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VOL. X. No. 57.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA. TUE8DAY, AUGUST 22, 1«22.
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GERMANY UNLESS MINES
ARE IN AIDED HANDS
Premier Poincare Announces
That France is Going to Re
main Firm in Her Decision'
Not to Let Germans Get by!
With Reparations Matters, j
Many States Are Putting Into Effect Price Regulations in
Effort to Avert Profiteering in This Necessity. — Coal
Commission to Study Industry, is Up to Congress. —
Pennsylvania Operators Agree to Cleveland Agreement.
—Illinois Settlement May Be Made Soon.
CORNERSTONE NEW CAIRO
SCHOOL BUILDING LAID
BY MASONS FRIDAY
Hon. J. E. Shepherd, Acting
Grand Master in Charge of
Ceremonies at Which 150
Masons Were Present.—Oc
casion One of Much Interest
To Grady Metropolis.
The cornerstone of the new school
building In Cairo was laid with ap
propriate ceremonies Friday after-
Saginaw. Mich., Aug. 21— Opera- Washington, D. C., Aug. 21.—A MU
Bar Lb Luc. France. Aug. 21.— ( tions were resumed In the Michigan to carry Into effect the President’s
France will not conaeut to a morator- coal mines thl. morning after a .hut rccommendatlon . for . . WGeD < n . roV -
turn of any character for Germany , lo wn of almost five months. Indtca : , , ,, ,, . , h P *. . noon at 3 o’clock. The ceremonies
unless the German state mines, of tlon, are that normal production will d "”ry was lntrodncM today by Chair- W8re ,n charge ° f Hon J ’ E ' 8hepherd '
the Ruhr and national forests are be renched by the mlddle of the week. ma „ WIn8low of House commerco
placed in the hands of the allle. a. a There are eleven mine, in the valley, COBimltt a(ter . vlslt to the WhIte Mr. Shepherd is Grand Senior Warden
guarantee and no matter what hap- o e | d <»**' nf c»nr.
pens France is not to depsrt from
; House.
KENTUCKY GOVERNOR PLAN8
TO PREVENT PROFITEERING
Frankfort. Ky„ Aug. 21.—With the
this policy. j TW0 PENN. COAL COMPANIES
This position was outlined this aft-{ SIGN CLEVELAND AGREEMENT
ernoon at the opening session of the 1 Pittsburgh. Pa-, Aug. 21.—The Bill-
general council of the department of * or mock Coal Company and the W.
the Meuse, by Premier Poincare. t H - Spina Coal Company today official-
j ly announced that they had signed appointment by Governor Morrow of
~~| the Cleveland agreement with the Uni- every judge In Kentucky as a mem-
SPANISH WAR VETERANS MEET ted ‘Mine Workers .and would resumo her of the Governor’s fuel dlstrlbu-
I operations at once. Both companies lion committee, efforts to seo that
Los Angelos, Cal., Aug. 21.—Bus!. bo | d memberships In the Pittsburgh coal Is properly distributed and profl-
ness sessions of the annual encamp-, producers’ Association, which has lg- leering kept to a mlnmura will go In
ment reunion of United Spanish Am- nored the agreement. ! to full swing today,
erlcan War veterans and the women’s
auxiliary opened here today.
HOPE FOR AGREEMENT IN
The fair price of coal at the mine
ILLINOIR MINE CONFERENCE ^ KentUcky m,n “ has been fteel1 at
R ,_ __ $4.50 a ton. The retailer, the Gover
nor said, will be permitted to add to
I Chicago, III., Aug. 21.—Hope for an
j agreement between the Illinois opera-
: tors and minors by. tomorrow, was
| expressed by both sides shortly after
. noon today, when It was announced
| officially that the operators had to
I some extent receded from their posi
tion on arbitration.
of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Geor
gia.
There were more than a hundred
and fifty Masons In the procession,
which was formed precisely on the
minute, and arrived at the grounds at
the appointed time. The Cairo Con
cert Band led the procession and fur
nished music for the occasion. This
band Is one of the finest In this part
of the state and has two departments,
one for the seniors and one tor the
juniors. Tilers are sixty pieces in the
combined organisation.
The regular Masonic ceremonies
were conducted In full. The officers
participating were J. E. Shepherd.
Acting Grand Master; J. B. Wight,
merce committee, after a conference
1 today with President Harding an
, , - — ■ I uounced that he would Introduce im
Chamber OI Commerce Iry- B)LL T0 CREATE FACT-FINDING : mediately a bill to create a fact-find
ing to Get Up Funds to Pros-j coal commission under way ing coal commission as recommended
CCUte the Men Guilty of the Washington, D. C-, Aug. 21.—Chair- by the President In his special mss-
Massacre of Non-Union Men 1 man wlDsl0W of the HoU!t com-, sage to congrass.
Working at Mines.
Rockford, Ill., Aug. 21.—The Illinois
Chamber of Commerce has designated
the week beginning today as “Herrin'
Week,’’ far > campaign for funds to
aid Attorney General Brundage In the
detection and prosecution of persons
guilty in connection with the massa- ChaJrman Fordney Says it
ere of non-union miners at Herrin, . r-> i » .« tt t
Illinois last June. . Will be Ready for the House Is the Director of the Move-
Tomorrow. — Experts and ment of Radical Nature, it
Printers Worldng Overtime Is Gaimed by Officials in
That Gty.
TARIFF BILL CHOPPED UP
SO THAT IT IS HARDLY
RECOGNIZABLE
CHICAGO RAIDS BRING
OUT NATIONAL STRIKE
PROPAGANDA TODAY
Foster of Steel Strike Fame
MILLTOWN WOMAN HURT Z
IN AUTO WRECK NEAR
GAINESVILLE, GA.
Washington. I). C., Aug. 21.—So nu
merous were the changes made In the
Chicago, III.. Aug. 21.—Examination
of papers and correspondence which
were seized In a raid last night on
n •■'ministration tariff bill that ex- the offices of the Trades’ Union Educe
Penland, w«,' seriously hurt yesterday pert " and ,he printing, «0“1 j.t»gu*. which!* headed by
morning at the overhead bridge south workln * i olntl > r an<1 ™ *• who led the last
of Gainesville, whore the highway were unnible to get out the new print j *“ "V, ’ ““ d Wh ° reCently was
over sundav w,,h the resu,t th,t * h, i ~ a ;n::r
Pen“n?h“ wTe anTchlH Mil" T, °' T ‘° “‘“i b “ r '' d “V* ld “ p "»«' "«"• -Ion”
town. G».. and hi. brother. Douglas was de,a5 ' ed 1 pr “ pak ' lnda “ ™ llroa ' 1
Penland. cashier of a bank at MUl-‘ Chairmen Fordney of the ways end. and gave valuable Information con-
town, left the roadway end craahod means committee said today he ox- j ' Brn,nK a 1 Hy,te , r J’ ntlc 1 8erles of radlcal
Into the railing of the bridge. | pcctcd the reprinted bill to be ready 1 mrro 8 «tat n n ,”/tro.™ C J n, r r ''’ """w
with both arms broken and severe — — i
bruises. | another serious mishap within e short’
It seems that the car skidded and while,
the impact threw Mr*. Penland end The two accidents
her child ont on the bank.
This Is the same spot where Dr.
Hardin end a party from Atlanta met
With a seloua accident recently and
near the scene of two fatal end tUIl
probably would have been averted II
the bridge provided for In the high
way plans had been completed. Com
ment Is being made about the delay In
construction.
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this the freight to his yard, and $2.50 Cairo, acting Deputy Grand Master
a ton to cover overhead, haulage and |e. R. Jerger, Thomasville, acting
Grand Senior Warden; C. L. Folsom,
Thomasville, acting Grand Junior
Warden; W. H. Taylor, of Cuthbert,
acting Grand Chaplain, and J. Q.
Smith, of Cairo, Grand Marshal.
These ceremonies Included an ad
dress by Mr. Shepherd, which was a
gem of Ita kind and calculated to in
spire and promote a desire on the part
of all people to continue their educa
tional efforts and to devote time and
Interest to keeping it effective and
righteous. Mr. Shepherd held the
closest attention of a large concourse
of people for about thirty minutes.
The occasion passed oft with exact
precision and despatch. Every item
was carried out In detutl and there
was not the slightest bitch In any part
of tt. No affair In this section of the
state has been quite aa prompt and
effectively worked out.
Wight, who Is Worshipful Master of
the Cairo Masonic Lodge. Is also chair
man of the board of education and he
had charge of the arrangements.
The building la to contain twenty-
two rooms, seventeen of which will be
used for claasos and tho remainder for
domestic science, library, rest rooms,
etc. The building will be of hollow
tile with stucco and will bo one story,
modeled on the line of the latent and
most Improved school architecture. In
addition to these roams there will be
a two-story auditorium to aeat six hun
dred and fifty, In the center of the
building. The architect tor the build
ing la Mr. Greer, of Valdosta, assisted
by Mr. Stewart, of Cairo. The build
ers are H. H. Brown and Company, of
Dothan.
The building will be one of the hand
somest In this part of the state and
will cost over sixty thousand dollars
when equipped. It will give Cairo ade
quate facilities for handling Its school
work, and will he a credit to that
thriving and prosperous city: by the
way, one of the nicest looking towns
in the state and with paving more In
proportion than Thomasrille, and
many evidences of building activity
and prosperity at the present rime.
The work Is being done under the
direction of the board of education,
composed of J. W. Wight, president;
DISORDERS MARK DAY’S
PROCEEDINGS IN THE
RAIL STRIKE MATTER
Several Cities Report Trouble
of Serious Nature—Spencer,
N. C„ Quiet.—Jewell Denies
He Wired General Chairmen
Strike is Near End.
Chicago. Ill., Aug. 21— Disorders
continue to flare up In the rail strike
during the early hours of the eighth
week, despite tho peace negotiations
now pending at New York and assur
ances by the chiefs of the Big Four
brotherhoods that no systematic
strike of train service .employes
pends to bring complete paralysis to
railroad transportation.
On the Atlantic aide, new disorders
occured at Columbia, a. C„ where
eleven workers wore attacked by
strlko sympathizers.
SPENCER, N. C., QUIET TODAY
Spencer, N. C., Aug. 21—£utet pre
vailed here today after a Sunday
marked by blasting of the water main
supplying the Southern railway shops,
tho burning of several box cars
the yards and un early morning out
break of apparently harmless firing.
Lack of tank water caused consld
(Continued on Page Four)
the bridge NEW YORK LAWYER WILL
SUE CANDLER FOR BIG SUM
New York. Aug- 21.—August Dryer,
New York lawyer, who was a passen
ger on the liner Berengaria. at the
time of the alleged attack on Mrs.
Clyde Byfield, or Atlanta, for which
she Is suing Walter Candler for $100.-
000, announced today that he Intends
to sue Candler for a similar amount
for alleged derogatory statements.
SUMMARY OF WORK BY
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE IN
SESSION BIST CLOSED
Atlanta, Aug. 19.—Hern Is a sum
mary of the outcome of the leading
measures considered by the Legists-
turn daring the session which ended
at 5 o'clock yesterday morning:
Repeal of tax equalization law.
passed the House, killed In the Sen
ate.
Income tax bill, passed the House,
died In the Senate.
Biennial session bill, passed the
House, killed In the Senate.
Highway bond issue bill, passed the
Senate, killed In the House.
Port terminal bill, killed in the
House, not brought to vote In the Sen
ate.
State auditor bill, passed House and
Senate, now goes to Governor.
Australian ballot system, passed
House and Senate with amendment
providing that it shall not take effect
In any county until recommended by
two consecutive grand juries.
Forestry conservation bill, passed
the Senate, killed In the House.
Railroad commission hill, increasing
maintenance of commission and re
quiring utilities to pay the same pro
rata assessments, and requiring audits
and appraisal In every contested rate
case, same to be made by experts em
ployed by commission, passed House
and Senate to now goes to Governor.
Bill consolidating administration of
University of Georgia and its branches
under one board of regents In place of
present separate boards of trustees for
each institution, passed the Senate,
died In the House.
Bill to abolish fees of county of
ficers of Fulton, Chatham, Bibb, Rich
mond, Muscogee and DeKalb counties,
killed In House by margin of four
votes; not brought to voto la Senate.
Budget bill, one of the measures ad
vocated by Governor Hardwick as a
means of economy and retrenchment,
died In committee In House and Sen
ate.
Water power bill, killed In Senate,
not brought to vote In House.
Capital removal bill, killed by Sen
HEROIC TALE OF SEA HARDING SAYS WE NEED
TOLD AT FRISCO WHEN ! ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
BECALMED SHIP FOUND TRAINED CIVILIANS
Crew Made All Possible Sac-* EVERY YEAR
rifices During Shortage of . , -— _
Food and Supplies for Moth-- Addressing Citizens Training
er With New Bom Babe.- 1 Camp Chief Executive De-
J J Days Without Food. J
San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 21—A tale
of the sen, a (becalmed ship, of a starv
ing crew which made heroic sacrifices
dares This Training Neces
sary to Preserve Peace, and
Not For Aggressive Steps.
Washington, D. C.. Aug. 21.—Presl-
for a mother with a new-born babe, dent Harding in an address here to*
thrilled the water-front today on the day to citizen soldier* from Camp
arrival of the motor ship Annie -John- Mead declared that he favored ml 1 .!*
son, with news of tho schooner Wil- tary training for “more than one hun-
liam M. Smith. J dred thousand” civilians annually not
The schooner becatmed in the Paci- for an y prospective aggressive war-
fic for 43 days, was discovered on Au-* * are but *° preserve peace. He called
gust 14th, when Captain Murray of attention to the fact that 28,000 civil- .
the Johnson responded to signals of ,an * wer « afforded training this vear.
distress, and provided her with sup-j
plies. The crew of seven had been - .
for eleven days almost without food,. EXPLOSION IN ROCHESTER
and were beginning to show signs of BY BLACKHAND TODAY
insanity. j
Rochester. N\ Y., Aug. 21.--A two-
story brick dwelling on Pennsylvania
Avenue here was wrecked by a terri
fic explosion early today. Adjoining
structure* were damaged. Firemen
could not find the occupants of the
house. The police are inclined to
believe the explosion was due to a
f)lack-hand gang-
BYFIELD AND DRYER PLAN
MEETING IN CONNECTION
WITH CANDLER CASE
New York, Aug 21.—Clyde K. By
fleld, whose wife, Mrs. Sarah Byfield,
has brought a $100,000 damage suit
against Walter T. Candler, Atlanta
banker, for an alleged attack on her
on board the ateainer Berengaria, said
yesterday that be would make
statement In conn-ctlon with the cuso
until after the conference which has
been arranged for today betweon his
lawyer, Luther llusaer, and August
Dreyer. a New York attorney. Mr
Droyer was a passenger on the Boron-
garla when the Incident on which Mrs.
Byfield bases her action Is said to
have occurrod. He Issued a statement
Saturday night III which he said tha;
after the steamship docked In Cher
bourg, “it was agreed that we would
meet In New York when we returned
and taht the matter would be settled
tbore."
Mr. Rosser, whon asked yesterday If
the meeting referred to was the con
ference which Is to be held today, re
plied, “That Is hardly possible."
Mr. B.vflold said It would be Impos
sible to state the exact purpose of his
visit until today, whon he probably
would make a statement.
SPIKES REMOVED FROM
RAILS CAUSED TRAIN
WRECK IN ILLINOIS
Chicngo, Aug. 21—The wrecking
of express train No. 39, enroute from
New York to Chicago, with the loss of
two lives near Gary. Ind., early this
morning resluted from the deliberate
removal of twenty-seven spikes from
one of the rails, Michigan Central rail
road officials announced last night.
$1 000 reward was offered for the
arrest of those responsible.
The wreck took place about a mile
east of Gary at 2:10 a, m., while the
train, which curried no pasjengers,
was traveling at u speed estimated
at more than 50 miles an hour.
When the heavy engine struck the
rail from which, i*|c sj.il.er had Deer,
removed, It p'aaqe-l along on the ties
for some distant- and then turned
completely oicr
The two enginemen were dead
It has been reported that Mr. Ry.'whcn removed from the wreckage,
field and his attorney, while In New I An investigation by Martin Quinn.
York, would attempt to round up wit- special agent of the road revealed that
nesses. Ono of these Is said by Mr.! while the roadbed had been ground
Dreyer to be a watchman on board tho 'into an unrecognizable mass from the
Berengaria. jspot where the train had left the
| rails enough remained at the place
‘where the engine had been thrown
HARD COAL MEN IN (from the course to furnish evidence
CONFERENCE AGAIN
Philadelphia, Pa , Aug. 21.—Repre-j
seiitutlven of the anthracite workers'
and operators asaorabled here again
today for another session of negotia
tions to reconcile differences between*
the two factions which have kept the'
hard coal mines Idle since April first.'
Today’s session was to start at four
oclock this afternoon. I
I of the work of the train wreckers.
CHILD DIES RESULT OF
FIST FIGHT WITH ANOTHER
Palmyra. Neb, Aug. 21.—Floyd
Shawl, aged 13, Is dead here, fol
lowing a fist tight Saturday nigh*
with John Schwartman, aged 14.
An inquest brought out the fact
that the boy was subject to heart
trouble. Schwartman his not
been arrested.
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ALLIED CONFERENCE l, £ L R °L^td j " p.7k "nd H> «»“■«•
London, Aug. 21-In a note address. „ Cannon 0 n the building commit-1 Bl " *° crcata I,each county wllh
ed to the French and Italian govern . t#e wer# addcd Mr . Thoma , wlght and , Fort Valley as county site, passed by
ments the British government han | q j oneB • Senate last year; passed by House this
agreed in principle to the holding of i * I year; now goes to people as proposed
a conference at Venice between th«», INDIAN LOAN SUCCESSFUL i constitutional amendment for approval
three allied high commissioners at* _____ for disapproval.
Constantinople and representatives; London. Aug. 21.—More than thirty* \—" - “■ " r
of Greece and Turkey, it was an-| million pounds have been subscribed ,n * ,n ,nrtla for a s ‘ ng,e year * 9ayB
nounced today. No date has been set j In the new Indian government loan Reuter ‘" <* ,fl P atch from Calcutta to-
tied upon. | constituting a record for elate borrow- day ‘ !t lB “^eretood that a majority
of the small investors were Indiana.
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