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VOL. XXVI. NO. 129
11. 5. GLOBE FLIERS
SPAN ICELAND IN
300-MILE JUMP
ce Conditions at Greenland.
Next Stop, Bad—Navy
Patrol Cautious
REYKJAVIK, Yoland, Aug. 5.
By the Associated Press.) —Lieuten-
int Lowell H. Smith, in the Chica
go, and Lieutenant Eric Nelson, in
he New Orleans, arrived here from
loefn Hornafjord on the cross-Ice
?.nd lap of their round-the-world
light at 2:15 o’clock this afternoon.
planes dropped onto the wa
prs of the inner harbor, making
ine landings. The two pilots, with
heir mechanics, Lieutenant Leslie
Arnold and Lieutenant John
larding, Jr., were feeling well and
heir machines were in good condi
ton.
TRONG J ALE IS BLOWING
DURING THEIR BLIGHT
HORNAFJORD, Iceland, Aug. 5.
3y Associated Press.) —The Ameri
in army airplanes, on their world
ight, hopped off from Hornafjord
t 9:15 o’clock this morning for
.eykjavik, on the west coast o,
:eland.
The United States cruiser Raleigh,
hich has been on station here at
rnding the fliers, proceeded to sea
ith her destination probably Reyk
.vik, where Lieutenant Lowell 11.
mith, the flight commander, will
icide upon further plans for the
ight.
At 10:25 o’clock the filers passed
<aftaros, seventy miles west of
ornafjord, flying in a strong gale.
AVY CAREFI LLY NURSING
TWO REMAINING ’PLANES
ABOARD U. S. RICHMOND, Aug.
—(By Wirelses to the Associated
'ess.) —Every precaution was taken
r the naval patrol to guard the two
maining United States army air
anes in their short flight, scheduled
r today, along the south coast of
eland, from Hoefa Hornafjord to
jyikjavik, preparatory to the haz
dous hop to Greenland.
The U. S. S. Raleigh remained at
jefa Hornafjord, where the “New
leans,” piloted by- Lieutenant Eric
ilson, landed from Kirkwall, Scot
id, on Saturday and the “Chi
go,” commanded by Lieutenant
iwell H. Smith, on Sunday.
The destroyer Billingsley lay to at
[joint off Portland and the destroy-
Reid was twenty miles east of
:ykjavik, while the Richmond was
arrive at Heykjavik at 2:00 p. m.
ie course of this vessel took her
>ng the coast for several hours,
the fliers would get further pro
•tion if they got an unusually
rly start. The distance of the
jht is slightly more than three
ndred miles.
Lieutenant Leigh Wade and his
schanician, Sergeant Ogden, aboard
5 Richmond, are rested
•ing experience of Sunday, in
itch they lost their plane, the
oston,” after a forced landing at
t on the way from Kirkwall to
efa Hornafjord. They appear
>st concerned over Hje loss of their
ichine, which they had hoped to
vage for sentimental reasons even
they never flew it again.
•RTUGUESE FLIERS IN U. S.
ON THEIR WAY HOME
SEATTLE, Wash.,’ Aug. s.—Sym
thy for Lieutenant Leigh Wade,
lerican army world flier, whose
ne was damaged en route to Ice
id Sunday, and surprise that Ma-
A. Stuart MacLarcn and his
npanions had abandoned their
be-encircling flight, were express
by Majors Sarmento de Beires
1 Brito Paes and Lieutenant Man-
Gouveia, Portuguese army offi
■s, on their arrival here last night
m Vancouver, B. C., en route to
-bon, Portugal.
['|ie aviators were forced down
tfe' 20 at Shamiehun, near Hong
while attempting to fly from
■Sdn to Macao, China. They loft
■rtugal February 7.
■‘We are proud of our fliglU,” de-
■ red Major de Beires. “We es
■jlished aerial communication be-
Ken Portugal and its province in
Hina. We succeeded where several
■ters faded. The trip also had
■torie significance because we fol-
Hed the route taken hundreds of
Hits ago by Portuguese sailors.
■*The 11,000-mile journey was
■de in 118 hours flying time. The
Hite included 3,000 miles of desert
Hi .was considered very dangerous.
He first accident was near l.anore,
Hlia, where the heat was so ter-
He and the air so racified that the
Hne lost momentum and fell,
Hashing the fuselage. The flight.
Hivever, was continued after we
■rowed a British plane. The next
■1 last accident was within sight
IT our goal, at . Shamiehun. near
■'he aviators leave to' .v for San
Hmcisco on a tour of the United
Hites. They will sail for their mi
le land from New York.
H am: too badia smashed.
U MACLAREN TELLS LONDON
■IORDOVA. Alaska, Aug. s.—"For
■> sake of the royal air force, I am
■•ry to have failed so. The condi
■n of the plane makes it impossible
■- flying,” Major A. Stuart Mar-
Iren wirelessed to the British air
■nistry at London today from the
cruiser Thiepval.
■rhe airman abandoned his world
■jht, of which he had covered
.more than 11,000 miles, be
■use of a crash at Nikolski, in the
■mandorski islands off Siberia. He
■d his companions salvaged the
■ll and engine of their plane and
■re taken to Dutch Harbor on the
■tiiser. The messages made no
■?nt:on of possible injuries.
was en route from West
when he came down at
■kolski. smashing the wings and
Mil of his plane.
■{GENTINE FLIER STEADILY
■making his way eastw \rd
■KARACHI. British India. Aug. 5.
Zanni, Argentine world flier
this morning for Nnsh-abad.
■ Home-Coming Day
■ALBANY, Ala.. Aug. 6 Albarn
■siness men began preparations to.
■ v to receive 5.000 people from this
and surrounding sections at a
picnic September 4. Plans
made for a "home-coming day”
a barbecue and other free at
The business men of Al
■ny will be hosts to the U’wnspro
Published Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
BOY SLAYERS SANE.
SAYS COURT. RULING
ONSTWLEI
J Healy Testifies Diseased
Minds Brought Boys
to Crime Life
| CHICAGO, Aug. s.—(By the Asso-j
I dated Press.) —Judge John R. Cav
erly this afternoon announced in
the Franks hearing that it made
no difference what definition of
the word “insanity” was made by
alienists on the witness stand he
still would follow the rulings by the
Illinois supreme court, and again
overruled a demand by State’s Attor
ney Crowe for a jury trial.
“These boys are presumed to be
sane,” said the judge. “They have
j accepted resopnsibility and the only ■
, thing to be determined is theii
| grounds for mitigation. These boys
I are san so far as this court is con-
I cerned now. The supreme court has
sail it is mandatory for me to hear
’ any evidence in mitigation. I have
ru'ed three or four times and I will
I not be continually called upon for
J rulings upon this matter now that
■ I have decided it.”
Mentally Diseased
Dr. William Healy, of Boston, sec
ond psyciatrist testifying for the
defense, testified today that the
crime was the direct result of
Loeb’s diseased motivation and that
the observation of the youths in
the courtroom had confirmed his
opinion from examinations that they
are mentally diseased.
Cross-examination of Dr. Healy
began by Robert E. Crowe, state’s
attorney, seeking to bring out the
basis of a “childish compact” be
tween Loeb and Leopold and the
hearing, upon suggestion of the de
fense, became silent, the witness tes
tifying in a low voice only for the
court and the stenographers.
The matter of which boy struck
the fatal blow with a cold chisel
remained the puzzle of the trial
when Dr. Healy on cross-examina
tion, after a 15-minute reference to
his notes of examinations, said that
he had not been told which killed
the Franks boy and did not know.
Explains Boyhood Pact
Dr. Healy resumed his testimony
by’ further explaining the “childish
compact” he said yesterday Loeb
and Leopold had entered into at the
age of 15.
“The childish compact was en
tered into apparently for the sake
of carrying out some of the childish
notions which each had and was un
willingly acceded to in both in
stances, to a certain degree any
how,” said the witness.
“No doubt some think it a great
deal worse than it really is.”
Turning to his conclusions, Dr.
Healy said that “on account of
Loeb’s abnormal mental life, par
ticularly on account of his twisted
emotions, as evidenced by pathologi
cal desire for sympathy, which he
has demonstrated for years, and as
this seems to be related to his
fantasy life, all in abnormal con
trast of his lack of sympathy for
others, and then his pathological
absence of feeling about his own
misconduct and on account of his
abnormal inner-mental life. his
pathological peculiarities from his
early childhood, on account of this
being carried over into his later
life as he grew up, on account of
his pathological split personality,
showing very normal intelligence.
Personality Split
“Although we may judge by fils
general conduct he seems to have
demonstrated defective judgment, so
that while he shows ability and good
manners, he . has pathological ten
dencies which are diametrically op
posite, and by every sense of calcula
tion likely to destroy every chance
life held out for him. His person
ality seems to split he seems to
have no conception to fit to a normal
pattern, no feeling for making his
life follow normal lines, so that he
could ever conceive the idea of set
tling down in family life.
Seeks Crime’s Originator
Cross-examination of Dr. Healy
began after he had been on the
stand five hours.
"Doctor, you talk about a child
ish compact,” said Mr. Crowe. “In
that pact these boys agree to prac
tice different forms of perversion,
didn’t they?”
“Childish forms, yes,” replied Dr.
Healy.
Judge Caverly ordered examina
tion along that line be done private
ly.
“Do you know in whose mind the
| crime originated:, did either state
which actually did it?” Mr. Crowe
asked.
"Not without referring to my
notes, which would require a half
, hour,” replied Dr. Healy.
I Mr. Crowe demanded that he do
. so and at the same time determine
who actually committed the deed.
Judge Caverly ordered a. recess
; while, the alienist went through his
:■ notes.
» Families May Testify
, The prosecution, foiled so far in
. "attempts to turn the hearing into a
L - jury trial on an insanity plea, is pre
? paring rebuttal evidence of its own
alienists to show that the slayers
1 were intellectually capable of plot-
1 ting the mental irresponsibility de
. sense theory.
» Both conscienceless, egotistic and
s I selfish, Loeb would have killed mem-
2 ; bers of his family or his counsel if
1 pleasure or publicity was to be
a gained thereby and Leopold thought
2 he was always right and the world
was wrong, according to Dr. Healy’s
t testimony. Each had peculiarities
t ; in u’s raen'a’ life each arrived at
1 | these peculiar; :es by a different
route and each supplemented the
other’s already abnormal needs In a
I unique way. he said. The Franks
>• murder was the result of diseased
’ motivation, he averred.
Members of the familities of the
slayers may also be called upon be
fore the defense closes its case, it
' was indicated.
«. Dr. Healy was excused from the
a witness stand at 3:35 p. m. and Judge
s Caverly directed the- defense to pro
>» ceed with its case.
Third Alienist Called
I- i Dr. Bernard Glueck. of New York.
> ’
I (Continued on Page 3, Column 3)
IVorldNews
Told in
Brief
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.—Conductor
I is killed and 18 passengers are in
jured when wooden elevated train
j crashes into steel subway train near
Brighton Beach. New York city.
MADRID. Aug. 6.—The former
Empress Zita, of Austria, will trans
fer her residence to Funchal, Ma
deira. if France and Great Brl-iin
permit. _
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6.—Dr.
Nicholas Murray Butler, president of
Columbia university, in aa address
declared that democracy is fighting
for existence.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—Repub
lican national committee considering
establishment of regional headquar
ters at Minneapolis for northwest
ern states, it is made known at
Washington.
BUENOS AIRES, Aug. o.—The
most elaborate re-eption ever ac
corded a foreign visitor to Argentina,
was prepared for Crown Prince Hum
bert, of Italy, arriving on the cruiser
San Giorgio.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 6.—United
States Senator Arthur Capper, Re
publican, farm bloc leader, and can
didate to succeed himself, has com
manding lead, according to early re
turns in Kansas primaries.
NEW YORK, Aug. fi.—The Prince :
of Wales has accepted an invitation |
to occupy the country home of Mr. [
and Mrs. Abercrombie Burden at i
Syosset, L. 1., during his visit to at- ;
tend the international polo matches. [
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—Develop
mer- of a new “third party” move
ment with th>, indication that it will
become an American labor party was
described as being of the “utmost
significance” by the Federal Council
of Churches, in a report.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. «■—Dr.
Duncan L. Despard, noted Philadel
phia surgeon, and nerve specialist,
dies from gunshot wounds, inflict
ed by Alfonso Masi, said to have
been a former patient, who after
wards kills himself.
WASHINGTON? Aug. 6.—Execu
tive council of American Federation
of Labor appeals to 30,000 affiliat
ed unions to begin immediate cam
paign in behalf of Senators La Fol
lette and Wheeler and other candi- I
dates indorsed by federation.
Dense fogs and poor visibility caus
ed accident which forced Major A.
Stuart MacLarcn, British world
flier, to abandon project, according
to word • from Canadian trawler
Thiepval. which is bringing flier to
Vancouver, B. C
Eleven Girls and Boys
Are Jailed on Charges
Os Two Score Holdups
LOS ANGELES. Aug. s.—Eight
youths and a trio of bob-haired girls,
all eleven under 21 years old, are in
custody here as bandit suspects. Po
lice allege they participated in more
than forty holdups and robberies.
Including the robbery near here last
Friday of Betty Blythe, motion pic
ture actress, who lost several dia
mond rings and a fur.
The gang operated in an automo
bile, officers say, the furs and jew
elry obtained going to the girl mem
bers of the crowd while the money
paid the group’s cabaret expenses
Jewelry and furs valued at $5,001
were recovered.
Two Killed, Two Hurt
As Blue Ridge Train
Crashes Into Auto
ANDERSON, S- C., Aug. s.—Two
persons were killed instantly and
two were injured when Blue Ridge
passenger train No. 2. running from
Anderson to Belton, struck and de
molished an automobile at Shirley’s
crossing, three miles east of this
city. Tuesday morning.
The dead are: Fred Cox, nineteen,
white: James Delph, twenty-one, ne
gro.
John Delph, ten, brother, and
Ephriam Delph, thirty, father of
the negro who was killed, both were
injured. They are in a local hos
pital.
Klansmen m Battle
With Flaming Circle
As Echo of Election
i
NILES, Ohio, Aug. s.—With two
persons severely injured, several
beaten and six under arrest, police
today began an investigation of
what is reported to have been an
open clash between Knights of the
Flaming Circle and members of the
Ku Klux Klan her e last night.
One thousand persons are said to
have participated in the melee.
The fight resulted, police said,
when hundreds of the opposing or
ganizations met in the streets. Fists
were used and then bricks and clubs
were resorted to by some.
The Weather
LO UI SI AN A. —T hur sday, gener
ally fair in north and west, scat
tered thundershowers in southeast
portion.
ARKANSAS. —Thursday, scatter
ed showers, cooler in north and cen
tral portions.
OKLAHOMA. Thursday, par*
cloudy.
EAST TEXAS—Thursday, gene'-
•allv fair.
WEST TEXAS.—Thursday, part
ly cloudy: cooler in the Panhandle
Wednesday.
VIRGINIA. Thursday, local
thundershowers and cooler.
I NORTH CAROLINA. SOUTH
j CAROLINA AXD GEORGIA.
I Thursday, partly cloudy, probably
i scattered thundershowers.
i FLORIDA AND EXTREME
NORTHWEST FLORIDA—PartIy
[ cloudy, with scattered thundershow
i ers Thursday.
ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI.—
; Thursday, partly cloudy; probably
I local thundershowers; not so warm
I in north portion.
| TENNESSEE.—Thursday, local
| thundershowers and cooler.
KENTUCKY. Thursda.J', p.ob
[ •ably fair anj cooler.
GOVERNOR ID SIGN
BIENNIAL SESSIONS
MEASURE ST ONCE
Marks End of Bitter Fight.
Must Be Ratified
at the Polls
The 1 ; biennial sessions bill passed
Tuesday by the Georgia house of
representatives went back to the
senate Wednesday to be engrossed,
and will reach the desk of Governor
Clifford Walker within a day or two.
The governor has stated that he will
sign it immediately, making it the
law of the state, provided two-thirds
of the voters ratify the bill as an
amendment to the constitution in
the regular election next November.
The bill provides thta biennial
sessions shall become effective in
1925, immediately after the legisla
ture meets next year and ratifies the .
action of the voters, if the voters'
approve the new measure. This
means that there will be a session
of the legislature in 1925, lasting 60
days, and no session in 1926. In the
future sessions of the legislature
would be held in odd years, and elec
tions in even years, so the newly
elected members may get their seats ;
without waiting a year and a half. [
If the voters of Georgia ratify the :
biennial sessions program, there will I
be only three states remaining that j
hold annual sessions of their legisla- i
tures. They are New York, Massa- i
chusetts and South Carolina. South
Carolina voters also will pass on I
biennial sessions in November.
The biennial sessions bill was
passed by the senate last year, thir
ty-eight members of the senate
joining in its authorship. However,
it struck rough sailing in the house
and was bitterly opposed by several
of the leading members of that body.
Opponents of the bill tried to
force a vote on it last Friday when
there were less than 150 members
present, but its supporters succeed
ed in having the vote postponed un
til Tuesday.
Vote Closely Watched
The vote was watched with great
interest because it was realized that
there might be difficulty in securing
the 138 votes required for passage
of a constitutional amendment.
When the halfway mark was
reached there had been 63 votes for
th ebill and 28 against it, indicating
a vote of only 126 for the measuie.
Supporters of the bill immediately
began rounding up absentees and
when the roll call was finished the
vote stood 137 for the measure to
43 against it. Beforb verification
of the roll call a number of mem
bers who had been absent came into
the hall and cast their ballots, brins'-
ing the total to 150 for the bill and
45 against it.
Those voting for the bill were:
Representatives Adair, Adams, of
Franklin; Anderson, Arnold, Atkin
son, of Camden; Atkinson, of Chat
ham; Aubrey, Bandy, Bannister,
Beck, Bennett, Bleckley. Bowden,
Boswell, Braddy, Branch, • Burgin,
Burt, Callaway, -Carr.
Childs, Christopher, Clark, Collins,
Copeland; Cox, Cumming, Curry, Dan
iel, of Troup, Davis, of Floyd.
DeFoor, DeLaPerriere, Dixon, of
Wilkinson; Dußose, Evans, of War
ren; Eve, Fleming, of Columbia;
Fleming, of Hancock; Fowler, Gillen,
Greer, Griffis, Griner. Grovenstein,
Haddock, Habbrick, Harrell, Harris,
Hatcher, of Burke; Hatcher, of Mus
cogee; Head. Hillhouse, Hines, of
Decatur; Hines, of Sumter; Holden,
Houston, Howard, of Chattahoochee;
Howard, of Long; Hulme, Huxford.
Hyman.
'Jenkins, Johnson. of Forsyth;
Jones, of Coweta; Jones, of Floyd:
A. D. Jones, of Meriwether; Jorden,
Kempton, King, Knight, Langley,
Laiham, Lindsey, Lloyd, Lyons, Mc-
Clure, McDonald, McGarity, Maddox,
Mann, Mansell. Mayo. Miles, Moore,
Mullins, Napier, Norman, of Col
quitt; Norman, of Henry; Orr, Owen
Pafford, Parker, Peck. Perkins, of
Habersham: Perkins, of Muscogee.
Perryman, Peterson, Phillips, of Jas
per
Pickien, Pitts, Pope, Price, Reviile,
Riley, Roberts, Robertson, Rountree,
Rowe, Russell, Rutherford, Sapp,
Shedd, Shettleswortb, Simpson, Sin
gttary. Smith, of Bry’an; Smith, of
Fulton. Smith, of Jefferson; Smith,
of Lamar; Spence, Stanford.
Steele, Stevens, Stone, Strick
land, Sutlive, Sweat, Swindle, Tatum,
Toole, Trippe, Turner, Van Landing
| ham, aughn, Warren. May, Weaver,
1 Whitley, Whitworth, Wiliiams, Wil-
I son, Wimberly, of Toombs; Wimber
ly, of Twiggs; Wingate, Winship,
Woodruff. Worthy, Wright. Total
150.
Against Measure
Those who voted against the bill
i were:
Representative Adams, of Towns;
| Barrett, Bell, Blease, Bozeman, Bran
[ nen, Bussey, Camp, of Campbell;
| Carter, Covington, Daniel, of Heard;
I Davis, of Thomas; Dixon, of Jenkins;
Dunean, Duvall, Dykes, Elders, En-
I nis, Evans, of Screven; Fletcher,
Fortson, Foy, Golden, Guess, Harris,
i Holton, Howard, of Screven; John
son, of Bacon.
W. I. Jones, of Meriwether; Kirk
land, McMullin. Meks, Milner, Mont
’ gomery, New. Parrish, Penland
! Phillips of Telfair, Stanley, Stewart,
Stovall, Tippins, Tyson, West. Wim
bery of Laurens, and Wood. To
; tai 45.
Those who were absent and not
I voting were: Representatives Bird,
.Boatwright. Camp, of Coweta; Cul
| pepper, Ellis, Harrison, Jones, of
Cook; i.ogan, McCrory, Pickering—
I Total. 11.
Wife of S. Carolina
Congressman Is Dead
ASHEVILLE, N. C„ Aug. s.—Mrs.
" Mary Prince Stevenson, wife of Con
■ gressman W. F. Stevenson, of South
I Carolina, died at the Stevenson sum
i mer home here Monday afternoon
i following an illness of several weeks.
Mrs. Stenvenson was the daughter
of the late General W. L. T. Prince,
of South Carolina, one of the leading
lawyers of the state.
Funeral service will be held in
I Cheraw. S. C.. where interment will
j take place Wednesday, the hour to
Ibe named later. Congressman Stev-
I enson was at his wife's bedside when
the end came.
MRS. DAVIS IS CHARMING
HOSTESS, TASTEFUL DRESSER
W ..--I-
S c, /
■i'
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MRS. JOHN W. DAVIS.
Wife of Democratic Nominee’:
Well Fitted to Grace White!
House, Woman Writer
Declares
BY HORTENSE SAUNDERS
NEW YORK, Aug. 2—ls John W. i
Davis is elected president of the
United States we will have for our
first lady a charming, gracious
woman who is slender and of me
dium height with blue-gray eyes,
small aristocratic features and light
chestnut colored hair sprinkled a bit
with gray.
She has a dignity that could easily
be austere at times, but it goes per
fectly with her cool, blond type. Yet
she has an easy manner and a sim- 1
plicity that is most appealing.
It is impossible to give a correct
impression of Mrs. Davis, seeing her
just once and seeing her at this time
when, in spite of her happiness and
pride in her husband’s achievement, |
she is also depressed and sad on ac- ;
count of the death of her sister, Mrs. |
Percy Goff, who died the second day ‘
of the convention.
Proud of Husband
Mrs. Davis’ eyes filled with tears
instantly at the mention of this sis
ter and revealed a very emotional
nature, capable of deep feeling and
devotion for those she loves.
“Os course I’m proud of my hus
band,” she exclaimed. “Who
wouldn't be? I feel right now just
as any woman in this country would
feel if her husband had just been
nominated for president.”
“But you must have been sure all j
along he would win,” I said.
This made her laugh. “Who could
have been sure of anything at this
convention?” she asked. “Naturally
I did not attend any of the sessions,
but I listened over the radio, and at
no time could I have made any
prophecies or prognostications.”
Mrs. Davis was married in 1912.
She has no children of her own, but
is devoted to Mr. Davis’ daughter by
his first wife, Mrs. William McMillan
Adams, who lives in Denmark. She
and her husband had planned to sail
for England to attend the Bar asso
ciation in London and then to visit
her there.
Tasteful Dresser
One glance at Mrs. Davis is enough
to assure you that she would always
wear the right thing and look well
in all types of clothes. When I saw
her she was wearing a smartly
draped black satin gown and a small
black turban. She wore no jewels
but a slender string of pearls and
one finger ring.
She has always interested herself
in society and philanthropy, but she
belongs to no clubs in New York,
where she has lived the last two
years. She is a member of the Wom
an's Democratic club, of Washing
ton, however. She is an Episcopa
lian while her husband is a Presby
terian, and I understand they- attend
the Episcopalian church together. I
She never went to college, but re- |
ceived her education at home.
While her husband was ambassa- i
dor to the Court of St. James in i
London during the war, she gained i
an enviable reputation as a hostess.
She would fit easily and naturally
into the White Hous<\
Mechanic Sues Ford
For Half Million as
Merger Commission
DETROIT. Aug. s—Warren W. I
Ayers, a tool maker, who charges i
that he engineered the deal whereby I
j the stock owned by John and Hor- :
! ace Dodge was sold to the Ford in-1
I terests in 1919 for $26,000,000. today I
' filed suit in the Wayne circuit court i
' against the Ford Motor company i
: for $500,000. Ayers, in his petition, I
claims that he worked fbr six I
I months negotiating the sale and ‘
I then had to return to his trade as I
i a tool maker in the Ford plant I
> without a commission. He argues j
[ that the amount he seeks would be
I a reasonable fee.
Although he never had an under-1
■ standing with the Ford company,
Ayers asserts that he conceived the
idea of securing the minority stock
for the Fords and that he v.as en
couraged.
Atlanta, Ga., Thursday, August 7 , 1924
BILLTDSUBSTITUTE
CIW FOB GALLOWS
PASSED BL SENATE
By a vote of 26 to 21, the senate
Wednesday afternoon passed the
house bill of Representative Per
kins, providing for the substitution
of the electric chair for hanging as
a legal method of eex.ution of con
victed criminals in Georgia. .
The bill was debated at length, a
dozen senators being heard for and
against it. On the roll call the vote
was 25 to 21, one short of a consti
tutional majority. President Cars
well voted "aye,” giving the bill the
cot stitutional majority- necessary
for its passage.
The bill was amended by Senatoi
Grantham of the 46th so as to pro-
I vide that no person now under in
j dictment for murder shall be as
! fected. This amendment was
I adopted 19 to 8, and its adoption
i m ans the bill must go back to the
house for concurrence.
The proposal to establish a state
owned port with adequate terminal
facilities, with a. view to developing
Georgia's maritime resources, was
given new life Wednesday when the
state senate approved an amendment
to the state constitution proposing
to issue $15,000,000 of state bonds to
carry out the project.
The measure is by Senator Cason,
and now goes to the house of repre
| sentatives for concurrence. The
vote in the senate was 36 to 8.
No definite site is designated in the
bill Savannah and Brunswick are
in hot competition for the state port,
bothe cities conducting active cam
paigns to secure designation in the
event the proposal is approved by the
people if the bouse passes the bill.
On the ground that only a few
members of the general judiciary
committee No. 1 were present Tues
day afternoon when the resolution
authorizing an investigation of the
state public service commission was
given a favorable report, the resolu
tion was recommitted Wednesday
morning on motion of Senator Johns
of the Twenty-seventh.
By a vote of 31 to 9 the senate-pass
ed a bill to amend the tax laws so as
to make the basis of occupational
taxes on foreign corporations the
amount of money invested in Geor
gia.
The senate passed, 33 to 8, a bill
by- Senator Pace to establish an ex
perimental station at Americus for
the development of the most im
proved method of canning peachds.
The committee substitute requir
ing registration of automobiles with
county ordinaries failed passage by
four votes, mustering 22 affirmative
to 9 negative.
The senate voted without opposi
tion to hold an afternoon session, be
ginning at 3 o’clock.
The senate, by a vote of 33 to 1.
I Wednesday passed th ehouse bill
I amending the law governing fish
i and game with particular reference
; to shrim pand oysters.
Steel Worker Badly
Injured by Girder
Earl Glasson, thirty-year-old struc-
I tural steel worker, of East Point,
I was taken to Grady hospital Tues
-1 day afternoon in a serious condi-
I lion after being struck on the head
| by a steel girder while working on
I a new building on South Forsyth
■ street, near Barnett street.
j He was believed to have a frac
j tured skull and internal injuries.
| Glasson is said to be employed by
’ David Suddeth, a contractor.
Tennessean Jailed for
Killing Wife’s Father
I GREENEVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 6.
jS. S. Starnes, 35, prominent mer
i chant of this county, is in jail here
I today, charged with the killing ear-
Ilv Tusday of his father-in-law,
“Bud" Jones, 60. According to
Starnes, he shot the oliler man in
self-defense, claiming that Jones was
advancing upon him with a knife at
the time. .
WALTON TRAILING
HOWARD IN SENATE
RACE IN OKLAHOMA
Nip and Tuck Finish
dicated in Bifte|
Klan Issue
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla,, Aug. 6.
(By the Associated Press.) —Con-
gressman E. B. Hbw'ard, of Tulsa,
Klan-favored candfilaltei;.,. held a
slight lead over J. C. VVURon,'.exist
ed governor and bitter Klan o'ppo-'
nent, in the race fop the-Democrat-.,'
ic nomination for the United States
senate as returns from yesterday’s*,
primary trickled m early today.
Unofficial returns from 1,137 pre
cincts of the 2,996 in the state, gave
Howard 37,482 and Walton 33,814.
The three other candidates in the
race apparently are out of the run
ning.
In the Republican senatorial con
tests, W. B. Pine, of Okmulgee, Klan
indorsee candidate, had a lead of
nearly 8,000 over his nearest oppo
nent, Eugene Lorton, Tulsa publish
er and adversary of the Klan, when
returns from 453 precincts were tab
ulated.
The Howard-Walton contest is
the object of most interest. Both
men express confidence of ultimate
victory. The southwestern part of
the state, where Walton is said to
be a strong favorite, has reported
but lightly. His supporters declare
that when this section is fully heard
from he will be leading by a good
margin. On the other hand, How
ard backers point out that returns
from his congressional district, cov
ering several counties in the north- j
east, are far from complete, and pr-e
diet that later reports will offset any
advantage Walton may gain. Re
turns also are incomplete from the
northwest, including the Panhandle
section, due to a storm late yester
day, which crippled communication
facilities.
In seven of the eight congression
al districts of the state, incumbents
are running for renomination and
have comfortable leads over their op
ponents. The incumbents include
seven Democrats and one Republic
an. Two of the Democratic candi
dates are unopposed.
PAULEN’S LEAD WIDENS
AS KANSAS COUNT GOES ON
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 6.—(By the
Associated Press.) —When 756 com
plete precincts out of 2(579 in Kansas
had been tabulated shortly before
noon today, Ben S. Patilen, of Fre
donia, had taken a commanding lead
over Clyde M. Reed and W. R.
Stubbs in the Republican race for
the gubernatorial nomination in yes
terday’s Kansas primary. The fig
ures:
Paulen 24. 882; Reed 18,764; Stubbs
19,361.
United States Senator Arthur Cap
per appeared assured of renomina
tion on the Republican ticket by a
vote of two to one over his two op
ponents on incomplete returns. In
only one .county was he behind and
there only four precincts had been
reported. Reports from 605 precincts
in this race gave:
Capper, 30.622; Sheffield Ingalls,
10,605; Tom D. Smith, 2,948.
Governor Jonathan M. Davis, the
only Democrat elected on the state
ticket in 1922, was renominated by
an overwhelming majority. Returns
from 363 precincts showed him run
ning more than three to one ahead
of Harry S. Burton, former mayor
nf Kansas City, Kan. The totals:
Davis, 7,624; Burton, 1,906.
The vote in the race for the Dem
ocratic nomination for the United
States senate was running close with
the balloting split five ways. Re
turns from 340 precincts gave:
James Malone, 2,006; Ed. T. Hack
ney, 1,926; Ben S. Gaitskill, 1,739;
S. H. Carr, 1,091; Edward Sapp, 932.
What effect the Ku Klux Klan is
sue had on the voting was a matter
for speculation. While Paulen, the
klan indorsee for the Republican
gubernatorial nomination, was in
the lead in a three-cornered fight,
with less than 2,000 votes separating
the lowest and highest man, Attor
ney General C. B. Griffith, who drew
opposition from the klan because of
his suit to oust the organization
from the state, was ahead of his
nearest opponent nearly two to one.
NELSON AND BAKER LEAD
IN MISSOURI’S PRIMARY
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 6. —(By the Asso
ciated Press.) —Dr. A. W. Nelson, of
Bunceton, farmer-banker, was lead
ing by 43,160 plurality today for the
Democratic gubernatorial nomina
tion when returns from 2,364 of the
3,987 precincts in the state in yester
day's primary had been tabulated.
Sam A. Baker former state super
intendent of public instruction, was
leading by 19,739 in the three corner
ed race for the Republican governor
nomination when returns from
2,071 precincts had been tabulated
Victor J. Miller, former president
of the St. Louis police board, and
Lieutenant Governor Hiram Lloyd,
of St. Louis were running a close
race for secend place in the Republi
can gc vernor contest with Miller
slightly ahead.
The vote: Baker 79,469; Miller 59,
730; Lloyd
Mrs. Kate S. Morrow, of Warrens
burg, first woman to file for a major
office on a major ticket in Missouri,
was leading by 7.677 for the Demo
cratic secretary of state nominations
in returns from 1,807 precincts.
Mrs. Morrow’s vas was 66,129.
while her nearest opponent, James
T. O’Brien, of St. Louis, had 58,452,
including the complete vote of his
home city. Frank Armstrong, of
Harrisonville, who made a novel cam
paign by motoring and later by walk
ing when his flivver failed, was third
with 51,425.
Mrs. Marrow is secretary of the
; Democratic state committee and for-
I mer executive clerk of the state rail
road and warehouse commission.
WHITEHEAD AND WOODRUM
AHEAD LN VIRGINIA RACES
RICHMOND, Va., Aug. C. —Jos-
eph Whitehead, of Pittsylvania, and
Clifford A. Woodrum, of Roanoke,
apparently had been selected by
Democrats of the Fifth and Sixth
Virginia congressional districts, re
spectively, as candidates for seats
in the national house of representa
tives in the general state election,
• on the basis of returns tabulated
I late last night. Elections were held
I only in the Fifth and Sixth districts,
I incumbents in other districts having
j no ppposiuoa pa.ily. yrin>»rjr-
a CEN lo A COPY,
SI A YEAR.
GEORGIA'S GREATEST
TOBACCO SEASON I
OPENS WITH RUSH
Fine Quality of Product
Pleases Both Growers ;
and Buyers
Staff Correspondent
And Photographer to
Cover Tobacco Markets
■ ■X'XT’ l ™ the opening of tobac
' 'VbU- inarkets throughout
''coastal plains section
Jand the marketing of
cTQWVhat Are expected to bring
the ,/growers approximately $6-
000,6.00, an epochal period in Geor
gia’s agricultural development got
under way Wednesday focusing
;he interest of the. Whole state and
of the south generally.
Impressed with the significance
of these markets and their rela- [
tion to the agricultural and fi-.
nancial prosperity of the state. :
The Journal has sent a staff cor- i
respondent and a staff photogra
pher to cover the activities of
the market centers and to show
the rapid and substantial growth
•md development of the tobacco
industry in this state, and The
Journal will publish a series of
articles, with accompanying pic
tures. The Journal correspond
ent and photographer will visit
Fitzgerald, Tifton, Valdosta, '
Blackshear,, Nashville, Douglas.
Vidalia, Hahira, Hazlehurst, and-
I other cities in their canvass of '
tobacco markets, and the sketch
es, both word and picture, of the
bustling activity around the
warehouses, will be of timely in
terest and informative value to
all readers of The Journal.
Tobacco began to move in Georgia
today.
Crowded streets, bustling activity
in big warehouses, topped by the,
song of the auctioneel' .barbecues,
speeches and general good spirits,
particularly because of the excellent
outlook for fancy prices and the
greatest crop of the weed ever pro
duced in the state, both in quantity
and quality—all characterized the
day in some dozen towns in the great
coastal plains section.
It is estimated that tobacco grow
ers of the Empire state will realize
something over $6,000,000 for their
product this year, with prices ranging
from 10 to 55 cents per pound. The
largest firms in the world will be rep
resented at the markets attracted by
the high quality tobacco produced
by Georgia soils.
Blackshear expected to handle
about 1,000,000 pounds the opening
day, and this will be the only point
in the state where the large com
panies are represented by two sets
of buyers, and two sales will be go
ing on at the same time. The town
has three large warehouses with ap
proximately 100,000 square feet of
floor space, equipped with every
modern convenience for buyer and
seller.
Tifton business men have juat com
pleted a tour through a large terri
tory advertising the advantages of
its commodious warehouses, «xnd Val
dosta, Douglas, Fitzgerald and other
towns are giving barbecues to help
draw the crowds to their markets.
Otl-e towns staged “big days” with
barbecues and picnics a few days be
fore the opening.
Vidalia this year enters the mar
ket with fine facilities and is expect
ing to handle a large quantity of
high grade tobacco/
SEVERAL COUNTIES SEND
TOBACCO TO HAZLEHURST
HAZLEHURST, Ga„ Aug. 6.
The local tobacco market opened
this morning with great prospects.
Buyers here frpm all the great to
bacco centers are all high-class men
eager to get into the competitive bid
ding. They say this section has a
high tobacco unexcelled anywhere
in the belt.
Tobacco came in from many coun
ties to this market .this being a fin®
railroad junction point giving the
best shipping facilities. It is yet
hard to estimate the number of
pounds that will be marketed here,
but it is conservatively estimated
that it will run up in to the millions
of pounds.
LARGE CROWDS ATTEND
TWO SALES IN TIFTON
TIFTON, Ga., Aug. 6.—The tobac
co market opened here today. The
floors of both warehouses, 92,000
square feet of floor space, were cov
ered to capacity. Throngs of grow
ers and visitors watched the sales
with interest. It was almost like a
circus throng in the vicinity of the
warehouses.
The first pile sold for 25 cents.
Low, five cents. Best price early in
morning was 56 cents. Representa
tives of all tobacco concerns buying
in the Georgia market are buying
here. The Imperial tobacco com
pany of Great Britain was the larg
est buyer. It operates a big stem
mery and redrying plant here.
Tobacco was sold today from near
ly every tobacco producing county in
the state, including Berrien, Brant
ley, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Lowndes,
Worth and others. It is expected
more tobacco will be sold on local
market during season from oth,er
counties than from Tift. There was
more weed on floor of one warehouse
today than on any day last season. y
Probably more than 200,000 pounds
will be sold today, with an average
price for day of over 25 cents. To
bacco was still coming in from grow
ers though warehouses loaded to ca
pacity. Sales at first warehouse
probably will end about 4 o’clock this
afternoon when sales at the others
will start.
Over 3,000,000 pounds expected be
I sold here during season.
TWO WAREHOUSES PROVE
INSUFFICIENT IN VIDALIA
VIDALIA, Ga., Aug. 6.—Every
thing was just right at the opening
of the season for the sale of Georgia
loose leaf bright tobacco in the Vida
lia market —weather fair enough,
barbecue for everybody and enough
folks to consume it, enough tobacco
to make a cigarette for everybody
in the world and enough buyers to
handle it and cash money in the
banks to pay for it.
Sales opened at 9 o’clock with •
floor full of the weed. The cotton
warehouse was also opened for the
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