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VOL. XXIV. NO. 99
SHOOTING TWO MEN.
' MIN RUNS WIED IN
STREETS JF MACDN
Stranger With Smoking Re
volver Is Chased Through
Heart of Business Section
and Caught by Deputy
MACON, Ga., May 17,—G. F.
Mathews, a guest at the Hotel Plaza,
■aid to be a resident of a small town
In Arkansas, shot and seriously
founded Paul Keen, an employe of
the Chapman-Kessler garage, on
Mulberry street, slightly wounded
George Chapman, and then running
. Wild through the heart of the busi
ness section was finally captured,
after a running battle by Deputy
Sheriff Charley Roberts, in one of
the most sensational running gun
lights ever staged in this city. The
Assailant of the garage men was
saved from the anger of a mob of
I, persons, who joined in the
chase, when he quailed, before the
drawn gun of the deputy sheriff and
threw up his hands and quit.
The shooting took place in the,
doorway of the Chapman-Kessler
garage on Mulberry street, and as
his victims sank to the floor, the
man made a break for the open
street. He dodged past those who
tried to stop him, and with his gun
smoking in his hand he made a cleat;
getaway into the alley that runs be
tween Mulberry and Cherry streets,
opposite the federal building.
Officer Hill, who was in a shop
next door to the garage, heard the
shooting and ran out into the street
in time to see the man going into
the alley headed toward Cherry
■treet. He ran after him, and as
he ‘entered the alley and saw that
Mathews was about to turn into an
adjacent alley toward Third street,
he fired at him. Mathews kept run
ning, however.
Charley Roberts, a deputy sheriff,
Joined in the chase of the man, who
was now followed by hundreds of
persons attracted by the shots, and
the two men made their way up
Cherry street, Mathews backing
slowly away from the officers who
advanced on him with drawn gun
and threatening to shoot, but mak
ing no move to follow out his threat.
The shooting resulted after a qrfar
rel between the men over a repair
bill on an automobile.
. DR. BOAZ IS FIFTH
. METHODIST BISHOP
i* ———
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., May 17.
(By the Associated Press.) —The gen
eral .conference of the Methodist-
Episcopal Church, South, in session
here today, completed the election
of five new bishops to be named at
this time by electing Dr. H. A. Boaz
president of Southern Methodist uni
versity, Dallas, Tex., to be the fifth
new prelate. Four of*the bishops
wer4 elected yesterday. Dr. Boaz
received 213 votes.
Dr. Boaz was elected on the eighth
ballot.
Dr. Gilbert T. Rowe, of Nashville,
Tenn., was re-elected book editor. A.
J. Lamar, of the Alabama confer
ence. and John W. Barton, of Dallas,
Tex., were ' elected as publishing
y agents. Mr. Barton succeeds D. M.
Smith, who was retired owing to ill
health, but is retained as publishing
agent emeritus.
Consecration Sunday
Announcement was made today
that the consecration of the new
bishops would take place Sunday
morning. A memorial service for
deceased bishops will be held at the
same time.
The four men elected in yester
day’s balloting are: Drs. J. E. Dick
ey, Griflin, Ga.; W. B. Beauchamp
Nashville, Tern.; Sam R. Hay,
Houston, Tex., and Hoyt M. Dobbs;
of Anniston, Ala. Drs. Dickey and
Beauchamp won on the second bal
lot. Dr. Hay on the third and Dr.
Dobbs on the fourth.
Dr. Dickey was born in Jefferson
ville, Ga., in 1864, and entered the
ministry in 1891. From that time
until 1899 he was a professor at Em
ory college, Oxford, Ga., and was
president of Emory from 1902 until
♦ 1915, during which time it was made
a university and moved to Atlanta.
Dr. Beauchamp was born at Farn
** ham, Va., in 1869, and was ordained
in 1893, serving pastorates in Rich
mond and Newport News, Va., and
Danville and Louisville, Ky., until
1917, when he was elected secretary
of the laymen’s missionary move
ment. He also acted as director gen
eral of the centenary movement, and
has been foreign secretary if the
board of missions in charge of
work in Europe. Because- of his
familiarity with the European .situ
ation, it was said today that he like
ly would be given a foreign assign
ment, probably with headquarters
in Brussels.
Dr. Hay has held numerous pas
torates in the church since his ordi
nation and has served in several
states, including Missouri. He has
been pastor of the First church at
Houston, Tex., the last eight years.
Dr. Dobbs Youngest
• Dr. Dobb is the youngest of the
first four bishops elected, having
been born at Spring Garden, Ala., in
. 1878. Ordained in 1904, he has held
uastorates in Birmingham, Kansas
City, Mo., where he served five
years, and Fort Worth, Tex., where
he served two years. He also was
, dean of the theological department
of Southern Methodist university, at
Da’las, for a time, but was compelled
to leave the latter position in 1920
because of ill health and was as
'signed to his present station, that
of pastor of the First church, of An
nis ton, Ala.
Mrs. Alice Shields’
Trial Postponed
MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 17.—An
Mrs. Alice E. Shields, charged with
killing her husband, William A.
Shields near here last February, was
postponed here today until the fall
term of circuit court, Judge Perkins
1 granting the request of the defense-
BAPTISTS RE-ELECT
DR. E. T. MOLLINS
CONVENTION HEAD
Messengers to Great Church
Meet Welcomed to Jack
sonville —W, W. Gaines
Named a Vice President'
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 17.
(By the Associated Press.) —Dr. E.
Y. Mullins, of Louisville, was re
elected president of the Southern
Baptist convention at the opening of
its sixty-fifth annual session here to
day.
The four vice presidents’ elected
were the Rev. R. M. Inlow, of
Sedalia, Mo., W. W. Gaines, of At
lanta; the Rev. J. J. Taylor, Leaks
ville, N. C., and the Rev. W. D.
Nowlin, Greenville, Kentucky. Mr.
Gaines is an attorney.
George W. Norton, of Louisville,
treasurer, and W. P. HdrveyA of
Harrodsburg, Ky., auditor, were re
elected and the convention then be
gan the first contest over officers.
Three names .were put up for
the two positions of recording sec
retary. Dr. H. C. Moore, of Nash
ville, Tenn., and G. H. Burnett, of
Macon, Ga., were nominated to
succeed themselyes, while the name
of A. S. Barnes, of Montgomery,
Ala., also- was placed in nomination.
The convention voted by ballot and
Dr. Moore and Mr. Burnett were
re-elected.
The committee on qommittees was
announced, with Dr. J. L. Grogs, of
Louisville, as chairman, and was in
structed in a resolution adopted to
make no discrimination in sex in
appointing committees. This means
that women who already have been
admitted to full membership in the
convention may now fill committee
positions.
Jacksonville today became the
chief Baptist city of the nation as
thousands of messengers and visi
tors to the convention poured in
from eighteen states »for the open
ing session.
The report of the executive com
mittee and miscellaneous matters
filled up the remainder of the morn-,
ing program. Ministerial annuities
and a report of the conservation com
mittee was - set for the afternoon.
The evening session, was to be given.
over to the convention sermon by
the Rev. S. J. Porter, of Oklahoma.
The Woman’s Missionary union
meeting will open tonight.
J. B. Moseley, of Shreveport, La.,
was elected president of the Sunday
School and Baptist Young Peoples
Union Field Workers’ association at
its closing session. Fred McCauley,
of Oklahoma City, was elected vice
president, and H. L. Batts, of At
lanta, secretary. Dr. S. E. Ewing, of
St. Louis, was chosen president of
the City Mission Secretaries’ asso
ciation and Dr. Marius James, of
Norfolk, Va,. secretary.
, Nearly fifty young men and wom
en were named missionaries to for
eign fields at a special meeting of
the foreign mission board today.
Before the convention will adopt
a new confession of faith, or co
operate with the Northern Baptist
convention in so doing, the matter
will be considered at length by a
committee composed of one repre
sentative from each state, according
t" action taken at the opening ses
sion.
The matter of extending the time
for the close of the $75,000,000 cam
paign until November 30, 1924, was
referred to a committee composed
of the various state secretaries and
a.i additional representative from
each state.
Journal Radio Station
Broadcasts 3 Escaped
Prisoners’ Descriptions
A description of the three “trust
ies” who escaped from the federal
penitentiary honor farm, on Mc-
Donough road, late Tuesday by tak
ing “French leave,” was broadcast
at noon Wednesday over WSB, the
radio broadcasting station of The
Atlanta Journal.
Detailed descriptions of the three
prisoners were furnished The Jour
nal by federal prison authorities, and
persons listening, in on the regular
noon schedule of The Journal sta
tion were asked to look out for the
prisoners.
Five men escaped from the Unit
ed States penitentiary last week and
the three escapes reported Wednes
day brings the total to eight.
The men reported to have escaped
Tuesday are:
L. R. Baker, twenty-four years
old, of Keyser, W. Va., serving a
sentence of a year and a day for vio
lation of the interstate commerce
act.
J. W. Stone, eighteen years old.
of Blytheville, Ark., serving a sen
tence of a year and a day for steal
ing from the United States mail.
valmcr Noe, t.venty-fivi years old,
of Ocoonita, Va., serving a sentence
of ’ a 4 a day for conspiracy.
City and county officers are co
operating with federal officers in the
search f r '~~ the prisoners. .
All British Troops to
Leave Ireland by End
Os Week Secretary
LONDON, May IB.—(By the Asso
ciated Press.) —Questioned in the
house of commons today concerning
the British troops in Ireland, Sir Ha
mar Greenwood, secretary for Ire
land, replied that there would be no
British troops in southern Ireland by
the end of this week, except those
in Dublin and those used for coast
defense.
NOTE DE AMERIGA
NOT FINAL WORD
DNHAGDE MEETING
White House Confirms Opin
ion of George That Door Is
Open for Negotiation—Del
egates Disappointed
GENOA. May 17.—(8y the Asso
ciated Press.) —Prime Minister Lloyd
George does not feel, it was indicat
ed this afternoon, that the American
refusal to participate m the commis
sion to sit at The Hague on Russian
affairs, is her final word, as the doc
ument indicates great American in
terest in Russia’s economic recon
struction and the reply is regarded
as one forming a basis for furthex
correspondence.
Ambassador Child handed the com
munication from Washington, em
bodying the American refusal, to
Mr. Lloyd George shortly after nooh.
The entire Russian delegation at
tended today’s meeting of the po
litical subcommission. Foreign min
ister Tcfcitcherin, head of the dele
gation, asked’a number of questions
concerning the details of the propos
ed meeting at The Hague and upon
his request the Russians were grant
ed twenty-four hours in which to
frame a reply to yesterday’s pro
posals concerning this meeting. The
subcommission then adjourned until
tomorrow. ‘
At the conclusion of the meeting
Mr. Lloyd George was handed the
American, note, but it was not dis
cussed by the subcommission.
Allies Disappointed
Great disappointment at the Amer
ican decision was expressed general
ly in conference circles, as the be
lief had gradually been forming here
that the United States was readv
now to join the other powers in deal
ing with problems
This was reflected, for instance,
in the newspaper Caffaro this morn
ing, which had a front page head
line streamer reading: “United States
of America Participates at The
Hague.”
The surprise caused by the decli
nation was accentuated by reason of
.•a statement the Italian press attrib
uted to Ambassador Child? quoting
him as saying to Foreign Minister
Schanzer that the United States
would probably accept an invitation
to The Hague on condition .that the
powers bind themselves -not to con
clude separate agreements with Rus
sia while The Hague commission
was sitting, and that the decisions
of the commission be referred tn the
respective governments for final ac
tion.
The Italian press, commenting on
this alleged statement, pointed out
that these conditions had already
been incorporated jn the document
approved yesterday by the political
subcommission of the conference and
presented to the Russians, and that
therefore it might be concluded that
America would be represented on
The Hague commission.
What Europeans Think
When the news of the American
declination got abroad it became at
.once the topic of the day, forming
the principal subject of discussion
in all the conference delegation. The
opinion generally expressed was that
American absence from The Hague
might kill that meeting, as the re
fusal of the United States to par
ticipate at Genoa was in the eyes
of many of the delegates the chief
reason for the failure of the confer
ence here to achieve definite results.
It was remarked that the govern
ment at Washington in refusing the
invitation to join the mixed commis
sion as The Hague implied a belief
that the powers would be confronted
there with the same insurmountable
difficulties as at Genoa, and that
therefore other means must be found
for solving the Russian problem as
well as meeting the dangerous Euro
pean political and economic situa
tion.
Those among the delegates here
who were participants in the Wash
ington armaments conference have
frequently reiterated their conclu
sion that America believes the salva
tion of Europe can only come by
each country earnestly setting to
work to restore her finances by bal
ancing her state budget, and that
this can only be done by reduc
ing expenses, especially by limiting
armaments.
PINCHDT APPEARS
TD HMON RAGE
PHILADELPHIA, May 17. —Gif-
ford Pinchot “has apparently won
the Republican nomination for gov
ernor on the face of unofficial re
turns,” W. Harry Baker, secretary
of the state Republican committee,
declared in a statement issued this
afternoon. “Unless Allegheny coun
ty gives a larger majority than my
advices indicate then there is no
doubt that Pinchot carried the
state,” the statement said.
Crash of Airplane
Reveals New Source
Os Whisky Supply
CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N. Y„
May 17. —An airplane, laden with
liquor from Montreal, crashed on
a farm near here last night.
The rum flying pilot escaped with
minor injuries and fled in an auto
mobile. One hundred and fifty
quarts of Scotch were found in the
ruins.
The escape led authorities here
,to believe they are near the base
of a new liquor smuggling plot in
which airships are used to transport
the liquor across the bordex - and well
into dry territory.
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1922
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31DMITSH0DTING
CHICAGO, Mgy 17. —Evidence dis
tinctly connecting bom-throwers and
the slayer of two policemen with
the “Big Three” Chicago labor lead
ers was claimed, today by police and
state attorneys, who have worked in
defatigably since Terrence Lyons,
acting lieutenant, and Thomas" Hart,
patrolman, were shot down a week
ago after two buildings had been
dynamited in the so-called labor war.
Four men have been identified
positively as the slayers of the po
liceman and three of them have con
fessed, the police said, while John
Miller, bartender, owiier of the mo
tor car from which the fatal shots
were fired, has been identfied as the
driver through bloody fingerprints
on th e - automobile door. Two men
who rode with him were arrested
when they applied for medical aid,
the police said, one having a body
wound and the other a bullet
t through the shoulder. Under ques
tioning, they broke down, police
and one made a.complete confession.
Miller himself confessed early to
day under constant questioning, the
police said.
Through these alleged confessions,
and other information, according to
the police and prosecutors, evidence
has - been obtained to connect the
work of bombers ajid killers with
“Big Tim” Murphy, head of the gas
workers, and street workers’ union,
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TOO MUCH “STATIC”
Doctor’s Office Is •
Wrecked by Ailing
New Orleans Ape
NEW ORLEANS, May 17.—Treat
ing apes is a bit out of Veterinarian
W. J. Ratigan’s line. He is con
vinced of this after his first experi
ence with this particular brand of
patient late yesterday.
The zoo keeper brought an ailing
inhabitant to the doctor’s office for
treatment. The animal escaped
while being made ready for treat
ment and proceeded to hurl every
thing except the floor of the office
at the doctor and his assistants.
Finally after exhausting the sup
ply of throwables the ape turned
his attention to the medicine cabi
net. It opened several bottles of
strychnine and threw the contents
in every direction, imbibed the con
tents of a couple of bottles of alco
hol and ate a bar of soap. It then
attempted to use the doctor’s
wn t er.
The animal was finally captured
by its keeper.
and formerly member of the state
assembly; Con Shea/of the Theatri
cal Janitors’ union, and “Frenchy”
Mader, president of the Chicago
Building-Trades Council. These men,
called by the police the “Big Three,”
with five others, were held without
bail under murder indictments in
connection with Lyons’ and Hart’s
deaths. They have maintained inno
cence since their arrests a week
ago.
Chief Justice Scanlon, of the crim
inal courts, wUI render a decision
today on the pleas of attorneys for
Murphy and Mader that their cases
be assigned fbr immediate trial.
CHILE-PERU PARLEY
IN PRIVATE SESSION
WASHINGTON, May 17.—The
Associated Press.) —Having declared
before the wrold their whole-hearted
purpose to reach a just basis of
agreement, the delegations of Chile
and Peru began today the prepara
tion of a practical method of pro
cedure for their conference here on
Tacna-Arica.
Unlike yesterday’s opening session,
when a brilliant gathering of offi
cials witnessed the formal launch
ing of the conference, today’s meet
ing was convened in a private com
mittee room of the Pan-? American
Union building. Only members of
the two delegations and their advis
ers and secretaries were present.
For Hie most part, the program
for the day provided fpr discussion
of collateraT issues, including ar
rangements for daily sessions and
for adequate publicity. It was indi
cated that thfc delegations prqjiably
would come together each day at
about 10:30 a. m., and that at the
conclusion of each meeting the two
would agree on an official commu
nique covering such points of the
negotiation as might properly be re
vealed. *
In all quarters it was predicted ta
da.y that it would be late in tne
week before exchanges developed on
any of the major issues of the con
ference.
BULL DRIVE SENDS
CDTTDNTOfINEW
HIGH FORTHE YEAR
May Contracts in New York
Pass 21 Cents —Atlanta
Spots at 19.85, Record
for 1922
BY ESTES DOREMUS
Longs stepped on the accelerator
again Tuesday morning as the New
York cotton exchange opened, and
boosted values to a new high lev.l
for 1922, sending May above 21
cents, and new crop months to
a new crest for the movement, the
net gain over the previous close be
ing from 12 to 27 points.
The opening quotations w - ere May
21.20; July 20.45; October 20.48, and
December 20.43.
As the record figures w - ere reach
ed there was a general scramble to
unload and some short selling,
which carried values back to near
the last of Monday, and May belo.v
•21 cents, but only for a short time.
When the reaction had spent itself,
a new buying movement set in witn
trade houses, outsiders, &ie soutn
and European contests clamoring
for cotton, and prices soon were
moving back towards the high..
Factors in the advance were simi
lar to those of Monday. The weath
er map was bullish, Liverpool due
from 19 to 24 up, came in from 25
to 31 up, sales were 15,000 bales,
just 5,000 short of Monday; Liver
pool spots were up 45 points and de
mand for the actual still was active,
with spinners reported as taking
freely.
The new high showed an advance
of more than $8 a bale over ti e closj
of Saturday a week ago and from s2l
to $25 a bale over the low levels of
last March. v >
The market ruled irregular, after
the early trading and showed some
tendency to react from the top fig
ures, but renewed support by longs
toward the close bore out the con
tention of constructives that cotton
was a “buy” on all soft spots and
the close found prices from 4 to 27
1 oints above the close of Monday,
with May still above 21 cents at
21.20, July 20.44, October 20.42 and
December 20.44.
The spot situation appeared
stronger than the future market
and Atlanta cotton advanced 50 eta.
a hale to 19.85, the highest point
reached here since 1921. New York
spots were up $1.25 a bale at 21.50
and New Orleans spots advanced the
sante to 19.75, while futures there
closed from 6 to 20 points up.
The only attack made by bears
during the day were based on re
ports of better weather conditions
in the'belt and the belief that the
•nd-May condition forecast already
had been over-discounted. The ac-
of the market, however in re
taining its strong undertone and its
ability to keep above Monday’s close
led traders to the better conclusion
that another short crop was in pros
pect and correspondingly higher
prices inevitable as the full effects
of the damage becomes manifest
and the ever-present boll weevil be
ns his attack on the plant where
the elements leave of'.
Madly in Love and
Couldn’t Wait, Says
Valentino, of Marriage
LOS ANGELES, Cal., May 17.
“We were madly in love and couldn’t
wait any longer.”
This is Rudolph Valentino’s rea
son why he rushed to Mexicali, Mex
ico, and married Winifred Hudnut,
daughter of the wealthy perfume
manufacturer, before getting a final
deciee of divorce from his first wife,
Jean Acker.
Valentino, famous screen lover, is
virtually an exile from California to
day; Divorce experts of this state
believe ho cannot return until a year
has elapsed and his interlocutory
decree granted recently has become
fifcal.
Superior Court Judge J. W. Sum
merfield, whose decisions in big di
vorce cases in Los Angeles have
made him an authority of national
reputation, was asked for comment
on Valentino’s case. He called at
tention to the warning printed at the
bottom of every interlocutory decree.
This reads:
“This is not a judgment of di
vorce. The parties are still husband
and wife and will be such until a
final judgment is entered one year
from the entry of this interlocutory
judgment.”
Other divorce judges concurred in
this general statement, making it
clear, however, they were not ex
pressing official opinions as to the
.Valentinolease, but merely citing the
rule applicable to any such case.
The district attorney’s office asked
what action would be taken if Val
entino should return to California
with his bride, stated action would
be consideration only after official
notice of the case had been received.
Valentino and his bride have re
mained on the Mexican side of the
border since the ceremony. The film
actor's statement about being mad
ly in love is the only word that has
come from him since he was mar
ried. His friends were greatly sur
prised, as they thought he was go
ing to Mexico on a hunting trip. The
Universal studios said they had not
been notified of the wedding and that
when Valentino left it was under
stood he was going to Palm Springs
for a vacation trip.
Germany Pays Belgium
50,000,000 Gold Marks
BRUSSELS. May 17.—The Ger
man government has deposited with
the Belgian treasury the final pay
ment of 50,000,000 gold marks under
the provisional moratorium granted
bykthq reparations commission.
5 CENTS A COPY;
$1 A YEAR.
CONWELL IS NAMED
HEAD DE GEORGIA
CmOWERS.
Permanent Working Charter
Drafted and Board of Di
rectors Organized l3,= •
000 Growers Represented
J. E. Conwell, of Lavonia, was
elected president of the Georgia Co
operative Cotton Growers’ associa
tion, at a meeting of the board of
directors in the Kimball house Tues
day morping. W. A. Reeves, of La
Grange, and W. T. McArthur, Sr.,
of Ailey, were named vice presidents:
Claude Eubank, secretary. J! C.
Turner, pf Jefferson, and James W.
Morton, of Athens, were elected to
the executive committee, on which
the president and two vice presidents
will serve as ex-officio members.
The nominating committee wa,s
composed of A. M. Wilkins, of Co
mer; James W. Morton, Athens; T.
J. Thornton, Hartwell; W. 4. Shiver,
Cairo, and Ben Baker, Ellenton.
A permanent working charter waa
drafted and a permanent board of di
rectors was named at the MondAv
session of the organization commit
tee of the association.
The twenty-three members of ; ths
organization committee were ail
present, and represented more than
13,000 Georgia cotton farmers who »
have pledged 253,000 bales under the
co-operative plan. The committee
meeting closed Tuesday at noon.
Charles S. Barrett presided and
Aaron Sapiro, of San Franclsoo,
author of the cotton growers’ co-op
erative idea, was present assisting
with organization details.
Joseph G. Woodruff, of Cuthbert,
was appointed to the directorate by
Dr. A. M. Soule, president of the
State College of Agriculture. A. M.
Wilkins, of Comer, was named hv
L. B. Jackson, director of the stat?
bureau of markets; and J. E. Con
well, of Lavonia, was named by 1
J. BroWn, state commissioner of ag
riculture. These three men, under
the by-laws, will represent the state
at large on the board of director®,
and were therefore appointees.
District Directors
The twenty district directors, elect
ed by the applicants for member
ship into the organized association;
are as follows: L. A. Dean, Rorte:
G. W. Clower, Lawrenceville; C. A
Addington, Lavonia; T. B. Thorn
ton, Hartwell; O. E. Tate, filberton
J. T. Wise, Baldwin: Dan Witcher.
Carlton; James W. Mdrton, Athens.
J. C. Turner, Jefferson; R. L. Mari
ning, Bethlehem; J. H. Burson
Carrollton; W. A. Reeves, La-
Grange; W. H. Griffin, Washnigton,
J. O. Maner, Millhaven; W. T. McAr
thur, Ailey; Clyde Eubank, East
man; W. J. Oliver, Shellman; C. W
Hillhouse, Sylvester; W. A. Shiver,
Cairo, and Ben Baker, Ellenton.
Mr. Conwell, Mr. Reeves, and Mr.
Turner were appointed Georgia as
sociation representatives on the
board of trustees of the National
Cotton Growers’ Co-operative asso
ciation. The headquarters of the lat
ter organization Is now in Dalia®,
Texas.
The petition for a charter will be
filed Wednesday in the Fulton su
perior court. The executive action
taken at the Tuesday directors’ ses
sion will be contingent upon the in
corporation of the association axid
will go into effect as of June 26,
when the first board of directors
meeting under the charter will be
held.
In the business session of the
board of directors Tuesday morn:
ing the following decisions we«
made: •
The election of a general manager
shall follow the approval of the ex
ecutive committee who will nomi
nate a man to the board of directors.
The general manager will handle
all of the general administrative
duties of the association; will out
line a suggested budget, and will
work in co-operation with the ex
ecutive committee in the transaction
of general business.
A division of warehouses and sub-,
sidiary corporations was created.
This division will make a survey of
warehouse facilities throughout the
state; will plan the organization and
operation of these warehouses and
will guide corporations subsidiary
io the association.
A department of grading and the
position of chief grader was creat
ed. The latter will be appointed by
the general, manager. The depart
ment of grading will handle busi
ness having to do with the grad
ing of all cotton submitted. Z
The position of office manager
was created. The office manager
will be an expert accountant who
can plan systems and direct the
great volume of bookkeeping neces
sary.
Every employe of the association
who handles money on negotiable
paper will be bonded. Depositories
for the association’s funds will be
the banks throughout the state
which handle loans of the associa
tion: ->
A positive rule was adopted that
no person in the association be al
lowed to buy up or speculate upon
participation receipts. This action
was not designed to prevent mem-'
bers from borrowing on participa
tion receipts but was designed to,
keep members of the association
with inside information from gam*
bling against their fellow members.
A permanent counsel is to bo
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