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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1925
Page
5
London May 14 Premier Baldwin told the House of Commons the British government will not initiate a world disarmament conference at present. He said the League of Nations is still considering general disarmament and any move now would not be to Britain's advantage.
Washington May 14 The Maystrat condition report from the Department of Agriculture says the early peach crop in ten Southern states will be smaller than last year. The crop is 69.2 per cent normal versus 78.6 last year with Georgia at 70 per cent compared with 80 per cent a year ago.
Orlando, May 14. Sheriff Karel of Orange county was informed a black man named West was lynched by a mob at Longwood last night. The man was charged with criminal assault on a white woman of Sanford.
Washington officials await official Paris advice as French negotiations on war debt to the United States are expected to begin within two weeks. The absence of formal guidance from Paris tempers the anticipated progress.
Rabat Morocco May 14 French forces conducted a series of operations against Riffian invaders. Most surrounding outposts were relieved and Bibane heights secured. A large number of Riffians were killed as the region was cleared.
President Coolidge has decided to reappoint B. E. Haney of Portland, Oregon to a seat on the shipping board. The announcement from Washington D C was made on May 14. Haney will continue his role on the board.
In Hot Springs Arkansas on May 14 Richard Lawrence the manager of the United States free bath house shot and killed Miss Irene McLaughlin as she sat in his car on a country road then killed himself with a bullet to the head. The note left by Lawrence claimed his infatuation with McLaughlin led to the tragedy. A member of Miss McLaughlin’s prominent Arkansas family said she had refused to marry him.
Athens Ga May 14 Perry Blackshear of Atlanta was elected Right Eminent Commander of the Georgia Knights Templar at the annual conclave here and Savannah was chosen as the next conclave city.
Three people were killed and several injured in a train collision near Martinsville Illinois, today. The incident was reported from Terre Haute by the Associated Press.
New York reports higher liquor prices while California sees declines. The rise is linked to the dry navy blockade on the East coast rum trade, with ships rerouting to the Pacific where customers are reportedly importing liquor with ease.
In San Pedro California May 14 federal agents concede limited control over illicit liquor flowing from a fleet of five vessels offshore. Hijackers are described as complicating efforts and lawmen report ongoing confrontations in the harbor area.
Twelve of sixteen rum vessels have sailed toward Halifax under coast guard surveillance. Two steamers and two schooners remain anchored, officers said.
Washington officials announce the consolidation of prohibition enforcement special forces across 19 states under E C Yellowley to form a first field army. The plan targets conspiracy cases and major raids while moving agents to field duties, with $50 000 allocated for a poster campaign to bolster morale. Philadelphia temperance leaders praised the drive in a White House visit.
Chicago May 14 Mrs Julie G Shepherd wife of Kenilworth attorney was cleared by the Cook County grand jury of being criminally aware of a plot to kill Billy McClintock and his mother. No indictment. Henry Ford plans to buy or scrap 400 US Shipping Board vessels with possible use of a few.
The Associated Advertising Clubs of the World concluded their convention and chose Philadelphia to host the 1926 gathering. C. K. Wooldridge of New York was elected president as about two thousand delegates heard some three hundred speakers on topics from billboards to newspapers and church publicity.
Henry Ford proposes to buy four hundred ships from the Shipping Board after a Buffalo conference led by T. V. OConner. Board members welcome the news yet say details and policy questions remain unresolved. Ford says he will scrap ships if a fair sale price is agreed.
The Census Bureau reports April lint and linters totals rising from March and last April. April lint reached 597,104 bales with 69,136 bales of Jinters, compared to March 682,674 lint and 68,845 winters.
Vienna was selected as the site for the 1930 quinquennial convention of the International Council of Women. The announcement was made in Washington on May 14 by the Associated Press.
Generally fair conditions prevail across Georgia with clear to partly cloudy skies. Overnight lows are expected in the mid forties to mid fifties, and Friday looks similarly mild with light winds and dry air.
Lafayette Ga May 14 T L Madden Rossville dentist sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Dan Quinn. Beulah Kilgore testified Madden killed Quinn during a quarrel over a gambling game. H K Martin indicted in connection with the killing will go on trial later.
Washington May 14 A concerted movement was under way to have state executives present before President Coolidge their views on the proposed annual Defense muster on Armistice Day.
Police surrounded the John D. Rockefeller Jr town house in New York today as a precaution against crowds at the wedding of Abby Rockefeller Milton to David Merryweather Milton. The ceremony was scheduled for 4:80 this afternoon with about twelve hundred guests from two families expected in attendance.
Liberty Missouri May 14 Mrs Mary A Church and her son James will graduate next week from William Jewell College with A B degrees They have been classmates for four years Mrs Church enters as a grandmother and is a popular student active in activities
Washington May 14 The power of Muscle Shoals faced weak leasing prospects after a conference between Senator Underwood and President Coolidge. Underwood opposed immediate lease no matter who manages it, arguing disposal of the properties should be finalized. A special commission studies the issue.
The American delegation at the League of Nations conference filed an amendment to separate the arms convention from the League. The move, anticipated by many, aims to alter a provision that would set up a central international office under the League Council to collect and publish documents on arms traffic.
In Atlanta on May 14 the Georgia Medical Association voted 7 to 74 in support of a proposed seventy million dollar state highway bond issue. The convention also endorsed the Georgia Children's Home and the State Board of Health and urged a $90,000 grant to support its work.
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