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WEATHER FORECAST FAIR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. COLDER TONIGHT. • • mmmr . VWjaB _ WSB -mBm i 1 ■ ADVEHTISIN8 FORMA CLOSE MINE A. M. DAILY Chan fee ef Copy Reeelved after that time are eohedutod U nm th* ' MxtdUy. VOL. XXXIII. No. 31S. THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 20, 1922. 194)0 PER ANNUM ■Mil SI SEATS AT 0PENIN6 Lloyd George and Lady As tor Among Those Obtaining Choicest Seats in Parlia ment. — Scene Was Most Unusual. (By / London, Nor. 20.—The ruth of mem ber* to the Home of Common* to obtain seats for the opening session or parliament today, was the biggest since the war. Long before the door* were opened a small crowd had gath ered to “peg claims’’ for favored places. Lady Astor and Lloyd George were among those obtaining coveted seats. Lloyd George’* seat was served by a deputy but Lady Ai personally seized her seat BRITISH PARLIAMENT OPENS. London, Nov. 20.—Parliament, in which Ireland, with the exception oi a part of Ulster is not represented and in which the Labor party to be the chief contender tor recognition aa the opposition, opened this afternoon. After re-electing John Henry Whit ley, Speaker of the House, the body adjourned to receive the King’s for mal assent to its choice of a speaker. WET FORCES TO BE ORGANIZED IN EACH STATE FOR ACTIVITY Association Opposed to Pro- tion to Lay Plans lor Fur ther Inroads on the Volstead Act at Next Election. FOOD Am HE SUNDAY AS RESULT OF FINDING DE«D BABY NEAR CITY RECENTLY CAIRO MAN DIES FROM WOUNDS INFLICTED BY J. L POWELL AT LAKE IAM0NA SATURDAY NIGHT Dr. J. B. Palmer, Mrs. Nell Adams, Mr. T. J. Dyson and RhettaHeeth-a Colored Nurse Arrested Late Sunday Jim Legette Fatally Shot Afternoon on Warrants Sworn Out By Night Sergeant Hughes, Charging Murder.—Case of Mistaken Identity Claimed by Those Involved.—Hearing to be Held Soon. A startling sensation was sprung in I tions, which he claims is very easy local court circles Sunday afternoon late, when warrants charging murder were Issued against Dr. J. B. Palmer, Mra. Nell Adams, Mr. T. J. Dyson and Rhetta 'Heeth, a colored nurse in this city, presumably in connection with the finding of a dead child In the branch near the Country Club Wed nesday morning, November 15th. The warrants were Issued by Night Ser geant John Hughes, who gave out no statement today, concerning the mat ter, except that he believed the evi dence which had been presented to him by outside investigators, was suf ficient to justify the action. The par ties in question were arrested last night and are in jail pending legal ac tion. They have asked for an imme diate commitment hearing through their attorneys, Messrs. Cheshire, Tl- and Moore. Solicitor General Hay Is absent in Valdosta this week and hearing may be delayed. As the matter stands now the parties cannot be balled as the charge Is murder. Dr. Palmer ha* stated to attorneys that he is innocent of the charge and has had nothing whatever to do with inythlng even remotely connected with the baby found near the Country Club. He stated that he was called see a Mrs. Nell Adams at the Tos- Hotel on November 9th, and that he found her condition serious enough to wftrrant taking steps to assist her; that everything done was medically and feasable Mrs. Nell Adams was a visitor to Thomasville last week, coming here November 9th, sir days be: body was found. A phone message to the Tosco Hotel stated that she would be there and asked that a room be re served. The recipient of the mes sage doe* not know from whom it sage. The woman came in early at night with a negro nurse and has re mained there until yesterday after noon when she was taken to the Jail. The hotel people do not know what nurse came with Mrs. Adams, but Rhetta Heeth, well known about Thomasville as a bedside nurse and a very competent one, had been there attending her and Dr. Palmer had charge of the case. Mrs. Adams reg istered from Waycross, (but who is said to be a resident of Thomas coun ty, stated to attorney* that the as- of Dr. Palmer was in every way correct and that the baby found In no way connected with her >. Just what connection Mr. Dy- had with the case, or whether he supposed to be involved in the disappearance of tbe child U not ■Owing to the prominence of the parties, the case has attracted wide spread interest throughout this sec- Attorneys for Dr. Palmer state will be a case of mistaken iden tity In every respect, if the evidence By Havana, Fla., Man at That Popular Hunting Place —Circumstances Not Clear. —Powell Arrested. Mr. Jim Legette, of Cairo, was shot i Lake Iamonia Saturday night and died Sunday'In Tallahassee at I pltai, where he had been taken. J. L. Powell, of Havana, Fla., is held Tallahassee for murder. He has waived a committment hearing pend ing the session of dourt next week. The circumstances surrounding the killing are not cledrly known and many rumors and reports are being circulated regarding the affair, seems from the mbst available evi- that Mr. Jim Leggette, Mr. John Elkins and one of Mr. Elkins’ sons, Mr. Albert Miller $nd a negro man from Cairo, bad a camp on the lake preparatory to the shooting season’ opening today. Mr J. L. Powell, of Havana, and his J son-in-law, Mr. Spencer Barber, of £alro, and one of Mr. Elkins’ boys caffco down about 11 •’clock that night and the crowd went in a ’possum hunt After their return it is stated that me of the Elkins boys and Mr. Barber rere engaged in a tussle and that Mr. Powell came out of a room and seeing what must have appeared to him to » fight, In which his son- in-law was being bested, he shot at assailant. The load of shot from shot gun entered the right side of Mr. Leggette’s stomach, causing a wound from which he would have died. There was a report current that some they have collected 1s to be believed, ^of the men in the party had been drink- and that the parties will be vindicated jing and when they found that their of this cnarge when court action is friend and party member had been given so that he can prove bis asser-1 ticable. taken, which will be as s tliy / »ss) St. Louis, Mo., -Nov. 20.—Step* to organize the wet forces of every state to dbtaln modification of the Volstead act, will be discussed at a two meeting of tbe National Association Opposed to the Prohibition Amend ment which began here today. Predictions were made by the dele gates that the liquor question proba bly will be the principal Issue in the next presidential election as a result of claims being made that the wets won a sweeping victory in the recent general election. GOVERNOR CATTS ON TRIAL (By Associated Press) Pensacola, Fla., Nov. 20.—Former Governor Catts, of Florida was sche duled to go on trial here today In the United States District Court on * charge of peonage. Two Indictments •re pending against the former exe- CHINESE BUCCANEERS ATTEMPT TO TAKE SHIP (By Associated I’rean) Hong Kong, Nov. 20.—Sixty-five Chinese buccaneers, travelling as passengers aboard the British steam- POISONED FIVE HUSBANDS ASSERTS PROSECUTOR IN NOTED CHICAGO CASE Chicago Women Accused of VENIZELOS WILL PLEAD CHARITY TO GREECE AT LAUSANNE MEETING shot were frightened and left the Making Away With Thei< Spouses by Poison Route Soon to Be Tried in Court For Crimes. <By i Chicago, Ill., Nov. 20.—Investiga tion of the alleged poison murders of relatives for which Mrs. Tillle Kllmek and her cousin, Mrs. Meilie Stermer- Kouilk, are held In the county Jail was begun by the grand Jury today. Prosecution officials said they would ask five Indictments tor Former Greek Premier Will Ask Aid for Thousands of Thracian Refugees. — Turk Delegates in Arrogant and Boastful Mood. der. Mrs. KUmek’s present husband Is said to be In a hospital suffering from poison. this port yesterday, seized the ship while a few miles out The pirates held tbe ship for thirteen hours, bo- lng finally driven away after a spir ited battle la which two wsre killed • Sul-An, when she left Macao, for and several wounded. IN YOUR HOME tiierePs I some room—maybe yours or * the kiddies, living room, dic ing room or kitchen—where you’d like to change the color of the 'Woodwork, That's the place and job for (What’s more, you can have your favored color scheme •—mahogany* walnut, moss green, cherry, light or dark - — mlc or any of tlx pl&jSnB fnarpflf, TOi Come in and let u* iSo« ,/ Stj you what you can do with ili " mu We’re tin FXXAU, atom. MASH-MILT0N DRUG C0> "A Good Place to Trade." ,; Phones«05andl04- ?r ^- ; Lausanne. Switzerland, Nov. i Greece presents a sad npectacii the Lausanne conference. Fc Premier Venizelos Is expected here to piesd Greece’s case before the peace conference. His plea will be chiefly for charity—for bread and shelter which Is considered necessary to save the lives of the hundreds of thoussnds or refugees who were driven from Thrace by the victorious Turks. Turkey Is so boastful and is mak ing such extravagant claims that she apparently believes she has defeated all the allies rather than Greec-. The first of the leading delegates to arrive was former premier Veni- zelos of Greece, who was followed shortly by Premier Mussolini of Italy wearing the Fascistl trl-color In S buttonhole. Premier Poincare of France, followed by Lord Curzon and Emile Barrere of the French delega tion entered next. Mr. Miller returned to Cairo at ones and notified Mr. Leggette’s brother, who went to the seen# about 5:30 o’clock. He found his brother alone on the ground bleeding freely and in a dying condition. He was taken to Tal- abaseee at once, and died later In thj day, about 1 o'clock. j Mr. Spencer Barber and Mr. Powell, | with several of the other ni re taken to Tallahassee and the coroner held an Inquest thii ing. The verdict was that the de based came to his death at the hands ' J. L. Powell and the same nounced wllfull murder. Mr. Powell held lor the court action on charge of murder and the others w released from custody. Mr. Leggette was well known this section, being with bis brother In charge of the Ford agency at Cairo. He was unmarried. His body taken this afternoon to Naylor, where funeral services will be held. Many Thomasville people know the family, Mr. Leggette’s mother having ai time been a resident of this city. HO FOR LOSS OF EVE eon BY Physician Who Performed Operation to Correct Cross- Eyes in That City WiH Be Forced to Pay Victim That Amount. (By / Chicago, Ill., Nov. 20.—A Jury today awarded Alexander Hock- erln, Judgment of $25,000 sgainst Dr. Franklin Carter for the loss of his right eye. liockerln alleg ed that after the physician had treated him for cross-eye, and had guaranteed the lure, he lost his sight. MOORE USE FROM Supreme Court Over-ruled Motion on Appeal.—Moore Guilty of Attacking Woman And Crowd Was Excluded From Courtroom. (By Associated Press) Washington, D. C., Nov. 20.—The decision of the state courts of Georgia holding Bill Moore, guilty of criminal attack and Imposing a sentence of o twenty years, will stand, the Supreme Court today dismissing the appeal which was recently argued. Moore was tried in the Brunswick courts, where Moore alleged be re ceived an unfair trial because ' the general public was excluded from the NEWBERRY RESIGNATION FROM SENATE WILL BE ACCEPTED TOMORROW Michigan Representative De clares He Would Not Be Justified in Continuing. — No Appointment Yet Con sidered by Governor. Detroit, Mich., Nov. 20.—With Gov- nor Groesbeck refusing to intimate what action he may take, political circles here are speculating over who will be named to succeed Truman H. Newberry, whose resignation as Junior Senator from Michigan was an nounced today in a letter to the Gov ernor. Several names are being men tioned with apparently no basis for belief that they are considered by the Governor. NEWBERRY’S RESIGNATION EFFECTIVE TOMORROW Washington, D. C., Nov. 20.—The slgnation of Senator Truman H. Newberry, of Michigan, the central figure In the long and hitter t controversy, will become effective tomorrow. Vice President Cooiidge, was able at today's brief session to pre sent Newberry’s letter of resignation and his name remained temporarily SOMERSET COUNTY GRAND JURY STARTS HALL-MILLS MURDER PROBE TODAY County Authorities Desire That it Be Transferred To New Brunswick as People Murdered Were Residents of That City. SEAT MRS. FELTON IN SENATE TODAY Session Was Adjourned In Short Time After Assem bling by Vice President. — Ship Subsidy Message Will Come Tomorrow. Washington, D. C., Nov. 20.—Con- •os3 convened at noon today for th» special sezsion of two weeks called* by President Harding for considera tion of the administration ship sub sidy bill, upon which he is expected to address a Joint session tomorrow. The program of both Houses has been arranged to permit adjournment of respect to the late Senator Watson of Georgia and Representa tive Nolan of California. Somerville, N. J., Nov. 20.—The omerset county grand Jury with the aid of special state prosecutor Mott, today (began an Investigation of the murder of the Rev. Hail and Mrs. Mills, now a mystery of nine weeks' duration. Somerville, a town of four thousand persons. Is not enthusiastic »ver its place in tbe limelight. CKF :ens believe that Middlesex county ihould foot the bill as It was Middle- ex citizens who were murdered. COMMERCIAL CONGRESS MEETS IN CHICAGO (By i INCREASE IN COST OF FOOD Chicago, Ill., Nov. 20—The fifteenth mnual convention of the South' Commercial Congress was scheduled en here this afternoon with three-day session devoted to dlst sion of Southern agricultural, trade, export and Immigration problems. Ambassadors, ministers and consuls of. many nations are on the program. w. hi 'V 'FRENCH HAVE NOT Washington, D. C.. Nov. 20. An in J ctfiniiTcn inDuvnni r dlcated Increase of two per cent in | EVACUATED ADRIANOPLE the retail cost of food to the average family in the United States during the month ending October 15th, was reported by the Bureau of Labor sta tistics of the Department of Labor, base on prices of forty-three articles in fifty-one cities. (By J Adrianople, Nov. 20.—French evac uation of Adrianople has been post poned until November 25th, because tbe Turkish gendarmerie and officials who had arrived here were insuffi cient in number to take over the city. i the r FUTILE FOR HIM TO ATTEMPT TO SERVE Washington, D. C., Nov. 20. Senator Truman H. dewberry of Michigan whose right to a place in the Senate has been a subject of long and bitter controversy, has submitted his resignation with a request that it be. come effective immediately . In a letter to Gov. Groesbeck, made public here last night, Mr. Newberry said he had been impelled to retire voluntarily because of the defeat of his Republican colleague. Senator Townsend, in the election Nov. 7. The turn of events, he said, would make it “futile” for him to attempt continue his public service since he continunlly would be “hampered by partisan political presecution.” Reviewing the outstanding feature: of the controversy which grew his electh four years ago Henry Ford, his Democratic opponent he declared his right to a seat in th> Senate had been “fully confirmed.' He added that if, in the future, there seemed to be opportunities for public service; he would not hestitate to offer himself to his state and country. The resignation brings to an end light which already has made politi cal history and which it appeared would be resumed early In the session of Congress, which begins to-day. Convicted in Michigan of a conapir. acy to violate election laws, Senator Newberry appealed to the Supreme .Court which declared unconstitutional (Continued on Page 4.) SPECIAL FOR Friday and Saturday ONLY Ong lot Wnmen’s and Growing Girl's Brown Calf one strap pumps with welted Soles and low rubber heels- These are good wearing and good looking shoes. Price— $4.95 in iliis sale.-. Better Hurry ith-HarJey Shoe Co. WET VOTE IN HOUSE WILL BE 140, TAX ON NEAR BEER PROPOSED MRS. FELTON’8 STATUS STILL PUZZLES LEADERS Washington, D. C-. Nov. 20.—Mrs. ’. H. Felton, of Georgia, waited in vain for an hour and a half in the 8enate chamber today to learn wbeth- Senate leaders would permit her to take her seat as the first woman Senator, in view of the recent election Walter F. George, as her succes- . After much scratching of heads over the problem, the Senate mana gers decided to let decision go over until tomorrow. METHODISTS BEGIN TO ARRIVE IN WAYCROSS FOR THE CONFERENCE Bonus To Be Paid in Thai Manner if Maryland Repre sentative’s Plan Goes Thru. —Modifications of Measure In Prospect. (By As Inlet) Chicago, III., Nov. 20.—Th' vote In the national House of sentatlves will be less than 140 while 218 constitutes a majority. Superin tendent McBride of the Illinois Anti- Saloon League said today. In the he said, there will bo six and possible seven more drys than at 80L0IER BONUS WILL BE PAID FROM BEER TAX ishington, D. C., Nov .20.—The »rs’ bonus to be paid In cash from taxation of 2.75 per cent beer and cider, is proposed In a bill re-in troduced in the House today by Rep jesentatlve Hill, Republican. Mary land. The measure modified the one hlch Hill introduced at the last sea- ion. A tax of 20 cents per gallon on eer and cider Is stipulated. Minister and Laymen Al ready on Hand in Large Numbers for Opening of the South Georgia C -ference In That City. , Waycross, Ga., Nov. 20.—Metho dist ministers and laymen are begin ning to arrive In this city for the an nual South Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, which opens here Wednesday morning. Important meetings of the boards and committees will be eld tomorrow. New missions, church extensions, finance and other boards will Ibe re created and members of the Board's will be elected to fill those whose terms of office have expired. HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT MAN SUES FOR DAMAGE Savannah, Ga., Nov. 20.—Attorneys for F. J. Durden, who was struck last Thursday by an automobile, hare fil ed suit for $25,000 damages in the city court. Durden is now in a hospi tal where his condition is considered serious. The eult was filed in less than forty-eight hours after the acci- occurred. Another feature of ase is that two persons are al leged to be owners of the car. 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