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VOL. XXXIV. No. 18.
THOMA8VILLE, GEORGIA SATURDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 9, 1922.
ISM PER ANNUM
IE MEET
SEEMS BRIGHTER;
SETTLEMENT IB
Crucial Day of the Confer
ence Passed Without Break
And Changed Attitude of
Turks Gives Hope to Early
Peace Arrangement.
(Dr Associated Pres
Lausanne, Dec. 9.—Optimism reign
ed supreme In Lausanne today for the
Near East peace conference had
weathered what probably
most difficult session to date.
Ismet Pasha's statement of the
Turkish views on the Dardanelles
question . and the reply it brought
from Lord Curzon on behalf of the
allies, has resulted In a general clei
ing for the conference atmosphere.
Turkey apparently has broken
away from Russian control and the
Russian delegates although resentful,
are accepting the situation.
TCHITCHERIN NOT QUITE
80 HOSTILE TO THE ALLIE8
Lausanne, Dec. 9.—Georges Tchit-
cherin, the Bolsheviki foreign minis
ter, abandoned his extremely hostile
attitude regarding the Dardanelles
question at this afternoon’s peaceful
session of the Near Eastern confer
ence and expressed approval of the
Turkish proposals for regulation of
the straits, with the reservation that
he must see the actual words of the
sections covering the various points
at issue before he could give full ap
proval to them.
Japan yesterday spoke for the first
time on the straits problem- Baron
Hayashi, the Japanese representative
said that Japan, as a power hav-
ing great shipping interests in the
Mediterranean, hoped for trade in
the Black sea and was vitally interest
ed in the regulation of Near Eastern
waters. He was entirely in accord
with the words of Richard Washburn
Child, the American ambassador
concerning the straits and liberty of
commerce in the Black sea and said
he had listened with great delight to
tiie statements of Ismet Tashn, on be
half of Turkey, who had approached
the difficult problems in a sympathetic
and conciliatory manner. Baron
Hayashi added that the address of
Lord Curzon, the British foreign
minister, had assured him that a ■©-
lution of the straits question was
nearing.
Lord Curzon opened the session
with a long detailed review of the
points on which the Turks differed
from the entente plan and replied to
questions on which Ismet Pasha had
asked further information at the
morning session. He address indi
cated that most of the question on
which the entente and the Turks
differed were proper subjects for 4
discussion in sn informal way by —
military and naval experts, and ex-1 SHIPPING BILL REPORTED OUT
pressed the opinion that such dis-j Washington, D. C., Dec. 9.—The
cushion would bring forward the j administration shipping bill
m-cessury technical information which I ported to the Senate today after ap
would undoubtedly form tha basis proval by the commerce commutes
for agreement by a vote of 11 to 5. One Democrat
The only harsh note of the ses- voted with the solid Republican
bershlp In favor of the measure.
(Continued on Page 8)
RADICAL METHODS ARE
NECESSARY SAYS FRENCH
PREMIER POINCARE TODAY
Discussing the Reparations
Due From Germany in Con
ference With Belgian, Itali
an and English Leaders in
London Today.
(By A..ocl.<e>1 1-TMi.
London, Dec. 9.—A conference of
allied premiers to discuss reparation'
and war debts, held a two hour ses
today, adjourning for luncheon
before two oclock this afternoon.
The heads of all four delegations,
British, Italian, French and Belgian,
addressed the gathering Premier
Poincare of France, holding the floor
le longest.
While Poincare was reported not to
have reached a point of definite pro
posals, declared that the reparations
questions had arrived at such a stage
where something radical must be
NEW YORK HOME HARRY
PAYNE WHITNEY LOOTED
BY GANG OF NEGROES
New York, Dec. 9 The theft by
gang of negroes of $150,000 worth
of valuables from the summer home
if Harry Payne Whitney and other
wealthy New Yorkers was revealed
Thursday night by detectives after a
battle in “Hell’s Kitchen,” on the
dge of the uptown theater district
The detectives made two arrests and
red loot valued at $50,000.
missingIIrmen
IN ARIZONA DESERT
Search Started by Airmen
From California and Texas
To Find Lost Aviators.
(Br Associated Press)
San Diego. Cal., Doc. 9.—A thor
ough search of the deserts of Arizona
for two missing army officers from
the Rockwell field, at San Diego, who
re believed to have made a forced
indlng, Is under way.
Three army planes from San Diego
re already in Arizona and five rtiore
re due there today from Fort Bliss
Texas. The missing officers left
there In a plane Thursday morning
last reported at One Block
In the afternoon over Arlxona.
BflEHl ns
ID PHILADELPHIANS
Spoke From Platform of the
Academy of Music Before
Packed House and Urged
America's Return to Europe
To Make Peace Possible.
(By Associated Tress)
Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 9.—Georges
Clemenceau, speaking in the city
b America's declaration of Inde
pendence was signed, today, urged
America to come back and help Eu
rope spread Independence throughout
rorld. He was given a long ova
ls ho appeared on the platform
of the Academy of Music. The Aca
demy was profusely decorated with
Stars and Stripes and the French
trl-color. The building was packed.
IAJEI
TWELVE MILLIONS I
IESTWS FIRE
Twenty-four City Blocks are
Razed as Result of the Dis
astrous Conflagration Start
ing Early in Afternoon. —
Relief Efforts Under Way.
(By ;
Astoria, Ore., Dec. 9.—Astoria
day Is surveying its losses in the
elve million dollar fire which yes
terday razed twenty-four blocks of,
the city's business section.
Measures for the relief of the
ty-flve hundred persons made home
less have (been started.
The relief committee announced
that staple foods and clothing
CROWDS WERE DISAPPOINTED j needed In response to a hundred tele-
from Portland. Word
PLANES LEAVES FORT BLISS
TO JOIN IN THE SEARCH
;i Paso ,Tex. Dec. 9.—Five airplen-
In charge of Major Heffernan,
commander of the twelfth observa
tion squadron, left Fort Bliss at i
oclock this morning for Tucson
Join In the search for Colonel Mar-
.hall and Lieutenant Webber, army
officers, who left San Diego Thursday
airplane, and who have been
lost in Arizona since.
Philadelphia. Pa.. Dec. 9.—Thous
ands of Philadelphians were disap
pointed today at their inability to
hear Georges Clemenceau, Tiger of
France, deliver the last Important ad
dress of his tour In the United States.
As partial relief for their disappoint
ment, they thronged the streets thru
which the statesman was scheduled
to pass on his way to Independence
Hall and the Academy of Music to
catch a glimpse of him.
MINT ATTEND THE
WEDDING OF EDGE
Mayor Bremner expressed the opln
ion that the fire was of Incendiarj
origin and could be charged to
cals. Chief of Police Carlson
curred In the belief.
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Vice President and Mrs. Cool
idge Are Among the Nota
hies Present—Hardings Sent
An Oil Painting.—Gifts Re
ceived From Many Places.
Balh < . T Me A ,'K"'5 J —vice Prenl-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge, and many
other notablos In the life of
Washington and the nation, are
here today to attend the wedding
of United States Senator Walter
K. Edge, of New Jersey, to Miss
Camilla Sewall.
President and Mrs. Harding
Bent os their gift, an oil painting
Gifts came from oil parts of the
world, many of them of historic
value.
SUMMER BASEBALL IS
SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION
BY COLLEGE DIRECTORS
(By Associated Press)
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 9.—Argument
were heard until an early hour this
morning as delegates to the second
annual meeting of the Southern Inter
Collegiate conference here, threshed
out the migratory rule and summer
baseball.
That portion of the rule which per
mitted Southern college ibasoball play
ers to accept a minimum of seven dol
lars per day aud expense money, was
abolished, tho delegates adopting the
rule that no student shall bo eligible
for intercollegiate contests If ho has
played on any baseball team which Is
a member of an organized league.
Astoria, Ore., Dec. 9. The busi
es district of Aatoria, the oldest
city In Oregon, la la ruins,
dead, hundreds of persons are home
less and property losses estimated at
$14,000,00 was caused by a fire here
yesterday. For ten hours the fire
held away eating an ever-widening
path through the city, until shortly
after noon when dynamite stayed
the flames.
Banks, newspaper plants, hotels,
stores, theaters and numerous build
ings housing a variety of business
places were destroyed. According to
Fire Chief E. B. Foster, the fire got
of control because it burned the
piling beneath the buildings upon
which they were built. He attributed
the disaster to failure to fill In the
space beneath the piling.
Morris Staples, president of the
Bank of Commerce, dropped dead of
henrt failure while the fire was at its
height.
The body of C. J. Smith, a transient
is found hanging under the side
walk of the water front but whether
he had ended his life because of the
other reasons the police were
unable to determine. He had spent
the night in a cheap lodging housa
i the water front.
Thirty blocks were wiped out by
the flames. Many homes in the older
residence district were destroyed and
about fifty families living in an
apartment house were made homeless
by the destruction of that building
In addition to these, many persons oc
cupying rooms in the destroyed area
•rything they had except the
clothing on their bncka.
:oimnittec of citizens met at the
call of Mayor James Bremmer and
planned immediate relief measures.
They were assured of help from
Portland and Seaside. Every restau-
il hotel in the city had been
destroyed as well as stocks of goods
In the stores and there is prospect
of immediate want. Portland bak- j iera ] ( j C( j t h e two negroes’ entrance
(Continued on Page Bight) ’into town- Although comprised of
NEGRO MURDERER
BURNED AT THE STAKE
BY ANGRY FLORIDIANS
Another Negro, At First Be
lieved Implicated in Crime,
Spared Fate of Wright, but
Is Held Pending Investiga
tion by State Authorities.
Perry, Fla., Dec. 9.—Sheriff Lips
comb stated today that the negro,
Young, held in connection wltl
murder of Miss Ruby Hendry,
which Charlie Wright, negro,
lynched last night, would be turned
over to the state If it developed that
hu Is an escaped convIcL
Perry, Fla., Dec. 9 Charley
Wright, negro, accused of the murder
of Miss Ruby Hendry, young school
-her, was taken from the sheriff
and burned at the stake at the scene
crime early last night by a
mob of several thousand men.
The negro, along with Albert
Young, negro, was taken from the
sheriff nnd his party as they returned
to Perry to lodge the two me n in
Wright had been arrested at
Madison, Fla., early in the day and
Young waz taken at Kinderlou, Ga.
Capture of the two negroes came af-
six-day search in which
hundreds of men from Florida and
Georgia counties had participated at
e time or another.
Both negroes were taken to t
small stream, a few hundred yard:
outside the town, where last Satur
day afternoon the young woman’s
body was found by a passing train
Both egroes were given an
audience and Wright is said to have
exonerated Young as the sc;ond ne
gro who waylaid the youn■' woman.
He committed the murder, he is said
have confessed, while unothet
jro robbed her. He did not
the other negro, but said it w*
Young.
Following Wright’s talk, the mob
proceede to strap him to a stake.
Pine wood and grass were placed at
his feet, and the works thc.n set
His body was burned to a crisp.
Young was turned back to the
thorities and last night was in the
county jail.
No other disorder was atlempted.
The mob, which streamed into
Perry throughout the day, began to
break up.
Throughout the day parties of
angry men had maintained n v'.gll oa
oad leading from Perry to Madl-
nwaiting the coming of the
sheriff. As the day wore on, the
number was augmented by men arriv-
ing from other communities.
Sheriff Lipscomb apparently got
word that he could not get through
the human barrier before the count?
jail and early last night the word was
passed around that he had already
lodged the negroes in the Perry Jail
and that he and his deputies wor*
barricaded with them, well prepared
ward off any attack. The report
served to divert some, but others held
steady their watch on the road nnd
when the sheriff came into view, they
quick to act. Sheriff Lipscoma
and his deputies were powerless to
resist the attack.
The hoots and yells of the crowd
WRECK ON COAST LINE
NEAR CHARLESTON, S.C.
CAUSED DEATH OF ONE
Heavy Fog Blamed for Collis
ion in Which One Died and
!8 Received Injuries Early
This Morning.—Two Seri
ously Injured.
Charleston, S. C., Dec. 9.—One per
son was killed and eighteen Injured,
two seriously, when train number 80
Atlantic Coast Line, ran Into the rear
end of train 52, at llanaban Station,
12 miles from hero nt seven oclock
this morning. Tho Injured wer
brought here on a special train.
A heavy fog, which obscured th<
signal lights is blamod for the colli*
FURTHER ASSASSINATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW
THE IRISH EXECUTIONS
Reports From Dublin Indi
cate That Reprisals Will be
Continued by Republicans
Against Free State Officials
And Legislators.
(By AMoclit.4 Pr.»)
London, Dec. 9.—Expectation that
esterday's executions In Dublin
will be followed by further shootings,
e predicted by tome of tho Dublin
ipatches to London newspapers.
These correspondents are convinc
ed that a chain of reprisals will con
tinue.
The Daily Mall’s Dublin corres
pondent quotes Free State officials as
saying that there are at least one
hundred desperate men In the city
■nj
RAILROAD INJURY
MADE HER FAT AND '
SHE WANTS DAMAGES
Kansas City Woman Weigh
ing Over Three Hundred
Pounds Says Condition is
Result of Injuries Received
When Train Hit Her Auto.
(By Associated t*r«sa)
Kansas City, Dec. 9.—A federal
court Jury will be asked to determine
whether an Injury to a young woman
here, which she asserts wss suffered
in a railroad wreck is responsible for
the 375 pounds which she says she
weighs.
She Is suing the road for fifty thous
and dollars damage. She claims that
one of tho road's switch engines
struck a motor car which she waa
driving, causing injury to a gland
which subsequently caused obesity.
FRENCH PRISONERS WHO
DIED IN GERMANY WILL BE
BURB IN SARREBOURG
That Number Who Died in
German Prisons During the
World War Will be Buried
In One Great Cemetery, it
Is Announced.
(By Associated Preas)
Paris, Dec. 9.—Twenty thousand
’rench soldiers, who died in Germany
is prisoners of war will be buried In
lie great cemetery at Sarrebotirg, It
as been announced.
TELEGRAPHERS’ WAGE
CUT CLEARS DOCKET
OF THE LABOR BOARD
lives will follow the beh<
leaders to endeavor to assassinate
members of tho government aud the
Irish parliament.
AWN SHOT TO DEATH
ON FORT WORTH STREETS
(By Associated Press)
Fort Worth, Tax., Dec. 9.—Claude
Bell, a former railroad clerk, was
shot and killed on Main street this
morning, by James Reynolds. Bell's
alleged attentions to Reynold's wife
is said to have caused the shooting.
from many counties, including
some from South Georgia, it is under-
itood, its common purpose gave the
mob an organized appearance. No
ne was lost in rustling the negroes
the scene of the murder.
Late last night the mob was well in
the way of disintegrating. The prcci-
with which it acted in dealing
differently with the two negroes, led
the belief that it considered its
igeance accomplished and that
there would be no further disorder.
In the sporadic disorders of the
(By /
Chicago. BL. Dec. 9.—The docket
of the United States Railroad Labor
Board today bore no record of pend
ing wage disputes between railroad
employes and carriers, the decision
of yesterday, cutting about a million
and a half dollars from the yearly
salaries of eleven thousand telegraph
ers on eleven western roads having
disposed of the final case.
PRINCE ANDREW SAVS
HE IS NOT GUILTY
Paris, Dec. 9.—Prince"Andrew of
Greece, is quoted by the Paris Herald
as saying that the charges of disobedi
ence of orders, preferred against him
In the recent trial are unfounded.
told
(he newspaper. He added that he
was treated with much courtesy dur
ing the trial.
MRS. MAY FORD STILL IN JAIL
Detroit, 0 )!Icta"? r^c!* 9**— Friend s of
Mrs. May Ford, charged with plotting
to slay her estranged husband, weal-
few days, the negro settlement; thy farmer, renewed efforts today to
here has lost four of its public build-! obtain her freedom. Mrs. Ford spent
ings. A negro church was burned j the night In Jail, being unable to
Thursday night, while a school house raise the $25,000 bond required by
lodge and amusement hall have been the recorder’s court before which she
destroyed. , pleaded not guilty.
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