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VOLUME XXXI, No. 318
HILL ACQUITTED IN TEST CASE
Walker Grants Extradition for Webb
Will Be
Carried
Back To
Florida
ATLANTA, Ga. Gov
ernor Walker Thursday
granted extradition papers
for Earl D. Webb, to Sheriff
J. G. Ramsey, of Alachua
county, Folrida, when at
torneys for Webb failed to
appear at a scheduled hear
ing at the capitol.
Webb, who is from Gainesville,
Fla., is charged with connection
with the payroll robberies of the
Atlantic Coast Line Railway at
High Springs, Fla. Sheriff Ram
say said that he would leave at
once for Macon where Webb is held
in the Bibb county jail.
Webb was arrested Saturday by
sheriff’s deputies on charges
growing out of alleged payroll
robberies last spring. He is said
to have been Captain of Atlantic
Coast Line detectives at High
Springs. It was understood that
he would fight extradition to Flor
ida and a hearing was to have been
given Thursday morning. When
attorneys failed to put in an ap
pearance Governor Walker ordered
papers prepared honoring the
requisition of the Florida governor.
POSTAL INSPECTORS
WILL PROBE BLAST
AT GRAND RAPIDS
GRAND RAPIDS, Mieh. Postal
inspectators from Chicago arrived
early Thursday to aid in investi
gating the explosion which wreck
ed the loading dock and receiving
room of the main post office here
late Wednesday killing two men in
juring one critically, and 12 others
less seriously. Herman Pettersch,
a clerk, succumbed after having
both legs' blown off and Ernest A.
Roth, a truck driver, died three
hours after the blast. A splinter
was driven into Roth’s body by the
force of the explosion. Dale New
house is in a hospital in a critical
condition with a possible fractured
skull.
The theory that the blast was
caused by the premature explosion
of a bomb sent through the mails
was advanced by postal authorities,
police and firemen, who worked all
night by aid of searchlights, scour
ing the wreckage for clues. No
fragment of a bomb or other ex
plosive was found, however.
Claims 320 “Drys”
Elected to House
WASHINGTON.—AnaIyzing the
results of the election from a "wet”
and "dry” vie\»>olnt Wayne B.
Wheeler, general counsel for the
Anti-Saloon League, Thursday de
clared 320 of the 432 members of
the house endorsed by the drys had
been successful.
“The total number of members
elect of the house who are listed as
favorable to the dry cause is 320
while the senate, 72 out of the 9G
members will support legislation to
make prohibition effective,” he said.
Six others favor part of the legisla
tion advocated by the drys.
The Egyptians Mined
Gold 4,000 Years
Before Christ
History’s mention of the earl
iest gold mining dates hack to
the Egyptians. Monumental In
scriptions indicate that the ore
was broken by hammers and
the gold washed In water 4.600
years before Christ. Gold "’as
mined in France, Spain, Italy,
Asia Minor and several other
countries before the Christian
era.
The precious metal has never
been found so plentiful as to
quell the great desire for Its
possession. In 149.1, with simple
mining equipment. It has been
estimated that the world's pro
ductlon was 4 6 millions. Placer
mining was begun In Califor
nia In 1648. The world's produc.
tlon of gold for the period 1911-
1917 was *3,173.691.018.
With primitive mining meth
ods only pure gold was obtain
able. but with the introduction
of modern machinery the less
richer deposits feare worked.
With the Introduction of mod
ern selling methods commodl
ties are readily disposed of at
both a saving to the buyer and
to the merchant. The expense
of selling an "Hide through
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Only 16 years old, Kathleen Ker
sting of Wichita is Kansas’ first
prima donna. She ■will make her:
operatic debut in "Marguerite” in j
Rome next March. In her Rome i
appearance the American girl will
wear the same costume which'
Mme. Calve wore when she made
her debut many years ago.
NAVAL FLYING
BOAT TO BE
ACQUIRED
WASHINGTON. —A contract for
a naval flying boat capable of
making a sustained flight from the
west coast of Honolulu has been
signed by the bureau of haval
aeronautics. Specifications call for
a proven capacity of five passen
gers and a ton of freight.
The contract was regarded in
naval circles as the ,first step
toward filling a recognized d%;
ficiency in the fleet for long dis
tance maneuvers, and if it meets
expectations the new plane will be
used as a model for the organiza
tion of a special fleet auxiliary ca
pable of Independent operation 2500
miles from permanent base.
POLICE BAFFLED
By Murder of Katz at Los
Angeles
LOS ANGELES.—PoIice Thurs
day admitted themselves mystified
by the murder of Harry I. Katz,
musician, real estate operator and
diamond broker, who was shot and
killed on the doorstep of his apart
ment here last Monday night, the
latest suspect take Into custody
having established an apparently
air tight alibi.
Chase Carroll, barber and hus
band of a, woman friend of the slain
man, was taken into custody short
ly after midnight last night, the
second man to be detained for ques
tioning within 24 hours, hut after
grilling him at some length defect
ives announced they were satisfied
he w r as In his barber shop when
Katz was killed and accordingly re
leased him early today.
Carroll was taken into custody on
the strength of threats he is alleg
ed to have made against Katz in
connection with the latter’s asso
ciation with Mrs. Carroll.
The other suspect prilled and la
ter released was Hal Hail, Santa
Monica real estate broker.
140 MANUFACTURERS
To Make Inspection Trip to
Muscle Shoals
CHICAGO, 111!—Approximately 140
prominent manufacturers. Senator
Wm, B. McKinley and several Illinois
congressmen will depart Tuesday
night. November 18, under the aus
pices of the Illinois Manufacturers’
Association, for an inspection trip of
Muscle Shoals.
Th* purpose of the trip, according
to an announcement Thursday Is to
give Industrial leaders an opportunity
of Judging which of several proposals
for the acquisition of Muscle Shoals
will be for the best interests, not only
of the south bat of the country In
general. The visitors will spend 24
hours inspecting the great Wilson
dam and the two nitrate uplants and
on the night of November 19th will be
entertained at dinner by the chambers
of commerce of Florence, Sheffield
and Tuscomhla.
BRUNSWICK BONDS
For St. Simons Highway
Passed
BRUNSWICK, Ga.—By a margin of
21 votes the *50,000 bond issue sought
by county and city authorities for
completion of payment for the St.
Simmons Highway, was passed by the
voters of Glynn county here Wednes
day. A otal of 601 votes were cast.
FIRE UNDER CONTROL
FORT WORTH, 7*.— Fire which
threatened the business district of
Bridgeport 40 miles west of here at
10:30 o’clock Wednesday night, was
placed under control Thursday
me—
leased wire service.
GENI SMUGGLING
CONSPIRACY
UNCOVERED
WASHINGTON—A jewel smug
gling conspiracy of vast dimensions
has been uncovered by customs ser
vice agents working in half a dozen
sections of the country.
Smuggled jewelry valued at more
than $250,000 already has been
seized and a man known as Med
iansky who is said to have left the
country is being sought as the ac
tive director if not the actual head
of the conspiracy in which he is
alleged to have had a dozen or
more aides.
The killirtg of Mrs. Mors with
which “Kid” McCoy is charged,
served, insofar as the conspiracy is
concerned, it is said merely to pro
vide the first definite lead into the
smuggling maze, some of her jewel
ry having been identified after the
crime as part of the illicit imports.
A similar lead was opened in Los
Angeles Monday with the killing
of Harry I. Katz and officials es
timate that "several hundred” per
sons scattered widely throughout
the country have come innocently
into possession of the smuggled
gems about half pf which they
think will never be identified.
The smugglers are said to have
maintained their headquarters in
New York hut pacific coast centeis, I
especially Los Angeles and San I
Francisco, appear to hqvo provided
their principal markets, judging
from the amounts recovered there.
Most of the jewelry, the agents re
ported was purchased by the smug
glers in Austria and Germany,with
the depreciated currencies of these
nations, after some of it had found
its way out of Russia.
W. H. EMERSON DIES
Was Dean of Georgia School
of Technology
ATLANTA, G».—W. H. Em
erson, dean of the Georgia
School of Technology, died sud
denly Thursday morning at his
home here. He had been con
nected with the faculty of tho
institution since 1888, having
been elected by the first board
of trustees. He is survived by
his wife and two sons, Cherry
Emerson, of Atlanta, and Aus
tin Emerson, of North Carolina.
EXTRA SESSION
Of Congress Urged by Sena
tor Borah
WASHINGTON. —An extra ses
sion of the new congress soon after
next March 4 was urged Thursday
by Senator Borah, republican, Ida
ho, who declared he thought farm
and railroad managers as well as
the world court proposal and per
haps tax relief should be taken up
at that time.
The Idahoan voiced hih opinion after
a cal± on President Coolidge. An
opinion contrary to that of Mr.
Borah was expressed by Represent
ative Burton, republican, Ohio,
another White House caller, who
said he saw mo necessity for an ex
tra session/ and believed that in
addition to the appropriation bills
such farm measures as are neces
sary can he passed at the short
session. Mr. Burton discussed thir
question briefly wit hthe president.
! BEGIN ARGUMENTS
|
In Oil Lease Suit at Los
Angeles
LOS ANGELES—Owen J- Ro
berts, special prosecutor appoint
ed by President Coolidge was to
open arguments Thursday in the
government’s federal court suit
against the Pan-American Petro
leum and Transport Company, pre
sentation of testimony in the naval
j oil reserve lease cancellation case
I having been completed Wednesday.
( After Roberts’ opening argument
for the government Frank J. Hogan,
aWlter K. Tuler and Frederick K.
Kelogg were to argue for the de
. sense while former Senator Atlee
Pomerene planned to close for the
1 government.
I Prominent among the evidence
I introduced at Wednesday’s session
was a deposition from Harry M.
i Daugherty, farther attorney general
I to the effect that nt no time was
the attorney general’s office asked
for an opinion on the legality of
the Elk Hills leases and contracts
which the government now seeks to
have caneelled on the ground that
they were obtained by fraud and
collusion.
SKULL IS FOUND
l ln Fire Ruins at Sullivan’s
Island
CHARLESTON. S. C.—Wednes
day afternoon a human skull whs
found In the ruins of the Buist
home on Sullivan’s Island. The
residence was burned to the ground
in the early morning, but It was not
known that any person was in It.
The authorities at Fort Moultrie are
Investigating, as It Is reported that
| a private In the quartermaster corps
I Is missing. There appears to be no
likelihood of positively identifying
q the skull
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
Columbus Woman
Says * Mystery Girl *
Is Her Grandchild
COLUMBUS, Ga.—A woman
giving the name of Mrs, Ellison
Lee, well known to police au
tliritles, Thursday visited the
city hospital and claimed that
Columbus’ "mystery woman” is
her grandchild.
According to the story told to
hospital attaches by Mrs. Lee,
she has not seen the “mystery
woman” since she was eight
years old, but is positive she is
not mistaken in Identity. The
hospital was not given the
Christian name by Mrs. Lee, but
it Is claimed that the last name
is' “King.”
Mrs. Lee asserts that the
“King” woman lived in Louisi
ana, but failed to give the lo
cation.
Hospital heads have placed no
credence in the identity of the
woman and refused to release
her until they are positive she
is the grandchild of Mrs. Lee.
Sheriff s forces are investigat
ing Mrs. Lee’s story also.
COLUMBUS, Ga.—Attaches of
the Columbus city hospital Wednes
day obtained their first clu as to
the reason for the mysterious wo
man confined In the infirmary since
i Sunday, being found in a dejected
| condition on one of the main thor
Freshmen Clip Locks ol
Women Teachers and Many
Girls and Boys al l. S. U.
BATON ROUGE, La.—Whatever
action may be taken as a result of
the annual hair cutting activities
of students of Louisiana State Uni
versity which culminated Wednes
day in members of the freshman
class invading Hje Baton Uougo
high school and relieving three wo
men instructors and girl students
of their tresses and clipping the
thatches of boy students will await
the return within a few days ol
Col. T. D. Boyd, president of the
institution from Washington, D. C...
it was indicated Thursday.
The parish superintendent of
schools, president of the parish
school board and the supervisor of
city schools have placed the matter
before feting President E. L. Scott,
NEW COMMISSIONERS
Of Burke County Hold First
Meeting
WAYNESBORO, Oa. The new
board of commissioner* of Burke
county held lt« flmt meeting Tues
day at the court house. The board
as It is at this time Is composed of
the following: Frank Cates, Jr.,
C. J. Mills, W. D. Woodward, S. 11.
Bates and Joe Mallard. Frank
Cates, Jr., of Waynesboro, was made
chairman of the board. Mr. Worn
bio was selected to succeed himself
as road superintendent. But little
business other than organizing was
done. There is much pressure be
ing brought on the board for a great
road program. Hon. John N. Hol
der will be here Tuesday, Novem
ber IS, to speak on the road situa
tion In Burke. The commission will
be Invited to hear Mr. Holder.
There were two Armistice Day
programs in Waynesboro. One at
the school auditorium in the morn
ing at 11 o’clock and the other sit
the ltotary Club. The school chil
dren rendered a splendid program.
The American Legion was In charge
of the Rotary program. Rev. John
Rage Jones, the pastor of the Bap-
Us'* church, was the (pecker.
AUGUSTA GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 13, 1924
Summary of the News
GENERAL.
Congressman Hill acquitted in prohi test case.
Butler appointed to succeed Lodge in senate.
Huge gem smuggling conspiracy is unearthed.
Labor chieftains meet at El Paso, Texas.
Postal inspectors to probe blast at Grand Rapids.
Borah urges extra session of congress.
Brothers-in-law murdered at Cleveland.
Sign contract for naval flying boat.
L. S. U. Freshmen bob locks of teachers and students.
Era of prosperity for cotton industry seen.
“Master Forger” to be carried back to Texas.
GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA.
Walker grants extradition in Webb case.
Columbus woman says "mystery girl” her grandchild.
W. H. Emerson, dean at Tech, dies suddenly.
Emanuel county to stage first annual poultry sale.
Georgia Women’s Clubs in session in Atlsnts.
Educational Fair opens st Waynesboro.
Milk Lsborstory is established st Aiken.
South Carolina Lutherans observe 100th anniversary.
S. C. Election managers to count returns soon.
SPORTS.
Dixie elevens are ready for home-stretch.
Mercer and Florida clash at Macon Friday.
Experts pick three greatest halfbacks of all time.
Firpo outpointed by Weinert at Newark.
To submit new plan in sale of ballplayers.
, LOCAL.
Award! worth SI,OOO for agricultural exhibit*.
Fooah* raids own auto and find* liquor.
Big crowds ar* visiting carnival nightly.
Negro held under SI,OOO bond in shooting case.
Dr. R. C. Swint elected head of Medical Society.
Negro** in shooting affray on Broad Btr**t.
Weather Bureau makes forecast for rain,
107 Herald boy* taka in th* Carnival.
Walk* 65 mile* to Augusta to join army.
ouhfares of the cltj- Saturday
night.
"My God, my God, they are try
ing to poison me!” was the excla
mation of the woman ns she was
going tinder the Influence of an an
aesthetic grhlch was being given
her by physicians in an effort to
get information which might lead
to her identity or give a ciue as to
the reason for her refusal to eat.
Further efforts of Dr. O. D. Gil
liam, local physician, who attaint
ed to draw out tho woman while
tho drug was taking effect proved
virtually unavailing.
In reference to the “they” In her
exclamation concerning poisoning,
she would only say that "they" re
ferred to “the boys."
Dr. Gilliam told newspaper men
that the woman started to pray In
fear of poisoning when tho anes
thetic was going into effect, which
he said accounted for Bible in her
hands when she was found.
The woman is still being fed for
cibly through her nose so that she
may not taste the food. Tho taste,
according to Dr. Gilliam, almost
sends her Into convulsions.
In diagnosing the case Dr. Gil
liam said he pronounced her condi
tion a cross between hysteria and
catalepsla (loss of memory and
wandering faculties.) .
but it was believed it would be held
up until Mr. Boyd’s return.
Teachers of the school stated
that while the boys were at the
high school many of the students,
morfSy girls, were forcibly taken
from their classrooms and compell
ed to accompany the ilnvaders to
the school yard, where the sclsaors
were applied. Clippers were used
on the boys hends. Five of the
teachers also were taken from the
rooms, but two succeeded In fight
ing themselves free. Locks of the
other three were shorn.
The hair clipping Htarted Tues
day night when sophomores shaved
the heads of three hundred fresh
men.
DOUBLE MURDER
Brothers-in-Law Are Slain
in Cleveland
CLEVELAND.—A bootlegger’s war
culminating In an gmhush early
Thursday, police declare, brought
death to Louis Rosen, 29 of Cleveland,
and his brother-in-law. Adolph Adel
son, 2D, of Philadelphia, college grad
duate. Both men were murdered In
the doorway of Rosen's garage at the
rear of hla home In a fashionable
residential district.
Investigators are seeking three men
in a muddy gray curtained touring
car who were seen to drive away
shortly after the sounds of shots from
the rear of the Rosen home attracted
neighbors to the scene.
CLEVELA ND, —Police Thursday
wore confronted with solving the
mysterious murder of Louis Rosen
29, and his brother-in-law, Adolph
Adelson. of Philadelphia, who, with
Ills wlfls. was visiting the Rosens.
The men were shot and killed by
different sized bullets early Thurs
day In the rear of Rosen's homo In
the east boulevard district of Rock
feller Park.
BUTLER NAMED
TO SUCCEED
EDUCE
BOSTON.—William M. But
ler, lawyer and manufacturer
and chairman of tho republi
can national committee Thurs
day was appointed by Gov.
Cox to succeed the late Henry
Cabot Lodge as United Slates
senator from Massachusetts.
The governor, It was said, lias
assurances that Mr. Butler, will
accept.
The naming of Mr. Butler by
Governor Cox was not unex
pected. Tho only person promi
nently mentioned In connec
tion with the senate vacancy
was 11. Lorlng Yeung, speaker
of the MassuehUßßttH house of
representatives who stood aside
from the contest for the re
publican nomination for United
States Senator In the primaries
this fnll.
At that time It was said that
In inclining to seek tho nomi
nation Mr. Young bowed to the
wish of those high In the coun
cils of his party and received
assurances of support should
ho seek to succeed HcmitorUlut
ler on the latter’s expected re
tirement at the end of his six
year term.
WASHINGTON. Wtfrd of
the appointment of William M.
Butler ns senator from Mass
achusetts wns received with
undisguised approval Thursday
at the White House.
COTTON INDUSTRY IS
FACING BETTER DAYS,
ASSOCIATION IS TOLD
BOSTON.—Tho cotton Industry
apparently has definitely turned the
corner and is proceeding slowly
though steadily toward better days,
Robert Aniery of Boston, president
of the Notional Association of Cot
ton Manufacturers, said in his ad
dress before the annual me'eting of
the nsHoctotlon here Wednesday.
"The present cotton Crop Is tho
largest in four yeurs and we are
assured of sufficient raw material
for » much greater per rentage of
our capacity than through the Inst
year,” President Amery said. "A
word of caution: "We are not as
sured of sufficient raw material for
an adequate reserve supply! There
fore fluctuation Is still likely al
though probably not ns great an
extent as during the past year.
"The past year has been one of
the most difficult through which
our cotton manufacturing Industry
has ever passed, at least In tho
memory of men now engaged In the
business,” he said. "The principal
cause for this has been three con
secutive short crops, leaving the
world without an adequate reserve
supply of raw material which
might have assisted in stabilizing
the price. This, coupled with the
ease with which speculation mnv
he conducted in cotton, has brought
about tremendous and unwar
ranted price fluctuations. A con
tributing cause which now seems
assured has been the far uncer
tainty of the political situation.”
For the last few months cotton
manufacturing the United States
has run as low as 60 to 70 per cent
of capacity, the speaker added,
while In New England it has run
from 40 to 00 per cent.
"Dozens of great cotton manufac
turing corporations have ceased to
pay dividends for the first time in
many years. The workers in New
England mills have had to elxst on
less than half time and half pay
and In many mills have had almost
no work at all.”
HOPEFUL FACTORS
IN THE INDUSTRY
One hopeful factor for the cotton
Industry, President Amery said was
tho fact that the unprecedented
curtailment of the past year un
doubtedly has created a great
void in the country's stock of fin
ished goods. Another was the
great Improvement of farm mar
kets.
”1 would like to call attention to
one of the dlffleultles with which
tho cotton manufacturing Industry
In the United Htatcs Is constantly
confronted,” he said. “This Is the
building of new mills which arc
built not to fulfill a demand for a
product but to piovldo an Industry
for some community which now has
no Industry. Such mills aro-often
promoted by men who have no
knowledge of tho cotton manufac
turing Industry. They nre built
largely on credit furnished partly
by the mlhlnery builders. Na
turally the merchandising of pro.
ducts of mills started In such a way
Is not of the best x x x
"To look more closely at homo In
our own New England situation It
Is obvious that we have even fur
j ther to go to become completely
straightened out than the cotton
manufacturing industry In the rest
of the country.
“Recently I sent out a question
naire to our members asking each
mill to send In the number of work,
era based on full time schedule, the
number of spindled and the num
ber of stockholders. With 12,573.-
122' spindles reporting, the total
number of employes wns 149.132
and of stockholders 60,821 The
average stockholding was only 52
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Congressman is
Held Not Guilty
In Cider Affair
“Cider Here**
'V'liKi'*’
„ *T”’‘
Congressman John Philip lilll of
| Maryland was presented with u
huge basket of .flowers when he
went to trial on*a charge of mak
ing older with more than the legal
content of alcohol Ho wua uc*
<iulttcd Thursday morning.
WOMEN'S CLUBS
Of Georgia Hold Business
Sessions
ATLANTA, Cla.—The report of
tho legislation commission of the
(leorgla Federation of Women’s
Clubs, read Thursday before tho
annual convention of tho federation
by Mrs. Felton Jones, of Home,
charged thath the children’s code
commission hill was killed In the
(leorgla general assembly lust year
"for peculiar and political reasons,’’
and declared that a vigorous ef
fort would be made next summer
"to educate the general assembly up
to It” and obtain Its passage.
The report declared that the
committee has found In its work
that “legislators do not always take
tho trouble to ascertain the facts In
hills on which they vote.”
Education was the principal sub
ject at today's session of the federa
tion.
Principal among several amend
ments to the constitution adopted
at yesterday’s meeting was one pro
viding for biennial sessions of the
state vonventlon Instead of annual
as at present.
ATLANTA, On.—Huslness ses
sions occupied the second day of
the convention of the Oeorgla Fed
eration of Women’s Clubs, the first
opening at 9 o’clock Thursday
morning. Reports of several com
mittees were received. (Subjects of
applied education were the princi
pal topic at this afternoon's assem
bling.
Wednesday night’s session was
featured by the awarding of tho
prize gavel to the fifth district for
securing the largest number of ad
ditional clubs.
Among amendments to tho exam
ination of tho federation adopted
Wednesday was one providing for
biennial sessions to be held In tho
spring of uneven years.
Thursday night will be devoted
to an educational program.
WORLD FLIERS
To Leave New Orleans For
Houston Thursday
NEW ORLEANS.—Lieutenants
Nelson and Wade, the army around
the world filers, whose departure
Wednesday was postponed because
of a minor accident to tho Boston
II while taking off were to hop off
for Houston during the forenoon
Thursday.
JUDGE SATER RESIGNS
WASHINGTON, r>. C Judge John
F. Bator, of the Southern district
court of Ohio. Thursday presented his
resignation to President Coolldgc.
ZINOVIEFF LETTER
To Be Re-Investigated in
England
LONDON.—The cnblnet has ap
nolntod a cabinet committee to re
investigate the alleged letter from
M. Zlnovlcff ''.-tiling for Increased
activities wo the part of British
, eommunlsts, according to state
ments In some of the morning pa
\nccn.
HOME
mzmoid
WEATHER
Augusta and vicinity! Probably rain
t(Plight and Friday.
BALTIMORE. Repre
sentative John Philip Hill,
of Baltimore, was acquitted
by a jury in United States
court Thursday of violating
the Volstead law by manu
facturing intoxicating wine
and cider at his home, Three
West Franklin Street.
. The fifth and sixth counts of the
indictment which charged Colonel
Hill with maintaining a common
nuisance at His home were dismU*
sed under instructions from Judge
Morris A. Soper, who presided at
the trial. The trial was the result
of a test case forced by Colonel Hill
who maintained the Volstead law
pave the farmer a right to manu
facture cider and wine but with
held from the city man the right to
manufacture beer. The trial
brought from Judge Soper the
opinion that the clause of the Vol
stead act defining beverages of
more than half of one per cent al
coholic content as illegal did not
apply to home made wines and
cider, provided the product is non
intoxicating “in fact.”
Judge Soper also indicated by his
rulings and his charge to the jury
that the burden rested upon the
government to show that such home
products were Intoxicating in fact
and a violation of the law.
LABOR CHIEFTAINS
Discuss Political Policy at
El Paso Meet
EL PASO, Tex —Chieftains of the
American Federation of Labor in a
special meeting of tho executive
council turned Thursday to the ex
clusive consideration of political
policy.
Through wlllh the task of formu
lating recommendations on major
policies 111 the realm of traditional
labor problems for presentation to
tho annual convention of "the federa
tion next Monday President Sam
uel dumpers and several vice-presi
dents who make up the council, ar
ranged for Thursday the first of a
series of executive meetings focus
ing upon future political activities
with a view of submitting to ths
convention a special report touching
upon possible relationships between
the federation and any new party
movement which may grow out of
the presidential campaign Just con
cluded.
Tho departmental meetings for
consideration of problems of vari
ous crafts, carried over In Thurs
day's pre-convenllon program sev
eral questions which may reach the
convention floor. Foremost among
them was the action of the build
ing trades department yesterday In
formally demanding the suspension
from the American Federation of
Labor from the Brotherhood of Car
penters and Jolncrß with a mem
bership throughout the country of
some 350,000. Peace moves cal
culated to dispose of the matter
amicably continued today after a
fight of sounding described as "not
so very encouraging." The sus
pension was demanded by a vote of
the building trades department con
vention as a disciplinary award In
a Jurisdictional dispute with the
sheet metal workers and the sub
sequent withdrawal of the wood
craftsmen from the building trades
department
ARREST IS MADE
In Slaying of Officer in Mil
ton County
ATLANTA, Ga.—Arrests wsre
expected here Thursday In connec
tion with the slaying last Friday
night with Special Officer A. J.
Webb, of Milton county, and the
beating into Insensibility of his
companion. County Policeman Verde
JCason. One arrest was made Wed
nesday, although police carefully
guarded against making the man's
name known for fear that others
suspected might flee, It was de
clared.
While officers asserted that they
were confident the man held was a
member of the party who killed the
officer on the Alpharetta-Atlanta
highway, they did not believe that
he actually participated In , the
crime.
Police declared their belief that
the murder was committed by li
quor traffickers.
B. T. SILLS DIES
At His Home in Thomson-
Funeral Thursday
THOMSON, Ga.—Mr. B. T. Sills
died at his home here Wednesday
aftornoon at 4:45 o'clock. Mr. Sills
had been In declining health for sev
eral years, but had been able to be
up and about town until a short time
ago. He was 68 years of age. Mr.
Sills had long been a resident of
Thomson and had many friends who
will be grieved to learn of his death.
He Is survived by his wlfs, Mrs.
Codella Sills: two daughters. Mrs.
Claude Sealey, of Thomson; and Mrs.
Lou Dili, of Wms. Shonls, S. C,; one
sister, Mrs. Selina Martin, of Keyes
vllle, Ga.; and several grandchildren.
Funeral services were to be held
Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock,
w|th lnterement In the Thomson cem«
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