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FORTY-FIFTH YEAR—NO. 195
EXPECT 30-DAY TRUCE IN HARD COAL STRIKE
Internal Situation in Cuba Becoming More Acute
CUBAN AUTHORITIES
PUT ON CENSORSHIP
OF FOREIGN MESSAGES
Inspectors Visit New York Cable
Office and Pass on Commer
cial Communications
PRESIDENT ZAYAS ACTIVE
Activities of Veterans Have Now
Passed Legal Stage, Execu
tive Asserts
NEW YORK, August 29. The
». Commercial Cable company an
nounced today that all messages go
ing to Cuba are subject to censor
ship until further notice. West
ern Union officials said they had
no information of such censorship,
it is learned that inspectors em
ployed by the Cuban government
yesterday visited the cable office
and scrutinized the messages, but
held none up.
PRESIDENT ZAYAS
ATTENDS CONFERENCE
HAVANA, August 29. Presi
dent Zayas was busy today con
ferring with government officials
regard the activities of the veterans
which he said had now gone beyond
the legal stage.
He planned to take drastic action
to prevent their usurping any of
the government’s functions or in
stalling government agencies, he
said.
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS
WITHHOLD COMMENT
WASHINGTON, August 29.
Although no Amreican official will
discuss the Cuban censorship action,
it is believed by those outside of
ficial circles in close touch with the
Cuban sitaution that the step is
taken as a precaution against pos
sible serious political developments.
Activities of the Cuban veterans’
organization, which has been hold
ing mass meetings in protest against
new railroad consolidation and leg
islation of other government meas
ures has caused considerable anx
iety among some officials in Hav
ana. Whatever reports received by
the American government in regard
to the situation, however, is being
held in strictest confidence. It is
emphasized that this government
had no connection with the cen
sorship and that it was exercised
only over the Cuban end of the
cable.
ELZA SWIM. S,
ILL Will Lfflffl
Yeung Son of Farmer Mayor
whepnard May Die as Result
of Trivial Skin Injury
t
Elza Sheppard, 9-year-old son of
Mr.s J. E. Sheppard, is seriously ill
at the family home on 'College
street, suffering from tetanus or
lockjaw. His condition is consider
ed by Dr. W. S. Prather, one of
the attending physicians, as very
serious.
The young boy has been ill dur
ing two days, and the source of the
tetanus infection is mysterious. He
has had several slight skin lacera
tions upon his legs during some
time past, but these were not con
sidered anything more than an in
cident to childish activities until a
high temperature developed, to
gether with other lockjaw symp
toms. Dr. Taylor Lewis was first
called to attend him and Dr. Pra
ther was later called for consulta
tion.
The unfortunate young boy is a
son and namesake of the late May
or J. E. Sheppard, of Americus, and
popular among . many young play
mates. Announcement of his seri
ous condition will be received with
genral regret throughout the city.
MERCER LAW SCHOOL
STARTS MONDAY, SEPT. 4
MACON, Aug. 29.—The Mercer
University of Law will begin its
fall term, Monday, September 24.
All students entering the school will
be required to have finished two
years of college work. This change
is being made to conform with the
standards and rules of leading law
institutions of the country. William
H. Fish, for many years chief jus-i
tice of the Georgia Supreme Court, j
heads the law school. A number'
of additions has been made the.
faculty. 1
TOURISTS PLUNGE INTO RIVER IN CAROLINA
EVERYTHING SET FOB
BIG Oh FSB BITES
IN ENTER CITY MEET
District Governor Ken Guernsey
and Many Visitors Will
Gather For Occasion
7 CITIES ARE REPRESENTED
Programs, Stunts and
gether at Country Club, With
Dinner at Windsor Hotel
John Sheffield, president of
Americus Rotary, club, request
ed the Times-Recorder to carry
the following notice to Ameri
cus Rotarians: .
‘‘Every Americus Rotarian is
expected to meet the southbound
Central train at 2:15 Thursday,
with his automobile, when the
Mac°n delegation arrives.
“The wives and sweethearts of
Americus Rotarians are expected
to be at the Country club Thurs
day before 3:15 to assist in en
tertaining during the entire aft
ernoon.”
After a meeting of all committee
chairmen Wednesday morning,
President John Sheffield said that
“everything is set for the big day
tomororw.”
Americus Rotarians are to a man
preparing to take a day off when
District Governor Ken Guernsey, of
Orlano and Rotarians from seven
Southwest Georgia cities gather
here as the guests of the Americus
club tomorrow.
Mr. Guernsey . arrives early
Thursday morning and will remain
in the city for the day or longer.
Delegations from Macon, Columbus,
Albany, Quitman, Thomasville and
Moultrie will come by train and
auto. Valdosta Rotarians wired
that because o“ road conditions
they would not be present.
Programs, stunts and a get-to
gether are all arranged for the day,
at the country club, the playground
and dinner at the Windsor hotel
! Thursday night.
: The wives and sweethearts of lo
• cal Rotarians are in charge of the
j entertainment at the country club
i and playground.
Music for the occasion at the
Country club will be furnished by
the special orchestra headed by
Miss Louise Marshall, the other
members of this organization be
ing Egbert Clark, James Dudley,
Harry Williams, Allen McNeill,
Walton Stewart, Henry Everett, Joe
Poole, Thaddeus Bell, Miss Marie
Bell, Miss Pauline Bell and Miss
Rossie Andrews.
The judges for the swimming
events were announced by Herbert
Hawkins as Ralston Cargill, Arthur
Rylander, Jr., and Bobby Hooks.
DOLLAR PRIUCESS 111
iff LDM; W DIE
Former Mrs. William B. Leeds
Sinking Rapidly, Receives
Last Rites of Church
LONDON, August 29. Princess
Anastasia, of Greece, formerly’ Mrs.
I William B. Leeds t who has been
I suffering some time from intestinal
affection, is sinking rapidly. At
tending physicians have abandoned
all hope for her recovery. The
last rites of the church have been
I administered, and the hour o.f her
death is momentarily expected.
TERRELL POULTRY MEN
TO MEET AT DAWSON
DAWSON, Aug. 29 —The tempo
rary officers, of the Terrell Coun’y
Co-operative. Chicken Association,
have called a mass greeting for ev
ery one in the county interested in
j chicken raising. The meeting will be
; held in the couraiouse at 10 o’clock
■ Friday morning and Dr. L. Lamar,
temporary president, will preside.
There will be several questions of
interest to be brought up at the
meeting, the most important being
the adv- ability of purchasing a
community hatchery. Since the in
auguration of the Terrell county co
operative chicken sales there has
j been much progress made by the
I chicken raisers of the county, and if
a hatchery is bought and installed
i many more sales can be held and a
i much larger profit i'ealized 2
AMER | CUS - —g
T HE
SHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE p
BLACK TYPHOID Sim
THREE IN FAMILY; FIVE
OTHERS IYIAYDIE SOON
Cordon of Death Seemingly Sur
rounds Home of Henry Klewe
Near Sioux City, lowa
ALL IN SERIOUS CONDITION
Mother, Father and Eldest Son
Already Have Fallen Victims
to Terrible Plague
SIOUX CITY, Aug. 29- —Seem-
ingly hemmed in by a cordon of
death generated by the fatal ravages
of black typhoid fever, the entire
family of Henry Klewe, farmer, is
threatened with destruction. The
Klewe farm is located six miles out
‘of Sioux City in a prosperous section
I and the appearance of the disease
cannot be accounted for. Panic has
been created among residents in
that community as a result of its
fatal result;:.
I Since the advent of the disease in
I the Klewe family about a month ago
| Mrs. Klewe, Henry Klewe himself
1 and the eldest son of the couple
j have all died from the disease. The
' five remaining members of the
household are ill with the disease,
their condition being considered crit
ical.
TO PEN ON. SEPT. 3D
Strong Faculty For Consolidated
Rural School Headed by
Pref. J. M- Harvey Supt.
LESLIE, Aug. 29—Union High
school will open its fall semester
here Monday, Sept. 3, with an unus
ually strong faculty, headed by Prof.
J. M. Harvey, who in addition to his
duties as superintendent, will teach
mathematics and Latin. Other mem
' bers of the faculty and classes they
j will teach are :
j Lieut. W. L. Lamb, principal;
j mathematics, science and athletics;
I Miss Gladys Taylor, English, history
land violin; Miss Martha Weir,
! French and seventh grade; Mr.-,
■Annie G. Jones, fifth and sixth
'grades; Miss Alice Stevens, fourth
’grade and expression; Miss Rosa
Mae Stevens, third grade; Mis:;
Sue Belle Cox, second grade and
home economics; Miss Catherine
Barr, first grade.
WIELD LEADS IN
MISSISSIPPI PBlfflf
! »”
Leads Former Governor Bilbo
by Approximately 16,000
Votes at Noon Today
i JACKSON, Miss., August 29.
j H. L. Whitfield, former president
of the Mississippi state college for
women at Columbus, was maintain
ing a lead of approximately 16,000
votes over Theodore G. Bilboe, for
itier governor, in yesterday’s Demo
cratic run off primary for governor
of Mississippi, according to incom
plete returns.
With vitually complete returns,
from 37 counties, forty incomplete
and five missing, the vote was!
Whitfield, 98,499; Bilbo, 82,610.
Indications were that the vote
would not exceed 200,00. Heavy
rains in some section of the statd
I evident in the first primary on
■ and the ’ack of interest that was
August 7 when tlr.re were five
candidates in the gubernatorial con- |
test and all county officers were
voted for, kept many away from
the polls.
The only other contest yesterday i
were for commissioner of aguicul
-are railroad commissioners in the
I northern and southern districts.
PEACH GROWERS TO
MEET AT MACON TODAY
MACON, Aug. 29.—Peach grow-]
ers of the state are expected to
meet here Wednesday to discuss
matters relating to their industry.
J. E. Carlisle, genera] manager of
■the Georgia Fruit Exchange, is-
Isued the call for the meeting.
AMERICUS, GA.. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST 29, 1923
NARCOTICS PEDDLER
SPRINGS UNIQUE NFW
DEFENCE ON COURT
Use of Stolnach Pump to Recov
er Evidence Declared Illegal
By Attorneys
NOW SEEKING RELEASE
Declares Constitutional Rights
Were Violated in Compelling
Surrender of Dope
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29—Be
cause a stomach pump was used to
extract a quantity of morphine he
had swallowed when government
agents arrested him as a drug ped
dler, George Bennett is seeking his
releasc‘from prison here on habeas
corpus proceedings.
In his petition seeking freedom
Bennett, through his attorneys, al
leges that he was first detained and
then illegally forced to give evidence
himself. This, he further alleges,
was in violation of his constitutional
guarantees.
The plea is considered here one
of the most unusual ever placed be
fore an American court, and raises
a unique question of law never
passed upon by the courts.
COWWBODIES
TOPI MARKET ASSN.
JI
Pecan and Cotton Growers Join
With Ottfers in Establishing
Central Body
ALBANY, Aug. 29 —At a meet
ing in Atlanta recently of the man
aging heads representing the five
principal co-operative marketing as
sociations in the state, the Georgia
Council of Co-operative Marketing
Associations was organized with
election of J. E. Conwell, of the
Georgia Cotton Growers’ Associa
tion, as chairman, and William P.
Bullard, of the National Pecan
Growers’ Exchange of Albany, Ga.,
as secretary.
Other officials attending the
meeting in addition to Mr. Conwell
and Mr. Bullard were T. M. Chas
tain, president of the Cane Growers’
Co-operative Association, Cairo, Ga.,
: John D. Paulk, president of the
i Southwest Georgia Watermelon
Growers’ Association, Adel, Ga., and
Colonel R. E. L. Spence, president
of the Georgia Peanut Growers’ Co
operative Association, Albany, Ga.
The conference followed a call by
Mr. Conwell, of the cotton associa
tion, a few days ago, at which time
he suggested the advisability for
representatives of the co-operatives
to meet from time to time to advise
with each other, not only for mutual
benefit, but for carrying forward
the movement of organizing market
ing associations for all farm prod
ucts. <
As described in the rules of or
ganization the council will be purely
a voluntary association of the man
aging heads of the various co-opera
tive marketing associations in the
state.
Membership in the council will be
limited to the managing head of
I each of the co-operatives chartered
under the marketing acts of Geor
gia of 1920 and 1921.
-
FIRST HUSBAND HANGED;
SECOND TO BE EXECUTED
: MERIDIAN, Miss., Aug. 29.
: When her husband, Frank Atkin
j son, goes to the gallows for tlie
| murder of R. H. Bryant, near
I Arundel, Miss., June 27, last, this
■ will be the second time in her life
I Mrs. Frank Atkinson has gone
i through a -similar ordeal.
Her former husband, Allen West
' brook, from whom slie was sep
; arated at the time, shot and killed
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Colum
| bus Cleveland, and was hanged for
the crime. The double murder oc
| curred at the home of the Cleve
lands in Amite county, Miss., about
eight years ago.
Frank Atkinson will hang in the
Icoal county jail on September 28 :
for the mruder of Bryant, w'hose I
bullet riddled body was found after I
being missing for three days. The I
jury in local circuit court found
Atkinson kuilty late Saturday aft-1
ernoon and Judge C. C. Miller im-j
mediately sentenced him to the gal
lows, >
search imtahis to
FIND WORLD WAR VET
WANTED AS ABDUCTOR
14-Year-Old Girl Returns After
Being Absent During Week
From Home at Sparkhill
HAD PLANNED TO ELOPE
Note Found in Room by Dis
tressed Mother Revealed Se
cret of Youthful Pair
SPARKILL, N. Y., Aug. 29
Search is being made for George
McDonald, a one-armed World War
veteran taxi driver, who is charged
by Mrs. Richard D. Post, hotel own
er, with having abducted her 14-
year-old daughter, Annie May Post.
Annie returned home yesterday
after having been absent a week.
The mother of McDonald brought
the girl hoipe, telling friends that
the young woman had been visiting
friends.
After deciding tq give up her
. mountain home and move to New
I Jersey Mrs. Post found a note in
her daughter’s room saying she and
i McDonald had planned to elope
I rather than be separated.
OUTLOOK OPTIMISTIC
DESPITE DEPRESSION
Federal Economist Says Future
Holds Prosperity Icy
Farmers
r
CHICAGO, Aug. 29.—‘Despite
the present agricultural depression
involving low’ prices and the liquid
ation of excessive land values, the
outlook for American agriculture is
distinctly more optimistic,'” declar
ed Dr. L. C. Gray, economist of
the United States Department of
agriculture, in an address prepared
for the American Association of
Joint Land Banks here today.
Dr. Gray based his conclusion,
he said, on the fact of a steadily
increasing population co-incident
with a reduction in per capita
acreage of crop and pasture lands
made necessary by the low quality
of the Greater part of the area still
available for the expension of our
farming area. He pointed out that
prospective competition of the
three uses—crops, pasture and
forests—for the remaining humid
area soon will become more in
tense because of growing our tim
ber instead of cutting from a stor
ed supply.
Dr. Gray cited statistics to show
that the high point in the supply of
crop and pasture land in proportion
to population was reached several
decades ago, and that as population
increases in the United States, most
of the land that is now devoted to
production of surplus crops for
foreign consumption will be requir
ed to mefct domestic demands for
food.
Within thirty years, Dr. Gray
said “we are likely to find ourselves
on an import basis or at least forc
ed to protect against the exports
of other surplus producing nations.
Consequently a large section be
tween the locality of production
and the more distant centers ‘ of
world consumption.”
MRS. BELL BURIED AT
REHOBOTH TUESDAY
i DAWSON, Aug. 29—Funeral ser-
I vices were'held here Tuesday over
j the remains of Mrs. G. W. Beil, who
I died Monday morning at her home
I near Shellman in Terrell county. In-
I terment was in the, church cemetery
! and the services were conducted by
Rev. J. G. Corley.
Besides a large circle of friends
and relatives the deceased is sur
vived by her husband, G. W. Bell;
four sons, John, Horace, Dudley
and Andrew Bell; six daughters,
i Mrs. J. L. Lunsform Mrs. H. C.
I Sherrer, Jessie, Freddie, Thelma and
i Sara Bell; four brothers, John Lay
and George Lay, of Coffee prings,
Ain., Charlie Lay and Lawrence
Lay, of Shellman; two sisters, Mrs.
Charles Bynum of Miami. Fla., ar. 1 >
Mrs. R. F. Peak, of Coffee
Ala, . _ , 1
SIX DROWNED IN OPEN
DRAWBRIDGEACCIDENT
NEAR CONWAY TODAY
Mother, Father and Three Chil
dren All Drowned When Car
, Plunged Into Abyss
MARVIN ESCAPED ROM CAR
Considered Miraculous That One
of Party Managed to Avoid
Death in Accident
CHARLESTON, S. C., August
29—Six persons were dronwed near
Conway when their automobile
plunged through an open draw
bridge today.
The dead are Mr. and Mrs. Sut
ton Culliver and three children, and
Mrs. Marvin Conner, all of Conway.
Marvin Connor escaped miracu
lously from death in the accident.
JUDGE CRISP TO BE
LEE STREET MEB
Distinguished Representative to
Talk at Prayer Meeting There
at Eight Tonight
Judge Charles R. Crisp will be
the speaker at Lee Street Methodist
church tonight, according to an an
nouncement this morning by Rev.
Luther Harrell, pastor of the con
gregation. His address will be the
same as he delivered recently for
for the First Methodist congrega
tion " recently at the court house,
and which was greatly enjoyed.
The theme is “Seek Ye First the
Kingdom of God and Its Righteous
ness, and All These Things Will Be
Added Unto It.” The address is
to be delivered at Lee Street church
at the request of the Men’s Bible
class of the Sunday school, and E.
B. Everett will pres'de.
In Cir.reetion with Judge Crisp’s
address an interesting musical pro
gram has been arranged with a
quartet, a duet and a solo among,
'the special numbers. This pro
gram is as follows:
Prelude—Organ.
Quartet Mrs. Fred Morgan,
Mrs. Cloyd Buchanan, Fred Mor
gan and John W. L. Daniel.
Duet—Mrs. Cloyd Buchanan and
Mrs. Howell Elam.
Solo—Miss Melva Clark.
Postlude—Organ.
CUTTER BRINGS IN
. 3 CAPTO VESSELS
No Arrests Made and Officials
Refuse to Discuss Incident
With Newspaper Men
SAVANNAH, Aug. 29—The coa%
guard cutter Yamacraw came into
port today with three captive boats.
No arrests yet have been made in
connection with the incident. Offi
cials have refused to discuss the seiz
ure of the boats beyond saying that
they acted on instructions from the
department of justice.
CRANKED OFF CAR;
HAS ARM BROKEN
Tom Law, young son of C. T.
Law, well known Americus taxi man
is suffering with a broken arm at
the home of his parents on East
Forsyth street. The injury was sus
tained Sunday while cranking a ear
in which he with a number of others
was enjoying pleasure ride.
HARRIS TO SPEAK
TO LETTER CARRIERS
COI EMBUS, August 29. —Sen
ator William J. Harris will come
to Columbus to attend the annual
convention of the Georgia Rural
Letter Carriers’ association on Sep
tember 4, according to information
received here, and it is expected
that he will deliver an address to
the members of the organization.
The convention meets September
3 and is in session for two days.
It is expected that rural letter
carriers from all section ot Georgia
will be in attendance. t
✓
For Georgia Partly cloudy to
night and Thursday; probably
showers in extreme south portion;
no char in temperature,
PRICE FIVE CENTS
LEWIS IT HARRISBURG
TO RECEIVE PINCHOT
IflllE STRIKE OFFER
Thirty-Day Truce Expected Be
Declared by Miners and
Operators
SUGGEST SUBSTITUTE WAY
Would Allow Unions to Install
Men to Collect Dues Instead
of Check-Off
HARRISBURG, August 29.
John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers of America (
has arrived her to receive the pro
posal expected to be made tonight
by Governor Gifford Pinchot to the
miners’ and operators’ representa
tives. This proposal, it is antici
pated, will forestall the threatened
suepsnsion of anthracite coal min
ing Setpember 1.
Some of Governor Pinchot’s ad
visers, discussing the proposal to
day asserted that it would include
a request that the opreators aban
don all of their contentions, except
that centering about the eight
hour day, and that they permit the
unions to install their representa
tives in mining offices authorized
to collect dues from the members
of the unions, as substitute for the
existing check-off system.
The proposal further suggests to
both sides that they declare a truce
of thirty days, during which furth
er negotiations looking to a settle
ment of the wage question be car
ried on.
Sufficiently informed to the
issues on which a suspension of an
thracite mining has been ordered
for September 1, Governor Pinchot,
of Pennsylvania, last night broke
off the series of conferences which
he has been conducting with op
erators’ representatives, and offi
cials of the miners’ union and Went
to work drafting a settlement sug
gestion of his own. Both groups
of men, who have been separately
closeted with him for prolonged in
tervals during the two'days since
he intervened to prevents a break,
agreed to await the proposal he will
make, but professed entire ignor
ance to its terms.
“I have conferred with both sides
and told them I hoped they would
remain in Harrisburg tomorrow,”
the governor said, jn a brief an
nouncement of his purpose, ‘‘within
reach for consultation, and that I
desire at the earliest possible mo
ment •■before tomorrow night, if I
can manage it—to have ready a
suggestion for settlement of the
strike. Both sides have courteous
ly acceded to my request.”
Meantime, with barely 72 hours
to elapse before the men abandon
the mines, the operators and min
ers took a step in anticipation of
the struggle to provide for the efri
ployment of engineers, pump op
erators and maintenance men un
derground while the miners are idle.
MRS. WALTER LAM
MESUT ELLAVILLE
Greatly Beloved Schley County '
Woman Survived by Hus
band and Ten Children
ELLAVILLE, Aug. 29 —Mrs.
Walter Larkin died at her home
near here Monday night after a
short illness. Funeral services took
place at the Lutheran church Tues
day afternoon at 3 o’clock and were
conducted by Rev. B. L. .Jordan,
pastor of the Ellaville Methodist
church. The body was interred in
the Lutheran church cemetery.
Mrs. Larkin was about 45 years of
age and was reared in Schley coun
ty. She was a consistent member of
the Methodist church and was
greatly beloved by a large circle of
friends. Surviving her are her hus
band and ten children, as follows:
Mrs. Ethel, Brown’, Henry
Russell, Emmett, Charlie, Wliliam,
Velma, Eva, James and Roy. By l
her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Ellis, seven brothers, Jake Ellis,
of Macon county; Leon, Munro,
Roy, Rufus, Robert and Archie El
lis, of Ellaville; five sisters, Mrs.
John Robinson, Mrs. Wates Sumter,
Mrs. Annie Larkin, Mrs. Newton
Oliver and Miss Vera Ellis.
EXPECT TO FIX FAIR
DATES AT MOULTRIE
MOULTRIE, Tug.. 29.—The
■ date of the Colquitt county Fair
this fall is expected to be fixed at
an early meeting of thei board of
■ directors of the managing assoeia
ion, according to an anounceneat,