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SUBSCRIPTIONS IN ADVANCE Vour subscription I* payable In ad vanee and you will aava dalaya by complying with thia rule. f NPFMALJtaAN Of the Gty of Thonusvflfc end the County of Thomas. SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION VOL. X. No. 57. THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA. TUE8DAY, AUGUST 22, 1«22. $180 PER ANNUM SSSSSS* »« » ■ * U (Olid 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. Jr Are You Going To Paint This Summer? Now Is The Time We can furnish you anything in the Paint Line you may need WE SELL “Sherwln- Williams Paints” The Prices Are Right MASH-MILTON DRUG CO. , **A Good Place to Trade." ' Phones 105 and 106 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. Jr- VENICE MAY WITNESS B Roddenbery secretary treasur-1 ate committee; not pressed for action 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. Special For This Week ALL WHITE SHOES GREATLY REDUCED AH White Reign Cloth Oxfords, $5. and $6. values ^ 0Q All Black and White Sport Oxfords, $6. to $7.50 ^ QQ Few White Kid Plain Pumps, French Heels. Now fJQ Smith=Harley Shoe Co. Tuesday Special Ladies Athletic Underwear Forest Mills and Carters, Two Of The Best Made $1.50 Values, Tuesday 95 c These Are Real Bargains! LOUIS STEYERMAN & SONS THE SHOP OF QUALITY ON THE CORNER The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes.