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AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Strict middling 30 1-4 cents.
New York Futures Meh. May July
Prev. Close i 30.68 30.78 29.76
Open j 30.65 30.75|29.80
11 am 30.63 30.76 29.96
Close 30.69 30.77 30.99
FORTY-FIFTH YEAR.—NO. 53
AMERICUS MAN HURT IN R. R. SMASH
No Extra Session Called By President Harding
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G7TH CONGRESS P®
INTO HISTORY SETTING
H LEM Elf
Four Sessions Held Since March,
1921-—Billions Os Dollars In
Expenditures Ordered
14,000 BILLS NOT PASSED
Many Addresses Made By Hard
ing—Many Investigations
Started
PRESIDENT OFF
FOR VACATION.
WASHINGTON, March 5.
President and Mrs. Harding, ac
companied by a party of friends,
left by special train for Florida
today where they will take a vaca
tion on a houseboat trip of more
than a month.
WASHINGTON, March s.—The-
country today faced a new and unac
customed prospect of nine months
without a session of congress when
the 67th congress passed into history
and incidentally with its four ses
sion, set a new record for future con
gresses to shoot at in extent of time
actually spent in legislative halls.
The four sessions were preceded
by a special but brief session of the
senate only March 4 to 15, 1921, at
which, with the new president and
former senator establishing a prece
dent by appearing personally before
the senate behind closed doors, the
new cabinet members were confirm,
ed.
The first session of the Sirty-sev
enth Congress', a ..special one, was
from April 11, 1921, to Nov. 2, and
was notable for conclusions of peace
with Germany and Austria, reduction
of the army and naval establishments
and for revision of internal revenue
laws, reducing taxes about one bil-»
lion dollars annually, according to
administration estimates.
The second, and first reguar ses
sion was from Dec. 5, 1921, to Sept.
22, 1922, with passage of the Ford
ney-McCumber tariff act after more
than a year’s consideration, senate
ratification of the "Washington arms
conference treaties, and the sold
iers’ bonus fight, which ended with
the presidential veto, as its signal af
fairs. During this session came the
record-breaking single legislative day
of the senate, the longest in Ameri
can congressional history, lasting, on
the tariff bill, from April 20 to
August 2, without a formal adjourn
ment.
The third session was a special one
called particularly for house consid
eration of tWe administration shipping
bill. It Ipted from November 20,
shortly after the congressional elec
tions, until December 4. Passage by
the house of the shipping bill, seat
ing of the first woman senator, Mrs.
W. H. Felton, of Georgia, resignation
of Senator .Truman H. Newberry,
republican, Michigan, and senate
blocking of the Dyer anti-lynching
bill and the administration measure
proposing a 5,000,000 loan to Li
beria were its principal features.
The congress closed with the re
cent regular session beginning De
cember 4, in which the shipping bill
fight, farm credits legislation and the
British debt funding bill have be e n
predominant.
Billions of dollars- in annual and
special appropriations have been or
dered during the four sessions; hun
dreds of bills, public and private,
passed and thousands of appointments
confirmed. Among the latter were
those of Chief Justice Taft-and three
associate justices of the supreme
court—Sutherland. Butler and San
ford, and scores of ambassadors and
other American diplomats,, including
new envoys to Germany and Austii.i
after the peace treaties.
In its wake congress leaves more
than fourteen thousand unpassed
bills and resolutions, some of wide
importance. Nearly 500 public laws
were passed by the congress, or ex
eluding Sundays and holidays, about
one law per day.
The final gavel closed the public
careers of many veteran public men,
including “Uncle Joe” Cannon, the
former speaker, with his record >f
service in the house; Representative
Mondell, of Wyoming, republican
floor leader; Senators Williams, of
Mississippi and Culberson, of Texas,
(Continued on Page Two.)
MOOREHOUSE JURY IS CHARGED
Bandit Raisuli
Now}Emperor
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LONDON, March 5. —The world’s
most famous bandit is now a re
spectable emperor.
Ahmed Ben Mohammed Raisuli,
whose kidnaping of an American in
1904 prompted President Roosevelt’s
ultimatum ;“Perdicarius alive or Rai
suli dead,” is enforcing peace and
order in his good-sized domain in
Spanish Morocco.
Nominally he is responsible to the
Spanish king. Really he is the big
boss.
He is employing the same tactics
that he did when his brazen bandit
ry startled the world and neatly
shook the sultan of Morocco from
his throne. When his abduction of
Perdicarus almost involved this
country in serious complication, he
left him go free—for a price.
Since the Raistili has been stir
ring up*.his fellow Moroccans to re
sist Spanish rule.
About 18 months ago a Spanish
army ran away, Spanish garrisons
were besieged, captured and the sol
diers massacred and General Silves
tre was killed, his bidy disappear
ing from the battlefield.
All Spain raged. The common peo
ple cursed the very idea of colonial
expansion with its threat to the lives
of their sons, its conscripted armies,
it highe r taxes. The government
took prompt action against some of
the army officers held responsible
for the Moroccan defeat.
But at the bottom ’of it all was
Raisuli. He was placated —for a
price.
.He was made ruler of the district.
To make his position secure, Spain
has just completed negotiations with
Abd-el-Krim, another rebel chief.
Under this arrangement the Moroc
can released about 400 Spanish pris
oners, including 40 women and-chil
dren.
Spain at the same time released
her Moorish prisoners. The relase
of the Spaniards cost the government
about one million dollars mainly
tribute money.
RABIES MORE PREVALENT
THAN LATER IN YEAR
ATLANTA, March 5. —Sixty-four
animal heads were examined for
rabies by the state board of health
during the month of February, ac
cording to the laboratory report of
that department. Forty of this num
ber were found to be' infected. A
total of 134 persons were given
.Pasteur treatment during the month.
The greatest number examined in
one day was on February 26, when
eight dogs’ heads were received at
the department. Six of these were
found to be infected.
The board of health reports that,
contrary to popular opinions, rabies
is more prevalent between January
and April than any other period of
the year,
A smart turban is made entirely
of folds of green moire ribbon and
trimmed with a folded bowl that
breaks the severe line and adds a
certain touch of frivolity.
THE TIMES- RECORDER
CHURCH FOLKS ASSIST
IN LAYINGFIRST MOl
Appropriate Exercises Start
Work on New Methodist
Plant On Church Street
Work on the new building for the
First Methodist church is coming on
fine. The excavation has at last been
completed, and a solid foundation
has been laid upon which will stand
one of the most modern church
plants perhaps in Georgia, certainly
nothing to equal it in this section of
the state.
The work having progressed so far,
that this morning brick laying com
menced, and to witness this impor
tant event and to participate in the
; work, members of the building com
mittee, members of the church and
j Pastor Outler assembled in the pit
: where the very first brick was laid
by Miss Rebecca Cowles, probably the
oldest member if the church, then
followed in regular order as named:
Capt. H. D. Watts, Mrs. Anna F.
Wilson, Mrs. Olivia Graham, Mrs.
Ella Scarborough, Mrs. Nannie Ans
ley, Mrs. L. G. Council, Mrs. Mary
Taylor, J. W. Lester, J. P. Raiford,
W. T. Mims and Capt. Louella Knox,
of the local Salvation army post.
The first brick were laid on the
south side of the building, then on
the north. Members of the primary
department of the Sunday school
were on hand and participated in the
placing of brick in the northeast
corner, where their room is to be.
These exercises having been com
pleted, a .picture was made of the
assembly which will show all the
workmen, Contractor Rawlings, mem
bers of the building committee, "Rev.
J. M. Outler the pastor, as well as
ladies and men of the church who
came to witness the exercises.
It is expected that, weather per
mitting the work to proceed, the
building will be completed by the first
of next year, dependent of course
upon the delivery of the material in
the time agreed to in the contracts
with the several supply houses.
Pastor Outler expects to preach
his first sermon in the new build
ing in December, he says.
HIGHOFFICIALSESCAPE
BUSY PffiESS SUM
Cited As Witnesses For Morse In
Fraud Case, Agreement Is
Reached With Attorneys
WASHINGTON, March 5. —Sub-
poenas requiring the appearance in
court here Wednesday of Attorney
General Daugherty, Chairman Lasker
.of the Shipping board, and John
Barton Payne, former board chair
man, all of whom planned to leave
Washington today for Florida with
President Harding, for Florida, were
issued by the United States marshal
this morning at the request of
Charles Morse, shipbuilder.
The subpoenas were isshed in con
nection with the government’s case
againt Morse and his former asso
ciates charging them with frahd in
connection with war-time shipping
contracts.
The trial of the case is set for
Wednesday, and Morse’s counsel ask.
ed that the three me named, among
other, be brought into court as wit
nesses for the defense.
The first attempts to serve the sub
poenas failed.
At a conference with Morse’s law
| yers and United States Attorney
| Gordon it was agreed not to proceed
. with an attempt to serve the sub
poenas.
■ M’NARY APPOINTMENT
FAILS CONFIRMATION
WASHINGTON, March s'.—James
tG. McNary, whose nomination for
comptroller of the currency failed
or confirmation by the senate Satur
day, was offered a recess appointment
to the place today by President Hard
ing, but replied he could not accept.
AMERICUS, GA., MONDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 5, 1923
1 NEED GOfflNW
if pumps
SM P TO PUNISH
District Court Judge At Bastrop
Charges When Session Re-
Invened Today
r OF OUR DOOM
When Authorities Cannot Enforce
Obedience To Laws For
Such Violations
BASTROP, March 5. District
Judge Odom, charging the grand
jury draw|i to consider the evidence
of hoodell mob activities in the
Morehouse parish, declared that if
men are to form themselves into
illicit .groups to decide who to pun
ish, there is no need of courts of
any kind in organized governments.
Judge Odom further told the jurors
if the constituted authorities will
not and cannot enforce obedience to
laws for such violations, tfce day of
our doom is upon us, and we have
seen the end of civilized government.
The g-rand jury was organized here
this morning-to consider evidence in
connection with the Morehouse parish
hooded band atrocities with alleged
acts of the Ku Klux Klan.
Immediately upon empanelling the
jury District Judge Odom read his
charges.
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SMOMWEIffI
Attorney General Acts Against
ber Sold After War
Philips and Others For Lum-
WASHINGTQN, March s.—Attor
ney General Daugherty filed a bill
in equity in the District o' Columbia
Supreme court to recover approxi
mately a million and half dollars in
volved in the sale of surplus lumber
by prominent lumber interests aft
er the war .
The action was directed against
J. L. Philips, of Thomasville, Ga.,
John Stephens, president of the
Stephens Lumber company, Jackson
ville. J. L. Philips and John Steph
ens were co-partners, trading under
the name of J. L. Philips and John
Stephens and other concerns.
Criminal indictments have already
been returned against officials of
some of the companies concerned,
j. m.Trang ism
AFIER LONG ILLNESS
Was Solicitor General Stone
Mountain Circuit and Prose
cuted ‘Murder Farmer’
ATLANTA, March s.—Alonzo M.
Brand, of Lithonia, solicitor general
of the Stone Mountain circuit, died
here today after an illness of three
months.
Brand prosecuted the cases against
John S. Williams, the Jasper coun
ty farmer, the owner of the so
called “murder farm,” where bodies
of a number of negroes were found.
Williams was convicted of murder
and is now serving a life sentence.
QUARREL OVER BOOZE;
ONE DEAD; ONE JAILED
ATHENS, March s.—Clyde Miller,
16-year-old son of Sylvester Miller,
was killed in a shooting affray at his
brother’s whisky distillery, in Bar
row county, late Saturday. Leonard
Miller was shot by Henry Wall, 40,
according to the sheriff, who said
Wall’s quarrel with Bose Sells
brought on the shooting. Wall was
arrested and confined in the Barrow
county jail at Winder.
Fan-shaped tongues of pleated rib-
I bon are used instead of buckles on
some of the new satin slippers.
IAPESTRY PURCHASE STIRS FRANCE
HR Si
bIIIS os, :
When it became known that John D. Rockefeller, Jr., had purchaed
for $1,000,000 the famous La Rouchefoucauld tapestries, the ire of the
French press was aroused. They charged that the owner had agreed
never to permit the art treasures to leav e France. The tapestries date
from 1450
NORTH CAROLINA IS
umiramiE
North State Legislature Passes
Resolution Assuring Help In
801 l Weevil Fight
ATLANTA, March 5. —Instructing
Governor Cameron Morrison, of
North Carolina, to appoint a com
mittee to consult with like commit
tees from other cotton producing
states and urging the governors of
other Southern states to do likewise,
a resolution passed by the North
Carolina general assembly has been
received by Governor Hardwick, as
suring him as chairman of the com
mittee of governors named at the . -
.cent boll weevil conference, of the
hearty co-operation of North Caro
lina in the project.
The resolution, which was passed
by both the house of representatives
and the senate of the North Carolina
General Assembly, is instigated by
the letter of President Harding sug
gesting that the governors of the cot
ton raising state co-operate in an ef
fort to find a remedy for the boll
weevil, and the action taken on the
latter at the recent boll wewil con
ference.
Governor Hardwick is being re
quested to name a like committee to
confer with that of North Carolina
and the other Southern states. In
addition to considering the boll wee
vil, the committees will discuss other
problems of the cotton industry.
What action Governor Hardwick will
take in the matter has not yet been
tiiade known.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR
WEEK INDICATES RAIN
WASHINGTON, March —
Weather outlook for the period
March 5 to 10, inclusive for the
South Atlanttic and East Gulf states:
Considerable cloudiness and occasion
al rains are indicated, except in
southern Florida. Temperatures
will be above normal at the begin
ning of the week and about normal
thereafter.
JOHN D. MATHIS
POST MEETING TONIGHT
Regular meeting of John D. Ma
this Post, American Legion, will be
held this evening at 7:30 o’clock in
Legion headquarters on Forsyth
street.
Matters of importance will be dis
cussed, and it is urged that all mem
bers be present at the time named,
MATE PH’SILIK
CLINIC HI [lll
I
W.. 11 Be Held June 4 When 500
From Seven Stales Will
Attend
ATLANTA, March s.—Plans are
rapidly being whipped into shape for F
the week’s clinic for state physicians
to be hbld by the Emory university , <
medical department and the state ;
board of health the week of June ,
4, acocrding to an announcement by s
the state board of health.
More than 500 physicians, repre- I
ser.tin.'’.- Georgia, South
Carolina, North Carolina, Florida,
Kansas and Arkansas, attended the
clinic last year, it is stated.
The principal subject to be taken
up at the clinic will be the diagnosis >
and treatment of the so-called social
diseases, it is stated, other features
of the meeting being lectures and
der '’.istrations on public health. '
■j-l meeting of the board of trustees
of thb university has been called by ,
Dr. Joe P. Bowdoin, president of the
alumni association, for the purpose ;
( f getting Committees to work and
nittees from the faculty have al- |
rest, Ven named, it is stated.
It x o'erted that one of the ,:
greatestY ' ’s of Emory university
is a schools. blic health. Tulane, j:
Johns Hopkins' . the University of i
Georgia are sa, have such a
school and it is arg-.. v hat Atlanta ,
should have one to supp ~ K men with
this instruction. D -
BIG BRIDGE CONTRACT
LET IN THOMAS COUNTY
ATLANTA, March s.—Contracts <
for the erection of an overhead 1
, bridge and three culverts near the <
city limits of Thomasville have been '
let by the state highway commission
to the Municipal Engineering and 1
Construction company, of Atlanta,
their bid being $9,986.71.
Cement for the work is to be sup
plied by the state highway depart
ment and it is estimated that the
material for the project will cost
'52,478.60.
The company is being given 150
working days in which to complete
the job, which will require 282.2 cu
bic yards of concrete work for the
bridge and 103.7 cubic yards for the
culverts.
There were four bidders for the
contracts, others being G. S. Wright,
of Nicholson, Ga.; R. M. Mitchum,
of Augusta, and the Atkinson Con
struction company, of Macon,
1 ii a
WEATHER
For Georgia Mostly cloudy to
night; probably local rains and cool
er in - north portion; Tuesday unset
tled; probably local rain.
.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
25 INJURED IH«
(CENTRAL PASSENGER 1
TRAIN NEAR COLUMBUS F
D. C. McGahee, Os Americus,
Central Special Officer, Among l|
Those Injured
TWO COACHES DERAILED |
Injured To Columbus City Ho#- jg
pital On Portion Os Train .||
Not Wrecked
COLUMBUS. March 5. I
Twenty-five persons, a majority
of whom are from Columbus and |
bort Benning were injured, none 1
seriously, when Central of Geor
gia passenger train No. 3 was j
wrecked near Mizell Station early J
this morning.
Among those injured and taken to I
the hospital was I). C. McGahee, a |
special agent for the Central who
lives in Americus, having succeeeded
Mairen I. Johnson, who is now in J
the state penitentiary in connection ■
with the Wade murder in Sumter J
several years ago. It is not known 1
to what extent Mr. McGahee has j
been injured.
A broken rail caused the derail
i ment, according to division head
quarters here. Only two cars left
the track, a first class day coach and
a Pullman. The engine tender and
all other cars was said to have pass
ed safely over the bad part of the
rail before derailment. The remain
der of the train brought the injured
here, where they were rushed to the JI
City hospital.
Wreckers cleared the main line
1 soon after the accident.
MB MBPLIfS
HElffl ■TfflMl
Six Ships On Way To Porto
Rico Have Engine Trouble—
—Next Flight Tuesday
‘ MONTGOMERY, Ala., March 4 J
All six of the United State De Hav
liland army planes, en
Kelly Field, San Antonio, Tex., to
San Juan, Porto Rico, arrived here
yesterday afternoon at 2:35 o’clock,
one hour and five minutes behind
schedule.,
Engine' trouble developed during
the flight here from New Orleans,
La., in the plane of Lieutenants
Charles Austin and Newton Long
fellow7 and a new motor will be in
stalled here before the planes leave
on the third leg of their trip to Ar
cadia, Fla.
Officers state that the motor trou
ble wil probably delay the leaving
here until this afternoon or Tues
day morning.
The six De Haviland army planes
covered the distance from New Or-,
leans to Montgomery in two hours
and 45 minutes, the distance -being
220 miles, it is said.
No mishap took place on the trip
until the planes were within four A
miles of Montgomery when the ship |
piloted by Lieut. Eric Nelson was •
forced to land on account of a broken
i oil line. Necessary repairs were
completed within a few minutes, en
abling it to continue to the landing j
field.
1-CENT RATES ANNOUNCED
FOR NEW ORLEANS REUNION
For the annual reunion of United
Confederate Veterans at New Or- .
leans, Central of Georgia Railway
company will publish round trip fares
on basis of 1c per mile traveled in .
each direction for Confederate Vet
erans and immediate members of
their families accompanying them,
Geo. Anderson, local agent, announc
ed today.
For Sons of Veterans, Confederat
ed Southern Memorial association
and Daughters of Confederacy, one |
fare round trip.
Tickets to be sold only on certifi- j
cates of membership issued by offi» J
cers of these associations.
Dates of sale April 7, 8 and 9-
Final limit of all tickets April 30.
—
WELLS CHAPTER TO
MEET AT 7 TONIGHT
WeHs Chapter No. 42, will meet |
tonight at 7 o’clock in the Masonic,
hall for work in mark degree. AH |
members are urged to be present, T