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The Delta independent., 1924-06-27
KEYNOTE ADDRESS OF
HARRISON SCORES
REPUBLICAN PARTY
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United Press Associations
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MADISON SQUARE RDEN,
NEW YORK, June 24-In an address
abounding in humor, satire and in
vective, Senator Pat Harrison, Missis-
sippi sounded the keynote speech of
the Democratic National Convention
here today establishing clean govern
ment as the foremost issue upon
which the Democrats will go before
the people next fall.
RECALLS EARLY HISTORY
''Forty-eight years ago in St. Louis"
he said, ''the hosts of Democracy met
in convention to dedicate themselves
to purging corruption from the public
service. We meet today for a rededi-
cation to the same purpose"
That was the outstanding theme of
his utterance-and woven through it
was denunciation of the Mellon tax
plan. ridicule Of the administration
foreign policy, sallies at a situation
in which Congress does not lead the
President and the President does not
lead Congress-"
There was corruption then-45
years ago" he said, there is a
satmnalia Of corruption now. There
We're disgraced public officials then,
repudiated by their party and under
arrest; but today Fall goes unmo-
Tested on his ranch in New Mexico:
Daugherty sat with presidential ap,
proyal at Cleveland and Daughertys
attorney was chairman OF the com,
mittee created to oil the steamroller
of the worst boss ridden convention
Of a generation"
And again, "oil has become the open
sesame Of power Show the
administration an oil scheme and it
viii show you a foreign policy"
SCORES THE TARIFF
Crooked business needs only tc
gesture or special privilege to wink
to make this administration under
stand and do. It is against
this brutal thing that we will wage
relentless war in this campaign.
DeEouncing the Republican party as
having a cornerstone OF special priv
ilege," Harrison declared, the doc
trine OF equal rights 10 none and
special favors to some was never more
firmly embedded than in the Fordney
McCumber tariff law"
HITS MELON PLAN
OF the MelloN Tax proposal he said:
What is this melon that Mellon
sought to cut? 1t would have given
1900 OF the 3.5S5.9s5 income taxpay
ers in America 81 per cent Of the
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CHIuES REPUBLICANS

What galaxy he exclaimed
Forbes Fall, Daugherty. Jess Smith
ManuinEton, Fedler, Darden. Kramer
with Eoxie Sunson and CASTOR B
Means in the background" He chided
the Republican party for not "eN.
coriatlE' its unfaithful servants. and
added IL is in this easy tolerance OF
turpitude in public office that the
real peril OF free government lies,
rather nan in its casual occurrence
In The hour of triumph Of material
ism and selfishness," Walsh continued,
when me policy Of isolation was said
20 have been overwhelmingly en-,
dorset when as stated-eyery sordid
Interest came clamuring to Washing,
ton t.. Republican party entered up
on the ask OF revising the tariff. No
porteuu0us voice now dispersed the
iuvd.aus lobby overnight The sChed.
ule showed its handiwork
Ultimate CONSUMER PAYS
There is an exQuisiuve harmony
between the policy Of isolation and OF
"a pr0fu. tive tariff as conceived by this
statesmen and as eNemplfiied in the
act of 1922. Why trouble ourselves
abou, the troubles OF Europe? Let
her stew in her own juice. Let us not
even trade with her. OF course. no
such policy was, or could be pursued
"a decent respect for the unfortun-
ate ultimate consumer placed some
restraint upon the rapacity Of the
favor seekers. The promptings Of a
common humanity no less than the
distress OF agriculture relying upon
markets across the sea forced a
grudging attention to conditions pre-
vailiuE and events transpiring there
Elihu Root went at their request to as
sist n drafting the statute for the
world court. John Bassett Moore to sit
as one Of its judges. Abraham Elkins
to arhitrate the Aaland Island dispute,
Norman Davis TO adjust the Poland
LNhuauia boundary controversy,
Henry Norganthcau to promote the es-
tablishment in industry OF the Greek
refugees, Charles c. Dawes to solve
the rcparations tanEle and Professor
Shotwcu and General Bliss TO work
out q disarmament program But the
Of the United States must
do son ething lest the irreconcilables
disrupt the report"
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BACK TO NORMALCY"

Attackiu- the administration record
from its t.- unng. Walsh said that
back TO nn-ualgy meant back to the
day when llama ruled and Aldridge
legislated when the senate was
millionaires club doing the bidding
OF the invisible government. Further
more, the slogan every nation for it
self yery aasily led to the related
thought in every man for himself, q"
he said
Because ,ha same element within
it that controlled and wrecked" the
Republican party in 1912, retained its
supremacy E 1920, he said, it was not
so strange that the new president was
speedily surrounded by a group of
mercenaries whose sinister purpose he
was from his kiudly nature leathe to
suspect and for one reason or another
unable to aeern.
The Delta independent., 1924-06-27

CONCELNiNG THE LEAGUE
1T is not necessary that we i'm
mediately join the league as it is that
we aband9 foolish antagonism to any
world movement however commend
able in itself merely because it is in
some way associated with the league.
I'VE may Confidently rely upon gen
eraI suppor- of active participation by
our government in any effort that may
be made through the league or any
other channel to bring about a res
toration of normal industrial activity
in Europe
RETURN TO IDEALS OF WILSON
The honor Of our country, the pros
perity Of our people demand that we
return to -ae ideals of Woodrow Will
son, that We assume the place he won
for us-tha moral leadership of the
world"
The Delta independent., 1924-06-27

Democratic convention and laid down
these issues as the ones upon which
the party should concentrate in the
coming campaign:
The Delta independent., 1924-06-27
WALSH SAYS RETURN TO
HONEST GOVERNMENT
UnIted Press ArsociatIong

MADISON SQUARE ARDEN.
New York. June Ex-senator Thomas
J. Walsh OF Montana, leader in the
senatorial investigation OF the oil
scandal growing out OF oil leases
granted by former Secretary Of the
Interior Albert E. Fail, today assumed
the permanent chairmanship OF the
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Make Official Visit.

Messrs. Phil Peters and T. G. Cook,
auditors for the d. & R. G. w, were
In Delta this week. They are making
official visits to Western Colorado
towns touched by the D. & R. G. w.
system.
The Delta independent., 1924-06-27
Visitinu at Montrose.

Mrs. H T. Stewart and daughters,
f,3dna and Ruby, went to MontrOse on
Saturday, the former spending the
day with friends, and the girls will
pmake a longer visit at the home of
Mrs. L. w. Bivens.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-08
Florida Man Gives
$4,000 for Home
For Newspaper Men

TAMPA, Fla, March 6.-Gift of
properties valued at approximately
$150,000 including $4,000 in cash,
to the Florida Press association for
establishment of a home for aged
newspaper men and school or
Journalism, was announced here
Wednesday by Charles d. Haines, of
Altamonte Springs. The properties,
located at Altamonte Springs, in
clude a twenty-acre bearing orange
grove, a club house and theater. Mr..
Haines pledged himself to assist ma
terially in the raising of any sum up
TO one million dollars for an endow-
ment for the home and school. He
also promised, when the plan is
placed in operation, to give an adj
ditional eighty acres in bearing
grove, the northumberland grove
having an income of approximately
$4,000.
His gift will be rendered the Press
association without strings. he de-
clared. and the offer will be made
formally at the meeting in April. In
announcing his benefaction MIR.
Haines said he had owned three
daily and eight weekly newspa pers
during his career and the gift was
actuated by his appreciation Of the
unfailing public service which news
rapermen render unselfshly, and
often to the exclusion OF their own
financial advancement.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-08
Taxi Driver Is Held
In Killing of Woman
At Orlando, Florida

ORLANDO. Fla, March 6.-Strings
in the police net are today tighten
ing around the murderer of Mrs
Anna Mcdonald, who was found
dead in her home here Tuesday
night with a crushed skull, q 80
calibra revolver by her side, chairs
overturned and broken, and marks
in the wall of three bullets, SIP
posed to have been fired by the
dead woman in the evident struggle.
Both city and county authorities
made a minute search Of the grounds
surrounding the house for an ak
supposed to have been used in the
crime
Sheriff karel took into custody a
taXicab driver. operating in Orlando,
who, he says, has admitted that he
answered a call to the place. Ac-
cordnig to his story, he entered the
Mcdonald home and waited in the
front room for the woman TO dress,
all the while drinking liquor. After
approximately one hour, he said, she
told him to drive around the block
and she would meet him on the cor
ner He did so, he said. but the
woman failed to keep the appoint
ment and he drove away. 1t is the
beuef OF the ponce tnat When the
taXicab driver was in the house, the
murderer was in a bedroom and Mrs.
Mcdonald, Cor some unknown rea-
son, was trying to shield him. Neigh
bOrs reported having heard phono-
graph playing few minutes before
the four shots were fired.
Considerable stress is being laid by
the police on the fact that the phono-
graph had been allowed to run down
without being stopped.
Chris Holdorf, who was being held.
was released
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-08
MISSING ORDINARY
RETURNING To FIND
WIFE SEEKS OFFICE
Judge Smith to Reach Al
bany Saturday, He WireS'
ShipwreCked on Voyage at
Sea, He Says

ALBANY, Ga, March 6.-After
mysterious absence from his home
and public office here for five
months, Judge William E. Smith,
ordinary of Dougherty county, has
telegraphed his wife here from
Tampa, Fla, that he has just landed
from a sea voyage, during which he
was shipwrecked, and that ne would
be back home next Saturday.
The disappearance Of Judge Smith
for so long a time, during which
his relatives and friends received no
word from him, except a letter to
his wife from Savannah at its be-
ginning. to the effect that he was
going to Florida, left the affairs OF
his office as ordinary in peculiar
condition. He failed to appoint a
deputy to perform the duties of the
office while he was away, and many
papers in administration Of estates
could not be acted upon.
When the campaign began for the
county primary, to be held March
10, one of the candidates to an
nounce for ordinary to succeed Judge
Smith was his wife, and she has
made an active campaign for the
office. She has stated all along that
she believed her husband had gone
to South America, as he had told her
he wanted to visit that country,
which he believed to be a land of
opportunity. She was sure that he
had embarked on a slow-going tramp
steamer, and that in due time he
would return. The telegram received
by her from Tampa convinces her
that her surmise was correct.
What effect, if any, the return
of Judge Smith will have upon the
race for the office, in which there
are three other candidates, has not
yet developed, except the fact that
it is too late for him to be a candi-
date for reelection should he so de-
sire, as entries have closed.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-08
j. s. To BRING SUIT
FOR CANCELLATION
Of TEAPOT LEASES
to Be Sought to
Stop All Work on Doheny
and Sinclair Reserve
Lands

WASHINGTON, March Cam
collation. of the government oil leases
to the Doheny and Sinclair interests
will be sought in bills of equity to
be filed by the government oil
counsel next week.
The bill will ask for return of the
naval reserves to the government on
the grounds that fraud and il
legality" were involved.
Injunctions also will be asked
against further drilling and with
drawal of oil by the Sinclair and
Doheny companies and the court will
be requested to name receivers to
control the properties pending COM
pletion of the litigation.
AT the request of the special coun-
sci, a special grand jury will be inn
panelled here about April l to con-
slider the evidence so far brought out
in the oil inquiry.
The bills for injunction, being pre-
pared by Atlee Pomerene and Owen
j. Roberts, will be filed in the fed
eral district courts for Wyoming and
southern California.
Thursday, March Is, has been set
by the federal judge at Cheyenne
for preliminary hearing on the Sim
clair contracts, at which the gov
eminent counsel will be present.
The following statement was is.
sued by the special counsel:
Bills in equity in the oil cases
have been prepared and are now in
the hands of the printer, they will
be filed in the United States courts,
that against the Sinclair companies
in the district Of Wyoming and that
against the Doheny companies in
the southern district of California
The judge at Cheyenne has set
Thursday, March IS, for the prelim-
mary in the Sinclair cas-. Messrs.
Pomerene and Roberts will leave
Washington so as to be present ct
this hearing. AS soon as pre- ctica-
BILE thereafter they will proceed from
there to California, where the pre-
liminary hearings will be held as
promptly as the convenience of the
court permits.
THE prayers in both bills ask for
a cancellation of the several leases
and contracts on the grounds of
fraud and illegally and for the re-
turn Of the naval reserves to the
government. and for injunctions
against further drilling and with
drawal of Gil by the defendant CON-
panies, and the appointment Of re-
ceivers to take possession, manage
and control the properties under the
orders of the courts pending the
final determination of the litigation.
cat the request OF the govern
ments special counsel q special
grand jury will be impanelled in
the city of Washington on or about
April L to consNier the evidence in
the oil cases. AS the term of any
grand jury ~calleQ before that date
on March 81, April / is considered
to be the earliest date that grand
jury investigation can be insti-
tuted."
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-08
Soviet Seeks Loan
At Anglo-Russ Meet
Planned IN London

LONDON, March 6.-Soviet Rus
STA will strive at the forthcoming
Anglo Russian conference to nego-
tiate credits of 100000 pounds
sterling, spread over three years, the
Moscow correspondent of the Daily
Express states. He attributes his
information to Christian Rakovsky,
soviet charge d'affaires to London,
who returned to Moscow recently to
discuss the arrangement for the con.
ference.
The credits, the dispatch states,
must be 81 per cent goods and So
per cent cash.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-08
AL|B|S PRESENTED
BY DEFENDANTS IN
DIPPING WAR CASE

VALDOSTA, March 6.-Establish
ment of alibis for several of the 81
defendants and efforts to break
down the testimony offered by the
prosecution in the trial of Echols
county cattlemen for alleged con-
spiracy to violate the federal dip
ping law, occupied the time allotted
the defense in the United States dis
trict court here today.
With regard to identity of the
men connected with the shooting at
the Prime dipping vat when, it was
alleged, an attempt was made to
dynamite it, Tom Prime, who liV IS
| nearby, testified the two guards,
Lotion and Peterson told him just
after the shooting that they did not
recognize the men. Six of the de.
PENDANTS had been identified by gov
eminent witnesses as having partlc-
pated in the affair.
In establishing alibis, Crawford
Corbett and Robert Bass, of Madi-
son county, Fla, testified. 1t was
stated that Wiley Corbett and
Beaury Corbett were in Florida at
the home of Crawford Corbett when
| the shooting at the Prime vat oc'
Cured. Bass testified that all three
of the Corbetts were with him on q
| fishing trip at the time.
Geor2e Herndon was said to have
been in Naldosta as were also
George Carter and viii Carter.
The government rested it's case
at 10 o'clock Wednesday and the
defense placed Impeachment wit
| ncSsoS on tho stand
| DR.. Prescott and RAIDER Garter,
both alleged to have been among the
men who attempted to blow up the
Prime dipping vat, today presented
alibis. DR. Prescott was at the nome
of Arthur Hughes at the time ana
Carter was at the home of his
father, sick in bed, it was stated.
In rebuttal to testimony for the
government that the government
employees could not obtain board in
Statewide, Mrs. j. T. MCNEIL, who
ran the hotel, said\ there were
eleven men who applied and she
refused because they had arms
that indicated trouble"
Barney Carter testified, with re
gard to rebuilding of dynamlteo
watts, that watts had been rebuilt un
til the bank from which the county
| had been getting money refused &c
let any more funds go out for that
purpose. This bank was the county
depository and was at Lake Park
| in LOWndeS county
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-08
Mercer S High School
Nav Be Permanent

MACON, Ga. March 6.-The Uni
versity High school. which has been
a special feature each year at the
Mercer summer school, may become
a regular part Ct the college curricu-
lum. according to reports at Mercer,
If this is done. this department OF
work will begin in the fall of this
year.
The Mercer board of trustees will
hold a meeting next Friday after
notn at the call of President Weaver
and it is believed that plans will be
made at this time for the high school
at Mercer another term. Several
matters of Importance will come up
at this meeting. according to Edwin
s. Davis, secretary. who says he is
not at liberty to discuss them in adj
vance of the meeting.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-08
Fleet Anchors
Off New York With
$8,000,0OO Cargo

NEW YORK, March 6.-The Brit
ish steam yacht, Istar, queen of the
rum fleet" has reappeared off Rum
Row, i miles out. with 90 other
vessels ready for the spring trade,
coast guard cutter commanders re-
ported today. They estimated the
81 ships carried 10000 cases of
liquor worth, at $50 a case f. .. b..
Rum Row, an aggregate of SO, 300, 900.
The return Of the Istar brings the
fleet up to the numerical strength
of the recent Christmas holiday sea-
son. Recently only six to eleven
ships have swung at anchor along
the new 12-mile limit. the others hav-
ing been driven to sea to ride out the
winter gales or TO foreign ports to
Obtain-fr6Sh car9Oos
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-08
HOUSE RESOLUTION
DEMANDS IDENTITY
OF CRAFT SUSPECTS
Department Of Justice Ask
ed to Lift Mystery From
Charges-Crisp Also In
PRODUCES Resolution y

WASHINGTON, March 6.-The
house late today adopted a resolu-
ton directing the department Of
Justice to furnish it the names of
the two representative charged with
bribery in report of a Chicago
grand jury.
The resolution was approved with
out a dissenting vote after forty
minutes debate.
The resolution adopted is similar
to one introduced by Representative
Garrett, the Democratic leader.
Publication of reports that two
unnamed house members are
charged with wrongdoing has led to
many fast-flying rumors as to their
identity.
AS it now stands, in the view of
many representatives, the entire
membership of the house is under
suspicion.
Representative Crisp, Democrat,
Georgia, introduced a resolution to.
day calling on President Coolidge
to inform the house of the names
Of the two Representatives involved.
The Crispresolution pointed out
that great publicity has been given
throughout the United States to the
effect that two members Of the house
have been guilty of corrupt practice,
and of the trust reposed in them.
Until these two members of congress
are named the whole body Of the
house is under suspicion. and a great
injustice IS cone the house of rep
resentatives collectively"
Under the resolution, the president
would be requested to transmit the
names of the two representatives,
'if not incompatible with the public
interest"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-08
Former Negro Slave
OF Jefferson Davis
Dies at Age of II

JACKSON, Miss, March g.
Isaiah Montgomery, negro, leader
and former slave of jefferson Davis
prior to the secession of the Confed-
crate states, died at his home in
Mound Bayou, an exclusive negro
town, last night Montgomery was
u years old and founded the negro
town.
Montgomery served as a cabin boy
under Admiral Porter, of the federal
fleet, which operated in the Missis-
sippi river during the Civil war.
During reconstruction days Mont
gomery and his brother bought the
Briar Field plantation from the
Davis family and became owners
where once the negroes were slaves.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-08
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
TOLD IN BRIEF

LUXOR. Egypt. at
tend reopening Of tomb of Tutenkh-
amun by Egyptian government.
LONDONDERRY ratification of
Anglo American liquor treaty by
British parliament is forecast.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ma
rines land at Puerto Cortez, Hon
duras. and establish place Of refuge
for foreigners.
LONDON.-Sir Auckland Geddes,
at Pilgrims club dinner, expresses
approval of American prohibition
policy.
WASHINGTON. - Archbishop
Hayes, of New York, and Archbish-
OPP iMundelein, of Chicago, will be
elevated to cardinalate March "a.
Rome dispatches announce.
Neutrality-suspicious. adopts
resolution directing department of
Justice to furnish names of repre-
sentatives charged with accepting
brides in report of Chicago grand
jury.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. adopts
resolution requesting President
COOlluSe TO QlrecC treasury TO per-
NIT oil committee to inspect tax re-
turn of corporations and individuals
connected with oil investigation.
DENVER.-Acting Governor Rob
ert F. Rockwell announces armed
guards will be employed to guard
state money from onslaughts of
gun bandits, who have been operat-
ing in Denver during past week.
TOXIC. - Prince Masayoshi Mat
sukata, who last week sank so low
that attending physicians pro-
nounced him dead, is improved and
is thought to be out of danger at
present.
NEW YORK. - Mrs. Augusta E.
Stetson, who financed $1,25O,000
First church of Christ, scientist in
New York, testifies she spent $4,000
in advertising in campaign to strike
third stanza from Star Spangled
Banner"
MISUNDERSTANDING debate
marks senate session following dis
closure that President Coolidge ex-
changed kilograms with Edward 8.
Mclean, Washington publisher,
while oil inquiry was at its height
White House issues statements eX-
planning McLean-Coolld3e tele-
grams.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-08
Hand-Saw Musical
Expert to Play at
Services in Arlington

ARLINGTON, Ga, March SO.
f. Dean, the famous hand-saw art
list of Baconton, Ga, will furnish
music with his saw at the Airing
ton Baptist church next Sunday dur
ing the Sunday school hour, when
that service will be converted into
a special musical service.
According to persons who have
heard Mr.. Dean perform on his
Unique musical instrument. there is
no doubt that he and the hand-saw
will be the principal feature of the
occasion. Mr.. Dean will play also
at the II o'clock preaching service.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-08
Haines Quits Race
For Florida Governor

TAMPA, Fla, March 6.-With-
drawal OF Charles D. Haines, Of Alta.
monte Springs, from the race for
governor of Florida was announced
here Wednesday by Mr.. Haines who
declared himself determined to spend
the remainder of his life developing
his Florida interests.
Il believe" he said, that I can
render better service to Florida and
the public by devoting my time to
the development of my interests,
which are allied L.Osely with the
public welfare, than by entering
politics. l feel confident that had I
continued in the race l would have
been the successful candidate, as
have received overwhelming assur-
ances of support"