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VOL. X. No. It
TH0MA8VILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1922.
*1X0 PER ANNUM
1ERIC1 MISSION
Overtures Through Informal
Channels Reported to Have
Been Made and Many Ru-
AMERICAN FARMER WHEN
FINANCED CAN WEATHER
ANY STORM SAY OFFICIALS
War Finance Corporation in
Its Report to Congress De
clares Loans Being Fast Re
paid and Industry Showing
Much Improvement.
Washington, D. C„ Dec. 21/
a a m . ' ft American farmer has demonstrated the
mors Are Afloat Regarding, lact tbat „i, en j, e j, properly financed
Reparations Tangle. he can weather the worst of economic
London, Deo. 21.—The request made, storms, the War Finance Corporation
by the Oerman Trade Commission
that the committee of American busi
ness men, beaded by Herbert Hoover,
visit Germany to undertake a thor
ough survey of the economic condi
tions that would be used as a basis for
the new reparations treaty was seen
here as perhaps the starting point of
a flock of rumors as to American In
tervention in the reparations problem.
Great Britain, It Is seml-offlcially
learned, has informed the American
state department of Its consent to
such a plan.
AMERICAN INITIATIVE
CAUSES NEW MOVEMENT
New York. Dec. 21.—Julius
Barnes, president of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States, In a
statement, gives credit entirely
American Initiative for the recent
movement looking to the survey of ec
onomic conditions In Germany to
serve as a basis for the new repara
tions treaty. He says that it Is a
mistake to attribute the suggestion to
German Chancellor Cuno and pledges
his organisation to the support of any
action the United States government
is willing to take.
FRANCE’S ACCEPTANCE OF
NEW PLAN8 WOULD END
REPARATIONS DI8CUS8ION
Washington, D. C., Dec. 21.—German
overtures through informal channels
tor American Intervention to obtain a
revision of the German reparations
schedules, as reported in London dis
patches, throws the first definite light
on the method by which American In
fluence Is being drawn Into the new
attempt at a final adjusting of the
vexing reparations problem.
There Is reason to believe that pre
vious government reports from Berlin
are of a character to justify the hope
that If the French prove agreeable to
the proposed reparations revision
plans no Insurmountable obstacles
would remain in the way of an agree
ment as to the specie amount Germany
could and would pay.
decelared In Its annual report, which
has been sent to Congress.
The report set forth the fact that 41
per cent, of the money that had been
advanced to the agricultural Industry
had been repaid, either In advance of
maturity or when due. The advances
made by the corporation have saved
the Industry many millions of dollars,
the report declared, explaining that the
corporation’s officers believed that Its
activity had proved to be as beneficial
in the restoration of confidence, as In
the actual pouring of cash Into the
spots where credit was the tightest.
ESSII
Former Premier Venizelos of
Greece and Turk Delegate
The Engage in Wordy Alterca
tion as to Responsibility for
The Recent Conflict
SEIZED PROPERTY
Alien Property Custodian
Miller Advocates This Plan
Before the House Commerce
Committee for Disposition
War-Time Seized Properties
Washington, D. C.. Dec. 21.—Imme
diate returns to owners o', all small
properties seised during the war was
urged -by Allen Property Custodian
Miller before the House commerce
committee which Is considering the
bill under which 93 per cent of all
trusts In the hands of the govern
ment, most of them valued at less
than ten thousand dollars would be
released.
WILL EXAMINE CONVICTED
MURDERER AS TO SANITY
Savannah, Dec. 21.—Governor Hard
wick has appointed two local doctors
and a third doctor at the state sani
tarium at Mllledgevtlle, to examine
Benjamin Davis, who Is in jail here
under a death sentence of murder, tor
the purpose of determining his sanity.
Davis was found guilty for the murder
of Thomas White.
PLYMOUTH CELEBRATES
LANDING OF PILGRIMS
Plymouth, Mass., Dec. 21.—Ply
mouth today observed forefathers day
tn memory of the Pilgrims who land
ed at Plymouth Rock, three hundred
and two years ago from the Mayflow
er. The program Included a military
and civic parade, addresses by prom
inent citizens, and singing of Pilgrim
hymns.
Lausanne, Dec. 21.—A wordy alter
cation between former premier Veni
zelos, of Greece, and Rlza Nurbey, the
Turkish national delegate, caused Sig
nor Montaona, president of the Near
East conference commission on minor
ities, to abruptly end the morning ses
sion of the commission.
Venizelos bitterly attacked the An
gora government and protested against
the alleged deportation of Greeks by
the thousands from Anatolia. Rlza
Nur replied In the same vein, charging
Venizelos with being responsible for
the Turco-Greek war and Its conse
quences.
TRAFFIC RESTORED AFTER
WRECK OF THE PALMETTO
LIMITED NEAR MCINTOSH
Seven Pullman Cars on Sav
annah Division Overturned
And Forty Persons Injured,
Only One Being Seriously
Hurt—Train Left Track.
Jesup, Ga., Dec. 21.—Traffic again
Was normal today on the Savannah
division of the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad, alter a wreck between Alien-
hurst and McIntosh last night, result
ing in Injuries to forty persons when
seven Pullman cars of the Palmetto
Limited left the rails and turned
over. All of the Injured were brought
here for first aid and later several
were taken to Jacksonville. Physicl-
lans said that -but one of the Injured
persons, Miss Madden, whose address
was not learned. Is regarded as most
seriously hurt She suffered a broken
arm and other-Injuries,
WILL ARREST ALL
EJ
POKER SWINDLE IN
NEW YORK UNEARTHED
New York. Dec. 21.—Disclosure of
gigantic poker swindle In which
hundreds of thousands of dollars have
been lost by wealthy persons In gam-
03 In mid-Manhattan, was forecast to
day when detectives set out to round
up Broadway's gambling fraternity.
Two men already under arrest are
IDENTIFY ROBBER
BY HEART BEATS
Doctor Who Was Attacked
By Patient in N. Y. Says
Heart Throbs of Harry Sin
clair. Same as Man Whom
He Examined.
Now York, Dec. 21.--Harry Sin
clair, arrested as a burglar, has been
Identified by his heart throbs. Think
ing the prisoner's description tallied
with that given by Henty Moeller, of
the mar. who last Sunday night enter
ed his office as a patient and then
beat and robbed him, the police sent
for Doctor Moeller. The doctor ex
amined Sinclair with a stethoscope
and declared the prisoner's heart beat
was the same as that of the man who
beat him.
HIGHER WATER POWER “
RATES FOR CITY OF ALBANY
The state public service commls
slon Tuesday approved an Increase In
the rate of primary electric power fur
nished the city of Albany by the Geor-
gla-Alabama Power Company, The
power company supplies the city
with primary power and the contract
under which It was supplied ran out
tn October. Under tho new contract
the company sought to increase the
-.-ate. The city of Albany opposed the
new rate, but the commission granted
It subpect to revision later.
The commission also rendered
decision In the petition of the Black-
shear Manufacturing company for t
lower freight rate on fertilizer from
Savannah to Blackshear over the At
lantic Coast Line railroad. The peti
tion was granted and the lower rate
ordered established.
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Three More Shopping Bays
Buy Your Xmas Gifts
TO-DAY
LOOK OVER THIS LIST.
Cigars, Cigarettes, Pipes, Ivory Mirrors,
Combs, Brushes, Picture Frames, Military
Brushes, Djer Kiss Toilet Sets, Colgates Toil
et Sets, Hudnuts Toilet Sets’ Gold-plated and
Fancy Single and Double Compacts; Toilet
Water and Perfumes, Stationery and Corres
pondence Cards, Rubber and Aluminum Hot
Water Bottles, Baby Toilet Sets and Baby
Brush and Comb Sets. >
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’ 10c to$750 Per Box
JACK HORNER CANDIES 49c and 69c
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held on charge# ot being common
gamblers.
One man, It was learned on com
plaint to the police, asserted he had
lost several hundred thousand dollars
In a game which he alleged '"waS
“framed."
Harrison, N. J., Passes New
And Unique Order Against
The Ku Klux Klan and Or
ders Chief of Police to En
force It,
Harrison, N. J., Dec. 21.—Instruc
tions to arrest any one appearing In
the city wearing the regalia of the
Ku Klux Klan and orders to have the
sanity of all such persons determined
were posted here by Chief ot Police
Walsh today.
Orders adopted by the common
council, also Include the unmasking
of hooded Individuals and ten day's
imprisonment.
CLEMENCEAU’S VISIT
WORTH $20,000 TO THE
AMERICAN FIELD-SERVICE
Tiger of France Did Not Use
Any of Money Made Here
city hall precinct. The election was
very quiet, very few belug around tho V™ thc Rcst to FeU °W-
polla and very little activity being dis
played generally. There were many
workers out, however, and many eras
were used for the purpose ot trans
porting voters t othe polls, Including
a number of sick people, who came up,
cast their ballot and went back home.
Indications were said to point to a
close race between Mayor MacIntyre
and Judge Hopkins. Vote counting be
gan this morning but It was not possi
ble to get any accurate account of the
standing ot the two candidates from
the precincts. The result Is mere
speculation. ' Marshal Milton was said
toJ>e leading on the vote tallied up to
3 o'clock, but that, also, Is not official
and only speculative.
It la also tho opinion ot the wise
ones that a majority of the old council
will be re-elected.
CITY FLECTION THURSDAY
VERY QUIET, RACE FOR
MAY MAY BE CLOSE
Five hundred and eight votes had
been polled to 3 p. m. yesterday
268 at the court house and 240 at the
ships.
REVISED REGULATIONS
FOR ARMY OFFICERS
UNDER CONSIDERATION
Washington, D. C., Dec. 21.—A joint
committee of flvo reserve officers and
five regular army olflcera has been ap
pointed by Secretary Weeks to revise
the regulations of tho officers reservo
corps In connection particularly with
questions ot promotion and dual sta
tus of officers with both reserve and
national guard commissions and also
with reference to the examination of
reserve officers for commissions ss
general officers.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 21—Former
Premier Clemenceau's American visit
added twenty thousand dollars to the
American Field Service Fund Fellow
ships, according to Stephen Bonsai,
who managed the tour.
This amount Is the surplus of money
received from lectures and newspa
per articles by the Tiger after defray
ing expenses ot the trip.
The former premier, It was explain-
ed, was unwilling to accept financial
assistance for the mission and hla own
means were Inadequate, so he accept
ed lecture and writing contracts to
pay his way Ho expressed a desire
that the surplus be devoted In memory
of his student years In the United
States to fellowships.
NINE MEN OF CREW
GO DOWN WITH SHIP
OFF ST. NAZAIRE TODAY
Coasting Steamer Foundered
After Having Been Rammed
And Cut In Two by Norwe
gian Freighter—Captain and
Chief Engineer Escaped.
St. Nasalre, France. Dec. 21.—The
coasting steamer Vlnttllls foundered
early this morning with the loss
nine men of the crew after having
been rammed, was cut In two by the
Norwegian freighter Asturias off St.
Nasalre shortly after midnight. The
Captain nnd chief engineer of tho
French craft succeeded tn swimming
-ashore, but the entire crew of nlno
men went down with the ship.
REDISCOUNT RULING A NEW
VICTORY FOR THE FARMER
Athens, Ga., Dec. 21. — The rul
Ing of the Federal Reserve Board
making agricultural paper eligible for
rediscount for six months instead of
three, was termed a victory for the
former here by James W. Morton.
President of the Georgia Federation
of Farm Bureaus.
Morton declared that the next step
toward Improving the marketing con
dition In Georgia will be the organi
zation of pecan and peanut growers.
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Conference for Discussion of
Plans for Establishing More
Stable Finance and Business
Conditions and Reduction
In Armaments.
Washington, I). C, Dec. 21.—A con
ference of world powers to consider
economic suestlons, to be called by
President Harding for a discussion of
possible agreements to establish more
stable flnanclng and business condi
tions and also to bring a reduction In
the land and sea armaments was pro
posed by Senator Borah- In an amend
ment offered to the pending naval ap
propriate 1 bill.
APPROPRIATION BILL
GOES TO SENATE TODAY
Washington, D. C., Dec. 21.—The
navy appropriation bill, with the
House provision requesting the Presi
dent to call another naval disarma
ment conference to limit the construc
tion of vessels under ten thousand
tons, was reported to the Senate to
day.
TRYING TO GET CONFIRMATION
NOMINATION PIERCE BUTLER
WOODMEN TO MEET IN MACON
Macon, Qa„ Dec. 21.—Several
thousand Woodmen of the World will
assemble In Macon next July, when
Woodmen from Georgia, Florida and
Tennessee, will hold the district en
campment here. National officers from
Omaha will be In attendance and flf
teen hundred uniformed men will take
part In competitive drill*.
BALL PLAYER HEMPBILL
REPORTED DEAD IN ERROR
New York, Dec. 21.—Forer officials
or the New York American Baseball
Club have abandoned plans to raise n
burial fund for Charley Hemphill, for
mer Yankee star, when they learned
that he la not dead. The Charles
Hemphill, who died here Tuesday,
never played baseball. Similarity In
names caused the error In Identity.
Three Men, One in Garb of
Woman, Get $5,000 From
Bank in Indiana Town and
Escape.—Same Bank Rob
bed a Year Ago.
Chicago, III., Dec. 21.—Three rob
bers, one of them garbed as a woman,
who took five thousand dollars from
the First National Bank of Dyer, Ind.,
yesterday, had vanished today as com
pletely as did bandits who took $12,-
500 in a hold up in the same bank a
year ago. The same men are believed
to have committed both robberies.
FLORIDA BATHED
IN THE SUNSHINE
Washington, D. C, Dec. 21.—Deter
mined to obtain confirmation before As Rest of Country Freezes
Christmas of the nomination of Pierce ** ' ' —
Butler, a St. Paul, attorney to be as
sociate justice ot the Supreme Court
Republican leaders moved for an exe
cutive session of the Senate within
two hours after that body convened
today.
ITF
Or Slips and Slides Through
Mud Caused by Rains.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 21.—With one sec
tion covered with sleet and Ice, and
with a forecast for snow, with another
section splashing through rain, with a
temperature slightly abovo freezing,
the South early today was In the grip
of Ita first wintry blaat.
The Florida peninsula, however, con*
tlnuea to be bathed In sunshine. Vir
ginia and North and South Carlina are
reported covered with Ice after the
sleet storms of yesterday. Georgia ex
pected cloudy weather today, with a
change for fair and warmer tomorrow.
National Guards Sent to Mer
Rouge in Connection With
Disappearance of Two Men
Reported Murdered, Unable
To Locate Bodies.
Merrouge, La., Dec. 21.—The de
tachment from the Louslana national
guard that late yesterday dragged part
of Lake LaFourche, eight miles from
here, in an effort to locate the bodies
or two mon who are reported to have
been murdered by a band of masked
white-robed mon last August, after
the kidnaping of five citizens of this
place, were unsuccessful, it was
learned this morning, when a second
detachment were despatched to the
lake. The commander of the troops
declined to discuss the movement of
the detachment
NEW FARM CREDITS.
PLAN IN THE SENATE
Washington, D. C.. Dec. 21.—Advo
cating production credits to be availa
ble to rarmers while making crops, to
he given under federal direction, in
dependent of the present federal re
serve system and Farm Loan Bureau,
Senators Norbeck, of South Dakota,
and Simmons, of North Carolina, ap
peared before the senate banking
committee. They explained tho fea
tures of the bills which they had in
troduced to provide such credits and
emphatically stated their opposition
to having loans on growing crops ad
ministered by existing federal agen
cies.
SHOP EARLY FOR XMAS
AND GET WHAT YOl
J 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, I5c to 35c. "■
Men's all Silk Neckwear,
beautiful patterns 50c to $2.
Men's 1 extra 1 fine Knitted
Ties, "Berkely knit,” $250
>$3.00
Men's Silk Hosiery, plain
and docked, 75c to $1.75;
Men's Plain Lisle, “Hole
proof" all eblors 3 prs $1.00
Men’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 Crash, $7.50 to $10
Men's Pajamas, fancy and
plain. Outing and Madras,
Manhattan and others,
$2:50 to $350.
Men's Manhattan and
Needles’Shirts, $2.00 to $5.
Men's Kid and Felt Bed
Room Slippers, $250 to
$350.
—.
Men’s Belts, Buckles, Cuff
Links, Watch Chains,
Knives and Stick Pins.
Women’s Silk Hosiery,
Fancy Wool and Fancy
Mercerized Sport H o s e,
$1.75 to$350
Women's Black Traveling
Cases, $11. to $15.
Women's and Children's
Felt "COMFY" SUppers,
all colors; $f3U iip.^ f '
Fine Shoes for the whole
Family.
Smith*Harley Shoe Go.
Three more shopping days
Before Christmas
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Men’s Fine Overcoats
$20.00 to $35.00
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Store Open Evenings Until 9:30
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