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THOMA8VILLE, GEORGIA WEDNESDAY A^TERNOO N, NOVEMBER 1, 1022.
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SID ILL WORLD WARS
Massachusetts Citizens Peti
tion White House to Seek
Meeting for Purpose of Out
lawing War as an Institu
tion in World Affairs.
1 Pres.)
Washington ,D. C., Nor. 1.--Presi
dent Harding was asked In a petition
presented at the White House today
on behalf of nine thousand Massachus
etts* residents to call a conference of
all civilized nations for the purpose of
outlawing war as an Institution and
the codification of international law.
"THEN EXPLAIN THOSE LETTERS,” WORDS
HEARD BY MRS. GIBSON WHEN RECTOR KILLED
New Brunswick, N. J., Nor. 1.—In
her first Interview, Mrs. Frances Hall
denied that ahe was in any way con
nected with the slaying of her husband
and Mrs. Mills, and denied that she
it the scene of the murder.
U. S. CRITICIZED IN
MEXICAN CONGRESS FOR
CLOSING N.Y CONSULATE
(Dr Associat
Praia)
Mexico City, Nov. 1.—The United
States was adversely criticized and a
vote of confidence In President Obre-
gon, was proposed In the chamber of
deputies last night, In discussion of
the situation resulting In closing or
-the Mexican consulate In New Yoik.
The vote failed because of lack of
a quorum tout It was apparent tbe
suggestion was well received by the
members.
MEXICAN CONSULATE REOPENED
New York, Nov. 1.—The Mexican
-consulate which was closed Friday as
a protest against the action of the
courts in issuing a writ of attach
ment on property in connection with
a suit brought by the Oliver-Amer
ican Trading Company was reopened
today.
MORE TESTIMONY OFFERED
New Brunswick, J?. J-. Nov. 1.—In w
her account of the Hall-Mills murder i on g gray coat
Mrs. Gibson told the authorities. It
was learned today, that a few mo
ments (before the shooting she heard
of the women on the scene ex
claim, "Then explain these letters."
The shooting followed a few moments
of heated argument, she said.
TRYING TO IDENTIFY
ANOTHER MAN IN CASE
New Brunswick, N- J., Nov. 1. —
Maintaining that he felt confident the
story told by Mrs. Gibson, would stand
up, Attorney Mott, continued today his
efforts to identify the man whom sba
described as being tbe murderer of
the Rev. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills
hts choir leader.
According to Mrs. Gibson, witness
es have been found to corroborate the
statement that a woman wearing
*s at the murder
Caae.Went/to thi
O’CIoek Last Ni
Verdict Wa$ in
, Aitemoon.—Defi
Court in PrAyer.
Finger print experts and police
photographers from Newark ai
route here to make pictures and dia
grams of the murder scene and exam
ine the clothing of the victims.
was revealed today that Mrs.
Gibson has been approached by a
who urged her to keep quiet and
make more money testifying for the
defense.
AE61RITER UlICTEO GIRL IS
MS BEEN TAKEN
General Murguia Who Came
Into Mexico Commanding
Eight Hundred Rebels Has
Been Captured and Impris
oned Near Durango City.
r Associated Press)
CHRISTIAN PEOPLE
URGED TO KEEP TO
LAW
(By Associated Press)
Mexico City, Noy. 1.—General Fran
cisco Murguia, arch enemy of Presi
dent Obregon for many years, was
captured yesterday with a little band
of followers by the federate neai
Durango City. Two months ago, Gen.
Murguia re-entered Mexico from his
hiding place across tbe border, lead
ing eight hundred troops.
LEAGUE WANTS U. S.
TO TAKE PART IN
JUDICIAL ELECTIONS
1 Press)
Geneva, Nov. l.Informal negotia
tions have been going on for some
time between the League of Nations
Washington, D. C., Nov. 1.—An ap
peal "to all Christian people to exert
every Influence to socure the impar
tial enforcement of all tews," was is-j and the State Department In Wash-
sued by tbe federal council of the ington to make possible American
Churches of Christ In America today, j participation in the election of Judges
It Is high time for the Christian J for the permanent court of Interna-
forces to unite in support of tbe con- tional Justice, said League headquar-
stltutlon as the foes of prohibition are tors today,
united for the defeat of the constitu
tion, the statement concluded.
N.Y INCENDIARY IS
BELIEVED CAPTURED
(By Assort.
New York, Nov. l.-Joseph Presto-
monad, was arrested early today as
he ran from the ftllwajr of an uptown
apartment where a fire had (been start
ed. Police believe the arrest may aid
in solving the mystery of two fires
recently In which twenty-two persons
lost their lives.
TASSE FROM WRAP OF
MRS. LINCOLN RESTORED
(By Associated Press)
Selmer. Tenn., Noy. 1.—J. W. PurvI-
ance, has sent to Lincoln’s tomb, at
Springfield, Illinois, a tassel from the
opera cloak worn by Mrs. Lincoln on
the night of the President’s assassina
tion.
The tassel was given oy a maid in
the Lincoln household to Malcr
Thompson who gave it to Purvtenie
forty years ago.
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Muskegon Sensation Settled
When Little Eleven Year
Old Victim Finds Way to
Farmer’s Home After Being
Left in Woods by Captor.
(By Aswctst
Muskegon, Mich., Nov. 1.—Rosalie
Shanty, aged 11, who was kidnaped
Sunday as she came from church
was found wandering in the woods
near Dublin last night, according to
telegram received here.
According to the police, the girl
as abandoned by her abductor and
had wandered In the woods until she
retched a farmhouse where she
Riven shelter. A posse Is searching
the" woods near Dublin for the abduc
tor who enticed the girl away in an
automobile Sunday.
STIL1DEU0
(By J
ITALY BACK TO NORMAL WITH YOUNGER
CROWD NOW IN CHARGE OF POUTICS
FORD US PUIS TO
Statesboro, Ga., Nov. 1.—The Jury
deliberating on the verdict In the
case of the Re^f Elliott Padrick,
trial charged with slaying his wife
and her mother, had not reported an
agreement this Afternoon. Delibera
tion by the Jury' started at nine
oclock this morning. Padrick admit
ted the doable filling, pleading in-
Rome, Italy, Nov. 1.—Italy wi
the road back to normalcy today after
an exhillrating week that saw the
younger generation rise to power and
overthrow tbe older politicians. The
chief topic today Is wh»t the fortune
of the new cabinet will be when it
goes before the chamber of deputies.
It developed today that Mussolini
is sent a reply to Coant Sforza who
resigned as ambassador to Paris, re
proaching hi mtor his action and ask
ing him to retain the post.
CARRIED OFF BY STRANGER
Muskegou, Mich., Nov. 1.—An alb
day search yesterday failed to reveal
the whereabouts or 12-year-old Rosa
line Shanty, the "swimming girl,” who
disappeared after attending Sunday
school last 8unday. City and county
officiate, aided by Boy Scouts, combed
the nearby resort districts without
finding any trace of the girl.
Tbe authorities declared test night
they believed the girl was taken away
nan who had witnessed her fancy
swimming exhibition at a local beach
last summer and had either become
Infatuated with the child or planned to
train her for a circus or stage career.
Officials in Chicago and other cities
ere enlisted In the search.
Many residents, however, expressed
the belief that the girl was spirited
away by a degenerate and feeling was
► high that officials took steps to
rert order should the man be found.
Rosaline, who appears much older
than 12, and who was unusually attrac
tion, was Induced to enter an automo
bile driven by a man who had asked
boys to point out to him "the
swimming girl.” As the car sped away
from the church the girl began to cry,
and the man was said to have told her
she would “never see her home again.”
Previously the same man bad driven to
Rosaline’s home and asked her moth
permission to take her out for din
ner “with a little girl she knew st the
N. D. POLITICS BADLY MIXED
(By AisoeUi
1 Press)
Fargo. N. D.. Nov. 1.—The scrambl
ed condition of North Dakota politics
was shown today when two Republi-
congressmen seeking re-election
endorsed the candidacy for the Unit
ed States Senate an anti-Non-Psrtisan hurt this morning at the Wllmott sta-
and Democrat, according to an an- tlon, 38 miles north of here when a
nouncement by the Independent Asm*- locomotive on the Trinity and Brazos
elation today. Valley freight train exploded.
EVIDENCE FINISHED YESTERDAY
Statesboro, Ga., Nov. l—a few min
utes before 11 o'clock last night Judge
Park finished his charge to
which Is trying Elliott Padrick for the
murder of his wlfa and mother-in-law.
and ordered the Jurors to bed. He
structed them not to consider the ct
last night. Conrt adjourned until 3
(’clock this morning.
The Judge’s charge was an exhaus-
re one. He went into the usual ques-
>ns of law bearing upon murder cases
and dwelt at length upon the insanity
feature which has been injected by
the defease. He told the Jurors to ac
quit the prisoner If they doubted bis
sanity at the time of the tragedy, but
If they were convinced from the evi
dence that the young Methodist preach
er was in his right mind when he kill
ed his 'jjroung wife ,and her mother a
few months ago, then they should con
vict him.
The Judge said ltbs within the dis
cretion of the jurqrg to say whether
mercy should be shown the prisoner,
and explained that If mercy were rec
ommended the Judge has no alterat
ive bnt to sentence the accused to Ilfs
Imprisonment. n
There were no incidents of particu
lar Interest during the night session-
The preacher-defendant appeared to
dose a part og'lfiS’time arguments
were being made, and showed only
occasional flashes of interest In the
proceedings. The closing speeches
were made by Attorney Pierce for the
defense, and Col. A ,M. Deal, for the
prosecution.
Before the time for tbe court to
me yesterday morning the house
i packed with curious spectators that
it was necessary for the sheriff
make a passage for tbe witnesses
ie Elliott-Padrick murder trial to i
their rooms.
Although many spectators remained
it back of the court house
good look at the young minister who
on trial for the murder of his moth-
’-in-law, Mrs. Mamie Lou Dixon, they
missed the opportunity, for Padrick
fcas brought to the court room long
before court opened.
He had a comfortable pillow In his
chair and laid his head back and ap
peared to be sleeping more comfortab
ly all through the proceedings.
ITALIAN AMBASSADOR
TO THE U. 8. RE8IGNS
Rome, Nov. 1.—Vittorio Roland! Ric
ci, ambassador from Italy to Washing
ton, has presented his resignation, de-
be free to pick his own envoys. The
daring that Premier Mussolini should
Berlin and Paris ambassadors also
resigned.
GARIBALDI BACK IN THE
THOUGHTS OF ITALIANS
Rome, Nov. 1. The triumphant
the way to Borghese Park as the Fas.
cistl troops, abroad early, proceeded
op Pincian Hill from Tivoli Santa
Marinella and other placet on the
outskirts of tbe city where they bad
been camping for the past three days.
"It is a Flsrfsmo sun>” said a
sturdy young blaek-shirted peasant
from the plains of Piedmont as he
led the Piedmont contingent Into
Borghese Park, where 15,000 Fas.
cisti representing all the provinces of
the kingdom from Northern Ve.ietla
and Lombardy '.o South**n Cnlabarm
and Sicily, asrembled.
With military precision they form-
ed and automatically fell into the
places assigned to them dark visaged
youths, with set, determined faces,
upon which shone the light of victory
all wearing the ubiquitous black shirt
But the rest of their equipment
varied from skull caps to soft felt
hats and steel helmets—some of them
were without hats and
nondescript trousers, multi-colored
socks and shoes that ranged from
Komi. Piov. i , no *»p b " ot » d ““ d "f P u "r- Thqr
entry of Fucl.tl troop, into Home' “™ cd ■>"'* ? lth ridi ”* 7” p *
yesterday was the apothesls of an “ bludgeons. One man from
Italy’s bloodless revolution.
SOFT COIL ms
Thirty Thousand Acres of
Coal Lands Reported to Be
In Process of Purchase bv
The “Flivver King” for Fif
teen Million Dollars.
iBy Associated Press)
Pittsburgh, Pa., Not. 1.—More
than thirty thousand acres of coal
land, containing 180,000.000 tons
of bituminous coal, are Involved
in a deal which Is reported In
process of negotiation between
Henry Fqrd and the Wayne Coal
Company, of Pittsburgh. The
price is unofficially estimated at
fifteen million dollars.
BULGARIA'PL1S TO
TREAT WITH BALKAIVS
Old Romans who witnessed the
try of the soldiers of the King of
Italy into the capital of his newly
welded kingdom on Sept. 20, 1870,
wept for joy and vowed that Oct. 31,
1922, will forever mark a great epoch
in Italy's national life.
For in 1870, they said, Italy was
born; to-day she has been saved from
Bolshevism.
The younger generation, which In
few days accomplished this tremen
dous change in Italy's political aspect
will look back upon their youthful
leader, Benito Mussolini, as those vet
with dimmed eyes yesterday
recalled Garibaldi.
The day broke clear and fine, with
ie of Italy’s brightest suns lighting
Anacona swung a baseball bat. 1
Briskly they swung into line to the
tunes of innumerable bands, the Ro
man contingent leading the way along
the Pincian Hill road to the Piazza
del Popolo to the Porta del Popolo.
The army of the people entered the
kingdom's capital through the gate
of the people Into the people’s square
then marched down the Corso Um
berto, Rome’s main street, lined with
flags. Every window was filled with
Romans cheering some showered
upon the passing black
shirts, while those in the streets
saluted straight-armed from the
shoulder and hand extended: toward
the west.
Straight through the heart of the
Premier Will Visit Rumania
And Jugo-SIavia in Order to
Get Thracian Matter Set
tled Amicably.—Bulgaria is
After Outlet to Sea.
(Dy 1
Sofia, Bulgaria, Nov. 1.—Premier
Stamboulisky of Bulgaria, will leave
Friday to confer with the Rumanian
cabinet in Bucharest and the Jugo
slav government, urging them not to
oppose the autonomy of Thrace or
Bulgaria’s effortto obtain an outlet
across Thrace to the sea.
(Continual! on Page 4.)
BLACK HAND LETTERS
PRECEDED BOMBING HOME
LENINE SPEAKS IN
PUBLIC YESTERDAY
•By i
Moscow, Nov. 1.—Premier Le-
nine spoke publicly yesterday for
tbe first time since bis prolonged
illness, before the workmens and
peasants’ parliament. The vigor
of his speech indicated that he
has recovered his health.
LOCOMOTIVE EXPLODES
KILLING ONE PERSON
(By Associated Press)
MISSOURI TOWN IS
SEAftCHEDFOR VICTIMS
OF RECENT TORNADO
Hundreds Are Going Thru
LLOYD GEORGE HAS
SORE lllit CAN(XLS
SPEAKING DATES
The Ruins of Buildings to
See if More Were Killed or
Injured and are Embedded
Therein.
Webb City, Mo., Nov. 1.—Hundreds
are searching the ruins for the bodies
of persons who are believed to have
been killed In the tornado which
swept this city early today. A woman
is known to have been killed and fif
teen persons injured. The storm | for Lloyd Gi
•truck In two place*, and thirty
houses were demolished.
Physician Advises Him To
Take Rest and Bristol Ad
dress is Called Off.—Rest
Essential to Recovery of
Full Strength.
Chicago, Ill. ,Nov. 1.—Wrecking of
the Collure home here by a bomb yes
terday, revealed tbe fact that a num
ber of black hand letters addressed
to her father had been Intercepted
by the daughter. The bomb was
thrown because Collure failed to pay
ims demanded in the letters.
MRS. HARDINQ BETTER
AFTER COLD AND RELAPSE
igton, D. C„ Noy. 1—Mr..
London.^Noy!*]^—Lloyd*oLorKe h.a ‘ sa “ “ «“ Whtt “
T , j— . * ueorge has todajr t0 haTe rec0 yered from the
t..t,.oped a sore throat and on the slight relapse which she suffered a
advice of his physician ha. abandon- ,. w dayi ag0 and la able agaln to
Dg tJ ” ng **®" e ” t _ 8 at _ Bristol J .it up for brief periods during the
mrrnw l. - dajr Her re j apie wfl8 due to a gold
physicians said.
DEAD IN BATHROOM,
BULLET THRU HEAD
found doai
his apartment
through his he
SEAMEN CHARGE
GROSS INDIGNITIES
San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 1.—
letter to President Harding, made
public by Andrew Furuseth, President
of the International Seamen’s Union,
he charges that American sailors are
being driven off the seas, because
they bad refused to work, eat and
sleep with Chinese coolies, and sug
gested that tbe administration at
tempt to solve the problem.
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POLITICAL CHIEF8 UNDECIDED.
London, Nov. 1.—Tbe chieftains of
the Conservative party under Bonar
Law and the National Liberals under
Lloyd George still were undecided to
day whether they should spread war 1
against one another’s candidacies in i
ST. LAWRENCE CANAL ASSURED
(Br Associated ;
Chicago, Ill., Nov. 1.—As soon as
Canada consents to the United States
project for tbe St. Lawrence river-
Great Lakes to the ocean waterway,
the work will be undertaken. Senator
Townsend of Michigan declared in an
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