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WEATHER FORECAST (FAIR AND 8LIQHTLY COLDER TO NIGHT, WITH FR08T. WED NESDAY FAIR WITH SLIGHT LY RISING TEMPERATURE. ADVERTISIR8 FORMS CLOSE MIME A.M. DAILY Chugs* sf Copy Rteslvsd aftsv that tliw arc schsdulsd U ran ths nsxt day. VOL. XXXIV. No. 24. TH0MA8VILLE, GEORGIA TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 19, 1922. $5.00 PER ANNUM OH THREE MILE THE CHOW IBIS Judge Hand's Decision That Foreign Vessels Can’t Bring In Stuff Within Limit Being Carried up by Former Attor ney General Wlckersham. (By Associate* Tress) Washington, D. C., Dec 19—The de cision of Federal Judge Hand at New York, holding that foreign vessels cannot bring Intoxicating liquors Into the territorial waters of the United States, was attacked as contrary Immemorial usage and unwarranted by any present law, in a brief for for eign lines filed In the Supreme Court by former attorney general Wlcker- aham today. iHLH PERCE ON DECEMBER MTH Request Sent Out to 100,000 Church Congregations To Observe This Day by the Federal Council of Churches Of America. (By Associated Tssss) Washington, D. C.. Doc. 19.—The Tederal Council of tha Churches of Christ in America, has Issued a quest to one hundred thousand gregatlons In the United States observe December 24th, as EWorld Peace Sunday" to demand of the gov ernments of the world that they find ways to settle their disputes other The message also asked the church es to act In concert throughout the year toward attainment of a warless world through International co-opera tion. ACTORS OUT OF WORK GET CHRISTHAS DINNER cny New York, Dec. 19.—Actors and ac tresses who are unable to entertain •others becaune they have no work, will be entertained Christmas day at the Stage Door inn. Plans are being made for a festive program In which will Include a Christmas tree, tur key dinner, and girts for all who at tend. “Mother" Allen, who is past seven ty, and who has helped more than five thousand girls, most of them ac- tressess, will chaperone the party. POLES KEEP STRICT WATCH FOR UPRISING (By / Warsaw, Dec. 19.—The government, In its offorts to determine whether a plot existed for the murder of Presi dent Narutowlcz Is continuing to ef fect searches and arrests among the Nationalists and many high officials have been arrested or dismissed. Ex traordinary protections against any Who Initiated Ferdinand Foch Into the Tribe at Bill ings, Montana—Memorial is Asked of the Noted French General. (By Aiboclatsd Press. Billings, Mont., Dec. 19.—The spot at Crow Agency, where Marshal Ferdi nand Foch was Initiated Into the Crow Indian tribe on November 28th. 1921 hag been named Foch Park, -by the Crow Indians In general council. At the same session, a letter was written to Marshal Foch asking him send some fitting memorial to place in the park In his honor. The letter written by Plenty Coos Head, chief of the tribe. The Indians ask, preferably, that a small captured can- ITALIAN FASCISTI AND COMMUNISTS FIGHTING OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR CITY PRIMARY THURSDAY HAS BEEN PREPARED Thirteen Candidates Qualify For Alderman* — Treasurer Mitchell, Clerk Smtih and Sexton Martin Have No Op position. (By J Turin, Italy, Dec. 19—Renewed conflicts between the Fasclstl and Communists here have resulted in the killing of ten persons. Includ ing two Fasclstl. BEAR AND AUTO HAD CLASH IN NEW YORK, AUTO IS THE WINNER Man Driving Car Near Roch ester Was Confronted With Big Bruin Who Tried To Outobucfe Auto But Could Not Stand the Pressure. (By Asaoclat Rochester, N. Y., Dec. 19.—A big black bear and an automobile blows near here last night. Bruin, though a bear for punishment, could not stand up against the bumps of the bumper against his sensitive nose, and The driver of the car reported that the bear Insisted upon climbing car when It was stopped at He threw the car Into gear and bumped the bear several times the chin. FORMER COLQUITT, GA., BANKER AND MAYOR INDICTED FOR ALIFGED EMBEZZLEMENT Albany, Ga„ Dec. 19.—S. C. Watson former president of the First National Bank of Colquitt, and former mayor of Colquitt, was Indicted today by the grand Jury in the United States court here on thirty-two counts, alleging embezzlement of sums totalling nearly one hundred thousand dollars. The charges were first preferred a year ago by the national bank exam! Trial of the case Is expected at the June term of court. It is understood that Watson will plead that he and his wife have assigned sufficient erty to the bank to repay the entire alleged shortage New Line of Candies CHOCOLATE COVERED NUTS AND FRUITS, 49c POUND ASSORTED CHOCOLATES 49c POUND CHOCOLATE COVERED CORDIAL CHERRIES, .. 09c POUND Good aa any Dollar Candy at half the prlee.A trial will convince. 49 Cents Sold only at Jack Horner Headquarters. MASHMILT0N DRUG CO. "A Good Place to Trade,* The closing of he qualifications for city offices was announced yesterday, afternoon at 6 o'clock, by R. G. Fleet- wood, acting as secretary of the com mittee. The changes In the line-up was predicted yesterday afternoon. H. W. Hopkins and H. J. MacIntyre quali fied for mayor, and A. B. Milton and J. A. Hughes for marshal. There were thirteen qualified for alderman, some laces being seen In the line-up. Seven of the present council, all but Judge Hopkins, qualified. They are B. H. Wright, H. B. Fuller, F. B. Har ris, Ardls McDougald, W. E. Beverly, E. E. Mack and B. F. Herring. The other six qualified are Frank Pittman, Harry Wyche, W. H. Platt, H. L. Key, John Dixon and J. S. Montgomery. Treasurer Mitchell, Clerk Smith and Sexton Martin have no opposition. W. J. Hammond and W. J. Upchurch failed to qualify for re-election Board of Education, the following be ing the four to be named that ficlally qualified: Roscoe Fleetwood, J. H. Flowers, W. A. Watt and E Jerger. The committee ordered the official ballot, arranged In alphabetical order, as follows: \ FOR MAYOR TEN MID City and County Makes This Offer for Their Capture Dead or Alive.—-Killed Bank Guard and Got Away With $200*000 in Currency. Dec. 19.—The city and coupty of Denver has offered reward of ten thousand dollars for l rapture dead or alive of the band who killed the guard of the Federal Reserve bank In front of the Denver mint and escaped with two hundred thousand dollars. (Vote for H. W. HOPKINS H. J. MacINTYRE FOR ALDERMAN (Vote for Eight) W. E. BEVERLY JOHN DIXON H. B. FULLER F. B. HARRIS B. F. HERRING H. L. KEY ARDIS McDOUGALD E. E. MACK J. S. MONTGOMERY W. H. PLATT J. F. PITTMAN B. H. WRIGHT HARRY WYCHE FOR MARSHAL J. A. HUGHES J* A. B. MILTON FOR TREASURER J. W. H. MITCHELL FOR CLERK E. M. SMITH, JR. FOR 8EXTON H. H. MARTIN FOR SCHOOL BOARD (Vot R, 0. FLEETWOOD # J. H. FLOWERS E. R. JERGER W. A. WATT TEN INJURED IN WRECK AT CHARLESTON TODAY <ny i Charleston. 8. C„ Dec. 19.—Ten per- ms were Injured, none seriously, hen a Seaboard Air Line passenger train and trolley car collided on the outskirts of the city here today. The train was traveling slowly at the time. Six men and four women were taken to the hospital for treatment of bruises and cuts. BANDITS SO FAR HAVE ELUDED ALL PURSUIT Denver. Colo., Dec. 19.—After ' ty-four hours had elapsed since the robbery of two hundred thousand di lars from the Federal Reserve bank truck here, the police conceded that the four bandits and their light tour ing car have at least temporarily eluded pursuit. The thin air into which the desper adoes seemingly vanished Is being charged with radiograms broadcast from several stations, conveying to distant police stations, a description of the bandits. NO FOOD OR ITER Party on Lake Ponehatrain Have Desperate Time Gain ing; Land After Much Expos ure in Intense Storm—Were Believed Lost. ,ny / THIRTY-EIGHT BARNS ARE BURNED IN SHALL SECTION NEAR CITY PHILADELPHIA TEXAS REPORTSTWO E Believed to be an Organized Band of Incendiarists in Ac- tion.—One Burning Accom panied by Firing on Desper adoes. Philadelphia, Pa. Dec. 19 — Six barns were destroyed by fire early today in Montgomery and Chester inties. The fires were all within adlus of twenty miles. In at least t> instances there was evidence of incendiarism. At one place shots tchanged with three men who sen fleeing from the barn shortly ter the fire started. State policemen In large force are combing the roads in search of the burners, who are now believed an organized band. Thirty- eight barns have been burned In three by counties since October. CONVICTS TESTIFY IN BRUNEN MURDER CASE (By A ■•octal t Pnw) _ Mount Holly, N..J., Dec. It.—Five convicts, shackled to each other were brought here today from the state and testified for the defense of Mrs. Doris Brunen and her (brother. Harry Mohr, charged with the killing of John T. Brunen, last March. The convicts were questioned in an at-, tempt to upset the testimony of Charles Powell, confessed slayer, who Man and Woman Found In San Antonio and Man And Woman Dead Beneath Automobile Near Galveston On Highway. fny AMOCfat onlo, Tex., Dec. 19.—Corpor al James Huntingdon, of Camp Travii Mrs Ruby Krenk of Youngstown Ohio, were found shot to death In * here this morning whet the police broke open the door aftei shots were heard. A bullet had ■red tho brain of each. The po- believe the man shot the woman then killed himself. The women's husband was asleep In a room nearby. MAN AND WOMAN FOUND DEAD UNDERNEATH AUTO veston. Tex.. Dec. 19 — A man aged forty, and a woman, twenty-five found dead under an overturned automobile In a ditch on the Calves- ■Ilouston road this morning. The mishap occurred about a mile ■ of Virginia Point. The bodies brought hero where efforts are being to identify them. DRUGS VALUED AT $100,000 FOUND IN FISH BARREL IN BROOKLYN ■aid he shot Brunen at the instigation) Accidental Knocking Over of of Mrs. Brunen and Mohr. The vlcts said Powell raved and barked dog in his cell in the county Jail here. RURAL CREDITS BEFORE THE SENATE (By I I Praia) New Orleans, La., Dec. 19.—Forty hours without food or water an posed to cold and rain while battling orm on Lake Ponehatrain, four end a boy made shore In a small launch this morning, ending a search begun yesterday by rescuers who ed they had lost their live*-. FARMER-LABOR PARTY PLANS 1924 CAMPAIGN (By t Chicago, Ill., Dec. 19.—Delegates of the Farmer-Labor party who attended the recent conference for Progress! political action at Cleveland soon w ask the national committee of their party to define the future relations of the party to conference and will omrncnd that the national convention of the party be held early In 1923 to plan for the 1924 presidential cam paign, J. G. Brown, national secre tary announced today. The confer- at Cleveland declared against Independent political action. BRUCE M1E00 ON TRIAL FOR THIRD TIME AT MCRAE McRae, Qa., Dec. 19.—For the third time, Bruce McLeod is on trial here on charge of murder In connection with tho killing of Marlon Henderson Washington, D. C., Dec. 19.—Hear- igs on rural credits legislation before the Senate banking committee neared conclusion today with members of the committee predicting that a compre hensive bill, embodying the IqatflTea of several farm Telief mature* Bow pending would be rt&Ajr for submit •Ion to the Senate early week. AIR MAIL PILOT FOUND ON SNOWBOUND FARM (By A as Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 19.—Ah' mail pilot Henry Q. Boonstra, missing since last Friday, when be became lost In a blizzard enroute to Rock Springs, Wyoming, has been found alive and well at Rigby ranch, four miles southeast of where his wrecked plane was discovered yesterday, ac cording to advices received by air mail officials here. Boonstra reported that he was un able to get away from the Rigby ranch because of the deep snow. The ranch has no telephone and Boonstra Itlng better weather before going to Coalville to notify his supa*-. tors. the streets of ths city on Decem ber 23rd, 1917. He was convicted at ew trial at which a mistrial was declared because a witness was Barrel On Waterfront Leads Custom Officials to Further Search and Much Contra band is Found. HIS i TREATY DRAFT IS ! hist Fin Russia is Still Interposing Ob jections While Turks Are in More Conciliatory Humor Regarding Settlement of the Straits Problem. I I’reaa) Lausanne, Dec. 19.—it was reported this afternoon that a complete dra # of the peace treaty, drawn up as > esult of the deliberations of the’ ■fear Fast conference here, would be •resented to the Turks Saturday. Today’s session of the conference •ody dealing with the question of the Straits, adjourned at two oclock vrlth- an agreement having been reacb- The Turkish delegates were con* tory during the discussions but the Russians maintained an attitude isltloi WALLACE REID HI II Said to Have Been Suffering Relapse as Result of Quit ting Whiskey and Narcotics* —Ministers Ask for Investi gation of Conditions. (By Associate New York, Dec. 19.—Drug* valued at one hundred thousand dollai which had been secreted fo barrels of-fish, were seized by custom officials on board the French steamship Fen- church at the pier in Brooklyn todi The vessel arrived on December 8th from Spain. Discovery of the drugs was made, customs men said, when an automo bile truck accidentally knocked orer one of the barrels. CHANG SHAO TSANG IS NEW CHINESE PREMIER (By / Peking, China. Dec. 19.—Goner* Chang flhao Tsftng. military leadei has been appointed premier with the approval of parliament. His selection whloh was supported by General Tsao Kun Is believed to Indicate the Inten tion of the military party to resume control of China. Chinese newspapers have published reports to the effect that President Li Yun Hung soon is to retire and Gen eral Tsao Kun will take his place Another roport says that Tsao Kun with the backing of General Chang Tso Lin, Is preparing to begin ties against General Wu Pel Fu Los Angeles. Cal., Dec. 19.—Reports •ailahle early today at the sanitarl- n where Wallace Reid, motion pfe- re actor. Is suffering from a break down which relatives ascribed to com plications which came after he broke away from the use of whiskey and narcotics, Indicated an improvement In his condition. The Methodist preachers’ associa tion of Southern California has plan ned to ask the city council to appoint a commission to make a thorough In vestigation of the use of drugs in Los Angeles. EIGHT ALIENS WILL , BE SENT FROM U. S. (By j Cleveland. Ohio, Dec. 19.—Eight aliens, Including woman, left her* today In charge ot immigration of ficers for New York, where they will be deported. Tho woman was charg ed with having stolen the affections of her sister's husband. With her was her 13-year-old daughter. CARRIER PIGEON BRINGS NARCOTICS Vance (By / j. 19.—While ! the police of this place were search- I lng a house in Chinatown yesterday carrler pls “° vernment completely in the hands I ( of the militarists. j SHOP EARLY FOR XMAS AND GET WHAT YOU WANT GIFT SUGGESTIONS OF HIGH QUALITY MERCHANDISE LOOK OVER THE LIST CAREFULLY Men's pure LINEN Hand kerchief], 35c to $1.25. Men’s fine Cotton Hand kerchiefs, !5c to 35c. Men’s all Silk Neckwear, beautiful patterns 50c to $2. Men’s extra fine Knitted Ties, “Berkely knit,” $2.50 to $3.00 Men’s Silk Hosiery, plain end clocked, 75c to $1.75. Men’s Plain Lisle, "Hole- proof” all colon 3 pn $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, $250 to $3.50. Men’s Manhattan and Needles’ Shirts, $2.00 to $5. Men’s Kid and Felt Bed Room Slippers, $250 to $350. 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 $350 * Women’s Black Traveling Cases, $11. to $15. Women’s and Children’s Felt "COMFY” Slippers, all colors, $150 up. Fine Shoes for the whole Family. WAKE UP! Only Four More SHOPPING DAYS BEFORE Xmas. USEFUL GIFTS are always appreciated. WE HAVE THEM— YOU KNOW THE QUALITY LOUIS STEYERMAN & SONS The Shop of Quality The < On the Corner