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Agentsi The best articles for you to sell ere offered in the “Agents Wanted” column of The Herald. Want Ads. Read ’em. VOLUME XXXI, No. 326 GREAT BRITAIN DEMANDS APOLOGY OF EGYPT COOUDCE “HANDS OFF” IN PARTY ORGANIZATION Not to Influence Congress As To Naming Leaders WASHINGTON. Re garding party organization in congress as a matter foe the members themselves to determine, President Cool idge has made it clear that he to make no ef fort to influence the selec tion of a republican floor leader in the senate or a new speaker in the house. Whatever the republican sena tors decide at their organization conference next Friday will be satisfactory to him, Mr. Coolidge is officially represented as feeling. The choice for the leadership in succession of the late Senator Lodge appears to lie between Senator Warren, of Wyoming, the senior republican member of the chamber, and Senator Curtis of Kansas, the party whip, who relieved Senator Lodge of many of the duties during the last session with Senators Wadsworth, of New York, and Wat con, Indiana, also being mentioned for the post. • The speakership of the house which will become vacant when Representative Gillett of Massachu setts, moves into the senate after March 4, is looked upon by Mr. Ccolidge, his spokesmen assert as presenting the same situation, in sofar as he is concerned, as the leadership in the senate. Repre sentatives Madden, of Illinois, and Longworth, "oT Ohio, are the mem bers most frequently mentioned at present to succeed Speaker Gil lett. COTTON SPINNING Showed Big Increase During October WASHINGTON.Cotton spinning activity showed marked Increase during October, the total number of active spindle hours for the month being over a billion more than September the past year, the census bureau’s monthly report Saturday disclosed. October was the most active month'ln the in dustry since January last year, this year. Active spindle hours in cotton numbered 7,592,569,221 or an av erage of 201 per spindle In place compared with 8,381,886,213 or an average of 223 per spindle in place during October, last year, and 6,- 414,902,010 as an average of 170, In September this year. Spinning spindles in October 31 numbered 37,833,252 of which 31,- 078,804 were active at some time during the month compared with 37,550,250 and 34,378,662 on October 31 last year and 37,840,731 and 30,- 122,384 September 30 this year. Average number of spindles pre pared in October was 32,327,376 or at 85.4 per cent capacity on a sin gle shift basis compared with 35,- 851,435 and 95.4 per cent in Octo ber, last year, and 25,783,156 and 76 1 per cent September this year. NEWS IN BRIEF Hull of superdreadnaught Wash ington Is still afloat off Virginia Capes despite two more test attacks from 14-inch guns of battleship Texas. French chamber of deputies and senate approve bill authorizing loan of $100,000,000 at seven per cent to be secured through Morgan Interest, President Cuplidge will take no parr in contests fbr republican leadership In congress, it is said officially at White House. International opium conference at flenava votes to shut out considera tion several suggestions submitted by American delegation. Mrs Addle Sheatsley, whose cre mated body was found Monday, was dead before body was placed In fur nace of her home near Columbus, Ohio, chemist Indicates In report. President Coolldge plans name Howard M. Gore secretary of agrl«3- ture to serve until March 4. Rev. John O. Hallmond dies sud denly at Belmar, N. J.. following celebration of his 25th anniversary as head of the famous Bowery Mis sion at Jlew Tork. District attorney's office at New fork announces that Wm. H. Ander son. former superintendent of >ewa York State Anti-Saloon League, will he re-arrested on one of four Indict ment* still pending when he is /«- leased from Sing Sing December 24. Work of salvaging treasure of Steamship Merida, sunk off Cape Charles, va., is being held up by bad weather. Lou (Kid) Kaplan, of MeHden, ronn ■ Panny Kramer, of Philadel phia" and Joe Lombardo, of Panama, survivors In preliminary bouts at Madison Square Garden to determine featherweight champion. THE AUGUSTA HERALD .DAILY, sc; SUNDAY, sc. LEASED WIRE SERVICE, SENATE LEADERS TO SEEK QUICK WORK ON 810 MEASURES WASHINGTON—The senate with its return ''to work Monday, De cember 1, will find on its legisla tive calendar two bills regarded by the administration as of prime importance. One is the second de ficiency appropriation bill and the other a naval construction bill. Senate leaders will attempt to obtain speedy action on both. The deficiency measure would make available approximately $150.- 000,000. Of this amount $132,000,000 would be to cover expenses in cidental to putting into operation the payment of the soldier bonus. Another large appropriation would be for the coast guard service. Al though both the bonus and the coast guard work was carried out, the money for this purpose was taken from funds which happened to be available and the measure now must be enacsed to replace this money. It was over a provision ot the deficiency bill that a table devel oped in the closing hours of the last session that deadlocked legislation in the senate. Because of the in clusion of appropriations for cer tain irrigation projects and ex clusion of others, Senator Pittman, Democrat, Nevada. The naval bill would authorize the construction of eight cruiser and six gunboats and the conversion of several coai burn ing battleships into oil burners. The measue, as ‘did the dificlency bill, received favorable action by house. It is the belief that the naval bill will he brought up for early action and pobably will be the only piece of large naval construction authorized by the present congress. Chairman Buter of the house naval committee, believes further naval construction probably will not he considered at the coming session. ISMET QUITS AS TURKISH PREMIER CONSTANTINOPLE.— Ismet Pa sha, the Turkish premir, has re signed because of ill health. His successor will be Fethi Bey. Ismet Pasha was the first pre mier of the Turkish republic when it was set qp in October, 1923, after the abolition of the caliphate by the grand national assembly. He first came into prominence outside his own country when he negoiat ed the treaty of peace between Turkey and the allies at Lausenne. In addition to the premiership, he held the protfolio of foreign af fairs. A recent dispatch said he was in poor health and that his doctors advised a rest abroad, in which case he would relinquish of fice. His successor, Fethi Bey, is president of the grand national as sembly and is a former premier and minister of the interior. Scribble Your Own Headline for This NEW YOR.—A bluff, hearty miner from the great open spaces dropped in at-John Sltowski’s case in Mlneloa Friday and set every body up to sarsaparilla after which he showed them the golden nuggets which stuffed his brief case. He was in a hurry to turn the stuff into cash, he said, and would sell the whole collection of nug gets for $2,000. A quiet stranger offered to chip In S2OO toward the purchase and another made a similar offer. Slt kowskl, fearful of being left out, hastily contributed the remaining $1,600 and did not discover until after his guests had departed that the nuggets were merely ketchup bottle caps hammered Into lumps. LABOR UNION BANK With Capital of $5,000,000 Planned by Carpenters CHICAGO.—A labor union bank with a $5,000,000 capital and housed in Its own building Is planned by the I carpenter's district council of Chi- I cage, according to officials. THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. Chemist Says Mrs. Sheatsley Was Dead Before Cremation In Furnace .. 'jr IH .) »i' The charred body of Mrs. Addi son Sheatsley, 60, wife of Rev. C. V. Sheatsley, was found in the fur nace of her home In Bexley, 0., suburb of Columbus. The Sheatleys Home X ;,f i This Is the house of Rev. C. V. Sheatsley, in Bexley, 0., a Ruhurb of Columvbus. Mrs. Sheatsley’s body was found in the furnace in GA. METHODISTS To Select Next Meeting Place Today ATLANTA, Ga.—Griffin was selected as the next meeting place of the North Georgia Methodist conference, this ac tion featuring the morning ses sion of the conference here. The conference will close Mon day with the announcement of assignments. ATLANTA, Ga.—Selection of next year’s conference gathering place was the chief feature of Saturday’s session of 'he North Georgia Meth odist conference as It met. Griffin wos bidding for the conference. A resolution to change the date of the annual conference was also slated for discussion during the day. A delegation of Griffin represen tatives were to appear Saturday extending the invitation of that city to the conference to mee here in 1925. WARREN DANIEL Died at Home in Waynesboro Friday Night WAYNESBORO. Oa—Warren Dan iel. of this city, died at hla home at 6:15 o’clock Friday night after an 111- neas of three months. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock from Bottsford Baptist church. The deceased Is survived by his mother, Mrs. A. L. Daniel; wife, and three children Helen, Bernice and Virginia Daniel, of Waynesboro; three brothers, Floyd. James and Sanders Daniel, of Waynesboro; two sisters, Mrs L. A. Foster, of Waynesboro, and Mrs. E. E. Johnson, of Augusta; four step-children. Forecast Frost in The South Tonight ‘ WASHINGTON—Fross are In dicated for Saturday night In the | tast gulf and the Southern portion I 1 of the H >uth Atlantic statex, the weather bureau reported Saturday In a summary of condllonz. AUGUSTA GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 22, 1924 The Husband mm - . - *1; jjL iff! in '■f* IS?? mb j&’t 1 fm | Km ' 7 *“’ This is Rev. C. V. Sheatsley, a Lutheran minister, of Bexley, 0., whose wife’s body was found In a furnace at their home. the basement. The Inset shows the door through which her body was removed. Girl Jumps From Senate Building WASHINGTON—EarIy morning passersby at the senate building Saturday saw a young woman come hurling through a window and plunge 15 feet to the stone pave ment below. She suffered a com pound fracture of the leg and was taken to a hospital, where she re fused to give her name. Those who witnessed the plunge said a man’s face appeared at the window and that the young wom an when picked up exclaimed: "Oh, why did he make me Jump.’’ Police are holding for investiga tion a tu'p said to have been em ployed in the office of a senator. SUIT IS FILED To Regain Control of Gera Mills NEWARK, N. J.—A federal court suit to regain control of the Gera Mills in Passaic has been filed here by Wilhelm, Rudolph and Fritz Meyer, of Gcra-Reuss, Germany, owners of the German mills, It was announced Saturday. Property worth several million dollars is in volved in the litigation in which the Meyers seek to regain property seized by the alien property custo dian during the world war and which later was acquired by Am erican Interest. The plaintiff asked the federal court to determine and enforce an equitable lien on stock of the Gera Mills which is said to be standing in the name of the New Jersey worsted mills, and to appoint a re ceiver to conduct the business of the Gera Mills and the New Jersey worsted mills and to prevent both from disposing of any property. PRESIDENT OBREGON To Enter Business When Term Expires NAVAJO. Hlnaloa, Mexico.—Upon expiration, December 1, of his presi dential term, Alvara Obregon will enter the garbanzo business In Na vajoa, his home town, according to the president's friends. Htrictly speaking he will become a com mission merchant for the handling of the garbanzo, one of the most important food crops of western Mexico. New Angle in Investigation Into Death of Pastor’s Wife COLUMBUS, Ohio—A prelimi nary report of an analytical chemist, setting forth that Addis Shaatalay, fifty, whose practically cremated body was found in tha furnace of the Christ Lutheran church parson age in Baxley Monday by her hus band, the Rev. C. V. Shaatalay, was dead whan aha entered tha fire chamber, Saturday caused County Prosecutor John R. King to puah forward hia investigation with re newed vigor. Abaence of any trace of carbon monoxide poisoning in blood taken fromthe lungs of the viotim, chem ist, C. F. Long said in his findings to Prosecutor King, resulted in hia oonclusion that she had ceased to breathe before her body entered the chamber, NO TRACE OF ASH DUST IN LUNGS He explained that had she breath ed her lungs would have become filled with the carbon monoxide which would have been absorbed by the blood. Dr. Long said both lungs revealed intense congestion. Indicat ing either strangulation or suffoca- Ition. No trace of ash dust was found in the lungs. Examination of a section of the stomach wall and a bit of the oesophagus for poison resulted in negative findings, he asserted. A bottle of poison, authorities say, is missing from the Sheatsley home. Prosecutor King today had not revealed what his next step in th e effort to clear up the mystery might be. With Detective Harry Carson he returned late Friday night from Canton, where they questioned relatives of Mrs. Shoftts ley, who he said did not belljv/ she committed suicide. On Wednesday the minister told the prosecutor that he had come to the conclusion that his wife com mitted suicide by casting he*self into the furnace, after she had become violently insane. During his examination Tuesday Mr. King seid the minister express ed the conviction that his wife had j been murdered. Dr. H. M. Brunduge, of Columbus, Saturday will begin a pathological examination of the vital organs turned over to him Friday by Mr. Long, which it was intimated may be productive of additional infor- ; mation having a direct bearing on the case. A hasty examination by Dr. Brundage, so far has borne out his findings, Mr. Long said. LABOR FEDERATION TAKES UP REPORTS ON 50 RESOLUTIONS EL PASO, Texas—A short morn ing session which concluded the first week of its meeting brought before the annual convention qf the American Federation of Labor Sat urday at a three-hour program of partial committee reports on some fifty resolutions to be acted upon by the convention. When the convention adjourned Friday night after approving the report on its committee of educa tion, calling for an intensive na tion-wide campaign to obtain rati fication of the child labor resolu tion. Many dealt with routine mat ters or Jurisdictional disputes. "The American Federation of La bor will leave no stone unturned in its endeavor to brln% about rati fication of this necessary legisla tion for the protection of children," said the committee report on the child labor amendment adopted by the convention. Machinery for carrying on the campaign will center in some 32,- 000 local affiliated bodies through out the country, the report said. "It is not only for economic rea sons that the citizenship of our country is urped to ratify the pro posed amendment to the constitu tion. It Is one of the highest duties of he men and women of our time to safeguard the childhood of Am erica.” Other recommendations of the committee on education Include support of the Sterling-Reed bill to establish a federal department of education and advocacy of In creased federal appropriations for education. "The American Federation of La bor believes that an appropriation of one hundred million dollars a year for state aid is necessary for the purpose of equalizing educa tional opportunities, removing Il literacy, promoting physical educa tional improving teaching and en couraging educational research, the committee reported. Endorsement of the American Le gion campaign for a J 5.000.000 en dowment fund for rehabilitation, child welfare and kindred subjects was given in a resolution urging affiliated unions to render moral and financial support to the enter prise. GORE IS NAMED SECRETARY OF AGO I CULTURE DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON.—Howard M. Gora, of West Virginia, Satur day waa appointaad secretary of agriculture to succeed the late Henry C. Wallace. Mr. Gore, who hae been serving as acting secretary since the death of Mr. Wallace, can serve only until next March 4, when he becomes governor of his home state. Mr. Gore has been connected with the department for several years. He is now engaged more particularly in working out the estimates in connection with the budget bureau for next year’s appropriations and be cause of his acquaintance with these questions hia salection waa considered most appro propriata by the administration. Mr. Gore aleo had been indors ed for the poet by several farm leaders and farm organization*. SIMPLE FUNERAL FOR MRS HARDING MAHION, Ohio.—Funeral services Monday afternoon at Epworth Methodist Episcopal church for Mrs. Florence Kling Harding who died Friday at the home of Dr. Carl W. Sawyer, son of the late Dr. C. J - Sawyer, President Harding's per sonal physician, will be simple. This was announced Saturday by George B. Christian, Jr„ former secretary to Mr. Harding and a life-long friend of the family, who Is in charge of the funcrul ar rangements. Tentative funeral plans, Mr. Christian said, include singing of ‘‘The End of a Perfect Day" by the Columbus, Ohio, Republican Glee Club, which while Mr. Ilurding was president, was heard often at the White Houses on special occasions. The song was Mrs. Harding’s fav orite and always was requested by her when any musical organization appeared at the executive mansion. SOME FEATURES OF FOUR-YEAR-PLAN IN CAROLINA DEFEATED COLUMBIA, a. C.— The four-year plan of state government for Mouth Carolina appeared to have been crip pled through the defeat of certain proposed amendments to the state constitution which were Integra parts of the plan. In the light of tabulations Friday of returns from all but one county in the general election. Returns from Kershaw county were missing when the state bonrir of can vassers completed Its meeting for the day, after having added the votes from Anderson, Sumter and Marlon counties to the consolidation sheets. It was believed that the outstanding returns would not change materially the standing of the amendments. While the voters appeared to have favored blonnlal nensloni of the lature by a vote of 13.102 for, to 11,- 575 against, a companion measure providing for the levy of the annual state tax every two years had only 9,652 positive to 11,138 negative votes and wan conuldered defeated. Four-year terms for the governor and attorney-general were favored by slight majorities, but the constitu tlonal Hmf*nd monte providing for quadrennial terms for the state su perintendent of education and for other state officers lacked 100 or more votes of passage, ......... . . The defeat of the 110,000,000 bonds issue for state educational, penal and charitable institutions, which was In dicated shortly after the returns be gan to be tabulated, was confirmed by late returns. The vote stood Fri day as follows: For, 7.420; against, Similarly, the constitutional amend ment to abolish the three mill con stitutional school tax. was apparent ly lost. The vote on this measure was: For. 8 282; against. 10,470 Local amendments, those applying to one or two counties, of which these were nearly 40, appeared to have been swept, into the discard by the voters. Almost without exception these measures received favorable and unfavorable votes In the ratio of 7,- 000 to 9.000, respectively. The state board of canvassers will meet from day to day until the Ker shaw countv returns are received. It Is said. Whan these nre Included In the tabulation, the official results will be declared. BIGAMY CHARGE Against Woman Held For Shooting Husband CAMDEN, N. J.—Held for ar raignment on the charge of shoot ing her husband, Anthony Huysl, Camden policeman, Mrs. Mnude Huysl. 33. was faced Saturday with the additional charge of bigamy. Frederick Kreldler. 40, of South Camden, Informed police headquar ters that Mth. Huysl was his wife and had deserted him and their two children two years ago. He said she had not been divorced. Mrs. TTuyst Is said to have ad mitted that she accidentally shot Huysl during a quarrel. According to police she married Huysl at Elkton, Md.. three months ago. She gave her maiden name a» Maude Darlington. 18 CENTS A WEEK, (ASSOCIATED PRESS.) WEATHER A X , lVoo n | d er V t e < in n . i J y hi; F !|:pd\ n y ?:.?• Huge Indemnity Asked in Killing of General Stack U. 0. C. MEET AT SAVANNAH WILL END TODAY SAVANNAH. Ga.—Support of the work of A. O. Wright, engaged in a campaign to cor rect naval records of the Con federacy Saturday was with drawn by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, in conven tion here. During the short debate on tlie floor of the convention, no details of the proposed discon tinuance action were given ther than the organization was given other than the organiza tion was dissatisfied with meth ods said to have been employed in the work by Wright. The organization had n com mittee to assist Wright In his work, hut when a report was called for, the chairman was not present. A motion to dis continue the committee and notify all chapters of the action was passed without a dissent ing vote. SAVANNAH, Oa,—With most of Its routine business cleared away , the thirty-first annual convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy Saturday entered its last day. Mrs. Frank Harrold, Americus. Oa., president-general expressed herself as well pleased with the progress made by the convention and said she was especially pleas ed with the action taken In voting the establishment of a Woodrow Wilson scholarship available to law students, at the University of Vir ginia. Approximately $7,000 already has been pledged within the convention for the scholarship and Mrs, T. T. Stevens, Atlanta, chairman of the educational committee, which rec ommended the step, was planning to renew her efforts for subscrip tions during thu day. RECEIVE TELEGRAM FROM MRS. WILSON The chairman read to the dele gates the following telegram, re ceived Friday night from Mrs. Wil son, widow of the late president: "I aiti very much touched by the action of the United Daughters of the Confederacy In authorizing a scholarship at tho University of Virginia as a memorial to Mr. Wil son, and I feel the choice one that would have particularly gratified him, representing as it does so many associations which were dear to him* Among the special reports on the day’s program were the following: To assist Admiral Wright correct naval records; Mrs. I. H. Harness, Oklahoma, chairman. Church bells p/esented the Confederate govern ment, Mrs. Henry London, North Carolina. Matthew Fontaine. Maury prize, Mrs. Robert Altar, Ohio, chairman. Arlington amphitheatre, Mrs. Marlon Butler, Washington, D. C. Maury monument. Mrs. Frank Anthony Walke, Virginia, chair man. Saturday night the convention will complete any new business which may develop will hear the report of the committee on resolu tions and Install the officers for the 1925 term. WANT SETTLEMENT OF COTTON TAX PROBLEM SAVANNAH, Oa.—After adopting a report expressing the hope" that sooner of later, under proper statu tory authority, the cotton tax prob lem will be finally and rightly set tled,’’ the United Daughters of the Confederacy late Friday dissolved Its committee on the subject, Tho committee, of which Mrs. Tracy Rogers, of New York, Is chairman, referred to the cotton tax collected from citizens of the South (luring the period 1863-1868 and called attention to several measures of the subject now pending In con gress. The committee was appoint ed several years ago with a view to usklst efforts for ( th ereturn of the tax. In regard to a bill by Representa tive Blanton, Text*. now pending In the lugj/e and calling for pay ments and pensions, the committee expressed the opinion that meas ures of this character "should be discouraged.” The Blanton bill has for Its pur pose "the payment of SI,OOO to each living Confederate soldier, or widow of a Confederate veteran and a pen sion of SSO per month during life, (Continued on page 2) HOME EDITION CAIRO.— A British note handed to Zagloul Pasha, the Egyptian premier Sat urday demanded a “proper apology” in connection with the killing of Major General Sir Lee Stack, the sitrdar, and an indemnity of 500,000 pounds. The note also demands the prohibition of political demonstration and the with drawal of Egyptian officers and units from the Sudan, the Sudanese troops to come under the control of the Sudan government proper. TROOPS WILiTbE SENT TO EGYPT. VALEETA.—The first battalion of the East Lancashire regiment hae been suddenly ordered to Egypt and will aail next Wednesday. While no official information ia forhtcoming naval movements in the Egyptian crises it is known that several vessels have been ordered to be in readiness. The battleship Valiant is at Alexandria, the sec ond destroyer flotilla ia in Egyptian waters and several ships of the Mediterranean fleet at Dragomestar Bay, Greece, will easily be availa ble. Rumors are current that artil lery will be sent to Egypt with the East Lancashire regiment. NEW YORK—The British public Is expecting und the majority of the London press is demanding that the government take firm action toward Egypt in connection with the assassination in Cairo of Maj’,- General Sir Lee Stack, governor general of the Sudan and sirdar of the Egyptian army. The opinion is widely expressed, that notwith standing the Egyption officials compliance with the customary for malities and their expressions of regret, the murder was actually a political crime originating in a de sire to oust the British from the Sudan. The Daily Mail editorially mands that Grout Britain revoke it* grant of independence to Egypt which it maintains has shown a lack of political capacity. The other commentators are less drastic, but contend that Egypt must he round ly told that Great Britain will stand for no more outrages and that he Cairo ijdvernmen must punish the criminals and pay an indemnity. At the same time these writers hope that the London government will not act hot-headedly or in a panic. NEPHEW OF FORMER FLORIDA GOVERNOR IS SHOT TO DEATH ORLANDO, Fla. —N. B. Broward, nephew of the former Governor Broward and son of Malcolm Brow ard. of Jacksonville, was shot and killed shortly after 1 o’clock Satur day morning In the home of Hal K. Cady. Cady was shortly afterward placed under arrest and detained by the city police until the county authorities arrived, when he was taken to the county Jail. According to the police three shots were fired, one striking Mrs. Cady on the cheek which was slightly scarred by the shot. Sheriff Karel refused to let anyone see Cady until after the inquest, which Is scheduled for 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Sheriff Karel said, however. Ca dy was In no condition to talk and that everything seemed in a haze to the prisoner when he spoke to him about 9 o’clock. “He did not know he (Cady) had shot his wife until I told him of it,” said Sheriff Karel, “nor did he seem to realize he had shot Broward. He seemed to think Broward killed himself when he stepped on a ruf.” When asked If they were fighting Sheriff Karel said "Cady said they were scuffling and he showed me a place on the chest which was some what bruised and Cady said Bro r ard had bitten him there." When asked if Cady was unler the Influence of liquor, Sheriff Karel nodded his head and answered "ap parently." Broward, whose former hom» was In Jacksonville has been '• ng here with his sister and brother-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Leßoy Giles It Is said he and his wife have separat ed and sha ia now resi ling In Jack son villa They'have two children. Donates $7,000,000 To Chinese Relief PEKING—A donation of $7,000,- 000 has been made towards Chinese famine relief by General Chang- Tso-Lln, Manchurian dlcator, ac cording to announcement made her* Saturday by the International Ra llef Association.