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SMITH APPROVES i
REPEAL OF DRY LAW
Political fortunes placed in
BALANCE AGAINST DRY
FORCE3
ACTION 1$ NoTa SURPRISE
Issue* Statement Declaring State Not
Under Obligations To Adopt
Provisions Of Act
Albany,, N. Y. —Governor A1 Smith
has placed his stamp of approval on
the Cuvlllier bill repealing the state
prohibition enforcement law In New
York.
In boldly facing the Issue without
equivocation, Smith did as forecast
by the United News—decided to place
his political fortunes In the balance
against the dry forces in state and na
tion who clamored for his veto of
the bllL
And, In so doing. Smith has Inject
ed the prohibition Issue Into Demo
cratic party politics so deeply that It
will certainly be of outstanding Im
portance before and after the next
presidential conventions. If Indeed. It
does not materially shape the future
of the major parties themselves.
The crux of the governor's position
Is found In his contention that neither
the eighteenth amendment, the Vol
stead act, the supreme court decision
nor any other Instrument Imposes any
obligation upon the state to pass a
law Incorporating the provisions of
the Volstead act It Is optional with
the state to concur or not In enforc
ing this act. Smith believes.
The governor's action came as no
surprise either to his wet supporters
ir to his dry enemies. Both hive been
privately outspoken in their declara
tions for several -days that unless the
governor was ready to quit politics,
he had but one choice —to stay by
his friends and sign the bUL
The governor put pen to the bill
In his private office with no one pres
ent but his official family. As soon
as the Ink had been blotted on the
measure, the newspapermen were call
ed in, and the governor said.
“Well, I’ve approved the bill.”
There were no questions asked as
to what bill. Everyone knew. Then
Smith passed out a statement explain
ing his reasons.
Northwest Menaced By Forest Fire*
St Paul, Minn. —Forest fires and
floods still are menacing various eeo
Uons of the Northwest In the United
States and adjoining provinces In Can
ada. While rain was being vainly
prayed for In the forest fire areas, vir
tual cloudbursts were causing distress
ing conditions In Alberta. One death,
due to the floods, was reported at
Blalremore, Alberta, where Harold
loyoe, 8, was drowned. At Calgary,
two bridges were being endangered by
rushing waters In the swollen Elbow
river, and many resident* were pre
paring to leave their homes at last ac
counts.
Unknown Vessel Ram* Rum Runner
Norfolk, Va. —The 60-ton sloop Qlen
Beulah, of British registry, with a car
lo of liquor was sunk late at night
when she was rammed by an unidenti
fied steamer ten miles southeast of the
Cape Charles lightship. The nine men
of the Olen Beulah's crew were rescud
by the coast guard cutter Yamacraw,
which was anchored 20C yards from the
rum runner when the collision occurred.
The sloop sank fifteen minuthe after
the orash. The members of the crew
of the bloop were bppught to Norfolk
and turned over to federal prohibition
enforcements agents.
Finds Oil Concern uuilty Of Fraud
Buenos Aires, Argentina.—The West
Indian Oil company, a Standard Oil con
cern, Is charged by Federal Judge Za
valla with "restortlng to Illegal meth
ods" In extracting kerosene, gasoline
and other mixtures "by means of rapid
manipulation on which almost Imme
diately produced grades that otherwise
would have been subject to considera
ble duties." These grades, he declared,
were not reported by the company In
their true quality and therefore were
Introduced Into Argentine dandestllely
—forming part of an artificial com
position which, he maintained, was
falsely reported as crude or fuel oit
Snake* Hold Up The Denver Exprese
Scottsbluff, Neb. —Snakes held up the
Denver to Alliance mall train one morn
ing recently when fifty rsptllee, part
of a carnival menagerie, escaped from
their cage on the train betwen Ster
ling and Bridgeport. A draw-bar was
pulled out of place when the excited
train orew tried to uncouple the engine,
according to reports In Scottsbluff, and
repairs held up the train for nearly
half an hour while the carnival attend
ants worked to recapture the rattlers,
bull snakes and other species In the
collection.
Greek Drachmae Join* Mark In Slump
~ London.—The German mark fell
tower than ever before recently, touch
ing 360,000 to the pound sterling, or
approximately 78,000 to the dollar.
Athene. —Greek drachmae slumped
to 128 to the nound and other curren
cies fel loff similarly, causing a run
on several banks. The national bank
advanced 400,00,000 drachmae to the
distressed Institutions and saved the
situation. Directors of the Bank of
Commerce were arrested,- charged with
Illicit exchange speculation* tolling
*8,000,000. k ,
ASKTO SUSPEND
POTATO TARIFF
GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COM
MISSION TELLB I. C. C. RATES
ON YAMS ARE TOO HIGH
STATE NEWSJJf INTEREST
Brief Newt Items Gathered Here And
Thor* From All Sections Of
The State
Atlanta.—A petition requiring the
Interstate commerce commission to
suspend the tariff on sweet potatoes
shipped from Georgia points to Inter
state points was filed by the Georgia
Public Service Commission.
This tariff will become effective
June 15, It Is stated, and the commis
sion contends that In most Instances
the rates are advanced over the pres
ent rates to Interstate points, and par
ticularly from the principal points of
origin to Ohio river crossings.
"The present rates which have been
In effect generally for a long period of
time are too high In many Instances
to permit free movement, and instead
of being advanced Should be decreas
ed,” the petition declares.
The commission urges that the rates
be Investigated by the interstate com
merce commission and asks permis
sion to be heard orally before the sus
pension board of the commission to
furnish further reasons why the rates
should be suspended.
Joe Ruffin Wins Vindication
Savannau.—After a long period In
jail, during which tlnje he has success
fully defended three charges of mur
der brought agalnßt him, Joe Ruffin,
a Jenkins county negro, has been re
leased a free man. Ruffin’s troubles
started In April. 1819, when there was
a race riot at a country cfiurch In
Jenkins county. Several men were
killed and a son of Ruffin was lynch
ed there. Ruffin was arrested and
carried to Jail In Augusta. He secured
a change of venue and was tried In
Chatham superior court, charged with
killing 8. T. Stephens, a night patrol
man of Mlllen. He was convicted and
sentenced to be hanged. He was grant
ed a new trial and acquitted. He was
than tried for billing W. C. Brown,
a county policeman, of Jenkins county,
In the original race riot and was ac
quitted.
Arras Elected Head Of Klwanlans
Atlanta. —Edmund P. Arras, of Co
lumbus, Ohio, was elected Internation
al president of Klwanis at the closing
session of the seventh annual conven
tion In Wesley hall. He received 794
votes against 414 votes cast for El
wood J. Turner, of Chester, Pa. Mr.
Arras Is now on the board of inter
aatlonal trustees. The convention ac
cepted the invitation to Denver to hold
the 1924 convention In that city.
Three vice presidents were elected, as
follow*: Henry C. Heins, of Atlanta;
Douglas J. Scott, of Winnipeg, and
George E. Snell, of Butte, Montana.
Russell EL Ward was re-elected treas
urer without opposition.
Lata Peach Crop Uninjured By Rain
Macau—Oliver L Snayy, entomolo
gist In charge of the government and
state laboratory at Port Valley, ex
pressed the opinion that the rains will
not affect the quality of the late va
rieties of peaches this year. The total
rainfall In the Port Valley section for
the month of May has been approxi
mately 10 Inches as compared with 8
Inches for the same month last year.
“There Is no Indication of brown rot
In the late orchards,” said Mr. Snapp.
“The fttilt crop looks fine. Even the
Mayflowers that are being shipped In
crates by express are of high quality
fria year."
Israel Goldberg May E*cpo. Term
Savannah. —Israel Goldberg, convict
ed of a violation of the dry law In
the federal court several years ago,
may not have to serve a year in the
federal prison for his crime after aIL
After his conviction Israel appealed
to the state circuit court of appeals
but va* denied anew trial. He then
appealed to the president for a par
don, alleging the evidence to convict
him di(T not thoroughly establish his
Identity as the guilty man. The pres
ident granted him a respite until June
23, pending consideration of the ap
pUcaUon for a pardon.
Qt N*w Steamship Accommodation*
Savannah. —Savannah Is to have an
other stemahtp line. It Is reported, the
Coast Steamship company having ap
plied for accommodations here. Home
office* of t* company are In New
York. Representatives H. L. Wattep
too is here making arrangement for
the line to operate between Savannah
and a northern port not yet named.
The line proposes to pat on regular
schedules, of sailing, with thre first
class vessels in Its fleet.
May W* Month Por Floyd County
Rome. —Although there has been al
most twice as much rainfall In Floyd
county during the present month as
a one year average shows there should
be. May, 1922, was almost exactly as
wet. according to figures given out by
the local weather bureau. During the
present month rain has fallen on 16
days and the total precipitation has
been 8.86 Inches, while during May of
last year it rained on 17 days and the
precipitation totaled 8.87 Inches. The
average rainfall for Rome for the past
ten yeans during May was 4.83 Inches.
INDUSTRY BUREAU
TO SPEND SIOO,OOO
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECT
PAUL BROWN OF ALBANY
PRESIDENT
STATE NEWS OF INTEREST
Brief News Items Gathered Here And
There From All Sections Of
The State
Atlanta.—Although a tentative plan
for the expenditure of $50,000 during
the first year for the “seling of Geor
gia” to industrial interests of the east
and north was adopted, the Georgia
industrial bueau in all probability will
spend double this amount in the first
jiear of its activity. This was reveal
ed at a meeting of the board of di
rectors held recently in the Ansley
hotel, at which time a permanent oi'
ganlzation was perfected, constitution
and by-laws adopted and officers
named for the coming term, Paul
Brown, of Albany was named first
president of the organization, with Hal
M. Streyer, of Macon, vice president.
P. S. Arkwright, of Atlanta, was elect
ed chairman of the executive commit
tee.
The meeting followed the meeting
held in Macon several weeks ago when
Georgia’s newest organization was
bom. At the meeting in Macon the
name “Georgians, Incorporated,” was
changed to the present name, "Georgia
Industrial Bureau,” as embodying more
the nature of the work that the bu
reau will undertake, that is, bringing
new industries to the state.
The question of financing the body
will be decided at an early meeting
of the executive committee and the
president and vice president. Funtfs to
carry on the work of the organiza
tion will be secured by subscriptions
from the industries and corporations
already in the state.
The n6xt move of the Georgia Indus
trial Bureau will be the naming of
an executive secretary, who will also
act as a managing director. This
man, whose work will he of the most
Important nature, will be elected by
the association in the very near fu
ture. W. W. Beck, of Atlanta, was
named as temporary secretary, until
such time as the organization can
name a permanent secretary.
The Georgia Industrial Bureau will
co-operate with the heads of the vari
ous Chambers of Commerce in the
state, and with those officials of rail
roads whose work is to interest heads
of new Industries seeking locations in
the state, so that a spirit of harmony
may be maintained, the directors
stated at the meeting.
Other officers elected are Claude
Normand, Washington; C. B. Lewis,
Macon; F. F. Farrar, Dalton, and C.
A. Wickersham, Atlanta, on the execu
tive committee; P. E. Glenn, Atlanta;
W. B. Baker, Atlanta, and J. B. Key,
Columbus, board of directors.
Women Voters May Be Organized
Rome. —Women voters will be or
ganized into "1924 Democratic national
victory dubs" of tlieir own, framed
along the same general lines of those
now being formed by men, if a sug
gestion being forwarded to Cordell
Hull by Lee J. Langley, president of
the local club, is carried out. Fur
ther, Mr. Langley has set on foot a
movement to combine into one gen
eral state federation all of the local
clubs of the state, to have headquar
ters in Atlanta. Through such a state
organization, Mr. Langley points out,
Democratic leaders in the state can
keep in touch with what is being done
In all sections of the state, and in case
some section fails to come through
with its quota for the national fund,
workers can be sent from the central
body to assist in the work in that
particular section,
Chattooga School Census Shows 4,316
Summerville. —A school census, re
cently taken, shows that there are in
Chattooga county 4,316 school chil
dren between the ages of 6 and 18
years—3,763 whites and 743 colored.
The number of white females is 1,-
729 and males 1,844; 341 colored
females and 402 colored males. The
school census of 1918 gave the coun
ty a total of 4,662 within the School
age, showing a decrease of 236 in
five years. Of this number the whites
show a decrease of 86 and the colored
a decrease of 160.
•Machinery Given For Big Memorial
Atlanta, —“Donation of machinery
which will* cost more than 250,000 for
carving the great Stone Mountain Con
federate memorial furnishes additional
evidence of the readiness of other sec
tions of the country to contribute to
this great work when Atlanta does her
part," declared Robert E. Harvey, vice
president and executive manager of the
Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial
association, in a statement regarding
the donation.
Kearney Accused Of Sale Of Drugs
Atlanta. —Tom Kearney was held at
Pulton tower in default of a five hun
dred dollar bond pending a preliminary
hearing before United States Commis
sioner W. C. Carter on charges of vio
lating the Harrison anti-narcotic act.
It is alleged by narcotic officers that
Kearney sold a quantity of morphine
to a person ar the Gate City hotel.
Kearney Is said to have denied that
he delivered the drugs, but admitted
that he accepted the money. The sale
of narcotics in Atlanta has become a
torious shatter.
Hall' Catarrh Medicine
Those who arc In a "run down" condi
tion will notice that Catarrh bothers
them much more than when they are In
good health. This fact proves that while
Catarrh is a local disease, It is greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions.
HALL'S CATARRH MELICINB con
sists of an Ointment which Quickly
Relieves by local application, and the
Internal Medicine, a Tonic, which assists
in improving the General Health.
Sold by druggists for over 40 Tears.
F. J. Chene.v & Cos.. Toledo, Ohio.
~ J It. L. HUNTER.
DENTIST,
Cumming, - - Ga.
OVID T. WHELCHEL.
Attorney at Law,
CUM MING, : GEORGIA.
Office over F, & M. Bank.
“Well!
Strong!”
Mrs. Anna Clover, of R. F. D.
5, Winfield, Kans., says: “i
began to suffer some months
ago with womanly troubles, and
i was afraid 1 was going to get
in bed. Each month I suffered
with my head, back and sides—a
weak, aching, nervous feeling.
1 began to try medicines as I
knew i was. getting worse. 1
did not seem to find the right
remedy until someone told me of
OARDUI
The Woman’s Tonic
I used two bottles before I could
see any great change, but after
that it was remarkable how
much better I got I am now
well and strong. 1 can recom
mend Cardui, for it certainly
benefited me.”
If you have been experiment
ing on yourself with all kinds of
different remedies, better get
back to good, old, reliable
Cardui, the medicine for
women, about which you hare
always heard, which has helped
many thousands of others, and
which should help you, too.
Ask your neighbor about it; she
has probably used it.
For sale everywhere.
PUBLIC SALES.
We have purchased 122,000
pair ’U. 3. Army Munson last
shoes, sizes 5 1-2 to 12, which
was the entire surplus stack of
one of S. Govern
ment shoejcontractors,
This shoe is guaranteed one
hundred per cent solid leather,
color dark tan, bellows tongue,
dirt and waterproof. fcTha actual
value of this shoe is $6.00. Ow
ing to this tremendous buy we
can offer same to the public at
$2.95,
Send correct size. Pay post
man on delivery or send money
order. If shoes are riot as rep
resented we will cheerfully re
fund your money promptly upon
request,
National Bay Slate Shoe Company,
296 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
LOOK MERE!
We have a big lot of tires and tubes.
New Storage Batteries for your cars.
Pumps, Jacks, Chains, Spark Plugs,
and hundreds of other accessories too
numerous to mention.
We are also in shape to repair your
cars and other machinery at reason
able prices. Call and see us.
CUMMING GARAGE.
New Garage.
New Location , New Tools. New
Prices • In fact everything new
except mechanics, who are ex
perienced and up-to-date.
We are located in the G, L- Merritt
warehouse on the south west side
of town, where we can take care of
your automobile and farm machin
ery repairing, as well as general
blacksmithing,
Respect!uiiy, we ask foi a share of
your patronage. First class work
at reasonable prices.
Oils, Greases, Genuine Ford Parts.
Yo irs for business*
BLACKSTON BROS.
W estclox.
• m
The Early Riser
Knows Westclox.
The man who gets up early, from necessity or desire, is
on friendly terms with his Westclox.
He knows that unworried sleep is sound, restful sleep,
so he shifts the worry of the rising hour to Westclox.
Before an alarm clock can earn the right to wear trade
mark Westclox on its dial and tag, it must prove its abil
ity to run on time, ring on time, and stay on time,
Big Ben $3.50. Sleep-Meter $2.00. America -11.50.
Harvie Simpson,
Cumming, Ga.