About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 10, 1923)
FIGHT TOpESTROY WEEVILS BY SUMTER FARMERS STARTED; ALL COTTON STALKS IN COUNTY TO BE PLOWED UNDER NOW Americus Spot Cotton Strict Middling; 27 1-2 cents N. Y. Futures Oct. Jan. Dec. Previous Close ..2.785 27.50 26.91 Open • 28.05 11 am ...... 27.86 27.60 27.02 Close 28.10 28.00 27.42 FORTY-FIFTH YEAR—NO 231 FOREST FIRES SWEEPING LAKES REGION * ¥ # « * Strong Support Behind Move to Bring in Industry BUSINESS INTERESTS BEHIND »jpm TO BRING WILL HERE Director of Chamber of Com merce Asserts Now Is Time to Go After Industry ALL READY TO BEGIN Potential and Developed Re sources of Community War rant Effort, It Is Declared Americus business interests arc alive and solidly behind the effod being made by the Chamber oi Commerce to secure a big cottor mill for Americus, and the nexl few weeks may hold development; of great interest to every residen here. Cobb Milnfer, w'ho will gc East as a representative of Amer icus in this effort to land a mil here, evpects to leave Americu: about October 25, and he will b< gone- durmg t»vo weeks promoting -.i.c ent i "prise. One director of the Chamber o Commerce, discussing the effort in augurated by the Chamber till; morning said: “It is a fact that cqtton mill; are coming south,” one ,of th< directors said. “We have hydro electric power, we have cotton we have potential cotton mill lab or, we 'have climate and we havi Southern Field which in time wil be placed on tire block. Now i; the time for us to attempt to in erest these fill men in cominj to Americus. “Only by personal interview cai we learn all of the facts neces sary. By sending an eng-inee thoroughly conversant with th subject wte many strike a ]iv prospect now. Certainly we shal find those who are interested an. we then will have something de finite on which to work.” Mr. Milner agreed to take tw weeks in the interest of this move ment, the commercial body to pa; his traveling expenses only. Mi Milner agreed to give his time t the work without compcnsatior More than 250 letters to fin ancicrs, mill engineers and mi owners are going out today an tomorrow seeking engagement for Mr. Milner. A comprehensiv survey printed and prepared b the chamber of commerce goc with each personal letter. While in the East Mr. Milne will attend an exposition at Bof -ton of cotton mill interests, i having been advised by indus trial agents that at this expositio he will bp able to interview man cotton mill men. Mr. Milner has been invited t make the booth of the Manufac turers Record his“ headquqarter while at the Boston exposition. By resolution, President Wir burn of the Central of Georgia, i to be requested to send the Cer tral’s ihclifttrial agent, Mr. Mai lory, of Savannah, along with Mi Milner. Mr. Mallory has ben aid ing the local body in every wa in its preparation for the trip an otherwise. On the subject of electrifies tion of the water works, the dii ectors feli that a conference o the city engineer and members c the city council, with an enginee of the electric company, togett or with a committee from th chamber of commerce would dc termine whether the city couT or could not save money by chang ing the motive energy of the wa ter works plant. The committe from the chamber of commerc selected is Cobb Milner, an eng neer, John Shiver and Sam Keys. The mayor and council were urp ea to go into this matter at 1: earliest convenience. It was stated that most con munities in the South Georgia ar getting rapidly liu'o diversifies tion and to approach the matte from a logical viewpoint, a r< pvesentative of each of the Sun ter county hanks is requested t meet with the county agent in th very near future, to plan a d< finite and comnrehensive plan for Sumter in which the chambe of commerce can aid the move ment. Thi'-; commiDop will be annoini ed and a mooting arranged in th next few clays. THE fliUlliiedßDEß SajTPUBLISHEP IN THE HEART OF LESLIE PLEDGES COUNTY AGENT SUPPORT AMERICUS. GA„ WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 10. 1923 OKEECHOBEE WATERS M iOHEN ARE SUBSIDING TODAY ■Water Still Coming Through I Broken Dyke, But High Wind | Has Abated Entirely ■BUILDINGS NOT DAMAGED ■\ll Lives Safe ond Only Slight i Damage Sustained by Stocks Reported Late Today I MOOREHAVEN, Fla., Oct. 10.— ■Waters from Lake Okeeehobbee ■which yesterday broke through ■lykes flooding this town and sur- Irounding country, had subsided this ■morning to the extent that high Spots in the town could be seen. ■Water still is coming through the Idykes, but the high wind has abat led. No damage to any building is ■visible and it is beleved that only Islght damage to stocks has been ■sustained. [executive body I OF ASSOCIATION MEET 1 The executive committee- of the I Woman’s Missionary Union of [Friendship Baptist association held Its regular quarterly meeting. Mon- I day afternoon in First Baptist I churuch, with officers, union mem- I bers and members at large in at- I tendance. I Dr. Carl W. Minor, moderator I of the Association presided, and a I distinguished speaker on the pro- I gram was Rev FA?d Eden, enlist-' I ment secretary of the state at larg I Ait noon' the ladies of the Bap- Itist church served a lunch in the llecture room of the edifice, the (confections contributed being in ■every way worthy of reputaton al- Bready enjoyed by Americus housc ■wives. ■ Secretaries elected to supervise lihe work of the ■ young peopple Kvcre Miss Celeste Howard, of ■kmericus: Mrs. Kenneth Hines, of ■jcslic; Mrs. T.i A. Tarrer, of Ideal. Blfrs. Alton Carter, of Plains, and Kirs. Milo IT. Massey, of Americus. ■The duty of the secretaries of ■young people’s work will be to or- Kenize young neonlpe’s unions, re presented V>v the Sunbeams, G. A , ■ ; A.. Y. W. A., and other depart ■nent.s. ■ The next meeting will be held In Ideal. ■BOX SIJPPFR FRIDAY NIGHT ANDERSONVILLE I There will be a box supper Fri ■lay night in which the community l)f Andersonvilie will join, the sup- Ker being served in the school ■louse there. The festivities will be ■in at 7:30 and it is expected that ■ill patrons and pupils of the ■school will be present. list of gifts to be given away uD- Koiuteiy iree—remember, too, tout Knese costly prizes are to be Uis ■nbuted simply in exchange for ■votes. ■ptuaMod q3ii[ injifnuaq aouqx Kars and hundreds of dollars in ■cash awards is certainly substan tial pay for odd moments of your ■spare time in gathering votes. ■ Will you be one of the winners ■lt’s all up to you. The first thing ■to do is to rush your nomination ■coupon to The Times-Recrder of ■fice at once. That starts you with ■5,000 free votes—puts you right in ■line for one of the biggest prizes. I Will You Get Your Share? ■ If you wish your share in this ■giganitic gift distribution you ■should see to it that your nomina ■ion is in without further delay. ■ Election headquarters at The ■Times Jßesordcr office are open ■from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. each day ■o receive nominations and to ■nswer inquires. Be sure that ■-our nomination is in today with in fan, j Ljjdmsm POINCARE DECLINES OEFER OF REICH TO CO OPERATE IN ROHR Negotiations Now Under Way With Industrialists, Harr Von Hoesch WANTS DEFINITE OFFER German Envoy Told France Will Consider Only Proposi tion Covernig Entire Issue PARIS, Oct 10.—Kerr Von Hoe sch, German Charge Affairs here called on Premier Poincare today and offered tne cooperation of the Reichstag toward a resumption of normal economic life in the Ruhr district. Premier Poincare replied that in asmuch as negotiations were in progress in the Ruhr with groups of industrialists and labor leaders, he did not consider it advisable to begin further conversations on the same subject. He further informed Herr Von Hoesch that when Germany was ready to make a proposition cov ering the entire reparations ques tion, he would be glad to consider' U ’ REICH NEGOTIATE WITH INDUSTRIALISTS BERLIN, Oct. 10.—Negotiations between members of the Reich government and representatives 6f the Ruhr industrialists regarding measures which may be taken for resumption work of the occupied' areas have been begun. Mnister of Defense Gesseler has withdrawn hi 3 decree imposing censorship’ on mili tary new. u »i r 1 nun mro 11. H. L im uo Was Former Residbnt and Prominently Connected in Americus—— Funeral Today Telegrams received here Tues day night announced tl.c death at Hurtsboro, Ala., during the after noon of N. W. E. Lnog, death end ing a long illness. He was nearly ninety years of age, having been born in Upson county, Ga., on March £O, 1838, and announce ment of his death will be received with widespread sorrow in this community. He left his wife and two daugh ters, Mrs. Thos Harrold of Ameri cus, Ga., and Mrs. B. H. Palmer of Atlanta, Ga., and three children of hia deceased son J. E. Long who are Mrs. O. P. Willingham and Mrs. Glover McGhee, of Rome, Ga., and Hubert D. Long of Birmingham, Ala. N. W. E. Long and Miss Martha J. Gamble were married Oct. 16 1860, nearly 63 years ago. He was one of the oldest alumni of the University of Ga., having been graduated from that college in the class of 1854, over 69 years ago, and was one of the honor men of his class. , He was a Confederate veteran having served throughout the war in Wheelers Cavalry and was one of his most able scouts. Returning from the arm in 1805 to his home in Russell county, Ala., he devoted his time to his farming interests, which he followed to the day of his death. Mr. and Mrs. Long lived for near ly a year in Americus with their daughter Mrs. Thomas Harrold, in 1919 and 1920, when Mrs. Long’s health was very bad and she need ed her daughter’s care. They have many friends here who will regret to hear of the pas sing of Mr. Long and who will sympathize deeply with the wife, bis devoted companion for nearly sixty three years, who at the tige 85 is left to mourn for him. / The funeral will take place from .the family residence ifi Hurtsboro this afternoon at 3;30 / o’clock. i DRAMATIC SCENE IN COURTROOM DURING TRIAL OF DIVORCE Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes Rises From Seat and Shouts Denial of Grave Charge HUSBAND IS IN TEARS Millionaire Suing Wife for Sep aration Cries Perceptibly Fol lowing Accusation NEW YORK, Oct. 10.—Retrial of the divorce suit of W. E. D. Stokes, wealthy hotel owner, against his wife, Mrs. Helen El wood Stokes, was today marked by one of the most dramatic scenes ever seen in a supreme court, when following an implied grave accusa tion on the part of the witness, Mrs. Stokes rose in her seat sob bing and shouted denial, while her husband perceptibly began to cry. niSMIaD BEFORE 11. 0. C. HEBE Essay of Miss Erllne Guest On Georgia Revolutionary Re roes’ Awarded old Medal At a meeting of Council of Safe ty Chapter , Daughters of the American Revolution held Tuesday at the Community House the Med al Essay, prepared by Miss Erlir.e Guest on “Georgia Revolutionary Heroes” was read before the la dies of the Chapter. This paper was awarded the gold medal offer ed annually by the chapter as an incentive to the study of Revolu tionary History in the High School at Americus, and is one of the best papers prepared during the several years thi smedal 'has been offered. The paper, which was furnished The Times-Recorder upon request, is published todya being as fol lows: (Continued on Page Two.) NEW CONTESTS FOR STYLE SHOW Two new contestants, Miss The one Webb and Miss Kathryn Wil liams, of Ellaville, are entered in the Merchants Fashion Show to be staged at the Rylander Theater here October 19, the first named being a resident of Smithville and the other of Ellaville. Not only from Ellaville and Smithville are voting coupons pour ing into The Times-Recorder of fice in the ‘beauty show’ as the contests is now being called every where, but in every other com munity entitled to enter a contest ant the interest is just as high. Every contestant in the race re ceived many votes in today s mail, but the standing i» being omitted today, due to lack of space. This will be published, however, from day to day, and as the date of the show approaches more nearly inte.’- ess, doubtless will be really acute. START WORK ON PLANS FOR MACON AUDITORIUM MACON, Oct. 10.—A letter has been received by G. E. Paine, sec retary of the auditorium commis sion from Egerton Swarthwout, ar chitect, stating that work had be gun on the working plans for the structure. As soon as these are completed contracts can be let and the work begun. An inventory of the present city auditorium will be made during this week by W. J. Eeeland, build ing inspector, after which the lum ber in the building and perhaps the steel will be offered for sale As matters stand at prcse.’.t it is said that the work of tearing down the old building will begin early next spring following which v/u'i; on thi rew one will begin, GEO. 0. MARSHALL >ND ■SULK KILLERS' If! GOOD CROWD AT REH Leslie Farmer* interested and Determined to Begin Work of Extermination at Once AT THALEAN TONIGHT Party Will Go There to Pre sent Urgent Necessity of Quick Work Beag Done George O. Marshall, eounty farm demonstration agent, and his squad of business men who are urging the destruction a£ green cotton stalks before the weevil goes into hibernation were at Les lie last night. There they were greeted by about forty farmers ani business men, all of whom are in tensely interested in the success of the campaign. W. T. Anderson, cashier of the Bank of Leslie, was among those present and told the assembly that the destruction of stalks early means a better and more profitable crop next /ear, with its attendant prosperity among Sumter county farmers. Mr. Marshall, however, was. line chief speaker, and his remarks were heard with the closest interest. “While we should and will con tinue to raise these other crops,” said Mr. Marshall, “we may a well accept this as a fact. What 1 am here tonight to do is to help you raise this cotton at a mimimum cost and a maximum profit. That is, to raise the greatest possible amount of cotton on rhe smallest acreage, leaving the land not planted to cotton for other crops. “And there are certain things we have learned about raising cot ton under boll weevil conditions,” he continued. “One of these is that if the old stalks are destroyed while still green, before the weevil goes into hibernation naturally with the advent of frost; if you i-.iill force the weevils into winter quarters with empty stomachs the insects are not strong enough to withstand the vigors of winter and consequently thousands of them die before the time for emergence in the spring. Thousands of wee vils die every year anyway in win ter quarters. If this were not true they would soon overrun cotton entirely and make the production of the staple impossible. And it is equally true that with every far mer doing all he can to extermin ate the wevils thousands will sur vive each winter and emerge into the fields to renew their devasting woi-k in the spring. “The weevil feeds solely upon upon cotton and with this source of food taken away they cannot survive. The more weevils killed this fall, and the fewer there will be to begin ppropagation in cotton fields here next spring, and this is what we are asking you to do here tonight. Destroy the stalks and take away the wevils food sup ply, and you starve him out. In the spring begin to poison early. Use a molasses n-jixtur'e pqYou in this early poisoning work, and later in the season when the cot ton weed is larged use dry cal cium arsenate. It is important, however, that the destruction of stalks be done systematically—• and that every farmer destroy the sttalks on his farm before the weevil goes into hibernation na turally. It is not absolutely nec essary even to plow under these stalks, the main object is at tained when the cotton plant is killed, rake up the stalks and make way With them, but don’t burn them; I don’t like to see anything burned on farming soil” “Following the talk of Mr. Marshall and a few* remarks by R. C. Moran, in which he pledged hearty eo-operaJtion in the cam paign, the farmers and business men present were asked to indi cate their attitude toward the ef fort to destroy all stalks in the fields here early. Every man preseni: raised his hand when this proposition was put, and man in dicated (here purpose to begin im- WEATHS For Georgia—Fair tonight and Thursday, little change in Temper ature. PRICE FIVE CENTS i 5 TQM THREATENED ey mini Kill DULUTH; JE DEM) Navigation On Great Lakes and Bus Lines Hampered By Heavy Pall of Smoke PROPERTY LOSS IS HEAVY Hgfa Wad Fatumng Fire* Into Dangerous Proportions With Three State# Effected DULTH, Oct., 10.— With are dead and five towns threatened by fire, navigation on the Great Lake® ami bus line service alike are ham pered by the nail ai neavy smoke which covers the entire territory in the forest area. Several of the cabins of the set tlers have been burned out, and thousands of dollars i l . property lost. The forest fires are still rag inging in the northern part of three states started their second day of destruction, while hundreds of fires which have been burning for some time were fanned ail day yesterday by a high wind, reaching danger ous proportions, uniting and sweep ing onward with renewed vigor. LEE CURRY, CONVICTED SLAYER, IN AUGUSTA JAIL AUGUSTA, Ort. 9.- Lee Carry, youthful slayer, who was sentenc ed last Thursday to be hanged on November 16 for the murder of Burnell Phillips near Lyons, Ga., ti ree years ago, has been brought from Lyons to Augusta by Sheriff mond county jail for safekeeping. 'Tid!»M»*r and ttseed in the Rieb- Curry’s lawyers have appealed for a new trial and this motion will be heard today before Judge Hardeman. NOTHING TO GAIN IN EMPIRE, COOUDGE WASHINGTON, Oct. 10—With the present condition of mind existing in Europe, President Cool idge sees little or nothing to be gained from an endeavor to hold a world economy conference. The views of the president were ob tained when the attention of the White House officials was called to the advocacy of an Internation al Economic Conference x hy Sena tor Copeland. mediately the work ol plowing unuer stalks or olnerwise uescroy mg these. That Plains comm mity is lufiy "sold ' on the proposition, nay the concensus ox opinion among promoters there last night, and Mr. Marshall statsd today that he confidently believes that as a result of the meeting more stalks will be destroyed there this year before frost (than ever be fore. Tonight there will be a meet ing held at Leslie when the same subject will be presented to a meeting of business men and farm ets. This meeting will be address ed by Mr. Marshall, anR he will be aecompained on the trip there by a number of prominent Amer eus business men who are vit ally interested in the success of the campaign. MERCHANTS’ FASHION SHOW Rylander Theater October 19 This Coupon Good for SO Votes, if Cast Friday nomination coupon (Good for 1,000 Votes) I Hereby Nominate Miss v as a candidate in the Merchants Fashion Show at Rylander the ater, Americus, Friday evening, October 19, to represent Communitty. (Only One Nomi nation Coupon will be accept ed for any one candidate.)
