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AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Strict middling, 27 cents.
N. Y. Futures Juyl Oct. Dec.
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Opening
11 am 26.90 24.14 23.60
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FORTY-FIFTH YEAR—NO. 1 39
VEIL REMOVED FROM WHISKY COMPROMISE
Possemen Destroy Meeting House of Negroes
NEGRO CHURCH NEAR
■fflH BURNED Ilf
HUNT FOR RAPIST
Posses Were Searching For Al
leged Assailant of Young
Married Woman
SEARCH IS CONTINUED
Accurate Description of Hunted
Negro Furnished Officers
By Victim
SAVANNAH, June 19. The
burning of a negro chruch by un
identified persons last night mark
ed the manhunt for the assailant of
a young married woman who was
attacked and left in a serious con
dition at her home here.
Posses led by officers continued
to comb the city and surrounding
country today.
The church was burned soon aft
er 10 o’clock last night.
An accurate description of the
negro was given by his victim to
day.
GUTTERS FElffl IDEAL
HUME FUR fEETEE
Capt. G. Lester Williams Finds
Breeding Places on
Roof
That gutters form an ideal breed
ing place for mosquitoes has been
demonstrated recently by G. Les
ter Williams, who told of his exper
ience in this respect today.
Several days ago, being unable io
locate the source of mosquitoes
around his home, Mr. Williams start
ed “nosing about’’ the premises.
There was no waler of any kind to
be found anywhere in the yard or
under the house. Then he began to
look elsewhere.
Noticing a gutter sagging, he ex
amined this and found a quantity
of stagnant water there in which
there was an ample quantity of mos
quito larvae. This he immediately
emptied, and with the assistance of
a tinner re-located the gutter so as
to provide proper drainage.
With the draining of this gutter
the mosquitoes soon disappeared,
and have not since returned. Mr.
Williams mentioned his experience
to a reporter that others might be
informed, thus aiding in the exter
mination of the mosquito in this
community.
There is, perhaps, no more ideal
breeding place for the pests than a
sagging gutter which holds water,
Mr. Willaims says, and where mos
quitoes persist after water contain
ers about the premises have all been
destroyed, he recommends that a
close inspection be made of all gut
ters where water may have col
-1 ?'..cd.
PEACH SERVICE FROM
FORT VALLEY TO ALBANY
Extra service inaugurated dur
ing the peach seasons between
Fort Valley and Albany, will be
maintained only on southbound
bound trains, according to Wade
Morris, agent here for the Ameri
can Railway Express Company.
The services is temporary an<{ will
be of great convenience to peach
shippers, who get their peaches to
stations between the points named
in the afternoon hours. The morn
ing train northbound will have no
messenger, this express service be
ing Cared for on other runs. ' -
INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED
FOR MELON SHIPPERS
TIFTON, June 19—General Man
ager J. J, Parris of the Southwest
Georgia Melon Growers Association
shipping melons under the abbrevi
ated label of “Sowega” has just
issued official instructions to in
spectors for handling the crop dur
ing the season which is expected
to open this week. Manager Parris
in his opening instructions, says to
the inspectors:
“As this association was formed
for the purpose of producing and
offering to the public a watermelon
perfect in quality, a standard grade
and one that will reach th? consum
er in a good and sound condition,
these rules have been adopted.”
DUBLIN BALL TEAM
GETS NEW PLAYERS
DUBLIN, June 19—The local ball
team is getting lined up for the
coming games and now expect to
give the fans a winning team. With
the addition of three new pitchers
and a new outfielder they have
strengthened considerably and are
getting games scheduled with the
• best teams in this section.
THREE INJURED IN MOTOR ACCIDENT HERE
VIOLENCEOFAETNA
ERUPTIDN
TUWNS WEED
Giarre, a City of 20,000 Inhabi
tants in Path of Fi<y Flood
Many Already Homeless
ASHES DARKEN" THE SUN
Thick Screen of Ashes, Cinders
and Stones Covers Hcfrizon
For Miles
ROME, June 19.—(8y the Asso
ciated Press.) —The wave of lava
from the eruption of Mount Aetna
is advancing steadily today in
Linguaglossa, dispatches from Ca
tania state. The lava is flowing
across the railway and has reached
a point only a few hundred yards
from town.
Castiglione is also menaced. The
violence of the eruption is increas
ing.
GIARRE THREATENED
WITH DESTRUCTION
CATANIA, June 19. (By the
Associated Press.) —The eruption
of Mount Aetna continues unabat
ed. One stream of lava is now
threatening Giarre, a city of-about
20,000 inhabitants at the base of
the volcano and the population is
beginning to move. About 50,000
persons already have been made
homeless in the area surrounding
Aetna.
Ashes, cinders and stone emitted
by the volcano are so thick as to
darken the sun.
BMfflinOF
EFFORT TO DEFRAUD
Kriebel and Pommevy Convicted
of Using Mails in Fraudulent
Scheme
CHICAGO, June 19—Fred Krie
bel, former head of the Kriebel
Company, stockbrokers, now bank
rupt, and Henry Pommery, New
.York representative? of the com
pany, were found guilty by a jury
in the federal court of using the
mails in a scheme to defraud.
AMERICUS FISHING PARTY
LANDED MANY BIG ONES
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Turpin, Miss
Mary Dudley, A. B. Turpin and W.
G. Turpin, Jr., have just returned
here front a fishing trip to Spring I
Creek, Fla., where they had great
luck with the rod and reel. They
captured approximately 400 pounds
of trout and- red fish caught during
a stay of a day on the Gulf. Some
of the catch weigh"! as much as
33 1-3 pounds, while the smallest
red fish weighed a little over 20
pounds. Many trout were hooked,
these being the only edible fish
caught, weighed 4 to 5 pounds
each.
An incident of the trio that gave
a thrill to every member Os the
party occurred Friday when every
one of the fishers hooked a large
fish att the same moment. “Believe
it or not,’’ said W. G. Turpin, Jr.,
telling of this, “but it happened just
the same.” A number of handsome
specimens of red fish and trout
were brought back by the party and
exhibited to friends here.
WASHINGTON CAMP NO. 24
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Washington Camp No. 24, P. O.
S. of A., Tuesday night elected new
officers who will serve during the
ensuing semi-annual term. These
are J. L. Wood, president; 11. T.
Bass, vice-president; W. P. Full
bright, master of forms; T. L.
Bunch, conductor; I. C. Hall, in
spector; H. H. Hall, outer guard;
J. H. Cameron, trustee. The new of
ficers will bo formally installed at
the first meeting of the camn in
July, and will serve six months from
that date.
STRIKE LEADER STARTS
SERVING LIFE ON GANG
CORDELE, June 19—0. C. Fair
field, a former A., B. & A. em
ployee at Fitzgerald, who was con
victed of bridge 'burning during the
strike on that road, and who was
' sentenced for a life time in the
penitentiary, has gone from the
Crisp county jail to the state farm
at Milledgeville to begin serving his
I term. ... _
THE TIMES-RECORDER
CONVICTED BROKERS
on LIGHT sentene.es
IN HE* 10W E'llJHi
Edward M. Fuller and William
F. McGee Convicted of
Bucketing Orders
TO SERVE IN SING SING
i
Eech to Spend From Year and
Three Months to Four Years
in Prison
NEW YORK, June 19.—Edward
M. Fuller and William F. McGee,
stock brokers, were convicted of
bucketing today and sentenced
from one year and three months
to four years each in Sing Sing
prison.
moulTllio
com oo® out
Fire Destroys Two Sores With
Contents Valued at SIOO,OOO
in South Georgia Town
MOULTRIE, June 19. Fire
which early today destroyed the
Kall Hardware company store and
damaged the Lewis Millinery com
pany and a local case, caused prop
erty loss estimated at .SIOO,OOO.
MELON GROWERS NAME
DISTRICT MANAGERS
ADEL, June 19.—The Southwest
Georgia Melon Growers’ association
has named the district managers
to handle the melon shipments in
the different divisions of the ter
ritory. There are eight of these
divisions and seven of the manag
ers are named. W. B. Smith is
named as the manager of the Val
dosta district, with offices in the
Dalton building. His territory cov
ers Valdosta, Jennings, Fla., Lake
Park, Dasher, Hanson, and Pinetta,
Fla., Claytonville, Howell, Ousley,
Kinderlou and Hahira shipping
points. Boyd Vick is the district
manager at Quitman and will look
after Empress, Badeb, Durden,
Morven, Emerson, Dixie, Pidcock,
Boston, Ozelle and Barwick.
VALDOSTA GOLFERS
STILL HAVE CHANCE
VALDOSTA, June 19.—The golf
i game between Valdosta and Thom-
I asville last Thursday does not set
tle the league championship race,
though it gives Thomasville an ad
vantage. If Albany should beat
Thomasville next Thursday and
Valdosta should beat Tallahassee,
the two leage teams, Valdosta and
Thomasville, would tie for the
championship and would have to
play another game to decide which
is the winner.
HARMLESS HALF-WIT
NEGRO DISAPPEARS
Jean Barnes, -a half-witted ne
grcxwhose mother lives on New
street, disappeared here Friday
night and has not been seen since.
His mother has been employed by
W. P. Wallis during a number of
years, and he is assisting her in
finding the missing man, who is
between 45 and 50 years Os age.
Although demented, he is entirely
harmless, Mr. Wallis said today.
ALBANY BOY SCOUTS
OFF ON TRIP TO GULF
ALBANY, June 19 —Seven Al
bany Boy Scouts are making the
trip down the Flint and Apalachicola
rivers to the Gulf, as a reward for
their work at Camp Nochaway, ac
cording to Scout Executive W. M.
Bagby, on his return from camp.
Besides these boys two other Al
banians a>'e making the trip, Scout
master Horace Coleman, of Troop 5,
and George Johnson, Eagle ScouL
The trip is being made in three
motor boats, in charge of Horace I
Coleman, George Johnson and Mer-'
cer Sherman.
FIRST MELONS BEING
MARKETED AT VALDOSTA
VALDOSTA, June 19.—W. R.
j Jackson, of the Clyattville district,
I is the first melton grower here to
I begin marketing his ..crop. They
• are Jackson variety melons that
; make life happy during the hot
1 days of June and July.
AMERICUS. GA., TUESD \Y AFTERNOON, JUNE 19, 1923
KLAN KONCILIUM IS
IN SESSION TODAY AT
ATLANTA: 15 PRESENT
Execulive Body of Ku Klux Klan
Meeting in Imperial Head
quarters, Says Statement
OFFICERS WON’T TALK
Rumor Says That Body Is Con
sidering Charges of Em
peror Against Wizard
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ATLANTA, June 19.—Members
of the Ku Klux Klan composing
the Imperial Kloncilium of the ex
ecutive board of the organization
is in session at Imperial headquar
ters here today, acording to an
nouncement of officials of the or
der.
It was stated that all fifteen
members of the Kloncilium from
various parts of the United States
are attending.
Officials declined to discuss the
purpose of the meeting, declaring
it to be a regular session of the
body, but previous statements in
dicated that charges recently made
by Emperoy Simmons against Wiz
ard Evans ands others would 'be
discussed.
MACON KLANSMEN
TO PARADE TONIGHT.
MACON, June 19.—A thousand
members of the local Ku Klux
Kian will parade tonight and aft
erwards stage a ceremonial at Cen
tral City Park.
The klansmen will wear full re
galia during the parade.
LEVIATHAN STARTS
ON TRIAL TRIP TODAY
NEW YORK, June 19. The
exodus of American Baptists to
Stockholm, Sweden, as delegates to
the Baptist World Congress, sche
duled to convene in that city July
21-27, began in earnest today with
the departure of several of the
transatlantic liners.
A party of 50 or more promin
ent Baptists sailed on the Pitts
burg for Bremen. Among these
were Dr. W- S. Abernethy, pastor
of Calvary Baptist church, Wash
ington, and Dr. Cornelius Woelfkin
pastor of the Park Avenue Baptist
Church of New York.
DONALSONVILLE LIONS
ARE ORGANIZED BY HALL
DONALSONVILLE, June 19—
The first banquet of the Lions, or
ganized by Field Agent Hall, of
Americus, was given at the Oceola
hotel, and was attended by forty
members of the newly-started club
and several visitors from neighbor
ing clubs.
Lion N. L. Spengler was toast
master. Lion W. V. Custer, of Bain
bridge, presented to President Lu
cious Hay the charter for the club.
BOSTON FARMER HAS
GOOD COTTON CROP
BOSTON, Ga.-, June 19—C. G.
Carter, a man 69 of years, with his
wife, lives on a share crop place
owned by S. P. Cannon, of Boston,
and situated about four and three
quarters miles north of Boston, has
16 acres of cotton that is of the
early King variety and is waist high,
full of fruit and has the resemblance
of the old days of cotton making.
Mr. Carter is using his spray every
week and it truly looks like he is
good for a large crop of cotton as
the boll weevil seems to have either
left or has been destroyed.
ATTENTION, R. A. M. MASONS
Regular meeting of DeMolay
Commandery No. 5, Wednesday
night, 8 P. M., June 20. Short
business meeting. All members
urged to be present.
WIBLE MARSHALL, E. C.,
J. E. KIKER, Recorder.
NEGRO STUDENT KILLED
A yong negro student at Amer
icus Institute was killed late Mon
day in a runaway accident, at the
institute farm. According to the
best information obtainable the
young negro had finished plowing
and started to ride his mule to
the school barn when he ran away.
The boy’s foot became entangled
in the plow gear and he was drag
ged some distance and killed.
There is no telephone at the Amer
icas Institute, and it was/impos
sible to secure the boy’s name.
ram society girl
SIMMS TH WIT
LIQUOR CHARGE TRIAL
Mrs. Katherine O’Connor, Mil
lionaire’s Daughter, Furnish
ed Bond of $1,500
CONSPIRACY IS CHARGED
Trial Set For June 22 in Federal
Court at That
Place
DENVER, June 19—Mts. Kather
ine O’Connor, Denver society wom
an, daughter of J. K. Mullen, a Den
ver millionare, surrendered to the
United States marshal on a charge
of conspiracy to violate a section of
the national prohibition law, and
was put under bond in the sum of
$1,500 for her appearance in fed
eral court June 22.
ATLANTA OPEN FORUM
MEETING POSTPONED
Death of George T. Betts Given
as Cause for Postponment
of Gathering
ATLANTA, June 19—On account
of the death of George T. Betts,
tion, the open forum meeting for
president of the Georgia Associa
the discussion of Georgia revenue
problems which was to have been
held in Atlanta June 21 has been
postponed until June 29.
This action was taken here to
day by other officers of the Georgia
Association.
Representatives of a dozen asso
ciations and economic groups who
were to. have presented the views of
their organizations at the meeting
and all members of the Georgia leg
islature who had signified their in
tention of attending the meeting,
have been notified of the postpon
ing. C. K. C. Ausley, of Bainbridge,
first vice-president of the associa
tion, will preside at the postponed
gathering.
GEORGIA ATTENDANCE
FIGURES ANNOUNCED
ATHENS, June 19.—The tola!
attendance at the University of
Georgia during the academic year
reached 4,126, according to a sum
mary of the attendance given here
today by the registrar - of the insti
tution.
The state college of agriculture
attained the highest attendance
mark with the exception of the
summer school. Fourteen hundred
and seventy-four students were en
rolled in the state college of {Agri
culture for the various courses af
forded during the past year. The
last summer school reached an at
tendance mark of 1,908, 1,251, of
whom were regular summer school
students and 657 were college
credit students.
START ‘WEED-CUTTING’
WEEK DOWN AT DUBLIN
DUBLIN, June 19—Yesterday
began weed cutting week in Dub
lin, a week that should have the
hearty co-operation of the entire
city.
Sanitary Inspector J. W. Wood,
and the officials of the city are
asking the co-operation of the citi
zens in getting the city cleared of
weeds. They are not only unsightly
but they furnish hiding places for i
mosquitoes, and it is very import
ant that they be eliminated on this
account.
THOMASVILLE ‘ROTES’
ATTENDING CONVENTION
THOMASVILLE, June 19—J. B.
Jemison and E. R.Jerger are in St.
Louis where they are attending the
International Rotary convention in
that city this week. Both Mr. Jem
ison and Mr. Jerger are past presi
dents of the Thomasville Rotary
Club and will represent the club at
the convention.
DISCUSS MARKETING
SAVANNAH, June 19—Handling
of foods for marketing was a fea
ture discussed here by the assembly
of county home demonstration
agents who met together with the
faculty of the state agricultural col
lege. . .
WONC, COOK fIADLY
HURT 111 AUTO CRASH:
PROBABLY WILL HIE
Well Known Young Automobile
Salesman Sustains Terrible
Injuries in Car Wreck
WAS NEAR SMITHVILLE
Jesse Faust and Lawrence Phys
ioc, With Him in the Car,
Escape With Lesser Hurts
Marion C. Cook, probably fatally
hurt; Jesse Faust ,seriously injured
and Lawrence Physioc, suffering
from shock, tells the story of an
automobile accident on the Dixie
Highway between Americus and
Albany shortly after noon today.
Al lof the victims are well
known in Americus, Mr. Cook be
ing an automobile salesman em
ployed by the Jones Motor com
pany; Mr. Faust, a succsesful
young farmer, and Mr. Physioc,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. M.
Physioc, who reside on; Spring
street, and an Americus High
shcool student.
The wrecked car, a high-power
ed Packard, belonging to the Jones
Motor company, was left at the
scene of the adp|dlentj, but, Mr.
Cook and Young Physioc were
brought into Americus for medical
attention. The cause of the acci
dent has not ben clearly determin
ed, but probably wa scaused by
Mr. Faust who was driving, step
ping on the gas throttle in mistake
for the foot brake.
At 2 o’clock this afternoon an
emergency operation performed
here had been completed, and the
attending physicians said Mr.
Cook’s conditions was “satisfac
tory,” but declined to say whether
or not they expected him to i
cover.
The accident occurred at a point
just outside of Smithville on the
Leesburg highway. The party had
started toward Albrfny, and Mr,
Cook had just turned the car over
to Mr. Faust who had been ac
customed to drive a much lighter
car than the high-powered Pack
ard in which they were riding. It
,is believe the wa»s dup
to the driver stepping on gas in
mistake for the brake. The car
started forward at terrific speed
and within a few feet plunged in
to a ditch, the wheel being crush
ed and Cook, Faust and Physioc
ail thrown - out violently.
Mr. Physioc, who was less seri
ously injured than either Mr. Cook
olMi'. Faust, was thrown clear of
Iff wrecked car, it was said at
Smithville. He assitsed in recov
ering the unconscious form of Mr.
Cook and carried him to Smith
ville, where assistance was secured,
and a telephone message sent to
Americus for physicians and medi
cal assistance. Within a few min
utes after news of the acicdent
reached here, Dr. Herschel Smith
was hurrying to Smithville, and he
brought Mr. Cook to the hospital
here after first aid had been ren
dered at Smithville.
Mr. Physioc accompanied Dr.
Smith and Mr. Cook to Americus,
and went direct to the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otis M.
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WOMAN, ATTACKED BY
RATTLER, KILLS SNAKE
VALDOSTA, June 19.—While
Mrs. Harnage was picking black
berries on the Feagle place, near
Cat creek, recetnly, she stepped
within a few inches of a huge rat
tlesnake that was coiled up in the
bushes and began to give a warn
ing with its rattles. Mrs. Harn
age stepped back and got a rail I
with which she soon dispatched the
reptile, which was a monster in
size, It is thought that the high
water- in the branches and bays
drove the reptile from its usual:
haunts, as four other rattlers were
recentyl killed npar the same place.
LITTLE GIRL BREAKS
ARM IN FALL FROM TREE
Eilzabeth Sheppard, 7-year-old
daughter - of Mrs. J. E. Sheppard,
fell from a peach tree in the fam
ily . yard on College street early
today and broke her arm. The ac
cident while very painful is not
serious, and she will be well again
in a few days.
TO DISCUSS PLANS
SAVANNAH, June 19—Road
plans of Georgia will be discussed
here by Chairman John N. Holder,
of the State Highway Department,
at the meeting of the Young Men’s
Dynamo on June 20.
WEATHER
For Georgia: Generally fair to
night and Wednesday; no change in
temperature.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
MYSTERY SHROUDING
LIQUOR RULING TAKEN
Bl ANNOUNCEMENT
l Ships’ Doctors Will Be Given
Custody of Liquor Stores in
American Ports
CAN HAVE~WINE RATIONS
: Believed This Policy Will Ena
ble Ships’ Crews to Have In
toxicants at Meals
WASHINGTON, June 19. Part of
I the mystery which surrounded the
latest treasury move in the ship
liquor controversy was dispelled to
day by a declaration in officials
circles that hereafter ship doctors
on foreign ships will be given cus
tody in American waters of such
liquors as he is willing to certify
is for medical purposes, although
no one at the treasury would dis
cuss the development in detail, it
is assumed that under this policy
it will be possible for foreign ships
to bring in wine rations for crews
under seal, providing the doctor in
charge chooses to regard the intox
icants so carried as medicinal.
DOLLAR CDBITTEE
IS IT WORK TODAY
W. W. Ray, T. L. Bell and J. T.
Warren Busy Soliciting For
Funds For Fence
Get your dollar ready! The com
mitted will see you either this af
ternoon or Wednesday. Unless they
have already gotten your dollar.
No more than a dollar will be
asked from any one donor. But ev
erybody is expected to give that
much. The money must be in hand
this week. It will be used to erect a
fence about the diamond at the play
ground.
The fence must be finished be
fore Thursday of next week. For
that’s when the committee expects
to schedule the first game of the
season. The umpire will bawl “Play
Bawl!” there on that date. And the
season will start with a rush.
It’s been a long time since Amer
icus had baseball of the kina that
will be furnished by the Inter-City
organization. Th,er< is no fence at
the playground now, and one must
be erected before the season opens.
The committee is composed of W.
W. Ray, T. L. Bell and J. T. War
ren, and these have all given their
dollar in addition to the time they
are putting in canvassing Americus.
Let’s get this item out of the way
in time for some lucky batsman to
pole out a homer “over the fence”
in the first game. Get your dollars
ready and hand them to the commit
tee when they call. They won’t take
up any of your time if you shell out
the cash when they put in an ap
pearance.
MANY ARE INTERESTED IN
BENEFIT BAND CONCERT
Secretary K', P. Everett, of the
Chamber of Commerce, expects a
large attendance at the band bene
fit film Wednesday night at the Ry
lander theater. This concert is for
the benefit of the Americus Mu
nicipal (band, and numbers of boys
and girls selling tickets have al
ready disposed of many admittance
pasteboards.
Interest in this feature is height
ened by the offer of a 3-months
ticket to the Rylander to the boy
selling the largest number of tick
ets; a similar award to the girl
selling the most tickets, and the
boy and girl selling the next high
est number of admissions wiil each
receive a 3 9-day pass to the the
ater.
The film to be shown is ‘The
Snow Bride,” a story of the Ca
nadian Northwest, land a Lloyd
comedy, “Uneasy Feet.” The band
will render a delightful concert
during the intermissions between
reels.
NEGROES COMING BACK
HOME AROUND JACKSON
JACKSON, June 19.—A halt has
been called in farm labor migra
tion from Butts county, according
to well known colored, ministers,
who keep a close tab. on the situa
tion, and other citizens who are
posted. The high tide of the ne
gro exodus was reached some time
ago, it was stated, and some of
those who went to the northern
industrial plants are coming back
home and many others are anxious
to come. It is declared on good
authority that many of those who
went .north have cpntracted di
sease and quite a numbe.| have
died. By fall, those in close touch
with the situation claim, many of
the southern negroes will ba
back home. x