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FORTY-FIFTH YEAR.— NO 9
What s Going
on in the
World
BY CHARLES P. STEWART
The year 1923 enters with one
acute, ,pressing, very dangerous
“situation” for the world face,
and another one of the chronic
type, with perhaps even greater
possibilities of danger but not so
desperately urgent, to be dealt
Vjth.
The forhier is the Christian
powers’ difference of opinion with
the Turks over what is known as
the “Near Eastern question.”
This is the problem that the in
ternational conference at Laus
. anne, Switzerland, has been strug
gling with it It started as a dis
cussion intended to lead up to a
settlement of the issues for which
the last war between Turkey and
Greece was fought, ending in the
Turks’ overwhelming victory. It
has degenerated, however, into a
wrangle between the Turks and
English and this wrangle, diplo
matic thus far, threatens to wind
up in a fight, a fight that might
drag in a great many more coun
tries.
The latter “situation” revolves
around the financiala and economic
Tangle among the war-torn Euro
pean nations. To say that this
isn’t an urgent problem, too,
would be entirely wrong, but it
isn’t quite a matter of days, hours,
oven minutes, like the Near East
danger. Tioops and warships
aren’t actually on the move yet,
and there’s still sufficient ground
for hoping they won’t be, in west
ern Europe, as in the Near East.
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EACH SIDE SAYS OTHER
SIDE IS OBSTINATE
The deadlock, if it proves to be
. such at Lausanne, is over two
things: ,
1. Mosul
2. The “capitulations.”
Mosul is a vilayet, province or
state in Asiatic Turkey, on the
Persian frontier, about 400 miles
ea. t of the island of Cypress, at
the extreme eastern end of the
Mediterranean. To thia vilayet
England received a “mandate”
(that is to say, was given the
rulership) by the League of Na
tions. The Turkish Nationalists,
who are in control now, say the
vilayet passed out of Turkish con
trol because the then sultan, whom
the Nationalists have since de
posed, was completely under the
allies’ thumb and agreed to any
thing they dictated. They repud
iate the arrangement and demand
the return of Mosul. The En
glish refuse to surrender it.
“Capitulations,” which in the
present care relate to judicial mat
ters, mean this:
A certaain country or countries,
which have citizens and interests
in some other country less advanc
ed, in their opinion, than them
se.ves, refuse, so far as their cit
izens and interests are concerned,
to abide by that country’s laws or
the decisions of its courts. They
insist that differences of opinion
concerning their citizens and inter
ests in that country shall be set
tle d in accordance with their own
laws and by their diplomatic rep
resentatives or by courts of their
own creation in the country where
they are living or situated. Thi
is known as “extra-territorial juris
diction.” , Naturally 'no Country
like it. At worst it may be sub
ject to abuse. At best, it’s a
great humiliation.
It used to prevail in Turkey, as
it still does in China, but the Turks
abolished it during the war. Now
the allies, hacked by the United
States, demand its re-establish
ment. The Turks refuse.
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MOSUL'S VAST
OIL DEPOSITS
The Turks say the Lausanne
conference is tied up because En
gland is so stubborn about Mosul.
The allies say it is tied up be
cause the Turks are so stubborn
about “capitulations.”
Without raving any compliment
to the Turk 1 - - , who are notoriously
bad rulers, it may be said that
there’s one weakness in the othe ■
countries’ position, to which di -
interested observers haven t fail
ed to call attention.
Mosul is valuable because of its
vast oil deposits. The ‘capitula
tions are important because of toe
outsiders’ property interests in
Turkey.
Every other issue, like the wel
fare of Christian subjects of the
Turks, the European negotiators at
Lausanne are willing to discus
amicably, but when it comes to
their own material claims, like oil
ar.d the advantages they enjoy
u n der the “capitulations, they
are immovable. And. the Ameri
cans, though only onlookers at the
conference, are giving moral sup
to this position.
(Continued on Page Two),
RHINI Tl IOPS COMING BACK HOME
mta me
• Fra er incmy
Threats Alleged Tc Have Been
Made Against Owner Os
Burned Residence
I
BLACKSHEAR, Jan. 10. Fire
which last week- destroyed the resi
dence of Dr. T. T. Odum, and in
tW ashes of which was found the
cnarred bones of Dewey Smith, 21
years old, was set on fire by pa*ies
unknown, was the verdict of the
coroner’s jury.
Threats are alleged to have been
made against Dr. Odum that the
house in which Smith lived would be
burned, if Odum rented it to cer
tain persons.
colSma
imw HCTMTIESt
Cornly-Wide Board Cf T ade is
rot med At Cordele To Stand
By Products Cf Farm
CORDELE, Jan. 10. The agri
cultural and dairying development
in Crisp county has brought Coun
ty Agent C. B. Culpepper and those
who are more largely in the lead to
the formation of a county board -of I
trade which is now in process of for- ■
mation. Within a few days this body I
will be organized for the purpose i
of taking care of monthly co-opera
tive sales and for the enlargement •
of the dairying business within the
county. The new body will be coun
ty wide and will be given largely to
agricultural and live stock growth
in this section. This body expects
to stand by the cow, the hog and
the hen schedule and see that it car- i
ries.
HUMS IMS
hmm
Recognize Necessity Os Discipline
But Not Harsh Method Used
Placing Girls In Chains
MACON, Jan. 10.—The board of i
trustees of the South Georgia Meth- I
odist Orphans Home here composed |
of Charles B. Lewis, chairman; Geo. ;
B. Jones and Rev. W. F. Smith, of ,
Macon, and Rev. C. W. Curry, of j
Savananh, called to investigate the
action of Superintendent Smith in
placing the girls of the institution
in chains, unanimously adopted the
following resolutions condemning the
action of the superintendent:
1. Your committee is unanimous
ly of the opinion that circumstances
were such as to justify and call for
severe punishment.
(Continued on Page Two.)
i«lWld
UMCHEOI TUE»
Enjoyed Talks and Music As So
cial Features Cf Club
Gathering
The local organization of the
Lions club of Americus held their
regular w.eekly luncheon at noon
Tuesday at the Tea Room, the pro
gram being) in charge of Gordon
Howell.
The social feature of the luncheon
was the appearance of a quartet
composed of Carroll Clark, K. G.
Beavers, James Davenport and Wil
bur Smith who rendered several song
selections which were very much en
joyed.
There were also talks made by
Sam McDaniel and Frank Matthews
which were very much enjoyed by
the members present and the attend
ing guests.
The attendance at this, weekly
luncheon was one of the largest
since the organization of the club.
WOULD BROADEN POWERS
OF U. S. DEBT COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Con
gress will be asked probably within
a week to broaden the powers of
i the American debt commission in
dealing with, all war debts owed to
the United States, the senate finance
committee was told by Senator
j Smoot, the senate’s representative
on the commission,
THE TIMES- RECORDER
'“GIVE YOURSELF A CHANCE” COUE
UR GES BR ONNER, “A VOID D O ÜBT.”
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EMILE COUE ADDRESSING A CLASS OF PATIENTS IN HIS H OME AT NANCY, FRANCE
BY MILTON ERONNER
NEA Staff Correspondent.
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COUE
from a nervous breakdown.
Coue doesn’t know I am merely i 1
supposed to be suffering from ; f
“nerves.” And acting up to my part. ■ I
I am dead sore because so little at- i i
pm mrl
I
Funeral Cf W- J. Slappey Held
Wednesday Afternoon From
Ellaville Methodist Church
William J. Slappey, aged 62 years,
i died at his residence on the LaCrosse
I road at 9 o’clock Tuesday night,
I after an illness of only a few mo-
I ments from actue indigestion.
Funeral services were held from
the Ellaville Methodist church this
afternoon at 3 o’clock, conducted by
Rev. E. T. Moore, pastor of the
church. Interment was in the Ella
ville cemetery.
Pallbearers wete James Rees,
Alex Slappey, Marvin Slappey,
I Cleve Burt, Grady Killebrew and
Grady Wimbish.
Surviving are his widotv, one
daughter, Mrs. G. W. Masters, of
Tampa, Fla.; five sons, Arthur Slap
pey, Lucian Slappey, Tom Slappey,
I William Slappey, and George Slap
pey, all of whom resided with him;
j two sisters, Miss Lizzie Slappey and :
| Miss Callie Slappey, of Americus, |
1 and one brother, C. P. Slappey, of |
i Shellman.
| Deceased was a member of the El
; laville Methodist church, and had al
| ways resided in Sumter county, |
I where he was born. He was a promi-
I nent farmer and was iderit’ified with
■the forward movements of his com- I
I nrnuity. His death eomes as a dis- ’
• tinct shock to friends and acquaint- i
I ances, all of whom esteemed him j
, greatly for his many splendid traits I
i of character.
i Ke was well known in Americus, |
I where he had visited frequently as
a guest and on business missions. He
■ leaves a wide and prominent family
I connection.
oozeh s tilS Bed
DDRmS MIO IB WE
Revenue Men Make Haul Against
Moonshiners—Trial In Few
Days Al Waycross
WAYCROSS, Jan. 10.—Twenty
four men have been arrested and
12 stills destroyed, an automobile
confiscated in a drivQ the last few
days against moonshiners in this sec
tion.
All the men will be given a hear
ing in a few days. Practically
1 all made a thousand dollar bond s
AMERICUS, GA., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 10, 1923
ANCY, ‘Fra nee, ;
Jan. 10. “And
how are we feel- <
ing today?” i•
It is Monsieur j
Emile Coue ad- j .
i dressing the writ- | ,
' er at the auto sag- ! <
suggestion leaders 1 j
home in Nancy. It | ,
it my second clin- I <
ie. He remembers !
that I am there be- . >
cause I am suppos- i
ed to be suffering i
tention has been paid to me. i
‘Can't see much improvement,” I (
mutter. “I don’t sleep at night.; My
appetite is bad and I don't digest
my foop. I—”
“My dear chap,” interrupts Coue,
“why catalog all your ills? If you
go on that rate, searching' your
self in that way, every day you will
discover more pains and more symp
toms. Try to get yourself into the
frame of mind expressed by the for
mula, ‘every day, in every way, I am
getting better and better.’ ”
“Isn’t that a form of self-hypno
tism ” I ask, peevishly.
Coue smiles. “Call it what you
want. But don’t be too analytical.
Don’t intellectualize too much over
the thing. All I ask, you to do is to
give the principle a sporting chance.
See whether it will not do what I
claim. ’ !
DEATH FOR INDIANS IN
CHAURICHAURA RIOTING
LONDON, Jan. 10.—Advices from
Lucknow, India, say that death sen
tence has been imposed on hundred
and seventy-two Indians accused of
murder and arson as a result of non
co-operationist rioting at Chauri
chaura last February.
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RBSK PART! HOSTESS
Plains Matrons Entertains Friends
At Pretty Party—Other News
Os That Community
PLAINS, Jan. 10. —Quite a pleas
ant affair was the rook pprtv on Fri
day afternoon at which Mrs. Gene
Kennedy was hostess. The living
room where the guests assembled was |
bright and attractive with vases of I
vari-colcred roses and bowls of white,
hyacinths. At the conclusion of the
game, Mr - . Kennedy served a salad ,
I course. Playing were Miss Floy
I Harwell, Miss Bessie Wellons, Mrs.
i Michael Logan, Miss Grace Smith,
j Miss Willie Arnold, Miss Evelyn Wal
ters and Mrs. Thad Jones.
On Saturday evening Mrs. Mamie
- Bradley entertained very delightfully
the members of her Sunday school
- class and several others. Silver vase' ■
j and bowls of white narcissi and love-1
■ ly rose-cok’ ed janonicas were used ]
effectively in the living room where
■the guests were entertained. After
! the' arrival of the guests, Mrs. Brad
j icy served delicious refreshments, and
iamusing games were enjoyed during
I the evening. The guests were Mary
W\-e, Flnrrie Ellen Smith, Lance
Branham, Verna Lake Wise, Bertha
Jones, John Emmett Howell, Martha
Jackson, Frances Logan, Catherine
Logan, William Shirah, Gladys Lo
gan Grace Montgomery.
The Literary club met Monday af
ternoon at the club room. The sub
jet t was an interesting study of
i “Abraham Lincoln the Great Liber
ator.” “Study of His Life,” Mrs. W.
L. Thomas: “Facts of Interest About
Lincoln,” Mrs. H. R. McGee; “Lin
coln Memorial, Washington, D. C.,”
Miss Alice Ruth Timmerman; “Oh,
Captain! My Captain!” (Whitman)
Mrs. Alton Carter. During the after
noon the club was delighted to have
i the state supervisor of schools, Mr.
(T 'lard, and his assistant, Miss Kate
Parker, with Col. J. E. D. Shipp, of
Americus, to pay them a call. Mr.
Godard spoke briefly of the great
need of the library in home and
(Continued on Page 7.)
"You are bound to know some- 1
thing of the powers of autosugges
tion. You are familiar with the old
story of four or give people at vari
ous intervals telling a person how
pale he looks, how badly he looks,
until the man finally goes home real
ly feeling- ill.
“If by suggestion you can sug
gest bad things to others and to
yourself, whay not suggest good
things? Look here.
Difference in Doctors.
“For years I was a busy druggist.
In my pharmacy I made up ffhe
prescriptions the (Joctors gave their
patients.
“I said to myself some of those
drugs would not cure anything. Per
haps it was the combination of
drugs that did the work. But no.
Sometimes the same prescription,
(Continued on Page Two)
mmim
R. E. Clements Greatly Beloved
Citizen Succumbs After Illness
Os Several Months
R. E. Clements, aged 69 years,
died at the family residence in
Buena Vista Tuesday night at 9,
o’clock after an illneSs of several
months of Bright’s disease.
Funeral services will be held from
the Methodist church, in Buena Vista
Thursday morning.at 10:30 .o'clock.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Mattie McCall Clements, two daugh
ters, Mrs. J. Gordon Lowe, of Buena
Vista, and Mrs. W. W. Sheppard, of
Claxton. Five sons, Charles M.
Clements, E. B. Clements, Felton L.
Clements and Horace Clements, of
Buena Vista, and R. L. Clements, of
I Montezuma, also survive. Besides
! these, one brother, John Clements,
of Poulan, and a number of grand
children also mourn his passing.
Deceased who was born and rear
ed in Marion county, had resided in
Buena Vista pratctically all his life,
where he was identified with the
(Continued on Page Two.)
LIB fWi 861
FMD irM PILE
Had Been Amputated But Short
While; The Work Os An
Amateur
AUGUSTA, Jan. 10.—A human
leg, apparently hacked off by an
amateur, was found in a trash pile
in the western part of the city.
The coroner is of the opinion the
leg is that of a white boy and had
been amputated but a short while.
Two bullet wounds were found in
: the foot.
MWoHiin
NEWS wu mo
I ELLAVILLE, Jan. 10.-—Miss Ad
’ die Rie McCrory has returned to De
.catur and again taken up her work
as a teacher in the High school
there.
Mrs. Albert Wall, who has been
quite ill, is now convalescent.
(Continued on Page 7.)
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SPRING STREET FIRE
CAUSED LITTLE DAMAGE
The fire department was called to
an early morning fire at 705 Spring
street, the. home of Wallace Hal
stead. The blaze was caused from
a defective fiue, and was only slight
ly damaged. The house was owned
by A. C. Alexander, and is said
to have carried no insurance. The
blaze was soon extinguished.
PI FEDERAL BOARD
Governor Wsllborn, Os Atlanta
Federal Reserve Urged
To Succeed Harding
ATLANTA, Jan. 10. Bankers
here and in other sections of the
South are pointing to the fact that
the federal reserve act provides that
all four of the great sections of
the country shall have representa
tion on the Federal Reserve Board
—and that Governor W. P. G. Hard
ing having decided not to accept ;
reappointment, the Southeast is en
titled to, and should have, a member I;
to take his place.
Several suggestions of Southern
ers have been made from time to
time, among them M. B. Wellborn,
governor of the Federal Reserve
Bank, of Atlanta, which covers the
Sixth federal district.
Certainly no appointment as that
of Governor Wellborn could be
made, according to bankers through- '
out this section that would reflect
mord credit upon the president, as
sure more efficiency to the board,
and satisfy a greater numbed of
Southern people. Governor Well
born has every equipment oN per
sonal honor, fitness and experience
for such an elevation, say many
iianciers here.
Whatever may be the president’s
wishes in the matter, local bankers
declare that the Southeast should
have representation on the board at
Washington, in conformity with the
letter and spirit of the law, and in
keeping with the economic demands
of this great section of business in
dustry.
It is further pointed out that if
it is the purpose to put a “dirt farm
er” on the board—and thefq are
good reasons why the agricultural
interests should have pratetieal rep
resentation thereon, according to
; leading agriculturalists, then the
Southeast can furnish such a mem
ber who will meet every possible
requirement as to ability and integ
rity.
Financiers in various portions of
the South who are urging the name
of Governpr Wellborn, of Atlanta,
take the position that Mr. TTcffborn,
who is a former Alabamian, com
bines both a deep knowledge of fed
eral banking and agriculture, hav
ing made a close study for many
years of the needs of agriculture as
applied to the banking industry. In
the banking world he has been recog
nized for many years as “The Farm
er’s Friend.”
SrnSR ELECTION
13 B® LEGAL ISSUE
' Savannah Ejection Managers Re
fuse To Sign Returns Showing
He Had Won
SAVANNAH, Jan. 10—At noon
| the Stewart managers in the muni
cipal election, held yesterday, in
which there was a contest for mayor
between Murray Stewart, Dem
ocratic incumbent, and Paul Sea
brook, whose name v'.is Written on
the ballot after he had failed to
qualify, as independent, had refused
to sign the election returns showing
Seabrook had won by a majority
of the votes cast.
It is expected this will make a
new legal issue.
St POL'EEBN W
IS SELF DEFENSE
Knocked Down Officer With Iron
Pipe While Resisting
Arrest
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 10. Will
Marion, a negro, was shot and killed
early this morning by Policeman Pat
Harloam when the negro is said to
have knocked the officer down with
i an iron pipe when ordered to halt as
‘he emerged from an glleway,
a.
weathK
For Georgia Fair ton'll
frost; Thursday fair and w\
URICE FIVE CENTEX,
Oh OFM ISSUED
by manor
THEIR WITHDRAWAL
First Detachment Os Honce-Co:n
ers Will Land At Savannah
Second At Charleston
COBLENZ AREA EXCITED
Transport Will Leave Nzw York
Today Or Thursday To Brin ,
Yanks Back To America
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—With
drawal of the American Troops from
the Rhine has been ordered by Presi
dent Harding, in unncuncing tire
decision the State Department said
the president deemed the time ex
pedient for recall of forces at Cob- .
lenz.
The American forces remaining m
that area number about a thousand
and it was indicated that the with
drawal would be carried out as soon
as American commander, Major Gen
eral Allen could make the necessary
arrangements for winding up the af
fairs of the army of occupation.
The date of actual withdrawal will
be left to the War Department.
As an indication that no time
would be lost, it was made that the
transport St. Mihiel, would leave
New York today or tomorrow to
bring home the bulk of the Rhine
forces. A resolution favoring such
withdrawal was adopted Saturday bv
the senate but it was not apparent
until today how far it contributed
to the president’s decision, or how
far the administration had been in
fluenced by the situation
about by the French into
Ruhr.
The transport St. Mihiel will re
turn to the United States from Ant
werp or Bremen and will touch first
at Savannah, where headquarters
and service companies and one bat
talion of the Eighth Infantry with
the medical personnel will be land
ed.
The second landing xgill be at
Charleston with a third at New York.
Detachments landed at Savannah
will be sent to Fort Screven - .
AMERICANS AT COBLENZ
EXCITED OVER NEWS.
COBLENZ, Jan. 10.—Orders for
withdrawal of American troops from
the Rhine, news of which became
known through a dispatch from the
Paris ofl'lt-o of the Associated Press,
caused much excitement as it spread
among the men of the American ar
my here.
FRANCE GETS BRITISH
CONSENT TO MOVE TROOPS.
LONDON, Jan. 10.—The British
government has granted,France per
mission to move her troops through
the British occupied territory along
the Rhine in pursuance with the
trench plan for occupation of the
Ruhr.
BEKliiilS
STITEMSTIIBM
111 Recommend To Legislature
Creation Cf Such Organization
In Georgia
ATLANTA, Jan. 10. That he
I will recommend the creation of a
state constabularly force for Geor
gia, in his message to the legisla
i ture, was announced Tuesday by
I Governor Thomas W. Hardwick.
In speaking of the difficulties
which face the chief executive of
the state in maintaining order, Gov
ernor Hardwick pointed to the appre
hension felt in Savannah Tuesday
that disturbance might occur there
because of the local election situa
tion.
He pointed out that under the law,
the governor cannot send the state
militia to any point, until after the
disturbance has broken out, the lo-
I cal authorities have admitted their
inability to cope with the situation,
and have apepaled for state aid. By
this delay, he said, innocent blood is
often shed which might be prevented.
He cited the splendid records held
by the state constabulary forces in
Texas and Pennsylvania and spoke
of the soothing effect the presence
of a Texas ranger has upon heated
blood in that state.
In urging the creation of such a
force in Georgia, the governor said
, he would like to see it formed un
der the civil service code and to
tally disassociated with poulics.