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8URVEY OF COUNTY
Atlanta. — Federal assistance in
;Both Will Represent United States On Stsamsr' Runs Goes Down Off Caro.
Staking a topographical surrey of Ful-
jt°n countv and the part
county and the part of DeKalb
'bnty into which Atlanta is grow-
was assured, to Alderman Claude
L Buchanan, Chief of Construction
illiam A. Hansell and Clarke Don-
Idson,
sewer engineer, during a se
ries of conferences in Washington
1th. officials of the United States
Jeodetic survey, they stated on their
.. •turn to Atlanta. The government,
i; ; la to work in co-operation with the
City and county.
■ The proposed survey will enable At
lanta fo build its sewer system to con
form to future needs, much as New
York’s is built, Engineer Donaldson
■aid. Sewer mains laid in New York
fifty years ago are large enough to
fill the needs of the,, city of'today, al
though it is more than twice as large
as it was when the mains were laid.
Atlanta’s principal mains, he said,
gre built' thirty or more years ago
toward serving a city of 125,-
?ula.tion and in many chaos
>ving inadequate for the pres
upulation of 250,000.
[DAWES AND YOUNG CHOSEN SEAMEN
Expert Committees To Investigate
German Financial Affairs
i PariB.—The reparation commission
Una Coast-Schooner C. A.
Smith Wrecked Off Oregon
Norfolk, Va.—Atlantic and Pacific
[officially announced that It would ex oceans each added to the toll of the
'tend Invitations to General Gharlet sea when the crews of two vessels
sea when the crews of two
[Dawes, former director of the Amer went down in the break-up of their
’lean budget, and Owen D. Young, New ships
York lawyer and banker, to be the
IN MEMNRY OF MRS- FANNIE YON
'
Of Thomson To' Be Surfaced
ison.—The city of Thomson
chased two acred of road Bur-
materiol from. Mrs. Ira B.
fter and will use it to top-surface
streets of Thomson. Several
ttths ago Mrs. Farmer, who has a
JSit of 100 acres of this material
farm one mile from Thomson,
ad the city with a sufficient
to surface the street on
•the posotfifee, Palace Drug com'
i and Thomson City hank. This
busy section of the city and it
been difficult to keep the street.
, condition owing to the heavy. traf-
Heavy lumber trucks coming
four directions to the planing
unofficial representatives of the Uni
ted States on the expert committees
Which are to investigate Germany's
financial position.
An unofficial communique Issued by
the commission says:
After taking cognizance of various
information received from the United
States, all the delegates of the pow
ers represented on the reparation com
mission individually advised Colonel
James A. Logan (the American oh-,
server with the commission) that it
is their intention to invite, in the
course of the next plenary session,
General Charles G. Dawes and Owen
b. Young to participate as experts iu
the work of the committees intrusted
with the task of studying the German
budget and stabilization of currency
in Germany.”
Washington.—It is taken for grant
ed here that both Brigadier General
Charles G. Dawes and Owen D. Young
will accept the places which are to
be tendered them on the new commit
tees to deal with the reparations ques
tion. _ _
Officials here are not willing to
discuss the selections made In Paris,
but -both of those named in the dis
patches from the French capital are
nderstood to be entirely satisfactory
tJktho American government. They
win act entirely In an unofficial ca
pacity, hut Washington will keep In
close touch with the work of the two
-committees.
Chicago.—Former Director of the
Budget Dawes has not been advised
purists bver the two highways,
fM Jacksonvtlle am * New York ’ of the possibility of hlB being invited
lorida form a constant stream of . m a8 utf0 |§g representative on
11,^ The pqrfeqt international committee to inves-
siy the material was In such hiark- . . - 0 finances he said De-
Ieon«ra,t ,o other gJMf' W
awalt of,lclai confirmation of the invl-
city officials decided to use it ex- , ,. _
ireiy'and all the street will be _ tatl0, , M ' k ’
iced as rapidly as possible.
On Saturday morning Novem
ber 3rd. 1923, as the hours of
Midnight marked passing of
another day,; ;
A shinning angel descended from
Heav.cn- [and took our Dear
Grandmother away.
"t Gun Halts Would-be Fugitive |
renceville.—Sheriff E. 0. Gar-
r, of Gwinnett county, shot and
bbably fatally wounded Garfield
jeadows, alias "Jazzbo,” a young
jiegro who is believed to be wanted
Forsyth^ Gas, on a serious charge,
iriff Garner arrested the negro on
at Fon
Believing Love Lost, Wife Kills Him
New York.—Inability to explain
away his wife’s Jealousy cost Irving
Gross, potsoffice clerk, his life after
a spat over the breakfast coffee, in
their Bronx apartment. Neighbors In
the apartment heard their voices rise
in bitter quarrel, hors growing shriller,
his pretesting. She accused, be de
nied- Up the ventilators anil dumb
waiter shaft floated her rebukes and
st of officers at Forsyth', the
o «/». waiter simn tiuateu uer routines auu
MhAd» wanted there. Whta
&"iL t0 a°Dlnt Wuo° kl o? “ hout * '“"“••a- -Jriocr olammed.
Mrs. Gross, oh her taooa-W.de her
nnrkPt The sheriff uross > on ner * nee S’Desme ner
pocKet. ine ; husband’s body, she was crying: "Oh,
the, jail, a few blocks t t
- . .. ... - - ., • my darling, why did I do it? I must
r and when the officer and his have been crazy. O
werer within a few feet of the do ltr , Turning to .
suddenly grabbled the
- his finger and acting,
man.
The Norwegian steamer Runa went
to pieces dff Frying Pah shoalB near
the Carolina coast. Twenty-two mem
bers of Its crew of twenty-seven
either were drowned or died of ex
posure in open boatfe. The five known
survivors are aboard a vessel bound
for Galveston and could hot be trans
ferred to other rescue boatB on ac
count of high seas.
Marshfield, Ore.—The schooner C.
A. Smith crashed into a breakwater
in Coos bay, on the Oregon shore
and was being dashed to pieces re
cently. One life-boat containing
eight or ten members of the crew
was seen to overturn as it made vain
effort to reach the shore. Sevei
members of the crew were saved. by)
a breeches buoy which broke before
all of the crew could be saved. As
darkness hid the wreck the figures of
frantic men could he dimly seen on
the deok of the doomed vessel,
The mate of the rescue tug was
swept overboard' from his craft while
endeavoring to render aid to the
schooner. <;
Norfolk.—Hope of findnig alive any
of the 16 missing members of-the crew;
of the Norwegian steamer Runa, lost
recently off Frying Pan shoals on the
North Carolina coast, was abandoned
by coast guard officials here upon re
ceipt of a message from the cutter
Modoc that the second of two. life
boats launched from the Runa had
been found with all of its occupants
dead.
The first lifeboat, picked Up by the
American tanker W. W. Mills In the
vicinity of Frying Fan gas buoy, con
tained four survivors. Later the tank
er picked up another survivor ding
ing to a floating door, and the five
are now thought to be the only ones
saved.
The Second lifeboat, reported by
the Modoc, is thought to have con
tained six bodies, although the mes
sage did not state how many had been
recovered. Early messages said the
boat was adrift in the storms with
six men aboard. This boat was the
one found. While officials have hot
been advised definitely, they are of
the oplnibn that the crew ot the Runa,
numbered twenty-seven men, twenty-
two of whom wet death.
Marshfield, Ore.—At least ten mem
bers of the lumber schooner O. A.
Smith are believed to have,lost their
lives when the vessel' was wrecked on
the entrance
A gentle voice we loved is
still,
A place is vacant in tlie house
which no other can fill, ft
Oh how sad to know she is gone
To neer return to us any more. Ji.
Though she is at rest on that
beautiful shore. ",
Oh how she is mis&d by us all is
More than words can express, for
W e 1 o v ed he r d ea v1 y, b u t God
must have loved her best.
On earth she spent sixty-six years
The last ten of which she suffer-
►ed more than words,could tell,
But.she was always cheerful the
Same as when when she was well.
ACCIDENTLY
SFlyf
COMMIT.: SUICIDE
—
Roy M. Aultman a prominent
farmer committed suicide at hi*
farm on the National Highwsjf
near Dunbar about
ut 12 o’elocK
p shooting acf
gro boy dirty*,
an auto, truck.
A number of negro farm hand*
m the place were driving by th*
Christmas day after
cidently a young negro boy driv*„
ing by his house in an auto truck. ,
on
Aultman house in a truck whea
Mr. Aultman fired at them with a
, Ml
rifle, it is supposed with the in*
Her life was made of love pa
tience and kindness notone mo
ment duty left undone,
^Though she was unable she did
all she eouldfor everyone.
-
In her home she was such a shin
ing light,
Always making life's pathway
seem so bright-
•Factory Making Profits
rllle.—At the; ahnual meet-
„ Wf te stockholders of the Euhar-
pjjpse factory ,the secretary ; re-
Oh, -how cotild I
the gathering
she screamed? "He didn’t love
mb' any; more—he didn’t love > me any
more!”
Policeman' 8h<>t VVIfh Hla Own Plstoj
Opp, Ala.—Herbert IJorpey, 35, po
liceman, if in a hospital atAndalusia,
5 d that during the fiscal year Just }» &$$$* with, two hul-
M'isi pounds of milk had det wounds in his body, and Bur-
IMNHM W.orv hv its *ess, a jeweler, is in the city Jail
charged With an assault to murder.
The two men engaged in a difficulty
on the streets. Dorsey had placed Bur
gess under arrest for public drunken:
ness. The latter asked to see the
officer’s • pistol, and after taking . it
fired four shots, two of them taking
effect.
throught to the factory by its
're- 49,260 pounds of cheese
I- marketed from the milk supply,;
'membbrs receiving $9,890.26 net
their labors. The average price'
Hthb. farmers for butter fat was
bents a pound. ,G. Herbert
■EM elected president; Cary Nel:
... , president;- M. H; Milam, sec-
f reas urer. These officers/
teynoids and A. R. But-
the hoard of directors. -
(Child In Face; Kills Heil
ticking horse caused
6ntly of t,he 15-year-old
ir. and Mrs. B. Queen)
Sunty. The animal kicked!
rl in the face with both
Farm Agents Wages Raised
Arlington.—County Agent A. E. Gib-
salary will be increased by $360
jet year, according to R. H, Boat-)
chairman of the board of county
im'issioners. Mr. Bostwlck stated
it a delegation of Calhoun county
itlzens appeared before him request-
lg that the county agent’s salary be
aised, due to the fact that* another'
ounty was attempting to secure Mr.
Jibson’s services as county demonstra
tor at a salary that was $360 in ex
cess of his salary In this county.
of
Plunges Down 6 Floors To Escape Bill
New York.—Anita ' Southwick, a
young Woman living in the Hotel ^re-
voort, Fifth avenue and Eighth street,
jumped from a Bixth-story wihdow and
crashed through the roof of a sedan
parked below. She probably will sur
vive. A waiter had just handed Miss
Southwick the check for a luncheon
party of 27 girls. She excused her
self, left the.room, and then leaped.
baptists Score Law Vlolationa
Macon.—Declaring that law viola-
i tlons have become appalling, that cit
izens and officials condone lawless
ness, and asserting that self-constitu
ted law enforcers are plunging the
B nation down the path of destruction,
The Georgia Baptist contention at its
closing .session here called on every
members of the denomination in Geor
gia to exert his influence to rectify
jg condition which is jeopardizing the
jveUbeing of the_.Cftit«d Ststca.
the north petty at
Coos bay harbor.
Eleteh others have been rescued.
The principal loss of life occurred
when a small boat from the Smith
foundered after putting off from the
wreck. The boat was seen to capsize
with eight or ten men in it, none of
whom have since been seen.
W. G. Prescott, mite of the war
tug Wilson, which went out N to the
rescue ot the Smith’s crew, was
drowned .when swept overboard from
the tug by ;a giant wave,
i As darkness shrouded the raging
pea, figures of men could still be seen
bn board the stricken schooner, as
frantic efforts were being ma<je by
their seven, rescued comrades and
[guards on shore to rig a breeches
buoy tp save their lives.
Pugilist Is Held For Grand Lareeny
Newkirk, Okla.—Art Maglrl, pro
fessional pugilist from Hastings,
jNebr., is in Jail here pending arrival
of officers from Chattanooga, Tenn.,
jwhere Magirl is said to be wanted for
grand larceny and burglary. Maglrl
denies the charge. He was arrested
jafter a boxing bout at Ponca City
;Blg Octopus Cqught At Long Beach
Two Are* Killed As Airplane Falla
San Antonio, Texas.—Lieutenant
Earl D. Willis and Private De Alnand,
an enlisted mechanic, were immedi
ately killed when their, plane crashed
to the ground during a bombing prac
tice. Due to the roughness of the'
bombing range, no rescue planes could,
land near the plane of Lieutenant
Wiilis, which burst into flames when
It crashed. v
8 Killed And. 8 Shot By Negro Killer
Drew, Miss—The dying body of Joe
Pullen, negro, was dragged from a
drainage ditch near here recently,
Greenwood, Miss.—Three dead and
Sight wounded were the known casual
ties in a man hunt, which began
when Joe Pjillen, negro tenant farmer,
shot and killed W. T. Sanders, plant-'
) Long Beach; Calif.—An ootopus’
measuring seveh feet from tip to tip
find weighting several hundred pounds
was hauled ashore here by Tom A1-!
bright and Clyde Russell after a 45
minutes battle. Experienced fisher
men estimate the age ot the devil
fish at 100 years.
Oh those kind words we miss, and
how she seemed to love us all,
But when God was ready for
her she was ready to answer His
<iaU.
Just a few hours before she de
parted from us, she asked us not
to grieve,
For she had been blest with
Tenderesb care, but God wanted
Her, and she must leave.
Now fare well Dear Grandmother
Peaceful be your rest, it is sweet
To call your name in life we
Loved you dearly, and death it
Is the same
tention of frighting them. One of
the.bullets struck the negro nea^
the heart, killing him instantly
and wounded another negro tn th*
arm.
When he reached the negro and
saw what ho dad done fl-r. Ault*
man stepped behind the truck,
placed a pistol to his temple and
pulled the trigger. He was rushed
to a Macon hospital but died be
fore reaching there.
Th* deceased is well known in
Houston County where he wai
born and reared and his main
friends-are shocked and grieved to
J earn of the trdgedy. ‘ ‘ ‘HI■ i
He is survived by his wife, Who
before her marriage was Miss.
Pearl Garvin; his mother and
father, Mr and.Mrs Zaok Aultmaa
a brother, Greeu Aultman, and
one sister, Mrs. William Stafford-
With Ike exception of Mrs Staf
ford, who lives in Florida, all th*
relatives live in Houstoij Couutyl
Coroner Lee Wages conducted
an inquest at Hart’s Undertaking
rooms late Tuesday afternoon, th*
jury returning a verdict that h*
came to his death from a self-in
flicted wound.
The funeral of -Mr. Aultman
took place Wednesday afternoon
at 3 o’clock, Eastern Time, at
Hart’s Chapel, liev. Mr- Autry
officiating. Interment was. a€
Riverside Cemetery at Macon.
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So sleep on Dear one the one
Will never cease to love,
And hope some sweet day
dwell with thee above.
Three Grandaughters
Ruby, Maude, and Estelle
we
to
DEATH OF MRS. M. S. SULLIVAN
THE COMMUNITY TREE
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the
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Nam** Archbishop Of ^Turla
Rom*.—Pope Pius has appointed!
Monsignor Giuseppe Gamba, bishop f>t
jNovarra, to be archbishop ot Turla.'
Persor
Obregon Leads Army In
!. El Paso, Texas.—President Obregon
has taken the field and Is pereonaUj
leading the troops of General Amarii
las and General Amara against the
rebel stronghold at Guadalajara, ac
cording to an official, report from
Mexico City received by the Mexloan
consulate In El Paso. Thousands ol
Vdira Cruz citizens have left for th«
On -Tuesday afternoon Decern
ber 4th..l923 -Gdd sent a shinning’
Angel to the home of Mrs. M. S.
Sullivan and took ber >to the
Realms of the Blest.
She was ill -about * three weeks
from which she suffered a stroke
of paralysis, and it was impossible
for her, to recover. All was done
for her that could be but God was
ready for her, and his will must
be done. ,
She is survived by four. daugh
ters, two sons and thirteen grand
children, and many other relatives
Oh how she will be missed but
cheer up each and every one, ypur
loss is her eternal gain. It must be
hard to think of life's journey wit^
out her, but we must submit to
Our Heavenly Father’s, Will, and
he wanted her to reign with him.
She was fifty eight years of age
a faithful member of Avandale
Church, where she will be missed
by every one. She was also a faith
ful wife and mother, and number
ed her friends by her acquaintances
She was laid to rest in Hatti*
cemetery Wednesday afternoon,
with the sweet words “Goodbye
dear mother God be with you till
we meet again.
Rev'. Clapp officiated.
Sleep on dear mother sleep on,
It is so aid to know that you are
gone,*
Gone, paver to return to us any
Though you are dwelling on that
beautiful shore.
And now dear mother os
Loved you best,
And has takeneded you home for
Eternal rest,
Dear Angel thee we can never
Cease to love.
And cherish the hope that by
and by we will dwell with th**
alone- X
An important event in
Christmas celebration -her*
the big Community Tree on th*
Court House square of Christina*
afternoon. . • . ,
The tree was beautifully . deeoi ■
rated and brilliantly lighted; in
.the back ground a.barnfire lerit a.
warm glow to the- scene, The hap- ;
py children gathered around and •
sang Carols- Then the gifts werB
distributed. Frui ts were dis
tributed to the young and old.
The school children from opt oi
town WetO brought in on trucks.
The children were happy and
every body enjoyed being there.
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CONDEMNED NEGRO GIVEN RESPITE
Lucius Mallory, condemned dto
hang on December 21st, has been
given a respite by the i.'overnQB
and his execution,stayed for sixty
days. On a last appeal by his At*,
torneys the execution has been
delayed pending further hearing.
An apprgl will be made to hav*
the sentence ccmmunted to life
imprisonment.
mws
er, and escaped to a canebrake near PP! . :
Drew, 26 miles north of Greenwood, reoort ntuLa add
armed with a pistol eta .tajltan, tad wSES
kept up a running battle with his pur- J?* ™
suers aj intervals throughout the afe' equlpmsui
r
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ternoon,
vtm&stiMiamg
—FOl
home
modern *quipm*ut.
A Smoak, F*iry, Gn-
L Henry
with *11
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Hubby Betrayed'To"Law By His Mat*
Denver, Colo.—Efforts were under
vay here recently to secure a par-
ion for John Keller, modern Jean.
Pal Jean, who, after ten years of hard
vork and clean living, has been or:
tered returned to the penitentiary at
follet, 111-, to serve the remainder of
i prison term. Ten years ago Keller
tscaped from prison, where he had
wo years and ten months more to
lervo, A year later he was married
n Salt Lake City and the couple, with
lour young children, yrho came later,
sere happy until a few dajB|>/ ago.
Preparing For Eventual Itlc^At Canton
Hon Kong, China.—The flotilla of
foreign gunboats in the harbor of
■
Canton, where ft tense situation haft
prevailed since the recent threat ot
Dr. Sun Yat Seia, South China leader,
io seize the customs funds; apparent:
y is preparing for eventualities.
3ome of the warships lying off Sha-
neen, the foreign section of Canton,
kave been cleared for action, and
french sailors from the cruiser Julea
ferry have landed at Shameen and
ire station in the old French post-;
>fflce building.
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