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SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION
OFFICIAL ORSAN
Of the Ctty of Thomuvflk
and the County of Thoma*
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VOL. X„ NO. 88.
THOMA8VILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1922.
*1.00 PER ANNUM
Angered by Failure of New
York Purchasers to Get the
Liquor Off, or Food on They
Dumped it Into Ocean and
Departed.
New York, Doc. 14.—A part ot a li
quor cargo valued at (1,700,000 has
been dumped In the ocean off Long
Island, according to a report to the
chief of the Intelligence officers for
the prohibition enforcement depart
ment The whiskey, which was
brought from the Bahamas, was
thrown overboard when members
the rum runners' crew, angered
the failure of the cargo owners in
New York to get water and food sup
plies to the ship or unload the liquor.
After dumping the vessel off the
shore, the vessel departed for the Ba
hamas.
BODY OF KANSAS BOY
MISSING SINCE SUNDAY FOUND
Junction City, Kas., Dec. 14.—
The body of five year old, Marvin
Koepke, who has hsen missing
since Sunday, was found today
In a pasture several miles from
home.
MOTOR DRIVEN COACH
ONTENN/AIA.-GA.ROAD
COLLIDES WITH TROLLEY
Ohattanooga, Tcnn., Dec. 14.—One
ot the newly Installed motor driven
passenger coaches on the Tennessee-
Alabama-Georgla railroad collided
with an Alton Park street ear at a
grade crossing In a suburb of this
city parly this morning. Some of the
passengers on the street ear received
slight cuts from broken glass but
none were lnjurod seriously.
GOVERNORS DISCUSS CREDITS
White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Dec.
14.—The granting of additional credit
by the United States to foreign coun
tries having stable forms of govern
ment with certain restrictions, was
recommended here today by Sam R.
HcKelvle, of Nebraska, speaking be
fore the annual Governor's conference
ns a means of Increasing the demand
tor American agricultural products,
thereby strengthening the farming in
dustry.
GEORGIA HOTEL MEN
MEETING IN MACON
Macon, Gs., Dec. 14.—With dole
STEAMSHIP LINE
United Fruit Company An
nounces Dissolution of Sub
sidiary Steamship Lines and
Merger of All Under One
Head.
Boston, Mass., Dec. 14.—The United
Fruit Company today announced that
In order to consolidate Its steamship
Interests, It was dissolving Its twen
ty-two subsidiary companies, and or
ganizing all as the United Fruit
and Steamship Company, As at pres
ent, the vessels will fly the American
flag.
TURKEY PLANS TO
JOIN THE LEAGUE
MANY KILLED AND VERY flTTFMPT
SERIOUSLY SCALDED IN HMLII,M
WRECK NEAR HOUSTON
Lausanne, Dec. 14.—Turkey will
Join the League ot Notions as soon as
peace Is signed at Lausanne, Ismet
Pasha has announced to the Near
Fast conference.
As the League exercises general
supervision over the minority popula
tions, Ismet's announcement Is Inter
preted as meaning that Turkey will
crept the League's supervision over
the Christian peoples ot Turkey.
Turkey refuses, however, the
mand for creation of a national home
for Armenians and exemption
members ot the minorities from mili
tary serrlco.
SURGEONS IN CONVENTION
END SESSIONS TODAY
Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 14.—Discus
sion of technical subjects made up
the program of the final session
the thirty-fifth annual meeting of the
Southern Surgical Association.
Need ot a campaign for education
to show the Importance ot treatment
and oporative surgery In the early
stages ol appendicitis, was among the
jsubjects stressed by the earllet
speakers.
REORGANIZATION PLANS
READY FOR CONGRESS
Washington. D. C.. Dec. 14.—Presl
dent Harding today met the joint
commission on departmental reorgan
ization, preparatory to submission of
the completed report to Congreas
In which he Is cxpoctcd to room-
mend sweeping realignments of gov
ernmental departments and bureaus
FORMER COAST LINE
EMPLOYE FOUND GUILTY
WnycroSe, Ga., Dec. 14.—R. P. Kin-
gates from all over the state In at- '»*•« em I» o y e ot th8 AlUn “ 8
tendance, the Georgia State Hotel j <*»« Line, charged with assault and
Men'. Association, opened th. Mx-j lntent to m Urder , n connecUon with
teenth annual session this morning. “ ?• T ' durlnR
The convention will be featured by « rlk ® 1 ** ‘T -S2
talk, by Frank Boland, attorney fo,“ «“«**“ c h.n™d
the American hotel association and b, fore, niter the charge ^' changed
a radio concert. Tomorrow, the dele | *» «■»“ “ d WM *° *
gates will be given a barbecue. ! » entenced |lter ln the day '
New Line of Candies
CHOCOLATE COVERED NUTS AND FRUIT8, 48c POUND
ASSORTED CHOCOLATE8 49c POUND
CHOCOLATE COVERED CORDIAL CHERRIE8, .. 69c POUND
Good as any Dollar Candy at half the prlca.A trial will convince.
Crispy Nuts and Favored Fruits.
A full pound in each box.
lack Horner
JNUTS & FRUITS
A delicious treat that's worth a
dollar but costs only
49 Cents
Sold only at Jack Horner Headquarter*.
MASH-MILT0N DRUG CO.
“A Good Place to Trade."
Phones 105 and 106
Engines Sideswipe Each Oth
er Near Depot at Humble
And Steam Valve Pours Hot
Flood Into Negro Coach. In
flicting Fatal Injuries.
Houston, Tex., Dee, 14.—The death
of four more persons today brought
the toll of last night’s train wreck at
Humble to seventeen. All were vic
tims of scalding from escaping steam.
Six of the were white and eleven ne
groes.
Of the four who died early this
morning, one known to be a white
man has not been Identified, and two
were Identified as negroes. One was
not Identified ns to race because ol
burns.
ESCAPING STEAM
SCALDS PASSENGERS
Houston. Tex., Doc. 14.—Seven per
sons were scolded to death by steam
and approximately thirty-five wore
burned, several probably fatally, when
a Houston East Texas railway pauen-
gcr train side swiped a switch engine
near the depot at Humble, Texas, last
night, the cylinder heads of the
two locomotives striking squarely.
Seven were killed when a two Inch
steam pipe on the switch engine
crashed through a window of the car
occupied Iby negroes, turning the rar
Into a cauldron.
Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 14.—'Thous
ands of persons representing virtually
very wulk ln life did homage
the liter of John Wanamaker whose
body lay In state until noon today in
llelbony Presbyterian church, where
EXPECTS LOVER PRICES the famous merchant worshipped
ENGLAND LIKES IRE
RISE OF STERLING AND
London, Dec. 14.—The continued
rise of sterling exchange, was display
prominently by this morning’s
newspapers, some of which enthusias
tically anticipate a-reduction In the
prices of food and cotton Iportation*
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This view of the newspapers
bolstered by citing the opinion of Bon-
ar Law as expressed in the House of
Commons last night, that unless some
great disaster to foreign affairs oc
curs, Great Britain will very soon on
Joy better trade.
CORSICANNA HAS BIG FIRE
Corsicannn, Tex., Dec. 14.—Throe
buildings in Fairfiold, Freestone coun
ty, were destroyed by fire early to
day. The origin of tho tire i« unde
termined . The loss Is estimated at
about thirty thousand dollars.
THREE COMETS IN THE
SKY NOTED BY EXPERTS
Cambridge, Maaa., Dec. 14.—
The spectacle of three comets
swinging through the skies, was
afforded astronomers for the first
time In twelve years. To the two
comets, the Skjcllcrupa and
Baades, that bad been jinder ob
servation for weeks, another was
nddod today. - u ..
The tailed star, known as Per-
rlnes, Is making another visitation
out of the stellar system, after an
absence ot two generation!, hav
ing been sighted again.
Pofnsoncd Chocolates Sent
By Mail to High British Of
ficial, But They Were Inter
cepted by Police, and Found
To Contain Arsenic.
London, Doc. 14.—An attempt
has been made to assasslnnto
Home Secretary, W. C. Bridge-
man, by means of poisoned choco
lates sent through the mall. The
candy prrived uti the home office
yesterday atid thh police found
that It contalnod arsenic.
THOUSANDS PAY ,
TRIBUTE TO MEMORY
OF JOHN WANAMAKER
Many Notable Men Present
In Philadelphia to Attend the
Funeral Services of Great
Merchant and 1 Philanthro
pist Today.
CONGRESSMEN ARE
BEING SHADOWED BY
* DAUGHERTY’S MEN
Charges To This Effect Made
And Denial Before House
Judiciary Committee Hear
ing Impeachment Charges
Today.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 14.—Charg
es that operatives of the Department
of Justice had shadowed members ot
congress who have attacked Attorney
General Daugherty, were made hnd
denied today at the hearing before
the House judiciary committee on the
impeachment charges agslnst Daugh
erty.
MEXICO PROTESTS
AGAINST EXCLUSION
MexlOo City. Dec. 14.—A resolution
protestinf against the exclusion of
Mexico from tho Central American
conference at Washington and de
claring MoxIco'r opposition to the
United States' naval hoses on any
Latin-Americnu coast, was withheld
from the chamber of deputies last
night through Intervention of the Co-
operattsts party leaders. They Induc
ed the rramers of the resolution who
orut a considerable group ln the
chamber to postpone action for a few
days.
/Eff CONTROL
HARDER EACH YEAR
New Orleans Engineer Says
All Methods So Far Have
Failed to Prevent Floods on
This River, as Each Flood
Crest Exceeds Others.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 14.—Declar
Ing that the fight to control the
Mississippi river had proven a failure
under the existing program, J.
Kemper, New Orleans englneor and a
member of the safo river committee,
today told tho House flood control
committee that although the first lev
ee was built two hundred years ago,
the goal Is now no nearer accomplish
ment. Each flood he said, had brought
a gradually Increasing crest.
MARKETING PLAN
Says It is Greatest Movement
For Present Relief and Per
manent Betterment of Agri
cultural Conditions Yet Un
dertaken.
POLLARD HELD FOR
KILLING STENOGRAPHER
GERMANY ON BRINK OF
COMPLETE COLLAPSE
SAYS BONAR LAW
Washington. D. C., Dec. 14.—Presi
dent Harding In a letter read to the
opening session of the national coun
cil of the Farmers’ Go-operative Mar
keting Associations, declared that he
knew of "no single movement that
promises more help towards present
relief nnd permanent betterment of
agricultural conditions.” than the
cooperative organizations of farmers
to market their produce.
MARKETING PLANS
BEING WORKED OUT
Washington, D. C„ Dec. 14.—Whot
the sponsors characterize as the most
Important movement for farmers ever
Inaugurated, was launched here today
with the assembling of the first nat
ional council of the Farmers’ Co-oper
ative marketing associations. Dele
gates representing associations Inter-
Richmond. Va.. Dee. 14.—Mrs. Thel
ma H. Richardson came to her death
from a "bullet wound—that she was
shot by Thomas Pollard, In a scuffle,"
wus the verdict of the coroner's Jury
which met hero to Investigate the
killing of the pretty young stenogra
pher at the home of hor former em
ployer Monday evening.
Pollard’s bond was continued and ested In every major product came to
since his boyhood. Many celebrated
persons, Including high representativ
es In the official life ot the nation
are here to officiate at nr attend the
fuucriU this afternoon.
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UNDENFELD DETAINED
London, Dec. 14.—Germany is
vory near complete collapse,
Prime Minister Bonar Law told
the Houso ot Commons today. Ho
deolared this was the only Infor
mation, he could give the House
J *t this time on the subject of
’ f reparations.
AT ELLIS ISLAND
Government Will Contest Re
fusal of Authorities to Ad
mit Man Wanted by U. S.
New York, Dec. 14.—The board c
Inquiry at Ellis Island has excluded
from the United States, Wolfe Llndon
fold, who was brought to this country
by the Department of Justice In con
nection with the Wall Street explos
ion of 1920, and who has been detain
ed at the island since Thanksgiving.
It was said to be probable that the
Department of Justice would appeal
the decision of tho Board, In an effort
to hold Lindenfeld for further Investi
gation.
ONE TRAINMAN KILLED
IN WISCONSIN WRECK
Thorp, WIs., Doc. 14— One train
man was killed and several badly in
jured early today, when the Minneap
olis, St. Paul and Snulte Sto Marie
passenger train number three, met ln
head-on collision with n freight
train near hero. Tho train which
was enrouto from Chicago to Min
neapolis, was about an hour Into and
was speeding to mnko up tlmo when
the crash occurred.
TRIAL ALLEGED TEXAS
LYNCHERS CONTINUED
Texarkana, Tex., Dec. 14.—The trial
of nine men charged with murder in
connection with the lynching ot Huly
Owens, negro here on May nineteenth
was continued today in the Miller
county circuit court until the next
court term which is to convene
June of next year. The lynching
Owens followed the fatal shooting of
Richard Choate, a policeman.
NAVAL COMPETITION
HAS BEEN RESUMED
Washington, D. C., 14.—Blunt
notice that the United States cannot
avoid a new naval program in awift
cruisers and Fleet submarines unless
treaty limitations arc extended to
such craft, was served by the House
appropriations committee yesterday
in reporting the *293,806,638 naval
appropriation bill. A six-line provision
placed in the bill by the committee
requested President Harding to
negotiate with Great Britain France,
Japnn and Italy for such r.n extension
of the treaty, limitation of aircraft
to be included.
The committee report said large
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AIK FORCES FAIl TO
FIND MISSING MEN
Phoenix, Arlz., Dee. 14.—Tho army
land forces in Southern Arizona are
expected to concentrate their efforts
In tho Santa Rita mountain region,
south of Tucson today In search of
Colonel Marshall and Lieut. Webber,
missing aviators. Two reports by per
sons who said they had Been an army j to serve from five to ten years ln
airplane In that district, the engine of the pen.
which was firing Irregularly, led I Mauro was killed last July, after a
searchers to Ibclleve that the lost men party. Two men visited the woman’s
might be found ln tho mountain dls- home last night and carried her out
trlct. ' to a waiting car and sped away.
SHOP EARLY FOR XMAS
AND GET WHAT YOU WANT
GIFT SUGGESTIONS OF HIGH QUALITY MERCHANDISE
LOOK OVER THE LIST CAREFULLY
Men’s pure LINEN Hand
kerchiefs, 35c to $1.25.
Men’s fine Cotton Hand
kerchiefs, 15c to 35c.
Men’s all Silk Neckwear,
beautiful patterns 50c to $2.
Men’s extra fine Knitted
Ties, "Berkely knit,” $2.50
to $3.00
Men’s Silk Hosiery, plain
and clocked, 75c to $1.75.
Men’s Plain Lisle, “Hole-
proof’’ all colors 3 prs $1.00
Mai’s Irish Linen weave,
Initial Handkerchiefs, box
ed 3 for $1.00
Men’s Smoking Jackets,
very handsome, $10.00.
Men’s Bath Robes, Blan
kets and G ash, $7.50 to $ 10
Men’s Pajamas, fancy and
plain, Outing and Madras,
Manhattan and others,
$2.50 to $3.50.
Men’s Manhattan and
Needles’ Shirts, $2.00 to $5-
Men’s Kid and Felt Bed
Rc->m Slippers, $2.50 to
$3.50.
Men’s Belts, Buckles, Cuff
Links, Watch Chains,
Knives and Stick Pins.
Women’s Silk Hosiery,
Fancy Wool and Fancy
Mercerized Sport Hose,
$1.75 to $3.50
Women’s Black Traveling
Cases, $11. to $15.
Women's and Children's
Felt “COMFY” Slippers,
all colors, $1.50 up.
Fine Shoes for the whole
Family.
Smith s Harley Shoe Co.
his preliminary arraignment In pollci
court was set for December 23rd
BRAZIL FEARS INTERNATIONAL
INTRIGUE FOR ARMAMENT
Rio de Janeiro, Dec. 14.—The chief
of police of Rio de Junciro has Issued
a statement in which ho declared that
investigation of reports that an Inter*
national bank was intriguing with
South American nations as a stimu
lant to armament sale, had shown
thnt such a band actually existed and
that It merited tho “Immediate'atten
tion of the public powors.”
RUTLEDGE DUN PINNED
UNDER AUTOMOBILE
Madison, Ga., Dec. 14.—When his
automobile overturned on the Mad!
son-Rutledge road six miles from
Madison last night, John G. Oxford,
of Rutledge, was pinned beneath the
ear und killed. Oxford was alone and
the overturned car and Oxford’s body
which were hidden in tall weeds was
not discovered until this morning.
Washington to take part in the three
day conference.
The program today was devoted
largely to addresses by Secretary of
Agriculture, Wallace, Secretary of
Commerce, Hoover, Dr. Julius Klein,
director of the bureau of foreign and
domestic commerce, and represents*
lives of farm organizations.
WOULD LIMIT BUILDING
OF WARSHIPS OF TEN
THOUSAND TONS BY U.S.
Washnlgton, D. C.. Dec. 14.—As a
reason for requesting the President
to urge other powers to limit the con
struction of warships of ten thous
and tons or less, Chairman Kelly of
the subcommittee on appropriations,
which wrote the request into the nav
al bill, told the House that the Navy
Department had recommended a navy
construction program, costing $331,•■
000,000. ,
WITNESS AT NEW
BRUNSWICK KIDNAPED
New Brunswick, N. J., Dec. 14.—
Tho state constabulary and police of
many cities and towns are today
searching for Mrs. Georgianna Mauro,
aged 16, who was kidnaped from her
home here last night, after hor testi
mony had resulted in the conviction
of George Glrando, as the slayer of
her husband. Glrando was sentenced
Xmas Suggestions
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& Irir
Gordon Silk Hose $1.50 to $4.50
Ladies' Linen Handkerchiefs, J5c to $2.00
Ladies' Gloves $1.00 to $7.00
Ladies' Hand Bags, $2.50 to $3.50
The very latest in Beads 75c to $2.50
Collar and Cuff Sets in Xmas Boxes $1.00 to $1.50
WE ARE SHOWING SOMETHING
IN VANITIES.
NEW
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