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FOUR U. $. ATTORNEYS ASKED TO QUIT THE AUGUSTA HERALD ‘'ALLY, sc; SUNDAY, sc. VOLUME XXXI, No. 301 DAVIS ENTERS FINAL LAP OF CAMPAIGN To Give General Restatement ot Issues at Stake NEW YORK.— Entering the final lap of his presi dential race, John W. Davis, democratic nominee, work ed Monday at his home in Locust Valley preparing his wind up address scheduled for Saturday night at Car negie Hall. He contemplates making a general re-statement of campaign issues at this meeting and is drafting his speech for that occasion wMicare. SPEAKS TONIGHT AT JERSEY CITY At no time %ince he prepared the speceh ot acceptance delivered at Clarksburg, W. Va„ has the can didate given himself over so com pletely of the task of speech writ jnpr. His work Monday was interrupt ed only by the engagement which jas to take him Mondav night from his home to Jersey City for an address there. Mr. Davis has been requested to speak regarding his attitude on labor and to contrast the record of the democratic and republican le gislative bodies on labor matters. A reference to Senator LaFollette's offers to labor also has been sug gested for inclusion tonight in the Jersey City remarks. The candidate has addressed himself to these questions since his return from the middle west and has made known his dissent re garding the LaFollette plan. In his last speech here Mr. Davis emphasized his objections to the Wisconsin senator's proposal to give congress supreme power and make final judgment of its own authority, taking away from the courts the right to say when that body has exceeded the authority vested in it by the people. “I am not willing,” Mr. Davis said then, ‘‘that the relation of this government between the federal government and the state of the Union—shall lie with congressional discretion and I am not willing, my laboring friends, that your right to organize—which I believe to be a right predictated upon the life, liberty and happiness clauses of the constitution—can be denied to you by any change majority in congress, or in a state legislature.” Dawes Continues War on LaFollette ALBANY. N. Y.—Beginning the day here, Charles G. Dawes, repub lican vice-presidential nominee Monday conducted a rapid fire at! tack on the LaFollette independent candidacy in /a trip across New York state. The day’s itinerary included speeches here, Syracuse, Utica and Rochester. The Rochester address to be made Monday will conclude Mr. Dawes eastern speaking tour. After the meeting he will leave for Chicago. The nominee on beginning the day's schedule announced that he would continue to devote most ft his *ime to attacking the/laFollette candidacy, declaring “that is the only issue in this campaign and what is the use of discussing the other issues bound up in it?” 1,000 ARRESTS In Ninety-Three Raids In Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA Ninety-three raidsof alleged disorderly houses, gambling establishments and spebk easies over the week-end, netted approximately 1,000 prisoners. The majority of those arrested were discharged but the alleged proprietors were held in hail for court. Charges of drunkenness-were lodged against 406 of the prisoners. Director of Public Safety Butler said the raid marked a resumption of hie weekly round-up of sus pects. Shenandoah and ZR-3 Are Berthed Together LAKEHURS+. N. J.—America’s two great dirigibles, the Shenan doah aud the ZR-3. berther together in a hangar that could accommo date a third big airship were seen Monday by more than 50.000 visitors. The Shenandoah returned to her hangar after a trip of 9,000 miles to the Pacific coast and back. Commander Zaehary Lansdowne, at his home this afternoon, said the continental cruise proved that ex penditure of large sums for hangars wag unnecessary. They are no more to an airship than a drydock is to a steamship, he said, being merely places to go for overhauling and THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. LEASED WIRE SERVICE. DANIELS, DENBY, STILL WAIT TD IESTIFYIN QUIT DOS ANGELES. Cal.—Though two former secretaries of the navy were present when the govern ment’s lease cancellation suit against the Pan-American Petrol eum and Transport Company went to trial last Tuesday, neither of them had yet taken the stand as the battle for control of the Elk Hills Naval oil reserves swung into its second week Monday. Testimony by Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy under Wood row Wilson had been looked for early in the trial, in view of accusa tions made against him in the open ing statement of Frank J. Hogan, chief defense counsel, to the effect that during Daniel’s administration the Standard Oil Company was per. mitted to drill wells at the boundary of naval reserve No. 1 apd to drain the resources of that territory with out molestation. It was announced last night, however, by Owen J. Roberts of government counsel, that it was by no means certain that Daniels would be called, as “until the case is further advanced It will be possible to determine whether his testimony will be needed.” The other fbrmer secretary of the navy who attended the opening ses sion of the trial was Edwin Denby, during whoso administration the Pan-American leases and contracts were awarded. He also is here awaiting call to the witness stand. Taking of testimony was to be resumed in federal court Monday at 2 p. m. with Edward S. Finney, assistant secretary of the interior on the stand.. Finney, who was holding his present position when Albert B. Fall was secretary of the Interior, testified last week that Fall began almost Immediately aft er taking office in March, 1921, to seek information on naval oil re serves, although It was more than two months before President Hard ing transferred control of the re serves from the navy department to the department of the interior. ALLIED EXPERTS Open Three Weeks’ Confer ence at Paris PARIS.—A conference of experts representing the allied and asso ciated powers opened here Monday with three weeks work before it, the object being to prepare the ground for a meting of the finance ministers which will probably be called toward the end of next month to consider distribution of the reparations from Germany ex pected under the Dawes program. The American claims for about $300,000,000 in additon to $240,000.- 000 due for the costs of the Ameri can army of occupation during its stay in the Rhineland, probably will not be actively discussed until the plenary session of the finance min isters although they may be pre sented to the experts for prelimi nary consideration. James A. Logan, Jr.', American observer, with the reparation com mission will represent the United States both at the present gather ing of experts and in the ministers' Conference and will be assisted by a staff of American experts. $500,000 BLAZE ROCHESTER, N. Y.—Fire Mon day caused damage of $500,000 to the plant of the American Laundry Machinery Company here. Fire men fought thef lames three hours. repairs. The successful use of mooring masts shows that a diri gible can be away from home as long as she must, he continued, ex pressing also his opinion that a second hangar on the Pacific coast would be sufficient for all needs. Captain Anton Uelnen, Zeppelin expert employed by the navy dur- Ing the, first months of operation of the American designed and con structed Shenandoah Monday in. spected the returned airship and de clared that Commander Lansdowne had proved himself to be one of the greatest airshi* idiots of today. AUGUSTA GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 27, 1924 Teddy’s Favorite Portrait >+ :: y . fßpjt -"ft October 27 is the birthday anniversary of the late Theodore Roosevelt. This was his favorite portrait. Nation Observes ‘Navy Day’ and Roosevelt’s Birthday WASHINGTON —The navy “kept open ship” Monday Navy day and and the birthday of TJieodore Roosevelt. In every harbor at every na val establishment the public was invited to inspect the workings of the arm of sea defense. In addition, at various stations, patriotic cere monies were held, high naval of ficers delivered addresses, naval airplanes flew over much of the country and every effort was put forth to give the people a more intimate knowledge of the spirit and purpose of this branch of the service. The death of Secretary Wallace caused a curtailment of plans for celebration of the day in Washing ton, and elaborate ceremonies gave way to simple commemorative ex ercises at monuments of naval Lawyers and Educators ot Both Parties Assail G. 0. P. Assertions on Peace Work NEW YORK—Republican asser tions that the question of America's participation in the work of estab lishing world peace does not enter into the present campaign are called a “perversion of essential truth” in a manifesto issued Monday night by a group of lawyers, educators and business men of both major parties. Voters who believe America should support all concerted efforts for world peace and, in particular, the efforts of the league of nations are urged to examine the statements of President Coolidge and John W. Davis and to vote for Mr. Davis on the strength of their contents. "American adhesion to or whole hearted co-operation with the bague of native is, among all the polltices advocated by the contesting parties, the policy which is nearest the hearts of millions of men and women en titled to vote In the pending elec tions,” the manifesto reads In part: "Mr. Coolidge has stated with great explictness that all thought of Am erican participation in the league has been abandoned by him. In his first message to congress, he said: " 'The incident, so far as we are concerned, is closed.’ “Furthermore, he has made It plain that no hope can be entertained that he will make any endeavor to secure acceptable modifications of the lea gue's covenant or to organize a new association looking to the same end —the latter a futile suggestion at best, In view of the great and in creasing activity and Influence of the existing league. LAUD STAND OF JOHN W. DAVIS. “Mr. Davis equally explicitly has announced In his acceptance speech and again recently, his conviction that America should, and ultimately must Join the league upon such con ditions as will banish any lingering fears that the constitutional powers of congress are thereby to be in any way limited or compromised," the attsfement continues. “The issue Is plain.” The signers Include Edwin A. Alder man. president T'nlvcrslty of Virginia; John G. Agar. New York; Henry T. Alien. Major General, USA..; Newton D. Baker, former secretary of war; Homer H. Cummins, Connecticut; Norman W Davis, former under sec retary of state; Cleveland H. Dodge, Now York; Charles W. Eliot, presi dent emerllus of Harvard University; Harry A Garfield, president of Wil liams College: Edwin F. Gay, profes sor of economic history, Harvard Uni versity, and former president of the New York Evening Post; Judson Har mon. former attorney general of the United States; Charles H. Haskins, dean of the Harvard graduate school: Walker D Hines, former director gen eral of railways; Robert S Lovett, chairman Union Pacific Railroad; Henry Morgenthau former ambassa dor to Turkey; Roland 8 Morris for mer ambassador to Japan, and Henry Van Dyke, former minister to tha Netherlands. i heroes. Wreaths were placed at the statue of Paul Jones and others of the early admirals. Every war veteran’s organization poined in tike service in memory of Theodore Roosevelt. Monday Sec retary Wilbur will deliver an ad dress on the navy by radio. 4,600 BALES BURN AUSTIN, Texas.—Fire of unde termined origin has destroyed more than 4,600 bales of cotton in the farmers union warehouse at Lockhart, Texas, causing a nesti mated loss of $300,000 after mak ing deductions for Insurance. The blaze was raging in practically all parts of the plant when discovered early Sunday and had not been completely checked at 8 o'clock Monday. LAFOLLETTE FACES STRENUOUS WEEK TO CLOSE DRIVE AIKEN, Md.—Facing a atrenuous week of campaigning, Senator Rob ert M. LaFollette, Independent presi dential candidate, remained in se clusion here Monday planning to make a last minute get-away for Baltimore, where he speaks Mon day night. Six addresses are sched uled to be delivered before he winds up his campaign In Cleveland Cat urday night. Reiterating conference in the election result, the Wisconsin sena tor in another statement Mondav declared he and his managers were impressed by the ’'lncreased reg istrations” and believed the LaFnl lette-Wheeler ticket would be the beneficiary, “I have been particularly im pressed," said Mr. LaFollette "by the results of the analysis the prog ressive campaign managers In tho various state have made of the In creased registrations. These analy ses, almost without exception, show that the increases have been heuv est In th*s wards and precincts where the progressive movement Is strongest and least in the so-called ‘silk stocking’ wards “I have also been greatly en couraged by the reports that the new voters—the young men and women, who are voting this year for the first, time—are overwhelmingly supporting the progressive tic ket." WHEELER NOW IN ILLINOIS SPRING FIELD, Ills.—Senator Wheeler. Independent vlce-presl dentlal nominee, arrived here Mon day to meet his engagment In his wstern campaign tour. A formal address Monday night was sched uled in advance for him w.'.'.i such appearances during the day as might meet local committee ar rangements. His Itinerary will take him from Springfield late Monday night and into Michigan Tuesday. He will en ter Ohio Thursday and go on to New York City for the week-end.* FUNERAL RITES FOR WALLACE REWRITE HOUSE WASHINGTON. Funeral ser vices for Henry C. Wallace secre tary of agriculture, since 1921, were held Monday in the east room of the White House, where high offi cials of the government. Including President, and Mrs. Coolidge, gath ered with foreign diplomats and friends of the family to pay their last respects. The services Monday also repre sented the government's official tri bute to the late cabinet member, and Governmental. offices were closed until 1 p. m. Immediate members of the family were here for the services, includ ing Mrs. Wallace, her two daugh ters, Miss Ruth and Angus McLay, Birmingham, Mich.; three sons, James and Henry A., of Des Moines, lowa, and John, of St. Petersburg, Fla., and John P. Wallace, Des Moines, a brother. Another daugh ter. Mrs. Charles Brufcgemann is abroad. • Secretaries Mellon. Weeks. Wil bur, Davis and Work. Attorney General Stone, Postmaster General New and Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Gore served as honor ary pallbearers. Active pall bear ers were selected from officials of the agriculture department. The funeral services were con ducted by Dr. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor emeritus of the New York Avenue Presbyterian church here. He was assisted by the pastor of the church, the Rev. C. E. Haw thorne. The body will he taken to Des Moines, Mr. Wallace’s home, for burial, the funeral party leaving Washington at 3:30 p. m. Mon day. Besides members of the family the body will he accompanied by Secretary Work, designed to re present President Coolidge; Acting Secretary Gore and Major James P. Ooupal, and Dr. .Tool T. Boone, White House physicians. Find Buried City In Nevada RENO.—Ruins of a buried city, six miles in extent, have been un covered by an exploration party headed by Gov. James O. Bcrug ham, the governor announced Sun day in a telegram from Beatty, Nov., where the exploration work la being carried out. Many rock writings, thousands of fragments of pottery and other pre-historlc articles have been found, the governor reported. The city lies along the Virgin River in the southern part of the state. MANCHURIA WAR LORD To Announce Independence of Three Provinces MUKDEN.—The Independence of the three eastern provinces will shortly be announced, Chang Tso- Ltn Manchurian war lord Is quoted as declaring in an Interview. Chang also recommended that deportation of Wu Pei-Fu, military commander for the deposed presi dent, Tsno-Kun and pledged him self to support the candidature for the presidency of the former Anfu premier, Tuan Chl-Jul. Chang Tso-Lln proclaimed the independence of the three eastern provinces from the central govern ment in Peking in May 1922, fol lowing his defeat by the forcea of Wu fel-Fu In the vicinity of the capital. Summary of the News GENERAL. Four U. 8. Dittriet attorneys asked to raalgn. Davia begins final wsek of campaign. Ona hundred American marinaa on way to Peking. Eight vaaaala and 20 prieonere fall to f ‘rum raidere.” Wallace funeral held at White Houae. Allied experts open convention at Parle. Eamonn.de Valera jailed at Belfaat. Lawyera of both partiea denounce G. O. P. aaaertiona. Bhennandoah and ZR-3 reat in aame hangar. Buried city ia uncovered in Nevada. * Law Doekatader diea in New York. GEORGIA AND SOUTH* CAROLINA. Woman killed in unuaual accident in Atlanta. Atlanta negro aavea livea of three white pereone. Wataon Library may go to Mercer Univeraity. Aiken votera to hold maaa meeting. Orangeburg Fair opene Tueaday morning. Aiken Women’a Cluba hold fall meeting. BPORTB. Georqia and Alabama hold apotlight on Dixie grid. Bt. Paul beata Seattle in firet championahip game. Bouthpawe now dominate big leaguea. Lindatrom and Bluage raal atara, aaya Evana. LOCAL. Will meet Thureday to diaeuae Stadium plana. North Carolina tobacco growera viait here. High apota in Recorder'a court. Dr. Elam F. Dempaey preachaa St. Jailea. Jamea D. Wiaemen decline* job of fir* chief. Local auto concern ia aued for $25,000. f.id Peebles cornea here to give bond. Three implicated in alleged theft of tirea. Yeung man hurt In automobile smash- 18 CENTS A WEEK, (ASSOCIATED PRESS.) WEATHER SIOO,OOO Worth of Booze and Twenty Prisoners In T ow lOOKMERIGKN MARINES LAND: AT CHINA PORT TIENTSIN. One hun dred American marin e s were landed from the American cruiser Huron at Taku Monday morning and left immediately for Peking. Rumors of developments at the capital are circulat ing everywhere but reliable news cannot be obtained. URGES CO-OPERATION OF NEWSPAPERS AND CHURCHES CHICAGO—Co-operallon between churchmen and those newspapers which endeavor to make their cities better places In which to live, was advised by Frederick Roy Martin of New York City generat manager of the Associated Press in a letter read Monday before the Chicago church federation’s sixth conference on church publicity. Tha letter addressed to Rev. J. T. E. Smith, who read it follows: ”1 regret that I shall be unnble to attend und address the church fed eration. I am very much Interested in it and its program of 'advertising the church.’ The activities of the church will bo published wore free ly when the churchmen generally help the newspapers by reporting these things promptly to their local editors and to the news agencies. You will be interested in knowing that newspapors nro publishing more church news than formerly. "The aim of the Associated Press Is to report what Is really worth reporting. We do not avoid crime, but wo do not revel In It. While we do not claim that we spread only ‘whatsoever things are of good re port,' we endeavor to avoid scandal and chit-chat, the divorce court and the gutter. ‘‘May I not suggest to the church men attending your conference as I would to business men and thoughtful men generally that, they give their support to those Journals which with good temper and good Judgement without malice and without meanness, endeavor to make their cities better places to live In. stressing neither that which is unclean nor that of evil report, but endeavoring to be fair to all and to report honestly ‘whatsoever things are true,' “I want you and your eo-work ers to know that The Associated Press always will be glad to handle anv news regarding church activi ties that is of general Interest.’ DeVALERA JAILED Brought to Belfast Under Heavy Guard BELFAST—Enmonn deValcria, the republican "president” who was arrested Sunday night at London derry, was brought to Belfast Mon day under heavy police gaurj and placed In Jail. He was arrested Fri day at Newry, county Down, being forbidden to enter certain zones of Ulster but was released with the admonition that to return would make him liable to two years im prlaonment. HOME EDITION and Tuesday cooler tonight. Augusta and vicinity: Fair tonight BOSTON.—The rum rows off Cape Cod and Cape Ann were scat tered Monday as the result of their major engagement with the pro hibition enforcement navy and eight prizes were tied up at docks here and at Gloucester and New London, Conn., with more than a score of prisoners. The coast guard cutter Tampa Sunday brought into Boston har bor the New Foundland, two mast ed schooner Marjorie E. Bachman, rum laden and five motor boats. Another motor boat was taken into Gloucester and one into New Lon don. LIQUOR VALUED AT SIOO,OOO The,eight prizes with their crews and contraband liquor valued at SIOO,OOO represented a week’s operations of the Tampa, assisted by a squadron of fast rum chasers off Block Island, Cape Cod and Capo Ann. The captured vessels were taken In a running battle Fri day In which the Tampa used her three Inch guns and pursued a scattering rum fleet, for more than a hour near Stelhvngon hanks 20 miles off tho const, at. a point half way between Capes Cod and Ann. In tho fleet of rum ships were moro than n dozen vessels, accord ing to coast, guard officers; in cluding several British and French crafts. A numher of American motor boats plying between rum row and tbs shorn wero surprised by the raiders. Rome of the speedier vessels dis regarded warning shotrf from the Tampa and on these tho smaller boats of the enforcement fleet opened fire with machine guns and rifles. Numerous ehases proceeded in tho hnze of the enrlv morning. None of tho rom vessels returned tho const guard fire. Officers said that moro of thcr um fleet could have been cantured bad the coast guard forco been willing to fire di rectly at the quarry. The Mn.lorlo E. Bachman Is a new vessel, registered from St. Johns, N. F. She carried *SO cases of liquor valued at $39,000. WOMAN KILLED In Combination of Auto Ac cidents ATLANTA, Ga.—Mrs, Jane Moore, wife of an lnatructor at the Georgia Military Academy, was killed here Sunday in a combination of nutomobllo accidents said by police to be unequulled in the city's records. Mrs. Moore, seated In her own automobile with her husband, was thrown across the front door of her car by tho Impact of a roadster which struch her machine at a high rate of speed. While in this position, her body was struck nnd she was instanly killed by another roadster which sped past. Her body was snatched to the fender of the second car, flung to the running board and then thrown Into a cobblestone gutter several feet from the scene of the first ac cident. The second roaster was occupied by a young white man and a negro who failed to stop. Witness say the negro turned round and looked, nnd the fleeing automobile put on mor# speed and disappeared. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE Cancels Engagements Be cause of Wallace’s Death WASHING TO N—All en gage - menta of President Coolidge for Monday were cancelled because of the death of Secretary Wallace. After the funeral services for the secretary this morning In the White House the body will be taken late Monday to Dcs Molnea, lowa. Among the engagements cancel led by the president was a break fast appointment with representa tives of the advertising business in addition to tho usual list of confer ences with various visitors on sub jects including both business and politics. Mr. Coolidge decided not to leave with the body of Mr, Wallace, and designated Secretary Work of the interior department, to act as hla personal representative at the last rites. Negro Dares Death Three Times to Rescue His “White Folks” ATI-ANTA, Ga.— Dari nor death three times, Paul Russell, negro aervant, Sunday rescued from a burning realdende, two children, their grandmother and salvaged a trunk lull of valuable papers and escaped unscathed himself, but for a slight scorching. When the home was discovered enveloped In flames curly Sunday, a check revealed that Dorothy and Merle Culpepper, aged 9 and 7 years. respectively, and their grandmother, Mrs. H. Culpepper, were still In their room on the se cond floor of the house with all es cape except jumping from the se cond floor cut off. Adopting the methods of a "hu man tty” Russell scaled tb« sides of Charge Laxity on ‘Dry’ Statutes Services of Six Others Have Been Dispensed With Since Last July, Stone Announces WASHINGTON, —, Four United States district attor neys have been asked to re sign and six others have re signed since last July as a (result of failure to in most instances enforce the prohi bition laws, Attorney Gen eral Stone said Monday in reference to charges of lax prohibition enforcement. The statement was made by Mr. Stone in amplifica tion of the letter of Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, assistant attorney general, made public recently in which she said at least ten district attorneys were in different towards prohibi tion enforcement. This let ter was written last July and he said since that time , steps had been taken to dis nense with the services of ten district attorneys. He did not name them. NEWS IN BRIEF Soviet government officially brands as forgery letter purported to liave been written by M. Zlno- Vleff, president of executive com mltteo of cnmmnnlst International, to British communists in urging overthrow of government against whicli British foreign office has protested formally. President. Coolidge praises tend encies of charitable organizations to adopt business methods In radio address to federation of » Jewish philanthropic societies at New York. Lew Pockstader. famous mlnistrel man dies at New York. ICammon deValerfn. Is arrested outside hall at Londonderry, where he planned to deliver speech. After attempting to emuggle their way into United States from Hong Kong in packing boxes, one Chin ese dies upon arrival in New York and his six companions are In criti cal condition from malnutrition. President-elect Calles, of Mexico, returning from Europe, Is welcomed at New York by representatives of city, state department. United States army and Mexican enibassy at Washington. Soldiers are rushed from Gover nor's Island to fight forest fire*, threatening government arsenal at Dover. N. J., in which high ex plosives uro stored. Group of leaders In progressive movement of 1912 Issue statement urging election of President Cool idge who they declare would have support of Roosevelt, were he alive. One man dies and four others are being treated for delirium a« result physicians say, of breathing gas In research laboratory of Standard Oil Company at Elizabeth. N. J. In reply to questionnaire of lea gue of nations non-partisan asso ciation only eleven republican sena tors commit themselves to support of party's platform, Ihvoring Am erican membership In world court, while all democrats replying favor plan, association announces. __ Woman Who Slashed Self to Save Child Dies of Her Hurts SAN BERNARDINO, Cal.—Mrs. T. H. Keity, of San Bernardino, who while lying injured recently at the bottom of a canyon slashed her breasts and wrists td keep aliv* with blood her five-year-old niece, died Sunday night as a result of in. Juries and exposure. Just a week ago the automobile in which Mr. end Mrs. Kefty and a little niece were riding, plunged over a cliff into a gulch 300 feet below. Hidden from view by shrub bery they could not be seen by pas sersby. Keity died after suffering 12 hours. The child suffered only a broken arm, but was menaced by starvation and thirst. the house and entered the bedroom through a window. Bhortly he re appeared with the children, one clasped In each arm. He leaped with them and then returned In the same manner for the grandmother and brought her to safety the same way. He was told that a trunk with valuable papers was still In the house and again he repeated his wall-scaling feat and for the third time Jumped from the second floor window, this time with the heavy trunk on his back. Just as he cleared the windowsill, the root of the houso caved In. He was com mended by Fire Chief Cody for hi* heroism.