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NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
DISPATCHES OF IMPORTANT HAP
PENINGS GATHERED FROM
OVER THE WORLD.
FOR THE JjIJSY READER
The Occurrences Of Seven Days Given
In An Epitomized Form For
Quick Reading
Foreign—
It is reported in Munich, Bavaria,
that American citizens are aiding the
Bavarian Fascisti.
The balking of Ismet Pasha, Turkish
Nationalist representative at; Lausanne,
threatens the, success of negotiations
at the near eastern peace parley.
It is stated that the Greek high
commissioner has been ordered to quit
Constantinople. At last reports the
Armenian patriarch was preparing to
flee.
The Turks, it is stated, on reliable
authority, in exchange for acceptance
of the allied plan, demand that all ca
pitulaitions which grant foreign na
tions special privileges in Turkey, be
scrapped.
Armed Russians are reported to have
recently cross and the Manchurian fron
tier at Aliauor and attempted to cap
ture the Chinese coal mines. They at
tacked a garison of Chinese troops,
who, it is reported, with reinforcement,
repulsed the Russians.
Fleeing from the violent tempest
sweeping the Mediterranean coast of
Spain, (lie French mailboat Governor
General Tirman has struck on reefs
at the entrance to the harbor of Port
Yendres, 19 miles southeast of Perpig
nan, where it was seeking refuge.
China and Japan recently completed
settlement of the Shantung controversy
ns outlined by the terms of the Wash
ington treaty. China agrees to pay
Japan 40,000,000 yen for the Shantung
railroad. The payment will be made
in fifteen year treasury notes bearing
interest at six per cent.
A strong appeal for freedom of the
straits, with the right of warships
to pass to and from the Black sea,
was the outstanding feature the other
day in the Near Eastern conference at
Lausanne, when a definite proposal for
the future control of this great world
waterway was submitted by the en
tente nations.
True to its traditional humanitarian
policy, the United States government
strongly protested at the Near East
ern peace conference against the ex
pulson of Greeks from Constantinople.
Apprehension that the Turks would in
sist on deporting all the Greeks from
their sacred city proved to be well
founded when, at a meeting of the
subcommission on the exchange of
populations, a Turkish representative
announced definitely that departure of
all the Greeks was one of the fea
tures of their program concerning the
adjustment of populations.
Marquis De Alhucemas, on behalf of
the liberal party declined to form a
new cabinet to succeed that of San
chez Guerra, which resigned, according
to a dispatch from Madrid, Spain.
The British steamer Clvnerock col
lided with the American steamer
George Washington recently, off Dover,
according to a wireless message from
the Clynerock to Lloyd’s. The stem
of the Clynerock was badly cracked
and the vessel was leaking but did not
want immediate assistance. No report
has been received as to what happen
ed to the George Washington, which
was bound from Plymouth for Bremen.
Washington—
Studies of the United States coal
commission already have developed the
conclusion among its members that
the bituminous coal mining industry
in the United States is overdeveloped,
and that good business and good citi
zenship require investors to escape
from embarking upon new coal mining
operations, according to a statement
made public recently.
Commissioner Haynes, in a recent
hearing before a house appropriations
sub committee, when he asked for nine
million dollars for his department for
the next year, said the crisis in the
enforcement of the federal prohibition
amendment, was now at hand.
Dispatches from Honolulu, T. H.. say
the Deomcrats of the territory of Ha
waii recently celebrated the election of
William P. Jarrett as delegate to con
gress with a luan. or Hawaiian feast,
at which seven tons of assorted food
v as served and to which everybody was
invited.
The treasury got squared away re
cently to take care of the heavy fiscal
operations due to take place between
December 15 and January 1, Secretary
Mellon, in announcing the December
program, which marks another step
in the government’s post-war financ
ing. declared the treasury faced “im
proved prospects” for the coming fis
cal year
Legislation affecting flood control on
(he Mississippi river is being discussed
by directors of the Mississippi River
Flood Control Asociation preparatory to
teh appearance of spokesmen for the
organization before a house committee
in the near future.
Necessity to “concentrate our funds
on the completion of our most import
ant current projects,” was emphasized
by Secretary of War Weeks in an ad
dress at the concluding session of the
annual rivers and harbors congress.
Two more farm credit plans were
added to the dozen or more already be
fore congress. A bill amending the
farm loan act to provide additional
credits was introduced by Senator Nor
beck, Republican, South Dakota, and
Representative Strong, Republican,
Kansas, while another, introduced by
Senator Norbeck and Representative
A. P. Nelson, Republican, Wisconsin,
would authorize the War Finance cor
poration to make loans to foreign pur
chasers of American agricultural prod
ucts.
An increase in employment over the
country in November greater than dur
ing any month since January is shown
in reports ot the United States em
ployment service. In making public a
summary of the report the service said
a further expansion was prevented only
by inadequate rail transportation for
commodities. The common labor short
age has been relieved in a measure by
the release of farm workers, it was
stated, but this shortage still is appar
ent in many parts of the country.
Domestic—
Bishop R. G. Waterhouse, Methodist,
who was injured by an automobile aU
Knoxville, Tenn., died without ever re
gaining consciousness.
Mrs. Lorene Caldwell claims that in
a Chicago and Alton railway crash her
endochrine gland was injured causing
her weight to increase from 160 pounds
to 375.
Keith Smith, British aviator has ar
rived at San Francisco, where he will
make preparations to make an around
the-world flight in the spring of the
year 1923.
Financing plans of the Northern Wis
consin Tobacco pool, by which the grow
ers have been assured adequate finan
cial assistance by the bankers have
been announced.
Stewart S. Lynch, 19-year-old high
school student, who with two compan
ions attempted recently to hold up J.
J. Evans, 63, a grocery store manager,
Nashville, Tenn., died at an early hour
as the result of a bullet fired into his
brain by Evans.
Ward W. Fowler, 21, of New Castle,
Ind., was shot, the other day, in Kan
sas City, Mo., by a beggar who solic
ited alms of him. Fowler refused and
the beggar shot him.
Operators and miners representing
the bituminous coal industry adjourned
their meeting in Chicago without hav
ing come to any sort of an agreement.
A proposal presented by the operators
involving district agreements, arbitra
tion of diferences and a sliding wage
scale was rejected in its entirety by
the miners’ representatives. The miners
proposed a return to the old central
coinpetittive field as a basis for nego
tiation, which was rejected by the op
erators.
An extra dividend of 25 per cent was
announced by directors of the King
Philip Cotton Mills, Fall River, Mass.,
who also declared the regular quarterly
dividend of 1 1-2 per cent. In 1920
the corporation paid a cash dividend of
23 per cent and a dividend in Liberty
bonds of 50 per cent.
Proposals for the revision of all-rail
freight rates between New England
and Southern points were submitted by
shippers’ representatives in the inter
state commerce commission’s Southern
rate hearing at New York.
Members of the American Legion will
police the city of Greenville (S. C.)
on the night of December 28, while the
police department is enjoying its an
nual bauquet, it was announced.
Ed. T. Johnson, sportsman, was
questioned at the L* Angeles, Calif.,
sheriff’s office in connection with the
escape of Mrs. Clara Phillips, convict
ed murderess, from the county jail.
He denied all knowledge of the affair.
Edmund J. Ryan, a New York brok
er, was directed by City Judge Holden
to stay off Grand street, the principal
thoroughfare of White Plains, for one
year because his wife, who is institut
ing separation proceedings, complained
that he had annoyed her and their
three children. Ryan was warned that
if he was caught on the street on which
Mrs. Ryan’s home faces, he would be
sent to jail. He had to leave court
by a rear exit to keep out of jail.
An army de Haviland 4 airplane,
which left Langley Field Va., recently
for the purpose of mapping out an air
mail route between Washington, D.
C., and Cleveland, 0., was wrecked at
Barton, near Cumberland, Md. H. F.
Messions an observer, sustained minor
lacerations about the face. Sergeant
Loupious, pilot of the machine, was un
injured. According to Loupious, the
machine developed engine trouble, and
in attempting to make a landing, the
ulane was smashed.
THE DANIELSVILLE MONITOR, DANIELSVILLE, GEORGIA.
STATE BANK LAWS
UPHELD BY COURT
IS EMPOWERED TO ASSESS THE
STOCKHOLDERS OF INSOL
VENT BANKS
STATE NEWS OF INTEREST
Brief News Items Gathered Here And
There From All Sections Of
The State
Atlanta.—Through a sweeping decis
ion of the supreme court, in which the
constitutionality of the law creating
the state banking department was up
held, the department can function un
hampered hereafter in cases where
assessments are to be made against
stockholders of insolvent banks. For
that reason it is one of the most im
portant decisions handed down by the
court in the last decade, according to
a statement issued by T R. Bennett,
superintendent of the department.
Mr. Bennett said the decision of the
court, which was rendered in the
case of T. R. Bennett, superintendent,
versus Mrs. Helen H. Crawford, ad
ministratrix, appeared from Sumter
county, will apply 47 other cases
where similar questions have been
raised. He expressed the hope that
the litigation in these remaining cases
would be withdrawn as soon as pos
sible as the question raised in the re
maining cases were covered in full in
the lengthy decision of the court hand
ed down recently.
“The decision upholding the consti
tutionality of the state banking law
will affect about 50,000 stockholders
of banks and involves several million
dollars,” Mr. Bennett said.
Seward H. Smith, assistant attor
ney-general, who handled the case for
the banking department in the su
preme court, expressed much gratifi
cation over the decision of the court.
South’s Economic Conditions Outlined
Atlanta.—The future of the southern
farmer depends on the recovery of Eu
rope, David Franklin Houston, member
of President Woodrow Wilson’s cab
inet, declared during his visit to Atlan
ta. The former cabinet officer is tour
ing the South with W. S. Gifford, vice
president of the American Telephone
and Telegraph company, a parent com
pany of the Bell Telephone Securities
company. Mr. Houston is president of
the latter. The two executives are
making the trip for the purpose of
observing economic conditions. Mr.
Houston said he believed the Georgia
farmer had passed through a most try
ing period and was well on the road
toward vastly improved conditions. He
said he was impressed with the prog
ress the South had bade generally In
agricultural and industrial develop
ment.
A., B. & A. To Borrow SBO,OOO On Notes
Atlanta. —Colonel B. L. Bugg, receiv
er for the Atlanta, Birmingham & At
lantic railroad, was recently granted
permission by Judge Samuel H. Sibley,
of the United States district court, to
borrow SBO,OOO on notes and certi
ficates of the railroad, to be used in
repairing 200 wooden gondola coal cars,
now out of commission. The cost of
repairing the cars will aggregate $215
each, according to the petition. When
replaced into service the cars will have
an earning capacity of about $1 per
day, the revenues derived to be regre
gated and applied to payment of the
loan, according to the agreement enter
ed into between the railroad and brok
ers holding the notes.
Lynch Is Winner In Tanlac Case
Atlanta. —An amicable agreement
having been reached out of court, all
litigation involved in the Tanlac con
troversy between S. A. Lynch and P.
M. McDuffie will be withdrawn, accord
ing to announcement. Mr. McDuffie
will retire as president and as a direc
tor of International Proprietaries, Inc.,
distributors for the tonic, and Mr.
Lynch will have the right to vote the
shares of stock involved in the dis
pute. Dissension in the corporation
arose several months ago after Mr.
Lynch purchased the controlling inter
est from G. F. Willis and associates.
The concern was reorganized with the
stock divided into 200,000 shares.
Invitation Extended To Brick Makers
Atlanta. —V. B. Kriegshaber, who is
now attending the convention of the
American Face Brick Manufacturers
and Dealers’ association in West Ba
den, Ind., has been provided with a
special invitation to that organization
to hold its 1923 convention in Atlanta.
The invitation which Mr. Kriegshaber
will present to the body at West Baden,
was signed by Governor Hardwick.
Mayor Key, F. J. Paxon, president of
the Atlanta Convention bureau; Mrs.
B. M. Boykin, president of the Atlanta
Woman's club; W. C. Royer, president
of the Atlanta Hotel Men's association;
E. K. Large, postmaster, and Fred
Houser, secretary of the Convention
bureau
Methodists Make Optimistic Report
Atlanta. —Reports issued from thf
offices of the Christian education move
ment in Georgia, indicated that th<
payup effort is meeting with gratifying
success in both the north Georgia and
south Georgia conferences. Before the
effort had hardly been begun, Dr. Elan:
F, Dempsey had received almost $2,500.
while Dr. J. A. Harmon, whose office ia
located at Macon, Ga., is receiving a
gratifying response from his subscrib
ers through the daily mail. Decembei
3-9 has been designated as “payup
week,” during which time second yeai
pledges are to be collected in botl
north and south Georgia conferences
Approximately $200,000 was collected
last year and it is expected that a
larger sum will be forthcoming as the
direct result of the present drive. Dur
ing the canvass in June of 1921, in
these two conferences, $1,500,000 was
subscribed to the Christian education
movement to be applied in five equal
annual installments. About 36,000
Georgia Methodists have part in this
subscription and, notwithstanding fi
nancial distress, are very bravely meet
ing the obligation as it falls due.
Campaign To Kill 100,000 Rats
Atlanta.—lt is estimated that 100,
000 rats have been killed in the city
of Atlanta since the beginning of the
campaign recently under the directior
of the chamber of commerce and with
the co-operation of the city government
county commissioners and a number
of wholesale grocers-, the express com
panies and the railroads. Telephone
reports to the chamber of commerce
keep the leaders of the movement in
formed as to the effectiveness of the
campaign. One warehouseman report
ed that a half barrel of dead rats had
been found in his establishment —and
these apparently killed by only one
package of poison. A business man
called up to say he found 11 deceased
carriers of bubonic plague when he
opened up.
Many Boys Accepted For Army
Atlanta.—The following applicant*
were accepted at the army recruiting
station, room 203 postoffice building
during the week ending December 4:
Bill O. Black, College Grove, Tenn.;
Fred R. Prentice, Baxter, Tenn.; Henry
T. Ward, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Robert
Wade, Bluffton, Ind.; Morelle M. Snow,
Atlanta, Ga.; John E. Arnett, Wehad
kee, Ala.; Peter R. Gee, Elwell, Mich.;
Henry A. Jackson, Bowdon, Ga.; James
E. Denman, Atlanta, Ga.; Thomas H
Wisemer, Dallas, Ga.; Ingram
son, Suwanee, Ga.; Edwin H. Wither
spoon, Hattiesburg, Miss., and Roy B.
Murray, Ormwood Park, Ga. Enlist
ments are being made for the Hawaiian
island and Panama,, and a special re
cruiting booth is being maintained.
Monster Egg Hatchery Opens
Ashburn. —The monster 10,000 egg
hatchery was started here recently
with enough eggs to more than fill the
section which is to be put * into the
incubator each week. The incubator,
which is to be run on the co-operative
basis will make 'l’urner county one of
the greatest chicken' counties in the
state if the present plans are consum
mated. It is under the direction of
the Turner county co-operative . sales
agency, with an expert hired to look
after the hatchery.
Railroad Sale In Bryan Brings $20,000
Savannah. The Savannah and
Southern railway was sold at public
outcry recently at Clyde, the county
seat of Bryan county for $20,000.
George T. Hunt, of Savannah, acting
for G. T. Tuten, bought it. The road
is 40 miles in length, extending from
Lanier to Glennville and was part of
the Tuten properties. It was sold under
foreclosure proceedings, brought by
the Oglethorpe Savings and Trust com
pany. The sale must be- confirmed by
the superior court of Bryan county.
Georgia Bankers Meet At Dalton
Dalton.—Approximately 100 banker*,
and representatives of allied interests
attended the annual convention of
Group 3, of the Georgia Bankers’ asso
ciation here. It was one of the largest,
most enthusiastic and generally enjoy
able and helpful meetings yet held by
this group, "which embraces all of
northwest Georgia and as far south
as Macon, and points to the southwest
of Macon. Atlanta is a member of
this group and more than a dozen bank
ers were present from that city.
Refuses Money For Tourist Camp
Augusta.—Council has refused to
adopt a committee recommendation
that an amount of money not to exceed
$2,500 be appropriated by the city to
establish a tourist camp on Walton
way, adjacent to Allen park, and near
the north end of Young street. The
recommendation was defeated by one
vote after Councilman Mikel had en
tered a strong protest.
“Point Lome” To Be Towed To Norfolk
Savannah.—The “Point Lome”, the
last of the eleven shipping board ves
sels which have been tied up in port
here for two years, will be towed out
of the harbor for Norfolk by the tug
Butterfield soon.
Ji Feuu
Q, Little
jgJ>nules,C7
PLACED AT LAST
I can t do a thing with Jones,” said
the manager. “I’ve had him In three
departments, and he dozes all dav
long.” y
Put him at the pajama counter,”
suggested the proprietor, “and fasten
this card on him:
“ ‘Our night clothes are of such su
perior quality that even the man who
sells them cannot keep awake.’”—Ep
worth Herald.
Johnny Was Rlgat.
“What is an apprentice?” Johnny
asked his father.
“One hound to another to learn his
trade or profession and make himself
generally useful.”
“Then you’re apprenticed to mother,
aren’t you, dad?” said Johnny—Lon
don Tit-Bits.
Her Relatives Included.
“So you want to marry my daugh
ter, eh?”
“I do, sir.”
“Young man, have you considered
her family in this matter?”
“I have sir. I love that girl so much
I’d be willing to put up with any
thing.”
The Heaviest Part.
“My husband was taking part in a
dramatic performance last night, and
he is so hoarse today he can scarcely
speak.”
“Oh, really! Was he playing the
leading part?”
“No, he was prompting.”
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A CINCH
Rabbit'—Gee, this is a cinch. That
fool city kid thinks I'm a bear or
something.
Now Chasing Fleas.
They have a darling in their home
A flfty-dollar Pekinese—
The hand that rocked the cradle
Now is busy combing fleas.
Nothing to Worry About.
Movie Actor—But, look here, if he’s
going to throw me into the rapids how
am I going to get out? ;
Director—That’s all right; you dont
appear again!
A Telling Thrust.
Wife —I don’t want to be bothered
hearing about your business. I’lease
leave that at the office.
Hub—Oh, very well. And I’ll leave
the proceeds of It there, too.
Correct Answer.
Diner (with menu)— Chicken cro
quettes, eh I I say, waiter, what part
of a chicken is the croquette.'
Waiter—The part that’s left over
from yesterday, sir.
He’d Know.
“What Is eloquence?” asked the per
son who Is fond of academic argument.
“You wouldn’t ask that b
yon had ever heard a ***
making a few remarks to hi s team j
before the battle.”
Adaptable Movies.
“"Where are the scenes of this P* 1 ”
play laid?” „
“In the great north woous.
“They look familiar.”
“Maybe you saw our P hot °P‘.-
titled ’Lost in the Jungle of Atria.
The Telephone Trill.
“Our telephone operator .s *
cultured young woman. | it tle
“Yes; but she appears , t obe 8 lke
uncertain on spelling. I c “‘' , . s j ie
up my mind as to bow many „
thinks there are in the won
Making a Choice.
Mr. Pennywise—l’d rather .
take the S7O hat instead of t
one. Then, when you chan.-- -
mind, it’ll be Just right. . to
His Wife-Stupid! I in Dd
change my mind twice.