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VOL. XXXIV. No. 14.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 5, 1922.
SS.00 PER ANNUM
KEILIS1S REFUSE
FREE
T01MHMED
One Hundred Ready to Sail
Held up by Turkish Authori
ties Who Declare They are
Turk Subjects and Must Get
Turkish Permission.
Constantinople, Dec. 5.—-The Kemal-
ist police have confiscated the pass
ports of a hundred Armenians as they
were abont to board ships for Greece.
Italy and France and refused to per
mit them to embark. The Armenians
In every case, carried French protege
passports.
Turkish officials declared they were
Ottoman subjects and must have per
mission from Turkish passport offi
cials.
POPE MAKES INTERCESSIONS
Lausanne. Dec. 5.—Representations
were made to the Near East confer
ence today, by the Holy See, on behalf
of the Christians in Constantinople.
Monsignor Maglone Nuncio, of the
Catholic church or Switzerland, pro
■ented the communication to the presi
dent of the conference, asking that]
action be taken to prompt the various
Christian populations in Constantino
ple, whose situation, the communica
tion stated, bad become most alarm
log.
INAUGURATE IN JANUARY
AND ELECT BY PEOPLE IS
THE NEW PROPAGANDA
Agricultural Bloc Wants Di
rect Selection While Amer
ican Bar Association Asks
For January First for Inaug
uration Date.
I By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C., Dec. 5.—Adop
Ion of a constitutional nnyndment
to have Presidents Inaugurated
Congresses convene In January after
election, was advocated today be.’f
the Senate Judiciary sub-committee by
Senator Ashurst, author of such an
amendment, and William Lowell Put-
Boston attorney, on behalf of
the American Bar Association which
has endorsed the plan. Under th*
proposed amendment the present Baal
session of congress would be abandon
ed.
PROGRESSIVE BLOC VICTORIOUS
Washington. D. C., Dec. 5.—J
here of the now Progressive blc
Congress won their first legisli
victory today by obtaining from the
Senate agriculture committee, a
orable report on the resolution
amend the constitution to provide for
the direct election of the President
and Vice President.
mPRIWTOBE-“ m
FIFTH CATHOLIC
FIRE IN CANADA
Quebec Scene of Conflagra
tion—Fifth of Kind in
Past Few Weeks.
(By Associated Press)
Quebec, Dec. 6.—The Sulpiclan
church, seminary and priests
dence was destroyed by fire here early
today. The gTeat monastery of the
Trapplst Monks nearby was not touch
ed. This is the fifth fire to occur
within Catholic Institutions In tha
Dominion In the last tew weeks.
CLEMENCEAU PAYS
(By l
1 ITess
Washington, D. C., Dec. 5.—George*
Olemenceau paid his respects to
President Harding today, arriving al
the White House three minutes tx-
for the hour of ten, at which time the,
President was to receive him. H-*
was ushered immediately Into the
executive offices where the President
greeted him. The Tiger, looking pale
and jaunty, was wearing his high hat
for the second time since his arrival
He was presented by French ambassa
dor Jusserand.
CLEMENCEAU IN WASHINGTON
Washington, D. C., Dec. 6.--Georges
Clemencau was np before daylight this
morning, eager ter hla first glimpse, by
daylight, of the capital, where he ex
pects to put In, during the next four
days, some stiff blows In behalf of an
AFTER ROT BAHTS
Youths Form Gangs and Prey
Upon Children of Wealthy
Parents, Taking, Watches,
Money and Other Valuables
From Them.
New York, Dec. 5.—The police of
this city have declared war ou a hand
of boy bandits who prey on children
of well-to-do parents. In Central Park.
Numerous reports have been made re |
centiy of gang holdups, in which the
victims lost wrist watches, small
amounts of silver change, foreign pos
tage stamps, and other object!
ured by boys.
The police arrested a fourtee-year-
old boy after the young robber's vie-
RESPECTS TO HARDING " m
SIMMONS AND ROBINSON
WANT TO BE LEADER
(By AsM>7lat*.| Press)
Washington, D. C.. Dec. 5.- -A con
test appeared certain between Sena-
Simmons of North Carolina, and
Robinson, nr Arkansas, for the De
mocratic Senate leadership In the
Congress to succeed Underwood
of Alabama, who Is to retire because
of III health. Friends of both Sena
tors have begun an active campaign
in their behalf although pelther have
formally announced their candidacy.
HELD DECEMBER 21ST
Executive Committee Meets
And Promulgates Rules for
City White Primary, Fixing
Assessments, Hours of Vot
ing, Etc.
The mass meeting last night was
more meeting than mass, as far as!
the 785 registered Is concerned. There
were less than thirty present when
Roscoe Fleetwood called the meeting
to order as a member of the present
executive committee, and announced
that the meeting was ready to proceed.
Mr. Fleetwod was made chairman and
E. R. Jerger, secretary, of the meet
ing.
The former committee was nominat
ed and no objections being raised,
were unanimously reelected,
committee consists of J. T. Culpepper,
R. G. Fleetwood, W. II. Platt. Harrj
Wycbe, Miss Louise Hayes and Mrs.
J. W. L. Yates. Dr. Culpepper could
f>a present last night
Illness and sent his regrets
forced absence.
Mr. S. W. Davis Introduced rules for
holding the primary and these rules
in accord with those that have
governed primaries for seve
back. The date was fixed for tbe
twenty-first of December. This wa
done so as not to conflict with thi
December term of the city court. En
tries must be made for all offices
prior to 4 o'clock of the eighteenth,
which is Monday.
The termer ruling against signal
lotting was ruled out. Judge Hop-
ns objected to it and was supported
In the objection by Mr. A. J. Stana-
ind. The vote was carried over-
helmlngly. no objections or opposi-
on being raised. This permits a
oter to cast a ballot for only one
r any number up to eight, for alder
tan and one up to four for the school
The rules promulgated for
mary are as follows:
In and by virtue of Its authority, the
Exectulve Committee of the city of
Thomasville. promulgates the follow
Ing rules for tbe governance of the
white primary.
The primary election ter the nomina
tion of a mayor, treasurer, clerk, mar
shal, sexton, eight aldermen, and four
members of the school board, shall be
held on the twenty-first day of De
cember. 1923. The poll* shall lie open
at the city hall and the court house
precincts of the city of Thomasville
at 8 o'clock a. in., and shall clot
TODAY WITH CONSENT
OF ENGLISH KING
Historic Meeting in Wales
Today When Dali Eirean
Members Go to Meet Timo
thy Healy, New Governor
General.
(By Associated Press)
Holyhead, Wales, Dec. 5.—An his
toric meeting occurred here last even
Ing. It was between the first presi
dent of the Irish Free State and the
the first Governor General. William
Cosgrave, president of I)all Klreann.
accompanied by Richard Mulcuhy.
minister of dofen.se in th« provision
al cabinet crossed from Dublin to
greet Timothy Healy, on his return
.rom London, where he hud been in
connection with his appointment to
the i
i Dublin together this
AUTONOMOUS GOVERNMENT
A REALITY FOR IRELAND
London, Dec. 6.—An autonomous
government tor Ireland today lacked
only the formal assent of King George
i the Irish constitutional bill.
The Anglo-Irish treaty expires to
morrow when the provisional govern-
will ceass to function and the
Free State government will officially
take charge.
The first meeting of the Dali Eire-
in lower house has been fixed ter 5
[•lock Wednesday afternoon.
Arc Said to Have Captured
All Officials and Are De
manding One Hundred
Thousand Dollars' Ransom
For Each One.
(By Associated Tresi
Tien Tsln, China, Dec. 5.—Reports
received here say that Chinese bandlti
have taken control of Tslngtud In
Shantung, the Klachow port, whose
stormy career In recent war diplomacy
vas to culminate today, in Its return
o China, after twenty-four years o{
illen rule. The entire population is
eported to be fleeing.
The bandits, according to tbe tele
gram, demanded one hundred thou
sand dollars ransom ter delivery of
the government officials held by them.
WEALTHY All MAN
KILLED BY ROBBERS
Mystery of Death of Joseph
Lanus in Chicago Said to
Have Been Solved by Con
fession of One of Seven Men
Arrested as Suspects.
Chkii(£%1 A .’r»c. l *6.-^Ti?
surrounding the slaying of
(•anus, wealthy automobile d
November 24tb. has been so
lice said today, by the conf«
Laurence llefTernan. one of s<
sons under arrest, tlint the victim was
shot and killed In an attempted
cording to the police \
Heffernan and three ot
to rob MnuK in his gi
ed him when Lanus d
and fired.
There shall be an officlul ballot and
only that ballot shall be tallied by the
managers and clerks. This ballot
shall contain the names of nil candi
dates. who have signified their inten
tion to become a candidate for
of the aforementioned offices, either
in person or In writing, to the chair-
understanding between France and the ' man or secretary of this committee by
United States. |e o'clock of Monday. December 18th,
dusk yesterday when he sp, and paid an assesment as follows
rived and he obtained only a glimpse Candidates for mayor, |5.A0.
of the city.
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“A Good Place to Trade."
Phones <05 and 106
Candidates for marshal, $5.00.
Candidates for clerk, $5.00.
Candidates for treasurer, $5.o<>.
Candidates for sexton, $1.00.
Candidates for alderman. $1.00.
Candidates for school board, no fee.
The assessments are made for the
purpose of paying the expense of hold
ing tho primary election, following the
precedent of all state and county pri
maries. No charge Is made for the
school board, In view of the fact that
members of the hoard receive no sal
ary.
Registered voters of the city whose
surnames commence with the letters
"A" through “L" shall vote at Precinct
located at the court housu. and
whose surnames begin with any
EIGHTEEN BELOW ZERO
REGISTERED IN WEST,
COLD HEADED SOUTH
Northwest and Plain States in
Throes of Extremely Cold
Weather, and . Other States
Report Low Temperatures—
Warmer Tomorrow.
(Ilv Assoritlsd r.-sst
Chicago. Dec. 5.—Winter today made
Its first determined onslaught of the
leuson hy spreading a trail of sero
emperatures through the Northwest
md plain states, causing a decided
drop in temperature ns far south as
ns In the Southwest, and Tennes-
in the central Area,
elena, Mont., with a temperature
around eighteen below xero. was re
tried the coldest place In the coun-
ry. Sub zero temperature was re
corded throwghowt Montana. North
Dakota, and parts of Minnesota. I the track, followed by three coaches
A continued drop in temperature Is which
predicted for today and tomorrow la
all of the southern states.
24 PASSENGERS HURT
IN WRECK NEAR OMAHA
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 5.—Twenty-four
passengers on a Wabash train which
left here for St. lands last night,
e or less seriously hurt, and nearly
hundred others were considerably
shocked and bruised, when the crack
through train was derailed by an un
n cause near Shenandoah. Idaho
last night. The train, which was trav
eling at forty miles an hour, had just
ted a bridge, when the tender left
MARSHALL KILLED BV
NEGRO AT UNION CUV
CITIZENSHIP TRAINING
DISCUSSED BY WOMEN
negro, when Yates entered a negro I
house to which he was railed by reas I
on of a disturbance. One negro has :
been arrested by the |
for Bailey.
CLARA PHILLIPS MADE
ESCAPE FROM JAIL AND
HAS NOT BEEN FOUND
Famous Hammer Murderess
Leaves Cell and Gets Away
In Auto. — Fur Found Near
Los Angeles Believed Hers.
—Sawed Out of Jail.
(By Associated PrwM
Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 5.—Clara
Phillips, convicted and sentenced to
ten years In prison for the hammer
murder of Alberta Meadows, escaped
from the woman’s section of the coun
ty jail here early this morning by
sawing the bars, using several steel
saws to effect her escape.
Her escape was discovered several
hours afterward by a matron.
The authorities believe the woman
was aided by other Inmates and escap
ed in an automobile about two oclock
In the morning. Sho had (been in the
county Jail ponding her appeal.
MR8. PHILLIPS MAY HAVE
ESCAPED BY WATER
lx»ng Beach, Cal., Dec. 5.—A
simitar to that worn <>>y Clara Phillip*
luring her trial and believed to ha
•een 1n her possession at the time
ier escape from the Los Angeles
•ounty jail, 2 miles from here,
ound today in an abandoned ant
bile here. The authorities have i
n active Investigation on
theory that the woman may have put
to sen In a motor boat or may be in
hiding here.
TURKEY IB EUROPE
firMipeiice
Indications Point to Resump
tion of Warfare in the South
west Unless Some Change of
Vital Importance Comes In
to Being at Once.
(By Associated Press)
Lausanne. ■ Dae. I.—Turkey and Eu
rope have apparently drifted so far
apart on tha great issues of the Near
East conference, that pessimists have
a fruitful field for their unhappy prog
nostications of the complete collapse
of the conference and a resumption of
war In Southeastern Europe. Such a
culmination of the conference could
easily be argued as a strong possibili
ty, but such an argument based on a
reasonable hypothesis, would leave out
the very important fact that Europe
needs peace.
PRESIDENT HARDING
BREAKS PRECEDENT
So Far He Has Failed to Send
Message to Congress as Cus
tom is.—Comes Later.
(Bv Associated Press)
Washington, D. C.. Dec. ^.—Presi
dent Harding -broke a precedent to
day by permitting the second day of
le now session of congress to pass
ithout delivering the annual me*-
)g reeportlng on the "state of the
union.” outlining the administration’s
imendatJons for legislation,
vas said at the White House that
no date has-been fixed for the Presl-
t's appearance before Congress,
that It was expected he would de-
r th emessage before the end o!
J'luehurst. N. C., Dec. 5.—Training
(By A Shod* led Tress) for citizenship will be one of the prit>
Union City, Tenn.. Dec. 5. David c i p j a j topics to he discussed at ths
\ntes, night marshall, was shot *nd iOI)en | n g session here tonight of tha
HIM 1.1. l«.t nl.ht br Jowpli B.U-J so.the.it,r. fount'll ot Fcter.tctl
Women.
Mr*. Alonzo Richardson, of Atlanta, j supply bill:
Oa., chairman of the citizenship train-1
, Ing federation, will make the principal]
nddress. Mrs. J. E. Hays of Georgia. ‘
president of the council, and Mrs.
UNIONS OET INTO i Sydney Cooper, president of the North
POLITICS IN MASS, froim.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 5—-Congress
put “off the old and on the new’’ today
with the ending of the special session
which had been called primarily to
consider the shipping bill, and tbo con
vening of tho regular statutory Decom
er session. The charge In congres*
Iona] fashions was made within ten
ilnutes, the extra session, begun
eeks ago, adjourning at 11:50 o’clock
nd the new being called to order
high noon.
e routine sessions winding np the
special session and opening the
developed little business and drew
small crowds. Formal surrender of the
Senate Republicans to the Democratic
filibuster against the Dyer antl-lynch-
Ing bill ended the tie-up and allowed
onfirmatlon of about 1,700 delayed
lomlnatlons before the final gavel of
he special session, but the nomination
of Pierce Butler, St. Paul attorney, to
tocl&te Justice of the Supreme
Court failed and went over until the
»w session through opposition of Sen-
ors La Follette. Wisconsin; Norris,
epnbllcan. Nebraska, and others.
Receipt of tho annual budget was
the principal business of yesterday's
islon. The usual committees called
President Harding and notified him
of the assembling of the new session.
advised definitely when
the President would present his open-
lage. It was believed tbe Presi
dent would address Congress In Joint
lesslon Wednesday, with a message
dressing the administration’s desire
or enactment of the shipping bill, all business by March 8 and avoiding
farm credits legislation und the annual an extra session of the New Congress
the hope of clearing up next spring.
PUBLIC LAND MEASURE
DISCUSSED IN CONGRESS
- (By -Associated Press)
Washington, D. C., Dec. 5 —Heap
Ings were begun today by the House
public lands committee on the bill to
authorize the government to develop
id conserve n supply of helium, a
on-combustible gas used in lighter
ion air flying craft.
Chairman Kahn of the military com-
Ittee. sponsor of tbo measure, said
) had the unqualified endorsement
of president Harding, the War, In
lor and Navy departments.
BANDITS STOLE SIXTY
BARRELS OF WHISKEY
(By Associated Press)
Teorla, Ill., Dec. 5.—Officials into*
tlgutlng the theft of sixty barrels of
whisky from the Liberty Yeast Cop
poratlon at Peking. Illinois, by twen
ty-live bandits, tod^y connected the
raid with an unsuccessful one on the
American Distiller)’ here on No\*em
ber 21st.
(By J
rhlll. Mast
labor wn* an open participant I
municipal election here today.
Shoe Workers Protective Union
ed actively for the re-election of
or Flanders, who I* an avowed S
1st and for the election of two
labor men to the board of ahlcrn
with •
d going
through “Z" shall vote at Precinct No.
2. located at the city hall.
the c
LOST MONEY AND THEN
COMMITTED SUICIDE
Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 5.—Mrs. Marion
l.otx, formerly of Detroit, died In a
hospital here early today of poison she
took with suicidal Intent, last Thurs
day. The loss of money In a broker
age firm, which recently closed Its
offices here. Is believed to have been
the cause of ber act.
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