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VOL. XXXIV. No. 20.
THOMA8VILLE, GEORGIA TUE80AY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 12, 1922.
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U.S.1TMKI0
BRAZILIAN NAVY
Declares America Is Incon
sistent in Sponsoring Gener
al Peace and Then Giving
Aid to Another Country for
Strengthening its Forces*
Buenos Alrez, Dec. 12.—The Argen
tine government haa been unfavora
bly Impressed by the dispatch to Bra
zil of a United States naval mission,
It was learned today.
Criticisms made In official circles
point ont that the position of the Uni
ted States 1s inconsistent. In that
while fostering a conference for reduc
tion of armaments among the South
American republics, It is officially aid-
KIDNAPED MISSIONARY
IN CHINA FREED
(By-Associated Press)
Pekin, China. Dec. 12.—Anton Lun-
deen of Nebraska, a missionary, who
was kidnaped by bandits in the Honan
province on October IStb, has been re
leased, it was announced here today.
Three other Americans sty) are being
held captive, and the diplomatic corps
to negotiate tbelr release.
TO BE CARRIED DiU
Witnesses’ Names Will Not
Be Given for the Present,
Keller Says, Because of Fear
Of Activities by W. J. Burns
Of Justice Bureau.
(By Associated Press)
.Washington, D. C., Dec. 12.—After
an hour and a half of wrangling, the
House judiciary committee today vot
ed in executive session to proceed
with the hearing of the Impeachment
charges brought against Attorney
General Daugherty, by Representa
tive Keller, in the manner Insisted
on by Keller.
Keller objected to giving the nam
es of all the witnesses at this time,
and explained that bis reason for
this was because of “fesr” of activi
ties by Chief Burns of the bureau of
investigation of the Department of
GADSKI FAILED TO
APPEAR LAST NIGHT
preparing today to keep other engage
ments, after having cancelled her en
gagement here last night, as a result
of continued protests by the American
Legion and other patriotic organisa
tions.
Madame Gadskl, who was accused
by the Legion and allied societies with
having been a pro-Gorman during the
war said that although she had been
"falsely accused,'’ she had decided to
refrain from appearing In concert as
she did not wish to -he the “Innocent
cause of an unpleasant incident."
CREW OF BRITISH SHIP
OFF CALIFORNIA FORCED
TO ABANDON STEAMER
Went On Rock Off Coast
And is Rapidly Filling; With
Water, But All Members on
Board Rescued by Two Ves
sels Standing; Nearby.
(By Associated Press)
. fian Francisco, Cal., Dec. 12.—The
crew of the British steamer Orteric,
which went on the rocks at Fish Rock
off the California coast, ten miles
south of Point Arena, is being trans
ferred to the steamer Cotton Plant,
according to word by wireless this
morning.
The Orteric was reported filling
with water rapidly, but the fifty-five
LEVEE PUNS DISCUSSED
CALLS ON HUSBAND TO
PAY COST OF DEFENDING
CASE INVOLVING PLOT
AGAINST HIS OWN LIFE
Wife of Ford, Wealthy Far
mer, Thru Attorneys Asks
That She Be Given Money
To Pay Lawyers.—Accused
Plotting Husband’s Death.
(By Associated rresa)
Detroit, Mich.. Dec. 12.—Ney J.
Ford, wealthy farmer today faced the
prospect that he would he required
to pay for the defense of his wife, who
Is charged with an attempt to hire a
gunmen to kill him. Attorneys for his
wife planned to enter a motion In the
U.S. CONSUL AT
MALTA WOUNDED
APPROVE CREDIT
FACILITIES SDOn
Washington, D. C., Doc. 12.—Bene
fits that would result from the Im-
provement and development of the sul on the Island of Malta was shot
l hearing before the House
i the Mississippi and other rivers
and other members of Congress w
before the committee.
WOMAN CLAIMING TO
BE CLARA PHILLIPS IS
FOUND TO BE FAKIR
ed the Identity of a woman held In
Jail hero as Beatrice Craig, of Kirby,
Wyo., the police said today.
It was declared that reports given
to newspaper correspondents that
tho woman might be Clara Phillips,
Los Angeles, escaped murderei
were to hoax newspapermen.
TEXAS MOB SHOOTS
NEGRO TO DEATH
Streetman, Tex., Dec. 12.—George
Gay, 25, negro, arrested yesterday
morning in connection with an alleged
attack on a young woman here,
shot and killed by a mob yeste 1
afternoon.
The body was left chained to the
high in this community fol
lowing the shooting.
Local and county officers held
parley shortly after noon in a bank
building here and decided the only
chance for the negro’s safety lay in
his removal to Fairfield. Approxi
mately 250 automobiles were in the
esed a creek bottom the sheriff
•ty was overtaken and the negro
■ removed from its custody by the
the tree and his body riddled with
bullets- Approximately lloOO per-
witnessed the lynching.
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SOCIALISTS IN SESSION
(By Associated Press)
Cleveland, O.. Dec. 12.—Adoptl
of a platform for future political :
tion, report of the resolutions Cc
mlteee and decision of the credentials
committee, whether representatives of
the Workers’ Party of America
be seated, confronted the dele
at the second day’s session of
conference for Progressive political
action this morning.
500 PROHI AGENTS TO
ATTACK MOUNTAIN DEN
OF BAND OF DISTILLERS
Two Officers Have Been Shot
And Killed by ’Shiners and
A Determined Effort Will be
Made by Enforcement Of
ficials to Rout Them.
(By Associated Press)
Covington, Ky.. Dec. 12—Prepara
tions to mass five hundred prohibition
agents, equipped with bombing planes
and machine guns for an onslaught
on the mountain stronghold of Bob
Ballard’s gang of Menifee county
moonshiners, are being made (by fed
eral imthoritles. according to three of
ficials who have returned here frpm
Mount Sterling.
A posse of fifty agents are now
seeking the slayers of two prohibition
agents. •
The three officers said they would
appeal to the government for planes
to drive out the moonshiners.
Movement to Displace Ship
ping Bill With Credit Legis
lation Said to be Favored by
Senatorial Bloc and Early
Action Forecast.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 12.—An at
tempt to displace the administration
shipping bill In favor of rural credits
decided upon by the
bi-partisan opponents of the shipping
measure, as the first major movemen
in their fight. Polls taken after s
eries of conferences, were said by
leaders to have shown fifty to fifty-
of credit measures.
PROPONENT FARM CREDIT
mmjttee at the open
ing of hearings on .credit legislation.
Senator Capper df the Senate farm
bloc, opened the hearing with an ex
planation of hia bill to wldeu the cred
it facilities of live [stock growers by
authorising co-operative live stock
loan associations. I He wan followed
by Senator Lenipot, who out
lined the Lenroot-Anderson bill, con
taining a provision (indorsed by ad
ministration official^.
IMPETUS GIVeTTfARM
CRFDIT LEGISLATION
Washington, D. C-, Dec. 12
Farm credit legislation received in
Congress yesterday hn impetus which
both Republican hnd Democratic
leaders said assured legislation in be
half of agriculturists during the pres-
for
tures of administration recommenda
tions to expand credit of fanners wus
indicated. Bloc indorsement mean
ing that of Democratic as well as Re-
publican members foil important fen-
turcs of the Lenroof-Andcrson bill,
which had the approval pf administra
tion officials, was salt)to ho promised
Democratic members of the bloc said
that President Harding and the ad-
OKLAHOMA GUARDS OUT
TO PROTECT OFFICERS
SEARCHING STOLEN CARS
my Associated Vreta)
Madlll. Okla.. Dec. 12— An Okia
hoina National Guard detachment,
comprising two officers and ten en
listed men, went on duty here today
with Instructions to afTord protection
to the group of state officers who
have been Investigating tho discovery
s than a score of stolen auto
In Marshall county.. The
i ordered here
that
ie c
recover the stolen (
lation previously urged by tho hi-
irtisan agricultural group.
The Senate bunking and agricul
tural committees will proceed today
with "double header” hearing on
farm credit affairs- The banking
ommittee is to begin hearings on
the Lenroot-Anderson and other
redit bills and the agricultural com
mittee is to proceed with hearings on
other credit phases. The agriculture
mmittee yesterday heard Senator-
elect Frazier, Republican, North
Dakota, who told of the need of far
mers for credit and other aid, and j brought
for several days Western delegation* \
ENGLAND WILL ASK
UNITED STATES ABOUT
CANCELLATION OF THE
FRENCH WAR DEBTS
Washington Has Received
No Official Word, However,
To This Effect, But London
Reports Query Will be Sent
To Uncle Sam at Once.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 12.—No
-oposal for American participation
__ the reparations discussions by the
allied premiers, has reached the Wash
ington government. On the contrary,
routine reports of official char-
as to yesterday’s developments
In London have been delayed and the
government Is still dependent upon
treat advices -for Information as to
he present status of the discussions.
Pending examination of the sug-
part of the general Euro
peon settlement, officials are not In
clined to make any comment.
BRITAIN MAY A8K U. 8. TO
AGREE TO CANCELLATION
London, Dec. 12.—Belief that Great
Britain Intends to sound out the Am
erican government as to Its willing
ness to take some such action in
re erenco to the allied debts as the
possible concellation of the French
debt is asserted by the Dally Teii
FAMILY TRAGEDIES
REPORTED FROM MANY
SECTIONS OF COUNTRY
Montana Rancher Killed His
Wife and Then Himself.
Indiana Man and Wife Bru
tally Murdered, Woman Be
ing Decapitated.
The deaths of the parents
ihlldren orphans. The shoe
Ited from a quarrel over se
oration between the father and mot
; the boy said.
INDIANA COUPLE MURDERED
Middletown, lnd., Dec.. 12.—William
DEBATE OVEII PH
OF SMI DAMAGES
Each Side Now Blaming the
Other for the Smyrna Trag
edy^—Turks Willing to Ac
cept Decision of Commission
As Regards Damages.
(By Associated Press)
tlnues to form the dominant Issue of
the Near East conference.
Ismet Pasha says he Is willing that
Schaffer, aged 35, farnfer, and his # . , -
vlfe, wore found murdered Here In “* t " s “ ty - **'"* “* '“•«*••*
lay. Mrs. Schn(rer's head had fieon t0 »"*">?. .•“■.I 1 tmUf a system of
:ut off by a sharp Instrument, pre-
mmably an axe. Schaffer's head had
been split wide open. The bodies
3 found by a party of passing far
;ond meeting of the pre
GREEK COLONY IN
CONSTANTINOPLE TO
REMAIN BY AGREEMENT
Protest Made by U. S. Ancn*
Deportation of Foreign Col
onies Has Borne Fruit, the
Turks Agreeing to Let them
Remain in Former Capital.
announced plan of de
Greek colony from Con-
ias borne fruit The Turk-
members of the sub-commission
the Near East conference devoted
exchange of the minority popula-
:ed that Turkey
ready In principle and under speci
fied conditions to allow the Greeks to
remain In the former capital.
SEVERE COLD IN
THE MIDDLE WEST
Chicago. III., Dec. 12.~High winds
verely cold woath-
. v . the middle west
representing agricultural interests | today, while the northwes for the
to give testimony.
One hill to be taken up by the Sen
ate hnnklng committee, possibly fot
incorporation in nn omnibus credit
of joint stock land banks to 6 per
cent. The committee has before it
other hills to repeal tax exemption
FARMERS MEETING IN
AUGUSTA TODAY
second time this
In lh<
temperatures. Cold
warnings have been issued fot
In the northwest would
spread eastward, preceded, however,
by rising temperatures.
or (leoi-nl. nml South C.roltn., In the
Auuurta territory were •rHrlwt^thle
eonlerence
today at the Imperial theater.
Speakers on the program
among the leading authorities in the
United States on cotton culture, soils,,
control of boll weevil and proper fer
tilization.
but suffering from <
of food was unable to give any de
tails of the tragedy. The couple are
believed to have been dead for several
days.
FINAL ESTIMATE OF
COTTON PRODUCTION
ANNOUNCED TODAY
Washington, D.
pnrtment of Agriculture,
nal estimate of the season, today
placed the total production of cot-
9,964.000 bales.
payment to the allied nations for '
damages to their nationals sullored in
Turkey during the war, but on tbs
other hand will insist upon rsimhurs»
ment by Greece for the losses sustain
ed by the Turks In Asia Itfinor at
the hands of the retreating Greek
.army.
CHINESE COOLIES IN CUBA
AWAIT ENTRY INTO U. S.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 12.—Be-
een 25,000 and 30,000 Chinese
dies are in Cuba awaiting an op
portunity to slip into the United
States, according to a statement by
Assistant Secretary Henning of the
AGED' MAN KILLED WHILE
TRYING TO FLAG TRAIN
RUSSIA DDK UP ’
COALITION PLANS
Finland, Esthonia and Latvia
Demand Signing of Non-Ag
gressive Pact Before Enter
ing Proposed Disarmament
Meeting at Moscow.
Department of Labor, recently be- tvtw 4I1 „ ,
fore a House appropriations commit-j limitation
e which yesterday made public the. in a critical situation in the diaarma-
ii * , ! ment conference, according to «
Smuggling of aliens across the statement (by the foreign office today.
S 7 A, !* en v ?Ty }****}? I The border state delegations look
reduced, Mr. Henning said, by the upo n the declaration as an ultimatum
vigilance of agents and because which may result In collapse of the
Luna and islands in that neighbor- conference, because Russian officials
which*- , from | have let it be known that Russia will
much better places from j have 1
w '' e ?* er United States. not sign tho non-aggression pact until
We sent a couple of men to Cuba, | an agreement has been reached on
armament.
Mr- Henning said, "and they report limitation <
that between 25,000 and 30,000 Chi
nese coolies are on
Cuba awaiting an
in, and there i
pean excess quota aliens, debarred
aliens, and those who have been re
fused passports by their own govern
ments.
“They take tramp steamers which
y no nttentionn to regulations and
e carried in that way to Cuba. I
i) told there are one or two steam
ship companies that have been organi
se West Indian islands.
'There is a great deal of beach
along the Florida const on both aides, (
and these smugglers bring them in'
gasolene launches and flying
machines and land them.”
the activities along
POSTPONED TO THURSDAY
(By Associated Press)
Macon, Qa., Dec. 12.—A. H. Hen
dricks, formerly cashier of the bank
of Mauk, of this state, was to go on
trial In the Taylor county superior
court today on a charge of embezzle
ment, but the trial has teen postpon
ed until Thursday.
Hendricks was convicted at his
first trial and given two to three years
but was granted a new trial.
agents had complained that they _ _
only equipped with the flivver type
of automobile, while the smugglers
operated the best grade cars and
simply swept them out of the road.
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