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WEATHER FORECAST PAIR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SLIGHTLY WARMER TONIGHT. Ammon forms close RUE A. M. DAILY Oh—m «f 0— Received after tkat VOL. XXXIV. No. 28. THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA 8ATURDAY AFTERNOON DECEMBER 23, 1822 SSjOO per annum yOUMY BUYING IN HEW YORK BREUS JILL P1EVI0IS SALES Total of $250,000,000 Spent in New York This Year, Representing Increase of Fif teen to Twenty Per Cent.— Extra Clerks Employed. (By Associated Trass) Now York. Dec. 23.—Holiday buy ing in New York bag bfoken all rec ord# nnd 1250,000,000 baa been spent by shoppers here was the estimate made in business Quarters. The sum represents an Increase of fifteen to twenty per cent over last year. Nearly every line of Christmas trade have reported Increase sales, and more persons than ever have been required to creased business. FEDERATED niLICS PUUIDIEDBT MOSCOW Agenda of All-Russian Coun cil Opening Today Proposes Centralization of All Gov ernmental Affairs in Soviet Capital. (By Associated Trass) Moscow, Dec. 23.—The unification of all the soviet federated republics with the capital at Moscow is one of the principle questions on the agenda of the all-Russian Congress, which opened its sessions here today. KII1IIII6 OF GASTON was inmr in « UGUTEB ACT HEADING Coroner's Jury Renders Ver dict to This Effect in Case Of Negro Shot by County Officer Henry Near Metcalfe While Searching for Still. Mr. Joe M. Henry, county officer, is charged with involuntary manslaugh- in the commission of a lawful act, by the coroner’s Jury probing the death of Paul Gaston, the facts of which were related In the Tlmes-Enterprlse Th* proposal for unification orlgl- ^ 0 j yesterday. The abstract of evidence noted In Ukraine with a view of con* I from which the decision was made by trailing governmental affairs in Moe- the coroner’s Jury is as follower DODGER SUSPECTS HELD AT SANTA FE Six Men With Heavy Suit- Cases Riding in Auto May Be Bandits Sought for $200,- 000 Robbery at Denver Mint And Murder of Guard.- (By Associated Press) Santa Fe, New Me*., Dsc. 23.—Six men with heavy suitcases, who ar rived from Los Vegas in a car early this morning are in the county Jail pending an Investigation In connec tion with the robbery of a United States federal reserve bank truck at Denver. The United States marshall’s of fice had received a tip from Las Veg as, and two officers, after observing the suspects while they were eating breakfast at a local restaurant, took them Into custody. which now-controls the military, handled the In-1 finance, railroad, food end foreign af fairs, while the republics govern in local matters only. LOUISIANA GOVERNOR COMMENDED FOR FIGHT AGAINST KUKLUXKLAN N«w To"k,*frTf'"tlIc™JS.—M.ror Hylan today wired Governor Parker of Louisiana, hie hearty congratulations on “your bold, vigorous tight against the Kn Klux Klan," which he charac terised ns a “slimy brood of venomous reptiles, squirming In an Invisible plre.“ CIGARETTES IGNITED CLOTHING YOUNG WOMEN Philadelphia, Pa^ Dec. 23.—Three young women are eufferlng from burns today which they res-ived when their flimsy costumes vorn at, the Arctic ball given by etufients of the Pennsylvania Academy of fine arts last night w"re Ignited by cig arettes carried by yonng men. HARRIS ASKS THAT SOUTH BE REPRESENTED ON THE SUPREME COURT BENCH (By Associated Press) Washington, D. C., Dec. 23.—An ap peal for representation of the South on the supreme court and seml-Judl- clal agencies, such as the Interstate commerce commission and tbe feder al trade commission was made I Senate today by Senator Harris, of Georgia. Pointing ont the fact that the Senate thie week had confirmed tbe nomina tions of one member to the Supreme Court, and {wo of the Interatate Com merce Commission, all of whom from northern states, Senator Harris said that although it had been agreed that the South could not look for any favors In appointments to most eminent offices during the administra tion of a Republican president, to whose election the South had contrib uted but'very few votes, he did be lieve that 4ho South should be repre sented In non-political agencies of tbe American government. CHRISTMAS WILL BE QUIET AT WHITE HOUSE (By Associated Press) Washington, D. C. F Dec. 23.—Christ mas at the White House will leek much of the usual spirit of times gone by because of the illness of Mrs. Harding. There will be no house guests end no Christmas tree. Neith er the President nor Mrs. Herding have made any holiday plant. Mrs. Harding may come downstairs In her wheel chair and preside at the table lor Chrlstmai dinner, but other wise the day will be like any other since she was taken 111. BANDITS SHOOT AND ROB PITTSBURGH PAYMASTER (By Associated Press) Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec. 23.—Four ban Three More Shopping Days Buy Your Xmas Gifts TO-DAY LOOK OVER THIS LIST. Ggan, Cigarette,, Pipes, Ivory Mirrors, Combs, Brushes, Picture Frames, Military Brushes, Djer Kiss Toilet Sets, Collates Toil et Sets, Hudnuts Toilet Sefr 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. NORRIS' EXQUISITE CANDIES 10c to$7<50 Per Box JACK HORNER CANDIES 49c and 69c A beautiful line of Xmas and New Year Cards COME IN END LET US SHOW YOU AS WE HAVE MANY OTHER HIOE ARTICLES TO SELECT FROM MftSH-MILTON DRUG CO. • '" "A Good Place to -Trad*." Phoaet 105 and 106 . The evidence before the coroner's Jury In the inveatlgatlon of th* cai of the death of Paul Oaiton, was follows: Dr. Chas. Watt, after being duly (Continued on page 8) COAL OPERATORS AND MINERS SOON TO RESUME REORGANIZATION WORK (By Associated Press) Chicago, III., Dec. 23.—Represents- tlvea of bltumlnoua coal operatora and union minora of the country will meet here January 3rd to retume their work on the reorganisation of the lnduatry where it wea left off when their meeting waa adjourned at Cleveland October find. Notification that Joint oeaalona would be held here were received by officials of the Illinois Coal Operators Association from the Joint committee. FIRE IN COUNCIL BLUFFS (By A Misted Press) Connell Bluff, Iowa, Dec. 22.—A fire of unknown origin early this morning destroyed the fonr-story brick busi ness structure known at Rogers and Brown - building, at Pearl and Main HIGHER TEMPERATURES IN SOUTH PREDICTED (By Associated Press) _ Washington, D. C., Dec. 23.—“There Is no cold weather In sight.’’ Thus says tbe government weather fore caster this morning, which probably at rest the anxiety that may have exiated as to Yuletlde weather proapects. Although troat was reported this morning In northern and central Florida, the forecast for the next two days calls for somewhat higher tem peratures In the South Atlantic and East Gulf states. 11 Tt Attorney General at Monroe Plans to Go After Men Who Are Alleged to Have Kid naped and Murdered Mer Rouge Citizens. (Hr Awrl.Kl rre.,1 Monroe, La., Dec. 23.—Attorney General Coco haa set January 6th as the date for an open hearing In con nection wtih the Morehouse kidnap ing case, it was learned today. The attorney general and a special train containing two companies of the Louisiana national guard arrived at Bastrop this morning and the military forces pitched their camp on the courthouse square. was reported here that the arreat of several men believed to have been ringleaders of the mob last August will'be made later in the day. ONE KILLED IN WRECK ON THE ILLINOIS CENTML (By Associated Proas) Dixon, III., Dec. 23.—A railroad man named Sullivan was killed Instantly and several other Illinois Central em ployes were Injured when two freight trains collided at Amboy this morn ing. A number of the seriously In jured are In Amboy hospital. ) cause of the wreck has not been determined. dlta shot Ross Dennis, paymaster of the Pittsburg Coal Company and es caped with a satchel containing about twenty thousand dollara in currency. The holdup occurred on the hills be hind Mount Lebanon, near here, while party of company officials were tak ing the Christinas pay to the miners at Beadllng. Mer Rouge, La-, Dec. 23.—Bodies of two men blown from the bqjtom of Lake LaFourche early yesterday by unidentified dynamiters were ly ing at an undertaking establishment here last night, while military stood guard pending the arrival of additional troops from Alexandria and New Orleans, ordered here yes- teray by the addjutant gen nal. Thj bodies, badly mutilated and bound with wire, are believed by the iborities to be those of Watt Dan- i and Thomas Richards, members a psrty of five prominent Mer Rouge citixens who were kidnaped last August by white robed and hood- and who hare been missing since and the object of three days of raking the lakes .of Morehouse Parish by National Guardsmen, federal agents and professional divers. Authorities here state they are sat isfied the bodies were the ones sought | Relatives and close friends of tbe 'mining men viewed the bodies dur ing the day and lost night and it was reported bits of clothing found on the men were recognized. The coroner announced last night an inquest would be held over the bodies probably today. The arrival of the attorney general of the state and two prominent pathologists of New Orleans is awaited. known last night whether the inquest would be held here or at Bastrop, the parish seat In the absence of official informa tion the next move on the part of the state was not known here, but it is the consensus of opinion the in quest would be followed by the ar rest of at least twenty persons, al leged ringleaders of tbe August mob. The names of these men will be pre sented the military or civil author!- by the Department of Justice who for four months have been con ducting secret investigations, it was slated here. Mer Rouge citizens expressed themselves last night as believing martial law will be declared here and the arresta made by troops. Everything was quits and peaceful on the surface here last night, but those jinforn^ad (ire . authority for statement! that there Is an underly ing feeling of bitterness. With the arrival of additional state troops today the atrength in the imrish will be more than 200 men. The troops have a largo complement of machine guns. OIL CONCESSIONS IN MEXICO SECURED 01 LOS AIELES MEN One of Biggest Deals in His tory of Oil Industry An nounced Today. — 11.000,- 000 Acres Valuable Land Involved. (By Associated Press) Los Angeles, Calif., Dec. 23.—j group of Los Angeles men has ob tained from the Mexican government what will amount to a blanket con- ession on all government lands In the oil district of the east coast," ac cording to an announcement from the promotors, the Los Angeles Times re ported. ’It Is by far the biggest oil trans action In Mexican history," the Times said, “probably tbe most important deal of its kind in the world, for It involves 11.000,000 acres of land ad joining rich workings of tbe oldest es tablished companies in Tampico and Tuxpam districts." DECISION IN THE PEACH COUNTY MANDAMUS CASE COMES NEXT WEEK (By Associated Press) Atlanta, Ge., Dec. 23.—A decision In tbe Peach county mandamus pro ceedings will be rendered next Wed nesday, It was announced by superior court Judge Bryan at the close of guments in the case here. The petition was brought by Fort Valley citizens, asking that the Judge issue a writ of mandamus compelling the secretary of state to certify to the Governor the proposed constitu tional amendment creating Peach county, which was ratified at the gen eral election. It was contended that the returns of some sixty counties should be excluded because they were not made in conformity with the law, MRS. FORD OUT ON BOND OF $50,000 Woman Arrested lor Hiring Man to Kill Her Husband Is Out on Bond. (By Associated Press) Detroit. Mich., Dec. 23—Mrs. May B. Ford, who was arrested a fortnight charge to engage a profes sional gunman to kill her husband, N. J. Ford,a farmer of Dearborn, waa released from the county Jail under bond of fifty thousand dollars. Mrs. Ford who was in a highly nervous condition when she appeared in the night court, collapsed when the Judge announced her release. CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN GOES TO THE MOVIE FIELD (By i xlatsd Press) San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 23. — Ray mond Benjamin, former Republican national committeeman and leader of the party in California, will follow Will Hays from the political field into the motion picture business, according report current among frlenda of Benjamin, who refused to discuss bis Under the plans as discussed by his friends, Benjamin, would be regional director of the motion picture world Just as under Hays he was regional di rector of tbe Republican party cam paign two years ago. FIFTEEN INJURED IN COAST LINE WRECK AT R0CK10UNT Cars Leave Track, Due to a Broken Rail, it is Said, and Escape of Many- Passengers In Sleepers is Declared Little Short of a Miracle. Rocky ‘Mounts<?.. *555).* 23.—FIf-, tesn passengers were Injured early today when eight cars, including four sleepers and on engine of the Atlantic Coast Line enroute from Jacksonville to New York were derailed near Lu- cama. Officials, after an investigation, advanced the theory that the wreck was caused by a broken rail. Tbe fact that none of the two hun dred and fifty passengers were se riously hurt aa the fast train left the track, struck an embankment and then bounded back to the road bed said by officials to be "almost miraculous." “BE OF GOOD CHEER” SAYS COMMISSIONER TO PROHIBITION FOLKS Washington, D. C., Dec. 23.—"Be of good cheer” was Prohibition Commis sion Haynes' Christmas message to “friends of the eighteenth amend ment," in which he declared that the success attained in prohibition forcement gave "every reason for hopefulness, gratification and congrat ulations." "Do not be deceived nor dismayed,” said Haynes, "by the nationwide pro gram of misrepresentation constitut ing, as It does, the most pretentious and most pernicious propaganda to undermino the enforcement of prohibition law since the enactmeht of the amendment.’’ STEEL INDUSTflr TO COUNTERFEITERS IN MISSISSIPPI Man and Woman Trying to Make Old Gold Into Coin Have Been Arrested. (By Associated Prssa) Meridian, Miss., Deo. 23.—A man and woman were arrested here late last night on a charge of attempting moke counterfeit ten dollar pieces, e man was said by the raiding of ficers to be engaged In melting gold cases of watches .bought from a local Jeweler, when the police seized his counterfeiting outfit FORT SCREVEN SOLDIER DIED FROM INJURIES <Br I I 1'rsse) Savannah, Ga., Dec. 23.—Charles Schnelpf, a soldier at Fort Screven, died this morning from Injuries which he received yesterday In a runaway. He was driving a wagon on the res ervation when the mule ran away, throwing him under the wheels. Judge Gary Declares Such a Step Right Now Would Be Serious Burden on the In dustry and Would Cause Big Financial Losses. (By AMocl.lcd Freni Chicago, Ill., Dec. 23.—An eventual abolishment of the twelve hour day in the steel industry Is hoped for bjr Judge Elbert H- Gary, chairman of the board of the United States Steel Corporation, but Germany and France (oing back to the two shifts pet day system, and there Is an agitation to the same end in England in order to compete with American steel nun* ufacturers, he said in an interview authorized by him. To adopt the general eight hour day would entail staggering losses or cause an increase in steel prices, which would be a bad thing for the steel industry and the country, Gary Mid. DECKED WILL PAT DEATH PENALTY Man Who Killed Wile and Then Put Her in Ash Can Found Guilty ol First Degree Murder.—Law In New York Calls lor Electrocution. (By Associated Tress) New York, Dec. 23.—Abraham Beck er was declared guilty of first degree murder in a verdict returned early this morning by a Jury In Bronx coun ty court. The penalty for the crime in New York state is .electrocution..- The sentence will be pronounced Tuesday. Becker was convicted or killing his wife last April by striking her over the head with an iron bar and then bury her in an ash pit Months later, when neighbors become suspicious, Bocker was arrested. HEAVY CONSUMPTION MAY SOON EXHAUST SUPPLY OF AMERICAN COTTON (By Associated Tress) Washington, 1). C.. Dec. 23.—De claring that the cotton consumption figures for November, as announced yesterday, indicated the possibility of exhaustion of the American supply by Next June, Senator Heflin, of Ala bama, asserted In the Senate today that the present price of twenty-six cents per pound for the product showed "conclusively that speculators have control of the market and are depressing tbe price." Senator Heflin said that "the law of supply and demand warrants n price of thirty cents and more." It is generally believed open bear- Ings will be instituted following the anticipated arrests. All persons will be free to come in to this court of justice under the Louisiana laws and tell wbet they know of the case. Prominent persons in Mississippi and Arkantaa os well os Louisiana, are believed by the state aa having been members of the mob. Arrests in all three states ere anticipated. This is to wish every one of you a very, very Chrismtas and a New Year Happy ■a Smith-Harley Shoe Co. A TOAST Water, Water, Everywhere And Nothing Else to Drink The Cupboard’s Bare, No Bottles There No Glasses Merry Clink; But Even So, With H 2 0 To Pledge Our Wishes True, We Hope You’ll Have A Yuletide Glad A Happy New Year Too. LOUIS STEYER1I & SONS The Shop oi Quality On the Comer The Original Home ol J HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHES