WEATHER FORECAST i
For Georgia—Unsettled and warm
er tonight, probably light rain in
north portion; Friday cloudy and
warmer.
J ORTY-FOURTH YEAR - NO. 34.
Co-Operative Cotton Marketing Given Big Boost
YOU AND I
AREN’T IN DANGER OF A
BAD FLU EPIDEMIC
; health expert says. ;
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THE flu epidemic that is going the
rounds in some communities,
specially New York City, is a dif
ferent disease from the deadly Span
ish influenza of three years ago.
This is announced by Dr. William
]{. Park. He has charge of the re
earch laboratories of New York’s
health department.
The Spanish flu of 1918-19 took
it heaviest death toll among the mid
dle aged.
Flue this winter is mild. Its mor
tality is slight. Most of its victims
arc the aged and very young. It’s
really Russian flue, like the epidemic
of 32 years ago.
Grandma called it “la grippe.”
To dodge it, get plenty of fresh
air. Don’t over-eat. Don’t, neglect
a cold. If it gets bad, consult a re
liable physician.
Above all, don’t worry. Nothing
is deadlier than worry in lowering
the body’s resistance against germs.
DEBT
All is not gloom. The national
debt was reduced another $50,000,-
i 00 during January.
That brought is down to $23,388,-
514,236.
A staggering figure, to look at. But
it only about $212 for each
American—and less than $125 if Eu
rope pays what she owes us.
Few of us would consider that a
rial burden, if it were a payment due
on an auto or house.
JEST
Fenin has a sense of humor. In
Russian, his name is Ulianov. Asked
. eiently, how many communists were
left in Russia, he is reported to have
said:
’’Three—Lenin, Ulianov and my
self.”
It has taken many sefcret service
u.rds to keep those three alive.
Lenin is learning, as all visionaries
learn sooner or later, that a political
ie ght-of-hand expert can get away
with almost anything, as long as his
audience have full stomachs.
When the audience gets hungry,
l ie!; out for fireworks.
COUNTERFEIT
For the first time since 1894,
counterfeit two-cent stamffe are in
circulation. In very small quanti
ties, though, so don’t wear out spec
tacles looking for them.
The counterfeiter will soon be
caught. If he had brains, he’d go
after big game. What are his 1
chances against t)he super-brains of
Uncle Sam’s secret service? None at
all.
SKYADS
( lever advertising men arc prepar
ing billion-candlepower searchlights
for projecting advertising words and
pictures on clouds over New York
City at night.
I his elaboration of the old-time
magic lantern, they claim, will be
visible 100 miles away.
Ad men, publicity agents and
propagandists are at work. With wire
l"'s telephone rapidly coming into
‘ommon use, they probably are get
ting ready to clutter the air with their
ages about pills, contraptions and
candidates.
One more reason why the govern
nicnt is wise in restricting the send
ing of wireless messages to licensed
stations. •
HONK!
( an you remember 25 years ago? i
’’nly four autos in the whole United i
■ thtes then.
Today there are about 10,000,009
ifiolor vehicles registered ’in all the
sUtes. Farmers have 3,000,000 of ■
tile in.
Ihe next 25 years probably will'
■mg an equally rapid growth of air- ,
piane, and wireless telephones. j
FARMS
„ 11 "P-growing farm Jand, classed as
l| "l"-"ved,’ totaled 503,073,007 acres
’"■ last census. x
apparently it takes the yield of
$ 11 five acres to feed the average
11 l( an and provide an export sur
I hat should interest families
'•'"’dering how much land, they’d
' 'l il they went back to the land.
I here’s decided needed of a “going
Copulations increased 15 per
between 1910 and 1920, but
11 u age of improved farm land gain-
O ”1.V 5 per eent.
I,l 'Man head found
IN RUINS OF HOTEL
, ' 'bHMOND, Va., Feb. 9.—Fire-i
j searching in the ruins of the
hotel, destroyed by fire
I, lii 'sday, today found a human
de- |', ' ! mghfg the number of Known
v t' n e disaster to*five. The head
. till ' l ? t identif >ed. Twelve persons
' v ere unaccounted for today.
i<l. i d °dy found todav was later
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ULSTER FRONTIER
A LINE OF STEEL
NEW KIDNAPINGS
Specials And Regular Constabu
lary On Guard Following
Wholesale Kidnaping
BELFAST, Feb. 9. (By Asso
ciated Press.) —Ulster's frontier was
virtually a line of steel today follow
ing raids yesterday in which many
Unionists were captured and kidnap
ed. Forces of “specials” were on
guard as well as.heavy contingents
of regular constabulary.
Additional kidnapings occurred to
day in county Fermanagh. Four
class “B” special constables were
kidnaped in Rosalia district and tak
en in the direction of Ballybay,
where it is believed the other prison
ers are beng held.
It is stated that the persons kid
naped today aggregate nearly 200.
They include Rev. J. Donnelly.
Sir James Craig, premier of Ulster,
issued a manifesto to the people of
Northern Ireland yesterday after
noon, declaring the British govern
ment was responsible for the day's
kidnaping outrages because of the
demobilization of the special con
stabulary following the Irish truce.
The kidnaping incidents of the day
declared Sir James, would strengthen
the Ulstermen’s determination that
“what Ulster has she holds.’ ’
GOVERNMENT SEEKING
RETURN OF VICTIMS
•LONDON, Feb. 9.—Michael Col
lins, head of the provisional govern
ment of Southern Ireland, has re
plied to the British government’s rep
resentations concerning the kidnap
ings in Northern Ireland. He said
these had been due to apprehensions
regarding the men under sentence of
death at Londonderry, but that the
provisional government was doing its
utmost to insure the safe return to
their homes of those kidnaped.
FINDS BUSINESS
BRISK IN EAST
Goods Near Pre-War Level,
Stocks Complete, Liquidation
Past
TIFTON, Feb. 9.—Reid Corry,
manager and buyer for Wade-Corry’s
retail store, just back from New York’
says business conditions are surpris
ingly good in the metropolis and busi
ness apparently is back on a normal
basis. Buying* was easier and more
pleasant than at any time in the last
several years, stocks being complete
and prices on a majority of items
near the pre-war level. Mr. Corry
says jobbers are anxious to sell but
are not giving.away any goods, nei
ther arc they profiteering. Liquida
tion apparently is. over and prices
are about on a normal basis. Some
lines are still high but those are due
for a tumble. The general feeling
is optimistic and prospects for busi
ness are, good.
PIRATES IN NEAR EAST.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 9.—A
■sailing vessel has been found in the
■ Sea of Marmora With two woundew
I sailors on board. The men declare
i the captain and two of the crew had
> been killed by pirates.
AMERICUS SPOT COT ION
I Good middling, 10 1-2 cent,.
i
LIVERPOOL COTTON
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 9. Market
opened very steady 10-18 up. I'ullys
9.99. Sales 8000 bales. Receipts,
' 2065 bales, of which 1385 are Amer
| ican.
; Futures: Feb. April J.une
I’rev. elose 9.40 9.39 9.3:>
1 Open 9.63 9.62 9.59
Close y-G1 9-W
NEW YORK FUTURES
Meh. May July
1 i’rev Close 17.10 16.80 16.39
! Open . 17.35 1 7.00 16.53
i 10:15 am 17.27 16.99 16.51
! 10:30 17-26 16.98 16.55
I F0;45 17.21 16.92 16.50
i 11 ;00 . 17.18 16.90 16.48
• 11.15 17.17 16.90 16.41
! ; j ;.->(> .17.15 16.89 16.46
11 : i.-, ...17.17 16.90 16.48
112:00 n00n17.15 16.88 16.49
'12:15 17.18 16.91 16.48
19-30 17.13 16.85 16.42
12-45 ... 17.15 16.88 16.45
1-00 17.17 16.88 16.47
1-15 17.19 16.93 16.52
P3O 17-22 16.93 16.50
1- 17.25 16.98 16.53
: 2-oo 17.21 16.93 16.50
j 2-15 .17.22 17.04 16.50
2 30 17-14 16.89 16.45
2- 17-19 16.89 16.45
I Close 17x02 16-.73 16.29
THE
MABEL NORMAND IS CENTER OF NEW MURDER INQUIRY
FORMER FIANCEE
I
Neva Gerber, movie actress, has
told Los Angeles officials that she
was onre engaged to marry Wm. D.
Taylor and that he gave her many
presents, among them three auto
mobiles. Their engagement was
broken by muthal agreement two
years ago.
TO HEAR FORD’S
CHIEF ENGINEER
House Committee To Quiz W. B.
Mayo Monday—Army
Officer Testifies
WASHINGTON, Feb. D.—An
nouncement by Chairman Kahn, of
the house military committee that W.
B. Mayo, chief engineer for Henry
Ford, will testify'Monday, opened the
second day’s inquiry into Ford’s offer
for the Muscle Shoals plants.
Maj.-Gen. Williams, chief of army
ordnance, today gave in detail the
reasons for construction of the ni
trate plants. Referring to the War
rior river power plant and sub-sta
tion, he declared in his opinion
! that was a “moral obligation” on
1 the part of the government to give
ithe Alabama Power Company the
I right to purchase those properties be-
I fore they were disposed of to any
other private interests.
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED
IN BURNING OF SHIP
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Feb. 9.
Survivors of the steamship Northern
Pacific, which burned at sea early
yesterday with a loss of four lives,
are not satisfied that the burning was
wholly accidental. ;f\ipta(in Lusti,
master of the Northern Pacific, de
clined to make a statement, but mem
bers of the crew intimated they sus
pected foul play.
i WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—lnvesti
• gal,ion of the fire which yesterday
■ destroyed the former army transport
j Northern Pacific is understood to
! have been instituted today by the
i government.
THE GREAT AMERICAN HOME.
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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 9, 1922
WIFE WHO DIVORCED TAYLOR
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Mrs. Edward L. C. Robins, who divorced Wm. D. Taylor, slain movie
director, and their daughter, Ethel DaisyDeane-Tanner, 19. The daughter
corresponded with her father from 1912 until the time of his death.
Mrs. Robins is now the wife of the lessee of Delmonico’s restaurant, New
York. The daughter will inherit Taylor’s estate, estimated at $60,000.
Messages and Letters Written By Actress To Slain
Movie Director Turned Over To
District Attorney
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9. -Central
l ized investigation at the district at
torney’s office of the mystery sur
i rounding the murder of William Des
i mond Taylor, film director, was ex
i p.cctcd to begin today following the
.alleged discovery and turning over
I to that official last night of messages
land letters written to the director
I by Mabel Normand, the actress, who
was among the last persons to see
Taylor alive and who admitted visit
ing him at his home a few minutes
: before his death.
i Miss NormanaJ who one.e searched
| the Taylor apartments for her letters,
, and who is sai-i to be ill as a result
: of a collapse at the Taylor Funeral
I Tuesday, has been quoted as saying
I her only* desire*to regain possession
j of the -letters was founded on a f’ear
j that some of the phrases- would <be
i misunderstood. She said she felt a
j strong friendship for the director, but
j there had been no serious love affair
i between them.
A second handkerchief found its
j way into the investigation,, when
about the same time detectives said
they found the letters in a boot in
a closet in the Taylor apartments.
Henry, Peavy, Taylor’s negro house
man, has suddenly found a handker
chief bearing the initials “M. M. M.”
A handkerchief previously reported
■found near the body shoAly after
the murder was discovered, but
since said to be missing, was alleged
to have borne the letter “S.”
The police charge the leaders of
the motion picture industry here are
attempting to block the investiga
tions. Stars who spoke freely have
been hushed, they say. Giddy par
ties in the fast road houses resorts
have been .canceled. The lights of
the white light cabarets no longer
i shine on decollettcd and shimmy lov
' ing women of the screen, and the
| stars are keeping the home fires
1 burning.
Attorneys for Mary Miles Minter,
after a prolonged session with hw
j producers and the little star al her
; home, declared that while Miss Min
ter has no further statement to make
regarding her admitted love for the
murdered director and her “I love
you—l love you—l love you” note
to him, that nothing whatsoever will
; be done to shield her connection with
; the case.
Far from it, Los Angeles theaters
! where Miss Minter’s pictures were
shown Wednesday carried an adver
tising streamer with “I love you—
I love you—l love you” in gigantic
letters.
Miss Minter is proud of her love
I for Mr. Taylor and would proclaim
it fropi the housetops if called upon
to do it,” declares a representative.
Mabel Normand, following her dra
matic collapse at the Taylor funeral,
remained in seclusion throughout the
day yesterday. She is said to be in
I a serious nervous condition.
One of the events for which Holly
i wood is waiting with deep interest
: is the arrival on the scene of the mur
idered director’s 18-year-old daughter
I —Ethel Daisy Tanner.
The movie colony has anticipated
I her coming because it expected her
I appearance to be one breath of whole
j someness in the dream of exotic in
l cidents. The funeral was delayed for
I her. She did not come. The body
i was placed in a vault so she could
I see her father before he was placed
in his grave. She has not appeared.
; Administrator Frank Bryson, in
charge of Taylor’s estate, declared
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ACCUSED
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A warrant charging Edbvard F.
Sands with the murder of Taylor is
in the hands of the sheriff at Elko,
Nev.
RECEIVER ASKED
FORCOLUMBIA
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Well Known Phonograph Com
pany Insolvent, Says Federal
Court Petition
WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 9. Ap
plication for receivership for the Co
lumbia Graphophone Manufacturing
company, a Delaware corporation,
was made today in federal court. In
solvency is alleged.
that he had received no word of her
coming.
The British consulate here has in
terested itself In her behalf. Major
Thomas A.-Osborne, British consul,
intimated that the secret service of
his government is following a lead
in the murder possibly involving an
ancient enmity acquired by Taylor
in his youth.
The murder has wrought distinctly
noticeable changes ip the affairs of
certain screen notables. Persons
whose affairs have been notorious in
Hollywood are said to be doing every
thing possible to clear their skirts
and keep their affairs out of the
newspapers.
One star, married and with a phild,
whose marital affairs have been
strained for three months, was seen
lunching with his wife in a prominent
hotel. It was the first time since
last November that they ihad been
seen together.
Another reconciliation—that of a
popular young womqn player of first
rank with New York husband, is
said to be in the making. She is re
ported to have made arrangements
to have him announce his departure
for Hollywood at once. They were
married but a few months™revious
to their separation.
Another player, a star in “western”
was met at his studio after shooting
interior scenes Tuesday by his wife.
She wailed for him in her automo
bile. This, too, is the first time Hol
lywood has seen this happen in some
time.
The matron in charge of women
extras and girls applying for jobs
at one of the biggest studios here
Wednesday said «he was “glad it hap
pened,” and sfie )>i'edictcd that tile
Arbuckle incidpni and -the Taylor
murder would better conditions.'
“I can’t let you .use my pame,”
she said. “I have a good position, and
I want to keep it. But let me say
I am glad these things transpiring
lately have happened, although 1 am
sorry in away.
“It is going to mean that the flow
of women to Hollywood, hoping t«
go into pictures through pretty faces
and loose morals is going to stop. It
is my job to care for. our girls. 1
hire only the honest opes. But late,
ly there have been the wrong kind
of girls' coming here, and the ex
ample for the nice girls has not been
any to'y'good. lam sure we would
be better off without them and a few
principals. We. want to keep them
that way. The publicity lately has
brought in a horde of women that
can only be described as resembling
mining town camp followers.
“Work has been too scare. With
the example set by some of our
principals, it has been too much of
a temptation for some of the girls.
lam glad—glad—glad it .has heppen
ed’t
Mabel Normand and Mary Miles
Minter were the only stars now workJ
ing who were ho 4 “on the lot” Wed
nesday. The Mack Sennet studios
were busy. Claire Windsor was ‘‘on
location,” Betty .tpmpson was busy
with the first scenes of a coming pro
duction, and Wallace Reid was seen
busily at work on the second reel of
b latest picture.
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FARMERS’UNION--
PUTS SHOULDER
TOCOTTONPOOL
State Convention Pledge# Itself
To Work For Plan In
Georgia
MACON, Feb. 9. “Farmers are
■ going to pool their cotton and don't
you forget that,” said Charles S.
Barrett, president of the National
Farmers union, following a meeting
of the members of the state organi
zation at the Hotel Lanier yesterday,
in asserting that there must be co
operative marketing and “co-opera
tive politics,” too, on the part of ag
riculluralists.
“For twenty-one years I have been
attending farmers meetings in vari
ous parts of the United States, but
never have 1 seen such enthusiasm
and such determination as was dis
played here.
“I saw the proposal of the Georgia
Cotton Growers’ Co-operative associa
tion put to a vote. The fannei 1
ro.-> i as one and pledged to go the
limit for the association. They
pledged themselves to go back home
and work for the success of r.he as
sociation—work untii every farmer
in Georgia has become a member of
that body. There will be no let-up
in their work.
“There must be co-operative piar
keLing and co-operative polities, too,”
said Ml-. Barrett, the latter reference
in a torte that indicated that farmers
are planning to get into national pol
itics even more than they have done
in the past.
Asked if the plan indorsed is what
is commonly known as the California
plan, Mr. Barrett said: “Yes, incor
rectly so. It also has been called
the Sapiro plan. But let me say one
thing: This co-operative system of
marketing was in effect successful
ly in Denmark and parts of Europe
long before Mr. Sapiro was born and
before Californians knew anything
about agriculture.
Success in Co-operation.
“As to the future, we can only
guess. We believe that our success
—the success of the farmers of this
country—lies in the co-operative
methods of selling that have been .
adopted here today.”
Seven hundred and fifty farmer#,
in attendance al the two-day meet
ing of the Gdbrgia division of the
Farmers’ Education and Co-operative
Union yesterday afternoon adopted
resolutions unanimously endorsing
the Sapiro, or California, plan of
marketing products, especially cotton,
and urged that every farmer in the
state sign up to market his product
tion for the next five years, through
the Georgia Cotton Growers’ associa-,
tion. Macon as headquarters
freely discussed. ■
The resolution followed addresses
by Charles S. Barrett, president of
the National Farmers union; J. J.
Brown, comissioner of agriculture;
former Governor Nat E. Hards, and
E. E. Elmore. Mr. Elmore reported
to the conference that of the 200,- <
000 bales in pledges asked of Geor
gia farmers, 100,000 have already
been secured and the entire, matter
will be completed by April 1.
association is to market the crop. ■
The resolution endorsing the move
ment is:
“We heartily endorse tihe forma
tion of co/nmodity association fur
al lof Georgia’s principal products,
and we recommend:
For Long Term Contract.
“That, associations be organized
under a long-term binding contract,
in which the growers should pool their
products and average prices for the
same quality and grade of stuff hand
led.
“We recommend that associations
be organized around the particular
commodity that is to be handled; we
recommend that these associations be
non.rprofit and non-capital.
“We wish’especially to call atten- -
tion to the Georgia Cotton Growers*
association and earnestly urge evei-y
farmer in the State of Georgia to
sign his cotton for sale through this
association for the next five yeari. ’
“We consider the question ot
solving the farmers’
problem as much t-he problem of the
business man' as the problem of the
farmer and we therefore wish to call ♦
upon all business mpn of the state
for their assistance in forming mar
keting associations around Georgiy
products. We have no hesitancy in
saying that business men should cbm
tribute both in time and financing, fit
helping the farmers to form tlrejr
marketing associations.
“And this, the Georgia division of
the Farmers’ Education and Co-op
erative Union, do here and now
all time go on record and pledge qur
earnest support and work to "the suc
cessful completion of the campaign
to sign the cotton in Georgia undeV
thi§ contract,” f 7
Ford Offer Endorsed.
A resolution was unanimously
adopted in last night’s session pledg
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