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FORTY-FIFTH YEAR—NO. 181
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GEORGIA PUTS ADDED LEVY ON GASOLINE
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Germany In Throes of Communist Disturbances
REVOLUTION ROCKS
ALL GERMANY WITH
FIGHTING IN PROGRESS
Communists Seize and Hold Lue
beck, Against Troops, Amid
Disorders
SAXONY IS AFFECTED
Heavy Fighting Between Com
munists and Militia Reported
From Berlin at Seitz
LUEBECK, Germany, Aog. 13—
(By Assoiiated Press) —Commun-
ists are holding this city after hav
ing forced the members of the sen
ate to retire. Reichwehr troops have
arrived to attempt to restore order,
but disorders discontinue.
SANGUINARY FIGHTING
OCCURS IN SAXONY
LONDON, Aug. 13 —(By Associ
ated Press) —Sanguinary fighting
between communists and militia has
occurred in Seitz, Saxony, accord
ing to a Central News dispatch-re
ceived here today from Berlin. A
large body of communists stormed
the town hall which was occupied
by soldiers and there was consider
able added fighting in the streets.
The bodies of nine communists have
been recovered, together with thirty
injured who were made prisoners.
Many troops were wounded during
the fighting.
EIGHTSre 0
GARY IS inaugurated
Men Who Will Work 4 Hours
Less a Day Get 80 Cents
Reduction in Pay
GARY, Ind., August 13—-(By the
Associated Press.) —The eight-hour
day in the United States Steel cor
poration’s mills here became a
reality today.
The first men effect by the
change in policy announced several
weeks, ago and which is now be
ing put into actual operation, are
those employed in the blast fur
naces of the corhpany. Open hearth
steel workers will be the second
class to be affected, as the eight
hour day will be inaugurated in
that department next Thurday, Au
gust 16th,
Under a new wage system in
augurated co-incident with the
change in working hours, the men
who formerly received $4.80 a day
for twelve hours work will here
after receive $4.00 a day for eight
hours labor.
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BE IT HMM
T. E. Moore, Red Cross Instruct
or Will Be There Today,
Tuesday and Wednesday
T. E. Moore, representing the
American Red Cross society will
give swimming and life-saving in
structions and demonstrations at
the Americus Playground pool to
day, Tuesday and Wednesday,
Ralston Cargill announces.
Mr. Moore’s services were secur
ed by Dr. H'. B. Allen, local head
of the Red Cross, and Mr. Cargill.
Exhibitions and instructions will
be given Monday and Tuesday at
9 to 11 a. m. and again in the
afternoon after the ball game. Mr.
Moore will appear at the pool for
instructions and demonstrations
Monday and Tuesday evenings at 8
o’clock.
“The schedule for Wednesday
will be announced Tuesday,” Mr.
Cargill says. “The services of Mr.
Moore are free to all and there is
no admission charge to spectators.
We cordially invite every one to
attend just as many of these exhibi
tions as possible. We want the
public to take advantage of Mr.
Moore’s instructions in life saving.”
EXPECT NEW POLITICAL
PAPER AT SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH. Aug. 13—A weekly
political organ is slated for this city
according to reports. Definite plans
or the sunporters of Ihe publication
have not been learned.
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MANY RAIL WORKERS CALLED TO CHICAGO
BPM BRITISH NOTE
AS FRANK ESPOUSAL
of rams' cause
Communication Regarded in
French Circles as Positive
Disavowal of Allies
POINCARE MAY REPLY
Declared That Note Is Filled
With Propaganda Which May
Cause It To Be Ignored
PARIS, August 13. (By the As
sociated Press.) —The British note
is regarded in French circles here
as a positive disavowal of Britain’s
war allies and a frank espousal of
the Germans’ cause.
It is thought, however, that
| President Poincare will reply to the
| communication in due time, al-
I though officials here hold it smacks
Jso much of propaganda it might
propertly be ignored.
SEVERAL STRIKERS
KILLED AT HAMBURG.
BERLIN, August 13. — (By the
Associated Press.) —Several strik
ers were killed and many wounded
at H'anburg shipyards during a
clash with police there today, dis
patches fro mthere state. The strik
ers are alleged to have prevented
certain workers who were willing
to work gfrom entering the ship
yards, wherupon the police inter
vened with bloody results.
DR. STRESEMANN IS
NAMED NEW PREMIER
BERLIN, August 13.—The resig
nations of Chancellor Wilhelm Cu
no and his entire cabinet were ac
cepted by Preisdent Eb
ert.
Dr. Gustav leader of
the German people’s party has been
commisioned by President Ebert to
form a new government.
After accepting the task, Herr
Stres’emann had a conference with
the representatives of thb various
parties. The greatest difficulty
seems to be in connection with the
I foreign ministry and it is believed
I possible that he will take the post
I himself temporarily.
It is believed in political quar
ters that Herr Hilferding will be the
new finance minister and Herr Eli
man will be named minister of in
terior, while the name of Herr
Rheinhaven, of the people’s party
is mentioned as the new secretary
of state to the imperial chancellory.
Thus the new cabinet would be a
strictly political character, including
| representatives of the United So
| eialists, clerical, People’s and Demo-
I cratic parties. The United Soeial-
I ists have made it known that they
expect to have four seats in the
ministry.
RIOTS REPORTED IN
ALL PARTS OF GERMANY.
BERLIN, August 13.—Berlin is
an armed camp with violence
spreading throughout the nation.
At least 26 dead and more than
100 wounded was the toll of rioting
in various parts of Germany in
the past 24 hours.
The most dramatic incident oc
curred at Burkshied, a town in the
vicinity of Aix Le Chapellc. Hun
ger-driven crowds marched into the
country and began raiding farms,
stealing potatoes and mowing ripe
grain in the fields.
The farmers opened fire with
hsotguns and hunting rifles, killing
11 of the starving burghers and
wounding many others. At Cre
feldt seven were killed and 43
wounded during battles in which the
Communists took possession of
many factories. Four were killed
I and 20 wounded in Communist
I riots at Ratibor.
i Disorders were reported from
other and widely scattered parts of
the republic.
SEVEN TRAINMEN KILLED
IN CRASH NEAR PUEBLO
PUEBLO, Colo., August 13.,
: 13.—Seven trainmen were killed
here today in a collision between
Colorado Southern and Santa Fe
trains at Fowler Station. The cause
of the collision has not been defi
nitely ascertained.
THE TIMESr RECORDER
PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE
Better Farming and Markets
For Georgia Farmers 9 Products
Kelly Simmons, Who Has Studied System That
Made California Famous, Deeply Interested
in Organizing for Co-Operative Marketing
Better farming markets are discussed by J. Kelly Simmons in
an intelligent manner that may be turned to profit by Sumter
farmers if they will study closely the lesson to be learned from
his observations. Ihe subject is discussed by Mr. Simmons m a
letter addressed to C. C. Brantley and beginning vith the enunci
ation of the writer’s intense interest in the developm -nt of new
cash markets for Georgia farm products. The text of Mr. Sim
mons’ letter, taken from The Valdosta Times, is as follsw:
“Ever since my trip to California .
three years ago, which was in the |
nature of a study of development J
and marketing conditions for the I
Georgia association, I have been I
tremendously Interested in co-op-1
erative marketing for the people of I
Georgia and more particularly this, !
my own immediate section of the
state.
“It has been my aim for more I
than a year to lay before the busi
ness and commercial leaders of Val
dosta and other adjoining sections
a plan to organize producers, in or
der that we might stabilize and
standardize production, encourage
productions of new crops under
business like conditions, and market
these products in a co-operative
way—the only scientific method of
marketing.
“There is no need for me to
dwell on the fact that r we have got
to encourage and develop new lines
of agriculture and horticulture.
Cotton is no longer profitable. We
have, therefore, got to seek new
crops that will be profitable, in or
der that these valuabe cotton lands
may cot fail to yield a profit.
“Vegetables, small fruits and ber
ries, plants, poultry raising, dairy
ing, live stock, etc., offer a splen
did opportunity. We have prac
tically a twelve-month growing pe
riod. Something can be grown in
this climate every month in the
year. Our lands are splendid truck
ing lands. The fact that over 20,-
000 cars of produce of this kind,
valued at more than $4,000,000
were shipped from out of the state
into Atlanta alone, in just three
months last year, indicates very
well that we have a market right
here at home.
“Just a few days ago I read an
advertisement of a Savannah tank,
under the caption: “A Chatham
Qounty Farm,” in which the bank
gave out the following information
as to what this farm had done in a
trucking way: ‘Shipped this season
118 car loads of truck. These sold
for sixty-nine thousand dollars.
“The most important feature of
the statement was that this farm
actually cleared thirty thousand
dollars on this one year’s farming
operations. How many Lowndes
county farms did this well, do you
suppose? I doubt if there is a
farm, large or small, in all this sec
tion that did half that well. Yet,
we have the same type of soil, the
same climate and just as good
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FOR SOLICITOR'S JOB
Talbot Legislator Wants to Be
Prosecutor ir» Chattahoochee
Judicial Circuit
ATLANTA, 1 3 _ A Jones
leiryman, Talbot county represent
ative in the Georgia house and a
leading figure for the past several
years in moves to reform the state’s
penal system, tonight announced he
will be a candidate for solicitor
general of the Chattahoochee judi
cial circuit.
Walker Flournoy, appointed by
Governor Hardwick to succeed
Frank McLaughlin, resigned, is the
present incumbent. The primary is
to he held next year.
Reports that Mr. Perryman would
enter the race have been heard for
several months, but it was not until
tonight that he decided to inform a
group of his supporters that he
would run.
The Chattahoochee circuit is
composed of Muscogee, Chattahoo
chee, Harris, Marion, Taylor and
Talbot counties, and is one of the
largest in the state.
AMERICUS. GA-. MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 13, 1923
SHOUSE VOTES TO HOLD
NIGHT SESSIONS THEN
( 'RENIGSONOWNACTION
Argument That These Would
Remove Necessity for Extra
Session Fails
TAX BILL NOT RECALLED
Resolution Would Have Recalled
Measure to Correct Item
Putting Tax on Banks
ATLANTA, Aug. 13—(By Asso
ciated Press) —The house of repre
sentativea»of the general assembly
voted today to hold night sessions
and then voted not to do anything
of the kind.
During the debate upon the reso
i lution Representative Milner, of
Dodge, urged the holding of night
sessions, while Representative Eld
ers, of Tattnall, declared that the
holding of these sessions would re
move the necessity of calling an ex
tra session. •
The house also defeated a reso
lution which would have called
back from the senate the general
tax bill. Authors of the resolution
said that the bill had been hastily
considered and that it included one
item requiring the banks of the
state to pay taxes upon their capital
stock, surplus and undivided profits,
which these members said had been
placed therein through error.
HUSTKUMS
Approximately Two Thousand
Attending Typographical
Union Convention
ATLANTA, August 13.—Gover
nor Clifford M. Walker and Mayor
Sims today welcomed approximate
ly two thousand delegates attend
ing the International Typographical
Union. Other addreses and a bar
becue to be followed by a trip to
Stone Mountain were other features
on the day’s .program.
Among the delgatcs attending
the two distinguished figures in
the world of roganized labor, Jas.
M. Lynch, for 12 years president
of the International Typographical
Union, and Frank Morrison, for
many years secretary of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, of which
the Typographical Union is an im
portant part.
CHILD COMPLETES
REMARKABLE QUILT
Little Erquette Cox, ten years of
age, who is visiting her grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Glover,
near Americus, has just completed
one of the most beautiful specimens
of a block quilt ever seen here.
The coverlet is banded and nicely
stitched and probably will be ex
hibited this fall at the Sumter coun
ty fair as evidence of the skill of
the young needlewoman. Mr.
Glover, who was a Visitor here to
day, told of the child’s accomplish
ment, relating that it was the first
quilt she had ever made, and that
the work was accomplished with
little instruction. The little girl
who attends the fifth grade in At
lanta’s schools, is popular in the
neighborhood where her parents re
side, as she conies here every
summer to visit, and usually "pends
several months in each year in this
1 county.
METAL WORKERS IB
HILLSBORO IMi
ÜBS TRDOPS GUAM
Machine Guns Planted About:
Plant of American Zinc Com
pany as Work Resumed
PLANT BEEN IDLE 3 DAYS
State Troops Called Out Because
of Fight Between Strikers
and Workmen *
HILLSBORO, Ills., August 13.
(By the Associated Press) —Troops
and machine guns today guarded
men who are returning to work in
the plant of the American Zinc
company here. The plant has been
shut down since Friday because of
a fight between union strikers at
the .plant and unorganized workmen
employed by the company..
Following their arrival, the
troops planted machine guns at
several points near the entrance to
the plant, and these were kept man
ned troughout the day, though no
disturbances had occurred up to
noon.
C9HinHTE
FOB FAIR ARE BEGUH
Party Representing Chamber of
Commerce Opened Campaign
at Leslie and Huntington
A party of Americus business
men, headed by George O. Mar
shall,. county farm demonstration
agent, and Henry P. Everett, secre
tary of the Chamber of Commerce,
began a series of community meet
ing in the interest of the Sumter
county fair today. The first of
these meetings was held this morn
ing at 9 o’clock at Leslie and vtie
plans and purposes of the fair man
agement were presented to the citi
zens there. At Huntington at 11
o’clock a second meeting was held,
and additional meetings are sched
as follow:s
uled for the remainder of the week
Shiloh, Tuesday, Awgust 14, 9
o’clock; Concord, Auesday, August
14, 10 o’clock; New Era, Wednes
day, August 15, 2 o’clock; Pleas
ant Grove, August 15, 4 o’clock;
Thalean, Thursday, August 16, 9
o’clock; Thompson, Thursday, Au
guest, 16, 11 o’colck; Andersonville,
Thursday, August 16, 2 o’clock,
and Plains, Friday, August 17, at
9 o’clock.
ALABAMA AND L. S. U.
SQUADS MAY MEET
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Aug. 13—
Negotiations for a game between
the University of Alabama and Lou
isiana State University are said to
be showing signs of favorable com
pletion with Montgomery at the
site for the battle.
According to a letter received
here from Coach Mike Donohue, he
wolud favor November 16 for the
game. The hitch in plans for the
game in Montgomery has been the
result of the game shceduled in
Birmingham on November 17 be
twen Augurn and Center. Many
alumni of Alabama, others of Au
burn who are Donohue followers
would not like to see the game
scheduled on a date that would con
flict with the Birmingham date, and
have expressed such, and desire
I that the Alabama-L. S. U. battle be
I moved up to November 16.
According to Clayton Tullis, Jr.,
: in charge of arrangement and ne
gotiations here, Friday the 16,
: seems to be meeting with favo/l
I and will probably be the date set.
EXPECT NEGOTIATIONS
WILL BE ENDED SOON
WASHINGTON, August 13.
The conclusion of the negotiations
with Mexico City, designed to pave
the way for recognition of the Mexi
can government by the United
States, is expected within the next
two or three days, according to
a spokesman for the government
here.
RAIL WORKERS CALLED
TO IYIEET SEPTEMBER
6 BY DHION LEADERS
General Chairmen of Engineers
and Firemen to Consider
Asking Wage Increase
SWITCHMEN TO TAKE PART
President Cashen Announces
Representatives of His Union
Will Also Be at Chicago
CLEVELAND, 0., August 13.
(By the Associated Press.) —Ap-
proximately three hundred and fif
ty general chairmen of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen have been called to
meet in Chicago Semptember 6 to
consider inaugurating a wage in
crease movement. President Rob
ertson, in announcing the calling of
the chairmen together, said that
at this meeting it would be deter
mined definitely the amount of the
increase to be sought.
Warren S. Stone, president of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers, stated that his organiza
tion contemplates no similar action
at this time.
SWITCHMEN’S UNION
TO JOIN IN MOVE.
CHICAGO, Auguts.' 13. (By the
Associated Press.) —The general
chairmen of the Switchmen’s Union
of North America have been sum
moned to attend a meeting here
September 6 at which time wage
questions will be considered. This
was announced here today by Presi
dent Cashen of the Switchmen’s
Union.
LAUNDRY OWNERS OF
3 STATES TO MEET
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C., Aug 13.
—The annual convention of the
North Carolina division of the Car
olinas, Georgia and Florida Laun
dry Owners’ association will meet
n this city on. August 27, accord
ing to announcement just made by
R. N. Bishop, vice President of the
organization.
In sending out circulars announc
ing the date of the convention,
Mr. Bishop extended invitations to
both members and non-members of
the association, urging them to at
tend. J. W. Powell, Greenville, S.
C., president of the four-state or
ganizations, will be among the
prominent speakers at the conven
tion.
ASSESSORS ANNOUNCE
FINAL MEETING DATES
The final meetings of the board
of City Tax Assessors will be held
Wednesday, August 15, and Friday,
August 17, according to an an
nouncement today by F. B. Willi
ford, chairman of the board. The
sessions of the board are held on the
third floor of the city hall building
and citizens dissatisfied with their
revised tax returns are invited to
meet with the board and endeavor to
reach adjustments by conciliatory
methods.
SENATOR MOSES DECLARES
COOLIDGE IS A CANDIDATE
CONCORD, N. IL, Auguts 13.
Senator Moses, in a statement to
day, declared that President Cool
idge would be the candidate of the
Republican party in the presidential
nomination in 1924, adding that
President Coolidge ought to have
the solid support of the New Eng
land delgation.
HOPKIN FISH PRESERVE
IS RUINED BY DOWNPOUR
THOMASVILLE, August 13.—A
recent cloudburst wrought havoc
with the private fish preserve of
Judge H. W. Hopkins. The high
water tore dow r n a dam, in the
pond with which he had stocked,
and pond and fish both disappeared.
EMANUEL COUNTY WILL
HAVE COUNTY AGENT
SWAINSBORO, August 13.
D. C. Mclnnis has been employed [
by this, Emanuel, county, to serve
as county agent. The office is new;
for this county,
For Georgia Fair tonight;
Sunday partly cloudy; probably lo
cal thundershowers.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
IMS BILL PUTTING
3 CENT TH fill 81$
IS PASSED Bl WE
Revenue to Be Divided Between
Highway Board, Counties and
the General T reasury
MAY PAY OFF BIG DEBT
After Discounted Western and
Atlantic Notes Are Paid
Road Dept. Gets Balance
ATLANTA, August 13. The
Mann bill levying a tax of three
cents on all gasoline sold in Geor
gia was passed by the senate to
day, and now goes to the governor
for his approval. It is regarded
as certain that Governor Walker
will approve the measure.
Under the provisions of the bill
the revenue raised under it is divid
ed among the counties of the state,
the highway department and the
genral treasury for use in paying
off the discounted Western and
Atlantic railroad notes. The tax
will be divded oqe- cent to each of
these departments with the proviso
that after the discounted notes
have been finally paid off the re
mainder of the fund will go to the
use of the state highway depart
ment,
Lee Watkins, of Jackson, was to
day appointed special attorney to
the Georgia Public Utilities com
mission by Governor Walker.
GOffINHFWES
T 8 PREVENT STRIKE
Representatives of Miners and
Operators Invited to Meet
With Commission
WASHINGTON, Auguts 13.
The federal government today*,
moved to avert the pending strike
iti the anthracite coal fields by in
viting representatives of both min
ers and operatives to confer with
the coal commission here.
The invitation was forwarded by
the commission after members talk
ed with President Coolidge who is
keeping in close touch with the situ
ation.
REV. WALLACE WEAR
IS DOING GREAT WORK
CORDELE, August 13. Rev.
Wallace Wear who went last,fall
from the First Baptist church in
Cordele to the Highland Baptist
church in Cordele to the Highland
Baptist church in Shreveport, La.,
and who is well known in Ameri
cus, has done a wonderful work
in removing an enormous indebted,-
ness against his church which owns
one of the prettiest buildings in the
Southern staes belonging to Bap
tists. The showing made has not
only pleased the pastor,, but it has
restored hopes to many members of
the congregation and there is away
out now' which was marked in a
Sunday celebration last Sunday
which made the former Cordele pas
tor doubly glad that he -vent to
undertake the work which has fall
en upon his shoulders.'
CORDELE PASTOR TALKS
ON ‘BOLL WEEVIL’ FARMER
CORDELE, August 13.—Rev. E.
O. Heath, pastor of the First Meth
odist church here, will preach the
first of a series of sermons Sunday
morning which will be aimed at
“The 801 l Weevil Farmer.”
RIDGELY, AUGUSTA, GETS
HARRIS RECOMMENDATION
SAVANNAH, Aug. 13.—Com
manger Randolph Ridgley, Jr., of
Augusta, has been recommended by
Senator W. J. Harris, for the ap
pointment of commandant of this
district of the United States Coast
Guard service. The office is to be
come vacant soon through the re
tirement of Rear Admiral W. E.
Reynolds.
ALABAMA SOLONS FAVOR
ATLANTA CONVENTION
ATLANTA, Aug. 13.—The Ala
bama legislature has given its mor
al support to this city’s ambition for
the 1924 national democratic con
vention. According to a letter from
Governor Brandon, the Alabama as
sembly had passed a resolution to
that effect and he would sign it as
soon as it reached his desk.