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WEATHER FOREOAST ”./• FAIR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. OOLD^R TONIGHT. PROB ABLY FROST m % UVERTUIMB FORMS CLOSE NIKE A M. DULY Changes ef Cepy Received after that time are scheduled te rua thb next day. i VOL. XXXIV. No. 31. THOMA8VILLE, GEORGIA THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMB ER 28, 1922. $800 PER ANNUM BETTER TERMS FOR PWMENT DF DEBT English Newspaper Say. Mod ification is Necessary to En able Britain to Meet Debt— —Present Plan Too String ent They Claim. (By Associated rr«i) London. Dec. 28,—In all the newspa- ■per comment on the Baldwin financial mission to the United States the hope Is expressed that the terms fixed by the American congress (or the repay ment of the British debt may be mod ified. • They are universally regarded here as excessively onerus and in some of the quarters they are described WILSON PLANS QUIET CELEBRATION OF ' HIS SIXTY-SIXTH BIRTHDAY AT HOME (By Associates Press) Washington, D. C., Dec. 28.—For mer President Wilson was planning quite observance of the occasion at his S street home and was receiving congratulations today on hla sixty- sixth birthday. The only scheduled event of the day for the former President of a delegation from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation to extend greet ings and Inform him of the progreaa that haa been made by the Founda- ion In raising a million dollar (und be used.In perpetuating the Ideals enunciated by him while President of the United States. WILL RECEIVE REPORT OF PR0GRES8 OF FOUNDATION Washington, D. C., Dec. 28.—Wood' »w Wilson was expected to spend the greater part of hla sixty-sixth birth- mVwmV—' not dream of trying to exact from a debt Lausanne, Dec. 28.—The meeting of the commission on capitulations of the Near East conference failed to make any progress In today’s, session. Some of the Allied delegates on leav ing the hall said the conference bad Teached a deadlock pending the arriv al of new Turkish Instructions from Angora. DERELICT ON LAKE ERIE MAY BE MISSING TUG (By Associated Press) Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 28.—There -was an air of expectancy here pend ing receipt of a report from tho tug ordered sent from Erie by the Great Lakes Towing Company to view the wreckage reported having been on Lake Erie near that city yester day. The derelict Is believed to b« that of the tug, Cornell, which, wltb aeren members of the crew, has been missing a week. I FOR N. ¥. CONSULATE Both Devalera and Irish Free State Forces Maintain Pos session and Will Take it To Courts, —Discouraging Pie-, ture of Ireland Given Out. in, / > rrt..l New York. Dec. 28.—After night vigil, representatives of the Irish Free State and of Eamon de Valera’s Irish Republic were still In joint possession of the office of the Irish consul. The long hours of the night were spent In peaceful debate and spokes men for both sides indicated that a fight for legal possession of the con sulate was abandoned yesterday by Daniel -McGrath, retiring consul gen eral for the Irish Free State and that It would be taken to the courts. The Woodrow Wilson foundation, ft was announced last night, would send a delegation to the residence of the former President at 2 o’clock to ex tend birthday greetings and Inform bim of progress in Its efforts to raise a $1,000,000 fund to advance ideas enunciated by him while President. The delegation will be headed by Hamilton Holt of New York, execu tive director of the foundation, and Mrs. Kate Trenholm . Abrams, vice chairman of the District of Columbia branch of the organization. FAMOUS TREASURES COME TO LIGHT FOR FIRST TIME THREE THOUSAND YEARS Many of the Articles Found In Ancient Luxor Tomb Are Taken to Similar Receptacle Half a Mile Away.—Many Gorgeous Things Found. Luxor, Egypt, Dec. 28.—Some of the priceless treasures found in the tomb of King Tutsnkhsmer, saw . daylight for the first time in more than three thousand years yesterday when How ard Carter and Arthur Mace, excava tors of the Metropolitan Museum ol Art in New York superintended theit removal to the tomb of King Set! the second, a half mile away. One of the objects was a magnlfl mt Inlaid box upon which waa do picted the king and Queen at a lion hunt The box contained the Queen’s robes and Jewelry, Including a large amber necklace. NEGRO IN SAVANNAH JAH (By Associated Press) Savannah, Ga., Dec. 28.—Ed Dun bar, negro, charged with the murder of Steve Phillips in Bryan county last Sunday was brought here at o’clock this morning and placed in ths Chatham county Jail for safekeeping Dunbar was arrested yesterday, bnt officers thought it best to remove h(m from Bryan county. . Everybody talking about it— Lots of people eating it— Jack Homer Candies Chocolate Fruits and Nuts, 49c per lb. Chocolate Covered Cherries, 69c per lb. Is proving such s big seller. Try • poundfor 49c end you tow Sold only at Jack Horaer Headquarters. MASH-MILTON DRUG CO. 'A Good Place to Trade,'’ Phooea !05and 106 It Is believed a number of other or ganisations and individuals may Join the delegation in its demonstration. Eight Hundred Thousand Contributed. New York, Dec, 28.—The delegation of six members representing the Woodrow Wilson foundation, which was expected to call on former Pres ident Wilson today to extend greet ings on his sixty-sixth birthday, has planned no special demonstration, it announced yesterday. The called was scheduled to be made at 3 p. At a meeting of the permanent board of trustees of the Wilson Foundation, Hamilton Holt, executive director, nounced that $800,000 had been trlbuted toward the $1,000,000 fund, and that another $100,000 was expected when missing reports were received. The trustees drafted a telegram to Mr. Wilson congratulating him birthday and declaring that the sup port of the foundation was a “splen did expression of faith.’’ It was signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, as chair- an. A telegram from Newton D. Baker, former secretary of war, waa forward ed to Mr. Wilson. In it Mr. Baker said millions of Americans “welcome you back to active leadership la councils for progressive and helpful national policies.” Another telegram was Charles W. Elliott, president emeritus of Harvard University, reading: “May you live to see the full fruition of your strenuous and self-sacrificing labors. HARDING URGES SENATE NOT TOPASS THE BORAH ARMAMENT RESOLUTION Says It Will Embarrass the State Department Plans Now Under Way for Considera tion of These Matters.—Na ture of Plans Not Disclosed. (By Associated Press) Washington, D. C., Dec. 28.—Pres ident Harding asked the Senate today net to adopt Senator Borah's proposal for a new international economic con ference, saying in a letter to the Re publican leader, Lodge, that formal congressional action on this subject now would embarrass him in negotia tions he is already conducting look ing to such a conference. The Pres ident’s letter was sent to Lodge for presentation during the second day of the Senate debate on Borah’a propos al, which is embodied In an amend ment to the naval appropriation bill. President Harding acted directly to block any Senate action until after be had consulted with Secretary of State Hughes and after Lodge has vis ited the White House and reported the progress of the administration Senators In their fight on the amend- The letter stated that while, the Senate might properly “advise’’ him In regard to international negotia tions, its action on the Borah plan, might give .rise to a “false impres sion” to the European powers. As to further armament limitation negotiations, as also provided for In the Borah plan, President Harding warned the Senate against what might be a “gesture of promise to the world which cannot be fulfilled until the nations directly concerned express their readiness to cooperate i such an end.’’ Senator Lodge later told the Sen- o that he could not state explicitly the nature of the administration’s ne gotiations toy. a conference, but he was-authorized to say that they did not include -a cancellation of the Al lied debt. He said that President Harding told him that the administration waa BRITISH SIS ARE ORDERED OiCKTOTUE STRUTS TODAY Unsatisfactory News From Lausanne Makes the Step Necessary,Jit Was Stated Although Plans Were Not he * rt Given Out. i (By Associated -Press) Malta, Dec, 28.—As a result of un satisfactory news from the Lausanne conference, it is understood that ships of the British Mediterranean fleet, which arrived here December 23rd for a three weeka’ visit, have received orders to return teethe Near East. The naval authorities were reticent, but they believed that the command er of the deet was prepared to leave this afternoon with all available ves sels. BROOKLYN DETECTIVES STILL PUZZLED BY THE MYSTERIOUS CHILD MURDER READY TO PROBE THE DYNAMITING PLOT TO DESTROY MANY PLACES (By Associated Press) Columbus, Oa.. Dec. 28.—When the grand jury convened at eleven o’clock this morning to open an investigation of the alleged plot to bomb the homes of members of the city commission and a large manufacturing plant, the discovery of which was announced by Commissioner Morton, it was under stood that Solicitor General McLaugh lin would present to the jurors the names of twelve mpn, who, it is al leged, were at a meeting In the < tery Tuesday night Solicitor McLaughlin, who recently resigned to return to his private prao- of law, issued g statement offer ing every aid In thq Investigation of the alleged plot. Sailing From Savannah For Bremen Hasn’t Been Heard From Since December 6th When Distress Gills Were Sent Out. (By Associated Press) New York, Dec. 28.—Fears were entertained here for the safety of the German freighter, Heinrich Kayser, bound from Savannah to Bremen, which has not been heard from since December 6th, when it was reported be in distress 600 miles east of Cape /May. At that time the vessel laboring in heavy seas with Its hatches badly damaged. vas believed to have a crew of forty men. FEAR NEW OUTBREAK IN TROUBLED BOLAND London, Dec. 28.—Reviewing at the end of the year the conditions In Ire land, the Daily Mall’s correspondent In Dublin paints discouraging pictures. He expresses fear that the present lull in military operations Is only temporary and that Republicanism Is still strong enough to cause Infinite trouble. He attributes the constantly reviv ing activity among the rebels to wom en, seventy-five per cent, of whom he asserts probably sympathise with the Irregulars. He declares that even the wives of some of the ministers are passively. If not actively, rebels. (By Associated l4aaa> New York, Dec. 28.—Brooklyn’s keen- est detectives are puzzled for a solu tion ol the mysterious shooting ot Theresa McCarthy, aged ten, In her home Tuesday. Today they took note of the slightly upward course of the .22-calibre bullet that pierced her disclosed by ths autopsy inclined more to the theory that another child was responsible for the trtgedy. The deduction was that the bullet’i course would heve been downward older and taller person fired the shot. The mother of the child waa unable to aid the police in identifying any person whom she thinks may have called to see Theresa while abe was alone in the day time. New York, Dec. 28.—Mors than thirty-six hours after they begin their investigation, the polics last night confessed themselves baffled in their search for a solution of circumstances surrounding the death of Teresa Mc Carthy, 10-year-old school girl, whose body with a .22 caliber bullet through the heart was found in a toy Uttered om of her home Tuesday. The Investigation after the police had laboriously dissipated a half dozen nebuions cines, lifted down to two theories. >“• . The first, the one considered the most creditable by the poUce, was th the child bad been accidentally ah by a playmate who had been giien gun ot small caliber as «, Christmas present. The second theory which the police say they had little faith in, the child wbb shot down by a sailor of whom Theresa and several of her girl friends complained several weeks declaring that he had annoved them. An autopsy yesterday by Medical Examiner Norris, provided the princi pal grounds for the theory of acciden tal death- The medical examiner de clared the girl had not been attacked. The .22 caliber soft-nosed bullet that passed through the heart, he found, went straight through the body, indi cating that the gun muzzle waz level with the child’s breast af time of the explosion. Powder marks the clothing Indicated that the shot had been fired at close range More than one hundred boys living the neighborhood of the McCarthy home were questioned by detectives in search for one who might have r ceived a .22 caliber pistol or rifle as Christmas gift. The police also re-examined the girl’s father, Edward McCarthy, painter and a war veteran, who had been separated from the girl’s mother, Mrs. Pauline McCarthy, for several years. They declared that he had suc cessfully accounted for his actions on Tuesday. MCKOIN WILL RESIST EXTRADITION FROM THE BALTIMORE LIMITS Funds Have Been Wired to Him from Friends In Mer Rouge for Any Bond He Wants or Will Be Allowed By the Authorities. (By Associated Prm. Baltimore, Md.. Dec. 28.—Dr. B. M. McKoln. former mayor of Mer Rouge, opposed to a cancellation of the debt, but that it was inclined to favor long er amortization and intereat pay- habeas corpus proceedings, s remanded “without preju- glve the Louisiana, authori ties opportunity to present their case. Dr. McKoln was arrested last Tue* day at the request of the ftovernor of Louisiana, who has accused him of murder In connection with the Moorehouse parish kldnapihg of Iasi August. GOVERNOR PARKER MAKING PREPARATIONS FOR HEARING New Orleans, La., Dec. 28.—Cover- >r Parker reached here this morning to take part in a conference with leg al associates and federal Investigators to outline plans for the open hearing at Bastrop and to disenss other phas- of the Moorehouse kidnapping in vestigations. MANY FRIENDS GO TO AID OF -HE FORMER MAYOR Baltimore, Dec. 28.—Hearing on the writ of habcaa corpus obtained by counsel for Dr. McKoln, former mayor of Mer Rougo, La., was set for today. Dr. McKoin waa arrested here Tuesday on the charge of murder by request of Gov. Parker of Louisiana as' an outgrowth of the Morehouse parish murder and kidnaping cases. The writ was obtained in an effort to obtain ball for the doctor prior to his fight against extradition. Requisition papers issued by Gov. Parker oh Governor Albert Ritchie of this state for the return to Louisi ana of Dr. McKoln are not expected to reach here for two of threo days. Gov. Ritchie yesterday when asked what action he would take, Mid he (Continued oa Page Sight) PLEASURE AND JOY EXPRESSED BY SENATE TO WOODROW WILSON With Chorus of Ayes from Jhe Democratic Side and Si- lence from the Republicans, Senator Harris’ Resolution Goes Through. (By Associated Proas’ Washington, D. C., Dec. 28.—With out debate, but with a chqrjM|_of ayes ■from tha. Peasooratle Sonatevs-aod-s) lence from most of the Republican side, the Senate today adopted I olutlon offered by Senator Harris, of Georgia,, expressing the “pleasure and Joy ot the Senate" upon the recovery toward health of former President Woodrow Wilson. Senator Harris, In presenting the resolution soon after the Senate con vened, pointed out that today was the 66th birthday of former President Wilson, spoke of the many telegrams of congratulations and felicitation that were pouring In at the Wilson home, and said that it seemed prop er and fitting that ths Senate should add its tribute. SARAH BERNHARDT AlUCH IMPROVED TODAY Paris, Dec. 28.—The condition ol 8arah Bernhardt showed marked Im provement today. The doctors bellevs she is out of danger but she must re main in bed for some days, perhaps a Two New Sport Shoes Just Arrived Gray Elk with patent leather trimmings. ' <jm- Tan Elk with brown trimmings. These are the very latest and are high grade •shoes—not the cheap, ordinary kind. Smith-Harley Shoe Co. SEVERAL DEATHS US j RESULT OF SEVERE GHEES ON THESEUS German Steamer Arriving in Baltimore Harbor Reports Traveling Man Killed and Buried at Sea—Second Mate An Anntb.r Ship Lost. (By Associated Proas) Plymouth, Eng., Dec. 28—Two fatal ities at sea, directly attributable to tbe terrific storms encountered in the Atlantic during tbe past week were reported by vessels reaching port today. William Holmes, traveling with his wife and five children on the German steamer Haimon, which arrived from Baltimore, was killed during the voyage when he was > the deck, suffering a frac tured skull. He was buried at sea. cond mate of the steamer Neotsfleld was washed overfboerd and members of the crew were iia- jnred while the vessel was labo ing in the terrific seas. FREIGHT 8TEAMER BATTERED BY ROUGH ATLANTIC 8EA8 Glascow, Dec. 28. — The freight steamer Tudor Star from Seattle ar rived in this port today one week late having been battered by a gale that awept everything movable from Its decks. The Captain reported bavlng been in wireless communication with eighteen other vessels within a radius of-80 miles, all of which were suffer ing from the effects the great gale. J. ARTHUR LYNCHE MADE COLUMBUS RECORDER (By Associated Preaa) Columbus, Ga., Dec. 28.—J. Arthur Lynche, local attorney, has been named recorder of the police court' to succeed Walter Flournoy, who re signed at a meeting of the city com mission. Flournoy Is expected to be appointed solicitor general of ths Chattahoochee circuit to succeed So Heitor C. Frank McLaughlin. Officers Shoot Man in Mouth After a Bomb Which He Threw at Passing Car Had Exploded.—Was Captured in Church Building. 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