding re-
ductions In other allied and contlnen-
of Pittsburgh, Protestant
Episcopal church, died suddenly at
Niagara Falls today.
REV. TROTTER BREAKS JAIL.
McAlester. Okla., Sept. 18. — Rev.
J. C. Trotter held on charges of em
bezzling funds and wife desertion, es
caped from the Pittsburgh county
jail here last night. The bari
cell were found to have been s
twain.
COTTON 8EED CRUSHED
Washington. D. C.. Sept. 18.—Cot-
have found coal prices hlghei
they believe conditions warrai... .
prefer to pay these prices rather than tonseed crushed in August amounted
interrupt the operations of their, to 48,816 tons, compared with 99,308
plants, the output of which Is booked tons lu August last year, the Census
far in the future. Bureau announred today.
The first task of the teams was to
rescue the living. The second was
to ascertain the location of the dead
and the third to restore proper venti
lation in the mine. Each company
of rescuers carries full equipment for
resuscitation, together with spirits of'
29.7 feet remained to be drilled, the
slowness with which the powder gas
cleared away after blasting constituted
a delay to the work.
On the 3.900-foot level eleven feet
,was cleared Saturday and Saturday
night, leaving fifty-six feet to go.
Even after breaking into the Argon
aut It may be found that some of the
ammonia for revival of heart action, J lower levels of that mine have caved
and stretchers. jin, It was pointed out yesterday. If
The first search of the Argonaut . this should be the case, rescue crews
was to be on ttaa 4,200 foot level, and j would have to bore their way through
failing to find tjie men there, the res-.new barricades.
STORM WARNINGS OFF ITWO EXPLOSIONS IN
CAPE HENRY DISPLAYED! PENN COAL MINES
f Associated Press)
(By Assoctal
Washington, D. 8., Sept. 18.—Advls- j Pittsburgh, Pa., SepL 18.—Two coal
ory northeast storip warnings were ( mines in the WUklngburg section here
displayed at 10 a. m.. todaj- from Cape, were damaged by a bomb explosion
Henry to Brunswick. The disturb-j today. The mouth and tunnels of one
ance was of moderate intensity ap-'were wrecked in the .first explosion,
parently developing off the northeast A few minutes later a bomb was set
, the Weather Bureau
SAVANNAH COUPLE FIND
NAME FOR THEIR 2IST SON
off in the Dream City Mine. Both if
these mines have been operated on
the open shop basis for six months.
name their twenty-first eon, Herbert
R.tunnih’ 1 « — bom thru®
Mr® A. M. Johnson hn.o decided to 1 **°'
=^i
Our Line of Feit Hats for Men and
Young Men
IS MOST COMPLETE THIS FALL
You will do well to see them before you buy.
The quality Is high and the price is low. Lined and unllned
Stetson, Connett & Marshall
$4.00 to $7.50
Smith-Harley Shoe Co.
Tuesday Specials
Our Entire Stock of Cretonnes
and Art Draperies
REDUCED 2()%
For One Day Only
Children’s Fancy Top Sox
50c Values Tuesday
35c
40c ” ”
30c
35c ”
25c
LOUIS STEYEW SONS
The Shop of Quality.
On the Comer
Tha Homs af Hart Sohaffntr and Marx Clothes.