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VOL. X. No. 69.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1*, 1922.
«f40 PER ANNUM
FRANCE
PAY WAR DEBTS IN
NEXT FI
' According- to Statement Pub
lished in Herald. — Money
Must be Devoted to Recon
struction of Devastated Re
gions, it is Asserted.
Paris, Oct. 12.—Franco will be itn-
aftle to meet any part of her debt for
the reat four years, as <U1 available
receipts for that period must be level
ed to the reconstruction of the devas
tated regions, according to the Paris
Herald, which quotes “one nf ^he
highest authorities In the French min
istry of finance.’' „ •
The government, adds the, newspa
per is doing it3 utmost to find a new I
formula for settlement of the Euro-|
pean debts and reparations tangle, j
and probably will submit a detailed |
scheme drawn up by Premier Poln- 'nrMTrij RVCEMCPC AMT1
care, when the inter-allied “Social iUiJUUUJ LAI Ell01.0 JUW
Congress meet3 In Brussels "
ELEPHANT ESCAPES
KEEPERS CHEAT OUSE
Show at Wilmington, N. C
When She Escaped. — Went
Through Swamps, Swam a
River and Did Other Unusu
al and Wild Things.
Wilmington, N. C., Oct. 12.—
"Topsy,” the big circus elephant
which escaped Monday Is back In
captivity, following a chase by
keepers, through Cepe Fear In the ,
Brunswick swamps. /\
“Topsy” escaped after, Monday's
performance of the circus. She man
aged to bog.up In Greenfield Lake end
was recaptured only to get away
again, escaping through back-yards,
swamps, dye house, one negro cabin,
overturning a number of automobiles,
and swam the Capo Fear river, pro
ceeding into the swamps where tho
presence of alligators la tho marshes
made It dangerous for the keepers to
follow.
RESTRAINING ORDER
AGAINSTPROHIBITION
THEREBY REDUCE TAXES
Cleveland; O., Oct. 12.—Reduction
of. government expenses as a.means
of curtailing the high taros of the nat
ENFORCEMENT GRANTED l ° n< ‘ 1 and 6tato rovernrnent3 «■*-
od in a resolution presented to the
American Mining Congress here
day. '
The resolution declared that the
“expenditures o; our government can,
and should be jpatorlally reduced,” by
conforming with the expenditures
necessary to the “minimum called fpr
’Dy Sound, common sense buhlnesB
principles.!’
He asked that all citizens give sup
port to officials and other citizens who
are striving to effect economies In
government expenditures.
Washington, D. C, Oct. llj.—Feder
al Judge Hand today granted a tern-
VOrarjr. restraining -order prohibiting
official from putting Into effect the
federal order to seize ships and liquor
under the Daugherty prohibition
Her. ..
Wapbtngotn, D. C, Oct. 12.—Notices
to foreign and American ship owners
acquainting them with the ruling bar
Ting liquor from Ships while ln Amer
ican ports, and tentative instructions
to customs officers, -may go forward
before tonight V, , _ i
TO TE81; THE RULING
MAKING SHIP8 DRY
New York, Oct-12—Officials ol the
Canard Lfne announced yesterday that
they bad launched steps to bring a
test dnso in the United States Su
preme! Court of the ruling that At
torney General Daugherty that ships
flying a foreign flag could pot bring
liquor Ydr passengers within the three
mile limit.’ \ }■/
Tho, line! sents Its attorneys. Lord,
Day ahd Lord of New York to Wash-
attorney general and to arrange for
petitioning for an. injunction to re
strain the'government from putting to
liquor ban Into effect
AIR RACES AT AMT CLEMONS
k , P .
Mount Clemons, Michigan, Octob
er 12. — Two races, one- ■ for the
large -multi-motored - or mallQ-car-
vying airplane, and,- the other, for
light commercial craft, ushered in the
tferae day air racing meet, which closes
Saturday with the Pulitzer trophy
race, y, -| ‘ ! T.Ui
Over one hundred planes, represent
ing the beat fighting machines -of the
•rmy, navy, aerial, and experimental,
are here to compete In the various
HARD COAL PRICES FIXED
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Washington, D. C„ Oct. 12.—An
agreement which it expected to re
sult lu<^e fixing of a maximum jprl'
of anthracite cgjl tnlnod by the “Im
pendent':, .oporatora'.at-49.25 a ton at
GETS ANOTHER Q1E
; YEARJEASE
This Will Prevent the Clos
ing Down of Certain 'Mills
That Are Depending on it
For Power, Declares Secre
tary Weeks.
Washington ,D. C., Oct. 12.—Renew
al for another year of the lease under
which the Alabama Power Company
operates the governments electrical
generating steam plant at Muscle
Shoals,’ Ala., was announced by Secre
tary Weeks today.
Tho terms are tho same no the ori
ginally negotiated step, which Secre
tary Weeks said was necessary to
’enable a number of cotton mills and
other industries of the Southern state.!
to contlnuo operations, which other
wise would have beon compolled tj
close down or materially curtail pro
duction.”
BIG STEAMER AFIRE
BULL COO WITNESS IN CASE
York’, S. C., Oct. 12.—A tall
dog will bp tho witness In the
York circuit court when a negro
woman charged with killing her
husband comc3 to trial. Tho wo
man claimed that her husband
came home drunk and caused tho
dog to attack her. Tho dog will
be brought to court and his dispo
sition tested for edification of the
Jury,
the mines'has been reached between
the Pennsylvania authorities and Fuel
Distributor Spens, representing tho
federal government,
i- The agreement was announced here
by W. D. Alney, chairman of the Penn
sylvania fuel, communion, and Is re-
lngton yesterday to confer with the garded by officials Os assuring, imme
diate, reductions In the hard coal
price* mow charged by the indepen
dent operators controlling twenty , per
cent of the,,output, thus (amoving the
rate discrepancy v that has bees-the
cause of complaint In - all of the con
suming territories.
rWOUUMUVE RAILROADS f
CHANCE TO GET ON P£ET
H-WMI sssLss
Chicago. Ill., Oct. 12.—A five oir tan
year Closed season”'for the railroads
'protecting then) from Congress and
the States." was Urged by Charles
Dllllon, assistant, chairman of-Ythb
Western-committee on public rela
tions,, before the AssocUtlpn of Rail
way Executives Ih ah address here
foday.
New Shipment Just Arrived
We Have All Sizes
—FOR—
Pints, Quarts and Gallon Bottles
ki ' ■■■:' -.I'.yt ^-? i ,■ i; } ‘ ~
Our Prices Are Right
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MASH-MILTON DRUG CO.
Jft .9,'ioth (Kyi-j-i
“A Good Place to Trade."
Phones" »05 and 106
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STATE HIGHWAY TO
POLICE ALABAMA ROADS
All Violations of Auto Traf
fic Laws Will be Taken in
Charge by State Officials
Mobile. Ate., Oct. 12.—TH* State
Highway Department today announc
ed that It would take over the polic
ing of 'aR ;hlghways of the state, and
appoint - Inspectors with police power
for qach ‘COUtU^i’ ^neq, fax, violation
of traffic lows range from <10 to {SO
undey the-new rules effective October
22nd. . . . ....
THE UMELIGHT AGAIN
Investigators Want Her Scarf
That Was Dyed to See if it
Contains Blood Stains. —
Schneider Repudiates Con
fession and Hayes is Freed.
New Brunswick, N, J„ Oct. 12—Mrs.
Frances Hall, widow of the Rev. Ed
ward Hall, was brought hack Into the
limelight by Investigators of the Hall-
Mills mystery today when detectives
visited the home of Mrs. Hall and
HONOLULU TODAY
Fire Not Under Control and
Passengers Are Adrift in
Boats. According to > Wire
less Reports.—Ships Rush
ing to the Rescue.
Sen Francisco, Cal., Oct; 12.—The
. , . steamer City of Honolulu, with threa
took away a scarf and fawn color'd; hundred paaiengBr , sboard , from the
coa which she had dyed shortly a It- HBWatlfln lEland „, wa9 aIlre ln tbe
or the murders were discovered, to | pacIflc oce m 03 HoU(j .
have them analyzed to determine «j lulu tod! *. A wlreleB8 ra033aw Sitid
they are blood-stained. jth, f lr0 was beyond controll and
Indications were that the state :tha( the passengers wore all lowered
troopers had spilt with other investi-ji nto boats, four officers being the
gators and were pursuing n separate last on board leaving,
line of inquiry today. Hints wore given j s O S calls wero picked up by the
in some quarters, that they are sus- steamer Enterprise which put out in
pccting a woman and two men, and ^ hope ol reaching the sccno ln four or
that the troopers’ office was setting five hours.
out to disprove the case against Cl If- j The passengers and crew of tho
lord Hayes, charged with first, da- J City of Honolulu, who abandoned ves-
groe murder, following the confession sol, because of firo, are faring fo.-
of Schneider. j fourteen hours ln open boais beloro
—— .the first ship which is dashing to
RYING TO IDENTIFY KNIFE J their rescue can reach them,
FOUND NEAR eODIE3 ! Tt6 transport Thomas Is expected
to reach tho scene of the disaster at
. 1 ono ocloclt tomorrow morning.
ASA CANDLER MUST
CLEAR NAME OF HRS.
DEBOUCHEL AT ONE
New Orleans Woman Prepar
es to Leave Georgia Tonight.
And Will Make Determined
Fight to Force Vindication
Of Her Name. • '*'
Atlanta, Ga., Oct?'l2.— Firm ln her
Intention to “bring legal action
against Asa G. Candlor, which will
properly make him vindicate" her
name, Mrs. Onezlma DoBouchel, of
Now Orleans, whoso engagement to
tho Atlanta capitalist was recently
terminated, was completing prepara
tions today to return to her Louisiana
home tonight.
HI KANSAS CITY
GIRL IN
CHICAGO NOT FOUND
Chicago, 11L, Oct. 12.—With detec
tives searching for Margaret Davis,
aged 14, a high school girl who has
been, missing since Monday,, the po
lice were today confronted with, the
disappearance of three, other girls.
None of theso are believed related to
the cmo of the Davis girl.
SPARTANIURQ OPPOSES
SOUTHERN RATE CHANGES
Asheville. N. C„“0cti 12-^-Testlmony
of Spartanburg trafflo organizations
designed to substantiate their conten
tion that the prposed freight rates
from the Central Freight Association
territory Into tbe South to discrimin
ate against that city ln favor of At-
lanta, was produced today at the ses
sion of the Interstate Commerce Com-
mission'! rate Investigation here.
TRANSPORTATION SHORTAGE
' LIMITING PRODUCTION
EVERYTHING READY
New Brunswick, N. J., Oct. ^.—Of
ficials Investigating tho murder
the ROV. Edward Hall and Mrs? Elean-! CF-LL WILL TO BE PROBATED
or Mills-,-sought today to Identify tho ^-klngton', D . c „ 0c t. 12—Tho po-
potato knife which was found some { , tIon fur proMte ot tho wl!1 of thc
distance from the spot whoro tho bod- , at0 Ale;;ander Graham Ba „ Iuvcntljr
les of the murdered couple were found tUe toIepljone , nam | ns his widow an
and delivered to tho police yesterday, q# , ole fceae[1 ., ar his estate “val-
t is believed that It Is the One used ued at $2 , 500iC00 .. wa3 grantod tha
ln slashing Mrs. Mills throat. District of Columbia Supremo Court.
SCHNEIDER COLLAPSED GERMANY WILL NOT
UNDER 8TEADY GRILLING 1,vl
Somerville. N. J„ Oct. 12.—ltay-' BAR AMERICANS
mond Schneider, who Is held as a ma- 1
torlal witness Ip the Hall-Mills mur- — . TT , 0
dor cose, collapsed ln the county jail From Jena University if Same
today. Tbe physician who worked Privilege is Granted to Ger-
haif an hour before he was revived, I man Students Here.
stated that Schneider was suffering
from a severe breakdown after *the Jena - <3crman) '- 9* 1- 12 -— Jena Unl
grilling to which'he had been subject- has Baaouace<1 that foreigners
ed .will he admitted only It their respee-
tlve native countries acoord German
students reciprocal entrance to their
scats of learning.
INJUNCTION MAY COME
BEFORE FEDERAL JURY
Chicago, III., Oct 12—A Jury may
be asked to hear the testimony and
decide tbe issues on the hearing ot
the government's move for a perman
ent injunction against tbe railroad
federated shop crafts, it was disclosed
here today.
HARDING EULOGIZES
LOVE FOR CHILDREN j boarded
Washington, D. C., Oct. 12.—
Love for children was eulogized
as the “tenderost sentiment of
civilization'’ ln a letter from
President Harding, read at the '
opening cession of tho annual
meeting of tho American Child
Ilygleno Association hero today.
Man Boarded Train as it Left
Station, Got Money and
Other Valuables From Pas
sengers in Pullman Cars and
Then Departed.
Chicago. Ill, Oct. 12—Siyty eight
Chicago bound passengers in sleeping
cars wore robbed by a negro bandit
who boarded the Santa Fe-Callfnrnla
Limited train, out of Kansas City lest
night, according to official railroad re-’
ports received hero today.
The bandit, with his face covered.
sleeping car a3 tho train
pulled out of the Kansas City station, •
reports said. He went through two
cars and ordered tho passengers out
of their berths, robbing all. The ne
gro swung off the train ton .block*
from the station and disappeared.
N. V. CENTRAL HAS
AGREEMENT WITH EM
schneide^rAuoi
UDIATE8
ALLEGED HAYES' C0NFE88I0N
Somerville, N, J., Oct ■ 12—Ray
mond Schneider has -repudiated the
alleged confession made by him, ac
cusing Clifford Hayes of the murder
of the Bev. Hall and Mm. Mills.
Hayes was released a few minutes
later ln ppstody ot hls counsel, under
a charge of having, been dismissed.
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New York, OcL 12—The shortage ot
railroad transportation la "sq great
and serious that It la not only limiting
but will continue to limit production j Harris that’oBce space could be eon.
and commerce of all kinds,” \ Samuel , lnued Ior Miss Orr In her new duties,
Dunn, editor of the Railway Age. at-1 an d that Senator Felton will have the
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Washington, D.- C„ Oct. n—Mist
Sarah Orr of Dublin, Ga.. today us
sutded tbe position ot Secretary to
Mrs. W. H. Felton, tho new Woman
Senator from Georgia. Miss Orr was
secretary to the late Senator Thomas
E. Wetson and has been dosing up j
office affaire. Telegraphic request of
Senate, officials was made by Senator
FClton .that Mia* Orr. he named.
Miss Orr,could not be placed on the
Senate rolls as secretory under exist
ing law, but Senator William J. Harris
conferred with the secretary of tbe
senate and Senator Curtis, chairman
of the rules committee, ^perfecting an
arrangement whereby Miss Orr will
draw her salary as soqp .as the Senate
convenes and consideration Is secured
for a resolution wNhjb Senator Harris
will Introduce.
Senator Curtis Informed Senator
serted at the convention of associated
business paper* hero today.
SHUFFLIN’PHIL WAS
FINED FORJDRUNKENNESS
Birmingham, Ala, 'Oct. - 12—"Shuf
flin'' Phil Douglas, - former pitching
franking privilege end other perqui
sites of a senator.
ace, plead guilty to drunkenness and
disorderly conduct today, and was
fined ten dollars. . Hit wife who pre
ferred the charges, did not prosecute
him. !
WILL OF LATE SENATOR
WATSON UP FOR PROBATE
. . S - • ‘
Thomeon, Oa, OcL 1L—The will ot
tbe late United States Senator Thomas
B.’ Watson has been offered for pro
bate and the bearing set for Nov. 13.
The estate, variously estimated to
be worth from 150.000 to $200,000, It
said to be divided among tbe widow,
Mist Georgia Lee and Miss Georgia
Watson, the senator's two grand
daughters, Mrs. Julil ClUtt, his lister,
and Mrs. Alice Lytle, long associated
wifix the senator In the publication of
the. Columbia Sentinel.
No mention U made fa the will. It
Is stated, at to tbe disposition of the
Wats oik library, constdafed to-be one
of tbe finest private collections In the
South.
.Among special bequests named in
the will, Mr*. Lytle Is to get two
farms totalling 250 acres, the life use
of a cottage near the Watson home
end $30 a week during her unmarried
life time.
After bequests to Mr*. Cllatt and bis
grand daughters, tbe residue ot tho es
tate Is left to Mrs. Watson during her
life time and at her death is to be
divided among tbe two granddaugh
ter*.
New York, Oct. 12.—Tho Now York
Central railroad 1 today announced
that agreements had toon reached
between Oompnny officials, and heal.’,
o. the engineers, firemens and swi’.oh-
n’cn’3 brotherhoods, renewing lar.t
year’s contracts. These contracts will
expire next October, nr.d may be can
celled by either party upon thirty
day’s nottco.
JUNIOR ROD CROSS
DISCUSSED TODAY
Washington, D. C., Oct. 12.—Anoth
er series of group conferences devot
ed to discussion of tho Junior Red
Cross volunteer service and nutrition
work ln tho schools and other - fields,
brought to a close the program of the
annual convention of the American
Rod Cross today. ■
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SYNOD HEARS SPLENDID
’ Augusta, Ga, Oct. 12.—The Presby
terian Synod of Georgia, was featured
today by addresses fby Dr. j. O. Reavis
of Nashville, and Dr. N. L. Anderson,
of Savannah, and the -business report
of the Synod Institution*. The ses
sion will end tonight with the elec
tion of officers and (election ot a
meeting-place.
MAKE PROGRESS IN CARING
FOR ASIA MINOR REFUGEES
Athene, Greece, OcL 11 — The
Greek government, supported by pri
vate organizations, Including Amer
icans, Is achieving extraordinary re
sults In solving the problem presented
by the presence of thousands of refu
gees from Asia Minor. Foreign assist
ance will he required If thousand* of
women and children are to be eared.
Clothing, especially undergarments
are badly needed.
GREECE DECIDES TO
SIGN AGREEMENT AND
EVACUATE THRACE
rrrla, Oat. 12.—Greece has decided
to sign the Mudania armistice convex-"
t’on and o-;acu;.te Thraco. according
(o the conditions stipulated ln that
document, the French foreign olTic
was ottci-lly in'ormed today.
ALLIED DETACHMENT3 WILL
COON GO INTO THRACE
Constantinople, OcL 12.—Plans for
lied detachments to - move into
Thraco to occupy that territory in con
formity with the armistice-conven
tion at Mudania, were today complet
ed. Detachments will leave here
early next week.
ARMISTIC3 RECEIVED
- ’ QUITELY IN ADRIANOPLE
Adrlanople. Oct. 12.—News of the
conclusion of the aramlstlce at Muda
nia was received quietly here, as a
large part of the population had al
ready regarded the re-entry of tha
Turks into Eastern Thrace as Inevl-
ADDRESSES AT AUGUSTA w “ “
The withdrawal of funds from
the banks and liquidation of asset*
has been In progress for several day*.
CROP PRODUCERS PAY DROPS
Washington, D. C, Oct. 12.—Produc
ers of the principal crops In the Unit
ed States were paid an average ot two
per cent lesi for their products in
September than In tha previous month
according to figures compiled by tho
Department of Agriculture.
PREACHER WANTS
TO BE REINSTATED
Tulsa, Okla, OcL 12.—The Rev. •
Thomas Irwin has opened hie fight
for reinstatement In tbe ministry be
fore the Judicial commission of tha
Oklahoma Synod ot tha Presbyterian
church. In a new trial, the charge#-
of conduct unbecoming a minister
upon which be was convicted last July
were suspended.
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Sale of Cheney’s AH Silk Neck
wear* $1.50 to $2,50 Values, For
Friday and ^Saturday We Will Sell
These ^ies at
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STYLE AND QUALITY ARE THE “BIG
IDEAS" HERE , * !
If you're looking for the best style and the best quality yeti can
always count on u*. They're here; w* make sure of .tbosa* two
thlnga by having Fltform, Klrcehbaum and 'Hart, Schaffner *&
Marx Clothes. ’ 5i . „
vssti to $45.00
The Shop - Q? the Comer
“ • Thborlglnal boms of Hart, Sc he (face £ Marx Cloths*.
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