About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1923)
N. Y. Futures: Oct. Dec. Jan. Previous Close ..|27.66i27.25 26.96 Open 127.90 27.55 27.16 U am ...|27.75j27.39'27. 05 Close E27.90j27.60 27.20 Americus Spot Cotton Strict middling, 27 1-2 cents. FORTY-FIFTH YEAR—NO. 210 DR. YARBROUGH IS ACQUITTED OF| FLOGGING miCTMEM I ¥TER TH HOURS COHSIDERING ®E Famous Trial at Macon Now in Hands/of Jury, With All Ar guments Finished INTEREST SAID BE INTENSE Case Was Bitterly Fought With Able Counsel Assisting on Both Sides MACON, Sept. IS.—-Dr. C. A. Yarbrough was acquitted on the charge of flogging R. F. Mills, a chiropodist, here during Jan uary, 1922. The jury deliberat ed a little more than three hours. MACON, Sept. 15.—-The case of Dr. C. A. Yarbrough, Macon tist, on trial this week in the City court of Macon, charged with be ing a ringleader in a series of flog gings here recently, went to the jury shortly after noon. It was stated in court house cor- - ridors. immediately after the jury began consideration of the case in which interest is intense, that a verdict was expected to be return ed during the afternoon. Dr. Yarbrough is being tried spe cifically in this instance with hav ing participated in the flogging of of R. F. Mills, a chiropodist here, during January, 1*922. The case has been hard fought from the beginning, with able counsel em ployed by both state and defense. AMERICUS PEOPLE ON STAND FRIDAY MACON, Sept. 15.—Mr and Mrs. R. C. Speer, of Americus, were witnesses for the defense examined in the Yarbrough trial here Friday afternoon. Both swore that W. O. Barnett, a state witness who claim ed he was taken out and whipped by Dr. Yarbrough and others, had bad character. Mrs. Sarah B. Darling, formerly Miss Sara Barnett, of Americus, a daughter of the witness, testified that Attorney Ross, who the defendant, told her during a I ' conversation in his (Ross’) office, that Barnett w’ould be a good sub s' jcct for the Ku Klux Klan to take out and whip. Mrs. Darling also testified that Attorney Ross asked j her for her father’s address (Juring y a subsequent visit to his Office and that the attorney made a note of * this information. Referring to a visit to Ross’ of fice siece"rhe c< me to Macon from Griffin to testify in the present trial, Mr. Darling said that Attor ney Ross was unusually nice when he'told her and a friend of hers \that they would be able to catch the early train out of Macon the next mornirfg. “You were unusually nice and se cured the schedules for us,” she said. “I was enurt.-aur. ns any gentle-' roan would be, wasn’t I?” asked Mr. Ross. “Os course,” answered the wit ness, “you wanted me to get out of town.” Mrs. Darling said that Judge Ross had paid her $2 a day while she was here :yul 4 cents a mile railroad fare. Mrs. Darling also testified that she had been with her mother at the time of her death and that her ‘ father "was there also. “Hg was home every night during the ill ness,” she testified, which was con trary to the testimony offered by the defense on previous days. Miss Margaret Barnett, a young er sister of Mrs, Darling, told on the stand of going to Attorney Ross’ office nearly two years ago. The exact date of the visit was not ascertained. . “Did you tell me about your father whipping your ■ mother?” asked Mr. Ross. ,“I don't think so,” was the ans wer. “While you were living in Amer icus?” he continued. “Yes,” was'the answer. “Did he whip her many times?” Mr. Ross asked. “Not many times,” Miss Bar nett said. Mr. Ross was then called down by Judge Gunn on the grounds that ne was leading the witness. “Did your father run you away from home because you went out at night with boys?” asked the at torney. . T “No,” was the answer. “I was in training as a nurse at the Mid dle Georgia Sanitarium at the tim.” “Did your father beat you?” . “One time,” Miss Barnett admit ted, - ■ ... -W —■ ■■ - ■ ■ - - *— -AV ■■■■— •~■ All Danger of War in Southern Europe Believed Now Passed ANTI-MOSQUITO CAMPAIGN ALMOST WON W-UPCBPl.lfflffiTS UNDER W HEREWITH MERCHANTS PLEASED Secretary Everett Says Reports Reaching Him All Very Encouraging MANY PAYINGBACK DEBTS Asking for Coupons in All Stores Engaged in Campaign, With Interest High The pay-up campaign of thirty four Americus merchants got under way this morning with a Bang! Nothing ever undertaken by the merchants of Americus has gotten under way with such a start, accord ing to Henry P. Everett, secretary of the Americus and Sumter county Chamber of Commerce, which organ ization is staging the campaign. “Every merchant I have talked with today is enthusiastic,” said Mr, Ev erett, discussing the beginning of the campaign. “Hundreds of coupons were distributed during the first hour, when these began to be handed over the counter, and I have already received many phone inquiries con cerning the handling of the contest. “Merchants who have talked with men, and a number have called to (Continued on Page 7.) fokkerrßebFeaks IN FLIGHT; NIL E. L NAPIER IS KILLED McCock Field Officer Falls to Death When Plane Crumples in Mid-Air MANY WITNESS ACCIDENT Hundreds Who Saw the Fatal Fall Agree Right Wing o» Machine Crumpled DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 15.—Maj. E. 1.. Napier, flight surgeon at Mc- Cook Field, was instantly killed this morning when the Fokker plane in which he was riding fell to the earth. The fatal fall was wit nessed by a number of persons at the field who agreed that the right wing of the plane had crumpled in the air. After the wing of the plane broke, it tinned over in a barrel roll. Major Napier attempted to use his parachute, but the fast turning plane prevented his jump ing. He fell with the parachute open, but was tangled in the mass of the wrecked plane. EXPECT INCREASED ENROLLMENT MONDAY WAYCROSS, Sept. 15.—Monday the public schools of the city will open their doors to betwen 3,500 and 4,000 children if estimates made by the School authorities do not fall far short of the mark. The enrollment last year was 3,500, ac cording to Prof. A. G. Miller, sup erintendent of public schools, and Mr. Miller stated that he expects the enrollment to equal or sur pass that of 1922. WAYCROSS WATER SUPPLY IS PURE i • WAYCROSS, Sept. 15.. Way-1 cross city water holds its necessary purity as has be eh the case in the past, according to the report sent by H. C. Woodfall, collaborating sanitary engineer of the State Board of Health, to Dr. J. R. Scul ly, city health officer. The re port comprises the findings from tests of samples collected here on September 5. The samples taken by the city from a deep well in the city and from a tap at 114 Plant avenue showed highly satisfactory results, the water being absolutely pure. All other samples were found to be satisfactory. FillovAng are the results of the tes.s made: From the tap at the stand-pipe ■ 175 bacteria to the cubic centi- I meters; city hall tap, 200; Stand ; ard Oil company tap on Alpha I street, 200; 718 Gilmore avenue, I 100; 414 Francis street, 200; and | thy second tap at 414 Francis, 125. THE TIMESSRECORDER published in the of dixie y FIRPfI in FBI FIGHT STAGER HI IB YORK “Wild Bull of Pampas” Lasted Only Two Rounds Before American Champion CHALLENGER WAS GAME Fight Rushed by Both Principals From Sound of Gong to End cf Count NEW YORK, Sept. 15. Jack Dempsey, heavyweight champion of the world, successfully defended his crown here last night against Louis Angel Firpo, Argentian chal lenger, who was knocked out in the second round of a scheduled fif teen round bout. The fight was probably the fastest ever fought in (Continued on Page 5) FREMIERPOINCARE PRAISES AMERICANS. ATfIATTMtHATTEL Sketches Memorial Work of Army That| Freed St. Mihiel Sal-ent From Germans VILLAGE BEING REBUILT Miss Belle Skinner Is Furnishing Funds to Reconstruct Ruined Town HATTONCHATTEL,' Depart ment of Meuse, France, Sept. 15. Premier Poincare, at a celebration at Hattonchattels, under recon struction with American money, today sketched the memorable work of the American army in clearing the St. Mihiel alient in which this town lay. The premier laid deep stress upon he splendid co-operation of the Americans and extolled high ly their work in rebuilding the 40 houses comprising the village of Hattonchattel. Ke also praised the generosity of Miss Belle Skinner, of Holyoke, Mass., who supplied funds for the rebuilding of the church and abbey in which the villagers worship. , CGMMITTE TO INSPECT STRETCH OF HIGHWAY WAYCROSS, Sept. 15.—At the regular meeting of the Members’ Council of the Waycross and Ware County Chamber of Commerce a committee consisting of H. D. Reed, chairman; Dr. B. H. Min chew, G. T. Greene and G. R. King was appointed to arrange for a representative party from the Chamber of Commerce to go to Fitzgerald next Wednesday, Sept. 19, to take part, in an inspection of the Dixie Highway from Way cross to Macon. FOOTBALL PRACTICE STARTS AT MOULTRIE MOULTRIE, Sept. 15—Despite the fact that the thermometer was registering mid-summer heat, 28 Moultrie high school boys reported to thq coaches on the local campus yesterday afternoon for football practice. Coach Saxon has held short practices late in the afternoon for about ten days, but these practices amounted to little more than prelim inary workouts. The first game! of the season will be staged in Moultrie Friday of next week, when Moultrie High takes on Tifton High. It is under stood that Tifton is putting into the field a good team this year and that they are coming down in an attempt to settle old scores with the wearers of the old Gold and Black. Tifton has a, new coach this year and they are in every sense of the word an unknown quantity. Coach Saxon is being ably assist ed this year by R. C. Pittman, prin cipal <jf the high school, and by Mack Tharpe, ex-captain of Moul trie K’igh school fame and a mem ber of the Georgia Tech Football I squad. AMERICUS, GA., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 15, 1923 KU KLUX OFFICIALS ORDERED TO TESTIFY BEFORECOAfISSINOER Judge Bell Signs Order in Fulton Superior Court Requiring Them to Appear HAD FAILED 4) APPEAR Commissioner Acting on Petition for Receiver of Property of the Klan ATLANTA, Sept. 15—An order compelling officmls of the Ku Klux Klan to give testimony before a court commissioner taking evidence on the original petition of David M. l’Rittenhouse, of Philadelphia, to : place the Klan in the hands of a re ceiver, has been issued by Judge Bell of Fulton superior court. The officials had failed to appear before a commissioner. JAP m toll POLICIES OF CABINET INEORILSTITENENT Work of Rebuilding Ruined Cap ital Among Policies Already Decided Upon THANKFUL Tb AMERICANS Typhoid Fever and Dysentery on Increase Amqt-Refogees Crowded In Open Spaces TOKIO, Sept. 15. Premielr Yamaamoto soon will issue a state ment outlining the policies of the new r cabinet expressing determina-, tion to rebuild the capital and maintain the prestige of the na tion. He wijl also express gratitude for the world-wide aid and sympa thy extended. Material assistance, especially from America and Chi na, is making itself immediately felt. It is stated that typhoid fever and dysentery are increasing among people camped in parks and open s.paces. SMSTTffiLS ANO HO ®H LOOT OF DAYLIGHT ROBBERS Frank Fraiberg and Two Others Bound and Carried Into Rear Room by Bandits TAKE JEWELRYFROM SAFE President of Concern Forced to Open Strong Box Before Being Bound CLEVELAND, Sept. 15.—Jewel ry valued at $20,000 and SSOO in cash were stolen by two armed ban dits in a holdup of the Fraiberg Jewery Co. The bandits compel led Frank Fraiberg, president of the institution, to open the safe in which the valuables were deposited, whereupon he scooped up the jew elry in a strong box, bound Frai berg and his brother, together with the bookkeeper, and carried them to a rear room. They then escap ed in an automobile which was standing outside. i YOUNG GIRL SUCCUMBS TO APPENDICITIS ATTACK Addie English, the nine-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, C. M. English, of Englishville, died Fri day night at 8:30 o’clock at the Ameri.us and Sumter County hos pital, death following an illness of a week from, an operation for ap- I pendicitis. I Funeral services will be held Sunday morning in Oglethorpe, the hour of the services and other, de tails not having been completed today. Surviving are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. English, of Eng lishville, besides a large and promi nent family connection in this com munity. COTTON RESTRICTION FOUND UNJUSTIFIED BY COIERCE BODY Athens, Elberton and Winder Affected by Decision Made Public Today SCHEDULESCANCELLED Interstate Commerce Commis sion Acts to Prevent Discrim {nation by Railroads WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. —The proposed restrictions in transit' privileges on cotton and cotton lint ers at Atlanta., Athens, Elberton and Winder have been found un justified by the Interstate Com merce commission. Announcement of the commis sion’s decision added that schedules proposing to invoke the restrictions have been ordered cancelled. OITOW HIM FLOGGfPS IT SIIM.FEOPIOWFIM Four Ft. Lauderdale Men Who ■ Law in Own Hands Sent to Jail by Court ALL DENIED KIDNAPING In Addition to Jail Sentences They Were Remanded for Carrying Weapons MIAMI, Fla., Sept, 15—Four Ft. Lauderdale men who last night are alleged to have attempted to kidnap Charles Freed, a confectioner, were sentenced by police court to serve 60 days in jail. The men are J. B. Marshall, H. D. Durrance, L. T. Yar borough and H. L. Henson. The men denied trying to kidnap Freed, saying they only wanted to talk to him. In addition, to the jail sentences they were remanded on a court charge of carrying concealed weap ons. EMORY TO LAUNCH ALUMNI CAMPAIGN ATLANTA, Sept. 15. When Emory University convenes for its fall session September 24, officials of the Emory University Alumni i association, under the leadership of Secretary James A. Dombrowsky. plan to launch a comprehensive alumni campaign in an effort to bring all former students into clos er touch with university life. A weekly “Emory news letter” will convey the news and gossip of the campus to the alumni. EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN COMING IN SO. GEORGIA SAVANNAH, Sept. 15.—An in tensive evangelistic campaign will be conducted in South Georgia soon after the meeting of the South South Georgia Methodist conference here next month if the recommendation of the board of missions is adopted at this session. The board will recommend that five or six evangelists be employ ed to work within the bounds of the conference. INTERNATIONAL KIWANIS HEAD COMING TO GEORGIA COLUMBUS, Sept. 15.—Among the distinguished guests who are expected to be present at the Geor gia Kiwinais club here October 25, is International President Edmund F. Arras, of Columbus, Ohio. Five hundred visitors, representing ap proximately fifth Georgia Kiwanis clubs, are expected to be present at the meeting. TO HOLD MASS MEETING THURSDAY AT MOULTRIE MOULTRIE, Sept. 15.—Colquitt county farmers and business men arc going to have a mass meeting in Moultrie next Thursday for the purpose of trying to solve the problems of the farmers! ■ The bankers, the merchants and thd farmers are coming together in a joint meeting and they are to ex change ideas, talk to ieach other seriously, and confidentially and try to make the meeting worth a great deal to the development of the county, MOIIL CONDITIONS ARE BETTER HERE NOW THAN EVER IN HISTORY Dr. Chambliss Says Anti-Mos quito Campaign is Bringing Results Now NO DENGUE IN AMERICUS Inspection Trip Fails to Reveal Single Wiggle-Tail Over Entire Route Malarial conditions in Americus now are better than ever before in the recorded history of the City Board of Health, according to Dr. J. W. Chambliss, who attirbutes this condition to the co-operation of householders in the anti-mos quito campaign and the experience gained by anti-malarial workers here since the beginning of the campaign earlier in the summer. A significant statement made' by Dr. Chambliss in discussion of the sub ject this morning is the assertipn that there is not a single case of dengue fever in Americus, and very little Sickness of any kind. While complimenting the house holders on their'co-operation in the work thus far, Dr. Chambliss sounds a note of warning that this co-operation must be continued if the health cf the community is safeguarded, and the eternal vigil ance of the price of community health. The physicians, he also an nounces, are co-operating most heartily in the campaign, using up to-date methods in the eradication of malaria, including tfc*-*reatm««it» of “carriers” who are not them- (Continued on Page Two.) buildinglSions HERE GETTING BRISK Shiver Has Heavy Orders for Building Materials With Much Work Under Way Building operations in Americus, and vicinity arq getting brisk, with local mills busy shipping heavy or ders of mill material for. construc tion work in other localities. On Brown street John W. Shiver s now epgaged in remodeling the home of Henry P. Everett, which is being made into a two-apartment structure, with every modern con venience embraced within the plans as approved by the owner. This home is located in one of the best resi dence sections of • Americus, and apartments there will, it is sure, be in demand from their completion. The work, Mr. Shiver stated today, will cost approximately $3,600. In addition to this and a number of small repair jobs, Mr. Shiver this week shipped a carload of mill work, including sash, doors, blinds and other material for use in construct ing a rural church in an adjoining county, and he is busy Yiow getting out the sash, doors and other mill work for the new consolidated school building being erected at Anderson ville. TIFTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE 685 PUPILS NOW TIFTON, Sept. 15.—The 1913- 24 enrollment of the Tifton Pub lic schools has reached 685. This is by na means complete, a sa number are expected next week, and perhaps through the remainder of September. This enrollment includes 392 in the Grammar School and 293 in the High School. The High school enrollment is as follows: Sixth Grade A, Miss Trapp, 33 pupils; Six B, Mrs. Peterson, 30; Seven A, Miss Bulloch, 30; Seven B, Miss Padrick, 23; Eight A, Miss Rice, 32; Eight B, Miss Britt, 30; Ninth, Mr. Anderson, 52; Eleventh Miss Bush, 35; Miss Anthony 28. There is such congestion in the ninth grade that anoth er teacher is needed. There are thirty-fivg in the graduating class. The enrollment -will probably equal that of last year, which was 772. Probably there are not as many people in Tifton as there were one year ago, but the subur- 1 ban attendance is larger. WEATHER For Georgia: Fair tonight and Sunday. * PRICE FIVE CENTS ITALY EXTENDS TIE WED JUGO SLAVS TOACCEDETOOEMAND Official Announcement Made Through Diplomatic Chan nels at London CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS Danger of Hostilities Between Two Nations Removed, British Believe LONDON, Sept. 15.—Italy’s no tice to Jugo-Slavia with respect to the acceptance of the Fiume prob lem, sometimes referred to as an ultimatum, which is due to expire today, has been extended, accord ing to an official announcement in official quarters here. It is stated that diplomatic ne gotiations regarding Porto Barros and the delta there, immediately adjacent to Fiume, will continue on the present basis until some new Italian proposals, the nature of which is not yet known, are made. All danger of hostilities between Italy and Jugo-Slavia have been . removed, British officials believe. laxitFTharg'ed to cm COHESION New Hanover County Grand Jury Returns Presentment in Connection With Failure WILMINGTON. N. G., Sept. 15. Presentments agaifist the North Carolina corporation; commission, charging laxity in the enforcement WrlH¥?rEan‘king laws in connection with the failure of the Liberty Savings Bank of Wilmington, were returned by New Hanover county grand jury today. The action followed the return yesterday of indictments charging T. E. Cooper and J. C. Eourla, for mer president and cashier of the bank of acts contributing to its failure. The grand jury’s present ment charged the corporation com mission with knowingly permitting certain irregularities in the affairs of the bank to continue when they possessed the power to insti tute corrective measures. TO SELL POOL BONOS The Americus playground wants to sell more swimming pool bonds. Ralston Cargill, president of the playground commission, told mem bers of the Kiwanis club this at their weekly luncheon in the Windsor, to gether with some very interesting facts concerning the work accom plished since the swimming pool was completed. The swimming pool, which has been one of the most popular places in Americus since its completion, has made money, Mr. Cargill told the Kiwanians, but all of the reve nue from its operation has gone into the making of improvements there. A total of $3,000 in bonds issued against the construction of the pool have been retired Mr. Cargill said, while there are now outstanding bonds to a'total of $1,900. It is de sired to increase this to $3,000, he said, in order to care for approxi mately $1,500 in debts which the playground association now owes, and bonds tn this amount are now being offered the public. These bonds, which bear 8 per cent interest have been placed on sale at the several banks of Ameri cus, where they may be bought, Mr. Cargill stated before the club, urg ing the members to purchase as many of these as may be consist ent. ' Several weeks ago during the inter-city Rotary meeting here, Mr. (Continued on Page Seven.) , VALDOSTA MAY LOCATE NEW CRATE FACTORIES VALDSTA, Sept. 15. The . rapid increase in truck growing for | shipment around Valdosta has nat- j urally increased the demand for j crates and carriers of all kinds. Several concerns engaged in the ‘ manufacture of these articles are making inquiries regarding the probable location of plants in Vai- p dosta to take care of the demand.
