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NEW YORK.—Cotton prices jumped another hundred points Friday, carrying October to 2545 and December
to 2462. This represents an advance of practically sl7 a bale since the government report was issued Tuesday.
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VOLUME XXXI, No. 270
New York Democrats Assail Klan,
Demand Modification of Prohi Law
Russian Reply to U. S. Holds Out Olive Branch
Compromise
Possible, Says
Soviet Oifieial
Russian Minister Replies to
American Pronouncement
SAYS HUGHES SERVES
CAPITALIST INTERESTS
But Thinks Agreement Is!
In Reach—Discusses
Debt to U.S..A.
the facts
indicate that a compromise
between the interests of the
United States and the Rus
sian soviet government is to
he desired and that it is
quite within reach, Foreign
Minister Tchitcherin of Rus
sia declared in a belated re
ply to the pronouncement
cf American policy toward
Russia made by Secretary
cf State Hughes.
The Russian foreign secretary In
a carefully prepared 2,500 word in
terview with the Rosta agency,
bristling with argumentation but
marked by polite but emphatic
language set forth the Russian
pcint of view on Russo-American
relations and, according to the in
terpretation placed upon his de
claratiins by many persons here
held out the olive branch to the
United States.
DECLARES HUGHES
SERVES CAPITALISTS
“From the fact that the soviet
government serves the interests of
the laboring masses and the gov
ernment of Secretary Hughes
serves the interest of American
capitalists,” M. Tchitcherin said,
“it does not follow that a compro
mise between the two governments
is not possible. On the contrary,
all the facts indicate that such a
compromise is to be desired and
that it is quite within reach.”
Concerning Russia’s debt to the
United States the Russian cam
paign minister declared that his
government already had offered to
negotiate with Washington re
specting this question. He reitera
ted the recently concluded Anglo-
Russian treaty as shoeing that “it
is quite possible to make indemnity
agreements with other states
which will prove profitable to
both sides.”
SAYS ARGUMENTS
WITHOUT BASIS
M. Tchitcherin contends that the
arguments of Secretary Hughes re
garding the irreconcilability of the
economic policy of soviet Russia
and the United States is without
basis, adding "the Anglo-Russian
agreement proves that despite the
wld£ difference between the eco
norrc systems of England and
Rm- ia, it was possible to reach an
agreement on a basis of equality. It
apparently does not enter Mr.
Hughes head that such an agree
ment between the United States
and Russia is possible.”
The Russian official gives a de
tailed sketch of Mr. Hughes ca
reer, attempting to show that he
rose to power by serving American
hanking and capitalistic Interests
as opposed to the Interests of
working men. He says that Mr.
Hughes present policy in regard to
Russia and its population is in full
consonance with his past activity.
KLAN WIZARD
Promises Delegates Voice in
Selecting Dragons
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—A promise
that state realms hereafter will
have a voice in the selection of
the grand dragons appointed to
rule 4*ver them was made to dele
gates attending the imperial klon
. vokation of the Ku Klux Klan here
Thursday by Imperial Wizard H.
W. Evans, “I am going to tell you
something that will make you feel
mighty good,” the Imperial wizard
told the delegates. “Hereafter
each grand dragon wh#m I appoint
will be subject to the ratification
of the klan In the state where he
is appointed. Now, Isn't that de
mocratic, boys?"
“The militant klan craft gives
the wizard the right to appoint the
grand dragons but I'm going to do
more than this. I'm going to let
you hoys say whether you want
the grand dragon I appoint.”
Newspapermen were admitted to
the kionvokatlon Thursday at what
klan officials raid really constituted
the final session.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
DAILY, sc; SUNDAY, sc.
LEASED .WIRE SERVICE.
Say Chicago Using Too Much Sacramental Wine
BOBBY JOES IS
EIGHT UP ON
OUIMET
ARDMORE, Pa.—A golf ma
chine named Bobby Jones, of
Atlanta, was working with pre
cision Friday crushing a star
match player, Francis Ouimet,
of Boston, in the semi finals
of the national amateur golf
tournament. Arter 18 holes of
the 36 hole match had been
played Jones was 8 up. Oui
met won only one hole.
JONES IN TRAP AT
ONLY ONE GREEN
Longer from the tee, longer with
second shots at the par five holes,
more accurate with aproaches and
putting slightly better, Jones gave
the Bostonian one of the most un
comfortable rounds of his career.
Jones was in only one trap at a
green all through the morning.
Ouimet was in the sand often with
his second shots. Jones never took
more than two putts and at two
greens had one put. Ouimet had
one three putt green and two one
putt greens.
Jones shot three over par for the
round, —a 73, and this excess was
due to the only two holes at which
he was at all off line. At the par
four seventh he took a five because
his second shot being a trifle
strong. At the home hole the only
one which Ouimet won during the
round, Jones hooked his tee shot
into trees with the result that It
took him four to get on the green.
Bobby Ignored the fact that he
was playing one of his closest
friends and decided to make the
battle by shooting for the par of
every hole. He usually got It. The
Jones, out ... 453 544 543—37
Ouimet. out .. 454 654 563 —42
Jones, in 444 344 436—36—73
Ouimet, in ... 546 355 444—40—82
ROOSEVELT HANDS
IN RESIGNATION AS
OFFICIAL OF NAVY
WASHIN GTON —Theodore
Roosevelt, who was nominated
Thursday as the republican nomi
nee, for governor of New York,
called on President Coolidge Fri
day morning and formally present
ed his resignation as assistant sec
retary of the navy, which was ac
cepted by the president.
An unparalleled majority for the
republican ticket from President
Coolidge down was predicted by Mr.
Roosevelt, speaking of the New
York state situation. He will leave
Washington tonight for Oyster
Bay, where he will be formally no
tified of his nomination on Wednes
day.
As Mr. Roosevelt left the White
House he met Edward S. Simmons,
New York publisher, and during the
conversation Mr. Simmons wrote
out a check, described as the first
campaign contribution for the re
publicans in New York.
COTTON IMPORTS
During. August Valued at
$7,456,654
NEW YORK. —Imports of cotton
and cotton manufactures into the
United States last month were
valued at $7,456,654, a decrease of
$1,000,000 from the corresponding
month last year, the department of
commerce announced Friday. Im
ports of raw cotton last month
totalled 2,067,933 pounds against
1,709,846 pounds for August 1923.
Imports of wool and manufac
turers for last month were valued
at $9,410,240 against $8,531,606 for
the corresponding month last
year.
Imports of silk and manufactures
last month were valued at $30,723,-
646 against $38,371,863 for August
1923.
HOWARD SHAW DIES
Was Candidate For Gover
nor of Vermont
MORRIS*VILLE, Vt.—Howard E.
Shaw of Stowe, democratic candi
date for governor of Vermont, died
•artr Friday of infantile paralysis.
He had been 111 sines Bunday.
Held For Husband’s Murder
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This Is Mrs. Elsie Sweetln of Ina, 111., kho has confessed, according
to authorities at Mt. Vernon, HI., that she poisoned her husband, Wilford
Sweetin, so shj might marry Rev. Lawrence M. Hight. The minister,
charged with the murder of his wife, furnished her the poison she says.
Victim
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This Is Mrs. L. M. Hight, who was
murdered by her husband, an Ina
(111.) minister, so he could wed
another.
GENERAL CHANG IS
DECLARED TRAITOR;
REWARD OFFERED
PEKlNG—Proclamation declaring
the Manchurian military director,
Chang Tso-Lin, a bandit and a
traitor was issued Friday at the
headquarters of Wu Pei Fu, com
mander of the Central government
armies proceeding against the
Manchurian chief.
MUKDEN—The second and fifth
armies and Chang Tso-Lin,
Manchurian war lord who Is op
posing the Peking government are
advancing to the southwest against
the town of Jehol (Cheng Teh-Fu).
An army under the Chihli general,
Fang Yuh-Siang, supporter of the
Peking government, is believed to
be moving on Ku Pei-Kow, at the
great wall, fifty miles southwest of
| Jehol,' and 70 miles northeast of
Peking.
SHANGHAI—The battle front
west of here where armies of rival
military governors are fighting for
pesslon of Shanghai, was qalet
Friday morning. The lines long the
front were unchanged, but there
were Indications that the invading
Kiangsu forces were reinforcing
their front near Tal Lake for an
offensive against the Chekiang army
in the region.
An authentic source Friday re
ported that General Sun Chuan-
Fang, military governor of Fukien
province, allied with the Peking
government and Kiangsu invading
forces had arrived at Zakow near
Hangchow, 110 miles south of
Shanghai, Thursday at 1 a. m.
The Fukien military governor's
army did not enter Hangchow but
was engaged today In attempts to
| restore train service Itetween Hang
-1 chow and Hashing, a distance of 35
I miles, where a number of bridges
were destroyed Wednesday.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 26, 1924 -
Sweetin’s Son
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Little Byford Sweetln, of Ina, 111.,
is crying for his ihother and ills
daddy. He waits in vain for them
to come home. His father Is dead,
and his mother is In Jail charged
with her husband’s murder.
Seek Bank Guard
Who Vanished
With SIOO,OOO
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Chief
William T. Qullty and the entire
local detective bureau, augmented
by private forces are Friday morn
ing scouring tho city of New!
Haven, Conn., in search of William
J. Hanifin, bank guard who Thurs
day morning disappointed with
SIOO,OOO in S2O bills Hanifin was
seen to board a train for New York
City Thursday by Thomas H. Ben
ton, a Boston and Albany Railroad
detective.
Benton did not learn of tho rob
bery until Thursday night, having
been out of the city, lie informed
the police and an investigation
showed that the guard had paid
the conductor on the train a cash
fare to New Haven.
Now Haven police were at once
warned and word also passed to
other communities on the southern
route on the chance that Hanifin
might hare changed trains.
Lott a Crabtree,
Actress, Is Dead
BOSTON.—The death Thursday
night of Lotta Crabtree, actress,
who danced her way to a fortune
through the mining camps of
California and the music hails of
Hroadway. left theater goers with a
Hens* of loss with a curiosity as to
whnt Lotta had done In disposing
of her estate. Hhe had promised
friends a surprise.
Tho actress, who died in her 77th
year without kin, had added to the
profits of her theatrical enterprises
larger sums gained In real estate
speculation in New York and else
where. Hhe owned property in
many places and her fortune has j
been estimated from a million and i
a half dollars to three times that |
amount.
Hhe will be burled next Bundav |
at Woodlawn cemetery. New York
beside her brother "Jack” Crab
tree, who managed her racing
stable until his death.
The Minister’s Daughters
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These are the daughters of Rev. Lawrence M. Hight, Ina (111.) cler
gyman, who has confessed to poisoning Ids wife so he might wed Mrs.
Elsie Sweetln, a member of his congregation. At tho left is the elder
daughter, Mrs. Marie Eaton of Mt. Vernon, HI. Mildred, 14, tho younger
one, is shown at the right.
Clergymen Visit Hight
and Hear His Confession
CARBONDALE. Ills.—lnerest in
tha Illinois sensational poison plot
romance was shifted to this town
Friday where the Southern Illinois
conference of the Methodist Epis
copal church was expected to tako
formal action on the investigation
of the Rev. L. M. Hight.
A special committee selected at
Thursday's meeting sent two of its
members to Nashville, Ills., to ob
tain a formal statement of the ac
cused minister which was to be
presented to the committee Friday.
Rev. Hight who a few days sgo
refused to surrender his ministerial
ZR-3 May Land
at Parris Island
PARRIS ISLAND, S. C.—Upon orders received from the war
department, Parris Island marine authorities are preparing a land
ing station for the dirigible ZR-8 expected to sail from Germany to
the United States within the next few days.
While marine officials were not certain that the Zlt-3 would
land or -even touch this pllce, they stated that further Instructions
were expected from the war department which would definitely ad
vise them.
A field is being cleared for the landing of Hie huge dirigible.
Associated Press cables from Germany Friday state that the
ZR-3 made a successful trial flight Friday. t>
DEFALCATIONS OF
CHRISTIAN PUT AT
MILLION AND HALF
NEW YORK—Ths defalca
tions of Gaorga E. Christian,
missing partnsr of ths bankrupt
broksrags firm of Ray and
Hsaton, amountsd to 91,500,000
In oash and sscuritiss, Assistant
District Attornsy Richard H.
Gibbs announcsd Friday after
noon.
Mr. Gibbs said Christian had
taksn this amount bsfors dis
appearing, but that ths total
loss to ths firm including work
ing capital, profits and custo
mars' securities could bs esti
mated at $2,000,000, Ths loss
previously had been placed at
$700,000.
ARMY AIRMEN
Now at 'Frisco—To Leave
For Oregon Saturday
HAN FRANCISCO—The army
around the world filers who Arrived
here Thursday from Santa Monica
rested today, a 24-hour delay being
occasioned by the forced landing
of the Boston II at Han Francisco,
when battery trouble developed.
The fliers plan to leave hero Sat
urday morning for Eugene, Ore,,
the last official stop before reach
ing Seattle, Wash., terminus of the
flight.
credentials to Rey. C. C. Ilail, dis
tinct superintendent offered to
give them up to tho committee last
night, thus volunteering to strip
himself of hIH clergical rights.
In the statement given to tho
church investigators the prisoner
repeated in condensed words tire
confession tie had made last Mon
day to State’s Attorney F. O.
Thompson, in the Jefferson county
jail at Mount Vernon.
The prisoner appeared visibly
downcast when he met his fellow
clergymen and expressed regret
‘at having got into trouble.
BERLIN.—Not since the mobili
zation days of 1914 havu the streets
of Berlin witnessed such an out
break of patriotic enthusiasm us
that which greeted the ZR-3 Friday
when the giant dirigible set off
ugalnst an early morning pale gray
sky, majestically floated into view
of the multitudes which Jammed
tbe streets, public squares and
housetops of every section of the
capital.
From soon dav.*n the crowds had
heen gathering, awaiting a chance
to greet the great airship built by
tlie Zeppelin works at Friederich
sliafen for the United States navy
to which it will he consigned after
the trans-Atlantic flight to Lake
hurst, N. J.
As the dirigible came Into sight
and criss-crossed over the city a
million ’kerchiefs fluttered mute
greetings which were returned by
Dr. Hugo Eckener, director of the
Zeppclty company, and his crew.
At the Btaaken airdrome the ZR
3, slowed down long enough to drop
a parcel of mail. Meanwhile re
ceiving a wireless greeting from the
nephew of the late Count Zeppelin
and from Major von Pareval, Ger
man aviation expert, who were
among the thousands of spectators
who had motored from Berlin to
get a close up view of the dirigible
President Ebert watched the ship
from the gardens adjoining the
executive mansion while most of
the other government leaders view
ed the ship from the windows nrid
house tops of their respective
offices.
The ZR-3 showed off to advan
tage so far ns her general outlines
were concerned. A faint streak of
sunlight broke through the rlouds
Just as she hove Into sight, giving
a silvery lustre to her tremendous
hulL
18 CENTS A WEEK. ”
(ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
GRAND JUBY
PROBE IS
ORDERED
O 0
CHICAGO—A grand Jury In
vestigation of alleged fraud In
the Issuance of sacramental
wine permits has been ordered
by District Attorney Olson, who
lias been authorized by Federal
Judge Cliffe to seize all rec
ords relating to wine permits In
the office of Ferny Owen, state
prohibition director. The records
will be impounded for use of
the grand Jury.
Enormous use of aacrnmen
| tnl winoH here last yeur as
compared with New York and
other cities with large Jewish
populations directed attention
to probable frauds, officials
said. Permits here last year
totalled 1,200,000 gallons while
those in New York mounted to
80,000.
Two dealers, charged with
attempting to bribe government
agents, have heen held under
bonds for grand jury action,
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DAVIS ASSURES
'HOME PEOPLE'
OE VICTORY
HUNTINGTON, W, Va.—Havlnff
passed once across the southern
portion of his native state In a se
ries of addresses Thursday, John
W. Davl, democratic presidential
nominee continued Friday to give
to the "home people" his assurance
In the triumph of his candidacy
and his party, gained, he told them
from observations on his second
trip that carried hl/i "to the foor
of the Rock# Mountains.”
Friday’s tour followed the Nor
folk and Western Railway, through
the coal fields that line the south
west border of the state and will
culminate In his final address In
West Virginia at Bluefield Friday
night. With his special car at
tached to a regular train, brief roar
platform talks were in prospect at
Williamson, Welch and many other
stations at which stops will be
made during the day.
Continuing his thrusts at cor
ruption In government and appeals
to give the country a "commission
to stand first among all the people
In the service not only of ourselves
but in the service of mankind,” Mr.
Davis In his speeches laid a special
stress on his return to "renew ac
quaintances with the home people”
and on the message of cheer and
confidence which he said he
brouht them from, hfs tour of the
middle western states.
BACON SHERIFF AND
DEPUTY SHOT BY
ESCAPED CONVICT
ALMA, Ga Sheriff J. W. Googe
of Bacon county was shot In the
right hip and Deputy Sheriff J. H.
Thomas was shot In the right foot
in a revolver battle Thursday night
with OJIn Wages, one of two con
victs who escaped from the Alma
Jail Sunday night. Wages escaped
during the buttle but was captured
Friday morning at Douglas, Ga.,
Coffee county.
Wages with Carlton Johnson es
caped from the Alma Jail where
they were being held for trial this
week on charges of havlog made an
asHult upon Wash Nelson, of this
county, Wages and Johnson were
both serving time for burglary and
they escaped about three weeks ago
and It was while they were en
joying their liberty that they are
alleged to have assaulted Nelson.
Sheriff Googe had information
Thursday night that Wages and
Johnson were planning to escape
to Florida In an automobile. At a
bridge nenr Nichols, Oa„ over
which the men had to pass, the
tnen were met by the sheriff and
deputies. Wages Is said to have
Jumped from the car and began
"hooting, firing his pistol six
times and wounding two officers'
before he fled. Johnson and Otlsl
Wilcox, other occupants of the carl
surrendered without trouble. J
HOME
EDITION
IA/PATHFR Augusta and violnltyt Rain tonight
I ntn an d Saturday) warmer Saturday.
Sale ol Light
Wines, Beers,
Is Called For
Vigorous Words Used In
Salient Features
“WE UNEQUIVOCALLY
CONDEMN THE KLAN’*
“Republican Corruption “in
Nation’s Capital Also
Comes Under Fire
syracuseT n. y. a
vigorous- denunciation of
the Ku Klan and de
mand for modification of
the Volstead Act to permit
sale of light wines and
beers, were the salient fea
tures of the democratic plat
form adopted at the state
convention Friday.
In naming the Ku Klux
Klan reference was made to
the pledge of national dem
ocratic platform “to defend
and maintain the constitu
tional liberties. of all citi
zens of all races, of all
classes and of all religions”
and continues:
“We unequivocally condemn the
Ku Klux Klan. It eeeke to aubject
the eovereign etate to the will and
wlahaa of ita own inviaibla empire.
It further eeeke to create intoler
ance by secret appeal and masked
attach against particular elates
based on race, religion and color. It
objects and ita activitiea are diame
trically opposed to the fundamen
tal principle upon which our gov
ernment was founded and to the
liberal principle! or the dcmorcatie
party.”
“Republican corruption’ In
Washington was attacked, with
particular reference to the oil dis
closures and the Fordney-Me
Cumber tariff act.
“There was also included a plank
favoring extension of the Soldiers
bonua to "provide for the depend
eptsof men who gave their lives
overseas for our country.”
RHINE VALLEY
Threatened By Flood. Storm
Sweeps Coast
LYONS, France. The flood In
the Rhine River Valley In tills dis
trict Is becoming threatening,
l'arts of the wharves here aireadv
submerged and the bad weather
continues.
Railroad authorities say It will
require at least a week to restore
communication with Marseilles.
VANES, France.—A storm of un
paralleled violence Is in progress all
along the Brittany coast, rain fall
ing in ceaseless torrents. Moun
tainous seas ar B running, keeping
the fisherman in port
LAROCHELLE, France.—A gale
Is raging along the Atlantia coast
of France, devasting gardens, dam
aging houses and keeping fisher
men and boats in their harbors.
Many vessels have failed to make
port.
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