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f- 7 I 111 11 I fl A Pages JL" Today j- i y.f do Morning Sentinel EXCLUSIVE AJ. NEWS MORNING 'INLAND FLORIDA'S GREATEST NEWSPAPE R' W-9 yOL. XVINO. 327. ORLANDO, ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1929.

FIVE CENTS pi ill mm i1' -i Orlan DEFECTS BEARS 8-7 RON GLASS mm 6 Ousted Orlando Policemen Reinstate Captain-Elect of Sunset Team Aids Foes by Blunder Getting Oat Voters GOVERNOR WILL ENGLISH QUEEN Middle West Struck by Chilling Blast; 3 Dead SOUNDS CHORD ,1 -1 GRABS FUMBLED BALL AND RONS TO WRONG GOAL Fans Sco Sp.clacul.r Callla CHICAGO, Jan. 1. (IP) Snow and rero weather greeted the new year today in the middle west, some points reporting the coldest day of winter as a budding year was welcomed. The drop in temperature start-as the old year waned and in most sections snow was falling when the new year was ushered in. Today the mercury east of the Mississippi river continued to descend with indications that the zero temperatures will prevail until tomorrow at least.

Both St. Paul and Omaha found New Year's day the coldest of the winter with nine degrees below recorded at St. Paul and four above at Omaha. Iowa's north and west portions reported lero and one point in Nebraska reported below zero temperatures. In Chicago snow storm, accompanied by a strong wind, made one of the worst traffic jams in the city's history as New Year's revelers were wending their way home after midnight.

Lines of cars were tied up as. drivers attempted to feel their wsy through the storm whirh obscured vision and coated windshields. There were three deaths here attributed partly to the storm, two women and a policeman being the victims of automobile accidents while the storm was at Its height. Hindenberg Raps "Foreign Yoke" in New Year Tirade LARGE THRONG ATTENDS GILES INAUGURATION Secret Executive Keeling Held After Ceremonies Reinstatement of six members of the police force who were scheduled lor dismissal by Chief L. G.

Pope, followed the inauguration of James1 L. Giles for his third term as mayor of Orlando yesterday. The six were Lieut. W. P.

Blevins, Sergt. Frank C. Welch, Detectives J. W. Burks nd L.

C. Casey, Motorcycle Officer E. S. Taylor and Patrolman Robert Houston. The largest crowd that ever attended a municipal inaugural ceremony in Orlando filled the court room in the city hall in the morning when County Judge Victor Hutching administered the oath of efflce to Mr.

Giles. The four new commissioners, Georgo F. Brass, George B. Patterson, George S. Nash and E.

R. Power were then iworn in bv Mayor Giles. Prayer Offered Frayer was offered by Dr. J. Blanton Belk, following which Mayor Giles announced that the ceremony of swearing in the appointees for department heads and Members of the police force would delayed while the city council Went into executive session.

Few detail of the executive session ere ul liiable, itprc-ent-atives of thi press were not invited to be present. The mayor and commissioner- retired to the mayor' effice -owosU'ni, where they later ummoned Oi rf pe, Lieut. Blev-1ns, Sergt. and Detectives Burks and Casey. The four were informed that the commission had decided to retain them on the police force.

Chief Pope was given the oath of office at the executive meeting. Oath Administered When the executive session was concluded, Mayor Giles returned to the courtroom, and the oath of office was administered to the new police force and the department officials in two groups. AH were required to sign their names on a printed copy of the oath. Mayor Giles expressed gratification at the large number of citizens attending the inaugural exercises, and declared it was an indication of active public interest in citjr affairs. He appealed to the gathering to support the new administration and lend cooperation in solving problems faced by the community.

Public Aroused The reinstatement of the police employes was understood to be the result of publie opinion and pressure brought to bear after the announced dismissal of 17 men who served under former Chief H. F. Baker. The names of the men to hp ArnnnpA frrtm th force were made public Monday afternoon. Controversy on the subject reached high point Monday night when Commissioner George S.

Nash issued a statement in which he declared he was not in favor of "the wholesale discharge of a majority of our best police officers and detectives." An official message of New i ear grating was issued by Mayor Giles yesterday afternoon, the text of which follows: Greeting, Extended AS stood to assume the duties of your Mayor on this the first day a new year, the words "Kappy and Prosperous New Year" rang through the land, and, with 8en8 ef mingled pride and added responsibility, I was deeply conscious ef the fact that it would be my privilege to promote both the happiness and pro'perity of the citi-rens of this great City, who have shown their confidence in me by again electine me their Mayor, through careful, thoughtful and prayerful guidance of our Municipal affairs. "The duties incumbent upon me Mayor are attended with burdens not to be lightly shaken aside, nd I wish to take this opportunity assure the 'citizens of this City my earnest desire to render a p'fect service bv conscientious en-4eJor and charitable iustice to Let us turn our faces eagerly bravely toward the dawn of a If day, and with the comforting of the Omnipotent One ut us, anticipate an era of ni prosperity such as we ver known. the office feeling that "8rt? co-operation of our follow our every ven- tur. ar I am, therefore, sincere wisli-n you, my friends- a most Happy Kew Year." TAKE NO HEED OF MOW ACT Lynching of Negro Kidnaper Will fict Ba Frctetl JACKSON, Jan. Unless the courts take a hand, the curtain has been runij down on the crimes of murder, abduction and lynching that rocked north Mississippi for the last several days.

Arriving here tonight, Governor Bilbo said that no investigation of the burning at the stake of Charley Shepherd, convict murderer and abductor would bo made at his instigation. "I have neither the time nor the interest to investigate 2,000 people;" he said. Views Body Governor Bilbo passed through Parchman today while driving from Bell Buckle, and viewed the body of the mob's victim. It had been brought in by Dr. Mc-David, prison physician, who removed it from the funeral pyre near Drew, wTapped in a tarpaulin, and had it interred in the prison cemetery.

Governor Bilbo said he authorized the calling out of troops to search for the negro when he passed through Parchman Saturday on his way to Tennessee. He said he otfered Superintendent L. T. Fox, of the penitentiary, the entire Mississippi militia if necessary, as the state could not afford to let the perpetrator of such a crime to go free, Protection Not Asked "No request was made for troops to guard the negro after he had been captured either by the prison superintendent or sheriffs in the counties through which the black was carried," Governor Bilbo said. "If such a request had been made by a person authorized to do so, I would have granted it." Th coroner's jury today returned a verdict of "death from unknown causes." "We, the coroner's jury, after due examination of the body of Charley Sh (herd, Convict No.

1831, of the Mississippi state penitentiary at Parchman, do find that he came to his death from causes unknown to this jury," the verdict said. Troops Neutral Adjutant General J. M. Hair-ston, who called out national guard troops in the absence of the governor, made it clear in a statement today that the troops neither aided nor attempted to hinder the mob. He said he was 30 miles away from he scene of the negro's capture when he heard of it and he ordered the troops to return to their homes.

The troops were ordered out, he said, to aid in capturing the negro and if possible to deliver him to the law, but "not to kill a lot of people in doing so." FESTIVAL I FEATURE DANCE Nice Announces Few Of Many High Spots of Fete The dance will have a prominent part in the Artists' Night program next Monday at the Orlando Music Festival, said Dr. Clarence C. Nice in an interview yesterday. Orlandoans well know the quality of grace and rythm displayed by the pupils of Professor C. L.

Fbsen's School of Dancing, and Mr. Ebsen has chosen his most advanced and artistic students to head the ballet which will be composed of thirty. A group of interpretative solo and ensemble numbers have been arranged, including, Gypsy, Egyptian, Turkish, Russian and Greek dances. "My Love," arranged by Sonia Serova, will be interpreted by Miss Giadys Cas-sel. "Danse Tzigane," a group dance arranged by Marion Freeman, will be given by the advanced pupils of the Ebsen School of Dancing.

"L'Amour Tsigone," a gypsy duet dance, with arrangement by Louis H. Chalif. will be danced by Misses Barbara Parsons and Mary Carson. The above is but a portion of Monday night's program. In addition to the ballet, the program will include concert numbers by Giovanni Borracelli, tenor, Rhea Tonninlo, contralto, Giuseppe Mar-tino-Rossi, baritone, Alfredo basso, and Reneta Flandina, soprano, all metropolitan opera ar.

t'sts with national reputations who will come to Oriando direct from New York City. OF GOOD HOPE Doctors Optimistic In Bulletin Issued on Kins George LONDON, Jan. 1. (IP) A note of hopefulness sounded by Queen Mary in a New Year's message which the sent to the lord mayor of I-omlon today received confirma tion tonight when a medical bulletin announced "a slight improvement in the general condition" of King George. The bulletin also faiil that the king had passed a restful day.

The improvement in the general condition of the royal patient is what the doctors, nurses, royal family and nation havo been anx iously awaiting in the many recent day ot suspense. The continued and marked weakness of tho king had seemingly rioiied the dest ef forts of medical attendants. Doctor. Triumnh Several days ago It liPc.me known that the local condition of the disease had been virtually conquered. Efforts to build tip the general strength of tha sick man wer therefore watched closely.

Tonight's bulletin also revealed the new line of treatment which had been, previously referred to by tne doctors but Kept secret so tar as its nature was concerned. The bulletin also added a new name to the already long list of physicians who. have been called into the case. The newcomer is Professor C. UestfOTDay Besides Professor Dodds the bul letin was signed by the regular trio of Sir Stanley Hewett, Sir Hugh Rigby and Lord Dawson of Penn.

In its complete form the announcement said: "The king had a restful day and there is a slight improvement in his general condition. The administration of calcium, based on chemical examination of the blood, is producing beneficial results." LARGE PLANE TO TRY FOR RECORD "Question Mark" Sets Out on Duration Flight METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1. Cloudless skies and a gentle en-mile breeze at 3,000 feet altitude furnished Ideal flying conditions today as the giant army Fokker monoplane Question Mark cruised back and forth above Southern California's shore line on the start of the most elaborately mapped out aerial endurance test in history. Taking off at 7:24 a.

m. into a strong ground wind, the big ship lifted with the ease of a small pursuit plane. Captain Ira C. Eaker, noted cross country and international flier of the air corps, was seen to smile broadly as the big ship sailed past the Pylon tower at the take-off. There was less' than a hundred gallons in the wing tanks, about three hours' supply, and within three-quarters of an hour the initial refuelling of some 100 gallons of gasoline was made over the town of Lankershim, near the field.

FLORIDA ELECTORS TO CAST VOTE TODAY Hoover and Curtis to Re ceive Ballots TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 1. (JP) Florida's electoral college vote for Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis, as president and vice-president of the United States, respectively, wiil be cast here at noon tomorrow. A majority of the rcnublican presidential electors, who are to go through tho formality of casting the ballot, met here today at a local hotel snu pcrlected a temporary organization, with Edwin W. Abbott, of Melbourne, as chairman, ana George S.

Ames, of Stuart, as secretary. This was Drenartorv to meeting at tli o-ov- ernor office for tomorrow's vot ing- Others of the electoral college, chosen in the November election, are Bert Leigh Acker, of Ocala; Robert D. Aldrich, of Brade-nton; Herbert L. Anderson, of Jackfon-ville, and Katherine E. Ausherman, of Fort Lauderdale.

Carroll One Up I fm-YWt ftMr port-' wt-t 7 UP The first skirmish in the theatrical war between Earl Carroll and Florenz Ziegfeld, New York show producers, who have raided each other' Broadway attractions for stars, has. boon won Jv Earl, because he lured Hazel roro above, away lrom rloren? lor a new show at a salary which was too tempting for her to re-fuse. YOUNG FARMING GOUPLE IS FOUND SHOT TO DEATH Husband Called Slayer Of Wife and Suicide McINTOSH, Jan. 1. (JP) Nearly decapitated by shotgun wounds, the bodies of Mr.

and Mrs. S. P. Eush, young farming couple, were found In their home near today by negro ield laborers. near here today by negro field laborers.

Sheriff S. C. M. Thomas, of Ma rion county, who investigated, declared it was a "plain case of murder and suicide." The position of the bodies, he said, indicated that Rush had shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself. Shot Sitting Mrs.

Rush, teacher in a small school at Shiloh, near her home, apparently was shot while she sat a chair. The body of her husband sat upright in another chair nearby. Sheriff Thomas said it appeared that Mrs. Rush was reading a newspaper when fired upon-A small. bored shotgun with two empty shells bore mute evidence of the tragedy.

No one was at the house when the shooting occured. Negroes working in a nearby field heard the shots and rushed to the house to find the bodies. The Rushes had no children. Friends could assign no cause for the shooting. GILES RECEIVES CONGRATULATIONS Telegrams Sent to Mayor From All Sections Mayor James L.

Giles proudly displayed a sheaf bf 78 congratulatory telegrams at city hall yesterday, after his official induction into office. Tha w-ages of greeting were from all over the country. His office was rendered brighter by a ba-ket of large chrysanthemums, sent by the Oranze County Chamber of Commerce A few roses stood in a va on his desk. The new mayor received numerous callers in the office so recently vacated by the retiring mayor, L. M.

Autrey, and expressed his ap-rreciation for the'r wishes of good luck and 5 i A paper on tho best way of getting out the student vote in 1928, written by Miss Katherine Merry, of Pontiac, sophomore at tha Michigan Hate Normal college, Ypsilanti, has been adjudged winner of a national contest sponsored by the National League of Women Voters. The Weather Ill'' New Year', at city hall atartrS out sound ing Ilka but snapped bark to Har- tw! TODAl'S TIDES HI 1:81 a. m. 1 p. m.

Low 7 a. :20 p. m. LOCAL Waathr obwrvationa for tha St-honr period in Orlando ending; at 8 a. m.

yesterday, furniahrd by tho Orlando Utilitica commission, follow: Temperature: maximum 74; minimum 50. Precipitation: .00 in. Barometer: maximum SO. 12; minimum 29. US.

STATE FORECAST Fair and much colder Wednesday, freezing teraperatura In north portion and probably heavy frost la central portion Wednesday night; Thursday fair, slowly riains temperature in north portion. Maximum and minimum temperature of repreaentativa citiea as compiled from weather bureau reports att p. m. follow: Asheville 48 44 Atlantic City it Atlanta, Boston 40 Buffalo 44 Cbicaa-o 2 Cincinnati 44 40 42 to 14 fi 10 40 IS 24 32 SB 6 4 tS Kansas City New York Pittsburgh Louis 22 4S 40 24 Toledo S2 4S It Washington Jairksonvilla Miami Tampa 711 72 News Summary GENERAL Grfift Tsx-h defeat CaJlfornit la pc taealar cantefl. Governor Biibo will not Interfere In nob vielenr rase.

Vun En gland wndi out khiit of hope. Voartf farmer couple found hot to death. Wind and cold witi atriko middle wcat. Htndcnbcrc rapa occupation in New Year address. LOCAL fif ooitd policemen retnetated on forro.

Maror Gilea cent ratulated In man? ttle-f rami. Norrii reei'tns a Orlando tax collortor. Dane wilt ba fa tared in Mtuic Featival. SPORTS Tern Hih ateta Tampa Hifh In cloaa contest. America becomea meccs for boxinf artist.

Golfing new jear expected to bold roug-h trafel. Mo rain defeated In weatcrn prfie ngftt. COSTOH APPOINTED FIRST LIEUTENANT Named Assistant Chief of Police by Pope Selection of G. F. Coston as assistant chief and first lieutenant was announced yesterday by Chief of Police L.

G. Pope. Coston will be in charge of all men on the day shift. D. M.

Brazell was named sergeant with general supervision over traffic and the motorcycle police. Coston was a patrolman at the Atlantic Coast Line station under the previous administration, and Brazell wa a motorcycle officer. Lieut. W. P.

Eievins remains in charsre of all night men. Scrjrt. F. C. Welch and Sergt.

J. W. Durant, continue as day and right desk re? pectiveiy. The hour for the openin? of municipal court sessions has been advanced from 8:30 to 9 a. m.

Br victor o. mni.ER Associate, frasa Bporis Writer THE ROSE BOWL, Pasadena, Jan. The Georgia Tech gridmen, a Golden Tornado that rose out of the gridiron ranks of the South to win the right to represent the East, rode on football's strangest breaks to a spectacular 8 to 7 victory over California's Golden Bears, standard bearers of the west in tho annual New Year'a day classic here today. Thousands Amazed While thousands of California followers, part of a throng of 70, 000 that filled the picturesque Rose Bowl to capacity, were amazed almost beyond1 belief, Roy Riege.ls, center and captain-elect of the Bear aggregation, dashed to his goal line after recovering a Tech fumble. California tried to kii.lt out of danger, but the punt ws blocked snd a afaty furnished Georgia Tech tha winning point.

It waji tia that was eut" battled through virtually tte greater part of tha struggle that emerged with tha luureis ot victory, but it was an aggregation of ball hawks, taking advantaga of every break coming their way. The Tornadomen were outplayed through most of tha first half, and in the final quarter when the-Bears, lashed by Impending defeat, staged a mighty finish to put across seven points. Demoralized Foe Facing a demoralized foe at tha start of the third quarter, the Tornado blazed a trail to the California goal line in a crashing driva that the Bears checked once, but found too desperate to hold a second time. Warner Mizell, brilliant halfback, and "Stumpy" Thorna son, his squat and powerful running mate, on two plays scored from California's 45-yard line. The opening of the final period saw the launching of a last hot drive by the Bears that could not ba denied.

Eighty yards the br.J-linat passing plunging of Benny Lom, versatile halfback, carried the Westerners to score. Lea Eisan, quarterback, and Captain Irvine Phillips, end, received Lom'a varied heaves, the latter crossing the goal line. Stanley Barr, halfback, accounted tor the extra point, Tech On Pinacle The prowess of southern foot ball, already placed on a high ped estal in' Rose Bowl competition, was raised to a greater height by th victory of Tech. The Golden Tornado's victory gave the South a preponderance of wins in the three games that that section has been represented in. Dixie footballers have taken home two vic tories, and deadlocked in the other.

In a first period, replete with throbbing moments, the Bears swept the Tornadomen off their feet. A 37-yard thrust by Lom brought the ball down the field and the Bears held an offensive ad vantage almost throughout. Th Westerners reached Tech's 21-yard line, a blow from which the Dixia warriors did not recover until late in the quarter, but the Tornado lifted itself to swirl to California's 17-yard line, mainly in the form of a twisting 33-yard run by Mizell. Heart tingling The second quarter was as thrill. ing as the first and even more heart tingling.

It saw the Southerners score a safety on on of the greatest "boners" in gridiron history: saw California drive through the air to Tech'g 25-yard line; eaw tha Southerners put under wav a counter attack that carried them to the Bear 11-yard marker, and saw California's rise in crescendo to a 68-yard dash by Lom acroe the opposition's goal, only to ba blasled by a penalty. A brace of heaves w'th Lom hurling, and plunges by Barr and Schmidt, plunked the Bars down on their foes' 5-yard line, but they lost the bail on don when a pass, Lom Uf 'larr, failed. Then came the "boner that gave th Southerners first Mood, ''itumpy'' Thomason, Tech haltoack, iumoici on the first play, recovering. The sturdy renter start, f.jr the Tech goal a chill crept wfo tha hearts of California when he reversed suddenly to rim 5 yards to wfthin a foot of h.s German President Tells Nations His People Are Bitter BERLIN, Jan. 1.

(President Paul Von llmdtnburg and Chancellor Hermann Mueller made today's official New Year's reception the occasion for telling the diplomatic representatives of two score nations that the German people feel entitled to a full measure of liberty. Raps "Yoke" Chancellor Mueller used the term "foreign yoke" in referring to the occupied Ithineland provinces and the President said that his countrymen were "very bitter because- ffiau. part -at their country still lacks the liberty which we claim through divine and human rights." The function at which these expressions were given was attended by the diplomatic corps, the federal cabinet, members of the Reichstag and Reichsrat, chiefs of the army and navy, heads of the federal railways and the Reichs-bank, and officers of the Prussian Provincial government. The President exchanged felicitations with, and had a personal word for. each guest.

It was in teplying to the formal greetings of the diplomatic corps that the President spoke of the bitter feeling Hi Germany. He also said: "Germany hopes, despite grave disappointments, that the new year will witness restoration to us of full self-determination. Ideals of peace and the progress of mankind can be thoroughly developed only by free peoples." The chancellor, addressing the president on behalf of the government, pledged unceasing work "until the Rhine, the Saar and the Talatinate shall be liberated from the foreign yoke." CQOLIDGE STARTS WASHINGTON TRIP Ends Vacation on Sea Islands of Georgia SAPELO ISLAND, Jan. 1. (P) His mid-winter vacation on the sea islands of Georgia at an end, President Coolidge tonight was on his way back to the national capital.

New Year's day was spent quietly on Sapelo island, where the chief executive and Mrs. Coolidge were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Coffin.

In preparation for an overnight railroad journey, the president decided not to attempt anything of a strenuous nsture. The hunting trails were abandoned and the chief executive rested quietly at the Coffin home. Late in the, day Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge, with their official party and their hosts, Mr.

and Mrs. Coffin, boarded the Coffin yacht, the Zapala, for the first stretch of the homeward journey, through the meandering marshland channels to St. Simons island and thence by automobile to Brunswick where the Prepidential Special was drawn up awaiting the chief executive's arrival. Mr. Coolidire.

frankly enjoyed his stay hera and freely arknowledged his gratitude for the- hospitality that had been accorded him. STATE UNIVERSITY TO OPEN AS VSUAL CAINESVILLE, Jan. 1. OP) The University of Florida will reopen following the Christmas holidays on schedule time next week. Influenza, which has caused closing of many colleges and rchools over tho country, apparently has not affected any of the students here.

Dr. G. C. Tillman, university physician, said that not a single case of Influenza had bcn developed at the school prior to the holidays. Orlando Population Increases as Stork Makes Debat in '29 Too youngsters made the trip to Orlando via the stork special yesterday, and the birth were the earliest reported here In 1929.

A eon was born to Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Charles McFerrin at 2:45 yesterday afternoon at Florida Sanitarium. He was given the name of Charles H. McFerrin, in honor of his grandfather, Dr.

C. B. McFerrin. Tht second baby, also a boy, wa to Mr. Nd T.

Lithman of Orlando at the Florida Sanitarium. NORMS RESIGNS CITY POST HERE Former Tax Collector Assume Job In Jacksonville Tax Collector Walter R. Norris of the city of Orlando announced his resignation, effective January 1, yesterday. No actior on the appointment of a tax collector has been taken by the new city administration, pending further consideration of plans to consolidate the office with that of the city clerk. Norris was appointed August 1, 1928, by the city council under Mayor L.

M. Autrey. He succeeded R. A. Sauls, who resigned following the discovery of a shortage in the tax collector's funds.

To Be Auditor Norris will take a position as auditor with the Consolidated Naval Stores company at Jacksonville. He was offered tho position by President C. K. Milligan, of the company. Mr.

Norris has been in Orlando eight years, engaged in accounting work. He was secretary and treasurer of Midland Motors, for two years, and assisted in liquidating the affairs of the defunct Bank of Orange in the capacity of an accountant. Mr. Norris wife and baby daughter will join him in Jacksonville when arrangements have been completed. Payments on the 1928 tax roll during November and December last year, while Mr.

Norris was (Please turn to Page 10) R1CKARQ RECOVERS AFTER OPERATION Famous Promoter Taken Suddenly 111 MIAMI, Jan. 1. (P) George L. "Tex" Rickard, president of Madison Square Garden and millionaire promoter, is in Allison hospital, Miami Beach, following an operation for appendicitis early tonight. His condition was reported as good.

Rickard became ill at his home this morning and believed he was suffering of indigestion. When the pain became acuta he summoned a physician who diagnosed the case as He was taken to the hospital at 7:30 o'clock and two and a half hours later was said to be resting easily. The promoter's illness prevented him from attending the opening tonight of the Miami Beach Kennel club, magnificent new greyhound racing plant of which he is a principal owner. He was to have been hot st th club house at formal opening ceremonies. (Plea-e tarn to Page 2).