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TAX REDUCTION PARAMOUNT, PRESIDENT SAYS
51SOJOIIISOFFERED
' OGLETHORPE UNIV. IF
GIFT IS MATCHED
Immediatae Campaign Made
* Necessary by Clause Set
ting Jan. 1 as Limit—Bach
man Chairman
;
Announcement of the donation of
approximately $150,000 for the erec
tion of a building, or buildings, at
Oglethorpe university, by friends of
the institution who asked that their
names be withheld for the present,
was made Thursday by Dr. Thorn
well Jacobs, president of Oglethorpe,
at the monthly luncheon meeting of
i the board of trustee-founders at the
.Winecoff hotel.
J. R. Bachman, business man and
aiderman from the Twelfth ward,
unanimously was selected as general
chairman of the Oglethorpe memo
rial campaign, and preparations were
begun immediately for the three-
* weeks’ drive in behalf of the insti
n tution.
Dr. Jacobs stated that the gift of
$150,000 was made the school con
tingent upon $150,000 being raised
by the people of Atlanta between
now and January 1, 1924.
Campaign Necessitated
He further explained that it had
not been contemplated to conduct
* anything like an intensive campaign
in Atlanta just at this time, but that
it was the opinion of the execu
tive committee of the school that the
people of the city would prefer to
rally to the Oglethorpe cause when
•very dollar raised would be matched
with a like amount by friends of the
institution.
“Should the Atlanta campaign now
being conducted be so far success
ful as to have raised the sum of
$150,000 between this date and Jan
uary„l, 1924, certain friends oi the
'■ university will give to the school a
* building or buddings costing approxi
mately $150,000,’’ said Dr. Jacobs,
in outlining the offer.
Mr. Bachman, the campaign gen
eral chairman, is secretary of the At
lanta Milling company, and vice
president of the Atlanta freight bu
e reau. He has been identified with a
* number of civic, religious and patri
otic movements launched in the city,
and his work as chairman of the
Kiwanis club committee on the re
cent Community Chest drive was es
pecially commended by his associ
ates.
Educational Center Here
Immediately after his selection as
general chairman, he stated that At
lanta had grown to be the education
al center of the south, and Ihat it
was fast becoming one of the prin
cipal educational centers of the en
tire world.
“Atlanta people have never failed
to assist worthy movements looking
to the betterment of the commu
nity,” he said, “and I feel sure this
challenge made by friends of Ogle
, thorpe university will be met in ad
vance of the time specified.”
Mr. Bachman outlined plans and
v methods to be used in conducting the
special campaign for raising the nec
essary funds to meet the challenge.
Five campaign generals will be se
lected, he said, and each general will
have on his staff two captains who,
in turn, will be in charge of nine
men, respectively. One of these
* teams will be composed largely of
alumni of the institution. In addi
tion, there is to be one special com
mittee, he said, and a committee ap
pointed from the woman's board of
the institution. Active work will be
gin next Monday morning, at which
time we expect to have selected all
of our workers. Announcement of
the completed campaign personnel
will be made public within a very
few days.
Engineer Saves Lives
Os Passengers, but
Dies of His Injuries
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 6.
■ . Engineer W. H. Hunt, fifty-six, died
■ • Thursday morning in a local hospital
I as the result of severe burns and
g scalds inflicted when Atlantic Coast
■ Line train No. 96, the Pinellas Spec
g| ial, St. Petersburg to Jacksonville,
|U was derailed Wednesday night near
H McPherson, Baker county. Fireman
Hill, negro, escaped with minor
I burns.
Engineer Hunt is -well known in
m Jacksonville, being the uncle of Coun
oilman Meade Hunt. His wife and
■ daughter are in Plant City and have
H been notified of the accident. They
|H The Pinellas special carried 'thir
||l ty passengers, none of whom was in-
H jured. The engine and the combina-
■ tion car turned over while two of
■ •-the coaches left the tracks, but
M maintained an upright position.
ng Railroad officials agree that en-
H gineer Hunt's quick presence of mind
undoubtedly prevented a serious ac-
H ndent. The front trucks of the lo
were expected to arrive here today.
■ jomotive slipped forward as the en
|H gine was going up grade. The en-
H gineer applied the brakes, saving the
M loaches from piling up.
I • The Weather
■ FORECAST FOR SATURDAY
M Virginia, and North Carolina: Fair.
HI South Carolina and Georgia: Fair,
3® with slowly rising temperature.
|kS Florida: Fair and slightly warmer.
E? fixueme Northwest Florida, Ala
bama, and Mississippi: Increasing
HH Houdiness and warmer, probably be-
I coming unsettled.
Tennessee and Kentucky: Cloudy
■ *»nd warmer, probably becoming un
fl Settled.
ES Louisiana; Fair and warmer.
Bl Arkansas and East Texas: Fair.
B Oklahoma: Fair; colder in west
I portion.
West Texrs; Fair; colder in north
fe.i foruoa. _ __
Published Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
NEWS OF THE WORLD
TOLD IN BRIEF
BERLIN. —Reichstag passes first
and second readings of governments
“full power” bill.
CHRISTIANIA, Norway. Nobel
committee decides to award no peace
prize this year. _
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Bishop
James Atkins, prominent figure in
Methodist Episcopal church, south,
dies at Little Rock, Ark.
INDIANAPOLIS. Chairman of
Indiana Republican tate commisttee
declares that Governor McCrary
should resign at once.
BIRMINGHAM.—James M. Cox,
on hunting trip in Alabama, declines
to confirm report that he is for Mc-
Adoo for Democratic nomination.
NEW YORK. —Hiram Johnson de
clares he never has been more con
fident than now that he will win
Republican presidential nomination.
WASHINGTON. Although con
gress is ready to function, little can
be achieved in way of legislation
until after Christmas holidays it is
agreed.
NEW YORK.—Development of
world court at The Hague in place
of that set up by League of Na
tions is urged by Senator Moses, of
New Hampshire.
BERLIN. —Seven persons are kill
ed and thirty wounded in clash be
tween unemployed and police at
Wanne, Westphalia. French troops
restored order.
WASHINGTON. Representative
Stalker, Republican, New York, in
troduces measure in the house to
provide severe fines and prison terms
for violators of the prohibition act.
SAN ANTONIO.—Nine Mexican
states have revolted against Presi
dent Obregon and General Calles,
who is Obregon’s choice as his suc
cessor, late Vera Cruz dispatch de-'
dares.
CLEVELAND. Presbyterian
women start movement at conference
here to give women equal representa
tion with men in legislative bodies of
Presbyterian church in the United
States.
WASHINGTON. National Com
mander Quinn of American Legion,
declares he is convinced President
Coolidge has been misinformed as
to wishes of “great mass of the peo
pie” on soldiers’ bonus.
NEW YORK.—The Tribune de
clares state legal and medical au
thorities have decided to rid New
York of charlatan dentists of whom
it is estimated more than 500 are In
New York City, and as many more
in rest of the state.
NEW YORK.—City Comptroller
Craig attacks Attorney General
Daugherty, and declares President
Coolidge’s formal order remitting
sentence is unconditional pardon
from president, despite Mr. Daugh
erty’s opinion.
SARNIA, Ontario. Scores of
aliens are smuggled across St. Clair
river from Canada and taken to De
troit. it is declared by immigration
officials, who say that 500 more
aliens are waiting to be smuggled
into this country in Wallaceburg,
Ontario.
N. C. Youth Arrested
For Slaying Woman
After Long Search
GREENSBORO, ts. C., Dec. 6.
Hilton Sears, white youth charged
with murder as a result of the
shooting of Mrs. D. E. Purcell, wife
of a prominent Rockingham county
man, at the Purcell home, near
Reidsville, on March 6 last and for
whor i a SSOO reward was offered,
Wednesday was arrested at the home
of his sister at White Oak, in the
northern part of this city. He of
fered no resistance.
Sears told newspaper men here
that he went to Philadelphia imme
diately after the shooting and re
turned to the vicinity of Greensboro
Tuesday night.
Florida Youth Dies
While Playing Harp
On Automobile Ride
CENTURY, Fla., Dec. 6.—Mr. Wil
liam Bratcher, twenty-one, of this
place, while riding in an automobile
playing a harp last night died in the
machine. The car went over a bump
in the road and Bratcher was seen to
throw up his hands and sink down in
the car. Physicians say the young
man bursted a blood vessel while
playing the harp.
Bogus Bootleggers
Invade Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. s.—Bo
gus bootleggers who have been re
ported working at Savannah, Ga,
and Montgomery, Ala., have also
been fleecing persons in this city on
the pretense of supplying them with
holiday liquor, according to infor
mation given local newspapers. The
pseudo Wallingford -crooks, it is
said, mix with the wealthy and in
social circles, displaying samples of
expensive brands which they offer
to furnish in any quantity on pay
ment of 33 per cent deposit. Hav
ing gathered up a few thousand dob
lars, the exclusive bootleggers dis
appear, leaving their customers with
out the promised spirits.
Two Japanese Episcopal
Bishops to Be Consecrated
TOKIO, Dec. s.—(By the Associ
ated Press). —Arrangements have
been completed for the consecration
of S. Motoda, as bishop of the Epis
copal church at Tokio, on December
7, and of Y. Naide, as Episcopal
bishop at Osaka, on December 11. It
of churches of the Angellcan com
munion have created self-supporting
diocese's, elected their own bishops
will be the first time that missions
under canons of their own church
and become an integral branch of
the Anglican communion.
..ANACORTES, Wash—Ten men
are reported drowned when steamer
T. W. Lake sank in Rosario strait.
SANDUSKY, C. Brown, air-
mail pilot, injured when plane
plunged 300 feet to the ground near
here, dies in local hospital.
DETROIT. Ford-for-president
conference called to meet here De
cember 12 is indefinitely potsponed
at request of Mr. Ford, it is an
nounced.
BELLENVILLE, 11l. —Three min
ers are trapped in the radium mine
when shaft is flooded by heavy
blasting. Two hundred and fifty
others escape. >
ATLANTA.—The $500,000 breach
of promise suit filed against Asa G.
Candler, capitalist, by Mrs. Onezima
Deßouchelle is tentatively set for
trial January 30.
STUTTGART, - Aik.—Mob of Six
teen men ebats R. A. Berry and
T. F. Lawson, editors of the Free
Press, weekly newspaper here, and
wrecks paper's plant.
BERLlN.—Lieutenant Griffis, of
Hamilton, Ohio, who is on trial at
Mosbach, Baden, for attempt to kid
nap Grover C. Bergdoll, and bring
back Bergdoll to the United States,
says the graves of American soldiers
in France, prompted his act.
ATLANTA.—With defeat by house
Thursday night of Ellis statutory in
come tax bill, and failure of second
conference committee of two houses
to reach agreement on disputed
amendments to Lankford constitu
tional income tax bill, tax reform in
Georgia was still in chaotic state.
WASHINGTON.—Sergeant Sam
uel Woodfill, named by- General
Pershing as outstanding hero of war,
will be retired this month on pay
of $133.86 a month; promotion of
Woodfill to rank of master sergeant
was made possible through sacrifice
of three - non-commissioned officers
of that grade who offered to step
down that Woodfill might be pro
moted and thus retired as a major
sergeant. /
LONDON.—PIan to substitute pro
tection for free trade is apparently
overwhelmed in British elections;
late returns indicate that Prime
Minister Baldwin cannot command
working majority of conservatives
in next house; Labor and Liberals
make great gains. Lady Astor is
re-elected by substantial majority
over her Labor opponent; Winston
Churchill, powerful influence in Lib
eral party, loses to Laborite at
Arthur Henderson, secretary of La
bor party is defeated, and Herbert
Asquith wins at Paisley.
MACON, Ga.—J.| F. Alexander is
found guilty of assault and battery
in connection with series of flogging
cases. Jury recommends him to
mercy of court. The specific charge
against Alexander was assault and
battery upon Ollie M. Perry, on Au
gust 9. Perry, according to evidence,
was beaten over back until skin was
worn off. He exhibited scars to the
jury. Maximum penalty is 12
months on chaingang, six months
in jail, fine of SI,OOO or fine and im
prisonment.'
Dr. Will J. Mathews,
Former Legislator,
Dies m Elberton
ELBERTON, Ga., Dec. s.—Dr.
Will J. Mathews, one of Elberton’s
oldest and best known physicians,
died suddenly at his home on Church
street here Tuesday. Dr. Mathews
appeared to be in the best of health
Monday night on retiring, and on
his failure to respond whne called
early Tuesday morning, investiga
tion showed he was dead. Physi
cians called in stated heart trouble
was the immediate cause of his
death.
He was one of the leading physi
cians of this section for many years.
He was a Shriner and also an Elk.
He represented Elbert county in
the legislature during 1916-17.
Brunswick Boy Wins
Honor in Navy Course
BRUNSWICK, Ga., Dec. 5.
Lemuel K. Batson, of Brunswick,
who is stationed at Hampton roads,
at the training post there, has been
designated honor man in his class
in training, which includes such sub
jects as artillery, signals, infantry,
steamship drills, gas masks, etc. Ac
cording to information received from
Commander Laird, young Batson
was perhaps the most attentive man
to his general work, and the designa
tion of honor came from his own
comrades. Mr. Batson is now con
sidering radio as a specialty, and no
doubt will qualify within a very
short time as a naval radioman. Mr.
Batson is the stepson of Benito
Padrosa.
Asheville Doctor
Ends His Own Life
ASHEVILLE, N. C., Dec. 6.—The
body of Dr. A. W. Calloway, regard
ed as one of the foremost stomach
specialists of the south, was found
in the basement of his home near
here late Wednesday with a bullet
hole in his chest. The coroner ac
credited death to suicide and said
an inquest was not necessary.
Oldest Princeton Alumnus
Dies at Age of 93 Years
ALEXANDRIA, La., Dec. s.—Jo
seph Hynson, 93, said to have been
the oldest living graduate of Prince
ton university, where he finished
his studies in 1852. 71 years ago,
died here today. When he was 90
years old, he received an invitation
to be Princeton’s guest at a football
game against Yale. He replied that
his advanced age prevented him
from accepting and making the trip
to New Jersey.
Dress Goods 66c a Yard
Remarkable offer on 5-yard rem
nants of serges, tricotines and suit
ings being made by Textile Mills
Co., Dept. 249, Kansas City, Mo.
Write them today for free informa
tion. —(Advertisement.) „. .
PRESIDErJT'S STM
AGAINST 808 TO
EMBARRASS SOLONS
Must Break With Constitu
ents or Party Chief—Some
Observers Fear Program
Will Cost Many Votes
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. —Unlike
any presidential message in recent
years, crisp and to the point, devoid
of long argument, full of specific
recommendations with positive state
ments, written more in the style of
a national political platform than in
the form of a speech or brief, the
document read in person by Calvin
Coolidge to both houses of congress
today breaks a silence of four
months, and discloses the program
of the new president on which he
will seek -nother four-year term.
For several days the message has
been in the hands of the leaders,
whose comment is, therefore, well
known. What they will say for pub
lication does not always coincide
with how they feel in private. But
the differences of opinion are not,
curiously enough, on the merit of
Mr. Coolidge’s arguments, but on the
political wisdom thereof. One of the
most interesting comments, for in
stance, comes from a prominent in
dependent who speaks of the mes
sage as "economically sound, but
politically unsound.”
This observation is due to the fact
that the president, first of all, makes
it clear that he does not favor grant
ing a bonus to the able-bodied ex
service men. Members of congress
have been committing themselves in
personal pledges to vote for a bonus.
To do so now means to break with
the president, and the members must
choose between that or the hostility
of the American Legion. The poli
tician thinks naturally that the bo
nus is more important than anything
else just now. Mr. Coolidge believes
that tax reduction cannot be accom
plished if a bonus is to be paid.
Clash on Surtax Seen
The president uses the words "un
qualified approval” in referring to
the plan of Secretary of the Treas
ury Mellon to reduce taxes. This
means that he will throw the sup
port of the administration to that
plan and fight against efforts to
emasculate it.
He-has ito hesitancy in saying
that a “revision of surtaxes will not
only provide additional money for
capital investment, thus stimulating
industry and employing more laoor,
but will not greatly reduce the reve
nue from that source, but may in
the future actually increase it.”
The struggle will not be over the
reduction of lower incomes, but over
the surtax rates. Mr. Coolidge’s in
dorsement is considered economical
ly sound, but the question raised by
the politicians is whether the people
will understand it and whether it
will not be the basis for attacks on
the ground that the president favors
the relief of the burdens of the
higher incomes.
Mr. Coolidge tried hard to satisfy
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge in
writing the plank on foreign rela
tions and finally used the following
sentence which probably will open
political sores anew:
“Our country has definitely re
fused to adopt and ratify the cove
nant of the League of Nations. The
incident so far as we ai'e concerned
is closed.”
In answer to that the critics are
already saying that Mr. Coolidge
must be referring to the election of
1920 which was the last time the
league was under discussion in a
national election. In that campaign,
thirty-one leading Republicans, in
cluding Charles Evans Hughes, now
secretary of state, announced that
a vote for Harding was a vote for
the League of Nations with proper
reservations, and that a vote for Cox
was a vote that would not lead to
American entry into the league be
cause his party was committed to
reservations that would not be ac
ceptable to the senate.
Plank for League Group
There is no way of telling how
many Republican votes were cast
in the belief that Mr. Harding would
draft a program of American par
ticipation in the'league, with reser
vations. That element in the Re
publican party has, however, been
active ever since and has been in
strumental in committing the Re
publican administration to the sup
port of the international court
created by the league. This, Mr.
Coolidge speaks of as presenting
“the only "practical plan on which
many nations have ever agreed,
though it may not meet every desire.
I therefore commend it to the fa
vorable considerati6n of the senate,
with the proposed reservations clear
ly indicating our refusal to adhere
to the League of Nations.”
» This plank is intended to preserve
the support of the groups in the Re
publican party who favor the league
and are inclined to be satisfied at
present with membership in the
world court. They believe that once
this action is taken the same argu-,
ment will apply to the league prop
er, for of it, they say, too, that it
represents the only practical plan
on which so many nations have ever
agreed—all except three or four
countries in the whole world. They
point also to the votes in the senate,
which always were more than two
thirds for the league with reserva
tions. Had Mr. Wilson accepted the
reservations, the United 'States
would now be in the league. The
point is that the record of the sen
ate on all votes favors the league
with reservations.
On the whole the message is re
garded as a conservative statement
of the nation’s duty toward various
economic questions. Whether it is
too conservative or whether the rad
icals will use it as a basis for an
other outcry of “progressivism” de
pends on the reaction of the Ameri
can people to the various recom
mendations made by the president.
His political future has been made
or unmade by the message. It gives
the key to his political and economic
philosophy.
The question “what does Mr. Cool
idge stand for,” has been explicitly
answered.
Tax Reduction Paramount Issue
THE WHITE HOUSE
WA ShinGTOn
/ *I < / & Y
.Full Text of President’s
Message to Congress
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 3.
Following is the complete text of
President Coolidge’s address to the
sixty-eighth congress:
Since the close of the last con
gress the nation has lost Presi
dent Harding. The world knew
his kindness and his humanity,
his greatness and his character.
He has left his mark upon his
tory., He has made justice more
certain and peace more secure.
The surpassing tribute paid to
his memory as he was borne
across the continent to rest at
last at home revealed the place
he held in the hearts of the
American people. But this is not
the occasion for extended refer
ence to the man or his work. In
this presence, among <hose who
knew and loved him, that is un
necessary. But we who were
associated with him could not
resume together the functions of
our office without pausing for a
moment, and in his memory re
consecrate ourselves to the serv
ice of our country. He is gone.
We remain. It is our duty, un
der the inspiration of his exam
ple, to,take up the burdens
which he was permitted to lay
down, and to develop and support
the wise principles of govern
ment which he represented.
Foreign Affairs
For us peace reigns every-"
where. We desire to perpetuate
it always by granting full j'ustice
to others and requiring of orhers
full justice to ourselves.
Our country nas one cardinal
principle to maintain in its for
eign policy. We attend to our
own affairs, conserve our own
strength, and protect the inter
ests of oui’ own citizens; but we
recognize thoroughly our obliga
tion to help others, reserving to
the decision of oUr own judg
ment the time, the place, and the
method. We ralize the common
bond of humanity. We know the
inescapable law of service.
Our country has definitely re
fused to adopt and ratify the
covenant of the League of Na
tions. We have- not felt war
ranted in assuming the responsi
bilities which its members have
assumed. I am not proposing
any change in this policy; neither
is the senate. The incident, so
far as we are concerned, is
closed. The league exists as a
foreign agency. W r e hope it
will be helpful. But the United
States sees no reason to limit its
own freedom and independence
of action by joining it. We shall
do well to recognize this basic
fact in all national affairs and
govern ourselves accordingly.
World Court
Our foreign policy has always
been guided by two principles.
The one is the avoidance of per
manent political alliances which
would sacrifice our proper in
dependence. The other is the
peaceful settlement of controver
sies between nations. By exam
ple and by treaty we have advo
cated arbitration. For nearly
twentj’-five years we have been
a member of The Hague tribunal,
and hav e long sought the crea
tion of a permanent world court
of justice. I am in full accord
with both of these policies. I
favor the establishment of such
a court intended to include the
whole world. That is, and has
long been, an American policy.
Pending before the senate is
a proposal that this goverenment
Atlanta, Ga., Saturday, December 8,1923
give its support to the permanent
court of international justice,
which is a new and somewhat
different plan. This is not a
partisan question. It should not
assume an artificial importance.
The court is merely a convenient
instrument of adjustment to
which we could go, but to which
•we could not be brought. It
should be discussed with entire
candor, not by a political but by
a judicial method, without pres
sure and without prejudice. Par
tisanship has no place in our
foreign relations. As I wish to
see a court establisnea, and .as
the proposal presents the only
practical plan on which many na
tions have ever agreed, though
it may not meet every desire, 1
therefore commend it to the fa:
vorable consideration of the sen
ate, with the proposed reserva
tions clearly indicating our re
fusal to adhere to the League of
Nations.
Russia
Our diplomatic relations, lately
so largely interrupted, are now
being resumed, but Russia pre
sents notable difficulties. We
have every desire to see that
great people, who are our tra
ditional friends, restored to their
position among the nations of
the earth. We have relieved
' their pitiable destitution with an
enormous charity. Qur govern
ment offers no objection to the
carrying on of commerce by our
citizens with the people of Rus
sia. Our government does not
propose, however, to enter into
relations with another regime
which refuses to recognize the
sanctity of ftternational obliga
tions. Ido not propose to barter
away for the privilege of trade
any of the cherished rights of
humanity. I do not propose to
make merchandise o? arty Amer
ican principles. These rights
and principles must go wherever
the sanctions of our government
go.
But while the favor of Ameri
ca is not for sale, I am willing to
• make very large concessions for
the purpose of rescuing the peo
ple of Russia. Already encour
aging evidences of returning 'p
the ancient ways of society can
be detected. But more are need
ed. Whenever there appears any
disposition to compensate our
citizens who were despoiled, and
to recognize that debt contracted
with our government, not by the
czar, but by the newly-formed
republic of Russia: whenever
the active spirit of enmity to
our institutions is abated; when
ever there appear works mete
for repentance; our country
ought to be the first to go to
the economic and moral rescue
of Russia. We have every de
sire to help and no desire to in
jure. We hope the time is near
• at hand when we can act.
Debts
The current debt and Inter
est due from foreign govern
ments, exclusive of the British
debt of 51,600,000,000, i s about
47,200,000,000. I do not favor
the cancellation of this debt, but
i see no objection to adjusting
it in accordance with the prin
ciple adopted for the British
debt. Our country would tot
wish to assume the role of a a
oppressive creditor, but would
maintain the principle that fi
nancial obligations between na
tions are likewise moral obliga
tions which international faith
(Continued on Pa£e 3, Column 1)
2 REYNOLDS MEN
HELD JS SLAYERS
OF RICH MERCHANT
COLUMBUS, Ga., Dec. 6.—Positive
evidence that Willie Jones and Gervis
Bloodworth, two Macon county men,
robbed and then slew H. F. Under
wood, prominent Reynolds merchant,
is in the possession of Sheriff J. R.
Beeland, of Macon county, it was
declared by the officer over long dis
tance telephone to the Ledger this
afternoon.
The sheriff declared that he and
his deputies had received a sum of
money from the prisoners now held
in the Muscogee county jail here, di
rectly following their arrest in Ma
con county late yesterday afternoon.
The amount was not given, the
sheriff stating that he did not know
exactly.
Information obtained from various
sources here by the Ledger today
was to the effect that a crowd form
ed at Butler soon after their arrests
and the men were rushed to Colum
bus as a precautionary measure. The
men are said to have been hastened
here under heavy guard.
The prisoners are being held in the
local jail incommunicado upon orders
from Sheriff J. R. Beeland, of Macon
county.
Rushing of Jones and Bloodworth
to Columbus last night under cover
of darkness in charge of Deputies
L. N. Beeland and Moses Williamson
was taken following the forming of
a crowd in Reynolds after it was
learned that they had been taken
into custody, according to Sheriff
Beeland. The men were brought
here in an automobile.
Local authorities would not give
ou ( t any information concerning the
men, although it was learned that
they had been brought here. Their
names were obtained from an at
tendant at the jail, who refused to
talk after learning that newspaper
men were after information. The
prisoners are being held incommuni
cado upon orders from the sheriff of
Macon county.
Sheriff Beeland stated that while
sentiment was running high at Rey
nolds, where the killing occurred
Monday night he did not expect any
further- trouble. The length of time
the prisoners will remain in the Co
lumbus jail depends upon the feel
ing at Reynolds and the date set
for their trial, it is understood.
Confession Reported
The sheriff stated over long dis
tance that he understood the men
h*ad made a confession of the crime
with which they are charged, but it
was not made to him.
The death of Underwood, which
caused quite a sensation at Rey
nolds occurred Monday night. He
had been traveling for a midicine
concern of late, and was last seen
that night near an automobile in
which the body was found the fol
lowing morning covered up. There
was a large hole in the back of the
head. The coroner and sheriff made
an investigation, but no evidence
which threw any light on the slay
ing was brought out. The murdered
man leaves a wife and ten children.
Man’s Love Worth $l5O
SHEFFIELD, Eng. Declaring
she was “well rid of him,” a court
awarded Miss Harriet Fisher only
$l5O in her breach of promise suit
against Harvey R. Forrest, .
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APPROVES HARDING
WORLD COURT PLAN
Coolidge Takes Firm Stand
on All Current Issues in
First Message to Congress,
Delivered in Person
.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—A legis
lative program to’-’h : ng almost ev
ery aspect of national life was pre
sented by President Coolidge today
in his first message to congress, de
livered in person.
He indorsed President Harding’*
proposal for American membership
with reservations in the world court;
unqualifiedly approved Secretary
Mellon's taxi'-duction plan, and a„-
nounced his opposition to enactment
of soh" :• bonus legislation.
He also went on record as favorin ,
stimulated consolidation of railroads,
reorganization, of the railroad freight
structure as applied to farm prod
ucts; and government assistance in
the disposition of exportable wheat.
He declared against price-fixing for
farm products; against repeal of the
rate section of the transportation
act; and against revision of th<*
tariff law.
Against Soldier Bonus
Making his first pronouncement on
many public questions, the nresident
presented a series of succinct rec
ommendations without attempt a*,
argument. He used exactly nine
words in disposing of the \ bonus
question. After urging adequate
care for disabled former service men
and generosity in providing such
care, he said:
“I do not favor the granting of a,
bonus.”
The treatment of the world court
and the Mellon tax plan was almost
as brief. In approaching the court
problem he noted that American for
eign policy always had been guided
by the principles of avoidance of
permanent political alliances sacrific
ing independence and of peaceful
settlement of international contro
versies*. He called jfttehflon that
the United State*-. acting on these
principles had Imr nearly twenty
five years been a member of The
Hague tribunal and added that the
proposed world court was “a new
and somewhat different plan.’
“This Is not a partisan question,”
he added. “It should not assume an
artificial importance. As I wish to
see a court established, and as the
proposal presents the only practical
plan on which many nations have
ever agreed, though it may not i .
every desire, I, therefore, commend
it to the favorable consideration of
the senate, with the proposed reser*
rations clearly indicating our refusal
to adhere to the League of Nations.”
Galleries Thronged
Mr. Coolidge spoke in the hous*
chamber, standing at the clerk’*
desk in front of the speaker’s dais
where he had sat as vice president
on the occasion that his late chief
addressed congr ss.
There was an unusual demand for
tickets to the house galleries to hear
the first speech of the new presi
dent, and even standing room was
at a premium long before he began
to speak. Outside, on the capitol
plaza, another large crowd heard
the address through an amplifying
device, and at the . ame time n was
carried throughout the entire coun
try by radio.
On the floor of th? house Itself
the crush was so great that mem
bers complained they were unable to
get the seats to which were en
titled. rwie officers were directed
to clear the floor, just before the
president’s arrival, of persons not
entitled to admission.
Mrs. Coolidge sat in the executive
gallery. She had arrived before the
house assem at noon, and receiv
ed an ovation from the floor and
galleries.
Senators, representatives and spec
tators stood and applauded when the
prc:..dtnt appeared. The applause
expar ' ’ into cheers from the Re
publican side as he. shook hand*
with Speaker Gillett and President
Cummins of the senate and bowed
to his audience.
League Reference Applauded'
The chief executive spoke slowly
and deliberately without effort at
oratory. The first applause came
when he declared the United State*
saw no reason to limit its own free
dom and independence of action by
joining the League of Nations.
There was scattering applause as
Mr. Coolidge declared for the world
court, hut with reservations. A
declaration against recognition of
the Russian soviet government;
brought further manifestations of
approval as did the president’s an
nouncement that he did not favor
cancellation of th- -oreign war debL
■•id i'. announcement of his "un
qualified approval” of the Mellon tax
p. ogram.
Recommendations relating to pro
hibition enforcement were received
in silence, but there was applause
from the Republicans as the execu
tive declared congress should use
all its power to prevent and punish
lynchings.
Manifestations of approval from
both Republicans and Democrats fol
lowed Mr. Coolidge’s declaration for
a strengthening of the army and
the navy, and his recommendation
for limitation of immigration.
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