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. c4li*& .--V, ■ ». ■#■ ■ ii w . ■ M;k } ■ Vfj ®$s’ ■ . f Vk I •' *_■ m - ■v ■ t - • ' & - #i : ; -** -— rr , ?4 V ** / JLk Vv■ I iaiUsk ’■4 , • 5-^,1 s§ V£* * . P ; ,, ! / C ' VA* * ^ -r. •••■ '■ I HE NEWS, Established 1871. ' _ i f '-Cl ‘ i ■ ,*-\ -> m ■j w 4 « . \ / Another Bag of Surprises in Gil 5300,00010 FAQ. PUBLISHER INFORMS COMMIT MITTEE HE GAVE CHECKS TO FALL BUT THEY RETURNED THEM UNCASHED. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—(By the Associated Press)—The senate oil committee opened another bag of sur¬ prise today when it'resumed hearings after a ten day recess. Taking up the trail of the three hundred thou¬ sand dollar loan made to Fall by Mc¬ Lean, publisher of the Washington Post, the committee was told by of¬ ficials of the two Washington banks, that McLean’s checking balance in neither of them was more than ten thousand in December, of'nineteen hundred and twenty-one. The publisher had informed the committee he gave Fall checks aggre gating a hundred thousand on the two banks during that period, but that they were returned uncashed. , Basom Slemp, secretary to CooL idge, was questioned about a vifit to be made to Palm Beach while McLean and Fall were there last December and January. v Slemp declared he talked with Fall several times, and asked him for the truth about the oil charges and ad¬ vised him to tell everything. ; Definite Action Expected. / Some definite pronouncement from the administration quarters regarding the controversy over Daugherty was forecast today at the senate assembled to consider the resolution for a sweep¬ ing inquiry into his administration of the department of justice SUPREME COURT WILL NOT PUSS ON APPEAL Convicted of Having Illicit Stiil and Askf Decision From Supreme Court Which is Denied. * WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—(By the Associated Press)—The supreme court today refused to pass upon the case in which Will Avery, convicted in the federal district court for posses¬ sion of an illicit still, sought to bring. Avery contended he should have been granted a review by the circuit court of appeals. WILL OF WILSON IS FILED 1H Widow Gets Estate With Exception of ^2^00 Annual Income to Unmar¬ ried Daughter, Margaret. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—(By the Associated Press)—The will of Wood row Wilson, which was /lied for pro¬ bate today, leaves the estate to his widow, Edith Bolling Wilson, with the exception that his daughter, Margaret, shall receive an annual income of twenty-five hundred dollas as long as she remains unmarried. \ GRIFFIN, GA., MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 25, 1924./ * . _ _ .___ o . J Our Pet Peeve y wHoOT itmo^ "eoKF m m fc-r vyv —* . our-fooe^ .J W ‘•TV* / Sr?* •Y, m i .j ? . V\ OR GOSH l'M OdfJOE, Dip you WT (?UD. FORibET w ■ft ft HOME J 4s SU&AR.- I MUST HAVE I'M SoMf ) WflAtfr n ft fORRV— ___ 5^ * \ my ciqi 4m (Cwrtrtt, W.N.D.J J'lr LJ srr OFFICERS AT ELKS’ CLUB i ELECTION WILL BE HELD AT FIRST MEETING IN MARCH; ALL VISITING ELKS ARE WEL¬ COME TO ATTEND. At. the Elks Lodge meeting Monday evening the nomination of officers for the term beginning April 1 will be in order. The election will be held at the first regular meeting in March. The officers who have managed the lodge for the current term are: W. F. Williams, exalted ruler; Roy S. Wood, esteemed leading knight; Ben F. McKnight esteemed loyal knight; Roy S. Wood, esteemed lec¬ turing .knight; L. S. Pattersori, secre¬ tary; P. E. Arnall, treasurer; H. C. Garrison, esquire; W. T. Byrd, inner guard; S. E. Murray, tyler; G. H. / Hinnant, chaplain; J. S. Tyus, trus¬ tee; P. M. Cleveland, trustee; and A. K. Maddox, trustee. The regular session of the lodge will be held Monday evening at 7:30 for nomination of officers. Zero hour evdhy session. Visiting brothers are welcome. W. F. Williams, E. R;j L. S. Patterson, secretary. Gloves that ...W are v- webbed like a • • duck’s feet make swimming much easier, * Many Eskimo fishermen are now using schooners in place of the kyak, the native boat. It is estimated that smoke costs Chicago $50,000,000 annually. PERSONAL MENTION The Young Men’s Evangelistic Club motored to Dublin Sunday and held a very interesting and enthusiastic meeting in that city. About a dozen members of the club made the trip. MONTANA GOVERNOR MAY be new Navy secretary _ * WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—j£y the Associated Press)—Joseph M. Dixon, governor of Montana and at one time a leader in the Roosevelt party move¬ ment, is being seriously consideied for secretary of the navy to succeed Denby. sn mm NOT y^T QUALIFIED -> Time For Closing of Entries in Pri¬ mary Election Not Far Off and Rules Committee to be Enforced Several candidates for county of¬ fices have so far failed to qualify for the primary of March 19th/ The time for the closing of entries doses on the 9 fr.'st of March at three o’clock in the afternoon, on or before which time All assessments must be paid and formal written notice filed with the secretary of the executive committee. The requiring of the filing of writ¬ ten notices is new and several of the candidates seem not to understand the proposition. It is just as neces sar y to file these written notices as it is to pay the assessments, as the rules of the committee will be rigidly enforced and any candidate failing to comply with the requirements will have his name left off the official ballot. xhe secretary of the committee will begin making arrangements for the holding of the election as soon as the entry list closes. He will have all the necessary papers ready for the various committees in ample time for the election and they are requested to call on him for them a day, or two before the time set for the primary. lM(rs. A. Ruskin will return from a several week’s. visit to New York and Washington, Wednesday. Mr. Ruskin will meet her in Atlanta and they will motor to Griffin. mm PRESENT RATE IS TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT; WbULD RAISE IT 'To MAXIMUM OF FORTY PER CENT. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—(By the Associated estate tax rates Press)-A proposed revision^ by Repre- the j sentati^e Ramseyer, a Republican of Iowa, subjected the revenue bill to another delay today while the house debated the question. Ramseyer s amendment raised rates all along the line to a maximum fo forty percent on the amount by which a oet estate exceeds ten million dol- 1 *•* rs The present rate is twenty-five per rent. WEALTHY EiBLEriS KILLED III HI HIP Two Women Also Meet Death When Auto Collides With Train; Wo¬ man’s Finance Badly Injured. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25.—(By the As¬ sociated Press)—M. J. Conner, a wealthy gambler, and two women were killed today when an automobile in which they were riding collided with a freight train three miles south¬ west of here. One of the women was Miss Zlplma Wander, age twenty-three. Her fi¬ ance, Joseph H. Burns, a livestock salesman, was seriously injured. The other woman was not identified. l DIES IN AUGUSTA HOME Will Be Buried Tuesday Morning at County Line Cemetery by Rev. John F. Yarbrough. * Mrs. Balas N. Miller, age seventy eight years, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Conner, id Augusta, Ga., Sunday evening. She is survived by one son, Dr. J. N. Miller, of Macon; four daughters Mrs. J. H. Coleman, Mrs. Chas. Con¬ ner, Mrs. D. D. Lovett and Miss Flora Miller^ Mrs. Miller lived in Spalding count’ for many years and was well known ’’ere. The interment will be at Coun¬ ty Line church, near Birdie, Tuesday morning at ten-thirty o’clock, with Rev. John F. Yarbrough officiating. Frank S. Pittman will be in charge of "he arrangements. -»___- + WEATHER FORECAST + ♦ *♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ For Gsitgia—Rain . tonight and Tuesday, Little change in tempera ture. Temperature for twentyfour hours ending at noon today; Miximum „ ff*' 57 Minimum - 34 Mean 42 b h j RUN-OFF PRIMARY CALLED'FOR APRIL 2ND IN EVENT NO DIDATE PRIMARY OF MARCH 19, RECEIVES A MAJORITY. At a meeting of the Spalding Coun¬ ty Democratic Executive Committee late Saturday afternoon at the court house it was tjecided by a vote of 15 to 3 to let the majority rule prevail in the primary of March 10th for the nomination of county officers. A run¬ off primary was called for Wednesday, April 2, in event no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast in the first primary. The motion for majority rule was made by Frank Mays and seconded by ' v • Crowder and after being vo|ed on Chairman Cleveland declared it would prevail not only in the primary of March 19th, but in all future elec¬ tions unless changed at some other meeting by the executive committee. Dr. T. J. Phillips opposed the ma¬ jority rule and offered an amendment to Mr. Mays’ motion before it was voted on. The amendment was lost by a vote of 11 to 3. The secretary of the committee was instructed to have placed on the of¬ ficial ballot “For Salary System for County Officers” and “Against Salary System for County Officers." This will give the voters opportunity foi expression of their views on the sub¬ ject. The motion to have these words placed on the ballot was made by J. D. Touchstone and seconded by Frank Mays, and was carried by a large majority. The secretary hms also instructed to have placed on the ballot “For Majority Rule” and “For Plurality Rule,” in order to determine the sen¬ timent of the voters on this question in the future elections. - TRE SUN, Established 1877 1 .. . ...... - ............. . ...... ‘ ...... .. .......... 1 ■ " " " 1 ) " 11 f '■ 11 ' •*- % LATEIASTNIGHT 1 *" MEN ARE ALLEGED TO HAVE GONE TO WOMAN’S HOUSE MAKING DEMANDS WHICH ARE MET WITH SHOTS. CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 25— (By the Associated Press!—Two men are dead and two other persons are being by police today as the re¬ of a pistol battle late last night, is said to be the result of a bUcfc mai , pJot Th<? dead are RafUe Transo and Mikfi Marin0; who ^ # ihM ^ are said ., to . . have to . the .. . home , of . gone Mrs. x Nettie . ... Annelli, . ... twenty-one, . age last night to see whether ...... the demands . they .. alleged „ . to . , have made . Tburs are day , would ., , be carried . . out. The armed , with ... three .. » woman, re volvers, , fired - , a fusillade . , of . shots , at the men, die said, after they had fir¬ ed a shot through the window of her home. / The police are searching for her husband, who, she says, left home after the threats were received. THEY IMS AS UNIVERSITY WINS LAST GAME GRIFFIN GETS THIRD PLACE IN STANDING AND RIVER¬ SIDE IS SECOND; SUCCESSFUL FROM EVERY ANGLE. t (By Julian Griffin) The gallanK Bluebird quintet rep¬ resenting the University School for Boys of Atlanta returned home Sat¬ urday tonight with the Griffin Ga. Cup, symbolic of the championship of the Georgia Interscholastic Athletic Association in basketball for 1923- 24, after completely walking away with Riverside Military Academy, of Gainesville, Ga., to* the tune of 29 to 10 in the final contest of the tourney which closed here Saturday night. Griffin defeated Commercial High in the preliminary battle, 29 to 14, and won third place iff the assbeia t ' on s * an ding. John Brewer, Griffin center, stood head and shoulders above any man ( on the floor in the first game with his brilliant dribbles all through the oppo¬ sition, ability to follow the ball, ac¬ curately in locating the basket and in every other phase of the game. He also gathered 17 of the points made by the local crew. Hartman and H udder man were the stars for Com¬ mercial High. University Wjna Cup. The University boys rushed the Gainesville lads off their feet in the opening phase of the game and the score was eight to nothing in the first few minutes of play. Before the half ended, however, Riverside brought the score up to 7 and eleven, and every¬ body was looking for Riverside to pull her famous come-back as she had dope on her two- previous performances here. The Bluebirds would not yield the fort, however, and started a scoring (Continued on Sports page.)