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T erffiffSKKplß RELATIVES AND IDENTIFY DEAD BODIES DANIELS AND RICHARDS By Associated Press Mer Rouge, Dec. 22.—Rela tives and friends late tonight partialyl identified the ho<lies of two wire bound men recovered from I-aFouhche lake as Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards, missing since kidnapped by hooded men four months ago, it was reported here tonight. Buckles, bits of clothing and other things had been recognized by several "'ho viewed the bod ies. The coroner announced that an inquest would be held here. Mer Rouge, Dee. 22. A company of Alabama National Guards is speed ing tonight into Morehouse parish while the New Orleans machine gun company is under orders to entrain immediately to reinforce the company of guardsman no"' in this section. The troop movement followed re covery today in the lake neat here '•f the bodies of two 'itßW’Mfc***# 'to i be victims of the hinsked, white fStfc' ml nuvn last August. The National Guard company rush ed to Pooped Dak at about 2 o'clock i hi- morning to investigate the re ports the presence of men vending in ilie water that was being explored for the bodies 0 f two missing men believed to have been the victims of hooded men, returned here shortly af ter S o'clock this morning. Captain W. W. Cooper announced that the men fired upon by th e guards had disappeared and investigation af tqr daylight failed to throw further light, oil the purposes of their visit to the body of water. The theory was advanced that the men were attempting to remove the bodies of Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards, and tbs, particular part of the lake will be given special atten tion by the explorers. The entire National Guard com pany which ha. been on duty here while the lakes surrounding Mer Rouge were dragged, iu jh'' search of the bodies of two men who were kid naped by a band of masked men on August 21 last, and wno nave not been seen since, was ordered to Cooper i.ake early today when guards sta tioned there discovered a number of men moving about in the shallow wat er of the lake and fired upon them Eight men had been stationed at cooper Lake, which "'as partially dtagged yesterday. They had been given instructions to fire on any per- seen about the lake who ocould not gike an account of themselves. Shortly after 1 o’clock several me n were seen some distance from the shore, wading about in a shallow spot. They paid no attention to orders to) surrender given by guardsmen, ac-| i oriling to a report to the officers of : the company here.'Several shots were tired at them and the men disappear-j e<!. It is believed tba t they made their eseane in a boat through one' ■if the bayou s opening into the lake., Two of the guardsmen were sent! to report t o headquarters here, mak ing: the e ight-mile trip on foot, much; of the way through swamps. They ar-l rived at Mer Rouge s Ootl after 2j o’clock. The entire militia company) was a t once sent to the spot, making .the trip as far as possible in motor trucks. Dp to 5 o’clock this morning no re- j port had been received from thepjj and it is believed here that they awaited daylight before making an! investigation. Cooper Lake is s urrounded by dense swamps and is in an inaccessible part of Morehousp parish, and it has been named as the spot where the bodies of the two missing men. Major Watt Daniels and Thomas Fletcher Rich ards might possibly have hqgn thrown by their kidnapers, aecorcSng to r- L. • „ ' V 'k ?I r \ mMW ■ • i. 1 ' • 3"j , i®* . In: ti .! I. lit > ' * ■ ■ ■' • v.. 5991 e l ■ * f. | > aecordnr to .lilvin'S jn'-l iTtfxS Atlanta. i ~J The Mississippi IDiili,.•<! ision has handed down a creasing the exchange rate: of th ’Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph' Company. Most folks are bn'kinc lions rates; of public panics, if one might EBB&g I •< talk uf the average J-figy 'o.ki>pct ■and what (> uch.t diVne is a ink ••••■ i,, E* l i■* %.v ta' <• Thai' v. •■:. ’ ! hev :■&£ ;j¥\ f"i. mild.’ a ■ i" vll 1 ,, f •he 1 I -Pittite ~ •f j Mis ■■ I " el • ■ -- :l in isL fj ' - y j ' I. i b miles pi'll Byf */ ' ! - : I . :< iu • lei" : ip: i an r e.i i' J \ . , faa’!•• IV /\j S- M \ 'ti • ||hEß ■I lly thuio'.igi I- it.:.. ™ Sg the Cumberland telephone cause naturally the folks are looking f.>r increases, but on t.hoi^Hl tran, if thine, can't go down feel a bit. resentful if they so ui® One thing was shown in Mississii pi "’high applies more or loss to oth er southern tales. There has not been any cut in the salaries of the hard-working telephone operators and the cost of many items of mater ials in telephone construction haven’t vet been reduced one <ent; in fact- it Was shown in Mississippi that some' materials have advanced in price. So, considering the cost of operation and what. the Cumberland company should earn on its investment th< Mississippi body increased all ex change rates, that is to say, the rent al on business and residence tele phones. INVESTIGATING Kl K 1.1 N ACTIVITIES ALDERMEN OE CHICAGO RECEIVE WARNING Chicago. Dec. 22.—Robert Muleahy. Louis Anderson and C. S. Schwartz, I aldermen, members of the committee j to investigate the alleged Ku Klux ac tivities in city affairs, announced to night that they had received letters .threatening their lives. ports made by private detectives. Divers worked at this lake several hours yesterday and part of it was dragged. Th e draggin was to have been somplefed today. Department of justice agents who are here are of the opinion that an effort was made to remove the bodies of the two men by t.h e partiv which wa s seen at the lake today. The military company was accom panied to Cooper Lake by a number of citizens and also by agents of the department of justice, wlm have been stationed here. A number of civilians who accom pained file troops to Cooper Lake early this morning returned to mer Rouge after 6 o’clock and reported that although a thorough search of the lake shore had been made by guardsmen, no sign had been found of any one having entered the water near the point "Rr"e tbe re ported having seen a nttmbej of tiPn wading about. *>, f sfcC j T £ / - I **jr.. bLjK; I' *.s ai'!™f TiT* General Shrimping 1:1111!- bus inosßpa.v s out fin^E^HS terial $325,000 per year. In to that for labor for jinking, etc.. 517a.000 equal to $500,000 per year. Total sales of $1,100,000. annually. Brunswick Marine Construction Corporation—This concern is work ing average 00 men. SO jier cent skill ed mechanics. Some are paid as S9O p r week, time and overtime. Total pay roll $1,500 to $2,000 per week $91,000 annum. Have the largest dock derrick south of Norfolk; 1,000 ton marine railway. In addition to local boats they draw trade from Sa vannah. Eornandina, Jacksonville and other points. Georgia Creosoting Plant— Turning sap pines into that which is more: lasting than heart pine. Value of out put $1,000,000 per year and disburs ing around SIO,OOO per week for for est products, labor, freight, etc. $520,000 per annum. Georgia Veneer & Package Com pany—Began 1910. 100 employees, now 300 to 400. Original capital $35,- ;000, now $300,000. Owns timber enough for 25 years at present rate. Annual pay roll over $200,000 per .Vear. Sales one half billion. Entire motor power. Will be electricity by end of month, conceded best equipped plant of its kind in south. Hercules Powder Company —Km- - plovees. 1 75. Payroll, * ’,.>0,000 year. Large force in the woods. Oon . siderable of payroll finds it- "at" 1 Brunswick. Pays more than $15,000 taxes. Produces 7,000 barrel.- rosin, 50,000 gallons turpentine, 20.000 gal lons pine oil per month; all of this 1 from, waste pine and old stumps, stumps 50 acres per day. Ecrtilizer Factory—Ships 3 to > thousand tons guano, and disburses 10 to 15 thousand dollars for labor, etc., in Brunswick. Atlantic Refining Company—Just tCcntimiea on page 8) ; gpPjlaß at >he i...: sy I dl.v In'"'' 1* ’ 1 -WiilC'd" ''i'^ '" T M : feariiu-kisii d> i> tirr-- - ! tian miftorities.in Turkey in ; a v service. He refused to give a Kason. He also refused to agree on [the preservation of Christan cemeter ) ics and the ccmtrol of the straits is | still being considered. FATHER OF PEACH INDUSTRY IS DEAD AT MARSHALLVILLE! , ! (By Associated Press.) Marshallvillc Ga.. Dec. 22.—Samuel j H. Rumph, 70, known In this section i as the father and originator of the peach industry died at 3 o’clock this morning at his home here. Mr. Rumph suffered a stroke early yesterday and members of his family were summoned to his Ijpdside. * He was the propagator of the W nious Elberta and Georgia Belle peaches. The Elberta was named af ter bis first wife. Mr. Rumph was the first man to shiji a crate of peaches out of Georgia. Practically all of Mr. Rumph’s,life was devoted to agriculture. When he first grew peaches for commercial purposes and announced that he intended to ship peaches out of t.he state, he received little encouragement, and many who heard of his project regarded it with skepticism. From the shipping of the first crate of peaches by Mr. Rumph the fruit industry began to grow, and today in middle Georgia is second to cotton in importance. Funeral services will be held Satur day morning at 10:30 at Marshall ! ville. USED BAD WHISKY—DEAD (By Associated Press.) Birmingham, Ala.. Dec. 22.- While 'lo< al and federal officers are fighting distribution of bootleg liquor for Christmas. Irvine Mcßntyre died in a local hospital from drinking pois oned whiskey, Coroner Russum said. 'rm ■ ■ IM.'OSIHdJi i. Jf Atlanta. Dec. 22. if • In- .1' n. 1., v\ 'll r.'i : Jf/- l||flfl •■ 1 V •"• [higher tempcrutun cxpc^^^Bv Due to a alight rainfall PPini ’and other the Florida i en insula the crn section dropped • minimum of yestorda Forecast today for clear am I warmer weather throughout Florida Clear and cool in Tennessee’: weath er program after Memphis yesterday !aw the mercury drop to 2 degrees below the freezing mark. Louisiana is reported to he clear with rising temperature. Fifty five degrees was reported at New Orleans at 7 o'clock last night. Alabama's forecast is for warmer weather today, after Bir mingham missed the freezing point by one degree. The mean tempera ture for the state was 44 degrees. The Virginia coast is slated for icontinued cold and rain. The south ern section of the Old Dominion state will he cloudy, according to the fore cast. while the northern, central and ; western sections will be clear and somewhat warmer. With its sister state North Caro lina, reporting clear and warmer South Carolina was busy today re pairing, damages inflicted by it? heavy ice Coating of early yesterday. Fair and warmer weather is expected today. With a light froct reported in the northern and centralsections, Georgia will have fair and warmer weather today, according to weather forecasts. ) / * I apm GBWJJj| 'l 1: - I SjF.fi2jkj • w" <W BECLOUDED IT SEEMS. in - i < §j|k !’i. ' 1 • 7 ' ! -ii-1 • -1 pi' I nri ’ t ' j • '■: oWli i 1 . ’ • menials M, 1< i ill - M the Present i' an connni'-' mcr' ial lead v, i\ sr cut denial ithai h bad dissussed (lie pvopojal earnestly amting'them- selves Notii* atteht ed 10. impression prevail’ that •atSßpefnnient would be; pleased discussions result af^^^nt. WORLD DISARMAMENT DISCUSSED IN SENATE BUT NO ACTION TAKEN Washington, Dec. 22. I'lx.t elision of naval disarmament among the | world powers "’as discussed in thei senate several hours today Without action and virtual adjournment "’a?. taken over Christmas. A brief Sea son "'ill be bold tomorrow under gentlemen’s agreement reached to meet and adjourn until Wednesday. Senator Bot’alt urged the calling of | an international cotiterence to o'tt'-j • nil (nisiruction of naval vessels less than ten thousand tons and aircraft not covered by tlip Washington arms conference agreement. COASTAL HIGHWAY MEET HAS BEEN POSTPONED Atlanta, Oa , Dee. 22 The con vention of the South Atlantic Coast al Highway Association, "'filch "’ill be held in Charlesotn, S. C., has been postponed until January, according' to advices received here. This con vention will be extremely important. It will be attended by governors, sen-| ators, representatives, officials and j roadwav officials of Georgia, North, Carolina,a South Carolina and Flori da • I The purpose of the convention wilij be to formulate plans for the. corad pletion of' great highway rh’ojectW r.nd the advancement of progiOHsiv'ej jjflH ■ * |* * ■ ys' v i *i i* Hi'-i JFaWj eii.iid an'l failed *■ i. t-iiri-i'IK v aitei i -.peetaeirlv'fe ; I!,, wii.li guards of tile I 'nnHffgf >' *"i mint its-re, had left j before ofltcers arrived. ! Dot it* • helie'ed that the bant: had divided after the chase following the discovery of their alleged hiding plate in the abandoned ranch bouse, and that one ear containing two men was headed east and the other auto mobile, vvitlt two or more men in it. was speeding west. Scores of armed men scouted north ern Colorado in the vicinity of GreP ](.v, Fort Morgan, Fort Collins and Itoggen, all of Thursday evening, 1 without catching the quartet. The I chase led from the ranch house, in which Henry Fuqua, a farmer, early /Thursday notified Sheriff Frank Hall, Sy Greeley, that ..he. had seen in,, heavily Viribed nK-tf; To ftie ofit-” pTi-is of Greeley and later in the i ~vi mug, . southeastward to Hogged ! sinl Hudson, and about. 10 miles ' a wav where the trail vanish"!. \ report made by Mtjjg Gas Wovvner, residing j'f® our tie ■ nT'tbwest city limits <Af}w>ele>T|thnt an anl..mobile in tlu-re Mere number 0 f men had stopped titter Pome and one of the men obtained a ~„n of warm water stnd some cotton gauze, after which the ear left in gr ont baste- It iK known that at least one of the bandits Mvum wounded ip the battle with hte mint guards This tip sent the officers in a mad chase over the countryside in art ef. fn r to locate the suspects. Early lust evening authov’.Ucs,received word, i front three different, sources that a big loti ring ear occupied by four men. all heaviiv armed, ott p band gaged übiml the fact and another about the a r m had been seen racing along the road southeastward toward Roggen. Detectives combed that section with out results. Officers obtained their third elite that led to the belief that the bandits were in the vicinity from Karl Jackson, who reported that three ' men had eaten at his faber’s restau- rant Wednesday, evening. The des criptions he gave corresponds t<> I’- nf (he three bandits who parti' ipnte-1 in the gun battle at fhe-Uenvo'' mo-' . They had a lunch nut. up for a man who Jackson said they- tojd him, fas ill. ' ■' ”' r SMITH ON COMMITTEE Atlanta, Ga., Dee. 22.—Former U. ;S. Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, no"' si prueticing lawyer in W a slung j t(, n , n. C., has been appointed a mem ,her of a committee by Alton B. Park er, president of the National Civic Federation, to consider two ques tions: Whether the United States shall participate in international af fairs and whether it is advisable to reduce Hie American army and navy. Tim committee, which includes 100 prominent men women of the j country, will meet in Washington on January 10 it is announced. J POINCARE URGES ■ RATIFICATION OF WASHINGTON PACT® (By Associated Press.) Paris, Dec. 22—The French gov- j eminent today committed itself 1 through recommendation to the for-1 eigtt affairs commission of the cham-B her of deputies by Premier Poincare, 1 to stand or fall on the question ofß ratification of the Washington con-B tjerence naval agreement. ™ I Premier Poincare insisted that the naval agreement be ratified at the eaAii’est possible moment. N