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VOL. XXXIV. No.* 17.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 8, 1
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DECUf DETECTIVES
Woman of Detroit Said To
Have Offered Gunman $20,-
000 for Job—Marital Trou
bles to Blame for Charge,
She Says.
(By Assort;
Detroit, Mich., Dec. 8.—Mrs. Mai
Blenn Ford solicited the services of
a gunman to kill her wealthy
band, Ney J. Ford, and ofTered the
gunman $20,000 for the job, and gav
him a photograph of her husband t-
make sure that the right man wa
slain, according to sworn statements
of four detectives, whose investiga
tions resulted In Mrs. Ford's deten
tion on a charge of attempting
commit murder.
Denying the charge, Mrs. Ford de
clared she is the victim of “a frame
up," growing out of domestic difficul
ties which include a suit for divorce.
PRESIDENT MAY VISIT N. 0.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C., Dec. 8.—Pres
dent Harding today took under ai
vlsement the invitation extended by
the Louisiana delegation, to attend
the foreign trade congress to be held
In New Orleans next April. Members
of the delegation quoted him as say
ing he hoped It would be possible for
him to be present.
Left to Visit Relatives in Mis
sissippi, Sunday and Had
Not Been Seen Since.—Was
Delirious When Found and
Carried to Hospital.
‘ (Dy Associated Press)
Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 8.—Miss Jen
nie E. Rogers, trained nurse, was
found bound and gagged beside the
car tracks In a suburb of this city
early today, and is believed by the
police to have (been kidnaped and
held prisoner since Sunday.
She was taken to a hospital deliri
ous, being unable to give an account
of her movements since Sunday, when
she left the house or a relative to
visit her mother In Mississippi.
When found, the young woman's
feet were bound with wire and her
hands with cord. A cloth gag had
been forced Into her mouth and tied
behind her head.
FASCISTI WARN 0BREG0N
(By /
Vera Crus, Dec. 8.—The Fasclstl
organi-atlon at Jalapa has warned
President Obrcgon to eliminate com
munism from the "plan of conduct”
of the federal government.
In a document, containing thirteen
questions as to the government’s pur
poses, the Fascist! assert that the
present manner of conducting the
FOUR IRISH OFFICIALS EXECUTED TODAY BY
REASON OF ASSASSINATION OF DEPUTY YESTERDAY
(By Associated Press)
Dublin, Ireland, Dec. 8, — Rory
O'Connor and Liam Mellowes
gether, with two other Irish rebels,
executed In Mount Joy prison
this morning, it was officially
nounced. The two other men
named Joseph McKelvey and Richard
>tt, and both were prominent Re
publicans.
The prisoners were tried by a mili
tary court during the night, found
guilty and sentenced to death. The
death sentence was carried out at
20 o'clock this morning. The prls-
)ers, blindfolded, were marched to
the place of execution. O'Connor had
to be assisted to the scaffold.
official irmy report states that
the four were executed as a repri-al
ie assassination of Sean Hales,
deputy, who was shot yesterday, and
solemn warning to those assorts.
ted with them "in the conspiracy of
REPRISALS FOR EXECUTION
OF REPUBLICANS STARTED
London, Del. 8.—The Dublin corres
pondent of the Evening Standard re
ports that a party of men entered
the Mercer Hospital there and shot a
Free State soldier lying in one of
the beds, In reprisal for the execu
tions of Rory O'Connor and Liam
Mellowes.
IRISH REPUBLICANS IS8UE
REBELLIOUS MANIFESTO
London, Dec. 8.—The Irish Republi-
ins, says a dispatch to the Evening
Standard from Dublin, have Issued
manifesto describing Timothy
Healy, Governor General of Ireland,
i the life-long enemy of the nation.
The manifesto adds that the "fight
111 go on as long as there is a man
Ireland. It is war to the death.’’
ID IS III CHARGE DE
T Ml
OHIO WILL FIND OUT
TRAIN IT ST. JOSEPH PROGRESSIVE US
Approached Mail Men at Sta
tion and Away They Went
In the Usual Waiting Auto
mobile With Loot They Had
Taken.
(By Associated Press)
St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 8.—Three un
masked men, armed with revolvers
and shotguns, held up two mall clerks
the Union Station this morning and
caped In an automobile with one
package of registered mail and five
packages of first class mail, which
had Just been taken from the mall car
Chlcago-Burllngton passenger
train en route from Kansas City to
Omaha.
The hold-up occured on tta
platform as the two clerks stu
from tho mall car to the station.
; statloi
MISSIONARIES IN
CHINESE HANDS SAID
TO HAVE BEEN FREED
Borah Will Address a Meet
ing at Akron Urging the Re
publicans to Come Back to
The Rights of the People,
And Render Better Service.
(By Associated Tress)
Washington, D. C-, Dec. 8.—Plans
for a Republican meeting in Akron,
in February "for the purpose of aid
ing and encouraging the Republican
party in Ohio to get back to first
clples,’’ it was announced here
by Representative Knight, Repub
lican, Ohio.
Fifteen or twenty “Progressive"
Representatives, Knight said, will be
hear an address by Senator
Borah on the "necessity of re-dedlcat-
ing the Republican party to the ser-
the people."
MORRIS DENIES ANY
KNOWLEDGE OF ARMOUR
MERGER PROPAGANDA
(By Associated Press)
Shanghai. China, Dec. 8.—C. O. For ■ Chicago. III., Dec. 8.—An unexpect-
esberg, American missionary, who mi turn in the much discussed merger
kidnaped several weeks ago, at' of the two large packing companies,
Hsuchow, by the bandit army of the ' Morris Company and Armour Com-
Honan province, has -been released pany, became known today when a
id is en route to Cheng Chow, ac- signed statement Issued by Morris
impanled by a guard of General Wu j Company was made public. It was
Pel Fu's troops, according to reports, over the signature of Nelson Morris,
kn unconfirmed report said that | chairman of the board of directors,
M. Lundoen, American missionary and Edward C. Morris, President of
(By ;
of Ret
It was stated that the bandit army
which numbers approximately thirty
thousand. Is now battling with Gen
Fu’e troops.
the Company.
The statement Indicated that J. Og
den Armour, of Armour Company, In
his visits to Washington and In con
ferences with government officials on
the proposed merger has not taken
officials of the Morris Company Into
his confidence.
“affairs of state,” indicate that the I
federal government is shaped so a
to be a preliminary to the coronatloi
of communism.
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Phones <05 and 106
—The Jury to
ive men charged with murder in
•ctlou with the Herrin mine kill
ings was completed shortly before
today.
Two Men in Custody, One
Arrested in Valdosta, Who
Accused Charlie Wright of
The Crime,—Search Never
Given up by Floridians.
(By Associated Press)
Valdosta, Ga., Dec. 8.—Sherlp Lips
comb, of Perry, fla., left here this
morning for Madison, to take in cus
tody, Charlie Wright, negro, arrested
there In connection with the killing
of Miss Ruby Hendry, school teachi
at Perry recently.
Arthur Young, negro, sal-i to
implicated with Wright, was uriest'
here last night, and he accused
Wright of killing the woman, accord
ing to officers, admitting that he got
the money taken from the girl.
FLORIDIANS DETERMINED
TO BRUTAL MURDERER
Valdosta, Ga., Dec. 8—The man hunt
for Charlie Wright, supposed slayer
of Miss Ruby Hendry at Perry, Fla..
covers portions of two states. All
through Wednesday night and yester-
a posse of Taylor county, Florida,
:ens. whose blood still bolls over
atrocious crime, combed Valdosta
environs In an effort to locate the
fugitive.
posse Wednesday afternoon
tracked Wright to the Withlacoochee
river .west of Valdosta, on the Brooks
county line. They found where he had
removed hls shoes and waded the
river and then walked some distance
before replacing the shoes on bis feet
These tracks were followed until Kin-
derlou was reached, about six miles
west of Valdosta, when no further
traces could be found.
The posse came op Into Valdi
the dogs failing to take the track be
cause it was too cold. In the city they
were joined by police officers In a city
wide search. It was found that about
4 o’clock Wednesday night a strange
stopped aL a small store on the
‘n outskirts and rested tor
telling the storekeeper he w
tired and hungry. The description
fitted Wright and this has caused
owed activity in the search.
During the night county offlc
took a suspected negro in charge
Lake Park and ,he was hurried
Perry. A telephone message received
ire said that this negro ras not the
ie wanted there and he was given Ills
terty.
Perry, Fla., Dec. 8.—After a few
hours' rest. Sheriff Lipscomb rode
to Valdosta, G.a.. yesterday af
ternoon in his search for Charlie
Wright, negro, believed to be the slay
■ of Miss Ruby Hendry, whoso throat
as cut Saturday arternoon.
The sheriff went back alone to lake
up the search where It was abandoned
early yesterday morning by a party ol
approximately 150 men. These men.
headed by the sheriff and blood
hounds, took the hunt Wednesday at
noon, which lasted throughout the
night and carried them in the vicinity
of Thomasvllle and Valdosta, Ga.
The party returned home about
10:30 o’clock yesterday morning.
In the meantime the tension here
growing out of threats from the negro
OLEMENCEIU'S VISIT
Says It Can Hardly Sec How
The Former President Could
Welcome Man Who Killed
Thirteen and a Half of His
Fourteen Points.
Berlin, Dec. 8.—The Vossische-Zel-
>ng, commenting upon former Pre-
nler Clemenceau’s visit at the :
>f Woodrow Wilson, says It is really
lurprinlng that Wilson should wish tc
conserve hls friendship with Clemen-
ceau, “since Clemenceau it was, who
cheated him out of thirteen and a
half of his fourteen points.’’
ICTEDTDEHUBE10
Woman Acting Part in An.
cicnt Costume and Showing
Ignorance of Phone Usage,
Bought Stuff With Bogus
Check.
Fort < Madison, la., Dec.* 8. —
Dressed In an out-of-date fashion,
a young woman stepped into a
cloak store here a few days ago,
and asked permission to use the
telephone.
Apparently Ignorant of how to
HARDING PRESENTS
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
URGING MANY REFORMS
Governors to be Invited to a
Conference of Prohibition
Enforcement.—Admits 18th
Amendment Will Not Be
Repealed.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C., Dec. 8.—Presi
dent Harding, in his annual message,
delivered today to Congress, in
son, announced his purpose to Invite
the Governors of the states and
torles to an early conference with the
federal executive authority, with a
view to adopting definite policies for
national and state co-operation In
administering the prohibition laws.
He told Congress that the day Is
unlikely to come when the prohibition
U. S, DESTfiDYERWILL
IF
THIBOETVH
led the
nk of a pencil sharpener on
the desk and then without raising
the receiver tried to talk. Store
attaches laughed, convinced that
she was a rube. She then bought
a dress, giving a check for fifty
dollars. Yesterday, the check
came back, marked “no funds.”
BRAZIL WISHES
CLOSER RELATIONS
(By Associated Press)
Washington. D. C., Dec. 8.—Hope
that the ties of mutual friendship be
tween Brazil and all of the Amerli
the nation should adapt its course ac
cordingly.
With regard to the transportation
problem, he proposed that the Rail-
oad Labor Board be abolished with
mbstitutlon of a labor division In the
nterstate Commerce Commission. He
irged co-ordination of all transporta-
ion facilities and more extended
iredit for the farmers.
A constitutional amendment, giving
Congress authority over child labor
iinactmcnt of legislation provid
ing for the registration of aliens was
Dealing with foreign affairs, he de
clared that American relations are
free from the ever-threatening cloud.
CONCERT SINGER FOUND
DEAD IN HOME AND
OF MAN LYING NEARBY
Asheville at Tsing Tao ready
For Any Eventuality and
Other Warships Will Assist
In Work After Japanese
Depart.
Pekin/china, Dec. 8*—The Amer
ican destroyer, Asheville, will arrive
at Tsing Tao tomorrow, and It is un
derstood the vessel will not hesitate
to land marines If the bandits Infest
ing the district endanger the lives of
foreigners after the Japanese evacua-
Tslng Tao is surrounded by ban
dits, who threaten to invade the city
as soon as the Japanese occupation
comes to an end Sunday.
Two Japanese destroyers, which
have been in the harbor for several
days are prepared to co-operate with
the Asheville.
ITILI'S THIRST
GROWING APACE
Since End of the World War
Beers and Wines Have
Shown a Big Increase in
Consumption. — Per Capita
Quantity Large.
(By /
'shall •
glory of this continent." was express
ed In a messa3e to the Department
of Commerce from the Academy ol
Commerce of Brazil, today.
The message was accompanied by
request that It be transmitted to
all North American students of eco
noiuics.
WOULD BRIDGE G0LDENGATE
AT COST OF $17,000,000
-The
i Francisco. Cal., Dec.
plan for bridging the Golden Gate
entrance to the San Francisco bay. a
of 6,700 feet, and thereby con
nection of San Francisco with Marin
Hinty. was made public here today.
iteen million, two hundrod and fifty
thousund dollars, according to the
report made to the mayor.
section and the burning of three negro
buildings since the crime, appreciably
relaxed. There was no disorder dur-
ing Wednesday night or yesterday.
Italy's thirst for
ind wines has been much hard-
luench since the end of the
r, according to official statla-
published.
takes place at the bead of
with total consumption dur-
mous Call Brings the Po-!'”/ «“ •“* > ,ear 22 '“ 00 - 000 " tr “
i. . er> ° I of wines. The per capita consump-
140 litres of wine and four
Note Contained Information i tics, jm
That the Woman Had Bro- venic
ken His Heart. — Anony- thl
lice to the Scene.
(By J
. J.. Dec.
of other beverages.
NEGRO SLAYER GETS
LIFE IMPRISONMENT
-Respond
ing to an anonymous telephone call
early today, police found the body o:
Miss Evelyn Mabel Rainbow, conc-e-
singer in the basement of her house.
She had been shot twice through the
heart. Nearby, lay Harry Harter, Macon, Ga., Dec. 8—The jury In the
widower, who boarded at the Rainbow. trial of Charlie Smith, negro, charged
home, dangerously wounded. He had W | t h murder in connection with the
the right temple and un- killing of Lee Aligood. street car mo-
otrman a year ago, returned today, a
rltten after he | verdict of guilty, with recommend*
oman, said that Miss tlon for life imprisonment,
had broken hls _
FIRE IN OIL FIELDS
FROM LIGHTNING
TURKS PRESENT NEW PLEA
Lausanne, Dec. 8—Turkey today pre
sented the conference with counter
suggestions, concerning control of the
ts of the Dardanelles. The Turks
ask guarantees against surprise at
tacks from land or sea. threatening
(By Associated Prsss)
Eldorado. Ark., Dec. 8.—A fire
which last night threatened the entire
Smarkover oil field, when lightning
Ignited an oil pit of the North Amen
lean Oil Company and later spread to
five pits containing approximately
four hundred thousand barrels of oIL
lecurlty of the Straits, Constant!- j was still burning early today, altho
nople or the Sea of Marmora; 11ml- officials expressed belief that with the
tation of naval forces (bound for the continued wet weather the blaza
Black Sea, and liberty of passage for would ibe confined to a small area,
merchantmen In time of peace and Officials estimated the loss at two
hundred thousand dollars.
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Men’s pure LINEN Hand
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Men’s fine Cotton Hand
kerchiefs, 15c to 35c.
Men’s all Silk Neckwear,
beautiful patterns 50c to $2.
Men’s extra fine Knitted
Ties, “Berkeiy knit,” $2.50
to $3.00
Men’s Silk Hosiery, plain
and clocked, 75c to $1.75.
Men's Plain Lisle, “Hole-
proof” all colors 3 prs $1.00
Men’s Irish Linen weave.
Initial Handkerchiefs, box
ed 3 for $1.00
Men’s Smoking Jackets,
very handsome, $10.00.
Men’s Bath Robes, Blan
kets and Crash, $7.50 to $10
Men’s Pajamas, fancy and
plain. Outing and Madras,
Manhattan and others,
$2.50 to $3.50.
Men’s Manhattan and
Needles’ Shirts, $2.00 to $5.
Men’s Kid and Felt Bed
Room Slippers, $2.50 to
$3.50.
Men’s Belts, Buckles, Cuff
Links, Watch Chains,
Knives and Stick Pins.
Women’s Silk Hosiery,
Fancy Wool and Fancy
Mercerized Sport Hose,
$1.75 to $3.50
Women’s Black Traveling
Cases, $11. to $15.
Women’s and Children’s
Felt “COMFY” Slippers,
ail colors, $1.50 up.
Fine Shoes for the whole
Family.
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