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VOL. XXXIV. No. 27.
THOMA8VILLE, GEORGIA FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 22, 1922.
*5.00 PER ANNUM
IIHIE RE-ELECTED BY FORTY
MAJORITY: J01 DID ID J. FI
pnnMEiEiii;
Judge Hopkins Defeated by Forty Votes In Quietest and
Shortest Campaign in History oi City.—E. E. Mack, a
Member of the Present Council Loses, New Men Re
placing Him and Judge Hopklns--Chief Milton Victor by
Big Majority*—'Wright to Be Mayor Pro Tempore.
sfsrri™™™
TO SOLVE REPARATIONS
Hon. H. J. MacIntyre was re-elected
mayor yesterday by a majority ot for
ty vote* over Judge H. W. Hopkins, In
one of the most intensely Interesting
three-day campaigns ever waged In
the city. The vote was MacIntyre 368,
Hopkins 328. Out of a regiatration of
practically 785, only 704 votes were
polled. No candidate received the fall
vote, not even among those, who had
no opposition.
The old council was re-elected, with
the exception of Judge Hopkins, run
ning for mayor, and Mr. E. E. Mack.
Mr. J. Frank Pittman was third on the
ticket, being one ot the
John Dixon, an entirely new entry into
political affairs In Thomasvllle, was
selected by a very flattering vote as
the eighth man on the council. Mr.
H. L. Key was ninth, being only three
votes behind Mr. Dixon. Mr. Key is
also a new man and demonstrated that
he has many friends.
Mr. B. H. Wright was elected mayor
por tempore, by reason of his high
vote for council. He received 664
votes, and H. B. Fuller was next with
4*3. Mr. Wright la an alderman oft
exceptional ability and this ia hit John plxoa
second high vote campaign. His H. L. Key 189 197 386
friends declare that he should be j. s. Montgomery .... 202 170 372
mayor, and when he allows the nse E .E .Mack
of his name for that purpose he will Harry Wyche .....
doubtless be given the office without W. H. Platt
opposition, for the service he has ren-j For Marshal
dered the city. J A. B. Milton
ly. By 6:30 the vote had been for
mally tallied and reported from both
precincts. The consolidation shows
that Harry Martin, for sexton, led the
ticket with 700 votes among those who
were unopposed. Mr. Wright led those
with opposition.
'A. B. Milton won his race for mar
shal against Night Sergeant J. A.
Hughes, by a majority of 155 votes,
taking an early lead in the count and
holding It throughout the tallying. His
election was conceded by impartial ob
servers early in the day.
The tabulations are as follows:
Court City
Mayor House Hall Total
H. J. MacIntyre 185
H. W. Hopkins 173
Alderman
First eight were
lected
B. H. Wright *85 *79 664
H. B. Fuller *50 243 493
J. F. Pittman *33 234 472
W. E. Beverly 238 229 467
B. F. Herring 221 201 422
F. B..Harris *06 208 414
Ardls McDougald .... 206 186 392
Chancellor Cuno Emphatical
ly Denies Responsibility for
The Rumor Current in All
Of the Allied Capitals.—
Speculation is Rife.
(By AbmkUM Ftcm)
Berlin, Dec. 22.—It was officially de
nied here today that Chancellor Cun-
dor or any other government official
had suggested the appointment of an
American commission to Investigate
Germany's economic condition
view to effecting a new treaty
flue the amount of reparations Ger
many should be made to pay
Allies.
. 193 196 389
. 162 170 282
. 156 172 828
. 152 144 296
. 196 223 419
The executive committee met this J. A. Hughes 156 108 264
morning at 11 o'clock and consolidated J For Treasurer
the vote. The declarations were mad« J. W. H. Mitchell .... 361 835 688
In the usual form and signed by a ma- j For Clerk
Jority of the committee, who" went E. M. Smith, Jr. ...— 249 330 679
over the figures and consolidated the For 8exton
returns from the two precincts ln the H„ H. Martin 380 340 700
presence of representatives of thej For School Board
managers of both precincts. Four elected.
The votes were counted during the ( W. A. Watt 359 339 693
•day, and never In the history of theU. O. Fleetwood S59 338 697
city, has there been an election ln J. H. Flowers -— 357 385 691
which the totals were known so quick- H. R. Jcrger .....—. 342 138 180
MUNITIONS TO CHINA
CAUGHT AT SEATTLE
(By AMocUtad Prase)
Seattle, Wash., Dec. 22.—Expecta
tion that the seizure here of fifty Ger*
man-made Mauser rifles, and fifteen
thousand cartridges consigned to
China would lead to the arrest o’
members of a gang engaged In get
ting munitions to the rival forces In
Chins, was expressed today ,by feder
al agents.
The rifles and cartridges were de
tected as they were about to be tak
en aboard a steamer.
HARDIN0 WILL MAKE ONLY
TWO CHRISTMAS PARDONS
(By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C., Doc. 22.—
'^Christmas pardons,” it is under
stood, will be given to only two fed
eral prisoners by President Harding.
The pardons are said to have been
signed by the president and announce
ment as to the recipients is expected
pricr to Christmas day.
President Harding has been urged
to extend clemency at this time to
all persons still Imprisoned for vio
lation of war time laws, but it Is un
derstood that none of these prisoners
win receive Christmas pardons.
SAYS AMERICAN SHIPS
CANNOT DEBAR LIQUOR
WHILE ON HIGH SEAS
(By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C., Dec. 22.—A plea
that American ships cannot just be
prevented from serving liquor while on
the high seas, under the prohibition
laws of the United States, Is set forth
In a brief which has been filed in the
Supreme Court by the International
Mercantile Marine Company, in sup-
port its appeal from the interpretation
given the prohibition law by Attorney
General Daugherty In hie bone dry
ruling, by Judge Hand at New York.
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Buy Your Xmas Gifts
TO-DAY
LOOK OVER THIS LIST.
Ggars, Cigarettes, Pipes, Ivory Mirrors,
Combi, Brushes, Picture Frames, Military
Brushes, Djer Kiss Toilet Sets, Colgate! Toil
et Sets, Hudnuts Toilet Sets- Gold-plated and
Fancy Single and Double Compacts, Toilet
Water and Perfumes, Stationery, and Corres
pondence Cards, Rubber and Aluminum Hot
Water Bottles, Baby Toilet Sets and Baby
Brush and Comb Sets, -
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iOe to$75Q Per Box
JACK HORNER CANDIES 49c and 69c
A beautiful line of Xmas and New Year Cards
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COMMERCIAL TREATIES
ARE UNDER DISCUSSION
(By Associated Pran
Washington, D. C., Dec. 22.—The
question of America extending aid
ward the solution of the economic
troubles of Europe have been brought
sharply to the front with the emerg
ing of a plan under which the Amer
ican commission would determine
what Germany should pay to the Al
lies in reparations.
The proposal so far has not been
discussed outside of formal channeli
of diplomacy, but an understanding In
authoritative circles has been devel
oped through an exchange of views,
which Indicates that the United
States, Great Britain and Germany
willing to assent to the creation
of such a commission.
Premier Poincare now has the plan
before him and he Is expected to
make a decision when he has
cliided a aeries of conferences with
the Industrial leaders of France and
Germany.
OIL OFFICIAL SHOT
NEAR TAMPICO, MEX.
(By Associated rren)
Tampico, Mex. Deo 22.—Emile Arn-
sten, formerly of Shreveport, La., as
sistant pipe line superintendent of the
Mexican Gulf Oil Company, was shot
and killed from ambush late yester-
n the road between Toteco and
Zacamlxtle. State of Vera Cruz, It
learned here today. Amsten,
who Is more generally known as Ed
die Anderson, is a native of Norway,
bilt lived in the United 8tates tor
many years. Although he Is not
thought to bo a citizen of the United
States the American consul was noti
fied.
MEN HELD IN PRISON
Men Arrested Charged With
Getting Away With Thous
ands in Securities in the Mis
sissippi Valley*—Much Has
Been Recovered.
(By Associated Press)
Chicago, Ill., Dec. 22.—Ten men, al
leged to be members of a gang of rob
bers which police said has obtained
1500,000 in operations throughout the,
Mississippi valley are under arrest
here. A score of men are being
More than seventy thousand dol
lars In Liberty Bonds,, stocks and
warehouse receipts for whiskey and
bonds have been recovered. One man
the police said, had a complete plan
of the state penitentiary at Joliet.
IRISH PRISONERS TO
BE GIVEN FREEDOM
AFTER SIGNING OATH
(By Associated Press)
Dublin, Ireland, Dec. 22.—A large
number of Irish Republicans who
now held •• prisoners in Mount Joy
prison will, it Is understood, be
lessed on Christmas, having signed
a declaration of allegiance to the Irish
Free State. For the rfmalnder -
prisoners no holiday Hparole will be
granted.
DAVIS WELCOMES
ALIENS TO AMERICA
Says That As Long As They
Come in the Right Spirit
They Are Welcome.
Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec. 22.—Declaring
that America opens wide The door of
advancement to those who will ap
proach It with earnest determination
labor tor its progress. Secretary ot
Labor Davis today gave holiday greet-
to eight million aliens who
under the Jurisdiction of the bureau
of naturalization of his department
Secretary Davis was on hi* way to
Sharon to spend Christmas with his
parents.
MORSE CANT 00 TO
CONSULT PHYSICIAN
(By Associated Press)
Washington, I), c., Dec. 22.—Cbaa
W. Morse, New York ship builder,
who Is under Indictment on charges
conspiracy and fraud In connection
with war-time contracts, was denied
permission in the District of Colum
bla supreme court to go home to con
sult physician.
RITCHIE REFUSED AUDITORIUM
TO SIMMONS OF THE KLAN
(By Associated Press)
Baltimore, Md., Dec. 22.—Governor
Ritchie to^AX declined a request of
the Ku Klux Klan officials to use the
fifth regiment national guard armory
here for a lecture by W. J. Simmons,
emperor of the Klan. The go'
said he felt that "permission I
BODIES FOUND NEAR MER
ROUGE BELIEVED TO BE
THOSE SOUGHT BY MILITIA
Dynamite Charge Exploded
Mysteriously Brought Bod
ies to Surface This Morn
ing.—Militia Will Be Rein
forced.
Shreveport, Ial, Dec. 22.—The bod
ies of two men, In a high state ot de
composition, and believed to be the
bodies of Daniela and Richards, miss
ing victims of the Morehouse mob last
August, were found this morning near
the ferry on Lake LaFourche, which
separates Morehouse and Richland
parishes, according to a special
respondent of the Shreveport Journal.
The limbs of the dead men were tied
to their bodies with wire.
The bodies came to the surface
the result of a big charge of dynamite
exploded last night by unldentled per
sons, who apparently left without
knowing the bodies had risen to the
surface.
The bodies were nude except for
belts and a portion of tbeir trousers.
One man’s head is gone.
Owing to the condition of the bod
ies It Is believed that It will be diffi
cult to remove them. Identification
will also be difficult unless there are
marks on the belts.
MORE TROOPS CALLED OUT.
Monroe, La.. Dec. 22.—Lieutenant
Louis Hayden this morning received
a message from Captain Cooper, at
Mer Rouge, ordering him to mobilize
detachment of forty men and rush
them to Morehouse parish
force members of Company G, Lousl-
ana national guards, who ai
duty there. The troops are engaged
in dragging nearby lakes in search
of the bodies of two men who have
been missing since a kidnaping affali
last August.
Captain Cooper announced over th<
telephone this morning that he has or
dored a detachment of his guardsmen
Investigate a skirmish early this
morning between his eight guards at
Cooper Lake and a party-of eight
who made their way to
point about seven miles north of Mer
Rouge In a boat and were making u
search of the water when they
discovered by the soldiers and fired
upon.
Captain Cooper added, that rein
forcement troops were called to re
lieve the men of his detachment, who
have been on duty constantly. The
captain declared that he did not an
ticipate any trouble, but that be musi
have fresh men - ,
Despite the reassurances of Captain
Cooper the Impression is growing that
serious outbreak in -Mer Rouge is re
garded as probable. Persons In a po-
know say that heavy stocks
of rifles and shotguns and aminunl-
stored In residences and
stores there, and that It would take
spark to kindle into bloodshed
the Intense feeling that is said to
evlst between hostile factions.
All persons that are found without
several miles of the diving operations
at the various lakes will be forced to
give an account ot their presence be
fore they will be released by the mil
itary forces.
LI TO PERMIT IE
JU0 OF SPEEDERS
in CHIB IS URGED
Chief Justice Olsen and Judge
Adams Have New Plan to
Diminish Number of Speed
Breakers—Two Deaths Is
Daily Average.
(By Associated Brass*
Chicago, Ill., Dec. 22.—A law to per-
caused by an Incendiary, according to^mlt the Jailing of speeders, and card
MILLION DOLLAR NOTRE
DAME CHURCH BURNED
AT QUEBEC TODAY
Chief of Provincial Police
Said He Had Received
Word Anonymously That It
Would Be Burned on De
cember 28th.
(By A.soMatrit J-VM.)
Quebec, Canada, Dec. 22.—A fire,
which destroyed the historic million
dollar Notre Dame church early this
morning Is believed to have been
Daniel Lorrain, chief of the provin
cial police, who said he had received
a letter informing him that the edi
fice would be burned December 28th.
The first reports said that the fire was
believed to have been caused by a
abort circuit in the electrical wiring.
FATHER OF GEORGIA
PEACH INDUSTRY DIES
AT MARSHALLYILLE
(By Associated rrssi
MarshallvIIle, Ga., Dec. 22.—Samuel
H. Rumpb, age seventy, known In this
section as the father and originator
of the peach Industry, died at three
t’clock this morning at his home here.
He suffered a stroke of paralysis
early yesterday.
Rumph was the propagator of the
famous Elbcrta and Georgia Belle
peaches. He was the first man to
ship a crate of peaches out of Geor-;
gia, and from that time on the fruit
Industry has grown In middle Georgia
until now it is second to cotton in Im
portance.
PALEONTOLOGIST IS
OFF FOR PATAGONIA
(By Associated Free*
Buenos Aires, Dec. 22.—Before
Prof. Elmer S. Riggs, Chicago Pal*
eontologist, sailed for Patagonia
day on a fossil hunting expedition for
the Field Museum, he was informed
by Prof. O'Neill, director of the Bue
nos Aires Zoological garden, that
porta of plesiosaurus still are being
celved from the territory of Chubut
despite the failure of a group of Ar
gentine scientists to fit)(I the pre-his-
torlc creature last spring.
Prof. Riggs has promised to put a
rope around the beast’s neck and
lead him to the zoo If he finds It In
the forests.
Indexing and finger-printing of all
reckless driver and curbing of the
"fixing" of violations were three of
the plans proposed today by Chief
Justice Olsen and Judge Adams of
the speeders' court to stop the killing
of an average of two persons daily In
Chicago by automobiles. Drastic ac*
tlon is necessary, the Judge said
the state armory should not be grant-
jed an organization whose activities
j were conducted under mask.
‘TRUTH IN FABRIC”
Is Idea of Bill to Require
Makers to Label Cloth As
to Percentage of Kind.
(By Associated rren)
Washington. D C., Dec. 22.--A fav
orable report was ordered by the Sen
terstate commerce committee on
the Capper “truth In fabric" bill to
quire manufacturers of woolen cloth
■ garments to mark the percentage
wool and other materials contained
their product.
PAUL GASKIN, NEGRO
DISTILLER, DIES FROM
GUNSHOT WOUNDS
Paul Gaskin. a*iragro distiller, died
this morning at the City Hospital, a*
reanlt of wounds received yesterday
afternoon near Metcalfe, when he waa
■hot by County Officer Joe Henry.
The death was caused by a buckshot
wound at the back, near the side, the
shot penetrating the Intestines and
causing death. He was shot also In
the leg and arm.
Mr. Henry stated today that the kill*
ing was accidental. He, In company
with Officer Cochran, had gone to that
section In answer to a call and found
the negro In a small outhouse making
•bine. He ran when the officers got
near and the two county men started
after him In hot pursuit. During the
chase Mr. Henry tripped over a honey*
suckle vine and his hammerless guq
went off. It was loaded with buckshot
and the result was the injury to the
negro.
The officers brought him to town at
once and an examination showed the
intestines entered and a bone in the
leg broken. The necessary operation
was performed but failed to save bis
life. The Gaskin negro Is said to have
been a very undesirable character In
that part of the county and had been
doing nothing hut shining for eomo
time. The people of that section fea£
ed that he would do damage at any
time, in view of his associates and
the business ho was conducting. Mr.
Walter Odom confirmed the rumor,
that he was a very bad character, this
morning, although this of course has
no hearing on the killing.
PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE
PREDICTED BY DYER
anl1a. a Dec"°22*—Thia^the next
se of Representatives at Washing-
will favor independence for the
Philippines, and that the next Senate
ill likely do the same" was the dec
laration here of Representative Dyer.
Republican, who is studying condi
tions In the Far East with the view
of promoting American trade.
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
kerchiefs, 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 SUfc 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,
$250 to $350.
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. Cull
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.
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