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Have you something for sale? Augusta Herald Want Ads sell EVERYTHING. Phone us—296. 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 HERALD WANT ADR Is too small to he called an expense, and any number of real bar gains may be had for the read ing of this section. Read It to day and every day hereafter. THE AUGUSTA HERALD DAILY, sc; SUNDAY, sc. Prima Donna f y ' it j m | . V, 1 * : - 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 (ConUousd na I’<um Xt«l 18 CENTS A WEEK, (ASSOCIATED PRESS.) 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« •*.org, Rnv. J, *, Rabins efflclatliufc