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WEATHER FORECAST RAIN AND COLDER TONIQHT. THUR8DAY, FAIR AND COLDER VOL. XXXIV. No. 30. THOMA8VILLE, GEORGIA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 27, 1922 nrsMiBFU CROSS OF JESUS IS GIN TO PRESIDENT Archbishop of The Orthodox Greek Church Makes Pres ent to Harding Claiming it to Be A Piece of the Cross on Which Christ was Crucified, (By Assooratsd Press) Washington, D. C. ( Dec. 27.—A tiny splinter of wood, said to have been a part of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified, was presented to President Harding by Archbishop Panteleimon of the Orthodox Greek church at Neapolla, in Palentine. At'the same time the President made a knight of the order of the Pol ish Sepulchre by the Archbishop, who appeared at the White House I: full dress of hia office, carrying a long gold wand and other insignia of his rank. CISPER ARRESTED After Coroner's Jury Had Re turned Verdict of Justifiable Homicide in Triangle Case. —Hartridge Orders Arrest Immediately Afterward. (By Associated Press) Savannah. Ga., Dec. 27.—Solicitor General Hartridge orderod a warrant charging murder to be Issued against Joseph Casper, who killed W. S. Cool er at the latter’s home Sunday. Cas per told the coroner's jury that he killed Cooler because the letter In vaded his home, and the Jury declared the killing to be justifiable homicide. Casper has never been freed be cause he was held for. assault with Intent to murder by wounding John Moore when he shot at Cooler. BRING IN BOOZE IN TUBES WRAPPED IN PAPER (By Associated Tress) Chicago, Ill., Dec. 27.—Increased n» tlonal circulation of Mexican and Ca nadian papers have brought about the discovery that bootleggers have been shipping brandy and whisky in ten ounce tubes drapped In papers, fed eral officers here said. Twelve regular subscribers were arrested yesterday by a treasury ape clal agent. A search for the subscription solio itors is being made. FOREIGN TRADE INCREASES (By Associated Press) Washington, D. C., Dec. 27.—Pup ther Increases in American foreign trade worn reflected In figures com piled by the department of commerce, showing the exports of cotton and (in ters for November to bare been 858.- 337 bales, valued at 8109,387,719. Oc tober exports of cotton totalled near ly $94,000,000. KANSAS CITY ROBBERS THOUGHT TO BE FOUND IN NEW ORLEANS TODAY Two Men and Two Women Arrested In Connection with Theft of Seventy Odd Thou sand Dollars.—One Couple Had Big Money in Bag. <B, i l.led 1 New Orleans, La., Dec. 27—Four persons, two men and two women, being held by the police here in < nection with the robbery of live » sengers of the Drovers National Bank of Kansas City, Missouri, December 12th, in which highwaymen wei ported to have obtained 897,000. The arrest was made last night at tel where they were said to have been registered for several days. A handbag, containing 88,300, lieved by police to be a part of the loot in the holdup, was found in a occupied by one of the couples. BERNHARDT WORSE TODAY SEEING TOO MUCH COMPANY (By Associated Press) Paris, Dec. 27.—Madame Sarah Bernhardt’s condition took another for the worse today. Physicians ascribed it to fatigue resulting from her activity yesterday when she arose from her bed, partook of sol'd food and received many callers. The actress’ household Is again de pressed, although Madame Bernhardt herself is Just as conildont as ever that she will recover. The four attending physlcions hare Issued an order that no one be pen mitted to tpe the patient. ESTIMATE OF CARS AND LOCOMOTIVES CALLED FOR Washington, D. C.. Dec* 27.—An in vestigation to determine whether ade quate stocks of locomotives and cars -in possession of the American railroads, and whether the railroad customs and practices of controlling use and Interchange of equipment sufficient was ordered by the terstate commerce commission, which made the statement that It wa9 act ing without a complaint, hut on Iti initiative. a preliminary step In the in quiry, the commission has ordered ■ questionnaire to be sent to all of the railroads, requiring them to make report on their equipment on hand the present time. SUCCESSOR TO JUSTICE PITNEY TO COME SOON (By Associated Press) Washington, D. C., Dec. 27.—PresI dent Harding Is expected to send to Senate within the next few days the nomination of the successor to Justice Pitney of the Supreme Court, who has tendered his resignation take effect January 1st. The retirement of Pitney will ere- e the fourth vacancy on the Supreme Court bench which Harding has been called upon to fill. LAUSANNE CONFERENCE FAILS TO CO-ORDINATE TURKS AND ENEMIES If They Persist In the Present Methods it Will Fail, is Be lief.—British Refuse to Give Up Valuable Oil Conces sions They Now Hold. Lausanne* Dec. 27.—Through For elgn Secretary Curzon, Great Britain , has Informed Turney that the Brit ish will never abandon the Mosul oil vilayet os requested by the Turkish delegation, and tbut no prolongation of the Near East conference can fluence the British government recede from the position it has taken in this matter. The British position was outlined in letter sent by Secretary Curzon Ismet Pasha, head of the Turkish delegation, covering a formal reply ol the British delegation to a Turkish note which insisted that Mosul be longed to Turkey. London, Dec. 27.—A Reuter’i patch from Lausanne says, "there U serious danger of the Near East ference becoming abortive, if ths Turks persist In their present meth ods.” Everybody talking about it— Lots of people eating it— Jack Horner Candies Chocolate Fruits and Nuts, 49c per lb. Chocolate Covered Cherries, 69c per lb. Variety, dollar quality, at reel deliciousness. That's lack Hom«r Jall chocolates ASSORTMENT Sold only at Jack Horner Headquarters. MASH-MILT0N DRUG CO. “A Good Place to Trade.” .... Phones JOS and MS I*ausanne, Dec. 27.—Armenia was the storm center of the Near East ference yesterday. The Turks refused attend a meeting of the sub-commls- >n which had arranged ti Plea of the Armenians for the estab lishment of a national home In Turkey and both Ismet Pasha and RIza Nur ent strongly worded communlca- Uous to the conference protesting against the decision to allow the Ar menians to state their case. They declared that if the Armenians, who had no official standing and rep resented no independent government, wero heard by the conference, there was no reason why the Egyptions 01 the Irish Rhould not be allowed to pre sent their demands. The so-called Irregular Egyptian del egation has been waiting In Lausanne for more than a month for permission to be heaid by the conference and voice a demand for the independence of Egypt and complete withdrawal the British army. In consequence of the Turkish pro test the official meeting of the sub commission was postponed and th< representatives of the inviting power* Great Britain, France and Italy, sitting alone, listened to the Armenian spokei men, who suggested that a home b established in the northeast vilayets of Turkey, which should include his toric Mount Ararat or a section in Cilicia. It was impossible, he declar- , for the proposed Armenian home amalgamate with the Armenians re public of Erlvan, which had been tak- ar by the Moscow Soviets. The Armenians would willingly accept the lame relationship with Turkey as the dominions with England. In conclu- he asked for exemption from mili tary service for the Armenians and urged maintenance of the Orthodox patriarch in Constantinople. The entente delegates took the Ar menian petition under advisement as they did also petitions from the Bul garians nnd the ancient people known i the Assyro-Chaldeans. Noradungblan Pasha once Turkish foreign minister, presented the Ar menian plea. He said the tragic i of 1915, had widened the gulf between the Turks and the Armenians. The young Turk government at that time had not only used unipeakai, e methods In dealing with those Ar- PLOT TO DYNAMITE U cm COMMISSION Mi JURIED Dozen Men Alleged to Have Met in Cemetery and Plan ned Attack Last Night. — Manufacturing Plant and Dimon Court Apartments Also Object of Proposed At tack, According to Commis sioner Morton, Who Says Men Have 200 Pounds TNT Columbus, Ga., Dec. 27. —An alleged plot to bomb the homes of eleven mem bers of the city commission and a lafge manufacturing establishment and the Di mon Court apartments, was uncovered here this after noon. According to City Com missioner Morton, about a dozen men, whose names are known to the local au thorities met last night in a cemetery here and planned the attack. They are known to have 200 pounds of TNT it was said. SEARCHCOmUES’FOR MISSING TUG ON ERIE, ONE OF BOATS FOUND No Hope is Entertained Foi The Crew as Evidences All Point to Its Destruction at Some Place Near the Shores OlOhio. tuy Pr.„) Cleveland, Ohio, Dec 27.—Although practically no hope la held out for the safety of the tug. Cornell, the search of Luke Erie in an effort to the mystery surrounding the disappearance ot Ibe vessel has con tinued. The finding of a lifeboat contain ing the frozen body of Michael Pay- of the eight members of dispelled any belief that the Cornell Is safe. The yawl and Its con- e picked up yesterday by Q. U. Olllmore, on one of the tugs as- slating in the search. Then miles west of the point vhere the lifeboat was found, Gill- nore had previously sighted several ill cans floating on the waves. A light film ot oil covered the water. WRIT OF MANDAMUS IN PEACH COUNTY CASE REFUSED BY COURT (Continued on page four) Atlanta. Ga., Dec. 27.—Judge Shep- d Bryan, of the Fulton Superiol court has declined to issue a writ ot mandamus requiring the secretary ot certify to the governor that the proposed new county of Peach was ratified at the general election. Judge Bryan held that the secre tary has no authority to go behind the face of the returns which show that the constitution amendment was reject ed by a majority of about 7.000 votes. The petition for mandamus was {brought by Fort Valley citizens who (ought to have the returns of several ■ounties declared void, which would lave resulted In ratification of the imendment. MER ROUGE MAYORS ASKS HABEAS CORPUS WHEN ARRESTED IN BALTIMORE Air of Expeetantcy in the Lit tle Louisiana Village Where So Many Exciting Things • Have Happened Recently.— Dr. M’Koin States Position. (By Associated Press) Bastrop, La., Dec. 27.—There was an air of expectancy here and around Mer Rouge as department of justice agent* and representatives of the state gov eminent renewed tbetr activities in their investigation of the Morehouse kidnaping case, and' widened their ef- down persons responsible for dynamiting a nearby lake which up the bodies of two men identi- Watt Daniels and Thomae Richard., abducted by a mulnd ■aott Jr °? Pe ' 1 last August. It was declared that additional ar rests were Imminent Secret service men are reported t< have located the place where tin dynamite was sold, and aome ot thi men suspected ot being implicated in the dynamiting arc under surveillance. Baltimore, Md., Dec. 27-—A writ of habeas corpus for Dr. B. M. McKoIn, former mayor of Mer Rouge, who waa arrested here yesterday charged with murder in connection with the Louti lana case, was obtained here th! morning upon the request of Attorney Carman, counsel for McKoln. hearing was postponed until tomor DR. M’KOIN O BE TAKEN BACK WITHIN A FEW DAY8 Bastrop, La., Dec. 27.—The second ■rest in connection with the Moro- house kidnaping of last August was made late yesterday when Dr. B. M. McKoin. uutil a few months ago may or of Mer Rougej was taken in cus tody at Baltimore at the request of Gov. Parker, who charged him with murder. The physician -was taking a post-graduate course at Johns Hop kins. The former mayor is expected to roach here within u few days to Join a former deputy sheriff who is now bolng held on a similar charge la the Bastrop jail. -Vklie the arrest was being made, detachment of the National Guard s reconnoiterlng along Lake La- Fourche for evidence to lead to the t or dyuamlters responsible for the blasting at a ferry landing last iek when the bodies of two men, be lieved to have been tortured and mur dered by masked and robed men, were blown from the bottom of the lake. i company also was to act as a bodyguard for the sheriff, who was to make urrestx in the event his suspi cions justified them. During the day Adjt. Gen. Toombs, suddenly called back from Washing ton by the Governor, arrived in More house to direct the operations of the three companies of state troops en camped here and at Mer Rouge. vas persistently reported during the day that all preparations had been made to call out two additional state companies if conditions warranted. Soldiers are on guard duty at the ill here and encamped in the heart 1 Mer Rouge, where the situation Is such that the Governor does not want avo the townspeople to them selves In the fear there will be blood- hed because of the friction among them following the August event. 'Many of the populace are armed. The military also was at the dls- >sa| of the civil authorities to take In custody many members of the hooded mob whose Identity are known to the state, according to De partment of Justice men. Attorney General Coco Tuesday announced (Continued on Pago 4) HEADLESS SKELETON FOUND ON OKLAHOMA MOUNTAIN RETREAT Believed to Be the Body of A Woman Who Has Been Missing for Several Months. —Was Member of a Carni val Company* (By AssoclTttd Trass* Salllsawe. Okla., Dec. 27;—Tbs headless skeleton of a woman, be lieved by officials to be that of Mrs. George Farrel, of Fort Smith, Ark, who disappeared from here October 25th, has been found on Badger Moan- TO OPPOSE BORAH HINT cm tain i Mrs. Farrel and her husband Ibe came members of a carnival company here last October. Later she disap peared, her husband first having PASTEUR CENTENNIAL CELEBRATED BY MANY AT PHILADLPHIA TODAY (By Associated Press) Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 27.—Emi nent scientists, physicians and public officials were here today from many sections of the country for the exer cises in commemoration of the hun dredth anniversary of the birth ot Louis Pasteur, the French scientist who revealed the ravages of germs and evolved methods of checking their spread. The exercises Include a public meeting at the Academy of Music In the afternoon and a dinner tonight. BONUS BILL TO PASS AT THIS SESSION SAYS COMMANDER OF LEGION (By Associatsd Prats)' Fort Worth, Tex., Dec. 27.—Passage of the adjusted compensation bill at jession of Congress was practi cally assured, said Alvin M. Owsley, National Commander of the American Legion, iu a speech here. # Even should the bill fall this session that It will be cared for at the next >n Is already certain, Owsley as the requisite number of Sen- and Representatives have al ready been obtained to pass it over residential veto. Informal Conference Held by Leaders Decides to Oppose Amendment to Naval Ap propriation Bill Requesting Call for Conference. (By Associated Press) Washington, D. C., Dec. 27.—More than a score of Republican Senators, In an informal conference before the Senate reconvened this morning, de elded to oppose the amendment of fered by Senator Borah, of Idaho, to the naval appropriation bill, which would request President Harding to coll an international economic and dis armament conference. The fight on the Senate floor began after a score of administration Sena tors had conferred in Senator Lodge’s office and mapped out a program pro viding for a resort to parlimentary tactics If necessary to defeat the A part of the group of Senate irre- concllables who have voted with Borah many questions of foreign policy 3 are arrayed against his amend- nt, while the attitude of the Demo cratic side of the chamber seemed to be a waiting one with many members undecided whether to support or op pose the conference plan. Lodge who was said by his colleag ues to have ascertained the views of Harding declared it would be ‘‘useless’* attempt further disarmament now. AMUNDSEN TROUBLED WITH A BROKEN ARM (By Associated Press) me. Alaska, Dec. 27.—Captain Ronald Amundsen. Norwegian explor- id now leader of an expedition to North Pole, is having trouble with his arm. which was fractured off Siberia when he took his ship from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean through the northwest passage from 1903 to 1905. Captain Amundsen, who is wintering here, had an X-ray minetion made of his arm. 'he captain said he spent a pleas Christmas. 1 MISSION EDI ROUTE Expect to Spend Month of January Here to Make Ar rangements for the Payment Of the British Debt Incurred During the War. London. Dec. 27.—The British (loan lal mission to the United States, headed by Stanley Baldwin, Chancel lor of the Exchequer, sailed for New York this morning ou the Majestic. It is expected that the mission will return at the end of January. In a statement to the Evening Standard, Baldwin declared that Eng land hoped to refund her debt to the United States, saying that It is of su preme Importance to Europe that America -should have her way In r** gard to Europe’s financial problem. DR. CRAFTS DEAD (By Associatsd Trass) Washington, D. C„ Dec. 87.—Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts, for twenty-eight years superintendent of the interna tional reform bureau, which he found ed and was widely known because of .ctlvlties In behalf of prohibition and similar movements, died here t'»> day from pneumonia. He was seven ty-three years old. Two New Sport Shoes Just Arrived Gray Elk with patent leather trimmings. Tan Elk with brown trimmings. These are the very latest and are high grade shoes—not the cheap, ordinary kind. Price $7.00 Smith - Harley Shoe Co. L \^Clothes^y Do a good thing for youraalf. Drop In and sea Ths nsw suits ws hsvs just rscsivsd. —FROM— Hart Schaffner & Marx Ths fabrics are new; ths colorings are new, and you ought to see them now. You will b e delighted with thorn, and ws will be delighted to show you the new models, the newest of th« Suits from 825 to 845. The Shop of Quality On the Comer The Original Home of HART SCHAFFNER & MARX