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- »-• • : /Xf*r s ... o'B»fwa- . 'di* < ^ .. j la * 4 ^« j . -iWi aii ;-■;««it : -* ■ Un ap Ai^ al lao,- ; - .a GEORGE WILL FELTON TO TAKE OATH IN THE SENATE Senator-Elect to Confer With Mrs.. Felton Regarding Pos sibility of Her Taking Seat In Senate to Gratify Wishe. Of American Women. Atlanta, Oa.. Nov. 16.—Mra. W. H. Felton and Walter George, United States Senator-elect from Georgia, will meet here tomorrow for a confer ence relative to Mrs. Felton being al lowed to take oath of office as sena tor,'according to a report published today. George said he was willing to allow Mrs. Felton this honor, In order that she may comply with requests made by thousands of women through out the United States. SECRETARY OF 8TATE AND GOVERNOR NOT IN ACCORD Atlanta, Nov. 16.—As matters now stand, Secretary of State S. G. Mc Lendon will, he says, refuse to sign a commission tor Senator Walter F. George or attach to a commission the great Seal of State, regardless of the fact that Governor Hardwick has Is sued Instructions that the election re turns be canvassed and the commis sion signed and delivered to Senator * George “without delay.” There are three technicalities In volved In the position taken by Sec retary McLendon, all of which, are clearly designed to delay the commls- alonlng of Senator George solely. In order that Mrs. William H. Felton may be sworn In, and In face of the fact that the financial clerk of the United States Senate, Charles F. Pace, takes the position that the day of the "elec tion" determines the time of tho ap pointment Secretary McLendon asserts that so tar as he Is officially concerned, there has as yet been no election held in Georgia, since, be has no "official” In formation to that effect; that the board of canvassers, of which ho Is a mem ber, has not met canvassed the re turns and declared the result and no eommlrslon can be Issued until It does, nor can the board meet until every county In the state has filed Its returns with the governor, which has not been done; then, third, that he will refuse to sign or seal a commis sion for Senator George that Is not of ficially signed by the governor In per son after the canvassers have declared the result. Goevmments Unite in Ask ing That Chinese Govern ment Take Care of Those Reported in Hands of Rebels In Honan Province. Pekin, China, Nov. 16.—Measures for the Immediate release of mission aries kidnaped by Chinese bandits were demanded of the Pekin govern ment today, by the American, British, Italian, French and Swedish ministers acting under Instructions from their governments CREDIT TO FARMERS WILL BE DEMANDED BY FARMERS’ BLOC Washington, D. C-, Nov. 16.—Liber al facilities for the extension of cred it to the agricultural Industry was 3een today by Federal Reserve offi cers In recent rulings of the board re garding the eligibility for rediscount of paper of cooperative marketing associations. The removal of the 10 per cent limitation from cooperative marketing associations’ rediscount- able paper Is regarded as of extreme Importance to these organizations. CONSERVATIVES WIN WESLEYAN TO BE 93,000 DIED FROM CANCER IN 1921 IN THE UNITED STATES Washington, D. C., Nov. 16.— Deaths due to cancer in the Uni ted States during 1921, totaled 93,000 the Cenaua Bureau has es timated, compared with an esti mate of 89,000 In 1920. NEUTRAL ORGANIZATION TOWARD IRELAND PLANNED St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 16.—Plans for the formation of an organisation with a neutral policy towards the sit uation In Ireland, are under way hero following the withdrawal of the St. Louis Council of the American Asso ciation for recognition of the Irish republic, from the national associa tion which la said to be supporting Gamon Devalera In hla campaign for an Irish republic. BORGLUM WILL VISIT BIRMINGHAM TOMORROW Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 16.—Gutzon Borglum, sculptor, will arrive In Bir mingham tomorrow morning to lap pear before the convention of the Daughters of the Confederacy to dis cuss the carving of the history of the Con’ederncy on Stone Mountain near Atlanta, It was announced today. Doubt Is expressed that the me morial would he started In the near future due to the convention’s decls- Lady Astor and John Jacob Astor Are Among the Mem bers Elected in Yesterday's Contest*—Results Watched With Much Interest. London, Nov. it.—The Conservativ es seem certain to have a majority over all the other parties In the House of Commons. It was announc-[ ed at four oclock this afternoon that the Conservatives had elected 306 can didates. Only three more are needed for a majority-. RETURN8 TO ONE OCLOCK. London, Nov. 16—Returns up to one oclock this afternoon showed the standing of the parties In the new parliament with less than half the membership accounted for hut Includ Ing the uncontested divisions ns fol lows: Conservatives 177; Asqulthlan Liberals, 28; Laboritos 69; Georgian Liberals, 24; other parties nine. LADY A8TOR RE-ELECTED TO HOU8E OF COMMONS London, Nov. 16.—Major John Ja cob Astor, son of the late Viscount Astor, was elected on the Conserva tive ticket over the Liberal and Un ionist candidates In the. Dover divis ion of Kent Lady Aator and -Mrs. Margaret Wlntringham were the first two women to Ibe returned to the House of Commons. SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION THOMASV1LLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 17, 1922. Purchase of Large Tract of Land Six Miles From Ma con Has Been Put Through Says Bishop Ainsworth. — Cost $100,000. Macon, Ga„ Nov. 16.—It was an nounced today by Bishop Ainsworth chairman of the board of trustees of Wesleyan College, which la the oldest female Institute In the South, that the college had purchased a tract o land, six miles west of Macon and that within the next few years a mil lion dollar plant would be erected there. The property, consisting of 135 acres, was purchased for $100,000. HALL-MILLS CASE TO, GO BEFORE GRAND JURY NEXT WEEK SAYS MOTT New Brunswick, N. J., Nov. 16 — Without minimizing the quality of the evidence which he expects to pre sent to the Somerset grand jury next week In the Hall-Mills murdor case Deputy Attornoy General Mott has Is sued a statement that his duty will be ended when he lays all available evidence before the jurora. He sal-1 he resented statement that he was at tempting to force an indictment In the case. NO DECISION ON PLAN FOR PACKERS' MERGER Washington, D. C„ Nov. 16.—Decis ion with regard to the proposed ab sorption by the Armour Company of Morris Company, another of the Chl- ionto complete" Rs ^present "financial “ B °’„ BI ? F,ve . p “ kera ’ re f- ved MRS. LYTLE GIVES UP LEGACY IN WATSON’S WILL AND GETS 100 ACRES LAND AS GIFT In Lieu of Provisions of the Will. Managing Editor of The Columbia Sentinel Ac- cept s'Grant from Wife of the Late Senator. ‘ Thomson, On., Nor. 16.—Mrs. Alice Lytle, managing editor of tho Colum bia Sentinel, the paper of the late Senator Watson, today renounced all claims under the will of the Senator when It was probated here. In lieu of the legacy left, Mrs. Lytle will be given one hundred acres of land by Mrs. Watson. The legacy of thirty dollars a week, left Mrs. Julia Cllatt, sister of Mra. Watson also was settled. She will receive three thousand dollars In cash and two hundred acres of land from Mrs. Watson. ...-. Wife of the Former Lord Mayor of Cork, Who Died Of Hunger Strike Arrested For Picketing is Released by Washington Authorities. Washington, D. C„ Nov. 16.—Re leased from charges brought albout by herself and eight other women for picketing the British embassy here, Mrs. Muriel MacSwIney, widow of Terence MacSwIney, former Lord Mayor of Cork, who died as a result of a hunger strike In 1920, was plan ning to take a brief rest In Virginia before resuming her speaking tour. MORE QUAKES FEU IN CHILEAN PROVINCES IN EARLY MORNING HOURS Snntlnglfl Chile,' Nov. 16.—Strong earth shocks were felt at 12:25 oclock this morning In the Coptapo and Lasc rena districts, where great loss of life was suffered lu Saturday's quake acocrdlng to dispatches here. The In habitants of. this city were much alarmed during the night when the tremor was folt hero. >13J'-' ’ ’ Of Second Degree Murder of Mrs. Alberta Meadows, and Mrs. Phillips Will be Sen tenced Next Week for The Crime. Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 16.—A ver dict of murdor In the second degree was returned by the jury in the case of Mrs. Clara Phillips today, charged with killing Mra. Alberta Meadows with a hammer. Sentence will be imposed next Monday. COAL WORKERS WILL SETTLE ALL STRIKES IN obligations before assuming others. COTTON TO BE DISCUSSED BY EXPERTS AND OTHERS Washington, D. C. Nov. 16.—The cotton situation will be the subject o' comprehensive discussion a meeting here November 22th, tween College and University presi dents, extension directors and college deans In the various cotton states, and experts In all branches of the cot ton Industry connected with the De partment of Agriculture. They will consider uniformity for state and federal agencies dealing with Iboll weevil problems, marketing and other questions. I N YOUR HOMS there'* some room—maybe youn or the kiddies, living room, dic ing room or kitchen—where you’d like to change the color of the woodwork. That’s the place and job for (What’s more, you can have your favored color scheme •—mahogany, walnut, green, cherry, light or dads oak or any of six pleasing Come in and let ns show ./ m -—... you what you can do with it, v We’re the FIXALL atom. ^MUman^T MASH-MILTON DRUG CO. -A Good Hue to TnSe,* Phones 105 and 106 by government officers today, before whom the matter was placed by J. Ogden Armour. FASCIST! MOVEMENT SPREADING IN MEXICO :Mexlco City, Nov. 16.—Indications point to a spread of the Faaclstl movement from Jolapa to Mexico city and all other Important canters thru- out the republic In the near future. The organization which la modeled after the Italian society of the same name Is designed to stamp out com munism. WEALTHY COMMUNIST MUST SERVE IN JAIL Chicago, III., Nov. 16.—The two year fight of William Brosa, wealthy Communist, to escape a five-year peni tentiary sentence for violation of the Illinois espionage act, ended at mid night when, according to word here, Chief Justice Thompson of the Illi nois Supreme Court announced that he would deny Lloyd’s motion to stay execution of the aentence until December 15tb. CDNO WILL FORM GERMAN CABINET Berlin, Nov. 16.—Wilhelm Cuno, general manuger of the Hamburg- American steamship line has accept ed the task of forming a cabinet to suceed the Wlrth ministry. It was an nounced unofficially this afternoon. GENERAL LUKE WRIGHT ILL Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 16.—General Luke Wright, former secretary of war, who has been 111 at his home here for more than a week was re ported tn an extremely critical condi tion early today. A report that Gen eral Wright had died during the night was denied. FLAGSHIP PITTSBURGH GOES TO CONSTANTINOPLE Constantinople, Nov. 16.—The flag ship Pittsburgh, bearing Vice Admiral Andrew Long, commander of the United States naval forces In Euro pean waters was expected to arrive here today. The vessel received a noisy welcome from the ftotllla of British vessels at Chanak on the en trance .^o the Dardanelles^ FRANCE AND VATICAN MAY SIGN AGREEMENT Paris, Nov. 16.—A projected agree ment between France and tho Vati can has been placed tn the hands of the Holy Father 'or a decision, It was authoritatively stated here today. Pope Plua, XI., Is now studying the PAINT NAMES OF TOWNS ON ROOF FOR AIRMEN IS DENBYS RECOMMENDATION Washington, D. C., Nov. 16.—Secre tary Denby In n letter to the Inter state Commerce Commission made public today, recommended that the names of towns be painted in large letters on the roofs of railroad sta tions for tho aid of aviators. CLEMENCEAU ON DECK AND IN HIGH SPIRITS On Board the Steamer Paris, En Routo to New York Nov, 16—M. Clem- enceau yesterday for the first time during his voyage to New York show ed himself a good ’’mixer.’’ The for mer Premier of France appeared on deck at 10:30 o’clock the morning In high spirits and walked and talked with other passengers, stopped and played with various children on board and laughed and conversed with the newspaper men. The "Tiger” bettered by half an hour his record of Tuesday In rising, coming out of his stateroom at 6:30 “dreafully shameful hour of 7 o’clock o’clock this morning . Tuesday morn- Ing he made hla appearance at the He ate bis usual light breakfast early and then proceeded to spend the morn ing In enjoying the glorious sunshine and the smoothest day of the trip. The beautiful weather conditions also were responsible tor the appearance on deck of the largest number of pas sengers since the veasel departed from the shores of Franco. Paasengers frequently took snap shots of Clemen- ceau. This afternoon the former, Premier spent secluded In hla cabin reading and writing. He received no visitors. He said today hla long sleeps aboard the Paris would make him strong enough to oembat theexcltement of hla visit to New York, which he la anxious to see, together with Its women. Chicago, Ill., Nov. 16.—Tho hopes of tho nation's sort coal operators and miners for formulating a satis- factory plan of setting up a wago agreement machinery to obviate strlkee, today were placed In tho hands of the subcommittees, which will report tomorrow. Both operators and miners expoct na tional legislation arfectlng the In dustry will bo recommended by the 'act-finding commlaalon appointed by the President. Consul General of Mexico Staees That Three Hundred Men Marched Through the Streets of Breckenridge and Threatened Them. Austin, Tex., Nov. 16.—Governor . Neff and other state officials had un der consideration early today on ap peal from Mexican consul general Ruiz at San Antonio that the state of Texas take immediate action to pro tect Mexican citizens at Breckenridge. The Consul General charged that three hundred men paraded the NATfANAI AfRFFMPNT street8 °f Breckenridge Tuesday ImllUlinL HUnCClTlCm night, insulting Mexicans and demand ing that they leave town. BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER LEAVES FOR LAUSANNE question In all Its aspects and has re-1 Constantinople, Nov. 16.—Sir Hor- served final decision. It Is understood that the Vutlcan, hough It haa never accepted the French law of separation In 1905 shows a disposition to secure a prac tical working agreement between the French government and Um Holy Seo. ace Humboldt, British high commis sioner and Ambassador to Constanti nople, left yesterday for Lausanne to attend the Near East peace confer ence. The Impression persists that ho will not return to hla post here. THREE SHOT FROM AMBUSH FOR TALKS AGAINST BOOTLEGGERS Hot Springs, Ark.. Nor. 16.—Jeff Howell, waa shot and killed and Ear nest Wheatley and John Newkirk were wounded when a party of citi zens wore fired on from ambush fol lowing a community meeting at Jessle- vllle school house during which moon shiners and bootleggers, who are al leged to have been operating In this section, were said to have been scored by the speakers, . . BURNED BRIDGE CAUSED TRAFFIC CONGESTION TODAY Washington, D. C„ Nov. 16.—Seri ous congestion of traffic on railroads south of Washington, was caused to day by the burning of a bridge on tho Rlchmond-Frederlckaburg and Potomac road, 32 tnllei below this city. Through trains on tho Atlantic Coast Line and tho Seaboard woro routed over other tracks, badly Jam ming the lines. The causo of the bridge fire has not been determined. PREMIER MUSSOLINI ASKS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE Rome, Italy, Nov, 16.—Benito Mus solini, Italy’s new premier was pre pared to face parliament today for the first time, asking a vote of con fidence from both houses. He will appear first In the Chamber of Depu ties and In a short speech will ex plain the fiscal and bureaucratic re forms decided upon. DOCTORS IN CHATTANOOGA Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. 16.—Doc tors from over the South attending the Southern Modlcal Association con vention today dovoted attention to the reading of papers and dlacusslons of subjects at soctlonal meetings as the convention was nearing a close. Iiwt MODERATION IN JAP COMMENTS ON U. S. CITIZENSHIP CASE Toklo, Nov. 16.—Continued modera tion marks the Japanese' press com ment on the decision of the United States Supteme Court holding that Japanese are Ineligible for naturaliza tion as American citizens. In «ome circles, however, It Is believed the underlying feeling is more bitter. NO VERDICT IN FELL CASE AT AUGUSTA Augusta, Ga., Nov. 16.—After de liberating for forty-five hours without reaching a verdict, the Jury In the case of Thomas Fell, policeman charg ed with shooting Walter Robertson to death, was dismissed In tho Super ior Court here today. MRS. HARROLD HONORED BY U. D. C. CONVENTION Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 16.—iMrs. Livingston Rowe Schuyler, was today roelected president general of the Daughters of the Confederacy. Mrs. Frank Harrold of Americus, Ga., was elected first vice president general. INCREASED IMPORTS PREDICTED BY MELLON Washington, D. C., Nov. 16.—In creasing Imports under the new tar iff law are to be expected In the view of Secretary Mellon as expressed to day at the Treasury. Mellon believes that the volume In Imports Into this country ts governed mainly by tho condition of business within the country which he Is said to feel Is steadily on the upward trend. *Ti«. ,SPECIAL Friday and Saturday ONLY . ... One lot W'..men’s and Growing Girl’s Brown Calf one strap pumps with welted soles and low rubber heels* These are good wearing and good looking shoes. Price- in this sale. Better Hurry |- Smith-Harley Shoe Co. E2SS22 HAVE YOU GOT THAT , Hart Schaffner & Marx, Kinchbaum, or Fitorm Suit, or Overcoat Yet?* -At*— $25.00 They Are Here For You! X I » t to i i ■ L. a T V > i 5'i-n 6$ n ■ * ri 13 LOUIS STUM! & SONS The Shop of Quality • -«> On the Comer The Original Home of HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHES