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WEATHER FORECAST:
For Georgia—Cloudy and colder
tonight, probably rain in southeast
portion; Sunday cloudyli colder tn
south and east portion.
FORTY-FORUTH YEAR.—NQ. 18.
DEATH COMES TO POPE BENEDICT
CENOA PARIf.Y
OPEN TO AIL AS
PEACE MEASURE
Lloyd George Says ‘We Want To
Put End To Constant
Wars’
LONDON, Jan. Si.— (By the As
sociated Press.) Premier Lloyd
George, addressing the National Lib
eral conference, today declared that
all the nations of Europe, without dis
tinction, ®as been invited to the
Genoa conference “because we want
to put an end to constant wars and
tumors of wars.”
Discussing the Washington confer
ence, Lloyd George said, “the peace
of the woftd largely depends upon
a good understanding between the
United States and ourselves. The
conference has done more than any
thing else to restore that understand
ing*.”
“Referring to international Igon
ferences in general, the premier said
if there had been one in July, 1914,
there would have been no war in ,
August, 1914.
’ EE STREET CHURCH TO
WELCOME NEW PASTOR
Rev. L. A. Harrell, the new pas- |
or of Lee Street chprch will grept j
nis ebngregation and other friends at ■
the Sunday morning service tomor- ■
row. His text will be “I am deter- |
mined to know nothing save Jesus 1
Christ and Him crucified.”
Mr. Harrell has already made '
friends with his charge and a splendid j
attendance is expected to hear him j
at his first service. A, special pro- ;
gram has been arranged by Mrs. Me- '
London and follows in detail:
Sunday Morning.
Organ Prelude—Wagner.
Hymn.
“My Prayer” lra Wilsofcu-
Offertory—Melodie—Williams.
“How Firm a Foundation”—Wild
ermere.
Sermon —Knowing God.
Postlude—Heyser.
Those singing will be Mrs. Buc
.hanan, Mrs. Morgan, Dr. Rundletl
and Mr. Morgan.
At the evening service Mrs. Olin
Dixon will sing “Sunlight Land,” by
Metcalf.
SCOTTISH RITE MASONS
TO GATHER AT ALBANY
ALBANY, Jan. 21.—Scottish Rite
Masons from all parts of the state
are expected in Albariy February 22,
23 and 24 for conventions at which
degrees from the fourth through the
thirty-second will be conferred on a
’lass of approximately KIO candid
ates. Degree:? frofn the fourth
through the fourteenth will be con
ferred by Emeth Lodge of Perfec
tion, No. 2, Albany, while the high
er degrees will be conferred by the
Savananh bodies. About fifty promi
nent Savananh Masons are expected
here to confer these degrees. Elab
orate preparations in the way of
luncheons, dinners and smokers are
being planned by the Albany Scot
tish Rite Masons to entertain the
candidates and visitors during the
three days they are here.
c. E. SOCIETIES OF S. W. ’
GEORGIA AT ALBANY
ALBANY, Jan. 21.—The annual
’onyention of the Christian Endeavor
Societies of Southwest Georgia met
at the Presbyterian church here last
rig it for a three-day convention.
I here were addresses of welcome
from the church by S. R. Fetner and
; e city by Mayor H. A. Peacock,
'■’th a response from the visitors by
M's. I. M. Selser, of Moultrie. There
were short talks by Miss Hazel Holt,
f I homasville; Miss Annie -Mae Lyle,
ot Thomasville; Dr. L. G. Henderson,
AUss Helen Wylly and Mrs. R. V.
'.Mip, es Albany. The principal talk
ot the evening was by H. T. Mein
tosh.
HENRY M. M’INTOSH is
OLDEST GEORGIA EDITOR
ALBANY, Jan. 21..—Thin ■sday was
the 70th birthday of H. M. Mclntosh,
y itor of the Albany Herald, and his
”h anniversary as a newspaper edi
’’ t He began publishing a news
fapei at Quitman before- he old
' ,:, sh to v ote, and came to Albany
D-i7, being now- the oldest editor
1 atjs and point of service in Geor
gia.
Passports no longer
DEMANDED BY MEXICO
MEXICO, Jan. 21.—A decree sigrt
hy President Obregon Wednes
' : .v allowing United -States citizens
enter Mexico without passports
", aK published yesterday by the for
'5 n office. It becomes effective!
February 1. • .
What Neosho Plan Did Last
Year in Slump for 7 Towns
T HL NEOSHO Co-Operative Sale Plan is much better organized
in some other sections of the country, where it has been in
operation for several years, than in this section. Here are some
figures for comparison, taken from several town# of about the
same class in a territory of Indiana and Illinois where the plan is
in operation in a number of towns and not used in others- These
figures are on business last year; general conditions are indicated
by the column labeled “industries,” showing what happened in a
business way to industries in the same towns where there were any
other than farming. It will be noted that every town having
Neosho sales showed increases, while every town not having them
showed decreases- In all industries decreases were recorded,
except one. The figures:
TOWNS USING NEOSHO PLAN.
Retail Trade 1 Industries
Spencer, Ind. . Increase 21 Pct. Farming
Robinson, 111. Increase 14 1-2 Pct. Decrease 12 3-5 Pct
Tuscola, 111. ... Increase 22 Pct. Farming.
Marshall, Ind. ..Increase 10 Pct- Farming.
Princeton, Ind. Increase 12 Pct. Decrease 65 Pct
Brazil, ’nd. ..Increase 16.1 Pct. Decrease 55 Pct
Clinton, Ind. Increase 24.3 Pct. Decrease 52 Pct.
TOWNS NOT USING NEOSHO PLAN.
Hoopston, 111., Decrease 24 Pct Decrease 45c Pct.
Attica, Ind. Decrease 20 Pct Decrease 75c Pct.
Danville, Ind. Decrease 47 Pct. Wholesale.
Greencastle, Ind. Decrease 15 Pct Normal.
Crawfordsville, Ind Decrease 10 Pct. Decrease 50 Pct.
PLANT NEED COST
PEOPI.E NOT CENT
Gray Silver Tells Farm Bureau
Delegates What Muscle Shoals
Really Holds '
FLORENCE. Ala., Jan. 21.—The j,
property of the government at Muscle
Shoals can be developed without ask
ing one dollar from the treasury,
Gray Silver, Wauhnigton represen-J
tative of the American Farm Bureau !
Federation, declared at today’s* ses
sion of conference delegates repre
senting the Southern group.
Silver said the power and nitrate
plants could be developed to the great |
advantage of the American farmers |
by a plan of amortization and that ’
the income yielded by the property
would repay amply the interest and
redeem the necessary bonds.
' i
FORD TO BE SENT
CINTRACT NEXT WEEK. i
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—A con
tract embodying Henry Ford’s offer
for Muscle Shoals, which is to be pre
sented to the Detroit manufacturer
for his signature as a formality prior
to transmission of the whole Muscle
'shoals matter to congress, will not
he sent to Ford before the first of
next week, Secretary Weeks said to
day.
SWAPS CAR OF HOGS FOR
MULES IN N. GEORGIA
RICHLAND, Jan. 21.—G. G.'Mur
rah has returned from North Geor
gia with a earload of mules. Mr.
Murrah left a few weeks ago jvith a
carload of hogs, to sell to North Geor
gia farmers, but after arriving there
found financial conditions rather
gloomy.
• Unable to find ready cash for the
hogs, Mr. Murrah swapped hogs for
mules, and now hap a pep of mules
instead of a carload of hogs.
30 DAYSi AND FINEFOR
ANGERED OMEGO SWAIN
MOULTRIE, Jan. 21.—Ed Smith
young Omega man, must serve 30
days in'jail and pay a fine of $l5O or
work ten months on the Colquitt
county chaincang for making an at
tack on James Wilson, night tele
i phone operator at Norman Park.
Smith was sentenced late Friday by
Judge W. E. Thomas. He at once
filed a motion for a new trial, but
the date of the hearing has not yet
been fixed.
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JOHN TAYLOR AND SON
SELL CORDELE INTERESTS
CORDELE, Jan.’ 21.—Dr. T. E.
Bradley yesterday purchased the in
terests of John Taylor, Jr., and the
interest of his father, John Taylor,
of Americus, in the Cordele Auto
I Supply company, a supply concern
j which John Taylor, Jr., and Robley
| McDonald established here a year
j ago. Dr. Bradley and Mr. McDon
ald will continue the business. Mr.
' Taylor has won many friends in Cor
idele since his coming here and his
, leaving will he regretted.
i 2 YEARS FOR ‘SHINING’
AND CARRYING PISTOL
I MOULTRIE, Jan. 21—Tom Johns,
. a farmer of large means, must serve
two years .on the Colquitt couirty
i chaingang following his conviction in
| Superior court here under two indict-
I men s. One charged him with mak
i ing moonshine whisky and the other
; with carrying a concealed weapon.
‘He was given twelve months in each
ease by Judge Thomas.
THE TIMEsfeRfcORDER
EaJI published in the heart or
800 INJURED IN
BERLIN FACTORY
Chocolate Factory In Suburb
Burns At Huge Loss, Is
Report
BERLIN, Jan. 21.—A large choco
late factory at Tempelhof, a suburb
was almost entirely destroyed by fire
yesterday. It was said today eight
■hundred workers, more or less, were
seriouslyzinjured during the fire. The
damage is estimated at forty to fifty
million marks.
MORE STREET SKATING
PARTIES FOR CORDELE
CORDELE .Jan. 21.-—Socially Cor
dele was at a skating party all to
gether Friday night in an up-town
business*block. The block was fill
ed with people and within the ropes
several hundred young people made
merry for over two hours. Bobbie
Neal won the gentleman’s prize as
the best skater. Miss Sou Frazer
won the ladies prize. The local con
cert band furnished the music. There
will be more of these parties in the
streets. z
TOURING CAR IS SOLD
FOR s2l UNDER HAMMER
WAYCROSS, Jan. 21.—A perfect
ly good Nash touring car was sold
in Waycross yesterday under the con
stable’s hammer for .s2l, to satisfy
a judgment against T. H. Blizzard.
The car had wheels, tires, storing
wheel and cverytking to make it run.
The purchaser seemed to be well
pleased with his investment.
j.MERICUS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON. JANUARY 21, 1922
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BULLET BETRAYS
| NEGRO THIEF, 17
Jim Henry Milner, Leader Os
Gang Here 2 Years Ago,
’ Caught In Unusual W’ay
' A keen ear'and a steady aim, pos
[sessed by Policeman P. V. Ross,
I coupled with other circumstHnees,
have delivered into the clutches of
[the law a young negro wanted by the
| police here for two years as the lead
jer of a gang of boy burglars who
entered several stores here and were
responsible for other depredations.
The negro leader is Jim Henry Wil
ner,. known as “Red,” now aged about
17 years. He has admitted his part
in the robberies. Although he has
been back in Americus for a couple
I of months it was not until Friday that
i he was loeateM.
, . Thursday night, while a crowd was
i attending theA minstrel show at the
Rylander, Oflfcer Ross heard a start
er Turn on a Buick car standing be
j low the Americus Auto company’:
place on Lamar street. Chief Bragg
that day had cautined all his men to
be on the lookout for ear thieves
and persons stealing property from
cars. Mr. Ross investigated, and a:
he neared the car a little negro jump
ed out. The officer grabbed him,
but he jerked away and ran into
Hampton street. In the dark the of
ficer drew his pistol and fired. He
believed he missed as the negro kept
running and disappeared.
Shortly afterward Dr. J. W. Cham
bliss was called to the home of Jim
henry Milner on Coker street-where
Jim Henry lay wounded from a pis
tol shot. Friday Dr. Chambliss re
moved the. bullet, which had made a
flesh wound between the ribs. He,
saw it was a bullet from a police pis
tol and told Chief Bragg, who learn
ed the indentjity.of the negro and re
called that he held a warrant for
j him two years old. On Dr. Cham
bliss’ permission, the boy was remov
ed to the polic.e barracks and then
to the county jail, where he is now
; under treatment. 1
At the police station, confronted
i with the facts as revealed shortly af
j ter the burglaries by his three pals
of that time, Morris Johnson, Book
er T. Saunders and George Myers,
Jim Henry told of burglarizing the
hardware store, High
tower’s book store, the Cash and Car,
’ry store then operated by the Unit
[ed Grocery company, for which he
(worked, the Gates stand adjoining the
; Glover grocery company, and other
j places. He told of the flight of the
I four from here to Columbus, where
1 they stole S3O from a box-in a carni
■ val tent, then to Fort Valley and
| Macon. He showed a parole from
the boys reformatory at Milledgeville
■to which he_was sent from Macon for
115 months during his absence from
here. .
His three companions have already
.paid the penalty for their part in the
burglaries and are free.
LATE PORTRAIT PF POPE WHO IS DEAD
£ ' U ■■■ 7
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\ W' k
X. ; l
RICKARD HELD ON
CHARGES OF GIRL
*
Noted Fight Promoter Arrested
On Complaint Os Children’s
Society
NEW YORK, Jan. 21.—Tex Rick
ard, boxing promoter, today was ar
rested on a charge of criminal as
sault made by the Children’s Society
on complaint of a fifteen year-o-ld
girl. Two other.girls weVe held as
witnesses.
Rickard promoted Dempsey-Car
pentier and other big prize fights
and holds Madison Square garden.
GEORGIA MISSIONARY
WILL WED IN KOREA
THOxMASVILLE, Jan. 21.—South
Georgia will be interested in the ap
proaching marriage of William Lin
ton, of Thomasville, now a mission
ary o f the Southern Presbyterian
church in Korea, to Miss Charlotte
l vBe!l, of Shelbyville, Kv. The wedding
will tak: mace in tne summer at ti.e
Kcrean home of Dr. Frgene Bell, too
bride’s father, ( < lg£S£j
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
KIWANIANSHEAR
GEN. W. A. HARRIS
District Governor Is Principal
| Speaker And Guest of Honor
At Anniversary Dinner
■ The seventh tfhniversary of Ki
wanis was celebrated by the Americus
Kiwar.is club with a ladies 'night af
frui al the Windsor last night, at
which General Walter A. Karris, o ‘
Macon, district governor, Was the
! guest of honor aqd principal speak
er. The affair was attended by about
100 members and guests, and was a
lively occasion.
General Harris spoke in a general
vein about Kiwanis and its future.
He called attention to the slogan of
the organization for the present year,.
, [“Now for-Better Business,” stating
, that not only did this constitute a
, highly practical program for the near
ly 60,000 members of Kiwanis for
this year, as every business and pro
. fessional man recognized, but there
was still a broader meaning to the
, [word “better,” and that Kiwanis was
• ’giving it this broader meaning. He
' i said that the meaning of Kiwanis
really had never been defined, and
that it probably never would be de
fined, since it means to'every mem
ber just what he personally is pitting
into itimd getting out of it.
A feature of the program was the
presentation to Eugene A. Bailey,
who is soon to leave the ranks of
the bachelor members, of a handsome
chest of silverware.
A, five minute talk on*the history
of the growth of Kiwanis was made
by J.' Lewis, Ellis, past president of
the local club, and two minute talks
on what Kiwar/. has meant to them
were made b/ Fred Smith, W. T.
Lane, and W. M. Jones. A cracker
eating contest, won by R. L. Edwards,
and watei* drinking race, won by W.M.
; Humber, were di vei ling features. The
| entertainers wej’e Miss Mary Merritt,
; who read, and the male quartet, com-
I posed of Messis. Clerk, Davenport
! ’Cargill and Beavers, who sang a num
j ber of Songs.
j WESTON LOSES HARD
GAME TO RICHLAND
RICHAND, Jan. 21.—Thursday.af
ternoon the Richland and Weston
: basket ball teams met on Weston’s
[outdoor court, Richland winning witll
[ a score of 28 to 13.
j The Richland team was particu
larly jubilant over this game because
the Weston team averaged some fif
teen pounds heavier than theirs, and
it was the first game the Richland
team has played on an outdoor court
■ j in two seasons.
. The Richland team had a hard time
for the first quarter, but rallied in
the’ second and played their usual
[excellent game.
:» . Several carloads qt rooters were
present from Richland. Dr7 West
| also was there with his drum and. bu
gle corps, made up of small boys
from six to twelve years of age, hav
[ ing taken them over in a truck,
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DELIRIOUS AND.. J
UNCONSCIOUS HE i
FIGHTS DOCTORS
Encl Comes At 3:25, Berlin Hears
—All Hope Given Up Early
In Day
ROME. Jan. 21—(By Reuters.)
Pope Benedict died late today.
LONDON. Jan. 21.—653 P. M.)
"(By the Associated Press.) —-Cardinal
Bourne stated this evening he had
been officially notified by telegraph
from Rome that the pope was dead.
PARIS, Jan. 21.—(8y the Asso
ciated Press.) —A Berlin dispatch to
the Havas agency quotes the Wolff d
bureau as saying the pdpe died it
3:25 this afternoon, Rome time.
ROME, Jan. 21. —(2 P. M.) —(By
the Associated Press.) The pope
became appreciably weaker about x
midday. His general condition be
came worse and he seemed to be slow,
ly expiring.
ROME, Jan 21.—(1 P. M.—(By
the Associated Press.) Dr. Battis
teni, one of Pope Benedict’s physi
cians, said at 1 o’clock that the end
war. approaching for the pontiff, be
ing only a question of hours, lie was »
delirious and uncon icious and Cardi
nal Garparri, papal secretary of state,
deleared during the noon hour that
all hope for his recovery had been
abandoned, although he bad passed
into a sleeping condition during’ the
forenoon.
In his slight delirium during the
noon hour the pontiff resisted efforts*
of his physicians to listen to his heart
action. He expressed a desire to rise
and perform his usual duties.
Belief that the pope’s life might
be prolonged until late in the after
noon was exprresfted by attending phy
sicians. •.
The pope has lapsed into a stats
o fcoma, .says Epoca in an editjon •
just issued. The paper says a fresh
consultation was to have been held
at noon but Dr. Marchiafava de-4
dared further consultations were, use
less and lie didn’t intend to make
another visit. . S’
TENT SHOWS FAIL TO ‘
PULL IN RICHLAND
RICHLAND, Jan. 21.—The Milter
Shows scheduled here for several
nights this week, pulled up their
stakes the morning after their open
ing night and left for parts un
known. The crowd at their first show
was so Small that the show Whs
called off and the money refunded to
’ the few patrons.
This is the third small tent show
that has billed the town for two or
three ngihts’ stay and left after the
first night. Richland people are not
very liberal in their patronage of the
tent shows, especially during
cold nights and inclement
COURT SITS SATURDAY
TO OBLIGE ATTORNEYS
The City court broke a rule today
. ami remained in session. The Satur
day session was ordered by Judge-
Harper because of the presence here
since Thursday of Attorneys Orville
A. Park and Melrofe Lamar, of Ma
cau, and M. J. Yeomans, of Dawson,
in a suit which came up for trial Only ’
late Friday. The case.was the suit
of Mrs. M. C. Merritt, of Macon,
against the Central of Georgia rail
, road for $3,000 for the burning of
, a house on her farm between Ameri- 8
cus and Andersonville a year ago, J
she alleging that the fire originated
from a passing locomotive. -’ ♦
THOMASVILLE PLACED
ON ‘LONE STAR’ TRAIL
THOMASVILLE, Jan. 21.—Thom
asville has been officially placed on
the Lone Star Trail, a highway that
is projected from Los Angeles to St.
Augustine, the shortest route be
tween the seas and running pight
hundred miles through the Lone Star
State. The route has been fixed
from Louisiana to Florida and comes
to Thomasville via Montgomery, Do
than, Bainbridge and Cairo. The
route eastward has not been deter-
. nnned yet. AA
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Good middling 17 1-4 cents.
NEW YORK FUTURES. »
Mcly May July
I’rev. close 17.77 17.37 16.92
' Open ...17.80 17.41 16.97
1 10:15 am 17.80 17.42 16.95
10:30 : 17.77 17.39 16.93 '
10:45 17.79 17,42 1695 -.J
11:00 17.79 17.42 MU’
11:15 17.80 17.42 £OS |
■ 11:30 17.77 17.38 16.95
> 11:45 17.74 17.37 16.88
• 12:00 noon .17,72 17.33 1«.?5
Closp ?r 1.-17.70 17.84 109 ||j
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