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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1925
Page
5
Washington reports that officials favor sending an official American representative to the disarmament conference or staying out of negotiations entirely. It was disclosed that there is no plan to use an unofficial observer to cooperate with the League.
Washington December 21 President Calvin Coolidge offered a Christmas greeting to the nation’s boys and girls urging unselfishness obedience and self control. He addressed Boy Scouts Lone Scouts and Four H Clubs urging the motto do the duty that lies nearest you and saying we need never fear great deeds if we do small things well now.
Paris December 21 Finance Minister Doumer introduced a bill in the chamber of deputies to grant provisional credits to carry on the country's business for January. It signals that the 1926 budget cannot be voted before year end. Doumer aims to balance the budget using revenue from special taxation.
The Yugoslav debt commission led by Finance Minister Stoyadinovitch will sail for the United States January 6 to negotiate settlement of the debt. It will stop in Paris to discuss French debt and aims to secure a loan in New York.
Mostly cloudy and colder with possible rain in the extreme east tonight. Frost in the southwest tonight if skies clear. Tuesday turns fair and colder with continued cold and heavy frost along the coast and winds shifting northwest tonight.
In Battersea London yesterday the national flag flew from the town hall for the first time in six years. The Socialist Communist dominated council had resisted previous flag display. Early Sunday a fascist group raised the Union Jack and posted a warning on the town hall door against displaying the national emblem.
The brain of Professor Sylvester Morse, noted zoology authority, who died yesterday, was sent to the University of Pennsylvania for study. The professor wished to examine the relation between brain and hand dexterity as he was ambidextrous.
Budapest Dec 21 The twenty five officers convicted of treason in the 1921 plot to restore Charles the late emperor’s throne are to be pardoned by Regent Horthy on Christmas.
Valfleurie a four year old colt won a Sunday race at Vincennes in a snow and rain mix. He defeated ten trotters by half a length in the longest odds payout at a French track in thirty years, odds 83 to 1.
Two men injured in a blast at an abandoned sawmill near White, seven miles from Cartersville, were found twenty four hours after the explosion. The dead man was Hall, father of Ennis Hall of Atlanta. Ennis Hall and Joe McCatta survived but were not coherent.
Representative Philips of Pennsylvania led a renewed attack on prohibition enforcement methods. He argued lawless and underhand techniques are used to gather evidence, producing crimes more shocking to public conscience than evasion of the law and diverting attention from other important statutes.
Washington D C December 21 Prohibition clash heats up as theft of government records from the Mayflower Hotel liquor case is reported. Drys plan to amend the Volstead Act to ease evidence for home searches while defense actions tie to recent indictments and ongoing enforcement debates.
Washington D C December 21 AP All organized labor bodies were asked by William Green president of the AFL to contribute to the relief of anthracite miners halted by a work suspension since last September The AFL stressed no limit on gifts noting the United Mine Workers have spent thousands monthly on food clothing and shelter but the burden is rising beyond one group The appeal asks the 35000 local unions to send contributions via secretary Frank Morrison The action follows past union practices when strikes left workers without pay including 1922 when John L Lewis obtained loans from a New York bank later repaid with funds from other unions assisting strike benefits
London reports the Mosul administration costs Britain twenty million dollars annually and sparks a heated Commons debate. Cecil Harmsworth warns against a twenty five year mandate amid possible Anglo Turkish tensions and war risks. Labor and Liberal members challenge the government’s Geneva award approval in the Turkey Britain dispute.
Washington reports Col William Mitchell facing multiple inquiries over the Shenandoah disaster. He denounces a naval court probe as a white wash while plans to testify before a grand jury are discussed and possible contempt hangs on his refusal.
A fragmented OCR passage mentions ginned bales and December dates, with references to leadership and administrative actions. The garbled text names an officer and suspension context, indicating a disputed process or decision by an authority. Further readable details are unavailable.
Washington declares Rep. Cummins introduced his railroad consolidation bill. It seeks to authorize the Interstate Commerce Commission to oversee three year consolidations. The measure aims to streamline routes and reduce fragmentation in rail service. Georgia and Texas show crop ginning figures this year, with Texas leading state totals at 3,810,656 bales.
A spectacular blaze in Columbia Maryland last night damaged the St John Hotel McCrorys 5 and 10c Store and hall spaces used by Woodmen of the World and Knights of Pythias. Estimated loss 260000 with no lives lost though three firemen were overcome by smoke and hospitalized. Assistant Fire Chief Sloan was reported in serious condition.
Secretary of War F. Davis arrived in Charleston from Washington with Mrs. Davis and children for a Christmas port visit. He spent hours at the government yacht Isand Davis, which docked unheralded. Col. John Oakes and engineers greeted the party as they toured the riverfront in Savannah.
London December 21 Mecil Harmsworth former under secretary of state for foreign affairs argues in the Daily Mail that the Geneva Mosul settlement opens the most dangerous prospect since the great war. He urges Britain to retreat from Mesopotamia and avoid responsibility for long term instability facing a potential Turkish power.
In the metropolitan area swamps amid the city’s surroundings have claimed three lives in six months. Two men were found dead in swamps over the weekends, with others suffering from exposure and danger near the wetlands close to New York’s urban core.
Columbia's oldest hostelry the St John's hotel built in 1878 was gutted by a blaze Sunday night. The fire also damaged two adjacent buildings. Three firefighters were overcome by smoke but all forty two guests escaped without injuries. The cause remains undetermined.
Austin December 21 Lea Satterwhite Speaker of the Texas House refused to issue a summons for an extraordinary session. He said it would be unwise at the present time as it could complicate the injunction filed by Attorney General Dan Moody against highway construction companies. The call should await future developments.
President Coolidge moved to place South representation on the Interstate Commerce Commission naming Richard V. Taylor of Alabama to replace C. C. McChord. Taylor, a former Mobile and Alabama Railroad president, serves on Mobile city commission and was backed by Senator Oscar W. Underwood.
The group arrived with nothing but the clothes on their backs after a incident that left their personal effects destroyed. Authorities are investigating to determine the cause and assist with replacements.
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