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VOL. X. No. 81.
THOMA8VILLE, GEORGIA, TUE8DAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1922.
SEATS AT OPENING
OF BRITISH HOUSE
Lloyd George and Lady As-
tor Among Those Obtaining
Choicest Seats in Parlia
ment — Scene Was Most,
Unusual.
London, Nor. 20.—The rush ot mem
bers to the House ot Commons to
obtain seats tor the opening session
ot parliament today, was the biggest
since the war. Long before the doors
were opened a small crowd had gath
ered to “peg claims" for favored
places. Lady Astor and Lloyd George
were among those obtaining coveted
seats. Lloyd George's seat was re
served by a deputy but Lady Astor
personally seized her seat.
CAIRO HAN DIES FROM
WOUNDS INFLICTED BY
J. L POWELL AT LAKE
IAH0NA SATURDAY NIGHT
Dr. J. B. Palmer, Mrs. Nell Adams, Mr. T. J. Dyson and T „ „
Rhetta Heeth-a Colored Nurse Arrested Late Sunday ^J^V^ctteFatally Shot
Afternoon on Warrants Sworn Out By Night Sergeant
Hughes, Charging Murder.—Case of Mistaken Identity
Palmed by Those Involved.—Hearing to be Held Soon.
KILLED MOORE CASE FROM
BRUNSWICK STANDS
A startling sensation was sprung In | tions. which he claims is very easy
BRITI8H PARLIAMENT OPENS.
London, Nov. 20.—Parliament,
which Ireland, with the exception ot
a part of Ulster Is not represented
And In which the Labor party to bo
{he chief contender for recognition as
tho opposition, opened this afternoon.
After re-electing John Henry Whit
ley, Speaker of the House, the body
Adjourned to receive the King’s for
Pul assent to Its choice of a speaker.
WET FORCES TO BE
STATE TOR ACTIVITY
Association Opposed to Pro
hibition Meets in Conven
tion to Lay Plans for Fur
ther Inroads on the Volstead
Act at Next Election.
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 20.—Steps to
organize the wet forces of every state
to Obtain modification of the Volstead
act, will be discussed at a two day
meeting of the National Association
Opposed to the Prohibition Amend
ment which began here today.
Predictions were made by the dele
gates that the liquor question proba
bly will be the principal Issue In the
next presidential election as a result
of claims being made that the wets
won a sweeping victory In the recent
general election.
DUBLIN EXECUTIONS DENIED
London, Nor, 20.—The Evening
News today printed a dispatch from
Dublin saying It was rumored that
Ersktne Childers and eight othbr un
identified men had been executed.
Shortly afterward, however, It recelv
etl another dispatch saying the Tumor
was officially denied.
local court circles Sunday afternoon
late, when warrants charging murder
were Issued against Dr. J. B. Palmer,
Mrs. Nell Adams, Mr. T. J. Dyson anil
Rhetta -Heeth, a colored nurse In this
city, presumably In connection with
the finding of a dead child In thb
branch near the Country Club Wed
nesday morning, November 15tb. The
warrants were issued by Night Ser
geant John Hughes, who gave out no
statement today, concerning the mat
ter, except that he believed the evi
dence which had been presented to
him by outside Investigators, was suf
ficient to justify the action. The par
ties In question were arrested last
night and are in jail pending legal ac
tion. They have asked for an imme
diate commitment hearing through
their attorneys, Messrs. Cheshire, Ti
tus and Moore. Solicitor General Hay
Is absent In Valdosta this week and
this hearing may be delayed. As the
matter stands now the parties cannot
be balled as Lite charge Is murder.
Dr. Palmer has stated to attorneys
that he is Innocent of the charge and
has had nothing whatever to do with
anything even remotely connected
with the baby fouhd near the Cottntry
Club. He stated tbat be waa called
to see a Mrs. Nell Adams at the Tos
co -Hotel on November 9th, and that
he fohhd her condition serious enough
to'warrant taking steps to assist her;
that everything done was medically
correct and tbat no legal steps can
be taken which will Justify any charge
of Illegality In the matter. He only
asks tbat an Immediate bearing be
given so tbat be can prove Ms asser-
and feasable to do.
Mrs. Nell Adaihs was a visitor to
ThomasVUIe last Week, coming here
November 9th, six days before the
body was found. A phone -message to
the Tosco Hotel stated tbat she would
be there and asked that a room be re
served. The recipient of tbe mes
sage does not know from whoih It
sage. The woman came la early at
night with a negro nurse and has re
mained there until yesterday after
noon when she was taken to the jail
The hotel people do not know What
nurse came with Mrs. Adams, but
Rhetta Heeth, well known about
Thomasvllle as a bedside nurse and
a very competent one, had been there
attending her and Dr. Palmer had
charge ot the case. Mrs. Adams Yeg-
stored from WaycroSs, but Who Is
said to be a resident of Thomas coun
ty, stated to aftofneji's tbat the as
sertion of Dr. Palmer was In every
way correct and that the baby found
was In no way connected with her
case. Just what connection Mr. Dy
son had with the case, or whether he
was supposed to be Involved In
the disappearance ot the child Is not
known.
OtFlng to the prominence of the
psrttes, thb cate has attracted wide
spread Interest throughout this sec
tion. Attorneys for Dr. Palmer state
that It will be a case of mistaken Iden
tity In every respect, It the evidence
they have collected Is to be believed,
sad tbat the parties will be vindicated
of this cnargo when court action Is
taken, which will be as soon as prac
ticable.
By Havana, Fla., Man at
That Popular Hunting Place
—Circumstances Not Clear.
—Powell Arrested.
POISONED FIVE HUSBANDS
ASSERTS PROSECUTOR IN
NOTED CHICAGO CASE
Chicago Women Accused of
Making Away With Theii
Spouses by Poison Route
Soon to Be Tried in Court
For Crimes.
CHINESE BUCCANEERS
ATTEMPT TO TAKE SHIP
Hong Kong, Nor. 20.—Sixty-five
Chinese buccaneers, travelling as
passengers aboard the British steam-
Chicago, 111, Nov. 20.—Investiga
tion ot the alleged poison murders of
relatives for which Mrs. TUlle KUmek
and her cousin, Mrs. Mellle Stermer-
Koulik, are held In the county jail
was begun by the grand jury today.
Prosecution officials said they
would ask five Indictments for mur
der. Mrs. Kllmek’s present husband
Is said to be la a hospital suffering
from poison.
this port yesterday, seised the ship
while a few miles out The pirates
held the ship for thirteen hours, be
ing finally driven away after a spir
ited hatUe In which two were klllod
VENIZELOS WILL PLEAD
CHARITY TO GREECE AT
LAUSANNE MEETING
Former Greek Premier Will
Ask Aid for Thousands of
Thracian Refugees. —Turk
Delegates in Arrogant and
Boastful Mood.
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Lausanne, Switzerland, Nov. 20. —
Greece presents a sad spectacle
the Lausanne conference. Former
Premier Venlzelos Is expected here to
plead Greece's case before the peace
conference. His plea will be chiefly
for charity—for bread and shelter
which Is considered necessary to save
tbe lives ot the hundreds of thousands
of refugees who were driven from
Thrace by tho victorious Turks.
Turkey Is so boastful and Is mak-.
ing such extravagant claims that she
apparently believes she Has defeated
all the allies rather than Grocer,
alone.
The first of the leading delegates
to arrive was former premlor Venl
zelos of Greoce, who was followed
shortly by Premier Mussolini of Italy
wearing the Fasclstl tri-color In I
buttonhole. Premier Poincare ol
Mr. Jim Legette, of Cairo, was shot
on Lake Iamobla Saturday night and
died Sunday In Tallahassee at a hso-
pital, Where he had been taken. Mr.
J. L. Powell, of Havana, Fla., Is held
In Tallahassee for murder. He has
waived a committment bearing pend
ing the session of court next week.
The circumstances surrounding tbe
killing are not clearly known and
many rumors and reports.are being
circulated regarding the affair. It
seems from the most available evi
dence that Mr. Jim Leggette, Mr. John
Elkins and one of Mr. Elkins' sons,
Mr. Albert Miller and a negro man
from Cairo, had a camp on the lake
preparatory to the shooting season’s
opening today. Mr. J. L. Powell, of
Havana, and hts son-in-law, Mr.
Spencer Barber, of Cairo, and one ot
Mr. -Elkins' boys-came down about 11
o’clock that night and tbe crowd went
on a 'possum hunt.
After their return It Is stated that
one'Of tbe Elkins boys unci Mr. Burlier
were engaged Ira tusale and tha’t Mr.
Powell came out of a room and seeing
what must have appeared to him to
have been a fight, in which his son-
in-law was hAHig heated, be shot 'at
his assallhnt. The load of shot from
a shot gun entered the right side ot
Mr. Leggette*! stomach, causing a
wound from Vrhich he would have died.
There was a report current that some
of the men In the party had been drink
ing and when ttreyfound tbat their
friend and party member had been
•hot were frightened and toft tbe
scene. *
Mr. Miller returned to Cairo at ones
and notified Mr. Leggette’s brother,
who went to tbe scene about 5:30
o'clock. He found hlB brother alone on
the ground bleeding freely and In
dying condition.. He was taken to Tal-
ahassee at once, and died later In the
day, about 1 o’clock.
Mr. Spencer Barber and Mr. Powell,
-with several of the other men In the
party, were taken to Tallahassee and
the coroner held an inquest this morn
ing. The verdict was that the de
ceased came to his death at the hands
of J. L. Powell and the sumo was pro
nounced wilfull murder. Mr. Powell
was held for the court action on the
charge of murder and the others were
released from custody.
Mr. Leggette was well known lh
this section, being with his brother
In charge of the Ford agency at Cairo.
He was unmarried. His body was
taken this afternoon to Naylor, where
funeral services will be held. Many
Thomasvllle people know the family,
Mr. Leggette’s mother having at one
time been a resident of this city.
Prominent Thomasville Man
Had Neck Broken in Wreck
Of His Car on Thomasviile-
Moultrie Road—Body Tak
en to Cochran, Ga. for Burial
Supreme Court Over-ruled
Motion on Appeal.—Moore
Guilty of Attacking Woman
And Crowd Was Excluded
From Courtroom,
Washington, D. C„ Nov. 20.—The
declsldn of the state courts of Georgia
holding Bill Moore, guilty of criminal
attack and Imposing a sentence ot
ten to twenty years, will stand, ihe
Supreme Court today dismissing the
appeal which was recently arguon.
Moore waB tried In the Brunswick
courts, where Moore alleged be re
ceived an unfair trial because Ihe
general public was excluded from Ihe
room.
SOMERSET COUNTY GRAND
JURY STARTS HALL-MILLS
MURDER PROBETODAY
Mr. Dave Harvard was killed Frl
day afternoon about dusk while
driving his car from Moulti:e to
Thomasvllle. The accident occurred
six and a halt miles from Thomasville,
Just south"of a slight curve tn the road.
The car swerved from the road and
evidently struck the left bank with
full force, shattering one wheel and
turning around toward Moultrie.
Just at what time the accident oo
curred or what catisod it, will never be
known. Mr. Harvard was perfectly
well and was coming home after a
day's trip to Colquitt county on busi
ness. A negro man working In the
fields dear, heard tbe crash and went
to the scene. Seeing Mr. Harvard
pinned beneath the steering wheel as
the car lay close to the bank, turned
slightly from the force ot the Impact,
he Is said to have gone Immediately
for aid, being unable to extricate Mr.
Harvard.
Pedpla coming along the road soon
found him, however, before tbe negro
returned, and he waB extracated and
transferred to a Ford car to bo
brought to town. Later Mr. A. G. Robi
son Came along with Mr. E. Jack
Smith and they took Mr. Harvard Into
Mr. -Robison's car, Mr. Smith sitting
on the back seat and holding him. Mr.
Harvard was still alive when they
started oft but died on his way to
town. His neck was broken.
The negro stated to some parties
that Mr. Harvard called to him when
he came up and asked to bo taken out
but it Is not known whether this Is
true or not. He was alive when taken
into Mr. Robison's car. but uncon- ple went thr(ragh th0 country ln a cllr
SEAT MRS. FELTON
IN TOE SENATE
Session Was Adjourned In
Shdrt Time After Assem
bling by Vice President —
Ship Subsidy Message Will
Come Tomorrow.
Somerville, N. J., Nov. 20.—Tho
Somerset county grand jury with the
aid of special state prosecutor Mott,
today began an Investigation of the
murder Of tbe Rev. Hall and Mrs.
Mills, now a mystery ot nine weeks'
duration. Somervllis, a town Of foitr
thousand persons, Is not enthusiastic
over Its place ln the limelight. Citi
zens believe that Middlesex county
should foot tho bill as It was Middle
sex citizens who were murdered.
LOWE MURDER TRIAL
STARTS IN COLORADO
Washington, D. C., Nov. 20.—Con-
grest convened at noon today for the
special session of two weeks called
by President Harding for considera
tion of the administration ship sub
sidy bill, upon which he Is expected
to address a Joint session tomorrow.
The program of both Houses has
been arranged to permit adjournment
out of respect to the late Senator
Watson of Georgia and Representa
tive Nolan of California.
MR8. FELTON’S STATU8
STILL PUZZLES LEADERS
Washington, D. C., Nov. 20.—Mrs.
W. H. Felton, of Georgia, waited In
tain for an hour and a half In the
Senate chamber today to learn .wheth
er Senate leaders would permit her
to take her sent as the first woman
Senator, In view of the recent election
of "Walter F. George, as her succes
sor. After much scratching of heads
over the problem, the Senate mana
gers decided to lot decision go over
until tomorrow.
Greely, Col., Nov. 20.—Bert Lowe,
accused of killing his sister-in-law on
July second, at his home here, today
was placed on trial. The state con
tends that Lowe put the woman to
death and then set fire to the house.
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS
MEETS IN CHICAGO
Chicago, 111., Nov. 20—The fifteenth
annual convention of the Southern
Commercial Congress was scheduled
to open hero this afternoon with
France, followed by Lord Curzon and j three-day session devoted to discus-
Emile Barrere ot the French delcga- | eton of Southern agricultural, trade,
tlon entered next.
INCREASE IN COST OF FOOD
lexport and Immigration problems.
Ambassadors, ministers and consuls
j of many nations are on the program.
dicatod^lncrease of ' two^per Zt to ^^EVACUATEt^ADRIANOPLE
the retail cost of food to the average
family In the United States during
the month ending October 16th, was
reported by the Bureau of Labor sta
tistics of the Department of Labor,
Adrianople, Nov. 20.—French evac
uation of Adrianople has been post
poned until November 25th, because
the Turkish gendarmerie and officials
base on prices of forty-three articles who had arrived here were tnsuffl-
ln fifty-one cities. clent In number to take over the city.
scious. It la believed that the force ot
the Impact ot the car with the bank
broke hts neck. Slight bruises were
found on his band and bnck but these
could not have caused any material
Injury. Physicians examined him and
stated that in their opinion hla neck
had been brokon from tho sudden force
ot tbe car as It struck tho bank.
Mr. Harvard was not a fast driver
but had complained for a short time
regarding the steering apparatus of
the car. This, however, was found to
be In good shape. It Is suspected that
In turning the slight curve at that
point In tbe road the car gat away
from him and dove straight tor ths
bank. He Is believed to have been
running at a rate ot speed close to
thirty miles per hour as the road along
there Is very good.
The sudden death of this well known
salesman brought sorrow to many peo
ple throughout this part of the state.
Mr. Hatvard has been a resident 6!
this city for more than ten years. He
was born tn Laurens county, fifty-three
years ago, and ts survived by his wlfa
and three children, Mrs. R. L. Whipple,
of Cochran; Air. Ralph O. Harvard, ot
Richmond, and Mr. Dave Harvard, Jr.,
of Miami. Mr. and Mrs. Whipple and
Mrs. Harvard’s brother, Mr. O'Berry,
of Cochran, came to Thomasville last
night In their car to bo with Mrs
Harvard. The sons will be at Cochran
tomorrow.
There were short funeral services at
tho residence on Jefferson street Sat
urday at 2 -obloek, after which the body
was taken to the train and shipped to
Cochran, where interment took place
Sunday at 10 oclock. An escort of
Masons consisting of D. Roy Hay, rep
resenting the Shrlue Club; P. C.
Searcy, representing the Knights
Templar, and Dr. Oreer, representing
the Blue Lodge, accompanied the body.
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For some years Mr. Harvard has
been an enthusiastic and prominent
member ot tbe Masonic fraternity, bp
lug more actively Identified with tho
work ot Alee Temple Of the Shrine, for
which he has been traveling ambassa
dor for several years and which he rep
resented at the Imperial Council three
years ago.
For the past fifteen years or more
he has represented Frank and Com
pany ot Savannah, ln this territory,
end was known to many people
throughout South Georgia and North
Florida, which territory he covered.
He was a very active citizen and loved
Thomasvllle, being always ready and
willing to do his share to any progres
sive for the uplifting and upbuilding
of the city. His untimely death conies
as a severe blow to many warm friends
and especially to his family, all ol
whom are devoted to him and spent
as much time as possible with him,
and he with them.
Many beautiful wroaths were sent by
several of the local Masonic organiza
tions, and others, and many were r»
celved from friends ln this ctly before
the body was taken away.
METHODISTS BEGIN
TO ARRIVE IN WAYCROSS
FOR THE CONFERENCE
Minister and Laymen Al
ready on Hand in Large
Numbers for Opening of the
South Georgia Conference
In That City.
Waycross, Ga., Nov. 20.—Metho
dist ministers and laymen are begin*
nlng to arrive Iri this city for tbe an
nual South Georgia Conference of
thb Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, which opens here Wednesday
morning. Important meetings of
the boards and committees will be
held tomorrow.
New missions, church extensions,
finance and other boards will Ibe re
created and members of the Board's
will be elected to fill those whose
terms of office have expired.
HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT
MAN SUES FOR DAMAGE
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 20.—Attorneys
for F. J. Durdon, who was struck last
Thursday by an automobile, have fil
ed suit for 325,000 damage.-) tn the
city court. Durden Is now ln a hospi
tal where his condition Is considered
serious. The cult was filed In less
than forty-eight hours after the acci
dent occurred. Another feature ot
the case Is that two persons are al
leged to be owners ot the car.
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