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®lj c Sri-WetKli) So utnal VOL. XXVI. NO. 133 DOMESTIC ISSUES PARAMOUNT, COOLIDGE DECLARES T PORT BILL BEATEN: EFFORT TO BOOST • - GJSOLINETO FAILS More Than $300,000 Added to Appropriations—Jit ney Tax Blocked The Georgia legislature adjourned morning at 6:10 o'clock, after spend ing an unusually turbulent night | at the state capitol and breaking all records as to longevity, according to veteran officers of the two houses. It was said that the adjournment hour was later by two hours than that of any session in recent history, with the exception of the one three years ago. which lasted until al most 5 o’clock. Outstanding features of the finai were: ' 1- Defeat of the state port bond bill. 2. Defeat of an additional half cent tax on gasoline. 3. Defeat of the distillation test for gasoline, and any reduction in f the number of oil inspectors. ♦ 4. Addition of more than $300,000 to appropriation bills. t 5. Defeat of a new effort to put Jitneys and bus lines under, control of the public service commission, and to tax them heavily. Three efforts were made in the house to pass the bill abolishing the Pullman surcharge, and al though there was no opposition to the measure, its backers could never get 104 members in the house at the same time. The child labor bill and the for estry measure were never reached on the house calendar, and a num ber of other important bills died at sunrise. Important Bills Passed Outstanding accomplishments of the session were the passage of the biennial sessions bill; the abolish ment of the fee system of paying county officials in Fulton county, and the first step toward the salary system in the other large counties \ 4 of the state; the substitution of the V ▼ ■ electric chair for the gallows in the l execution of criminals: the creation of Peach county out of portions of Houston and Macon counties, and enactment of the absent voters’ f measure, permitting persons away from home to cast their ballots by regisetred mail. The l.lg fight of the final night came on the bill of Senator Face to substitute the distillation test for the gravity test of gasoline in Georgia, i Representative Covington, of Col -9 qu’tt county, offered an amendment to this bill, repealing the present law tor gasoline inspection, and re ducing the number of oil inspectors to six. Representative Bussey, of Crisp county, and Representative Dykes, of Dooly county, led a fight against this amendment, claiming that it would rfesult in the loss of more than $500,000 in revenue to the state. Representative Mann, of Glynn county, and other supporters of the amendment, declared that it would 1 > be worth a. half million dollars to the state to break up the political organization of the department o’ agriculture The delate was made the occasion for several personal attacks upon J. J. Brown, commis sioner of agriculture. The amendment of Judge Coving ton was finally adopted on a roll call, with practically every member of the house taking advantage of « the three-minute period to explain _ iZs vote. The vote on the amend- f Aent was 89 to 67, and the vote on VlMtfhe bill was 89 for it and 66 against but the measure was lost through failure to receive 104 votes. Vote on Port Bill Although they realized that they had been outgeneraled in the rules committee of the house when so many bills were placed ahead of the state port bond bill on the calendar, the supporters of that measure let it come to a vote at a time when the support of all members present ’ would not have passed it. Representative Sutlive, of Chat ham county, made an eloquent plea for the measure as a step toward providing marketing facilities for l the farmers of the state. Repre- I sentative Atkinson, of Chatham; f Representative Dixon, of Jerikins. and others spoke for the measure, while Representatives Elders, of Tattnall, and Stovall, of Elbert, led ♦ the opposition. A motion to table was defeated by a vote of 62 to 53. ' The final vote on the port meas- gV tire was 72 for it and 56 against it. ™ The bill being a constitutional amendment, would have required a two-thirds vote, or 138. The Chat ham representatives stated that they knew the measure would be de feated with so small an attendance in the house, but they- wanted to get the members on record. Gasoline Tax Beaten Three amendments to the general tax act, tacked on by the senate, caused a wrangle between the two houses that lasted for two hours. I After a conference committee had * / been appointed and had conferred for some time, the senate receded from all the amendments. One of these amendments provid ed for an additional tax of one-half cent per gallon on gasoline, making the state revenue tax three ami one half cents, and the inspection fee one half cent, era total of four ~ cents per gallon, with the extra half cent going to the state highway de partment. The house voted. 64 to 43. against this amendment. t Another senate amendment would (have en rted the jitney bus bill that the ho“se defeated earlier in the session. This amendment provided a license Mx of from §3O to S7O upon busses, and gave the state public service commission jurisdiction over all jitney and bus lines. The amend ment further provided that no jit neys or busses should be operated, after the passage of the bill, until the public service commission . had issued a permit, and provided that I e (Continued on Page 3, Column 61 Published Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday PROBLEM OF RUHR ! EVACUATION STILL DEADLOCKS PARLEY German Mission Waits for Word From Berlin on Acceptance LONDON, Aug. 14.—(8y the Asso ciated Press.) —The deadlock between the French and the Germans on the question of the time limit for the mil itary evacuation of the Rulr is im periling the success of the interna tional conference, it was indicated to day after a hurried meeting of the French. Belgian and German pre ! miers at Downing street early this morning had failed to produce tangi ble results. Delegates to the conference say they hope and expect, however, that American or British intervention will save the. program, which the allies have agreed upon for instituting the Dawes’ reparation plan. The Germans reurned to their l:otel, where direct cables to Berlin carried the news of the unfavorable turn in the conference to the mem bets of the German cabinet at the other end of the wire. After a brief German cabinet meeting, negotiated by the cables, which were exchanged directly with Wilhmsstrassce, Chan cellor Marx and Foreign Minister Stresemann returned to Downing street at 12:30 o'clock. Americans Are Busy After the meeting between Premier Herriot, of France, Premier Theunis, of Belgium, and Chancellor Mark, of Germany, which lasted about twenty minutes, American Ambassador Frank B. Kellogg and American Rep rensentative James A. Logan, Jr., rushed to the American embassy and joined Owen D. Young and the other American experts on the Dawes plan to consider what action they might take to solve the new complications. Meanwhile Prime Minister Mac- Donald, of Great Britain, saw M. Herriot and urged upon him that he accept a compromise on the time lim it for the evacuation of the Ruhr. The anxiety which was felt for the success of the conference was re flected in the facial expressions and in the general deportment of the Al lied, German and American Repre sentatives as they arrived and de parted from Downing street. On his return to his hotel after the morning conference, M. Herriot said; "The allies are with us and we are in complete control of the situation.” At 2:15 o’clock Chancellor Marx visited M. Herriot at the latter’s hotel. It was intimated that the German chief delegate might have brought with him the German an swer on the all-important Ruhr ques tion. The negotiations between the French, Belgians and Germans was resumed at 3 o’clock this afternoon, after which there was to be a meet jing of the “big fourteen.” The French delegates declare they have agreed upon one year as the maximum time for the evacuation of the Ruhr with reductions of, tiiat period only if special conditions warrant them. The one-year period I will begin with the date of the! signing' of the London agreement. | At the conclusion of the confer- j ence between Premier Herriot and | the German chancellor, which lasted | nearly an hour, it was announced j that there was nothing that could j be made public. American Ambassador Kellogg Is- I sued a statement through the em-' bassy denying absolutely a publish- j ed report to the effect that he had 1 issued an ultimatum to the Ger-I mans in support of the French plan providing a year for the militaryi ’ evacuation of the Ruhr. Mr. Kel ' position, it is stated, is one ! of the neutrality regarding this is- ■ sue. Marx Waits on Berlin Later Chancellor Marx said that he could not accept on his own au thority the French proposal that the i military evacuation of the Ruhr be -1 gin one year after the date of the • signing of the protocol in London. ■ It was announced that Dr. Luther, ; of the German delegation, would go . to Berlin to consult with President , Ebert and the leaders of the parties ! and that the Germans would give I their answer Sunday. ; The deadlock, it is explained, is . over both the date on which the - evacuation will begin and on the . duration of the evacuation. The I Germans have been insisting that l, it should begin immediately and . should be completed by January. ■ The French have proposed that the . evacuation should be completed not . later than one year from the date i of signing the protocol embodying the work of the London conference. The assumption also has been that . the French would not be willing to begin the evacuation until the inter ' allied control commission had com ’ vleted its present Investigation it is • expected, will not be before the mid- J die of September. Treasury Department ; Will Ignore Protests On Memorial Coms t WASHINGTON. Aug. 14.—Protests ■ filed with the treasury department ■ by members of the Grand Army of the Republic and similar orgtniza- F tions against the minting of a ' special fifty-cent piece to comment ? crate the -'eginning of the Stone ' Mountain Confederate memorial in ' Georgia will have no eff.’Ct it was “ announced today at rhe treasury de -1 partment, in view of the spec'fic in ' structions carried the act of con gress. j Designs for the coia already have I been forwarded 'o the federal art . commission for study. Jt nas no been <> .ermined how many of the co > s w.li be minted. World News Told in Brief TURIN, Italy.—Violent storms cause numerous floods and consider able damage. WASHINGTON. Secretary of State Hughes returns to duties and confers with President Coolidge after return from European visit. NEW YORK?—lsaac D. Blake. 95, Lincoln’s New York bodyguard and friend of Commodore Cornelius Van derbilt, dies in Bedford, N. Y’. NEW YORK.—Mauretania shat ters all previous records for Cher bourg-New York passage by crossing in five days, three hours and twenty minutes. _____ BERLlN.—Editorial comment is vehement in rejecting any settle ment in London on question of evacuation of Ruhr, which will fail to measure up to popular German expectations. BOSTON.—Germans are not eager to join League of Nations, Dr. Moritz J. Bonn, financial adviser to German government, tells Institute of Politics audience at Williamstown, Massachusetts. WASHINGTON.—Mexican Federa tion of Labor sends message of ap preciation to American Federation of Labor for extending “courtesies to President-elect Plutarco Calles, of | Mexico. WASHINGTON?—President Cool idge in formally accepting nomina tion a s presidential candidate of Re publican party declares that people want above all "a government of common sense.” SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain.—ln ef forts to increase value of Spanish peseta, as compared with American dollar and British pound, govern ment intends to open credits with American and English banks. TRYING TO CROSS PACIFIC IN DORY MANILA, Aug. 14.—(8y the Asso ciated Press.) —It is supposed that Ira. Sparks, of Peru. Indiana, who sailed from Honolulu in January for the Holy Land in a 23-foot dory, perished off the coast of Zamboango. A deserted boat named "Dauntless, Honolulu,” has been found stranded on Gatusan island, on the eastern coast of zamboango, according to a telegram received by constabulary headquarters. There was no trace of Sparks. Sparks arrived in Honolulu from San Francisco in a packing box aboard one of the traas-Pacific liners last year. On his departure in the dory he announced that he was bound for the Holy Land to “seek the true word of God.” Escaping Convicts Take Bloodhound Along With Them GAINESVILLE, Ga., Aug. 14. Two convicts working in the Hall county gang, on the Keith’s bridge highway, escaped Monday afternoon about 3 o’clock, taking with them the bloodhound which had been sent in pursuit. They were Elijah Hill, aged 38, 6 feet 2 inches high, and John Moore, aged 20, 5 feet 8 inches high. Both were sent up from Rome. They were working with the teams when they decided to run for it. They hid in the woods until neat midnight. About 2 a. m., they at tempted to enter the store of Minor Brown, on the Shallowford road, hear the city limits, but were scared away by a bulldog. They then headed north and broke into Bill Welchel’s store at Shallowford and stole food and some money, but found no clothing. From there they crossed the river int othe Fork district and com mandeered the Rev. Wlil White's new automobile. In the meantime the bloodhound had come up with them and became friendly, but when they got the car they bade her good-by. The dog was found Tuesday morning and brought home by Jim Dooley. Lanier County Sheriff And Farmer Arrested As Liquor Conspirators Fred D. Dismuke. federal prohibi tion director in Georgia, announced Thitrsdav that Sheriff E- Tucker, of Lanier county, and Grover Boyett. a Lanier county farmer, were arrested Tuesday by a federal posse led by himself and were charged with con spiracy tn violate the national p-o --hibition act Mr. Dismuke returned to Atlanta Thursday. Both Sheriff Tucker and Boyett made bonds of SI,OOO before the United States commissioner at Val dosta immeditaely after their arrest. Mi. Dismuke stated. War Finance Head Tells Coolidge Farmers Are Nearing Prosperity WASHINGTON. Aug. 14.—Agri culture has definitely turned the cor ner, and is on the road to permanent recovery. Eugene Meyer, Jr., man aging director <>f -he Wai- Fiiance | corporation, reported today to Presi i dent Coolidge, after a trip of inspec j tion through the west. "Conditions everywhere in the i west,” Mr. Meyer said, "ar? improv ling rapidly. It is the most radical I improvement in agriculture in I years.” Lincolnton Store Robbed LINCOLNTON, Ga., Aug. 14—A daring burglary was perpetrated late j Tuesday night, probably just before day Wednesday morning, upon the dry goods store of H. Wolson. here, the burglar taking seventeen suits of clothe® and other expensive mer chandise. such silk dresses. Stet son hats, dress soods and other mer chandise, totaling S7OO or more. CROWE DARROW IN WHO PASSAGE; COURT IS RECESSED CHICAGO, Aug. 14.—(8y the As sociated Press). —Clarence S. Darrow, counsel for the defense, and Robert E. Crowe, state’s attorney, got into an angry argument at the afternoon session of the Franks hearing wheih was interrupted only when Judge John R. Caverly directed a five-min ute recess. Mr. Darrow was cross-examining Dr. Archibald Church, of Chicago, : session of the Franks hearing which | asked if the doctor had gone to the | boys for any other purpose than as an alienist for the state to give tes- | timony on which to hang them. His lips quivering, his naturally ruddy countenance redder than ever, and his finger pointed shakingly at Mr. Darrow, the doctor managed to get out: “Now, Mr. Darrow, you know that was not true.” before Mr. Crowe was on nis feet with a loud objection. Darrow Apologizes “Let him answer! Let him an swer,” Mr. Crowe shouted, as at the same moment Mr. Darrow withdrew his question with an apology and Judge Caverly ordered it erased from the record. “He asked a question and saw the answer was going to hurt him,” Mr. Crowe said in reference to Darrow. “You know I don’t play tricks,” hurled back Mr. Darrow. "I inad vertently used the wrong word, and I have had it stricken out.” \ I “You have played plenty of tricks!” Mr. Crowe got in before Judge Caverly directed the recess tc permit tempers to cool. Dr. Church previously had testi fied his action in accepting state employment was guided by his find ings and conscience. Prisoners Laugh at Tilt Nathan Leopold, Jr., and Richard Loeb, whose punishment for kidnap ing and murdering Robert Franks the hearing will determine, enjoyed the wrangle thoroughly, laughing as their counsel and the man who had expressed the intention to have them hanged wordily battled back and forth. The defense consumed the morn ing session with a cross-examination of Dr. Hugh T. Patrick, alienist for the prosecution, designed to show that his conclusions that Leopold and Loeb are sane, were based on in adequate information and exa.ain • - tions conducted under improper con ditions, and finally reached its objec tive late this morning, with the ces tion: "Did you ever in your life make an examination under such condi tions?” “No,” replied Dr. Patrick. The defense almost immediately demanded that Dr. Patrick recount the details of the kidnaping and mur der of Young Robert Franks, and the tale previously told many times con sumed an additional large part of the morning session. Grilled on His Examination Benjamin Bachrach of defence counsel at the start of today’s ses sion resumed questioning Dr. Pat rick about his examination of Leopold in the office of Robert E. Crowe, state's attorney. The ques tions concerned chiefly the subject of tne “psychology of birds” which Dr. Patrick said had been discussed. "There was some conversation about the psychology of man, of ani mals and of human behavior, and t’rs question of where instinct ceased an! reaeon began, and how each was controlled,” said '.he doctor. "I was not paying any attention to other things and apparently Leo pold was not,” said the doctor. “This sort of conversation, of course, would not throw considera ble light on the mental processes, but It was exceedingly well adapted to bring out certain things. It was well adapted to ascertaining his mental concentration, his ability to hold a conversation in the presence of other people. It was an excellent oppor tunity to see how logical his mind was, an opportunity to obtain to a considerable degree to learn his use of language and memory.” Responsible But Inaccessible Dr. Patrick said his conversation lasted about twenty minutes before another state alienist entered, and took part in the talk, still on the same subjects. ‘‘Leopold did not seem at all ex cited and was quite cool and col lected,” said Dr. Patrick. Dr. Patrick said he took no notes at the time but jotted them down afterwards?. Reading from his notes, he continued. “Discussed psychology of birds and some philosophy on life. He asked me if I could speak German. Reluctance of people to consider themselves scientifically, that people were reluctant to look at themselves front the scientific standpoint. “Leopold was responsive, although very inaccessible. Emotionally nor mal in discussion. Seemed quite susceptible to flattery.” The defense brought out that more than fifteen persons were present when Dr. Patrick examined Leopold. “Did you ever in your life make an examination as to a mental con dition under such conditions?” ask ed Mr. Bachrach. "I think not,” replied Dr. Patrick. “When they were all assembled how did the meeting open?” asked, Mr. Bachrach. "The story of the crime was told I over again, 1 think at the reques’ I of Mr. Crowe, who make the remark I about it being told for our bene- I fit,” said Dr. Patrick. Mr. Bachrach asked that Dr. Pat | rick tell him what, the youth had I said about the crime. Dr. Patrick drew a long breath, settled back into his chair, and for a time, the number of which no one how remembers, the story of the kidnaping and murdering of Bobby ■ Franks again went into th“ volumi j nous record. EVIDENCE DESTROYS M'CDYSDICIDETALE, DETECTIVES CLAIM LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. 14. Evidence to be presented to the j county grand jury today will corn- | pletely disprove the story of Nor- ■ man Selby (Kid McCoy) that | Theresa W. Mors, latest of the ex pugilist’s heart fancies, killed her self, according to police detectives in charge of the case. The bullet that killed the divorced wife of Albert Mors, wealthy an tique dealer, entered her temple without any accompanying powder ‘ burns, an examination showed. It ' must have been fired from a dis tance of at least three feet, officers say, and that, they declare, would eliminate the suicide theory from the tangled skein of the affair. Further, it is pointed out, the body bore scars and bruises that indicat ed',-n antemortem struggle. McCoy said Mrs. Mors attempted <0 stab herself with a butcher knife before she used the pistol but police investigators, brushing this state ment aside, ask for an explanation of a cut on the lip which drove the teeth far into it, a deep wound under the left breast that might have been caused by a hat pin, cuts on the left arm and throat, and several other abrasions. Faces Husband Thursday McCoy, his sister, Mrs. Jennie Thomas, to whom he is said to have confessed tl.at he killed Mrs. Mors, rod Mors will be brought face to f ' ce today in an effort to reach the be tom of the mystery of the slay ing, said District Attorney Asa Keys. “It Is the most complicated case of its kind that I have ever investi gated,” Keys declared. Mrs. Mors body was found in her apartment here yesterday with a bullet hole in the temple and nu merous cuts and bruises elsewhere. She and McCoy had been living there as “Mr. and Mrs. N. Shields.” Almost simultaneously with the discovery, McCoy appeared in the fashionable West Lake district arm ed with a revolver and invaded the Mors antique shop. There he held up attendants and patrons, shot and wounded W. G. Ross, a chance ar rival, then went nex t door and slightly wounded Sam Schapp and his wife, Ann, who, it is said, had attempted to effect a reconciliation between Mors and his wife. ♦ McCoy was captured a short time later running across West Lake park. He was dazed and incoherent in speech, at first refused to throw any light on the More slaying and later declared that the woman killed herself in his presence late Tuesday night. Insanity Plea Probable After the conference in the dis trict attorney’s office had progressed for some time, Keyes announced that he was able to completely exon erate Mors of any connection with the death of his divorced wife. The district attorney also said that Mors had agreed to sign a com plaint charging McCoy with the murder. It was indicated by the ex-pugil ist’s friends that his defense would be based on a plea of insanity. McCoy, as he appeared at Keyes’ office today, wag a different man from the one who was taken into custody yesterday, dazed and inco- I herent of speech. The former fighter was smiling. I and appeared confident as he heard I friends laying plans to raise a fund j for his legal defense. McCoy, h.is i friends say, is "broke.” The shock and grief of Mrs. Mors’ I act, McCoy said, following his ar ' rest in the park yesterday, “put out i his lights,” and filled him with an in ; sane rage to kill her husband "who drove her t it,” to kill all those who stood in his way and finally to kill himself. “Forgot” to Kill Himself But fate hid Mors from him and his plan to kill himself was lost in the swirl of events. “I was going to kill myself,” he said, explaining the note found in the apartment, “but —I forgot.” Police believe portions of McCoy’s story, but declare that his suicide defense has already ’ received its knockout blows from “the kid’s” own sister, Mrs. Jennie Thomas, whom i they quote as saying McCoy came to her home soon after the shooting of Mrs. Mors and burst out with: “I just had to kill that woman." Late last night detectives called at the Thomas home but after con- I ferring with the woman’s attorney, they agreed not to question her fur ‘ ther, on the understanding that she w'-uld tel’ the complete story of Mc- Coy's visit and alleged confession to District tAtorney Asa Keyes atlO ' a. m., today. McCoy, under re-grilling at the city jail, admitted that he had called on his sister, shortly after Mrs. Mors’ death but “couldn’t remember i what I told her or how long I • stayed.” j He clung to his suicide version oi the shooting, telling detectives that Mrs. Mors was driven to despair by her troubles with her former hus band, that she suddenly cried out that she "couldn’t stand it any long er,” and attempted to stab herself to death with a butcher knife. When this failed, he said, she took a pis tol from a. dresser drawer and fired a bullet through her head before he could stop her. Police declare, however, that what I Mrs. Mors really planned was a re conciliation with her former husband and that McCoy s jealous rage over this impending reconciliation led ! him to kill her and then to go out I seeking to kill Mors. In his search for Mors he went to the Mors antique shop, where, ac cording to his own story, he planned to shoot Mors and then kill Mr. and , Mrs. Sam Schapp, who operated a ! shop next door and who recently had made efforts to bring about a reconciliation between Mr. and Mrs. I Mors. What he actually did wa» to . (Continued «n Page 3, Column 4) Atlanta, Ga., Saturday, August 16, 1924 SAVED HUSBAND FROM NOOSE, NOW WEALTHY FOLLIES QUEEN ASKS COURTS TO SEVER BOND Evelyn Fariss Charges Ray mond 0. Bennett Abused Her After She Stuck by Him in Tampa Murder Trial NEW YORK, Aug. 14.—Evelyn Fariss, who went into the Follies a few years ago in spite of a large inheritance, and later aided substan tially in the acquittal of her sec end husband, Raymond O. Bennett, on a charge of murder, Wednesday announced she had filed suit for divorce from him a week ago in Chattanooga. Miss Fariss married Bennett in 1920 after divorcing William Gill, a New York newspaper man, to NATION’S CAPITAL IS STIRRED BY RISING TIDE OF LIQUOR Scandalized Officials Open War on Rum as 200 Drunks Are Arrested With in Few Days WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.—A ris ing tide of liquor has hit the nation’s capital and officials, from Comrn’s sioner Haynes down, are scandal ized. More than 100 drunken persons have been v arrested on the streets within the last few days, citizens have been corralled in a liquor ving round-up and scores of arrests have been made in fashionable hotel roof garden dancing places. The wave has spread so rapidly that policemen and detectives have been made United States deputies so that they can begin, according to 0.5. WORLD FLIERS WAIT WHILE GALE LASHES GREENLAND REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. 14. (By the Associated Press.) —The American round-the-world fliers will leave on their hazardous flight from Iceland to the northeast coast of Greenland tomorrow, if weather per mits. The United States cruiser Rich mond, flagship of Rear Admiral Thomas P. Magruder, left at 11 o'clock this morning to take up her position 270 miles off the coast of Iceland to await the passing of the fliers. The destroyers Reid and Billingsley will occupy stations near Iceland. The departure of the Richmond, which had been planned for 8 o’clock Wednesday evening, was postponed on receipt of news from the cruiser . Rai leg li, off the Greenland coast. I that the barometer was falling and that half a gale was blowing. ARGENTINE FLIER JUMPS ACROSS BAY OF RANGOON RANGOON, Burma, Aug. 14 (By the Associated Press.) —Major Pedro Zanni, Argentina round-the world flier, arrived here at 4:15 o’clock this afternoon after having | made a non-stop flight from Cal ! cutta. CRUISER REPORTS DAMAGE BY ICE TO PROPELLERS WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. —The cruiser Raleigh, on duty in north ern waters in connection with the i army round-the-world flight, advised ; the navy department by radio today that both starboard propellers had been damaged when she bumped into the ice recently in exploring along the coast of Iceland to find suitable landing places for the fliers. It was requested that the Philadelphia yard be instructed to ship two spare pro pellers to Boston for installation when the Raleigh reaches that port. Apparently the injury has not ! been sufficient to prevent the | Raleigh continuing operations on f the world flight patrol line until I the air men have succeeded in ’ reaching this side of the Atlantic. Coolidge 3-1 Favorite On Wall Street; Over $5,000,000 Being Bet NEW YORK, Aug. 14—Election betting in New York has grown to such magnitude that it now ranks .■with other high-powered transac tions along the Wall street money I front. It is eiSimated this year that be tween $5,000,000 and $10,000,000 will Ibe wagered on the various caridi ■ dates, and already close to the tnini ! mum figure has trekked through the hands of the commissioners. This ; amount isn't greatly in excess of I other years. In 1920 there was a trifle over $5,- i 000,000 wagered on the prospects -.c | Warren G. Harding and James M. Cox. In 1916 a trifle over $10,000,000 i was wagered in the fight between ! Woodrow Wilson and Charles Evans I Hughes, the commissioners say. The odds today, as quoted by J. S. I Fried & Co., betting commissioners: Plenty of money on President Cooi ‘ ide at 3 to 1. Davis 1 tn ? 1-3. or 1 tn 4. Robert M. La Follette, very li+rle money nfefred and that at odd« hf (about 1 to 12. whom she had been married four years. It was afterward learned that this divorce was uncontested be cause of a secret pact which was said to have specified that if either fell in love with someone else a divorce would not be contested. Miss Fariss asserted her present divorce suit was the outcome of the acquittal of Bennett on the murder charge in Tampa, Fla,, in May of 1923. Bennett was accused of Kill ing Herbert M. Carruthers, of Tampa, who intruded* upon a party given by Miss Fariss and whose body later was found by a roadside. For six weeks she collected evidence and witnesses to support her hus band’s defense. However, she stated today,, after the acquittal her husband drank ex cessively and began to abuse her. "I can’t stand his abuse any longer. I’m through,” she said. announcement today. “ a big; drive to dry up Washington.” Tuxedoed agents with • stiff starched shirts and diamond studs haunt the exclusive dancing restau rants nightly and arrest young boys and girls wdth hip flasks filled with "gin.” Scores have been taken, but most of them were released because of faulty arrest or they forfeited col lateral without going to trial.; Six private apartment homes have been raided recently and men and women charged with possession aqd sale of liquor. Only a few bootleggers have been taken, the drive being concentrated chiefly against whisky drinkers. The Association Against the Prohi bition Amendment issued a scathing condemnation of the restaurant raids, charging that the agents had begun their tactics during the summer when congress is adjourned “possi bly because they fear such raids in winter might result in the arrest, of dry congressmen, or senators who don't vote as they drink.” DAVIS SPURS PLANS. REALIZING NEED OF QUICK ORGANIZATION LOCUST VALLEY. N. Y., Aug. 14. Here in the quiet of his Long Island home, John W. Davis began today to plot out the strategy of the offen sive campaign which he will conduct in a drive to return the administra tion of government to Democratic control. Without awaiting disclosure of the | main plan of the enemy in the ad dress tonight of President Coolidge accepting the Republican nomipa tion, the Democratic presidential candidate has made up his mind to wage his fight all along the line upon the issues which he is con vinced will recruit a great army of independent voters. Turning first to the west as a main battle ground, he has called into conference Senator Pittman, of Nevada, one of his general staff, for discussion of the itinerary of his westward march, which is to take him at least as far as Denver, Col. Mr. Davis’ efforts will not be con fined to seeking victory for the na tional ticket. Wherever possible he will lend his strength to the several divisions of the Democratic army to the end that the struggle, if won, will leave his party in control of the legislative as well as the executive field. Having fired his first broadside in his acceptance address at Clarks burg, W. Va., last Monday, Mr. Da vis will open his second attack in Ohio the week after net and prob ably will follow that up with offen sives in Illinois and the Mississippi valley. Ammunition for the first part of his campaign is being assembled now I and he will devote much of his time in the next week or ten days to de termining when and where it may be expended with the greatest effect. While his attention is concentrat ed in this direction, the standard I bearer will rely upon his generals ; in the field to perfect the national ! organization with all possible dis i patch with a view to receovering I whatever ground may have been lost i in this important division of opera tions. Substan’.'al progress already has been made but there is full realiza tion that with both the liepublican and independent field, forces func- I tioning practically at full speed, a j handicap has been imposed which ! may be overcome only by forced march, no matter how quickly there is formation of th® full phalanxes. Athens Civic Bodies Join in Move to Get Planes in Weevil War ATHENS, Ga.. Aug. 14.—The Athens Chamber of Commerce, Ro tary, Kiwanis and other civic organi zations here today formally joined with the State College of Agriculture in an invitation to the Government Experiment station at Tallulah, La„ and others interested to hold the demonstration is scheduled for Au- Georgia by airplane. The proposed demonstration is scheduled for Aug gust 26 and will bring to Georgia Dr. R. B. Coad, of the Tallulah station, the assistant secretary of agricul ture, and other prominent agricul rnr =t« of the country. Ten thousand farmers are expected to attend. S CENTS A COPY, $1 A YEAR. PROMISES FURIHER CUT IN TUXES (ND STRICTEST ECONOMY World Court and Protective Tariff Lauded—Nations League Barred BY RALPH SMITH (Journal Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.—Ac cepting the Republican nomination tonight in a speech to a crowd oi thousands in and around Mempria) • hall, and to mijlions of radio listen er s-in, President Coolidge definitely proclaimed domestic issues to be in his opinion, paramount in the cam paign. He selected from among them for primary emphasis still more rigid economy in government and further tax reduction along the lines of the Mellon plan. “I want the people of America to be able tc work less for the gov ernment and more for themselves,” he said. “The costs of government are all assessed on the people. Un less we can re-establish a condi tion under which the earnings of the people can be kept by the peo ple, we are bound to suffer a very distinct curtailment of liberty.” The president squarely joined is sue with John W. Davis on “hon esty of government,” and with La Follette on a new economic order. "There are those who disregard all this (Republican achievements) to convince themselves, and others, that the chief issue of this cam paign is honest government,” he said. "In,all my studies of political history I cannot recall an adminis tration which was desirous of a dis honest and corrupt government* that established budgets, cut taxes, and worked for world peace, as Republicans have done. Hits at La Follette “The government is sound. Th4 people of the country hate corrup tion, they know my position. They know the law will be enforced.” Striking at the La Follette charges that the Republican party favori privilege and monopoly, the presi dent said bluntly: “We oppose artificial supports oi they are both unjust and uneco< privile 'es and monopoly because homie. They are not right. They d<i nut work.” The president began with a slmpl.V worded acceptance of the nominal tion, and immediately plunged int<J a review of the accomplishments oi the Republican party since its rel turn to power in 1921. He listed among the achievement the resumption of diplomatic relai tions with all nations except Rus< sia, the budget system, reduction ol the public debt, and partial funding of the foreign debt', restricted immi gration, protective tariff, and th< Washington arms conference. America’s chief concern is her do mestic affairs, the president said, yei continued: “America, under providence, ha( to be a nation of great respon sibility. It exists as one of the fam ily of nations. “We cannot be isolated.” Thumbs Down on League To meet this international obliga tion, the president proposed adhen ence to the world court, but re affirmed his intention to remain aleof from the League of Nations. He expressed hopefulness that th< Dawes plan would solve Europe'! difficulties, and again announced hi! intention of sponsoring another dis’ armament conference when iftu plaif appears to be in operation.' With this reference to foreign re lations, the president passed back t< domestic affairs. Agriculture, he said, has seen “1 partial relief come in a natural way." and declared the path to greatei prosperity lay through “more or ganization, co-operation, diversifies tion, a wise, skilled, and unselfist leadership,” and continued proteo tion by tariff. The president announced intention of appointing a committee to investi gate and report measures to coir gi-ess in December to put agricultut‘4 on a basis of economic equality with other industries, in according w'itb the Republican platform. Further Tax Reductions Concerning his determination further reduce costs of government and taxation, he said: "Taxes take from every one a, par) of his earnings and force everybody to work a certain part of his tirnn for the govrnment.” He reaffirmed hig intention to pres< congress for more tax reduction, pat’ ticularly in high surtaxes, arguing such a course was the surest “guar : antee of prosperity.” These views, the president said. h« ; submitted to the electorate with “abiding faith” in the judgment oi the American people. “Mr. Chairman, Members of the ' Committee, Ladles and Gentlemen: "You bring formal notice, Mr. ; Chairman, of a nomination for pres . ident of the United States. Our system of nominations is not t’ne 1 outcome of chance. It is the product of experience. Very early in their search for a sound method of self- (Continued on Page ' r , Column 1.) The Weather Forecast for Saturday: Virginia: Increasing cloudiness, warmer. North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia: Generally fair. Florida: Generally fair excen'- scattered thundershowers in south ! portion. Extreme Northwest Florida and Alabama: Partly cloudy, probably be coming unsettled. Mississippi: Partly cloudy, proba bly local thundershowers. Tennessee: Slightly warmer In west portion, partly cloudy, probably lo cal thundershowers. Kentucky: Local thundershowers. Louisiana: Partly cloudy. Arkansas: Partly cloudy, beeomlna unsettled, not much change in tern ! perature.