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EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS
EUROPEAN WAR SITUATION IS PRECARIOUS
REVOLUTION IN
GREECE LOOMS
Violent Disturbances Throughout Greece Report
ed From Italian Sources, Indicate Effort to Es
tablish Republic There Well Under Way
A Grecp-ltalian counter revolutionary republican movement is
under way in Greece, a dispatch received at Rome states, and the
movement is gaining ground despite the fact of drastic measures
being taken by the government, which includes the arrest of all
suspects and the confiscation of arms. ,
A rigid censorship has been placed on all news concerning the
disturbances.
Amember of the Italian delegation in the Assembly of the
League of Nations authorized the League secretary to deny that
Italy had evpr officially repudiated the competency of the League
to handle the Greco-Italian dispute.
I he Greek minister to London emphatically denies the Rome
reports of a revolutionary movement in Greece, adding that there
arc disorders in Greece, of course, as would naturally occur among
a disturbed populace, but that there is nothing bordering on a polit-
teal movement.
CONSTANTINE’S FOLLOWERS
ARE ACTIVE AT ATHENS
ROME, Sept. 4—A counter revo
lutionary republican movement is
under way in Greece, says a dis
patch received here today. The
movement is gaining ground despite
drastic measures taken by the gov
ernment, including the immediate
arrest of ail suspects and the confis
cation of arms, the dispatch says.
The followers of the late King
Constantine’s party are said tb be
preparing for action. Athens is com
pletely isolated and the Greek gov
ernment is allowing no reports con
cerning the ‘‘grave international sit
uation” to be. sent from the capital,
says the dispatch.
As an indication of the drift of
public opinion, the dispatch says the
tomb of Col. Gournaris, who was
executed by the revolutionaries last
November, is constantly covered
with flowers, in strong contrast to
its previous neglected appearance.
“We are awaiting the return of
Major' Giurati from Rome and then
will determine our final official at
titude,” said t,he Italian spokesman
to a member of the secretariat.
“Personally, I think it is likely we
may ask the permanent court of in
ternational justice to pass upon the
competency of the league.
GREEK MINISTER DENIES
REPORTS OF DISORDERS
LONDON, Sept. 4—The Greek
legation here today emphatically de
nied Italian reports of serious in
fernal troubles in Greece. The latest
telegrams from Athens, it was said,
indicated that complete order pre
vailed throughout the country.
While it was admitted that there
was dissension between the domi
nant political parties, it was assert
ed that the whole country, public
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' TH tOMISMEBS
University Professor and Eaton
ton Man Named Members
of Special Tax Body
ATLANTA, Sept. 4.—Dr. J. T.
McPherson, of the University of
Georgia", and H'. H. DeJarnette, of
Eatonton, will be members of the
special tax commission or consult
ing members, Governor Walker an
nounced today. The governor also
stated that he would probably be
ready to announce the personnel of
the body which is to (study the
state’s tax problems the latter part
of next week.
WARD WINNER IN OLD
FIDDLERS CONTES!
MACON, Sept. 4.—W. M. Ward,
of Macon, was nosed out for first
honors by M. C. McMichen, the
“Fiddlin’ Wildcat of North Geor
gia” in the final session of the
Old Fiddlers’ convention at New
City auditorium Monday night.
A feature of the program was
a buck and wing dancing contest
between Harry M. Brice, black face
comedian; Ted Hawkins, of Atlan
ta, and a dancing doll belonging to
to Riley Puckett, blind guitarist
of Atlanta. The doll, was named
winner,
mini moi is
HOLD UP Bim
ficint lenitei
Fast Overland Train Held Up
and Road Official Robbed
Near Sacramento Today
MEN ENTER PRIVATE CAR !
Edward Mason, Vice President |
and General Manager of
Road Among Losers
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 4.
A Western Pacific train was held
up by yuothful bandits near here
today, according to reports reach
ing the sheriff’s office here. It is
stated the bandits entered the pri
vate car of Edwad Mason, vice
president and general manager of
the road, and robbed him. A posse
is in pursuit.
LASfonNETEACHER
SCHOOLS HERE GONE
Pennington District Divided
Among New Era, Pleasant
Grove and Andersonville
The last one-teacher rural school
in Sumter county disappeared with
the meeting of the Sumter county
board of education Monday at the
office of County School Superin
tendent E. W. Dupree. The last
of these to go was the school at
Pennington whihe was officially di
vided by the board among the
schools of New Era, Pleasant Grove
and Andersonville, the division be
ing with the consent of the school’s
patrons.
Pennington school opened for the
fall session Monday with Miss Ban
nie Griffin as teacher and; eleven
pupils attending. The trustees of
the school and the patrons met with
the patrons and members of the
school board to work a division of
the pupils and it was definitely de
cided to distribute these among the
schools at New Era, Pleasant
Grove and Andersonville, with Miss
Griffjn retained as teacher in one
of these schools, she being given
the option as to which she will
serve.
SWEET POTATO SYRUP
IS LATEST DELICACY
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—A
table and cooking syrup made from
sweet potatoes is the latest ad
dition to the culinary art made by
the Department of Agriculture.
Through experiments conduct
ed at a small plant in Georgia over
a period of several years depart
ment chemists were able to pro
duce a syrup which, it said, has
possibilities not only for table
and cooking purposes, but also
making candies such as taffies,
kisses and caramels. The rather
dark color might preclude its use
ip general baking, though it would
I be valuable in such dark products
1 as ginger snaps and cookies,
THE TIMESBRECORDER
PUBLISHED. IN THE HEART OF DIXIE
Premiers
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Benito Mussolini, Italy’s premier,
transmitted via his minister at Ath
ens the terms under which “satis
faction” for the killing of Italian
officers could be given by Greeks.
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Colonel Stylianos Gonatas is the
premier of Greece, and as such will
have to shoulder the responsibility
of straightening out the internation
al crisis that has arisen so quickly.
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Tffl RENTING BOOKS
Children at Moultrie to Be Sup
plied Bobks for Nominal
Rental by Authorities
’ MOULTRIE, Sent. 4—Registra
tion for the Moultrie public schools
will be held Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week. The hours of reg
istration are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The board of education has adopt
ed the rental plan for text' books this
year in the first three grades. The
pupils of the first, second and third
grades, will pay the rental fee upon
registration as follows -
First grade 7uc
Second grade $2.00
Third grade $2.40
For this fee the pupils will be
furnished all text books, pencils,
tablets and all necessary materials.
Superintendent Saxon states that,
by this plan the patrons of the
Moultrie public schools will be saved
approximately SI,OOO. This plan is
in use in Tifton, Thomasville, Fort
Valley, Columbus and ,a number of
other neighboring towns and has
proved entirely satisfactory both to
the school and to the patrons.
PROMINENT MACON
MAN DIES MONDAY
MACON, Sejt. 4.—Charles Hall
Williamson, 49, secretary and
I treasurer of the Bibb Manufactur
| ing company, died suddenly last
night at 9:30 o’clock of angina
pectrois at the home of his broth
er-in-law, Gen. Walter A. Harris,
464' Napier avenue. Mr. William
son had walked from the living
I room, where he and General Har
■ ris were sitting, to the front ve
| randa. Hearing him fall to the
I floor, General Harris rushed to his
aid, but Mr. Williamson died in
General Karris’ arms before phy
sicians could be summoned.
Although Mr. Williamson had
I spoken Sunday and yesterday of
i not felling particularly well, he
I attend the baseball game with Gen.
I Harris yesterday afternoon. At
> I supper last night and in conversa-
II tion following the meal Mr. Wil
;, liamson was in good spirits. There
was no forewarning of the end,
AMERICUS. GA.. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 4, 1923
COUNTY TAX RATE IS
SLIGHTLY LOWERED BY
BOJRDCOnSSIBNEBS
Total of 9 Mills for General Pur
poses Against 10 Levied Dur
ing Last Year
3 1-2 MILLS BOND TAX
Last Year 3 1-2 Mills Levied for
This Purpose—Local School
Taxes Added
.The county tax rate for the year
1923 was fixed by the board of
county commissioners at their reg
ular meeting Monday at the court
house at a total of 12 1-2 mills for
county purposes. This is distrib
uted in the general fund and that
used exclusively for road purposes.
The general fund will receive 9
mills and the road fund 3 1-2 mills.,
from the total.
The levy this year compares with j
10 mills levied last year for gen-!,
eral purposes and 3 mills for bonds,
or a reduction of 1 mill for gen- j I
eral purposes and l raise of half i
a mill for the road fund. Tax
values upon which ine levy this 1
year is based were given the com
.missioners as $0,339,778, which is J
expected to yield a total revenue
ifor all county purposes—roads and
general—of approximately $150,-
000. Lnst ye:n> the county expend
ed for all purposes a total of
$165,379.<51, and there is now on
hand road funds deposited in the
several banks of the county total
ing $165,686.95, this representing
the unexpended balance realized
"from the sale of $500,000 in road
bonds sevreal years ago. The term
“all purposes” as used, above is
meant to exclude all road bond
money used by the county in the
construction of hard surfaced
roads.
In addition to the levy for gen
eral and road purposes, there was
levied, a county-wide tax of 3 3-4
mills for school purposes, the levy
of this tax being compulsory upon
its recommendation by the county
school board, and the tax not to
apply to property located in the
City of Americus, which constitutes ,
an 'independent school system. Lo- j
cal school taxation as voted by !
the several distircts was also for
mally levied by the board, with an'
added tax necessary to take care
of certain outstanding district bond .
issues. These added levies, which
are in addition to the county-wide
school- tax of 3 3-4 mills and the
county general and road, taxes of
13 1-2 mills, were levied by dis
tricts as follows:
Schools Bonds
Mills Mills
Anthony 3 1-2
Thalean 5 3 1-2
Shiloh 4
New Era 5
Huntington 4
Union High 5 4
Smithville 5 4 1-2
Concord 5
Andersonville ....3 1-2 5
Lysian 5 5
Plains 5 4 1-2
It will be noted that Smithville
district is included among those
wherein a school tax is levied. This
is explained by the fact that part
of the former Williams district was
attached to the Lee county system
by agreement between the county
from that portion of the district
board, and the revenue derived
going t<i Smithville school is now
administered by Lee county offi
cials.
COTTON RECEIPTS AT
SELMA FALLING OFF
SELMA, Ala., Sept. 4—As a
proof of the backwardness of the
cotton season, officials of the Selma
Cotton Exchange compiled the fig
ures to show that during the month
of August, 1922, Selma receiving
3,547 bales, while for the month of
August of this year the receipts
were 110 bales. Many of the g ns
1 of the county will start up Monday,
i however, and it is believed the re
ceipts will show a strong pick-up
1 The price this year is about S4O a
j hale better than it was at the be
j ginning of the 1922 season. The un
(broken cloudy weather has made the
opening of the bolls unusually late
this year,
NUMBER 500,000
ENRAGED BEAR KILLS
HOLLINGSWORTH
CHILD IN HOLLYWOOD
Five-Year-Old Girl Had Per
suaded Attendant to Let Her
Enter Lot With Animals
DEATH INSTANTANEOUS
Huge Animal Struck Her Power
ful Blow, Fracturing Child’s
Skull Making Ugly Wound
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 4.
Five-year-old Thelma Hollings
worth, daughter of Dick Hollings
worth, noted magazine editor, who
was visiting the motion picture
studio, persuaded an attendant to
admit her to that part of the lot
where the wild animals and, actors
awaited their turn before the cam
era.
She was struck by a huge bear,
and sustained a fractured skull,
from which she died immediately.
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Primary and Grammar Grade
Pupils Must Apply at urlow
School for Registration
Americus’ public schools will be
gin their fall session on Mon
day, September 17, and the school
authorities are preparing now to ac
commodate an overflow registra
tion of students at both the High
and Grammar schools.
Pupils who will enter grades up
on promotion cards are required to
register Monday, Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday of nekt
week at Furlow Grammar school,
where they will be assigned to
grades in Their respective schools,
as both East Amreicus and Pros
pects Heights schools are to be op
erated as well as Furlow. Grammar
school to accommodate the gram
mar grades.
Those who anticipate entering
the grammar grades b yexamina
tion must apply to Furlow Gram
mar school Friday, when arrange
ments have been made to take care
of all who apply.
Registration for negro pupils
will be held at McKay Hill school
on the same days as those for
white pupils at Furlow school, and
the hours for registration for both
whites and negroes are from 8:30
to 12:30.
At the Kigh school, where a full
registration is expected, arrange
ments have been completed to car
ry on registration in the Park
building. The registration there
will be identical as to days and
hours with those conducted at Fur
low Grammar school and the Mc-
Kay Hill school for negroes.
HAROLD AHEARN WILL
GO TO MACON TO LIVE
Harold Ahearn, who has been
connected with the Planters Bank
during the past five years, has re
signed his position there and will
go to Ma-:on to reside Wednesday.
Ke will be connected with the
Equitable Life Assurance company
at Macon, having done considerable
work for that company as. a side
line during his residence here. He
is an experienced insurance man,
and will devote his entire time to
■ the development of his insurance
interests after going to Macon.
Mr. Ahearn came to Americus dur
ing the war when he was stationed
at Souther Field, and since his dis
charge from the service married
Miss Sarah Kendrick, a popular
1 Americus girl. Mrs. Ahearn and
1 their young daughter will remain
1 in Americus during a fortnight
’ following Mr. Ahearn’s removal to
1 Macon, but? they plan to join him
• there just as soon possible.
FIRE IN BROOKLYN
HEIGHTS EARLY TODAY
’ Early thi- morning a small fire in
, Brooklyn Heights called the depart
, ment to the home of L. Tye, on La
. Fayette street, where a roof blaze
. had been discovered.'There was only
■ nominal damage done, Chief McAr-
• thur stated, and it was not learned
1 if there was Insurance carried.
DEATH LIST NOW
MORE APPALLING
Three Hundred Thousand Homes Burned in Dev
astated District of Japan—American Consulate
at Yokohama Among Buildings Des oyH
Casualties from the earthquake and lire total 50,000 persons
destroyed and 300,000 houses burned, metropolitan police of
I okio estimate.
It is believed now that the passenger liners “Empress of Can
ada," "President Jefferson" and the “Empress of Australia” rode
out the tidal wave safely.
Rioting) has occurred in a number of the stricken cities, with
the United States Consul GeneAl to Yokohama among the killed, a
dispatch states.
The death of Prince Masayoshi of Matsukat is also reported
together with Prince Shimrtdseu, formerly of the great house of
Satsuma, and others of royal blood, are reported to have lost
their lives.
Shocks continue to be felt around Kawaguchi.
Ihe Associated Press today received the first direct word
. ,?. m .’ t ®, F o^*o sta ff correspondent who it was feared had been
. i . . . e river Sumida in Tokio is clogged with dead bodies, he
said in his report.
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BEUEIIIPUBNELLM
HIDDEN IS 'MUSE OF
DAWD' DOWNY LIMITS
Gladys Rubel, Who Charged
Him With Statuatory Offense
Declares He Has Not Fled
WOMAN AT FT. WAYNE
Had Gone Into Hiding There to
Escape Being Held in Jail as
Witness Against Leader
DETROIT, Mich., September 4.
The belief that Benjamin Purnell,
missing leader of the House of
David colony, is hidden within /he
colony, is expressed by Gladys Ru
bel, who recently charged with a
statutory offense.
With her baby she was found liv
ing at Fort Wayne, after going
into hiding following the charge.
The woman stated she fled when
told that she would be placed in jail
for safekeeping.
GEORGIA'S NEW TAXES
BRINGBIGREVENDE
Lawmakers Express Belief That
No Additional Taxes Will Be
Imposed at Extra Session
ATLANTA, Sept. 4 —The tax and
license money which Georgia col
lected from the people has been in
creasing one million dollars a year
for the last five years, according to
tax experts here. In 1922, it cost
$12,000,000 to run the state govern
ment. ■ This year the state will col
lect $13,000,000. Next year it will
be $20,000,000 if the estimates of
some of the state officials are any
where near right.
Colonel McGregor, commissioner
of pensions, estimates that the new
tobacco tax will raise nearly $6,-
500,000 in 1924. That will be sl,-
000,000 more than all the taxes on
fhrms and city and town property.
The new tax on gasoline counting
the increased number of automo
biles, will raise more than $1,500,-
900 additions, money. Hence, the
state will collect next year, on this
basis $8,000,000 more than it col
lected in 1922, or a total of $20,-
000,000 for 1924 as against $12,-
000,000 for 1922 and $7,000,000 in
1918.
Several legislators, who have dis
cussed the matter here, express the
opinion that $20,000,000 will be
quite enough without adding any<
thing more at the extra session.
“A jump of $8,000,000 in the
money taken by the state from the
pockets of the people in two years
appears to most of us to be a plen
ty,” said one lawmaker in express
ing his views before a group of
business men in one of the hotel
lobbies here.
UNION HIGH SCHOOL
HAS LARGE ATTENDANCE
LESLIE, Sept. 4—The school
opening at Union High Monday
morning was well attended by the
patrons, of the school and it is ex
pected that the attendance will be
the largest in the history of the
school. ■ nt
WEATHER
For Georgia: Generally fair to
night and Wednesday. No change In
temperature.
PRICE FIVE (
EMBASSY DESTROYED;
AMBASSADOR SAFE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—-Mem
bers of the American embassy in
Tokio are safe, according to a
message from Ambassador Wooods,
who sent first word to the State
Department. The embassy, howev
er, has been destroyed, and the
ambassador stated that food is
badly wanted.
BAPTIST MISSIONARIES
ARE BELIEVED SAFE
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.—Baptist
missionaries to Japan are believed
to be safe, accprding to a cable
gram received by the American
Baptist Foreign Missionary society
from Charles B. Tenny, secretary
to the Japan Baptist mission.
SHOCKS CONTINUE
AT INTERVALS
OSAKA, Sept. 4—(By Associated
Press) —Earthquake shocks continue
at intervals around Kawaguchi,
which is on the only railroad open
out of Tokio. The shock of yester
day morning wiped out Kawaguchi.
Dowager Princess Yoshiko was
crushed to death at Odawara. The
Dowager Princess Yamashina met
the same fate at Kamakura.
In Tokio Ichigaya prison was
threatened by fire and about 1,500
prisoners were freed. They included
Toshinko Saki, the communist leader
and other communists. The four
teenth division at Utsunomiya and
thirteenth division at Takata were
marching toward Tokio today.
RIOTING REPORTED
TO MENACE CITIES
SHANGHAI, Sept. 4—(By Asso
ciated Press; —Reports received
here today said rioting menaced the
destroyed Japanese cities. Two hun
dred Koreans driven from Tokio by
soldiers enforcing martial law pro
cured arms in Hachijol, near the
capital, and started a disturbance.
The police were arming officials and
citizens to cope with the situation,
according to a Japanese news agen
cy which stated that the Koreans
had connections between Tokio and
Yokohama. *
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MEN DIE OF INJURIES
)V. A. Owens and A. P. Deßorde
Succumb to Self-Inflicted
Wounds—lll Health Cause
ATLANTA, Sept. 4. —Two well
known local business men died to
day from self-inflicted bullet
> wounds. These are W. A. Owens,
■ real estate developer, who died
* from shooting himself while at
oreakfast. A few hours later A.
P. Deßorde, cashier of a large busi-
' ness concern, died from wounds in
i flicted last night. 11l health is at-
- tributed to both acts.
’ ANDERSONVILLE OPENS
1 WITH SEVENTY PUPJLS
ANDERSONVILLE, Sept. 4.
Andersonville Consolidated school
• opened here Monday with seventy
pupils attending, being the largest
1 registration in the history of the
r school. J. M. Lanier is principal
■ of the school, and the sessions are
- being held in the old school build-
> I ing until the handsome new $12,-
» 000 building, now being erected,
can be completed. 4