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' '*► ' ,;• fjV)'* Jpwlf .ft 3a , - . * O’ > -a„ . •: Till M5 " '\x 1 ' • Bii ns PS‘i ✓ ■ SSSgs: ' #1 :: r ; .3 i'Wl? ■# *&• X' •w<« :v- > f ’ -f r “ ’ HE NEWS, Established 1871. ■M IN i mi N A y. : . 5$s <■ ■- ■ m W\ s?| ; f# 'j : ! ■ 1. .* % fm > % __ Over Griffin at of Dr. Stafford* sDeparture LOCAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HAS ENJOYED HEALTH.Y AND SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH; TRUE FRIEND TO EVERYBODY. t' ‘"(By Rev. O. K. Cull, pastor of the First Christian Church) A pang of regret swept over the §ci£y Wednesday evening when this J paper carried the announcement jUjpt ■ Dr. J. Marion Stafford had accepted a call to a pastorate at Pine Bluff, Arkansas. No other man leaving the city could possibly effect all classes of our citizenry, so completely, as the popular, beloved pastor of the First Presbyterian church. In 191^ Dr. Stafford entered the afmy as religious work director at Fort Scriveg, Georgia. Hr was in 'service more than a year and estab¬ lished an enviable record. The many friends cemented during that period would be a source of pride and lasting satisfaction to -any one. Before he went into the army he was pastor of the Pipsbyterian church at Sardis, Mississippi. Prior to that ministry he was professor of English Bible and Church History at Southwestern Pree fbyterian University, Clarksville, Ten I nessee. No sooner was he located in Geor gia than his ability became known to his fellow churchmen and during most of his residence in the^State he has served the Atlanta Presbytery in an official capacity. At present he is a member of the Home Missionary '’’Board and chairma^ of the Examiners Comnfittee on church governments hnd sacraments. Under his leadership tlTfe local Pres¬ byterian church has enjoyed a healthy, substantial growth. The membership has doubled and offerings Jor missfons sand benevolence have been greatly increased. The entire community tenderly sympathizes with the con¬ gregation ovj» the loss of their well loved pastor. — Dr. Stafford’s ministry in Griffin cannot be measured by human calcu¬ lations or adequately described in hu language. *” He has m#de several 'man contributions to our Welfare in re¬ ligion, benevolenct and social better¬ ment that will live and have influence when his voice isi hushed ip death. The echo of these many blessings will flood his heart with peaceful saiiafac tion long afjter he has established his home in the Arkansas city. * The Griffin Relief Association is a child of his mind. For months he planned, prayed and dreamed of an organization whose mission it would be to provide for all in need and cor¬ rect duplication vf a few known cases, die thought the* matter through and in December, 1920, saw his dream real¬ ized when the association took up the business of mercy based, on business principles. , Due largely to his innate desire for a closer fellowship* between the min-* isters of the city, the Griffin Pastor’s Association was formed in September, 1920. He was an ardent supporter of the two simultaneous revival cam¬ paigns so successfully''conducted in the past two years. For one year he was president of the Pastor’s Associa¬ tion, secretary of the Griffin Relief Association for three years, chairman of the board of trustees of Hawkes ‘ GRIFFIN, GA., FRIDAY AFTE t FEBRUARY 22, 1914. ' Free Children’s - Library for three years. — The fraternal organizations of the city will miss his friendly, helpful from their inner circles. He war a member, of the Meridian Sun blue lodge, the Chapter, the Com mendry, and Yaarab Temple, Atlanta. The K. of P’s., the Odd Fellows and a life member of the Lodge of Elks, 1,111, Quincey, Florida. . In September, 1922, the eldest son of Dr. and Mrs. Stafford, J. Marion Stafford, Jr., was married to Miss Re¬ becca Tucker, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Tucker. He graduated from Oglethorpe University last year and is now taking post graduate work at Harvard. Those of -hia family who will accompany him to his new field of labor, are Mrs. Stafford, his son, Paul and daughter, Miss Dora Clarke Stafford, all of whom will be greatly missed hut never forgotten. Dr. Stafford is a scholar, a splendid preacher, a most excellent pastor, an ideal neighbor, the truest friend and. a big brother to everybody. Not en ly will the Pre -•*** . ch?rch have to scour th« litri his equal, but Griffin will turn the calandeT of Father Time many times before an¬ other man administers to the poor, visits the sick, attends athletic games, laughs with those who rejoice and weeps with them that weep so ec tively and helpfully as J. Marion Stafford. Wherever he goes our pray¬ ers and best wishes wil^ be with him qnd when the rewards J of Eternity are delivered Dr. Stafford will be paid in heavenly jewels what he failed to deceive on earth for his constructive, helpful and lasting ministry in Grif fin. j* REPORTED FAMOUS MEXICAN REBEL LEADERTAKEN GENERAL SALVADOR ALVARA DO, FORMERLY GOVERNOR OF YUCATAN AND A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT, A CAPTIVE. * MEXICO CITY,'Feb. 22.—(By the Associated Press)—General Salvador Alvarado, one of the principal rebel leaders in the west, has been captured at polima, according to a report giv¬ en out by. the war department. He has been taken to Crispiaifo Anzaldo. He was formerly governor of Yuca¬ tan and later secretary ot the treas¬ ury under the provisional of Adolfo Dela Huerta,, and was a candidate for president when the rev¬ olution broke out in December. Other leaders, including General Ramirez Garido, were also captured. The United States National Mu¬ seum contains hne of the finest col-' lections of (precious gems in the world. *>»****•**•**••** * Tonight’s Tourney Program. • ♦ 7:30—University ’ vs. Commer- * ♦ rial Hi. v * * 8:30—Griffin vs. 'Riverside. * *i Later—Dance.at Ella’ Club. * • • •**•*•• « *•»»!»• * « H ■•» \ % 401 Ellmil 5 f#J/ - •a ; e 55 — K -- \ 3^7 i i _ ; 1 WONDER DIFFERENCE IF fl-AWCE! IF Irt Af« ONW A WILD CHERRY] TREE. 1 H >7 ♦ i i * X f \MV .• BE VOTED 1 BY REPUBLICANS TRY TO GET IN¬ ( SURGENT. VOTES TO DISPLACE DEMOCRATIC INCOME RATE SCALES IN BILL. * WASHINGTON, Feb: 22.—(By * * the Associated Press)—An agree- * * ment to increase the estate or in- * * heritance tax and to institute a * * gift tax tin the revenue bill was * * reached today at a meeting of a * * group including members of both * * parties on the ways and means * * committee. * * *******••*•«* #< Wr WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—(By the Associated Priss)—With a vote in prospect Tuesday, the house pressed forward with the consideration of the revenue bill today. Interest in Its' progress was increased by a new ef ^ on the part * the Republican organization leaden to get enough in¬ surgent votes to displace the Demo incofne i . ' . I. I cratic rate schedule in it as a substitute for the Mellon proposals. Chairman Green expressed the hope that tfij 8 excise taxes wili-be disposed of tomorrow if not before the ad¬ journment today. SWEEPS LARGEST valdosta Hotel VALDOSTA, Feb. 22.—(By the As¬ sociated Press)—The Valdes, the largest hotel in thd city, was almost completely destroyed by a fire which originated in the boiler room between four and five o’clock this morning. The hotel was crowded to capacity, some of the rooms housing as many as five or six guests, but none were injured, although many lost fheir be¬ longings. WALSH RETURNS Figu ^ _, to Oil Investigation Back in Wa ashing ton After Brief Vacation. WASHINGTON,,Feb. 22.—(By the Associated Pr«s)—Walsh, Demo¬ cratic senator from - Montana, and a leading figure in the senate oil inves¬ tigation, returned .unexpectedly to Washington .today from a visi; to North Carolina, where it is understood that he has bbei^taking a brief rest. He was not expected to return before Sunday or Monday. Whether the senator’s return fore¬ cast any important development in tt^ immediatelyfSJent oil inquiry was not disclosed. witii He in conference the other members of the committee. ALLEGED SLAYER TO BEARRESTED MAN WHO KILLED MARIAN JOHNSON HAS BEEN LOCATED IN LARGE SOUTHERN CITY, ORLANDO AUTHORITIES SAY. ORLANDO, Florida, Feb. 22.—(By the Associated Press)—A man her lieved by authorities to be tKe mur¬ derer of Marian Johnson, young wo¬ man whose skeltao was found Wed¬ nesday on the shore ai a lake here, has been located'in a large Southern city, the name of rwhkh was- withheld, and his arrest will We made in forty eight hours. ^ , The local police made this an¬ nouncement after a long distance con¬ versation with the police and Officials of the unnaaabd city. The young woman diaappeared in October, 1922. - One of the archltectual curiosities of London is >n office building five stories high and only ten feet wide. -;—S--- 1 Three hundred ten-cent pieces are made each minute of the operation of a coin-stamping machine at the gov¬ ernment mints. m - 0 t y , THE SUN, Established 1877 mi NOT REIIRE il REPUBLICAN LEADERS WHO OPPOSE HIM WILL PLACE BROOjtHART AT HEAD OF IN¬ VESTIGATING COMIMITTEE. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS TO BE INVESTIGATED Chairman and Officials National * Committee Think He. Should be Given Hearing Before Action is Taken. I WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—(By the Associated Press)—Attorney General Daugherty’s refusal to retire from office under fire led to an open disa¬ greement among the Republican party chiefs today as the senate prepared to driv# home the attack upon him. The Republican leaders of the sen¬ ate who believe that he should, get out at once agreed definitely to place at the head of a committee which is to investigate his official acts Senator Brookhart, of Iowa, one of the Repub¬ lican insurgents who have repeatedly attacked the attorney general. • Thinks He Deserves Hearing. Chairman Adams, of the Republi can National Committee, declared to¬ day that the demand for the retire¬ ment of Daugherty without a thor ough investigation appeared to him absurd. The chairman and othef of¬ ficials of the national committee have advised Coolidge that they believe Daugherty should have a hearing be¬ fore any action is taken. Senator Walsh, one of the leading figures in the oil investigation who has just returned to Washington from a brief vacation in North Caro¬ lina, announced after s a conference that unless -further evidence was forthcoming he opposed the inquiry by a committee into Daugherty's re¬ ported dealings with Sinclair oil stock. J (Continued on fifth page.) 4 il i HAN OFFER 10 GRIFFIN; IS ACCEPTED to Furnish Ball Ground and Board fear Thirty Pla and Throe Scribes for Crack. 1 CHAMBER : COMMERCE ■ - SPONSORS MOVEMENT Atlanta Team to Play Five Exhibi. : tioa Games giving Proceeds to Griffin in Return for Guarantee of Expense. ■ At a meeting held Friday morning at the Chamber of Commerce, it was decided to accept an offer made to a Griffin committee by Jack Corbe&t, president and owner of the Atlanta baseball club of the Southern league. Another committee was appointed to go into details with the Atlanta mag¬ net immediately. The offer of Mr. Corbet mu to his ball team here provided Griffin would furnish a hall diamond for practice and board for thirty ball players and three Atlanta newspaper men. In return, he promises to have his team play five exhibition games -mjfxgtTO the proceeds to G It is estimated that Griffin should make some money on the proposition or at least split even financially plus about twenty-five thousand dollars worth of publicity. s «*' Mr. Corbett will bring fifteen players bn the thirds of March and fifteen more with three serjbes on the nineth of March to spend about a month in Griffib. The Atlanta president personally and also the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce favors Griffin in preference to towns ot South Georgia, Florida or Louisiana* They frankly admitted their reason was the favorable loca¬ tion, and if the Griffin people know the Atlanta players personally, they will feel an interest in them and he will have better crowds from Griffin this season. Other towns including Jacksonville, Gainesville and^ Valdosta made prac¬ tically the sabie bida as did' Griffin, only they added a financial donation to the offer. Corbett'says the financial consideration would not influence him one particle. Corbett is Notified. . J. Lem Satterwhite, secretary of the local Chamber qf Commerce, imme¬ diately communicated with Corbett and advised him the offer had been officially accepted. Mt. Corbett plied that everything was “O. K.” The expense is estimated to not exceed $1,200 and the five exhibition K*mes should easily pay that off. In addition to the invaluable publicity or advertising Griffin will get out of the venture, there is the money that will be spent with local merchants by players and visitors to the games. The reason for leaving Atlanta for practice this spring is\ because they • have no, field to practice upon in the aftemoo rt«L Ponce de Leon park, the Cracker hoine, was recently destroyed by fire and they had planned to use Grant Field until the new one was completed. But Tech will use Grant Field in the afternoons and he will not listen to morning practice only. Upon motion of John V. Chunn, sec onded by John H. Morrow, it was JL (Continued on Sport Page.)