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THE AUGUSTA HERALD AUGUSTA’S WANT AD DIRECTORY. VOLUME XXXI, NO. 289 LEASED WIRE SERVICE. ZR-3 REACHES U. S. 550 Clemson Students Strike ¥ if ¥ ♦ # V ♦ ¥ If # Life Sentence For Snider and Hattaway Guilty Verdict Asks Mercy In Murder Trial At Warrenton W A R R ENTON, Ga. After deliberating sixteen hours, the jury in the case of Eugene Snider and Char lie Hattaway, charged with the murder of Hattie Wim berly of Augusta returned a verdict of guilty with re commendation to mercy at 11:10 o’clock Wednesday mcrning. The verdict auto matically prescribes life imprisonment. It is understood that the defense will appeal the case. Early Wednesday morning Judge E. T. Shurley recharged the jury at its request, and after deliberat ing a few more hours, a verdict was reached. Beth defendants claimed the hilling of Hattie Wimberly was an resident. Snider admitfTni® to the actual homicide. He said that his revolver was discharged acciden tally, and that he with the assist ance of Hattaway, theft carried the body in a car to a point about twenty miles from the scene of the hilling and threw it into the Ogee chee river. Hattaway claimed that the kill ing took place while his back was tdrned, but that he heard Snider say immediately after the shot that it was an accident. The state contended that the mo tive for the killing was to remove a damaging witness in event the defendants were ever prosecuted for alleged illicit traffic in liquor. HENDRICKS JAILED For Failure to Appear For Trial BUTLER. Ga —A. H. Hendricks, former cashier of the defunct Bank of Mauk, Wednesday was in the Taylor county Jail here awaiting action by the court upon his failure to appear for trial when court re convened Tuesday morning. Hendricks, for whom the sheriff sent his deputies to take into cus tody when he did not attend the second day of his fourth trial, re turned to the courthouse here at 3 o'clock in the afternoon but did not attended the second day of his fourth trial, returned to the court house here at 3 o’clock in the aft ernoon, but did not give any reason for his disappearance. Shenandoah Trip Delayed By Gales SAN DIEGO. Catlf.— Gales In the pacific northwest, reaching as great a velocity as 90 miles an hour. Wed nesday held the naval dirigible Shen andoah manacled to her mooring mast here and caused deferred post r nement of her departure for Camp I.ewls. Washington, until Thursday morning Only 3 More Days Until the Georgia-Furman football game to be played here. Coach “Bill” Laval, of rurman, sends a message to Augustans that the Purple hurricane is prepared to the Georgia Bulldogs 'oumJ will be able to take esuwir«* of, and maybe more, 111! —‘Academy Field, Satur- Ohl October 18th. Pay THE AUGUSTA HERALD DAILY, sc; SUNDAY, sc. Maj. M’Gregor Pies at Warrenton STATE PENSION COMMISSIONER PASSED AWAY IT MO 11, . W A R R ENTON, Ga. Major C. E. McGregor, pen sion commissioner of the state of Georgia, died at his home here at 5:30 o’clock Wednesday morning. Major McGregor was taken seriously ill several weeks ago, and due to his advanced age, little hope was held for his recovery. He was a Confederate vet eran and well-known throughout the state. He was recently defeated for re-election as pension com missioner by Col. John W. Clark of Augusta. Funeral services will be held here at three o’clock Thursday afternoon. Major McGregor, was born in Danberg, Wilkes county, Georgia, August 1, 1840, attended the public schools of that county. His first work was as-a reporter for the Ma con Telegraph and later'he worked in the same capacity for the Au gusta Chronicle. At the beginning of the Civil War he enlisted as a private in the Bth Georgia regiment and for valor under fire jvas promoted through the offices of lieutenant-captain and major. On the day of Lee’s sur render he was commissioned a col onel. After the war Major McGregor settled in Warren county, where he was married to Miss Mary Lou Roberts and later moved to War renton, where he purchased the -Warrenton Clipper and continued as its editor for several years! He was a staunch friend of the late Senator Thomas E. Watson and when Watson started the publica tion of his paper, known as the "People’s Party,” Major McGregor went to Atlanta and became man ager of this publication. Major McGregor had long been a. dominant figure in local politics. He served in the state senate and represented his county in the leg islature a number of times. He was elected to the office of pension commissioner in 1922, which office he held until his death. He was also a member of the board of trus tees of the soldiers’ home in At lanta. , Survivors are four children, Col. L. D. McGregor, Misses Josie Jean and Jessie Lou McGregor, of War renton, and Mrs. L. C. fetowe, of Gainesville, Ga. Interment will be made at the Sallie Hill cemetery here. CHILDREN POISONED MACON, Ga. —The ten young girls Admitted to the Macon Hos pital late Tuesday night suffering from ptomaine poisoning, the re sult of their consumption of quan tity of shrimp salad at the Meth odists’ Orphan Home, were return ed to the institution Wednesday morning, all, physicians said, little the worse for their experience. MACON, Ga.—Quick action prob ably saved the lives of ten little children, inmates of the Methodist orphans' home here, who were taken to a local hospital late Tues day night suffering from ptomaine poisoning as a result of eating shrimp salad, physicians stated early Wednesday morning. More than 25 children at the home were taken ill suddenly, It was stated at the institution, but it was not necessary to remove oth ers to the hospital. While early Wednesday morning all of the chil dren were thought to be out of danger officials stated tljat a close watch was being kept over those in the hospital and In the home where there are about 150 children. The first signs of sickness de veloped during a church service where a group of children had gone with the superintendent and his wife. Others were found to be suf fering when they returned to the home and cases developed so quickly that three calls were sent lor *uj ambulance. THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. Here's the Eye of the ZR-3 jjPlj jfgfjjji j ~ .■■ ■■r'i; if. A-., . , Bpfc: This is the eye of the ZR-3. This is the front end of the five gondolas attached to the ship. From the win dow observations are made. Summary of the News GENERAL ZR-3 reaches Lakehurst after 5,000 mile trip from Germany. Say "Insidious Propaganda” being waged against U. S. by Jap press. Wahabi forces enter holy city of Mecca. Heavy figlVting on Canton streets reported. England and France over-aubscribe German loan. . Europe expected to use more American cotton. Announce formation of $23,000,000 auto merger. Rule against proposed increased rates on sugar from Ueorgia. Wyoming democrats nominate woman for governor. GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA Snider and Hattaway found guilty of murder at Warrenton; mercy recommended. Col. McGregor, state pension commissioner, diet. Georgia W. Ct T. U. meets at Albany. Mcßeth Young named presidential elector [n 8. C. S. C. supreme court overrules decision as to venue change in canal case. . , SPORTS Georgia Bulldogs begin practice for game with Furman here. Red and Black not looking for easy victory. May seek to ban "huddle’’ signals In football. Joe Stecher is victor in wrestling match. White Sox beat Giants in exhibition game. LOCAL Electrkjans here discuss street lighting. Merchants decorating for football game. J, T. Glaze found guilty in city court. Boy Scout campaign is now under way. , Final jud/ng is made in dog show. New canal proposal now before City Council. Augusta Dog Show Ends As Big Crowd Witnesses the Final Judging Card Champion Lady Amity, English Setter of Vanderbilt Ken nel, Takes Biggest Prize—Charles O. Houston’s Entries Win Ribbons. Show a Great Success As & grand climax to the great bench show held here Monday and Tuesday by the Augusta Kennel Club, the card of Judging the lead lng lights in all the general classes and of the best dog in the show Tuesday night attracted the great est crowd ever attending a similar •event in the city of Augusta. Champion Lady Amity, one of the Vanderbilt kennel of four Eng. lish setters, took the biggest prise in the show for the best of any breed. Lady Amity was brought to Augusta by Bennie F. Lewis, Jr., and is indeed a handsonv animal. She is owned by Hon. Mfs. John AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 15, 1924 Cedi, nee Miss Cornelia Vander bilt. COMANCHE FRANK’S GHOST IS WINNER Comanche Frank’s Ghost, magni ficent pointer, and Dan Valiant, one of the prettiest setters ever seen here, arts both owned by Charles O. Houston, of Augusta. With these two dogs, Mr. Houston probably took more ribbons than any other ono owner. Of two dogs. He captured every local prise It was possible to compete for, besides (Continued on Page Five) Suspension oi Butch Holohan Is Main Cause of the Walkout Malcolm H. Hcndee, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolmn It. Hendee, 220 Greene street, this city, who is a student at Clem son College, H. C., where prac tically the entire student body walked out Tuesday In protest ing against certqM conditions In the mess hail and the treat ment of a member of tho foot ball team, was communicated with by his parents from here Wednesday morning over the telephone. Mrs. Hendee said she had talked willt her Hon and that there was nothing to add to the newspaper reports published Wednesday morning except that the members of the football squad ,of which Malcolm Is a member, had voted to ; remain at the college ns a matter of loyalty to their alma mater. Several members of the senior class also did this. Mrs. HeiS* dee said her son told her. CLEMSON COLLEGE, S. C.—Ap proximately 550 members of the stu dent body of Olemnon College, the state agricultural and mechanical college of Mouth Carolina, aro on strike Wednesday as a result of the refusal of college officials to com ply with demands of the students which were contained in a petition presented to the president of the college Tuesday afternoon. The chief cause of the strike was given as the refusal to grant the reinstatement of B. F. (Butch) llo lohar, president of .the senior class and prominent member of the foot ball team, who was suspended for one year pillowing his trial on a charge of drinking whiskey. That food of better quality and of sufficient, quantity be served In the iness hall of the school and that J. D. Holcombe, mess officer, be asked to tender his resignation were other demands contained in, the students' petition. ACTING PRESIDENT ISSUES STATEMENT. In a statement issued Tuesday night Samuel B. Earle, acting pdea ldent of the school, declared that an Investigation of the quality and amount of food served to students would be Instituted immediately and that he would do "all in his power to see that the students had enough to eat.” President Earle stated that he would not ask for the resignation of the mess officer and indicated he would take no further action in the case of the suspended student. He said further that he had ex plained in detail to Cadet Holohan ttie method of proceure in appealing from the decision of the discipline committee which suspended him. A chcck-up last night showed that although hundreds of students packed up and left for their homes, many who Joined in the strike re considered later and returned to the school. Both the varsity and fresh man football teams Ignored the call to walk out and remained at the institution, it was stated. President Earle slated that the names of 127 seniors were affixed to the petition presented to him and thaht 113 later asked permission to wiithdraw their names. The en rollment at Glcmson is about 1,000 students. / ALABAMA GOVERNOR Will Be Ased to Call Special Session MOBILE, Ala.—Gov. W. W. Bran don on his return from a tour of northern cities, where he Is making campaign speeches for the demo cratic party, will be asked to call a special session of thft Alabama leg islature, according to State Senator John Craft In a statement here Wednesday. The object of the special session is to consider pro posal to have the state operate Muscle Shoals for the manufacture of fertilizer and distribution ot "cheap power" to farmers of the south. State Senator Craft commenting on II • withdrawal of the Ford bid said mat following the convening of he legislature a petition would be filed with congress asking that the plant at Muscle Shoal* be turn ed over to the state. (ASSOCIATED PRESS.) Big Zeppelin Arrives Saf& At Lakehurst After 5,000-Mile Trip WAHABI FORCES ENTER HOLT CITY OF MECCA CAIRO, Ekypt—The Wahabi tribesmen, enemies of the Hashimite dynasty on the Hed jaz, under pressure from whom King Hussein abdicated in fav or of his son, Ali. Have en v tered Mecca, the Holy City of the Islamic world. The situa tion ia quiet and there have been no excesses on the part of the occupying forces. The leaders of the Wahabis assured the consular corps at Jeddah that foreigners would be safe and that the invading forces would not attack Jeddah. FRENCH REPUBLIC TO RECOGNIZE THE SOVIETS PARIS —The French govern ment will, on Friday, formally recqgnixe the soviet republio of Russia, according to infor mation obtained in official cir cles this morning. Announcement wa* made that de jure recognition of Rue sia would be made under such terms at te reeerve all the , rights of the'French govern ment and of French citizens who hold Rueeian bonds to the amount of about twelvs billion gold franca and wt|o have busi ness intereata in Russia. INCREASED RATES ON SUGAR FROM GEORGIA ORDERED CANCELLED | WASHINGTON— Proposed Increased rates on sugar from | Macon, Oa.,territory to points In Arkansas, Louisiana, Mis souri, Oklahoma and Texas Wednesday were found not Justified by the Interstate com merce commission. The sched ules providing the Increase | which lmd already been order ed suspended by the commis sion, were ordered cancelled without prejudice to the com mission’s findings. HEAVY FIGHTING, ON STREETS OF CANTON WEDNESDAY CANTON, China The atreets of Canton were the sceno of heavy fighting Wednesday between the merchants and volunteer sorps and the so-called "red” army composed of Chinese laborers. The firing continued at 4 o’clock this after noon, taking place outside the Khemeen, thereby Interrupting all traffic. SHANGHAI—Kenewed hysteria was apparent Wednesday in the ranks of the native Chinese popula tion of Shanghai by reports of the entrance of General Hsu Hhu-Tseng, "Little Hsu' with a move to re vivo the defeated Chekiang forces and renew hostilities against the Klangsu forces. The reports said that Little Hsu had bribed troops from Hupeh pro vlnee, allied with the winning Klangsu army, to desert that cause and Join the forces with the de feated Chekiang troops against General Chi Hhl Kh-Yuan, military governor of Klangsu province. CUSACK RETIRES 'CHICAGO— Thomas Cusack, wealthy president of the sign company bearing his name, which he built up from a one-man organisation, to a concern doing $20,000,000 worth of business an nually, har retired. Gorge I* Johnson, former vice-president, succeeded him. During his entire career, Mr. Cusack "aid, he has never had a strlk . When he began business B 0 years ago, painters received $8 a week, worked In close quarters, In haled lead poison and frequently died and left destitute families, ho said. Painters now get $lO to sls a day. 18 CENTS A WEEK, AIRDROME, LAKEHURST, N. J The giant dirigw ble Zeppelin ZR-3 reposed in her berth at the naval aitj station airdrome, Lakehurst, at 10:45 a. m. Wednesday. Immediately that she snubbed fast, her navigating officers and crew disembarked. Officers climbed into her hull and cabin with mechanics to begin an inspection! of the gas bag’s duraluminum structure and motors. Dr. Hugo Eckaner, commander of the airship and president of the Zeppelin Company, jubilantly de clared as his feet touched the con crete floor of the airdrome. “Gentlemen, a new world’s record —5,006 miles of contnuoue flight.". The first part of our voyaga was fine," Dr. Eckener continued. “The last part waa full of heavy waather. From 6 a. m. Tuesday to 5 a. m. to day, we battled against the weather with a velocity of 60 to 60 miles per hour.” "We changed our course from the direct line we were pursuing from the Azores to Lakehurst because we found ourselves heading into a southwest wind which was rising and a small low pressure area. “Monday svening we were mak ing 45 miles an hour. We headed t<£ard Nova Scotia into a south oast wind then cam* along at great speed along the Coast southward, passing between tne scout cruisers Milwaukee and Detroit, but seeing neither. “A favoring wind pushed us to ward Lakehurst, past Boston and on to New York at a rate of 90 miles an hour.. So, gentlemen, wo are here.” # COMES TO EARTH AT 9:55 O’CLOCK. LAKEHURST, N. .T,—The cabin of the ZR-3 came lightly to rest upon the earth at Lakehurst field at 9:55 a. m. Wednesday. It wiih 80 hours and 45 minutes since she sailed from Frledorlchh shafen, Germany, a distance es timated at 5,000 miles. She made a beautiful landing, ap pearing over the northern edge oti this naval air station at 9:15 a. ro. She drove sßalght over the air drome to the Yar edge of the field where she headed around and skirt ed the station for a quarter of Us circumference before nosing down ward Into the breeze and coming to a stop before the airdrome. She looked like a silver gilded ball on a Christmas tree as she set tled downward. She came so slow ly that she looked like an Inanimate object, suspended by some Invisible force. MIGHTY SHOUT GREETS VESSEL. A mighty shout went up front thousands as tlio air vessel came down. "Please don’t make so much noise," shouted Commander J. 11. Klein, Jr., commander of the Lake hurst station and passenger on the ZR-3, as he leaned from a forward cabin port. Thn din of welcome was silenced Instantly, and a clear, sharp order of tho navigators to the grounding crew rang out distinctly. Ilr. Jlugo Kckcnor, smiling hut stern-voiced, was recognized by a little group of German citizens who crowded the stato police and sailor guards to shout their congratula tions. Maj. F. M. Kennedy, In the uni form of the United States army, stood at another porthole, smiling as he bowed happily to the crowd. Thirty-four minutes after she was sighted her motors stopped. For a moment she drifted easily, bobbing up and down like a small boat In a rolling swell. Straight past tho red and white signal on the ground which Indi cated her chosen landing place she glided. It appeared that sho in tended to sail Into the aldrome, hut the pilot of the ZR-3 contem plated no such spectacular exhibi tion. When within 200 yards of the towering drome a trapdoor flopped open from the bottom of the main cabin and out dropped a bundle of rope as large ns a barrel. Another trapdoor opened snd another coll of rope thudded be low. Signal horns and bolls sound ed somewhere out of sight In the giant craft overhead. Whistles shrilled below. Sailors and ma rines hooked their spider-web rope harnesses Into the trailing tow Say “Insidious Propaganda” Against 11. S. Being Directed By the Newspapers ot Japan MUK DEN, Munch u rla.—Am ert can officials here seriously con cerned over what Is termed "In sidious” anti-American propaganda, conducted by tho Japanese press, are planning a protest to the Ja panese foreign office. According to translations made by the United States consulate in terpreter the Tariko Nlchl Ntchl, says Wednesday morning: "Certainly America Is secretly supplying arms to the Chihli (Pe king government forces). One hun dred and ninety thousand rlfl<« have been furnished already de spite existing treaties governing the importation of arms into China," The Manshu Nlchl Nlchl says: "American officers are taking part In the battles of Shanhalkwan driving Chihli tanks. Many Ameri can soldiers are mixed with the Chihli troops wearing Chinese dress.” As a result of all this propagan da, Americans In Mukden are mis trusted. American newspaper cor res&oudcnts sit U«ut*d as stiles HOME! EDITION WEATHER Augusta and vicinity: Fair tonight and Thursday, little change, temperature. line of the dirigible and almost without effort drew her gently down. GIANT OF SKIES VIBITS NEW YORK NEW YORK—Out of the norths eastern sky Wednesday came tot New York a vision such as struck terror Into the hearts of combat ants In war-time, a German dirigi ble of monstrous size, her silvery, side* gleaming In the uncertain light of the early morning. There was the same drone of the motors, slung In queer little torpe do-shape affairs beneath the after part of the hull and the same easy motion, like nothing else except tho gliding progress of a fish through still wa|hr. All that was lacking was tho booming crash of the fall ing bombs and the cracking of thd anti-aircraft defense guns. But tills was no hostile craft. It was so prosaic a thing as the de livery by Germany of part of tho war settlement due the United States as one of tho victorious na tions In the war. A delivery, how ever. which was rendered romantic by the very cire.umstance of its Inception and execution. So arrived the ZR-3. Goliath of the air, fashioned in the famous Zeppelin works at Friedrichsfafen. Germany, and destined to take her place alongside tho Shenandoah as one of the main units In the air forces of the American navy. REACHED boston AT 4:15 O’CLOCK BOSTON—Eastern Massachu setts J*ad given up its night watch for the coming of the dirigible ZR -3 early Wednesday morning when suddenly it heard the dull roar of motors to the eastward. Long be fore the great ship was sighted, the growing hum had penetrated Into sleeping homes and caused early morning workers to pause and look aloft. Then at 4:15 she suddenly came into view over Bouton. Sweeping along gracefully against a sky lighted by tlio moon, persons caught first her red and white lights. Her great clgar-haped bulk then was discernible, outlined in silver against the place blue tints of the aky. From different part* of the city came the excited cry. "There she Is” but because of the speed she was rnnking she was lost to the southward almost before the shouts had died away. In the cen ter of the city men ran for the quarters and open spaces and mounted to roofs to k.:ep her in sight ss long ns possible whilo they cheered and howled a. welcome. Following her course southwest she pnssed over the small town* which lie between Boston and Pro vidence. Farmers, rising In the gray of dawn, glimpsed her with growing distances ns the day brightened. She was sighted over Providence at 4:48, Newport reported her at 5 o’clock and Westerly at 5:40. When the crew of 41 men caught the flash of Highland Light near the tip of Cape Cod at 3:15 tho American members burst into a cheer and pointed out to their German. comV pßnigns their first sight of tha American continent. They had hap pened upon almost the Identical spot where the Pilgrims found their first refuge. From this time on the dirigible kept In constant radio communication with _ Chatham station, WCC, of the Radio Corpo ration of America, giving frequent reporta of her progress. She also transmitted for relay many mea sagea for relative* of her crew and the engineers who had built her in Frledrlchshafcn. BIG AIRDROME AT LAKEHURST READY. AIRDROME, LAKEHURST. N. .T. —Word was passed from headquar (Continued on Pago Five) and followed by Chinese police. No American newspapermen h%g been allowed to visit the front jet. Even Capt. Norman Baldwin, of* flclal United .States military ob server, has not yet been granted permission to go to the battle front. While fighting continued Wed nesday at Bhanhalkwun the results were not definitely known. Terror reigns In the Chinese sections of Mukden, owing to an order lmpress lg coolies Into front line war ser vice. Many coolies have fled to the Japanese concession here. Casualitles In the armies of Gen. Chang Tso-Lln, battling against the Peking government forces on the Manchurlan-Chlhlllan border, are heavier than first reports In dicated. An estimate today placed the total dead or Injured at 14,300. A crucial battle Is expected at Shanhalkwan within a week after the arrival of Gen. Wu Pel-Fu, mil itary lender of the Peking govern ment, with the third division of hlg 1