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Ready Buyers For Your Business Through The Herald VOLUME XXXI, No. 316 TWO DIE IN RIVER MYSTERY NEAR AUGUSTA NATION OBSERVES ARMISTICE DAY Tomb of Unknown Soldier Shrine of Many Pilgrimages WASHINGTON. The capital’s participation Tues day in the nation-wide cele bration of Armistice Day centered as heretofore about the tomb of the un known soldier in Arlington national cemetery. In ad dition numerous patriotic exercises similar to those in other cities were arranged by various organizations and foreign groups and the day also marked the open ing of the annual roll call cf the American Red Cross. MANY VISIT TOMB OF UNKNOWN SOLDIER The unknown soldiers’ tomb was the shrine for many pilgrimages led by the annual visit of the presi dent in accordance with a custom established by President Harding. Only a few high In official life, in cluding Secretary Wilbur, and Wright Davis, acting secretary, of the two military branches of the government, were invited to ac company Mr. Coolidge on his pil grimage of homage. Services in memory of Woodrow Wilson in the national cathedral, where is is buried, were arranged by the committee which prior to his death, took charge of the Arm istice Day pilgrimages to his home in S. street. None of the government depart ments closed for the day. President Oooiidgg having foumtthat he lack, 0.l authority to declare a holiday in the absence of action by congress. FULL HOLIDAY IN FRANCE PARlS—Armistice Way this year Is for the first time a full holi day in France. Although parlia m.nt voted-It a legal holiday long ago. application of the law has been suspended mainly for economic reasons, with business interrupted for only minutes of silence. Tuesday everything is closed ex cept the places of amusement. The feature of the celebration In Paris will be at the tomb of the unknown pollu in the Rrc l’Trimphe with Premier Doumergue, Premier Her riott and Iris cabinet attendance. GEORGIA CITIES Observe Armistice Day In Fitting Manner ATLANTA, Ga.—The sixth anniver sary of the signing of the Armistice was celebrated here Tuesday with fitting ceremonies on the part of many civic and patriotic organiza tions. Banks of the city and the state capital were closed throughout the day while public schools had pro grams commemorating the event. Major General John F. O'Ryan, of New York, decorated by the gov ernments of France, Great Britain, and Belgium, for valorous service In the World War was on the program to speak during the day under the auspices of local post of the Ameri can Legion and Atlanta Federation of Women's Clubs. Other cities of the state planned similar programs for observing the day. SAVANNAH. Ga.—Armistice Day fittingly observed here. In Johnson Square there was an Armistice Day program presented The chief fea ture was an address by E. J. Oliver, a local attorney. The banks are closed and so are the schools. The retail merchants did not close their stores. The day is raw and cloudy. THEY WERE “FLAPPERS,” EVEN THEN CHICAGO—Women of the world’s first civilization used rouge ela borately, beaded their eye lashes, manicured their hands and wore ornamented coiffeurs, according to discoveries made In excavating the ancient Sumerian city of Kish, by the Field museum Oxford Univer sity expedition, reported to D. C. Davis, director of the museum here. Women had equal rights In the earliest known empire, it has been devloped by finding cylinder seals, used for legal and property liens in the tombs of the women. "Vanity cases,” containing re !, blaSk/and green pigments have been found In female tombs. Jeweled hairpins, silver hand rings, beads of lapis lazuli, Carnelian, Serpen tine and Jasper, ear rings and bracelets, taken from the tombs have given excavators definite ideas regarding the modes of feminine adornament in 3,000 B. C. $34,000,000 MERGER CHICAGO.—A 534.000.000 merger of the Stewart-Warner Speedometer Corporation and the Dassick Alem ite corporation, two of the largest concerns In the automobile acces sory field, was announced Monday night THE AUGUSTA HERALD .DAILY, sc; SUNDAY, sc. LEASED WIRE SERVICE. Aids Stone v-y. M A I Copyright. Harris & Ewing. Major Henry F. Holthusen of New York has been appointed a special assistant to Attorney Gen eral Harlan F. Stone. His job will be to expedite the trial and prose cution of war fraud cases still pending. FULTON GRAND JURY IS ASKED TO PROBE RAID ON EXCHANGE ATLANTA, Ga.—The Fulton coun ty grand jury was Tuesday expected to take up consideration of a peti tion from forty individual members of the Atlanta commercial exchange that the raid on the exchange Saturday be investigated. The petition formally presented to G. Frank Beck, foreman of the grand jury by J. Hope Tigner, secretary of the exchange setsforth the claim that business has been halted during a critical period in the market. The raid on the exchange was made under the direction of Solicitor Gen eral John A. Boykin, who will seek indictmeuts agains't several brokers. He charges violation of the Georgia law governing the buying and selling of cotton futures. It was expected that witnesses to support the charges of the solicitor general as well as those to give evideneve In behnif of the members of the exchange would be heard. The Atlanta Commercial Exchange Is an organization of men engaged in the cotton, grain nnd cottonseed oil business. It is understood that firms engaged In the exchange will make an» active fight against the charges of violating the Georgia law as to dealing in futures. Members of the exchange said that if the practice of "hedging" in the futures markets should be removed, many firms will leave Georgia and establish their offices In other cities. MOSELEY IS CHOSEN MAYOR OF AIKEN BY MARGIN OF 7 VOTES AIKEN, ff. C.—One of the hot test political battles ever known In the city of Aiken, took place Mon day when 3. W. Moseley, a former mayor led the ticket In a second primary against D. W. Gaston, Jr„ present encumbent, for the mayor alty, by a majority of only seven, the vote being 448 for Mosley and 411 for- Gaston. For weeks things have been tense and supporters of both candidates have been working almost day and night. Last Mon day In the fVst city prmary, J. W. Moseley led the ticket, receiving 421 votes, Dave Gaston 408, and P. W. Townsend 49. Unfortunately the report has gone abroad that the contest had re solved Itself Into a Blease and antt- Blease only 321 votes and erroneous. The fight has been pure, ly a locql tone In the second pri mary for U. S. senate last sum mer. Aiken precinct, which ex tends nine miles out gave Cole Blease Blease only 321 votes and James F. Byrnes 835, a majority of 514. The election Monday was com posed of voters only within the corporate limits of the city of Aiken, and Gaston, an av«wed follower of Blease, and who has been fer years, polled 441. Many people who have never cast a vote for Blease and who have fought him harder than any others in Aiken were very strongly allied with the Gaston forces. Mr. Gaston has been a most progressive official and the City of Aiken has done well under his ad ministration. There arc a number of challenges of votes on both aides but It Is not believed that the result will be changed. THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. Mead ol Labor Dep’t. to Resign WASHINGTON. Sec retary Davis, of the Labor department has informed President Coolidge he wishes to retire from the cabinet after March 4 next. Mr. Davis is the only cab inet member who has indi cated he desires to retire, it was made known Tuesday. At the White House, it was said, the president has given no consideration to ether possible changes in his cabinet and has express ed the hope that Davis will remain. The vacancy caused by the death of Secretary Wallace of the agri f“ It " re department is to he filled shortly. The law requires the term l \ n acting secretary run for only .i° days Mr. Coolidge may appoint Acting Secretary Gore to the cabi net post to serve until March 4, however, when he becomes srover nor of West Virginia. White House officials appeared to take no stock in numerous re ports that the president might dis play a changed attitude now that the eleclon is over and he has been chosen to the chief magistracy in lus own right. Some of these reports have indicated that lie might de sire to ask for the resignations of some of the holdover cabinet mem bers in order to make personal'se lections.' Nevertheless, it Is known that at least one or two of those who now hold cabinet positions desire for one reason or another to return to private life and it remains to be de termined whether Mr. Coolidge can prevail on them to stay in the gov ernment service. Human Air Mail Package Barred SAN FRANCISCO.—After he had been decorated with $718.58 worth of air mall stamps in anticipation of an air mail trip to New York. Chester N. Weaver, San Francisco automo bile dealer, was "barred from the malls" Tuesday by a ruling from Paul Henderson, second assistant post master general. Plenty of Judge, But No Court ATLANTA, Ga.—A political com plex which brings up the question of when is an official not an official has been revealed as the result of the recent election in Georgia. In White county the ballot was print ed to read “for a city court" and "against a city court." On the same ballot were two candidates for the respective positions of Judge and solicitor of the city court. The official tabulation compiled at the office of Secretary of State S. C. McLendon shows that the city court was defeated by a vote of 437 to 187, but that W. W. H. Under wood received 429 votes and was elected as “Judge of city court" and Thomas F. Underwood with 437 votes was elected “solicitor of city court.” Red Cross Roll Call Is Begun In Augusta Beginning Tuesday and continu ing through Thanksgiving, the eighth annual roll call of ths Red Cross will be held In Augusta under the direction of E. C. B. Danforth and the local Red Cross executive board. Plans are being made for securing the largest enrollment In the history of the organization; It is estimated that Augusta will have a total enrollment of over 6,000 members. No charitable organization In the city has performed more noteworthy and helpful service than the Red Cross. When tragedy takes Its toll in human life and suffering, you will always find the Red Cross ready to lend Its helping hand. Throughout every day In the year the Red Cross Is active, giving re lief In disaster, serving In the dis abled veterans, aiding men In the army and navy, public health nurs ing, first aid to the Injured, life saving Instruction, home hygiene and care of the sick, nutrition serv ice and conducting the Junior Red Cross. This great humanitarian work Is deserving Of the whole hearted support of every loyal citi zen. The sage who said that virtue Is Its own reward and the prophet who wrote that the good ye do unto others shall be returned to you ten fold can find corroboration for their utterances In a letter Just received at Southern Red Cross headquar terd In Atlanta. For years chairman of his chap AUGUSTA GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 11,1924 COURT RULES ON ‘FRUIT JUICE' QUESTION IN HILL CASE o c BALTIMORE, Md.— | In the trial of Repre sentative John Philip | Hill in United States | district court here Tuesday for alleged vi olation of the Volstead act, Judge Mcnris A. Soper ruled that the “one half of one per cent” clause in the Vol stead law does not ap ply to beverages made in the home for home consumption. BALTIMORE.—Whether the Vol stead act prohibits the manufac ture of cider or fruit Juices of more than one-half of one percent alco holic content for use at home, or whether a Jury must decide the in toxicating content of Juices so man ufactured will be decided Tuesday by Judge Morris A. Soper In federal court. This question was raised Monday by District Attorney Woodcock In the trial of Representative John Philip Hill, of Baltimore, indicted for Illegally manufacturing and pos sessing wine and cider containing more than one-half of one per cent alcohol. Mr. Woodcock raised the point when he objected tA the sec ond question put to the first defense witness, Dr. John J. McGlnty. Ad mitting that ho had attended Mr. Hill’s "cider party” recently, Dr. McGlnty was not permitted to state whether he had seen any one there Intoxicated. The district attorned declared the latter question Irrelevant, asserting that the Volstead law specifically , says any beverage containing more than one-half of one per cent alco hol Is Intoxicating. Counsel for Cogressman Hill contended that the law does not prohibit the manufac ture of non-intoxicating fruit Juices for home use providing Aliey are non-intoxicating In fact and the ar gument continued for nearly two hours. TESTIMONY FOR DEFENSE BEGINS. BALTIMORE.—After placing on ly two witnesses on the stand the government late Monday closed Its case against Representative John Phillip Hill and defense testimony was begun In the congressman’s trial In federal court on Indictments charging violation of the Volstead act through the manufacture and possession of wine and cider of more than one-half of one per cent alcoholic content. George F. Boyer and Richard Ryan, government chemists, testi fied for the prosecution. Beyer said that he was sent to Mr. Hill’s homo here In September, 1923, to take samples of the congressman’s home made grape juice for an anlysls The question "was certain liquor In a five-gallon keg at Mr. Hill’s homo, wine?” put to the witness by District Attorney Amos W. W. Woodcock, was objected to by de- Contlnued on Page 2 ter, a Red Cross worker had been instrumental is helping hundreds of other people, but never dreamed that one day he would have fitting reason himself to turn grateful eyes to the "Greatest Mother.” doing Red r*®" that 1 have It wo.,M d g Cr °*" w / ,rk ’ to th!nk ‘hat PrZ 'l h r my hoy that the Red Cross one day would help cari for " t 0 Southern division headquarters. ”1 was called recent- New Mexico,'on ?überenln/| rny "° n b '' ln * down With tuberculosis as a result of his war service. The Red Cross worker ev *fythlng to me, and helped to get my boy placed fn the government hospital. ’’When he arrived In Bayardthe first to call was the Red Cross, and they are now at work getting eom pensaGon through for his wife and little baby.” In 702 southern communities. In cluding this one, Red Cross work ers are performing these services every day. Ktatlstics show that every minute of the day and night a Red Cross service Is completed somewhere In the United Ktates. For the continuance of this work the Red Cross chapter here Is hold ing the Roll Call, or membership campaign, from Armistice Day to Thanksgiving. When every citizen will be given an opportunity lo re new his allegiance to the "Greatest Mother.” Capital Romance Society Girl to Become Bride of Scion of “First Family” HOT ytUr ' ■* jsnHK ' njMPi -WRr fggßfgP " \?2i Copyright by Harris & Ewing The engagement of B'rederica McKenney, one of Washington’s most prominent society maidens, to Blaine Malian, member of one of the capital’s oldest families, has just been announced. Miss McKenney, daughter of Frederic Duncan McKenney, made her debut two years ago. Woman Confesses Instigating Cruel Flogging of Husband by Masked Band In Florida MIAMA, Fla.—Mrs. Hugo Hub sch, wife of a Cocanut Grove drug gist and world war veteran, has confessed, according to the sheriff’s office, that she Instigated the flog ging of her husband by a masked band on the evening of November «. Hubsch whose body Is seared with wounds received In the war was de coyed from his place of business, taken Into the woods and so severe ly lashed with a strap that he since has been In the hospital In a se rious condition. In her reported confession, Mrs. Hubsch Is said to have named mem bers of the flogging party and deputies from the sheriff’s office have been Instructed to make ar rests. Mrs. Huliseh was reported to have Summary of the News GENERAL. Nation observes sixth anniversary of Armistice signing. Jaa. J. Davit to resign from Coolidgs cabinet. Eight veteran Elks die after drinking poitoned eider. Judge rules “one-half of one per cent” does not apply to home made fruit juices. Woman confetecs instigating flogging of husband. Simplicity to mark funaral of Senator Lodge. Loa Angelas movie colony gem dealer killed. Notorious gunman la killed in flower shop. Year's corn crop smallest since 1913. Mrs. Harding hovering between life and death. GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. Fulton grand jury may probe raid on Commercial Exchange. Walker to hear Webb extradition plea Wednesday, Macon watchman seriously injured by robbera. Columbus “mystery girl” still refuses food. Moseley elected Aiken mayor by seven votes. 3. C. independent oil companies may bring action. Young-Stroud appeal heard by S. C. Bupreme Court. SPORTS. Georgia Bulldogs gat ready for clash with Auburn. Young Stribling to battle Kaiser at Greenville tonight. Yellow Jackets in fine trim for gams with Vandy. Gordon forecast! Saturday’s football results. Psychology used by Manager Harris revealed. Senators may try to gat Shocker from Browne. Intereiting results in Community Football hare. LOCAL, Two bodies found In gaeoline launeh Tuesday. Man hurt when auto collides with taut rope. Paving joba making fine progrett here. Statistician of Canaua Bureau loeataa in Augusta. Medical Society meets here on Wednesday, Half-holiday on account Armiatice Day. Red Cross Roll Call gets under way. Jonas’ ahows draw tremendous crowds. American Legion may again put on Hone Show. Armistice Day to close with brilliant dance. Cash bond money held here for 30 years. New construction in October totals $06,000. North Augusta to have mats meeting. Chinaman on trial in stolen goods csss. (ASSOCIATED PRESS.) attempted suicide at the county Jail and is now In a state of collapse. In her alleged confession, Mrs. Hubsrh said: “I thought they would only run him out of town—l did not know they really would lioat him. I wish God would kill me for what I did." Rewards amounting to $1,500 have been offered for the convidtlsn of members of the flogging party. The Ku Klux Klan anil American Le gion have been active In carrying on an Investigation. Hix years ngo today, Hubsch, who claims kinship to Victor Hugo, the writer, lay In a hospital overseas, his body riddled by German shrap nel. Today Hubsch Is ngaln on a bed of pain and his recovery la In doubt. 18 GENTS A WEEK. WFATHFR Augusta and vicinity: Partly cloudy ■ iLMlllun and Warmer tonight and Wednesday. Geo. C. Marker! andNegroFound Dead in Launeh The bodies of George C. Markert, about 25 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Markert, who live on the Mar* tintown Road near North Augusta, and Martin Williams, a negro, were found in a gasoline launch on the Savannah River, about five miles below Augusta, early Tuesday morning. The discovery was made by F. A. Ferbee, acting gov ernment waterways inspector here, who went down the river Tuesday morning in a bateau in search of the launch, after it had failed to return to Augusta Monday night. EIGHT VETERANS AT ELKS’ ROME ARE KILLED BY POISONED CIDER LYNCH BURG, Va. . Eight veteran Elks, resi dents of tKe Elks National home,--located at Bedford, 25 miles from here, died late Monday at the home, according "To advices re ceived here Tuesday morn ing from what was thought to be fresh cider poisoned by arsenate of lead used for tree spraying. The cider, it was stated, was bought from a farmer in a barrel and it is thought the barrel was used last spring in connection with spraying. Several other veterans, residents of the home, are ill from the cider. THa dead: Cheater Tucker, Jeweler, Lime, Ohio. Alvin Spalding. railroad man, Loveland, Ohio. Joaeph A. Kenny, hotel man, Ma rion, Ind. F. E. O’Connor, railroad man, Dallaa, Taxaa. Thomas Madlgan, railroad con tractor, Long Island City, L. I. George W. Stacie, lumbar merch ant, Saginaw, Mich. C. S. Whitney, general contrac tor, Omaha, Nab. B. F. Allan, shoe man, Portland, Oregon. i Fate of Mutineers Yet to Be Decided MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay—The fate of the mutlneera who seized command of the Brazilian battle ship Sao l’aulo at Rio Janeiro a week ago. and steamed out of the haitior while exchanging shots with shore batteries has not been decid ed. The Kao Paulo ended her voyage Monday when she entered the roadstead under a Uruguayan pilot, who had been sent In response to wireless messages from the bishop. The mutineers decided to end their adventure when they found both fuel and provisions nearly exhausted with the pursuing Brazi lian squadron only about 200 miles astern. A 25-year-old lieutenant, Her cullano Cascardo, was In command of the craft. ‘MYSTERY PATIENT’ At Columbus Refuses to Ac cept Food COLUMBUS, GA. Columbus’ mysterious girl patient at the city hospital continues to refuse to ac cept food and had uttered but one word, ’'don’t", slnee she was found on the streets of the city In a state of coma Sunday. The girl absolutely refuses to give hospital attaches or police any information concerning herself or pronounce her name. She has not eaten anything for thirty hours or | more since she has been In custody, sxcept that forced by hospital nurses through a glass tube and she resists when the tube is placed In her mouth. YOUNG STRIBLING To Battle Fay Kelser at Greenville Tonight ORKENVTLE, H C.—Young Rtrlh ling of Atlunta, and Fay Kelser, of New York, were ready Tuesday for their 12-round decision bout Tuesday night, which will bo the feature of an Armistice Day boxing program ar ranged bv the lncnl American Legion post. The Georgia pugilist Is In as good condition now as when he met McTlgue and Berlenbach a few months ago. according to “Pa" Strlb ilng, his father-manager. HOME EDITION BOTH BODIES JLLY DRESSED. Both botfles wore fully dressed, ac cording to Mr. Ferbee, and the only cause of death that he la able to ad vance is that they were overcome by gas fumes while asleep. There was no evidence of violence about either body, and expressions of the men In dicated that death had been without any struggle. The gasoline launch is known as the "Indian," and Is the property of the United States government, used to haul rook for Jetty work a few miles below the city. When the boat was found the en gine was still running. Mr. Markert's body was In the boat’s bunk, while that of the negro was not far away. Mr. Marketr was In charge of the boat and the negro was employed as an engineer. Tlio boat loft Augusta at 10:30 Monday morning, and wae expected to return late In the after noon. Coroner R. E. Elliott sent his am bulance to the scene and brought the bodies to Augusta. Inquest was started Tuesday af ternoon at the University Hospital morgue. Markert was R brother of Prof. A. P. Markert, of the Richmond Acad emy faculty. QUIET RESTORED At Kentucky Camp—Troops on Duty HAHRODSBURG. Ky.—With six men In Jail hero charged with riot ing and a detachment of Kentucky national guards on duty at the Dix River Dam*, a hydro-electric project under construction near here, quiet has been restored Tuesday at the scene of clashes early Monday be tween white workers, farmers and negro laborers. Ths clashes resulted from the fatal shooting of Edward Winkle, white worker at the dam In an at tempted hold-up. A general exodus of negroes from the camp followed an attcak by the white workers and farmers from the vicinity. When county officials reported they were unablo to handle the situation, Gov ernor W. J. Fields despatched guardsmen from Frankfort. Indica tions were that the majority of the negroes assured of protection had returned or were returning to work. In a dying statement, Winkle de clared he was shot by a negro known as “Jellyroll.” Two negroes, known as “Little Jellyroll" and "Big Jollyroll" were arrested and taken to Danville for safe keeping. They de nted they were guilty and asserted the ’’JellyroH’ wanted was Palmer Hedges, of Ashland, Ky. Eleven Are Sought As Counterfeiters CHICAGO.—Ben Newmark, assist ant state fire marshal, who waa Jail ed on a charge of contempt in con nection with the trial two years ago of Governor Len Small at Waukegan, was sought Tuesday by federal agents on warrants charging counterfeiting liberty bonds and treasury savings stamps. With him were named ten othere, two of them wombn. Seventy other Chicagoans several of them promi nent politically were aald by federal agents to be Involved In the alleged counterfeiting operations which af fected banka here. In New York and in Omaha. Several hundred thou sand dollars worth have been cashed In the New York poitofflce. New York bsnks and In middle western banks as far as Omaha, detectives said. How to Win a Pel Elephant ( i A ™|f one. with —e-—w - i.l Step up, everybody, and guess the number of beans In the Jar on display In the window of SALES MAN SAM’S nepr store. The one who guesses the correct number of beans gets Bozo, the baby elephant. Sam’s efforts to give away Bozo and thus win new customers to his store lead to a serlps of amusing Incidents pictured dally In the comic strip, Salesman Sam. Follow this feature every day In The Herald and you’ll get a lot of laugh* out of it,